1. CVD Growth of Molybdenum Diselenide Surface Structures with Tailored MorphologyM. Naeem Sial, Usman Muhammad, Binjie Zheng, Yanan Yu, Andraž Mavrič, Fangzhu Qing, Matjaž Valant, Zhiming M. Wang, 2018, original scientific article Abstract: Controllable atmospheric pressure CVD has been optimized to grow transition metal dichalcogenide MoSe2 with tunable morphology at 750 °C on a silicon substrate with a native oxide layer of 250 nm. Utilizing tetrapotassium perylene-3,4,9,10-tetracarboxylate (PTAS) as a seed promoter and varying the vertical distance between the substrate and the precursor MoO3, different morphologies of MoSe2 were achieved, including 2D triangles, hexagons, 3D pyramids and vertically aligned MoSe2 sheets. We find that the shape of MoSe2 is highly dependent upon the distance h between the substrate and the precursor. The change in the morphology is attributed to the confinement of vapor (MoO3 and Se) precursors and their concentrations due to the change in h. These results are helpful in improving our understanding about the factors which influence the morphology (shape evolution) and also the continuous growth of MoSe2 films. Keywords: Transition metal dichalcogenides, 2D materials, Seed promotor, Chemical vapor deposition, Molybdenum diselenide Published in RUNG: 20.08.2018; Views: 4733; Downloads: 18 Full text (2,68 MB) |
2. Hematite-based nanocomposites for light-activated applications: Synergistic role of TiO2 and Au introductionGiorgio Carraro, Chiara Maccato, Alberto Gasparotto, Michael E.A Warwick, Cinzia Sada, Stuart Turner, Antonio Bazzo, Teresa Andreu, Olena Pliekhova, Dorota Korte, Urška Lavrenčič Štangar, Gustaaf Van Tendeloo, Joan Ramón Morante, Davide Barreca, 2017, original scientific article Keywords: Fe2O3-TiO2-Au, Plasma enhanced-chemical vapor deposition, Sputtering, Photocatalysis Published in RUNG: 10.10.2016; Views: 6070; Downloads: 0 This document has many files! More... |
3. Novel two-step vapor-phase synthesis of UV – Vis light active Fe2O3/WO3 nanocomposites for phenol degradationDavide Barreca, Giorgio Carraro, Alberto Gasparotto, Chiara Maccato, Cinzia Sada, Elza Bontempi, Mariangela Brisotto, Olena Pliekhova, Urška Lavrenčič Štangar, 2016, original scientific article Abstract: Supported Fe2O3/WO3 nanocomposites were
fabricated by an original vapor phase approach, involving
the chemical vapor deposition (CVD) of Fe2O3 on Ti sheets
and the subsequent radio frequency (RF)-sputtering of WO3.
Particular attention was dedicated to the control of the W/Fe
ratio, in order to tailor the composition of the resulting
materials. The target systems were analyzed by the joint use
of complementary techniques, that is, X-ray diffraction
(XRD), field emission-scanning electron microscopy
(FE-SEM), atomic force microscopy (AFM), energy
dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDXS), X-ray photoelectron
spectroscopy (XPS), secondary ion mass spectrometry
(SIMS), and optical absorption spectroscopy. The results
showed the uniform decoration of α-Fe2O3 (hematite)
globular particles by tiny WO3
aggregates, whose content
could be controlled by modulations of the sole sputtering time. The photocatalytic degradation of phenol in the liquid phase
was selected as a test reaction for a preliminary investigation
of the system behavior in wastewater treatment applications.
The system activity under both UVand Vis light illumination
may open doors for further material optimization in view of
real-world end-uses. Keywords: Fe2O3, WO3, Nanocomposites, Chemical vapor deposition, Sputtering, Photocatalysis Published in RUNG: 03.08.2016; Views: 6499; Downloads: 0 This document has many files! More... |