Renewable and sustainable functional nanomaterials, which can be employed in alternative green energy sources, are highly desirable. Transition metal chalcogenides are potential catalysts for processes resulting in energy generation and...
ABSTRACTThermal analysis techniques are routinely applied to characterize the thermal behavior of metal organic precursors used for oxide film preparation. Since the mass of films is very low, researchers do their thermal analyses on powders and consider that the results are representative of films. We will show here that, in general, this assumption is not true. Several examples involving precursors of YBa2Cu3O7-x (Ba and Y trifluoroacetates and Ba propionate) will serve to appreciate that films can behave very differently than powders due to their enhanced heat and mass transport paths. Ultimately, we will demonstrate that, in some cases, relying on powders thermal analysis may lead to erroneous conclusions.
AbstractFilms of the high‐Tc undoped and Pb‐doped Bi‐Sr‐Ca‐Cu‐O (BSCCO) superconductors have been prepared by low pressure organometallic chemical vapor deposition (OMCVD) using the volatile metal‐organic precursors Cu(acetylacetonate)2, Sr(dipivaloylmethanate)2, Ca(dipivaloylmethanate)2, and triphenyl bismuth. Factors which influence texture and morphology of the OMCVD‐derived films have been investigated, including the effects of annealing, doping, and substrates.
Colloidal synthesis of metal chalcogenide nanomaterials from metal-organic precursors and capping ligand effect on electrocatalytic performance: Progress, challenges and future perspectives
