Connected AZO Nanorods for Sensitivity Enhancement of Chemical Sensors at Room Temperature

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dinesh Kumar ◽  
Zingway Pei
Keyword(s):  
Thin Film ◽  
Chemical Sensors ◽  
Room Temperature ◽  
High Surface ◽  
Hydrothermal Process ◽  
High Surface Area ◽  
Solution Process ◽  
Xps Characterization ◽  
High Layer ◽  
Vertically Aligned

In this work, the vertically aligned, high conductive Al-doped ZnO nanorod thin film was prepared by multi-layers grown method in solution process .This method of connected nanorod structure is unique of its kind compared with existing hydrothermal process for preparing nanorod. The diameter of AZO nanorod is around 14~16nm with [002] preferred orientation. The Hall measurement indicates the AZO nanorod exhibits high layer conductivity of 280 S/cm. The XPS characterization indicates that the AZO nanorod annealed in forming gas contain high percentage of non-binding oxygens that is suitable for sensor application. The sensing performances of the synthesized nanorod thin film towards the detection of oxidizing agents were analyzed by the current (I)–voltage (V) characteristics in room temperature. With high surface area, the AZO shows sensitivity of 72%, 1660%, and 4.34 x106 % for H2O2, ethanolamine and acetic acid, respectively. 1.02 μM (S/N=3) is the detection limit with broad range of 0.015mM to 29mM is demonstrated for sensing H2O2.

One-dimensional cadmium hydroxide nanowires towards electrochemical supercapacitor

2015 ◽  
Vol 39 (12) ◽  
pp. 9124-9131 ◽  
Author(s):  
Savita Patil ◽  
Shrikant Raut ◽  
Ratnakar Gore ◽  
Babasaheb Sankapal
Keyword(s):  
Thin Film ◽  
Surface Area ◽  
Room Temperature ◽  
High Surface ◽  
High Surface Area ◽  
Temperature Synthesis ◽  
One Dimensional ◽  
Room Temperature Synthesis ◽  
Electrochemical Supercapacitor ◽  
Symmetric Supercapacitor

Room-temperature synthesis of Cd(OH)2 thin film consisting of high-surface-area nanowires. Device-grade development as a symmetric supercapacitor.

Highly crystalline and ordered nanoporous SnO2 thin films with enhanced acetone sensing property at room temperature

2015 ◽  
Vol 3 (41) ◽  
pp. 10819-10829 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shaofeng Shao ◽  
Hongyan Wu ◽  
Shimin Wang ◽  
Qiling Hong ◽  
Ralf Koehn ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Thin Film ◽  
Thin Films ◽  
Surface Area ◽  
Gas Sensor ◽  
Room Temperature ◽  
High Surface ◽  
High Surface Area ◽  
Sno2 Thin Films

A crystalline and ordered nanoporous SnO2 thin film, with high surface area, was designed, synthesized, and evaluated as gas sensor detecting VOCs. Notably, sensing film presented enhanced acetone-sensing performances at room temperature.

Preparation of Polyaniline/Cu-BTC Composite and its Sensing Application for Ammonia

2017 ◽  
Vol 748 ◽  
pp. 353-357
Author(s):  
Yong Jin Zou ◽  
Ying Yin ◽  
Hai Tao Zhang ◽  
Fen Xu ◽  
Li Xian Sun
Keyword(s):  
Surface Area ◽  
Room Temperature ◽  
Gas Sensing ◽  
High Surface ◽  
Hydrothermal Process ◽  
High Surface Area ◽  
High Sensitivity ◽  
Pani Composite ◽  
Sensing Application ◽  
Sensing Performance

In this study, a newly materials based on copper–benzene-1,3,5-tricarboxylate/polyaniline (PANI/Cu-BTC) composite was investigated for NH3 sensing. Cu-BTC was grown on the PANI a hydrothermal process. The sensing performance of as-grown product was studied for different concentrations of NH3 at room temperature. The results reveal that Cu-BTC/PANI composite exhibit high sensitivity toward NH3. The good sensing performance of the composite was attributed to high surface area and good affinity of Cu-BTC for NH3, which can act like preconcentrator for the NH3 gas sensing.

Effects of Drying Temperature on Surface Morphology and Electric Behavior of IGZO Thin Film Prepared by Solution Process

2015 ◽  
Vol 1731 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nobuko Fukuda ◽  
Shintaro Ogura ◽  
Koji Abe ◽  
Hirobumi Ushijima
Keyword(s):  
Thin Film ◽  
Organic Solvents ◽  
Room Temperature ◽  
Thin Film Transistor ◽  
Solution Process ◽  
Precursor Solution ◽  
Drying Process ◽  
Minor Variation ◽  
Drying Temperature ◽  
Metal Nitrates

ABSTRACTWe have achieved a drastic improvement of the performance as thin film transistor (TFT) for solution-processed IGZO thin film by controlling drying temperature of solvents containing the precursor solution. The IGZO-precursor solution was prepared by mixing of metal nitrates and two kinds of organic solvents, 2-methoxyethanol (2ME) and 2,2,2-trifluoroethanol (TFE). 2ME was used for dissolving metal nitrates. TFE was added as a solvent for reducing surface tension as small as possible, leading to improvement of the wettability of the precursor solution on the surface of the substrate. In order to discuss the relationship between morphology and drying process, the spin-coated IGZO-precursor films were dried at room temperature and 140 °C on a hotplate, respectively. Annealing of the both films was carried out at 300 °C in an electric oven for 60 min after each drying process. Drying at room temperature provides a discontinuous film, resulting in a large variation of the TFT performance. On the other hand, drying at 140 °C provides a continuous film, resulting in the higher TFT performance and a minor variation. The difference in surface morphologies would be derived from the evaporation rate of the organic solvents. The rapid evaporation at 140 °C brings about rapid pinning of the spin-coated precursor layer on the substrate. Preparation process via the drying at 140 °C gave ∼ 1 cm2 V-1 s-1 of the saturated mobility, quite small hysteresis, and 107∼ 108 of the on-off ratio.

Efficiency Enhancement in Dye-Sensitized Solar Cell Using TiO2 /Ilmenite-Derived Nanofiber Composite as Working Electrode

2014 ◽  
Vol 925 ◽  
pp. 600-604
Author(s):  
Athapon Simpraditpan ◽  
Thanakorn Wirunmongkol ◽  
Sorapong Pavasupree ◽  
Wisanu Pecharapa
Keyword(s):  
Nanocomposite Film ◽  
High Surface ◽  
Hydrothermal Process ◽  
High Surface Area ◽  
Dye Sensitized Solar Cells ◽  
Nanocomposite Films ◽  
Film Electrode ◽  
Photoelectric Conversion ◽  
Dye Sensitized ◽  
Working Electrode

TiO2 nanocomposite films of calcined TiO2 nanofibers and commercial-grade TiO2 nanoparticles Degussa (P25) utilized as working electrode of dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) are prepared by a doctor blade method. TiO2 nanofibers were synthesized from ilmenite mineral by hydrothermal process in combination with calcinations process. The prepared samples are characterized by XRD, XPS and TEM. The photoelectric conversion performance of the DSSC based on nanocomposite film electrode was compared to the device fabricated by pure P25 at the same film thickness. The result shows that as calcination temperature increases, the transformation of nanofibers to nanorods and nanoparticles were observed. The energy conversion efficiency (ƞ) of the device tends to with increasing calcined temperature. The greatest ƞ is 3.90% obtained from DSSC fabricated from nanocomposite film electrode of 5 wt.% nanofibers calcined at 800 oC for 2 h mixed with P25, indicating the significant enhancement in its performance by the incorporation of the nanofibers. This enhancement of DSSCs may correlate to high surface area, higher light scattering and light harvesting, low charge recombination and fast electron-transfer rate by nanofibers.

Stabilizing black-phase formamidinium perovskite formation at room temperature and high humidity

Science ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 371 (6536) ◽  
pp. 1359-1364
Author(s):  
Wei Hui ◽  
Lingfeng Chao ◽  
Hui Lu ◽  
Fei Xia ◽  
Qi Wei ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Thin Film ◽  
Room Temperature ◽  
Power Conversion ◽  
Light Stress ◽  
Continuous Light ◽  
Nanometer Scale ◽  
High Humidity ◽  
Lead Iodide ◽  
Vertically Aligned ◽  
Grown Structure

The stabilization of black-phase formamidinium lead iodide (α-FAPbI3) perovskite under various environmental conditions is considered necessary for solar cells. However, challenges remain regarding the temperature sensitivity of α-FAPbI3 and the requirements for strict humidity control in its processing. Here we report the synthesis of stable α-FAPbI3, regardless of humidity and temperature, based on a vertically aligned lead iodide thin film grown from an ionic liquid, methylamine formate. The vertically grown structure has numerous nanometer-scale ion channels that facilitate the permeation of formamidinium iodide into the lead iodide thin films for fast and robust transformation to α-FAPbI3. A solar cell with a power-conversion efficiency of 24.1% was achieved. The unencapsulated cells retain 80 and 90% of their initial efficiencies for 500 hours at 85°C and continuous light stress, respectively.

scholarly journals The synthesis of a BiOClxBr1−x nanostructure photocatalyst with high surface area for the enhanced visible-light photocatalytic reduction of Cr(vi)

RSC Advances ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (8) ◽  
pp. 4763-4771 ◽  
Author(s):  
Muhammad Bilal Hussain ◽  
Malik Saddam Khan ◽  
Herman Maloko Loussala ◽  
Muhammad Sohail Bashir
Keyword(s):  
Visible Light ◽  
Surface Area ◽  
Room Temperature ◽  
High Surface ◽  
High Surface Area ◽  
Photocatalytic Reduction ◽  
Synthetic Process ◽  
Visible Light Photocatalytic

Cr(vi) reduction is performed by BiOCl0.8Br0.2 composite produced via a facile in situ synthetic process at room temperature while making use of PVP (Mw = 10 000).

GROWTH, MORPHOLOGY, INTERFACIAL EFFECTS AND CATALYTIC PROPERTIES OF Au ON TiO2

2001 ◽  
Vol 08 (01n02) ◽  
pp. 73-93 ◽  
Author(s):  
F. COSANDEY ◽  
T. E. MADEY
Keyword(s):  
Surface Science ◽  
Ultrathin Films ◽  
Room Temperature ◽  
Catalytic Properties ◽  
High Surface ◽  
High Surface Area ◽  
Model System ◽  
Growth Morphology ◽  
Oxide Substrate ◽  
Planar Films

We survey recent studies and present new data on the growth, interactions, structure and chemistry of gold deposited on TiO 2(110) surfaces. The noble metal Au on TiO 2(110) is a model system for weak interaction of a metal with an oxide substrate; it is also of interest because Au on TiO 2 has unusually high activity as a catalyst for CO oxidation at room temperature. In this review, we present results on the growth of ultrathin films of Au on TiO 2(110), as well as the morphology, interface formation, epitaxy, structure and electronic properties of Au on TiO 2 single crystal and planar films. The results are compared to studies of Au on high-surface-area TiO 2 catalysts in an attempt to bridge the gap between surface science experiments and the high pressure conditions of catalyst operation.

Selective Hydrogenation of Phenol Catalyzed by Palladium on High-Surface-Area Ceria at Room Temperature and Ambient Pressure

ACS Catalysis ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
pp. 2051-2061 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nicholas C. Nelson ◽  
J. Sebastián Manzano ◽  
Aaron D. Sadow ◽  
Steven H. Overbury ◽  
Igor I. Slowing
Keyword(s):  
Surface Area ◽  
Selective Hydrogenation ◽  
Room Temperature ◽  
Ambient Pressure ◽  
High Surface ◽  
High Surface Area
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