Nanostructuring of diamond films using self-assembled nanoparticles

Open Physics ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Oleg Babchenko ◽  
Alexander Kromka ◽  
Karel Hruska ◽  
Miroslav Michalka ◽  
Jiri Potmesil ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Plasma Etching ◽  
Self Assembly ◽  
Diamond Films ◽  
Diamond Powder ◽  
Gas Mixture ◽  
Assembly Strategy ◽  
Nano Structures ◽  
Mask Type ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Nano Rods

AbstractWe report the use of gold, nickel and diamond nanoparticles as a masking material for realization of diamond nano-structures by applying the dry plasma etching process. Applying low power plasma (100 W) in a gas mixture of CF4/O2 for 5 minutes results in a formation of three different types of diamond nanostructures, depending on the mask type material and particle size. Using of the Ni mask results in realization of diamond nano-rods, applying of the Au mask brings cauliflower-like structures, and using the diamond powder allows the production of irregular nano-structures. The main advance of the presented etching procedure is use of a self-assembly strategy where no lithographic steps are implemented.

Hybrid carbon-hydrocarbon structure

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 ◽  
pp. 79-84
Author(s):  
S. A. Eremin ◽  
◽  
N. O. Kudryashova ◽  
I. A. Leontiev ◽  
Y. M. Yashnov ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Synthetic Diamond ◽  
Diamond Films ◽  
Polycrystalline Diamond ◽  
Average Diameter ◽  
Diamond Powder ◽  
Gas Mixture ◽  
Nanocrystalline Graphite ◽  
Diamond Powders ◽  
Synthetic Diamond Powder ◽  
Hybrid Carbon

A new hybrid carbon-hydrocarbon structure was discovered after pumping a gas mixture of methane and hydrogen through 314 – 400 µm synthetic diamond powder. The experiment was carried out on the microwave plasmachemical installation designed for deposition of polycrystalline diamond films. The main parameters during the experiment were the following: the power of the microwave generator 3,5 kW, the flow rate of hydrogen 400 ml/min, methane 20 ml/min, the pressure in the reactor chamber 63 torr. The gas mixture was pumped at pressure drop of 13 torr. The diamond powders were placed in molybdenum cups inserted into a copper pedestal. In the gaps between the diamond particles of the surface layer unidirectional thread-like structures (length 100 – 500 μm, diameter 2 μm) were found, some of which ended in spherical formations (average diameter 18 μm). Such a composition of thread-like structures and spherical formations was called “dandelion” one. Raman spectroscopy was performed to examine the nature of these formations. The thread-like structure was determined as monocrystalline graphite. The surface of the spherical formation was represented by spindle-shaped structures of nanocrystalline graphite (length 2 μm, thickness 200 nm) and nanodiamond grains with trans-polyacetylene chains [C2H2]n.

scholarly journals Interactions between an Associative Amphiphilic Block Polyelectrolyte and Surfactants in Water: Effect of Charge Type on Solution Properties and Aggregation

Polymers ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (11) ◽  
pp. 1729
Author(s):  
Patrizio Raffa
Keyword(s):  
Surface Tension ◽  
Self Assembly ◽  
Interaction Model ◽  
Industrial Applications ◽  
Molecular Organization ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Solution Rheology ◽  
Interesting Class ◽  
First Time

The study of interactions between polyelectrolytes (PE) and surfactants is of great interest for both fundamental and applied research. These mixtures can represent, for example, models of self-assembly and molecular organization in biological systems, but they are also relevant in industrial applications. Amphiphilic block polyelectrolytes represent an interesting class of PE, but their interactions with surfactants have not been extensively explored so far, most studies being restricted to non-associating PE. In this work, interactions between an anionic amphiphilic triblock polyelectrolyte and different types of surfactants bearing respectively negative, positive and no charge, are investigated via surface tension and solution rheology measurements for the first time. It is evidenced that the surfactants have different effects on viscosity and surface tension, depending on their charge type. Micellization of the surfactant is affected by the presence of the polymer in all cases; shear viscosity of polymer solutions decreases in presence of the same charge or nonionic surfactants, while the opposite charge surfactant causes precipitation. This study highlights the importance of the charge type, and the role of the associating hydrophobic block in the PE structure, on the solution behavior of the mixtures. Moreover, a possible interaction model is proposed, based on the obtained data.

Tunable Microstructures of Ultralong Organic Phosphorescence Materials

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kun Liu ◽  
Kaiwei Huang ◽  
Anqi Lv ◽  
Wenpeng Ye ◽  
Yijun Yang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Self Assembly ◽  
Solution Concentration ◽  
Assembly Strategy ◽  
Considerable Promise ◽  
Organic Phosphor

Three kinds of microstructures of one organic phosphor were perpared based on a solution-concentration-controlled self-assembly strategy. These microstructures show different phosphorescence efficiency, which holds considerable promise for the miniaturized optical...

A colon-targeted podophyllotoxin nanoprodrug: synthesis, characterization, and supramolecular hydrogel formation for the drug combination

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (14) ◽  
pp. 3200-3209
Author(s):  
Wei Ha ◽  
Xiao-Bo Zhao ◽  
Wei-Hua Zhao ◽  
Jiang-Jiang Tang ◽  
Yan-Ping Shi
Keyword(s):  
Self Assembly ◽  
Drug Combination ◽  
Therapeutic Agents ◽  
Supramolecular Hydrogel ◽  
Assembly Strategy ◽  
Hydrogel Formation

An ingeniously designed podophyllotoxin nanoprodrug was synthesized and offered an effective platform for co-delivery of multiple therapeutic agents for drug combination via the hierarchical self-assembly strategy.

2D Self-assembly and Electronic Characterization of Oxygen-Boron-Oxygen-Doped Chiral Graphene Nanoribbons

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lei Jin ◽  
Nerea Bilbao ◽  
Yang Lv ◽  
Xiao-Ye Wang ◽  
Soltani Paniz ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Edge Effects ◽  
Self Assembly ◽  
Quantum Confinement ◽  
Graphene Nanoribbons ◽  
One Dimensional ◽  
The Past ◽  
Different Types

Graphene nanoribbons (GNRs), quasi-one-dimensional strips of graphene, exhibit a nonzero bandgap due to quantum confinement and edge effects. In the past decade, different types of GNRs with atomically precise structures...

Green synthesis of mesoporous MnNbOx oxide by a liquid induced self-assembly strategy for low-temperature removal of NOx

2019 ◽  
Vol 55 (100) ◽  
pp. 15073-15076 ◽  
Author(s):  
Huifang Cheng ◽  
Guodong Feng ◽  
Zhenzhen Yang ◽  
Tao Wang ◽  
Francis Okejiri ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Ionic Liquid ◽  
Low Temperature ◽  
Green Synthesis ◽  
Self Assembly ◽  
Assembly Strategy ◽  
Highly Porous

A highly porous MnNbOx with excellent low-temperature NOx reduction was fabricated by a facile, sustainable ionic liquid induced self-assembly strategy.

An interfacial self-assembly strategy to fabricate graphitic hollow porous carbon spheres for supercapacitor electrodes

Carbon ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 182 ◽  
pp. 860
Author(s):  
Xiao-hua Zhang ◽  
Xin-yu Gan ◽  
Bao-sheng Liu ◽  
Xiao-yan Yan ◽  
Xin-xin Zhao
Keyword(s):  
Porous Carbon ◽  
Self Assembly ◽  
Carbon Spheres ◽  
Assembly Strategy ◽  
Porous Carbon Spheres

scholarly journals Chirality, Gelation Ability and Crystal Structure: Together or Apart? Alkyl Phenyl Ethers of Glycerol as Simple LMWGs

Symmetry ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (4) ◽  
pp. 732
Author(s):  
Alexander A. Bredikhin ◽  
Aidar T. Gubaidullin ◽  
Zemfira A. Bredikhina ◽  
Robert R. Fayzullin ◽  
Olga A. Lodochnikova
Keyword(s):  
Self Assembly ◽  
Chiral Recognition ◽  
Soft Materials ◽  
Gelling Agent ◽  
Low Molecular Weight ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Low Molecular Weight Gelators ◽  
Phenyl Ethers

Chiral recognition plays an important role in the self-assembly of soft materials, in particular supramolecular organogels formed by low molecular weight gelators (LMWGs). Out of 14 pairs of the studied racemic and enantiopure samples of alkyl-substituted phenyl ethers of glycerol, only eight enantiopure diols form the stable gels in nonane. The formation of gels from solutions was studied by polarimetry, and their degradation with the formation of xerogels was studied by the PXRD method. The revealed crystalline characteristics of all studied xerogels corresponded to those for crystalline samples of the parent gelators. In addition to those previously investigated, crystalline samples of enantiopure para-n-alkylphenyl glycerol ethers [alkyl = pentyl (5), hexyl (6), heptyl (7), octyl (8), nonyl (9)] and racemic 3-(3,5-dimethylphenoxy)propane-1,2-diol (rac-14) have been examined by single crystal X-ray diffraction analysis. Among 22 samples of compounds 1-14 studied by SC-XRD, seven different types of supramolecular motifs are identified, of which only two are realized in crystals of supramolecular gelators. An attempt was made to relate the ability to gel formation with the characteristics of the supramolecular motif of a potential gelling agent, and the frequency of formation of the motif, required for gelation, with the chiral characteristics of the sample.

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