Showing posts with label XPS. Show all posts
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Monday, 12 June 2023

XRD, XPS and Dynamic SIMS Analyses of p-Type Zinc Oxynitride Thin Films Deposited on Silicon Wafers by MOCVD | Chapter 5 | Fundamental Research and Application of Physical Science Vol. 6

 The present study proposed to determine the XRD, XPS and Dynamic SIMS studies of p-Type Zinc Oxynitride Thin Films Deposited on Silicon Wafers by MOCVD. Zinc oxide thin film is a available material for several hard state applications on account of its many favourable properties. Bis(glycinato-N,O) metallic mineral precursor was combined and used to deposit zinc oxynitride thin films on SiO2 substrates at 390°C and 420°C individually, using the metalorganic synthetic vapour deposition (MOCVD) method. The thin films produced were distinguished with vehement probe, x-ray diffractometry (XRD), radioactivity photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and dynamic subordinate ion mass spectroscopy (SIMS). Thin-film technology plays an main role that admits deposition of very thin tiers (from a few nanometres just before the angstrom level) of semiconductor material on a supporting substrate. The happening material exhibits novel mechanical, synthetic, optical and energetic properties accompanying the reduction in capacity to the nanometre scale, which is the result of surface and quantum imprisonment effects. The vehement probe tests showed that the thin films had p-type generated power. XRD spectra of the films present poorly defined peaks, meaning blurred crystallinity. The XPS reasonings revealed the occupancy of Zn, O and N peaks, with the thin films located at 390°C having taller N-doping level than those located at 420°C. Results of destructive layer reasonings conducted all the while dynamic SIMS tests on the films were unsatisfactory. The results show that lower deposition hotnesses using the forerunner may be chosen to higher hotnesses even though the thin films were very thin. Optics and dependable state electronics manage both use the p-type zinc oxynitride.

Author(s) Details:

U. S. Mbamara,
Department of Physics, Federal University of Technology, Owerri, Nigeria.

Please see the link here: https://stm.bookpi.org/FRAPS-V6/article/view/10831

Friday, 18 March 2022

Electrochemical and Photocatalytic Applications of Silver-doped Cobalt Ferrite Anchored on Graphene Sheets| Chapter 7 | Recent Trends in Chemical and Material Sciences Vol.7

 The current study discusses the hydrothermal production of anAg-CoFe2O4/rGO nanocomposite as a photocatalyst using silver and cobalt ferrite (CoFe2O4) nanoparticles attached to the surface of reduced graphene oxide. The influence of Ag and reduced graphene oxide (rGO) on the structural, optical, magnetic, photocatalytic, and electrochemical performance of CoFe2O4 is investigated using a variety of analytical techniques. The graphene sheets are exfoliated and adorned with well-dispersed Ag and CoFe2O4 nanoparticles, according to the findings. With the addition of Ag ions, UV-visible spectra indicate a gradual shift in the absorption edge towards higher wavelengths, indicating fluctuation in the samples' energy gap. The photoluminescence results reveal that graphene can improve the photocatalytic activity of the Ag-CoFe2O4/rGO nanocomposite by reducing electron-hole recombination. In this regard, the Ag-CoFe2O4/rGO nanocomposite outperforms the CoFe2O4 and Ag-CoFe2O4 photocatalysts in the degradation of methylene blue (MB) dye, demonstrating that rGO plays a key role in the Ag-CoFe2O4/rGO nanocomposite. Under visible light irradiation, the deterioration rate of the samples is determined to be in the order of CoFe2O4(78.03%), Ag-CoFe2O4(83.04%), and Ag-CoFe2O4/rGO(93.25%) in 100 minutes for MB dye, respectively. M-H hysteresis loop results validate the samples' ferromagnetic behaviour at room temperature. Overall, the Ag-CoFe2O4/rGO nanocomposite appears to be an effective magnetic photocatalyst for wastewater treatment. Using cyclic voltammetry (CV), the electrochemical performance of all samples was investigated, revealing that the Ag-CoFe2O4/rGO nanocomposite beats the other samples in terms of rate performance and cycle stability.

Author(s) Details:

M. A. Majeed Khan,
King Abdullah Institute for Nanotechnology, King Saud University, Riyadh, 11451, Saudi Arabia.


Wasi Khan,
Department of Physics, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh 202002, India.


Maqusood Ahamed,
King Abdullah Institute for Nanotechnology, King Saud University, Riyadh, 11451, Saudi Arabia.


Jahangeer Ahmed,
Department of Chemistry, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia.

Please see the link here: https://stm.bookpi.org/RTCAMS-V7/article/view/6100

Saturday, 12 June 2021

Advances in Chemistry and Biomedical Applications of Plasma Immersion Ion Implantation Treatments of Titanium Using Monte Carlo Simulations (Stop and Range Ions in Matter)

 The surface modification of a titanium alloy via plasma immersion ion implantation was investigated in this study in order to increase its tribological qualities such as hardness and scratch resistance. Furthermore, the thickness of changed layers was investigated using physical simulation utilising SRIM (stopping and range ions in matter). Nanoindentation and XPS investigations of ti6al4v and titanium using nitrogen and hydrogen plasma when immersed in a methane atmosphere revealed improved hardness and scratch resistance due to the microstructures yielded, such as tin, TiO2, and DLC-Ti or tic, from our PIII study of ti6al4v and titanium using nitrogen and hydrogen plasma when immersed in a methane atmosphere.


Author (s) Details

Péricles Lopes Sant'Ana
São Paulo State University – UNESP, Instituto de Ciência e Tecnologia de Sorocaba, Laboratório de Plasmas Tecnológicos, Av. Três de Março 511, Alto da Boa Vista, 18087-180 Sorocaba, SP, Brazil.

José Roberto R. Bortoleto
São Paulo State University – UNESP, Instituto de Ciência e Tecnologia de Sorocaba, Laboratório de Plasmas Tecnológicos, Av. Três de Março 511, Alto da Boa Vista, 18087-180 Sorocaba, SP, Brazil.

Nilson Cristino da Cruz
São Paulo State University – UNESP, Instituto de Ciência e Tecnologia de Sorocaba, Laboratório de Plasmas Tecnológicos, Av. Três de Março 511, Alto da Boa Vista, 18087-180 Sorocaba, SP, Brazil.

Elidiane Cipriano Rangel
São Paulo State University – UNESP, Instituto de Ciência e Tecnologia de Sorocaba, Laboratório de Plasmas Tecnológicos, Av. Três de Março 511, Alto da Boa Vista, 18087-180 Sorocaba, SP, Brazil.

Steven F. Durrant
São Paulo State University – UNESP, Instituto de Ciência e Tecnologia de Sorocaba, Laboratório de Plasmas Tecnológicos, Av. Três de Março 511, Alto da Boa Vista, 18087-180 Sorocaba, SP, Brazil.

Nazir Monteiro dos Santos
São Paulo State University – UNESP, Instituto de Ciência e Tecnologia de Sorocaba, Laboratório de Plasmas Tecnológicos, Av. Três de Março 511, Alto da Boa Vista, 18087-180 Sorocaba, SP, Brazil.

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