高活性氧化亚铜薄膜材料的绿色合成研究

本文采用一步脉冲雾化化学气相沉积法在250℃下制备了氧化亚铜薄膜催化剂.实验研究了前驱体中掺杂水对氧化铜薄膜表面形貌、拓扑结构、表面成分和光学特性的影响规律.结果表明所制得的催化剂为纯相的氧化亚铜.前驱体溶液中掺杂水会导致氧化亚铜的晶粒变小,从而使得共光学能隙从2.16 eV降至2.04 eV.原子力显微镜结果表明随着水的加入,氧化亚铜的表面粗糙度降低,表面更加均匀.此外,利用密度泛函理论计算得到了水和乙醇在氧化亚铜薄膜表面的吸附和反应特性,并提出了氧化亚铜的形成机理.本文开发了一种低成本且实际可行的薄膜制造方法,该方法在太阳能电池和半导体等领域具有潜在应用.

Enhanced Property of Thin Cuprous Oxide Film Prepared through Green Synthetic Route

Thin cuprous oxide films have been prepared by chemical vapor deposition (pulsed spray evaporation-chemical vapor deposition) method without post-treatment. The synthesis of cuprous oxide was produced by applying a water strategy effect. Then, the effect of water on the morphology, topology, structure, optical properties and surface composition of the obtained films has been comprehensively investigated. The results reveal that a pure phase of Cu₂O was obtained. The introduction of a small quantity of water in the liquid feedstock lowers the band gap energy from 2.16 eV to 2.04 eV. This finding was mainly related to the decrease of crystallite size due to the effect of water. The topology analyses, by using atomic force microscope, also revealed that surface roughness decreases with water addition, namely more uniform covered surface. Moreover, theoretical calculations based on density functional theory method were performed to understand the adsorption and reaction behaviors of water and ethanol on the Cu₂O thin film surface. Formation mechanism of the Cu₂O thin film was also suggested and discussed.