Effects of bias voltage on structure and properties of TiAl‐doped a‐C:H films prepared by magnetron sputtering

Hydrogenated TiAl‐doped a‐C:H films were deposited on Si substrates by middle frequency magnetron sputtering TiAl target in argon and methane gas mixture atmosphere. Effects of substrate bias voltage on structure and properties of the films, such as the surface morphology, hardness, chemical nature and bond types, were investigated by means of atomic force microscopy (AFM), XPS, Raman spectroscopy and nanoindentation. The friction and wear behaviors of the deposited films were characterized on an UMT‐2MT tribometer. SEM was utilized to analyze the wear scar on steel balls and debris after sliding on the deposited films under dry friction conditions. The results demonstrated that the film deposited at ? 100 V exhibited low friction coefficient which is attributed to the easier formation of graphitized transfer layer. Copyright © 2010 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

基于多壁碳纳米管/二茂铁接枝壳聚糖的核/壳结构组合物多层膜电极的组装及其电催化

以聚二烯丙基二甲基氯化铵(PDDA)修饰的玻碳电极(GCE)为基础电极, 利用静电层-层自组装的方法将多壁碳纳米管/二茂铁接枝壳聚糖的核/壳结构组合物(MWCNTs@CHIT-Fc)和聚苯乙烯磺酸钠(PSS)在该电极表面进行交替多层组装. 用循环伏安(CV)、紫外-可见光谱(UV-Vis)和扫描电子显微镜(SEM)等方法对组装过程进行了跟踪表征. 用CV方法研究了抗坏血酸(AA)在该多层膜电极上的电催化氧化. 研究结果表明, 当MWCNTs@CHIT-Fc为6个双层时, AA在该修饰电极上的氧化峰电位与裸GCE相比降低了约0.4 V. 用控制电位电流法研究了不同MWCNTs@CHIT-Fc双层时AA的电流响应. 用该电极测定了AA的灵敏度, 检测限及线性范围等性能参数可通过控制组装的MWCNTs@CHIT-Fc双层数进行调节.     

Mixed oxide semiconductors based on bismuth for photoelectrochemical applications

The structural and photoelectrochemical properties of mixed oxide semiconductor films of Bi-Nb-M-O (M = Al, Fe, Ga, In) were studied in order to explore their use as photoanodes in photoelectrochemical cells. These films were prepared on AISI/SAE 304 stainless steel plates by sol–gel dip-coating. The films were characterized by scanning electron microscopy—energy dispersive spectroscopy (SEM-EDS), X-ray diffraction (XRD), and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), and their photoelectrochemical properties were studied by open circuit potential (OCP) measurements, linear sweep voltammetry (LSV), and cyclic voltammetry (CV). SEM micrographs show homogeneous and rough films with agglomerates on the surface. EDS analyses show that the films are composed of Bi, Nb, and M, and the agglomerates are mainly composed of Bi. XRD analyses show a predominant crystalline phase of bismuth(III) oxide (Bi₂O₃) and a secondary phase composed of Bi-M mixed oxides. It is noteworthy that there was no identified niobium-based crystalline phase. XPS results reveal that the films are composed by Bi(III), Nb(V), and M(III). CV results show that the electrochemical behavior is attributed only to the semiconductor films which indicate a good coating of the stainless steel support. OCP measurements show that all the films have n-type semiconductor properties and exhibited photoresponse to the visible light irradiation. LSV results show that the application of a potential higher than +0.1 V enhances the photocurrent which can be attributed to an improved charge carrier separation. The results indicate that these materials can be used in photoelectrochemical cells.     

银耳状BiOBr的制备及光催化性能研究

以β-环糊精(β-CD)、硝酸铋、溴化钾为原料,采用溶剂热法合成了银耳状BiOBr.通过X射线衍射(XRD)、扫描电镜(SEM)和紫外可见光谱(UV-Vis)对BiOBr粒子进行表征.实验发现:BiOBr的微观形貌与β-CD的用量有关,当β-CD的用量为0.4574 g时,所制得的BiOBr为银耳状,且其光催化性能最好.     

Investigation of surface topography, morphology and structure of amorphous carbon films by AFM and TEM

Morphology and structure of amorphous carbon films deposited with a pulsed arc source (LASER-ARC) have been studied using microscopical methods (SEM, TEM and AFM), electron diffraction and spectroscopical investigation (EELS). The parameters of the arc source and the deposition conditions (substrate temperature) influence morphology and structure of deposited amorphous carbon films. Especially the incorporation and growth of particles, embedded in the film have been investigated. By particle analysis using an optical microscope a majority of particles that is smaller than 500 nm has been determined. The morphology has been also demonstrated similar by AFM and TEM images. Their number and size of particles is strongly influenced by the deposition temperature. The structure of amorphous film is characterized by the EELS-spectra, but the particle structure was not detectable.     

Smart electrochemical sensor for some neurotransmitters using imprinted sol-gel films

A hybrid sol-gel material formed by acid hydrolysis of a mixture of tetraethylorthosilicate (TEOS) and phenyltriethylorthosilicate (PTEOS) as functional monomers was imprinted by tyramine and dopamine as template molecules for the purpose of molecular recognition. Imprinted materials were spin coated as thin films on the surface of glassy carbon electrodes and then were characterized using cyclic voltammetry (CV). After extraction of the encapsulated molecules, imprinted films were tested in solutions of their templates and other molecules. Rebinding experiments were followed by electrochemical characterization using square wave voltammetry (SWV). Imprinted films showed higher affinities toward their template molecules compared to other structurally similar molecules especially for tyramine imprinted film. With the exception of tyramine and norepinephrine, the interference level did not exceed 5% for all compounds studied for dopamine-imprinted films. Tyramine-imprinted films however showed high affinity to tyramine with dopamine 40% interference. Some factors related to the rebinding ability process like pH of solution, concentration of template were studied. The sensing surface lifetime extended to 2 weeks with decay in response signal that ranged from 22%, 40% to 60% for dopamine, tyramine and norepinephrine, respectively. The standard deviation from the mean of measurements for the repeated experiments is 7.4%. Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) measurements confirmed the results obtained by electrochemical measurements. Morphological characteristics of the imprinted thin films and their thickness were investigated using scanning electron microscope (SEM).     

Electrochemically deposited ZnO films: an XPS study on the evolution of their surface hydroxide and defect composition upon thermal annealing

Electrodeposition from ZnCl₂ aqueous solution was performed to grow ZnO thin films on the surface of polycrystalline copper plates. Electrochemical parameters for deposition were optimized by means of cyclic voltammetry (CV). The morphology of the deposits was studied via scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and their chemical composition was ascertained by means of X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). The effects of changing the deposition bath temperature (T _bath) and the role played by post-deposition treatments, such as temperature and time of annealing in air, were studied. SEM images of freshly deposited vs. annealed samples have shown that in the former case the films display a rough morphology with mixed grain/hexagonal platelets structures and in the latter smaller but more uniformly dispersed cubic grains. T _bath is found to be the key parameter to induce the different morphology in the deposited films, which reflects in a different chemical reactivity of surface species, as found on the basis of the binding energies and relative quantitative ratios between Zn 2p and O 1s peaks. In fact, a higher T _bath favours a more efficient desorption of OH groups upon annealing, the O 1s peak resulting to much more drastically modified oxide/hydroxide intensity ratio with respect to the case of the sample deposited at lower T _bath.     

A Simple and Sensitive Poly‐1,5‐Diaminonaphthalene Modified Sensor for the Determination of Sulfamethoxazole in Biological Samples

Sulfamethoxazole (SMZ), an antibacterial sulfonamide drug, has been selectively determined using poly‐1,5‐diaminonaphthalene (p‐DAN) modified glassy carbon electrode (GCE). The modified sensor was characterized by field emission scanning electron microscopy (FE‐SEM), electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) and cyclic voltammetry (CV). SMZ showed linear response in the concentration range of 0.5–150 µM by using square wave voltammetry (SWV) and the detection limit was found to be 0.05 nM with sensitivity of 0.085 µA µM^?1. The proposed sensor has been successfully employed to determine SMZ in the pharmaceutical tablets and human urine samples.     

Optimization of the electrodeposition process of high-performance bismuth antimony telluride compounds for thermoelectric applications

High-quality films of bismuth antimony telluride were synthesized by electrodeposition from nitric acid electroplating baths. The influence of a surfactant, sodium ligninsulfonate, on the structure, morphology, stoichiometry, and homogeneity of the deposited films has been investigated. It was found that addition of this particular surfactant significantly improved the microstructural properties as well as homogeneity of the films with a significant improvement in the thermoelectric properties over those deposited in the absence of surfactant. A detailed microprobe analysis of the deposited films yielded a stoichiometric composition of Bi(0.35)Sb(1.33)Te(3) for the films electrodeposited in the absence of surfactant and a stoichiometry of Bi(0.32)Sb(1.33)Te(3) for films deposited in the presence of surfactant.     

Square‐Wave Voltammetric Transfer of Silver Ions Across the Water|1,2‐Dichloroethane Interface

Recently reported studies on the transfer of silver ions across the aqueous|1,2‐dichloroethane interface using cyclic voltammetry (CV), facilitated by organic phase electrolyte anions, have been augmented by square‐wave voltammetry (SWV) and square‐wave stripping voltammetry (SWSV) studies and by consideration of the possible transfers of additional metal cations. Using SWV and SWSV, detection limits have been improved, from the 0.02 mM obtained by CV, to 1.4 μM (SWV) and 2 nM (SWSV). Additional studies show that mercury(I and II) ions, platinum(II) ions and gold(III) ions are also transferable across this interface, to differing extents. Of these three ions studied, highest sensitivity is achieved for the gold species.     

Electroanalysis of Carbendazim using MWCNT/Ca‐ZnO Modified Electrode

The present research involves the report on electrochemical deportment of Carbendazim (MBC) at multiwalled carbon nanotubes and calcium‐doped zinc oxide nanoparticles altered nanocomposite based carbon paste electrode (MWCNTs/Ca‐ZnO‐CPE). The modified carbon paste evidenced manifest electrocatalytic behavior for MBC in 0.2 M phosphate buffer (PB) solutions. Cyclic voltammetry (CV), linear sweep voltammetry (LSV), and square wave voltammetry (SWV) techniques were used for the analysis. The working electrode assembly exhibits faster electron transfer of MBC with increase in the peak current. At bare CPE, MBC showed maximum peak current of 1.098 μA at potential 0.7568 V whereas at MWCNT/Ca‐ZnO/CPE peak current of 5.203 μA was observed at potential 0.7541 V in 0.2 M PBS of pH 7.0 at the sweep rate of 50 mV s^?1. The synthesized 5 % Ca‐ZnO nanoparticles (NPs) were characterized by X‐ray diffraction (XRD), Scanning electron microscopy (SEM), Energy dispersive X‐ray analysis (EDX), and Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) analysis. Various factors influencing the voltammetry of MBC such as pre‐concentration time, pH, sweep rate, and amount of MBC were studied and from the studies we observed that the response was found to be diffusion‐controlled. The concentration variation studies for MBC was watched in the linear working range of 0.01 μM to 0.45 μM and the detection limit was found by SWV technique.     

Self-assembled films based on polypyrrole and carbon nanotubes composites for the determination of Diuron pesticide

In this work, polypyrrole (PPy) and its respective composite with functionalized multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNT) were obtained by chemical polymerization of the monomer pyrrole in aqueous solution. The obtained PPy as well as its composite (PPy-MWCNT) were characterized by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) and were used to produce nanostructured self-assembled (SA) films deposited onto glass substrates covered with indium tin oxide (ITO). The SA films were produced with alternated layers of polystyrene sulphonated (PSS) and were characterized by UV-visible, cyclic voltammetry (CV), electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS), and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) analyses. The applicability of the SA films was evaluated by square wave voltammetry (SWV) with standard additions of aliquots of Diuron pesticide in Britton-Robinson buffer solutions (pH = 2.0). The results showed an oxidation peak at 0.23 V which increases in function of the Diuron concentration for both the SA films. It was also observed that the SA film based on the composite (PPy-MWCNT/PSS) showed a peak current intensity about ten times higher in comparison with its unmodified counterpart (PPy/PSS) for a Diuron concentration of 4.29 × 10^?5 mol L^?1, indicating a synergic effect between PPy and MWCNT in the composite. The limits of quantification (LOQ) and limits of detection (LOD) were respectively 8.6 × 10^?7 mol L^?1 and 2.6 × 10^?7 mol L^?1.     

Influence of sputter power on structural and electrical properties of TiO2 films for Al/TiO2/Si gate capacitors

Titanium dioxide (TiO₂) thin films were deposited onto p‐Si substrates held at room temperature by reactive Direct Current (DC) magnetron sputtering at various sputter powers in the range 80–200 W. The as‐deposited TiO₂ films were annealed at a temperature of 1023 K. The post‐annealed films were characterized for crystallographic structure, chemical binding configuration, surface morphology and optical absorption. The electrical and dielectric properties of Al/TiO₂/p‐Si structure were determined from the capacitance–voltage and current–voltage characteristics. X‐ray diffraction studies confirmed that the as‐deposited films were amorphous in nature. After post‐annealing at 1023 K, the films formed at lower powers exhibited anatase phase, where as those deposited at sputter powers > 160 W showed the mixed anatase and rutile phases of TiO₂. The surface morphology of the films varied significantly with the increase of sputter power. The electrical and dielectric properties on the air‐annealed Al/TiO₂/p‐Si structures were studied. The effect of sputter power on the electrical and dielectric characteristics of the structure of Al/TiO₂/p‐Si (metal‐insulator‐semiconductor) was systematically investigated. Copyright © 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

离子液体中吡咯的电化学聚合及性质研究

以1-丁基-3-甲基咪唑六氟磷酸盐离子液体作为溶剂和支持电解质,分别在铂电极和导电玻璃电极上电化学聚合得到了聚吡咯,聚合过程中发现,在离子液体中聚合的循环伏安图,其电流的变化和传统有机溶剂中的不同,通过交流阻抗技术研究了修饰电极的电化学性质,采用在线紫外、拉曼、红外谱对聚吡咯进行了光谱表征,得到了聚吡咯的特征峰,采用扫描电镜研究了聚合物的形貌。最后将修饰电极应用到了对对苯二酚的催化反应当中,显示了一定的催化作用。     

Simultaneous Adsorptive Cathodic Stripping Voltammetric Determination of Nickel(II) and Cobalt(II) at an In Situ Bismuth‐Modified Gold Electrode

A study on the simultaneous determination of Ni(II) and Co(II) dimethylglyoximates (Ni‐DMG and Co‐DMG) through adsorptive cathodic stripping voltammetry at an in situ bismuth‐modified gold electrode (Bi‐AuE) is reported. The key operational parameters, such as Bi(III) concentration, accumulation potential and accumulation time were optimized and the morphology of the Bi‐microcrystals deposited on the Au‐electrode was studied. The Bi‐AuE allowed convenient analysis of trace concentrations of solely Ni(II) or of Ni(II) and Co(II) together, with cathodic stripping voltammograms characterized by well‐separated stripping peaks. The calculated limit of detection (LOD) was 40 ng L^?1 for Ni(II) alone, whereas the LOD was 98 ng L^?1 for Ni(II) and 58 ng L^?1 for Co(II), when both metal ions were measured together. The optimized method was finally applied to the analysis of certified spring water (NIST1640a) and of natural water sampled in the Lagoon of Venice. The results obtained with the Bi‐AuE were in satisfactory agreement with the certified values and with those provided by complementary techniques, i.e., ICP‐OES and ICP‐MS.     

A Role of the Plating Regime in the Deposition of Bismuth Films onto a Carbon Paste Electrode. Microscopic Study

A microscopic study is presented based on observations of bismuth films deposited from various plating solutions and under different experimental conditions onto the carbon paste surface. Electrolytic plating of bismuth films was performed either as simulation of preconcentration in‐situ from a 0.2 M acetate buffer containing 5×10^?5 M Bi³⁺ (pH 4.25), or as external deposition from various plating solutions: 0.1 M acetate buffer with 5×10^?4 M Bi³⁺ (pH 4.50), 0.5 M HCl with either 0.001 M BiCl₃ or 0.005 M BiCl₃ , 0.5 M HCl+0.5 M KBr+0.005 M BiCl₃ , and 0.5 M HCl+0.5 M KI+0.005 M BiCl₃ (all pH≈0.5). Scanning electron microscopic images of the bismuth films showed a considerable variability in structure and compactness of the deposited layer in dependence on experimental conditions chosen such as the concentration of Bi(III) species, the total acidity of plating media, the stability of complexes of Bi(III) with halogenide anions or the deposition potential applied.     

沉积电位对电沉积ZnS薄膜的影响

采用电沉积方法,在不同沉积电位条件下,在氧化锡铟(ITO)导电玻璃上沉积制备了ZnS薄膜,利用XRD、SEM和UV-VIS测试技术对在不同沉积电位所制备薄膜的晶相结构、表面微观形貌和光学性能进行了表征.研究结果表明:沉积电位在1.5 V—1.7 V范围内制备的ZnS薄膜呈非晶态,其可见光透过率从60 %降低到20 %,薄膜的光学带隙约为3.97 eV.在沉积电位为2.0 V条件下所沉积薄膜为ZnS结晶相和金属Zn混合相,薄膜透过率显著降低.     

LY12铝合金表面电化学沉积制备DTMS硅烷膜及其耐蚀性研究

采用电化学技术在LY12铝合金表面沉积制备了十二烷基三甲氧基硅烷(DTMS)膜. 反射吸收红外光谱表明, DTMS硅烷试剂与铝合金基体表面发生了化学键合作用, 生成—SiOAl键实现成膜. 通过对膜覆盖电极在质量分数为3.5%的NaCl溶液中的电化学阻抗谱(EIS)测试结果表明, 与开路电位下相比, 采用阴极电位沉积方法得到硅烷膜的耐蚀性能有明显提高, 且存在一个最佳“临界电位”, 在此电位下沉积得到的硅烷膜具有最高的耐蚀性. 扫描电镜观察结果表明, 在“临界电位”下制备得到的硅烷膜的结构最致密. 给出了硅烷膜覆盖电极的阻抗模型及相关参数的拟合结果.     

A Sensitive Electrochemical Sensor for Voltammetric Determination of Ganciclovir Based on Au‐ZnS Nanocomposite

An electrode modified with ZnS and gold nanoparticles (Au‐ZnS NPs) is introduced for highly sensitive voltammetric determination of ganciclovir (GCV). Surface structure and topography of the modified electrode was studied by SEM, EDX and XRD techniques. Electrochemical oxidation of GCV was investigated by cyclic (CV) and square wave voltammetry (SWV) in Briton‐Robinson buffer solution (pH 1.5). The results showed that electrochemical oxidation of GCV at the Au‐ZnS modified glassy carbon electrode (GCE) is irreversible and exhibited diffusion controlled electrode process over the pH range from 1.0 to 6.0. The oxidation potential peak and pH relationship showed that electrons and protons were transferred simultaneously over the electrochemical oxidation process. Using the proposed sensor, the linear calibration curves were obtained in the ranges of 0.04–1.50 μM and 1.5–70.0 μM with detection limit of 0.01 μM GCV by SWV technique. The modified electrode was successfully applied as a sensitive, reproducible and repeatable sensor for determination of the trace amount of GCV in human serum, urine and cymevene vials. Reasonable results were obtained from comparing the measurements of the real samples by the new sensor to high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) as a standard method.     

真空蒸镀法制备锡薄膜及其嵌锂电化学性能

采用真空蒸镀法在铜片基底上沉积锡薄膜作为锂离子电池负极材料,对所制备的锡薄膜采用扫描电子显微镜、X射线衍射表征,研究了其表面形貌和组成。 将制备的薄膜在手套箱中组装成CR2032型钮扣式电池,进行电化学测试,研究其电化学性能。 实验结果表明,在相同蒸发时间和基底温度的条件下,随着蒸发功率的增加,沉积的锡颗粒逐渐增大,相应的电化学性能降低。 以蒸发功率200 W、基底温度150 ℃制得的样品粒径为100~200 nm,含有Cu6Sn5合金相,以0.2C倍率充放电循环20周后放电容量达527 mA·h/g。