纳米结构ZnO薄膜的制备及其疏水特性

利用水热法制备出与透明导电衬底附着良好的多种纳米结构ZnO薄膜,包括纳米柱阵列、纳米管阵列、纳米片阵列等,方便集成在多种器件上。并且实现了阵列中纳米柱、纳米管外径的调节,柱外径在50~300 nm范围内可调,管外径在300~1 000 nm范围内可调。几种纳米薄膜均显示出较强的疏水性。在未经任何低表面能物质修饰的情况下,水在外径约300 nm的管状阵列表面的静态接触角已达138°。而在紫外光照射下,这些疏水的ZnO薄膜还可以变得亲水。这些研究结果为ZnO纳米阵列在相关方面的应用提供了重要依据。     

TiO2花状纳米结构的制备及光催化性能

用Ti片和H2O2在较低的温度下通过控制反应时间制备了不同形貌的纳米TiO2.在80℃下反应10 min得到了和Ti片黏附较好的多孔纳米结构,延长反应时间先后得到了类花状和类棒状纳米结构．在80℃下反应4 h得到的纳米结构样品为非晶态,而反应10 h制备出以锐钛矿相为主的结晶态纳米结构．通过300℃退火得到的几乎是纯锐钛矿相的纳米TiO2．用紫外光照射降解RhB溶液的方法研究了纳米TiO2的光催化性能．结果表明7 cm2的退火后的类花状纳米TiO2降解染料分子的光催化效率是仅用紫外光降解的29．8倍．     

Synthesis and photoluminescence properties of ZnO nanorods and nanotubes

Different morphologies of zinc oxide (ZnO) nanorods and nanotubes, which were grown under the same conditions but different dissolving processes, are prepared in our experiment through hydrothermal method. After the growth process, cooling down the reactor naturally or dissolving at a constant temperature of 40 °C, preferential dissolution will occur at different places on the tip of ZnO nanorods. During the dissolution process, different dissolution rates on the entire surface of nanorod will lead to different nanostructures. ZnO nanorods and nanotubes on Cu substrates display the same PL property with strong green emission but weak UV emission, while ZnO nanorods on Si substrates exhibits a relatively strong UV emission.     

Controlled growth and field emission of vertically aligned AlN nanostructures with different morphologies

The controllable growth of three different morphologies of AlN nanostructures (nanorod, nanotip and nanocrater) arrays are successfully realized by using chemical vapour deposition (CVD) technology. All three nanostructures are of single crystal h-AlN with a growth orientation of [001]. Their growth is attributed to the vapour-liquid-solid (VLS) mechanism. To investigate the factors affecting field emission (FE) properties of AlN nanostructures, we compare their FE behaviours in several aspects. Experimental results show that AlN nanocrater arrays possess the best FE properties, such as a threshold field of 7.2~V/μm and an emission current fluctuation lower than 4%. Moreover, the three AlN nanostructures all have good field emission properties compared with a number of other excellent cathode nanomaterials, which suggests that they are future promising FE nanomaterials.     

液相二氧化钛纳米微粒的荧光和共振散射光谱特性

以钛酸四丁酯(TBTi)为前驱体,利用微波高压反应法合成了纳米二氧化钛溶胶,并与Ti(SO4)2水解法制备出的二氧化钛纳米微粒对比.考察了两种前驱体制备的二氧化钛纳米微粒荧光光谱及共振散射光谱特性,用TBTi制备的二氧化钛纳米微粒在320 nm有一个共振散射峰,在470 nm有一个同步散射峰,在360,400和470 nm处有三个荧光发射峰;用Ti(SO4)2制备的二氧化钛纳米微粒在340 nm有个共振散射峰,在470 nm有一个同步散射峰,400和470 nm处有两个荧光发射峰.反应条件对共振散射强度的影响与其对荧光的影响变化趋势一致,但共振散射光强度较荧光强度强得多.     

水热法制备Co掺杂ZnO纳米棒及其光学性能

采用水热法在石英衬底上以Zn(CH3COO)2.2H2O和Co(NO3)2.6H2O水溶液为源溶液,以C6H12N4(HMT)溶液作为催化剂,在较低温度下制备了Co掺杂的ZnO纳米棒。采用X射线衍射(XRD)和扫描电子显微镜(SEM)对所生长ZnO纳米棒的晶体结构和表面形貌进行了表征,考察了Co掺杂对ZnO纳米棒微观结构和对发光性能影响的机制。结果表明:Co掺杂的ZnO纳米棒呈六方纤锌矿结构,具有沿(002)面择优生长特性,Co掺杂使ZnO纳米棒的直径变细;同时室温光致发光(PL)谱检测显示Co掺杂ZnO纳米棒具有很强的近带边紫外发光峰,而与深能级相关的缺陷发光峰则很弱。本研究采用水热法在石英衬底上于较低温度下生长出了具有较高光学质量的Co掺杂ZnO纳米棒。     

Growth and interconversion of ZnO nanostructure films on different substrates

Hexagonal c-axis oriented ZnO nanorod (NR) arrays were grown on ZnO-coated glass substrates by chemical bath deposition (CBD). By varying the concentration of the precursor solutions, NRs’ mean diameter was controlled from about 100-400 nm. With increasing the growing time, the morphology of as-synthesized ZnO NRs evolved: the top center of the ZnO NRs was eroded into volcano-like structures which developed into ZnO nanotubes (NT) and finally the ZnO NTs split to form ZnO nanosheets (NS). We have also introduced Al to the fabrication of some different ZnO nanostructures: on Al substrate, freestanding ZnO NSs formed a flower-like structure at the early growing period and these ZnO NSs reassembled into ZnO NTs as growing time increased; while on ZnO-coated glass substrate with an Al foil dipped in the growing precursor solution ZnO NR-NS composited arrays were synthesized.     

Characterisation of Ni-C films obtained in PVD/CVD process

The work presents the results of the scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and Raman spectrometry studies of carbonaceous nanostructures containing nickel nanocrystallites. The films were obtained using a two-step method. In the first phase the Physical Vapour Deposition (PVD) method was applied, whereas in the second Chemical Vapour Deposition (CVD) method was used. The paper presents results for samples with various Ni content obtained with different parameters of the two-phase technological process. The research confirms that the thin films obtained by PVD method contain Ni nanocrystallites distributed in a carbonaceous matrix. The matrix is composed of various carbon allotropes (amorphous carbon, graphite, fullerene). The thin films made by CVD method make a matrix when multiwalled, carbonaceous nanotubes are obtained. Depending on the technological process parameters of each phase, we obtain multiwall nanotubes with a various degree of defects.     

ZnO nanorod arrays with tunable size and field emission properties on an ITO substrate achieved by an electrodeposition method

In the present work,vertically aligned ZnO nanorod arrays with tunable size are successfully synthesized on nonseeded ITO glass substrates by a simple electrodeposition method.The effect of growth conditions on the phase,morphology,and orientation of the products are studied in detail by X-ray diffraction(XRD),scanning electron microscopy(SEM),and transmission electron microscopy(TEM).It is observed that the as-prepared nanostructures exhibit a preferred orientation along c axis,and the size and density of the ZnO nanorod can be controlled by changing the concentration of ZnCl2.Field emission properties of the as-synthesized samples with different diameters are also studied,and the results show that the nanorod arrays with a smaller diameter and appropriate rod density exhibit better emission properties.The ZnO nanorod arrays show a potential application in field emitters.     

Oxide nanotube arrays fabricated by anodizing processes for advanced material application

Extended and oriented nanostructures are desirable for many applications, but direct fabrication of complex nanostructures with well-aligned morphology, orientation and surface architectures remains a significant challenge. Here, we report a successful robust fabrication of titanium (Ti) and zirconium (Zr) oxide nanotubes by a simple electrochemical anodizing process without the use of any template. The nanotubes formed perpendicular to the metal substrates and had an open ended array of continuous, well-aligned conformation with various hole sizes, depending upon applied anodizing voltages and times. Both the TiO₂ and ZrO₂ nanotubes have a uniform diameter which may make them suitable for chemical sensing, catalysis, optical emission and nanoelectrode assembly for batteries and electrochemistry.     

掺杂不同一维纳米材料的空穴缓冲层对有机电致发光器件性能的影响

对一维纳米材料在空穴缓冲层PEDOT中的作用进行了研究。光致发光表明在PEDOT中掺杂一维纳米材料(二氧化钛纳米管和氧化锌纳米棒)可以提高双层样品PEDOT/MEH-PPV的发光效率。拉曼光谱的结果说明正是由于一维纳米材料与PEDOT之间存在的强相互作用,才减少了PEDOT/MEH-PPV界面上猝灭发光的缺陷态的产生。在以MEH-PPV作为发光层的聚合物电致发光器件中,在PEDOT中掺杂二氧化钛纳米管和氧化锌纳米棒后,器件的最大效率分别提高了2倍和2.5倍。     

Effect of different catalysts and growth temperature on the photoluminescence properties of zinc silicate nanostructures grown via vapor-liquid-solid method

We explore the photoluminescence properties of zinc silicate (Zn₂SiO₄) nanostructures synthesized by vapor-liquid-solid (VLS) mode of growth using three different catalysts (Sn, Ag, and Mn). Different catalysts significantly influence the growth rate which in turn has an impact on the structure and hence the photoluminescence of the prepared zinc silicate nanostructures. Zn₂SiO₄ has a wide bandgap of about 5.5 eV and in its pure form, it does not emit in visible region due to its inner shell electronic transitions between the 3d⁵ energy levels. However, the incorporation of different catalysts (Sn, Ag and Mn) at different growth temperatures into the Zn₂SiO₄ crystal growth kinetics provides wide visible spectral range of photoluminescence (PL) emissions. PL analysis shows broad multi-band spectrum in the visible region and distinct colors (red, yellow, green, blue, cyan and violet) are obtained depending on the crystalline structure of the prepared nanostructures. The allowed transitions due to the effect of different catalysts on zinc silicate lattice offer a huge cross-section of absorption that generates strong photoluminescence. The correlation between the structural and optical properties of the synthesized nanostructures is discussed in detail. The synthesized photoluminescent nanostructures have potential applications in solid-state lighting and display devices.     

Growth and Physical Properties of CdS/TiO_2 Bilayer by Plasma-Based Method

The titanium oxide(TiO_2) nanotubes have attracted attention for their use in dye-sensitized solar cells as photoanode. In this study semiconducting cadmium sulfide(CdS) nanoparticles are grown on top opened TiO_2 nanotubes arrays by radio-frequency magnetron sputtering. X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy,transmission electron microscopy and diffuse reflection spectra are used to study structural, morphological and optical properties of the CdS/TiO_2 bilayer.     

Dc plasma-enhanced chemical vapour deposition growth of carbon nanotubes and nanofibres: <Emphasis Type="Italic">in situ</Emphasis> spectroscopy and plasma current dependence

Dc plasma-enhanced CVD growth of nanotubes and nanofibres is studied as a function of plasma power (3–40 W). The dependence of the nanotube/nanofibre morphology for growth on thin iron films and lithographically prepared individual nickel dots is investigated. In both cases, large differences in the morphology of the carbon nanostructures are observed as the plasma power is changed. In situ optical emission spectroscopy is used to obtain insight into the important parameters affecting the growth. The best growth results are found for intermediate plasma powers (15 W). PACS 81.07.-b; 52.70.Kz     

Structure comparison of nanotubes produced by different processes

Several methods used for the synthesis of carbon nanotubes have been developed in the last decade. The preparation techniques used, and their associated parameters, have an ultimate effect on the structure of the resulting nanotubes. Consequently, it is of great interest to compare the structure of carbon nanotubes synthesized by different techniques. We investigated a range of nanotubes of different origin by scanning probe microscopy (TM-AFM), and by scanning electron microscopy and energy dispersive spectroscopy (SEM-EDS). Three different types of nanotubes have been investigated: commercial SWNT and MWNT, MWNT (synthesized using a CCVD process) and its SiO₂ coated variant, and nanostructures produced using an electrochemical method. A preparative technique is described and different tube parameters are measured. The quality of coated MWNT-s is investigated and nano-structured rings are revealed in samples obtained by electrolysis of molten salts on graphite electrodes.     

电子束蒸发TiO2薄膜的光学特性

研究了不同工艺参数条件下，电子束蒸发TiO2薄膜的光学特性。在正交实验的基础上，利用离子束辅助沉积技术，获得了影响TiO2薄膜折射率的主要因素．得到了TiO2薄膜的折射率随氧气分压的关系。对离子氧和分子氧两种情况下TiO2薄膜的折射率进行了比较．得到了TiO2薄膜的折射率与沉积速度的关系，并给出了TiO2薄膜的红外吸收光谱。     

TiO2纳米管的力学和电子学性质

基于密度泛函理论研究了纤铁矿和锐钛矿型TiO₂纳米管的原子结构、稳定性、Young模量以及电子能带结构.计算结果显示：在纳米管直径较小时,锐钛矿型TiO₂纳米管的稳定性要好于纤铁矿型纳米管,随着管径的增大,纤铁矿型纳米管变得比锐钛矿型纳米管要更稳定.纤铁矿型TiO₂纳米管具有比锐钛矿型纳米管更大的Young模量,力学性能比较优异.另外,通过对电子能带结构的研究发现,手性对TiO₂纳米管的电子结构影响较大,纤铁矿（0,n）型和锐钛矿（n,0）型纳米管为间接带隙半导体,而纤铁矿（n,0）型和锐钛矿（0,n）型纳米管却具有直接带隙. 关键词： 2纳米管')" href="#">TiO₂纳米管 Young模量 间接带隙 直接带隙     

金纳米棒复合体的消光特性

金属纳米颗粒局域表面等离激元共振时能够产生消光和近场增强效应已经成为国内外研究的热点. 应用时域有限差分法对L形纳米棒与普通纳米棒构成的金纳米棒复合体的消光光谱及其近场增强和电流矢量密度分布进行了研究. 计算结果表明, 普通纳米棒和L形纳米棒二聚体的光谱响应与纳米棒间的间距有关, 而金纳米棒复合体的消光光谱可通过调整L形纳米棒与普通纳米棒间的间距、L形纳米棒的臂长度以及普通纳米棒的长度进行调谐. 此外金纳米棒复合体可以分解成L形纳米棒二聚体和普通纳米棒二聚体两个部分, 通过分别改变L形纳米棒的臂长和普通纳米棒的长度, 对比L形纳米棒二聚体和普通纳米棒二聚体间的共振峰位置变化, 可以更直观地了解金纳米棒复合体消光光谱线型的变化. 这些结果可用于指导金纳米棒复合体纳米光子器件的设计, 以满足其在表面增强拉曼散射和生物传感等方面应用.     

静电纺丝纳米ZrO_2:Ti纤维的制备与发光性质的研究

通过静电纺丝和高温煅烧相结合的方法制备了一维钛掺杂氧化锆的纳米纤维。复合纤维在1 000℃煅烧后,由于模板剂、聚乙烯吡咯烷酮(PVP)在高温下的分解,纤维直径大大减小,扫描电镜观察最终得到直径100 nm左右的单斜相纤维。利用稳态光谱和时间分辨光谱技术室温下研究了纤维的光致发光性质。结果表明发射主峰在467 nm的宽带,在350 nm处有一个小肩峰。两种不同的发光行为可以通过ZrO2∶Ti纳米纤维中存在的两种情况的氧空穴作为电子俘获中心来解释。一种由电荷补偿产生的氧空位,俘获电子,产生467 nm处Ti参与的发光现象。另外一种ZrO2表面缺陷导致的氧空穴,对应于350 nm的发光现象,没有发现长余辉现象。测得的激发态寿命短于体材料而长于普通的纳米晶,可能是由于一维纳米结构的独特性质导致的。     

Preparation and optical properties of nanocrystalline thin films in the ZnO-TiO<Subscript>2</Subscript> system

Nanocrystalline compound thin films of ZnO-TiO₂ with different Zn/Ti atomic ratios were prepared by radio frequency magnetron reactive sputtering. The optical constants and the optical band gap were investigated using spectroscopic ellipsometry and the optical absorption spectrum. It was found that the cubic ZnTiO₃ phase can be obtained with the atomic ratio of Zn to Ti of about 1:1, and transforms to rhombohedral ZnTiO₃ phase and a phase mixture of rhombohedral ZnTiO₃ and ZnO with increasing Zn content. The refractive index decreases with the increase of Zn content, and the extinction coefficient in the visible range is near zero. The optical band gap was derived from the modeling of ellipsometry data and extinction coefficient spectra, and compared with that obtained from optical absorption spectrum, and it was found that the optical band gaps obtained by these three methods are consistent with each other. PACS 42.70.-a; 68.55.Jk; 78.20.Ci; 81.15.Cd