The large-area Al-doped ZnO thin films are successfully deposited at room temperature on polycarbonate substrate using a 1500 mm dual cylindrical cathodes sputtering system. Those thin films have smooth surfaces (RMS: 9.6 nm) and lower thicknesses deviation (Uniformity: 98.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFMn-doped SnO₂ thin films were fabricated by a continuous composition spread (CCS) method on a glass substrate at room temperature to find optimized compositions. The fabricated materials were found to have a lower resistivity than pure SnO₂ thin films because of oxygen vacancies generated by Mn doping. As Mn content was increased, resistivity was found to decrease for limited doping concentrations.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFTitanium dioxide (TiO(2)) is one of the most widely studied and important materials for catalysis, photovoltaics, and surface science applications, but the ability to consistently control the relative exposure of higher surface energy facets during synthesis remains challenging. Here, we present the repeatable synthesis of highly reactive, rutile {001} or {101} facets on broad, sword-shaped TiO(2) nanostructures rapidly synthesized in minutes. Growth occurs along planes of lower surface energy, repeatedly yielding nanostructures with large, high energy facets.
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