Controlled nanocrystallites growth of plasma-treated Cu sheets

Controlled CVD growth of Cu-Sb alloy nanostructures.

Sb based alloy nanostructures have attracted much attention due to their many promising applications, e.g. as battery electrodes, thermoelectric materials and magnetic semiconductors. In many cases, these applications require controlled growth of Sb based alloys with desired sizes and shapes to achieve enhanced performance. Here, we report a flexible catalyst-free chemical vapor deposition (CVD...

Molecular dynamics simulation of the growth of Cu nanoclusters from Cu ions in a plasma

Controlled hydrogenation of graphene sheets and nanoribbons.

The electronic properties of graphene sheets and nanoribbons with different degrees of hydrogenation have been investigated using a combination of charge transport and Raman spectroscopy experiments. The field-effect transistor mobility of graphene is shown to be highly sensitive to the treatment time during atomic hydrogen dose and follows an exponential decrease with time. Raman spectroscopy ...

Synthesis of Copper Hydroxide Nitrate (Cu2(OH)3NO3) Micro-Sheets by Plasma Electrolysis of Cu(NO3)2 Aqueous Solution in Atmospheric Air

In the present paper, using a cathodic pin-to-solution electrical discharge electrolysis setup, interaction of the atmospheric air plasma with aqueous solution of copper nitrate and its possibility for synthesis of nano-materials is investigated. An AC (50 Hz) high-voltage power supply (5 kV) with rectified current is used for electrical discharge of the air between a metal pin and the solution...

Chemical interaction, adhesion and diffusion properties at the interface of Cu and plasma-treated thiophene-based plasma polymer (ThioPP) films

Chemical interaction, adhesion and diffusion properties at the interface of Cu and plasma-treated thiophene-based plasma polymer (ThioPP) films deposited by plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition (PECVD) were studied. Surface characterization of ThioPP films treated by Ar and O plasma using X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), contact angle measurements, and 2 atomic force microscopy (AFM...