Molecular precursor approach to metal oxide and pnictide thin films

Heat Treatment in Molecular Precursor Method for Fabricating Metal Oxide Thin Films

Chiral thin films of metal oxide.

In this paper, we describe for the first time the synthesis of new chiral nanosized metal oxide surfaces based on chiral self-assembled monolayers (SAMs) coated with metal oxide (TiO2) nanolayers. In this new type of nanosize chiral surface, the metal oxide nanolayers enable the protection of the chiral self-assembled monolayers while preserving their enantioselective nature. The chiral nature ...

Adsorption of molecular thin films on metal and metal oxide surfaces

Metal and metal oxides are widely used in industry, and to optimize their performance their surfaces are commonly functionalized by the formation of thin films. Self-assembled monolayers (SAMs) are deposited on metals or metal oxides either from solution or by gas deposition. The gas deposition enables the preparation of SAMs under very well controlled conditions in ultrahigh vacuum (UHV). Thio...

Metal Oxide Thin Films and Nanostructures Made by ALD

Colloidal synthesis of metal oxide nanocrystals and thin films

A main driving force behind the recent years’ immense interest in nanoscience and nanotechnology is the possibility of achieving new material properties and functionalities within, e.g., material physics, biomedicine, sensor technology, chemical catalysis, energy storing systems, and so on. New (theoretical) possibilities represent, in turn, a challenging task for chemists and physicists. An im...