Influence of CVD process duration on morphology, structure and sensing properties of carbonaceous- palladium films

نویسندگان

  • Nisar Ahmad
  • Saira Hakeem
  • Rashid Ahmed Alvi
  • E Kowalska
  • A Kamińska
  • E Czerwosz
  • M Kozłowski
  • K Sobczak
  • B Witkowski
چکیده

We present the nanocomposite carbonaceous-palladium (C-Pd) thin films prepared by physical vapor deposition (PVD) and chemical vapor deposition (CVD) methods. Scanning electron microscope (SEM) and transmission electron microscope (TEM) methods were used to study the topography, morphology and structure of carbon and palladium nanograins contained in these films. The quantitative analysis of the elemental composition of C-Pd films was determined by energy-dispersive spectroscopy (EDS). The initial PVD films were modified in a CVD quartz reactor using xylene (the mixture of isomers) as a modifying factor at different times (5, 10 and 30 minutes) at a constant temperature of 650°C in atmospheric pressure. It was observed that the average size of palladium nanograins increased with an increasing duration of modification process. The differences in microstructures observed in the CVD films modified at different times, affect their response in measurements of resistance changes in the gas containing H2 in various concentrations. All samples were measured by cathodoluminescence (CL) method. In CL studies a large amount of objects with high intensity of CL was found. Some of them show the emission bands both at 450 nm and 750 nm. Other reveals emission band only at 450 nm. CL observations show that Pd nanograins coated by graphite shells exhibit optical activity.

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تاریخ انتشار 2014