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Effect of ethanolamine passivation for ZnO nanoparticles in quantum dot light emitting diode structure
摘要： Aging effect of ZnO nanoparticles in quantum dot light-emitting diode (QD-LED) structure is studied. Coarsening of as-synthesized ZnO nanoparticles is observed in both solution and thin film structure, which potentially deteriorates device performance of QD-LED over time. Firstly, temperature effect on ZnO coarsening is investigated, and it reveals that ripening of ZnO nanoparticles is faster at higher temperature due to its diffusion controlled mechanism of nanoparticle coarsening. To observe aggregation of the ZnO in the film state, electron transporting part (ZnO/Al) of QD-LED structure was prepared. Current densities of the ZnO film and electron only device (QD/ZnO between two electrodes) are also measured. Resistance of the film increased as a function of aging time, which corresponds to optical microscopy observation of ZnO film. Aggregation of ZnO nanoparticles was directly measured by root-mean-square value in atomic force microscopy. Ethanolamine (EA) stabilizer is added in the ZnO solution to disperse the ZnO nanoparticles without aggregation. The effect of EA on the surface passivation of the ZnO was revealed by scanning electron micriscopy observation directly by suppressed pinhole formation. Finally, device lifetime was measured for QD-LED with EA stabilized ZnO to understand the effect of ZnO aging on long term QD-LED device operation.
关键词： ethanolamine,coarsening,ZnO,aging
更新于2025-11-21 11:03:13
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Effects of TiO <sub/>2</sub> doping on microstructure and properties of directed laser deposition alumina/aluminum titanate composites
摘要： Al2O3-based composite ceramics have excellent high temperature performance and are ideal materials for preparing hot end components. However, poor fracture toughness and thermal shock resistance limit its applications. Based on the excellent low thermal expansion characteristics and thermal shock resistance of Al2TiO5 ceramic, different composition ratios of Al2O3/Al2TiO5 composite ceramics were prepared by directed laser deposition (DLD) technology. Effects of TiO2 doping amount on microstructure and properties of the composite ceramics were investigated. Results show that α-Al2O3 phase is discretely distributed in the continuous aluminum titanate matrix when TiO2 doping amount between 2 and 30 mol%. With the increase of TiO2 doping amount, content of Al2O3 gradually decreases and its morphology changes from cellular to dendritic. When TiO2 doping amount reaches 43.9 mol%, the microstructure transforms into fine Al2TiO5/Al6Ti2O13 eutectic structure. Property test results show that Al2O3/Al2TiO5 composite ceramics have good comprehensive mechanical properties when TiO2 doping amount between 2 and 6 mol%.
关键词： Al2O3/Al2TiO5,microstructure,Additive manufacturing,properties,composite ceramics
更新于2025-11-21 11:03:13
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Tailoring the Shape of Anisotropic Core-Shell Au-Ag Nanoparticles in Dimethyl Sulfoxide
摘要： The shape and size control of metal nanoparticles at the nanoscale is a crucial step in the development of diverse applications ranging from catalysis to plasmonics and surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS). For the seed-mediated growth of nanocrystals, it is well established that the final morphology is dictated by the cristallinity of the seed but also by surfactant and additives. However, the systematic study of the impact and the fate of these additives to elucidate the growth mechanism remains challenging. Here, we show that the addition of Dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) for the silver growth on gold nanorod seeds, allows tailoring the shape of core-shell Au@Ag from truncated cuboids to octahedra. The combination of surface enhanced Raman scattering and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopies revealed the key role played by DMSO and its fate upon silver reduction.
更新于2025-11-21 11:03:13
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Facile Construction of Defect-rich Rhenium Disulfide/Graphite Carbon Nitride Heterojunction via Electrostatic Assembly for fast Charge Separation and Photoactivity Enhancement
摘要： Graphite carbon nitride (CN) is one of the most researched visible light photocatalysts, but it still cannot be used practically because of its low photoactivity resulting mainly from rapid photogenerated charge recombination. To accelerate charge separation, CN was herein electrostatically assembled with ReS2, a two-dimensional semiconductor to construct heterojunction for the first time. The electrostatic and coordination interactions between CN and defect-rich ReS2 make them close contact to form heterojunctions. The ReS2/CN heterojunction exhibits higher photocatalytic performance in pollutant degradation owing to faster generation of reactive oxygen species than CN, as well as increased visible and near-infrared light absorption because of strong photoabsorption of defect-rich ReS2. The accelerated reactive oxygen species generation for the heterojunction arises from accelerated charge separation, especially fast transfer of holes from CN to ReS2 in assistance of interfacial electric field and great valance-band edge difference. This work provides a novel CN-based heterojunction for photoactivity improvement and illustrates significance of electrostatic attraction in fabricating heterojunctions.
关键词： electrostatic interaction,photocatalytic,rhenium disulfide,graphite carbon nitride,charge separation
更新于2025-11-21 11:03:13
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Origin of anisotropy and compositional dependence of phonon and electron transport in ZnO based natural superlattices and role of atomic layer interfaces
摘要： Reaction of ZnO with trivalent ions can form natural superlattice (SL) compounds, which possess unusual structural characteristics and strong anisotropic physical transport properties. In this work, by synthesizing strongly textured bulk polycrystals of pure SL phases and performing characterization and measurements for both in-plane and cross-sectional directions, we revealed the strongly crystal orientation dependent transport properties. The observed compositional or SL interface spacing dependent electrical conductivity is largely attributed to the overall doping of ZnO wurtzite regions. The atomic layer SL interfaces are phonon barriers, and the interfacial thermal (Kapitza) resistance depends on SL interface spacing. The transport direction perpendicular to these SL interfaces are electron-conductive paths with remarkably higher electron mobility. There are electron potential barriers associated with these atomic layer SL interfaces. The effective and absolute potential barrier heights are determined, which are proportional to the natural conduction band discontinuities. The current study provides new findings and knowledge about the role of SL interfaces in phonon and electron transport process in these ZnO based natural SLs. The present work can be useful and inspiring to design and modify complex layer-structured compounds, including synthetic superlattice systems, for a variety of applications where energy carriers transport is involved.
关键词： Interfaces,Superlattices,Electron potential barrier,Interfacial thermal (Kapitza) resistance,Thermal conductivity,ZnO
更新于2025-11-21 11:03:13
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One-step synthesis of hexylresorcinol calix[4]arene-capped ZnO–Ag nanocomposites for enhanced degradation of organic pollutants
摘要： In this study, hexylresorcinol calix[4]arene (HRCA) is introduced into the reaction system, and HRCA-capped ZnO–Ag nanocomposites are prepared via a simple one-step reflux method. HRCA is used not only as a reducing agent for deoxidizing Ag+ to Ag, but also as a protectant for wrapping around the microstructure of the formed ZnO–Ag. The prepared samples are characterized by X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy (TEM), high-resolution TEM, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy, and water contact angle. The Ag nanoparticles and ZnO adhere to each other and HRCA molecules encapsulate on the surface of ZnO–Ag nanocomposites. HRCA-capped ZnO–Ag nanocomposites with different Ag contents are investigated for use in photodegradation of organic pollutants (rhodamine B (RhB) and levofloxacin hydrochloride). The sample with 10.20 mol% Ag, denoted as ZA3, exhibits the highest catalytic activity for photodegradation of RhB and levofloxacin hydrochloride. Moreover, ZA3 exhibits high stability during photodegradation of organic pollutants even after multiple reuses. The possible photocatalytic mechanism is discussed. We believe that ?O2– and h+ are the chief active species responsible for the photocatalytic activity of HRCA-capped ZnO–Ag nanocomposite system. HRCA-capped ZnO–Ag nanocomposite is expected to be an effective photocatalyst with potential application to sewage treatment under sunlight.
关键词： HRCA-capped ZnO–Ag,Photocatalysis,Resorcinol calix[4]arene,Ag seed
更新于2025-11-21 11:03:13
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AIE active fluorescent organic nanoaggregates for selective detection of phenolic-nitroaromatic explosives and cell imaging
摘要： Development of organic nanoparticles with high fluorescence, good biocompatibility along with strong resistance to photobleaching through simple synthetic routes is important for diverse applications such as sensing and bioimaging. Herein, we present the development of a pyrene excimer nanoaggregate which shows aggregation induced emission (AIE) effect in a solvent mixture of THF and water. The pyrene based fluorescent probe, dimethyl-5-(pyren-1-ylmethyleneamino)isophthalate (5-DP) was synthesized through a simple single step condensation reaction from inexpensive reagents. The photophysical studies of nanoaggregated system further corroborates the AIE active behavior of 5-DP probe at different water fractions (?w = 0% to 90%), where the hydrogen bonding interaction between imine and water molecules led to suppression of photoinduced electron transfer (PET) inducing significant enhancement in fluorescence. The highly photostable nanoaggregates were explored as a selective fluorescence “turn off” sensor for phenolic nitroaromatics and the chemo-selectivity was highly pronounced for 2,4,6-trinitrophenol (picric acid), that showed efficient quenching in aqueous as well as solid phase, with a detection limit of 10 nM in aqueous medium. The quenching efficiency of the nanoaggregates can be ascribed to a combination of factors including efficient fluorescence resonance energy transfer, inner filter effect and coulombic interaction between picric acid and the aggregated probe molecules. Further, random aggregation of the pyrene derivative could be controlled for the formation of fluorescent spherical nanoparticles using Pluoronics P-123 block copolymers as encapsulating agents. The resulting composite could be used as a neoteric cell imaging probe with significantly less cytotoxicity, thus showing their potential biological applications.
关键词： aggregation induced emission,electron transfer,explosive detection,cell imaging,Fluorescent organic nanoaggregates
更新于2025-11-21 11:03:13
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Selective Growth of Ordered Hexagonal InN Nanorods
摘要： Well-ordered and vertically aligned InN nanorods with high aspect ratio are synthetized by hydride vapor phase epitaxy (HVPE) using the selective area growth (SAG) approach. The growth occurs through the apertures of a SiNx masked Ga-polar GaN/c-Al2O3 template for adjusted growth temperature and V/III ratio. The nanorods exhibit a hexagonal shape without any rotation around the growth axis. The wurtzite structure and the high crystalline quality of InN nanorods are confirmed by X-ray diffraction (XRD) as well as by high-resolution transmission electron microscopy (HR-TEM). Only few stacking faults are identified at the bottom part of the nanorods. Photoluminescence (PL) displays an emission peak centered at 0.77 eV which agrees with the band gap of InN. These promising achievements, which go far beyond the existing InN growth limitations, pave the way towards the integration of pure InN in future devices
关键词： Selective Area Growth,Hydride Vapor Phase Epitaxy,Indium Nitride,Nanorods
更新于2025-11-21 11:03:13
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Homogeneous Anodic TiO <sub/>2</sub> Nanotube Layers on Ti–6Al–4V Alloy with Improved Adhesion Strength and Corrosion Resistance
摘要： Hexagonal TiO2 nanotubes (TNTs) arrays are generally fabricated on Ti-based substrates for some biomedical purposes, but the TNT layers constructed on conventionally processed Ti alloys are usually inhomogeneous because the substrates typically contain both the α and β phases. In this work, high-pressure torsion (HPT) is applied to obtain a saturated single α-phase microstructure in Ti–6Al–4V alloys via strain-induced β phase dissolution. Homogeneous anodic TNT layers with three different morphologies, one-step nanoporous, one-step nanotubular, and two-step nanoporous structures, are electrochemically fabricated on the ultrafine-grained (UFG) Ti–6Al–4V alloy substrates after HPT processing, whereas the TNT layers prepared on coarse-grained substrates are normally inhomogeneous. More notably, the TNT layers show significantly improved adhesion strength to the UFG substrate as well as better corrosion resistance compared to those on the conventionally processed Ti–6Al–4V substrates. X-ray diffraction analysis, scanning electron microscopy in combination with electron backscatter diffraction, and transmission electron microscopy indicate that the improvement is due to a larger dislocation density in the UFG substrate as well as strain-induced β phase dissolution.
关键词： high-pressure torsion,homogeneity,TiO2 nanotubes,adhesion strength,strain-induced phase transformation
更新于2025-11-21 11:03:13
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Deconvoluting Diffuse Reflectance Spectra for Retrieving Nanostructures’ Size Details: An Easy and Efficient Approach
摘要： A new model has been reported here to estimate the mean size and size distribution in nanostructured materials by utilizing a simple and economic diffuse reflectance spectroscopy through spectral line-shape analysis. In the proposed model, a theoretical line shape has been derived by taking into account a size distribution function, which represents a variation in absorption coefficient as a function of size, which in turn depends on the band gap and thus on the excitation photon energy. A fitting of the experimental absorption spectra with the derived line-shape function yields the mean crystallite size and size distribution. The size and size distribution have been successfully estimated from two different silicon nanostructured samples, prepared by metal induced etching. The model has been validated by comparing the estimated values with the sizes estimated using Raman spectroscopy, which is a well-known technique. The two results are not only consistent with each other but are also found to be consistent with the electron microscopy’s results, revealing that a technique as simple and as economic as diffuse reflectance spectroscopy can be used to estimate size distribution. In addition, the proposed model can also be used to investigate the homogeneity in the size distribution in a nanostructured sample.
更新于2025-11-21 11:03:13