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Sisman O, Zappa D, Maraloiu VA, Comini E. Fabrication of CuO ( p)-ZnO ( n) Core-Shell Nanowires and Their H2-Sensing Properties. MATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2023; 16:4802. [PMID: 37445116 DOI: 10.3390/ma16134802] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2023] [Revised: 06/27/2023] [Accepted: 06/30/2023] [Indexed: 07/15/2023]
Abstract
Unlike the conventional one-dimensional (1D) core-shell nanowires (NWs) composed of p-type shells and n-type cores, in this work, an inverse design is proposed by depositing n-type ZnO (shell) layers on the surface of p-type CuO (core) NWs, to have a comprehensive understanding of their conductometric gas-sensing kinetics. The surface morphologies of bare and core-shell NWs were investigated by field emission scanning electron microscope (FE-SEM). The ZnO shell layer was presented by overlay images taken by electron dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX) and high-resolution transmission electron microscopy (HRTEM). The pronounced crystalline plane peaks of ZnO were recorded in the compared glancing incident X-ray diffraction (GI-XRD) spectra of CuO and CuO-ZnO core-shell NWs. The ZnO shell layers broaden the absorption curve of CuO NWs in the UV-vis absorption spectra. As a result of the heterostructure formation, the intrinsic p-type sensing behavior of CuO NWs towards 250 and 500 ppm of hydrogen (H2) switched to n-type due to the deposition of ZnO shell layers, at 400 °C in dry airflow.
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Affiliation(s)
- Orhan Sisman
- Department of Functional Materials, FunGlass Center, Alexander Dubcek University of Trencin, 91150 Trencin, Slovakia
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- Sensor Laboratory, Department of Information Engineering (DII), University of Brescia, Via Valotti 7, 25123 Bresica, Italy
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- Sensor Laboratory, Department of Information Engineering (DII), University of Brescia, Via Valotti 7, 25123 Bresica, Italy
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Costas A, Preda N, Zgura I, Kuncser A, Apostol N, Curutiu C, Enculescu I. Silver nanoparticles decorated ZnO-CuO core-shell nanowire arrays with low water adhesion and high antibacterial activity. Sci Rep 2023; 13:10698. [PMID: 37400545 PMCID: PMC10318101 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-37953-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2023] [Accepted: 06/30/2023] [Indexed: 07/05/2023] Open
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Nanostructured surfaces based on silver nanoparticles decorated ZnO-CuO core-shell nanowire arrays, which can assure protection against various environmental factors such as water and bacteria were developed by combining dry preparation techniques namely thermal oxidation in air, radio frequency (RF) magnetron sputtering and thermal vacuum evaporation. Thus, high-aspect-ratio ZnO nanowire arrays were grown directly on zinc foils by thermal oxidation in air. Further ZnO nanowires were coated with a CuO layer by RF magnetron sputtering, the obtained ZnO-CuO core-shell nanowires being decorated with Ag nanoparticles by thermal vacuum evaporation. The prepared samples were comprehensively assessed from morphological, compositional, structural, optical, surface chemistry, wetting and antibacterial activity point of view. The wettability studies show that native Zn foil and ZnO nanowire arrays grown on it are featured by a high water droplet adhesion while ZnO-CuO core-shell nanowire arrays (before and after decoration with Ag nanoparticles) reveal a low water droplet adhesion. The antibacterial tests carried on Escherichia coli (a Gram-negative bacterium) and Staphylococcus aureus (a Gram-positive bacterium) emphasize that the nanostructured surfaces based on nanowire arrays present excellent antibacterial activity against both type of bacteria. This study proves that functional surfaces obtained by relatively simple and highly reproducible preparation techniques that can be easily scaled to large area are very attractive in the field of water repellent coatings with enhanced antibacterial function.
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- Andreea Costas
- National Institute of Materials Physics, Atomistilor 405A, 077125, Magurele, Romania
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- National Institute of Materials Physics, Atomistilor 405A, 077125, Magurele, Romania.
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- National Institute of Materials Physics, Atomistilor 405A, 077125, Magurele, Romania
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- National Institute of Materials Physics, Atomistilor 405A, 077125, Magurele, Romania
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- National Institute of Materials Physics, Atomistilor 405A, 077125, Magurele, Romania
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- Microbiology Immunology Department, Faculty of Biology, University of Bucharest, Aleea Portocalelor 1-3, 060101, Bucharest, Romania
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- National Institute of Materials Physics, Atomistilor 405A, 077125, Magurele, Romania
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Costas A, Florica C, Preda N, Besleaga C, Kuncser A, Enculescu I. Self-connected CuO-ZnO radial core-shell heterojunction nanowire arrays grown on interdigitated electrodes for visible-light photodetectors. Sci Rep 2022; 12:6834. [PMID: 35478207 PMCID: PMC9046224 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-10879-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/11/2021] [Accepted: 02/11/2022] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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An original photodetector system based on self-connected CuO–ZnO radial core–shell heterojunction nanowire arrays grown on metallic interdigitated electrodes, operating as visible-light photodetector was developed by combining simple preparation approaches. Metallic interdigitated electrodes were fabricated on Si/SiO2 substrates using a conventional photolithography process. Subsequently, a Cu layer was electrodeposited on top of the metallic interdigitated electrodes. The CuO nanowire arrays (core) were obtained by thermal oxidation in air of the Cu layer. Afterwards, a ZnO thin film (shell) was deposited by RF magnetron sputtering covering the surface of the CuO nanowires. The morphological, structural, compositional, optical, electrical and photoelectrical properties of the CuO nanowire arrays and CuO–ZnO core–shell nanowire arrays grown on metallic interdigitated electrodes were investigated. The performances of the devices were evaluated by assessing the figures of merit of the photodetectors based on self-connected CuO–ZnO core–shell heterojunction nanowire arrays grown on the metallic interdigitated electrodes. The radial p–n heterojunction formed between CuO and ZnO generates a type II band alignment that favors an efficient charge separation of photogenerated electron–hole pairs at the CuO–ZnO interface, suppressing their recombination and consequently enhancing the photoresponse and the photoresponsivity of the photodetectors. The electrical connections in the fabricated photodetector devices are made without any additional complex and time-consuming lithographic step through a self-connecting approach for CuO–ZnO core–shell heterojunction nanowire arrays grown directly onto the Ti/Pt metallic interdigitated electrodes. Therefore, the present study provides an accessible path for employing low dimensional complex structures in functional optoelectronic devices such as photodetectors.
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- Andreea Costas
- National Institute of Materials Physics, Nanostructures Laboratory, 405A Atomistilor Street, 077125, Magurele, Ilfov, Romania.
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- National Institute of Materials Physics, Nanostructures Laboratory, 405A Atomistilor Street, 077125, Magurele, Ilfov, Romania
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- National Institute of Materials Physics, Nanostructures Laboratory, 405A Atomistilor Street, 077125, Magurele, Ilfov, Romania
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- National Institute of Materials Physics, Nanostructures Laboratory, 405A Atomistilor Street, 077125, Magurele, Ilfov, Romania
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- National Institute of Materials Physics, Nanostructures Laboratory, 405A Atomistilor Street, 077125, Magurele, Ilfov, Romania
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- National Institute of Materials Physics, Nanostructures Laboratory, 405A Atomistilor Street, 077125, Magurele, Ilfov, Romania.
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Al-Humaidi M, Feigl L, Jakob J, Schroth P, AlHassan A, Davtyan A, Herranz J, Anjum T, Novikov D, Francoual S, Geelhaar L, Baumbach T, Pietsch U. In situx-ray analysis of misfit strain and curvature of bent polytypic GaAs-In xGa 1-xAs core-shell nanowires. NANOTECHNOLOGY 2021; 33:015601. [PMID: 34560680 DOI: 10.1088/1361-6528/ac29d8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2021] [Accepted: 09/24/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Misfit strain in core-shell nanowires can be elastically released by nanowire bending in case of asymmetric shell growth around the nanowire core. In this work, we investigate the bending of GaAs nanowires during the asymmetric overgrowth by an InxGa1-xAs shell caused by avoiding substrate rotation. We observe that the nanowire bending direction depends on the nature of the substrate's oxide layer, demonstrated by Si substrates covered by native and thermal oxide layers. Further, we follow the bending evolution by time-resolvedin situx-ray diffraction measurements during the deposition of the asymmetric shell. The XRD measurements give insight into the temporal development of the strain as well as the bending evolution in the core-shell nanowire.
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- Mahmoud Al-Humaidi
- Solid State Physics, University of Siegen, Walter-Flex Straße 3, D-57068, Siegen, Germany
- Institute for Photon Science and Synchrotron Radiation, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Hermann-von-Helmholtz-Platz 1, D-76344 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany
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- Institute for Photon Science and Synchrotron Radiation, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Hermann-von-Helmholtz-Platz 1, D-76344 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany
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- Institute for Photon Science and Synchrotron Radiation, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Hermann-von-Helmholtz-Platz 1, D-76344 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany
- Laboratory for Applications of Synchrotron Radiation, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Kaiserstraße 12, D-76131 Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Institute for Photon Science and Synchrotron Radiation, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Hermann-von-Helmholtz-Platz 1, D-76344 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany
- Laboratory for Applications of Synchrotron Radiation, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Kaiserstraße 12, D-76131 Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Institute for Photon Science and Synchrotron Radiation, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Hermann-von-Helmholtz-Platz 1, D-76344 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany
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- Solid State Physics, University of Siegen, Walter-Flex Straße 3, D-57068, Siegen, Germany
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- Paul-Drude-Institut für Festkörperelektronik, Leibniz Institut im Forschungsverbund Berlin e.V., Hausvogteiplatz 5-7, 10117 Berlin, Germany
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- Solid State Physics, University of Siegen, Walter-Flex Straße 3, D-57068, Siegen, Germany
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- Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron, PETRA III, D-22607 Hamburg, Germany
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- Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron, PETRA III, D-22607 Hamburg, Germany
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- Paul-Drude-Institut für Festkörperelektronik, Leibniz Institut im Forschungsverbund Berlin e.V., Hausvogteiplatz 5-7, 10117 Berlin, Germany
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- Institute for Photon Science and Synchrotron Radiation, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Hermann-von-Helmholtz-Platz 1, D-76344 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany
- Laboratory for Applications of Synchrotron Radiation, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Kaiserstraße 12, D-76131 Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Solid State Physics, University of Siegen, Walter-Flex Straße 3, D-57068, Siegen, Germany
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