Oxide Nanoparticle Thin Films Created Using Molecular Templates
Oxide Nanoparticle Thin Films Created Using Molecular Templates
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DOI:
10.1021/jp200567r
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发表时间:
2011-06
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3.7
通讯作者:
Jules A. Gardener;Irving I. Liaw;G. Aeppli;I. Boyd;S. Fiddy;G. Hyett;T. Jones;S. Lauzurica;R. Palgrave;I. Parkin;G. Sankar;M. Sikora;A. Stoneham;G. Thornton;S. Heutz
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作者:
Jules A. Gardener;Irving I. Liaw;G. Aeppli;I. Boyd;S. Fiddy;G. Hyett;T. Jones;S. Lauzurica;R. Palgrave;I. Parkin;G. Sankar;M. Sikora;A. Stoneham;G. Thornton;S. Heutz
We present a new generic method to synthesize nanostructured metal(II) oxide films on a substrate such as silicon. Vacuum ultraviolet (VUV) excimer lamps rupture metal organic precursors, creating volatile organic fragments, while the metal species at the surface form oxides. X-ray photoemission spectroscopy (XPS) and X-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS) confirm that 172 nm VUV irradiation of manganese and copper phthalocyanines yields manganese(II) and copper(II) oxides, respectively. The morphology of the precursor film provides a template from which metal oxide nanoparticles are formed, which we demonstrate for particles with dimensions 40 x 40 x 10 nm(3). Our procedure is both simple and flexible, with low thermal budget and potential for patterning.