Nanophase Inorganic Materials Chemistry

密苏里大学罗拉分校化学系的Jay Switzer由无机，生物无机和有机化学计划和固态化学计划共同支持，用于研究纳米结构金属氧化物半导体。利用各种电沉积技术，Switzer将在单晶硅、金、铜和磷化铟上制备磁性金属氧化物超晶格、尺寸和形状集中的金属氧化物纳米结构和外延金属氧化物层。感兴趣的金属氧化物包括氧化铜、氧化锌和氧化铁。电沉积允许在电沉积期间控制施加的电势、电流和溶液pH，从而控制生长的结晶纳米结构的组成以及尺寸和形状。这些纳米结构的晶体金属氧化物在电子学，特别是巨磁电阻，自旋电子学和各向异性电子元件中具有广泛的潜在应用。这个跨学科的研究领域还将为学生和研究人员提供纳米科学重要领域的培训。

Jay Switzer, Department of Chemistry, University of Missouri-Rolla, is jointly supported by the Inorganic, Bioinorganic and Organometallic Chemistry Program and the Solid State Chemistry Program for studies of nanostructured metal oxide semiconductors. Using various electrodeposition techniques, Switzer will prepare magnetic metal oxide superlattices, size-and shape-focused metal oxide nanostructures and epitaxial metal oxide layers on single-crystal silicon, gold, copper and indium phosphide. The metal oxides of interest include copper oxide, zinc oxide and iron oxide. Electrodeposition allows control of the applied potential, current and solution pH during electrodeposition, leading to control of the composition as well as the size and shape of the growing crystalline nanostructure. These nanostructured crystalline metal oxides have widespread potential applications in electronics, specifically giant magnetoresistance, spintronics and anisotropic electronic components. This interdisciplinary research area will also provide training for students and research associates in the important area of nanoscience.