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Development and measurement of gas sensors for room temperature applications
Kočí, Michal
2022 - English
Gas sensing properties of a nanocrystalline diamond with a hydrogen-terminated surface (H-terminated NCD) and a molybdenum disulphide (MoS2) are investigated as conductivity sensors with built-in interdigital metal electrode structures. The H-terminated NCD was prepared by plasma-enhanced chemical vapour deposition (PECVD), and the MoS2 by a carbide-free one-zone sulfurization method. The sensor's responses were measured for oxidizing (NO2) and reducing (NH3) gases by the same equipment and setup. The parameters of the tested sensors are compared and critically evaluated. Advantageously, the MoS2/H-terminated NCD heterostructure enhances the gas sensing response at room temperature compared to the H-terminated NCD and MoS2 layers. Keywords: gas sensor; nanocrystalline diamond (NCD); transition metal dichalcogenide (TMD) Fulltext is available at external website.
Development and measurement of gas sensors for room temperature applications

Gas sensing properties of a nanocrystalline diamond with a hydrogen-terminated surface (H-terminated NCD) and a molybdenum disulphide (MoS2) are investigated as conductivity sensors with built-in ...

Kočí, Michal
Fyzikální ústav, 2022

Ab-initio study of surface energies and structural influece of vacancies in titanium nitride nanolayer
Lebeda, M.; Vlčák, P.; Veřtát, P.; Drahokoupil, Jan
2021 - English
The surface energies of 8 crystallographic planes and effects of nitrogen vacancies on the lattice parameter in rock salt-like structure of TiN (σ-TiN) were studied using ab-initio method of density functional theory (DFT) with the generalized gradient approximation functional (GGA) as parametrized by Perdex, Burke and Ernzerhof (PBE). The linear decrease of lattice parameter with the increasing presence of nitrogen vacancies up to ca. 80% was observed.\n Keywords: titanium nitride; TiNx; ab initio simulation; density functional theory; DFT; vacancies; lattice parameter; surface energy Fulltext is available at external website.
Ab-initio study of surface energies and structural influece of vacancies in titanium nitride nanolayer

The surface energies of 8 crystallographic planes and effects of nitrogen vacancies on the lattice parameter in rock salt-like structure of TiN (σ-TiN) were studied using ab-initio method of density ...

Lebeda, M.; Vlčák, P.; Veřtát, P.; Drahokoupil, Jan
Fyzikální ústav, 2021

Emergence of dark ZnO nanorods by hydrogen plasma treatment
Remeš, Zdeněk; Buryi, Maksym; Sharma, Dhananjay K.; Artemenko, Anna; Mičová, J.; Rezek, B.; Poruba, A.; Hsu, H.S.; Potocký, Štěpán; Babin, Vladimir
2021 - English
We employed a custom-built inductively coupled plasma (ICP) 13.56 MHz reactor with up to 300 W RF discharge power. Hydrothermally grown ZnO nanorods were exposed to the ICP plasma with a mixture of hydrogen and argon for up to 30 min, followed in-situ by plasma oxidation. Plasma properties were monitored by optical emission spectroscopy (OES) and by measuring the self-bias potential of the stainless steel sample holder separated from the ground by a blocking capacitor. The exciton-related UV photoluminescence of ZnO nanorods and optical absorption increases significantly after the plasma treatment. We attribute it to the complex changes of ZnO surface electronic states that also give rise to its black color visually. Keywords: ZnO; ICP; photoluminescence Fulltext is available at external website.
Emergence of dark ZnO nanorods by hydrogen plasma treatment

We employed a custom-built inductively coupled plasma (ICP) 13.56 MHz reactor with up to 300 W RF discharge power. Hydrothermally grown ZnO nanorods were exposed to the ICP plasma with a mixture of ...

Remeš, Zdeněk; Buryi, Maksym; Sharma, Dhananjay K.; Artemenko, Anna; Mičová, J.; Rezek, B.; Poruba, A.; Hsu, H.S.; Potocký, Štěpán; Babin, Vladimir
Fyzikální ústav, 2021

Transformation of ZnO-based structures under heavy Mo doping: Defect states and luminescence
Buryi, Maksym; Remeš, Zdeněk; Děcká, Kateřina; Mičová, J.; Landová, Lucie
2021 - English
Hydrothermally grown ZnO-based structures were heavily doped with Mo (various doping levels from 2 to 25%). It has been found that Mo strongly affects the ZnO structure and morphology rather resulting in the complex, mixed zinc and molybdenum oxides creation. Moreover, the material phases transformation upon the increased Mo content was observed. ZnO material phase was observed only at low Mo doping level (2 and 5%). This correlated very well to the changes in the luminescence and electron paramagnetic resonance signals. Keywords: ZnO; Mo doping; material phase transformation; luminescence; electron paramagnetic resonance Fulltext is available at external website.
Transformation of ZnO-based structures under heavy Mo doping: Defect states and luminescence

Hydrothermally grown ZnO-based structures were heavily doped with Mo (various doping levels from 2 to 25%). It has been found that Mo strongly affects the ZnO structure and morphology rather resulting ...

Buryi, Maksym; Remeš, Zdeněk; Děcká, Kateřina; Mičová, J.; Landová, Lucie
Fyzikální ústav, 2021

TCO work function tuning by nanodiamonds
Čermák, Jan; Miliaieva, Daria; Sokeng-Djoumessi, A.; Hoppe, H.; Stehlík, Štěpán
2021 - English
Deposition of nanodiamonds is found to be able to adjust the work function of transparent conductive oxides that are commonly used in photovoltaics. It also turned out that the change is dependent on the nanodiamond surface termination and that it is not stable in time. Keywords: nanodiamonds; Kelvin probe force microscopy; work function; stability Fulltext is available at external website.
TCO work function tuning by nanodiamonds

Deposition of nanodiamonds is found to be able to adjust the work function of transparent conductive oxides that are commonly used in photovoltaics. It also turned out that the change is dependent on ...

Čermák, Jan; Miliaieva, Daria; Sokeng-Djoumessi, A.; Hoppe, H.; Stehlík, Štěpán
Fyzikální ústav, 2021

Polyvinylpyrrolidone coating for nanodiamond stabilization in saline solution and silver nanoparticle decoration
Kolářová, Kateřina; Miliaieva, Daria; Stehlík, Štěpán
2021 - English
This work presents use of polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP) for multipurpose coating of oxidized high-pressure high-temperature and detonation nanodiamonds. This simple way of nanodiamonds surface modification aims to improve their colloidal stability in biological environments and reduce their proneness to agglomeration. PVP immobilized on nanodiamond surface also provides for nanodiamond-supported AgNPs preparation by in situ synthesis using AgNO3 as a metallic nanoparticles precursor. Dynamic light scattering (DLS) and UV-vis spectroscopy were used for evaluation of nanoparticles size distribution and dispersibility in water and after exposition of nanoparticles in saline solution. Images acquired by scanning electron microscopy and transmission electron microscope validate the possibility of binding ~ 10 nm AgNPs to nanodiamonds surface. Keywords: nanodiamonds; silver nanoparticles; colloid solution Fulltext is available at external website.
Polyvinylpyrrolidone coating for nanodiamond stabilization in saline solution and silver nanoparticle decoration

This work presents use of polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP) for multipurpose coating of oxidized high-pressure high-temperature and detonation nanodiamonds. This simple way of nanodiamonds surface ...

Kolářová, Kateřina; Miliaieva, Daria; Stehlík, Štěpán
Fyzikální ústav, 2021

Compression of ecaped titanium micro-pillars for two principal orientations
Vokoun, David; Maňák, Jan; Tesař, Karel; Habr, Stanislav
2020 - English
The thermomechanical processing by equal-channel angular pressing (ECAP) is used for certain metals and alloys in order to make their structure fine and to increase material strength. In the previous study done at our institute, grade 2 titanium was successfully processed using four consecutive route A passes via a 90° ECAP die with high backpressure at room temperature. Orientation dependence of compressive and tensile loading of ECAPed titanium samples was demonstrated at macro-scale. However, scarce attention has been paid so far to the mechanical behavior of ECAPed titanium samples at micro-scale. In the present study, compression experiments on titanium micro-pillars, fabricated using focused ion beam, are carried out for two main directions in respect to preceding ECAP pressing (insert and extrusion directions). The purpose of this study is to discuss the orientation dependence of mechanical response during compression of the as-ECAPed titanium micro-pillars. Keywords: ECAP; micro-pillar; titanium Available in digital repository of the ASCR
Compression of ecaped titanium micro-pillars for two principal orientations

The thermomechanical processing by equal-channel angular pressing (ECAP) is used for certain metals and alloys in order to make their structure fine and to increase material strength. In the previous ...

Vokoun, David; Maňák, Jan; Tesař, Karel; Habr, Stanislav
Fyzikální ústav, 2020

Microscopic study of multifunctional drug molecule adhesion to electronic biosensors coated with diamond and gold nanoparticles
Finsterle, T.; Pilarčíková, I.; Bláhová, I.A.; Potocký, Štěpán; Kromka, Alexander; Ukraintsev, Egor; Nepovimová, E.; Musílek, K.; Kuča, K.; Rezek, B.
2019 - English
The easy and fast detection of drug content and concentration levels is demanded in biological research as well as in clinical practice. Here we study on microscopic level how nanodiamonds and gold nanoparticles interact with a multifunctional drug molecule directly on a biosensor surface. The sensors are made of interdigitated Au electrodes coated by 5 nm hydrogenated or oxidized nanodiamonds and further combined with Au colloidal nanoparticles (size 20 nm) providing nanoscale composite (spacing 100 nm). Atomic force microscopy is employed to measure local tip-surface adhesion forces and surface topography. AFM adhesion maps show that the drug binds to all types of nanoparticles and the adhesion is also significantly influenced by the substrates on which the nanoparticles are deposited. Role of local AFM tip interaction with nanostructured surface is also discussed.\n Keywords: alzheimer drugs; biosensors; nanodiamonds; nanoparticles Fulltext is available at external website.
Microscopic study of multifunctional drug molecule adhesion to electronic biosensors coated with diamond and gold nanoparticles

The easy and fast detection of drug content and concentration levels is demanded in biological research as well as in clinical practice. Here we study on microscopic level how nanodiamonds and gold ...

Finsterle, T.; Pilarčíková, I.; Bláhová, I.A.; Potocký, Štěpán; Kromka, Alexander; Ukraintsev, Egor; Nepovimová, E.; Musílek, K.; Kuča, K.; Rezek, B.
Fyzikální ústav, 2019

Relation between optical and microscopic properties of hydrogenated silicon thin films with integrated germanium and tin nanoparticles
Stuchlík, Jiří; Stuchlíková, The-Ha; Čermák, Jan; Kupčík, Jaroslav; Fajgar, Radek; Remeš, Zdeněk
2019 - English
The hydrogenated amorphous silicon layers (a-Si:H) were deposited by PECVD method on quartz substrates. During interruption of PECVD process the vacuum chamber was pumped up to 10-5 Pa and 1 nm thin films of Germanium or Tin were evaporated on the surface. The materials form isolated nanoparticles (NPs) on the a-Si:H surface. Then the deposited NPs were covered and stabilized by a-Si:H layer by PECVD. Those two deposition processes were alternated 5 times. The a-Si:H thin films with integrated Ge or Sn NPs were characterized optically by PDS and CPM methods, and microscopically by SEM and AFM microscopies. Optical and microscopic properties of the structures are correlated and discussed considering their application in photovoltaics.\n Keywords: thin films; a-Si:H; nanoparticles; germanium; tin Available in digital repository of the ASCR
Relation between optical and microscopic properties of hydrogenated silicon thin films with integrated germanium and tin nanoparticles

The hydrogenated amorphous silicon layers (a-Si:H) were deposited by PECVD method on quartz substrates. During interruption of PECVD process the vacuum chamber was pumped up to 10-5 Pa and 1 nm thin ...

Stuchlík, Jiří; Stuchlíková, The-Ha; Čermák, Jan; Kupčík, Jaroslav; Fajgar, Radek; Remeš, Zdeněk
Fyzikální ústav, 2019

The peculiar outburst activity of the symbiotic binary AG Draconis
Gális, R.; Merc, J.; Leedjärv, L.; Vrašťák, M.; Karpov, Sergey
2019 - English
AG Draconis is a strongly interacting binary system which manifests characteristic symbiotic activity of alternating quiescent and active stages. The latter ones consist of the series of individual outbursts repeating at about a one-year interval. After seven years of flat quiescence following the 2006–2008 major outbursts, in the late spring of 2015, the symbiotic system AG Dra started to become brighter again toward what appeared to be a new minor outburst. The current outburst activity of AG Dra was confirmed by the following three outbursts in April 2016, May 2017 and April 2018. The photometric and spectroscopic observations suggest that all these outbursts are of the hot type. Such behaviour is considerably peculiar in almost 130-year history of observing of this object, because the major outbursts at the beginning of active stages are typically cool ones. In the present work, the current peculiar activity of the symbiotic binary AG Dra is described in detail.\n Keywords: AG Draconis; LC; outburst Fulltext is available at external website.
The peculiar outburst activity of the symbiotic binary AG Draconis

AG Draconis is a strongly interacting binary system which manifests characteristic symbiotic activity of alternating quiescent and active stages. The latter ones consist of the series of individual ...

Gális, R.; Merc, J.; Leedjärv, L.; Vrašťák, M.; Karpov, Sergey
Fyzikální ústav, 2019

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