We put forward a two-step route to synthesize vanadium diselenide(VSe_2), a typical transition metal dichalcogenide(TMD). To obtain the VSe_2 film, we first prepare a vanadium film by electron beam evaporation and we ...We put forward a two-step route to synthesize vanadium diselenide(VSe_2), a typical transition metal dichalcogenide(TMD). To obtain the VSe_2 film, we first prepare a vanadium film by electron beam evaporation and we then perform selenization in a vacuum chamber. This method has the advantages of low temperature, is less time-consuming, has a large area, and has a stable performance. At 400?C selenization temperature, we successfully prepare VSe_2 films on both glass and Mo substrates. The prepared VSe_2 has the characteristic of preferential growth along the c-axis, with low transmittance.It is found that the contact between Al and VSe_2/Mo is ohmic contact. Compared to Mo substrate, lower square resistance and higher carrier concentration of the VSe_2/Mo sample reveal that the VSe_2 film may be a potential material for thin film solar cells or other semiconductor devices. The new synthetic strategy that is developed here paves a sustainable way to the application of VSe_2 in photovoltaic devices.展开更多
The hydrophobicity of the lotus leaf is mainly due to its surface micro-nano composite structure. In order to mimic the lotus structure, ZnO micro-nano composite hydrophobic films were prepared via the three-step meth...The hydrophobicity of the lotus leaf is mainly due to its surface micro-nano composite structure. In order to mimic the lotus structure, ZnO micro-nano composite hydrophobic films were prepared via the three-step method. On thin buffer films of SiO2, which were first fabricated on glass substrates by the so,gel dip-coating method, a ZnO seed layer was deposited via RF magnetron sputtering. Then two different ZnO films, micro-nano and micro-only flowerlike structures, were grown by the hydrothermal method. The prepared films have different hydrophobic properties after surface modification. The structures of the obtained ZnO films were characterized using x-ray diffraction and field-emission scanning electron microscopy. A conclusion that a micro-nano composite structure is more beneficial to hydrophobicity than a micro-only structure was obtained through research into the effect of structure on hydrophobic properties.展开更多
基金Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.51572132,61674082,and 61774089)the National Key R&D Program of China(Grant No.2018YFB1500202)+3 种基金Tianjin Natural Science Foundation of Key Project,China(Grant Nos.18JCZDJC31200 and 16JCZDJC30700)Yang Fan Innovative and Entrepreneurial Research Team Project,China(Grant No.2014YT02N037)111 Project,China(Grant No.B16027)the International Cooperation Base,China(Grant No.2016D01025)
文摘We put forward a two-step route to synthesize vanadium diselenide(VSe_2), a typical transition metal dichalcogenide(TMD). To obtain the VSe_2 film, we first prepare a vanadium film by electron beam evaporation and we then perform selenization in a vacuum chamber. This method has the advantages of low temperature, is less time-consuming, has a large area, and has a stable performance. At 400?C selenization temperature, we successfully prepare VSe_2 films on both glass and Mo substrates. The prepared VSe_2 has the characteristic of preferential growth along the c-axis, with low transmittance.It is found that the contact between Al and VSe_2/Mo is ohmic contact. Compared to Mo substrate, lower square resistance and higher carrier concentration of the VSe_2/Mo sample reveal that the VSe_2 film may be a potential material for thin film solar cells or other semiconductor devices. The new synthetic strategy that is developed here paves a sustainable way to the application of VSe_2 in photovoltaic devices.
基金supported by the Science Fund of Anhui Province,China(Grant No 070414187)the National Fund for Fostering Talents in Basic Science of China(Grant No J0630319/J0103)
文摘The hydrophobicity of the lotus leaf is mainly due to its surface micro-nano composite structure. In order to mimic the lotus structure, ZnO micro-nano composite hydrophobic films were prepared via the three-step method. On thin buffer films of SiO2, which were first fabricated on glass substrates by the so,gel dip-coating method, a ZnO seed layer was deposited via RF magnetron sputtering. Then two different ZnO films, micro-nano and micro-only flowerlike structures, were grown by the hydrothermal method. The prepared films have different hydrophobic properties after surface modification. The structures of the obtained ZnO films were characterized using x-ray diffraction and field-emission scanning electron microscopy. A conclusion that a micro-nano composite structure is more beneficial to hydrophobicity than a micro-only structure was obtained through research into the effect of structure on hydrophobic properties.
