Self-assembled peptide nanofiber templated ALD growth of TiO sub(2) and ZnO semiconductor nanonetworks

Here peptide amphiphile (PA) nanofiber network is exploited as a three-dimensional soft template to construct anatase TiO sub(2) and wurtzite ZnO nanonetworks. Atomic layer deposition (ALD) technique is used to coat the organic nanonetwork template with TiO sub(2) and ZnO. ALD method enables uniform...

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Published in:Physica status solidi. A, Applications and materials science Applications and materials science, 2016-12, Vol.213 (12), p.3238-3244
Main Authors: Garifullin, Ruslan, Eren, Hamit, Ulusoy, Turkan G, Okyay, Ali K, Biyikli, Necmi, Guler, Mustafa O
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Atomic layer deposition
Coatings
Devices
Nanostructure
Peptides
Semiconductors
Titanium dioxide
Zinc oxide
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Summary:Here peptide amphiphile (PA) nanofiber network is exploited as a three-dimensional soft template to construct anatase TiO sub(2) and wurtzite ZnO nanonetworks. Atomic layer deposition (ALD) technique is used to coat the organic nanonetwork template with TiO sub(2) and ZnO. ALD method enables uniform and conformal coatings with precisely controlled TiO sub(2) and ZnO thickness. The resulting semiconducting metal oxide nanonetworks are utilized as anodic materials in dye-sensitized solar cells. Effect of metal oxide layer thickness on device performance is studied. The devices based on thin TiO sub(2) coatings (17nm) ZnO-based devices do not show an explicit correlation.
ISSN:1862-6300
1862-6319
DOI:10.1002/pssa.201600511