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Biofunctionalization of water soluble CdTe quantum dots
Šibíková, Anna ; Drbohlavová, Jana (referee) ; Pekárková, Jana (advisor)
This bachelor thesis is focused on the research on biofuncionalization of water-soluble glutathione modified CdTe quantum dots (QDs). The thesis is divided into three parts. The first part is a theoretical introduction to the QDs and their synthesis, modifications and applications in biology together with an introduction to proteins and bioconjugation of QDs and BSA. In the second part I present the experimental results of water-soluble glutathione modified CdTe-GSH QDs preparation. The QDs were cleaned and bioconjugated with BSA at different concentrations. This is described in the third part of the thesis. I also discuss the obtained experimental results in the frames of available literature.
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Titania mesoporous films fabricated by material printing
Chludilová, Markéta ; Drbohlavová, Jana (referee) ; Dzik, Petr (advisor)
Thesis deals with the creation of thin layers of a porous titanium dioxide. The solutions for the formation of thin layers were prepared using a solgel method by mixing TTIP, polyethylene glycol of molecular weight 1500 and dimethyl, layers were subsequently printed by material printer to glass substrate and calcinated at 450 °C for 2,5 hours. Optical and SEM microscopy was used to observe structure of individual layers. Samples, that showed the greatest porosity, were subsequently studied by electrochemical measurments and by photocatalytic aktivity determined via hydroxylation of coumarin.
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Titania suspensions for material printing
Svoboda, Tomáš ; Drbohlavová, Jana (referee) ; Dzik, Petr (advisor)
This bachelor‘s thesis deals with the preparation of stable suspensions of titanium dioxide applicable for material printing. A wide range of dispersive environments stabilizing the nanoparticles of titanium dioxide was investigated. Commercially available aqueous dispersion and dry titania powder was used as the source of TiO2.The properties of prepared suspensions were evaluated and the most suitable suspension was used for material printing. This thesis focused on suspension‘s stability, sizes of particles dispersed in them, and in their rheological behavior. Furthermore, we analyzed the studied the properties of printed layers by SEM, optical microscopy, DLS and analytical centrifuge. We also evaluated the photocatalytic activity by monitoring the oxidation rate of coumarin to 7-hydroxycoumarin.
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Monitoring of photocatalytic activity using redox dyes
Uhrová, Ivana ; Drbohlavová, Jana (referee) ; Veselý, Michal (advisor)
The bachelor thesis deals with assessment of photocatalytic activity of titanium dioxide. The easiest and simultaneously the quickest way is bleaching of indicator ink based on redox dye. The theoretical part contains characteristics of several similar dyes and a description of ink-structure effect on total bleaching speed. The experimental part elaborately describes bleaching of indicator ink based on redox dye 2,6 dichloroindophenol, depending on the number of ink layers on photocatalytic active surface as well as on total amount of glycerol.
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Application of Graphene Membrane in Nanoelectronic Devices
Kormoš, Lukáš ; Drbohlavová, Jana (referee) ; Bartošík, Miroslav (advisor)
This diploma thesis is focused on the applications and fabrication of graphene membrane from graphene prepared by the chemical vapor deposition. Theoretical part deals with transport properties of the graphene and multiple scattering processes limiting the charge carrier mobility in this material. Included is short review of graphene membrane applications. Experimental part provides fabrication process for achieving suspended graphene device by utilizing electron beam lithography, focused ion beam, chemical etching and patterning of graphene. Graphene membrane is characterized by transport properties measurement and compared to non-suspended graphene.
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Vertically aligned CdS nanorod arrays for solar cell applications
Hroch, Daniel ; Lednický, Tomáš (referee) ; Drbohlavová, Jana (advisor)
This thesis describes the deposition of nanoparticles into nanoporous alumina templates. Nanoparticles of cadmium sulphide were chosen thanks to wide band gap of 2,45 eV. CdS is desired semiconductor promising better efficiency when comes to solar radiation conversion to useful energy. Theoretical part consists of explanation of photovoltaic principles, band-gap theory of materials, currently available technologies to manufacture solar cells and their efficiencies. Next part introduces the approaches of manufacturing nanoporous templates from aluminium (Anodized Aluminium Oxide, AAO) in details together with options to deposit cadmium sulphide into these structures. There is also brief description of deposition based on vacuum filtration. Experiments were made in Laboratory of Microsensors and Nanotechnologies at Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Communication in Brno University of. The experimental chapter describes manufacturing process of AAO and deposition via vacuum filtration. Samples were evaluated by Scanning Electron Microscopy.
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Photoelectrochemical properties of titanium dioxide doped by metals
Vičarová, Monika ; Drbohlavová, Jana (referee) ; Dzik, Petr (advisor)
This thesis deals with the optimization of materials and processes for making layers of titanium dioxide enriched with metal nanostructured aggregates. These layers have a plasmonic effect in visible light radiation. Gold-doped titanium dioxide thin films were applied to the FTO glass substrate by spin-coating method and calcined at 450 ° C for 30 minutes. Two forms of titanium dioxide and two different gold precursors were used to make the layers. The structure of the layers was observed by optical and SEM microscopy. The photoelectrochemical properties of the prepared layers were studied by electroanalytical methods linear sweep voltammetry and chronoamperometry.
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Nanoscaled polypyrrole for sensing gaseous analytes and volatile organic compounds
Šetka, Milena ; Dian,, Juraj (referee) ; Mandayo, Gemma García (referee) ; Drbohlavová, Jana (advisor)
Polypyrol (PPy) je heterocyklický vodivý polymer s chemickou strukturou založenou na existenci systému konjugovaných elektronů mezi střídajícími se jednoduchými a dvojnými vazbami. Díky svým vynikajícím vlastnostem jako je dobrá elektrická vodivost, relativně vysoká stabilita prostředí a zároveň i jednoduchost a variabilita metod jeho přípravy, přilákal tento polymer pozornost mnoha vědců z různých vědních disciplín. Cílem výzkumu v této dizertační práci byla studie senzorického chování PPy. Za tímto účelem byla ověřena účinnost nanostruktur PPy při detekci vybraných „vysoce důležitých molekul plynů“ včetně acetonu, amoniaku, etanolu, etylenu a toluenu. V této práci byl připraven PPy ve formě nanotyčinek (NRs) pomocí elektrochemické syntézy a také ve formě nanočástic (NPs) chemickou cestou. Dále byly připraveny modifikované PPy struktury, a to funkcionalizací PPy NPs katalytickými částicemi zlata (Au), stříbra (Ag) a teluridu kademnatého (CdTe). Pro charakterizaci morfologie, složení a struktury připravených materiálů bylo použito několik komplementárních analytických (mikroskopických i spektroskopických) technik. Navíc byly využity techniky jako Ramanova a rentgenová fotoelektronová spektroskopie (XPS) pro in-situ test detekce plynů, které potvrdily potenciál připraveného materiálu, tedy PPy NRs i PPy NPs, pro využití v senzorech plynů. Za účelem výroby senzoru plynů byl připravený PPy materiál integrován do dvou typů převodníkových platforem: chemorezistivní a na bázi povrchové akustické vlny v tzv. Love módu (L-SAW). Test detekce plynů pro chemorezistivní senzory s PPy NRs ukázal pouze zanedbatelnou odpověď těchto senzorů pro oxid dusičitý a amoniak z důvodu jejich komplikované architektury. Změření odzevy tvou typú chemorezistivních senzorů-nemodifikovaného i modifikovaného PPy NPs nebylo možné z dúvodu extrémně vysoké odporu v řádu G. Nicméně multivodivé L-SAW senzory založené na holých PPy NPs či PPy NPs modifikovaných Au či Ag NPs a nebo CdTe kvantovými tečkami (QDs) vykazovaly odezvu pro nízké koncentrace všech testovaných velmi důležitých molekul plynů při pokojové teplotě (RT). Obecně měly L-SAW senzory s modifikovanou citlivou vrstvou vyšší citlivost než senzory s nemodifikovanou PPy citlivou vrstvou. Účinnost L-SAW senzoru primárně závisí na pracovní frekvenci a na výběru citlivé vrstvy v aktivní oblasti senzoru. Z otestovaných typů vrstev senzoru vuči jednotlivým plynům, modifikovaná PPy NPs s Ag NPs i Au NPs se javí jako nejlepší varianta pro detekci acetonu. Připravené L-SAW senzory na bázi PPy jsou jednoduchá a cenově přijatelná zařízení s vylepšenými detekčními vlastnostmi jako je vysoká senzitivita a nízký limit detekce (LOD), což je řadí mezi potenciální kandidáty v budoucích systémech pro kontrolu kvality vzduchu, potravin a rovněž pro diagnostiku nemocí z dechu.
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Nanostructured surfaces for electrochemical detection
Dzuro, Matej ; Hrdý, Radim (referee) ; Drbohlavová, Jana (advisor)
This work deals with the preparation of gold nanostructures for future usage in electrochemical sensors and biosensors, methods for their characterization and production. The emphasis is focused on the template-based electrodeposition method of gold and on study of the effect of manufacturing conditions on physical properties, mainly electrical and topological of nanostructures. Thesis is focused also on overall function and sensitivity of the gold nanostructured electrode.
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