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Electrical properties of nanoscale heterojunctions formed between GaN and ZnO nanorods
Tiagulskyi, Stanislav ; Yatskiv, Roman ; Grym, Jan ; Schenk, Antonín ; Roesel, David ; Vaniš, Jan ; Hamplová, Marie
Vertical periodic arrays of ZnO nanorods are prepared by hydrothermal growth on GaN templates patterned by focused ion beam. Electro-physical properties of a single vertically-oriented ZnO nanorod are investigated by measuring the current-voltage characteristics using a nanoprobe in a scanning electron microscope. This technique enables to observe the surface morphology of ZnO nanorods simultaneously with their electrical characterization in vacuum. The vacuum chamber rejects the impact of gas adsorption and light irradiation, which both affect the properties of ZnO nanorods. Moreover, mechanical damage and strain induced during the nanorod transfer are eliminated. Nonlinear current-voltage characteristics under the forward bias are explained by the tunneling-recombination process and by the space charge limited current. The high reverse bias current in the p-n heterojunction is attributed to direct tunneling via a narrow tunnel barrier
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Effect of heat treatment on the properties of sol-gel deposited ZnO seed layers
Bašinová, Nikola ; Černohorský, Ondřej ; Grym, Jan ; Maixner, J.
Zinc oxide nanorods as a potential material for nanoscale devices are prepared by chemical bath deposition (CBD). The effect of the quality of the sol-gel deposited seed layer on the vertical alignment of the nanorods to a silicon substrate is discussed. Emphasis is put on the investigation of the impact of the heat treatment on the properties of the seed layer deposited by dip-coating. The sol-gel method is a multi-stage process consisting of three principal steps: (i) preparation of a solution with suitable precursors, (ii) deposition of the precursor solution, and (iii) the heat treatment. The preheating needs to be performed to thermally decompose the zinc acetate precursor into zinc oxide seeds. Three different temperatures of preheating are compared (300 degrees C, 350 degrees C, 400 degrees C) followed by annealing in argon at 800 degrees C and the influence on the quality of the seed layers and vertical alignment of nanorods are discussed. When the preheating temperature is higher than 350 degrees C, the seed layer comprises smaller and denser crystallites with a preferential orientation along the c-axis. CBD growth of ZnO nanorods on these seed layers results in their good vertical alignment
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Study of deposition of catalytic materials into fuel channels of micro-fuel cells on a chip
Chlupová, Šárka ; Matolínová, Iva (vedoucí práce) ; Grym, Jan (oponent)
Tato diplomová práce se zabývá procesem elektronové litografie jako nástroje použitelného k transportu kontaktních a katalytických vrstev do mikro-kanálů v monolitickém planárním palivovém mikro-článku. Experimentální část zahrnuje optimalizaci depozice PMMA rezistových vrstev na 3D strukturovaném Si substrátu. Spray-coating je proveden pomocí alternativního spray-coating systému. Optimální rychlost otáček, molekulární hmotnost a koncentrace jsou vybrány během optimalizace. Parametry celého litografického procesu jsou také modifikovány a tři po sobě následující EBL procesy jsou provedeny. První zajišťuje depozici zlatých kontaktů, druhý nanese Pt katalytickou vrstvu do katodového kanálu a třetí pokryje anodový kanál vrstvou CeO/CNx.
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Monolayers of platinum nanoparticles prepared by dip-coating
Černohorský, Ondřej ; Grym, Jan ; Yatskiv, Roman ; Pham, V.H. ; Hudry, D. ; Dickerson, J.H.
Platinum is a transition metal known for its catalytic properties, which are further enhanced when employed in a nanoparticle form. We have recently shown that a monolayer of Pt nanoparticles deposited on semiconductor substrates forms high quality Schottky diodes, which were used in sensitive hydrogen sensors with a detection limit of 1 ppm of H-2 in N-2. Preparation of ordered monolayers of Pt nanoparticles is essential for the understanding of the behaviour of such an interface. To obtain a hexagonal closed-packed nanoparticle array, we prepared Pt nanoparticles stabilized by oleylamine and oleic acid with a narrow size distribution and uniform shapes. A monolayer prepared by dip-coating of Si substrate in the suspension containing Pt nanoparticles showed hexagonal arrangement within separate domains with the surface coverage up to 90%. The increase of the surface coverage with increasing withdrawal speed of the dip-coating process was observed
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Charakterizace polovodičových nanovláken
Novotný, Karel ; Grym, Jan (oponent) ; Kolíbal, Miroslav (vedoucí práce)
Tato diplomová práce se věnuje charakterizaci polovodičových nanodrátů. Teoretická část popisuje základní fyzikální vlastnosti TiO2 a je předložena rešerše vybraných vlastností nanostruktur oxidu titaničitého. V experimentální části je popsáno několik spektroskopických měření na souborech TiO2 nanodrátů. Rovněž je testován vliv zlatých nanočástic (deponovaných na povrchu nanodrátů) na vlastnosti testovaných vzorků. Poslední část práce je věnována vytvoření metodologie pro měření elektrických vlastností jediného nanodrátu. K těmto experimentům byla využita metoda depozice elektronovým (resp. iontovým) svazkem a elektronová litografie.
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Modifikace růstu polovodičových nanovláken
Pejchal, Tomáš ; Grym, Jan (oponent) ; Kolíbal, Miroslav (vedoucí práce)
Tato diplomová práce se zabývá růstem polovodičových nanovláken na substrátu Ge(111). Nanovlákna byla připravena metodou PVD (physical vapor deposition), jejich růst byl katalyzován Au koloidními nanočásticemi. V práci je popsán vliv změny depozičních podmínek na výslednou morfologii nanovláken. Je ukázáno, že preferenčním směrem růstu Ge nanovláken je směr . Byla pozorována i Ge vlákna orientace .
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DEPOSITION OF PVP-PROTECTED PLATINUM NANOPARTICLES ON SEMICONDUCTOR SUBSTRATES FOR HYDROGEN SENSING
Černohorský, Ondřej ; Yatskiv, Roman ; Grym, Jan
High quality Schottky diode hydrogen sensors were prepared by the deposition of colloidal graphite on n-type InP substrates partly covered with PVP-protected Pt nanoparticles (NPs). A sub-monolayer of the Pt NPs was created by simple evaporation of the solvent in which Pt NPs were dispersed. The Pt NPs serve to dissociate hydrogen molecules into atomic hydrogen, which is absorbed at the metal-semiconductor interface. Hydrogen absorption leads to the formation of the dipole layer, which changes the Schottky barrier height and results in the increase of both forward and reverse current. The proposed hydrogen sensor showed high sensitivity response of similar to 10(6) to 1000 ppm H-2 in N-2 at room temperature
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LAYERS OF METALS NANOPARTICLES ON VARIOUS SEMICONDUCTORS FOR HYDROGEN DETECTION
Černohorský, Ondřej ; Žďánský, Karel ; Yatskiv, Roman ; Grym, Jan
Metal nanoparticles have many interesting properties which is given by their space restriction. Their large active surface is very well exploited during catalysis. Pd and Pt are metals know for their ability to dissociate molecular hydrogen on single atoms. We prepared Schottky diodes on semiconductors InP, GaN, GaAs, and InGaAs to obtain hydrogen sensor. Method of preparation such diodes is electrophoretic deposition of Pd or Pt nanoparticles from their colloid solution onto semiconductor substrate. Over the layer of nanoparticles, porous metal contact was prepared. Hydrogen molecules are dissociated on these metal nanoparticles and single atom which settles on the interface between metal and semiconductor and they increase or decrease Schottky barrier height. By this method we can measure from 1 ppm H2 in the air, where the current change is over one order of magnitude
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