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Study of gas sensing properties of tungsten oxide thin films
Vojík, Jiří ; Mašek, Karel (advisor) ; Ševčíková, Klára (referee)
Purpose of this thesis is a study of gas sensing properties of pure and platinum doped tungsten oxide thin films, which are deposited on a glass substrate. Needed films were prepared by magnetron sputtering method. Chemical composition and morphology of the films were investigated by means of XPS and SEM. It was discovered that prepared films are relatively flat and homogenous. They consist of polycrystalline WO3. It emerged that platinum which is present in modified films is in form of the PtO2 and PtO oxides. During subsequent heating of the films in air, which is needed for right function of films as sensors, PtO2 partially reduced. The resistance of the films decreased after heating. Sensing properties of the films were studied at 300 řC. The platinum doped film was more sensitive to exposition of hydrogen than the pure film.
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Preparation and characterization of epitaxial tungsten oxide thin films
Pavlíková, Romana ; Mašek, Karel (advisor) ; Olejník, Kamil (referee)
Tungsten oxide thin films were prepared by vacuum evaporation on surfaces of Pd(111), Cu(111), Cu(110) and Cu(100) single crystals and studied by RHEED, XPS and AFM methods. The tungsten oxide deposition was done at temperatures from 300 řC to 400 řC in UHV or in oxygen atmosphere. The best deposition conditions - substrate temperature of 400 řC and oxygen atmosphere - were found resulting in growth of epitaxial and only partially reduced thin films. Thin films grown on the Pd(111) and Cu(111) surfaces consisted of two phases: a nearly atomically flat phase with (100) epitaxial plane and a phase formed by three dimensional particles with (111) epitaxial plane. Thin film deposited on Cu(100) also consisted of two phases: a flat film with (100) epitaxial plane and self-organised 1D structures parallel to Cu[010] and Cu[001] directions. Thin film prepared on the Cu(110) surface contained solely 1D structures parallel to Cu[1-10] surface direction. Capability of the partially reduced thin films for oxidation was studied. We applied oxidation using RF oxygen plasma, O2 exposure at elevated temperature and exposure to atmosphere. Thermal stability of the WO3/Cu(110) system was also investigated by heating up to 620 řC.
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Study of metal- tungsten oxide model system by methods of electron spectroscopy and diffraction
Polášek, Jan ; Mašek, Karel (advisor) ; Starý, Vladimír (referee)
In the present thesis structure, morphology, chemical and electronic properties of the Pt - Au/tungsten oxide model system were investigated by means of RHEED, AFM and PES. The epitaxial tungsten oxide thin films were prepared by oxidation of W(110) single-crystal surface using a RF oxygen plasma source followed by thermal annealing. Gold and Platinum were deposited "in-situ" by evaporation. Gold or platinum deposition led to the growth of oriented particles having (111) epitaxial plane as well as to the growth of polycrystalline phase. Platinum encapsulation was proved by CO adsorption observed by SRPES. Deposition of the second metal led to the formation of core - shell bimetallic clusters. Detail structure of the bimetallic system depends on the order of deposited metals and the substrate temperature. Thermal stability of the system was investigated by heating up to 600 řC.
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Study of influence of the substrate temperature on the structure of epitaxial tungsten oxide layers
Pavlíková, Romana ; Mašek, Karel (advisor) ; Veltruská, Kateřina (referee)
Purpose of this thesis is a study of substrate temperature influence on structure, chemical composition and morphology of tungsten oxide thin films prepared by oxidation of a tungsten single crystal W(110) using a radio frequency plasma source. Thin film's parameters were observed by RHEED, XPS, AFM snad SEM. The substrate was oxidized at room temperature (RT) and at temperatures of 400ř C, 500ř C and 550ř C. In the first and the second case, produced thin films were amorphous and epitaxial structure was obtained by recrystallization. At the temperature of 500ř C, an epitaxial thin film was produced directly. After further heating at the temperature of 550ř C we got polycrystalline thin film without orientation of the crystal grains. All the epitaxial thin films had (111) crystallographic plane parallel to substrate surface. The tungsten oxide layers grew with relatively hight surface roughness in the order of several nanometers.
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Thin layer WO3 for electrochromic devices
Jakubis, Ivan ; Macalík, Michal (referee) ; Sedlaříková, Marie (advisor)
This work deals with issues of electrochromism and coating method electrodeposition. Electrochromic thin-films of tungsten oxide (WO3) have been electrodeposited on glass substrates covered with transparent conductive thin-film SnO2:F (FTO). Elektrochromic characteristics of these substrates that were electrodeposited for different times have been studied. Than there have been studied the impact of various annealing temperatures on electrochromic characteristics. In this work also have been compared electrolytes LiClO4 and NaClO4.
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Photoactivity of water suspensions of titanium and tungsten oxides
Mastný, L. ; Šaněk, F. ; Brožek, Vlastimil
Generator of water-stabilised plasma WSP® may be used for the thermal disposal of organic substances for which the dwell time of 5 ms maximum at 30,000 K is sufficient to ensure their destruction. Apart from high temperature, the device generates also highly intensive UV radiation and radiation with wavelengths of around 660 nm (Hα) and 490 nm (Hβ). Radiation in this part of spectra allows for the activation of not only photocatalysts based on TiO2 but also of other semi conductive oxides with narrower forbidden band, such as tungsten oxides. Their photoactivity was observed using a model decomposition of organic substances in water suspensions. A series of experiments were initiated on the disposal of industrial toxic and explosive waste debris, such as sodium picraminate.
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Fotokatalytické vlastnosti plazmově zpracovaného oxidu wolframového
Brožek, Vlastimil ; Domlátil, J. ; Mastný, L. ; Šrank, Z. ; Janča, J. ; Eliáš, M.
Tungsten trioxide with the band gap about 2.58 eV is known as a material, which a photocatalytic effect after UV-radiation exposure can be observed. However, in some cases more detailed material specification and the consideration of its complex structural and stoichiometric uniqueness are lacked in its photoactivity data. The presented work is focused on the study of tungsten trioxide samples photoactivity using the unified method that determines the reference substances colour changes after 360 nm UV-radiation exposure. The samples were prepared by from ammonium paratungstate treated in oxygen or argon plasma, which was generated by capacitive coupled RF generator operated at low partial pressures. The differences in oxygen stoichiometry which depends on total temperature plasma, because especially the presence of hydrogen coming from the ammonium cation disintegration causes a partial reduction partly to the WO2.7 oxide.
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Lithium Phosphate Glasses stabilized with Tungsten Oxide
Míka, M. ; Mladonický, P. ; Vondrák, Jiří ; Stopka, Pavel ; Klápště, Břetislav
Glass exhibiting an increased ionic conductivity could be an attractive material for the construction of electrochemical solid-state devices such as ion-selective sensors, batteries, fuel cells, and electrochromic devices. In these devices the glass can function as a membrane, solid electrolyte or electrode if shows mixed electric conductivity. Amorphous nature gives glass considerable advantages comparing to polycrystalline materials.If we use chemical composition systems with a good glass-forming ability, we can add many different cations and this way "tune" glass properties. Because a large portion of glass volume is occupied by oxygen atoms, many glass properties are strongly influenced by the state of oxygen atoms, especially by the the electron density. God glass-forming ability is exhibited for example by alkali-phosphate glass.
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