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Ellipsometry of Thin Films
Novotný, Zbyněk ; Navrátil, Karel (referee) ; Nebojsa, Alois (advisor)
Diploma thesis deals with ageing process of thin films of Co and Cu on Si substrate, prepared by the IBAD method. The process of film ageing, which depends on time of exposition to the atmosphere at room conditions, was investigated with spectroscopic ellipsometry (VIS+UV) and atomic force microscopy. In case of thin Co films, approximately four days long incubation period was observed. During this time period, a change in the optical parameters of the film occurs without a measurable change of the film topography. Using non-contact atomic force microscopy, a growth of the transitional film in the island growth regime was observed. During the ageing of thin Cu films, two stages of growth of the transitional layer were observed - nucleation stage and growth stage. Both of these time periods of the transitional layer growth show direct logarithmic dependence. Using non-contact atomic force microscopy, the growth of the transitional film was observed. Using atomic force microscopy in non-contact regime, time dependent measurement was done and the process of forming of one monolayer of the transitional layer was documented. Within the diploma thesis, a series of experiments on ultra high vacuum system were performed in order to investigate phase transformation of thin Fe films (22 monolayers) on Cu(100) stabilized by CO absorption. The transformation from fcc phase to bcc phase was induced by Ar+ ion beam bombardment with the ion energy in the range (0.5-4) keV. The process of phase transformation was observed by surface magneto-optic Kerr effect, Auger electron spectroscopy and low energy electron diffraction.
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Influence of noble earth's elements on Bi based high temperature superconductors phase transition.
Šilhavý, Miroslav ; Havlica, Jaromír (referee) ; Ptáček, Petr (advisor)
The thesis is focused on high-temperature superconducting (HTS) ceramics series of bismuth. Specifically, there is studied Bi2Sr2CaCu2O8+x phase, known as the 2212 phase. The theoretical part describes the basic properties of superconductivity and superconductors, the properties of cuprate ceramics and description of LBCO, YBCO and BSCCO structures. The experimental part deals with the preparation of the precursor own Bi-2212 phase. It is synthesized by a process called sol-gel. Feedstock Bi2O3, CaCO3, SrCO3 and CuSO4 was dissolved in HNO3 and transferred to a complex with ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA, Chelaton II). With NH3 pH > 9 was maintained due to the stability of complex. The obtained gel was concentrated, calcinated in a furnace at 860 °C and crushed into powder. Pure powder was subjected to analysis dipping microscope, SEM, XRD, FT-IR, TG-DTA at different atmospheres argon, oxygen and air. Then 1 wt.% of the oxide (La, Y, Sc, Sm) was added to part of the powder precursor and the samples were examined using TG-DTA.
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Optimization of magnetic nanoparticles for hyperthermia in viscous environments
Sojková, Tereza ; Fabián,, Martin (referee) ; Hovorka,, Ondrej (referee) ; Gröger, Roman (advisor)
Jednodoménové superparamagnetické nanočástice oxidu železa hrají významnou roli v magnetické hypertermii, což je slibná terapeutická metoda, která může potenciálně léčit jakýkoli druh nádoru. Je obecně známo, že rakovinné buňky jsou citlivější na zvýšenou teplotu než buňky zdravé. Léčba rakoviny hypertermií se opírá o tuto skutečnost. Aplikace střídavého magnetického pole s frekvencemi o stovkách kHz způsobí rozptyl energie z nanočástic (10-50 nm) do okolní tkáně. Klíčovým parametrem, který určuje účinnost nanočástic, je specifická rychlost absorpce (SAR), která je komplexní funkcí tvaru, velikosti a povlaku těchto částic. Mimo to, je délka expozice AC polem omezena tendencí nanočástic k agregaci při použití in vivo. Cílem této práce je vyvinout protokol syntézy pro přípravu nanočástic oxidů železa o stejné velikosti, které vykazují vysoké hodnoty SAR a dobrou koloidní stabilitu. Nanočástice byly připraveny dvěma typy chemické syntézy, precipitací a tepelným rozkladem, a vliv reakčních podmínek na velikost, tvar a magnetické vlastnosti těchto nanočástic byl pečlivě prozkoumán. Tepelný rozklad se ukázal jako vhodnější varianta pro přípravu jednovelikostních nanočástic oxidů železa, kde byly podrobněji zkoumány zejména nanokrychle typu jádro-obálka. Jejich velikost, stupeň polydisperzity, koloidní stabilita a morfologie byly studovány dynamickým rozptylem světla ve spojení s transmisní a skenovací elektronovou mikroskopií. Fázové složení nanočástic bylo charakterizováno práškovou rentgenovou difrakcí a Mössbauerovou spektroskopií a spektroskopií ztráty energie elektronů. Rentgenová difrakce byla rovněž použita ke studiu fázových transformací v nanočásticích typu jádro-obálka. Jejich magnetické vlastnosti byly zkoumány pomocí vibrační magnetometrie a elektronové holografie. U nanočástic typu jádro-obálka byl posuzován take jejich aplikační potenciál pro použití při magnetické hypertermii, zobrazování technikou MPI a pro použití jako kontrast při magnetické rezonanci. Tato práce rozšiřuje znalosti o nanočásticích oxidu železa v závislosti na velikosti pro biomedicínské aplikace. Výsledky pro 20 nm nanokrychle po úplné fázové transformaci ukazují velmi dobré možnosti ohřevu pro použití při magnetické hypertermii a třikrát vyšší MPI signál ve srovnání s komerčně používaným indikátorem VivotraxTM.
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Ellipsometry of Thin Films
Novotný, Zbyněk ; Navrátil, Karel (referee) ; Nebojsa, Alois (advisor)
Diploma thesis deals with ageing process of thin films of Co and Cu on Si substrate, prepared by the IBAD method. The process of film ageing, which depends on time of exposition to the atmosphere at room conditions, was investigated with spectroscopic ellipsometry (VIS+UV) and atomic force microscopy. In case of thin Co films, approximately four days long incubation period was observed. During this time period, a change in the optical parameters of the film occurs without a measurable change of the film topography. Using non-contact atomic force microscopy, a growth of the transitional film in the island growth regime was observed. During the ageing of thin Cu films, two stages of growth of the transitional layer were observed - nucleation stage and growth stage. Both of these time periods of the transitional layer growth show direct logarithmic dependence. Using non-contact atomic force microscopy, the growth of the transitional film was observed. Using atomic force microscopy in non-contact regime, time dependent measurement was done and the process of forming of one monolayer of the transitional layer was documented. Within the diploma thesis, a series of experiments on ultra high vacuum system were performed in order to investigate phase transformation of thin Fe films (22 monolayers) on Cu(100) stabilized by CO absorption. The transformation from fcc phase to bcc phase was induced by Ar+ ion beam bombardment with the ion energy in the range (0.5-4) keV. The process of phase transformation was observed by surface magneto-optic Kerr effect, Auger electron spectroscopy and low energy electron diffraction.
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Influence of noble earth's elements on Bi based high temperature superconductors phase transition.
Šilhavý, Miroslav ; Havlica, Jaromír (referee) ; Ptáček, Petr (advisor)
The thesis is focused on high-temperature superconducting (HTS) ceramics series of bismuth. Specifically, there is studied Bi2Sr2CaCu2O8+x phase, known as the 2212 phase. The theoretical part describes the basic properties of superconductivity and superconductors, the properties of cuprate ceramics and description of LBCO, YBCO and BSCCO structures. The experimental part deals with the preparation of the precursor own Bi-2212 phase. It is synthesized by a process called sol-gel. Feedstock Bi2O3, CaCO3, SrCO3 and CuSO4 was dissolved in HNO3 and transferred to a complex with ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA, Chelaton II). With NH3 pH > 9 was maintained due to the stability of complex. The obtained gel was concentrated, calcinated in a furnace at 860 °C and crushed into powder. Pure powder was subjected to analysis dipping microscope, SEM, XRD, FT-IR, TG-DTA at different atmospheres argon, oxygen and air. Then 1 wt.% of the oxide (La, Y, Sc, Sm) was added to part of the powder precursor and the samples were examined using TG-DTA.
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