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Electrodeposition of ZnO nanostructures on molecular thin films
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Cruickshank, Amy C., Tay, Stephen E. R., Illy, Benoit N., Da Campo, Raffaello, Schumann, Stefan, Jones, T. S. (Tim S.), Heutz, Sandrine, McLachlan, Martyn A., McComb, D. W., Riley, D. Jason and Ryan, M. P. (2011) Electrodeposition of ZnO nanostructures on molecular thin films. Chemistry of Materials, Vol.23 (No.17). pp. 3863-3870. doi:10.1021/cm200764h ISSN 0897-4756.
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/cm200764h
Abstract
Electrodeposition of highly crystalline ZnO nanostructures directly onto copper phthalocyanine and pentacene thin films, from aqueous solutions containing zinc nitrate and dissolved oxygen, has been successfully demonstrated for the first time using a two-step electrochemical deposition process. Importantly, surface activation of the molecular thin film substrates by depositing a thin layer of ZnO nanoparticles at high cathodic overpotentials prior to film growth was found to be crucial for achieving a dense coverage of ZnO nanostructures with uniform morphology. The mechanism for ZnO deposition via electroreduction of hydroxide precursor species (oxygen and NO(3)(-) ions) at the organic-electrolyte interface was shown to be analogous to that reported for conventional inorganic and metal electrodes. Comparison of cathodic current density-time curves, measured during deposition, with film orientation and morphology revealed that the cathodic current density and number of nucleation sites are key factors in determining the characteristics of ZnO film growth on organic substrates. Significantly, the CuPc and pentacene films are not damaged or degraded during this process.
Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||
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Subjects: | Q Science > QD Chemistry T Technology > TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General) |
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Divisions: | Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Science > Chemistry | ||||
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | Zinc oxide thin films, Thin films, Alloy plating, Pentacene, Electrochemistry, Nanostructured materials | ||||
Journal or Publication Title: | Chemistry of Materials | ||||
Publisher: | American Chemical Society | ||||
ISSN: | 0897-4756 | ||||
Official Date: | 2011 | ||||
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Volume: | Vol.23 | ||||
Number: | No.17 | ||||
Page Range: | pp. 3863-3870 | ||||
DOI: | 10.1021/cm200764h | ||||
Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||
Publication Status: | Published |
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