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Tailoring of the electronic properties of ZnO-polyacrylonitrile nanofibers: Experiment and theory
Roman ViterMikhael BechelanyAndrij VasylenkoStefan JurgaGrzegosz NowaczykMateusz KempińskiIgor Iatsunskyisubject
NanostructureMaterials scienceGeneral Physics and AstronomyNanotechnology02 engineering and technology010402 general chemistry01 natural sciencesAtomic layer depositionchemistry.chemical_compound[CHIM]Chemical SciencesWork functionComputingMilieux_MISCELLANEOUSPolyacrylonitrileSurfaces and InterfacesGeneral Chemistry[CHIM.MATE]Chemical Sciences/Material chemistry021001 nanoscience & nanotechnologyCondensed Matter PhysicsGrain sizeElectrospinning0104 chemical sciencesSurfaces Coatings and FilmsChemical engineeringchemistryNanofiber0210 nano-technologyLayer (electronics)description
Abstract We report the study of ZnO-polyacrylonitrile (ZnO-PAN) nanofibers fabricated by the combination of electrospinning and atomic layer deposition. The latter technique enables us to control the size of the surface of ZnO 1D nanostructures and hence its effectiveness for energy and biosensor applications. We observe the tendency of ZnO to form nanograins with increase of the layer thickness, and investigate the influence of the grain size on the electronic properties of the nanofibers. It is demonstrated that the ZnO work function (Φ) is strongly affected by surface band bending in the ZnO layer. The observed change of Φ in ZnO layers results from the curvature of the grain surface as well as the presence of the hydroxyl and oxygen groups, adsorbed on ZnO surface and is in a good agreement with theoretical prediction.
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2017-07-01 |