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Hazy Al₂O₃-FTO nanocomposites: a comparative study with FTO-based nanocomposites integrating ZnO and S:TiO₂ nanostructures

Zhang, Shan-Ting ; Vitrant, Guy ; Pernot, Etienne ; Jiménez, Carmen ; Muñoz-Rojas, David ; Bellet, Daniel (2018)
Hazy Al₂O₃-FTO nanocomposites: a comparative study with FTO-based nanocomposites integrating ZnO and S:TiO₂ nanostructures.
In: Nanomaterials, 8 (6)
doi: 10.3390/nano8060440
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In this study, we report the use of Al₂O₃ nanoparticles in combination with fluorine doped tin oxide (F:SnO₂, aka FTO) thin films to form hazy Al₂O₃-FTO nanocomposites. In comparison to previously reported FTO-based nanocomposites integrating ZnO and sulfur doped TiO₂ (S:TiO₂) nanoparticles (i.e., ZnO-FTO and S:TiO₂-FTO nanocomposites), the newly developed Al₂O₃-FTO nanocomposites show medium haze factor HT of about 30%, while they exhibit the least loss in total transmittance Ttot. In addition, Al₂O₃-FTO nanocomposites present a low fraction of large-sized nanoparticle agglomerates with equivalent radius req > 1 μm; effectively 90% of the nanoparticle agglomerates show req < 750 nm. The smaller feature size in Al₂O₃-FTO nanocomposites, as compared to ZnO-FTO and S:TiO₂-FTO nanocomposites, makes them more suitable for applications that are sensitive to roughness and large-sized features. With the help of a simple optical model developed in this work, we have simulated the optical scattering by a single nanoparticle agglomerate characterized by bottom radius r₀, top radius r₁, and height h. It is found that r₀ is the main factor affecting the HT(λ), which indicates that the haze factor of Al₂O₃-FTO and related FTO nanocomposites is mainly determined by the total surface coverage of all the nanoparticle agglomerates present.

Typ des Eintrags: Artikel
Erschienen: 2018
Autor(en): Zhang, Shan-Ting ; Vitrant, Guy ; Pernot, Etienne ; Jiménez, Carmen ; Muñoz-Rojas, David ; Bellet, Daniel
Art des Eintrags: Bibliographie
Titel: Hazy Al₂O₃-FTO nanocomposites: a comparative study with FTO-based nanocomposites integrating ZnO and S:TiO₂ nanostructures
Sprache: Englisch
Publikationsjahr: 2018
Ort: Basel
Verlag: MDPI
Titel der Zeitschrift, Zeitung oder Schriftenreihe: Nanomaterials
Jahrgang/Volume einer Zeitschrift: 8
(Heft-)Nummer: 6
Kollation: 14 Seiten
DOI: 10.3390/nano8060440
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Kurzbeschreibung (Abstract):

In this study, we report the use of Al₂O₃ nanoparticles in combination with fluorine doped tin oxide (F:SnO₂, aka FTO) thin films to form hazy Al₂O₃-FTO nanocomposites. In comparison to previously reported FTO-based nanocomposites integrating ZnO and sulfur doped TiO₂ (S:TiO₂) nanoparticles (i.e., ZnO-FTO and S:TiO₂-FTO nanocomposites), the newly developed Al₂O₃-FTO nanocomposites show medium haze factor HT of about 30%, while they exhibit the least loss in total transmittance Ttot. In addition, Al₂O₃-FTO nanocomposites present a low fraction of large-sized nanoparticle agglomerates with equivalent radius req > 1 μm; effectively 90% of the nanoparticle agglomerates show req < 750 nm. The smaller feature size in Al₂O₃-FTO nanocomposites, as compared to ZnO-FTO and S:TiO₂-FTO nanocomposites, makes them more suitable for applications that are sensitive to roughness and large-sized features. With the help of a simple optical model developed in this work, we have simulated the optical scattering by a single nanoparticle agglomerate characterized by bottom radius r₀, top radius r₁, and height h. It is found that r₀ is the main factor affecting the HT(λ), which indicates that the haze factor of Al₂O₃-FTO and related FTO nanocomposites is mainly determined by the total surface coverage of all the nanoparticle agglomerates present.

Freie Schlagworte: FTO, nanocomposite, Al₂O₃, haze factor, optical scattering, TCO
Sachgruppe der Dewey Dezimalklassifikatin (DDC): 500 Naturwissenschaften und Mathematik > 540 Chemie
600 Technik, Medizin, angewandte Wissenschaften > 660 Technische Chemie
Fachbereich(e)/-gebiet(e): 11 Fachbereich Material- und Geowissenschaften
11 Fachbereich Material- und Geowissenschaften > Materialwissenschaft
11 Fachbereich Material- und Geowissenschaften > Materialwissenschaft > Fachgebiet Elektronenstruktur von Materialien
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