Fabrication, structural evaluation, optical and photoelectrochemical properties of soft lithography based 1D/2D surface patterned indium titanium oxide sol-gel thin film

Role of Oxygen Defects on Photoelectrochemical Activity of ZnO Nanorods Grown on Transparent Conducting Oxide Thin Film

“…On the other hand, the O1s signal (Figure 6b) of ZNR sample could be split into three Gaussian fitted peaks centered at ~529.8, ~530.7 and ~531.5 eV, correspondeding to lattice oxygen (Olattice), oxygen deficient region (Odefect) and hydroxyl group (Ohydroxyl), respectively. [14,15] Three Gaussian fitted peaks of O1s signals (Figure 6d) were also observed in ZNRH sample. The relative contents (%) of Olattice, Odefect and Ohydroxyl were calculated from the peak area of O1s signals for both the samples.…”

“…Thus, an efficient photogenerated charge separation and transportation occurred in ZNRH sample resulting an increase in its PEC activity. [13,15] It was noted that the influences of incubation time of reduce gas treatment on PEC activity of the sample was also studied up to 3 h. It was found that the PEC activity increased gradually with the incubation time up to 1 h ( Figure 10). The ZNRH sample cured under the reduce gas atmosphere for 1 h incubation time exhibited the highest PD.…”

Indium Oxide Based Nanomaterials: Fabrication Strategies, Properties, Applications, Challenges and Future Prospect

“…Now-a-days, nanostructured MOSs draw special attention owing to their promising applications in various areas such as electronic, optoelectronic, energy storage and conversion, adsorption, catalysis and sensing for their fascinating characteristics including high surface-to-volume ratio, surface permeability, light harvesting capability, electrochemical and photochemical properties [4][5][6]23]. Nanostructured materials can be classified as zero-dimensional (0-D, nanoparticles, core-shell nanoparticles), one-dimensional (1-D e.g.…”

“…Nanomaterials with porous architecture are very much important in the field of nanoscience and nanotechnology because of the ability of the materials to interact with atoms, ions and molecules not only at their surface but also throughout the bulk region. Moreover, the surface area which is mainly dependent on the particle size, shape and volume of the void space present in a porous nanomaterial is directly related to the functional property [4][5][6]. Thus, to obtain superior functional properties, the textural properties should be tuned accordingly.…”

“…Over the past decades, nanostructured metal oxide semiconductors (MOSs) have drawn tremendous attention to materials researchers due to their widespread applications in various fields [4][5][6]. Among various MOSs, indium oxide (In 2 O 3 ) has been investigated widely owing to its wide band gap, high electrical conductivity, stability and excellent optoelectronic properties [2,7].…”