Direct-Patternable SnO2Thin Films Incorporated with Conducting Nanostructure Materials

On display with transparent conducting films.

Coupled plasmons induce broadband circular dichroism in patternable films of silver nanoparticles with chiral ligands.

This contribution reports the chiro-optic response of as-cast and photopatterned films of silver nanoparticles capped with photothermally-cleavable chiral ligands. We demonstrate broadband circular dichroism in these nanoparticle films, which is not present in dispersions of the nanoparticles capped with the chiral ligands. Long wavelength circular dichroism is derived from coupling of the plas...

Patterned nanostructure in AgCoÕPtÕMgO„001... thin films

The formation of a patterned nanostructure in an AgCo/Pt/MgO~001! thin film is simulated by a technique of combining molecular dynamics and phase-field theory. The dislocation ~strain! network existing in Pt/MgO is used as a template whose pattern is transferred to the AgCo phase in spinodal decomposition, resulting in regular arrays of Co islands that are attracted by the dislocations. The inf...

Exponential growth of LBL films with incorporated inorganic sheets.

The fastest growth pattern of layer-by-layer (LBL) assembled films is exponential LBL (e-LBL), which has both fundamental and practical importance. It is associated with "in-and-out" diffusion of flexible polymers and thus was considered to be impossible for films containing clay sheets with strong barrier function, preventing diffusion. Here, we demonstrate that e-LBL for inorganic sheets is p...

Nanostructure of Materials and Corrosion Resistance

The application of nanotechnology in the field of corrosion protection of metals and alloys attracts the attention of researchers. Many of these applications require good understanding of the corrosion behavior of the materials as a function of microstructure. Significant prog‐ ress has been made in various aspects of synthesis of nano-scale materials. In addition, nanostructures promote select...