Formation, adhesion, and accumulation of ice, snow, frost, glaze, rime, or their mixtures can cause severe problems for solar panels, wind turbines, aircrafts, heat pumps, power lines, telecommunication equipment, submarines. These decrease efficiency in generation, increase energy consumption, result mechanical and/or electrical failure, generate safety hazards. To address these issues, the fundamentals interfaces between liquids surfaces at low temperatures have been extensively studied....

Transparent anti-fogging and self-cleaning coatings are of great interest for many applications, including solar panels, windshields displays or lenses to be used in humid environments. In this paper, we report on the simultaneous synthesis, at atmospheric pressure, anatase TiO2 nanoparticles low-temperature, high-rate deposition TiO2/SiO2 nanocomposite coatings. These exhibit durable super-hydrophilic photocatalytic properties. The strategy followed relies concomitant separated injections...

Atmospheric pressure chemical vapour deposition (APCVD) of tungsten selenide films on glass substrates was achieved by reaction diethyl with WCl6 at 500–650 °C. X-Ray diffraction showed that the WSe2 were crystalline cell constants close to those expected—some preferred orientation noted higher temperature. Energy-dispersive analysis X-rays (EDAX) gave a W ∶ Se ratio 1 2 for all formed 550 The matt black in appearance, adhesive, passed Scotch tape test but could be scratched steel scalpel....

A simple and easily up-scalable approach towards the preparation of fluorine-free superhydrophobic surfaces is proposed. Surfaces with water contact angle (WCA) as high 170° hysteresis (CAH) down to 5° are obtained on industrial metallic foils (cold-rolled aluminium electrodeposited copper foils) coated thanks an atmospheric pressure plasma-enhanced chemical vapour deposition method. Nano- micro-scale roughness characterisation surface, performed by atomic force microscopy (AFM) confocal...

The work presented here describes the preparation of transparent interstitial boron-doped TiO2 thin-films by atmospheric pressure chemical vapor deposition (APCVD). boron-doping, on TiO2, proved X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and diffraction (XRD), is shown to enhance crystallinity significantly improve photocatalytic activity films. synthesis, highly suitable for a reel-to-reel process, has been carried out in one step.

Abstract Modulating the interfacial charge alignments by molecular engineering in an organic heterojunction device is a smart strategy to improve its conductivity, which can be exploited high‐performance gas‐sensor development. Herein, fabrication of new devices based on porphyrin tapes and phthalocyanines their potentiality ammonia sensing at different relative humidity (rh) are investigated. The built using dry approach relying oxidative chemical vapor deposition for simultaneous...

Photocatalytic H2 generation by water splitting is a promising alternative for producing renewable fuels. This work synthesized new type of Ta2O5/SrZrO3 heterostructure with Ru and Cu (RuO2/CuxO/Ta2O5/SrZrO3) using solid-state chemistry methods to achieve high production 5164 μmol g-1 h-1 under simulated solar light, 39 times higher than that produced SrZrO3. The performance compared other compositions loaded RuO2, CuxO, or Pt. CuxO used showcase the usage less costly cocatalysts produce H2....

UV and visible light photocatalytic composite Pt Au-TiO2 coatings have been deposited on silicon glass substrates at low temperature using a hybrid ECWR-PECVD/MS-PVD process. Methylene blue, stearic acid, sulfamethoxazole were used as dye, organic, antibiotic model pollutants, respectively, to demonstrate the efficiency of these nanocomposite for water decontamination or self-cleaning surfaces applications. Raman investigations revealed formation anatase polymorph TiO2 in all synthesized...

Due to the undeniable industrial advantages of low-temperature atmospheric-pressure plasma processes, such as low cost, temperature, easy implementation, and in-line process capabilities, they have become most promising next-generation candidate system for replacing thermal chemical vapor deposition or wet processes functional coatings. In work detailed in this article, photocatalytic anatase TiO2 thin films were deposited at a temperature on polymer optical fibers using an process. This...

Abstract For the first time, plasma‐assisted inkjet printing of metal‐organic decomposition (MOD) inks is demonstrated to provide an easily up‐scalable method toward deposition highly conductive silver features on paper. Atmospheric plasma sintering methods a fast and effective alternative thermal treatment. This high‐speed, room‐temperature approach ensures immediate conversion MOD after thus overcomes wetting issues typically encountered in porous substrates—a mechanical solution chemical problem.

Metalloporphyrin-based photocatalysts have attracted great interest due to their high extinction coefficient in the visible range coupled a catalytically active central metal ion surrounded by highly conjugated heterocyclic macrocycle. In this work, fused copper(II) porphyrin-based polymer thin films are shown be electrocatalysts and for heterogeneous hydrogen evolution reaction (HER). The porphyrin notably show significant reduction of overpotential required HER comparison reference...

Nickel( ii ) porphyrins are polymerized via chemical vapor deposition into highly conjugated structures. The careful selection of the substituent enables OER to be performed at low overpotential.

Abstract Tuning of the electrical parameter (e.g. power and pulsed discharge) an Atmospheric Pressure Dielectric Barrier Discharge (AP‐DBD) plasma Maleic Anhydride (MA) vinyltrimethoxysilane (VTMOS) allows formation coatings with different combination anhydride/carboxylic group surface density, morphology deposition rate. Pulsing discharge favours incorporation MA a high structural retention, leading to chemical composition similar expected conventional MA‐VTMOS copolymer one. A kinetic...

Here, we describe a robust process aiming at conferring antibacterial properties on stainless steel through the covalent grafting of nisin, natural antimicrobial peptide, onto functional plasma thin film deposited by an atmospheric pressure dielectric barrier discharge process. The three different steps procedure, namely deposition carboxyl rich layer, surface activation using zero-length crosslinking agent and nisin immobilisation, are reported thoroughly characterised. A correlation...

The chemical vapor deposition (CVD) polymerization of metalloporphyrin building units is demonstrated to provide an easily up-scalable one-step method toward the a new class dense and defect-free metal–organic covalent network (MOCN) layers. resulting hyper-thin flexible MOCN layers exhibit outstanding gas-separation performances for multiple gas pairs. As service our authors readers, this journal provides supporting information supplied by authors. Such materials are peer reviewed may be...

A simple, efficient and scalable method for the atmospheric pressure plasma initiated chemical vapor deposition of conventional polymer is demonstrated. Ultra‐short square pulse dielectric barrier discharge, which allows high rates even duty cycle as low 0.01%, used to deposit a glycidyl methacrylate (GMA) layer. The structure thin films evidenced by matrix‐assisted laser desorption/ionization high‐resolution mass spectrometry. Polymer molecular weights up 30 000 g mol −1 are found size...

Abstract Oxidative polymerization of nickel(II) 5,15‐diphenyl porphyrin and 5,15‐bis(di‐3,5‐tert‐butylphenyl) by oxidative chemical vapor deposition (oCVD) yields multiply fused oligomers in thin film form. The oCVD technique enables one‐step formation, deposition, p‐doping conjugated poly(porphyrins) coatings without solvents or post‐treatments. decisive reactions side during the process are shown high‐resolution mass spectrometry. Owing to highly structure tapes, films exhibit an...

While the solution‐phase synthesis of directly fused porphyrin tapes has been successfully developed in recent years, deposition these promising compounds thin film form remained a challenge. In this study, we report simultaneous and conductive poly(porphyrin) coatings based on substrate independent up‐scalable oxidative chemical vapor (oCVD) approach. A particular emphasis is given to selection sublimation conditions oxidant. The direct fusion nickel(II) 5,15‐(diphenyl)porphyrin (NiDPP)...

The straightforward synthesis of directly fused porphyrins (porphyrin tapes) from 5,15-diphenyl porphyrinato nickel(ii) complexes with different substituents on the phenyl rings is achieved while processing gas phase. porphyrin tapes, exhibiting NIR absorption, are readily obtained in thin film form. phase approach cuts need for solubilizing groups allowing first time study their conductivity according to substituent. 2-Point probe and AFM measurements evidence that reducing size meso...

Atmospheric pressure (AP)CVD of molybdenum diselenide films on glass substrates was achieved by reaction diethyl selenide or di-tert-butylselenide with MoCl5 at 500–650 °C. X-ray diffraction (XRD) showed that the MoSe2 were crystalline a mixed 2Hb/3R polytype stacking and typical cell constants = 3.28, c 6.48 Å (c-axis is × 2 for 2Hb form 3 3R form). Energy dispersive analysis (EDAX) gave Mo/Se ratio close to 1:2 formed 600–650 °C, those lower temperatures contained some chlorine. The brown...

Abstract Atmospheric pressure chemical vapour deposition (APCVD) of niobium selenide films on glass substrates was achieved by reaction di‐ tert ‐butyl with NbCl 5 at 250–600 °C. X‐ray diffraction showed that the NbSe 2 were crystalline and 2H a poly‐type cell constants close to those expected ( = 3.44 Å; c 12.58 Å). Marked preferred orientation along either (101) or (200) noted higher temperature this unexpectedly varied depending distance from reactor inlet. The produced 600 °C exactly...

Abstract Atmospheric pressure dielectric barrier discharge deposition of organosilicon thin films on aluminium foils was investigated for different electrical excitations. The plasma reactor fed with nitrogen and hexamethyldisiloxane as film precursor. Scanning electron microscopy observations secondary ion mass spectrometry associated X‐ray photoelectron spectroscopy showed how the modulation excitation can affect morphology chemistry coatings. corrosion behaviour obtained characterised by...