Au/polymer P2ClAn(H₃BO₃)/n-GaAs Schottky barrier diodes, where P2ClAn stands for poly(2-chloroaniline), have been fabricated. To fabricate Schottky diodes with polymer interface, n-type GaAs wafer was used. The P2ClAn polymer solution was applied on the front face of the n-GaAs wafer by a pipette. The P2ClAn emeraldine salt was chemically synthesized by using boric acid (H₃BO₃). Schottky diode parameters, such as ideality factor, barrier height and series resistance have been measured, as functions of hydrostatic pressure, using the current-voltage technique. The ideality factor values of Au/P2ClAn/n-GaAs Schottky barrier diodes have decreased from 3.38 to 3.01, the barrier height has increased from 0.653 to 0.731 eV at 0.36 kbar and series resistances were ranging from 14.95 to 14.69. The results obtained from I-V characteristics of Au/P2ClAn/n-GaAs Schottky barrier diodes show that pressure treatment improves the rectifying properties of the diodes. These diodes can be used as pressure-sensitive capacitors, due to pressure-dependence of diode parameters.
In this work, at first large pore size SiO₂ mesostructure was prepared using amphiphilic triblock copolymer (P123) as a template, tetraethyl orthosilicate (TEOS) as Si source and hexane as micelle expander by hydrothermal procedure. Separately, a stable transparent titania sol was synthesized using titanium isopropoxide (TTIP) as titanium source. Then achieved mesoporous silica structure was stirred in the titania sol resulting in formation of a titanium dioxide anatase layer on the silica structure. The sample was characterized with wide angle X-ray diffraction, N₂ adsorption-desorption analysis, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, field-emission scanning electron microscopy, and energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy maps of silicon and titanium. The photocatalytic performance of prepared composite material was evaluated using UV-vis spectroscopy as well. The prepared material showed much higher photodegradation of methyl blue (MB) than commercial P-25 which was attributed to high surface area (290 m²/g), anatase phase, small crystallite size and accessible pores.
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