Enhancing Dielectric, Ferroelectric and Antibacterial Properties of Siloxene Nanosheets by Wet Chemical Deposition of Flower-like Spherical ZnO Nanosheets

Easily deposited ZnO nanorods on siloxene nanosheets: investigation of morphological, dielectric, ferroelectric, and energy storage properties

“…Overall, the TG analysis of SX-ZnO-3 resulted in a total weight loss of 3.24%, lower than the observed weight loss in SiNSs@ZnO. 27 Based on these results, we can deduce that SX-ZnO-3 possesses higher thermal stability and good crystalline phases were achieved without further thermal annealing. Furthermore, the deposition of ZnO nanorods on siloxene nanosheets contributes to suppressing the oxidation reaction occurring in the undoped siloxene nanosheets.…”

“…In continuation with our previous work, 27 we extended our research by depositing nanorod-like ZnO on siloxene nanosheets using the same synthesis methodology, employing an equivolume mixture of water and ethanol as the solvent. The resulting composites SX-ZnO underwent comprehensive characterization using various spectroscopic techniques, including Fourier-transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction (XRD), and transmission electron microscopy (TEM).…”

“…Furthermore, the deposition of ZnO nanorods on siloxene nanosheets contributes to suppressing the oxidation reaction occurring in the undoped siloxene nanosheets. 27,54 Dielectric properties…”

“…The synthesis of siloxene nanosheets has been comprehensively detailed in our previous work. 27 Following a procedure analogous to the synthesis of SiNSs@ZnO outlined in the same report, the same method was employed to prepare SX-ZnO nanocomposites. In brief, in a Schlenk reactor, 200 mg of siloxene nanosheets, Zn(C 5 H 7 O 2 ) 2 $H 2 O (1 eq.…”

“…25,26 In our recent paper, we successfully deposited ower-like spherical zinc oxide (ZnO) onto two-dimensional siloxene nanosheets using a wet chemical precipitation method. 27 The resulting nanocomposite named SiNSs@ZnO exhibited a slim P-E hysteresis loop and impressive energy storage capabilities, with a stored energy (W s ) of 827.51 mJ cm −3 and a dissipated energy (W loss ) of 343.63 mJ cm −3 , resulting in an energy efficiency of 70.65%. Additionally, this composite demonstrated a superior antibacterial activity compared to siloxene nanosheets against both Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria.…”