Limited volume thin film deposition on geometrically complicated substrates

Deposition of TiO2‐Based Layer on Textile Substrate: Theoretical and Experimental Study

“…According to our previous work described in ref., [10] the decrease of the film thickness is due to shielding of particle flux by the upper warp. The warp reduces the incident angle resulting in strong decrease in the film thickness.…”

“…In our contribution we focus on a study of the thin solid film structure on the surface of fibres. Our previous paper demonstrated the role of the precursor mass on the ability of active species to penetrate into closed slots 10. The aim of this paper is to develop and test a computer model that can be used for the detailed determination of the deposited layer profile with relatively high precision.…”

Crystal structure and solid-state transformations of Zn–triethanolamine–acetate complexes to ZnO

“…Mastering the thermal behavior of these materials can be usefully employed in optimizing ZnO deposition under different conditions and for different applications also on complicated substrates, 52 exploiting its foamy nature. Moreover the polymetallic cluster (Phase III) can be a novel structural synthon for MOF preparation using the approach by Khajavi et al 53…”

“…The second is the possibility of obtaining ZnO at lower temperature and/or more easily with respect to standard wet chemical or physical methods. 34,51,52 These peculiarities can be ascribed to the fact that the Zn(TEA)(Ac) 2 precursor already has Zn-O bonds and in the case of the Zn 4 (TEA) 2 (Ac) 4 cluster a nanoaggregate of Zn-O moieties is already present and the formation of ZnO particles requires a small number of broken and newly formed bonds. The molecular nature of these precursors and their capability of being suspended in foam or gel form suggest their applicability in thin film fabrication.…”

“…Finally the foam form of the Zn-TEA-Ac used as the ZnO precursor can be exploited to deposit ZnO films on complex shape objects without dripping, which is a difficult task to be accomplished even by physical methods. 52 When the more easily synthesized sample, i.e. the mixture of Phase I and II, is heated above 363 K, pure Phase I is formed.…”