The incorporation of preformed metal nanoparticles in zinc oxide thin films using aerosol assisted chemical vapour deposition

Effect of Ag, pH, and time on the preparation of Ag-functionalized zinc oxide nanoagglomerates as photocatalysts

“…To our knowledge, only a few authors have reported the uniform deposition of metallic nanoparticles over ZnO and CeO 2 starting from pre-formed nanoparticles by high-power techniques [23,24,34], but our study is the first to show the bulk modification of ZnO with stabilized AgNPs and achieve its homogeneous distribution at under ambient conditions. The porosity profile of the samples was determined by N 2 isotherm adsorption-desorption.…”

“…It is well known that surfactants containing anionic functional groups promotes the dispersion of nanoparticles, keeping their particle size intact [21][22][23][24]. However, experimental conditions such pH and concentration of nanoparticles have a great strong influence on dispersion stability.…”

Nitrogen Incorporation of Nanostructured Amorphous Carbon Thin Films by Aerosol-Assisted Chemical Vapor Deposition

“…Based on the review, the AACVD technique has the ability to produce nano-structured materials, as reported by Salaun et al [5] and Qureshi et al [6]. The a-C material, having the amorphous nature is very hard to obtain in a nano-structured form, however the application of AACVD is expected to cope with the problems.…”

Thermal stability of Au–TiO2 nanocomposite films prepared by direct liquid injection CVD

“…However, the as-deposited films were usually annealed at high temperatures in order to favour NPs growth and to increase their size [10][11][12]. Recently, preformed NPs have been used as precursor in CVD process, in which NPs are transported in an aerosol generated by an ultrasonic nebulizer or liquid injection systems [13][14]. This technique allows the incorporation of preformed NPs into thin films without post-annealing necessity.…”