A new type of superhydrophobic material consisting of a surface with supported Ag@TiO2 core-shell nanofibers has been prepared at low temperature by plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition (PECVD). The fibers are formed by an inner nanocrystalline silver thread which is covered by a TiO2 overlayer. Water contact angles depend on the width of the fibers and…
Ar + NO microwave discharges are used for sterilization and the results are compared with additional experiments with Ar, O(2) and N(2)-O(2) plasma mixtures. The NO* species produced in the Ar – NO mixtures remain up to long distances from the source, thus improving the sterilization efficiency of the process. E. coli individuals exposed to…
This work is devoted to the investigation of decorative zirconium oxynitride, ZrOxNy, films prepared by dc reactive magnetron sputtering, using a 17:3 nitrogen-to-oxygen-ratio gas mixture. The color of the films changed from metallic-like, very bright yellow pale, and golden yellow, for low gas mixture flows [from 0 to about 9 SCCM (SCCM denotes cubic centimeter…
The vapor sorption properties of multilayers made of ordered mesoporous thin films with tailored composition and mesostructure are herein investigated. Optical reflectance measurements versus partial pressure of several vapors are performed to analyze the interplay between the affinity to and the accessibility of the different types of layers in the structure. We find that the…
We report the Ni 2p x-ray photoelectron spectra of NiO thin films grown on different oxide substrates, namely, SiO2, Al2O3, and MgO. The main line of the Ni 2p spectra is attributed to the bulk component, and the shoulder at 1.5 eV higher binding energies to the surface component. The spectra of the NiO thin…
We report the Ni 2p x-ray photoelectron spectra of NiO thin films grown on different oxide substrates, namely, SiO2, Al2O3, and MgO. The main line of the Ni 2p spectra is attributed to the bulk component, and the shoulder at 1.5 eV higher binding energies to the surface component. The spectra of the NiO thin…
A titanium foil has been subjected to laser irradiation «in situ» in a pre-chamber of an X-ray photoemission spectrometer under different atmospheres (vacuum, Ar, 02, air, N-2 and H-2). As a result of these treatments, a high amount of the carbon contamination layer was removed and other changes in composition were induced. Nitridation was achieved…
