Im Rahmen dieser Arbeit wurde ein Niedertemperatur Sol-Gel Spin-Coating Verfahren entwickelt, mit dem sich Metalloxide und -fluoride in Form von Nanometer-dicken Schichten abscheiden lassen. Ziel dieses Verfahrens ist die Herstellung von anti- (AR) und hoch reflektierenden (HR) Schichtsystemen, die aus einem alternierenden Aufbau von niedrig brechenden und hoch brechenden Materialien bestehen. Zur Darstellung der Metallfluoride wurde dabei eine neuartige nichtwässrige Sol-Gel Synthese ausgehend von Metallalkoxiden und in Alkoholen einkondensiertem Fluorwasserstoff angewendet. Die abgeschiedenen Schichten, die bei 100 °C getrocknet wurden, sind mit REM, TEM und AFM auf ihre morphologische Struktur, mit EDX und XPS auf ihre chemische Zusammensetzung und mit Ellipsometrie und UV-vis Transmissionsspektroskopie auf ihre optischen Eigenschaften hin untersucht worden. Mit diesem Verfahren gelang die Präparation von homogenen MgF2- und TiO2-Schichten mit geringen Rauheiten (Ra < 2,0 nm) auf Si- und SiO2-Substraten. Die MgF2-Schichten haben einen Brechungsindex von n500 = 1,36. Die TiO2-Schichten weisen einen Brechungsindex von n500 = 2,05 auf. Die Dicken der MgF2- und TiO2-Schichten sind zwischen 25 nm und 500 nm einstellbar. Durch einen alternierenden Aufbau von MgF2- und TiO2-Schichten gelang außerdem erstmalig die Herstellung von Metallfluorid- und Metalloxid-basierten Schichtsystemen über einen Niedertemperatur Sol-Gel Prozess. Mit Hilfe der bestimmten optischen Eigenschaften der MgF2- und TiO2-Einzelschichten wurden einfache AR und HR Designs entwickelt und aufgebaut. Die Transmissionsspektren der Designs und der jeweiligen Schichtsysteme zeigten dabei gute Übereinstimmungen, gleiches galt für die mit Hilfe der Spektralellipsometrie aufgenommenen Reflexionsspektren. In dieser Arbeit konnte erstmals gezeigt werden, dass sich das Niedertemperatur Sol-Gel Verfahren prinzipiell zur Herstellung von einfachen AR und HR Schichtsystemen eignet. / This work deals with the development of a low temperature sol-gel spincoating process for thin films with thicknesses in the nanometer range based on metal oxides and metal fluorides. Optical films such as anti-reflective (AR) or high reflective coatings are of much interest and consist of alternating dielectric layers of low and high refractive index materials. Regarding the general procedure for the metal fluorides a novel nonaqueous sol-gel synthesis starting from metal alkoxides and alcohol-dissolved HF was used. The coatings were dried and calcined at 100 °C. The morphology of these films was characterised with REM, TEM and AFM. EDX and XPS were used to indentify the chemical composition and ellipsometry and UV-vis spectroscopy to determine the optical properties of the films. This new process allows the preparation of homogeneous magnesium fluoride and titanium dioxide layers with low roughness (Ra < 2.0 nm) on Si and SiO2 substrates. The thicknesses of the MgF2 and TiO2 single layers were adjustable between 25 nm and 500 nm depending on the number of coating steps and on the concentration of the used sols. The MgF2 layers had a refractive index of n500 = 1.36 and the TiO2 layers a refraction index of n500 = 2.05. For the first time, an alternating metal fluoride and oxide multilayer system was produced with a low temperature sol-gel method (consisting of MgF2 and TiO2). Based on the determined optical constants of the MgF2 and TiO2 single layers, AR and HR multilayer systems were calculated and fabricated. The transmission spectra of the designs and the corresponding multilayer were in good agreement. Similar results were obtained with the reflection spectra determined with spectral ellipsometry. The presented investigations were able to show that the developed low temperature sol-gel process using the spin-coating technique is suitable for the preparation of simple AR and HR multilayer systems.

L'objectif de ce travail est d'étudier un matériau up-converteur sous différentes formes afin de pourvoir l'appliquer au photovoltaïque (cellules de 3ième génération). L'oxyde d'yttrium possédant des propriétés particulièrement intéressantes pour l'up-conversion (gap et indice de réfraction élevés, faible énergie de phonons, dopage facile) a été choisi comme matériau up-converteur et a permis d'étudier les propriétés d'up-conversion de ce matériau sous formes de particules sphériques monodisperses et sous forme de couches minces. Les ions erbium et ytterbium, étant connus pour leurs très bonnes propriétés en up-conversion, ont été choisis comme dopants. Deux méthodes de synthèses : la synthèse par précipitation homogène et la synthèse par voie hydrothermale, ont permis d'obtenir les particules respectant les contraintes morphologiques prédéfinies. L'étude de ce matériau sous forme de particules a permis de déterminer l'influence des différents paramètres physiques et chimiques sur les propriétés d'up-conversion. Les couches minces d'oxyde d'yttrium ont été obtenues par spin-coating. L'étude de ces couches minces a permis de démontrer que les rendements de luminescence mesurés sur les couches sont beaucoup plus faibles que ceux des particules; cependant, la nanostructuration des couches minces a permis de démontrer une exaltation des propriétés de luminescence grâce à l'interaction des ions émetteurs avec les structures plasmoniques résonantes. Des études réalisées en vue de l'application de l'up-conversion au photovoltaïque (génération de courant dans une cellule bifaciale c-Si par excitation sub-band-gap, mesure en fonction de la température, up-conversion sous excitation solaire) ont démontré la faisabilité du concept et a permis de conclure que la réalisation du concept up-conversion/photovoltaïque doit encore passer par l'optimisation des matériaux up-converteur.

Deux méthodes de synthèse chimique, relevant de l'approche bottom-up, sont mises en oeuvre pour élaborer des nanocristaux (NC) de sulfure de cadmium (CdS) : les croissances (i) par source unique de précurseur et (ii) par voie micro-ondes. Ces deux techniques, complémentaires dans la gamme de tailles obtenues, permettent la réalisation de NC de petites tailles (2,8 nm - 5,2 nm) en seulement (i) 120 min et (ii) quelques minutes. Un protocole de caractérisation par techniques conjointes est mis au point pour étudier ces NC. La spectrométrie de masse (SM) couplée à des sources d'ionisation douce contrôle la pureté et la stabilité des précurseurs et permet d'estimer la taille et la distribution en taille des NC. Ces estimations sont confirmées par microscopie électronique en transmission (MET). La confrontation des résultats de SM et de MET suggère une géométrie des NC (i) sphérique et (ii) ellipsoïdale. La diffraction des rayons X montre l'état cristallin des nanoparticules en structures (i) würtzite et (ii) zinc blende. La spectrométrie optique à température ambiante (absorption et photoluminescence - PL) témoigne des effets de confinement quantique par le glissement de la réponse excitonique dans le domaine bleu proche UV en fonction de la taille des NC, s'inscrivant dans la correspondance connue énergie-taille. Dans la perspective d'applications optoélectroniques, le dépôt en couches minces de polymère (PMMA) contenant des NC de CdS est entrepris par spin coating. Le même protocole de caractérisations, enrichi de techniques adaptées aux couches minces, montre que les NC conservent leur intégrité et leurs propriétés de PL après inclusion dans la couche / Two chemical methods are developed to synthesize cadmium sulfide (CdS) nanocrystals (NC) in bottom-up approach: (i) single-source precursor methodology and (ii) microwave synthetic route. These two growth techniques are complementary in the size range obtained and allow production of small NC (2.8 nm - 5.2 nm) in only (i) 120 min and (ii) some minutes. A joint technique characterization protocol is developed to study the synthesized NC. Mass spectrometry (MS) coupled to soft ionization sources allows to control the purity and stability of the precursors and to estimate the NC size and size distribution. These estimations are confirmed by transmission electron microscopy (TEM). Comparison between SM and TEM results suggests that NC have (i) spherical and (ii) prolate shapes. X-ray diffraction reveals nanoparticle crystalline structure in (i) wurtzite and (ii) zinc blende symmetries. Room temperature optical spectrometry (absorption and photoluminescence - PL) evidences quantum confinement effects by the shift of the excitonic response as a function of the NC size, in the blue-UV spectral range. These results are consistent with the well-known empirical energy-size correspondence. For optoelectronic application purpose, thin film deposition of polymer (PMMA) containing CdS NC is initiated by spin coating. The previous characterization protocol, extended to techniques dedicated to thin film studies, shows that NC maintain their integrity and PL properties after inclusion in PMMA layer

"Catalytic growth of Carbon Nanotubes (CNT) provides important advantages of controlling their diameters and possibly chirality. Our work involved growing CNT on model and supported catalyst by catalytic decomposition of carbon source such as benzene, methane and propylene. On supported catalyst, iron nitrate was deposited on alumina and reduced to form metallic iron clusters. These were reacted at 700 - 950 C under varying benzene concentrations. Multi Walled CNT (MWNT) grew below 800 C and Single Wall CNT (SWNT) are observed at 850 C and above as confirmed by TEM and Raman. Model catalysts were studied by producing CNT from ferrocene which acted as the carbon and catalyst source on Silica/Si (100). Large yield of MWNT was observed at 900 C. MWNT grew perpendicular to the model support as seen by SEM. In another model catalyst study, iron salt clusters were deposited on silica/Si (100) by spin coating, controlling their diameters by solution concentration and speed of spinning. Agglomeration of clusters at high temperatures produces only MWNT on silica/Si (100). Cluster agglomeration can be reduced with strong support metal interaction such as with alumina. We deposited alumina on silica/Si (100) by atomic layer deposition, with conformal coatings on surface and low relative roughness. Alumina film was stable under reaction temperatures of 900 C. Cluster deposition on alumina by spin coating was difficult because of different surface acidity compared to silica. Clusters on alumina did not agglomerate at high reaction temperatures. We report effect of parameters such as the temperature of reaction, conditions of pretreatment such as reduction and oxidation of catalyst precursor, type of precursor, type of carbon source, and type of support material on growth of CNT. The role of spin coating in controlling the diameter of salt clusters deposited is discussed. We also report deposition of alumina on top of silica/Si (100) by atomic layer deposition and the effect of deposition and calcination temperatures on the alumina film integrity."

Submitted by Ariane de França Mescoloto null (rianefm@gmail.com) on 2017-02-25T15:53:15Z No. of bitstreams: 1 Dissertação_Ariane_2017.pdf: 4799231 bytes, checksum: 0e27c8b04f680e6a88f1e66a2df4e016 (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by LUIZA DE MENEZES ROMANETTO (luizamenezes@reitoria.unesp.br) on 2017-03-07T14:05:43Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 1 mescoloto_af_me_araiq.pdf: 4799231 bytes, checksum: 0e27c8b04f680e6a88f1e66a2df4e016 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2017-03-07T14:05:43Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 mescoloto_af_me_araiq.pdf: 4799231 bytes, checksum: 0e27c8b04f680e6a88f1e66a2df4e016 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2017-02-20 / Materiais híbridos orgânico-inorgânicos, constituídos pela combinação de componentes orgânicos e inorgânicos, são homogêneos, apresentam propriedades diferenciadas que refletem a natureza química dos componentes pelos quais foram formados, e são utilizados em diversas aplicações tecnológicas como catalisadores, sensores eletroquímicos, dispositivos ópticos e revestimentos protetores. Este trabalho foi realizado em duas etapas. Primeiramente, foi realizada a síntese e caracterização de um copolímero derivado do politiofeno, P(HTcoAAT), contendo ácido 3-tiofeno-acético (AAT) e 3-hexiltiofeno (HT), sintetizado via copolimerização oxidativa com cloreto férrico e caracterizado químico-estruturalmente por FTIR e RMN 1H e termicamente por TG/DTG. Em seguida, foram preparados filmes híbridos via sol-gel por spin-coating utilizando três óxidos inorgânicos: óxido de silício, titânio e zinco, os quais foram caracterizados opticamente por Espectroscopia no UV-vis e Fluorescência, e morfologicamente por AFM e MEV, além das caracterizações já citadas anteriormente. Os resultados químico-estruturais obtidos comprovaram a eficiência da metodologia usada para a preparação do copolímero e dos híbridos, permitindo a obtenção de matérias com propriedades ópticas interessantes. / Organic-inorganic hybrid materials, formed from organic and inorganic compounds combination, present specific properties that reflect the chemical nature of each precursor compound, and are used for several technological application such as catalists, electrochemical sensors, optical devices and barrier films. This work comprehends two steps: first of all the synthesis of a copolymer derived from polythiophene, P(HTcoTAA) containing 3-thiophene acetic acid (TAA) and 3-hexylthiophene (HT), it was performed from oxidative copolymerization with ferric chloride, and resulting materials characterized by FTIR and 1H NMR spectroscopy and TG/DTG thermal analyses. Following hybrid films from silicium, titanium and zinc oxides were prepared by sol-gel spin-coating and had its optical and morphological characteristics evaluated by UV-vis and Fluorescence spectroscopy, and AFM and SEM microscopy, besides the other characterization before cited. The obtained chemical-structural results show that the used methodology was efficient to prepare both the copolymer and the hybrids, allowing to materials presenting striking optical properties.

L'objectif de ce travail de thèse est double : d'une part mesurer les propriétés mécaniques de couches hybrides à base d'organosiloxanes et de silice colloïdale et ensuite de lier ces caractéristiques mécaniques à leur structure.<br />La partie bibliographique est divisée en deux chapitres : le premier porte sur la description de la technique de nanoindentation et son utilisation pour obtenir les propriétés mécaniques des matériaux élastoplastiques. Le second est consacré aux matériaux hybrides organiques-inorganiques, à leur élaboration sous forme de couches et enfin à leur caractérisation structurale par spectroscopie dans le domaine de l'infrarouge et Résonance Magnétique Nucléaire du 29Si.<br />L'étude expérimentale est également divisée en deux chapitres : le chapitre I est consacré à l'élaboration des sols permettant la fabrication des couches et à la caractérisation structurale à la fois des sols (par RMN du 29Si en phase liquide) et des dépôts (par spectroscopie IR et RMN du 29Si en phase solide). Chaque système étudié est composé d'un organosiloxane différent R'nSi(OR)4-n et de silice colloïdale. Le chapitre II présente les caractérisations mécaniques par nanoindentation de ces différents systèmes qui sont analysées en relation avec leurs structures. Le but est ainsi de mettre en évidence plusieurs effets : celui de la fonctionnalité de l'alcoxyde, celui de la nature du groupement R' non polymérisable, l'effet de charge et d'encombrement stérique et enfin celui de la teneur et de la taille des particules de silice.

<p>The sun provides us daily with large quantities of energy in the form of light. With the world’s increasing demand of electrical energy the prospect of converting this solar light into electricity is highly tempting. In the strive towards mass-production and low cost solar cells, new types of solar cells are being developed, e.g. solar cells completely based on organic molecules and polymers. These materials offer a promising potential of low cost and large scale manufacturing and have the additional advantage that they can be produced on flexible and light weight substrate which opens for new and innovating application areas, e.g. integration with paper or textiles, or as building materials. In polymer solar cells a combination of two materials are used, an electron donor and an electron acceptor. The three dimensional distribution of the donor and acceptor in the active layer of the device, i.e. the morphology, is known to have larger influence of the solar cell performance. For the optimal morphology there is a trade-off between sometimes conflicting criteria for the various steps of the energy conversion process. The dissociation of photogenerated excitons takes place at an interface between the donor and acceptor materials. Therefore an efficient generation of charges requires a large interface between the two components. However, for charge transport and collection at the electrodes, continuous pathways for the charges to the electrodes are required.</p><p>In this thesis, results from morphology studies by atomic force microscopy (AFM) and dynamic secondary ion mass spectrometry (SIMS) of spin-coated blend and bilayer thin films of polyfluorene co-polymers, especially poly[(9,9-dioctylfluorenyl-2,7-diyl)-co-5,5-(4´,7´-di-2-thienyl-2´,1´,3´-benzothiadiazole)] APFO-3, and the fullerene derivative [6,6]-phenyl-C61-butyric acid methyl ester (PCBM) are presented. It is shown that by varying the blend ratio, the spin.-coating solvent, and/or the substrate, different morphologies can be obtained, e.g. diffuse bilayer structures, spontaneously formed multilayer structures and homogeneous blends. The connection between these different morphologies and the performance of solar cells is also analysed. The results indicate that nano-scale engineering of the morphology in the active layer may be an important factor in the optimization of the performance of polymer solar cells.</p>

The sun provides us daily with large quantities of energy in the form of light. With the world’s increasing demand of electrical energy the prospect of converting this solar light into electricity is highly tempting. In the strive towards mass-production and low cost solar cells, new types of solar cells are being developed, e.g. solar cells completely based on organic molecules and polymers. These materials offer a promising potential of low cost and large scale manufacturing and have the additional advantage that they can be produced on flexible and light weight substrate which opens for new and innovating application areas, e.g. integration with paper or textiles, or as building materials. In polymer solar cells a combination of two materials are used, an electron donor and an electron acceptor. The three dimensional distribution of the donor and acceptor in the active layer of the device, i.e. the morphology, is known to have larger influence of the solar cell performance. For the optimal morphology there is a trade-off between sometimes conflicting criteria for the various steps of the energy conversion process. The dissociation of photogenerated excitons takes place at an interface between the donor and acceptor materials. Therefore an efficient generation of charges requires a large interface between the two components. However, for charge transport and collection at the electrodes, continuous pathways for the charges to the electrodes are required. In this thesis, results from morphology studies by atomic force microscopy (AFM) and dynamic secondary ion mass spectrometry (SIMS) of spin-coated blend and bilayer thin films of polyfluorene co-polymers, especially poly[(9,9-dioctylfluorenyl-2,7-diyl)-co-5,5-(4´,7´-di-2-thienyl-2´,1´,3´-benzothiadiazole)] APFO-3, and the fullerene derivative [6,6]-phenyl-C61-butyric acid methyl ester (PCBM) are presented. It is shown that by varying the blend ratio, the spin.-coating solvent, and/or the substrate, different morphologies can be obtained, e.g. diffuse bilayer structures, spontaneously formed multilayer structures and homogeneous blends. The connection between these different morphologies and the performance of solar cells is also analysed. The results indicate that nano-scale engineering of the morphology in the active layer may be an important factor in the optimization of the performance of polymer solar cells.

Optical properties of copper oxide nanoparticles in a silica matrix thin film have been investigated. Films were prepared on Si substrates from a sol-gel by spin coating. Four samples with different thicknesses, from 14,5-109 nm, were fabricated. Optical properties were measured with Variable Angle Spectroscopic Ellipsometry. The aim of the project was to gain further understanding of these films that are interesting in applications for solar absorbers as solar selective coatings. Ellipsometricangles Ψ and Δ were measured in the wavelength range from 250-1700 nm. A dispersion model was developed and fitted to experimental data with acceptable results.

Le soleil offre une ressource abondante et inépuisable d’énergie. Le photovoltaïque est la technologie la plus importante pour rendre l'énergie solaire utilisable car les cellules solaires photovoltaïques recueillent le rayonnement solaire et le convertissent en énergie électrique. Les cellules solaires à colorant (DSSC) ont été très étudiées en raison de leur faible coût, d’une technique de fabrication facile et une grande versatilité. Un dispositif classique DSSC comprend une photo-anode à colorant, une contre-électrode et un électrolyte contenant un couple redox et des additifs. Pour améliorer la stabilité de ces dispositifs, le remplacement de l'électrolyte liquide par des matériaux solides transporteur de trous a été étudié pour donner ce que l’on appelle des cellules solaires à colorant solides (ssDSSCs). Récemment, les pérovskites hybrides organique/inorganiques ont été introduites dans les systèmes ssDSSCs comme absorbeur de lumière. Les cellules correspondantes, appelées cellules solaires à pérovskite (PSC) ont ouvert une nouvelle ère en photovoltaïque en raison du faible coût de ce matériau et la grande efficacité de ces cellules. L'efficacité de conversion de puissance a augmenté de 3,8% en 2009 à un rendement certifié de 20,1% fin 2014. Les composants des cellules solaires à pérovskite comprennent: une couche compacte d'oxyde jouant le rôle de barrière pour les trous photogénérés, une couche de transport des électrons (un semiconducteur de type n), la couche de l’absorbeur de lumière à base de pérovskite d’halogénure de plomb, la couche de transport des trous et le contact arrière. Dans cette thèse, nous nous sommes concentrés sur la préparation et l’amélioration des propriétés de la couche de transport d'électrons et la couche de pérovskite... / Solar energy is one of the most important resources in our modern life. Photovoltaic is the most important technology to render the solar energy usable since photovoltaic solar cells harvest light coming from sun and convert sunlight into electrical energy. Dye sensitized solar cells have gained widespread attention due to their low cost, easy fabrication technique and tunable choice for the device. A traditional DSSC device includes a dye-sensitized photo-anode, a counter electrode and an electrolyte containing a redox couple system and additives. To improve the device stability, the liquid electrolyte replacement by a solid state hole transport material has been studied in so-called solid-state dye sensitized solar cells (ssDSSCs). Recently, an amazing light perovskite absorber was introduced into the ssDSSC system to replace the dye, opening the new field of research. Perovskite solar cells (PSCs) open a new era in photovoltaic due to the low cost of this material and the high efficiency of these cells. The power conversion efficiency has risen from 3.8% to a certified 20.1% within a few years. The components in the perovskite solar cell include: the compact metal oxide blocking layer, the electron transport layer, the lead halide perovskite layer, the hole transport layer and the back contact. In this thesis, we focused on the preparation and improving the properties of the electron transport layer and the perovskite layer...