Facile synthesis of porous-structured nickel oxide thin film by pulsed laser deposition

Jahromi, S.P. and Huang, N.M. and Kamalianfar, A. and Lim, H.N. and Muhamad, M.R. and Yousefi, R. (2012) Facile synthesis of porous-structured nickel oxide thin film by pulsed laser deposition. Journal of Nanomaterials (JNM), 2012. p. 97. ISSN 1687-4110, DOI https://doi.org/10.1155/2012/173825.

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Abstract

Porous-structured nickel oxide (PsNiO) was obtained through the oxidization of a nickel thin film. The nickel thin film was deposited using the pulsed laser deposition (PLD) method on a nickel foil as a substrate. The results show uniform PsNiO after the oxidization of the nickel thin film at 750 degrees C for 1 h. X-ray diffraction (XRD) indicates formation of the NiO crystalline structure. Field emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM) reveals different morphology on the surface of the nickel foil (sample A) and on the nickel thin film (sample B). Comparison of the FESEM results after oxidization shows that the PsNiO on the nickel thin film was more regular and controllable than the NiO layer on the nickel foil. The FESEM images also show that the thickness of the nickel thin film affected the PsNiO size obtained after oxidization. This resulted from the growth of the porous structure at grain boundaries and from the grain sizes. The electrochemical properties of the PsNiO as an electrode are investigated by cyclic voltammetry (CV). These results show the effect of PsNiO size on the current of anodic peak.

Item Type: Article
Funders: UNSPECIFIED
Uncontrolled Keywords: Optical-properties nio temperature oxidation mechanism scales
Subjects: Q Science > QC Physics
Divisions: Faculty of Science > Department of Physics
Depositing User: miss munirah saadom
Date Deposited: 03 Jul 2013 02:51
Last Modified: 12 Jul 2017 01:25
URI: http://eprints.um.edu.my/id/eprint/6316

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