Nitridation of Substrates With Hydrazine Cyanurate for The Growth of Gallium Nitride

1998 ◽  
Vol 512 ◽  
Author(s):  
T. J. Kropewnicki ◽  
P. A. Kohl

ABSTRACTThe use of purified hydrazine cyanurate as a solid source of hydrazine in the low temperature nitridation of GaAs (100) and (111) and sapphire (0001) is demonstrated. Thenitridated surfaces were analyzed by X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (XPS) for chemical composition and Atomic Force Microscopy for surface morphology. The GaAs surfaces were composed primarily of GaN, GaAs, and Ga2O3, and were as smooth as unprocessed standards. The nitridated sapphire surfaces were composed of A1NxO1-x and exhibited three-dimensional growth for long nitridation times.

2020 ◽  
Vol 50 (11) ◽  
pp. 1101-1117
Author(s):  
M. Simolka ◽  
J. -F. Heger ◽  
H. Kaess ◽  
I. Biswas ◽  
K. A. Friedrich

Abstract The paper presents post-mortem analysis of commercial LiFePO4 battery cells, which are aged at 55 °C and − 20 °C using dynamic current profiles and different depth of discharges (DOD). Post-mortem analysis focuses on the structure of the electrodes using atomic force microscopy (AFM) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and the chemical composition changes using energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (SEM-EDX) and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). The results show that ageing at lower DOD results in higher capacity fading compared to higher DOD cycling. The anode surface aged at 55 °C forms a dense cover on the graphite flakes, while at the anode surface aged at − 20 °C lithium plating and LiF crystals are observed. As expected, Fe dissolution from the cathode and deposition on the anode are observed for the ageing performed at 55 °C, while Fe dissolution and deposition are not observed at − 20 °C. Using atomic force microscopy (AFM), the surface conductivity is examined, which shows only minor degradation for the cathodes aged at − 20 °C. The cathodes aged at 55 °C exhibit micrometer size agglomerates of nanometer particles on the cathode surface. The results indicate that cycling at higher SOC ranges is more detrimental and low temperature cycling mainly affects the anode by the formation of plated Li. Graphic abstract


2018 ◽  
Vol 51 (2) ◽  
pp. 246-253
Author(s):  
Dev Raj Chopra ◽  
Justin Seth Pearson ◽  
Darius Durant ◽  
Ritesh Bhakta ◽  
Anil R. Chourasia

2013 ◽  
Vol 28 (2) ◽  
pp. 68-71 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas N. Blanton ◽  
Debasis Majumdar

In an effort to study an alternative approach to make graphene from graphene oxide (GO), exposure of GO to high-energy X-ray radiation has been performed. X-ray diffraction (XRD), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), and atomic force microscopy (AFM) have been used to characterize GO before and after irradiation. Results indicate that GO exposed to high-energy radiation is converted to an amorphous carbon phase that is conductive.


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