Pyrrole-added Fe2O3 films by ultrasonic spray pyrolisis

Fe2O3 thin films were grown by Ultrasonic Spray Pyrolisis from a 0.05 aqueous solution of FeCl3 added with a small amount of pyrrole monomer. Films at different substrate temperature and pyrrole content were grown. They were characterized by using x-ray diffraction (XRD), infrared spectroscopy (FTIR...

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Autores: Carlos Torres Frausto, Alejandro Avila Garcia
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2009
País:México
Institución:Instituto Politécnico Nacional
Repositorio:Redalyc-IPN
OAI Identifier:oai:redalyc.org:94213119004
Acceso en línea:https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=94213119004
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Física, Astronomía y Matemáticas
Composite films
Polypyrrole and iron oxide
Ultrasonic spray pyrolisis
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Sumario:Fe2O3 thin films were grown by Ultrasonic Spray Pyrolisis from a 0.05 aqueous solution of FeCl3 added with a small amount of pyrrole monomer. Films at different substrate temperature and pyrrole content were grown. They were characterized by using x-ray diffraction (XRD), infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) and atomic force microscopy (AFM). Results indicated that at low substrate temperature (approximately 200ºC) the films mainly resemble the polypyrrole structure. At higher temperatures up to 400ºC the trend is to form the hematite phase (Fe2O3) of iron oxide. Furthermore, the surface morphology exhibits nano-size features, which can be changed by using different pyrrole contents. This last feature could be useful for usage of the film as a gas sensor.