Well Modification of Porous Silicon/WO3 Hybrid Structure by Incorporating A Gold Nanoparticles
摘要
In this research work, we specify the fabrication and characterization of three unique hybrid nanostructures that employ nanostructures as substrate components: porous silicon (PSi), gold nanoparticles (Au NPs), and tungsten oxide nanoparticles (WO3). N-type silicon wafer oriented in the (100) direction was employed to fabricate PSi layers via photo-electrochemical etching (PECE) process. In this study, the etching conditions were set to a duration of 25 min and a current density of 20 mA cm2. Gold salt (HAuCl₄) was utilized to synthesize gold nanoparticles through ionic reduction methods, subsequently deposited onto the PSi layer. The tri-type hybrid nanostructures were fabricated by dip-coating the Au NPs/PSi hybrid layer with WO3 NPs. To characterize the WO3 NPs/PSi and WO3 NPs/Au NPs/PSi hybrid nanostructures, many analyses were conducted including Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy FTIR, atomic force microscopy AFM, field-emission scanning electron microscopy FE-SEM, X-ray diffraction XRD, energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy EDX, and photoluminescence spectroscopy PL. The nanostructured WO3 NPs/Au NPs/PSi exhibited a specific surface area (S.S.A) of around 6.23 m2/g. The specific surface area for gold nanoparticles (Au NPs) was 6.47 m2/g, while that for WO₃ NPs was measured at 8.25 m2/g. The NP surface densities of WO3 NPs/PSi and WO3 NPs/Au NPs/PSi were ~ 5.5 × 10⁷ and ~ 3.2 × 10⁹ NPs/cm2, respectively. The produced tri-type hybrid nanostructures are inexpensive, easy to use, and ideal for gas-sensing applications.