University of Ulster – TechConnect Briefs

Titanium Dioxide Nanostructured Coatings: Application in Photocatalysis and Sensors

Byrne J.A., Hamilton J.W.J., McMurray T.A., Dunlop P.S.M., Donaldson V.J.A., Rankin J., Dale G., Al Rousan D., University of Ulster, UK

This paper presents results concerning the fabrication, characterisation, and application of nano-structured titanium dioxide films. Applications include photocatalytic purification of water, “self-decontaminating” surfaces, and electrochemical biosensing.

Carbon nanostructures grown with electron and ion beam methods

Lemoine P., Roy S.S., Maguire P.D., McLaughlin J.A.D., University of Ulster, UK

Simultaneous deposition and patterning of carbon nanostructures can be performed using focused electron beams or ion beams. Although a variety of useful tri-dimensional structures have been prepared (single electron transistor, nanotools, AFM probes, etc.), the [...]

Evidence of surface defects in ultrathin tetrahedral amorphous carbon films probed by x-ray absorption spectroscopy

Roy S.S., McCann R., Papakonstantinou P., Abbas G.A., McLaughlin J.A., University of Ulster, UK

The ta-C films with thickness in the range of 1-10 nm were obtained by FCVA and investigated by NEXAFS and Raman spectroscopies. The C=C bonds were quantitatively determined from the area of pi* peak in [...]

Titanium Dioxide Nanostructured Coatings: Application in Photocatalysis and Sensors

Byrne J.A., Hamilton J.W.J., McMurray T.A., Dunlop P.S.M., Donaldson V.J.A., Rankin J., Dale G., Al Rousan D., University of Ulster, UK

This paper presents results concerning the fabrication, characterisation, and application of nano-structured titanium dioxide films. Applications include photocatalytic purification of water, “self-decontaminating” surfaces, and electrochemical biosensing.