"PLASMA FUNCTIONALIZATION OF CARBON NANOWALLS FOR THE CONTROL OF SUPERHYDROPHOBICITY AND THE ATTACHMENT OF NANOPARTICLES AND BIOLOGICAL ENTITIES"
TE_228

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Stage II. Synthesis of carbon nanowall layers decorated with metal nanoparticles. Study of metallic nanoparticle attachment to carbon nano-structures

 

Representative images associated with the results obtained in Stage II of the TE_228 project

1. Study of metallic nanoparticle attachment to carbon nano-structures

a)	b)
Morfology of treated CNW in a) Ar/O2 and b) Ar/H2 T= 700 C, 30 min, Ar/(O2 or H2) 100/25 sccm

 

a)	b)
Morfology of treated CNW in a) Ar/O2 and b) Ar/H2 at T=400 C, timp 5 min, Ar/(O2 or H2) 100/5 sccm

 

a)	b)	c)
Decoration of CNW with Ni a) CNW +Ni 30 sec; b) CNW+Ni 60 sec and c) CNW +Ni 180 sec, and Ar/H2, 700 C, 5 minutes

 

a)	b)
a) Decoration of CNW with Au (CNW +Au 180 secunde iar in b) avem structura probei CNW+Au.

 

TEM and SAED images of CNW+Ag

 

2. CNWs synthesis, patterning and functionalization for cells culturing

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Photo image of a) mettalic mask used for CNWs synthesis; b) CNWs (black dots) grown through the mask and c) patterning sample with as-deposited CNWs

 

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SEM image of CNWs surface (a) as-deposited and (b) oxigen CNW+Ar/O2 c) amonia CNW+Ar/NH3