Nanoscale 3D spatial analysis of FTO/ZnO/Ag-x films subjected to photocatalytic activity

• Published in: Scientific reports Vol. 15; no. 1; pp. 7330 - 17
• Main Authors: Anzabi, Leila Chehreghani, Shafiekhani, Azizollah, Darabi, Elham, Bramowicz, Mirosław, Kulesza, Sławomir, Sabbaghzadeh, Jamshid, Solaymani, Shahram
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Nature Publishing Group UK 01.03.2025; Nature Publishing Group; Nature Portfolio
• Subjects: 639/301; 639/766; 639/925; Alternative energy sources; Composite materials; Electric fields; Energy storage; FTO/ZnO/Ag-x films; Glass substrates; Graphene; Humanities and Social Sciences; Hydrogen production; Light; Methods; Morphology; multidisciplinary; Nanocomposites; Nanoparticles; PEC water-splitting; Photocatalysis; Photons; Physics; Pollutants; Renewable resources; Rietveld; Scanning electron microscopy; Scherrer; Science; Science (multidisciplinary); Semiconductors; Silver; Solar energy; Spatial analysis; Spectroscopy; Spectrum analysis; Structural analysis; Surface plasmon resonance; Williamson–Hall; X-ray diffraction; Zinc oxides; FTO/ZnO/Ag-x films; Rietveld; Scherrer; Williamson–Hall; PEC water-splitting

The study focuses on FTO/ZnO/Ag-x films (with different silver dopant levels) fabricated using the sol–gel/spin-coating technique. The optical, structural, and geometrical properties of these films were characterized through various methods, such as Photoluminescence (PL) spectroscopy, UV–visible sp...