In order to bring nanotechnology to everyday use and multiple devices we need to overcome the problem of large scale nanowire synthesis in bulk quantities. In this respect, we need several kilograms of nanowires per day, and plasma technology is the only route which can meet at the moment such requirements. The problems which we have to address are described in the case of iron and zinc oxide nanowire synthesis.
COBISS.SI-ID: 24638759
In this scientific work, we mark the highest reported conversion rate for water splitting with plasma made iron oxide nanowire electrodes. The plasma made nanowires have better performance due to their crystalline structure compared to thermally synthesized nanowires. These cells are still fully operational after 3 years.
COBISS.SI-ID: 25972263
This scientific paper was published in the high impact journal. For the first time we reported the phenomena of nanopore creation within the nanowires of metal oxides after the irradiation with electron beam. The nanowires of different metal oxides over go the phase transformation and become ultra-nanoporous with homogeneous distribution of pores. Whit this, we also modifed energy band gap of material, where the values are shifted for 0.3 eV to lower values.
COBISS.SI-ID: 26404903