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Formation of Stainless Steel Nanoballs via Submerged Glow-discharge Plasma and their Microstructural Analysis with Evaluation of Photocatalytic Activity
摘要： Stainless steel has shown potential as a catalytic material in bulk form. However, it only becomes active in an aqueous acidic environment and elevated temperatures. This study aims to produce stainless steel nanoparticles that have high photocatalytic activity in a neutral medium and at room temperature and to elucidate the photocatalytic activity mechanism of the nanoparticles. Spherical, photocatalytic nanoparticles called 'nanoballs' were synthesized by the submerged glow-discharge method. Stainless steel SUS316L grade wire was used as the cathode, platinum mesh was used as the anode while the electrolyte was potassium carbonate. The nanoballs were obtained after centrifuging and washing with water. The physical characteristics of the photocatalytic nanoballs were analysed by scanning electron microscopy, high-resolution transmission electron microscopy, energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy and X-ray diffraction. The nanoballs were mixed with methylene blue and irradiated with ultraviolet light for the evaluation of photocatalytic reaction. The photodecomposition samples were determined using UV-vis spectrometry. The by-products of the photodecomposition were evaluated using mass spectrometry. The results show that stainless steel nanoballs have photocatalytic activity when irradiated with ultraviolet light at room temperature. Submerged glow-discharge plasma method can synthesize nanoparticles rapidly using only metal wires as the electrode.
关键词： photocatalysis,nanoballs,stainless steel,plasma discharge,nanoparticles
更新于2025-09-23 15:22:29
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Efficient generation of nitrogen vacancy centers by laser writing close to the diamond surface with a layer of silicon nanoballs
摘要： We proposed a method to effectively fabricate negatively charged nitrogen vacancy (NV?) centers close to the diamond surface by applying femtosecond laser writing technique. With a thick layer of silicon (Si) nanoballs coated, diamond surface was irradiated by high-fluence femtosecond laser pulses. A large number of NV? centers were created around the laser ablation crater area without thermal annealing. The distribution of the NV? centers was expanded to about 50 μm away from the crater center. To demonstrate the function of Si nanoballs, we performed the exactly same laser illumination process on the bare region of the sample surface. In this case, only a few NV? centers were generated around ablation crater. At distance of 32 μm away from crater centers, the NV? density for the case with nanoballs was up to 15.5 times higher compared to the case without nanoballs. Furthermore, we also investigated the influence of laser fluence and pulse number on the NV? density for the case with Si-nanoball layer. Finally, the formation mechanism of NV? centers and the role of Si nanoballs were explained via Coulomb explosion model. The method is demonstrated to be a promising approach to efficiently and rapidly fabricate NV? centers close to the surface of the diamond, which are significant in quantum sensing. Furthermore, the results provide deep insights into complex light-matter interactions.
关键词： single emitters,nitrogen vacancy centers in diamond,silicon nanoballs,femtosecond laser technique
更新于2025-09-23 15:19:57