4 Chapter 4Figure 4.1 Morphology and amorphous structure characterizations of obtained ...Figure 4.2 Schematic illustration of the preparation of PdxCu1−x/RGO. ...Figure 4.3 Morphology and composition characterizations of obtained Pd0.2Cu0...Figure 4.4 (a) Schematic illustration of the fabrication process for amorpho...Figure 4.5 TEM and HRTEM characterization of the samples. (a, b) TEM images ...Figure 4.6 (a) Low-resolution TEM images, (b) high-resolution TEM images inc...Figure 4.7 Schematic illustration of the synthesis of (a) amorphous FeOOH QD...Figure 4.8 (a) FESEM, (b) TEM, and (c) HRTEM images of the FeOOH QDs. (d) ST...Figure 4.9 Schematic illustration for the formation of the FeOOH/mRGO compos...Figure 4.10 (a) XRD patterns of amorphous CH3NH3PbBr3 NPs and polycrystallin...Figure 4.11 Morphology and structure characterization results of Fe sub-nano...Figure 4.12 Schematic illustration for preparing NiWO4/Ni3S2 heterostructure...Figure 4.13 (a) Synthetic process of A-Nb2O5-x@MCS. (b) TEM image and (c) ST...Figure 4.14 (a) Schematic illustration of the synthesis of amorphous SnO2 su...Figure 4.15 Characteristics of FeS@BSA nanoclusters. (a) Scanning electronic...Figure 4.16 Characteristics of AIO clusters (a) TEM image, (b) enlarged view...Figure 4.17 (a, b) TEM micrographs of CNDs (inset: SAED pattern). (c) HRTEM ...
5 Chapter 5Figure 5.1 Different morphologies and structures of nanowires. (a–e) Schemat...Figure 5.2 Different combined form of nanowires. (a–c) Schematic diagrams an...Figure 5.3 (a) Illustration of the synthesis of Co3(PO4)2 amorphous ultrathi...Figure 5.4 SEM images at different magnifications (a,c–e), element maps (b),...Figure 5.5 Morphology and structure of amorphous Ag2S. (a, b) Scanning elect...Figure 5.6 Morphology and composition profile analysis. (a) HAADF-STEM image...Figure 5.7 (a) The formation scheme of CoB alloy nanowires under an external...Figure 5.8 SEM images of the samples prepared with different magnetic field ...Figure 5.9 (a, b) TEM image of Ag2S nanowires prepared by sonochemical appro...Figure 5.10 (a) Forming process of Fe2O3 (Fe2O3&Mn2O3@ACNTs); morphology and...Figure 5.11 (a) SEM top-view and side-view images of the TiO2 nanotube layer...Figure 5.12 (a) Schematic diagram of preparing thin ACNTs. SEM, TEM, and HRT...Figure 5.13 FESEM images, (a) the large-scale view of the arrays, (b) the to...Figure 5.14 (a) TEM image of Fe–B nanotubes (inset: the corresponding SAED p...Figure 5.15 TEM images and corresponding SAED (inset) and EDS analyses of (a...Figure 5.16 (a) SEM image of the boron nanowires. (b) TEM image of the boron...Figure 5.17 (a) The SEM image of the synthesized boron nanowires. A BF image...Figure 5.18 Scanning electron micrographs of the aligned boron nanowire arra...Figure 5.19 (a) FE-SEM image of SnO2 NWs. Inset shows the top view of SnO2 N...Figure 5.20 (a) Schematic illustration of the proposed formation mechanism a...Figure 5.21 (a) TEM and (b) HRTEM images of the N-TNT-Ta hybrid. SAED patter...Figure 5.22 Classification of synthetic methods for one-dimensional amorphou...
6 Chapter 6Figure 6.1 (a) Amorphous two-dimensional sp2-bonded carbon membrane created ...Figure 6.2 (a) Schematic illustration of synthetic process for amorphous nob...Figure 6.3 (a) Schematic representation of the synthesis of PCNS from gelati...Figure 6.4 (a) Schematic of the exfoliation of hydrous chlorides, (b) charac...Figure 6.5 (a) Optical image of the synthesized a-MoS2/CC, (b) XRD patterns ...Figure 6.6 (a) Schematic illustration of amorphous CoFe-H nanosheet and its ...Figure 6.7 (a) Schematic illustration for preparation of O-NFS ultrathin nan...Figure 6.8 (a) Schematic for the formation of atomically thin 2D sheets of a...Figure 6.9 (a) Illustration of synthesis of amorphous Co3(PO4)2 ultrathin na...Figure 6.10 The schematic illustration of synthesis amorphous metal hydroxid...Figure 6.11 (a) Schematic illustration of forming amorphous MoO3 nanosheets,...Figure 6.12 (a) Schematic illustration of the preparation process for the ge...Figure 6.13 (a, b) The TEM image of CoV-UAH (the inset is the SAED pattern),...Figure 6.14 (a) The schematic illustration for the synthesis of 2DA and 2DPA...
7 Chapter 7Figure 7.1 (a0) Schematic illustration of the formation of Ni(OH)2 nanoboxes...Figure 7.2 (a) Schematic illustration of the formation of SnO2 nanoboxes. (b...Figure 7.3 (a) Schematic of the formation process of hollow carbon spheres. ...Figure 7.4 (a) Schematic illustration of the alkali etching method for trans...Figure 7.5 (a) Schematic illustration of the formation of single-walled or d...Figure 7.6 (a) The illustration of formation of CoS polyhedral nanocages. (aFigure 7.7 (a1) Scheme of the electrochemical assembly of MnO x H y nanospheres...Figure 7.8 (a) Schematic picture of the evolution of the hollow sphere, nano...Figure 7.9 (a) Schematic illustration of the morphological evolution process...Figure 7.10 (a) Formation mechanism of the amorphous NiO–carbon composite po...Figure 7.11 Classification of synthetic methodologies for 3D amorphous nanom...
8 Chapter 8Figure 8.1 (a, b) Structural and chemical characterization of the Si/TiO2/Ni...Figure 8.2 MoO x film thickness as a function of the number of ALD cycles for...Figure 8.3 Rate capabilities of bare (black) and AlW x F y -coated (blue) LiCoO2 Figure 8.4 (a) Schematic illustration of the Si c-a core–shell NWs grown on ...Figure 8.5 SEM and HRTEM images of the products sintered at 80 °C under Ar g...Figure 8.6 (a) Low- and high-magnification FE-SEM images of the SnO2/MnO2 co...Scheme 8.1 The proposed photoelectrocatalytic overall water splitting mechan...Figure 8.7 (a) XRD patterns of as-synthesized and annealed V2O5-G; and SEM i...Figure 8.8 (a, b) Schematic illustration for the fabrications of the FeOOH-1...Figure 8.9 (a) Schematic diagram of synthetic process for BOC-BS composites ...Figure 8.10 (a) Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) image of gold nanopar...Figure 8.11 (a) Schematic preparation procedure for MnO/BPC composite, (b) c...Figure 8.12 Schematic diagram representing the different conformations of th...Figure 8.13 (a) Schematic illustration of the structure and electronic DOS o...Figure 8.14 (a) TEM image, (b) XRD pattern, (c, d) SEM images, and (e, f) HR...Figure 8.15 Characterization of the heterophase Pd nanosheets with different...Figure 8.16 (a) Estimation of CdI by plotting the current density at 0.2 (vs...Scheme 8.2 Schematic illustration of the formation of amorphous/crystalline ...Figure 8.17 (a) Schematic illustration of the formation of mesoporous TiO2/M...Figure 8.18 (a) SEM images of hollow Ni(OH)2@CuS spheres. (b) TEM image of N...
9 Chapter 9Figure 9.1 (a) Electron micrographs of the MoS3 film on ITO and (b) polariza...Figure 9.2 (a) SEM image of nanostructured amorphous molybdenum sulfide and ...Figure 9.3 (a) Proposed catalytic pathway for H2 evolution on amorphous MoS x Figure 9.4 (a) Schematic illustration of the mechanism for electrochemical c...Figure 9.5 (a) HAADF-STEM image of Pt/MoO3−x and (b) illustration of t...Figure 9.6 (a) HRTEM micrograph of the dealloyed nanoporous gold ligament an...Figure 9.7 (a) HRTEM micrograph of PtO2–Co(OH)2. Source: Reproduced with per...Figure 9.8 (a) Potentiostatic curve for bulk electrolysis at 1.29 V (vs. NHE...Figure 9.9 (a) The synthesis process of amorphous IrO x by light-driven decom...Figure 9.10 (a) Illustration of the synthesized process of oxygen-incorporat...Figure 9.11 (a) Illustration of the setup and processes for amorphous metal ...Figure 9.12 (a) The TEM image of ultrathin amorphous cobalt–vanadium bimetal...Figure 9.13 (a) SEM cross section and top-view images of amorphous iron oxid...Figure 9.14 (a) The synthesis of amorphous cobalt-based borate ultrathin nan...Figure 9.15 (a) The TEM image of amorphous platinum–nickel–phosphorus nanopa...Figure 9.16 (a) TEM image of amorphous MnOx nanowires on Ketjenblack composi...Figure 9.17 (a) Amorphous Pd-multiwalled carbon nanotubes. Source: Reproduce...Figure 9.18 (a) HRTEM image of Bi4V2O11/CeO2, (b) and (c) corresponding auto...Figure 9.19 (a) SEM image of Cu@CoS x /CF and the inset shows the side-view SE...Figure 9.20 (a) The fabrication scheme of a bilayer of the Co3O4/GR composit...
10 Chapter 10Figure 10.1 (a) Schematics of white phosphorus (WP), red phosphorus (RP), an...Figure 10.2 (a) Rate capability of P/C electrodes (left) and the correspondi...Figure 10.3 The shape changes of a-Si during the