XPS investigation of CuxO-functionalized amorphous carbon nitride
In this work, we report the x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy characterization of a novel nanocomposite (photo)electrocatalyst for the oxygen evolution reaction, based on amorphous carbon nitride (aCN) functionalized with CuxO nanoparticles (NPs). The specimen has been fabricated employing two sequential plasma-assisted processes, involving the initial aCN deposition onto conductive glass via magnetron sputtering, followed by carbon nitride functionalization with CuxO (x = 1, 2) NPs by radio frequency-sputtering. The results reported herein include the survey spectrum and the high-resolution C 1s, N 1s, O 1s, Cu 2p, and Cu LMM signals. The most significant spectral features are analyzed and critically discussed.
Authors
- Davide Barreca (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8779-3386)
- Mattia Benedet (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7086-796X)
- Gian Andrea Rizzi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5201-8104)
- Chiara Maccato (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6368-5754)
- Alberto Gasparotto (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4626-651X)
- Angelica Fasan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-1303-5012)
- Giacomo Marchiori
Institutions
- University of Padua (IT)
- Institute of Condensed Matter Chemistry and Technologies for Energy (IT)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Surface Science Spectra
- Published
- 2024-11-11
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1116/6.0004078
- Citations
- 5
- Primary Topic
- ZnO doping and properties
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.59
Funders
- Consorzio Interuniversitario Nazionale per la Scienza e Tecnologia dei Materiali
- Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche