Analysis of Structural, Optical, and Aquaphobic Properties of Zirconium Oxide Nanofilms by Varying Sputtering Gas
The problem of contamination in ceramic insulators was found to be frequent in power transmission lines and transformers. The key aim was to develop aquaphobic zirconium oxide (ZrO2) thin films using DC reactive magnetron sputtering over glass insulators to mitigate contamination problems. This was...
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| description | The problem of contamination in ceramic insulators was found to be frequent in power transmission lines and transformers. The key aim was to develop aquaphobic zirconium oxide (ZrO2) thin films using DC reactive magnetron sputtering over glass insulators to mitigate contamination problems. This was achieved by introducing O2 and Ar gas in the sputtering chamber, and three properties, namely, structural, optical, and aquaphobic, were inspected by changing the sputtering gas ratio (oxygen/argon). These properties were chosen based on comparison with the bulk ZrO2. These deposited ZrO2 samples were identified by X-ray diffractometer (XRD), atomic force microscopy (AFM), UV-Vis-NIR spectrophotometer, and contact angle goniometer (CAG). For all the samples, coatings were found to be limpid, clear, and aquaphobic. Coarseness (62.813 nm) and the contact angle made by water to the surface (107.45°) were found utmost as deposited at 0.25 oxygen/argon gas ratios. The transmittance and band gap were also found to be 90% and 5.33 eV, respectively, at this particular ratio. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-f9f81b8c8fd64a94866b0ba5a93cd0b52025-02-03T01:10:04ZengWileyAdvances in Materials Science and Engineering1687-84422022-01-01202210.1155/2022/9968485Analysis of Structural, Optical, and Aquaphobic Properties of Zirconium Oxide Nanofilms by Varying Sputtering GasKumar Sujit0Dave Vikramaditya1K. Vetri Velmurugan2Yakkala Bhaskarrao3Rupali Singh4Bhasker Pant5Amit Kumar Sharma6Hari Kumar Singh7Lijalem Mulugeta8Department of Electrical and Electronics EngineeringDepartment of Electrical EngineeringDepartment of Mechanical EngineeringDepartment of Electronics and Communication EngineeringDepartment of Electronics and Communication EngineeringDepartment of Computer Science & EngineeringDepartment of PhysicsDepartment of Electronics and Communication EngineeringDepartment of Mechanical EngineeringThe problem of contamination in ceramic insulators was found to be frequent in power transmission lines and transformers. The key aim was to develop aquaphobic zirconium oxide (ZrO2) thin films using DC reactive magnetron sputtering over glass insulators to mitigate contamination problems. This was achieved by introducing O2 and Ar gas in the sputtering chamber, and three properties, namely, structural, optical, and aquaphobic, were inspected by changing the sputtering gas ratio (oxygen/argon). These properties were chosen based on comparison with the bulk ZrO2. These deposited ZrO2 samples were identified by X-ray diffractometer (XRD), atomic force microscopy (AFM), UV-Vis-NIR spectrophotometer, and contact angle goniometer (CAG). For all the samples, coatings were found to be limpid, clear, and aquaphobic. Coarseness (62.813 nm) and the contact angle made by water to the surface (107.45°) were found utmost as deposited at 0.25 oxygen/argon gas ratios. The transmittance and band gap were also found to be 90% and 5.33 eV, respectively, at this particular ratio.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2022/9968485 |
| spellingShingle | Kumar Sujit Dave Vikramaditya K. Vetri Velmurugan Yakkala Bhaskarrao Rupali Singh Bhasker Pant Amit Kumar Sharma Hari Kumar Singh Lijalem Mulugeta Analysis of Structural, Optical, and Aquaphobic Properties of Zirconium Oxide Nanofilms by Varying Sputtering Gas Advances in Materials Science and Engineering |
| title | Analysis of Structural, Optical, and Aquaphobic Properties of Zirconium Oxide Nanofilms by Varying Sputtering Gas |
| title_full | Analysis of Structural, Optical, and Aquaphobic Properties of Zirconium Oxide Nanofilms by Varying Sputtering Gas |
| title_fullStr | Analysis of Structural, Optical, and Aquaphobic Properties of Zirconium Oxide Nanofilms by Varying Sputtering Gas |
| title_full_unstemmed | Analysis of Structural, Optical, and Aquaphobic Properties of Zirconium Oxide Nanofilms by Varying Sputtering Gas |
| title_short | Analysis of Structural, Optical, and Aquaphobic Properties of Zirconium Oxide Nanofilms by Varying Sputtering Gas |
| title_sort | analysis of structural optical and aquaphobic properties of zirconium oxide nanofilms by varying sputtering gas |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2022/9968485 |
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