Verena Streibel, Johanna L Schönecker, Laura I Wagner, Elise Sirotti, Frans Munnik, Matthias Kuhl, Chang-Ming Jiang, Johanna Eichhorn, Saswati Santra, Ian D Sharp
Transition metal oxynitrides are a promising class of functional materials for photoelectrochemical (PEC) applications. Although these compounds are most commonly synthesized via ammonolysis of oxide precursors, such synthetic routes often lead to poorly controlled oxygen-to-nitrogen anion ratios, and the harsh nitridation conditions are incompatible with many substrates, including transparent conductive oxides. Here, we report direct reactive sputter deposition of a family of zirconium oxynitride thin films and the comprehensive characterization of their tunable structural, optical, and functional PEC properties...
May 13, 2024: ACS Applied Energy Materials