| Pacific Rim Symposium on Surfaces, Coatings and Interfaces (PacSurf 2016) | |
| Thin Films | Tuesday Sessions |
| Session TF-TuM |
| Session: | Nanostructured Surfaces & Thin Films II |
| Presenter: | Amy Walker, University of Texas at Dallas |
| Authors: | J.K. Hedlund, University of Texas at Dallas Z. Shi, University of Texas at Dallas A.V. Walker, University of Texas at Dallas |
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We describe recent progress in our laboratories to build robust complex two- and three-dimensional composite metal oxide and chalcogenide - molecular constructs. This work has important applications in photovoltaics, molecular and organic electronics, sensing, photonics and other technologies. Several recent developments will be discussed including the chemical bath deposition of ZnO transition metal dichalogenides, the atomic layer deposition of ZnO and ZnS and the formation of semiconducting nanowires and other nanostructures on micron-scale patterned surfaces. Optimization and further development of these techniques requires a detailed understanding of the reaction pathways involved in the interaction of organic thin films with organometallic compounds, ions, and other compounds in both solution and gas phases.