Edgars ButanovsInstitute of Solid State Physics · University of Latvia
Edgars Butanovs
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Leading researcher in Thin Films Laboratory, Institute of Solid State Physics, University of Latvia. Interested in growth of 1D and 2D nanostructures (semiconducting nanowires, TMDs etc.), thin film deposition and optoelectronics applications. PhD in Physics.
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Publications (25)
The surface plays an exceptionally important role in nanoscale materials, exerting a strong influence on their properties. Consequently, even a very thin coating can greatly improve optoelectronic properties of nanostructures by modifying the light absorption and spatial distribution of charge carriers. To use these advantages, 1D/1D heterostructur...
In recent years, nanowires have been shown to exhibit high photosensitivities, and, therefore are of interest in a variety of optoelectronic applications, for example, colour-sensitive photodetectors. In this study, we fabricated two-terminal PbS, In 2 S 3 , CdS and ZnSe single-nanowire photoresistor devices and tested applicability of these materi...
Hybrid nanostructures composed of layered materials have recently attracted a lot of attention due to their promising electronic and catalytic properties. In this study, we describe a novel synthesis strategy of ZnO/ZnS/MoS2 core-shell nanowire growth using a three-step route. First, ZnO nanowire array was grown on a silicon wafer. Second, the samp...
Core-shell nanowires is an interesting and perspective class of radially heterostructured nanomaterials where epitaxial growth of the shell can be realized even at significant core-shell lattice mismatch. In this study epitaxial hexagonally-shaped shell consisting of WS2 nanolayers was grown on {1-100} facets of prismatic wurtzite-structured [0001]...
A comparative study of heterostructured CuO/CuWO4 core/shell nanowires and double-layer thin films was performed through X-ray diffraction, confocal micro-Raman spectroscopy and electron (SEM and TEM) microscopies. The heterostructures were produced using a two-step process, starting from a deposition of amorphous WO3 layer on top of CuO nanowires...
This paper reports on the deposition of amorphous and crystalline thin films of Ga2O3 by reactive pulsed direct current magnetron sputtering from a liquid gallium target onto fused (f-) quartz and c plane (c-) sapphire substrates, where the temperature of the substrate is varied from room temperature (RT) to 800{\deg}C. The deposition rate (up to 3...
β-Ga2O3 thin films grown on widely available c-plane sapphire substrates typically exhibit structural defects due to significant lattice and thermal expansion mismatch, which hinder the use of such films in electronic devices. In this work, we studied the impact of a nucleation layer on MOCVD-grown β-Ga2O3 thin film structure and morphology on a c-...
Combining defect semiconductors Ga2S3 and Ga2Se3 in Ga2O3-based heterostructured nanowires (NWs) have potential in photonics and optoelectronics applications due to the materials appealing optical properties. In this work, we have developed and studied Ga2O3-Ga2S3 and, for the first time, Ga2O3-Ga2Se3 core-shell NWs. Ga2S3 and Ga2Se3 shell was obta...
Layered two-dimensional (2D) materials, such as p-type WSe2, are potential key materials in the manufacture of the next generation electronic devices. One of the remaining main challenges is the large area growth of high-quality films. A potential large-scale 2D WSe2 synthesis method is conversion (selenization) of a pre-deposited sacrificial precu...
During the synthesis of heterostructured nanomaterials, unwanted structural and morphological changes in nanostructures may occur, especially when multiple sequential growth steps are involved. In this study, we describe a synthesis strategy of heterostructured ZnS/Al2O3/MoS2 core-shell nanowires (NWs), and explore the role of the Al2O3 interlayer...
One-dimensional (1D) nanostructures - nanowires (NWs) - exhibit promising properties for integration in different types of functional devices. Their properties can be enhanced even further or tuned for a specific application by combining different promising materials, such as layered van der Waals materials and conventional semiconductors, into 1D-...
During the synthesis of heterostructured nanomaterials, unwanted structural and morphological changes in nanostructures may occur, especially when multiple sequential growth steps are involved. In this study, we describe a synthesis strategy of heterostructured ZnS/Al2O3/MoS2 core-shell nanowires (NWs), and explore the role of the Al2O3 interlayer...
Field-effect transistor-based biosensors (bio-FETs) are promising candidates for the rapid high-sensitivity and high-selectivity sensing of various analytes in healthcare, clinical diagnostics, and the food industry. However, bio-FETs still have several unresolved problems that hinder their technological transfer, such as electrical stability. Ther...
One-dimensional (1D) nanostructures – nanowires (NWs) – exhibit promising properties for integration in different types of functional devices. Their properties can be enhanced even further or tuned for a specific application by combining different promising materials, such as layered van der Waals materials and conventional semiconductors, into 1D-...
Tungsten trioxide (WO3) is a well-known electrochromic material with a wide band gap, while rhenium trioxide (ReO3) is a “covalent metal” with an electrical conductivity comparable to that of pure metals. Since both WO3 and ReO3 oxides have perovskite-type structures, the formation of their solid solutions (ReO3–WO3 or RexW1–xO3) can be expected, w...
Transition metal dichalcogenide (TMD) MoS2 and WS2 monolayers (MLs) deposited atop
of crystalline zinc oxide (ZnO) and graphene-like ZnO (g-ZnO) substrates have been investigated by means of density functional theory (DFT) using PBE and GLLBSC exchange-correlation functionals. In this work, the electronic structure and optical properties of studied...
The growth direction of nanowires (NWs) can change during synthesis as a result of stochastic processes or modulation of certain growth conditions. This phenomenon is known as kinking. Although deviations from a uniform vertical growth are typically considered to be undesirable, kinking opens a route for additional tweaking of the characteristics a...
The development of nanoscale X-ray sensors is of crucial importance to achieve higher spatial resolution in many X-ray-based techniques playing a key role in materials science, healthcare, and security. Here, we demonstrate X-ray detection using individual CdS, SnO2, and ZnO nanowires (NWs). The NWs were produced via vapor–liquid–solid technique an...
Layered 2D van der Waals (vdW) materials such as graphene and transition metal dichalcogenides have recently gained a great deal of scientific attention due to their unique properties and prospective applications in various fields such as electronics and optoelectronics, sensors and energy. Asa direct bandgap semiconductor in both bulk and monolaye...
This Dissertation is dedicated to the development and characterization of various transition metal dichalcogenide based core-shell nanowire (NW) heterostructures. Novel synthesis methods of highly-crystalline core-shell NWs have been demonstrated, the nanomaterials structure, composition, morphology and photoelectrical properties have been characte...
Thin films of rhenium trioxide (ReO3) were produced by reactive DC magnetron sputtering from metallic rhenium target followed by annealing in the air in the range of temperatures from 200○C to 350○C. Nanocrystalline single-phase ReO3 films were obtained upon annealing at about 250○C. The thin films appear bright red in reflected light and blue-gree...
Highly oriented pyrolytic graphite (HOPG) was scribed by pulsed laser beam to
produce square patterns. Patterning of HOPG surface facilitates the detachment
of graphene layers during contact printing. Direct HOPG-to-substrate and
glue-assisted stamp printing of a few-layers graphene was compared. Printed
graphene sheets were visualized by optical a...
Projects
Projects (3)
Motivated by the high demand for transparent electrical conductors, in this fundamental project we will investigate the topological-like electrical conductivity in Ga2O3 thin films grown via MOCVD on different orientation (including off-axis) sapphire substrates that could be applied in Ga2O3 -based transparent electrodes in ultraviolet optoelectronic devices. The key result will be deeper physical understanding of sapphire substrate crystallographic orientation impact on topological-like metallic conductivity in β– Ga2O3 thin films. Information about epitaxial relations between the film and the substrate together with advanced in-depth film characterization methods might elucidate the surface conductivity mechanism. The origin of a such exceptionally robust conduction merits to be investigated more deeply, because it challenges our current understanding and ways to achieve solar-transparent conducting electrodes in a wide bandgap insulator.
The planned activities include establishment of the MOCVD process for growing epitaxial monocrystalline β–Ga2O3 thin films, investigation of as-grown thin film electrical properties together with detailed structural, compositional and optical characterization of the films by traditional laboratory and advanced synchrotron radiation methods with focus on surface properties and possible donor doping, and large-scale theoretical calculations to elucidate the possible surface conductivity mechanisms.
The goal of this industrial research project is to develop advanced high rate PVD magnetron sputtering and MOCVD technologies for deposition of functional ultrawide-bandgap gallium oxide Ga2O3 and zinc gallate ZnGa2O4 thin films for optoelectronics and electronics applications.
Goal of the project is search for novel core-shell nanowire materials and new functional properties. Project include materials engineering and synthesis, their characterization and applications.
