Papers by Author: Piyapong Asanithi

Abstract: Carbon nanoparticles were synthesized via laser ablation of graphite target in distilled water. The particle sizes of carbon nanoparticles were investigated as a function of laser energy: 1, 1.5, and 2 J/pulse. Using water as a matrix during synthesis is another potential way to control the particle size. The mean size increases when increasing the laser energy. The particle morphology is a globular shape. The sizes of the nanoparticle were evaluated from both SEM image analysis and Scherrer’s equation. The sizes from the equation are smaller than those obtained from SEM, which indicates that the particles are polycrystallines.

Abstract: This study is to evaluate a color variation of the zirconium nitride thin film, prepared from deposition technique of different N2 flow rates, ranging from 0.0 to 3.0 sccm, whereas the Ar flow rate is fixed at 3 sccm. The thin film was deposited on an unheated silicon wafer (100) via a reactive DC magnetron sputtering. The deposition current and deposition time were 0.6 A and 15 minutes, respectively. In the study, colors of film were changed from silver, gold, dark brown, brown, purple, pink to blue, when N2 flow rate further increase. Interestingly, the results indicate that gold color occurs in a very small interval of N2 flow rate.