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In this study, the permeability of passivation layers consisting of aluminum oxide (Al2O3) and titanium oxide (TiO2) was examined. The films were deposited on poly(ether sulfone) (PES) substrates via electron cyclotron resonance atomic layer deposition (ECR-ALD) at various deposition temperatures. The optimum plasma power and deposition temperature were investigated through measurements of the refractive index and packing density of the Al2O3 and TiO2 films. A buffer layer/multilayer structure was proposed in this study to improve the passivation barrier performance. A low water vapor transmission rate (WVTR) of approximately 5 x 10(-3) g/m2 x day was achieved with two Al2O3/TiO2 stacks with thicknesses of 40 nm deposited at 80 degrees C. Based on the Arrhenius rate equation, the activation energy of water vapor transmission through different passivation structures was examined. The activation energies of Al2O3, Al2O3/TiO2, and two Al2O3/TiO2 stacks with thicknesses of 40 nm were 51.8, 63.9, and 74.7 kJ/mol, respectively.
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PMID:Al2O3/TiO2 multilayer passivation layers grown at low temperature for flexible organic devices. 2284 99

This study presents new evidence for the events leading to Escherichia coli reduction in the absence of light irradiation on TiO2-polyester (from now on TiO2-PES. By transmission electron microscopy (TEM) the diffusion of TiO2 NP's aggregates with the E. coli outer lipo-polyssacharide (LPS) layer is shown to be a prerequisite for the loss of bacterial cultivability. Within 30 min in the dark the TiO2 aggregates interact with E. coli cell wall leading within 120 min to the complete loss of bacterial cultivability on a TiO2-PES 5% TiO2 sample. The bacterial reduction was observed to increase with a higher TiO2 loading on the PES up to 5%. Bacterial disinfection on TiO2-PES in the dark was slower compared to the runs under low intensity simulated sunlight light irradiation. The interaction between the TiO2 aggregates and the E. coli cell wall is discussed in terms of the competition between the TiO2 units collapsing to form TiO2-aggregates at a physiologic pH-value followed by the electrostatic interaction with the bacteria surface. TiO2-PES samples were able to carry repetitive bacterial inactivation. This presents a potential for practical applications. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) evidence was found for the reduction of Ti4+ to Ti3+ contributing to redox interactions between TiO2-PES and the bacterial cell wall. Insight is provided into the mechanism of interaction between the E. coli cell wall and TiO2 NP's. The properties of the TiO2-PES surface like percentage atomic concentration, TiO2-loading, optical absorption, surface charge and crystallographic phases are reported in this study.
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PMID:New evidence for TiO2 uniform surfaces leading to complete bacterial reduction in the dark: critical issues. 2544 60

Resistive switching memory devices with superior properties are possibly used in next-generation nonvolatile memory to replace the flash memory. In addition, flexible electronics has also attracted much attention because of its light-weight and flexibility. Therefore, an Al/Al2O3/TiO2/Al/PES flexible resistive switching memory is employed in this study. The resistive switching characteristics and stability of the flexible device are improved by inserting the Al2O3 film. The resistive switching of the flexible device can be repeated over hundreds of times after the bending test. A possible resistive switching model of the flexible device is also proposed. In addition, the non-volatility of the flexible device is demonstrated. Based on our research results, the proposed Al2O3/TiO2-based resistive switching memory is possibly used in next-generation flexible electronics and nonvolatile memory applications.
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PMID:Resistive Switching in Al/Al2O3/TiO2/Al/PES Flexible Device for Nonvolatile Memory Application. 2748 28