TY  - EJOU
AU  - Priyanto, Budhi 
AU  - Asih, Retno 
AU  - Ardiani, Irma Septi 
AU  - Laila, Anna Zakiyatul 
AU  - Nadiyyah, Khoirotun 
AU  - Romadhon, Bima 
AU  - Tunmee, Sarayut 
AU  - Nakajima, Hideki 
AU  - Triwikantoro, 
AU  - Cahyono, Yoyok 
AU  - Darminto, 

TI  - Hydrogenated Amorphous Carbon Films from Palmyra Sugar
T2  - Journal of Renewable Materials

PY  - 2021
VL  - 9
IS  - 6
SN  - 2164-6341

AB  - A simple, highly reproducible, and environmentally friendly method is a considered approach in generating renewable energy materials. Here, hydrogenated amorphous carbon (<i>a</i>-C) films have been successfully prepared from palmyra liquid sugar, employing spin-coating and spraying methods. Compared with the former method, the latter shows a significance in producing a better homogeneity in particle size and film thickness. The obtained films have a thickness of approximately 1000 to 100 nm and contain an <i>sp</i><sup>2</sup> hexagonal structure (~70%) and <i>sp</i><sup>3</sup> tetrahedral configuration (~30%) of carbons. The introduction of boron (B) and nitrogen (N) as dopants has created the local structural modification of bonding, inducing a slight change of electrical conductivity, electronic energy bandgap, and optical transparency near-infrared region. The obtained <i>a</i>-C film features a “green” semiconducting material.
KW  - Thin film; palmyra sugar; amorphous carbon; boron; nitrogen

DO  - 10.32604/jrm.2021.014466