READ ME File For 'Dataset for the PhD thesis of Alexander Black entitled 'Characterisation and Application of Weakly Coordinating  Solvents for the Electrodeposition of Semiconductors'

Dataset DOI: 10.5258/SOTON/D2283

ReadMe Author: Alexander Black, University of Southampton ORCID ID 0000-0003-3001-3083

This dataset supports the thesis entitled 'Characterisation and Application of Weakly Coordinating Solvents for the Electrodeposition of Semiconductors'
AWARDED BY: University of Southampton
DATE OF AWARD: 2022

DESCRIPTION OF THE DATA
The data is composed of various experimental information collected throughout the above thesis, including electrochemical data such as voltammograms, or chronoamperograms, as well as data from physical characterisation methods 
such as scanning electron microscopy (SEM) images or X-ray diffraction patterns. All graphical data is included in a single .opju file which each figure corresponding to a single book, SEM images are organised into folders 
corresponding to each results Chapter in the thesis. 

This dataset contains:

Figure 2.6:
	
	Exaple Nyquist plot for 100 mM TBABF4 at a 0.375 mm radius electrode in dichloromethane and plot of uncompensated resistance vs. electrode size to calculate conductivity

Figure 3.2:

	Solvent windows at Pt, Au and glassy carbon electrodes for 100 mM TBACl or TBABF4 in the solvents DCM, TFT, oDCB, pFT, CB, DCE

Figure 3.3:

	Differential capacitance curve at a Pt macrodisc for 100 mM TBABF4 in the solvents DCM, TFT, oDCB, pFT, CB, DCE

Figure 3.4:

	Cyclic voltammograms at Pt, Au and GC macrodisc electrodes in the solvents DCM, TFT, oDCB, pFT, CB, DCE

Figure 3.5:

	Randles-Sevcik plots of DMFc and CcPF6 in the solvents DCM, TFT, oDCB, pFT, CB, DCE

Figure 3.6:

	Voltammograms of DMFc and CcPF6 at varying size of voltammogram in the solvents DCM, TFT, oDCB, pFT, CB, DCE

Figure 3.7:

	Dependence of redox potential for CcPF6 on a solvent polarity descriptor

Figure 3.8:

	Mass transport corrected Tafel plots at a 25 micron Pt electrode for DMFc and CcPF6 in the solvents DCM, TFT, oDCB, pFT, CB, DCE

Figure 3.9:

	Limiting currents at different sizes of microelectrode for DMFc and CcPF6 in the solvents DCM, TFT, oDCB, pFT, CB, DCE

Figure 3.11:

	Stokes-Einstein plots for DMFc and CcpF6 in the solvents DCM, TFT, oDCB, pFT, CB, DCE

Figure 3.13:

	Stokes-Einstein plot for DMFcPF6 in the solvents DCM, TFT, oDCB, pFT, CB, DCE

Figure 3.14:

	Comparison between theoretical and experimental redox potential shift of CcPF6 in the solvents DCM, TFT, oDCB, pFT, CB, DCE

Figure 4.1:

	Voltammograms at a Pt macrodisc of TBASbCl4 and TBA BiCl4 in the solvents DCM, oDCB and DCE

Figure 4.2:

	Voltammograms at a glassy carbon macrodisc of TBASbCl4 and TBA BiCl4 in the solvents DCM, oDCB and DCE

Figure 4.3:

	Voltammograms at a Pt macrodisc at varying concentrations of TBASbCl4 and TBA BiCl4 in the solvents DCM, oDCB and DCE

Figure 4.4:

	Voltammograms at a Pt microdisc of TBASbCl4 and TBABiCl4 in the solvents DCM, oDCB and DCE

Figure 4.5:

	Limiting currents at varying size of Pt microdisc of TBASbCl4 and TBA BiCl4 in the solvents DCM, oDCB and DCE

Figure 4.6:

	Stokes-Einstein plots of TBASbCl4 and TBABiCl4 in the solvents DCM, oDCB and DCE

Figure 4.7:

	Voltammograms at a Pt macrodisc of TBASbCl4 and TBA BiCl4 in the solvents DCM, oDCB and DCE with 100 mM TBABF4

Figure 4.8:

	Voltammograms at a Pt microdisc of TBASbCl4 and TBA BiCl4 in the solvents DCM, oDCB and DCE with 100 mM TBABF4

Figure 4.9: 

	Voltammograms at Pt macro- and microdisc electrodes of TBA2TeCl6 in the solvents oDCB and DCE

Figure 4.10:

	Voltammograms and massograms at an EQCM for TBASbCl4 in oDCB and DCE

Figure 4.11:

	Voltammograms and massograms at an EQCM for TBABiCl4 in oDCB and DCE

Figure 4.12:

	Voltammograms and massograms at an EQCM for TBA2TeCl6 in oDCB and DCE

Figure 4.13:

	SEM images of Sb, Bi and Te electrodeposited from oDCB and DCE

Figure 4.14:

	XRD patterns of Sb, Bi and Te electrodeposited from oDCB and DCE

Figure 4.15:

	Raman spectra of Sb, Bi and Te electrodeposited from oDCB and DCE

Figure 5.1:

	Voltammograms at a Pt macrodisc electrode of a mixed electrolyte of SbCl4 and TeCl6 in the solvents oDCB and DCE

Figure 5.2:

	Cathodic portions of voltammograms at a Pt macrodisc electrode of a mixed electrolyte of SbCl4 and TeCl6 along with voltammograms of the individual metals from the solvents oDCB and DCE

Figure 5.3:

	Voltammograms at a Pt macrodisc electrode of a mixed electrolyte of SbCl4 and TeCl6 at varying concentrations in the solvents oDCB and DCE

Figure 5.4:

	Voltammograms at a TiN macrodisc electrode of a mixed electrolyte of SbCl4 and TeCl6 from the solvents oDCB and DCE

Figure 5.5:

	Sb content by EDX of Sb and Te electrodeposited from the solvent oDCB and DCE

Figure 5.6:

	SEM images of Sb and Te electrodeposited at various potentials from oDCB

Figure 5.7:

	SEM images of Sb and Te electrodeposited at various potentials from DCE

Figure 5.8:

	XRD patterns of Sb and Te electrodeposited at various potentials from oDCB

Figure 5.9:

	XRD patterns of Sb and Te electrodeposited at various potentials from DCE

Figure 5.10:

	Voltammograms at a Pt macrodisc electrode of a mixed electrolyte of BiCl4 and TeCl6 in the solvents oDCB and DCE

Figure 5.11:

	Cathodic portions of voltammograms at a Pt macrodisc electrode of a mixed electrolyte of BiCl4 and TeCl6 along with voltammograms of the individual metals from the solvents oDCB and DCE

Figure 5.12:

	Voltammograms at a Pt macrodisc electrode of a mixed electrolyte of BiCl4 and TeCl6 at varying concentrations in the solvents oDCB and DCE

Figure 5.13:

	Voltammograms at a TiN macrodisc electrode of a mixed electrolyte of BiCl4 and TeCl6 from the solvents oDCB and DCE

Figure 5.14:

	Bi content by EDX of Bi and Te electrodeposited from the solvent oDCB and DCE

Figure 5.15:

	SEM images of Bi and Te electrodeposited at various potentials from oDCB

Figure 5.16:

	SEM images of Bi and Te electrodeposited at various potentials from DCE

Figure 5.17:

	XRD patterns of Bi and Te electrodeposited at various potentials from oDCB

Figure 5.18:

	XRD patterns of Bi and Te electrodeposited at various potentials from DCE

Figure 5.19:

	Voltammogram at a Pt macrodisc of BiCl4 and TeCl6 in scDFM

Figure 5.20:

	SEM and EDX of Te electrodeposited from scDFM

Figure 5.21:

	SEM of Bi and Te electrodeposited scDFM

Figure 5.22:

	XRD of Bi and Te electrodeposited from scDFM

Figure 5.23:

	Voltammogram at a Pt macrodisc of a high concentration of Bi and Te in scDFM

Figure 5.24:

	Voltammogram at a Pt macrodisc of a high concentration of Bi and Te in scDFM with various reversing potentials

Figure 5.25:

	SEM image of Bi and Te electrodeposited from scDFM

Figure 5.26:

	SEM image of Bi and Te electrodeposited from scDFM

Figure 6.1:
	
	Voltammograms at a Pt macrodisc electrode of DMFc and CcPF6 in oDCB and DCE at varying temperatures

Figure 6.2:
	
	Plot of redox potential as a function of temperature for DMFc and CcPF6 in oDCB and DCE

Figure 6.3:
	
	Voltammograms at a Pt microdisc electrode of DMFc and CcPF6 in oDCB and DCE at varying temperatures

Figure 6.4:
	
	Arrhenius plots of diffusion coefficient as a function of temperature for DMFc and CcPF6 in oDCB and DCE

Figure 6.5:
	
	Voltammogram at a TiN macrodisc electrode for SbCl4 in oDCB in a hight temperature cell

Figure 6.6:
	
	SEM images of Sb electrodeposited from oDCB at various temperatures

Figure 6.7:
	
	XRD patterns of Sb electrodeposited from oDCB at various temperatures

Figure 6.8:
	
	Raman spectra of Sb electrodeposited from oDCB at various temperatures

Figure 6.9:
	
	Voltammograms of the effect of temperature on the electrochemistry of SbCl4 in oDCB

Figure 6.10:
	
	XRD patterns of the effect of temperature on the electrochemistry of SbCl4 in oDCB

Figure 6.11:
	
	SEM images of the effect of temperature on the electrochemistry of SbCl4 in oDCB

Figure 6.12:
	
	Effect of temperature on the composition of electrodeposited Sb and Te from oDCB

Figure 6.13:
	
	SEM images of the effect of temperature on electrodeposited SbTe from oDCB

Figure 6.14:
	
	XRD patterns of the effect of temperature on electrodeposited SbTe from oDCB

Date of data collection: 10/2017 to 12/2021


Licence:
CC-BY

Related projects/Funders:
EPSRC programme grant ADEPT; EP/N035437/1

Related publication:
A. W. Black, P. N. Bartlett, Selection and characterisation of weakly coordinating solvents for semiconductor electrodeposition, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2022, 24, 8093, DOI: 10.1039/d2cp00696k

A. W. Black, W. Zhang, G. Reid, P. N. Bartlett, Diffuion in Weakly Coordinating Solvents, Electrochim. Acta, 2022, 425, 140720, DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2022.140720


Date that the file was created: 06/2022