TL;DR: In this paper, the effect of Bi content on the linear and nonlinear optical properties as well as structural and physical properties in thermally evaporated As40Se60-xBix chalcogenide thin films have been studied from the optical transmission data recorded by UV-Visible spectrometer.

TL;DR: In this paper, an analytical model is developed to predict the SSD depth in silicon wafer due to self-rotating grinding process, which can reveal the relationship among SSD depth and the grinding parameters, the size of the abrasive grains and the radial distance from the wafer center.

TL;DR: In this article, Mg, Co doped and (Mg and Co) co-doped CdS thin films were prepared using chemical spray pyrolysis method.

TL;DR: In this article, solution combustion synthesis was used to synthesize Dy3+ doped SrGdAlO4 nanophosphor utilizing urea as a suitable fuel for white light emitting diodes (WLEDs).

TL;DR: In this paper, a hybrid triple heterostructured supercapacitor based on hexagonal sheets of Co3O4, MnO2 nanowires and graphene oxide (GO) is presented.

TL;DR: In this paper, molecular dynamics based simulations were carried out to study the fracture toughness of single crystals of niobium (Nb) and zirconium (Zr) and separate set of simulations were performed with different orientations of crack plane in Nb and Zr.

TL;DR: In this paper, the electronic properties of these layers can be significantly tuned by applying in-plane tensile strains and electric fields perpendicular to the sheets, which enables a semiconductor-to-metal transition at 10% strain for bilayer SnSe2.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors constructed highly homogeneous and uniform e-beam evaporated amorphous WO3-x based films into electrochromic devices, which were fully characterized for switching speed, coloration efficiencies and cycling voltammetry responses.

TL;DR: In this article, a high performance impedance-type humidity sensor based on Europium-doped ZnO with abundant surface oxygen vacancy defects was synthesized by sol-gel method.

TL;DR: In this paper, metal nanoparticles (NPs) functionalized reduced graphene oxide (rGO)/GaN nanorods (NRs) for multi-functional applications are rarely discussed.

TL;DR: In this article, binder-free vertical-slate-like MoS2 nanostructures on 3D-Ni-Foam (VSL-MoS2@3DNi foam) for low-cost high-performance solid-state symmetric supercapacitors (SSCs) were reported.

TL;DR: In this paper, the substitution of numerous cations into hexagonal ferrite has been extensively used to endow novel properties and functionalities for various applications, such as microwave absorbing materials, permanent magnets, catalyst, high density recording media and optoelectronic devices.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors examined the interrelations of alloy Mg content, macrosegregation effects, morphology and scale of the matrix and eutectic phases, nature of intermetallics and tensile and corrosion properties of near-eutective Zn-Mg alloys.

TL;DR: In this paper, a low-cost, simple, single-step lowvoltage operation and a well-controlled method for deposition of uniformed and unique size distributions of silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) on the porous silicon (PS) layer were achieved via controlling the drift velocity of electrons in an aqueous solution of AgNO3.

TL;DR: In this paper, the optoelectronic performance of organic/inorganic heterojunction photodiode based on alpha-sexithiophene (α-6T/n-Si) is introduced.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors show that reflection loss and bandwidth can be tuned by tailoring Ni2+-Zr4+ ion pairs to improve the absorbing properties of the material, and the superior microwave absorption property may originate from its inner double natural resonance in micro-scale.

TL;DR: The structural, compositional, morphological and optical properties of In2S3 thin films, prepared by thermal evaporation technique and annealed in sulfur ambient at different temperatures have been investigated.

TL;DR: In this article, the influence of the sputtering power of Zr target on the structure, morphology and composition of the nanocolumnar TiZrN film were investigated by gracing-incidence X-ray diffraction (GIXRD), field emission scanning electron microscope (FE-SEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), energy dispersive Xray spectroscopy (EDS), atomic force microscope (AFM) and photoelectron spectroscope (PES).

TL;DR: In this paper, the structure, morphology, and composition of as-synthesized samples were characterized by using X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), energy dispersive spectrometer (EDS), respectively.

TL;DR: In this paper, the most effective approaches to limit the quenching processes and optimize the near-band-edge (NBE) excitonic recombination in the UV region are summarized and discussed.

TL;DR: In this paper, a theoretical model compatible with the Nordheim's rule was established to predict the electrical behavior of metals containing dispersed nanoparticles, which was experimentally validated by low-temperature resistivity measurements and electronic heat capacity measurements above Debye temperature.

TL;DR: In this article, the influence of excimer-laser annealing (ELA) on the electrical, chemical, and structural properties of indium-tin oxide (ITO) films prepared by a solution process was investigated.

TL;DR: In this article, normal-ferroelectric Pb(Zr0.52Ti0.48)O3 (PZT) thin-films are deposited on SrRuO3-covered SrTiO3/Si substrates.

TL;DR: In this article, the phase purity and functional groups of PZT and polymer humps are confirmed by XRD and FTIR, and human mechanical forces induce compressive stress on PZTs ferroelectric based composite films and are excellent candidate for energy harvester.

TL;DR: In this article, the negative lattice expansion of the La(Fe,Si)13 phase in the LaFe11.2Co0.7Si1.1 alloy modified by Ce, Ho, Pr or Mn was studied.

TL;DR: In this article, the carbon sphere@Nickel sulfide core-shell composites for different mole ratios of Carbon sphere (0:1; 0.5:1 and 1:1) have been synthesized by a facile low temperature water-bath method without any further calcination.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors investigated the dynamical stability, electronic and thermoelectric properties of the ZnFeTiSi Heusler compound by combining the first-principles calculations and semi-classical Boltzmann transport theory.

TL;DR: In this paper, various morphologies (sphere, fiber, tube and layer) based carbon materials have been used for preparing the sulfur-carbon binary composites via melt diffusion method for lithium-sulfur battery application.

TL;DR: The analysis of X-ray diffraction patterns indicated that the samples mainly crystallized in the P63/mmc hexagonal structure of BaFe12-xCoxO19 with the additional constitution of Y-type hexaferrite as x < 0.