AC-Conductivity of Thin Polycrystalline Tin Dioxide Films

Investigation of resistive switching in anodized titanium dioxide thin films

In this work, TiO2 nanostructures were grown on titanium thin films by electrochemical anodizing method. The bipolar resistive switching effect has been observed in Pt/TiO2/Ti device. Resistive switching characteristics indicated the TiO2 nanotubes are one of the potential materials for nonvolatile memory applications.  Increasing anodizing duration will increase nanotube lengths which itself c...

Weak localization and electron-electron interactions in polycrystalline tin dioxide films

Electrical and magnetotransport properties of polycrystalline tin dioxide films were investigated in the temperature range 2-300 K and in high magnetic fields up to 27 T. The experimental data were analyzed using models inherent both for 2D and 3D disordered systems. A crossover from 2D to 3D behaviour was observed as the temperature was increased.

Tunable thermal conductivity of thin films of polycrystalline AlN by structural inhomogeneity and interfacial oxidation.

The effect of the structural inhomogeneity and oxygen defects on the thermal conductivity of polycrystalline aluminum nitride (AlN) thin films deposited on single-crystal silicon substrates is experimentally and theoretically investigated. The influence of the evolution of crystal structure, grain size, and out-of plane disorientation along the cross plane of the films on their thermal conducti...

Antimony-doped Tin(II) Sulfide Thin Films

Thin-film solar cells made from earth-abundant, inexpensive, and non-toxic materials are needed to replace the current technologies whose widespread use is limited by their use of scarce, costly, and toxic elements. Tin monosulfide (SnS) is a promising candidate for making absorber layers in scalable, inexpensive, and non-toxic solar cells. SnS has always been observed to be a p-type semiconduc...

Electronegativity-dependent tin etching from thin films