B-Site Cation Ordering in Films, Superlattices, and Layer-by-Layer-Grown Double Perovskites

Mechanical Properties and Microstructural Evolution of Ta/TaNx Double Layer Thin Films Deposited by Magnetron Sputtering

Crystalline tantalum thin films of about 500nm thickness were deposited on AISI 316L stainless steel substrate using magnetron sputtering. To investigate the nano-mechanical properties of tantalum films, deposition was performed at two temperatures (25°C and 200°C) on TaNx intermediate layer with different N2/Ar flow rate ratio from 0 to 30%. Nano-indentation was performed to obtain the mechani...

Sculptured Layer-by-Layer Films

The precise assembly of nanostructured materials into two (2D) and three-dimensional (3D) periodic microscopic arrays is achieved by employing various assembling technologies such as microparticle self-organization, photolithography, holographic lithography, selective chemical etching, ink printing, laser-based polymerization, selective responsive grafting, and inversion of bilayers. Soft litho...

Adsorption Mechanisms in Layer-by-Layer Films

Nucleant layer effect on nanocolumnar ZnO films grown by electrodeposition

Different ZnO nanostructured films were electrochemically grown, using an aqueous solution based on ZnCl2, on three types of transparent conductive oxides grow on commercial ITO (In2O3:Sn)-covered glass substrates: (1) ZnO prepared by spin coating, (2) ZnO prepared by direct current magnetron sputtering, and (3) commercial ITO-covered glass substrates. Although thin, these primary oxide layers ...

(Sn,Al)Ox Films Grown by Atomic Layer Deposition

Tin oxide (SnO2) is a transparent semiconductor with a wide band gap and electrical resistivity as low as 2 10 4 Ω 3 cm and high infrared reflectivity, over 90%. 4 These properties are achieved using n-type doping by substituting fluorine for about 1% of the oxygen. The low electrical resistance and optical transparency in SnO2 are widely used in applications such as solar cells, displays, touc...