Abstract In this research, the metallic phase Aluminium (Al) and ceramic Oxide (Al 2 O 3 ) were combined in different proportions for preparation of five-layered Al-Al functionally graded material. Delamination or crack is common problem at metal-ceramic interface because large difference material properties. Therefore, main objective research was to investigate defects within layer during proc...

Al/AlOx/Al Josephson junctions are the building blocks of a wide range of superconducting quantum devices that are key elements for quantum computers, extremely sensitive magnetometers and radiation detectors. The properties of the junctions and the superconducting quantum devices are determined by the atomic structure of the tunnel barrier. The nanoscale dimension and disordered nature of the ...

Nano-sized γ-Al2O3 was synthesized successfully by a simple method using Al2(SO4)3·18H2O as aluminium source and in the presence of polyethylene glycol (PEG 2000). FTIR spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscope (SEM) and transmission electron microscope (TEM) were used to characterize the structure and morphology of synthesized powder. The results showed that PEG playe...

Nano-sized γ-Al2O3 was synthesized successfully by a simple method using Al2(SO4)3·18H2O as aluminium source and in the presence of polyethylene glycol (PEG 2000). FTIR spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscope (SEM) and transmission electron microscope (TEM) were used to characterize the structure and morphology of synthesized powder. The results showed that PEG playe...

Abstract Aluminium oxide (AlO x ) tunnel junctions are important components in a range of nanoelectric devices including superconducting qubits where they can be used as Josephson junctions. While many improvements the reproducibility and reliability have been made possible through new circuit designs, there still knowledge gaps relevant materials science. A better understanding how fabrication...

Two ultra-thin TiO(2) films with platinum electrodes were prepared on a porous anodic aluminium oxide thick layer and a ceramic plate, respectively. It was found that in both TiO(2) films the conductance was almost proportional to the fourth root of the H(2) concentration in N(2) ambient at 500 °C. A quantitative model based on the spill-over mechanism is established to describe this novel corr...

The heats of adsorption on weakly activated ^-aluminium oxide for a number of linear alkanes (from n-butane to n-nonane) and for 2.2.4-trimethylpentane have been determined by GSC and extrapolated to zero surface coverage. The dependance of the adsorption energy on the number of carbon atoms is discussed on the basis of the bidimensional gas model: it is shown that the interactions of the adsor...