Terahertz wave generation through the optical rectification of 780 nm femtosecond laser pulses in ZnGeP2 crystals has been studied. All possible interactions types I and II were analyzed by modeling experimentally. We demonstrate possibility broadband “low-frequency” terahertz an ee–e interaction (with two pumping waves a generated wave; all these had extraordinary polarization crystal) “high-f...

We present a bottom-up synthesis, spectroscopic characterization, and ab initio simulations of star-shaped hexagonal zinc oxide (ZnO) nanowires. The ZnO nanostructures were synthesized by a low-temperature hydrothermal growth method. The cross-section of the ZnO nanowires transformed from a hexagon to a hexagram when sulfur dopants from thiourea [SC(NH2)2] were added into the growth solution, b...

Organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs) with a Ba-doped tris(8-quinolinolato)aluminum(III) (Alq3) layer were fabricated to reduce the barrier height for electron injection and to improve the electron conductivity. In the OLED consisting of glass/ITO/4,4',4"-tris[2-naphthylphenyl-1-phenylamino]triphenylamine (2-TNATA, 30 nm)/4,4'-bis[N-(1-napthyl)-N-phenyl-amino]-biphenyl (NPB, 18 nm)/Alq3 (42 nm)...

A. OANCEA, B. HANOUNE, C. FOCSA, B. CHAZALLON, [email protected] 1 Laboratoire de Physique des Lasers, Atomes et Molécules (PhLAM), UMR CNRS 8523, Centre d’Etudes et de Recherches Lasers et Applications (CERLA, FR CNRS 2416), Université des Sciences et Technologies de Lille, 59655 Villeneuve d’Ascq , France 2 Physico-Chimie des Processus de Combustion et de l’Atmosphère (PC2A), U...

We demonstrate a simple method to fabricate open-ended TiO(2) nanotube (NT) based dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs), where the NTs are attached to either TiO(2) nanorods (NRs) grown on fluorine-doped tin oxide (FTO) or FTO directly by nanoparticles (NPs). A completely hole-through TiO(2) NT layer is fabricated via a two-step anodization with heat treatment immediately after the first anodizati...

Although MnO2 is a promising material for supercapacitors (SCs) due to its excellent electrochemical performance and natural abundance, its wide application is limited by poor electrical conductivity. Inspired by our results that the electrochemical activity and electrical conductivity of ZnO nanowires were greatly improved after hydrogenation, we designed and fabricated hydrogenated single-cry...

Sc2O3 doped tungsten matrix dispenser cathode prepared by liquid-liquid doping method exhibits high emission property, i.e., space charge limited current density reaches 48 A/cm at 850 Cb together with the slope of 1.44 has been obtained. Scanning electron microscope observation shows that the matrix has sub-micrometer microstructure, which is favorable for the diffusion of active substance fro...

The incorporation of magnetic barium hexaferrite nanoparticles in a transparent polymer matrix of poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) is reported for the first time. The barium hexaferrite nanoplatelets doped with Sc(3+), i.e., BaSc0.5Fe11.5O12 (BaHF), having diameters in the range 20 to 130 nm and thicknesses of approximately 5 nm, are synthesized hydrothermally and stabilized in 1-butanol with d...

Typical dye sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) exhibit a severe reduction of power conversion efficiency when the cell size is increased. In order to cope with this issue, we have investigated the use of anodized TiO(2) nanotubes on Ti foil in combination with the standard TiO(2) nanoparticle paste coated anode structure. The presence of nanotubes in the anode structure enabled a significant mitiga...