The superconducting properties of Y1Ba2(Cu1−x Alx)3O7/Y2BaCuO5 bulk superconductors with different Al contents were studied (x = 0.0025–0.05). A peak effect was observed at intermediate magnetic fields over a wide temperature range below Tc. The influence of standard oxygenation (SO) at 400 ◦C and high pressure oxygenation (HPO) at 750 ◦C on the critical current density Jc was investigated. We ...

In this paper, the electrical and optical properties of undoped and in-situ doped amorphous SiC films are presented. The films are prepared by using mixture of methane (CH4) and silane (SiH4) as C and Si sources, phosphine (PH3) and diborane (B2H6) as doping gases. The bandgap, optical constant and absorption coefficient of the films are measured and a strong dependence on the layer composition...

Correction for 'Near infrared activation of an anticancer Pt(IV) complex by Tm-doped upconversion nanoparticles' by Emmanuel Ruggiero et al., Chem. Commun., 2015, 51, 2091-2094.

The photocatalytic degradation of the model pollutant carbamazepine (CBZ) was investigated under simulated solar irradiation with an N-doped TiO₂-coated Al₂O₃ photocatalytic membrane, using different water types. The photocatalytic membrane combines photocatalysis and membrane filtration in a single step. The impact of each individual constituent such as acidity, alkalinity, dissolved organic m...

Advanced solar cell contacts feature local contacts to pand pSi. In this review existing models for contact formation to p and p The formation of the local Al BSF as applied in PERC like solar cell structures is inhibited by the formation of voids. It is shown that the formation of voids depends on process parameters and their influence on the contact formation is reviewed. Using an analytical ...

Electrical sensitivity of a boron nitride nanotube (BNNT) was examined toward aniline (C6H5NH2) molecule by using density functional theory (DFT) calculations at the B3LYP/6-31G (d) level, and it was found that the adsorption energy (Ead) of aniline on the pristine nanotubes is a bout -19.03kcal/mol. But when nanotube has been doped with Si and Al ato...

In Li-ion batteries (LIBs), a memory effect has been revealed in two-phase electrode materials such as olivine LiFePO4 and anatase TiO2, which complicates the two-phase transition and influences the estimation of the state of charge. Practical electrode materials are usually optimized by the element doping strategy, however, its impact on the memory effect has not been reported yet. Here we fir...

Al-silicate fibers have excellent manufacturing quality. Unfortunately, high-Yb doping concentration may be limited by severe losses induced by photodarkening phenomenon. In this paper we demonstrate for the first time that Al-silicate Yb-doped fibers with high-inversion and doping concentration above 1 wt% can be successfully used by implementing a simple optical bleaching scheme. A co-injecti...

We report structural and electrical properties of catalyst-free Si-doped InAs nanowires (NWs) formed on Si(111) substrates. The average diameter of Si-doped InAs NWs was almost similar to that of undoped NWs with a slight increase in height. In the previous works, the shape and size of InAs NWs formed on metallic catalysts or patterned structures were significantly changed by introducing dopant...

Alumina nanorods were prepared from chromium-containing alumina sludge, and the effects of doping elements, such as Cr, Fe, and Mg, were researched. The results show that the crystal transformation of alumina is restricted by the doped Cr and facilitated by the doped Fe and Mg, which is transformed from θ-Al2O3 to α-Al2O3 in the calcination process. Meanwhile, the crystal transformation of alum...