Defects control and origins of blue and green emissions in sol-gel ZnO thin films

H Shen, X Shi, Z Wang, Z Hou, C Xu, L Duan, X Zhao… - Vacuum, 2022 - Elsevier
ZnO has broad application prospects in the field of LED lighting and display. However, the
unclear luminescence mechanism limits the improvement of luminous efficiency and the …

Enhanced ferro magnetism of (Cu, Fe/Mn) dual doped ZnO nanoparticles and assessment of in-vitro cytotoxicity and antimicrobial activity for magnetically guided …

C Muthusamy, M Ashokkumar, A Boopathyraja… - Vacuum, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Cu and Fe/Mn dual doped ZnO magnetic nanoparticles (MNPs) had been
synthesized by sol-gel method. Characterization of synthesized MNPs showed the fine and …

Effect of annealing on mechanical properties and thermal stability of ZrCu/O nanocomposite amorphous films synthetized by pulsed laser deposition

F Bignoli, S Rashid, E Rossi, S Jaddi, P Djemia… - Materials & Design, 2022 - Elsevier
Binary ZrCu nanocomposite amorphous films are synthetized by pulsed laser deposition
(PLD) under vacuum (2× 10− 3 Pa) and 10 Pa He pressure, leading to fully amorphous …

Highlights on the structural, optical, and optoelectrical properties of novel InSbO3 thin films synthesized by chemical bath deposition

IM El Radaf, MS AlKhalifah, MS El-Bana - Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids, 2022 - Elsevier
A felicitous attempt has been attained to synthesize a novel ternary oxide InSbO 3. The
InSbO 3 films have been grown via the chemical bath deposition (CBD) approach. X-ray …

Effects of Film Thickness on the Residual Stress of Vanadium Dioxide Thin Films Grown by Magnetron Sputtering

Y Wang, X Li, X Yan, S Dou, Y Li, L Wang - Materials, 2023 - mdpi.com
Vanadium dioxide (VO2) thin films of different thicknesses were prepared by regulating the
deposition time (2, 2.5, 3, and 3.5 h). The impact of deposition time on the microstructure …

Transition in the preferred orientation of RF sputtered ZnO/Si thin films by thermal annealing: Structural, morphological, and optical characteristics

M Bura, G Singh, D Gupta, N Malik, A Salim, A Kumar… - Optical Materials, 2022 - Elsevier
Polycrystalline ZnO thin films having preferential growth along the polar (002) plane are
prepared on Si (111) substrate using RF sputtering technique. A gradual build-up of the …

Zinc Oxide: A fascinating material for photovoltaic applications

P Kumari, A Srivastava, RK Sharma, D Sharma… - … for Innovative Energy …, 2022 - Springer
Zinc oxide (ZnO), an attractive functional material having fascinating properties like large
band gap (~ 3.37 eV), large exciton binding energy (~ 60 meV), high transparency, high …

[HTML][HTML] On the athermal origin of flash sintering: Separating field-induced effects from Joule heating using a current ramp approach

S Molina-Molina, A Perejón, LA Pérez-Maqueda… - Scripta Materialia, 2024 - Elsevier
Joule heating is generally acknowledged as the main driving force behind Flash Sintering.
However, this view is challenged by the presence of athermal phenomena and the …

[HTML][HTML] Annealing Temperature Effects of Seeded ZnO Thin Films on Efficiency of Photocatalytic and Photoelectrocatalytic Degradation of Tetracycline Hydrochloride …

GM Wazzan, JM AlGhamdi, ND Mu'azu, TS Kayed… - Catalysts, 2025 - mdpi.com
In this study, seeded zinc oxide (Z-ZnO) thin films were fabricated by a two-step
electrochemical deposition process. Different annealing temperatures (300, 400, 500, and …

Effects of annealing on the optical and scintillation properties of reddish Bi4Ge3O12 single crystals

L Yuan, H Ni, J Chen, G Song, X Qi, X Li, T Karaki… - Ceramics …, 2021 - Elsevier
Large-size and-scale bismuth germanate (Bi 4 Ge 3 O 12, BGO) crystals were grown in an
oxidizing atmosphere using the modified Bridgman method. Although the growth condition …