Transition metal nitride (TMN) thin films exhibit outstanding physical, chemical, and
mechanical properties, making them best suitable for a wide variety of applications. The …

Titanium nitride (TiN) has emerged as one of the most promising refractory materials for
plasmonic and photonic applications at high temperatures due to its prominent optical …

Optical materials whose permittivity becomes negative for certain wavelength ranges, so-
called plasmonic materials, have been widely used for biochemical sensing applications to …

Refractory plasmonic materials are of interest for high-temperature plasmonic applications
due to their increased thermal stability when compared to gold and silver. Titanium nitride …

The recent development of photon-based technologies such as quantum cryptography and
quantum computing requires high fidelity and fast photodetectors, as well as the ability to …

Quantum technologies such as quantum computing and quantum cryptography exhibit rapid
progress. This requires the provision of high-quality photodetectors and the ability to …

Highly disordered NbN thin films exhibit promising superconducting and optical properties.
Despite extensive study, discrepancies in its basic electronic properties persist. Analysis of …

The sun provides a widely available and clean source of energy that can support the world
in addressing its energy demands with the help of powerful, ultra-broadband ideal solar …

TiN and ZrN are emerging as important alternative plasmonic materials. In addition to their
well-known assets, they can incorporate point defects that break the centrosymmetry of their …

We report the structural and electronic properties of NbN/GaN junctions grown by plasma-
assisted molecular beam epitaxy. High crystal-quality NbN films grown on GaN exhibit …