Due to economical demands to further increase the efficiency of production processes, it is
essential to exploit the full potential of wear resistant hard coatings. This is, however …

Si is an excellent absorber material for use in photoelectrochemical (PEC) hydrogen
production. Only a few studies have been done using Si in alkaline electrolyte for hydrogen …

The principles and technical aspects of the laboratory energy dispersive x-ray reflectometry
technique (EDXR) are reviewed. X-ray reflectometry enables us to retrieve information on …

Structural and electrical properties of off-axis DC magnetron sputtered Al2O3-doped ZnO
(AZO) films were systematically investigated as a function of deposition distance from the …

Laser induced damage threshold (LIDT) of conventional electron beam deposited Ta 2 O 5
and SiO 2 thin films on BK-7 substrate are studied to see the effect of multilayer boundary …

The surface density of nonporous membranes is estimated with a conventional ultrasonic
immersion measurement system without need for a priori information about the membrane …

Successful deposition of magnesium fluoride thin films by a non-conventional magnetron
sputtering technique is reported here followed by the analysis of their optical, morphological …

A method is derived for precise sample positioning with a four circle diffractometer. The
sample can be oriented either with respect to a crystallographic plane or with respect to the …

This work covers the complete study of the properties of high quality nm-thick sputtered
Yttrium iron garnet (Y3Fe5O12) films, with the discovery of interfacial diffusion and its effect …

BACKGROUND Porous, thin films are generally formed by a “one-pot'procedure. The matrix
of the film is generated from one or more chemical precursors which react together. The …