Quantitative characterization of surface topography using spectral analysis

TDB Jacobs, T Junge, L Pastewka - … Topography: Metrology and …, 2017 - iopscience.iop.org
Roughness determines many functional properties of surfaces, such as adhesion, friction,
and (thermal and electrical) contact conductance. Recent analytical models and simulations …

Theoretical models for surface forces and adhesion and their measurement using atomic force microscopy

FL Leite, CC Bueno, AL Da Róz, EC Ziemath… - International journal of …, 2012 - mdpi.com
The increasing importance of studies on soft matter and their impact on new technologies,
including those associated with nanotechnology, has brought intermolecular and surface …

Simulation of the effect of contact area loss in all-solid-state Li-ion batteries

HK Tian, Y Qi - Journal of The Electrochemical Society, 2017 - iopscience.iop.org
Maintaining the physical contact between the solid electrolyte and the electrode is important
to improve the performance of all-solid-state batteries. Imperfect contact can be formed …

Influence of surface roughness on the dynamics and crystallization of vapor-deposited thin films

A Beena Unni, R Winkler, DM Duarte… - The Journal of …, 2022 - ACS Publications
The substrate roughness is a very important parameter that can influence the properties of
supported thin films. In this work, we investigate the effect of surface roughness on the …

Influence of high energy ion irradiation on structural, morphological and optical properties of high-k dielectric hafnium oxide (HfO2) thin films grown by atomic layer …

R Kumar, V Chauhan, N Koratkar, S Kumar… - Journal of Alloys and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Modifications and resulting changes in various properties of nanocrystalline HfO 2 high-k
dielectric thin films with nominal thickness of 20 nm grown by atomic layer deposition …

The use of power spectrum density for surface characterization of thin films

FM Mwema, ET Akinlabi, OP Oladijo - 2019 - Wiley Online Library
A step-by-step framework for undertaking PSD characterization of the surface topography of
radio frequency (rf) magnetron sputtered thin Al films is presented in this chapter. The work …

Fractal theory in thin films: literature review and bibliometric evidence on applications and trends

FM Mwema, TC Jen, P Kaspar - Fractal and Fractional, 2022 - mdpi.com
A bibliometric analysis of publications on fractal theory and thin films is presented in this
article. Bibliographic information is extracted from the Web of Science digital database and …

Orientation and electronic properties of phthalocyanines on polycrystalline substrates

H Peisert, I Biswas, M Knupfer… - physica status solidi (b …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
We review the molecular orientation of phthalocyanines as representatives of flat, π‐
conjugated molecules on different polycrystalline substrates. Thin films with a thickness of∼ …

Performance and Stability Improvement of Inverted Perovskite Solar Cells by Interface Modification of Charge Transport Layers Using an Azulene–Pyridine Molecule

N Tzoganakis, B Feng, M Loizos… - Energy …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Herein, an azulene–pyridine molecule (AzPy) is implemented in inverted perovskite solar
cells (PSCs) for increasing the power conversion efficiency (PCE) and the stability of the …

Electronic structure engineering of 2-D MoS2 sputtered thin films under ion beam irradiation: Induced by controlled defect generation

D Gupta, V Chauhan, N Koratkar, R Kumar - Ceramics International, 2022 - Elsevier
TMDs (Transition-metal dichalcogenides) come out in contemporary years as a remarkable
class of two-dimensional (2D) materials and have allured enormous consideration. In the …