The preparation of thin oxide films on metal supports is a versatile approach to explore the
properties of oxide materials that are otherwise inaccessible to most surface science …

The addition of pulsed lasers to atom probe tomography (APT) extends its high spatial and
mass resolution capability to nonconducting materials, such as oxides. For a prototypical …

Luminescence spectroscopy with an STM is used to analyze the role of lattice defects in
crystalline ZnO films grown on Au (111). The films exhibit a strong band-recombination peak …

An attempt has been made to prepare MgO nano-crystallites through decomposition of sol–
gel derived magnesium oxalate dihydrate in air, oxygen and nitrogen ambient at 500, 600 …

Optical absorption and photoluminescence emission properties of dehydroxylated MgO and
CaO nanocrystals are discussed with respect to particle morphology and size. On MgO …

The optical absorption spectra of magnesium oxide (MgO) nanoparticles, along with the
atomic centres responsible, are studied using a combination of time-dependent density …

The electron-and hole-trapping and optical properties of a wide variety of interfaces between
MgO nanocrystallites are investigated for the first time using a quantum-mechanical …

The formation of an oxygen vacancy and the simultaneous re-adsorption of an oxygen atom
on regular and low-coordinated (LC) sites (edges and corners) of the surface of alkaline …

Site-specific functionalization of oxide nanostructures gives rise to novel optical and
chemical surface properties. In addition, it can provide deeper insights into the electronic …

Photoluminescence excitation spectra of dehydroxylated MgO powders are assigned from a
combined theoretical and experimental approach. Experimentally, a set of five species is …