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The suitability of Ti as a band gap modifier for $\alpha$-Ga$_2$O$_3$ was investigated, taking advantage of the isostructural {\alpha}-phases and high band gap difference between Ti$_2$O$_3$ and Ga$_2$O$_3$. Films of Ti:Ga$_2$O$_3$, with a…
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Doped heavy metal-free III-V semiconductor nanocrystal quantum dots are of great interest both from the fundamental aspects of doping in highly confined structures, and from the applicative side of utilizing such building blocks in the…
Tuning the opto-electronic properties through alloying is essential for semiconductor technology. Currently, mostly isovalent and isostructural alloys are used (e.g., group-IV and III-V), but a vast and unexplored space of novel functional…