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In this work we present a theoretical study on the propagation of light in heterogeneous systems with fluctuating optical properties. To understand the consequences of the fluctuations we perform numerical calculations with uniform and non…
The optical properties of pentacene (PEN) and perfluoropentacene(PFP) thin films on various SiO2 substrates were studied using variable angle spectroscopic ellipsometry. Structural characterization was performed using X-ray reflectivity and…
a-Nb(x)Si(1-x) thin films with thicknesses down to 25 {\AA} have been structurally characterized by TEM (Transmission Electron Microscopy) measurements. As-deposited or annealed films are shown to be continuous and homogeneous in…
We report on the realization of silicon nitride membranes with enhanced and electrically tunable reflectivity. A subwavelength one-dimensional grating is directly patterned on a suspended 200 nm-thick, high stress commercial film using…
We present a theoretical investigation of the resonant elastic scattering of laser photons by ultra-relativistic partially stripped ions, that is the core process of the Gamma Factory project. Special emphasis in our study is placed on the…
Characterization of the vacuum ultraviolet (VUV) reflectance of silicon photomultipliers (SiPMs) is important for large-scale SiPM-based photodetector systems. We report the angular dependence of the specular reflectance in a vacuum of…
We present THz measurements of thin films of mixed-valent YbAl$_3$ and its structural analogue LuAl$_3$. Combined with traditional Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy, the extended Drude formalism is utilized to study the…
The thermal conductivity (k) of polycrystalline silicon carbide thin films is relevant for thermal management in emerging silicon carbide applications like MEMS and optoelectronic devices. In such films k can be substantially reduced by…
The performance of cesium iodide as a reflective photocathode is presented. The absolute quantum efficiency of a 500 nm thick film of cesium iodide has been measured in the wavelength range 150 nm to 200 nm. The optical absorbance has been…
In this study we synthesized thin films of titanium oxide doped with thulium and/or ytterbium to modify the incident spectrum on the solar cells. This could be achieved either by photoluminescence up-converting devices, or down-converting…
Twill-weave carbon fibre reinforced polymer is measured as reflector material for electromagnetic waves at 60 GHz. The reflectivity at millimetre wavelength shows a predominant direction, which coincides with the diagonal pattern of the…
The advent of additive manufacturing has opened opportunities to rapidly prototype devices and products ranging from automotive and aerospace applications to micro/nanoscale metastructures, as examples). Three-dimensional (3D) printing has…
Using two different experimental techniques, namely, chemical vapor deposition (CVD) and physical vapor deposition (PVD), we deposited a Lead sulphide (PbS) thin films with a very small lifetime. We investigated the morphology of the…
We have used a photothermal technique, in which chopped light heats the front surface of a small ( ~ 1 mm2) sample and the chopping frequency dependence of thermal radiation from the back surface is measured with a liquid nitrogen cooled…
The current practice of angular (Lorentz, Polarization and absorption (LPA)) corrections in bulk materials for higher angle broad peaks, due to the K{\alpha} doublet, are based on the results of Pike (Acta Cryst., 12 (1959) 87-92) and…
Several particle-physics experiments use poly(methyl methacrylate) (a.k.a. PMMA or acrylic) vessels to contain liquid scintillators. Superluminal charged particles emitted from radioactive impurities in or near the acrylic can emit…
We study the angle-resolved spontaneous emission of near-infrared light sources in 3D photonic crystals over a wavelength range from 1200 to 1550 nm. To this end PbSe quantum dots are used as light sources inside titania inverse opal…
Polystyrene and polyvinyl chloride thin films are explored as sample supports for extreme ultraviolet (XUV) spectroscopy of molecular transition metal complexes. Thin polymer films prepared by slip-coating are flat, smooth, and transmit…
The semiconducting half Heusler compound YPtSb was predicted theoretically to be capable of changing into topological insulator under proper strain. In this work, p type semiconducting half-Heusler YPtSb thin films were prepared by…
By using a zone-casting derivative method it is possible to create well-aligned 200 nm thin films of tetracyano platinate crystal wires, which cover more than 50% of the surface of the substrate. The aligned crystal wires deviate only…