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In our previous publication, we discussed the optical properties of multi-layered nanocomposite samples consisting of 300 pairs of an AlOx layer and a Cu layer produced from sputtering atomic layer augmented deposition (SALAD). These…
This work demonstrates the viability of scandium oxide deposition on silicon by means of high pressure sputtering. Deposition pressure and radio frequency power are varied for optimization of the properties of the thin films and the ScOx-Si…
Group II-IV nitrides have recently emerged as a novel class of semiconductors composed of earth-abundant elements. Owing to their tunable bandgaps, comparable to those of III-nitrides, these materials are attractive candidates for replacing…
High-quality Al0.37In0.63N layers have been grown by reactive radio-frequency (RF) sputtering on sapphire, glass and Si (111) at low substrate temperature (from room temperature to 300{\deg}C). Their structural, chemical and optical…
Alloying is a powerful tool for tuning materials that facilitates the targeted design of desirable properties for a variety of applications. In this work, we provide a comprehensive investigation of the synthetic accessibility and…
Metal oxide thin films are of great interest in scientific advancement, particularly semiconductor thin films in transistors and in a wide range of optoelectronic applications. Many metal oxide thin films attract interest for their…
Alloy formation in ScGaN is explored using rf molecular beam epitaxy over the Sc fraction range x = 0-100%. Optical and structural analysis show separate regimes of growth, namely I) wurtzite-like but having local lattice distortions in the…
Recent technological advancement in ZnO heterostructures has expanded the possibility of device functionalities to various kinds of applications. In order to extract novel device functionalities in the heterostructures, one needs to…
The prospects of scaling current photovoltaic technologies to terawatt levels remain uncertain. All-oxide photovoltaics could open rapidly scalable manufacturing routes, if only oxide materials with suitable electronic and optical…
The single-layered perovskite Ca$_2$RuO$_4$, characterized by a 4$d^4$ electron configuration, has been studied from first principles using density functional theory (DFT) using the generalized gradient approximation, with inclusion of…
We report on structural and optical properties of InGaN/GaN thin films, with a 0.46o misalignment between the surface and the (0001) plane, which were grown by metal-organic chemical vapor deposition (MOCVD) on 0.34o miscut sapphire…
Zinc molybdate (ZnMoO4) single crystals were grown for the first time by the Czochralski method and their luminescence was measured under X ray excitation in the temperature range 85-400 K. Properties of ZnMoO4 crystal as cryogenic low…
Lithium thioindate (LiInS$_{2}$) is a new nonlinear chalcogenide biaxial material transparent from 0.4 to 12 $\mu$m, that has been successfully grown in large sizes and good optical quality. We report on new physical properties that are…
Composite oxides have been indeed proved to be valuable materials in optoelectronic applications. The combination of indium oxide and gallium oxide and other materials can lead to enhanced optical and electronic properties, making them…
Gallium oxide is an ultra-wide bandgap semiconductor with excellent opto-electronic properties, making it a highly promising material for a wide range of applications and devices. In this article, we report how the optical, morphological,…
The structural, electronic, optical and transport properties of X3NbY4(X= Cu, Ag, Au; Y=S, Se, Te) sulvanite chalcogenides materials have been investigated using the Full Potential Linear Augmented Plane wave (FP-LAPW) within the density…
Gallium oxide is a wide-bandgap semiconductor which has been steadily growing in popularity due to its ultra-wide bandgap, suitability for harsh environments and distinctive opto-electrical properties. Notable applications include deep-UV…
Layered lithium intercalating transition metal (TM) oxides are promising cathode materials for Li-ion batteries. Here we scrutinize the recently developed strongly constrained and appropriately normed (SCAN) density functional method to…
An accurate knowledge of the lattice parameters of the new nitride Sc$_\textit{x}$Al$_\textit{1-x}$N is essential for understanding the elastic and piezoelectric properties of this compound as well as for the ability to engineer its strain…
High-temperature Cu-Mn-Fe spinel-oxide nanoparticle solar selective absorber coatings are investigated experimentally and theoretically. A reliable, general approach to evaluate absorption coefficient spectra from the optical measurements…