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The free standing solid polymer nanocomposite films has been prepared through standard solution cast technique. The improvement in structural, microstructural and electrochemical properties has been observed on the dispersion of nanofiller…
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We report on the selective fabrication of high-quality Sr$_2$IrO$_4$ and SrIrO$_3$ epitaxial thin films from a single polycrystalline Sr$_2$IrO$_4$ target by pulsed laser deposition. Using a combination of X-ray diffraction and…
Spincoated polystyrene films of different thickness from 78 nm to 1.3 {\mu}m on silicon wafers were treated by nitrogen ions with an energy of 20 keV. Ellipsometric measurements and FTIR spectra showed modification of the surface layer…
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