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In the past couple of decades, colloidal inorganic nanocrystals and, more specifically, semiconductor quantum dots have emerged as crucial materials for the development of nanoscience and nanotechnology, with applications in very diverse…
We report observations of unusual normal-state electronic conduction properties and superconducting characteristics of high-quality CoSi$_2$/Si films grown on silicon Si(100) and Si(111) substrates. A good understanding of these features…
We report a milestone in achieving large-scale, ultrathin (~5 nm) superconducting NbN thin films on 300 mm Si wafers using a high-volume manufacturing (HVM) industrial physical vapor deposition (PVD) system. The NbN thin films possess…
We present superconducting monocrystalline Silicon On Insulator thin 33 nm epilayers. They are obtained by nanosecond laser annealing under ultra-high vacuum on 300 mm wafers heavily pre-implantated with boron ($2.5\times \,10^{16}\,…
Superconducting nanowires used in single-photon detectors have been realized on amorphous or poly-crystalline films. Here, we report the use of single-crystalline NbN thin films for superconducting nanowire single-photon detectors (SNSPDs).…
The question of if silica nanoparticles can enhance the ionic conductivity of a polymer electrolyte above its crystallization temperature has remained unclear for the two decades following the first experiments on these systems. We use…
Thin films composed of Ge nanocrystals embedded in amorphous SiO2 matrix (Ge-NCs TFs) were prepared using a low temperature in-situ growth method. Unexpected high p-type conductivity was observed in the intrinsic Ge-NCs TFs. Unintentional…
We demonstrate high-performance nanowire superconducting single photon detectors (SSPDs) on ultrathin NbN films grown at a temperature compatible with monolithic integration. NbN films ranging from 150nm to 3nm in thickness were deposited…
Monolayers of colloidally synthesized cobalt-platinum nanoparticles of different diameters characterized by TEM (transmission electron microscopy) were deposited on structured silicon oxide substrates and characterized by SEM (scanning…
Solid electrolyte interphase (SEI), a thin layer that dynamically forms between active electrode and electrolyte during battery operation, critically governs the performance of rechargeable batteries1-5. An ideal SEI is expected to be…
Nickel monosilicide (NiSi) has emerged as an excellent material of choice for source-drain contact applications below 45 nm node complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor (CMOS) technology. We have investigated the formation of nanoscale NiSi…
Originally developed technique based on generation of plasma-cluster flux emitted from cathode spots at surface of an integrally cold cathode has been applied for deposition of niobium superconductive (thick) film materials. Possibility for…
This work reports an original method for the fabrication of Metal-Isulator-Semiconductor (MIS) structures with silicon nanocrystals (Si NCs) based active layers embedded in the insulating SiO 2 oxide, for high performance solar cell and…
The path toward Li-ion batteries with higher energy-densities will likely involve use of thin lithium metal (Li) anode (<50 $\mu$m in thickness), whose cyclability today remains limited by dendrite formation and low Coulombic efficiency.…
Solid-state batteries require lithium-ion conductors that combine high ionic conductivity with stability under harsh electrochemical and chemical conditions. Here, we investigate the chemical factors governing the stability of NASICON-type…
A nanocomposite film containing highly polarizable inclusions in a fluid background is explored when an external electric field is applied perpendicular to the planar film. For small electric fields, the induced dipole moments of the…
We report the effect of electron-beam patterning on the water uptake and ionic conductivity of Nafion films using a combination of x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, quartz crystal microbalance studies, neutron reflectometry, and AC…
Recently, nanolaminated ternary carbides have attracted immense interest due to the concomitant presence of both ceramic and metallic properties. Here, we grow nanolaminate Ti3AlC2 thin films by pulsed laser deposition on c-axis-oriented…
Solid-state nanopores have received substantial attention in the past years owing to their simplicity and potential applications expected in genomics, sensing, archival information storage, and computing. The underlying sensing technique of…
In the rapidly evolving field of quantum computing, niobium nitride (NbN) superconductors have emerged as integral components due to their unique structural properties, including a high superconducting transition temperature (Tc),…