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The elementary processes during the fixation of nitrogen by plasma catalysis are studied in a low-pressure plasma experiment using N$_2$ and O$_2$ as source gases. The formation of surface groups on an iron oxide foil are monitored with…
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Room temperature ferromagnetism of GaMnN thin films is awaked by a mild hydrogenation treatment of samples synthesized by molecular beam epitaxy. Local environment of Mn atoms is monitored by Mn-L2,3 near edge x-ray absorption fine…
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Ferroelectricity observed in thin film $\mathrm{HfO_2}$, either doped with Si, Al, etc. or in the $\mathrm{Hf_{0.5}Zr_{0.5}O_2}$ form, has gained great technical significance. However, the soft mode theory faces a difficulty in explaining…
Zn nanoclusters (NCs) are deposited by Low-energy cluster beam deposition technique. The mechanism of oxidation is studied by analysing their compositional and morphological evolution over a long span of time (three years) due to exposure…
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