Nanoporous amorphous silicon (a-Si) with <5 nm cylindrical pores have been fabricated by phase separation of aluminum (Al) and silicon, forming self-assembled Al nanowires (NWs), followed by subsequent removal of Al by wet ...

Atomic layer deposition (ALD) is evolving beyond binary compounds to complex oxides and doped structures, taking advantage of the nanometer precision ALD provides. In practice, the development of complex ALD-processes ...

Alkali metal containing materials have become increasingly attractive in a world hunting for sustainable energy materials and green functional devices. Lithium- and sodium battery technology, lead-free piezo- and ferroelectric ...

Thin films of the catalytically interesting ternary and quaternary perovskites GdCoO3 and Gd0.9Ca0.1CoO3 are fabricated by atomic layer deposition using metal β-diketonates and ozone as precursors. The resulting thin films ...

Abstract Luminescent materials enable warm white LEDs, molecular tagging, enhanced optoelectronics and can improve energy harvesting. With the recent development of multi-step processes like down- and upconversion ...

Subtle changes in the atomic arrangement of NiTiO3 in the ilmenite structure affects its symmetry and properties. At high temperatures, the cations are randomly distributed throughout the structure, resulting in the corundum ...

Lithium fluoride (LiF) is an integral part of UV optics. Recently, it has also gained attention for its role in the solid-electrolyte interphase on the anode of lithium-ion batteries. Atomic layer deposition (ALD) is the ...

Aluminium zinc oxide (AZO) is a promising transparent conductive oxide this is difficult to fabricate by metal-organic chemical vapour deposition (MOCVD) because of prereactions between the precursors for Al and oxygen. ...

Plasmon-enhanced harvesting of photons has contributed to the photochemical conversion and storage of solar energy. However, high dependence on noble metals and weak coupling in heterostructures constrain the progress ...

Thin films of metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) are promising for a wide range of applications including membranes for separations and sensor materials in microelectronics. Growth of such thin films using atomic/molecular ...

The material system Li-Ta-O is a promising candidate for thin-film solid-state electrolytes in Li-ion batteries. In the present study, we have varied the Li content x in LixTaOy thin films grown by atomic layer deposition ...

As traditional silicon technology is moving fast towards its fundamental limits, all-oxide electronics is emerging as a challenger offering principally different electronic behavior and switching mechanisms. This technology ...

Amorphous thin films of FePO4 and Fe4(P2O7)3 show excellent power capabilities and good stability as cathode materials in Li-ion batteries. Within our tested range of materials, 10 nm FePO4 shows the best results and can ...