The development of lead-less perovskite materials for the photovoltaic application by Chen, Yan

“…In these two lead-free perovskite systems, various inorganic or small organic cations were utilized in combination with the lead-free metallic cations and iodic anions to selectively tailor the crystal structure, band edge position, and ambient and thermal stabilities of the resulting perovskites. …”
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Electronic structure of topological quantum materials probed by angle-resolved photoelectron spectroscopy by Schröter, N

“…Our ARPES studies of those films reveal the existence of multiple Dirac-like bands that can be tuned by changing the film thickness.…”

Electrical charge transport and optical properties of iron pyrite by Shukla, Sudhanshu

“…Charge carrier dynamics in nanocube thin film revealed fast carrier localization and long-lived trap states in the pure pyrite. …”
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Anisotropy of the zigzag order in the Kitaev honeycomb magnet α-RuBr3 by Pearce, JS, Kaib, DAS, Ma, Z, Ni, D, Cava, RJ, Valenti, R, Coldea, R, Coldea, AI

“…The torque for field rotated in the honeycomb plane has a clear six-fold periodicity with a saw-tooth shape, reflecting the three-fold symmetry of the crystal structure and stabilization of different zigzag domains depending on the field orientation, with a torque amplitude that follows an order parameter form inside the zigzag phase. …”

Diffusion of polyethylene oxide in montmorillonite : single molecule study of polymer nanocomposite by Jefri Sanusi Teguh

“…In the absence of MMT, crystallization of PEO occurred. PEO moved faster in the amorphous region but it moved slowly near the crystal as reflected by the comparison of diffusion coefficient in both regions. …”
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Transition metal doped apatites as inert non-toxic pigments by Seah, Jasmine Si Han

“…Therefore, this report presents a study of synthesis, characterisation and structure analysis of Ca10(PO4)6Cux(OH)y, with x = 0, 0.2, 0.4 and 0.8. The crystal structures of apatite compounds are hexagonal with space group P63/m. …”
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Imaging fiber design for medical applications by Zhang, Meng

“…Secondly, it decreases the loss by using periodic microstructures within photonic crystal fibers (PCFs) as well as alternating layers (n1/n2) of dielectrics deposited on a metal film inside the hollow core. …”
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Electrical properties of neodymium oxide/titanium dioxide and neodymium oxide/gadolinium silicate dielectric gate stack on silicon substrate by Lee, Vivian Sing Zhi.

“…The thickness of each dielectric gate stack is approximately 6nm. Crystal structure of Neodymium oxide and Titanium dioxide film crystallize upon annealing, while Gadolinium silicate remains amorphous. …”
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Fiber optic technique for determination of moisture content in honey by Mohamad Ibrahim, Nursakinah

“…Maximum absorbance was found for samples with moisture content 47.5% at all wavelengths due to high concentration of sugar, crystallization. A finite element method (FEM) was also used to calculate the absorbance in fresh honey. …”
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Synthesis and characterization of poly (Ethylene Glycol) dimethacrylate-based bionanocomposites with hydroxyapatite from rohu fish (Labeo rohita) bones by Inam, Bushra, Jamila, Nargis, Khan, Naeem, Nishan, Umar, Rauf, Aleesha, Shujah, Shaukat, Shah, Azhar Ul Haq Ali, Ibrahim, Mohamed A., Kim, Kyong Su

“…The SEM study identified HA as nanospheres with crystal sizes below 30 nm. When incorporated into PEGDMA, these nanoparticles aggregated, potentially disrupting polymer chain interactions and affecting the films’ mechanical properties. …”
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Solution-processed highly bright and durable cesium lead halide perovskite light-emitting diodes by Wei, Zhanhua, Perumal, Ajay, Su, Rui, Sushant, Shendre, Xing, Jun, Zhang, Qing, Tan, Swee Tiam, Demir, Hilmi Volkan, Xiong, Qihua

“…We find that the CsBr additive not only significantly enhances the PLQY but also induces directional crystal growth into micro-plates, forming a smooth perovskite film for LEDs. …”
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Growth of vanadium oxides nanostructures by chemical vapour deposition by Sim, Dao Hao

“…The growth of the nanoparticles thin film follows the island growth mechanism where the adatom adsorbed on the nuclei. …”
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Synthesis and characterization of Cu-Chalcogenide nanocrystals for potential applications in low-cost solar cells by Ahmadi, Mahshid

“…One of the most popular Cu-chalcogenide materials used for the fabrication of thin film solar cells is CuInxGa1-xSe2. The device performance of cells made using Cu(In,Ga)(S,Se)2 nanocrystal (NC) inks synthesized via hot injection method have yielded efficiency up to 12 % recently. …”
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Synthesis and characterization of reduced graphene oxide-based composites by Wu, Shixin

“…Through various characterization techniques, their structures and properties have been investigated. The conductive rGO films are fabricated by reduction of spin-coated GO films. …”
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Solution-processed CuZn1−xAlxS2 : a new memory material with tuneable electrical bistability by Jinesh, K. B., Batabyal, Sudip Kumar, Chandra, R. Devi, Huang, Yizhong

“…CuZn1−xAlxS2 (CZAS) thin films deposited by the chemical spray pyrolysis (CSP) technique exhibit reversible electrical bistability in current–voltage measurements. …”
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Identifying key factors towards highly reflective silver coatings by Zheng, Bo, Wong, Lai Peng, Wu, Linda Y. L., Chen, Zhong

“…Investigation was made over the crystal orientation and surface roughness, using several types of surfaces, including electroplated Ag polycrystal films, physical vapour deposited polycrystal Ag films, and single crystal Ag foils with different crystal orientations. …”
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Terahertz spectroscopy by Chen, Lili

“…Terahertz wave has drawn many attentions in the industry as its non-ionising properties provide a lot of advantages in biomedical field and security screening. Therefore, it is worthwhile to investigate methods for generating intense THz signals under laboratory conditions. …”
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Multi-photon interference phenomena by Menssen, A

“…To realise these experiments, I developed a new method based on a spatial light modulator to excite large modes in photonic crystals.</p>…”

Oxide nanoceramics and nanocomposites from nanopowders of metallic precursors by Tan, Liang Huo

“…The morphology of the final product will be analyze by field emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM), whereas the crystal structure can be done using X-ray diffraction (XRD).…”
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Automatic Generation of Chemical Kinetic Models including Macromolecules in Multiphase Systems by Pang, Hao-Wei

“…The modeling method is validated using experimental film growth measurements made with a quartz-crystal microbalance. …”
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