Issue 10/2020
Special Issue: Recent Trends in Advanced Functional Semiconducting Materials (Selected papers from the IMRC2019, Cancun, Mexico, 18 - 23 August 2019, Symposium on Advances in Functional Semiconducting Materials)
Content (80 Articles)
Perspectives of chalcopyrite-based CIGSe thin-film solar cell: a review
G. Regmi, A. Ashok, Parul Chawla, Pooja Semalti, S. Velumani, Shailesh N Sharma, H. Castaneda
Molar optimization of MnO2 to form composite with Co3O4 by potentiodynamic electrodeposition for better electrochemical characterizations
S. V. Khavale, R. C. Ambare, B. J. Lokhande
Gadolinium-based olivine phosphate for upgradation of cathode material in lithium ion battery
Irslan Ullah, Abdul Majid, Muhammad Isa Khan
Comparative study on dielectric and structural properties of undoped, Mn-doped, and Ni-doped ZnO nanoparticles by impedance spectroscopy analysis
P. Norouzzadeh, Kh. Mabhouti, M. M. Golzan, R. Naderali
Improved optical absorption, enhanced morphological and electrochemical properties of pulsed laser deposited binary zinc and vanadium oxide thin films
Cyril Robinson Azariah John Chelliah, Rajesh Swaminathan
Synthesis of MnSb2O6 powders through a simple low-temperature method and their test as a gas sensor
Antonio Casillas-Zamora, José Trinidad Guillén-Bonilla, Alex Guillén-Bonilla, M. Rodríguez-Betancourtt, Y. L. Casallas-Moreno, Lorenzo Gildo-Ortiz, M. de la Luz Olvera‑Amador, S. A. Tomás, Héctor Guillén-Bonilla
Fabrication of Schottky barrier diodes based on ZnO for flexible electronics
J. C. Tinoco, S. A. Hernández, O. Rodríguez-Bernal, A. G. Vega-Poot, G. Rodríguez-Gattorno, M. de la L. Olvera, A. G. Martinez-Lopez
Influence of the annealing temperature on the formation of Mo17O47 and MoO3 nanoparticles and their Photocatalytic performances for the degradation of MB dye
N. Rajiv Chandar, S. Agilan, R. Thangarasu, N. Muthukumarasamy, R. Ganesh
Optical, structural and electrical properties of ZnO thin films doped with Mn
Alejandra López-Suárez, Dwight Acosta, Carlos Magaña, Francisco Hernández
Physical investigations on annealed structure Cu/La2O3 for photocatalytic application under sunlight
C. Bilel, R. Jbeli, I. Ben Jemaa, A. Boukhachem, F. Saadallah, M. Amlouk, H. Ezzaouïa
Electrical conductivity and Vickers microhardness of composites synthesized from multiwalled carbon nanotubes and carbon spheres with poly(methyl methacrylate): a comparative study
J. M. Ambriz-Torres, C. J. Gutiérrez-García, D. L. García-Ruiz, J. J. Contreras-Navarrete, F. G. Granados-Martínez, N. Flores-Ramírez, M. L. Mondragón-Sánchez, L. García-González, L. Zamora-Peredo, O. Hernández-Cristóbal, F. Méndez, L. Domratcheva-Lvova
Synthesis and characterization of chemically sprayed ZnO:Fe:Ni thin films: effect of codoping concentration and response as gas sensor
V. K. Jayaraman, R. R. Biswal, A. G. Hernandez, A. Maldonado, H. Gomez-Pozos
Statistical experimental design to optimize RF-sputtered NiTiO3 thin films
Jagadeesh Babu Bellam, Alain Jouanneaux, Velumani Subramaniam, Abdel Hadi Kassiba
Longitudinal optical Raman mode A1 to calculate the indium molar fraction of epitaxial InGaN layers grown by LP-MOCVD on polar and non-polar planes
C. A. Marín-García, J. S. Arias Cerón, V. M. Sánchez-R
Composite synthesis from carbon nanotubes and styrene oligomers, the functionalization and magnetic field effect in their properties
Francisco Gabriel Granados-Martínez, Diana Litzajaya Garcia-Ruiz, José de Jesús Contreras-Navarrete, Jael Madaí Ambriz-Torres, Carmen Judith Gutiérrez-García, Nelly Flores-Ramirez, Arlette Richaud, Francisco Méndez, Bertha Aguilar, Orlando Hernández-Cristóbal, Lada Domratcheva-Lvova
Sprayed ZnO thin films for gas sensing: effect of substrate temperature, molarity and precursor solution
T. V. K. Karthik, A. G. Hernández, Yu. Kudriavtsev, H. Gómez-Pozos, M. G. Ramírez-Cruz, L. Martínez-Ayala, A. Escobosa-Echvarria
Effect of Au and Ag contacts on the CO sensitivity of SnO2 thick films
T. V. K. Karthik, A. G. Hernandez, M. L. de la Olvera, A. Maldonado, H. Gómez Pozos
Urea-based synthesis of magnetite nanoparticles and its composite with graphene oxide: structural and magnetic characterization
M. A. Pérez-Guzmán, R. Ortega-Amaya, J. Santoyo-Salazar, M. Ortega-López
Comparative studies of CdS thin films by chemical bath deposition techniques as a buffer layer for solar cell applications
A. Ashok, G. Regmi, A. Romero-Núñez, M. Solis-López, S. Velumani, H. Castaneda
Synthesis and study of structure and phase composition in Cu2–xS, SnxSy, ZnS, CuxSnSy and CuZnSnS pellets
R. E. Gómez-Solano, J. S. Arias-Cerón, J. J. Ríos-Ramírez, Mauricio Ortega-López
Comparative study of optimised molybdenum back-contact deposition with different barriers (Ti, ZnO) on stainless steel substrate for flexible solar cell application
A. Morán, O. Nwakanma, S. Velumani, H. Castaneda
Effect of plasmon–phonon interaction on the infrared reflection spectra of MgxZn1-xO/Al2O3 structures
O. Melnichuk, L. Melnichuk, Ye. Venger, T. Torchynska, N. Korsunska, L. Khomenkova
The use of activated carbon from coffee endocarp for the manufacture of supercapacitors
Ebelia Del Ángel-Meraz, Harvey de Jesús Orantes-Flores, Erik R. Morales, P. Y. Sevilla-Camacho, R. Castillo-Palomera
The role of excess MgO in the intensity increase of red emission of Mn4+-activated Mg2TiO4 phosphors
L. Borkovska, L. Khomenkova, I. Vorona, V. Nosenko, T. Stara, O. Gudymenko, V. Kladko, C. Labbé, J. Cardin, A. Kryvko, T. Kryshtab
Structure and photo-induced effects in elemental chalcogens: a review on Raman scattering
Spyros N. Yannopoulos
Cobalt and nitrogen doped porous carbon nanofibers as an efficient electrocatalyst for high performance oxygen reduction reaction
Peng Liu, Yuechao Yao, Shengjiao Zhang, Lijia Liu, Shaozhong Zeng, Zhangjian Li, Shu Jiang, Qi Zhang, Xierong Zeng, Jizhao Zou
Preparation and microwave absorption properties of petal CoO/CNFs composites
Haopeng Cai, Qinqin Wei, Hongbo Xiao, Hongwei Liu, Jun Wang
Reducing light reflection by processing the surface of silicon solar cells
Shao-Hwa Hu, Yen-Sheng Lin, Ting-Kuo Tseng, Shui-Hsiang Su, Li-Chun Wu
Effect of A-site cationic radius on ceramic La0.67−xDyxSr0.33MnO3 prepared by sol–gel technique
Fuxin Ling, Di Li, Ling Li, Hui Zhang, Ping Yu, Qingming Chen
Effect of Co/Cu partial replacement on fundamental features of Y-123 ceramics
Ozgur Ozturk, Abdul R. A. Nefrow, Fatih Bulut, Hakan Ada, Mustafa B. Turkoz, Gurcan Yildirim
Structural and magnetic properties of Ni-substituted Ba0.5Sr1.5-based Y-type hexaferrite
Min Zhang, Hongmei Liu, Liliang Pan, Guangping Zhu, Qiang Li, Chaopeng Cui
Corrosion effects on sintered nano-silver joints and the secondary biological hazards
He Gong, Yao Yao, Fanfan Zhao
Modulation of individual-layer properties results in excellent discharged energy density of sandwich-structured composite films
Yang Liu, Yafei Hou, Qian Ji, Shixin Wei, Peng Du, Laihui Luo, Weiping Li
High-performance asymmetric supercapacitors fabricated by amorphous MnO2 on 3D-Ni foam as positive electrodes in a mixed electrolyte
Tzu-Ya Fang, Yu-Zhen Zeng, Yu-Chang Liu, Wein-Duo Yang
All printed wide range humidity sensor array combining MoSe2 and PVOH in series
Muhammad Umair Khan, Muhammad Awais, Tahseen Elahi Chattha, Arshad Hassan, Jinho Bae
The efficacy of polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP)/CuO nanocomposite as an appropriate room temperature humidity sensing material: fabrication of highly sensitive capacitive resistive type humidity sensor
Hizb Ullah Khan, Muhammad Tariq, Mutabar Shah, Muhammad Tariq Jan, Mahmood Iqbal, Jehangeer Khan, Abdul Razaq Ahsan, Abdur Rahim
Influence of defects on anisotropy of electrical resistivity in
G. Ya. Khadzhai, R. V. Vovk, I. L. Goulatis, V. N. Serdyuk, A. V. Matsepulin, S. N. Kamchatnaya, A. Chroneos, O. V. Dobrovolskiy
Investigations on structural and optical properties of Al-modified ZnO nanoparticles
Shiv Kumar, Manish Kumar, Arvind Kumar, Subhash Sharma, Prashant Shahi, Sandip Chatterjee, Anup Kumar Ghosh
Thermoelectric properties of La- and Sc-doped Mg3Sb2 synthesized via pulsed electric current sintering
Jun-ichi Tani, Hiromichi Ishikawa
Effect of Lu doping on the structure, electrical properties and energy storage performance of AgNbO3 antiferroelectric ceramics
Shuaifei Mao, Nengneng Luo, Kai Han, Qin Feng, Xiyong Chen, Biaolin Peng, Laijun Liu, Changzheng Hu, Huanfu Zhou, Fujita Toyohisa, Yuezhou Wei
Study on discharge voltage and discharge capacity of LiFe1−xMnxPO4 with high Mn content
Shang-min Gong, Xue Bai, Rui Liu, Hong-quan Liu, Yi-jie Gu
Comparison of optical constants of sputtered MoS2 and MoS2/Al2O3 composite thin films
Taswar Iqbal, Murtaza Saleem, Saira Riaz, Shahzad Naseem, S. Kumail Abbas, Shahid M. Ramay, Shahid Atiq
Phase evolution and dielectric properties of Ba(Ti1/6Sn1/6Zr1/6Hf1/6Nb1/6Ga1/6)O3 high-entropy perovskite ceramics
Qiang Du, Jinhua Yan, Xiaoyan Zhang, Jinsheng Li, Xinyue Liu, Jinrong Zhang, Xiwei Qi
Synthesis of porous carbon materials derived from waste buttonwoods, pineapple peels, and lettuce leaves and comparison of the electrochemical performances for lithium-ion battery
Juan Miao, Chengli Zhang, Qiufen Wang, Huifang Tian, Yanlei Zhang, Zhilin Zhang, Yibo Guo, Mingjie Ma
Role of WO3 nanoparticles in electrical and dielectric properties of BaTiO3–SrTiO3 ceramics
Y. Slimani, B. Unal, M. A. Almessiere, E. Hannachi, Ghulam Yasin, A. Baykal, I. Ercan
Structural, optical, magnetic, dielectric, and photocatalytic properties of Sm- and Ni-substituted BiFeO3 nanoparticles
Mohit Sahni, Sabyasachi Mukaherjee, Adil Hamid, Dharmesh Kumar, Sunil Chauhan, Naresh Kumar
Structural, thermal, dielectric and multiferroic investigations on LaFeO3 composite systems
Samiya Manzoor, Shahid Husain, Anand Somvanshi, Mehroosh Fatema
Role of A- and B-site excess doping on the improvement of the piezoelectric properties of BaTiO3 lead-free piezoceramics
Dan Xu, Wenjie Zhao, Wenping Cao, Weili Li, Weidong Fei
Electrical characteristics of atomic layer deposited Au/Ti/HfO2/n-GaAs MIS diodes in the wide temperature range
A. Turut, D. E. Yıldız, A. Karabulut, İ. Orak
Exploring the ferroelectric effect of nanocrystalline strontium zinc titanate/Cu: Raman and antimicrobial activity
Ali B. Abou Hammad, Ahmed M. Bakr, Mohamed S. Abdel-Aziz, Amany M. El Nahrawy
Study of n-WO3/p-porous silicon structures for gas-sensing applications
H. Mhamdi, R. Benabderrahmane Zaghouani, T. Fiorido, J.-L. Lazzari, M. Bendahan, W. Dimassi
Room temperature ferromagnetism in Gd-doped In2O3 nanoparticles obtained by auto-combustion method
G. Hosamani, B. N. Jagadale, J. Manjanna, S. M. Shivaprasad, D. K. Shukla, J. S. Bhat
Investigation of electrical, magnetic, and optical properties of silver-substituted magnesium–manganese ferrite nanoparticles
Somnath, Khalid Mujasam Batoo, Emad H. Raslan, Syed Farooq Adil, Indu Sharma, Gagan Kumar
Improving the electrical and mechanical performances of embedded capacitance materials by introducing tungsten disulfide nanoflakes into the dielectric layer
Fengwei Wang, Ruohan Xia, Xinxin Li, Jinfang Qin, Hui Shao, Gang Jian, Rui Liu, Fengjiang Wang, Huarong Liu
Comparative study of optoelectronic, thermodynamic, linear and nonlinear optical properties of methyl phenalenyl doped to zinc and copper and their applications
Clovis Kabé, Fridolin Tchangnwa Nya, Geh Wilson Ejuh, Jean Marie Ndjaka
Renewable cellulose separator with good thermal stability prepared via phase inversion for high-performance supercapacitors
Genhui Teng, Shengxiong Lin, Daman Xu, Yingqi Heng, Dongying Hu
Dielectric and ferroelectric properties of (Bi0.5Na0.5)0.94Ba0.06Ti1−xAlxO3−δ lead-free ferroelectric ceramics
Han-li Lian, Rui-xue Cheng, Yan-zi Qiu, Jin-yan Shi, Xiao-ming Chen
Magnetoresistive effect in the cobalt-doped bismuth ferrite films
O. B. Romanova, S. S. Aplesnin, M. N. Sitnikov, L. V. Udod, O. B. Begisheva, O. F. Demidenko
Ca3Al2O6: novel low-permittivity microwave dielectric ceramics with abnormally large negative τf
Yi Wu, Bing Liu, Kai Xin Song
Exploration of terahertz from time-resolved ultrafast spectroscopy in single-crystal Bi2Se3 topological insulator
Prince Sharma, Mahesh Kumar, V. P. S. Awana
Effect of UV exposure of ITO/PEDOT:PSS substrates on the performance of inverted-type perovskite solar cells
Hamed Moeini Alishah, Mehmet Kazici, Fatih Ongül, Sinem Bozar, Macide Cantürk Rodop, Cihangir Kahveci, Melih Besir Arvas, Yücel Sahin, Metin Gencten, Murat Kaleli, Salih Akyürekli, Hüseyin Utku Yilmaz, Ahmet Bugrahan Bayram, Serap Günes
New cyanoacetanilides based dyes as effective co-sensitizers for DSSCs sensitized with ruthenium (II) complex (HD-2)
Mohamed R. Elmorsy, Rui Su, Ehab Abdel-Latif, Safa A. Badawy, Ahmed El-Shafei, Ahmed A. Fadda
Upconversion luminescence and optical thermometry of Pr3+-doped KLu2F7 phosphor
Bian Yalan, Zhuang Yunfei
Tweaking the red emission, magneto, and dielectrical properties of perovskite type-LaFeO3 in the presence of Co substitution
Ramesh Kumar Raji, Vishista Kurapati, Tholkappiyan Ramachandran, M. Muralidharan, R. Suriakarthick, M. Dhilip, Fathalla Hamed
Synthesis and photoluminescence properties of Ca4La6(PO4)2(SiO4)4O2: Dy3+ phosphor with high thermal stability for white light-emitting diodes
Fen Zuo, Ju Cheng, Chun-Lin Ma, Zhang-Yin Zhai, Xin-Tian Bian
BaSrLaFe12O19 nanorods: optical and magnetic properties
N. Raghuram, T. Subba Rao, N. Suresh Kumar, K. Chandra Babu Naidu, H. Manjunatha, B. Ramakrishna Rao, Anish Khan, Abdullah M. Asiri
Investigation of the effect of different Bi2O3–x:PVA (x = Sm, Sn, Mo) thin insulator interface-layer materials on diode parameters
Yusuf Badali, Yashar Azizian-Kalandaragh, İbrahim Uslu, Şemsettin Altindal
Improved thermal stability and contact of antimony film by the interlayer HfO2
Junbo Xu, Yifeng Hu, Tianshu Lai, Yongkang Xu, Song Sun
Prior-to-bond annealing effects on the diamond-to-copper heterogeneous integration using silver–indium multilayer structure
Roozbeh Sheikhi, Yongjun Huo, Chin-Hao Tsai, C. R. Kao, Frank G. Shi, Chin C. Lee
Facile synthesis, structure analysis and optical performance of manganese oxide-doped PVA nanocomposite for optoelectronic and optical cut-off laser devices
Yasmin Khairy, I. S. Yahia, H. Elhosiny Ali
Synthesis of PVZ glass and its improvement on mechanical and electrical properties of low temperature sintered silver paste
Qin Sun, Yan Qi, Mingyu Li, Hongbo Xu, Yufeng Li
B-site ordering effect on structural and magnetic properties of ‘Y’-modified double perovskite La2NiMnO6 nanoparticles
Manish Kumar, Brijmohan Prajapati, Abhishek Singh
Hybrid PEDOT:PSS to obtain high-performance Ag NW-based flexible transparent electrodes for transparent heaters
Xiaopeng Li, Shihui Yu, Le Zhao, Muying Wu, Helei Dong
Effects of La3+ addition on the phase transition, microstructure, and electrical properties of Ba0.85Ca0.15Zr0.1Ti0.9O3 ceramics
S. Saparjya, S. Behera, T. Badapanda, R. Padhee, Piyush R. Das