Issue 7/2015
Special Issue: 25th Anniversary Issue; Editors: Arthur Willoughby, Safa Kasap
Content (135 Articles)
The 25th anniversary of Journal of Material Science: Materials in Electronics
Arthur Willoughby
Graphene synthesis, characterization and its applications in nanophotonics, nanoelectronics, and nanosensing
F. Akbar, M. Kolahdouz, Sh. Larimian, B. Radfar, H. H. Radamson
Present status of Sn–Zn lead-free solders bearing alloying elements
Shuang Liu, Song-bai Xue, Peng Xue, Dong-xue Luo
Evolutions of bonding wires used in semiconductor electronics: perspective over 25 years
Chong Leong Gan, U. Hashim
Review on application of PEDOTs and PEDOT:PSS in energy conversion and storage devices
Kuan Sun, Shupeng Zhang, Pengcheng Li, Yijie Xia, Xiang Zhang, Donghe Du, Furkan Halis Isikgor, Jianyong Ouyang
Characterization of transport properties of organic semiconductors using impedance spectroscopy
Kenichiro Takagi, Soichiro Abe, Takashi Nagase, Takashi Kobayashi, Hiroyoshi Naito
A 2015 perspective on the nature of the steady-state and transient electron transport within the wurtzite phases of gallium nitride, aluminum nitride, indium nitride, and zinc oxide: a critical and retrospective review
Poppy Siddiqua, Walid A. Hadi, Michael S. Shur, Stephen K. O’Leary
Damage recovery of FIB modified Si for directed-assembly of semiconductor nanostructures
G. P. S. Balasubramanian, R. Hull
SnS-based thin film solar cells: perspectives over the last 25 years
Jacob A. Andrade-Arvizu, Maykel Courel-Piedrahita, Osvaldo Vigil-Galán
Screen-printable porous glass: a new material for electrochemical sensors
A. Cranny, N. R. Harris, N. M. White
Effects of CdCl2 treatment on deep levels in CdTe and their implications on thin film solar cells: a comprehensive photoluminescence study
I. M. Dharmadasa, O. K. Echendu, F. Fauzi, N. A. Abdul-Manaf, H. I. Salim, T. Druffel, R. Dharmadasa, B. Lavery
Selective epitaxy growth of Si1−xGex layers for MOSFETs and FinFETs
Henry H. Radamson, Mohammadreza Kolahdouz
Overview of emerging memristor families from resistive memristor to spintronic memristor
Lei Wang, CiHui Yang, Jing Wen, Shan Gai, YuanXiu Peng
Preparation and properties of BaTiO3 filled butyl rubber composites for flexible electronic circuit applications
J. Chameswary, M. T. Sebastian
A comparative study of atomic layer deposition of Al2O3 and HfO2 on AlGaN/GaN
Xiaoye Qin, Lanxia Cheng, Stephen McDonnell, Angelica Azcatl, Hui Zhu, Jiyoung Kim, Robert M. Wallace
Charge transport in pure and stabilized amorphous selenium: re-examination of the density of states distribution in the mobility gap and the role of defects
Safa Kasap, Cyril Koughia, Julia Berashevich, Robert Johanson, Alla Reznik
The transformation behavior of M-type barium ferrites due to Co–Ti substitution
Jie Li, Huaiwu Zhang, Yinong Liu, Qiang Li, Guokun Ma, Hong Yang
Temperature effect on electrochemical properties of Ti4O7 electrodes prepared by spark plasma sintering
Jinwen Ye, Guangrui Wang, Xiaolei Li, Ying Liu, Ruijie Zhu
High temperature optical absorption investigation into the electronic transitions in sol–gel derived C12A7 thin films
Elnaz Feizi, Asim K. Ray
High temperature CSS processed CdTe solar cells on commercial SnO2:F/SnO2 coated soda-lime glass substrates
Naba R. Paudel, Corey R. Grice, Chuanxiao Xiao, Yanfa Yan
Influence of post-deposition annealing under magnetic field on the structure of phthalocyanine thin films
Tamara V. Basova, Irina V. Jushina, Asim K. Ray
Silicon nanowires: applications in catalysis with distinctive surface property
Fan Liao, Tao Wang, Mingwang Shao
Recent progresses on hybrid micro–nano filler systems for electrically conductive adhesives (ECAs) applications
Behnam Meschi Amoli, Anming Hu, Norman Y. Zhou, Boxin Zhao
Ultrafine Pt nanoparticle induced doping/strain of single layer graphene: experimental corroboration between conduction and Raman characteristics
Haisheng Zheng, Somik Mukherjee, Keshab Gangopadhyay, Shubhra Gangopadhyay
Investigation of luminescent properties of red-emitting Ba(Gd,Eu)B9O16 phosphors and the effect of Ca and Sr on its luminescent properties
Md. Masuqul Haque, Hong-In Lee, K. N. Hui
Low current consuming thermally stable sulphide phase change memory
B. Gholipour, C. C. Huang, D. W. Hewak
Progress in development of copper antimony sulfide thin films as an alternative material for solar energy harvesting
B. Krishnan, S. Shaji, R. Ernesto Ornelas
Plasma treated graphene oxide films: structural and electrical studies
Tianyi Li, Trupti Patel, Indrani Banerjee, Ruth Pearce-Hill, John Gallop, Ling Hao, Asim K. Ray
Structural and optical investigation of Cd4Se96−xSx (x = 4, 8, 12) chalcogenide thin films
Mohsin Ganaie, M. Zulfequar
Residual stress in copper paste films on alumina substrates
S. Fukuda, K. Shimada, N. Izu, W. Shin, K. Hirao, M. Sandou, N. Murayama
Preparation and characterization of spray deposited Sn-doped ZnO thin films onto ITO subtracts as photoanode in dye sensitized solar cell
P. Dhamodharan, C. Manoharan, S. Dhanapandian, M. Bououdina, S. Ramalingam
Surface evolution of sputtered Cu(In,Ga)Se2 thin films under various annealing temperatures
Jun-feng Han, Liang-qi Ouyang, Da-ming Zhuang, Ming Zhao, Cheng Liao, Jiang Liu, Limei Cha, M.-P. Besland
Synthesis, characterization, and morphological control of Na1/2Bi1/2Cu3Ti4O12 through modify sol–gel method
Majid Ramezani, Ali Sobhani-Nasab, S. Mostafa Hosseinpour-Mashkani
Effect of oxidant to fuel ratio on properties of yttrium doped barium cerate (BCY20)
S. T. Jadhav, S. A. Patil, C. H. Bhosale, V. R. Puri, L. D. Jadhav
Microstructures and microwave dielectric properties of (1 − x)Sr0.2Na0.4Sm0.4TiO3–xLnAlO3 (Ln = Nd, Pr and Sm) ceramic systems
Jingjing Qu, Changlai Yuan, Fei Liu, Xinyu Liu, Guohua Chen, Panpan Qin
Phase, microstructure and microwave dielectric properties of Ca1−x La x Ti1−x/4O3 (x = 0–1) ceramics
Raz Muhammad, Yaseen Iqbal
Hydrothermal synthesis and microwave absorption properties of Fe3O4@SnO2 core–shell structured microspheres
Yanping Wang, Zheng Peng, Wei Jiang
Effect of hydrogen-ion energy on structure of a-Si:H thin films prepared by ion-beam-assisted sputtering
Junjun Huang, Weiyan Wang, Xuyang Fang, Jinhua Huang, Ruiqin Tan, Weijie Song
Thermal cycling reliability of Al/50Sip composite for thermal management in electronic packaging
Zhiyong Cai, Richu Wang, Chun Zhang, Chaoqun Peng, Yan Feng, Linqian Wang
Structural and optical properties of ZnO thin films deposited by sol–gel method: effect of stabilizer concentration
Deep Shikha, Vimal Mehta, S. C. Sood, Jeewan Sharma
High performance of 1-D ZnO microwire with curve-side hexagon as ethanol gas sensor
A. L. Zou, L. Z. Hu, Y. Qiu, G. Y. Cao, J. J. Yu, L. N. Wang, H. Q. Zhang, B. Yin, L. L. Xu
Structural, morphological and optical properties of Bi-doped ZnO nanoparticles synthesized by a microwave irradiation method
T. Prakash, G. Neri, A. Bonavita, E. Ranjith Kumar, K. Gnanamoorthi
Effect of boron doping on the optoelectronic properties of nanostructure SnO2 thin film by ultrasonic spray pyrolysis on quartz substrate
Yi-Xin Guo, Ping Wu, Wen-Juan Cheng
In-situ post deposition annealing of lead-free ferroelectric thin films in oxygen rich atmosphere
M. L. V. Mahesh, A. R. James, V. V. Bhanu Prasad
Synthesis and characterization of TiO2–ZnO core–shell nanograss hetero-structure and its application in dye-sensitized solar cell (DSSC)
S. A. M. Samsuri, M. Y. A. Rahman, A. A. Umar, M. M. Salleh
Phase transition and relaxor nature of (Ba0.77Ca0.23)(Ti0.98La0.02)O3 ceramic prepared by mixed oxide route
A. Moquim, Manas R. Panigrahi
Sintering behavior and microwave dielectric properties of Li2O–B2O3–SiO2 doped MgTiO3–CaTiO3 ceramics
Yang Wang, Ruzhong Zuo, Jian Zhang, Shishun Qi, Tianwen Zhang
Enhanced piezoelectricity and photoluminescence in Dy-modified 0.94(Bi1−x Dy x )0.5Na0.5TiO3–0.06BaTiO3 lead-free multifunctional ceramics
Na Jiang, Lingling Luo, Fengying Lei, Qiaoji Zheng, Chenggang Xu, Jie Liao, Dunmin Lin
Glucose sensing behavior of cobalt doped ZnO nanoparticles synthesized by co-precipitation method
G. Vijayaprasath, R. Murugan, J. Shankara Narayanan, V. Dharuman, G. Ravi, Y. Hayakawa
Low-temperature sintering of high potential gradient B2O3-doped ZnO varistors
Zhijun Xu, Shuai Ma, Ruiqing Chu, Jigong Hao, Lihong Cheng, Guorong Li
Dielectric behavior of lanthanum added barium strontium titanate borosilicate glass ceramics
Avadhesh Kumar Yadav, C. R. Gautam, Prabhakar Singh
A study on total thickness dependency: microstructural, magnetoresistance and magnetic properties of electrochemically deposited permalloy based multilayers
Hilal Kuru, Hakan Kockar, Mursel Alper
Relation between ferromagnetic layer thickness (NiCu) and properties of NiCu/Cu multilayers
Hilal Kuru, Hakan Kockar, Mursel Alper, Murside Haciismailoglu
Erratum to: Relation between ferromagnetic layer thickness (NiCu) and properties of NiCu/Cu multilayers
Hilal Kuru, Hakan Kockar, Mursel Alper, Murside Haciismailoglu
Cotton-like Fe2O3 anchored on graphene sheets for improved NO2 sensing at room temperature
Yumei Wang, Siying Gong
Studies on SILAR deposited Cu2O and ZnO films for solar cell applications
N. Soundaram, R. Chandramohan, S. Valanarasu, R. Thomas, A. Kathalingam
Effects of B2O3 additive on sintering behavior and microwave dielectric properties of LaAlO3-doped MgTiO3–CaTiO3 ceramics
Lingxia Li, Sai Li, Zhengdong Gao
Preparation and characterization of the CuCr2O4 nanostructures via a new simple route
Farshad Beshkar, Sahar Zinatloo-Ajabshir, Masoud Salavati-Niasari
Comparison of gas sensing properties of spray pyrolysed VOx thin films
A. Bagheri Khatibani, M. Abbasi
Deposition of a Mo doped GaN thin film on glass substrate by thermionic vacuum arc (TVA)
Soner Özen, Volkan Şenay, Suat Pat, Şadan Korkmaz
Study of room temperature LPG sensing behavior of polyaniline thin film synthesized by cost effective oxidative polymerization technique
Ravikiran B. Birajadar, Deepak Upadhye, Sandip Mahajan, J. C. Vyas, Ramphal Sharma
Crystal-facet-controllable synthesis of Cu2O microcrystals, shape evolution and their comparative photocatalytic activity
Anli Li, Pengwei Li, Jie Hu, Wendong Zhang
Effect of calcination temperature on cobalt substituted cadmium ferrite nanoparticles
Ch. Venkata Reddy, Chan Byon, B. Narendra, Bhaskar Dudem, Jaesool Shim, Sang Jun Moon, S. V. Prabhakar Vattikuti
Influences of CuAl2O4 doping on the dielectric properties of CaCu3Ti4O12 ceramics
Jianying Li, Linlin Hou, Ran Jia, Lu Gao, Kangning Wu, Shengtao Li
Luminescence characteristics of CuI film by iodine annealing
Ming Xia, Mu Gu, Xiaolin Liu, Bo Liu, Shiming Huang, Chen Ni
Synthesis and characterization of Ba0.5Co0.5Fe2O4 nanoparticle ferrites: application as electrochemical sensor for ciprofloxacin
Nadir S. E. Osman, Neeta Thapliyal, Wesam S. Alwan, Rajshekhar Karpoormath, Thomas Moyo
Wetting behaviour of SAC305 solder on different substrates in high vacuum and inert atmosphere
C. Gonçalves, H. Leitão, C. S. Lau, J. C. Teixeira, L. Ribas, S. Teixeira, M. F. Cerqueira, F. Macedo, D. Soares
Microstructures and energy-storage properties of (1 − x)(Na0.5Bi0.5)TiO3–xBaTiO3 with BaO–B2O3–SiO2 additions
Qin Feng, Changlai Yuan, Xinyu Liu, Shaohai Wu, Guohua Chen, Qingning Li, Changrong Zhou, Jiwen Xu, Fei Liu
Dielectric, electrical and spectroscopic properties of barium borates of low WO3 content
R. M. M. Morsi, A. M. Abdelghany, M. M. Morsi
Influence of the aggregated Ag3Sn on the improvement of electromigration phenomenon in the doped Sn58Bi solder joints
Huayu Sun, Y. C. Chan, Fengshun Wu
Highly selective acetaldehyde sensor using sol–gel dip coated nano crystalline TiO2 thin film
Karthika Muthukrishnan, Manoj Vanaraja, Shanmugam Boomadevi, Rakesh Kumar Karn, John Bosco Balaguru Rayappan, Vijay Singh, Krishnamoorthy Pandiyan
A study on the interfacial reaction of Sn58Bi/Cu soldered joints under various cooling and aging conditions
Xiaowu Hu, Qiang Huang, Yulong Li, Yi Liu, Zhixian Min
Aminophenoxyphthalonitrile modified MWCNTs/polyarylene ether nitriles composite films with excellent mechanical, thermal, dielectric properties
Fei Jin, Mengna Feng, Kun Jia, Xiaobo Liu
Effect of flower extracts on the photoconversion efficiency of dye sensitized solar cells fabricated with Sn-doped TiO2
S. G. Ansari, Fatima Tuz-Zehra, H. Fouad, Azza S. Hassenein, Z. A. Ansari
Luminescence and EPR studies of ultraviolet light emitting La2Zr2O7:Gd3+ phosphor powder
Vijay Singh, G. Sivaramaiah, J. L. Rao, R. Senthil Kumaran, Pramod K. Singh, Tae-Su Kim, Lark Kyo Kim
Thickness dependence and magnetization behavior of Mn-doped GeTe phase change materials
Adam Abdalla Elbashir Adam, Xiaomin Cheng, Xiangshui Miao
Some physical investigations on In-doped ZnO films prepared by RF magnetron sputtering using powder compacted target
B. Khalfallah, F. Chaabouni, M. Abaab
Phase evolution and enhanced electrical properties of (Ba0.85Ca0.15−x Y x )(Zr0.1Ti0.9)O3 lead-free ceramics
Xiaofang Wang, Pengfei Liang, Lingling Wei, Xiaolian Chao, Zupei Yang
Effect of buffer layer on growth and properties of ZnO nanorod arrays
Zhixiang Ye, Xiaohong Ji, Qinyuan Zhang
Structure, morphology and photocatalytic activity of attapulgite/Ag3PO4 hybrids synthesized by a facile chemical precipitation route
Yongqin Gu, Xiuquan Gu, Yulong Zhao, Yinghuai Qiang
Cadmium content-dependent photoluminescent properties and band offsets of Zn1−x Cd x O films
Jian-Huang Lin, Yow-Jon Lin
Laser operation by photovoltaic features of kesterite Cu2ZnSnSexS4−x crystalline films
K. Plucinski, A. M. El-Naggar, A. A. Albassam, A. O. Fedorchuk, N. S. AlZayed, A. Krymus, I. V. Kityk, G. Myronchuk
Preparation of titanium dioxide nanoparticles modified with methacrylate and their electrophoretic properties
Li Zhang, Yanping Jiang, Xianggao Li, Shirong Wang, Yin Xiao
Correlation of grain size, phase transition and piezoelectric properties in Ba0.85Ca0.15Ti0.90Zr0.10O3 ceramics
H. L. Sun, Q. J. Zheng, Y. Wan, Y. Chen, X. Wu, K. W. Kwok, H. L. W. Chan, D. M. Lin
Nanosheets-based ZnO–NiO microspheres for lithium-ion batteries
Tingting Cao, Dong Fang, Lei Liu, Zhiping Luo, Qing Wang, Lijie Dong, Chuanxi Xiong
Study of size dependent variation in electrical and structural properties of zinc nanowires
R. P. Chauhan, Amandeep Kaur
Reducing the optical band gap of polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) based nanocomposite
Omed Gh. Abdullah, Shujahadeen B. Aziz, Khalid M. Omer, Yousif M. Salih
Sol–gel synthesis of copper(II) and titanium(IV) ions co-doped barium ferrite submicrometer crystals and their microwave absorption performance
Shengnan Li, Kun Xiong, Pingyuan Meng, Xiaohu Ren, Guangliang Xu
The impact of reflow soldering induced dopant redistribution on the mechanical properties of CNTs doped Sn58Bi solder joints
Huayu Sun, Y. C. Chan, Fengshun Wu
Controlled synthesis of Tl2O3 nanostructures via microwave route by a novel pH adjuster and investigation of its photocatalytic activity
Mojgan Goudarzi, Masoud Salavati-Niasari, S. Mostafa Hosseinpour-Mashkani, Noshin Mir
Efficient sunlight-driven photocatalytic activity of chromium TiO2 nanotube nanocomposites prepared by anodizing and chemical bath deposition
Yousef Ghayeb, Mohamad Mohsen Momeni
Effects of sintering temperature and Ca substitution on microwave dielectric properties of Mg3V2O8
Huanhuan Guo, Zhenhai Wei, Chunchun Li, Ying Tang, Liang Fang
Numerical simulation of blue InGaN light-emitting diode with gradual Al and In composition p-AlInGaN electron-blocking layer
Si-Ming Zeng, Guang-Han Fan, Shu-Wen Zheng
Influence of annealing on microstructure and piezoresistive properties of boron-doped hydrogenated nanocrystalline silicon thin films prepared by PECVD
Haibin Pan, Jianning Ding, Guanggui Cheng
Luminescence properties and energy transfer of a red-emitting Ca3 (PO4)2:Sm3+, Eu3+ phosphor
Tao Wang, Yi-hua Hu, Li Chen, Xiao-juan Wang
Synthesis and study of structural, magnetic and microwave absorption properties in multiferroic BiFeO3 electroceramic
N. Shara Sowmya, A. Srinivas, Pittala Suresh, Anuj Shukla, S. V. Kamat
The effect of growth temperature on structural quality of AlInGaN/AlN/GaN heterostructures grown by MOCVD
R. Loganathan, M. Balaji, K. Prabakaran, R. Ramesh, M. Jayasakthi, P. Arivazhagan, Shubra Singh, K. Baskar
Critical behavior and change in universality of La0.67Ba0.22Sr0.11Mn1−x Co x O3 manganites
F. Ben Jemaa, S. H. Mahmood, M. Ellouze, E. K. Hlil, F. Halouani
Enhanced microwave absorption capabilities of Ni microspheres after coating with SnO2 nanoparticles
Biao Zhao, Gang Shao, Bingbing Fan, Wanyu Zhao, Rui Zhang
High responsivity of pyroelectric infrared detector based on ultra-thin (10 μm) LiTaO3
Zhiqing Liang, Shibin Li, Ziji Liu, Yadong Jiang, Weizhi Li, Tao Wang, Jun Wang
Facile and template-free synthesis of spherical Cu2O as anode materials for lithium-ion batteries
Zhongli Hu, Hongdong Liu
Investigation of structural and electrical properties of B-site complex ion (Nd1/2Ta1/2)4+-doped Bi1/2Na1/2TiO3 lead-free piezoelectric ceramic
Renfei Cheng, Yuefeng Duan, Ruiqing Chu, Jigong Hao, Juan Du, Zhijun Xu, Guorong Li
Properties of spray deposited nanocrystalline indium selenide thin films
Abhijit A. Yadav, S. D. Salunke
Synthesis and characterization of Cu2ZnSnS4 nanocrystals by hot-injection method
Donglin Xia, Pan Lei, Yuchen Zheng, Bin Zhou
Homogeneous precipitation synthesis and conductive properties of Ga-doped ZnO nanopowders
Ji Zheng, Shuang Zhao, Liang Lu, Xuejia Liu, Yangyang Song, Ming Sun
Bismuth selenide nanoparticles: simple synthesis, characterization, and its light harvesting applications in the presence of novel precursor
Majid Ramezani, Ali Sobhani-Nasab, Afshin Davoodi
Facile synthesis of ellipsoidal hematite nanostructures via an EDA-assisted solvothermal method
Chunju Xu, Yanzhong Wang, Huiyu Chen
Improving the electrical, magnetic and antibacterial properties of sol–gel spin coated ZnO thin films through (Sn + Mn) co-doping
K. Ravichandran, M. Vasanthi, K. Thirumurugan, K. Karthika, B. Sakthivel
Influence of gallium addition in Sn–Ag–Cu lead-fee solder
HuiMing Chen, ChengJun Guo, JiaPeng Huang, Hang Wang
Plasmonic bulk heterojunction photovoltaic devices based on poly (9-vinylcarbazole)/gold nanocomposites: effect of aspect ratio of gold nanorod
Shyamalima Sharma, Pritom J. Bora, Pronob Gogoi, Ratan Boruah, Kiran J. Mohan, Swapan K. Dolui
Dielectric relaxation of PVC/PMMA/NiO blends as a function of DC bias
Moumita Khutia, Girish M. Joshi
Investigations on the structural and optical properties of band gap engineered Zn1−x(Cd, Mg)xO thin films deposited by sol–gel technique
C. Ravichandran, J. Kumar, G. Srinivasan, Craig Lennon, S. Sivananthan
Optical properties of Cu2+ and Fe2+ doped ZnS semiconductor nanoparticles synthesized by co-precipitation method
Talaat M. Hammad, Jamil K. Salem, S. Kuhn, Mohammed Abu Draaz, R. Hempelmann, Fawzi S. Kodeh
Synthesis and luminescent properties of subglobose YBO3:Ln3+(Eu, Tb) phosphors
H. F. Jiu, W. B. Jia, L. X. Zhang, C. H. Huang, H. Q. Jiao, J. X. Chang
Effect of reaction temperature on surface morphology and photoelectric properties of ZnO grown by hydrothermal method in mixed solvent
Jianguo Lv, Yue Sun, Li Cao, Min Zhao, Fengjiao Shang, Sicong Mao, Yaoyao Jiang, Jinhua Xu, Feng Wang, Zhitao Zhou, Yiyong Wei, Gang He, Miao Zhang, Xueping Song, Zhaoqi Sun