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Electrochemistry
Haonan Li, Yuechan Li, Xiuxiu Li, An Xie, Dongya Sun, Yi Wang
Summary: This paper investigated the microstructure and electrochromic properties of nickel oxide films deposited on ITO-coated glass substrates at different sputtering pressures, finding that the films showed the best surface morphology and outstanding electrochromic performances at 2.4 Pa.
JOURNAL OF THE ELECTROCHEMICAL SOCIETY
(2022)
Article
Materials Science, Coatings & Films
M. Shandrikov, A. S. Bugaev, V. Gushenets, E. M. Oks, K. P. Savkin, A. V. Vizir
Summary: The study focused on tungsten disilicide film deposition using planar magnetron sputtering at low operating gas pressure. Factors such as substrate temperature, distance from the magnetron, ion current density distribution, and operating pressure were investigated for their effects on film properties.
SURFACE & COATINGS TECHNOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Materials Science, Ceramics
Chatpawee Hom-on, Napat Triroj, Mati Horprathum, Tossaporn Lertvanithphol, Chanunthorn Chananonnawathorn, Sakson Limwichean, Noppadon Nuntawong, Prayoon Songsiriritthigul, Hideki Nakajima, Annop Klamchuen, Papot Jaroenapibal
Summary: Alumina thin films prepared by pulsed DC reactive magnetron sputtering at different operating pressures exhibited hydrolysis reactions in DI water. The corrosion process involved the presence of hydroxide-containing functional groups on the film surfaces, with increasing porosity at higher operating pressures.
CERAMICS INTERNATIONAL
(2021)
Article
Physics, Applied
Lily Hallett, Ilya Charaev, Akshay Agarwal, Andrew Dane, Marco Colangelo, Di Zhu, Karl K. Berggren
Summary: The comprehensive study on molybdenum nitride (MoN) thin film deposition using direct current reactive magnetron sputtering revealed the material's potential for practical applications in low-temperature superconductors, such as single-photon detectors and transition-edge sensors. Additionally, the investigation of various deposition conditions showed the effect on the superconducting and electrical properties of the films, with meander-shaped single-photon detectors made from 5 nm MoN films demonstrating saturated quantum detection efficiency at the telecom wavelength of 1550 nm.
SUPERCONDUCTOR SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Physics, Condensed Matter
Huizhong Ma, Yunlong Chen, Na Li, Cong Tan, Yan Rong, Hongye Chen, Jia Jia, Lan Zhang
Summary: In this study, WO3 films were prepared on flexible indium tin oxide/polyethylene terephthalate substrates through DC magnetron sputtering at approximately 40 degrees C, and the effects of sputtering pressure on the microstructure, morphology, and electrochromic properties of the films were investigated. The results showed that the optimal values of thickness, surface roughness, and grain size for excellent electrochromic properties of the WO3 films were achieved at 2.0 Pa sputtering pressure. The films exhibited high optical modulation amplitude, fast coloring and bleaching response times, and low electrochemical impedance.
PHYSICA B-CONDENSED MATTER
(2023)
Article
Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Samira Dorri, Justinas Palisaitis, Grzegorz Greczynski, Ivan Petrov, Jens Birch, Lars Hultman, Babak Bakhit
Summary: We studied the oxidation properties of sputter-deposited TiB2.5 coatings at different temperatures. The results showed that at 600 degrees Celsius, the coating exhibited protective oxidation behavior, and the structure of the oxide layer also changed. Moreover, decreasing the heating rate had a noticeable impact on the oxidation process.
Article
Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Rahul Prajesh, Ravindra Kumar Jha, Vikas Saini, Mohd Nahid, Vinay Goyal, Pubali Chaudhury, Jitendra Bhargava, Ashok Kumar Sharma, Ajay Agarwal
Summary: Tin Oxide (SnO2) has proven to be an excellent receptor for chemiresistive detection of ammonia gas. Research indicates that SnO2 thin films produced using a sputtering method at a specific pressure and Ar/O-2 ratio exhibit the highest response to ammonia gas, making it an effective and controllable production method.
Article
Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Ivan Castillo, Karuna Kara Mishra, Ram S. Katiyar
Summary: Vanadium sesquioxide (V2O3) is an important transition metal oxide with potential applications in electronic and memory devices. Thin films of V2O3 were successfully deposited on Si/SiO2/Ti/Pt substrates, exhibiting good crystallinity and composition. The films also showed interesting magnetic behavior at low temperatures. Raman spectroscopy studies provided further insights into the phase transition.
Article
Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
C. Cirillo, M. Caputo, G. Divitini, J. W. A. Robinson, C. Attanasio
Summary: The properties of Nb0.18Re0.82 superconducting thin films deposited by direct current magnetron sputtering under different growth conditions were studied. The resulting films exhibited homogeneous polycrystalline structure with small grain sizes, indicating disordered superconductivity. The correlation between structural disorder and superconducting properties was examined, along with the potential of NbRe-based devices as Superconducting Nanowire Single Photon Detectors.
Article
Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Nisar Ahmed, Zuhair S. Khan, Asghar Ali
Summary: This study analyzed the effects of DC sputter conditions on the properties of molybdenum films deposited on graphite. It was found that sputtering power and working gas pressure have an impact on the crystallite size, residual stress, and surface roughness. Additionally, the molybdenum films showed excellent adhesion.
APPLIED PHYSICS A-MATERIALS SCIENCE & PROCESSING
(2022)
Article
Physics, Multidisciplinary
Cristian L. Teran, Jorge A. Calderon, Heiddy P. Quiroz, A. Dussan
Summary: This study investigates the resistive switching behavior of ZnO thin films deposited via DC magnetron sputtering. The research explores the structural and optical properties of the films, as well as the changes in transport mechanism due to high defect concentration in the samples. The correlation between synthesis parameters, structural characterization, and shape of bipolar switching effect is analyzed, providing insights into the fabrication and control of resistive random access memories.
CHINESE JOURNAL OF PHYSICS
(2021)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Petr Hruska, Frantisek Lukac, Stanislav Cichon, Martin Vondracek, Jakub Cizek, Ladislav Fekete, Jan Lancok, Jozef Vesely, Peter Minarik, Miroslav Cieslar, Oksana Melikhova, Tomas Kmjec, Maciej Oskar Liedke, Maik Butterling, Andreas Wagner
Summary: High entropy alloys are a new type of materials with unique physical properties due to single-phase solid solutions of multiple elements. Nanostructured or amorphous thin films offer increased effective surface area and high intergranular diffusion. The study of HfNbTaTiZr thin films deposited at room temperature showed a cellular structure with fine substructure, close to equimolar composition, and oxidation leading to the formation of oxide clusters.
JOURNAL OF ALLOYS AND COMPOUNDS
(2021)
Article
Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Kunzhe Wang, Peiwen Jiao, Yuanyuan Cheng, Huarui Xu, Guisheng Zhu, Yunyun Zhao, Kunpeng Jiang, Xiuyun Zhang, Yuangui Su
Summary: The preparation process of ITO film has been fully matured, and precise control of preferred orientation has been achieved for (211), (222), (400), and (440) orientations. Among them, the (400) preferred film exhibited excellent electric properties and visible light transmittance, making it an important choice for transparent electrode applications.
Article
Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Sihui Wang, Wei Wei, Yonghao Gao, Haibin Pan, Yong Wang
Summary: Ternary Ti-Zr-V getter films were deposited on copper substrates using DC and unipolar pulsed DC current modes. The DC film exhibited a finer microstructure and faster reduction kinetics of oxides compared to the unipolar pulsed DC film.
Article
Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Seon Mi Ahn, Gil Su Jang, Du Yun Kim, Nong-Moon Hwang
Summary: In this study, deposition parameters for the formation of alpha-phase tungsten were identified by varying the substrate bias and argon pressure in an RF magnetron sputtering system. The negative bias triggered the phase transformation of tungsten from beta to alpha, and the effect of bias on the formation of alpha-phase tungsten and film resistivity became more pronounced as pressure increased.
ELECTRONIC MATERIALS LETTERS
(2023)
Article
Physics, Applied
Gang Zheng, Xueshen Wang, Qunqing Li, Jing Xie, Zhendong Zhu, Yuan Zou, Junku Liu, Kaili Jiang, Shoushan Fan
APPLIED PHYSICS EXPRESS
(2011)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Xueshen Wang, Qunqing Li, Jing Xie, Zhong Jin, Jinyong Wang, Yan Li, Kaili Jiang, Shoushan Fan
Article
Nanoscience & Nanotechnology
Qingwei Li, Changhong Liu, Xueshen Wang, Shoushan Fan
Article
Nanoscience & Nanotechnology
Xueshen Wang, Qunqing Li, Gang Zheng, Yi Ren, Kaili Jiang, Shoushan Fan
Article
Physics, Applied
Jianhua Li, Zhiyuan Jiang, Pingwei Lin, Xinhua Chen, Lin Zhong, Longfa Zhang, Xueshen Wang
MODERN PHYSICS LETTERS B
(2019)
Article
Engineering, Multidisciplinary
Zhong Qing, Tsai Yuchien, Li Jinjin, Ling Hao, Jiang Kaili, Zhong Yuan, Cao Wenhui, Mingyu Zhang, Wang Xueshen
Summary: This paper presents a study on a Dayem-type niobium nano-SQUID with high energy sensitivity and spatial resolution. The non-hysteretic temperature range of the nano-SQUID is about 1.4 K, and the maximal transfer coefficient is 8.53 mV/phi(0).
MEASUREMENT SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Jian Chen, Jinjin Li, Xiaolong Xu, Zhenyu Wang, Siming Guo, Zheng Jiang, Huifang Gao, Qing Zhong, Yuan Zhong, Jiusun Zeng, Xueshen Wang
Summary: Bismuth (Bi) films have been found to be a superior absorber for X-ray transition edge sensors (TESs) compared to gold (Au), with a higher absorption rate and unique crystal structure.
Article
Physics, Applied
Da Xu, Jinjin Li, Shijian Wang, Mengze Ma, Wenhui Cao, Xueshen Wang, Mingyu Zhang, Jianting Zhao, Qing Zhong
Summary: In this study, a series of second-order gradient overlap-coupling octagonal SQUID current sensors were developed for TES applications. The sensors were designed with various parameters to meet the requirements of TESs, and the fabrication processes were optimized. The sensors showed excellent anti-interference capability and performance, making them suitable for TES applications.
SUPERCONDUCTOR SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Congcong Liang, Yuan Zhong, Qing Zhong, Jinjin Li, Wenhui Cao, Xueshen Wang, Shijian Wang, Xiaolong Xu, Jian Wang, Yue Cao
Summary: SiO2 is deposited at low temperature using ICP-CVD to meet the requirements of Josephson voltage standard (JVS) chip fabrication. The sidewall profiles of SiO2 films can be adjusted by changing the RF power, ICP power, and chamber pressure. The effects of RF power on the stress, density, roughness, and breakdown voltage of the films are investigated. Under optimized conditions, the films exhibit improved densities, reduced roughness, and enhanced step-coverage profiles, leading to optimized device performance.
Article
Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Yuan Zhong, Zegang Ni, Jinjin Li, Xu Li, Wenhui Cao, Xueshen Wang, Qing Zhong, Xiaolong Xu, Jian Chen, Congcong Liang
Summary: In this study, RF-biased DC magnetron sputtering was used to improve the surface roughness and superconducting properties of Nb thin films. Increased RF power reduced surface roughness but also had negative effects on other performance indicators. The microstructures, impurities, and dislocation states were found to be correlated with the electrical and superconducting properties of the films.
Article
Engineering, Electrical & Electronic
Harshwardhan Kamble, Milan Salek, Xueshen Wang, Murat Celep, Daniel Stokes, James Skinner, Yi Wang
Summary: A bolometric thin-film-based transfer standard for absolute power detection in D-band (110-170 GHz) is presented. It utilizes a resonance-type matching technique with thin-film resistive lines, where the same line functions as the sensing element. The change in resistivity of the line under the incident wave is calibrated to measure absolute RF power in the D-band.
IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON MICROWAVE THEORY AND TECHNIQUES
(2023)
Article
Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Ran Zhang, Xueshen Wang, Xiaoying Sun, Chunyue Zhao, Jian Chen, Huifang Gao, Xu Li, Yi Zhang, Yong Pang
Summary: Cu films of different thicknesses were deposited on GaN wafers with different doping states to study element, dislocation density, and stress/strain at Cu/GaN interfaces. The stress decreased with increasing Cu thickness in undoped GaN layers. Various dislocations were observed in the undoped and Mg-doped GaN, while Si-doped GaN exhibited abundant strain extremes due to dislocation generation. The presence of interfacial stress was attributed to the difference in thermal expansion coefficients between Cu and GaN, and the Cu/GaN interfaces were predominantly semi-coherent.
Article
Optics
Qing Zhong, Wende Liu, Yuan Zhong, Houping Wu, Jinjin Li, Xueshen Wang
