Silver-based chalcogenide semiconductors exhibit low toxicity and near-infrared optical properties and are therefore extensively employed in the field of solar cells, photodetectors, and biological probes. Here, we report a facile mixture precursor h...
Boron carbonitride (BCN) films containing hybridized bonds involving elements B, C, and N over wide compositional ranges enable an abundant variety of new materials, electronic structures, properties, and applications, owing to their semiconducting p...
The absence of a band gap in graphene is a hindrance to its application in electronic devices. Alternately, the complete replacement of carbon atoms with B and N atoms in graphene structures led to the formation of hexagonal boron nitride (h-BN) and...
Silicon carbide has structural strength, high electronic conductivity, low diffusion barrier and high storage capacity, which are suitable for engineering applications such as lithium-ion batteries, electric vehicles, uninterruptible power supplies a...
The novel and appropriate molecular design for polymer donors are playing an important role in realizing high-efficiency and high stable polymer solar cells (PSCs). In this work, four conjugated polymers (PIDT-O, PIDTT-O, PIDT-S and PIDTT-S) with ind...
Germanium (Ge) has long been regarded as a promising channel material, owing to its superior carrier mobility and highly tunable electronic band structure. The new generation of low-power electronics is approaching the formation of fully depleted (FD...
The integration of perovskite materials in solar cells has garnered significant attention due to their exceptional photovoltaic properties. However, achieving a bandgap energy below 1.2 eV remains challenging, particularly for applications requiring...
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The tunable bandgap of CIGSe has established bandgap engineering as a pivotal research direction for advancing the efficiency frontiers of solar cells. In particular, the proposal of the V-shaped bandgap gradient has motivated extensive efforts to ac...
We report on a new class of ZnO/ZnS nanomaterials based on the wurtzite/sphalerite architecture with improved electronic properties. Semiconducting properties of pristine ZnO and ZnS compounds and mixed ZnO1−xSx nanomaterials have been investig...
The advent of two-dimensional (2D) materials and their capacity to form van der Waals (vdW) heterostructures has revolutionized numerous scientific fields, including electronics, optoelectronics, and energy storage. This paper presents a comprehensiv...
Heterostructures based on layered materials are considered next-generation photocatalysts due to their unique mechanical, physical, and chemical properties. In this work, we conducted a systematic first-principles study on the structure, stability, a...
The manipulation of composition and pressure, which affect the structure and, as a result, lead to new desired properties, is particularly significant for optimizing device performance. By considering the importance of pressure treatment, this study...
Band gap engineering of atomically thin two-dimensional (2D) materials has attracted a huge amount of interest as a key aspect to the application of these materials in nanooptoelectronics and nanophotonics. Low-loss electron energy loss spectroscopy...
A multi-step ion-exchange methodology was developed for the fabrication of Cu(LaTa2O7)2 lamellar architectures capable of wastewater depollution. The (001) diffraction line of RbLaTa2O7 depended on the guest species hosted by the starting material. S...
The bandgap-engineered tunneling oxide (BE-TOX) structure has been proposed to address the incompatibility between erase efficiency and retention performance in NAND flash memory. Previous studies have primarily focused on single flash memory cells,...
In this study, the channel potential of inhibited strings in 3D NAND flash memory using a bandgap-engineered tunneling oxide (BE-TOX) structure is analyzed. The equivalent oxide thickness (EOT) of the structure using BE-TOX was designed to be the sam...
In the present work, non-stoichiometric silicon oxide films (SiOx) deposited using a hot filament chemical vapor deposition technique at short time and simple parameters of depositions are reported. This is motivated by the numerous potential applica...
Composite nanoarchitectures represent a class of nanostructured entities that integrates various dissimilar nanoscale building blocks including nanoparticles, nanowires, and nanofilms toward realizing multifunctional characteristics. A broad array of...
The tailored physical properties of TiO2 are of significant importance in various fields and, as such, numerous methods for modifying these properties have been introduced. In this study, we present a novel method for doping Fe into TiO2 via the anod...
In recent years, the class of metal-organic framework (MOF) materials emerged. These materials’ unique properties can be ascribed to their structure, containing inorganic nodes connected with organic linkers. Due to their porosity and flexibility, MO...
Pure TiO2, Y-N single-doped and codoped TiO2 powders and thin films deposited on glass beads were successfully prepared using dip-coating and sol-gel methods. The samples were analyzed using grazing angle X-ray diffraction (GXRD), Raman spectroscopy,...
Thermally stimulated luminescence (TSL) is known as a technique used in radiation dosimetry and dating. However, since the luminescence is very sensitive to the defects in a solid, it can also be used in material research. In this review, it is shown...
Tailoring the bandgap of a material is necessary for improving its optical properties. Here, the optical bandgap of high-entropy oxide Ce0.2Gd0.2Sm0.2Y0.2Zr0.2O2-δ (HEO) nanoparticles was modified using Pr3+. Various concentrations of Pr3+ (x =...
The exact control of material properties essential for solar applications has been made possible because of perovskites’ compositional engineering. However, tackling efficiency, stability, and toxicity at the same time is still a difficulty. Mi...
We demonstrate the band gap programming of inverse opals by fabrication of different wall thickness by atomic layer deposition (ALD). The opal templates were synthesized using polystyrene and carbon nanospheres by the vertical deposition method. The...
ZnO-based photocatalysts have attracted significant attention for their potential use in advanced oxidation processes for environmental remediation. However, critical challenges, such as rapid charge carrier recombination and narrow light absorption,...
Bismuth-based oxyfluorides (BiOxF3−2x) have recently emerged as promising photocatalysts due to their unique electronic structures and tunable physicochemical properties. This review provides a comprehensive overview of these materials, focusin...
Ultrathin solid slabs often have properties different from those of the bulk phase. This effect can be observed both in traditional three-dimensional materials and in van der Waals (vdW) solids in the few monolayer limit. In the present work, the ban...
Fabrication of Z-scheme heterojunction photocatalysts is an ideal strategy for solving environmental problems by providing inexhaustible solar energy. A direct Z-scheme anatase TiO2/rutile TiO2 heterojunction photocatalyst was prepared using a facile...
In this work, we have designed and simulated a graphene field effect transistor (GFET) with the purpose of developing a sensitive biosensor for methanethiol, a biomarker for bacterial infections. The surface of a graphene layer is functionalized by m...
Incorporating lead (Pb) into the germanium (Ge) lattice emerges as a promising approach for bandgap engineering, enabling luminescence at longer wavelengths and paving the way for enhanced applications in short-wave infrared (SWIR) light sources and...
Perovskite/silicon tandem solar cells have garnered considerable interest due to their potential to surpass the Shockley–Queisser limit of single-junction Si solar cells. The rapidly advanced efficiencies of perovskite/silicon tandem solar cell...
Gold-nanoparticle (Au-NP) non-volatile memories (NVMs) with low-damage CF4 plasma treatment on the blocking oxide (BO) layer have been investigated to present the gate injection of the holes. These holes, injected from the Al gate with the positive g...
Ga2O3 and In2O3 are vital semiconductors with current and future electronic device applications. Here, we study the alloying of In2O3 and Ga2O3 (IGO) and the associated changes in structure, morphology, band gap, and electrical transport properties....
Pursuing efficient long-wavelength InGaN LED has been a troublesome issue to be solved, which forms interesting subjects for fundamental research, but finds also motivation in extensive applications. Here, we investigate the effect of TMIn (trimethyl...
Bacterial cellulose, a biopolymer synthesised by microorganisms, exhibits remarkable structural, optical, and electronic properties. This study utilised a range of photon- and electron-based techniques, including X-ray diffraction, proton nuclear mag...
Bandgap engineering of semiconductor materials represents a crucial step for their employment in optoelectronics and photonics. It offers the opportunity to tailor their electronic and optical properties, increasing the degree of freedom in designing...
Thin-film solar cells (TFSCs) represent a promising frontier in renewable energy technologies due to their potential for cost reduction, material efficiency, and adaptability. This literature review examines the key materials and advancements that ma...
All-perovskite tandem solar cells (APTSCs) offer a promising pathway to surpassing the efficiency limits of single-junction photovoltaics. The wide-bandgap (WBG) subcell, serving as the top absorber, plays a critical role in optimizing light harvesti...
The current study represents a machine-learning (ML)-assisted reverse polymer engineering for the rational design of high-performance benzothiophene (BT) benzodithiophene (BDT) polymers for photodetector applications. By integrating their 5617 units...
Perovskites (ABX3) exhibit remarkable potential in optoelectronic conversion, catalysis, and diverse energy-related fields. However, the tunability of A, B, and X-site compositions renders conventional screening methods labor-intensive and inefficien...
Developing efficient photocatalyst for the photoreduction of CO2 and degradation of organic pollutants is an effective alternative to address increasingly serious energy problems and environmental pollution. Herein, the isostructural Sillén&nd...
The effects of boundary conditions on the vibration characteristics of a sandwich plate with viscoelastic periodic cores were examined. The tangential, vertical, transverse, and torsional springs were utilized to restrict the sandwich plate’s e...
In this study, Fe2O3–TiO2 nanocomposites with different TiO2 contents (1–50%) were synthesized via a solvothermal method using pre-formed α-Fe2O3 nanoparticles as cores. We systematically evaluated the influence of TiO2 loading on t...
This paper investigates the use of a miniaturized filter based on a triangular lattice of holes in a photonic crystal (PhC) slab. The plane wave expansion method (PWE) and finite-difference time-domain (FDTD) techniques were utilized to analyze the d...
Photocatalysis is a multifunctional phenomenon that can be employed for energy applications such as H2 production, CO2 reduction into fuels, and environmental applications such as pollutant degradations, antibacterial disinfection, etc. In this direc...
The present work systematically investigates the impact of multilayer architecture—specifically 5, 10, and 15 layers—on the structural, morphological, optical, and dielectric properties of zinc oxide (ZnO) thin films, aiming to tailor the...
α-Fe2−4xZ3xO3 (Z = Ce, Ru) nanoparticles were synthesized via a conventional solid-state reaction route. X-Ray diffraction analysis confirmed that all compositions crystallize in the single-phase hexagonal hematite (α-Fe2O3) structu...
The calculation of the limiting efficiency and structural optimization of solar cells based on the detailed balance principle is systematically investigated in this study. Through modeling and numerical simulations of various cell architectures, the...
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