The environmental pollution generated by electronic waste (e-waste), waste-gas, and wastewater restricts the sustainable development of society. Environmental-friendly electronics made of degradable, resorbable, and compatible thin-film materials wer...
A first step towards a microfabricated potentiometric thin-film sensor array for the simultaneous detection of Pb2+, Cd2+ and Cu2+ has been realized. The sensitive layers used are on the basis of chalcogenide glass materials. These thin-film chalcoge...
Since the revival of multiferroic laminates with giant magnetoelectric (ME) coefficients, a variety of multifunctional ME devices, such as sensor, inductor, filter, antenna etc. have been developed. Magnetoelastic materials, which couple the magnetiz...
The active-matrix technology incorporates a transistor to exert precise control over each pixel within a pixel array, eliminating the issue of crosstalk between neighboring pixels that is prevalent in the passive-matrix approach. Consequently, the ac...
This paper describes the non-contact optical detection of debris material that adheres to the substrates of color filters (CFs) and thin-film transistors (TFTs) by area charge-coupled devices (CCDs) and laser sensors. One of the optical detections is...
This review paper covers a topic of significant importance in micro- and nano-systems development and manufacturing, specifically the residual stresses in deposited thin-film material layers and methods to control or mitigate their impact on device b...
Lithium nickelate (LiNiO2) and materials based on it are attractive positive electrode materials for lithium-ion batteries, owing to their large capacity. In this paper, the results of atomic layer deposition (ALD) of lithium–nickel–silic...
This review article presents the literature survey on radio frequency (RF)-magnetron sputtered LiCoO2 thin films used as cathode materials in all-solid-state rechargeable lithium microbatteries. As the process parameters lead to a variety of texture...
Beyond conventional silicon, emerging semiconductor materials have been actively investigated for the development of integrated circuits (ICs). Considerable effort has been put into implementing complementary circuits using non-silicon emerging mater...
The inexorable increase of energy demand and the efficiency bottleneck of monocrystalline silicon solar cell technology is promoting the research and development of alternative photovoltaic materials. Copper-arsenic-sulfide (CAS) compounds are still...
Recently, great advances had been made by using scanning probe microscopy (SPM) to quantify the relative permittivity of thin film materials on a nanometer scale. The imaging techniques of permittivity for thin film materials with SPM, especially for...
Thermoelectric technology has the ability to convert heat directly into electricity and vice versa. With the rapid growth of portable and wearable electronics and miniature devices, the self-powered and maintenance of free thermoelectric energy harve...
This paper presents a study of FeNi-based thin film materials deposited with Mo, Al and B using a co-sputtering process. The existence of soft magnetic properties in combination with strong magneto-mechanical coupling makes these materials attractive...
Copper chalcopyrite is a promising candidate for a photocathode material for photoelectrochemical (PEC) water splitting because of its high half-cell solar-to-hydrogen conversion efficiency (HC-STH), relatively simple and low-cost preparation process...
“Organic and Polymeric Thin-Film Materials for Solar Cells” is a new open Special Issue of Materials [...]
A ladder-type organosilicate copolymer based on trimethoxymethylsilane (MTMS) and 1,2-bis(triethoxysilyl)alkane (BTESn: n = 2–4) were synthesized for use as gate dielectrics in organic thin-film transistors (OTFTs). For the BTESn, the number of...
Unlike current silicon-based photovoltaic technology, the development of last-generation thin-film solar cells has been marked by groundbreaking advancements in new materials and novel structures to increase performance and lower costs. However, phys...
We present organic, diamagnetic materials based on structurally simple (hetero-)tolane derivatives. They form crystalline thin-film aggregates that are suitable for Faraday rotation (FR) spectroscopy. The resulting new materials are characterized app...
Three series of ionic self-assembled materials based on anionic azo-dyes and cationic benzalkonium surfactants were synthesized and thin films were prepared by spin-casting. These thin films appear isotropic when investigated with polarized optical m...
Metallic thin-film materials and nanoparticles (mainly silver (Ag)-based) are recently being used in many nano-technological applications, including sensors, reflective heat-mirror coatings, and antibacterial coatings. The physical vapor deposition t...
Kesterite (CZTS/CZTSSe) thin-film solar cells are considered an eco-friendly, earth-abundant, and low-cost photovoltaic technology that can fulfill our future energy needs. Due to its outstanding properties including tunable bandgap and high absorpti...
In the last few decades, the development and use of thin films and nanostructured materials to enhance physical and chemical properties of materials has been common practice in the field of materials science and engineering. The progress which has re...
Currently, soft robots face challenges such as low motion efficiency, susceptibility to damage in traditional silicone materials, and difficulty in achieving reproducible manufacturing. To address these issues, we integrate flexible film materials wi...
The pursuit of p-type semiconductors has garnered considerable attention in academia and industry. Among the potential candidates, copper iodide (CuI) stands out as a highly promising p-type material due to its conductivity, cost-effectiveness, and l...
Elemental sulfur was formed into poly(ether sulfone)-supported thin-films (ca. 10 µm) via a melt-casting process. Observed permeabilities of C2H4, CO2, H2, He, and N2 through the sulphur thin-films were <1 barrer. The sulfur thin-films were...
This study introduces a novel approach for analyzing theoretical Raman spectra, designed to facilitate spectral interpretation, particularly for complex systems such as functional mesoporous silica-based thin films. The proposed methodology relies on...
The waste from semiconductor manufacturing processes causes serious pollution to the environment. In this work, a non-toxic material was developed under room temperature conditions for the fabrication of green electronics. Flexible organic thin-film...
In most engineering applications, the coefficients of thermal expansion (CTEs) of different materials in integrated structures are inconsistent, especially for the thin-film multilayered coatings. Therefore, mismatched thermal deformation is induced...
The thermal conductivity of a nanoscale yttrium iron garnet (Y3Fe5O12, YIG) thin-film prepared by a sol-gel method was evaluated using the ultrafast pump-probe technique in the present study. The thermoreflectance change on the surface of a 250 nm th...
This review examines modern approaches to layer formation in solid oxide fuel cells (SOFCs), focusing on traditional, thin-film, and additive manufacturing methods. A systematic comparison of technologies, including slip casting, screen printing, CVD...
In this first volume, we cover relevant aspects of chemical and physical processes of the production and characterization of magnetic materials in bulk, thin films, nanostructures, and/or nanocomposites, as well as modeling aspects involving such str...
Energy harvesters are autonomous systems capable of capturing, processing, storing, and utilizing small amounts of free energy from the surrounding environment. Such energy harvesters typically involve three fundamental stages: a micro-generator or e...
Semiconductor neutron detectors are compact, low-voltage alternatives to 3He-based detectors, and their detection performance hinges on the conversion layer that transforms neutrons into charged particles. Previous reviews have treated this layer as...
Nanoscale materials have properties that frequently differ from those of their bulk form due to the scale effect, and therefore a measurement technique that can take account of such material characteristics with high accuracy and sensitivity is requi...
AlN thin film is widely used in piezoelectric MEMS devices, and the accurate characterizations of its material coefficients are critical for the optimization of the AlN thin film process and the design of AlN thin-film-based devices. However, it is d...
We report on the development of several different thin-film functional material systems prepared by radio frequency (RF) magnetron sputtering at Edith Cowan University nanofabrication labs. While focusing on the RF sputtering process optimizations fo...
Analog computing from recycling principle for next circular economy scenario has been studied with an iron oxide-coupled graphite/Fe–Si steel structure which was built using recycled waste materials, such as lead pencil and 3% Si steel (Fe–Si steel)...
Soft crawling robots offer high compliance, large deformation, and adaptability to complex, unstructured environments. These properties make them promising for miniature inspection systems, biomedical applications, intelligent manufacturing, and oper...
Thin-film solar cells (TFSCs) remain a cornerstone of the global transition toward renewable energy, characterized by consistent reductions in manufacturing costs and steady gains in power conversion efficiency. In addition to electricity generation,...
Nitrocellulose (NC) is a long-established energetic polymer whose autocatalytic NOx-driven degradation and conversion-dependent decomposition kinetics remain challenges for thin-film micro-ignition systems. This review examines NC as an energetic pol...
High-performance piezoelectric micromachined ultrasonic transducers (PMUTs) are crucial for portable medical imaging and sensing. The efficiency of advanced PMUTs relies on high-quality piezoelectric thin films and optimized device designs. However,...
In order to overcome the challenges of low permeate flux (Jp) and the accompanying reverse solute flux (JS) during the forward osmosis (FO) membrane separation process, we synthesized four hybrid materials of polyacid-based organic compounds and inco...
Determination of a broad spectrum of analytes, carried out with analytical instruments in samples with complex matrices, including environmental, biological, and food samples, involves the development of new and selective sorption phases used in micr...
More and more flexible, bendable, and stretchable sensors and displays are becoming a reality. While complex engineering and fabrication methods exist to manufacture flexible thin film systems, materials engineering through advanced metallic thin fil...
With the rapid development of nano-preparation processes, nanocrystalline materials have been widely developed in the fields of mechanics, electricity, optics, and thermal physics. Compared to the case of coarse-grained or amorphous materials, plasti...
In this work, an improved methodology of cross-sectional scanning electron microscopy (SEM) analysis of thin-film Ti/V/Ti multilayers was described. Multilayers with various thicknesses of the vanadium middle layer were prepared by magnetron sputteri...
In this work, we show the performance improvement of p-type thin-film transistors (TFTs) with Ge
Low-emissivity (low-E) coatings are among the most effective thin-film technologies for reducing radiative heat losses and controlling solar heat gain in buildings, which account for approximately 30–40% of global primary energy consumption. Th...
The mitigation of the physical aging of thin-film composite (TFC) poly[1-trimethylsilyl-1-propyne] (PTMSP) membranes was studied via the simultaneous application of a polymer-selective layer crosslinking and mixed-matrix membrane approach. For the fi...
This work is devoted to physical vapor deposition synthesis, and characterisation of bismuth and lutetium-substituted ferrite-garnet thin-film materials for magneto-optic (MO) applications. The properties of garnet thin films sputtered using a target...
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