Adjusting the catalytic activity of C2N/SiH heterojunction for water splitting: A first-principles study

S Han, X Wei, Y Huang, J Zhang, J Yang - Applied Surface Science, 2022 - Elsevier
The development and design of environmentally friendly, low-cost catalysts for water
splitting is one of the most promising methods to solve current environmental problems. The …

Tunable self‐powered n‐SrTiO3 photodetectors based on varying CuS‐ZnS nanocomposite film (p‐CuZnS, p‐CuS, and n‐ZnS)

Y Zhang, X Xu, X Fang - InfoMat, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
The heterojunction photodetector between n‐SrTiO3 (n‐STO) and p‐CuS‐ZnS (p‐CZS) is
prepared by a simple chemical bath deposition. The p‐CZS/n‐STO photodetector exhibits …

Stress-driven nucleation of three-dimensional crystal islands: from quantum dots to nanoneedles

VG Dubrovskii, NV Sibirev, X Zhang… - Crystal growth & …, 2010 - ACS Publications
We study theoretically new effects during the stress-driven nucleation of three-dimensional
(3D) crystal islands in lattice mismatched material systems. It is shown that the formation …

Epitaxial systems combining oxides and semiconductors

G Niu, G Saint-Girons, B Vilquin - Molecular Beam Epitaxy, 2018 - Elsevier
Oxides form a class of material, which covers almost all the spectra of functionalities:
dielectric, semiconductor, metallic, superconductor, optically nonlinear, piezoelectric …

Domain Matching Epitaxial Growth of In2O3 Thin Films on α-Al2O3(0001)

KHL Zhang, VK Lazarov, PL Galindo… - Crystal growth & …, 2012 - ACS Publications
Oxygen plasma assisted molecular beam epitaxy was used to grow thin films of In2O3 on α-
Al2O3 (0001) over a range of substrate temperatures between 300 and 750° C. The crystal …

Crystalline GaAs thin film growth on a c-plane sapphire substrate

SK Saha, R Kumar, A Kuchuk, MZ Alavijeh… - Crystal Growth & …, 2019 - ACS Publications
Crystalline zinc blende GaAs has been grown on a trigonal c-plane sapphire substrate by
molecular beam epitaxy. The initial stage of GaAs thin film growth has been investigated …

Determination of III-V/Si absolute interface energies: impact on wetting properties

S Pallikkara Chandrasekharan, I Lucci, D Gupta… - Physical Review B, 2023 - APS
Here, we quantitatively determine the impact of III-V/Si interface atomic configuration on the
wetting properties of the system. Based on a description at the atomic scale using density …

On the origin of basal stacking faults in nonpolar wurtzite films epitaxially grown on sapphire substrates

P Vennéguès, JM Chauveau, Z Bougrioua… - Journal of Applied …, 2012 - pubs.aip.org
The microstructure of nonpolar heteroepitaxial wurtzite films (GaN and ZnO-based) is
dominated by the presence of planar basal stacking faults (BSFs). In this paper, transmission …

Evidence for the formation of two phases during the growth of SrTi on silicon

G Niu, J Penuelas, L Largeau, B Vilquin… - Physical Review B …, 2011 - APS
Epitaxial SrTi O 3 (STO)/Si templates open a unique opportunity for the integration of
ferroelectric oxides, such as BaTi O 3 on silicon and for the realization of new devices …

Wurtzite InP/InAs/InP core–shell nanowires emitting at telecommunication wavelengths on Si substrate

MHH Alouane, R Anufriev, N Chauvin… - …, 2011 - iopscience.iop.org
Optical properties of wurtzite InP/InAs/InP core–shell nanowires grown on silicon substrates
by solid source molecular beam epitaxy are studied by means of photoluminescence and …