CuO nanoparticles were successfully prepared by a one‐step solid‐state reaction under
ambient conditions. Three pellet samples with different grain sizes were obtained by …

In this article, the work on Ge nanocrystals embedded in dielectric films formed by phase
separation from supersaturated solid solutions is reviewed. Different methods to synthesize …

The field solution to the electromagnetic scattering of a plane wave by a uniaxial anisotropic
sphere is obtained in terms of a spherical vector wave function expansion form. Using the …

The analysis of Raman spectra obtained for different germanium nanostructures grown on
silicon substrates is presented. Comparison of these spectra with a Raman spectrum of a …

The state-of-the-art in the field of research on semiconductor nanoparticles is analyzed;
cadmium chalcogenide nanoparticles are considered in most detail. Emphasis is placed on …

The improved phonon confinement model developed previously [11] is applied for definition
of germanium nanocrystal sizes from the analysis of its Raman scattering spectra. The …

Ternary chalcogenide semiconductor copper germanium sulfide (Cu 2 GeS 3) composed of
earth-abundant and non-toxic elements is considered to be a suitable light harvesting …

Raman characterization of germanium (Ge) nanocrystals embedded in amorphous silicon
oxide (a-SiO 2) films synthesized by rapid thermal annealing (RTA) has been carried out …

HIGHLIGHTS We have successfully synthesized Ge NPs in acetone using pulsed laser
ablation. The average size of NPs is found to decrease with the increase in laser pulse …

Abstract Si-based Er-doped Si nanostructures were fabricated for exploring efficient light
emission from Er ions and Si nanocrystallites. High-resolution transmission electron …