Diamond-like carbon (DLC) is a metastable form of amorphous carbon with significant sp3
bonding. DLC is a semiconductor with a high mechanical hardness, chemical inertness, and …

Owing to their unique physical and chemical properties, transition metal compounds,
especially transition metal oxides, nitrides, carbides and sulfides, have been the subject of …

Correct binding energy (BE) spectra referencing of insulating samples remains the major
challenge in modern XPS analyses. Ar 2p signal of implanted Ar is sometimes used for this …

Within the last 30 years, electron energy-loss spectroscopy (EELS) has become a standard
analytical technique used in the transmission electron microscope to extract chemical and …

Hydrogenated amorphous carbon (aC: H) is capable of providing a near-frictionless
lubrication state when rubbed in dry sliding contacts. Nevertheless, the mechanisms …

Grazing-angle x-ray reflectivity (XRR) is described as an efficient, nondestructive, parameter-
free means to measure the mass density of various types of amorphous carbon films down to …

Conjugated polymers have important technological applications, including solar cells and
light emitting devices. They are also active components in many important biological …

We present momentum-dependent measurements of the density response function of bulk
samples of purified single-wall nanotubes probed by electron energy loss spectroscopy …

Carbon nanotubes undoubtedly take a leading position in nanotechnology research owing
to their well-known outstanding structural and electronic properties. Inspired by this, hybrid …

Exciton bandwidths and exciton transport are difficult to control by material design. We
showcase the intriguing excitonic properties in an organic semiconductor material with …