Plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition (PECVD) is being increasingly used for the
fabrication of transparent dielectric optical films and coatings. This involves single-layer …

Silicon dioxide amorphous films are the key insulators in silicon integrated circuits. The
physical properties of silicon dioxide are determined by the electronic structure of this …

Using the first-principles orthogonalized linear-combination-of-atomic-orbitals method in the
local-density approximation, the electronic structures and the linear-optical properties of ten …

Three polymorphs of Ga2O3 (α-, β-, and γ-Ga2O3) were prepared, and their photocatalytic
activities were evaluated by the decomposition of volatile aromatic compounds (eg …

Forming high‐temperature α‐Al2O3 phase under soft sparking is an intriguing phenomenon
in plasma electrolytic oxidation (PEO) of Al alloys, which contradicts the low energy input of …

We develop a theoretical electronic structure based approach suitable for the study of
complex silicas, and apply it to three different silica polymorphs. The method is first …

The electronic structures and the linear optical dielectric functions of 18 cubic
semiconductors are studied by the first-principles orthogonalized linear-combination-of …

The electronic structure and the optical properties of α-Si 3 N 4, β-Si 3 N 4, and Si 2 N 2 O
crystals are studied by means of first-principles local-density calculations. Together with the …

The reducibility of bulk metal oxides in which the cation is in its highest oxidation state (MgO,
Sc 2 O 3, Y 2 O 3, TiO 2, m-ZrO 2, m-HfO 2, CeO 2, V 2 O 5, Nb 2 O 5, Ta 2 O 5, WO 3, CrO 3 …

A Course in Luminescence Measurements and Analyses for Radiation Dosimetry A
complete approach to the three key techniques in luminescence dosimetry In A Course in …