[HTML][HTML] Thin conducting films: preparation methods, optical and electrical properties, and emerging trends, challenges, and opportunities

RK Sharme, M Quijada, M Terrones, MM Rana - Materials, 2024 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Thin conducting films are distinct from bulk materials and have become prevalent over the
past decades as they possess unique physical, electrical, optical, and mechanical …

Recent progress of fabrication, characterization, and applications of anodic aluminum oxide (AAO) membrane: A review

S Manzoor, MW Ashraf, S Tayyaba… - ar** with aluminum (AZO) were produced through radio
frequency (rf) sputtering at a fixed pressure of 10 mTorr while varying the rf power between …

Recent progress in solution processed aluminum and co-doped ZnO for transparent conductive oxide applications

M Singh, F Scotognella - Micromachines, 2023 - mdpi.com
With the continuous growth in the optoelectronic industry, the demand for novel and highly
efficient materials is also growing. Specifically, the demand for the key component of several …

Development and characterization of confocal sputtered piezoelectric zinc oxide thin film

P Sharma, Z Guler, N Jackson - Vacuum, 2021 - Elsevier
Thin film zinc oxide (ZnO) is often used as a piezoelectric material, but its material properties
are dependent on the deposition method and parameters. Direct sputtering using reactive …

High self-powered UV–Visible photoresponse in ZnO/CuO heterostructure photodetectors, the influence of ZnO window layer thickness

M Jafari, H Eshghi - Optical Materials, 2023 - Elsevier
In this study, we have fabricated ZnO/CuO heterostructure photodiodes on FTO substrate
using the RF-sputtering method and investigated the influence of the ZnO thickness (390 …

Multifunctional microcapsules based on ZnO and n-octadecane: From thermal energy storage to photocatalytic activity

J Sánchez-Fernández, T Aguilar… - Materials Chemistry and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Energy management is one of the most important issues to be addressed in the near future
in many fields, one of which is buildings. In this sense, new phase change materials (PCM) …

Effect of Al Incorporation on the Structural and Optical Properties of Sol–Gel AZO Thin Films

H Stroescu, M Nicolescu, D Mitrea, E Tenea, I Atkinson… - Materials, 2023 - mdpi.com
ZnO and Al-doped ZnO (AZO) thin films were prepared using the sol–gel method and
deposited on a Silicon (Si (100)) substrate using the dip** technique. The structure …