According to the recent prediction made by the Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) in
International Technology Roadmap for Semiconductors (ITRS), the silicon technology will …

The present state of research on the structure of amorphous silicon monoxide (SiO) is
reviewed. The black, coal-like modification of bulk SiO is studied by a combination of …

This work is a contribution towards the understanding of the properties of hydrogenated
silicon nitride (SiNx: H) that lead to efficient surface and bulk passivation of the silicon …

As devices utilizing femtosecond-duration laser pulses become more commonplace, there is
a need for next-generation nonlinear-photonics technologies that enable low-energy …

Due to the rapid growth of the Internet and multi-media communication networks, there are
urgent needs and tremendous commercial values in the development of optoelectronic …

Oil oxidation is considered to involve the formation of free radicals. In this study, several
major fatty acids in peanut oil have been investigated, and it showed that free radicals were …

A wide range of amorphous hydrogenated silicon nitride thin films with an excess of silicon
was prepared by evaporation of silicon under a flow of nitrogen and hydrogen ions. A strong …

The silicon-rich silicon nitride thin films were prepared by low pressure chemical vapor
deposition (LPCVD) technique. Greenish-blue visible photoluminescence (PL) were …

The second-order nonlinearity of Si-rich SiN x thin films prepared by RF sputtering was
investigated. It was found that the second-order nonlinear coefficient (d eff) increases with …

Semiconductor nanocrystals and metal nanoparticles are the building blocks of the next
generation of electronic, optoelectronic, and photonic devices. Covering this rapidly …