The use of silicon (Si) in the form of nanoparticles is one of the most promising routes for boosting the capacity of modern Li‐ion batteries. Many parameters influence the performance of Si making the comparison of materials ...

Atomically thin transition-metal dichalcogenides (MoS2, WSe2, etc.) have long been touted as promising materials for gas detection because of their tunable band gaps; however, the sensing mechanism, based on a charge-transfer ...

In this study, α-MoO3 two-dimensional (2D) layers and thin films were synthesized using pulsed laser deposition technique. X-ray diffraction and Raman spectroscopy confirm the formation of anisotropic α-MoO3. Atomic Force ...

The interface between ZnO and Cu2O has been predicted to be a good candidate for use in thin film solar cells. However, the high predicted conversion efficiency has yet to be fully realized experimentally. To explore the ...

Using monochromated electron energy loss spectroscopy in a probe-corrected scanning transmission electron microscope we demonstrate band gap mapping in ZnO/ZnCdO thin films with a spatial resolution below 10 nm and spectral ...

During ageing, 6xxx aluminium alloys will develop a microstructure characterised by needle-shaped Mg/Si-rich precipitates in the bulk, precipitate-free zones along the grain boundaries and larger Mg/Si-rich precipitates ...

Silicon is often regarded as a likely candidate to replace graphite as the main active anode material in next-generation lithium ion batteries; however, a number of problems impacting its cycle stability have limited its ...

Homogenous aSi1−xAlxHy alloyed thin films, made by magnetron sputtering, has been found to exhibit tunable band gap and dielectric constant depending on their composition. The optical properties of alloys are largely defined ...