R. P. Domingues

TL;DR: In this article, the optical sensing capabilities were tailored by optimizing LSPR absorption bands of nanocomposite Au/TiO 2 thin films, which were grown by reactive DC magnetron sputtering.

TL;DR: In this article, the average size of the crystalline domains of the Au nanoparticles (fcc structure) increased from about 6-nm to 13-nm after annealing at 800-°C, with a progressive crystallization of the CuO matrix in the monoclinic structure.

TL;DR: A new type of dry electrodes based on architectured titanium (Ti) thin films based on zigzags were proposed, which showed a clear increase of the signal to noise ratios when the thin films’ microstructure evolved from normal growth towards zigzag microstructures, meaning that further tailoring of the thin film microst structure is a possible route to achieve optimized performances.

TL;DR: In this paper, the possibility of using aluminium nitride (AlN) as a host dielectric matrix for LSPR films was evaluated, and three sets of nanocomposite Au:AlN films were prepared by magnetron sputtering, followed by thermal annealing to promote the growth of the nanoparticles.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors report the assessment of the mechanical properties of intermetallic titanium thin films, doped with different amounts of aluminium, copper, silver, and gold, aiming their use as biopotential electrodes for non-invasive physiological monitoring.