Showing papers in "Thin Solid Films in 1996"

TL;DR: In this paper, an asymmetry in Zn 2 p 3 2 photoelectron peaks has been observed for aluminum-doped transparent conducting films, which has been attributed to the presence of excess zinc in the films.

TL;DR: In this article, the effect of the metal particles on the photoelectrochemical properties of the TiO 2 electrodes was investigated, and the effects of the dispersed metal particles were explained on the basis of the band models.

TL;DR: In this paper, transparent and crack free thin films of ZnO have been deposited on fused silica, soda glass, silicon wafers and KBr single crystals using the sol-gel technique.

TL;DR: In this article, the mechanisms by which microlaminates deform plastically are reviewed and evaluated in the context of data on metal-metal, metal-intermetallic, metalceramic and ceramic-ceramic systems.

TL;DR: Optical waveguiding is demonstrated in porous silicon multilayers by switching between high and low current densities during the anodic etch process as mentioned in this paper, and two-dimensional strip-loaded waveguides have been produced, for both the visible and infrared, by etching into each top layer through a pre-deposited photolithographically defined mask.

TL;DR: In this paper, multilayers films of nucleic acids (DNA, polyuridylic and polyadenylic acids) and polycations were fabricated by consecutive adsorption of anionic and cationic polyelectrolytes.

TL;DR: In this paper, a spray pyrolysis method on amorphous glass substrates kept at 300 °C was used to obtain uniform, pinhole free, and strongly adherent to the substrates.

TL;DR: In this paper, the influence of substrate on the elastic reaction of a thin film was investigated using a load and depth-sensing microhardness tester, where the elastic deformation was considered for the normal point load to a flat quasi-infinite surface under the assumption of perfect adhesion between the film and substrate.

TL;DR: In this article, the polymer/oxide/polymer layers have been deposited on 2 mil polyester substrates, followed by a 255 A Al2O3 layer capped by a 0.24 μm polymer layer and the capping polymer layer protects the oxide film during wind-up and subsequent handling.

TL;DR: In this paper, all the coatings and multilayer structures were deposited in a Sputron plasma-beam-sputtering apparatus at a temperature below 150 °C on polished alumina substrates (Ra= 25 nm) and polished tool steel discs.

TL;DR: In this paper, the electrical resistivity of thin films of zinc oxide, cadmium oxide, and their compounds have been deposited by the sol-gel process and the properties of these materials have been examined.

TL;DR: In this article, the gallium-doped zinc oxide (ZnO:Ga) transparent-conducting thin films were grown on glass at different substrate temperatures, and a widening in the optical bandgap was observed in the films when the substrate temperature was raised from 150 °C to 300 °C, as determined from optical and electrical measurements.

TL;DR: In this paper, the formation of alternate outermost layers (opposite charge or opposite specificity) at each adsorption cycle is the key point of the procedure, and three modes of polyion film assembly are demonstrated: (a) alternation of linear polyanions and polycations; (b) insertion of charged particles in the multilayer at every other step (twelve different globular proteins were assembled alternating with Na (poly (styrenesulfonate), poly(ethyleneimine)) or Cl (poly(diallyldimethylammonium

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors determined the stress, density and refractive index of titania films for layers deposited on fused silica substrates by reactive evaporation (RE), reactive ion plating (IP), plasma impulse chemical vapour deposition (PICVD) and spin coating (SC).

TL;DR: In this article, a direct bandgap of 1.78 eV was found for the annealed films of MoS 2 with the van der Waals planes parallel to the substrate.

TL;DR: In this paper, the barrier properties of W, W2N and WN layers to prevent intermixing of Cu wiring with the Si substrate were investigated, and the best barrier property was shown to be polycrystalline structure with disordered grain boundaries.

TL;DR: In this paper, it has been found that yellow or green luminescence can be obtained using Mn or Tb doping respectively, and the luminescent characteristics of the devices so produced have been measured as a function of the doping concentrations, film thickness, insulator thickness and driving voltage and frequency.

TL;DR: In this article, the effect of normal load and tip material on the coefficient of friction has been studied and it was concluded that measured values of the coefficient on a microscale are a strong function of normal loads and the apparent area of contact.

TL;DR: In this paper, a simple molecular description for chemisorption and surface reactions is suggested and shows that both reaction steps have an effect on the growth rate of atomic layer deposition.

TL;DR: In this paper, a capacitance based on an electrochemically etched macroporous silicon substrate and a layered dielectric (ONO) is presented, which can realize values of specific capacitance which so far could only be reached by electrolytic capacitors.

TL;DR: In this article, gallium oxide thin films were deposited on alumina and TiO2 substrates by metal organic chemical vapour deposition using gallium trishexafluoroacetylacetonate (Ga(hfac)3) as precursor in the presence of oxygen.

TL;DR: The preparation and properties of Nb2O5 coatings made by the sol-gel process were investigated in this paper, where the films were deposited by spin coating on In2O3:Sn/glass and quartz substrates from a polymeric solutions of niobia derived from niobium ethoxide.

TL;DR: In this paper, an apparent interfacial toughness based on the critical point (Pc, ac), apparent elastic modulus E1 and apparent hardness H1 of the interface was proposed.

TL;DR: In this article, an ultrathin intermediate layer of titanium nitride being 0.1 μm thick was introduced as a diffusion barrier between PdAg and the substrate.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors report on the mechanical characterization of thin hard films deposited on softer substrates using the micro-indentation technique together with spherically tipped indenters.

TL;DR: The ultrasonic thin film analyzer has been developed for use in industrial test laboratories and research institutes as discussed by the authors, which can be used to determine Young's modulus, density, and thickness of the film.

TL;DR: In this article, the tin-doped indium oxide (ITO) thin films were fabricated by pulsed laser evaporation (PLD) without post-annealing treatment.

TL;DR: In this paper, it was shown that the oxidized indium are cubic indium oxide (In 2 O 3 ) polycrystallites and no elements other than In and O atoms were found from secondary ion mass spectroscopy measurements.

TL;DR: In this article, an enhanced suppression of the crystallization of TPD in a molecularly dispersed system such as the co-deposited Alq3-TPD mixed film in comparison with the single component TPD film was found.

TL;DR: In this article, the first stage for thin film preparation of copper indium disulfide (CuInS 2 ), an electrodeposition technique of thin films in the CuS system was investigated from a new viewpoint.