HYDRODYNAMIC MODEL OF NANOSTRUCTURED LAYERS FORMATION

Laser-induced treatment of silicon in air and formation of Si/SiOx photoluminescent nanostructured layers

Two different mechanisms of laser-induced treatment of silicon in atmospheric air are compared. In one, silicon target was ablated by pulsed UV radiation, which led to a formation of microscale spikes under the irradiation spot and a deposition of material around it. The treated material contained silicon nanocrystals and exhibited weak photoluminescence (PL) signals, whose peak position was no...

Formation of Nanostructured Steels by Phase Transformation

A thermodynamic criterion is developed to define the finest grain size that can be achieved during phase transformation, as a function of the driving force, interfacial energies and the parent phase grain size. It is found that at large undercoolings below the equilibrium temperature, the grain size achieved in practice is far greater than predicted theoretically. This is because of the heat of...

Parameters of ZnS/Metal/ZnS nanostructured systems with different metal layers

ZnS/metal/ZnS (ZMZ) nanomultilayer films with Au, Ag and Cu as a metal layer have been deposited on a glass substrate by thermal evaporation and then, were annealed in air at different temperatures from 100 to 300 ºC for one hour. Several analytical tools such as X-ray diffraction, four point probe and spectrophotometer were used to study the changes in structural, electrical and optical proper...

Engineering Nanostructured Selective Layers for Reverse Osmosis Membranes

A major challenge to communities across the world in the next century will be ensuring millions have access to adequate freshwater resources. Studies from the UN World Health Organization indicate that over 1.1 billion people currently lack access to reliable and secure freshwater supplies, with an estimated 2.5 million deaths per year from diseases associated with poor access and sanitation in...

Nanostructured Functional Layers for Advanced Oxygen Separation Membranes