Depth-resolved measurements of the photoluminescence of Si implanted and annealed SiO2 films on Si have been performed to determine the depth distribution of luminescent Si nanocrystals. Si nanocrystals with diameters ranging from ;2 to 5 nm were formed by implantation of 35 keV Si ions into a 110-nm-thick thermally grown SiO2 film on Si~100! at a fluence of 6310 16 Si/cm, followed by a thermal...

A nitridation treatment technology with a urea/ammonia complex nitrogen source improved resistive switching property in HfO2-based resistive random access memory (RRAM). The nitridation treatment produced a high performance and reliable device which results in superior endurance (more than 109 cycles) and a self-compliance effect. Thus, the current conduction mechanism changed due to defect pas...

In this paper, we discuss on light management in silicon thin film solar cells, using photonic crystals (PhC) structures. We particularly focus on photovoltaic devices including amorphous silicon absorbers patterned as 2D PhCs. Physical principles and design rules leading to the optimized configuration of the patterned cell are discussed by means of optical simulations performed on realistic th...

Optical characterization methods were applied to a series of microcrystalline silicon thin films and solar cells deposited by the very high frequency glow discharge technique. Bulk and surface light scattering effects were analyzed. A detailed theory for evaluation of the optical absorption coefficient a from transmittance, reflectance and absorptance ~with the help of constant photocurrent met...

Recently, rapid progress has been made in the application of organic-inorganic halide perovskites electronic devices, such as memristors and artificial synaptic devices. Organic-inorganic perovskite is considered a promising candidate for next generation computing devices due to its ion migration property advantages manufacturing. In this work, two-dimensional (2D)-3D hybrid memristor was studi...

Integrated temperature-humidity-sensitive thick-film structures based on spinel-type semiconducting ceramics of different chemical compositions and magnesium aluminate ceramics were prepared and studied. It is shown that temperature-sensitive thick-film structures possess good electrophysical characteristics in the region from 298 to 358 K. The change of electrical resistance in integrated thic...

Microscopic studies on thin film superconductors play an important role for probing non-equilibrium phase transitions and revealing dynamics at the nanoscale. However, magnetic sensors with nanometer scale spatial picosecond temporal resolution are essential exploring these. Here, we present all-optical, microwave-free method that utilizes negatively charged nitrogen-vacancy (NV) center in diam...

Nanomineralogy is the study of Earth and planetary materials at nanoscales, focused on characterizing nanofeatures (like inclusions, exsolution, zonation, coatings, pores) in minerals and rocks, and revealing nanominerals and nanoparticles [1]. With advanced high-resolution analytical scanning electron microscope, we are now capable to characterize solid materials easier and faster down to nano...