The microstructure of sputter deposited Ti-rich Ni-Ti thin films doped with Cu in the range 020.4 at.% and annealed for 1 h at 500 and 600°C has been investigated and correlated with the mechanical properties of the films measured by depth-sensing nanoindentation. X-ray diffraction analysis showed the microstructural evolution of Ni-Ti thin films when doped with Cu and annealed at different tem...

XPS depth profiles were used to investigate the effects of rapid thermal annealing under varying conditions on the structural, magnetic and optical properties of Ni-doped ZnO thin films. Oxidization of metallic Ni from its metallic state to two-valence oxidation state occurred in the film annealed in air at 600 C, while reduction of Ni2þ from its two-valence oxidation state to metallic state oc...

We report the Ni 2p x-ray photoelectron spectra of NiO thin films grown on different oxide substrates, namely, SiO2, Al2O3, and MgO. The main line of the Ni 2p spectra is attributed to the bulk component, and the shoulder at 1.5 eV higher binding energies to the surface component. The spectra of the NiO thin films show strong differences with respect to that of bulk NiO. The energy separation b...

A miniaturized arrangement based on magnetostrictive delay line (MDL) mechanism, able to be used as sensor, is realized using thin films technology. In order to obtain high-performance miniaturized magnetostrictive delay line arrangement we used Fe, Ni and Fe70B20Si6C4 amorphous thin films as magnetostrictive sensing element because of their better magnetic and magnetoelastic characteristics th...

The formation of Ni nanostructures to act as catalysts in the growth of carbon nanotubes is reported. The changes in the surface morphology of Ni produced by three methods thermal evaporation and annealing of thin films, pulsed laser ablation and annealing of Ni, and the use of metal containing macromolecules have been investigated by atomic force microscopy and scanning electron microscopy. In...

Thin catalyst films with electrocatalytic water oxidation properties similar to those of a recently reported Co-based catalyst can be electrodeposited from dilute Ni(2+) solutions in borate electrolyte at pH 9.2 (B(i)). The Ni-B(i) films can be prepared with precise thickness control and operate at modest overpotential providing an alternative to the Co catalyst for applications in solar energy...

A systematic study was conducted to understand the influences of catalyst combination as Ni-Co NPs on carbon nanotubes (CNTs) grown by Chemical Vapor Deposition (TCVD). The DC-sputtering system was used to prepare Co and Ni-Co thin films on silicon substrate. Ni- Co nanoparticles were used as metal catalyst for growing carbon nanotubes from acetylene (C2H2) gas in 850 ̊ C during 15 min. Carb...

   The growth and structural study of Nickel doped Cobalt ferrite thin films on glass substrate using spray pyrolysis technique have been done. The structural studies confirmed the growth of polycrystalline film having cubic structure with Fd3m space group. The x ray density was found to increase with Ni concentration, where as the reduction, in crystalline size, was found in XRD m...

In this paper we demonstrate the utility of differential scanning calorimetry for investigating the thermodynamics and kinetics of a broad range of thin film reactions. We begin by describing differential scanning calorimeters and the preparation of thin film samples. We then cite a number of examples that illustrate how enthalpies of crystallization, heats of formation and enthalpies of interf...

Different nanocomposites between reduced graphene oxide (rGO) and Ni(OH)2 nanoparticles were synthesized through modifications in the polyol method (starting from graphene oxide (GO) dispersion in ethylene glycol and nickel acetate), processed as thin films through the liquid-liquid interfacial route, homogeneously deposited over transparent electrodes and spectroscopically, microscopically and...