We present a transverse 1-D periodic nanostructure which exhibits lateral internal Thorneld localization for normally incident ultrashort pulses, and which may be applied to the enhancement of nonlinear optical phenomena. The peak intensity of an optical pulse propagating in the nanostructure is approximately 12 times that of an identical incident pulse propagating in a bulk material of the sam...

The properties of mixed-phase (nanocrystalline/amorphous) silicon layers produced by reactive RF-sputtering are described. The chemical composition and nanostructure [i.e. nanocrystal (NC) size and volume fraction] of the films were studied by Rutherford backscattering spectroscopy (RBS) and micro-Raman spectroscopy, respectively. Samples with different fractions of the nanocrystalline phase an...

We present a new method for the creation of hierarchical structures by two subsequent steps of laser ablation. To create certain functionalization of surfaces hierarchical structures are often required. These structures can be considered as a microstructure with a superposed nanostructure. Therefore the approach presented in this paper divides the patterning process into two parts: The microstr...

We study a simple model of a self-assembled, room temperature Coulomb-blockade nanostructure containing a metallic nanocrystal or grain connected by soft molecular links to two metallic electrodes. Self-excitation of periodic grain vibrations at 10 100 GHz is shown to be possible for a sufficiently large bias voltage leading to a novel ‘shuttle mechanism’ of discrete charge transfer and a curre...

The preparation of CoZr nanostructure films to replicate the order of anodized aluminum oxide template with barrier layer was described. Coercivity and in-plane magnetic anisotropy were increased with the increase of oblique sputtering angle. Resonance frequency and damping factor had the same tendency also. Note that larger damping factor in nanostructure films was observed compared with that ...

The formation of a patterned nanostructure in an AgCo/Pt/MgO~001! thin film is simulated by a technique of combining molecular dynamics and phase-field theory. The dislocation ~strain! network existing in Pt/MgO is used as a template whose pattern is transferred to the AgCo phase in spinodal decomposition, resulting in regular arrays of Co islands that are attracted by the dislocations. The inf...

Thin-film technology is widely implemented in numerous applications. Although flat substrates are commonly used, we report on the advantages of using curved surfaces as a substrate. The curvature induces a lateral film-thickness variation that allows alteration of the properties of the deposited material. Based on this concept, a variety of implementations in materials science can be expected. ...

Colloidal phase-shift lithography, the illumination of a two-dimensional (2D) ordered array of self-assembled colloidal nanospheres, is an effective method for the fabrication of periodic three-dimensional (3D) nanostructures. In this work, we investigate the design and control of the unit-cell geometry by examining the relative ratio of the illumination wavelength and colloidal nanosphere diam...

It has recently been shown that matter-wave interferometry can be used to imprint a periodic nanostructure onto a molecular beam, which provides a highly sensitive tool for beam displacement measurements. Herein, we used this feature to measure electronic properties of provitamin A, vitamin E, and vitamin K1 in the gas phase for the first time. The shift of the matter-wave fringes in a static e...

The present study, describes the structural, electrical, and the photocatalytic activity of sol-gel synthesized TiO2- ZnO nanostructure. The synthesized mixed oxide nanostructure is characterized by XRD, FTIR, Raman, UV-Vis, FESEM, DLS and Impedance Spectroscopy analyses. In addition, photocatalytic activity of multiphase TiO2 (TAB)-ZnO (ZW) nanostructure is analysed using...