Textured silicon surface structures, in particular black (b-Si), open up possibilities for Si-based solar cells and photodetectors to be extremely thin highly sensitive owing perfect light-trapping antireflection properties. However, near-infrared (NIR) performance of bare b-Si is limited by Si band gap 1.12 eV. This work reports a simple method increase NIR absorption vacuo silicidation with m...

This study aims to investigate the microstructural alterations, mechanical properties, sliding wear behavior, and corrosion properties of Al-15%Mg2Si composites with different contents yttria-stabilized zirconia (YSZ). YSZ (0, 3, 6, 9 wt.%) were fabricated using stir-casting technique. The characterized by means optical microscopy (OM), scanning electron (SEM) equipped energy-dispersive spectro...

The effect of chemical composition and the hot rolling operations on the microstructure and mechanical properties of in situ aluminum matrix composite with Mg2Si phase as the reinforcement was studied. It was revealed that the modification by phosphorous results in the rounder (more spherical) primary and secondary (eutectic) magnesium silicide intermetallics. During hot rolling, the primary pa...

We have developed an infrared imaging setup enabling in situ infrared images to be acquired, and expanded on capabilities of an infrared imaging as a high-throughput screening technique, determination of a critical thickness of a Pd capping layer which significantly blocks infrared emission from below, enhancement of sensitivity to hydrogenation and dehydrogenation by normalizing raw infrared i...