This work is an extended version of a paper published previously [S. de Man et al., Phys. Rev. Lett. 103, 040402 (2009)], where we presented measurements of the Casimir force between a gold-coated sphere and a plate coated with either gold or an indium tin oxide (I TO) layer. The experiment, which was performed in air, showed that I TO conducts sufficiently to prevent charge accumulation but is...

Stainless steel based dye solar cells have been upscaled from small, laboratory size test cells of 0.32 cm2 active area to 6 cm x 6 cm "mini-modules" with active areas ca. 15 cm2. Stainless steel works as the photoelectrode substrate whilst the counter electrode is prepared on indium-doped tin oxide coated polyethyleneterephtalate or polyethylenenaphtalate plastic foil (fluorine-doped tin oxide...

An efficient method to introduce magnetic attributes to highly complex Au mesostructures by overlayer growth is demonstrated. The overlayer is nanostructured in all the cases investigated. A possible mechanism for the reduction of ions on the surface of Au mesoflowers and the consequent formation of hybrid mesoflowers is discussed. We studied the magnetic hysteresis behavior of Au/Ni, Au/Co, an...

A new electrofluorescent switch was prepared with an electroactive fluorescent tetrazine blend of polymer electrolyte; the cells contain four layers: the tetrazine polymer film, a photocured polymer electrolyte film, and two indium-tin oxide plates as the two contact electrodes.

In this paper, the fabrication and characterisation of pentacene-based photoconductors using indium tin oxide electrodes obtained by ion beam sputtering are discussed. The photoelectric properties of pentacene under red (632 nm) and ultraviolet (365 nm) illuminations were investigated. We have shown that the photocurrent was dependent on the wavelength, bias voltage and illumination side of the...

The initial growth mode of indium tin oxide on glass was studied. An interesting transition from a 3D island growth mode at low temperatures to 2D growth at higher temperature was observed. This transition from the Volmer-Weber mechanism to the Frank–van der Merwe mechanism occurs at about 150°C. It coincides with the transition from amorphous to polycrystalline growth of the thin films. © 1996...

This work presents a miniaturized lab-on-chip system suitable for monitoring the activity of living cells through the on-chip detection of their bioluminescence emission. The system integrates amorphous silicon diodes, acting as temperature and light sensors, and indium tin oxide film, acting as heater, on a single glass substrate. During its operation, the glass is thermally and optically coup...

Electrochemical and in situ spectroelectrochemical behaviours of phenosafranine (PS + ) were studied at the gold nanoparticles (AuNps) immobilized Nafion (Nf) film coated glassy carbon (GC) and indium tin oxide (ITO) electrodes. Cyclic voltammetric studies showed that the PS + molecules strongly interact with the AuNps immobilized in the Nf matrix through the electrostatic interaction. The pres...

The integration of gas sensing elements into hand-held electronics will provide individuals the ability to detect harmful chemicals and pollutants in the environment in real time. Metal oxide gas sensors rely on changes in their electrical conductance due to the interaction of the oxide with a surrounding gas at an elevated temperature. The intrinsic stress in the metal oxide films during the l...

In2O3 exhibits a dramatic increase in solubility of SnO2 and ZnO when they are cosubstituted into In2O3. The resultant material, In2-2xSnxZnxO3-δ with x ) 0-0.4, displays the same order of magnitude conductivity and transparency compared with bulk ITO (tindoped indium oxide). Rapid quenching of In2-2xSnxZnxO3-δ raises the conductivity and widens the optical bandgap while lowering the optical tr...