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Structural Characterization
The aim of this chapter is to convey the basic principles of x-ray and electron diffraction, as used in the structural characterization of semiconductor heterostructures. A number of key concepts associated wi...
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Investigation of Al Coated Mg for Biomedical Applications
The corrosion resistant properties of 1–2 μm thick Al coatings deposited by radio frequency magnetron sputtering on polished Mg surfaces, within Ar and Ar/H2 environments, have been appraised. The coatings were h...
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Open AccessIntegrated computational materials engineering from a gas turbine engine perspective
In 2008, the National Research Council published a landmark report on Integrated Computational Materials Engineering (ICME) and defined it as ‘an emerging discipline that aims to integrate computational materi...
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Tuneable magnetic properties of hydrothermally synthesised core/shell CoFe2O4/NiFe2O4 and NiFe2O4/CoFe2O4 nanoparticles
Core/shell hetero-nanostructures of hydrothermally synthesised cobalt and nickel ferrites are shown to exhibit novel magnetic properties. The compositions and phase distributions of homogeneous Co0.5Ni0.5Fe2O4, a...
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Prospects for the incorporation of cobalt into α-Fe2O3 nanorods during hydrothermal synthesis
A feasibility study on the incorporation of cobalt into α-Fe2O3 nanorods (NRs) during hydrothermal synthesis (HS) is presented as a function of FeCl3 and CoCl2 concentration, phosphate surfactant concentration an...
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Electron Microscopy, Electrical Activity, Artefacts and the Assessment of Semiconductor Epitaxial Growth
The characterisation of semiconductor thin films and device structures increasingly requires the use of a variety of complementary electron microscope-based techniques as feature sizes decrease. We illustrate ...
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A Tem Study of the Microstructural Evolution of MBE-Grown GaN
The evolution of the microstructure of GaN grown by molecular beam epitaxy on {001} and % MathType!MTEF!2!1!+- % feaagKart1ev2aaatCvAUfeBSjuyZ...
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Stebic Revisited
We re-examine the technique of Scanning Transmission Electron Beam Induced Conductivity and report on the acquisition of remote contact EBIC images at 200keV showing variations in electrical activity within P-...
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Control of Point Defects in Semiconductors
The prospects for localised point defect control within II-VI compound semiconductors are considered with reference to do**, thermal annealing, electron and ion beam irradiation and localised strain. Interst...
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Stabilisation of Hg1-xCdxTe:Hg1-yCdyTex ≠ y) Heterointerfaces and Applications in Infra Red Devices
The interface between Hg1-xCdxTe(0 ≤ x ≤ 1) and Hg1-yCdyTe(0 ≤ y ≤ 1) epitaxial layers of different composition (x ≠ y) is unstable with regard to the intermixing of the Hg and Cd cations within the Group II subl...