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Chapter and Conference Paper
Nanoscience Advances in CBRN Agent Detection, Information and Energy Security: An Introduction
The present volume comprises the most important contributions to the NATO ASI “Nanoscience advances in CBRN agent detection, information and energy security” held on 29.5.–6.6.2014 in Sozopol, Bulgaria. This s...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Doppler Broadening of the Annihilation Line Study of Organic-Inorganic Hybrid Ureasil-Based Composites
The organic-inorganic hybrid ureasil-based composites, containing polyether chains covalently linked to a silica framework through urea bridges, referred as ureasilicates or ureasils, and semiconducting As2S3 clu...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Stress Measurements and Optical Studies of (AsSe)100−xAgx Films for Optical Sensor Applications
Thin (AsSe)100–xAgx (x = 0–25 mol.%) films have been deposited on glass substrates and silicon cantilevers by vacuum thermal evaporation from the corresponding bulk materials. The mechanical stability was investi...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Optical and Thermal Properties of the System Bi2(Se1−xTex)3
Samples from the Bi2(Se1−xTex)3 system, where x = 0, 50 % and 100 mol.% have been studied with respect to their structure and properties. XRD analysis revealed a polycrystalline single phase structure of the mate...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Nanostructured Diamond Electrodes for Energy Conversion Applications
The subject of our work is the investigation of boron doped nanocrystalline diamond (NCD) layers functionalized with photosensitive molecules of manganese phthalocyanine. The functionalized NCD sample was used...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Ternary Ge–Se–(B, Ga, Tl) Chalcogenides – Preparation, Properties and Applications
Ternary amorphous chalcogenide Ge—Se—(B, Ga, Tl) glasses and thin films, their preparation, properties, and applications, are reviewed, expanding on recently obtained results. The progress obtained is not only...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Physico-Chemical Characterization of Nanostructured As–Se–Ag Glassy Materials
Bulk glasses from the systems (AsSe)1—xAgx and (As2Se3)1—xAgx have been prepared by the melt-quenching technique. Basic physico-chemical characteristics like density, microhardness, and compactness have been inve...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Thermal Behavior of Novel (GeS2)1-X(AgI)X Glasses
Novel chalcohalide glasses have been developed. The amorphous nature of the synthesized Ge—S—AgI materials has been proven by means of X-ray diffraction. Differential scanning calorimetry has been used to inve...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Structure And Crystallization Behaviour Of (GeTe5)100−XGaX Nanosized Thin Films For Phase-Change Applications
Nanosized thin films from the (GeTe5)100−xGax system have been investigated to establish the effect of Ga addition on the structure and crystallization kinetics of GeTe5 alloys. XRD measurements and TEM images of...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Study of (As2Se3)100-X(AgI)X Thin Films Prepared by Pld and Vte Methods
Amorphous chalcogenide (As2Se3)100-x(AgI)x thin films with x = 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30 and 35 mol % have been deposited by pulsed laser deposition (PLD) and vacuum thermal evaporation (VTE). The films were characte...