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Nonlinear oscillations and chaotic behavior due to impact lonization of shallow donors in InSb
Both nonlinear oscillations and chaotic behavior in n-InSb are experimentally investigated for the case of impact ionization of shallow donors at low temperatures. Complex behavior including a simple periodic ...
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Mechanism of and method to avoid discoloration of stainless steel surfaces in laser cleaning
O3. Based on Auger Electron Spectroscopy analyses and optical microscopic observations, γ-Fe2O3 and Fe3O4 are formed on the stainless steel surface in laser cleaning in the air. Since laser can induce high temper...
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A theoretical model for laser removal of particles from solid surfaces
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Mechanisms of absorption in pulsed excimer laser-induced plasma
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SPM-based nanofabrication using a synchronization technique
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An energy approach to the modelling of particle removal by pulsed laser irradiation
An energy model to explain particle removal mechanism has been developed. This model is based on a detailed investigation of contact deformation of a particle on a solid surface, as well as particle motion dur...
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Interface kinetics during pulsed laser ablation
This work investigates evaporation kinetics — the relation between the surface temperature and pressure during excimer laser ablation. Nickel targets are ablated by excimer laser pulses in a laser fluence ran...
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Normal-incidence pulsed-laser deposition: better method for fabrication of multilayer structures
A new normal-incidence pulsed-laser deposition method is presented. Fe/Mn multilayers were fabricated using both 45°- and normal-incidence deposition of a pulsed laser and were characterized using the small-an...
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Microstructure and electrical properties of textured Sr0.51Ba0.48La0.01Nb2O6 thin films
Sr0.51Ba0.48La0.01Nb2O6 (SBLN) thin films were prepared on platinized silicon substrates by pulsed laser deposition (PLD) combined with annealing technique. The preferred orientation, surface morphology, composit...
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Scanning tunnelling microscopy imaging and modification of hydrogen-passivated Ge(100) surfaces
Scanning tunnelling microscopy (STM) study and modification of hydrogen (H)-passivated Ge(100) surfaces have been investigated. Thermal oxidation procedures were used to minimise surface roughness. Ge samples ...
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Angular-dependent photoemission studies of indium tin oxide surfaces
Indium tin oxide (ITO) surfaces were treated by solvent cleaning, by plasma of oxygen, argon, nitrogen and by argon ion (Ar+) sputtering. Angular-dependent X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (ADXPS) and ultraviolet...
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Imaging surface electronic structure of NiAl(110) using low-temperature scanning tunneling microscopy
The surface electronic structure of NiAl(110) is examined by means of scanning tunneling microscopy and spectroscopy at a temperature of 4 K. Topography and conductance images for a wide range of bias voltages...
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Growth of highly disordered InGaP on (100) GaAs by molecular beam epitaxy with a GaP decomposition source
High-quality, lattice-matched InGaP on exact (100) GaAs was successfully grown by molecular beam epitaxy with a GaP decomposition source. The ordering parameter (η) of the InGaP is investigated as a function o...
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Intermixing behavior in InGaAs/InGaAsP multiple quantum wells with dielectric and InGaAs cap** layers
The influence of the InGaAs cap** layer on the intermixing behavior of dielectric-capped In0.53Ga0.47 As/In0.81Ga0.19As0.37P0.63 multiple quantum wells (MQWs) was investigated by measuring the change in the pho...
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Atom force microscopy study on HTHP as-grown diamond single crystals
For understanding the mechanism of diamond growth at high temperature–high pressure (HTHP) from a metallic catalyst–graphite system, it is of great interest to perform atomic force microscopy (AFM) experiments...
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Photoluminescence characteristics of ZnS nanocrystallites doped with Ti3+and Ti4+
Direct synthesis of ZnS nanocrystallites doped with Ti3+ or Ti4+ by precipitation has led to novel photoluminescence properties. Detailed X-ray diffraction (XRD), fluorescence spectrophotometry, UV–vis spectropho...
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The effect of alkaline earth metallic ions on the photoluminescence properties of sol-gel silica glass
Mg2+-, Ca2+-, Sr2+- and Ba2+-doped silica glasses have been prepared using sol-gel processing by employing Si(OC2H5)4, MgCl26H2O, CaCl22H2O, SrCl26H2O and BaCl22H2O as precursors, with HCl as a catalyst. The UV–v...
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Electron ratchet effect in semiconductor devices and artificial materials with broken centrosymmetry
Studies on nonlinear electron transport in nanometer-sized semiconductor devices with broken centrosymmetry are reviewed. In these devices, an applied alternating (rocking) electric field induces a net flow of...
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Laser-induced removal of flash from heat sinks in integrated circuit packages
Laser-induced removal of flash from heat sinks in integrated circuit (IC) packages has been studied. It is found that flash can be effectively removed from heat sinks in plastic IC packages by laser deflashing...
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Topography and friction properties of macromolecular thin films using atomic-force-microscopy technology
The research work in this letter is on the microtribological properties of poly(ether ketone ketone) (PEKK) and sulfonated PEKK (S-PEKK) thin films. Polystyrene (PS) was used as a reference for the investigati...