Electrosynthesized cadmium indium selenide (CdIn2Se4) thin films were (photo) electrochemically analyzed by current–voltage characteristics, photoresponse, speed response, electrochemical impedance study, and capacitance–voltage characteristics. The improved photoconversion efficiency of elect...

Silver indium selenide films were brush electrodeposited on tin oxide coated glass substrates at different substrate temperatures. The films were single phase with chalcopyrite structure. Optical absorption measurements indicated a band gap in the range of 1.20–1.30 eV with decrease of substrat...

Non-toxic indium selenide (In2Se3) semiconducting nanoparticles as photosensitizers and an alloyed copper-zinc-tin-sulfide-selenide (Cu2ZnSnS2Se2) coated carbon-fabric as counter electrode are assembled into a solar cell configuration for the first time. In2Se3 nanoparticles with a band gap of 1...

In this work we systematically investigate the impact of lateral strain on the electronic structure and optical properties of monolayer indium selenide (InSe) and its atomic origin with density functional theory, tight-binding models and many-particle perturbation theory. Free-standing InSe has ...

We have grown indium selenide thin films using magnetron sputtering method. The influence of indium concentration on the structural, optical and electrical properties was studied. The concentration of indium in indium selenide thin films was varied by adjusting the sputtering power from 40 to 80...

Indium selenide (InSe) is a promising two-dimensional photodetector material. However, the photogenerated electron-hole pairs are easy to recombine in simplex InSe semiconductor. Here, we design InSe-based van der Waals heterostructure, InSe/antimonene (β-Sb), based on first-principles. InSe/β...

The structural and electronic properties of the germanene/indium selenide (Ge/InSe), antimonene/indium selenide (Sb/InSe) heterostructures and the effects of in-plane strains on their electronic structures are investigated by performing comprehensive DFT calculations. The results show that the h...

Thin solid holmium titanium oxide films were grown by atomic layer deposition at 300 °C on silicon substrates. The precursors used were Ho(thd)3, Ti(OCH(CH3)2)4 and O3. The composition of the films was varied via changing the holmium–titanium ratio by variation of relative amounts of the seque...

Grain size changes on microstructural and magnetic properties of holmium substituted yttrium iron garnet with x = 1.5, (Y3-xHoxFe5O12) has been discovered in this research work. The influence of grain size via sintering temperature on a sample’s properties in Holmium substituted in YIG (Ho-YIG)...

This study focuses on the preparation of nanostructured holmium oxide via the decomposition of holmium acetate precursor utilizing the non-isothermal strategy. Thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) was used to follow up the various thermal events involved in the decomposition process. Dehydration com...

Radionuclide therapy with nano-sized carriers is a very promising approach to treat various types of cancer. The preparation of radioactive nanocarriers can be achieved with minimum handling using a neutron-activation approach. However, the nanocarrier material must possess certain characteristi...

Holmium titanium oxide (HoTiOx) thin films of variable chemical composition grown by atomic layer deposition are studied in order to assess their suitability as dielectric materials in metal–insulator–metal electronic devices. The correlation between thermal and electrical stabilities as well ...

Powders of nanostructured holmium oxide (C-Ho2O3) with the crystallite sizes ranging from 6 to 16 nm have been prepared in bulk from the thermal decomposition of holmium acetate and carbamide-containing complex of holmium as precursors at 600 and 700 °C. The powders obtained have been investiga...

Holmium oxide nanostructures were prepared through a facile precipitation way applying triethylenetetramine as a novel precipitant and Ho(NO3)3·6H2O as a holmium precursor. The effect of different capping agents on the size, shape and photocatalytic behavior of holmium oxide was studied. It was...

BaHfxTi1−xO3 powders and ceramics with x varying from 0 to 0.15 were prepared via a solid-state reaction technique. Probable reaction pathways were elucidated by employing simultaneous thermogravimetry analysis and differential scanning calorimetry (TGA and DSC). Phase variations in compounds we...

Heat capacity and lattice thermal expansion of hafnium titanate (HfTiO4) have been studied by differential scanning calorimeter (DSC) and high temperature X-ray diffraction technique (HT-XRD) in the temperature range 298–800 K and 298–1973 K respectively. From the heat capacity data, other the...

This paper presents the results of the investigation of plasma electrolytic oxidation (PEO) of hafnium. Atoms ionized during the PEO micro-discharging were identified using optical emission spectroscopy. The spectral line shape analysis of the hydrogen Balmer line Hβ indicated the presence of t...

Carbon monoxide (CO) is a pollutant with potential to harm all living things. The main source of CO is vehicle emissions, burn agriculture and industrial activities. Although carbon monoxide is only a weak greenhouse gas, its influence on climate goes beyond its own direct effects. Its presence ...

The electronic loss of ceria-based electrolytes is caused by the reduction of ceria at low oxygen partial pressure for intermediate temperature-solid oxide fuel cells. To address this issue, a thin hafnium oxide layer is deposited at the interface between the anode and electrolyte using a magnet...

Photocatalytic disinfection, which is a readily reliable method in most climates, holds great promise to significantly reduce the microbial contamination in modern industry. Here we report that vanadate quantum dots-interspersed graphitic carbon nitride (vanadate QDs/g-C3N4) can achieve efficien...