... 1.1.1 Oxygen vacancy-mediated transport in SrTiO3 1.1.2 Origin ofthe two-dimensional electron gas at the LaAlO3/ SrTiO3interface – theroleofoxygenvacanciesandelectronicreconstruction ... Chapter Origin ofthe two-dimensional electron gas at the LaAlO3/ SrTiO3interface – theroleofoxygenvacanciesandelectronicreconstruction 120 4.1 Amorphous LaAlO3/ SrTiO3 heterostructures ... vacancy-mediated transport in SrTiO3 Since the discovery ofthe two-dimensional electron gas at theinterface between two band insulators SrTiO3andLaAlO3 in 2004 [17], theroleofoxygenvacancies in electrical...
... shielding the fringing magnetic field and to reduce the power consumption The use of jacket is to provide a return path for the magnetic field lines and thereby shield the adjacent components The use of ... jacket, and amp-turns (NI) The optimum values of NI for the side and middle solenoid coils were obtained to be 12950 and 8250 respectively Based on these parameters, the total length ofthe conductor ... MHz), B is the critical magnetic field (gauss), m is the mass of an electron, and e is theelectronic charge The magnetic field corresponding to a microwave frequency of 2450 MHz is 875 gauss The magnetic...
... the film becoming easily peeled from the Ti-foil substrate, as demonstrated in the inset of Figure 1a The inset of Figure 1b shows the satisfactory quality ofthe ATO films of large area from the ... anodization period, as Frank and co-workers reported.22 Because ofthe robust structure ofthe NT arrays andthe loose structure ofthe surface debris, the unwanted deposits on the ATO surface Anodic ... where the IPCEref(λ) ofthe Si photodiode is known from a calibration, andthe current densities ofthe reference cell andthe NT-DSSC device, Jref(λ) and JDSSC(λ), were measured under the same...
... materials with the objective of evaluating the electrochemical properties ofthe counter electrodes andthe energy conversion efficiencies of cells Figure shows the Bode phase plots ofthe DSSCs with ... on the FTO substrates Deposited graphenes (a) were identified by their different contrasts, and they showed the presence of graphene wrinkles formed during the EPD deposition In the case ofthe ... semicircles: the first circle in the high-frequency range is related to theinterface between the electrolyte andthe counter electrode, whereas the second circle is related to the TiO2/electrolyte interface...
... materials with the objective of evaluating the electrochemical properties ofthe counter electrodes andthe energy conversion efficiencies of cells Figure shows the Bode phase plots ofthe DSSCs with ... on the FTO substrates Deposited graphenes (a) were identified by their different contrasts, and they showed the presence of graphene wrinkles formed during the EPD deposition In the case ofthe ... semicircles: the first circle in the high-frequency range is related to theinterface between the electrolyte andthe counter electrode, whereas the second circle is related to the TiO2/electrolyte interface...
... contamination On the other hand, the current ofthe oxide-capped nanotip retains a sharp curve Furthermore, the turn-on field ofthe oxide-capped sample is slightly improved compared with the uncapped ... images, it can be clearly seen that the size of PR is reducing upon the etching time Silicon beneath the PR is then exposed and etched away Therefore, the shape ofthe silicon underneath is gradually ... spin-coated onto the surface To match the height ofthe nanotip, we tuned the rotation rate ofthe spin coating to decrease the PR thickness After PR coating, the samples were immersed into the PR stripper...
... properties ofthe c-Si wafer andofthe a-Si and µc-Si thin-film layers, based on [127] as well as on the fitting ofthe lifetime samples of Figure 4.4 The activation energy (i.e position ofthe Fermi ... On the other hand, the a-Si:H(i/n) stack at the rear does not obstruct electron transport due to the comparatively small conduction band offset In addition, the presence of a large valence band ... 4.1 The measured diffusion profiles of Figure 4.3 as well as the measured interface charge andinterface defect distribution of Figure 4.6 serve as input parameters for the lifetime simulation The...
... formed by the thermal annealing of Ag/Au thin films of thickness of nm and nm The scale bar is 100 nm Size distribution of Ag/Au nanodots is shown in the inset in the bottom-left ofthe figure ... generate the large local field enhancement and modify the spectral shape Good control ofthe interparticle distance, the geometry of nanoparticle dimer andthe breaking ofthe symmetric geometry of ... Another report presents the result ofthe synthesis of gold-silica core shell particles demonstrating that the optical properties of core-shell can be adjusted by tuning the thickness of the...
... pieces of MLA were used in the laser MLA lithography One is with the period of 75 μm andthe other with the period of 100 μm The radius of curvature (ROC) ofthe MLA depends on the period The larger ... where a is the outer dimension ofthe SRR unit cell, p the period ofthe SRRs metamaterials, w the line width ofthe SRR structure, and t the thickness ofthe SRR It should be noticed that the resonance ... with the period of 75 μm and 100 μm can fabricate the metamaterials with the feature size of 400 nm and 1.8 μm, respectively The difference of these two pieces of MLA is the line width of the...
... circuit ofthe metal-oxide-semiconductor structure, showing the oxide capacitance Cox, the capacitance ofthe depletion region Cd, the capacitance Cit and resistance Rit oftheinterface states, and ... function of Al content x ofthe AlxGa1 xN barrier layer [10] conduction band edge energy, and EC is the conduction band offset at the AlxGa1-xN/GaN interface Fig 1.4 plots the calculated ns of pseudomorphic ... (1.3) where a is the lattice constant ofthe AlxGa1 xN barrier layer, a0 is the equilibrium value ofthe lattice constant of GaN, C13 and C33 are the elastic constants, and e31 and e33 are piezoelectric...
... the intrinsic characteristics ofthe Ge JFET, the contribution of source-drain current ofthe un-illuminated part ofthe channel in ID calculation is eliminated 92 Fig 6.3: TEM image ofthe ... inherent drawback due to the bandwidth-efficiency tradeoff This tradeoff results from the opposite requirement ofthe thickness ofthe photoabsorption layer for high bandwidth and high efficiency ... diameter of 10 μm andthe series resistance of 25 Ω, the theoretical bandwidth of 54.3 GHz corresponds well with the experiment It should be noted that the reported improved 3dB frequency of 49...
... properties ofthe gas, then the gas “comes to evaporate” and reappears on the other side ofthe membrane He made the first effort at separate oxygen from air with a membrane and obtained an oxygen ... Wroblewski, as the flux, J multiplied by the ratio of L/∆p, in which L is the thickness ofthe membrane and ∆p is the difference between the upstream andthe downstream pressures In his study, the P was ... 6.1 (a) Schematic ofthe axial velocity and shear rate profiles along the radial length within the spinneret; (b) Schematic ofthe particle distribution in the cross-section ofthe single layer...
... interests to the microelectronics, optoelectronics, and biomedicine In the size regime of nanometers, the structure and properties of Si NCs differ dramatically from those ofthe bulk The area of Si ... explain the correlation between the PL andthe size of Si NCs observed in some experiments [14] The smaller the NC size, the higher the efficiency ofthe carrier transfers from the NC core to the ... annealing and thermal oxidation at high temperatures, Si NCs were formed in the SiOx matrix The correlation between ofthe Si NC formation andthe PL properties were studied The origins ofthe PL bands...
... sense the charge spike and set the memory If the electric field is removed from the crystal, the central atom stays in position, preserving the state ofthe memory (Fig 1.5) [9] Therefore, the ... Results ofthe present study may enhance our understanding ofthe application of organic and polymer materials to the organic memory device and it may also contribute to further investigations on the ... Chapter 1: Introduction The easiest and more compact solution is the integration of one diode in series with the cell, at least for the resistive type of memories, andthe use of intermediate voltages...
... crucial role in determining the MR ratio [8] Interfacial scattering is dependent on the bandstructure of FM and NM metals at the Fermi level If the bandstructure between FM and NM matches one ofthe ... focused on the fabrication and characterization of two kinds of spintronic materials: Fe3O4 and Ge1-xMnx The former is a kind of half metal, while the latter is a type of DMS Both of them have the potential ... Ni and their alloys, the imbalance appears Although the density of states ofthe spin-up and spin-down electrons are often identical, the states are shifted in energy with respected to each other...
... flowing will influence the chain packing of macromolecules further and subsequently the morphology of membranes Therefore, the study and design of conical spinneret are needed since the hollow fibers ... rejection of Cl– can even be negative [Tsuru et al., 1991] Afronso and Pinho [2000] reported the transport flux of MgSO4, MgCl2 and Na2SO4 across the NF membrane, the effect ofthe anion valence andthe ... Nakao and Kimura [1982] proposed the steric-hindrance pore model while studying the discrepancy ofthe kinetic item of σ between the fiction model andthe pore model Through modification of the...
... ofthe AlGaN/GaN HEMT It has also spelt out the importance ofthe current project andthe objective we hope to achieve at the end In Chapter 2, the fundamentals ofthe GaN related materials and ... – ND] (2.7) where n(z) and p(z) are the densities ofthe electrons and holes, and NA and ND are the densities ofthe ionized donors and acceptors, respectively 22 Since the electrostatic potential, ... pattern The accuracy ofthe specific contact resistivity ρc measured by TLM depends on the accuracy ofthe electrical and dimensional measurements ofthe TLM device and on the validity of assumptions...
... fabricated andthe dimensions ofthe electrodes The inset shows the overview ofthe devices andthe number of probe terminals available for each geometry 48 Figure 4.2 Schematic diagram showing the ... corresponds to the switching field ofthe wider electrode and H2 corresponds to the switching field ofthe narrower electrode The magnetization states ofthe electrodes corresponding to the respective ... When the electrons carrying the spin current crosses the FM/NM interface into the NM metal, the electrons accumulate over a distance λN and λF at both sides ofthe FM/NM interface because the...
... Here, λ is the wavelength ofthe incident light on the crystal, d is the lattice spacing, θ is the angle between the incident ray andthe lattice planes, andthe integer m is the order ofthe diffraction ... spheres The allowed modes form the photonic band structure of this crystal There is a narrow band gap at a frequency of ν = 2.8c / πA , where c is the speed of light and A the size ofthe cubic ... ratio ofthe refractive index ofthe spheres and their background) is increased the band gap widens Below a contrast of 2.85 the gap is closed.11 The band gap in Figure 1.2 is located between the...
... Organization of Thesis The outline ofthe thesis is as follows In chapter 1, the background andthe objectives of thesis will be stated The summary of theories for various MR effect and Planar ... introduced the theoretical description ofthe MR and PHE effects Here, we will introduce the experimental techniques involved in the fabrication of MR and PHE devices The steps and flow chart for the ... dominates The shape and detailed features ofthe M – H loops is strongly dependent on the Cu spacer layer thickness In another experiment, theroleof finite size on the magnetic properties of multilayer...