Optical and Thermal Properties of In2S3 by Faycel Saadallah, Neila Jebbari, Najoua Kammoun, Noureddine Yacoubi

“…Photothermal deflection spectroscopy (PDS) is carried out in order to investigate thermal and optical properties of Al doped In2S3. The influence of thermal annealing on its gap energy as well as its thermal properties is revealed. …”
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Doping of TiO2 Polymorphs for Altered Optical and Photocatalytic Properties by Xiliang Nie, Shuping Zhuo, Gloria Maeng, Karl Sohlberg

“…This paper reviews recent investigations of the influence of dopants on the optical properties of TiO2 polymorphs. The common undoped polymorphs of TiO2 are discussed and compared. …”
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Beyond the K-valley: exploring unique trion states in indirect band gap monolayer WSe2 by Carl Emil Mørch Nielsen, Franz Fischer, Gabriel Bester

“…Abstract We calculate the optical properties of monolayer WSe2 using ab initio many-body screened configuration interaction. …”
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The Au decoration effect on performance enhancement of photodetector in MoS2 nanosheets by Anahita Taherkhani, Ramin Mohammadkhani

“…To study the as-prepared structures, X-ray diffraction, Raman, and UV–Visible spectroscopy are applied to analyze the structural and optical properties. The photodetectors' responsivity (R), detectivity (D), external quantum efficiency (EQE) and stability are then tested using different laser power for incident light at wavelengths of 405 and 635 nm. …”
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Cherenkov radiation energy transfer from [18F]-fluorodeoxyglucose to subphthalocyanine fluorophores by Lioret, Vivian, Decréau, Richard A.

“…Subphthalocyanine is a unique concave-shaped 14π-electron fluorophore with optical properties. The relevance of such a CR emitter/acceptor couple to performing CRET is discussed.…”
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Optical and Structural Properties of Thermally Evaporated Zinc Oxide Thin Films on Polyethylene Terephthalate Substrates by M. G. Faraj, K. Ibrahim

“…From atomic force microscopy (AFM) images, it was found that the root mean square roughness of the film surface increased as the film thickness increased. The optical properties of ZnO on PET substrates were determined through the optical transmission method using an ultraviolet-visible spectrophotometer. …”
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Potential of Zinc Oxide Nanostructures in Biosensor Application by Ibrahim M. Maafa

“…The burgeoning field of biosensors has seen significant advancements with the induction of zinc oxide (ZnO) nanostructures, because of their unique structural, electrical, and optical properties. ZnO nanostructures provide numerous benefits for biosensor applications. …”
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Chairside Fabrication of an All-Ceramic Partial Crown Using a Zirconia-Reinforced Lithium Silicate Ceramic by Sven Rinke, Anne-Kathrin Pabel, Matthias Rödiger, Dirk Ziebolz

“…The innovative ZLS material offers a singular combination of fracture strength (>370 Mpa), optimum polishing characteristics, and excellent optical properties. Therefore, this ceramic is an interesting alternative material for monolithic restorations produced in a digital workflow.…”
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Fabrication of Zirconia-Reinforced Lithium Silicate Ceramic Restorations Using a Complete Digital Workflow by Sven Rinke, Matthias Rödiger, Dirk Ziebolz, Anne-Kathrin Schmidt

“…The newly introduced ZLS ceramics offer a unique combination of fracture strength (>420 MPa), excellent optical properties, and optimum polishing characteristics, thus making them an interesting material option for monolithic restorations in the digital workflow.…”
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Complex Nanostructures by Pulsed Droplet Epitaxy by Noboyuki Koguchi, Sergio Bietti, Claudio Somaschini, Stefano Sanguinetti

“…These parameters set the confinement potential of electrons and holes, thus determining the electronic and optical properties of the nanostructure. An often overlooked parameter, which has an even more relevant effect on the electronic properties of the nanostructure, is shape. …”
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Optical and Structural Investigation of CdSe Quantum Dots Dispersed in PVA Matrix and Photovoltaic Applications by Pallabi Phukan, Dulen Saikia

“…The effect of the concentrations of the cadmium source on the optical properties of CdSe/PVA thin films was investigated through UV-Vis absorption spectroscopy. …”
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Diverse Role of Silicon Carbide in the Domain of Nanomaterials by T. Sahu, B. Ghosh, S. K. Pradhan, T. Ganguly

“…Silicon carbide (SiC) is a promising material due to its unique property to adopt different crystalline polytypes which monitor the band gap and the electronic and optical properties. Despite being an indirect band gap semiconductor, SiC is used in several high-performance electronic and optical devices. …”
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MINERALOGY OF THE VORONTSOVSKOE GOLD DEPOSIT (NORTHERN URALS). PART 2: NATIVE ELEMENTS, SULFIDES, ARSENIDES, TELLURIDES by A.V. Kasatkin, S.Yu. Stepanov, M.V. Tsyganko, R. Škoda, F. Nestola, J. Plášil, E. Makovicky, A.A. Agakhanov, R.S. Palamarchuk

“…The paper reports on native elements, sulfides, arsenides and tellurides discovered at the deposit, their chemical compositions, as well as unit-cell parameters and optical properties of some minerals. Getchellite, duranusite, pararealgar and picotpaulite are found for the first time in Russia.…”
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Controllable synthesis of Pd and Pt shells on Au nanoparticles with electrodeposition by Mohsen Elabbadi, Christina Boukouvala, Emilie Ringe

“…Abstract Shells of Pd and Pt were synthesized on Au nanoparticles by electrodeposition, leading to controllable size and optical properties. This approach yielded core–shell structures with good homogeneity in size after the optimization of electrochemical parameters such as deposition current and charge transfer, as well as nanoparticle surface treatment. …”
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Theoretical Study of Excitonic Complexes in GaAs/AlGaAs Quantum Dots Grown by Filling of Nanoholes by Mohamed Omri, Amor Sayari, Larbi Sfaxi

“…In this work, a theoretical study of the electronic and the optical properties of a new family of strain-free GaAs/AlGaAs quantum dots (QDs) obtained by AlGaAs nanohole filling is presented. …”
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Tunneling assisted p-contact free GaN-InGaN green light-emitting diodes by Jamshad Bashir, Muhammad Usman, Shazma Ali, Laraib Mustafa

“…The IQE increases by 17%, droop is reduced by 28%, and emission intensity is nearly twice as high as than reference design. The improved optical properties of the proposed structure are due to excellent carrier confinement and altered spontaneous polarization in the vicinity of the active region by TJ.…”
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Observations of circumstellar disks in scattered light with SPHERE at the VLT by Boccaletti, Anthony

“…In this paper, we summarize the main results obtained for these two categories of objects focusing on their morphological characteristics, as well as on the measurement of optical properties of the small dust particles to which the near IR spectral range is sensitive to. …”
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Optical Investigation of p-GaAs/i-GaN0.38yAs1-1.38ySby/n-GaAs Quantum Wells Emitters by I. Guizani, C. Bilel, Malak Alrowaili, A. Rebey

“…We have studied the 1.55 μm optical properties of p-GaAs/i-GaN0.38yAs1-1.38ySby/n-GaAs quantum wells using a self-consistent calculation combined with the anticrossing model. …”
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ZnO:Al Grown by Sputtering from Two Different Target Sources: A Comparison Study by Abdalla A. Alnajjar

“…The microstructure, such as the grain size and the texture, of the two differently grown ZnO:Al transparent conductive oxide films of different thickness, was studied using X-ray diffraction θ/2θ scans. The optical properties, such as the transmittance and reflectance, were measured using a UV-Vis-NIR spectrometer. …”
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The effect of energy band gap of channel transistor region on npn transistor performance; a numerical study by Mohammad Kamali Moghaddam, Ehsan Koushki

“…The bandgap energy determines the electrical and optical properties of semiconductors and has a direct effect on the performance of diodes and transistors. …”
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