We assess the validity of criteria based on size mismatch and thermodynamics in predicting the stability of the rare class…

Metallic particles formed in oxide fuels (e.g., UO2) during neutron irradiation have an adverse impact on fuel performance. A fundamental…

If coated conductors are to be used in large-scale ac applications such as motors and generators, energy losses must be…

Silicon nanocrystal (Si-NC) based photonic materials have already been proposed as candidates for increased efficiency photo-voltaic cells after the recent…

Truly alloyed PbSxSe1−x (x = 0−1) nanocrystals (∼5 nm in size) have been prepared, and their resulting optical properties are…

In this article, we present an investigation of (Ge + SiO2)/SiO2 multilayers deposited by magnetron sputtering and subsequently annealed at…

We present a study of silicon (Si) and erbium (Er) coimplanted silica (SiO2) in which we observe, by combining high…

Alkylated Si nanocrystals could find applications as fluorescent tracers in biology, in optoelectronics and in floating gate devices. As a…

Silicon nano crystals (NCs) have attracted considerable interest for possible uses in optoelectronics1 As the particle size decreases the properties…

Nanocrystals are under active investigation because of their interesting size-dependent properties and potential applications. Silicon nanocrystals have been studied for…

The dimer [tBu2AsGaMe2]2 has been used as a precursor for the synthesis of GaAs nanoparticles in hexadecylamine (HDA), the first…

We present results of electron energy loss spectroscopy (EELS), carried out with nanometer spatial resolution in a dedicated scanning transmission…