Raman spectroscopy, which is a non-destructive technique, has been used to investigate the effect of sample temperature on indentation-induced crystallographic phase transitions in crystalline silicon and amorphous silicon films deposited on a sapphire crystal. It has been shown that in both...

We studied the effects of finite temperature in the magnetic susceptibility of a system of N non-interacting electrons in a homogeneous magnetic field and in a smooth confinement potential: the two-dimensional harmonic oscillator. Different exact ensemble calculations are considered and...

Global temperature rise due to climate change has become a major concern for the policy makers. Since rising temperature has significant impact on electricity demand, the expansion of the electricity network and related augmentation plan of power industries will be affected due to the change in...

A wedge-shaped iron (Fe) film system, quenched by silicone oil during deposition, has been prepared on glass substrates by direct current magnetron sputtering, and the influence of external disturbance on buckling patterns is investigated. The experiment shows that the wedge-shaped Fe film...

CeO2 thin films were deposited on Si, Al, Ti–6Al–4V alloy, Si3N4 and glass substrates by magnetron sputtering at room temperature. Growth of CeO2 films on Si and Si3N4 and effect of annealing were investigated by XRD, FESEM and AFM. Interaction between deposited CeO2 films and Si, Al,...

CdS thin layers of 250 nm thick doped with zero, 0.1, 0.2 and 0.3 weight percents iron were deposited on glass substrates by modified flash evaporation technique in vacuum at the pressure of 5 × 10−6 mbar. The structure of the films was investigated by X-ray diffractometry. It was revealed...