How to get a free standing ITO film?

Can anybody suggest a suitable technique to obtain a free-standing ITO which can be later stacked on to another thin film. Basically I need to deposit ITO without damaging the existing layer.

31 December 2018 8,693 2 View

How to improve the solubility of SbI3 ?

I am working on Antimony based perovskites..it is observed that SbI3 has very poor solubility in most organic solvents. So i always need to filter out the solution..Any suggestions to improve its...

31 December 2018 7,756 4 View

What are the best quality open access journals in material science ?

i would like to know about the best quality open access journals in material science which do not charge high publication fee. Also how does arXiv work ? If i publish some project in arXiv, why...

31 December 2018 643 3 View

Has anybody done SCLC measurements on TiO2 ? What other characterisations can be done to extract trap density in metal oxides ?

What should be the ohmic contacts to be used for SCLC measurements on TiO2 ? Is it possible in a lateral configuration ? What other characterizations can be done to extract trap density in metal...

31 December 2018 4,571 5 View

What are the possible ways to alter the work function of a metal electrode

I want to alter the work function of evaporated electrodes. What are the possible approaches ?

01 January 1970 9,585 5 View

Procedure to measure Perovskite solar cell

Can we discuss about the correct procedure to be followed while measuring perovskite solar cells. Including the ambient atmosphere, the scan rate, the light soaking , masking etc. What effects...

01 January 1970 620 5 View

1 nm thick MgO thin-film to be deposited on Si wafer using thermal evaporation. What will be the optimum deposition conditions?

Favourable conditions of base pressure, rate of deposition. Also, by which characterisation technique to be used to verify the thickness of the deposited film.

28 February 2021 3,640 3 View

How to prepare a thin polymer film by post-polymerization/crosslinking?

24 February 2021 2,362 5 View

Is is possible to pole with corona poling pellets of the sample material instead of thin films?

As it is highly probable that pellets will have a higher degree of air gaps and voids than thin films, is it possible to pole the samples with corona poling nevertheless? Or is there the...

24 February 2021 1,349 1 View

How to troubleshoot Electrochromic Films and Electrochromic Devices?

I am trying to characterize an electrochromic system. The system uses ITO electrodes on glass, WO3 as the electrochromic film, and NiO as the ion storage layer. When I deposit NiO and WO3 and...

23 February 2021 9,592 2 View

How to improve the adhesion between germanium and silicon monoxide thin film layers using EBEAM evaporation?

I want to deposit multilayer coating of germanium and silicon monoxide on silicon wafer using ebeam evaporation?

21 February 2021 2,141 3 View

How can I measure the thickness of thin layers deposited on textured glass susbtrates?

I want to measure the thickness of aluminum oxide and titanium oxide layers deposited on textured glass substates. The layer thicknesses are typically below 100nm.

21 February 2021 5,465 4 View

How do I calculate absorption coefficient of my thin film if I dont know the thickness? Or how can I calculate the thickness of my sample?

I have done Uv-vis characterisation of my thin film and have received absorbance and transmittance data. Now I want to calculate the absorption coefficient but I dont know the thickness of my...

21 February 2021 7,148 8 View

How to construct different filler shape in MD simulations?

Is there any way to construct different initial filler shapes like triangle, square, rectangle, pillar, and tube in any simulation software.

20 February 2021 1,750 1 View

Can fractal dimension of thin film surfaces affects the electrons energy states?

As fractal dimension of a thin film surface implies the irregularity in the surface. Is it possible that the energy states of the electrons are also affected by the fractal dimension?

19 February 2021 5,509 3 View

What is the reason film thickness increased?

what is the reason film thickness increased when increased doping concentrations give some reasons The measured film thickness is 156, 282, 394, 548 and 681 nm for 0, 1.5, 2.5, 3.5, and 4.5 wt....

17 February 2021 8,987 5 View