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Characterization of Sn-Co nanowires grown into alumina template
2009
Nanowires of Sn-Co alloys were grown inside the channels of anodic alumina membrane by potentiostatic deposition. The scanning electron microscope images showed the formation of cylindrical nanowires whose height was increasing with deposition time. The X-ray patterns did not show significant diffraction peaks, suggesting the formation of amorphous phases. The higher content of Co in the nanowires, in comparison to the initial composition of the electrolytic bath, was attributed to a higher rate of Co electrodeposition. These nanowires seem to possess specific features suitable for innovative application in the field of Li-ion batteries due to their dimensional stability and high specific s…
Characterization of the Solid State Properties of Anodic Oxides on Ta-Nb Alloys as a Function of the Anodizing Conditions
2011
Tantalum oxide, niobium oxide and Ta-Nb containing mixed oxides were grown by anodizing sputter-deposited TaxNb(1-x) alloys with 0 ≤ x ≤ 1. A photoelectrochemical investigation was performed in order to estimate the band gap values of the oxides as a function of their composition as well as to estimate their flat band potential. Differential capacitance curves were recorded for all the investigated oxides in a wide range of electrode potential and for several frequencies of the alternative signal. The dependence of C on the applied potential and a.c. frequency was interpreted on the basis of amorphous semiconductor Schottky barrier, and allowed to estimate the dielectric constant of the inv…
The Effect of Nb Incorporation on the Electronic Properties of Anodic HfO2
2017
Hafnium oxide and Nb doped HfO2 were grown by anodizing sputtering-deposited Hf and Hf-4at.%Nb. Photoelectrochemical characterization was carried out in order to estimate solid state properties such as band gap, flat band potential and electrons internal photoemission threshold energy as a function of thickness and composition of anodic oxides. Optical transitions at energy lower than the band gap value of the investigated anodic films were evidenced, and they are attributed to optical transitions involving localized states inside the band gap. Such states were located at 3.6 eV and 3.9 eV below the conduction band edge for the Nb free and Nb containing hafnium oxide, respectively. Impedanc…
Observation of New Oscillatory Phenomena during the Electrochemical Anodization of Silicon
1999
This paper reports the observation of large undamped voltage oscillations during the anodic polarization of silicon in electrol yte containing a combination of acids. One of them stimulates oxide growth and the other its chemical dissolution (in the present c ase, (0.01-0.1 M H3PO4) + (0.001- 0.01 M HF). This temporal patterning of the anodization process is shown to be due to the formation of a thin (50-90 nm) oxide layer at the sample surface and its subsequent lifting-off. The mechanism of oxide detachment i s thought to be an isotropic growth of micropores at the oxide/silicon interface triggered on by changes of electrochemical condi tions there.
SnCo nanowire array as negative electrode for lithium-ion batteries
2011
Abstract Amorphous SnCo alloy nanowires (NWs) grown inside the channels of polycarbonate membranes by potentiostatic codeposition of the two metals (SnCo- PM ) were tested vs. Li by repeated galvanostatic cycles in ethylene carbonate-dimethylcarbonate – LiPF 6 for use as negative electrode in lithium ion batteries. These SnCo electrodes delivered an almost constant capacity value, near to the theoretical for an atomic ratio Li/Sn of 4.4 over more than 35 lithiation–delithiation cycles at 1 C. SEM images of fresh and cycled electrodes showed that nanowires remain partially intact after repeated lithiation–delithiation cycles; indeed, several wires expanded and became porous. Results of amorp…
Performance analysis of single cell solid oxide fuel cells
2017
Solid oxide fuel cells (SOFCs) are a class of fuel cells operating on high temperatures which have the potential to become one of the efficient and cost effective system for direct conversion of a wide variety of fuels to electricity. For proper operation of SOFCs, evaluation of cell stability and optimization of fuel utilization is of paramount importance. In this paper, we have performed experiments to obtain current-voltage (I–V) characteristics by using three different Hydrogen (H 2 ) flow rates(100 ml/min, 150 ml/min and 200 ml/min). Furthermore, we perform oxidation and reduction (redox) cycles to determine how many redox cycles a SOFC can withstand without cracking the cell which we …
New Results on High-Resolution 3-D CZT Drift Strip Detectors
2020
Intense research activities have been carry out in the development of room temperature gamma ray spectroscopic imagers, aiming to compete with the excellent energy resolution of high-purity germanium (HPGe) detectors (0.3 % FWHM at 662 keV) obtained after cryogenic cooling. Cadmium-zinc-telluride (CZT) detectors equipped with pixel, strip and virtual Frisch-grid electrode structures represented an appealing solution for room temperature measurements. In this work, we present the performance of new high-resolution CZT drift strip detectors (19.4 x 19.4 x 6 mm3), recently fabricated at IMEM-CNR of Parma (Italy) in collaboration with due2lab company (Reggio Emilia, Italy). The detectors, worki…
Electrochemically prepared oxides for resistive switching memories
2018
Redox-based resistive switching memories (ReRAMs) are the strongest candidates for next generation nonvolatile memories. These devices are commonly composed of metal/solid electrolyte/metal junctions, where the solid electrolyte is usually an oxide layer. A key aspect in the ReRAMs development is the solid electrolyte engineering, since it is crucial to tailor the material properties for obtaining excellent switching properties (e.g. retention, endurance, etc.). Here we present an anodizing process as a non vacuum and low temperature electrochemical technique for growing oxides with tailored structural and electronic properties. The effect of the anodizing conditions on the solid state prop…
Some Advantages of the Gyrotrons with Width Emitters
2020
The main trends in gyrotron development are escalation of the radiated power and increasing the frequency of coherent radiation. For both trends it is beneficial to develop gyrotrons with wide emitters because this allows one to use cryomagnets with smaller inner bore sizes. For analyzing and optimizing the operation of gyrotrons with wide emitters it is proposed to represent such emitters as a superposition of thin rings and analyze the properties of electron beams emitted by each of these rings. The analysis of electron beam properties, for electron optical systems with different emitters is presented. The possibility to reduce velocity spread by anode profiling is discussed. The dynamics…
Effect of driving method on the degradation of organic light emitting diodes
2003
Abstract Lifetime testing results are reported for organic light emitting diodes (OLEDs) having the structure ITO (anode)/ N , N ′-diphenyl- N , N ′-bis(3-methylphenyl)-1,1′-diphenyl-4,4′-diamine (TPD)/tris-(8-hydroxyquinoline)aluminum (AlQ)/Al (cathode) and operated using dc and pulsed waveforms for comparison. In ambient atmosphere non-encapsulated devices show a lifetime of about 70 h in pulsed operation at an initial luminance of 500 cd/m 2 , almost four times longer than in dc operation. A fast initial decay of luminance is observed for dc operation. It is most probably due to a combination of Joule heating and mobile ionic impurities migration within the OLED structure under the conti…