Smagul Karazhanov

Engineering of the band gap and optical properties of thin films of yttrium hydride

Thin films of oxygen-containing yttrium hydride show photochromic effect at room temperature. In this work, we have studied structural and optical properties of the films deposited at different deposition pressures, discovering the possibility of engineering the optical band gap by variation of the oxygen content. In sum, the transparency of the films and the wavelength range of photons triggering the photochromic effect can be controlled by variation of the deposition pressure.

Electronic and optical properties of magnesium and calcium hydroxides: the role of covalency and many-body effects

Magnesium and calcium hydroxides X(OH)2 (X = Mg, Ca) are multifunctional materials that have many important applications in industry, technology, and research. In solid-state electronics, the emerging applications of these compounds are related to photovoltaic devices. In the present paper we review electronic properties of X(OH)2, band gaps, work function, and features of chemical bonding and discuss theoretically predicted exciton effects.

Photochromic mechanism in oxygen-containing yttrium hydride thin films: An optical perspective

Oxygen-containing yttrium hydride thin films exhibit photochromic behavior: Transparent thin films reversibly switch from a transparent state to a photodarkened state after being illuminated with UV or blue light. From optical spectrophotometry and ellipsometry measurements of the transparent state and photodarkened state, it is concluded that the photochromic effect can be explained by the gradual growth, under illumination, of metallic domains within the initial wide-band-gap semiconducting lattice. This conclusion is supported by Raman measurements.

Preparation of meta-stable phases of barium titanate by Sol-hydrothermal method

Two low-cost chemical methods of sol–gel and the hydrothermal process have been strategically combined to fabricate barium titanate (BaTiO3) nanopowders. This method was tested for various synthesis temperatures (100 °C to 250 °C) employing barium dichloride (BaCl2) and titanium tetrachloride (TiCl4) as precursors and sodium hydroxide (NaOH) as mineralizer for synthesis of BaTiO3 nanopowders. The as-prepared BaTiO3 powders were investigated for structural characteristics using x-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). The overall analysis indicates that the hydrothermal conditions create a gentle environment to promote the formation of crystalline phase directly from amorphous phase at the very low processing temperatures investigated. XRD analysis showed phase transitions from cubic - tetragonal - orthorhombic - rhombohedral with increasing synthesis temperature and calculated grain sizes were 34 – 38 nm (using the Scherrer formula). SEM and TEM analysis verified that the BaTiO3 nanopowders synthesized by this method were spherical in shape and about 114 - 170 nm in size. The particle distribution in both SEM and TEM shows that as the reaction temperature increases from 100 °C to 250 °C, the particles agglomerate. Selective area electron diffraction (SAED) shows that the particles are crystalline in nature. The study shows that choosing suitable precursor and optimizing pressure and temperature; different meta-stable (ferroelectric) phases of undoped BaTiO3 nanopowders can be stabilized by the sol-hydrothermal method.

Preparation of yttrium hydride-based photochromic films by reactive magnetron sputtering

Photochromic oxygen-containing yttrium hydride has been synthesized using a two step process. The process consists of an initial sputter deposition of oxygen-free yttrium hydride YH

Annealing-induced structural rearrangement and optical band gap change in Mg-Ni-H thin films

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Understanding the effects of Cr doping in rutile TiO2 by DFT calculations and X-ray spectroscopy

, followed by a controlled reaction with air that causes incorporation of oxygen into the material. An in-situ study of the YH

First-principles study of SnS electronic properties using LDA, PBE and HSE06 functionals

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A review on applications of Cu2ZnSnS4 as alternative counter electrodes in dye-sensitized solar cells

as it reacted with oxygen was made possible by applying an aluminium capping layer with a low but non-zero oxygen permeability prior to air exposure. During the reaction, the visual appearance of the YH

Electrical Properties of Silicon with Bistable Impurity Complexes

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