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Series II:Mathematics,Physics and Chemistry – Vol.223
Functional Properties
of Nanostructured Materials
edited by
Rainer Kassing
Department of Natural Sciences,
University of Kassel,
Germany
Plamen Petkov
Department of Physics,
University of Chemical Technology and Metallurgy,
Sofia, Bulgaria
Wilhelm Kulisch
Department of Natural Sciences,
University of Kassel,
Germany
and
Cyril Popov
Central Laboratory of Photoprocesses,
Bulgarian Academy of Sciences,
Sofia, Bulgaria
Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Study Institute on
Functional Properties of Nanostructured Materials
Sozopol, Bulgaria
3-15 June, 2005
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Preface..........................................................................................................xi
1. General Aspects
R. Kassing and W. Kulisch: Nanoscaled materials: A brief
introduction...........................................................................................3
2. Basic Properties of Nanoscaled Materials
2.1. ELECTRICAL PROPERTIES
J. M. Marshall: Electronic properties and characterisation
of disordered semiconductors.............................................................29
J. M. Marshall: A computer modelling study of hopping transport
and variable range hopping in disordered solids................................45
P. Petkov: Electrode-limited currents in thin ternary chalcogenide
films....................................................................................................57
2.2. OPTICAL PROPERTIES
U. Kreibig, M. Gartz, A. Hilger, H. Hövel, M. Quinten, D. Wagner,
and H. Ditlbacher: A short survey of optical properties of metal
nanostructures.....................................................................................75
2.3. MECHANICAL PROPERTIES
W. Kulisch: Nanocomposite thin films with improved mechanical
properties..........................................................................................113
3. Techniques and Methods
3.1. PREPARATION OF NANOSCALED MATERIALS
R. Kassing: Fabrication of nanostructures.................................................127
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3.1.1. Bulk Materials
A.L. Stepanov: Optical properties of metal nanoparticles formed
by ion implantation and modified by laser annealing.......................139
J.-C. Pivin: Synthesis procedures of nanocomposites from gels...............161
R. Harizanova, G. Völksch, and C. Rüssel: Phase separation
and crystallisation in high iron containing borosilicate glasses........169
V. Ivanova, E. Kashchieva, and Y. Dimitriev: Nanocomposites
based on immiscible borate glasses..................................................173
D. Dobreva, S. Nenkova, and St. Vasileva: Investigation of the
microstructure of polypropylene composites filled with wood
flour modified with monochloracetic acid........................................177
3.1.2. Thin Films
W. Mróz: Physics of deposition of hydroxyapatite layers
by the pulsed laser deposition method..............................................183
M. Jelínek, T. Kocourek, F. Flory, L. Escoubas, and T. Mazingue:
Laser deposition of waveguiding films.............................................197
R. Cristescu, I.N. Mihailescu, M. Jelinek, and D.B. Chrisey:
Functionalized thin films and structures obtained by novel
laser processing issues......................................................................211
3.2. CHARACTERIZATION OF NANOSCALED MATERIALS
P. Morgen, A. Bahari, and K. Pedersen: Nanostructured films on
silicon surfaces.................................................................................229
M. Emziane, K. Durose, D.P. Halliday, A. Bosio, and N. Romeo:
On the origin of impurities in the window layers of CdTe/CdS
solar cells..........................................................................................257
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4. Nanoscaled Thin Films
4.1. CARBON AND RELATED MATERIALS
W. Kulisch and C. Popov: Deposition, characterization and
application of nanocrystalline diamond films...................................263
S. Ulrich, E. Nold, K. Sell, M. Stüber, J. Ye, and C. Ziebert:
Nano-scale, multi-functional, cubic boron nitride coatings..............275
R. Freudenstein and W. Kulisch: Nanocrystalline cubic boron
nitride films......................................................................................289
R. Kosydar, W. Mroz, M. Jelinek, and T. Kocourek: Boron nitride
thin layers prepared using a krypton fluoride excimer laser.............295
4.2. SILICON-BASED FILMS
D. Dimova-Malinovska: Metal induced crystallisation - an advanced
method for polycrystalline Si films preparation...............................301
D. Dimova-Malinovska: Modification of the optical and structural
properties of a-Si C :H films by ion implantation..........................313
1-x x
D. Dimova-Malinovska: Application of stain etched porous silicon in
solar cells and light emitting diodes.................................................323
V. Grigorov, O. Angelov, M. Kamenkova,
and D. Dimova-Malinovska: Structural properties of poly-Si
thin films on ZnO:Al coated glass substrates obtained by
aluminium-induced crystallization in different atmospheres............333
4.3. OXIDE FILMS
K. Gesheva, T. Ivanova, F. Hamelmann, and O. Trofimov:
CVD-transition metal oxide films as functional layers in “smart
windows” and X-ray mirrors............................................................341
F. Hamelmann, H. Wonisch, W. Hachmann, and U. Heinzmann:
Plasma assisted deposition of tungsten oxide / silicon oxide
multilayer films with sub-nanometer single layers...........................351
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P.V. Aleksandrova, V.K. Gueorguiev, Tz.E. Ivanov, and J.B.
Koprinarova:Electrical and polarization properties of
nano-sized ZrO on polycrystalline silicon.......................................355
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I. Di Sarcina, A. Menelle, E. Nichelatti, and A. Piegari:
Characterization of optical coatings for artwork protection
by means of neutron reflectometry...................................................359
G. Socol, I.N. Mihailescu, E. Axente, C. Ristoscu, E. Gyorgy,
D. Stanoi, S. Grigorescu, L. Escoubas, and T. Mazingue:
Functional nanostructured metal oxide thin films for
applications in optical gas detection.................................................363
4.4. FURTHER SYSTEMS
D. Stanoi, E. Axente, G. Socol, G. Dorcioman, S. Grigorescu,
and I. N. Mihailescu: Structural characterization of Er:
YAG thin films grown by pulsed laser deposition...........................369
J. Dikova, Tz. Babeva, and Tz. Iliev: Optical behavior of vacuum
deposited amorphous and nano-crystalline As S films before
2 3
and after irradiation..........................................................................373
P. Gushterova, P. Sharlandjiev, B. Schmidt, and A. Mücklich:
On the determination of the optical constants of very thin
metallic films....................................................................................379
5. Special Nanostructures: Fullerenes, Nanotube, Nanowires
C. Popov: Nanostructured carbon materials...............................................387
M.J. Wozniak, W. Kaszuwara, J.A. Kozubowski, M. Leonowicz,
M. Bystrzejewski, A. Huczko, H. Lange, and M. Zdrojek:
Encapsulates: Nd-Fe-B@C and Fe@C for drug delivery
systems and contrast elements, study of structure, chemical
composition and magnetic properties...............................................399
C.T. Fleaca, L. Albu, R. Alexandrescu, F. Dumitrache, I. Morjan,
E. Popovici, I. Sandu, M. Scarisoreanu, I. Soare,
and I. Voicu: Carbon-based nanostructures through laser
interaction with reactive gaseous mixtures.......................................403
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D. Stichtenoth, D. Schwen, S. Mueller, C. Borchers,
and C. Ronning: Growth and properties of zincsulfide
nanowires..........................................................................................407
O. Adiguzel: Smart materials and martensite microstructures
in copper based shape memory alloys..............................................411
6. Applications
6.1. DEVICES, SENSORS, DATA STORAGE
J.P. Reithmaier, A. Forchel, M. Krakowski, and G. Eisenstein:
Semiconductor nanostructures for fundamental physics and
optoelectronic applications...............................................................417
A. Vaseashta: Nanostructured materials based devices and sensors.........431
A. Vaseashta, J.O. Brumfield, S.B. Vaseashta, J. Barrios, P. Roy,
O. Pummakarnchana, N. Tripathi, and J. Dutta:
Atmospheric parameters sensing using nanotechnology
based sensors and image processed real-time satellite data..............443
C. Steimer, H. Dieker, D. Wamwangi, W. Welnic, R. Detemple,
and M. Wuttig: Optical and electronic data storage with
phase change materials: From crystal structures to kinetics.............449
H. Dieker, H. Noerenberg, C. Steimer, and M. Wuttig:
Chalcogenide alloys as a basis for new non-volatile random
access memories...............................................................................455
6.2. ELECTROCHEMICAL
B. Abrashev, S. Bliznakov, and A. Popov: Nanocrystalline
Mg-based hydrogen storage alloys synthesized by mechanical
alloying – a review...........................................................................463
S. Bliznakov, N. Drenchev, T. Spassov, and A. Popov:
Nanocrystalline Mg based alloys obtained by mechanical
alloying as precursors for high-capacity negative electrodes
in rechargeable Ni/MH batteries.......................................................469
