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Rare earth element (REE) lanthanum doped zinc oxide (La: ZnO) nanomaterials: synthesis structural optical and antibacterial studies (2017)
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Manikandan, A., Manikandan, E., Meenatchi, B., Vadivel, S., Jaganathan, S., Ladchumananandasivam, R., Henini, M., Maaza, M., & Aanand, J. S. (2017). Rare earth element (REE) lanthanum doped zinc oxide (La: ZnO) nanomaterials: synthesis structural optical and antibacterial studies. Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 723, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jallcom.2017.06.336

Lanthanum (La) doped zinc oxide (ZnO) nanomaterials (LaxZn1-xO, x = 0.0, 0.03, 0.05, 0.07 M) were synthesized via co-precipitation method using zinc acetate, lanthanum nitrate as precursors, octylamine as capping and reducing agent. The structures, m... Read More about Rare earth element (REE) lanthanum doped zinc oxide (La: ZnO) nanomaterials: synthesis structural optical and antibacterial studies.

Impact of doping on the performance of p-type Be-doped Al0.29 Ga0.71As Schottky diodes (2017)
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Henini, M. (in press). Impact of doping on the performance of p-type Be-doped Al0.29 Ga0.71As Schottky diodes. Modern Electronic Materials, 3(2), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.moem.2017.06.001

The effects of changing the acceptors concentration on the electrical characteristics of Au/Ti on Be-doped Al0.29Ga0.71As Schottky contact have been investigated in the temperature range of 100–400 K. Using three devices with three different doping l... Read More about Impact of doping on the performance of p-type Be-doped Al0.29 Ga0.71As Schottky diodes.

Enhanced magnetic properties of polymer-magnetic nanostructures synthesized by ultrasonication (2017)
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Thanigai Arul, K., Manikandan, E., Marmu, P., Kennedy, J., & Henini, M. (in press). Enhanced magnetic properties of polymer-magnetic nanostructures synthesized by ultrasonication. Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 720, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jallcom.2017.05.146

Polymer based nickel (Ni) and cobalt (Co) co-doped ferrites were prepared by adept ultrasonication route. Different concentrations of polymer [polyvinyl alcohol (PVA)] (0.2 g and 0.5 g) was added as a surfactant to the magnetic particles. The phase p... Read More about Enhanced magnetic properties of polymer-magnetic nanostructures synthesized by ultrasonication.

Transition metal titanium (Ti) doped LaFeO3 nanoparticles for enhanced optical structural and magnetic properties (2017)
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Sasikala, C., Durairaj, N., Baskaran, I., Sathyaseelan, B., Henini, M., & Manikandan, E. (2017). Transition metal titanium (Ti) doped LaFeO3 nanoparticles for enhanced optical structural and magnetic properties. Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 712, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jallcom.2017.04.133

A series of LaFe1−xTixO3 (x = 0.0, 0.2, 0.4, 0.6 and 0.8) nanoparticles have been successfully synthesized by simple co-precipitation technique. The synthesized samples (calcined at 800° C/3hr) were characterised for structural, optical and magnetic... Read More about Transition metal titanium (Ti) doped LaFeO3 nanoparticles for enhanced optical structural and magnetic properties.

Fabrication of novel transparent Co3O4-TiO2 nanowires p-n heterojunction diodes for multiband photodetection applications (2017)
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Choudhuri, B., Mondal, A., Dwivedi, S. M. M. D., & Henini, M. (2017). Fabrication of novel transparent Co3O4-TiO2 nanowires p-n heterojunction diodes for multiband photodetection applications. Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 712, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jallcom.2017.04.068

Axial Co3O4 - TiO2 heterojunction nanowires (NWs) were synthesized by glancing angle deposition (GLAD) technique. The p-n heterojunction showed excellent rectification ratio of 2.26 × 102 at ± 3.4 V. The forward turn on voltage of 1.5 V in the dark w... Read More about Fabrication of novel transparent Co3O4-TiO2 nanowires p-n heterojunction diodes for multiband photodetection applications.

Spin polarization of carriers in InGaAs self-assembled quantum rings inserted in GaAs-AlGaAs resonant tunneling devices (2017)
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Gordo, V. O., Gobato, Y., Galeti, H., Brasil, M., Taylor, D., & Henini, M. (in press). Spin polarization of carriers in InGaAs self-assembled quantum rings inserted in GaAs-AlGaAs resonant tunneling devices. Journal of Electronic Materials, 46(7), https://doi.org/10.1007/s11664-017-5391-2

In this work, we have investigated transport and polarization resolved photoluminescence (PL) of n-type GaAs-AlGaAs resonant tunneling diodes (RTDs) containing a layer of InGaAs self-assembled quantum rings (QRs) in the quantum well (QW). All measure... Read More about Spin polarization of carriers in InGaAs self-assembled quantum rings inserted in GaAs-AlGaAs resonant tunneling devices.

Piezoelectric response to coherent longitudinal and transverse acoustic phonons in a semiconductor Schottky diode (2017)
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Srikanthreddy, D., Glavin, B., Poyser, C. L., Henini, M., Lehmann, D., Jasiukiewicz, C., Akimov, A. V., & Kent, A. (in press). Piezoelectric response to coherent longitudinal and transverse acoustic phonons in a semiconductor Schottky diode. Physical Review Applied, 7(2), Article 024014. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevApplied.7.024014

We study the generation of microwave electronic signals by pumping a (311) GaAs Schottky diode with compressive and shear acoustic phonons, generated by femtosecond optical excitation of an Al _lm transducer and mode conversion at the Al-GaAs interfa... Read More about Piezoelectric response to coherent longitudinal and transverse acoustic phonons in a semiconductor Schottky diode.

SiC polytypes and doping nature effects on electrical properties of ZnO-SiC Schottky diodes (2017)
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Rebaoui, Z., Bouiajra, W., Abboun Abid, M., Saidane, A., Jameel, D., Henini, M., & Felix, J. (2017). SiC polytypes and doping nature effects on electrical properties of ZnO-SiC Schottky diodes. Microelectronic Engineering, 171, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mee.2017.01.010

Electrical properties of ZnO/SiC Schottky diodes with two SiC polytypes and N and P doping are investigated. Characterization was performed through I–V and C–V–f measurements. Schottky barrier height (Φb), ideality factor (n), and series resistance (... Read More about SiC polytypes and doping nature effects on electrical properties of ZnO-SiC Schottky diodes.

Investigation of electrically active defects in InGaAs quantum wire intermediate-band solar cells using deep-level transient spectroscopy (DLTS) technique (2016)
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Al Saqri, N. A., Felix, J. F., Aziz, M., Kunets, V. P., Jameel, D. A., Taylor, D., Henini, M., Abd El-sadek, M. S., Furrow, C., Ware, M. E., Benamara, M., Mortazavi, M., & Salamo, G. (in press). Investigation of electrically active defects in InGaAs quantum wire intermediate-band solar cells using deep-level transient spectroscopy (DLTS) technique. Nanotechnology, 28(4), https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6528/28/4/045707

InGaAs quantum wire (QWr) intermediate-band solar cell based nanostructures grown by molecular beam epitaxy are studied. The electrical and interface properties of these solar cell devices, as determined by current–voltage (I–V) and capacitance–volta... Read More about Investigation of electrically active defects in InGaAs quantum wire intermediate-band solar cells using deep-level transient spectroscopy (DLTS) technique.

Photodegradation of organic pollutants RhB dye using UV simulated sunlight on ceria based TiO2 nanomaterials for antibacterial applications (2016)
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Kasinathan, K., Kennedy, J., Elayaperumal, M., Henini, M., & Malik, M. (2016). Photodegradation of organic pollutants RhB dye using UV simulated sunlight on ceria based TiO2 nanomaterials for antibacterial applications. Scientific Reports, 6(38064), https://doi.org/10.1038/srep38064

To photo-catalytically degrade RhB dye using solar irradiation, CeO2 doped TiO2 nanocomposites were synthesized hydrothermally at 700 °C for 9 hrs. All emission spectra showed a prominent band centered at 442 nm that was attributed to oxygen related... Read More about Photodegradation of organic pollutants RhB dye using UV simulated sunlight on ceria based TiO2 nanomaterials for antibacterial applications.