Towards Room Temperature Thermochromic Coatings with controllable NIR-IR modulation for solar heat management & smart windows applications

Khanyile, B. S.; Numan, N.; Simo, A.; Nkosi, M.; Mtshali, C. B.; Khumalo, Z.; Madiba, I. G.; Mabakachaba, B.; Swart, H.; Coetsee-Hugo, E.; Duvenhage, Mart-Mari; Lee, E.; Henini, M.; Gibaud, A.; Chaker, M.; Rezaee, P.; Lethole, N.; Akbari, M.; Morad, R.; Maaza, M.

doi:10.1038/s41598-024-52021-7

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Effect of doping on transport properties of InSb epilayers grown by MOCVD and MBE (2024)
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Temperature-dependent carrier transport properties of two InSb epilayers grown on GaAs substrates by Molecular Beam Epitaxy (MBE) and Metal Organic Chemical Vapor Deposition (MOCVD) are investigated. The InSb epilayer grown by MBE was undoped, but th... Read More about Effect of doping on transport properties of InSb epilayers grown by MOCVD and MBE.

Preparation and characterization of various PVPylated divalent metal-doped ferrite nanoparticles for magnetic hyperthermia (2024)
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There is an incessant demand to keep improving on the heating responses of polymeric magnetic nanoparticles (MNPs) under magnetic excitation, particularly in the pursuit for them to be utilized for clinical hyperthermia applications. Herein, we repor... Read More about Preparation and characterization of various PVPylated divalent metal-doped ferrite nanoparticles for magnetic hyperthermia.

Machine learning-based method for predicting C–V-T characteristics and electrical parameters of GaAs/AlGaAs multi-quantum wells Schottky diodes (2024)
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In this work, two models of artificial neural networks are developed to predict the electrical parameters and capacitance-voltage characteristics of GaAs/AlGaAs multi-quantum wells Schottky diodes at different temperatures. Capacitance-Voltage-Temper... Read More about Machine learning-based method for predicting C–V-T characteristics and electrical parameters of GaAs/AlGaAs multi-quantum wells Schottky diodes.

Revealing localized excitons in WSe2/β-Ga2O3 (2024)
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We have investigated the optical and magneto-optical properties of monolayer (ML) WSe2 on flakes of β-Ga2O3 under high magnetic fields. Remarkably, sharp emission peaks were observed and associated with localized excitons related to point defects. A... Read More about Revealing localized excitons in WSe2/β-Ga2O3.

Effect of erbium-doping concentration on the electrical, structural and morphological properties of heterostructures based on TiO2 thin films (2024)
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Effect of erbium (Er) doping on the electrical, structural and morphological properties of TiO2 thin films deposited by the combination of a simple sol–gel process and spin-coating technique on p-type silicon substrates, has been investigated. A syst... Read More about Effect of erbium-doping concentration on the electrical, structural and morphological properties of heterostructures based on TiO2 thin films.

Linear and nonlinear optical investigations of polyvinyl chloride modified La2O3 nanocomposite films (2024)
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In the present work, we report the effect and improvement of PVC polymer blend nanocomposites performance with addition of lanthanum oxide (La2O3) nanofiller. The structural properties of the samples were studied using different characterization tech... Read More about Linear and nonlinear optical investigations of polyvinyl chloride modified La2O3 nanocomposite films.

Towards Room Temperature Thermochromic Coatings with controllable NIR-IR modulation for solar heat management & smart windows applications (2024)
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Solar heat management & green air-conditioning are among the major technologies that could mitigate heat islands phenomenon while minimizing significantly the CO2 global foot-print within the building & automotive sectors. Chromogenic materials in ge... Read More about Towards Room Temperature Thermochromic Coatings with controllable NIR-IR modulation for solar heat management & smart windows applications.