Physics and Engineering of New Materials (eBook)

Preface 6
Table of Contents 7
Hierarchical Diffusive Properties of Electrons in Quasiperiodic Chains 12
Effect of Single-Side Modulation Doping on Low- Temperature Transport Properties in Square Infinite Quantum Wells 21
Nonlinear Optical Conductivity in Doped Semiconductor Superlattices Due to LO Phonon Scattering 32
The Effects of the Polarization Charges on the Quantum Lifetime of the Two-Dimensional Electron Gas in a Uniformly- Doped Heterostructure 39
Possible TC Superconducting Enhancement in Q2D Materials by Incommensurate Structural Phase Transition 49
Compressed Electron Distribution in the Nanostructure 58
Time and Space Resolved Studies on Metallic Nanoparticles 68
Synthesis and Optical Properties of Colloidal CdS/ CdSe/ CdS Quantum Wells 85
Preparation and optical properties of one dimensional nano hydroxides and oxides 93
Hydrothermal Synthesis and Photocatalytic Properties of TiO2 Nanotubes 100
UHV Studies on CO and Methanol Adsorption and Decomposition on Pristine and Oxidized Alumina- Supported Co Nanoparticles 107
Surface confined electrochemical compound formation: Incipient sulfidation of Au( 1 1 1) 117
Giant Spin-Polarization and Magnetic Anisotropy of Nanostructures at Surfaces 127
The Role of Spin-Polarized Tunneling on Transport Properties of (1-x) La0.7Ca0.3MnO3+xAI2O3 Nanocomposites (x=0 5wt%) 137
Advanced Metallic Magnetic Materials Prepared by Electro- Chemical Deposition, Vapor Deposition and Rapid Quenching 145
Magnetic Interaction Between Polycrystalline Ultrathin Antiferromagnetic and Ferromagnetic Films 154
The (100) (111) Transition in Epitaxial Manganese Oxide Nanolayers 166
Growth and Structure of Zinc Oxide Nanostructured Layer Obtained by Spray Pyrolysis 174
Influence of Different Post- treatments on the Physical Properties of Sprayed Zinc Oxide Thin Films 180
The Effect of SiO2 Addition in Hydrophilic Property of TiO2 Films 187
Investigation of the Transformation of a Modified Iron Oxide Structure During Redox Reaction 195
Structural Modification of Near-Surface Region of Strontium Titanate Single Crystal Under the Influence of a Static Electric Field Enhanced by X- ray Irradiation 202
Thermoelectric Properties of Heavily Doped Polycrystalline SrTiO3 210
Optimization Study of TiO2 Film Deposited by IAD Process 219
Polymorphs in GeO2 Liquid 225
Formation of Chiral Aggregates of Tetralactam Macrocycles on the Au( 111) Surface 235
Surface Resonant Raman Spectroscopy at Indium- Nanowire- Terminated Si( 111) 246
The Properties of Nano-Hexaferrite Sr-La Prepared by Citrate- Gel Method 255
Glucose Sensor Based on Multi-Wall Carbon Nanotubes Doped Polypyrrole 261
Structural and Spectral Properties of Curcumin and Metal- Curcumin Complex Derived from Turmeric ( Curcuma longa) 269
In-situ Chemically Polymerized PANi-SWNTs Composites: Characterizations and Gas Sensing Feature 277
Design, Simulation and Experimental Characteristics of Hydrogel- based Piezoresistive pH Sensors 285
Optimization of the Thermostable Nanogel Systems for High Temperature Reservoir Application 293
Discovery of Nanotubes in Ancient Damascus Steel 303
Materials Research with Energetic Heavy Ions at GSI 309
Nanoantennas for Surface Enhanced Infrared Spectroscopy 318
Ultrafast Switching of Coherent Electronic Excitation: Great Promise for Reaction Control on the Femtosecond Time Scale 323
InGaAsp/ InP Semiconductor Optical Amplifiers and their Some Nonlinear Effects 332
Simulation and Lock-In Phase Analysis in Photoreflectance Modulation Spectroscopy of Gaas And Photoreflectance Investigations of The Heterojunction StructureAlxga1–Xas(N+)/Gaas(P–)/Gaas(P+) 339
Principally Basic Effects of Laser on the Bulk Semiconductor Bands 349
Controlling the Bragg Wavelength Spectral Profile Expansion of FBG Sensors by Nano- Particle Coated Layers 356
Controlled Cantilever-Tips Adapted from the Scanning Probe Microscopies as Active Working Elements in Smart Systems 364
Design and Fabrication of a Miniaturized Three- Degree- of- Freedom Piezoresistive Acceleration Sensor Based on MEMS Technology Using Deep Reactive Ion Etching 370
Contributors 377