A review on single crystal and thin film Si–Ge alloy: growth and applications

Abstract

The IV-IV binary alloy, Si-Ge, have attracted incredible attention for their superior performances in multiple disciplines, especially in high temperature thermoelectric applications and BICMOS applications in semiconductor industry. The alloy...

Binary solvent engineering for small-molecular organic semiconductor crystallization

“…These organic semiconductors also demonstrated enhanced electrical stability when exposed to air, 22 bias, 23 or illumination. 24 These high charge carrier mobilities and exceptional stabilities have opened up more pathways for implementing organic semiconductors in the fabrication of high performance semiconductor devices including organic thin film transistors, [25][26][27][28] organic gas sensors, [29][30][31][32][33] organic optoelectronic devices, [34][35][36][37][38][39][40] and complimentary circuits. [41][42][43] Nevertheless, a challenging issue in organic semiconductor growth is the control of crystallization and morphology.…”

Thermoelectric Modules: Key Issues in Architectural Design and Contact Optimization

“…This is achievable by (i) chemical bath deposition; [123][124] (ii) physical vapour deposition. [125][126] In chemical bath deposition, thin films are made to deposit on different substrates by submerging them in precursor solution. Subsequently, under suitable reaction condition i. e. pH and temperature.…”

Enhanced CO oxidation with cobalt-impregnated porous single-crystal manganese oxides

“…Single crystals can realize the interaction and conversion of electricity, magnetism, light, sound and force. [15][16][17] The term "porous" on a microscopic scale refers to the space inside a crystal, indicating the channels through which matter can be transferred from the outside into the crystal. 18,19 The common characteristics of porous materials are low density, high porosity, large specific surface area and selective gas penetration.…”