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most citedEffect of substrate temperature on the deposition of Al-doped ZnO thin films using high power impulse magnetron sputtering

36 citations · 85 across the 6 of their papers we have counts for

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cond-mat.mtrl-sci2026

Grain boundary defects induced Tc increment in MnSi

Adrian Benedit-Cardenas, Tobias Fox, Stéphanie Bruyère +6

The rapid advancement of digital technologies necessitates significant progress in functional materials, which are often derived from scarce elements and involve complex manufactur…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2025★ 36 cited

Effect of substrate temperature on the deposition of Al-doped ZnO thin films using high power impulse magnetron sputtering

Martin Mickan, Ulf Helmersson, David Horwat

Al-doped ZnO thin films were deposited using reactive high power impulse magnetron sputtering at substrate temperatures between room temperature and 600 C. Two sample ser…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2025★ 21 cited

Influence of Chemistry and Topography on the Wettability of Copper

Sarah Marie Lößlein, Rolf Merz, Yerila Rodríguez-Martínez +5

To understand the complex interplay of topography and surface chemistry in wetting, fundamental studies investigating both parameters are needed. Due to the sensitivity of wetting…

physics.plasm-ph2023★ 14 cited

Deposition rate controls nucleation and growth during amorphous/nanocrystalline competition in sputtered Zr-Cr thin films

Q. Liebgott, A. Borroto, Z. Fernández-Gutiérrez +3

Dual-phase Zr-based thin films synthesized by magnetron co-sputtering and showing competitive growth between amorphous and crystalline phases have been reported recently. In such f…

physics.app-ph2022★ 5 cited

One-Step Formation of Plasmonic Cu Nanodomains in p-Type CuO Matrix Films for Enhanced Photoconversion of n-ZnO/p-CuO Heterojunctions

Yerila Rodríguez-Martínez, Lídice Vaillant-Roca, Jaafar Ghanbaja +4

Plasmonic Cu nanoparticles were in-situ grown into a CuO semiconductor matrix by using reactive magnetron sputtering and adjusting the amount of oxygen available during the syn…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2021★ 9 cited

Interfacial strain defines the self-organization of epitaxial MoO2 flakes and porous films on sapphire: experiments and modelling

O. de Melo, V. Torres_Costa, Y. Gonzalez +8

The epitaxy of MoO2 on c_plane sapphire substrates is examined. A theoretical approach, based on density functional theory calculations of the strain energy, allowed to predict the…