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431. Oxide Thin Films and Nano-heterostructures for Microelectronics (MOS Structures, Ferroelectric Materials and Multiferroic Heterostructures)

Authors: Pintilie, I; Pintilie, L; Filip, LD; Nistor, LC; Ghica, C

Published: 2014, SIZE EFFECTS IN NANOSTRUCTURES: BASICS AND APPLICATIONS, 205, 108, DOI: 10.1007/978-3-662-44479-5_4

Oxide materials are becoming of increasing interest due to their large variety of physical properties such as dielectric, magnetism, superconductivity, conductivity, ferroelectricity, multiferroism, etc. In addition, interfacing oxides with other materials is conferring new or better device functionalities. The main physical properties of oxides interfaces and their impact on the electrical properties of interest for microelectronic applications are presented. Further on, this subchapter is also devoted to the investigation and understanding of interface effects observed in heterostructures containing linear (SiO2) and non-linear (ferroelectrics) dielectrics in combination with wide-band gap semiconductor materials (e.g. ZnO and SiC) with special emphasis on size effects, interface quality and the opportunity to control the emergent phenomena in Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor (MOS) and Metal-Ferroelectric-Semiconductor (MFS) materials systems.

432. Liquid crystals based on silver carbene complexes derived from dimeric bis(imidazolium) bromide salts

Authors: Pana, A; Ilis, M; Micutz, M; Dumitrascu, F; Pasuk, I; Circu, V

Published: 2014, RSC ADVANCES, 4, 59497, DOI: 10.1039/c4ra11023d

A series of bis(imidazolium) salts with different mesogenic groups (cyanobiphenyl or cholesteryl) and their silver carbene complexes with Br- anion has been designed and prepared. The liquid crystalline behaviour of these ionic liquids and their corresponding silver-carbene complexes was investigated by polarised optical microscopy (POM), differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) and powder X-ray diffraction while their thermal stability was studied by thermogravimetric analysis (TGA). The silver complexes are thermally stable on a broad temperature range with accessible transition temperatures close to ambient temperature. The compounds with cholesteryl groups show higher transition temperatures than the compounds possessing cyanobiphenyl mesogenic groups, but their thermal stability is limited by a slight decomposition before reaching the isotropic state. Interestingly, the bis(imidazolium) salt with two cyanobiphenyl groups at each side shows an enantiotropic nematic phase on a short range, being one of the few examples of ILC displaying nematic phase.

433. ULTRA HIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT POLYETHYLENE ACETABULAR CUPS FUNCTIONALIZED WITH BIOACTIVE GLASS COATINGS SYNTHESIZED BY PULSED LASER DEPOSITION

Authors: Duta, L; Popa, AC; Miculescu, F; Mihailescu, IN

Published: 2014, ROMANIAN REPORTS IN PHYSICS, 66, 800, DOI:

We report on the synthesis by PLD of bioactive glass (BG) films onto ultra high molecular weight polyethylene acetabular cups, and their preliminarily characterization after immersion in simulated body fluid. Fourier Transform Infrared spectra evidenced the strong depolymerization of the BG coatings. Scanning Electron Microscopy evidenced that the typical PLD film surface was converted after soaking in SBF to a rough one consisting of acicular crystals. Energy Dispersive Spectroscopy analysis demonstrated a remarkable conservation of the targets stoichiometry. The functionalization of acetabular cups with BG films by PLD should allow for the fabrication of implant coatings with improved osteoinductive characteristics.

434. Study of high-dose X-ray radiation damage of silicon sensors

Authors: Klanner, R; Fretwurst, E; Pintilie, I; Schwandt, J; Zhang, JG

Published: DEC 21 2013, NUCLEAR INSTRUMENTS & METHODS IN PHYSICS RESEARCH SECTION A-ACCELERATORS SPECTROMETERS DETECTORS AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT, 732, 121, DOI: 10.1016/j.nima.2013.05.131

The high intensity and high repetition rate of the European X-Ray Free Electron Laser, presently under construction in Hamburg, will require pixel sensors which can stand X-ray doses up to 1 GGy for 3 years of operation. Within the AGIPD Collaboration the Hamburg group has systematically studied X-ray damage in silicon sensors for the dose range between 1 kGy and 1 GGy using strip sensors and test structures fabricated on high-ohmic n-type silicon from four different vendors. The densities of oxide charges, interface traps and surface current as function of dose and annealing conditions have been determined. The results have been implemented in TCAD simulations, and the radiation performance of strip sensors and guard-ring structures has been simulated and compared to experimental results. Finally, with the help of detailed TCAD simulations, the layout and technological parameters of the AGIPD pixel sensor have been optimized. It is found that the optimization for silicon sensors exposed to high X-ray doses is significantly different from that for non-irradiated sensors, and that the specifications of the AGIPD sensor can be met. (C) 2013 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

435. Synthesis and properties of Ba(Zn1/3Ta2/3) O-3 for microwave and millimeter-wave applications (vol 516, pg 1558 , 2008)

Authors: Ioachim, A; Toacsan, MI; Banciu, MG; Nedelcu, L; Dutu, CA; Alexandru, HV; Antohe, S; Andronescu, E; Jinga, S; Nita, P

Published: DEC 2 2013, THIN SOLID FILMS, 548, 663, DOI: 10.1016/j.tsf.2013.10.132

436. Giant pyroelectric coefficient determined from the frequency dependence of the pyroelectric signal generated by epitaxial Pb(Zr0.2Ti0.8)O-3 layers grown on single crystal SrTiO3 substrates

Authors: Botea, M; Iuga, A; Pintilie, L

Published: DEC 2 2013, APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS, 103, DOI: 10.1063/1.4838035

Epitaxial Pb(Zr0.2Ti0.8)O-3 layers of good structural quality were grown on single crystal SrTiO3 substrates. The pyroelectric coefficient was estimated from the signal generated by the ferroelectric film working as a pyroelectric detector in the voltage mode, without pre-poling procedure. The obtained value is as high as 1.9 x 10(-3) C/m(2) K. The large value is attributed to the presence of 90 degrees ferroelectric domains and to the compressive misfit strain, leading to an enhanced ferroelectric polarization. (C) 2013 AIP Publishing LLC.

437. Challenges for silicon pixel sensors at the European XFEL

Authors: Klanner, R; Becker, J; Fretwurst, E; Pintilie, I; Pohlsen, T; Schwandt, J; Zhang, JG

Published: DEC 1 2013, NUCLEAR INSTRUMENTS & METHODS IN PHYSICS RESEARCH SECTION A-ACCELERATORS SPECTROMETERS DETECTORS AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT, 730, 7, DOI: 10.1016/j.nima.2013.05.166

A systematic experimental study of the main challenges for silicon-pixel sensors at the European XFEL is presented. The high instantaneous density of X-rays and the high repetition rate of the XFEL pulses result in signal distortions due to the plasma effect and in severe radiation damage. The main parameters of X-ray-radiation damage have been determined and their impacton p(+)n sensors is investigated. These studies form the basis of the optimized design of a pixel-sensor for experimentation at the European XFEL. (C) 2013 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

438. Radiation damage in n-type silicon diodes after electron irradiation with energies between 1.5 MeV and 15 MeV

Authors: Radu, R; Fretwurst, E; Klanner, R; Lindstroem, G; Pintilie, I

Published: DEC 1 2013, NUCLEAR INSTRUMENTS & METHODS IN PHYSICS RESEARCH SECTION A-ACCELERATORS SPECTROMETERS DETECTORS AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT, 730, 90, DOI: 10.1016/j.nima.2013.04.080

Radiation damage in silicon, caused by the creation of point and cluster defects due to energetic charged hadrons and neutrons, results in a serious degradation of silicon-sensor performance and limits their lifetime. So far not all the defects are understood. The work presented here focuses on the study of radiation damage by electrons of different kinetic energies, from 1.5 MeV to 15 MeV, in order to study the differences between point- and cluster-related defects. The introduction rate of vacancy-related point defects and of so-called clustered regions was investigated as a function of electron energy. It is shown that the ratio between cluster dominated and point defect formation increases with increasing electron energy. 1.5 MeV electrons create only point defects, and the formation of cluster defects starts already at 3.5 MeV. To study the defect kinetics, isothermal annealing at 80 degrees C and isochronal annealing measurements were performed. (C) 2013 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

439. Influence of a hydrophobin underlayer on the structuring and antimicrobial properties of ZnO films

Authors: Popescu, AC; Stan, GE; Duta, L; Dorcioman, G; Iordache, O; Dumitrescu, I; Pasuk, I; Mihailescu, IN

Published: DEC 2013, JOURNAL OF MATERIALS SCIENCE, 48, 8336, DOI: 10.1007/s10853-013-7646-5

Adhesion to substrate and antimicrobial efficiency of pulsed laser-deposited ZnO nanostructures were significantly increased by interposing a buffer nano-layer of hydrophobin. The hydrophobin interlayer increased by eight times the ZnO film resilience to wash in water, while in alkaline or acidic artificial sweat, it increased by 2 and 1.2 times, respectively, as compared to textiles covered with ZnO films only. Hydrophobin boosted the biocide effect of ZnO nanostructured films in case of Candida albicans and mold mix inoculum cultures by 50 and 30 %, respectively. An interpretation of these phenomena is advanced based upon the results of the structural investigations.

440. InN Based Water Condensation Sensors on Glass and Flexible Plastic Substrates

Authors: Dumitru, V; Costea, S; Brezeanu, M; Stan, GE; Besleaga, C; Galca, AC; Ionescu, G; Ionescu, O

Published: DEC 2013, SENSORS, 13, 16949, DOI: 10.3390/s131216940