This report deals with the mechanism behind the unusual behavior of nanostructures in
mechanical strength, thermal stability, acoustics (lattice dynamics), photonics, electronics …

With the miniaturization of a solid, effects of surface strain and quantum trapping become
increasingly important in determining its properties. As a result, low-dimensional materials …

Correct binding energy (BE) spectra referencing of insulating samples remains the major
challenge in modern XPS analyses. Ar 2p signal of implanted Ar is sometimes used for this …

We provide direct evidence that irradiation of a graphene membrane on Ir with low-energy
Ar ions induces formation of solid noble-gas nanobubbles. Their size can be controlled by …

The application of the Wagner plot and Auger parameter concepts as tools for the
identification of chemical states of atoms in molecules or solids is growing steadily in the …

The correlation between the thermal stability and electroaffinity of a nanosolid has been
explored from the perspective of surface and interface bond-order deficiency. It turns out that …

An analytical solution shows that a competition between bond order loss and the associated
bond strength gain of the lower coordinated atoms near the edge of a surface dictates the …

In this paper, a comprehensive X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) study of the first
atomic layers of TiN nanofilms grown by ion beam assisted deposition on crystalline silicon …

Argon ions were implanted in metallic, semiconducting or insulating substrates, and
investigated with X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. Analysis of the Ar2p core level of argon …

Titanium nitride is a refractory material that is being considered as an inert matrix in future
Generation IV nuclear reactors, in particular in relation to the Gas-cooled Fast Reactor. The …