The Tauc plot is a method originally developed to derive the optical gap of amorphous
semiconductors such as amorphous germanium or silicon. By measuring the absorption …

Thin films are an integral part of many electronic and optoelectronic devices. They also
provide an excellent platform for material characterization. Therefore, strategies for the …

It is well established that the excessive and uncontrolled use of fossil fuels and organic
chemicals have put a risk to the earth's environment and the life that sustains within it …

Many devices heavily rely on combinatorial material optimization. However, new material
alloys are classically developed by studying only a fraction of giant chemical space, while …

Co x Fe3–x O4 nanoparticles (x= 0.4 to x= 2.5) and thin films (x= 0.9 to x= 2.2) are analyzed
by Raman, absorption, and photoluminescence spectroscopy to link structural and optical …

A thin‐film materials library (ML) of the La–Co–Mn–O system is fabricated by hot reactive
combinatorial cosputter deposition and screened for its electrocatalytic activity for the …

Compositionally complex perovskites provide the opportunity to develop stable and active
catalysts for electrochemical applications. The challenge lies in the identification of single …

La‐based perovskites are versatile materials that are of interest for solid oxide fuel cells and
electrocatalytic water splitting. During fabrication of composition spread thin‐film libraries of …

Oxygen vacancy defects have been widely studied for fundamental research and industrial
applications, because they significantly influence the physical properties of oxides. Precise …

A photovoltaic (PV) device or a solar cell converts sunlight directly to electricity.
Mechanistically, a solar cell is a sandwich of multiple material layers. The interaction of …