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Kinetic Monte Carlo simulation of the growth of gold nanostructures on a graphite substrate
(University of the Free State, 2006-06)
Nanotechnology has, without a doubt, ushered in a new era of technological convergence and holds the promise of making a profound impact on the way research in physics, chemistry, materials science, biotechnology etc. are ...
Characterization of Y3(Al,Ga)5O12:Ce3+ phosphor thin films prepared by pulsed laser deposition
(University of the Free State, 2013-11)
The morphological and luminescent properties of Y3(Al,Ga)5O12:Ce3+ powder phosphor were investigated. Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) revealed the phosphor’s agglomerated particles with a size ranging from 0.4μm to ...
Study on luminescence and structural properties of vanadates phosphors
(University of the Free State, 2016-01)
A self-activated yellow emitting zinc vanadate (Zn2 Y20 1) was synthesized by combustion
method. The influence of the processing parameters such as synthesis temperature and
dopants concentration on the structure, ...
Structural and luminescence properties of re doped fluoride and silicate phosphors
(University of the Free State (Qwaqwa Campus), 2017-04)
This work covers several aspects of rare earth activated silicate and fluoride commercial phosphor powders and thin films. All the films were synthesized by pulsed laser deposition technique using Nd- YAG laser and ...
Luminescent properties of Y₃(Al;Ga)₅O₁₂: Tb thin films
(University of the Free State, 2015-08-08)
English: The main aim of this project was to use the technique of pulsed laser depo- sition (PLD) to fabricate thin lms from Yttrium Aluminium Gallium Oxide (Y3(Al; Ga)5O12) doped with Tb3+ ions and then to investigate ...
Cathodoluminescence degradation and surface characterization of SrGa₂S₄:Ce³⁺ power and thin films
(University of the Free State, 2011-05)
The structure, morphology and luminescent properties of commercial SrGa2S4:Ce3+ phosphor powder and thin films were investigated. The phosphor shows bright blue under ultraviolet (UV) excitation. Measurements were carried ...
A theoretical and experimental investigation on the effect that slow heating and cooling has on the inter-diffusion parameters of Cu/Ni thin films
(University of the Free State, 2010)
Thin film diffusion studies often involve a surface sensitive analysis technique combined with ion erosion to produce a depth profile of a sample. Such studies compare the depth profile of a reference sample to the depth ...
Luminescence investigations of CaS:Eu2+ powder and pulsed laser deposited thin films for application in light emitting diodes
(University of the Free State, 2015-06)
The main objective of this thesis was to investigate the luminescent properties of commercial CaS:Eu2+ powder and pulsed laser deposited thin films for application in light emitting diodes. X-ray diffraction (XRD), X-ray ...
Luminescence properties of Y2O3:Bi3+ as powder and thin film phosphor for solar cell application
(University of the Free State, 2015-07)
The luminescent properties of the bismuth doped yttrium oxide (Y2-xO3:Bix) phosphor material
was investigated as a powder and as thin films for possible application as a down-conversion
material for solar cells. The goal ...
Luminescent properties of Y2SiO5:Ce thin films
(University of the Free State, 2010-05)
The luminescent properties of yttrium silicate doped with cerium (Y2SiO5:Ce) phosphor thin films were investigated. A detailed investigation (cathodoluminescence (CL), photoluminescence (PL) and Gaussian peak fits) was ...