Synthesis of indium oxi-sulfide films by atomic layer deposition: The essential role of plasma enhancement

• Cathy Bugot,
• Nathanaëlle Schneider,
• Daniel Lincot and
• Frédérique Donsanti

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2013, 4, 750–757, doi:10.3762/bjnano.4.85

• In2O3 cycles on the growth rate b) the number of process cycles on the film thickness when using O2 plasma as oxygen precursor. The dotted line is a guide to the eyes. Influence of the number of In2O3 cycle on the film transmittance when using O2 plasma as oxygen precursor. Influence of the number of

• In2O3 cycles a) on the absorption and b) optical band gap when using O2 plasma as oxygen precursor. The dotted line is a guide to the eyes. Surface mechanisms during the O2 plasma pulse. Typical ALD processes for the deposition of In2O3 and In2S3. EDX measurements data from In2(S,O)3 thin films when

Grain boundaries and coincidence site lattices in the corneal nanonipple structure of the Mourning Cloak butterfly

• Ken C. Lee and
• Uwe Erb

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2013, 4, 292–299, doi:10.3762/bjnano.4.32

• materials is made and the importance of such arrangements in terms of nipple packing density, corneal lens curvature and potential optical properties is discussed. Keywords: butterfly-eye structure; coordination defects; sigma grain boundaries; Introduction The structure of moth and butterfly eyes consist

• depending on nipple height, which can vary from less than 50 nm to over 200 nm [3]. The advantages of compound eyes with corneal nipple structures, compared to flat lens surfaces observed in many other insects, have been discussed in numerous studies, e.g., [5][6][7]. Most importantly, these structures

• wing span of 4–8 cm and shows beige-yellow edges and several blue spots on brown colored wings. A low magnification scanning electron micrograph of one of the eyes is shown in Figure 1. The hexagonal shape of the ommatidia is clearly visible with each facet measuring about 25 µm across. The entire eye

Substrate-mediated effects in photothermal patterning of alkanethiol self-assembled monolayers with microfocused continuous-wave lasers

• Anja Schröter,
• Mark Kalus and
• Nils Hartmann

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2012, 3, 65–74, doi:10.3762/bjnano.3.8

• on (a) Au/Si substrates with a 30 nm Au layer, (b) Au/glass substrates with a 50 nm Au layer, (c) Au/glass substrates with a 30 nm Au layer and (d) Au/glass substrates with a 10 nm Au layer. The lines are guides for the eyes only. (a) Calculated stationary temperature profiles on different types of

Sorting of droplets by migration on structured surfaces

• Wilfried Konrad and
• Anita Roth-Nebelsick

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2011, 2, 215–221, doi:10.3762/bjnano.2.25

• achieved. For example, different chemical reactants can be directed to different “assembly” lines. Also the speed of the droplets can be controlled. Surfaces similar to our patterns are not uncommon in nature. Insects show a wide variety of ornamentations of their cuticle, their compound eyes and wings [10