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Article Citation - WoS: 6Citation - Scopus: 7Construction of Self-Assembled Vertical Nanoflakes on Cztsse Thin Films(Iop Publishing Ltd, 2019) Terlemezoglu, M.; Surucu, O. Bayrakli; Colakoglu, T.; Abak, M. K.; Gullu, H. H.; Ercelebi, C.; Parlak, M.Cu2ZnSn(S, Se)(4) (CZTSSe) is a promising alternative absorber material to achieve high power conversion efficiencies, besides its property of involving low-cost and earth-abundant elements when compared to Cu(In, Ga) Se-2 (CIGS) and cadmium telluride (CdTe), to be used in solar cell technology. In this study, a novel fabrication technique was developed by utilizing RF sputtering deposition of CZTSSe thin films having a surface decorated with self-assembled nanoflakes. The formation of nanoflakes was investigated by detailed spectroscopic method of analysis in the effect of each stacked layer deposition in an optimized sequence and the size of nanoflakes by an accurate control of sputtering process including film thickness. Moreover, the effects of substrate temperature on the formation of nanoflakes on the film surface were discussed at a fixed deposition route. One of the main advantages arising from the film surface with self-assembled nanoflakes is the efficient light trapping which decreases the surface reflectance. As a result of the detailed production and characterization studies, it was observed that there was a possibility of repeatable and controllable fabrication sequence for the preparation of CZTSSe thin films with self-textured surfaces yielding low surface reflectance.Article Citation - WoS: 5Citation - Scopus: 5Structural and Dielectric Performance of the Ba(zn1/3< Perovskite Ceramics(Iop Publishing Ltd, 2019) Qasrawi, A. F.; Sahin, Ethem Ilhan; Emek, Mehriban; Kartal, Mesut; Kargin, SerdarIn this work, we have explored the antimony doping effects on the structural and dielectric properties of Ba(Zn1/3Nb2/3)O-3 ceramics (BZN). The ceramics displayed perovskite structures with a lattice constant that decreases with increasing Sb content. The antimony solubility limit of the BZN ceramics is x < 0.50. Belowthis limit and in the range of 0.30 <= x <= 0.40, the microstrain, the dislocation density and the stacking faults decreased and the crystallite size increases with increasing Sb content in the composition of BZN. When the limit is exceeded minor phases are predicted by software analysis and confirmed by the experimental techniques. The presence of these phases is also verified by the scanning electron microscopy and energy dispersive x-ray spectroscopy techniques. Increasing the Sb content is observed to decrease the value of the dielectric constant. The Sb doped BZN ceramics exhibits high dielectric quality factors that nominate it for applications in electronics as radio waves resonators.Article Citation - WoS: 40Citation - Scopus: 42Design and Electrical Performance of Cds/Sb2< Tunneling Heterojunction Devices(Iop Publishing Ltd, 2018) Khusayfan, Najla M.; Qasrawi, A. F.; Khanfar, Hazem K.In the current work, a tunneling barrier device made of 20 nm thick Sb2Te3 layer deposited onto 500 nm thick CdS is designed and characterized. The design included a Yb metallic substrate and Ag point contact of area of 10(-3) cm(2). The heterojunction properties are investigated by means of x-ray diffraction and impedance spectroscopy techniques. It is observed that the coating of the Sb2Te3 onto the surface of CdS causes a further deformation to the already strained structure of hexagonal CdS. The designed energy band diagram for the CdS/Sb2Te3 suggests a straddling type of heterojunction with an estimated conduction and valence band offsets of 0.35 and 1.74 eV, respectively. In addition, the analysis of the capacitance-voltage characteristic curve revealed a depletion region width of 14 nm. On the other hand, the capacitance and conductivity spectra which are analyzed in the frequency domain of 0.001-1.80 GHz indicated that the conduction in the device is dominated by the quantum mechanical tunneling in the region below 0.26 GHz and by the correlated barrier hopping in the remaining region. While the modeling of the conductivity spectra allowed investigation of the density of states near Fermi levels and an average scattering time of 1.0 ns, the capacitance spectra exhibited resonance at 0.26 GHz followed by negative differential capacitance effect in the frequency domain of 0.26-1.8 GHz. Furthermore, the evaluation of the impedance and reflection coefficient spectra indicated the usability of these devices as wide range low pass filters with ideal values of voltage standing wave ratios.Article Citation - WoS: 25Citation - Scopus: 25First Principles Study on the Structural, Electronic, Mechanical and Lattice Dynamical Properties of Xrhsb (x = Ti and Zr) Paramagnet Half-Heusler Antimonides(Iop Publishing Ltd, 2019) Surucu, Gokhan; Candan, Abdullah; Erkisi, Aytac; Gencer, Aysenur; Gullu, Hasan HuseyinThe half-Heusler TiRhSb and ZrRhSb alloys in the formation of face-centered cubic MgAgAs-type structure, which conforms to the F (4) over bar 3m space group with 216 as the space number, have been investigated using Generalized Gradient Approximation (GGA) implemented in Density Functional Theory (DFT). The calculated formation enthalpies and the plotted energy-volume curves of different types of structural phases (alpha, beta, and gamma) in these alloys indicate that the gamma-phase structure is the best energetically suitable structure. In addition, TiRhSb and ZrRhSb alloys have been found as paramagnetic (PM) with the investigation of antiferromagnetic (AFM), ferromagnetic (FM), and paramagnetic (PM) orders in the most stable gamma-phase structure. Therefore, their electronic, mechanical, and dynamical properties have been examined in the gamma structural phase and paramagnetic order. These alloys have semiconducting nature due to the observed same band gaps in both the majority and minority spin channels of the calculated spin-polarised electronic band structure. These calculated band gaps are 0.75 eV for gamma-TiRhSb and 1.18 eV for gamma-ZrRhSb. The predicted elastic constants indicate that the alloys in this study are mechanically stable and show nearly isotropic behavior in the gamma structural phase. Also, the minimum and the diffuson thermal conductivites have been determined for these alloys. Finally, the calculated phonon dispersion spectras for the gamma-TiRhSb and gamma-ZrRhSb half-Heusler antimonide alloys show the dynamic stability of these systems.Article Citation - WoS: 2Citation - Scopus: 2Electron-Lattice Interaction Scattering Mobility in Tl2ingase4< Single Crystals(Iop Publishing Ltd, 2008) Qasrawi, A. F.; Gasanly, N. M.In this work, the dark electrical resistivity, charge carrier density and Hall mobility of Tl(2)InGaSe(4) single crystal have been recorded and analyzed to investigate the dominant scattering mechanism in the crystal. The data analyses have shown that this crystal exhibits an extrinsic n-type conduction. The temperature-dependent dark electrical resistivity analysis reflected the existence of two energy levels as 0.396 and 0.512 eV, being dominant above and below 260 K, respectively. The temperature dependence of the carrier density was analyzed by using the single-donor-single-acceptor model. The latter analysis has shown that the above maintained 0.512 eV energy level is a donor impurity level. The compensation ratio for this crystal is determined as 0.96. The Hall mobility of Tl(2)InGaSe(4) is found to be limited by the scattering of electron-acoustic phonon interactions. The calculated theoretical acoustic phonon scattering mobility agrees with the experimental one under the condition that the acoustic deformation potential is 12.5 eV.Article Citation - WoS: 14Citation - Scopus: 13Light Illumination Effect on the Electrical and Photovoltaic Properties of In6s7< Crystals(Iop Publishing Ltd, 2006) Qasrawi, AF; Gasanly, NMThe electrical and photoelectrical properties of In6S7 crystals have been investigated in the temperature regions of 170-300 K and 150-300 K, respectively. The dark electrical analysis revealed the intrinsic type of conduction. The energy band gap obtained from the temperature-dependent dark current is found to be 0.75 eV. It is observed that the photocurrent increases in the temperature range of 150 K up to T-m = 230 K and decreases at T > T-m. Two photoconductivity activation energies of 0.21 and 0.10 eV were determined for the temperature ranges below and above Tm, respectively. The photocurrent (I-ph)-illumination intensity (F) dependence follows the law I-ph alpha F-gamma. The value of. decreases when the temperature is raised to T-m, then it starts increasing. The change in the value. with temperature is attributed to the exchange in role between the recombination and trapping centres in the crystal. The crystals are found to exhibit photovoltaic properties. The photovoltage is recorded as a function of illumination intensity at room temperature. The maximum open-circuit voltage and short-circuit photocurrent density, which are related to an illumination intensity equivalent to one sun, are 0.12 V and 0.38 mA cm(-2), respectively.Article Citation - WoS: 9Citation - Scopus: 9Sr addition and its effect on the melt cleanliness of A356(Iop Publishing Ltd, 2020) Atakav, Baturalp; Gursoy, Ozen; Erzi, Eray; Tur, Kazim; Dispinar, DeryaStrontium modification of Al-Si alloys has known to have several beneficial effects such as increased feedability, the formation of fibrous Si and increased mechanical properties. However, in the presence of Sr, during melting and holding durations, the oxide structure of the dross may change which leads to several problems during casting operations. In this work, the amount of Sr was changed and the melt was held for 1 h. Reduced Pressure Test (RPT) was used to asses melt quality change and it was found that cleanliness was increased due to the fading of Sr.Article Citation - WoS: 4Citation - Scopus: 5Znse/Al Nanosandwiched Structures as Dual Terahertz-Gigahertz Signal Receivers(Iop Publishing Ltd, 2019) Qasrawi, A. F.; Alsabe, Ansam M.In the current work, we focus on the enhancements in performance of the ZnSe terahertz/gigahertz signal receivers which are achieved by the insertion of nanosheets of Al layers of thickness of 30 nm between two 500 nm thick layers of ZnSe. The Al nanosandwiching which decreased the defect density, stacking faults and increased the grain size in the films increased the optical conductivity by more than 125%, increased the drift mobility to 313 cm(2) V-1 s(-1) and widens the plasmon frequency ranges to 0.49-4.92 GHz. In addition, the analysis of the terahertz cutoff (f(co)) frequency spectra have shown that the presence of Al nanosheets improves the cutoff frequency value by three orders of magnitude making the ZnSe receivers more suitable for visible light and IR communication technology. The value of f(co) is 49.6 THz when light signal of wavelengths of 408 nm that suits blue lasers is irradiated. Moreover, the impedance spectroscopy analysis in the gigahertz frequency domain has shown that the Al sandwiched ZnSe exhibits negative capacitance spectra in the frequency domain of 0.01-1.04 GHz. This property is useful for parasitic capacitance cancelling and noise reducing in circuits. Furthermore, the study of the microwave cutoff frequency spectra has shown that the value of f(co) is enhanced by three orders of magnitude above 1.5 GHz.Article Citation - WoS: 11Citation - Scopus: 11Dispersive Optical Constants and Temperature-Dependent Band Gap of Cadmium-Doped Indium Selenide Thin Films(Iop Publishing Ltd, 2005) Qasrawi, AF; Department of Electrical & Electronics EngineeringPolycrystalline cadmium-doped indium selenide thin films were obtained by the thermal co-evaporation of alpha-In2Se3 crystals and Cd onto glass substrates kept at a temperature of 200 degrees C. The temperature dependence of the optical band gap in the temperature region of 300-450 K and the room temperature refractive index, n(lambda), of these films have been investigated. The absorption edge shifts to lower energy as temperature increases. The fundamental absorption edge corresponds to a direct energy gap that exhibits a temperature coefficient of -6.14 x 10(-4) eV K-1. The room temperature n(lambda) which was calculated from the transmittance data allowed the identification of the oscillator strength and energy, static and lattice dielectric constants and static refractive index as 20.06 and 3.07 eV, 7.43 and 10.52 and 2.74, respectively.Article Citation - WoS: 4Citation - Scopus: 4Characterization of Bi2o3< Heterojunctions Designed for Visible Light Communications(Iop Publishing Ltd, 2019) Al Garni, S. E.; Qasrawi, A. F.In the current work, the structural, morphological and optical properties of the Bi2O3/ZnS heterojunctions as visible light communication (VLC) technology element are explored. Bismuth oxide layers of thicknesses of 200 nm are used as substrate to evaporate ZnS films of thicknesses of 500 nm by the thermal evaporation technique under vacuum pressure of 10(-5) mbar. The heterojunction devices are studied by the x-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy, optical spectrophotometry and microwave spectroscopy techniques. The Bi2O3/ZnS heterojunctions are found to form a highly strained structure with extremely large lattice mismatches. By the strained structure and with the valence and conduction band offsets that exhibit values of 1.04 and 0.41 eV, respectively, it was possible to enhance the light absorbability of ZnS by 459 times at 3.10 eV. In addition, the dielectric constant spectra of the device display a linear and nonlinear optical properties below and above 1.94 eV, respectively. Moreover, the optical conductivity parameters including the drift mobility and plasmon frequency and the cutoff frequency spectra of an area of 0.50 cm(2) of Bi2O3/ZnS interfaces have shown the ability of using these heterojunction devices as light signal receivers that attenuate signals at terahertz frequencies in the range of 0.27-1.00 THz. As an additional demonstration, the Bi2O3/ZnS heterojunction devices were subjected to a microwave signal propagation in the frequency domain of 0.01-2.90 GHz. The device performed as band filters at gigahertz frequencies.
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