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Article Citation - WoS: 6Citation - Scopus: 6Gold and Ytterbium Interfacing Effects on the Properties of the Cdse/Yb Nanosandwiched Structures(Elsevier Science Bv, 2018) Alharbi, S. R.; Qasrawi, A. F.Owing to the performance of the CdSe as an optoelectronic material used for the production of quantum dots, photosensors and wave traps we here, in this article, report the enhancements in structural and electrical properties that arises from the nanosandwiching of a 40 nm thick Yb film between two films of CdSe (CYbC-40). The CdSe films which were deposited onto glass, Yb and Au substrates are characterized by X-ray diffraction, temperature dependent electrical conductivity and impedance spectroscopy measurements in the frequency range of 10-1800 MHz. The analysis of the XRD patterns have shown that the glass/CdSe/Yb/CdSe films exhibit larger grain size and lower strain, defect density and lower stacking faults compared to the not sandwiched CdSe. In addition, it was observed that the Yb shifts the donor states of the n-type CdSe from 0.44 to 0.29 eV leading to a modification in the built in voltage of the material. On the other hand, the design of the energy band diagram has shown the ability of the formation of the Au/CYbC-40/Yb as Schottky (SB) and the Au/CYbC-40/Au as back to back Schottky barriers (BBSB). While the SB device show low band pass filter characteristics, the BBSB device performed as band stop filters. The BBSB device exhibited negative capacitance effects with filtering features that reveal a return loss of 42 dB at similar to 1440 MHz.Article Citation - WoS: 16Citation - Scopus: 17Dielectric Dispersion in Ga2s3< Thin Films(Springer, 2017) Alharbi, S. R.; Qasrawi, A. F.In this work, the structural, compositional, optical, and dielectric properties of Ga2S3 thin films are investigated by means of X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy, energy dispersion X-ray analysis, and ultraviolet-visible light spectrophotometry. The Ga2S3 thin films which exhibited amorphous nature in its as grown form are observed to be generally composed of 40.7 % Ga and 59.3 % S atomic content. The direct allowed transitions optical energy bandgap is found to be 2.96 eV. On the other hand, the modeling of the dielectric spectra in the frequency range of 270-1,000 THz, using the modified Drude-Lorentz model for electron-plasmon interactions revealed the electrons scattering time as 1.8 (fs), the electron bounded plasma frequency as similar to 0.76-0.94 (GHz) and the reduced resonant frequency as 2.20-4.60 x10(15) (Hz) in the range of 270-753 THz. The corresponding drift mobility of electrons to the terahertz oscillating incident electric field is found to be 7.91 (cm (2)/Vs). The values are promising as they nominate the Ga2S3 thin films as effective candidates in thin-film transistor and gas sensing technologies.Article Citation - WoS: 7Citation - Scopus: 7Plasmon-Electron Dynamics at the Au/Inse and Y/Inse Interfaces Designed as Dual Gigahertz-Terahertz Filters(Elsevier Gmbh, Urban & Fischer verlag, 2017) Alharbi, S. R.; Qasrawi, A. F.In this work, the X-ray diffraction, the Scanning electron microscopy, the energy dispersive X-ray, the Raman, The UV-vis light and the impedance spectral techniques are employed to explore the structural, vibrational, optical and electrical properties of the Au/InSe and Y/InSe thin film interfaces. It was shown that with its amorphous nature of crystallization, the InSe thin films exhibited n-type conductivity due to the 3% excess selenium. For this form of InSe, the only active Raman spectral line is 121 (cm(-1)). In addition to the design of the energy band diagram, the analysis the dielectric spectra and the optical conductivities were possible in the frequency range of 270-1000 THz. The modeling of the optical conductivities of the Au, Y, Au/InSe and Y/InSe with the help of Lorentz approach for optical conduction, assured that the conduction is dominated by the resonant plasmon-electron interactions at the metals and metals/semiconductors interfaces. It also allowed tabulating the necessary parameters for possible applications in terahertz technology: These parameters are the electron effective masses, the free electron densities, the electron bounded plasmon frequencies, the electron scattering times, the reduced resonant frequencies and the drift mobilities. On the other hand, the impedance spectral analysis of the Y/InSe/Au interfaces in the frequency range of 0.01-1.80 GHz, revealed negative capacitance effect associated with band filter features that exhibit maximum transition line at 1.17 GHz. This value nominates the interface as a member of filter classes in the gigahertz technology. (C) 2017 Elsevier GmbH. All rights reserved.Review Citation - WoS: 65Citation - Scopus: 73Micro Tool Design and Fabrication: a Review(Elsevier Sci Ltd, 2018) Oliaei, S. N. B.; Karpat, Y.; Paulo Davim, J.; Perveen, A.Mechanical micromachining is considered as a cost-effective and efficient fabrication technique to produce three dimensional features and free-form surfaces from various engineering materials. Micro cutting tools are an essential part of mechanical micromachining and they are exposed to harsh conditions which reduces tool life and adversely affect the economics of the process. The challenge is therefore to maintain the tool rigidity and cutting edge sharpness for extended period of time. Thus, the design, fabrication and durability of micro cutting tools are of significant importance for successful micromachining operations. This review paper aims to provide a comprehensive understanding about the capabilities, characteristics, and limitations of different fabrication techniques used in the manufacturing of micro cutting tools. State-of-the-art micro cutting tool design and coating technology has been presented for various micromachining applications. Possible future research direction and development in the field of micro tool design and fabrication has also been discussed.Article Citation - WoS: 7Citation - Scopus: 7Design of the Zns/Ge pn Interfaces as Plasmonic, Photovoltaic and Microwave Band Stop Filters(Elsevier Science Bv, 2017) Alharbi, S. R.; Qasrawi, A. F.In the current work, we report and discuss the features of the design of a ZnS (300 nm)/Ge (300 nm)/GaSe (300 nm) thin film device. The device is characterized by the X-ray diffraction, electron microscopy, energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS), optical spectroscopy, microwave power spectroscopy and light power dependent photoconductivity. While the X-ray diffraction technique revealed a polycrystalline ZnS coated with two amorphous layers of Ge and GaSe, the hot probe tests revealed the formation of pn interface. The optical spectra which were employed to reveal the conduction and valence band offsets at the ZnS/Ge and Ge/GaSe interface indicated information about the dielectric dispersion at the interface. The dielectric spectra of the ZnS/Ge/GaSe heterojunction which was modeled assuming the domination of surface plasmon interactions through the films revealed a pronounced increase in the drift mobility of free carriers in the three layers compared to the single and double layers. In the scope of the fitting parameters, a wave trap that exhibit filtering properties at notch frequency of 2.30 GHz was designed and tested. The ac signals power spectrum absorption reached similar to 99%. In addition, the photocurrent analysis on the ZnS/Ge/GaSe interface has shown it is suitability for photovoltaic and photosensing applications. (C) 2017 The Authors. Published by Elsevier B.V. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND licenseArticle Citation - WoS: 11Citation - Scopus: 11Optical and Electrical Performance of Yb/Inse Interface(Elsevier Sci Ltd, 2016) Alharbi, S. R.; Qasrawi, A. F.In this study a 300 nm ytterbium transparent thin film is used as substrate to a 300 nm thick InSe thin film. The optical transmittance, reflectance and absorbance of the glass/InSe and Yb/InSe films are measured and analyzed. The optical data allowed determining the effects of the Yb layer on the energy band gap, on the dielectric and on optical conductivity spectra. The band gap of the InSe films shrunk from 2.38/139 to 1.90/1.12 eV upon Yb layer interfacing leading to a band offset of 0.48/0.27 eV. On the other hand, the modeling of the optical conductivity in accordance with the Lorentz theory revealed a free carrier scattering time, carrier density and mobility of 0.225 (fs), 3.0 x 10(19)(cm(-3)) and 2.53 cm(2)/Vs for the Yb/InSe interface, respectively. As these values seem to be promising for employing the Yb/InSe interface in thin film transistor technology, the current voltage characteristics of Yb/InSe/C Schottky diode were recorded and analyzed. The electrical analysis revealed the removal of the tunneling channels by using Yb in place of Al. In addition, the "on/off' current ratios, the Schottky barrier height and the switching voltage of the Yb/InSe/C device are found to be 18.8, 0.76/0.60 eV and 0.53 V, respectively. (C) 2015 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.Article Citation - WoS: 9Citation - Scopus: 8Dielectric dispersion in InSe/CdS bilayers(Elsevier Science Bv, 2018) Qasrawi, A. F.; Shehada, Sufyan R.In the current study, the effect of the amorphous InSe thin film substrate on the structural, optical and dielectric properties of CdS are investigated. The structural analysis of the bilayers indicated a strained growth of CdS onto InSe leading to decrease in grain size and increase in the dislocation density. The optical measurements have shown that the InSe/CdS exhibits two direct allowed transitions energy band gap values of 2.04 and 1.38 eV, in the high and low absorption regions, respectively. On the other hand, the detailed analysis of the dielectric spectra for the InSe, CdS and InSe/CdS layers has shown that the presence of the InSe substrate significantly improves the optical conduction parameters. Particularly, the Drude-Lorentz modeling for these dielectric systems revealed a drift mobility value of 329 cm(2)/V for the InSe/CdS bilayer. The deposition of the CdS onto InSe is also observed to shift the plasmon frequency of CdS from 2.49 to 0.77 GHz. The general features of the InSe/ CdS as plasmon cavities are promising as it shows its usability for production of optoelectronic devices that exhibit high performance at very high frequencies.Article Citation - WoS: 1Citation - Scopus: 1Characterization of the Nanosandwiched Ga2s3< Interfaces as Microwave Filters and Thermally Controlled Electric Switches(Elsevier Gmbh, 2018) Alharbi, S. R.; Nazzal, Eman O.; Qasrawi, A. F.In this work, an indium layer of 50 nm thicknesses is sandwiched between two 500 nm thick Ga2S3 layers. The effect of indium nansandwiching on the composition, structure, morphology, light absorbability, capacitance and reactance spectra, and temperature dependent electrical conductivity of the Ga2S3 films are investigated by means of X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy, energy dispersion X-ray spectroscopy, Raman spectroscopy, visible light spectrophotometry, impedance spectroscopy and current voltage characteristics. While the nansandwiched films are observed to exhibit an amorphous nature of structure with indium content of Owing to the nucleation mechanisms that take place during the film growth, the accumulation of some unit cells in groups to form grains should be a significant reason for the existence of many different sizes of grains in the nanosand-wiched films (Alharbi and Qasrawi, 2016). 0, the Raman spectra displayed three vibrational modes at 127.7,145.0 and 274.3 cm(-1). It was also observed that the indium insertion in the structure of the Ga2S3 shrinks the energy band gap by 0.18 eV. The nanosandwiched films are observed to exhibit a semiconductor metal (SM) transition at 310 K. The SM transition is associated with thermal hysteresis that exhibited a maximum value of 16% at 352 K. This behavior of the nanosandwiched films nominate it for use as thermally controlled electric switches. In addition, the impedance spectral analysis in the range of 10-1800 MHz has shown a capacitance tunability of more than 70%. The measurements of the wave trapping property displayed a bandpass/reject filter characteristics above 1.0 GHz which allow using the Ga2S3/In/Ga2S3 thin films as microwave resonator. (C) 2017 Elsevier GmbH. All rights reserved.Article Citation - WoS: 3Citation - Scopus: 3Optical Analysis of Ge/Mgo and Ge/Bn Thin Layers Designed for Terahertz Applications(Elsevier Sci Ltd, 2015) Al Garni, S. E.; Qasrawi, A. F.In this work, a 200 nm Ge thin film is used as a substrate to design Ge/MgO and Ge/BN layers. The optical dynamics in these devices are investigated by means of the reflectivity and the transmissivity measurements. Particularly, the details of the dielectric spectra and the values of the energy band gaps (E-g) are investigated. Below 350 THz, the construction of Ge/MgO and Ge/BN interfaces decreased the effective dielectric constant of Ge by 39% and by 76%, respectively. It also increased the quality factor of the Ge optical device from 150 to 1400 and to 940 at 300 THz. All the dispersive optical parameters are also evaluated. In addition, the direct/indirect E-g value of Ge which was determined as 1.15/0.72 eV is observed to shift down by a 0.13/0.42 and by a 023/0.54 eV for the Ge/MgO and Ge/BN devices, respectively. The sharp increase in the dielectric constant with decreasing frequency in the range of 353 273 THz, the dispersive optical parameters and the energy band gap attenuations of the optical structures are promising as they indicate the applicability of the Ge, Ge/MgO and Gel BN layers in terahertz sensing. The latter technology has a wide range of applications like medical and telecommunication devices. (C) 2014 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.Article Citation - WoS: 2Citation - Scopus: 2Enhancement of Photoconductive Performance of Cdse Via Yb Nanosandwiching(Elsevier Gmbh, Urban & Fischer verlag, 2018) Qasrawi, A. F.In this work, we have explored the effects of the ytterbium nanosandwiching on the structural and optoelectronic properties of CdSe thin films. A ytterbium layer of thickness of 200 nm was sandwiched between two layers of CdSe (1.0 mu m). The structural investigations have shown that the hexagonal structure of CdSe is deformed by 1.9% and 0.8% along the a and c - axes, respectively, by the inclusion of the Yb in the structure of CdSe. In addition, a systematic redshifts in the interference patterns of the optical transmittance and reflectance were observed. Accordingly, the optical absorption coefficient spectra of CdSe which displayed two energy gap values of 1.62 and 1.36 eV, are also redshifted. On the other hand, when exposed to blue light irradiation, the steady state and time dependent photocurrent analysis revealed a remarkable enhancement presented by a three orders of magnitude increase in the responsivity of CdSe upon Yb sandwiching. The photocurrent was observed to be limited by the saturation of the surface states and traps that causes longer relaxation constant compared to that of pure CdSe. (C) 2017 Elsevier GmbH. All rights reserved.
