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    Rheotaxial growth of semiconductor thin films 

    Varela Fernández, Manuel, 1956-; Bertrán Serra, Enric; Lousa Rodríguez, Arturo; Esteve Pujol, Joan; Morenza Gil, José Luis (Fecha de publicación: 2026-03-11)

    The efficiency of thin film solar cells depends to a large extent on the crystalline grain size. The increase of the latter can be obtained by rheotaxy, i.e. the growth of thin films on a liquid metallic layer. In this ...

    Enhancing hydrogen evolution: Carbon nanotubes as a scaffold for Mo2C deposition via magnetron sputtering and chemical vapor deposition 

    Majumdar, Shubhadeep; Chaitoglou, Stefanos; Serafin, Jarosław; Farid, Ghulam; Ospina, Rogelio; Ma, Y.; Amade Rovira, Roger; Bertrán Serra, Enric (Fecha de publicación: 2025-12-05)

    This study presents an innovative approach to fabricating carbon nanotubes (CNTs) through magnetron sputtering and chemical vapor deposition (CVD). These CNTs serve as a robust structural scaffold for the deposition of ...

    Characterization of high-intensity storms in the Metropolitan Area of Barcelona (2014–2022) 

    Esbrí, Laura; Rigo, Tomeu; Llasat Botija, María del Carmen (Fecha de publicación: 2026-03-24)

    Urban coastal areas along the Mediterranean are exposed to short-duration convective rainfall, producing infrastructure disruptions and flood-related impacts. This study analyzes 45 rainfall episodes in the Metropolitan ...

    Generalization of the Jared-Ennis method to complex transmitance objects for the generation of Synthetic Discriminant Functions 

    Pleguezuelos Aguilera, Encarnación; Labastida i Juan, Ignasi, 1970-; Vallmitjana i Rico, Santiago; Carnicer González, Arturo (Fecha de publicación: 2019-12-05)

    We present a simple method of constructing synthetic discriminant function filters optimized to take into account the modulation of liquid-crystal devices. This relaxation algorithm, a generalization of the Jared and Ennis ...

    Influence of the dipolar interactions in the magnetization reversal asymmetry of hard-soft magnetic ribbons 

    Rivas Ardisana, Montserrat; García Díaz, José Ángel; Tejedor Gancedo, Marcos; Bertrán Serra, Enric; Céspedes, J. G. (Fecha de publicación: 2012-05-03)

    Partial crystallization of the metallic glass Co66Si16B12Fe4Mo2 was performed by annealing at temperatures between 500 and 540°C for 10-20 min, resulting in crystallite volume fractions of (0.7-5)×10¿3 and sizes of 50-100 ...

    Progress in single junction microcrystalline silicon solar cells deposited by Hot-Wire CVD 

    Fonrodona Turon, Marta; Soler Vilamitjana, David; Villar, Fernando; Escarré i Palou, Jordi; Asensi López, José Miguel; Bertomeu i Balagueró, Joan; Andreu i Batallé, Jordi (Fecha de publicación: 2013-10-25)

    Hot-Wire Chemical Vapor Deposition has led to microcrystalline silicon solar cell efficiencies similar to those obtained with Plasma Enhanced CVD. The light-induced degradation behavior of microcrystalline silicon solar ...

    Multiplane Encoded Light-Sheet Microscopy for Enhanced 3D Imaging 

    Zunino, Alessandro; Garzella, Francesco; Trianni, Alberta; Saggau, Peter; Bianchini, Paolo; Diaspro, Alberto; Duocastella, Martí (Fecha de publicación: 2022-02-18)

    Light-sheet microscopes have become the tool of choice for volumetric imaging of large samples. Based on a wide-field acquisition scheme, they are capable of optical sectioning at diffraction-limited resolution and minimal ...

    Procedures for the measurement of the extinction cross section of one particle using a Gaussian beam 

    Bosch i Puig, Salvador; Sancho i Parramon, Jordi (Fecha de publicación: 2016-05-23)

    Two procedures for the measurement of the extinction cross section (ECS) of one particle using a slightly focused Gaussian beam have been introduced and numerically tested. While the first one relies on previously introduced ...

    Transverse and longitudinal components of the propagating and evanescent waves associated to radially-polarized nonparaxial fields 

    Martínez-Herrero, Rosario; Mejías, Pedro M.; Juvells Prades, Ignacio; Carnicer González, Arturo (Fecha de publicación: 2013-05-17)

    A comparison is established between the contributions of transverse and longitudinal components of both the propagating and the evanescent waves associated to freely propagating radially polarized nonparaxial beams. Attention ...

    Optical forces induced by metal nanoparticle clusters 

    Sancho i Parramon, Jordi; Bosch i Puig, Salvador (Fecha de publicación: 2016-05-24)

    The strong field localization generated between closely placed metal particles excited by electromagnetic radiation induces intense forces on small polarizable objects. In this study we investigate the optical forces that ...

    Influence of Co-Sputtered Ag:Al Ultra-Thin Layers in Transparent V2O5/Ag:Al/AZO Hole-Selective Electrodes for Silicon Solar Cells 

    Tom, Thomas; López-Pintó, Nicolau; Asensi López, José Miguel; Andreu i Batallé, Jordi; Bertomeu i Balagueró, Joan; Ros Costals, Eloi; Puigdollers i González, Joaquim; Voz Sánchez, Cristóbal (Fecha de publicación: 2020-11-02)

    As optoelectronic devices continue to improve, control over film thickness has become crucial, especially in applications that require ultra-thin films. A variety of undesired effects may arise depending on the specific ...

    Chiral symmetry breaking induced by energy dissipation 

    Arango-Restrepo, Andrés; Arteaga Barriel, Oriol; Barragán, D.; Rubí Capaceti, José Miguel (Fecha de publicación: 2024-12-11)

    Spontaneous chiral symmetry breaking is observed in a wide variety of systems on very different scales, from the subatomic to the cosmological. Despite its generality and importance for a large number of applications, its ...

    Electron tunneling in heavily In-doped polycrystalline CdS films 

    García-Cuenca Varona, María Victoria; Morenza Gil, José Luis; Esteve Pujol, Joan (Fecha de publicación: 2012-10-09)

    The electrical properties of heavily In‐doped polycrystalline CdS films have been studied as a function of the doping level. The films were prepared by vacuum coevaporation of CdS and In. Conductivity and Hall measurements ...

    Substrate influence on the properties of doped thin silicon layers grown by Cat-CVD 

    Soler Vilamitjana, David; Fonrodona Turon, Marta; Voz Sánchez, Cristóbal; Asensi López, José Miguel; Bertomeu i Balagueró, Joan; Andreu i Batallé, Jordi (Fecha de publicación: 2013-10-29)

    We present structural and electrical properties for p- and n-type layers grown close to the transition between a-Si:H and nc-Si:H onto different substrates: Corning 1737 glass, ZnO:Al-coated glass and stainless steel. ...

    Yttrium oxide passivation of porous silicon for improved photoluminescence and optoelectronic properties 

    Derbali, L.; El Whibi, S.; Zarroug, A.; Bertomeu i Balagueró, Joan; Ezzaouia, H. (Fecha de publicación: 2018-04-05)

    This paper reports on the effect of yttrium oxide as a novel treatment to improve the photoluminescence intensity and stability of porous silicon (PS). Yttrium oxide (Y2O3) was incorporated into the PS layers by impregnation ...

    Three-dimensional polarimetric integral imaging under low illumination conditions 

    Shen, Xin; Carnicer González, Arturo; Javidi, Bahram (Fecha de publicación: 2019-10-04)

    Conventional polarimetric imaging may perform poorly in photon-starved environments. In this Letter, we demonstrate the potential of integral imaging and dedicated algorithms for extracting three-dimensional (3D) polarimetric ...

    The hydrometeorological forecasting in the framework of the european project FLASH 

    Llasat Botija, María del Carmen; Atencia, Aitor; Garrote, Luis; Mediero, Luis (Fecha de publicación: 2018-04-25)

    The principal objective of the European Project FLASH (Observations, Analysis and Modeling of Lightning Activity in Thunderstorms, for use in Short Term Forecasting of Flash Floods) is the improvement of flash flood ...

    Magneto-optical Kerr effect in laser-patterned La2/3Sr1/3MnO3 epitaxial thin films 

    Bibes, Manuel; Hrabovsky, D.; Varela Fernández, Manuel, 1956-; Fontcuberta i Griñó, Josep; Trtik, V.; Martínez Benjamin, Joan Josep; Fert, Albert, 1938- (Fecha de publicación: 2012-05-03)

    In this study, we have performed magneto-optical Kerr effect (MOKE) measurement on epitaxial La2/3Sr1/3MnO3 thin films containing artificial interfaces created by laser-patterning the SrTiO3 substrate. The observed increase ...

    Structural and high-pressure properties of rheniite (ReS2) and (Re,Mo)S2 

    Ibáñez i Insa, Jordi; Wózniak, Tomasz; Oliva, Robert; Popescu, Catalin; Hernández Márquez, Sergi; López Vidrier, Julià (Fecha de publicación: 2021-03-18)

    Rhenium disulfide (ReS2), known in nature as the mineral rheniite, is a very interesting compound owing to its remarkable fundamental properties and great potential to develop novel device applications. Here we perform ...

    Surface passivation of crystalline silicon by Cat-CVD amorphous and nanocrystalline thin silicon films 

    Voz Sánchez, Cristóbal; Martin Garcia, Isidro; Orpella, Albert; Puigdollers i González, Joaquim; Vetter, M.; Alcubilla González, Ramón; Soler Vilamitjana, David; Fonrodona Turon, Marta; Bertomeu i Balagueró, Joan; Andreu i Batallé, Jordi (Fecha de publicación: 2013-10-29)

    In this work, we study the electronic surface passivation of crystalline silicon with intrinsic thin silicon films deposited by Catalytic CVD. The contactless method used to determine the effective surface recombination ...