Houcine Dhahri, Mnassri Seif Eddine, C. Trifi, Aref Omri, E. Dhahri, M. P. F. Graça, B. F. O. Costa, Rached Ben Younes
{"title":"Advanced characterization of the structural and electrical properties of La0.6Ce0.2Ba0.2FeO3 synthesized via the sol–gel method","authors":"Houcine Dhahri, Mnassri Seif Eddine, C. Trifi, Aref Omri, E. Dhahri, M. P. F. Graça, B. F. O. Costa, Rached Ben Younes","doi":"10.1007/s40042-025-01402-w","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s40042-025-01402-w","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>In this work, we investigated the morphological, structural, and electrical characteristics of the sol–gel-synthesized La<sub>0.6</sub>Ce<sub>0.2</sub>Ba<sub>0.2</sub>FeO<sub>3</sub> compound. The synthesis of LCBFO, with an orthorhombic structure and space group Pbnm, along with the secondary phases CeO<sub>2</sub> and Ce<sub>11</sub>O<sub>20</sub>, was verified by X-ray diffraction (XRD) research. SEM micrographs revealed round grains with noticeable porosity. Thermal analysis using differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) and thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) demonstrated stable thermal behavior, with a significant weight loss occurring around 340 °C due to the decomposition of organic residues. Mössbauer spectroscopy confirmed the presence of Fe (III) ions in octahedral coordination, with an additional site attributed to Ba substitution. Electrical conductivity measurements analyzed using Jonscher’s universal power law (<span>(sigma left(omega right)= {sigma }_{text{dc} }+A{omega }^{text{s}})</span>) showed a DC conductivity (<i>σ</i><sub>dc</sub>) of 1.25 × 10<sup>–4</sup> S/cm at room temperature, with an activation energy (<i>E</i><sub>a</sub>) of 0.265 eV determined from the Arrhenius plot. The dielectric permittivity, modeled using the Maxwell–Wagner interfacial polarization theory, exhibited a relaxation phenomenon with a peak observed at 10 kHz. These results suggest that La<sub>0.6</sub>Ce<sub>0.2</sub>Ba<sub>0.2</sub>FeO<sub>3</sub> synthesized via the sol–gel method exhibits promising structural integrity and electrical properties, making it a potential candidate for applications in chemical sensors, fuel cells, and magnetic materials.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":677,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the Korean Physical Society","volume":"87 2","pages":"201 - 212"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2025-05-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145170119","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Contact-geometry-dependent vertical channel migration in multilayer ReS2 field-effect transistors","authors":"Doyoon Kim, Jinwoo Ahn, Hyeran Cho, Gyu-Tae Kim","doi":"10.1007/s40042-025-01403-9","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s40042-025-01403-9","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Understanding the interlayer charge transport in multilayer two-dimensional (2D) semiconductors is crucial for optimizing device performance and interface engineering in emerging nanoelectronic systems. In particular, the presence of significant interlayer resistance such as multilayers of ReS<sub>2</sub> induces bias-dependent redistribution of conduction channels, resulting in channel migration vertically. Here, we experimentally investigate the contact-geometry-dependent channel migration behavior in multilayer ReS<sub>2</sub> field-effect transistors (FETs) using a vertically stacked h-BN/ReS<sub>2</sub>/h-BN heterostructure. Devices with symmetric top contacts, symmetric edge contacts, and asymmetric (hetero) contact configurations are fabricated on the same flake. Systematic measurements of transconductance (<i>g</i><sub>m</sub>), its derivative (dg<sub>m</sub>), and threshold voltage (<i>V</i><sub>th</sub>), combined with theoretical modeling based on Thomas–Fermi screening and interlayer resistor networks, reveal that top-contacted devices exhibit a downward migration of the main conduction channel with increasing drain bias. In contrast, edge-contacted devices maintain a stable bottom-centered conduction profile, independent of drain bias conditions. In the hetero-contact configuration, where the source electrode is edge-contacted, direct carrier injection into all layers enhances vertical channel selectivity, resulting in earlier onset and more pronounced channel migration even at relatively low drain bias. In addition, the field-effect mobility extracted from <i>g</i>ₘ and its agreement with low-field mobility from the Y-function method confirms that interfacial scattering, rather than contact resistance, predominantly limits device performance. This study provides direct experimental insights into vertical charge migration in multilayer 2D materials and offers design guidelines for engineering contact strategies in future 2D FETs. </p></div>","PeriodicalId":677,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the Korean Physical Society","volume":"87 2","pages":"194 - 200"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2025-05-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145169484","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Development of artificial intelligence computing techniques and ({varvec{alpha}})-cut fuzzy-based mathematical model to study heat transfer through a cylindrical surface with nanoparticle aggregation: an application to parabolic trough solar collector","authors":"Moh Yaseen, Monika Bisht, Sawan Kumar Rawat, Manish Pant, Shivam Rawat, Ismail","doi":"10.1007/s40042-025-01393-8","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s40042-025-01393-8","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The aggregation effect of nanoparticles influences the properties of nanoparticles in the working fluid, subsequently influencing the effective characteristics of the resulting fluid. The present investigation examines the heat transfer of a TiO<sub>2</sub>/ethylene glycol nanofluid flowing through a receiver tube within a parabolic trough solar collector with the nanoparticles aggregation effect. Solar collectors transform incident sunlight to thermal energy through absorption, which is used for different purposes. The flow within the receiver tube is modeled using a cylindrical surface representation. Furthermore, the analysis considers the impact of natural convection and thermal radiation. To consider the influence of aggregation, revised forms of the Krieger–Dougherty model and the Maxwell and Bruggeman models are applied to estimate the effective viscosity and thermal conductivity of TiO<sub>2</sub>/ethylene glycol nanofluid, respectively. Nanoparticle aggregates are not exactly spherical, but the aggregate represents an approximation to spherical shape. This information implies that certain uncertainty or fuzziness is involved with the effective volume fraction of NPs aggregates. Therefore, the authors have developed a mathematical model in a fuzzy setting. The fuzzy differential equations are modeled using the triangular fuzzy numbers developed by <span>(alpha)</span>-cut, where <span>(alpha in left[ {0,,1} right])</span>. In addition, two different artificial intelligence computing techniques using artificial neural network and fuzzy particle swarm optimization are also designed to predict the Nusselt number of the nanofluid flowing inside the tube.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":677,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the Korean Physical Society","volume":"87 2","pages":"115 - 143"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2025-05-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145169285","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Comments to paper by N. Kumar et. al. on CaBiGdNbVO9","authors":"Paweł E. Tomaszewski","doi":"10.1007/s40042-025-01398-3","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s40042-025-01398-3","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The lead-free material CaBiGdNbVO<sub>9</sub> described in the paper Kumar et al. (J Korean Phys Soc, 85:451–539, 2024) does not exist, but is a result of erroneous processing of diffraction data. The studied samples were mixtures of several other compounds, mainly GdVO<sub>4</sub>.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":677,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the Korean Physical Society","volume":"86 12","pages":"1225 - 1226"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2025-05-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145167710","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Seongjae Eom, Damun Heo, Hyeonseok Seo, Myeongnam Jeong, Vasanthan Devaraj, Jongmin Lee
{"title":"Fabrication of Au nanotips via meniscus-guided 3D printing","authors":"Seongjae Eom, Damun Heo, Hyeonseok Seo, Myeongnam Jeong, Vasanthan Devaraj, Jongmin Lee","doi":"10.1007/s40042-025-01399-2","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s40042-025-01399-2","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Gold nanotips are highly important due to their excellent electron emission properties and strong electromagnetic field enhancement characteristics. The fabrication of gold nanotips has predominantly relied on electrochemical etching, a method offering high yield and low cost, but it suffers from issues such as impurity contamination during processing and the formation of non-uniform tips. In this study, we propose a novel and simple fabrication method for gold nanotips using a meniscus-guided three-dimensional (3D) printing technique. This bottom-up approach uses a liquid meniscus formed between a nanopipette and a substrate to create 3D structures, with precise control over process parameters, enabling the formation of structures with a wide range of diameters, shapes, and configurations. By precisely increasing the pulling speed, it is possible to decrease the diameter of the printed structures. Via two-step 3D printing optimization approach, we successfully fabricated an Au nanotip with a diameter of 100 nm on top of the 3D structure. Our technique offers a robust yet simple new route to fabricate nanotips and opens up a multitude of potential applications in fields such as nano-optics, materials science, and surface analysis.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":677,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the Korean Physical Society","volume":"87 2","pages":"236 - 242"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2025-05-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145168325","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Effects of deposition and annealing temperature on atomic layer-deposited tin dioxide thin films","authors":"Jangho Bae, Hyeongtag Jeon","doi":"10.1007/s40042-025-01397-4","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s40042-025-01397-4","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Tin dioxide (SnO₂) is a promising wide-band-gap n-type semiconductor for transparent conducting oxides (TCOs) and oxide-based electronics. In this work, we investigate the effects of deposition and annealing temperatures on the structural and electrical properties of SnO₂ thin films grown by thermal atomic layer deposition (ALD) using tetrakis(dimethylamino)tin (TDMA-Sn) and ozone (O₃). Films were deposited at 150 ℃ and 200 ℃ followed by post-deposition annealing in O₂ between 400 ℃ and 600 ℃. Crystallographic analysis revealed that higher deposition and annealing temperatures promote rutile phase formation and grain growth, improving carrier concentration and mobility. The optimized sample, which was deposited at 200 ℃ and annealed at 600 ℃, achieved a carrier density of 2.54 × 10<sup>22</sup> cm⁻<sup>3</sup> and Hall mobility of 51.3 cm<sup>2</sup>/V·s, resulting in a low resistivity of 1.89 × 10⁻<sup>4</sup> Ω·cm. UV–Vis measurements confirmed high optical transparency (> 80%) in the visible range, supporting TCO applicability. Thickness uniformity and conformality were also demonstrated, achieving step coverage over 96% and wafer-scale thickness uniformity exceeding 98%. While annealing up to 600 ℃ enhanced the film properties, temperatures above 600 ℃ may induce degradation such as interfacial diffusion and grain coarsening. These results highlight that careful optimization of thermal processing conditions enables the fabrication of uniform, highly conductive, and transparent SnO<sub>2</sub> films, suitable for next-generation electronic and optoelectronic devices.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":677,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the Korean Physical Society","volume":"87 2","pages":"186 - 193"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2025-05-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145168291","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Semi-parabolic plus semi-inverse squared quantum well: the acousto-magneto-electric field in the presence of electromagnetic waves","authors":"Nguyen Thu Huong, Nguyen Quang Bau, Nguyen Quyet Thang, Pham Duc Chinh, Nguyen Dinh Nam, Anh-Tuan Tran","doi":"10.1007/s40042-025-01389-4","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s40042-025-01389-4","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Using the quantum kinetic equation method for electrons in the semi-parabolic plus semi-inverse squared quantum well (SPPSISQW) structure in the presence of external electromagnetic waves, we derived novel analytical expressions for the acousto-magneto-electric (AME) field. In addition, numerical results were conducted to investigate the dependence of the AME field on various parameters, including the frequency of external electromagnetic waves, acoustic wave frequency <span>(omega_{q})</span>, temperature, magnetic field. Notably, the resonance peak position of the AME field remains unaffected by temperature but shifts significantly with electromagnetic wave frequency and magnetic field. The high-frequency electromagnetic wave significantly enhance the AME field, introducing new resonant peaks and modulating the field’s amplitude and position. As the frequency of EMW Ω increases, the resonance peaks shift to higher magnetic field values. The study identifies the cyclotron resonance phenomenon, where the AME field increases sharply at specific magnetic field strengths. This resonance shifts with changes in the electromagnetic wave frequency, indicating a complex interplay between electrons, phonons, and external fields. These findings contribute to perfecting quantum theory and enrich our understanding of the unique properties of SPPSISQW structure, especially highlighting significant differences from conventional bulk semiconductors and other low-dimensional semiconductor structures such as quantum wires and superlattices. Furthermore, the influence of external electromagnetic waves introduces nonlinear effects and distinctive results compared to scenarios without electromagnetic waves, as demonstrated by the results presented in this study.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":677,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the Korean Physical Society","volume":"87 1","pages":"86 - 95"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2025-05-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145144757","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Jihye Lee, Seungryong Cho, Jiseok Kim, Jinhyung Kwon, Donghyuk Shin, Chanjoong Kim, Hyeonggon Kim, Young-su Kim
{"title":"Development of 3D-scan-based efficiency calibration method of complex-shaped materials in gamma spectrometry","authors":"Jihye Lee, Seungryong Cho, Jiseok Kim, Jinhyung Kwon, Donghyuk Shin, Chanjoong Kim, Hyeonggon Kim, Young-su Kim","doi":"10.1007/s40042-025-01395-6","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s40042-025-01395-6","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>To address gamma spectrometry on complex-shaped materials when the conventional method based on certified reference materials is impractical, we propose a new 3D-scan-based source modeling method for reflecting geometry of complex-shaped materials. Various complex-shaped materials were selected, scanned with tailored methods depending on the scanned objects, and the scanned 3D data were integrated into the source term models for Monte Carlo simulation. The developed method has been confirmed that all complex-shaped materials thus created can be cast into the Monte Carlo simulation toolkit Geant4 as source terms. It produced mesh deviations of all samples within 1 mm, validating its utility for practical applications. The developed method was experimentally validated using CRM, proving the accuracy of the method. The proposed method enables a comprehensive efficiency calibration for radioactivity analysis of complex-shaped materials without the need for destructive preprocessing.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":677,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the Korean Physical Society","volume":"87 2","pages":"225 - 235"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2025-05-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145168290","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Thermal analysis of a chemically reactive micropolar nanofluid flow over a stretching cylinder: Cattaneo–Christov double-diffusion approach","authors":"T. Aarathi, A. Subramanyam Reddy","doi":"10.1007/s40042-025-01352-3","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s40042-025-01352-3","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Boundary layer flow over stretching surfaces has gained major scientific attention because of its importance in industrial and biomedical applications. However, flow over curved surfaces remains largely underexplored. This article leverages the Buongiorno model and Cattaneo–Christov (CC) double diffusion to explore the stagnation point flow of a micropolar fluid along a vertical stretching cylinder. Additional consideration of chemically reactive fluid under activation energy makes the analysis novel and relevant. Similarity transformations are used to convert the governing partial differential equations (PDEs) into a system of ordinary differential equations (ODEs), which are then solved using the fourth-order Runge–Kutta technique with a shooting approach. The numerical solutions provided trends of velocity, microrotation, temperature, concentration, entropy generation, and Bejan number under a multitude of pertinent parameters graphically. The heat and mass transfer rates and skin friction at the boundary were also tabulated. Results indicate that thermophoresis and thermal radiation enhance temperature, while the curvature of the cylinder adversely affects microrotation, but improves skin friction. Thermophoresis raises concentration, but Brownian motion lowers it. The temperature is lowered and raised by thermal and concentration relaxation parameters, respectively. The accuracy of the findings is confirmed by validation against the body of existing literature. Potential uses for this research include tailored medication administration and cancer treatments, including chemotherapy.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":677,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the Korean Physical Society","volume":"87 1","pages":"47 - 66"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2025-05-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145144366","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A relation between yellow band and defect states of GaN epilayers during gamma-ray irradiation with different doses","authors":"Kyoung Su Lee, Dong-Seok Kim, Eun Kyu Kim","doi":"10.1007/s40042-025-01394-7","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s40042-025-01394-7","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>GaN epilayers grown on c-plane sapphire substrates were irradiated with different doses of <i>γ</i>-rays ranging from 300 to 3000 krad. From the photoluminescence (PL) measurement, the yellow PL (YL) intensity decreased with increasing the <i>γ</i>-ray irradiation dose. From the deep level transient spectroscopy (DLTS), three defect states of E1, E2, and E5 levels with activation energies of 0.17 ± 0.02, 0.52 ± 0.01, and 0.97 ± 0.02 eV below the conduction band edge were found in the samples. The E1, E2, and E5 levels originated from the defects of nitrogen vacancy (<i>V</i><sub>N</sub>), nitrogen antisite (<i>N</i><sub>Ga</sub>), and interstitial nitrogen (<i>N</i><sub>i</sub>), respectively. With increasing <i>γ</i>-ray doses, the <i>N</i><sub>t</sub> value of <i>N</i><sub>Ga</sub> was increased, while the <i>N</i><sub>t</sub> values of <i>V</i><sub>N</sub>, <i>N</i><sub>i</sub>, <i>V</i><sub>Ga</sub>–<i>N</i><sub>i</sub> complex decreased. Therefore, it was suggested that the yellow PL band originated from the <i>V</i><sub>Ga</sub>–<i>N</i><sub>i</sub> complex.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":677,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the Korean Physical Society","volume":"87 1","pages":"79 - 85"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2025-05-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145144367","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}