Publications

Selection of recent publications

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(1) "Effect of the annealing treatment on structural and transport properties of thermoelectric Smy(FexNi1-x)4Sb12 thin films" Giovanna Latronico, Paolo Mele, C Sekine, Pan Sian Wei, Saurabh Singh, Tsunehiro Takeuchi, Cédric Bourgès, Takahiro Baba, Takao Mori, Pietro Manfrinetti, Nanotechnology (2022) DOI 10.1088/1361-6528/aca980

(2) “Nanocolloid simulators of luminescent solar concentrator photovoltaic windows” A.M. Darwish, S.S. Sarkisov, D.N. Patel, P. Mele, G. Latronico, S. Wilson, K. Cho, Nanotechnology Reviews 11 (2022) 1167

(3) “Insight into Al doping effect on photodetector performance of CdS and CdS: Mg films prepared by self-controlled nebulizer spray technique” Karuppiah Deva Arun Kumar, Paolo Mele, Sergii Golovynskyi, Aslam Khan, Ahmed M El-Toni, Anees A Ansari, Ravindra K Gupta, Hamid Ghaithan, S AlFaify, Prashantha Murahari, J. of Alloys and Comp. 892 (2022) 160801

(4) “Enhancement of performance of Ga incorporated ZnO UV photodetectors prepared by simplified two step chemical solution process” Karuppiah Deva Arun Kumar, Paolo Mele, Prashantha Murahari, Ahmed A Abdeltawab, Sayed Z Mohammady, Mohd Ubaidullah, Mohammad Shahzad Samdani, S AlFaify, Sensors and Actuators A: Physical 333 (2022)

(5) “Synthesis and Characterization of Al- and SnO2-Doped ZnO Thermoelectric Thin Films”, G. Latronico, S. Singh, P. Mele, A. Darwish, S. Sarkisov, T. Baba, T. Mori, T. Takeuchi, and 6 more coauthors, Materials, 14 (2021) 6929

(6) “Investigation on the Power Factor of Skutterudite Smy(FexNi1-x)4Sb12 Thin Films: Effects of Deposition and Annealing Temperature” Giovanna Latronico, Paolo Mele, Cristina Artini, Pietro Manfrinetti, Sian Wei Pan, Yukihiro Kawamura, Chihiro Sekine, Saurabh Singh, Tsunehiro Takeuchi, Takahiro Baba, Cédric Bourgès, Takao Mori, Materials 14 (2021) 5773 https://doi.org/10.3390/ma14195773. IF = 3.623, HI = 111, citations = 0

(7) “Structural, Magnetic and Gas Sensing Activity of Pure and Cr Doped In2O3 Thin Films Grown by Pulsed Laser Deposition” Veeraswamy Yaragani, Kamatam Hari Prasad, Karuppiah Deva Arun Kumar, Paolo Mele, Arulanandam Jegatha Christy, Kugalur Venkidusamy Gunavathy, Sultan Alomairy, Mohammed Sultan Al-Buriahi, Coatings 11 (2021) 588

(8) “Low Thermal Conductivity: Fundamentals and Theoretical Aspects in Thermoelectric Applications” H.A.Eivari, Z.Sohbatzadeh, P.Mele, M.H.N.Assadi, Mat. Today Energy 21 (2021) 100744

(9) “Synthesis and Properties of p-Si/n-Cd1−xAgxO Heterostructure for Transparent Photodiode Devices” Anitha, M.; Deva Arun Kumar, K.; Mele, P.; Anitha, N.; Saravanakumar, K.; Sayed, M.A.; Ali, A.M.; Amalraj, L. Coatings 11 (2021) 425.

(10) “Simplified chemical processed Cd1−xAlxS thin films for high-performance photodetector applications” Karuppiah Deva Arun Kumar, Paolo Mele, M Anitha, S Varadharajaperumal, Devarajan Alagarasan, Norah S Alhokbany, Tansir Ahamad and Saad M Alshehri, J. Phys.: Condens. Matter 33 (2021) 195901

(11) “Role of Grain-alignment and Oxide-impurity on Thermoelectric properties of Textured n-type Bi-Te-Se Alloy” Rapaka S C Bose, Dilip K M, Paolo Mele, K Ramesh, J. Phys. D: Appl. Phys., 54 (2021) 235503

(12) “Effect of the sintering pressure on structure and microstructure of the filled skutterudite Smy(FexNi1-x)4Sb12 (x= 0.50-0.80, y= 0.17-0.55)” Cristina Artini, Alessandro Cingolani, Fabrizio Valenza, Umberto Anselmi-Tamburini, Giovanna Latronico, Paolo Mele, Mater. Res. Bull. 139 (2021) 111261

Representative main publications

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(1) “Ultra-high flux pinning properties of BaMO3-doped YBa2Cu3O7-x thin films (M= Zr, Sn)” - P. Mele, K. Matsumoto, T. Horide, A. Ichinose, Y. Yoshida, M. Mukaida, S. Horii, R. Kita, Supercond. Sci. Technol. 21 (2008) 032002 (rapid communication).　

(2) “Fabrication of Fe-Te-S superconducting epitaxial thin films by pulsed laser deposition” – P. Mele, K. Matsumoto, Y. Haruyama, M. Mukaida, Y. Yoshida, T.Kiss, Applied Physics Express 2 (2009) 073002.

(3) "Effect of substrate on thermoelectric properties of Al-doped ZnO thin films" - P. Mele, S.Saini, H. Honda, K. Matsumoto, K. Miyazaki, H. Hagino, A. Ichinose, Appl. Phys. Lett. 102, 253903 (2013)

(4) “Enhanced thermoelectric performance of Al-doped ZnO thin films on amorphous substrate” Saini, S.*,#, Mele, P. *,#, Honda, H., Henry, D. J., Hopkins, P. E., Molina-Luna, L., Matsumoto, K., Miyazaki, K., & Ichinose, A. Japan. J. Appl. Phys. 53 (2014) 060306. *equal contribution. #corresponding author

(5) “High pinning performance of YBa2Cu3O7-x films added with Y2O3 nanoparticulate defects.” Mele, P., Guzman, R., Gazquez, J., Obradors, X., Puig, T., Saini, S., Yoshida, Y., Mukaida, M., Ichinose, A., Matsumoto, K., & Adam, M. I. Superconductor Science and Technology, 28 (2015) 024006.

(6) “On-chip thermoelectric module comprised of oxide thin film legs” S. Saini*, P. Mele*,#, K. Miyazaki, A. Tiwari, Energy Conversion and Management 114 (2016) 251 *equal contribution. #corresponding author

(7) "Tuning nanoparticle size for enhanced functionality in perovskite thin films deposited by metal organic deposition" Masashi Miura, Boris Maiorov, Michio Sato, Motoki Kanai, Takeharu Kato, Tomohiro Kato, Teruo Izumi, Satoshi Awaji, Paolo Mele, Masaru Kiuchi, Teruo Matsushita, NPG Asia Materials 9 (2017) e447

(8) “Porosity-tuned thermal conductivity in thermoelectric Al-doped ZnO thin films grown by mist-chemical vapor deposition” S. Saini; P. Mele#; T. Oyake; J. Shiomi; J. Niemelä; M. Karppinen; K. Miyazaki; C. Li; T. Kawaharamura; A. Ichinose; L. Molina-Luna, Thin Solid Films 685 (2019) 180 #corresponding author

(9) “Thermoelectric properties of Al-doped ZnO composite films with polymer nanoparticles prepared by pulsed laser deposition” A.M. Darwish, A. Muhammad, S.S. Sarkisov, P. Mele, S. Saini, J. Liu, J. Shiomi, Composites Part B: Engineering 167 (2019) 406

(10) “Investigation on the Power Factor of Skutterudite Smy(FexNi1-x)4Sb12 Thin Films: Effects of Deposition and Annealing Temperature” Giovanna Latronico, Paolo Mele, Cristina Artini, Pietro Manfrinetti, Sian Wei Pan, Yukihiro Kawamura, Chihiro Sekine, Saurabh Singh, Tsunehiro Takeuchi, Takahiro Baba, Cédric Bourgès, Takao Mori, Materials 14 (2021) 5773