[1] Derbali, L., Dkhili, M., Zargouni, S., Ouadhour, M., Riahi, R., Ezzaouia, H. Laser ablation microgrooving and nanostructured silicon surfaces for an effective gettering process and reduced optical losses. (2018) Superlattices and Microstructures, 123, pp. 427-435. 

[2] Slama, S.B., Ghrib, M., Khalfallah, B., Hajji, M., Gaidi, M., Ezzaouia, H. Effect of Ni nickel coated porous Si buffers layer on the structural and optoelectronic properties of silicon thin films. (2018) Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 765, pp. 1184-1194. 

[3] Ktifa, S., Znaidi, M., Saadallah, F., Yacoubi, N., Ezzaouia, H. Photothermal Investigation of Nanocomposite Porous Silicon / Rhodamine 6G. (2018) Silicon, 10 (4), pp. 1573-1577. 

[4] Bouznif, Z., Zarroug, A., Hamed, Z.B., Derbali, L., Ezzaouia, H. Passivation of crystalline silicon on porous silicon surface treated by erbium oxides (Er2O3) for enhancement the photovoltaic properties. (2018) Surface Review and Letters, 25 (5), art. no. 1850099. 

[5] Ben Miled, I., Jlassi, M., Sta, I., Dhaouadi, M., Hajji, M., Mousdis, G., Kompitsas, M., Ezzaouia, H. Influence of In-doping on microstructure, optical and electrical properties of sol–gel derived CdO thin films. (2018) Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics, 29 (13), pp. 11286-11295. 

[6] Bouznif, Z., Amri, C., Zarroug, A., Ben Fradj, A., Derbali, L., Ezzaouia, H. Correlation between structural and optical properties of porous silicon treated with Erbium(III). (2018) Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics, 29 (11), pp. 9452-9459. 

[7] Ouadhour, M., Derbali, L., Zargouni, S., Hajji, M., Ezzaouia, H. ZnO thin film and porous silicon co-gettering of impurities in multicrystalline silicon through a VTP process. (2018) Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics, 29 (10), pp. 8216-8223. 

[8] Derbali, L., El Whibi, S., Zarroug, A., Bertomeu, J., Ezzaouia, H. Yttrium oxide passivation of porous silicon nanostructures for improved photoluminescence and optoelectronic properties. (2018) Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics, 29 (7), pp. 5738-5745. 

[9] Messaadi, C., Ghrib, T., Ghrib, M., Al-Otaibi, A.L., Glid, M., Ezzaouia, H. Investigation of the percentage and the compacting pressure effect on the structural, optical and thermal properties of alumina-zeolite mixture. (2018) Results in Physics, 8, pp. 422-428. 

[10] Amri, C., Ouertani, R., Hamdi, A., Ezzaouia, H. Enhancement of electrical parameters in solar grade monocrystalline silicon by external gettering through sacrificial silicon nanowire layer. (2018) Materials Research Bulletin, 98, pp. 41-46. 

[11] Ktifa, S., Laatar, F., Hassen, M., Yacoubi, N., Ezzaouia, H. Annealing temperature dependence of structural, optical, and thermal properties of CdSe thin films grown on porous anodic alumina. (2018) Journal of Sol-Gel Science and Technology, 85 (2), pp. 340-348. 

[12] Riahi, R., Derbali, L., Amri, C., Hassen, M., Ezzaouia, H. Structural and optical characterization of CdSe nanocrystals (NCs) embedded into a porous silicon nanostructure. (2018) Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics, 29 (4), pp. 3458-3466. 

[13] Messaadi, C., Ghrib, M., Chenaina, H., Manso-Silván, M., Ezzaouia, H. Structural, optical and electrical properties of SnO2 doped TiO2 synthesized by the Sol–Gel method. (2018) Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics, 29 (4), pp. 3095-3103. 

[14] Smida, A., Zaaboub, Z., Mohamed, N.B.H., Hassen, M., Laatar, F., Maaref, H., Ezzaouia, H. Photoluminescence behavior in the synthesized CdSe thin films deposited on ITO substrates. (2018) Journal of Luminescence, 194, pp. 686-691. 

[15] Derbali, A., Attaf, A., Saidi, H., Benamra, H., Nouadji, M., Aida, M.S., Attaf, N., Ezzaouia, H. Investigation of structural, optical and electrical properties of ZnS thin films prepared by ultrasonic spray technique for photovoltaic applications. (2018) Optik, 154, pp. 286-293. 

[16] Ganouni, R., Talbi, M., Ezzaouia, H. Comparison between experimental and theoretical model of highly efficient GaInP/Si tandem solar cells. (2018) Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, 13 (9), pp. 2544-2549. 

[17] Hamdi, A., Enjalbal, C., Drobecq, H., Boukherroub, R., Melnyk, O., Ezzaouia, H., Coffinier, Y. Fast and facile preparation of nanostructured silicon surfaces for laser desorption/ionization mass spectrometry of small compounds. (2018) Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry.  Article in Press. 

[18] Derbali, A., Saidi, H., Attaf, A., Benamra, H., Bouhdjer, A., Attaf, N., Ezzaouia, H., Derbali, L., Aida, M.S. Solution flow rate influence on ZnS thin films properties grown by ultrasonic spray for optoelectronic application. (2018) Journal of Semiconductors, 39 (9), art. no. 093001.

[19] Ben Haj Othmen, W., Hamdi, A., Addad, A., Sieber, B., Elhouichet, H., Szunerits, S., Boukherroub, R. Fe-doped SnO2 decorated reduced graphene oxide nanocomposite with enhanced visible light photocatalytic activity. (2018) Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A: Chemistry, 367, pp. 145-155. 

[20] Kumar, A., Hamdi, A., Coffinier, Y., Addad, A., Roussel, P., Boukherroub, R., Jain, S.L. Visible light assisted oxidative coupling of benzylamines using heterostructured nanocomposite photocatalyst. (2018) Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A: Chemistry, 356, pp. 457-463. 

[21] Marinescu, C., Ben Ali, M., Hamdi, A., Cherifi, Y., Barras, A., Coffinier, Y., Somacescu, S., Raditoiu, V., Szunerits, S., Boukherroub, R. Cobalt phthalocyanine-supported reduced graphene oxide: A highly efficient catalyst for heterogeneous activation of peroxymonosulfate for rhodamine B and pentachlorophenol degradation. (2018) Chemical Engineering Journal, 336, pp. 465-475. 

    1. Chohdi Amri, Rachid Ouertani, Abderrahmen Hamdi, Hatem Ezzaouia, Enhancement of electrical parameters in solar grade monocrystalline silicon by external gettering through sacrificial silicon nanowire layer, Mater. Res. Bull. 98 41–46. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.materresbull.2017.10.003

 2.    Chohdi Amri, Rachid Ouertani, Abderrahmen Hamdi, Hatem Ezzaouia,  Effect of Silver-Assisted Chemical Vapor Etching on morphological properties and silicon solar cell performance Mater. Sci. Semicond. Process. 63 (2017) 176-183. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.mssp.2017.02.019

3.      Chohdi Amri, Rachid Ouertani, Abderrahmen Hamdi, Hatem Ezzaouia, Enhancement of silicon nanowires optoelectric properties by combining acid vapor etching and lithium pore-filling, J. Mater. Sci: Mater Electron. 28 (2017) 13426-13435. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10854-017-7181-2

4. Abderrahmane Hamdi, Ioana Silvia Hosu, Ahmed Addad, Ruben Hartkoorn, Hervé Drobecq, Oleg Melnyk, Hatem Ezzaouia, Rabah Boukherroub, Yannick Coffinier, MoS2/TiO2/SiNW surface as an effective substrate for LDI-MS detection of glucose and glutathione in real samples, Talanta 171 (2017) 101-107 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.talanta.2017.04.061

 5.  Abderrahmane Hamdi, Chohdi Amri, Rachid Ouertani, Hatem Ezzaouia, Effect of etching time on morphological, optical and structural properties of silicon nanowire arrays etched on multi-crystalline silicon wafer, J Mater Sci: Mater Electron (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10854-016-6126-5

6.     Ievgen Kurylo, Abderrahmane Hamdi, Ahmed Addad, Rabah Boukherroub, and Yannick Coffinier, Comparison of Ti-Based Coatings on Silicon Nanowires for Phosphopeptide Enrichment and Their Laser Assisted Desorption/Ionization Mass Spectrometry Detection, Nanomaterials 2017, 7(9), 272; doi:10.3390/nano7090272

7.. Sana Akir, Abderrahmane Hamdi, Ahmed Addad, Yannick Coffinier, Rabah Boukherroub, Amel Dakhlaoui Omrani, Facile synthesis of carbon-ZnO nanocomposite with enhanced visible light photocatalytic performance Facile synthesis of carbon-ZnO nanocomposite with enhanced visible light photocatalytic performance, Applied Surface Science, Volume 400, 1 April 2017, Pages 461-470, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apsusc.2016.12.212

 8.      Fakher Laatar, Hatem Moussa Halima Alem, Lavinia Balan, Emilien Girot, Ghouti Medjahdi, Hatem Ezzaouia, and Raphaël Schneider, CdSe nanorod/TiO2 nanoparticle heterojunctions with enhanced solar and visible-light photocatalytic activity. Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2017, 8, 2741–2752. doi:10.3762/bjnano.8.273

9.  S. Thamri, I. Sta, M. Jlassi, M. Hajjia, H. Ezzaouia,  Fabrication of ZnO-NiO nanocomposite thin films and experimental study of the effect of the NiO, ZnO concentration on its physical properties, Materials Science in Semiconductor Processing, Volume 71, 15 November 2017, Pages 310-320 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.mssp.2017.08.017

10.  R. Daik, M. Lajnef, S.B. Amor, H. Ezzaouia, Effect of the temperature and the porosity of the gettering process on the removal of heavy metals from Tunisian phosphate rock, (2017) Results in Physics, Volume 7, 2017, Pages 4189-4194. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rinp.2017.10.050

11.  Ahmed Zarroug, Zouheir Bouznif, Zied Ben Hamed, Lotfi Derbali, Hatem Ezzaouia, Optoelectronic effect of porous silicon surface treatment with samarium ions for different deposition times and characterizations, Int. J. Adv. Manuf. Technol. (2017). http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00170-017-0600-y

12.  M. Barbouche, R. Benabderrahmane Zaghouani, N. E. Benammar, K. Khirouni. H. Ezzaouia, Synthesis and characterization of 3C-SiC by rapid silica carbothermal reduction, Int. J. Adv. Manuf. Technol. (2017). http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00170-016-9838-z.

13.  Ben Miled, M. Jlassi, I. Sta, M. Dhaouadi, M. Hajji, G. Mousdis, M. Kompitsas, H. Ezzaouia, Structural, optical, and electrical properties of cadmium oxide thin films prepared by sol–gel spin-coating method, J. Sol-Gel Sci. Technol. (2017). http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10971-017-4412-1.

14.  Fakher Laatar, Afef Harizi, Ahmed Zarroug, Mondher Ghrib, Mohamed Hassen, Mounir Gaidi, Hatem Ezzaouia, Novel CdSe nanorods/porous anodic alumina nanocomposite based ethanol sensor: sensitivity enhancement by visible light illumination, J. Mater. Sci: Mater Electron (2017). http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10854-017-7042-z.

15.  R. Jbeli, A. Boukhachem, I. Ben Jemaa, N. Mahdhi, F. Saadallah, H. Elhouichet, S. Alleg, M. Amlouk, H. Ezzaouïa, An enhancement of photoluminescence property of Ag doped La2O3 thin films at room temperature, Spectrochimica Acta Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy (2017). http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.saa.2017.04.072

16. Beya Ouertani Hatem Ezzaouia Bertrand Theys Effect of Ruthenium alloy on the band gap value of FeS2-pyrite, Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects, 20 (2017) 13-19. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.colsurfa.2017.04.038

17.  Ahmed Zarroug, Zied Ben Hamed, Fakher Laater, Lotfi Derbali, Hatem Ezzaouia, The removal of metal impurities from the surface of Czochralski wafers using a porous silicon-based gettering under a gas flow HCl/O2 dry, Materials Research Bulletin 91 (2017) 127-134 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.materresbull.2017.03.038

18.  M. Jlassi, I. Sta, M. Hajji, H. Ezzaouia, NiO thin films synthesized by sol-gel: Potentiality for the realization of antireflection layer for silicon based solar cell applications, March 2017  Surface and Interface Analysis Volume 6, 218–222, DOI: 10.1016/j.surfin.2016.10.006

19.  Fakher Laatar, Afef Harizi, Mondher Ghrib, Mohamed Hassen, Kamel Khirouni, Mounir Gaidi, Hatem Ezzaouia Rapid thermal annealing effect on the microstructural and optical properties of nc-Si embedded in porous anodic alumina, Journal of Alloys and Compounds 709 (2017) 487-495 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jallcom.2017.03.134

20. Ahmed Zarroug, Zied Ben Hamed, Lotfi Derbali, Hatem Ezzaouia, Mechanical grooving effect on the gettering efficiency of crystalline silicon based solar cells, Journal of Crystal Growth 463 (2017) 95–99 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jcrysgro.2017.01.038.

21.  Attaf, A. Bouhdjer, H. Saidi, M.S. Aida, N. Attaf, H. Ezzaouia, On tuning the preferential crystalline orientation of spray pyrolysis deposited indium oxide thin films, Thin Solid Films 625 (2017) 177-179. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tsf.2017.01.055

22.  R. Riahi, L. Derbali, B. Ouertani, H. Ezzaouia, Temperature dependence of Nickel Oxide effect on the optoelectronic properties of porous silicon, Applied Surface Science 404 (2017) 34-39. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apsusc.2017.01.197

23.  S. Dhahri, E. Fazio, M. Ghrib, F. Neri, K. El Khirouni, H. Ezzaouia, An investigation of the optical and structural properties of PECVD a-SiH thin films grown on a porous anodic aluminum template, Journal of Alloys and Compounds 699 (2017) 991-997 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jallcom.2016.12.440

24. M. Barbouche, R. Benabderrahmane Zaghouani, N.E. Benammar, V. Aglieri, M. Mosca, R. Macaluso, K. Khirouni, H. Ezzaouia, New process of silicon carbide purification intended for silicon passivation, Superlattices and Microstructures 101 (2017) 512-521 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.spmi.2016.11.064

 25.  R. Ganouni, M. Talbi, H. Ezzaouia, Theoretical modeling of a new structure of III-V tandem solar cells by using parabolic trough concentrator, J Fundam Appl Sci. 2017, 9(1S), 756-767 http://dx.doi.org/10.4314/jfas.v9i1s.729

26.  Mourad Talbi, Mohamed Salim Bouhlel and Adnane Cherif, A Hybrid Technique of Image Denoising Using the Curvelet Transform based Denoising Method and Two-stage Image Denoising by PCA with Local Pixel Grouping, (2017) Current Medical Imaging Reviews, 2017, 13, DOI: 10.2174/1573405613666170614082754.

27.  R. Ganouni, M. Talbi, H. Ezzaouia, Comparative study of experimental and theoretical model of highly-efficient GaInP/Si tandem solar cells, (2017) Journal of Semiconductor Technology and Science, VOL.17, NO.6, DECEMBER, 2017 ISSN(Print) 1598-1657 https://doi.org/10.5573/JSTS.2017.17.6.878