Unraveling the laser decal transfer-based printing of ZnO ceramic towards FEP-ZnO-based Piezo-Tribo hybrid nanogenerators by Arpit Kumar Singh, Anshu Sahu, Palani Iyamperumal Anand

“…With advancements in technologies, a thin film-based laser decal transfer setup is yet to be fully explored for printing thin-film materials in pixelated form over substrates, enabling substrate- and material-independent processes.The present work focuses on the development of a laser decal transfer-based printing process using thin film as feed material for the fabrication of MEMS devices for piezo-tribo hybrid applications. …”
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Review of Short-Wavelength Infrared Flip-Chip Bump Bonding Process Technology by Junhao Du, Xuewei Zhao, Jiale Su, Ben Li, Xiangliang Duan, Tianyu Dong, Hongxiao Lin, Yuhui Ren, Yuanhao Miao, Henry H. Radamson

“…Subsequently, we comprehensively summarize recent advancements in epitaxial thin-film SWIR sensors, encompassing FPAs and flip-chip bump bonding technology for epitaxial InGaAs and Ge (Sn) thin-film SWIR sensors. …”
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Experimental Study of the Influence of the Adsorbate Layer Composition on the Wetting of Different Substrates with Water by Michaela Heier, Rolf Merz, Stefan Becker, Kai Langenbach, Michael Kopnarski, Hans Hasse

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Flaky sputtered silicon MWCNTs core-shell structure as a freestanding binder-free electrode for lithium-ion battery by Seyed Ali Hoseini, Shams Mohajerzadeh, Zeinab Sanaee

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Dye-Sensitized Nanocrystalline ZnO Solar Cells Based on Ruthenium(II) Phendione Complexes by Hashem Shahroosvand, Parisa Abbasi, Mohsen Ameri, Mohammad Reza Riahi Dehkordi

“…The AFM images clearly show both, the outgrowth of the complexes which are adsorbed on ZnO thin film and the depression of ZnO thin film. We have studied photovoltaic properties of dye-sensitized nanocrystalline semiconductor solar cells based on Ru phendione complexes, which gave power conversion efficiency of (η) of 1.54% under the standard AM 1.5 irradiation (100 mW cm−2) with a short-circuit photocurrent density (𝐽sc) of 3.42 mA cm−2, an open-circuit photovoltage (𝑉oc) of 0.622 V, and a fill factor (ff) of 0.72. …”
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Ring Defects Associated with Boron–Oxygen‐Related Degradation in p‐Type Silicon Heterojunction Solar Cells by Bruno Vicari Stefani, Moonyong Kim, Matthew Wright, Anastasia Soeriyadi, Ilya Nyapshaev, Konstantin Emtsev, Brett Hallam

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Improved Therapeutic Effect of Puerarin-Encapsulated PEG-PLGA Nanoparticle on an In Vitro Cerebral Infarction Model by Lei Li, Yan Li, Cheng Miao, Rui Liu

“…In this context, PEG-PLGA/PUE nanoparticles were prepared by the thin-film hydration method, and the toxicity of PEG-PLGA/PUE nanoparticles to brain capillary endothelial cell (BCEC) was detected by MTT. …”
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A Review of Sulfate Removal from Water Using Polymeric Membranes by Jamal Al Mehrate, Sadek Shaban, Amr Henni

“…Techniques discussed include phase inversion (PI), thin-film composite (TFC), and thin-film nanocomposite (TFN) membranes. …”
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DEVICE FOR INVESTIGATION OF MAGNETRON AND PULSED-LASER PLASMA by A. P. Burmakov, V. A. Zaikov, F. F. Komarov, O. R. Lyudchik, D. A. Saladukha

“…Various modifications of complex pulsed laser and magnetron deposition thin-film structures unit are presented. They include joint and separate variants of layer deposition. …”
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Recent Developments in Solar Energy Harvesting and Photocatalysis by Junwang Tang, Songyuan Dai, Jawwad A. Darr

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Optical properties of Eu3+ doped calcium sodium bismuth borosilicate glasses via melt quenching method by Nakka Praveenkumar, K.V. Madhuri, Anju Babu, D.V. Krishna Reddy

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Aqueous Ammonia Sensor with Neuromorphic Detection by Kateryna Vyshniakova, Mohammad Javad Mirshojaeian Hosseini, Huiwen Bai, Masoome Fatahi, Victor Marco Rocha Malacco, Shawn S Donkin, Richard M Voyles, Robert A. Nawrocki

“…Abstract A hybrid inorganic–organic neuromorphic sensor utilizing a thin film zinc oxide (ZnO) detector with organic neuromorphic pre‐processing is developed to quantify ammonia in aqueous environments, including biological analytes. …”
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Microstructural and Optical Characterization of Heterostructures of ZnS/CdS and CdS/ZnS Synthesized by Chemical Bath Deposition Method by Temesgen Geremew, Tizazu Abza

“…The CdS/ZnS heterojunction thin film is nearly amorphous. The optical analysis results confirmed single band gap values of 2.75 eV and 2.5 eV for ZnS/CdS and CdS/ZnS heterojunction thin films, respectively. …”
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A model for dip-coating of a two liquid mixture by S. B. G. O'Brien, M. Hayes

“…We consider a thin film flow where a flat substrate is coated with a mixture of two miscible liquids, of equal viscosity, and develop a model to predict the evolving coating thicknesses. …”
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Optoelectronic Logical Gates “AND”, “OR” and “NOT” by Zbigniew Porada, Elzbieta Schabowska-Osiowska

“…Optoelectronic AND, OR and NOT logical gates were composed of thin film photoconducting and electroluminescent elements, made of cadmium sulphide and zinc sulphide, respectively, doped with copper, chlorine and manganese. …”
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Field switching of microfabricated metamagnetic FeRh MRI contrast agents by Stephen Dodd, Natalia Gudino, Oleksii Zadorozhnii, Michal Staňo, Jan Hajduček, Jon Ander Arregi, H. Douglas Morris, Vojtěch Uhlíř, Mladen Barbic, Alan P. Koretsky

“…Abstract In a step towards generating switchable MRI cellular labels, we demonstrate in-situ field switching of micron scale metamagnetic Iron-Rhodium (FeRh) thin film particles. A thin-film (200 nm) FeRh sample was fabricated and patterned into an array of progressively smaller squares with sizes ranging from 500 μm down to 1 μm. …”
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Synthesis of uniform two-dimensional nitrogen-doped graphene films via thermal evaporation as efficient oxygen reduction catalysts by Xue-Wei Lu, Xiaoliang Zhang, Ruxuan Chen, Shuwei Wang, Zile Wang, Huajun Tian, Liying Jiao

“…Thermal evaporation is a versatile thin film deposition technique. However, the conventional thermal evaporation techniques present challenges in producing nitrogen-rich NG thin films because of the difficulties of a controllable manner for doping graphene with N atoms. …”
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Reduced resistance at molecular-crystal electrolyte and LiCoO2 interfaces for high-performance solid-state lithium batteries by Yuki Watanabe, Shigeru Kobayashi, Zheng Ruijie, Deng Jun, Kenjiro Tanaka, Kazunori Nishio, Ryo Nakayama, Ryota Shimizu, Makoto Moriya, Taro Hitosugi

“…Herein, we fabricate a battery using Li{N(SO2F)2}(NCCH2CH2CN)2, referred to as Li(FSA)(SN)2, a molecular-crystal electrolyte, and demonstrate the stable thin-film battery cycling. The novel fabrication method forms electrochemically stable interfaces, allowing the thin-film batteries to cycle at a current density of up to 500 μA cm−2 in the voltage range of 3.00–4.05 V vs Li/Li+. …”
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Semiconductor Membrane Exfoliation: Technology and Application by Hongliang Chang, Yanqing Jia, Tae‐Yong Park, Xu Zhang, Qiaoqiang Gan, Zhenqiang Ma, Tien Khee Ng, Boon S. Ooi

“…Consequently, the exfoliation and transfer of epitaxial semiconductor thin film structures onto substrates constitute pivotal steps in the production of flexible optoelectronic devices. …”
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Fabrication and high temperature electrical conductivity of polymer-derived SiHfBCN ceramic coating by Xichao Dong, Qinghua Zhao, Yao Li, Shaomin Gu, Xinming Xu, Dianwei He, Fang Ye, Laifei Cheng, Xingang Luan, Zhaoju Yu

“…Therefore, the typical semiconducting behavior of SiHfBCN ceramic coatings highlights their potential as thin-film electrodes for SAW high-temperature sensors in high-temperature extreme environments.…”
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