Evolution of Oxygen Deficiency Center on Fused Silica Surface Irradiated by Ultraviolet Laser and Posttreatment by Hai-Bing Lü, Shi-Zhen Xu, Hai-Jun Wang, Xiao-Dong Yuan, Chao Zhao, Y. Q. Fu

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Parametric Excitation and Instabilities of Spin Waves Driven by Surface Acoustic Waves by Moritz Geilen, Roman Verba, Abbass Hamadeh, Alexandra Nicoloiu, Daniele Narducci, Adrian Dinescu, Milan Ender, Morteza Mohseni, Florin Ciubotaru, Mathias Weiler, Alexandru Müller, Burkard Hillebrands, Christoph Adelmann, Philipp Pirro

“…Abstract The parametric excitation of spin waves by coherent surface acoustic waves in metallic magnetic thin film structures is demonstrated experimentally using Brillouin light scattering spectroscopy. …”
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High performance memristor device from solution processed MnO2 nanowires: Tuning of resistive switching from analog to digital and underlying mechanism by Rajkumar Mandal, Arka Mandal, Nayan Pandit, Rajib Nath, Biswanath Mukherjee

“…As synthesized MnO2 nanowires, mixed in different weight percentages with poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) solution were deposited on Al electrode to form thin film memristor devices. Resistive switching with both analog and digital behaviors have been realized in Al/MnO2-PMMA/Al device by controlling the weight percentage (wt %) of MnO2 in the composite. …”
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Nanoliposomal Coencapsulation of Dorema aucheri Extract and Curcumin; Enhanced Cytotoxicity, Apoptosis Induction, and Inhibition of EGFR Gene Expression in Oral Cancer Cells OCC-02 by Mahshid Azizi, Ghasem Ghalamfarsa, Fatemeh Khosravani, Hassan Bardania, Shahriar Azizi

“…The nanocompounds were synthesized using the lipid thin-film hydration method and characterized by transmission electron microscopy, and dynamic light scattering techniques, and their cytotoxicity and apoptotic effect on the primary oral cancer cell line were evaluated via 2,5-diphenyl-2H-tetrazolium bromide assay and flow cytometry. …”
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Structural and Electrical Characteristics of Metal-Ferroelectric Pb1.1(Zr0.40Ti0.60)O3-Insulator (ZnO)-Silicon Capacitors for Nonvolatile Applications by S. R. Krishnamoorthi, K. S. Venkatesh, Rajangam Ilangovan

“…Pb1.1Zr0.40Ti0.60O3 and ZnO thin films were prepared on Si by the sol-gel route and thermal deposition method, respectively. …”
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Nanocrystalline Porous Hydrogen Storage Based on Vanadium and Titanium Nitrides by A. Goncharov, A. Guglya, A. Kalchenko, E. Solopikhina, V. Vlasov, E. Lyubchenko

“…This review summarizes results of our study of the application of ion-beam assisted deposition (IBAD) technology for creation of nanoporous thin-film structures that can absorb more than 6 wt.% of hydrogen. …”
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Investigating the performance parameters of solar cell for efficiency enhancement by Muhammad Muneeb Khan, Sadiq Ahmad, Jahangeer Faiz, Rubab Nazeer, Muhammad Amir Shafi, Ahmad Bin Ishtiaq

“…Copper Zinc Tin Selenide (CuZnTSe) cells have unique physical characteristics that make them incredibly well-suited to serve as a solar material for power absorption in contemporary optimized Thin Film Solar cells (TFSC). The goal of the proposed study is to model novel hetero-structures for CuZnTSe solar cells with and without a NiO hole transport layer (HTL), namely AlZno2/Cds/CuZnTSe/Mb and Al-Zno2/Cds/CuZnTSe/Nio2/Mb. …”
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Detection of Foodborne Pathogens Through Volatile Organic Compounds Sensing via Metal Oxide Gas Sensors by Shiv Dutta Lawaniya, Anjali Awasthi, Prashanth W. Menezes, Kamlendra Awasthi

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Magnetoresistance Effect in NiFe/BP/NiFe Vertical Spin Valve Devices by Leilei Xu, Jiafeng Feng, Kangkang Zhao, Weiming Lv, Xiufeng Han, Zhongyuan Liu, Xiaohong Xu, He Huang, Zhongming Zeng

“…In addition, the spin valve resistance is found to decrease monotonically as temperature is decreased, indicating that the BP thin film works as a conductive interlayer between the NiFe electrodes.…”
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Plasma-polymerized fluorocarbon Ag–Cu nanocomposites: Nanostructure optimization for superior SERS sensitivity by Joonhyuk Lee, Sung Hyun Kim, Seok-Kyun Son, Sang-Jin Lee

“…We applied the prepared CAP thin films to contaminated surfaces and assessed their ability to enhance Raman signals for point-of-care detection. …”
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Performance of Multilayered Nanocoated Cutting Tools in High-Speed Machining: A Review by S. Ganeshkumar, S. Venkatesh, P. Paranthaman, R. Arulmurugan, J. Arunprakash, M. Manickam, S. Venkatesh, G. Rajendiran

“…These coating techniques influence the manufacturing industry to increase the productivity and quality of the finished goods and reduce the machining cost. The performance of thin film multilayered coatings such as TiN, TiAlN, AlTiN, Ti, and TiCN on plain silicon carbide tool inserts is revealed by the researchers to guide the manufacturing industry for proper tool selection and standard machining inputs for metal removal operation. …”
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Development of cure kinetics models for drying nitrile-butadiene rubber latex film with computational fluid dynamics simulation by Chakrit Suvanjumrat, Kittipos Loksupapaiboon

“…These applications enabled the visualization of the NBR curing degree distribution on the surface of thin film. The proposed solver serves as a valuable tool for estimating optimal conditions in the curing process of rubber-coated films on complicated shapes of dipped products, such as rubber gloves, facilitating further research.…”
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Lignin alkali regulated interfacial polymerization towards ultra-selective and highly permeable nanofiltration membrane by Wentian Zhang, Shanshan Zhao, Haiyun Li, Cunxian Lai, Shangwei Zhang, Wu Wen, Chuyang Y. Tang, Fangang Meng

“…Abstract Thin-film composite polyamide (TFC PA) membranes hold promise for energy-efficient liquid separation, but achieving high permeance and precise separation membrane via a facile approach that is compatible with present manufacturing line remains a great challenge. …”
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Device Modeling of the Performance of Cu(In,Ga)Se2 Solar Cells with V-Shaped Bandgap Profiles by Shou-Yi Kuo, Ming-Yang Hsieh, Dan-Hua Hsieh, Hao-Chung Kuo, Chyong-Hua Chen, Fang-I Lai

“…A series of Ga/(In+Ga) ratio are set to study the influence of V-shaped bandgap profile on the electricity of CIGS thin film solar cells. The modeling of device current density-voltage (J-V) curve and bandgap grading profile corresponded well to measurement results. …”
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PEDOT:PSS polymer functionalized carbon nanotubes integrated with graphene oxide and titanium dioxide counter electrode for dye-sensitized solar cells by A M Mahmudul Hasan, Md. Abu Bin Hasan Susan

“…The PCE of this quaternary composite is comparable to Pt thin film (5.53 ± 0.24 %) and 9 % higher than f-MWCNT/Nr-GO binary composite. …”
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The Role of Physical Techniques on the Preparation of Photoanodes for Dye Sensitized Solar Cells by Shideh Ahmadi, Nilofar Asim, M. A. Alghoul, F. Y. Hammadi, Kasra Saeedfar, N. A. Ludin, Saleem H. Zaidi, K. Sopian

“…The diversity of consideration and criteria includes thin film applications, material characteristics, and process technology that need to be taken into account when selecting a specific deposition method. …”
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OLED Fabrication by Using a Novel Planar Evaporation Technique by Fu-Ching Tung, Yi-Shan Wang, Shih-Hsiang Lai, Chien-Chih Chen, Szu-Hao Chen, Ching-Chiun Wang, Jwo-Huei Jou, Sun-Zen Chen

“…To improve, we have developed a novel thin-film deposition system with a planar source loadable with any premetered solvent-mixed organic compounds, plausibly with no component number limitation. …”
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A Novel LTPS-TFT Pixel Circuit to Compensate the Electronic Degradation for Active-Matrix Organic Light-Emitting Diode Displays by Ching-Lin Fan, Fan-Ping Tseng, Hui-Lung Lai, Bo-Jhang Sun, Kuang-Chi Chao, Yi-Chiung Chen

“…A novel pixel driving circuit for active-matrix organic light-emitting diode (AMOLED) displays with low-temperature polycrystalline-silicon thin-film transistors (LTPS-TFTs) is studied. The proposed compensation pixel circuit is driven by voltage programming scheme, which is composed of five TFTs and one capacitor, and has been certified to provide uniform output current by the Automatic Integrated Circuit Modeling Simulation Program with Integrated Circuit Emphasis (AIM-SPICE) simulator. …”
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DESIGN ANALYSIS OF A LOW-COST PARABOLIC ANTENNA FOR DEVELOPING NATION by FRANK ONAIFO, ALEXANDER AKPOFURE OKANDEJI, FISAYO IDOWU, OMOWUMMI GRACE OLASUNKANMI, OLAWALE OLALUWOYE, OLAOLU FOLORUNSHO

“…They are coated with a thin film of aluminum dust to enhance reflectivity since electromagnetic radiations do not travel deep in a conductor. …”
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Sub-technology market share strongly affects critical material constraints in power system transitions by Huijuan Dong, Tianyu Zhang, Yong Geng, Peng Wang, Shu Zhang, Joseph Sarkis

“…Solar photovoltaic and wind power sub-technology market shares have the greatest impact on critical material demand. As progressive thin-film solar photovoltaic sub-technologies gain market share, the demand for gallium from solar photovoltaic may increase 56-fold. …”
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