Properties of Cu(In,Ga)Se2 Thin Films and Solar Cells Deposited by Hybrid Process by S. Marsillac, H. Khatri, K. Aryal, R.W. Collins

“…Cu(In,Ga)Se2 solar cells were fabricated using a hybrid cosputtering/evaporation process, and efficiencies as high as 12.4% were achieved. …”
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Double Meander Dipole Antenna Array with Enhanced Bandwidth and Gain by Halgurd N. Awl, Rashad H. Mahmud, Bakhtiar A. Karim, Yadgar I. Abdulkarim, Muharrem Karaaslan, Lianwen Deng, Heng Luo

“…The proposed antenna has been fabricated using the E33 model LPKF prototyping PCB machine. …”
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Quasi-vertically asymmetric channels of graphene oxide membrane for ultrafast ion sieving by Changdao Han, Jie Jiang, Liuhua Mu, Wenhui Zhao, Junfan Liu, Jian Lan, Shouyuan Hu, Huan Yang, Shan Gao, Feng Zhou, Junlang Chen, Yan Fan, Xiangmei Duan, Pei Li, Liang Chen

“…Our work provides a simple way to fabricate vertical channels of 2D nanofiltration membranes with high water purification performance.…”
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A high‐capacity and nonvolatile spintronic associative memory hardware accelerator by Mahan Rezaei, Abdolah Amirany, Mohammad Hossein Moaiyeri, Kian Jafari

“…This investigation shows that the proposed design performs well even with a low TMR value, which is very important and remarkable from the fabrication point of view.…”
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Synthesis and Characterization of Zinc Sulfide-Aluminium -Platinum Nanocomposites Produced by Coprecipitation Method by A. Durgadevi, K. Dhayalini, M. Ravichandran

“…In this investigation, Zinc Sulfide (ZnS) nanoparticles and nanocomposite powders such as Zinc- Aluminium (ZnS-Al), Zinc- Platinum (ZnS-Pt), and Zinc- Aluminium-Platinum (ZnS-Al-Pt) were fabricated using the co-precipitation method, employing zinc acetate and sodium sulfide as primary materials. …”
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Polarization-independent isotropic metasurface with high refractive index, low reflectance, and high transmittance in the 0.3-THz band by Sato Kento, Suzuki Takehito

“…Measurements by terahertz time-domain spectroscopy (THz-TDS) verify that the fabricated metasurface with a high refractive index, low reflectance, and high transmittance works for terahertz waves with any polarization direction and results in the unprecedented material characteristics with polarization independence. …”
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Evaluation of the Contribution Rates of Different Phases on Pavement Performance of Cement-Casting Asphalt Mixture by Minghui Gong, Zijia Xiong, Lei Jiang, Cheng Deng, Sheng Li, Jinxiang Hong

“…A novel method was developed to fabricate the cementitious network with the aid of plastic balls. …”
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Bionic Inner-Tapered Energy Absorption Tube Featuring Progressively Enhanced Fold Deformation Mode by Shuang Zhang, Zhengzhi Mu, Wenda Song, Zhiyan Zhang, Hexuan Yu, Binjie Zhang, Zhiwu Han, Luquan Ren

“…Finally, the bionic square array (BSA) and bionic hexagon array (BHA) are fabricated by taking BITT as the basic structural unit, which significantly improves the main energy absorption performance indicators under axial load.…”
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Design and implementation of a lab-on-a-chip for assisted reproductive technologies by Firooz Safaefar, Javad Karamdel, Hadi Veladi, Masoud Maleki

“…The microfluidic chip was fabricated using conventional injection molding techniques on a polydimethylsiloxane substrate by employing soft lithography methods. …”
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Influence of Parameters of Screen Printing on Photoluminescence Properties of Nanophotonic Labels for Smart Packaging by Olha Hrytsenko, Vitaliy Shvalagin, Galyna Grodziuk, Vasyl Granchak

“…The luminescence intensity is directly proportional to ink layer thickness and partly depends on the content of OBAs in the selected paper. In order to fabricate nanophotonic elements of smart packaging with predetermined photoluminescence properties, the influence of investigated factors on photoluminescence properties of printed nanophotonic labels should be taken into account.…”
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Glycopatterns of Urinary Protein as New Potential Diagnosis Indicators for Diabetic Nephropathy by Hanyu Zhu, Moyan Liu, Hanjie Yu, Xiawei Liu, Yaogang Zhong, Jian Shu, Xinle Fu, Guangyan Cai, Xiangmei Chen, Wenjia Geng, Xiaoli Yang, Minghui Wu, Zheng Li, Dong Zhang

“…The results of urinary protein microarray fabricated by another 48 urine specimens also indicated (GlcNAc)2–4 is a potential indictor to differentiate the patients with diabetic nephropathy from nondiabetic nephropathy. …”
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Nonuniformity Correction Method of Infrared Detector Based on Statistical Properties by Li Dandan, Ding Xiang, Chai Mengyang, Ma Chao, Sun Dexin

“…These nonuniform noises arise from the detector's constituent materials, fabrication processes, and other defects. In addition, the output response of an infrared detector is limited by the dynamic range of the circuit, the low and high ends of the output signal exhibit strong nonlinearities. …”
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Formation of ZrO2 with unusual morphology and Zr surface patterning via one-step anodization of zirconium in aqueous electrolyte by Olena Tynkevych, Katarzyna Ryczek, Tomasz Kuciel, Leszek Zaraska

“…A simple one-step anodization of Zr in aqueous electrolyte was employed for the fabrication of nanostructured ZrO2 with various morphologies as well as for controllable nanostructuring of Zr metal surface. …”
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Potential of Shredded Ramie Fibers as Reinforcement in Recycled Polypropylene Composites: Analysis of Tensile and Bending Strength by Rina Afiani Rebia, Faroh Sabila, Ade Primananda

“…The hot press technique was used to fabricate the PP/SRK composite. The physical and mechanical properties of the PP/SRK composite were analyzed through weight, thickness, volume, density, tensile strength, and bending strength measurements. …”
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Corrosion Monitoring of Flexible Metallic Substrates for Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells by Trystan Watson, Gavin Reynolds, David Wragg, Geraint Williams, David Worsley

“…Two techniques for monitoring corrosion within a dye-sensitized solar cell (DSC) system are presented, which enable continuous, high sensitivity, in situ measurement of electrolyte breakdown associated with DSCs fabricated on metals. The first method uses UV/Vis reflectance spectrophotometry in conjunction with encapsulation cells, which incorporate a 25 μm thick electrolyte layer, to provide highly resolved triiodide absorption data. …”
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Calcium Phosphate Coatings with Controlled Micro/Nano-Structures for Endothelial Cells Viability by Adil Elrayah, Ke Duan, Xiong Lu, Xiaob Lu, Jie Weng

“…Furthermore, partial coatings (flower-like) morphology fabricated with solution 3 (Ca-deficient and Cu-replacement), i.e., ratio: Ca/Ca=0.95%; Ca/P=1.58. …”
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Perspectives on additive manufacturing for warhead applications by Hao Xue, Qiang Zhou, Chuan Xiao, Guangyan Huang

“…Additive manufacturing (AM) technology can fabricate complex structures, with classified materials composition and customized components, while achieving low cost, high accuracy, and rapid production of the parts. …”
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Effect of Codoping Cl Anion and 5-AVA Cation on Performance of Large-Area Perovskite Solar Cells with Double-Mesoporous Layers by Yaxian Pei, Xiaoping Zou, Yingxiang Guan, Gongqing Teng

“…Moreover, we used inorganic electron extraction layer to achieve very rapid photogenerated carrier extraction eliminating local structural defects over large areas. Ultimately, we fabricated a best-performing perovskite solar cell based on codoping Cl anion and 5-AVA cation which uses a double layer of mesoporous TiO2 and ZrO2 as a scaffold infiltrated with perovskite and does not require a hole-conducting layer. …”
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Development of novel ultrafine grain cu metal matrix composites reinforced with Ti-Cu-Co-M (M: Ni, Zr) amorphous-nanocrystalline powder by Janovszky D., Kristaly F., Miko T., Sveda M., Sycheva A.

“…. %) amorphous-nanocrystalline alloy particles have been fabricated by powder metallurgy. The composites showed a homogeneous structure. …”
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Additive manufacturing of catenary arch structure design: Microstructure, mechanical properties and numerical simulation by Ye Yuan, Hongsheng Chen, Jing Wang, Wenxian Wang, Xiaochun Chen

“…The WC/High Entropy Alloy composites (WC/HEA) catenary arch structure, distinguished by its variable spans and heights, was fabricated using selective laser melting (SLM) technology. …”
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