A Nonisolated Single-Switch Coupled Inductor-Based DC-DC Converter with High Voltage Gain for Renewable Power Generation Systems by Hafez Nouhi, Vahid Talavat, Mohammad Farhadi-Kangarlu

“…Continuous input current with low ripple, common ground between output and input ports, low voltage stress across semiconductors, low number of components, high voltage gain, and high efficiency are the main advantages of the proposed converter. …”
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Different behavior of Nano sheet and Bulk of the hexagonal boron nitride with first principal calculation approach by Abbas FarhadiKoutenaei, Marwa Ali Mahdi, Ali Bahari, Ali Al-Jelif

“…Considering the existence of the low band gap energy between the bottom of the conduction band and the maximum of the valence band, (although the size of the bandgap decreases with the increase in the number of layers), it can be concluded that the samples are semiconductors.Since there is a relationship between refractive index, magnetic permeability, and electrical permeability (magnetic parameters are not discussed in the present work), dielectric function, reflection coefficient, absorption coefficient, and refractive index are also investigated. …”
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Nanoparticles in thermotropic and lyotropic liquid crystals by Chung-Hao Chen, Ingo Dierking

“…Several categories of nanomaterials such as metallic, carbon allotropes, nanorod and nanowires will be introduced, together with particles of additional functionality, like ferroelectricity, semiconductors and quantum dots. The combination of liquid crystals and nanoparticles leads to a wide range of applications and novel technologies.…”
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Research on Power Efficiency of DC Microgrids Considering Fire Protection Systems by Ju-Ho Park, Sang-Yong Park

“…Due to the development of power semiconductors and the increase in digital loads, DC microgrids are receiving attention, and their application scope is rapidly expanding. …”
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Sub-bandgap charge harvesting and energy up-conversion in metal halide perovskites: ab initio quantum dynamics by Bipeng Wang, Weibin Chu, Yifan Wu, Wissam A. Saidi, Oleg V. Prezhdo

“…While defect levels fluctuate more in MHPs than traditional semiconductors, some levels, e.g., Pb interstitials, remain far from band edges, acting as charge recombination centers. …”
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Effect of Activation Energy on Magnetized Couple Stress Fluid over an Inclined Stretching Permeable Cylinder by Suman Sharma, Shalini Jain

“…Activation energy is of considerable significance in diverse applications such as chemical kinetics, catalyst development, enzymes, semiconductors, and systems sensitive to temperature, such as chemical reactors and engines. …”
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Social links vs. language barriers: decoding the global spread of streaming content by Seoyoung Park, Sanghyeok Park, Taekho You, Jinhyuk Yun

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Rapid and Quantitative Determination of S-Adenosyl-L-Methionine in the Fermentation Process by Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering by Hairui Ren, Zhaoyang Chen, Xin Zhang, Yongmei Zhao, Zheng Wang, Zhenglong Wu, Haijun Xu

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Effect of Processing Parameters on Performance of Spray-Deposited Organic Thin-Film Transistors by Jack W. Owen, Natalia A. Azarova, Marsha A. Loth, Markos Paradinas, Mariona Coll, Carmen Ocal, John E. Anthony, Oana D. Jurchescu

“…In this study, we fabricate OTFTs of soluble small-molecule organic semiconductors by spray-deposition and explore the effect of processing parameters on film morphology and device mobility. …”
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High-frequency electrochemical impedance measurements of self-assembled monolayer formation using CMOS-based nanocapacitor arrays by Selvaraj Chinnathambi, Mohammad Saghafi, Suryasnata Tripathy, Frans P. Widdershoven, Serge G. Lemay

“…Here we employ nanoelectrodes integrated with readout circuitry on the same complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor (CMOS) chip to conduct measurements over a frequency range from 1.6 MHz to 50 MHz. …”
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Structural, Optical, and Magnetic Properties of Co Doped CdTe Alloy Powders Prepared by Solid-State Reaction Method by M. Rigana Begam, N. Madhusudhana Rao, Girish M. Joshi, S. Kaleemulla, M. Shobana, N. Sai Krishna, M. Kuppan

“…The samples were diluted magnetic semiconductors and exhibited clear hysteresis loop showing room temperature ferromagnetism as confirmed by vibrating sample magnetometer.…”
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AgIO4 nanoparticles decorated on SrTiO3 microspheres as a novel Z-scheme composite photocatalyst for efficient solar-driven degradation of cefixime by Lim Khar-Lok, Sin Jin-Chung, Zeng Honghu

“…The enhanced photoactivity was credited to the synergistic interplay of both semiconductors within the Z-scheme heterojunction, which promoted effective charge separation and reduced electron-hole pair recombination.…”
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Reduction of 1/f Noise in Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes (SWCNTs) Using Gas Adsorption Technique by L. Natrayan, S. Angalaeswari, S. Kaliappan, C. Naga Dheeraj Kumar Reddy, V. Sivaprakash, Pravin P. Patil, P. Murugan

“…Their applications as semiconductors make a breakthrough in communication by miniaturizing the communication devices. …”
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Large-scale database analysis of anomalous thermal conductivity of quasicrystals and its application to thermal diodes by Takashi Kurono, Jinjia Zhang, Yasushi Kamimura, Keiichi Edagawa

“…In fact, several quasicrystals ranked nearly first among more than 10,000 samples of various materials (metallic alloys, semiconductors, ceramics, etc.) in terms of the magnitude of the positive temperature coefficient of thermal conductivity. …”
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Determining Parameters of Metal-Halide Perovskites Using Photoluminescence with Bayesian Inference by Manuel Kober-Czerny, Akash Dasgupta, Seongrok Seo, Florine M. Rombach, David P. McMeekin, Heon Jin, Henry J. Snaith

“…We expect that our approach can be expanded to a variety of other analysis techniques and that our method will be applicable to other semiconductors.…”
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Revisiting the Zinc-Blende/Wurtzite Heterocrystalline Structure in CdS by Zhaohui Zhou, Mingtao Li, Po Wu, Liejin Guo

“…It was revealed that, unlike most IV, III-V, and II-VI semiconductors, the band alignment at CdS ZB/WZ heterocrystalline interface was of type-I with straddling lineup of band edges, which was irrespective of the exchange-correlation energy functional, the thickness of ZB and WZ segments, and the ZB/WZ interface location. …”
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Multipocket synergy towards high thermoelectric performance in topological semimetal TaAs2 by Haihua Hu, Xiaolong Feng, Yu Pan, Vicky Hasse, Honghui Wang, Bin He, Claudia Felser

“…High transverse and longitudinal power factors of ~3100 and ~50 μW cm−1 K−2, respectively, are achieved, surpassing those of other topological semimetals and mainstream semiconductors. Our study presents a feasible approach for optimizing the longitudinal and transverse thermopowers in topological semimetals simultaneously and demonstrates the potential of TaAs2 for low temperature solid-state cooling.…”
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Reliability of high-performance monolayer MoS2 transistors on scaled high-κ HfO2 by Hao-Yu Lan, Shao-Heng Yang, Karim-Alexandros Kantre, Daire Cott, Rahul Tripathi, Joerg Appenzeller, Zhihong Chen

“…Abstract The successful integration of ultrathin high-κ insulators is essential for the advancement of ultra-scaled field-effect transistors (FETs) based on two-dimensional (2D) semiconductors in future technology nodes. However, defects within the high-κ stack or at the interfaces can significantly degrade the performance of these “interface-only” devices, raising questions regarding their long-term reliability. …”
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Synthesis of MgFe2O4/Reduced Graphene Oxide Composite and Its Visible-Light Photocatalytic Performance for Organic Pollution by Fengmin Wu, Wenlu Duan, Mei Li, Hang Xu

“…Recently, binary metal oxides have been proven to be the most investigated semiconductors due to their high activity for the removal of organic pollutants. …”
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Reversing LeTID in PV power plants: a feasibility study by Fokuhl Esther, Gebhardt Paul, Schnabel Erdmut, Kleinhans Alexander, Armbruster Cornelius, Mikolajick Thomas, Wesselak Viktor, Philipp Daniel

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