3D Dirac semimetal Cd3As2-based solid solutions growth and characterization by E. Arushanov, A. N. Nateprov, G. Cywinski, W. Knap

“…This review summarizes recent research progress, covering a broad range of topics including crystal structure analysis, thin film fabrication, band structure studies, and various experimental findings such as classical transport behavior, Shubnikov-de Haas oscillations, magnetization, optical and magneto-optical effects, and electron spin resonance, all within the last three decades. …”
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High Efficiency of Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells Based on Ruthenium and Metal-Free Dyes by Che-Lung Lee, Wen-Hsi Lee, Cheng-Hsien Yang

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Effects of Organic Nano Calcium Carbonate on Aging Resistance of Bio-Asphalt by Nianting Xiao, Yongyi Zhang, Hongbo Xia, Yu Lei, Yamin Luo

“…To improve the aging resistance of bioasphalt and explore the impact of organic nano calcium carbonate (CaCO3) on the aging resistance of bioasphalt, the thin-film oven test (TFOT), basic property test, rheological test, four components test, and infrared spectrum test were used to study the bioasphalt with different organic nano-CaCO3 contents. …”
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Fabrication of periodically poled lithium niobate waveguides for broadband nonlinear photonics by Furkan Ayhan, Markus Ludwig, Tobias Herr, Victor Brasch, Luis Guillermo Villanueva

“…In the last decade, nanophotonic waveguides have not only boosted the efficiencies of nonlinear effects but also unlocked new degrees of freedom in the design process and enabled the monolithic integration of multiple nonlinear devices. Now, the advent of thin-film variants of platforms with a strong second-order nonlinearity such as lithium niobate-on-insulator (LNOI) enables entirely new applications while further improving efficiency for the existing ones. …”
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Boiling Heat Transfer and Critical Heat Flux Enhancement Using Electrophoretic Deposition of SiO2 Nanofluid by Aref Rahimian, Hosein Kazeminejad, Hosein Khalafi, Azam Akhavan, Seyed Mohammad Mirvakili

“…The electrophoretic deposition (EPD) technique was used to create a uniform SiO2 thin film coating on boiling plates, 4 mm in width and 9 mm in length. …”
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Design and Simulation of an Antenna-Coupled Microbolometer at 30 THz by Angel Colin, Eduardo Pérez-Tijerina, Francisco Solis-Pomar

“…The antenna and microstrip filters are modeled in aluminum thin film. The microbolometer is modeled with superconducting niobium, all together on a silicon nitride membrane. …”
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Liposome-Encapsulated Bioactive Guttiferone E Exhibits Anti-Inflammatory Effect in Lipopolysaccharide-Stimulated MH-S Macrophages and Cytotoxicity against Human Cancer Cells by Jean Paul Dzoyem, Shashank Reddy Pinnapireddy, Hugues Fouotsa, Jana Brüßler, Frank Runkel, Udo Bakowsky

“…Liposomes containing guttiferone E were prepared by the thin film hydration method, and the physicochemical characteristics were determined using dynamic light scattering, laser Doppler velocimetry, and atomic force microscopy. …”
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Investigations of Physical and Rheological Properties of Aged Rubberised Bitumen by Asim Hassan Ali, Nuha S. Mashaan, Mohamed Rehan Karim

“…The bitumen binders were aged by rolling thin film oven (RTFOT) to simulate short-term aging and pressure aging vessel (PAV) to simulate long-term aging. …”
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High Humidity Aerodynamic Effects Study on Offshore Wind Turbine Airfoil/Blade Performance through CFD Analysis by Weipeng Yue, Yu Xue, Yan Liu

“…It is found that the high humidity effects with water vapor mixing flow and water condensation thin film around airfoil may have insignificant effect directly on airfoil/blade performance; however, the indirect effects such as blade contamination and icing due to the water condensation may have significant effects on turbine performance degradation. …”
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Characterization of Synthetic Ni(II)-Xylenol Complex as a Photosensitizer for Wide-Band Gap ZnO Semiconductor Electrodes by Suman Kushwaha, Lal Bahadur

“…The sandwich-type dye-sensitized solar cell using ZnO semiconducting thin film with test dye anchored onto it showed the cell output as follows: VOC=0.506 V, Jsc=1.68 mA cm−2, and FF=0.41 under illumination with full spectrum of light (intensity 520 mW cm−2), while on illumination with visible light (λ>420 nm, intensity 480 mW cm−2), VOC=0.506 V, Jsc=1.4 mA cm−2, and FF=0.49 were achieved. …”
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Antiaging Property and Mechanism of Phase-Change Asphalt with PEG as an Additive by Huiru Wang, Yanmin Wang, Xian Li, Min Chen, Yanling Wu, Cuicui Sun, Xiaoning Wang

“…The short- and long-term antiaging performances were characterized by rolling-thin-film-oven (RTFOT) and pressure-aging vessel (PAV) tests, respectively. …”
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Diffusion-programmed catalysis in nanoporous material by Suvendu Panda, Tanmoy Maity, Susmita Sarkar, Arun Kumar Manna, Jagannath Mondal, Ritesh Haldar

“…Through the deployment of a thin film composed of a porous metal-organic framework catalyst, we illustrate how programming reactant diffusion within a cross-flow microfluidic catalytic reactor can concurrently amplify turnover frequency (exceeding 1000-fold) and enhance geometric selectivity ( ~ 2-fold) relative to conventional nano/microcrystals of catalyst in one-pot reactor. …”
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Preparation of Lipid Nanoemulsions Incorporating Curcumin for Cancer Therapy by Songyot Anuchapreeda, Yoshinobu Fukumori, Siriporn Okonogi, Hideki Ichikawa

“…Curcumin lipid nanoemulsions were prepared by a modified thin-film hydration method followed by sonication. …”
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Statistical Evaluation of the Material-Source Effect on the Ductility and Elastic Recovery (ER) of Plant-Mix Extracted Asphalt-Binders by Lubinda F. Walubita, Gilberto Martinez-Arguelles, Harshavardhan R. Chunduri, Jose G. Gonzalez Hernandez, Luis Fuentes

“…The ER data used in the study were excerpted from the Texas flexible pavements and overlays database, namely, the Texas Data Storage System (DSS), covering plant-mix extracted PG XX-22 asphalt-binders (i.e., rolling thin film oven (RTFO) residues) from 20 different sources and measured using the Ductilometer test at 10°C. …”
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Large anomalous transverse transport properties in atomically thin 2D Fe3GaTe2 by Brahim Marfoua, Jisang Hong

“…Motivated by the recent fabrication of two-dimensional (2D) ferromagnetic thin film Fe3GaTe2, we investigate the thickness-dependent anomalous transverse conductivities of the 2D Fe3GaTe2 system (from one to four layers). …”
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A Novel ZnO-Methylene Blue Nanocomposite Matrix for Biosensing Application by Shibu Saha, S. K. Arya, S. P. Singh, Vinay Gupta

“…The introduction of methylene blue into the ZnO thin film leads to reduction in the charge transfer resistance and suggests an increase in the electron transfer capacity of the composite. …”
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Is Membrane Filtration Applicable for the Recovery of Biologically Active Substances from Spent Lavender? by Yoana Stoyanova, Nevena Lazarova-Zdravkova, Dimitar Peshev

“…This study explored the batch membrane filtration of 40% ethanol extracts from spent lavender, containing valuable compounds like rosmarinic acid, caffeic acid, and luteolin, using a polyamide-urea thin film composite X201 membrane. Conducted at room temperature and 20 bar transmembrane pressure, the process demonstrated high efficiency, with rejection rates exceeding 98% for global antioxidant activity and 93–100% for absolute concentrations of the target components. …”
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The Effect of Geometrical Shape of Surface Texture on the Rheology and Tribology of Confined Lubricants by Fankai Peng, Ahmad Jabbarzadeh

“…This research uses molecular dynamics simulations to investigate the rheological behavior of thin film lubrication between various patterned rough surfaces. …”
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Application of Supply-Demand-Based Optimization for Parameter Extraction of Solar Photovoltaic Models by Guojiang Xiong, Jing Zhang, Dongyuan Shi, Xufeng Yuan

“…To validate the feasibility and effectiveness of SDO, four PV models with diverse characteristics including RTC France silicon solar cell, PVM 752 GaAs thin film cell, STM6-40/36 monocrystalline module, and STP6-120/36 polycrystalline module are employed. …”
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Quantitative Determination of Surface Morphology of Red Blood Cell by Özlem Kocahan Yılmaz

“…QPI, is an optical measurement method frequently used in recent years, allows to obtain quantitative data for different samples (cell, thin film surface, etc.). Many measurement setups at the micrometer level and with nanometer precision have been designed for quantitative surface determination. …”
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