Sustainability metrics targeted optimization and electric discharge process modelling by neural networks by Muhammad Sana, Muhammad Asad, Muhammad Umar Farooq, Mehdi Tlija, Rodolfo Haber

“…In addition, kerosene oil (KO) has been engaged in traditional EDM which is replaced with the deionized water (DI) based dielectric as a sustainable alternative. The machining variables such as spark voltage (SV), pulse-on-time (PON), peak current (IP), and Al2O3 powder concentration (CP) have been chosen to determine the material removal rate (MRR), surface roughness (SR), and specific energy consumption (SEC) while comparing non-treated (NT), and cryogenically treated (CT) brass electrodes during EDM. …”
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Tuning Electronic Structure and Optical Properties of Monolayered h-BN by Doping C, Cu and Al by Qun Li, Tengchao Gao, Kuo Zhang, Xiangming Che, Guolong Ni

“…The band gap and static dielectric constant of Cu-Al co-doped BC₀N, BC₁N and BC₂N are 0.98 eV, 0.87 eV and 0.23 eV and 2.34, 3.03 and 3.77, respectively. …”
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In-Depth Partial Discharge Inception Voltage Analysis in Laminated Busbar by Means of Experimentations and Simulations by Oussama Abdel Illah Rahmouni, Sonia Ait-Amar, Stephane Duchesne, Jean-Francois Wecxsteen

“…This paper aims to address this issue by introducing a comprehensive model that correlates the PDIV of the LBBs with various parameters, including geometric aspects and dielectric material properties. A probabilistic approach is also used in order to study the Partial Discharge (PD) occurrence. …”
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First-principles calculations to investigate thermoelectric, thermophysical, and optical properties of RNi₄P₁₂ (R = Sm, Eu) rare-earth metal skutterudites by Poorva Nayak, Dinesh C. Gupta

“…Optical constants, including dielectric function, optical reflectivity, refractive index, electron energy loss, and optical conductivity, are calculated for photon energy radiation. …”
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In-Package Air Cold Plasma Treatment of Chicken Breast Meat: Treatment Time Effect by Hong Zhuang, Michael J. Rothrock Jr., Kelli L. Hiett, Kurt C. Lawrence, Gary R. Gamble, Brian C. Bowker, Kevin M. Keener

“…The objective of this study was to investigate the effects of in-package dielectric barrier discharge (DBD) atmospheric cold plasma (CP) on meat color, microbiological quality and safety of chicken breast meat (pectoralis major). …”
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Structural, electronic, mechanical, optical and magnetic properties of RhNbZ (Z = Li, Si, As) Half-Heusler compounds: a first-principles study by Adem Beriso Bejo, Megersa Wodajo Shura, Kumneger Tadele, Mesfin Asfaw Afrassa, Fekadu Tolessa Maremi

“…Optical parameters such as dielectric function, reflectivity, refractive index, extinction coefficient, absorption coefficient, optical conductivity and electron energy loss were estimated in the photon energy range of 0–40 eV. …”
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Short-Circuit Performance Analysis of Commercial 1.7 kV SiC MOSFETs Under Varying Electrical Stress by Shahid Makhdoom, Na Ren, Ce Wang, Yiding Wu, Hongyi Xu, Jiakun Wang, Kuang Sheng

“…Failure analysis revealed gate dielectric breakdown as the dominant failure mode at V_DS ≤ 600 V, while thermal runaway was observed at higher voltages (V_DS = 800 V and 1100 V). …”
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Al‐Rich AlGaN Transistors with Regrown p‐AlGaN Gate Layers and Ohmic Contacts by Brianna Klein, Andrew Allerman, Andrew Armstrong, Mary Rosprim, Colin Tyznik, Yinxuan Zhu, Chandan Joishi, Chris Chae, Siddharth Rajan

“…Epitaxial regrowth of AlGaN avoids the use of gate insulators which can suffer from charge trapping effects observed in typical dielectric layers deposited on AlGaN. Low resistance Ohmic contacts (minimum specific contact resistance = 4 × 10−6 Ω cm2, average = 1.8 × 10−4 Ω cm2) are demonstrated in an Al0.85Ga0.15N barrier/Al0.68Ga0.32N channel HEMT by employing epitaxial regrowth of a heavily doped, n‐type, reverse compositionally graded epitaxial structure. …”
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Sedimentation-driven one-step fabrication of bifunctional single-layered triboelectric nanogenerator from sol-state composite precursor by Yoonsang Ra, Dongik Kam, Sunmin Jang, Sumin Cho, Donghan Lee, Dongwhi Choi

“…The BF-TENG consists of the polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) matrix and a carbon nanopowder filler, and it includes both the dielectric part (DP) and conductive part (CP) in one single layer. …”
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Electrocatalytic Properties of Calcium Titanate, Strontium Titanate, and Strontium Calcium Titanate Powders Synthesized by Solution Combustion Technique by Oratai Jongprateep, Nicha Sato, Ratchatee Techapiesancharoenkij, Krissada Surawathanawises

“…Calcium titanate (CaTiO3), strontium titanate (SrTiO3), and strontium calcium titanate (SrxCa1−xTiO3) are widely recognized and utilized as dielectric materials. Their electrocatalytic properties, however, have not been extensively examined. …”
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S-NiFe2O4@graphene/cellulose nanofibers/polyvinyl alcohol composite towards high-performance microwave absorption and flame retardancy by Qiang Guo, Yanfei Pan, Shuaiqi Hu, Zhenghua Xue, Sufen Hao, Jintian Huang

“…Due to the imperfect magnetic/dielectric multi-component and structural adjustment, how to obtain materials with high electromagnetic wave absorption performance and integrated multifunctionality is quite challenging. …”
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Optical band gap modulation in functionalized chitosan biopolymer hybrids using absorption and derivative spectrum fitting methods: A spectroscopic analysis by Dyari M. Mamand, Dana S. Muhammad, Daron Q. Muheddin, Karzan A. Abdalkarim, Dana A. Tahir, Hawkar A. Muhammad, Shujahadeen B. Aziz, Sarkawt A. Hussen, Jamal Hassan

“…The refractive index and optical dielectric constant measurements show that the doped CS films have more charge carriers and traps than those in pure CS films. …”
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Surface crystal-orientation-dependent second-order nonlinear optical properties of cubic boron arsenide (c-BAs) by Lipeng Zhu, Yachao Ma, Chuyi Zhou, Tanwen Lai, Aochi Jia, Yipeng Zheng, Kaili Ren, Dongdong Han, Jun Dong, Ze Xue, Yani Ren, Qiyi Zhao, Chuan He, Jiming Zheng

“…The isotropic complex dielectric functions and the derived linear optical parameters have been obtained, such as complex refractive index and reflectivity. …”
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pH Sensitivity Estimation in Potentiometric Metal Oxide pH Sensors Using the Principle of Invariance by Siddharth Ravichandran, Chockalingam Thiagarajan, Ponnusamy Senthil Kumar

“…The model distinguishes the performance of different MOX phases by the appropriate choice of surface hydroxyl site densities and dielectric constants, making it possible to estimate the performance of MOX electrodes fabricated through different high-temperature and low-temperature annealing methods. …”
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Study on the influence of working environment on the insulation of fuel cell by Ji Pu, Qianya Xie, Kang Li, Jun Li, Mengmeng Zhang, Chen Ge, Lichang Zhang

“…The creepage distance and dielectric strength of fuel cell end plate and insulation plate under high relative humidity are analyzed, and the improvement measures are put forward. …”
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Design and Characterization of Line-Waves Waveguides for Microwave Applications by Alessio Monti, Stefano Vellucci, Mirko Barbuto, Valentina Verri, Francesco Verni, Claudio Massagrande, Davide Ramaccia, Michela Longhi, Zahra Hamzavi-Zarghani, Luca Stefanini, Alessandro Toscano, Filiberto Bilotti

“…This approach is used to design several waveguiding layouts and compare their transmission performance through full-wave simulations accounting for dielectric and ohmic losses. Finally, experimental results for some selected designs in the microwave regime are provided, and a thoughtful comparison between a line-wave waveguide and an equivalent microstrip transmission line is carried out to assess the suitability of these devices for efficient high-frequency waveguiding.…”
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Crystallite size and phase purity in Pb1-xSrxTiO3 ferroelectric perovskites for biomedical applications via controlled sintering by Rahmat Doni Widodo, Samsudin Anis, Deni Fajar Fitriyana, Maykel Manawan, Joni Sah, Aji Santiko, Rizalman Bin Mamat, Abdulfatah Abdu Yusuf, Muhammad Imam Ammarullah

“…Lead strontium titanate (Pb1-xSrx)TiO3 (PST) is a ferroelectric perovskite material with tunable properties, including Curie temperature, spontaneous polarization, and high dielectric permittivity, making it promising for advanced biomedical applications, such as biosensors, bioimaging, and light-activated therapeutics. …”
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Effects of Seed Processing with Cold Plasma on Growth and Biochemical Traits of <i>Stevia rebaudiana</i> Bertoni Under Different Cultivation Conditions: In Soil Versus Aeroponics by Augustė Judickaitė, Emilija Jankaitytė, Evaldas Ramanciuškas, Laima Degutytė-Fomins, Zita Naučienė, Gediminas Kudirka, Takamasa Okumura, Kazunori Koga, Masaharu Shiratani, Vida Mildažienė, Rasa Žūkienė

“…This study compared the effects of seed treatment with low-pressure cold plasma (CP) and atmospheric dielectric barrier discharge (DBD) plasma on morpho-biochemical traits in <i>Stevia rabaudiana</i> Bertoni plants cultivated by two methods: in soil and aeroponics. …”
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Bioinspired materials for batteries: Structural design, challenges and future perspective by Wasif ur Rehman, Yanan Ma, Zahoor khan, Fatima Zahra Ait Laaskri, Jiawei Xu, Youlong Xu, Hamid Rehman, Umar Farooq, Ali Altalbe, Jian Li

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Ultralow UV absorber content in 3D printed nanocomposites: maximizing printability and microwave absorption efficiency by David Tilve-Martínez, Wilfrid Neri, Jeanne Lessire, Benjamin Dulucq, Nicolas Vukadinovic, Benoit Berton, Jinkai Yuan, Philippe Poulin

“…While electrically conductive nanocomposites comprising dielectric matrices and conductive fillers have shown promise, their 3D printability poses challenges particularly because of strong UV absorption by conductive fillers. …”
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