Characteristics of Bilayer Molybdenum Films Deposited Using RF Sputtering for Back Contact of Thin Film Solar Cells by Sea-Fue Wang, Hsiao-Ching Yang, Chien-Fong Liu, Huy-Yun Y. Bor

“…The bilayer Mo films reported an electrical resistivity of 6.35 × 10−5 Ω-cm and passed the Scotch tape test for adhesion to the soda-lime glass substrate, thereby qualifying the bilayer Mo films for use as back metal contacts for CIGS substrates.…”
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A New Optical Surface Measurement Method with Iterative Sparsity-Constrained Threshold Phase Retrieval Algorithm by Yi Niu, Yang Liu, Guangming Shi, Dahua Gao, Guo Li

“…The mechanical CCD movement can be replaced by an electrical moderation of SLM patterns; thus the deviation can be significantly suppressed in the new PROSM method. …”
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Evaluation of operational parameters for clinical evaluation of skin hydration by corneometry method by Laura Moretti Aiello, Mariane Massufero Vergílio, Silas Arandas Monteiro e Silva, Gislaine Ricci Leonardi

“…Three different skin conditions (dry, normal, and hydrated) resulting from the use or non-use of moisturizing cosmetics and a drying promoter were evaluated within 120 minutes of their application. The electrical capacitance method demonstrated good repeatability, with coefficients of variation mostly below 10%. …”
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Boron phosphide microwires based on-chip electrocatalytic oxygen evolution microdevice by Hongwei Su, Qing Guo, Hongtao Li, Alei Li, Yunlei Zhong, Xu Zhang, Lin Geng, Shuai Liu, Liuqi Dong, Xiaohang Pan, Lin Wang, Lixing Kang

“…By controlling temperature and adding Ni, we identified Ni’s role as a flux and transport agent, optimizing BP microwires at 1050°C. Electrical property and band structure analysis revealed BP as a one-dimensional p-type semiconductor with a wide band gap. …”
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Electronic role of biosemiconductors with C=O bonds by Mikio Fukuhara, Tomonori Yokotsuka, Tetsuo Samoto, Chika Saito, Nobuhisa Fujima, Toshiyuki Hashida

“…In this study, the electrical conducting properties of six types of biomaterials, comprising cellulose and chitosan derived from terrestrial plants and marine products, respectively, were investigated using electron spin resonance (ESR) and Schottky junction characteristics. …”
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Ultra-high electrostriction and ferroelectricity in poly (vinylidene fluoride) by ‘printing of charge’ throughout the film by Ningyi Zhang, Xiaobing Dong, Shihui He, Zhao Liang, Weipeng Li, Qihao Qian, Chao Jiang

“…Abstract Electrostriction is an important electro-mechanical property in poly (vinylidene fluoride) (PVDF) films, which describes the proportional relation between the electro-stimulated deformation and the square of the electric field. Generally, traditional methods to improve the electrostriction of PVDF either sacrifice other crystalline-related key properties or only influence minimal regions around the surface. …”
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Particle Collection of Electret Media under Different Filtration Pressures by Zhen Liu, Da-Ren Chen, Qinghe Niu, Desmond Asiedu Mensah, Zhongli Ji

“…Experiments was conducted at the pressures in the range of 0.33–3 atm and using DMA-classified particles ranging in electrical mobility sizes of 10–600 nm. The penetration of particles in the neutral, singly charged and Fuchs’ bipolar charge states of two electret media (both charged and discharged) were measured. …”
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Design of an Uninterrupted Power Supply with Li-Ion Battery Pack: A Proposal for a Cost-Efficient Design with High Protection Features by Thealfaqar A. Abdul-jabbar, Adel A. Obed, Ahmed J. Abid

“… While decreasing their cost, lithium-ion batteries began to enter a vast domain for energy storage field, including solar systems and electric vehicles, due to their high energy density compared to other types. …”
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Gate modulation of the hole singlet-triplet qubit frequency in germanium by John Rooney, Zhentao Luo, Lucas E. A. Stehouwer, Giordano Scappucci, Menno Veldhorst, Hong-Wen Jiang

“…While this characteristic of the g-factors removes the need for micromagnets and allows for the possibility of all-electric qubit control, relying on these g-tensors necessitates the need to understand their sensitivity to the confinement potential that defines the quantum dots. …”
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Metal-organic cage crosslinked nanocomposites with enhanced high-temperature capacitive energy storage performance by Shuo Zhao, Weifeng Peng, Le Zhou, Shuqi Dai, Weibin Ren, Erxiang Xu, Yao Xiao, Mufeng Zhang, Mingjun Huang, Yang Shen, Ce-Wen Nan

“…Abstract Polymer dielectric materials are widely used in electrical and electronic systems, and there have been increasing demands on their dielectric properties at high temperatures. …”
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An atomically controlled insulator-to-metal transition in iridate/manganite heterostructures by Enyang Men, Deyang Li, Haiyang Zhang, Jingxin Chen, Zhihan Qiao, Long Wei, Zhaosheng Wang, Chuanying Xi, Dongsheng Song, Yuhan Li, Hyoungjeen Jeen, Kai Chen, Hong Zhu, Lin Hao

“…The simultaneous enhancements of magnetization, electric conductivity, and magnetoresistance effect indicate a percolation-type nature of the insulator-to-metal transition, with the percolation threshold can be reached at an exceptionally low volume fraction of the iridate. …”
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An Overview of Lithium-Ion Battery Safety: Existing Problems and Potential Solutions by Fu Wenduo, Sun Shiqi, Wang Bo

“…This paper focuses on the optimization of Lib, which can reduce the TR caused by mechanical, electrical and TR. The study suggests improvements in three crucial areas: electrode materials, electrolytes, and separators, aiming to reduce the dangers of TR in LiBs. …”
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Nanoscale ultrafast dynamics in Bi2Te3 thin film by terahertz scanning near-field nanoscopy by Ziyu Huang, Jing Li, Peiyan Li, Lin Du, Mingcong Dai, Jiahua Cai, Zejun Ren, Tianxiao Nie, Xiaojun Wu

“…Summary: Ultrafast laser interactions with topological insulators (TIs) have garnered tremendous interest for understanding light-matter interactions and developing optoelectronic devices across visible to terahertz (THz) regions owning to their high carrier mobility and sensitivity to electric fields. In particular, within the THz regime, TIs hold considerable promise to realize advanced emitters, modulators, and detectors because of their fascinating ultrafast THz dynamics. …”
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EEG Microstate as a Marker of Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis by M. Rubega, E. Passarotto, M. Paramento, E. Formaggio, S. Masiero

“…Microstates are quasi-stable spatial distributions of the electric potential of the brain that last tens of milliseconds. …”
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Vibration control and energy harvesting of adjacent structures by electromagnetic dampers considering soil-structure interaction by Xiaofang Kang, Zongqin Wu, Wei He, Xinqi Wang, Xueqin Jiang

“…Additionally, the system efficiently converts seismic energy into electrical energy, with energy harvesting reaching peak values under intense seismic waves, such as those observed in Mexico City earthquake conditions. …”
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Lithium recovery from secondary sources: A review in battery recycling with emphasis on chemical precipitation by Ramirez Velazquez, Lorena E., Muhr, Hervé

“…The growing demand and rising prices of lithium have been driven by the expanding market of electrical vehicles and electronic devices. Therefore, the recovery of lithium from Li-ion batteries has gained enormous relevance. …”
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Optimization of the Shell Thickness of the ZnO/CdS Core-Shell Nanowire Arrays in a CZTS Absorber by Chonge Wang, Boubacar Drame, Lucien Niare, Fu Yuegang

“…The relationship between the average increase in absorption rates and CdS shell thickness (compared to the thin film) reveals that the optimum thickness with the maximum average absorption rate (39.95%) compared to thin film is 30 nm. The cells’ electrical and optical performance was significantly improved with the introduction of graphene between the ZnO and CdS layers. …”
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Chaotic Motions in the Real Fuzzy Electronic Circuits by Shih-Yu Li, Cheng-Hsiung Yang, Chin-Teng Lin, Li-Wei Ko, Tien-Ting Chiu

“…Consequently, generating chaotic signals on electronic circuit to produce real electrical signals applied to secure communications is an exceedingly important issue. …”
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Recognition of life-threatening arrhythmias by ECG scalograms by A.P. Nemirko, A.S. Ba Mahel, L.A. Manilo

“…Timely detection of these dangerous disorders in the clinic allows doctors to effectively use electrical defibrillation, which saves the patient's life. …”
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Computational and experimental study of swirling ring flow by A. A. Kishkin, Yu. N. Shevchenko, A. A. Zuev, D. A. Zhuikov

“…In the course of work on the energy perfection of thermal control systems for spacecraft with a twophase circuit, the issue of partial regeneration of thermal energy into electrical energy in a low-speed turbogenerator is considered, part of the design work requires computational modeling during the transport of swirling flows in the axial direction from the external input to the input plane into the impeller, which determines the need for theoretical and experimental elaboration of the problem. …”
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