Probing and manipulating the Mexican hat-shaped valence band of In2Se3 by James Felton, Jordan Harknett, Joe Page, Zhuo Yang, Nada Alghofaili, James N. O’Shea, Laurence Eaves, Yoshimitsu Kohama, Mark T. Greenaway, Amalia Patanè

“…Abstract Ferroelectrics based on van der Waals semiconductors represent an emergent class of materials for disruptive technologies ranging from neuromorphic computing to low-power electronics. …”
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A Gateway Deployment Heuristic for Enhancing the Availability of Sensor Grids by Majid Hussain, Ki-Hyung Kim, Ali Hammad Akbar, Shehzad Khalid, Seung-Jin Bang, Mohsin Javed, Madiha Amjad

“…On the basis of our findings and results in conjunction with Moor's law of semiconductors and batteries, we propose a linear programming heuristic for multiple gateway deployment to reduce network survivability costs and optimize communication for wireless sensor grids. …”
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Enhanced Electrochemical Performance of γ-Fe2O3/Cr2O3/Graphene Oxide/Sodium Alginate Hybrid Nanocomposite Aerogels for High-Efficiency Ultracapacitors by Rasha Shakir Mahmood, Dhia Hadi Hussain

“…These impressive results belong to the excellent surface area of the γ-Fe2O3/Cr2O3/GO/SA hybrid aerogel, provided by adding two types of semiconductors (γ-Fe2O3 and Cr2O3), which reduces the graphene oxide sheets agglomeration. …”
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Getting to the Heart of the Matter: Control over the Photolysis of PbI₂ Through Partial Lead Substitution by Marina I. Ustinova, Gennadii V. Shilov, Pavel A. Troshin, Sergey M. Aldoshin, Lyubov A. Frolova

“…A crucial problem of the photoinduced degradation of perovskite semiconductors based on complex lead halides has been addressed here by suppressing PbI₂ photolysis to metallic lead. …”
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CALCULATION OF STATIC PARAMETERS OF SILICON DIODE CONTAINING δ-LAYER OF TRIPLE-CHARGED POINT DEFECTS IN SYMMETRIC p–n-JUNCTION by N. A. Poklonski, A. I. Kovalev, N. I. Gorbachuk, S. V. Shpakovski

“…The study of semiconductor materials and devices containing a narrow layer of impurity atoms and/or intrinsic point defects of the crystal lattice is of fundamental and practical interest. …”
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Femtosecond laser polishing of pure copper surfaces with perpendicular incidence by Emmanuel Loubère, Nada Kraiem, Aofei Mao, Sébastien Preaud, Andrzej Kusiak, Amélie Veillère, Jean-François Silvain, Yong Feng Lu

“…Over the past few years, femtosecond (fs) laser processing has drawn a growing interest in a wide range of applications as it offers the possibility to process the surface morphologies of metals and semiconductors. In contrast to other polishing techniques, laser polishing offers a flexible and non-contact solution, thereby avoiding potential external contamination, while enabling a precise selection of processing areas. …”
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Modular nine-level single-phase inverter with quadruple voltage gain using reduced blocking voltage switches by V. Fernão Pires, Armando Cordeiro, Daniel Foito, Joaquim Monteiro, Hao Chen, J. Fernando Silva

“…Consequently, this leads to a significant reduction in the Total Voltage Blocking, standardization of the power semiconductors, and converter modularity structure. Furthermore, the proposed inverter topology presents voltage self-balancing capability, eliminating any balancing issues for the two floating capacitors of each voltage source inverter. …”
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Cyclodehydrogenation of molecular nanographene precursors catalyzed by atomic hydrogen by Rafal Zuzak, Pawel Dabczynski, Jesús Castro-Esteban, José Ignacio Martínez, Mads Engelund, Dolores Pérez, Diego Peña, Szymon Godlewski

“…Abstract Atomically precise synthesis of graphene nanostructures on semiconductors and insulators has been a formidable challenge. …”
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Characteristics of Nanocrystallite-CdS Produced by Low-Cost Electrochemical Technique for Thin Film Photovoltaic Application: The Influence of Deposition Voltage by Obi Kingsley Echendu, Francis Birhanu Dejene, Imyhamy Mudiy Dharmadasa, Francis Chukwuemeka Eze

“…The two-electrode system used provides a relatively simple and cost-effective approach for large-scale deposition of semiconductors for solar cell and other optoelectronic device application. …”
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First-principles study of structural, elastic, electronic, transport properties, and dielectric breakdown of Cs2Te photocathode by Gaoxue Wang, Jinlin Zhang, Chengkun Huang, Dimitre A. Dimitrov, Anna Alexander, Evgenya I. Simakov

“…Cesium telluride (Cs2Te) is a widely used photocathode material and it is presumed to offer resilience to higher gradients because of its wider band gap compared to other semiconductors. Despite its advantages, crucial material properties of Cs2Te remain largely unknown both in theory and experiments. …”
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Signal acquisition of brain–computer interfaces: A medical-engineering crossover perspective review by Yike Sun, Xiaogang Chen, Bingchuan Liu, Liyan Liang, Yijun Wang, Shangkai Gao, Xiaorong Gao

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Molecular beam epitaxial In2Te3 electronic devices by Imhwan Kim, Jinseok Ryu, Eunsu Lee, Sangmin Lee, Seokje Lee, Wonwoo Suh, Jamin Lee, Miyoung Kim, Hong seok Oh, Gyu-Chul Yi

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Ultrafine dendritic Cu particles for extremely fast pressure-assisted sintering under air and pore-free bond lines by Sang Hoon Jung, Jong-Hyun Lee

“…To overcome the bottleneck of the die-attach process in the manufacture of power modules based utilizing band gap semiconductors, an extremely fast pressure-assisted sinter-bonding method employing a low-cost Cu paste was developed. …”
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Controllable surface carrier type of metal oxide nanocrystals for multifunctional photocatalysis by Han Li, Yingchun Ding, Kaiyi Luo, Qiuping Zhang, Huan Yuan, Shuyan Xu, Ming Xu

“…The approach is based on the surface redox properties of custom-designed p-n hetero-structured hybrid nanoparticles (NPs) containing copper oxide, and wide-gap metal oxide semiconductors (MOSs). The customized CuxO/ZnO (CXZ) heterostructures ensure effective charge separation and surface reactions driven by UV-vis excited highly reactive holes and show high performance in the photo-oxidative degradation of organic dyes and NO2 gas sensing. …”
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Studies of the Adsorption of SO, H and O on a CrO Surface by an Electrical Conductivity Technique by Mahmoud M. Khader, Mahmoud M. Saleh, Ahmad M. Mohammad

“…Electrical conductivity measurements have been used to detect extremely small changes in the oxygen content of oxide semiconductors in contact with reducing or oxidizing gases. …”
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Investigation of Structural, Magnetic, and Optical Properties of ZnO Codoped with Co and Cd by Lubna Mustafa, Safia Anjum, Salma Waseem, Rehana Zia, Rameesha Choudhry, Shahid M. Ramay, Asif Mahmood, Shahid Atiq, Salah Ud-Din Khan

“…Co and Cd have been codoped in ZnO using a simple solid state reaction technique to synthesize dilute magnetic oxide semiconductors of composition Zn0.9Co0.1−xCdxO (x = 0.0-0.1 with an increment of 0.02). …”
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Development of an electrically conductive polymer composite based on linear low-density polyethylene modified with high-structural carbon black by E. A. Rogachev, A. A. Kalenchuk

“…Samples with lower concentrations exhibit electrical resistance values corresponding to those of semiconductors. When the filler concentration reaches 20 %, the maximum material stiffness is observed, and the character of stretching transitions from ductile to brittle. …”
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Dynamic tuning of terahertz atomic lattice vibration via cross-scale mode coupling to nanomechanical resonance in WSe2 membranes by Bo Xu, Zejuan Zhang, Jiaze Qin, Jiaqi Wu, Luming Wang, Jiankai Zhu, Chenyin Jiao, Wanli Zhang, Juan Xia, Zenghui Wang

“…Our findings show that such 2D NEMS offer great promises for exploring cross-scale physics in atomically-thin semiconductors.…”
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Synthesis and Characterization of Gallium Oxide/Tin Oxide Nanostructures via Horizontal Vapor Phase Growth Technique for Potential Power Electronics Application by Lester D. Bernardino, Gil Nonato C. Santos

“…All the samples were considered as n-type semiconductors. High mobility, low power loss, and low specific on-resistance were attained by the highest concentration of SnO2. …”
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A compact and Ultra-sensitive microfiber based interferometer sensor for precise electrical current detection by Guoyu Li, Fei Xie, Yan Li, Hongtao Li, Rui Liu, Ao Wang, Lili Liang

“…Precision measurement of microcurrents enhances microscopic understanding and provides accurate data for fields like research, healthcare, semiconductors, and sensors. A novel fiber-optic electrical current sensor, featuring a synchronized fusion and tapering process for integrating single-mode optical fibers with silicon microtube filled with carbon fibers, has been presented in this work. …”
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