Ultrasubwavelength Ferroelectric Leaky Wave Antenna in a Planar Substrate-Superstrate Configuration by G. Lovat, P. Burghignoli, R. Araneo, S. Celozzi

“…The possibility of achieving directive fan-beam radiation with planar Fabry-Pérot cavity antennas constituted by an upper ferroelectric thin film and a lower ground plane having ultrasubwavelength thickness is studied by means of a simple transverse-equivalent-network approach and a cylindrical leakywave analysis, deriving simple design formulas. …”
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Mitigation of human factor in tomographic post processing of additive manufactured critical parts for aviation application by Stefano Benuzzi, Davide Borghi, Maria Grazia Righi, Natanaele Galavotti, Fabio Esposito

“…Combining such different features, however, introduces new challenges during inspection; in fact, traditional non-destructive testing suffers from significant limitations that make it not completely suitable for 100% inspection of the sample: FPI (Fluorescent Penetrant Inspection: Applicable to limited areas depending on the roughness of the surface; RT-2D (Radiographic Testing Film e Non-Film): difficulty in positioning the detector with respect to the source, need for positioning of the source-detector system in an orientation favourable to the interception of manufacturing discontinuities; UT (Ultrasonic Testing): Limitations caused by the parallelism of the area to be inspected and the surface condition of the component. …”
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Cobalt Ferrite Nanocrystallites for Sustainable Hydrogen Production Application by Rajendra S. Gaikwad, Sang-Youn Chae, Rajaram S. Mane, Sung-Hwan Han, Oh-Shim Joo

“…Cobalt ferrite, CoFe2O4, nanocrystalline films were deposited using electrostatic spray method and explored in sustainable hydrogen production application. …”
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Study on Lubrication Characteristic of Cylindrical Roller Tripod Coupling based on Time-varying Squeeze Effect by Yang Fuqin, Sun Li, Xiao Qianhao, Liu Xin

“…The transient solutions of lubrication parameters such as film pressure，film thickness and average temperature rise of lubricating oil film are obtained by using multi-grid method. …”
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Numerical Simulation of Bearing Capacity Relationship Between Tile Surface Annular Groove and Thrust Surface by Wentao Zhang, Yang Liu, Dongsheng Wang

“…In order to study the advantages of the annular groove of the tile surface on the bearing performance of the thrust sliding bearing，based on the theory of computational fluid dynamics (CFD)，the oil film analysis model of the inclined plane thrust sliding bearing with the annular groove is established. …”
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STUDY ON REMOVAL MECHANISM OF SINGLE-CRYSTAL SILICON BY PLASMA DISCHARGE (MT) by ZHAI ZhiBo, LIU FeiFei, JIA GuoPing, XIN Bin, WANG YanHui

“…It provides a green non-contact method for plane/non-plane ultra-precision machining of brittle and hard materials.…”
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Tantalum airbridges for scalable superconducting quantum processors by Kunliang Bu, Sainan Huai, Zhenxing Zhang, Dengfeng Li, Yuan Li, Jingjing Hu, Xiaopei Yang, Maochun Dai, Tianqi Cai, Yi-Cong Zheng, Shengyu Zhang

“…This method introduces an aluminum film as a barrier layer to separate two layers of photoresist, which is then etched away before depositing tantalum film. …”
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Microstructural and Optical Characterization of Heterostructures of ZnS/CdS and CdS/ZnS Synthesized by Chemical Bath Deposition Method by Temesgen Geremew, Tizazu Abza

“…The XRD patterns of the CdS/glass thin film deposited on the soda lime glass substrate crystalized in the cubic structure with a single peak along the (111) plane. …”
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Guanine-based spin valve with spin rectification effect for an artificial memory element by Nicusor Iacob, Cristina Chirila, Mama Sangaré, Andrei Kuncser, Anda E. Stanciu, Marcela Socol, Catalin C. Negrila, Mihaela Botea, Claudiu Locovei, Gabriel Schinteie, Aurelian C. Galca, Anca Stanculescu, Lucian Pintilie, Victor Kuncser, Bogdana Borca

“…The magnetic films have an in-plane easy axis of magnetization and different coercive fields whereas the guanine film ensures a very long spin transport length, at 100 K. …”
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A numerical approach for the analysis of deformable journal bearings by D. Benasciutti, M. Gallina, M. Gh. Munteanu, F. Flumian

“…The effect of shaft and housing elastic deformation on pressure distribution within oil film is investigated. An iterative algorithm that couples Reynolds equation with a plane finite elements structural model is solved. …”
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High Field Linear Magnetoresistance Sensors with Perpendicular Anisotropy L10-FePt Reference Layer by X. Liu, Z. L. Song, R. Wang, Z. Y. Quan

“…Linear magnetoresistance is observed in this sensor in a large range between +5 kOe and −5 kOe with the current parallel to the film plane. This L10-FePt based sensor is significant for the expansion of linear range and the simplification of preparation for future high field magnetic sensors.…”
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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

“…Via studying a set of halfstacks, comprising electron- and hole-transport materials contacting perovskite thin films, we determine surface recombination velocities at these interfaces with high precision. …”
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Terahertz generation from surface of the bulk and monolayer tungsten diselenide by D. I. Khusyainov, A. V. Gorbatova, A. M. Buryakov

“…In this paper the parameters of generation of terahertz field from the surface of bulk layered crystal and monolayer film of tungsten diselenide are analyzed. Generation of terahertz radiation from the surface of experimental samples was studied by the terahertz time-domain spectroscopy in reflection geometry. …”
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Enhancing the Scattering Induced by Gold Periodic Arrays Over Optical Waveguides Through Indium Tin Oxide Buffer Layers by Rita Asquini, Alessio Buzzin, Nicolas Hanine, Alessia Mannetta, Badrul Alam, Vincenzo Ferrara

“…This article presents the optical analysis on how the light coupling performance between optical channel waveguides and gold periodic nanoarrays in the visible spectrum can be improved using an indium tin oxide (ITO) thin film as buffer layer. Coupling efficiency, out-of-plane scattering and far-field projected beam focus and diffraction angle are evaluated using Finite-Difference Time-Domain (FDTD) method and scattering theory for different nanogratings and nanocylinders array patterns. …”
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Room-temperature unconventional topological Hall effect in a van der Waals ferromagnet Fe3GaTe2 by Hanin Algaidi, Chenhui Zhang, Chen Liu, Yinchang Ma, Dongxing Zheng, Peng Li, Xixiang Zhang

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Compressive Loads on the Lumbar Spine During Lifting: 4D WATBAK versus Inverse Dynamics Calculations by M. H. Cole, P. N. Grimshaw

“…A single perpendicularly placed video camera was used to film each performance in the sagittal plane. The resultant two-dimensional kinematic data were input into the 4D WATBAK software and a dynamic biomechanical model to quantify the compression forces acting at the L4/L5 intervertebral joint. …”
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High-performance 2D electronic devices enabled by strong and tough two-dimensional polymer with ultra-low dielectric constant by Qiyi Fang, Kongyang Yi, Tianshu Zhai, Shisong Luo, Chen-yang Lin, Qing Ai, Yifan Zhu, Boyu Zhang, Gustavo A. Alvarez, Yanjie Shao, Haolei Zhou, Guanhui Gao, Yifeng Liu, Rui Xu, Xiang Zhang, Yuzhe Wang, Xiaoyin Tian, Honghu Zhang, Yimo Han, Hanyu Zhu, Yuji Zhao, Zhiting Tian, Yu Zhong, Zheng Liu, Jun Lou

“…Here, we report a chemical-vapor-deposition (CVD) method for growing fluoride rich 2DP-F films on arbitrary substrates. We show that the grown 2DP-F thin films exhibit ultra-low dielectric constant (in plane k = 1.85 and out-of-plane k = 1.82) and remarkable mechanical properties (Young’s modulus > 15 GPa). …”
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Effect of Ar/CH4 Mixture Ratio on Properties of Ag/C:H Nanocomposite Prepared by DC Sputtering by E. Mohsen Soltani, Z. Ghorannevis, M. Shirazi

“…Ag/C:H films were deposited by DC sputtering method on Si substrates with different Ar/CH4 gas mixture ratios. …”
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Discovery of a Robust P‐Type Ultrawide Bandgap Oxide Semiconductor: LiGa5O8 by Kaitian Zhang, Vijay Gopal Thirupakuzi Vangipuram, Hsien‐Lien Huang, Jinwoo Hwang, Hongping Zhao

“…Utilizing a mist–chemical vapor deposition (M–CVD) technique, successful growth of p‐type LiGa5O8 thin films on c‐plane sapphire and GaN‐on‐sapphire substrates is achieved. …”
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Intrinsically stretchable fully π-conjugated polymers with inter-aggregate capillary interaction for deep-blue flexible inkjet-printed light-emitting diodes by Mingjian Ni, Zhiqiang Zhuo, Bin Liu, Xu Han, Jing Yang, Lili Sun, Yuekuan Yang, Jiangli Cai, Xiang An, Lubing Bai, Man Xu, Jinyi Lin, Quanyou Feng, Guohua Xie, Yutong Wu, Wei Huang

“…Abstract Fully π-conjugated polymers consisting of plane and rigid aromatic units present a fantastic optoelectronic property, a promising candidate for printed and flexible optoelectronic devices. …”
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