Three-dimensional modeling of near-field beam profiles from grating couplers using a deep neural network by Lim, Yu Dian, Tan, Chuan Seng

“…Integrated silicon photonics (SiPh) gratings have been widely studied for the optical addressing of trapped ions. As the formfactor of ion traps reduces, the ion-trapping height decreases, and may unavoidably fall into the reactive near-field region of SiPh gratings. …”
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Semiconducting Polymer Nanobioconjugates for Targeted Photothermal Activation of Neurons by Lyu, Yan, Xie, Chen, Chechetka, Svetlana A., Miyako, Eijiro, Pu, Kanyi

“…By virtue of the fast heating capability in conjunction with the precise targeting to the thermosensitive ion channel, SPNsbc can specifically and rapidly activate the intracellular Ca2+ influx of neuronal cells in a reversible and safe manner. …”
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Transcriptional brain networks and their key regulators across the human lifespan by Wehrspaun, CC

“…In addition to temporal development, I analysed transcriptional network dynamics across the spatial axis and detected a network of ion channel/transporter genes that express their longest 3’ untranslated regions (3’UTRs) exclusively in the brain. …”

Design and fabrication of MEMS optical switches by Li, Jing

“…This thesis focuses on the research related to the microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) optical switch consisting of three major areas, micromahined actuator, deep reactive ion etching (DRIE) fabrication, and total internal reflection (TIR) optical switch.…”
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Integrated rocksalt-polyanion cathodes with excess lithium and stabilized cycling by Huang, Yimeng, Dong, Yanhao, Yang, Yang, Liu, Tongchao, Yoon, Moonsu, Li, Sipei, Wang, Baoming, Zheng, Ethan Yupeng, Lee, Jinhyuk, Sun, Yongwen, Han, Ying, Ciston, Jim, Ophus, Colin, Song, Chengyu, Penn, Aubrey, Liao, Yaqi, Ji, Haijin, Shi, Ting, Liao, Mengyi, Cheng, Zexiao, Xiang, Jingwei, Peng, Yu, Ma, Lu, Xiao, Xianghui, Kan, Wang Hay, Chen, Huaican, Yin, Wen, Guo, Lingling, Liu, Wei-Ren, Muruganantham, Rasu, Yang, Chun-Chuen, Zhu, Yuntong, Li, Qingjie, Li, Ju

“…Co- and Ni-free disordered rocksalt cathodes utilize oxygen redox to increase the energy density of lithium-ion batteries, but it is challenging to achieve good cycle life at high voltages >4.5 V (versus Li/Li+). …”
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Quantitative analysis of 10 classes of phospholipids by ultrahigh-performance liquid chromatography tandem triple-quadrupole mass spectrometry by Huang, Qingxia, Lei, Hehua, Dong, Manyuan, Tang, Huiru, Wang, Yulan

“…The method takes three steps: first and second steps identified phospholipid structures in a mixture containing aliquots of all the samples using the combinations of multiple reaction monitoring (MRM), product ion scan and retention time in the positive and negative ion modes. …”
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Plant-based amyloids from food waste for removal of heavy metals from contaminated water by Soon, Wei Long, Peydayesh, Mohammad, Mezzenga, Raffaele, Miserez, Ali

“…Technologies currently used to treat polluted wastewaters of heavy metals employ chemical, ion-exchange, and membrane purification methods. …”
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Research on electric vehicle charging safety warning model based on back propagation neural network optimized by improved gray wolf algorithm by Zhang, Liang, Gao, Tian, Cai, Guowei, Koh, Leong Hai

“…The greatest voltage of a single battery was chosen as the study goal based on the polarization characteristics of lithium-ion batteries and the equalization features of a vehicle lithium-ion battery pack. …”
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Hierarchical NiCo-LDH core/shell homostructural electrodes with MOF-derived shell for electrochemical energy storage by Zheng, Kun, Liao, Leiping, Zhang, Yu, Tan, Hua, Liu, Jingquan, Li, Chenwei, Jia, Dedong

“…The in-situ growth and conversion process contribute to the formation of robust adhesion between the core and the shell, which could facilitate the effective charge and ion diffusion, as well as improve the mechanical stability. …”
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Experimental and theoretical study of nanotwinned copper fabricated by pulse-reverse electrodeposition for interconnect and through-silicon via (TSV) technologies by Lin, Nay

“…Through-silicon via (TSV) copper interconnects of varying sizes and aspect ratios are fabricated using pulse and pulse-reversed electrodeposition techniques in deep reactive ion etched silicon vias. Mechanical properties of fabricated TSV are characterized by nanoindentation. …”
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Broadband strip-line ferromagnetic resonance spectroscopy of soft magnetic CoFeTaZr patterned thin films by Jin, Tian Li, Nongjai, R., Asokan, K., Ghosh, A., Aparnadevi, M., Suri, P., Piramanayagam, S. N., Gupta, Surbhi, Kumar, Durgesh

“…A combination of self-assembly and ion-implantation was employed to locally alter the composition of Co46Fe40Ta9Zr5 thin film in a periodic manner. 20 keV O+ and 60 keV N+ ions were implanted at different doses in order to modify the magnetization dynamic properties of the samples in a controlled fashion. …”
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Prussian Blue analogue materials for magnetic and energy storage applications by Schart, M

“…These materials have yielded room-temperature molecular magnetic materials as well as the currently most promising cathode materials for Na- and K-ion batteries. The diversity in applications of PBA materials can be attributed to their uniquely tunable structure and chemistry. …”

Optomems device development for DWDM system applications by Liu, Ai Qun.

“…First, a novel micromachined actuator and a deep reactive ion etching (DRIE) process have been investigated.…”
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Removal of copper from solution using moss by Lee, C.K., Low, K.S.

“…The results show that the moss is an efficient sorbent for copper removal and the mechanism is mainly an ion‐exchange process.…”

Performance Characterization of High-Density Electrospray Thrusters by Corrado, Matthew N., Wangari, Charity, Finch, Michael R., Parameswaran, Lalitha, Cook, Matthew, Holihan, Eric C., Mathews, Richard, Kedzierski, Jakub, Racz, Livia M., Smith, Melissa A., Lozano, Paulo C.

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Poly(2,5-dihydroxy-1,4-benzoquinonyl sulfide) as an efficient cathode for high-performance aqueous zinc–organic batteries by Sun, Tao, Li, Zong-Jun, Zhi, Yong-Feng, Huang, Yinjuan, Fan, Hong Jin, Zhang, Qichun

“…Aqueous rechargeable zinc-ion batteries (ZIBs) have attracted considerable attention as a promising candidate for low-cost and high-safety electrochemical energy storage. …”
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Efficient generation of an array of single silicon-vacancy defects in silicon carbide by Wang, Junfeng, Zhou, Yu, Zhang, Xiaoming, Liu, Fucai, Li, Yan, Li, Ke, Liu, Zheng, Wang, Guanzhong, Gao, Weibo

“…In this paper, we report an experimental demonstration of the generation of a single-photon-emitter array through ion implantation. VSi defects are generated in predetermined locations with high generation efficiency (approximately 19%±4%). …”
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Synthetic, spectroscopic, biological and X-ray crystallographic structural studies on a novel pyridine-nitrogen-bridged dimeric nickel(II) complex of a pentadentate N3S2 ligand by Akbar Ali, Mohammad, Mirza, Aminul Huq, Butcher, Ray J., Tarafder, M.T.H.

“…The NiN4S2 coordination geometry about each nickel(II) ion can be described as a distorted octahedron. …”
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Characterisation of transport and thermodynamic properties for various binary electrolytes by Hou, T

“…We have accurately quantified some or all of the properties for binary electrolytes used in various energy storage systems, including redox flow, alkaline, lithium-ion, and magnesium-ion batteries.</p> <p>Density and ionic conductivity for aqueous VOSO₄ solutions were quantified with respect to VOSO₄ concentration up to 0.53 M at five temperatures: 15, 20, 25, 30, and 35 ◦C. …”

Compression dynamics and radiation emission from a deuterium plasma focus by Muhammad Shahid Rafique.

“…More importantly, an automated scanning and measurement system was also successfully developed and employed to overcome the traditional time-consuming and laborious counting and measurement of ion tracks.…”
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