DESIGN and ANALYSIS of 28 GHz MICROSTRIP PATCH ANTENNA for DIFFERENT TYPE FR4 CLADDINGS by Ömer Faruk Gümüş, Bahadır Hi̇çdurmaz

“…For each of the same sized antennas designed with the selected patch materials, it is found that they are suitable for the 28 GHz band and the best return loss performance is obtained by using the tantalum conductor while the silver conductor has the best antenna efficiency…”
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Hf-W chronometry of lunar metals and the age and early differentiation of the Moon. by Kleine, T, Palme, H, Mezger, K, Halliday, A

“…The use of hafnium-tungsten chronometry to date the Moon is hampered by cosmogenic tungsten-182 production mainly by neutron capture of tantalum-181 at the lunar surface. We report tungsten isotope data for lunar metals, which contain no 181Ta-derived cosmogenic 182W. …”

Microstructure and electrical properties of Ta-doped Na_0.5Bi_4.5Ti₄O₁₅ ceramics by CHEN Dan-ling, HUANG Zhi-qiang, HE Xin-hua

“…Meanwhile, both theoretical density and measured density of the ceramics is increased with increasing tantalum doping content, with the highest relative density of 96.1% at <i>x</i>=0.05, showing that the solid solution limit of tantalum in NBT lattice is in the proximity of <i>x</i>=0.10. …”
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Collarless Polished Tapered Stems of Identical Shape Provide Differing Outcomes for Stainless Steel and Cobalt Chrome: A Biomechanical Study by Ayumi Kaneuji, Mingliang Chen, Eiji Takahashi, Noriyuki Takano, Makoto Fukui, Daisuke Soma, Yoshiyuki Tachi, Yugo Orita, Toru Ichiseki, Norio Kawahara

“…Stem subsidence and the compressive force at the bone–cement interface were recorded. Tantalum balls were injected into the cement, and their movement was tracked to indicate cement movement. …”
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Wire-arc spray directed energy deposition: Correlation of chamber kits refurbishing and particle defects reduction in Ta/TaN thin-film physical deposition processes by Shang-Shian Yang, Hong-Lin Lai, Chih-Chia Chen, Shao-Tse Lu, Yu-Min Dai, Wen-Cheng Cheng, Yiin-Kuen Fuh, Tomi T. Li

“…Physical Vapor Deposition (PVD) of Tantalum/Tantalum Nitride (Ta/TaN) liner and barrier plays a crucial role in the copper-interconnecting part of semiconductor manufacturing, and this is used for the 130 nm–5nm technology node and beyond. …”
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Improvement of microstructure and acquirement of excellent mechanical properties of high-Nb Ti2AlC/TiAl alloy by Ta under ultrasonic action in solid-liquid zone by Lingyan Zhou, Hongze Fang, Xiaokang Yang, Ruirun Chen, Xianfei Ding, Yingmei Tan, Jingjie Guo

“…The acoustic streaming effect of ultrasound promotes the diffusion of tantalum in the solid-liquid two-phase region for a certain ultrasonic processing time. …”
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Solution-Based Synthesis of Sulvanite Cu₃TaS₄ and Cu₃TaSe₄ Nanocrystals by Mimi Liu, Cheng-Yu Lai, Chen-Yu Chang, Daniela R. Radu

“…The metal M belongs to group 5 and Ch is a chalcogen. The tantalum sulvanites Cu₃TaS₄ and Cu₃TaSe₄ are predicted to have wide band gaps and p-type conductivity and show promise in optoelectronic applications. …”
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Resistive Switching Mechanisms on TaO[subscript x] and SrRuO[subscript 3] Thin-Film Surfaces Probed by Scanning Tunneling Microscopy by Moors, Marco, Wedig, Anja, Bäumer, Christoph, Skaja, Katharina, Arndt, Benedikt, Dittmann, Regina, Waser, Rainer, Valov, Ilia, Adepalli, Kiran Kumar, Lu, Qiyang, Yildiz, Bilge, Tuller, Harry L.

“…The local electronic properties of tantalum oxide (TaO[subscript x], 2 ≤ x ≤ 2.5) and strontium ruthenate (SrRuO[subscript 3]) thin-film surfaces were studied under the influence of electric fields induced by a scanning tunneling microscope (STM) tip. …”
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Single Crystal Growth, Resistivity, and Electronic Structure of the Weyl Semimetals NbP and TaP by Deepak Sapkota, Rupam Mukherjee, David Mandrus

“…We have successfully synthesized niobium monophosphide and tantalum monophosphide crystals by a chemical vapor transport technique. …”
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A Rare Case: Titanium Hypersensitivity by Şehmuz Kaya, Serkan Karaköse, Haci Önder

“…It is known as beryllium, nickel, cobalt, chrome sensitizing metals. Titanium, tantalum, vanadium are rarely reported. The skin lesions developed after internal fixation with distal fibula fracture in our patient. …”
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Planetary science: Hf-W chronometry of lunar metals and the age and early differentiation of the moon by Kleine, T, Palme, H, Mezger, K, Halliday, A

“…The use of hafnium-tungsten chronometry to date the Moon is hampered by cosmogenic tungsten-182 production mainly by neutron capture of tantalum-181 at the lunar surface. We report tungsten isotope data for lunar metals, which contain no 181Ta-derived cosmogenic 182W. …”

XPS Investigation of the Oxidation States of the As-Deposited Ta Films Prepared by Magnetron Sputtering Technology by Ming Hu, Zhaowang Li, Xiaoming Gao, Dong Jiang, Zhilu Liu, Longbang Guo, Xu Zhao, Jun He, Jiayi Sun, Lijun Weng, Desheng Wang

“…Due to their versatile and unique properties, tantalum-based thin films have been extensively studied. …”
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Simultaneous Determination of 28 Elements including Rare Earth Elements by ICP-MS with Five-Acid Dissolution by GONG Cang, DING Yang, LU Hai-chuan, BU Dao-lu, WANG Li-hua, XIONG Tao, ZHANG Zhi-xiang

“…BACKGROUND Three acids and four acids dissolution methods are the two main dissolution methods for determination of rare earth, cobalt, hafnium, indium, manganese, niobium, tantalum, thallium, chromium, cadmium, gallium, germanium, vanadium and tin in geological samples by inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry (ICP-MS). …”
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Optimization of Anodization Parameters in Ti-30Ta Alloy by Patricia Capellato, Daniela Sachs, Lucas V. B. Vasconcelos, Miriam M. Melo, Gilbert Silva, Maria G. A. Ranieri, Cecilia A. de C. Zavaglia, Roberto Z. Nakazato, Ana P. R. Alves Claro

“…In previous studies, titanium alloy with tantalum showed the elastic modulus decrease in comparison with that of commercially pure (cp) titanium. …”
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Pegmatites in Sura and Verkhivtseve greenstone belts of the Middle Dnipro region, Ukrainian shield by V. V. Sukach, L. V. Isakov, K. I. Hoholev, M. S. Kotenko, Yu. Ye. Khomych

“…Rare-metal granite pegmatites of the lithium-cesium-tantalum (LCT) type are widely distributed in Early Precambrian Greenstone belts worldwide, including the Canadian and Australian shields. …”
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A practical high temperature photonic crystal for high performance thermophotovoltaics by Stelmakh, Veronika

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Review on Grain Refinement of Metallic Materials to Regulate Cellular Behavior by Yingjian Gu, Run Huang, Yufei Hao

“…In this review, the surface and bulk grain refinement mode and the influence of grain size reduction of various metallic materials including titanium, stainless steel, magnesium, zirconium, tantalum, and their alloys as well as NiTi shape memory alloys on the cell responses is summarized in detail. …”
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Flash Smelting Furnace Renewal and Productivity Improvement in the Saganoseki Smelter and Refinery by Yutaka YASUDA, Hiroshi CHIDA, Tatsuya MOTOMURA

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Towards the optimal energy of the proton driver for a neutrino factory and muon collider by J. Strait, N. V. Mokhov, S. I. Striganov

“…Cross section data from the HARP experiment for pion production by protons from a tantalum target have been convoluted with the acceptance of the front-end channel for the proposed neutrino factory or muon collider and integrated over the full phase space measured by HARP, to determine the beam-energy dependence of the muon yield. …”
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The First Lanthanide Telluride-Bromide: La3Te4Br, a Valence Compound by Markus Larres, Anja-Verena Mudring, Gerd Meyer

“…The first ternary lanthanide telluride-bromide La3Te4Br was obtained from a mixture of LaTe and LaBr3 (in the presence of iridium) in a sealed tantalum container at elevated temperatures. The crystal structure (orthorhombic, Pnma, a = 1634.3(2), b = 435.0(1), c = 1426.6(2) pm, Z = 4, R1 (I0 &gt; 2s(I0)) = 0.0349) is built from dicapped trigonal prisms of tellurium and bromine atoms surrounding lanthanum in two different ways. …”
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