Sensing signal conditioning circuit design and analysis for emerging pressure sensing technology by Lim, John Jia Song

“…Advances made in the fields of material science and Micromechanical Systems (MEMS) have resulted in high performance MEMS devices that are used successfully as sensors. …”
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Continuous terahertz emission from dipolaritons by Kristinsson, Kristinn, Kyriienko, Oleksandr, Liew, Timothy Chi Hin, Shelykh, Ivan A.

“…In this way, we achieve continuous and tunable emission in the THz range in a compact single-crystal device. We show that the emission frequency can be tuned in a certain range by varying an applied electric field and pumping conditions. …”
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Indications of surface-dominated transport in single crystalline nanoflake devices of topological insulator Bi_{1.5}Sb_{0.5}Te_{1.8}Se_{1.2} by Xia, Bin, Ren, Peng, Sulaev, Azat, Liu, Peng, Shen, Shun-Qing, Wang, Lan

“…The resistivity measurements show dramatic differences between the nanoflake devices and bulk single crystal. Based on a two-channel model, the analysis on the resistivity and Hall resistance indicates that ∼99% surface transport contribution can be realized in 200 nm-thick BSTS nanoflake devices. …”
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Non-newtonian fluids and droplets in microchannels by Huang, Yi

“…A particle free method for flow field visualization was proposed and achieved by analyzing liquid crystal polarization. …”
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Diffusion of polyethylene oxide in montmorillonite : single molecule study of polymer nanocomposite by Jefri Sanusi Teguh

“…In the absence of MMT, crystallization of PEO occurred. PEO moved faster in the amorphous region but it moved slowly near the crystal as reflected by the comparison of diffusion coefficient in both regions. …”
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Anisotropy of the zigzag order in the Kitaev honeycomb magnet α-RuBr3 by Pearce, JS, Kaib, DAS, Ma, Z, Ni, D, Cava, RJ, Valenti, R, Coldea, R, Coldea, AI

“…The torque for field rotated in the honeycomb plane has a clear six-fold periodicity with a saw-tooth shape, reflecting the three-fold symmetry of the crystal structure and stabilization of different zigzag domains depending on the field orientation, with a torque amplitude that follows an order parameter form inside the zigzag phase. …”

The classification of 1D `perovskites' by Wong, Walter Pei De, Hanna, John V., Grimsdale, Andrew C.

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Studying the pyroelectric effects of LiNbO3 modified composites by Zhang, Fan, Kang, Hua, Lin, Yixuan, Guan, Li, Aslan, Hüsnü, Zhang, Meining, Niu, Lin, Dong, Mingdong

“…However, LN crystal suffers from fragility, inflexibility, and other mechanical properties, which limit its suitability for many applications in various fields. …”
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Oxide nanoceramics and nanocomposites from nanopowders of metallic precursors by Tan, Liang Huo

“…The morphology of the final product will be analyze by field emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM), whereas the crystal structure can be done using X-ray diffraction (XRD).…”
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Multi-photon interference phenomena by Menssen, A

“…To realise these experiments, I developed a new method based on a spatial light modulator to excite large modes in photonic crystals.…”

Understanding the effect of M(III) choice in heterodinuclear polymerization catalysts by Eisenhardt, KHS, Fiorentini, F, Williams, CK

“…A correlation between M(III) electron density and catalytic activity is revealed and, based on the established structure–activity relationship, recommendations for the future catalyst design of abundant Al(III)- and Fe(III)-based catalysts are made. …”

Electroless copper deposition as a seed layer on TiSiN barrier by Chen, Z., Xu, S., Chan, L., See, K. H., Law, S. B., Ee, Elden Yong Chiang

“…In both cases there exists a preferred (111) crystal orientation in Cu film and the intensity ratio of I(111)/I(200) is very close. …”
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Theoretical and experimental study of semiconducting iron disilicide and its applications to thin film solar cells by Tan, Khing Hong

“…The theoretical study based on the first-principles calculations provides the fundamental understanding of various properties of β-FeSi2, including equilibrium crystal structure, bandgap properties, effects of native vacancy defects, and impurity doping in β-FeSi2. …”
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Skyrmion-driven topological Hall effect in a Shastry-Sutherland magnet by Swain, N., Shahzad, M., Paradezhenko, G. V., Pervishko, A. A., Yudin, D., Sengupta, Pinaki

“…Our results, employing complementary Monte Carlo simulations and a novel machine learning analysis to investigate the magnetic phases, provide evidence for field-driven skyrmion crystal formation for an extended range of Hamiltonian parameters. …”
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Long electron-hole diffusion length in high-quality lead-free double perovskite films by Ning, Weihua, Wang, Feng, Wu, Bo, Lu, Jun, Yan, Zhibo, Liu, Xianjie, Tao, Youtian, Liu, Jun-Ming, Huang, Wei, Fahlman, Mats, Hultman, Lars, Sum, Tze Chien, Gao, Feng

“…The resulting solar cells based on planar TiO2 exhibit an average power conversion efficiency over 1%. …”
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Data-driven methods to predict the stability metrics of catalytic nanoparticles by Prabhu, Asmee M., Choksi, Tej S.

“…Important metrics for the stability of nanostructures include the chemical potential of supported nanoparticles, cohesive energies of nanoparticles, surface and adhesion energies of crystal planes that bound the nanoparticle, and segregation energies in bimetallic nanoparticles. …”
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Suppression of mixed-phase areas in highly elongated BiFeO3 thin films on NdAlO3 substrates by Woo, Chang-Su, Lee, Jin Hong, Chu, Kanghyun, Jang, Byung-Kweon, Kim, Yong-Bae, Koo, Tae Yeong, Yang, Ping, Qi, Yajun, Chen, Zuhuang, Chen, Lang, Choi, Hong Chul, Shim, Ji Hoon, Yang, Chan-Ho

“…The underlying mechanisms are discussed based on the intriguing nature of phase competition in bismuth ferrite phases using first principles density functional calculations for the misfit strain-dependent total energy.…”
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Design and simulation of periodic dielectric waveguide splitter by Ng, Kah Sheng.

“…Periodic Dielectric waveguide (PDWG) is formed by aligning a sequence of dielectric rods in air to form a 1 X 2 beam splitter. The beam splitter is made to be able to be tunable in term of power outputs at both output ports. …”
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Properties and mechanism of strain and piezoelectricity of hybrid molecular ferroelectrics by Hu, Yuzhong

“…In addition, our design strategy for high strain output crystal structure and insights to the soften mechanism in hybrid ferroelectric system should shed light on the discovery of new OIHFs with excellent electromechanical and ferroelectric properties.…”
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Edge-on orientation of thermally evaporated metal phthalocyanines thin films for humidity sensing application by Natashah, Fadlan Arif, Hisamuddin, Syaza Nafisah, Coffey, Aidan H., Zhu, Chenhui, Bawazeer, Tahani M., Alsoufi, Mohammad S., Roslan, Nur Adilah, Supangat, Azzuliani

“…The quantitative and qualitative information, such as crystal coherence length, grain size, and lattice spacing obtained from the GIWAXS and GISAXS, have been studied to explain the humidity sensors’ sensitivity, hysteresis, and transient response. …”