Towards high efficiency thin film solar cells by Han, Guifang, Zhang, Sam, Boix, Pablo P., Wong, Lydia Helena, Sun, Lidong, Lien, Shui-Yang

“…As an alternative to single crystal silicon photovoltaics, thin film solar cells have been extensively explored for miniaturized cost-effective photovoltaic systems. …”
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Properties and mechanism of strain and piezoelectricity of hybrid molecular ferroelectrics by Hu, Yuzhong

“…Ferroelectrics are materials with spontaneous polarization that can be reversed by external electric field. Because of the polarized structure and electrically driven domain reversibility, ferroelectrics possess numerous electronic applications, including memory devices, sensors, and energy conversion device. …”
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Quadratic to linear magnetoresistance tuning in TmB 4 by Mitra, Sreemanta, Kang, Jeremy Goh Swee, Shin, John, Ng, Jin Quan, Sunku, Sai Swaroop, Kong, Tai, Canfield, Paul C., Shastry, B. Sriram, Sengupta, Pinaki, Panagopoulos, Christos

“…However, observation of LMR in single crystals of a good metal is rare. Here we present low-temperature, angle-dependent magnetotransport in single crystals of the antiferromagnetic metal, TmB4. …”
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Fiber optic technique for determination of moisture content in honey by Mohamad Ibrahim, Nursakinah

“…The FEM modeling was implemented using COMSOL Multiphysics version 3.5 software. The electric field distribution trough out fiber and sample were visualized to study the electric field pattern at different wavelengths and a comparison of energy levels trough honey and air were studied. …”
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Synthesis of crystalline chalcogenide arsenates in surfactants via a low temperature route by Eashwer Umesh Athresh

“…The crystals also exhibit magnetic properties, which are tested. …”
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Colossal positive magnetoresistance in surface-passivated oxygen-deficient strontium titanite by David, Adrian, Tian, Yufeng, Yang, Ping, Gao, Xingyu, Lin, Weinan, Shah, Amish B., Zuo, Jian-Min, Prellier, Wilfrid, Wu, Tom

“…Here we report colossal positive magnetoresistance (CPMR) (>30,000% at a temperature of 2 K and a magnetic field of 9 T) discovered in degenerate semiconducting strontium titanite (SrTiO3) single crystals capped with ultrathin SrTiO3/LaAlO3 bilayers. …”
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The drastic effect of the impurity scattering on the electronic and superconducting properties of Cu-doped FeSe by Coldea, A, Zajicek, Z, Jones, H, Martin, A, Bristow, M

“…These data were collected using transport, magnetotransport, torque and magnetization measurements as a function of temperature and magnetic fields on different single crystals of Cu-substituted FeSe. …”

Electronic structure of topological quantum materials probed by angle-resolved photoelectron spectroscopy by Schröter, N

“…LaBi is a semimetal with an extremely large magnetoresistance (XMR) that remains unsaturated even at large magnetic fields. Our ARPES measurements of LaBi indicate the existence of a strong topological phase that may be unique within the family of lanthanum monopnictides. …”

Ohmic contact formation to β-Ga2O3 nanosheet transistors with Ar-containing plasma treatment by Chen, Jinxin, Liu, Bingyan, Gu, Yang, Li, Bin

“…By using heavily doped β-Ga2O3 crystals (Ne, ~1020 cm−3) for Ar plasma treatments, the contact resistance RC can be further decreased to 5.2 Ω·mm. …”
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Design, characterization and properties of nitrogen-containing novel organic N-type materials by Wu, Yuechao.

“…In past decades,organic semiconductors have caused a lot of interests because of their potential applications in field-effect transistors(FET),organic-light-emitting devices(OLED)and photovoltaic cells.Among them,developing high-efficient n-type organic materials for organic field-effect transistors(OFETs)is very urgent.Currently, p-type organic semiconductors are well-developed and their mobility can go as high as4.8 cm2V-1S-1.Since p-type and n-type materials are equally important for the fabrication of p-n junctions and complementary logic circuits,the demand to find the promising n-type counterparts is necessary. …”
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Characterisation of collagen type I/ type II composite scaffolds for osteochondral tissue engineering by Tamaddon, M

“…<p>The field of tissue engineering has potential to provide a superior alternative to current surgical treatments. …”

Fabrication and application of novel highly ordered nano-heterostructure arrays in optoelectronics by Yadian, Boluo

“…It is believed that the perfect arrangement of crystal lattice after the removal of surface defects and the introduced compressive strain are two factors that contribute to the significant enhancement of UV emission in the PL spectra. …”
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Towards novel MOFs containing diimide-based ligands by Siti Khadijah Ariff

“…Only microcrystalline Cu-MOF 5 and single crystals Zn-MOF 6 were successfully obtained using Linker 4 in solvothermal synthesis. …”
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Machining of 2D materials by ultrasonic embossing by Er, Kenwealth Quan Sheng

“…A variation of preparation steps to extract graphene layers from graphite crystals and transfer it onto substrates to obtain the optimal coverage were being experimented. …”
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Photonic engineering of terahertz quantum cascade lasers by Liang, Guozhen

“…Without the assistance of an external magnetic field, THz QCLs have covered the frequency range from 1.2 to 5 THz. …”
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Property study of phase change materials for nanopatterning by Khoo, Chee Ying.

“…The thermal analysis showed approximately identical crystallization temperature but lower melting temperature than Ge2Sb2Te5 phase change material. …”
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Effects of electrode material and configuration on the characteristics of planar resistive switching devices by Cha, Dongkyu, David, A., Li, K., Wu, T., Peng, H. Y., Pu, L., Wu, J. C., Hong, J. H., Lin, W. N., Li, Y. Y., Ding, J. F.

“…Furthermore, we show that the geometric shapes of electrodes (e.g., rectangular, circular, or triangular) affect the electric field distribution at the metal/oxide interface, thus plays an important role in RS. …”
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Influences of carbon fillers on electrical conductivity and crystallinity of polyethylene terephthalate by Xin, Fei, Li, Lin, Chan, Siew Hwa, Zhao, Jianhong

“…These composites were characterized using field emission scanning electron microscopy, differential scanning calorimetry, and electrical conductivity measurements. …”
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Anionic regulated cobalt phosphosulfide with enhanced activity for hydrogen evolution reaction by Tan, Hui Ying

“…Defects engineering and atomic structure tailoring were also employed to enhance the material’s performance as an electrocatalyst for water splitting. CoPS3 bulk crystals were first exfoliated by liquid phase exfoliation (LPE) process to produce its nanosheets. …”
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Free-electron radiation engineering via structured environments by Hu, Hao, Lin, Xiao, Luo, Yu

“…Here, we provide a brief overview on the recent theoretical developments and experimental observations of spontaneous free-electron radiation in various structured environments, including two-dimensional materials, metasurfaces, metamaterials, and photonic crystals. We also report the research progresses on the stimulated free-electron radiation that results from the interaction between free electrons and photonic quasi-particles induced by the external field. …”
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