Entrapping of inclusions within carbon nanotubes during catalytic decomposition of C2H4 on a “thick” nickel film by Li, Feng Ji, Zhang, Sam, Sun, Geng Zhi, Kong, Jun Hua, Rawat, R. S., Ilyas, Usman, Li, Bo

“…It was found that pretreating of the nickel film resulted in lots of small nanoparticles extruding on the surface, among big ones, serving as seeds for the growth of tubes. …”
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Understanding thermal unsteadiness in engine representative flows and improved methodologies for derived heat transfer calculations using thin-film gauges by Singh, D, Beard, PF, Cardwell, D, Chana, KS

“…The unsteadiness in temperature data was found to significantly rise as temperature distortions were introduced in the nozzle guide vane (NGV) inlet profile, to model a lean-burn combustor exit. …”

Effect of growth temperature on the terahertz-frequency conductivity of the epitaxial transparent conducting spinel NiCo2O4 films by Chia, Elbert E. M., Silwal, Punam, La-o-vorakiat, Chan, Kim, Dae Ho, Talbayev, Diyar

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Physicochemical Properties of Films from Semirefined Carrageenan/TiO2 Integrated with Cinnamaldehyde Pickering Emulsion for Active Food Packaging by Khadijah Husna, Abd Hamid, Azilah, Ajit, Azren Aida, Asmawi, Mohd Hafiz, Arzmi, Nurul Aini, Mohd Azman

“…Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) revealed a uniform distribution of active compounds in the SRC matrix. The study findings highlight the potential of cinnamaldehyde PE and TNPs in active food packaging films as eco-friendly alternatives to conventional petrochemical-derived plastics in food packaging.…”
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Electrode modification by diazonium chemistry : studies on the effect of steric bulk on film thickness, and modified activated carbon cloths for energy storage by Subrata, Arnold

“…One key disadvantage of grafting by diazonium chemistry is the inherent tendency of the grafted film to bear multilayers of organic molecules, which is not desired in most applications requiring modified electrodes. …”
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A zero-dimensional mixed-anion hybrid halogenobismuthate(III) semiconductor : structural, optical, and photovoltaic properties by Hoefler, Sebastian Franz, Rath, Thomas, Fischer, Roland, Latal, Christine, Hippler, Dorothee, Koliogiorgos, Athanasios, Galanakis, Iosif, Bruno, Annalisa, Fian, Alexander, Dimopoulos, Theodoros, Trimmel, Gregor

“…The valence band maximum and the conduction band minimum were determined to be at -6.2 eV and -4.0 eV vs vacuum. Similar to MBI, thin films of MBIC are composed of microcrystalline platelets. …”
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Visualization of robust two-dimensional bulk states with suppressed surface state on epitaxial PdCoO₂ thin films with bipolar surfaces by Kawamoto, Tomoki, Krishnadas, Anjana, Hsu, Chia-Hsiu, Pardo-Almanza, Markel, Fujisawa, Yuita, Chang, Guoqing, Harada, Takayuki, Okada, Yoshinori

“…Furthermore, the origin of the suppressed surface state can be interpreted by screening of the polarity on the surface, which is qualitatively supported by density functional theory calculation. These findings are invaluable for accelerating the search for exotic functionalities in epitaxial ultrathin films and heterostructures of metallic delafossites.…”
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Anti-fouling thin film composite (TFC) polyamide reverse osmosis (RO) membranes based on piezoelectric polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) substrates by Fu, Jia Shen

“…Firstly, hydrophobic nature of PVDF has hindered its application in thin film composite (TFC) RO membrane fabrication as highly hydrophobic substrate may cause the formation of defects in the PA layer. …”
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Effects of free electrons and quantum confinement in ultrathin ZnO films : a comparison between undoped and Al-doped ZnO by Li, X. D., Liu, P., Liu, Y., Leong, K. C., Chen, Tupei

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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

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Thin film nanocomposite forward osmosis membrane with exfoliated layered double hydroxide nanosheets embedded support for fouling-resistant microalgae dewatering by Vrasna, Dhita Karunia, Goh, Pei Sean, Ahmad, Nor Akalili, Gonzales, Ralph Rolly, Wong, Kar Chun, Lim, Jun Wei, Lau, Woei Jye, Othman, Mohd. Hafiz Dzarfan, Ismail, Ahmad Fauzi, Matsuyama, Hideto

“…The features of membrane are essential for achieving efficient dewatering performance. Thin-film nanocomposite membrane with layered double hydroxide (LDH) nanosheet incorporated substrate has been developed for microalgae dewatering. …”

Waste to wealth: near-infrared/pH dual-responsive copper-humic acid hydrogel films for bacteria-infected cutaneous wound healing by Zha, Kangkang, Xiong, Yuan, Zhang, Wenqian, Tan, Meijun, Hu, Weixian, Lin, Ze, Cheng, Peng, Lu, Li, Cai, Kaiyong, Mi, Bobin, Feng, Qian, Zhao, Yanli, Liu, Guohui

“…These findings highlight the therapeutic potential of PVA@Cu-HAs NPs@SEW hydrogel film for the treatment of bacterially infected cutaneous wound healing.…”
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Influence of different CH4/N2 ratios on structural and mechanical properties of a-CNx : H film synthesized using plasma focus by Umar, Z. A., Ahmad, R., Rawat, R. S., Hussnain, A., Khalid, N., Chen, Z., Shen, L., Zhang, Z., Hussain, T.

“…The hardness and elastic modulus values were found to be dependent on sp3 content in the film as well as the C≡N. …”
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Functional properties of Yttrium Iron Garnett thin films on graphene-coated Gd3Ga5O12 for remote epitaxial transfer by Leontsev, S., Shah, P.J., Kum, H.S., McChesney, J.L., Rodolakis, F.M., van Veenendaal, M., Velez, M., Rao, R., Haskel, D., Kim, J., Reed, A.N., Page, M.R.

“…Remote epitaxial growth via a graphene interlayer and subsequent mechanical exfoliation of a free-standing membrane is a recently developed technique used to transfer complex oxide thin films onto non-native substrates to form heterogeneously integrated structures for various device applications. …”
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Transcending beauty by Lee, Eunice Jing Ting, Lee, Hannah Hui Ni, Tan, Katherine, Teo, Melissa Yee Tian

“…Transcending Beauty is a 23-minute documentary film about transgender women finding acceptance. …”
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Evaluating the home-based intervention strategy (HIS-UK) to reduce new chlamydia infection among young men aged 16–25 years by promoting correct and consistent condom use: findings... by Stone, N, Graham, C, Bremner, S, McGrath, N, Bedford, R, Brown, KE, Newby, K, Clarke, A, Jackson, L, Morrison, L, Nadarzynski, T, To, Y

Stearic acid-coated superhydrophobic Fe2O3/Fe3O4 composite film on N80 steel for corrosion protection by Hu, Jun, He, Shijun, Wang, Zhen, Zhu, Jianbo, Wei, Liping, Chen, Zhong

“…Our work finds that the concentration of NaOH in the second hydrothermal method is a critical factor for the morphology of the Fe2O3 film and the annealing treatment plays a significant role in realizing the superhydrophobic stearic acid coated micro-nanostructure Fe2O3/Fe3O4 composite.…”
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《新客》：新加坡第一部华语电影的书报讨论 = Discussions of the first Singapore Chinese-language film, Xinke (new immigrant) by 张陶陶 Chong, Pheona TaoTao

“…LIU Bei-jin, he was very hopeful and full of expectation s to the movie. But according to Jan Uhde and Yvonne Ng, Uhde in “Latent Images: Film in Singapore”, they found that “Nanyang Annual (by 1951)” reported that the film was scrapped because its technique was so poor it was felt the movie would be unable to command any audience. …”
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Investigating the potential of cobalt-doped zinc oxide (Zn1-xCoxOδ) as a buffer layer for CZTS thin-film solar cells by Abdullah, Huda, Kang, Jian Xian, Amir Hamzah, Muhammad Nurhayat, Mohammad Naim, Norshafadzila, Bais, Badariah, Mohmad, Abdul Rahman, Sampe, Jahariah, Brian Yuliarto, Brian Yuliarto, Othman, Mohd. Hafiz Dzarfan, Yap, Wing Fen, Ni Luh Wulan Septiani, Ni Luh Wulan Septiani

“…The UV–Vis optical band gaps of the films were found to be in the range of 3.53–3.97 eV. …”

Investigation of process parameter variation on properties of magnetron sputtered p-type Bi0.5Sb1.5Te3 thermoelectric thin films by Law, Justin Hui Ching.

“…An investigation on the effects of process parameter variation of magnetron sputtering on the properties of p-type Bi0.5Sb1.5Te3 thin films was conducted in this study. Working pressure and gas flow, substrate temperature, and annealing were varied for a total of 8 samples. …”
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