Molecular modulation of fluorene-dibenzothiophene-S,S-dioxide-based conjugated polymers for enhanced photoelectrochemical water oxidation under visible light by Dai, Chunhui, Gong, Xuezhong, Zhu, Xianglin, Xue, Can, Liu, Bin

“…Moreover, C12 was used for preparation of a composite film with TiO2 nanorod arrays via spin-coating to yield an approximately 11-fold higher anodic PEC activity than that of pure TiO2. …”
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Annihilation mechanisms for interacting skyrmions in magnetic nanowire by Al Saidi, W., Bhatti, Sabpreet, Piramanayagam, S. N., Sbiaa, R.

“…In this paper, the interaction, dynamics and annihilation mechanisms of Néel skyrmions in nanowire confinement under the influence of spin-transfer torque (STT) and edge forces have been studied. …”
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Synthesis, characterization and terahertz study of metal oxides by He, Mi

“…The interplays among various orderings of the spin, charge and orbital degrees of freedom in a broad spectrum of crystalline structures produce a number forms of symmetry-breaking patterns of spatial inversion, time-reversal and gauge symmetries, leading to exciting emergent phenomena in strongly-correlated electron systems and promising a variety of potential applications. …”
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Micro-systems mechanics Vol. IV by Lin, Rongming, David J. Ewins

“…It can regulate the position of read/write head laterally in parallel with the surface of the disk and simultaneously adjust the flying height of the read/write head over the spinning platter. Both static and dynamic analyses of the actuator have been performed by ANSYS. …”
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Detection of magnetic field effects by confocal microscopy by Déjean, V, Konowalczyk, M, Gravell, J, Golesworthy, MJ, Gunn, C, Pompe, N, vander Elst, OF, Oxborrow, M, Aarts, DGAL, Mackenzie, S, Timmel, C

“…Certain pairs of paramagnetic species generated under conservation of total spin angular momentum are known to undergo magnetosensitive processes. …”

Pipelining digital feedback controllers by Han, Mingli.

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3D printing of flexible electronic devices by Yang, Hui, Leow, Wan Ru, Chen, Xiaodong

“…Compared to traditional, simple, planar or tubular flexible devices fabricated by spin-coating, casting, or extrusion, 3D-printed flexible electronic devices possess complicated geometries with precisely prescribed microarchitectures and excellent mechanical properties for satisfying all kinds of individual requirements. …”
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Light-induced paramagnetism in colloidal Ag+-doped CdSe nanoplatelets by Najafi, Arman, Sharma, Manoj, Delikanli, Savas, Bhattacharya, Arinjoy, Murphy, Joseph R., Pientka, James, Sharma, Ashma, Quinn, Alexander P., Erdem, Onur, Kattel, Subash, Kelestemur, Yusuf, Kovalenko, Maksym V., Rice, William D., Demir, Hilmi Volkan, Petrou, Athos

“…This work points to the possibility of incorporating these nanoplatelets into spintronic devices, in which light can be used to control the spin injection.…”
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Phononic real Chern insulator with protected corner modes in graphynes by Zhu, Jiaojiao, Wu, Weikang, Zhao, Jianzhou, Chen, Cong, Wang, Qianqian, Sheng, Xianlei, Zhang, Lifa, Zhao, Yuxin, Yang, Shengyuan A.

“…Different from conventional topological insulators, higher-order topological insulators do not necessarily require spin-orbit coupling, which makes it possible to realize them in spinless systems. …”
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Tunable topological phase transition in the telecommunication wavelength by Tian, Fanglin, Zhou, Junxiao, Wang, Qiang, Liu, Zhaowei

“…Besides, simulations of light propagation at sharp corners and pseudo-spin photon coupling are conducted to quantitatively examine the topological protection. …”
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Bio-catalyzed oxidation self-charging zinc-polymer batteries by Pan, Jun, Liu, Yanhong, Yang, Jian, Wu, Jiawen, Fan, Hong Jin

“…The heme acts as a catalyst that reduces the energy barrier of the autoxidation reaction by regulating the charge and spin state of O2. To realize self-charging, the adsorbed O2 molecules capture electrons of the reduced (discharged state) PANI, leading to the desorption of zinc ions and the oxidation of PANI to complete self-charging. …”
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Enhancing circular dichroism by super chiral hot spots from a chiral metasurface with apexes by Wang, Zeng, Teh, Bing Hong, Wang, Yue, Adamo, Giorgio, Teng, Jinghua, Sun, Handong

“…Manipulating light spin (or circular polarization) is an important research field and may find broad applications from sensors, display technology, to quantum computing and communication. …”
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Quantum tunneling of magnetization in ultrasmall half-metallic V3O4 quantum dots : displaying quantum superparamagnetic state by Xiao, Chong, Zhang, Jiajia, Xu, Jie, Tong, Wei, Cao, Boxiao, Li, Kun, Pan, Bicai, Su, Haibin, Xie, Yi

“…The quantum superparamagnetic state (QSP) as a high temperature signature of QTMs is observed at 16 K, which is beyond absolute zero temperature and much higher than that of conventional iron-based compounds due to the stronger spin-orbital coupling of V3+ ions bringing high anisotropy energy. …”
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Ultrafast dynamics in quantum materials probed by time-and-momentum-resolved techniques by Su, Yifan

“…In this part of the thesis, I will introduce a new pathway for launching coherent acoustic phonons: magnetostriction, and discuss the spin-mediated shear oscillator enabled by this mechanism in van der Waals antiferromagnet. …”
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Exploring Optoelectronic Properties of Twisted and Intercalated Niobium Oxide Dihalides by Luo, Ashley

“…As a result of modifications in physical and chemical design involving 2D materials such as stacking, twisting and ion intercalation, properties such as electrical conductivity, spin diffusion length, thermal conductivity, and mechanical strength observe more degrees of freedom than in their bulk material counterpart. …”
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Towards quantum magnetism with ultracold atoms by Weld, David M., Ketterle, Wolfgang

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Viscoelastic material characterization and novel damper development for sound proof HDD by Yeo, Hui Jie.

“…As a result of the small form factor HDD application in consumer electronics products, the small form factor HDD has to increase its true performance index and its spinning speed. As a result of these improvements, noise generated in HDD will become a problem. …”
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Virtual reality (VR) table tennis by Cheong, Yong Wen

“…Future Improvements could involve improvement of ball physics to simulate spinning effects of the ball and training the model with 3-dimensional variables with greater computing resources.Overall, this project has successfully demonstrated the feasibility integrating ML into VR, allowing future game developers to create immersive and adaptive gaming experiences that push the boundaries of VR entertainment.…”
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Transition metal doped apatites as inert non-toxic pigments by Pang, Khin Yin

“…Testing of thin-film preparation method was done via spin-coating using 3 types of solvent, acetic acid, ethanol and polyvinyl alcohol (PVA).…”
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Excited state dynamics of azanaphthalenes reveal opportunities for the rational design of photoactive molecules by Garrow, M, Bertram, L, Winter, A, Prentice, AW, Crane, SW, Lane, PD, Greaves, SJ, Paterson, MJ, Kirrander, A, Townsend, D

“…The overall pattern of behaviour can be explained in terms of potential energy barriers and spin-orbit coupling effects, as demonstrated by extensive quantum chemistry calculations undertaken at the SCS-ADC(2) level of theory. …”