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Borhan Albiss and Mohammad Al-Widyan
This study presents the numerical simulation, optimization, preparation, and characterization of Cu(In, Ga)Se2 (CIGS) thin-film solar cells (TFSCs). Different cell parameters were investigated, including Ga/(Ga+In) (GGI) ratios, the thicknesses of CIGS a...
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Elena Kalinina, Larisa Ermakova and Elena Pikalova
In this study, the formation of thin-film barrier coatings based on a highly conductive Bi1.60Er0.4O3 (EDB) solid electrolyte on supporting Ce0.8Sm0.2O1.9 (SDC) electrolyte substrates was implemented for the first time using electrophoretic deposition (E...
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Rossella Cottone, Louena Shtrepi, Valentina Serra and Simonetta Lucia Pagliolico
The agricultural activity of pruning olive trees generates waste which, due to long-standing practices and unawareness of the consequences, are burned on site, thereby producing CO2 emissions in the atmosphere. Therefore, in order to prevent environmenta...
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Liliana Edith Rojas-Candelas, Mayra Díaz-Ramírez, Adolfo Armando Rayas-Amor, Rosy Gabriela Cruz-Monterrosa, Juan Vicente Méndez-Méndez, Ma. de la Paz Salgado-Cruz, Georgina Calderón-Domínguez, Alejandro de Jesús Cortés-Sánchez and Marcela González-Vázquez
Nejayote and pericarp derived from nixtamalization are an environmental problem. Therefore, there is research interest in using these residues as new compostable and environmentally friendly materials. This work aimed to create, characterize (color, thic...
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Ewelina Basiak, Manfred Linke, Frédéric Debeaufort, Andrzej Lenart and Martin Geyer
Edible starch-based materials have shown a positive impact on quality parameters. In this study, plums (Prunus domestica cv. Jojo) were divided into five groups: a control, two coating treatments (starch and starch-whey protein (80?20%), and two film sys...
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Laura Khamkhash, Svetlana Em, Anara Molkenova, Yoon-Hwae Hwang and Timur Sh. Atabaev
The use of thin films consisting of TiO2 and reduced graphene oxide (TiO2?rGO) in solar harnessing devices is gaining momentum thanks to improved charge-transporting characteristics. In this report, we propose a facile spin-coating methodology for the de...
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Po-Chou Chen, Shu-Mei Chang, Hao-Chung Kuo, Fu-Cheng Chang, Yu-An Li and Chao-Cheng Ting
In this research, a 14 nm high-performance computing application-specific integrated circuit was coated with a 5?20 nm Al2O3 thin film by atomic layer deposition in room-temperature conditions to study its performance in terms of reliability with differe...
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Jinkun Liu, Run Xu, Yan Zhu, De-Quan Yang, Heng-Yong Nie and Woon Ming Lau
We used atomic force microscopy (AFM) and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) to comprehensively study the growth and the cross-linking of dotriacontane (C32H66) nanofilms that were deposited on a silicon wafer by the spin-coating process. It was foun...
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Jian-Fu Tang, Chun-Hong Huang, Ching-Yen Lin, Fu-Chi Yang and Chi-Lung Chang
We investigated the effects of substrate rotation speed on the structural and mechanical properties of CrN/CrAlSiN multilayer coatings produced using high-power impulse magnetron sputtering (HiPIMS) on silicon and high-speed steel (HSS) substrates. Struc...
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David Vokoun, Ladislav Klim?a, Aliaksei Vetushka, Jan Duchon, Jan Racek, Jan Drahokoupil, Jaromír Kopecek, Yo-Shane Yu, Narmatha Koothan and Chi-Chung Kei
Pt coatings on NiTi film micro-actuators and/or sensors can add some useful properties, e.g., they may improve the NiTi anticorrosion and thermomechanical characteristics or activate surface properties beneficial for a specific application (e.g., functio...
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