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Aluminum Alloy Formation and Impacts in Advanced Replacement Metal Gate Process
For the gate last approach of a high K metal gate scheme used in advanced CMOS technology, various materials were tested as wetting layers to allow Aluminum (Al) gap fill at gate widths of10 to 45 nanometers. ...
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Analysis of the Atomic-Scale Defect Chemistry at Interfaces in Fluorite Structured Oxides by Electron Energy Loss Spectroscopy
Gd3+ doped Ce oxides are a major candidate for use as the electrolyte in solid oxide fuel cells operating at ∼500 °C. Here, the effect of the atomic structure on the local electronic properties, i.e. oxygen coord...
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Natural Fiber Reinforced Poly(vinyl chloride) Composites: Effect of Fiber Type and Impact Modifier
Poly(vinyl chloride) (PVC) and natural fiber composites were prepared by melt compounding and compression molding. The influence of fiber type (i.e., bagasse, rice straw, rice husk, and pine fiber) and loading...
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Bamboo–Fiber Filled High Density Polyethylene Composites: Effect of Coupling Treatment and Nanoclay
High density polyethylene (HDPE)/bamboo composites with different nanoclay and maleated polyethylene (MAPE) contents were fabricated by melt compounding. The compounding characteristics, clay dispersion, HDPE ...
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Endotaxial Growth Mechanisms of Sn Quantum Dots in Si Matrix
Two distinct mechanisms for the endotaxial growth of quantum dots in the Sn/Si system were observed by means of analytical transmission electron microcopy. Both mechanisms operate simultaneously during tempera...
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Fabrication, characterization, and photoluminescence properties of highly ordered TiO2 nanowire arrays
Highly ordered TiO2 nanowire arrays were prepared in anodic alumina membranes by a sol-gel method. The nanowires are single-crystalline anatase phase with uniform diameters around 50 nm. At room temperature, phot...