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Inexpensive and colorimetric RNA detection at ambient temperature with a cell-free protein synthesis platform
While many proposals of paper-based diagnostics utilize cell-free gene expression systems, these assays oftentimes suffer from the need for...
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Evaluating the influence of backfilling on the stability of an abandoned room-and-pillar mine: a case study in northern Spain
Bodovalle is a siderite mine located in northern Spain that is currently in the closure phase. The mine was exploited using the room-and-pillar...
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Sandwich-structured In–Ga alloy phase change thermal pad with low thermal resistance and leakage prevention
With the rapid increase in chip integration and power density, there is a growing need to develop advanced thermal interface materials for effective...
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Aid of Scaling Laws in the Achievement of a Well-Controlled Film Deposition Process
Scaling laws are profitably applied in all the scientific disciplines. Approximated solutions constitute a valuable aid for the analysis of complex... -
Vibrational Spectroscopy in Ion–Irradiated Carbon–Based Thin Films
In this work we present and discuss some selected experiments on ion–irradiated carbon–based thin films. Vibrational spectroscopy is used to... -
Laser Ablation-Deposited CN x Thin Films
Amorphous CN x thin films were deposited at room temperature by pulsed laser ablation of graphite targets in a... -
Elastic and Structural Properties of Carbon Materials Investigated by Brillouin Light Scattering
Brillouin light scattering (BS) is a nondestructive technique exploited to investigate collective excitations in solids: acoustic phonons, spin... -
Pulsed Laser Deposition of Carbon Films: Tailoring Structure and Properties
Pulsed laser deposition (PLD) is a versatile technique to synthesize films of a given material with strongly different properties. In this chapter we... -
Ion Microscopy on Diamond
Because of its physical properties (strong radiation hardness, wide energy gap with a consequent extremely low dark current, very large electron and... -
Raman Spectroscopy and Optical Properties of Amorphous Diamond-Like Carbon Films
The Raman spectroscopy and optical characterization of amorphous hydrogen-free diamond-like carbon films is described. The samples were prepared by... -
Correlation Between Local Structure and Film Properties in Amorphous Carbon Materials
A discussion of the various amorphous carbon and amorphous hydrogenated carbon films is presented. A link between sp 2, sp... -
Formation, Atomic Structures and Properties of Carbon Nanocage Materials
Various carbon nanocage fullerene materials (clusters, metallofullerenes, onions, nanotubes, nanohorns and nanocapsules) were synthesized by... -
Defects in CVD Diamond Films from Their Response as Nuclear Detectors
CVD diamond films can be used to realize nuclear detectors with outstanding working capability in harsh environments. Since efficient particle... -
Growth and Magnetotransport Properties of Thin Co2MnGe Layered Structures
Co2MnGe and other related Heusler alloys are investigated in the context of magnetotransport properties in multilayer (ML) structures. The most... -
Chemical Solution Depositionof Layer-Structured Ferroelectric Thin Films
Ferroelectric rare-earth-doped Bi4Ti3O12 thin films have been successfully prepared on Si-based substrates by using metallo-organic precursor... -
Relaxor Superlattices: Artificial Control of the Ordered–Disordered State of B-Site Ions in Perovskites
We have developed a new superlattice technique to artificially control the B-site ordering state. The technique has been applied to Ba(Zr0.2Ti0.8)O3,... -
Pb-Based Ferroelectric Thin Films Prepared by MOCVD
This Chapter focuses on the preparation and ferroelectric properties of Pb-based thin films and nanostructures. First, the growth behavior of... -
The Sputtering Technique
In this chapter, the formation of ferroelectric films using the sputtering technique is described. A main topic is a mass production system... -
Novel Si-Substituted Ferroelectric Films
In this chapter, properties of novel Si-substituted ferroelectric films are presented. The films are a solid solution between Bi... -
Overview
A review on ferroelectric thin films used for nonvolatile random access memories is given. Particular attention is paid to fundamental...