55 Result(s)
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Applications of Carbon Nanotubes
Carbon nanotubes have attracted the fancy of many scientists worldwide. The small dimensions, strength and the remarkable physical properties of these structures make them a very unique material with a whole r...
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One-Step Hydrothermal Synthesis and Characterizations of Titanate Nanostructures
Nanotubes are basically one-dimensional hollow materials [1]. In principle they can be formed by almost any compound, using a template Growth mechanism, such as the sol-gel method which involves the synthesis of ...
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Modeling and Simulation of the Mechanical Response of Nanowires
We present here a contemporary review of the hitherto computational analyses of the mechanical deformation of nanowires. The bulk of the research reported in the literature concern metallic nanowires made of c...
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Electron Beam Lithography
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Carbon-Supported Core-Shell PtSn Nanoparticles: Synthesis, Characterization and Performance as Anode Catalysts for Direct Ethanol Fuel Cell
In recent decades, direct alcohol fuel cells (DAFCs) have been extensively studied and considered as possible power sources for portable electronic devices and vehicles in the near future.1 The application of met...
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Fundamentals of Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM)
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E-beam Nanolithography Integrated with Scanning Electron Microscope
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Fabricating Nanostructures via Organic Molecular Templates
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One-Dimensional SiC Nanostructures: Synthesis and Properties
SiC with unique properties, such as wide band gap, excellent thermal conductivity, chemical inertness, high electron mobility, and biocompatibility, promises well for applications in microelectronics and optoe...
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Silica Sol–Gel Biocomposite Materials for Sensor Development
The performance of a silica sol–gel biosensor is intimately related to the characteristics of an encapsulated guest molecule. The effect of charge, size, and polarity on the behavior of the encapsulate was inv...
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LED and Optical Device Packaging and Materials
As for integrated circuit (IC) device packaging, the packaging materials are critical to the LED packaging because the device packaging and assembly yield, and the device reliability and lifetime are determine...
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Research on Large-size Pre-hardened Mould Blocks of Plastic Mould Steels
Plastic mould steels are the most versatile alloy steels whose consumption amount is the largest among mould and die steels. Pre-hardened plastic mould blocks are mainly used for manufacturing large moulds of ...
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Highly Sensitive and Selective Gas Detection by 3D Metal Oxide Nanoarchitectures
Gas sensors, as modern electronic components, have obtained enormous development since the 1970s [1]. As an interface between electronic systems and our environment, gas sensors collect information from the at...
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Three-Dimensional Photovoltaic Devices Based on Vertically Aligned Nanowire Array
The development and application of nanotechnology in renewable energy has opened up new ways to pursue next-generation solar cells which can deliver high efficiency at an economically viable cost [1–2]. A numb...
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Nanopiezotronics and Nanogenerators
Today’s nanoelectronics rely on the transport of charge carriers under the driving of externally applied voltage to perform specific functionality, such as transistors and diodes. Recently, Piezotronics was in...
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Microelectromechanical Sensor-Based System
The microelectromechanical sensor-based system refers to the microsensor group or the microsensor cluster and their composite application. The multi-sensor integration and fusion technology has been widely use...
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Strain Glass as a Novel Multi-functional Material
Strain glass is a frozen disordered state of local lattice strains (nano-martensite domains), which is the third state of the martensitic/ferroelastic system in addition to parent phase and martensite. In this...
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Multicomponent Nanofibers via Electrospinning of Polymers and Colloidal Dispersions for Environmental and Optical Applications
Electrospinning of solutions, melts, and coaxial configurations is a well-known conventional method for the fabrication of nano- and microfibers. Electrospinning of colloids, or colloid electrospinning, is a r...
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Co-electrospun Brain Mimetic Hollow Microfibres Fibres for Diffusion Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Diffusion magnetic resonance imaging (dMRI) provides a non-invasive tool to explore biological tissues, including brain with its highly organised hierarchical fibrous structures. An MR phantom is a test object...
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Optical Fredericks Transition in a Nematic Liquid Crystal Layer
One of the most fascinating aspects of liquid crystals is the Fredericks transition, which can occur when a finite sample of nematic liquid crystal is subjected to an externally applied magnetic or electric fi...
