The shear strength, fracture mode, fracture position and the plastic behavior of the Cu/Sn5Sb–xCuNiAg/Cu were investigated. Experimental results demonstrated that the Cu/Sn5Sb–0.5Cu–0.1Ni–0.5Ag/Cu joints has higher shear strength during the aging time compared with the ...

© 1965-2012 IEEE. Grain-oriented (GO) sheet steels are widely used as the core material in large power transformers. The strong magnetostriction in GO sheet steels, however, causes undesirable vibrations and acoustic noises, and is difficult to estimate in the design op...

We investigate the tuning of the electronic properties of pentagonal PdSe2 monolayer by applying external strain. We find that the electronic structure of PdSe2 monolayer can be flexibly modulated by applying the uniaxial as well as biaxial strains. Under the tensile st...

Ag nanoparticles (NPs) were embedded in the spray-deposited ZnO thin films by simply adding AgNO3 to the stating solution. The Ag concentration was varied by adding 0, 2, 4, 6, and 10 wt% of AgNO3 to the precursor. The X-ray diffraction (XRD) pattern of the prepared fil...

In this paper, silver nanowires (AgNWs) with mean diameters of 65 nm and mean length of 9.8 µm were synthesized by the polyol solvothermal method. Sonication-induced scission was used to obtain AgNWs with a length range of 7.1–3.3 µm, and further AgNWs solutions were pr...

International audience; A series of three articles present an innovative way to build advanced functionally graded materials (FGM) based on polymer/ceramic composites tailored by electrophoresis from the process principle to their field grading application in power elec...

We aim to model the spectral dependence of the refractive index associated with thin-film silicon, and some of its common alloys, using a series of elementary polynomial fits. For the purposes of this particular analysis, experimental data sets for the refractive index ...

In this work, we demonstrate the use of a machine learning (ML)-based statistical approach to model and analyze the impact of the fabrication processes on the threshold voltage in recessed gate AlGaN/GaN metal-insulator-semiconductor high electron mobility transistors. ...

An inverse Magnetron Injection Gun (IMIG) has been designed for the KIT 2 MW, 170 GHz coaxial cavity gyrotron. The ambition is the possibility for implementation of a larger emitter ring compared to the “conventional” MIGs used in today's fusion gyrotrons. Considering t...

NbOx thin films have been deposited on silicon (100) and quartz substrates by magnetron sputtering using a metallic Nb target in an optimized argon–oxygen atmosphere. This work investigates the dependence of structure–property relations on the key deposition parameters ...

This letter reports a technique to suppress Duffing nonlinearity in silicon micromechanical resonators. A model of nonlinearity localization is established to analyze the confinement of nonlinear extension energy via vibration mode reconfiguration in beams resonators. T...

The degradations of electrical parameters for double-trench silicon carbide (SiC) power metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect transistors (MOSFETs) under repetitive avalanche stress are investigated in this paper. The injection of hot holes into the bottom oxide of the...

A bias-dependent in situ Raman scattering and UV–Vis absorption spectroscopic change has been correlated with the corresponding color change of an electrochromic device in an attempt to explain how to understand the relationship between actual perceived color and its ab...

International audience; The impact of surface chemistry on the morphogenesis of maleic anhydride plasma polymer is investigated onto silicon wafers with very well-controlled surface chemistries (i.e. native oxide, hydroxyl-rich and alkyl-rich). A particular attention is...

BaTiO3@xMgO (BT@xMg, x = 0–7 mol%) ceramics were prepared by MgO-coated BT powders, which were synthesized by a chemical precipitation method. The effects of MgO coating on the phase structure, microstructure and dielectric properties of BT@xMg ceramics were explored. T...

In this paper, we analyzed and modeled read disturbance phenomenon by hot carrier injection in 3D NAND Flash Memory using lucky electron model. The maximum electric field between selected cell and unselected cell, band to band tunneling, and impact ionization generation...

This study reports the synthesis and characterization of Nd–Zn-doped nanocrystalline Ca0.5Ba0.5-xNdxZnyFe12-yO19 (x = 0.00–0.10; y = 0.00–1.00) hexaferrites prepared by sol–gel auto combustion method. Doping of the binary mixture of Nd–Zn enhances the electrical and str...

A new hydrazine electrochemical sensor was fabricated based on in situ synthesis of Cu3(BTC)2/GO nanocomposite. Cu3(BTC)2/GO composite were characterized by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD) and Fourier t...

The present study was conducted to investigate the optical constants of copper (Cu)-doped zinc oxide (ZnO) films annealed at different temperatures. The absorption coefficient of the films increased by changing the annealing temperature. The lattice dielectric constant ...

In this work, we investigate AlN/sapphire templates grown by metalorganic vapor phase epitaxy (MOVPE) subjected to an intermediate high temperature annealing (HTA) step at different AlN film thicknesses. To avoid cracking of the MOVPE layers during HTA at 1700 °C these ...

In 10-nm node core FinFETs, we analyzed the cause of higher hot carrier degradation (HCD) in pFinFETs than in nFinFETs. Self-heating effect is severe in pFinFETs because SiGe is used as the source/drain materials, which makes the device temperature higher than nFinFETs....

This study was aimed to utilize polymer compounding technology with polymer materials and hard magnetic powder to produce a polymer composite material that has a magnetic capability, and use 3D printing technology of FDM (Fused Deposition Modeling) technology to form th...

Electrical trees are widely grown in laboratories from metallic needle electrodes to enable the degradation process to proceed rapidly at voltages of ∼10 kV AC. Here it is shown that cone-shaped air gaps may form at a needle tip, even when they are not visible optically...

Recently reported unprecedented ZT value of $$\sim$$ 2.6 at 915 K for single crystalline SnSe makes this compound as promising candidate for thermoelectric application. The enhancement of thermoelectric conversion efficiency of the polycrystalline form of SnSe is equall...

This article is devoted to the analysis of components of variance of the results of measurements of dielectric dissipation factor of insulation layers between the conductive elements of the construction of three core power cables with paper impregnated insulation in a c...

The current study reports the synthesis, characterization and tape casting of strontium substituted into the calcium sublattice of hydroxyapatite in range of (0–100 mol%). The XRD powder data reveals that a primary HAp phase as well as secondary Ca 3 (PO 4 ) 2 (β-TCP) p...

Organometallic perovskite solar cells have recently attracted huge attention as one of the most promising photovoltaic technologies. Despite higher efficiency achieved in recent years, the instability of perovskite solar cells remains as the biggest problem to be solved...

The possibility of improving mode selection properties and enhance of the frequency tunability by using the complex cavity resonator is considered. Second-harmonic 0.4 THz gyrotron is studied. Results of calculation of cold cavity electromagnetic parameters and start-os...

A-site off-stoichiometry has been an efficient method to enhance the electromechanical properties of lead-free Na0.5Bi0.5TiO3(NBT)-based piezoceramics. In this work, we have reported the effect of Na/Bi off-stoichiometry on the microstructural, structural, and electrome...

Highly (111)-oriented Cu pillar-bumps were bonded to highly (111)-oriented Cu films at temperatures ranging from 200 °C/100 °C to 350 °C/100 °C in N2 ambient conditions. The microstructures of the bonded interfaces affected the shear strength perform...

An essential component of the insulation system of large electric machines is the corona protection system. One important parameter in particular of the outer corona protection (OCP) is the ohmic resistance together with service related current and potential distributio...

The g-C3N4-based heterojunction photocatalysts have aroused worldwide attention for improving photogenerated charge carrier’s lifetime and photocatalytic activity. In this study, a series of CuWO4/g-C3N4 composites were prepared by a simple hydrothermal method, and then...

A Gate-All-Around (GAA) nanowire (NW) device is a candidate for sub-10nm bulk Si CMOS. The impact of the new architecture and its process options on intrinsic ESD performance needs to be studied. The measurement results and TCAD simulations prove that the ESD performanc...

We report the synthesis and promising electrical properties of a new lead-free ferroelectric ceramic K0.5Bi0.5TiO3-NaNbO3 (KBT-NN), which can be a candidate of choice for future sensors, FeRAM etc. Mixed-oxide method has been employed to prepare the compound comprising ...

(Fe0.82Ga0.18)100−xSnx (x = 0, 1, 2, 3, 4) ribbons were prepared and heat treated. The microstructure was studied using high-resolution X-ray diffraction (HRXRD) in synchrotron radiation lab. The results showed that Sn doping can effectively enhance the magnetostriction...

Lithium ions-doped polyvinyl alcohol/polyvinyl pyrrolidone (PVA/PVP) films were prepared by solution casting technique and exposed to 100 kGy gamma radiation. The structural modifications in the samples before and after irradiation were studied using X-ray diffraction X...

This paper presents the feasibility of non-stoichiometric TiOx thin films as an active material for bolometer application. The TiOx films have been deposited on glass substrate by DC sputtering with oxygen flow rate of 0.1–0.7 sccm at room temperature and their electric...

Back-contact modification using a 10-nm ZnS layer in CZTSSe-based solar cell can play a crucial role in improving photovoltaic conversion efficiency. An ultrathin layer of ZnS is deposited over Mo-coated soda lime glass substrate before depositing CZTSSe using sputterin...

Two squirrel-cage induction motors rated at 2,984 kW, 6.9 kV, 60 Hz, and 3,556 r/min with a direct start driving a main blower in a blast furnace facility present random trips during starts and also an event of motor burning. These trips interrupt the motor starting by ...

Benefits of using TFT (thin film transistor) technology for integrated MEMS is discussed from view points of design rule, device dimension, output voltage, and post-process. TFT-MEMS for biochemical and optical applications are presented.

Based on a 30-um-thick N-type epitaxial layer doped at 3 × 1015 cm−3, PiN diodes with etched junction termination extension (JTE) with floating guard rings (E-JFs) structure were designed and fabricated. Both the anode mesa and the JTE region were formed by ion implanta...