In particle engineering, spray drying is an essential technique that depends on producing sprays, ideally made of equal-sized droplets. Ultrasonic sprays appear to be the best option to achieve it, and Faraday waves are the background mechanism of ul...
Rydberg atoms enable sensitive electric-field measurements by converting field-induced changes in atomic energy levels into optically detectable signals. This work investigates four partial discharge models using Rydberg-atom sensing, a commercial ul...
Surface chemistry information is crucial in understanding catalytic and sensing mechanisms. However, resolving the outermost monolayer composition of metallic nanoporous materials is challenging due to the high tortuosity of their morphology. In this...
The combination of Atomic Diffusion Additive Manufacturing (ADAM) and traditional CNC machining allows manufacturers to leverage the advantages of both technologies in the production of functional metal parts. This study presents the methodological d...
This review is focused on the atomic force microscopy (AFM) capabilities to study the properties of protein biomolecules and to detect the proteins in solution. The possibilities of application of a wide range of measuring techniques and modes for vi...
The characterization of scanning tip morphology is crucial for accurate linewidth measurements. Conventional rectangular characterizers are affected by lateral distortion caused by the nonlinearities in AFM scanning, leading to errors between the act...
Due to excellent performance properties such as strong activity and high selectivity, single-atom catalysts have been widely used in various catalytic reactions. Exploring the application of single-atom catalysts and elucidating their reaction mechan...
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The gas atomization process for metal powder production is strongly influenced by the thermodynamic and fluid-dynamic conditions of the atomizing gas. In this study, stainless steel (316L) powders produced using a close-coupled gas atomizer (CCA) wit...
Ion irradiation combined with nanoindentation is a promising tool for studying irradiation-induced hardening of nuclear materials, including reactor pressure vessel (RPV) steels. For RPV steels, the major sources of hardening are nm-sized irradiation...
We propose matchgate benchmarking for a Rydberg atom processor. Matchgate benchmarking characterizes a continuously parametrized family of two-qubit gates generated by the XY interaction, and it is both scalable and resistant to state preparation and...
As a stable, low-cost, environment-friendly, and gas-sensitive material, semiconductor metal oxides have been widely used for gas sensing. In the past few years, single-atom catalysts (SACs) have gained increasing attention in the field of gas sensin...
In recent decades, great efforts have been made to develop innovative, effective, and accurate nanofabrication techniques stimulated by the growing demand for nanostructures. Nowadays, mechanical tip-based emerged as the most promising nanolithograph...
Suspended particulate matter (SPM) governs the transport of sediments, nutrients, trace elements, radionuclides, and organic contaminants in water bodies, largely through its mineral fraction, which controls contaminant mobility and bioavailability....
Atomic force microscope (AFM) is commonly used for three-dimensional characterization of the surface morphology of structures at nanoscale, but the “Inflation effect” of the tip is an important factor affecting the accuracy. A tip charact...
Mechanical characterization of quasi one-dimensional nanostructures is essential for the design of novel nanoelectromechanical systems. However, the results obtained on basic mechanical quantities, such as Young’s modulus and fracture strength,...
ZnO nanomaterials have been widely used in micro/nano devices and structure due to special mechanical/electrical properties, and its characterization is still deficient and challenging. In this paper, ZnO nanomaterials, including nanorod and nanowire...
The generation of aerosols with narrow droplet-size distributions remains a key challenge in liquid atomization technologies used in agricultural, chemical-processing, and environmental applications. This study presents an experimental investigation...
Cu-Ni-Si alloys are advanced materials for electronic applications combining high mechanical strength and electrical conductivity through precipitation of fine Ni silicides. Increasing the Ni content—and, thus, the Ni:Si ratio—enhances th...
Ammonia serves as a critical industrial feedstock and a potential carbon-free energy carrier. However, its conventional synthesis method (the Haber–Bosch process) suffers from high energy consumption and substantial carbon emissions. The electr...
Leveraging the liquid-phase immiscibility effect and phase diagram calculations, a sequence of alloy powders with varying Fe content was designed and fabricated utilizing the gas atomization method. Microstructural characterizations, employing SEM, E...
This review paper provides a comprehensive overview of selected 3D surface texture parameters defined by ISO 25178-2, with a focus on their metrological aspects in high-resolution measurements using atomic force microscopy (AFM). The parameters Sa, S...
Current CMOS-micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS) fabrication technologies permit cardiological implantable devices with sensing capabilities, such as the iStents, to be developed in such a way that MEMS sensors can be monolithically integrated to...
Surface roughness significantly affects light reflection and absorption, which is crucial for light–matter interaction studies and material characterization. This work examines how nanoscale surface roughness affects the electronic states and v...
Clinical applications of bio-absorbable magnesium (Mg) and its alloys can be enhanced by increasing their corrosion resistance, using surface modification and functionality. In this study, we synthesized graphene oxide (GO) through improved Hummers&r...
The characterization of silicon carbide (SiC) by specific electrical atomic force microscopy (AFM) modes is highly appreciated for revealing its structure and properties at a nanoscale. However, during the conductive AFM (C-AFM) measurements, the str...
In this work, a four-week-old male C57Bl/6 mouse model of abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) was developed to examine the AAA rupture mechanism. Immunofluorescence staining was adopted for quantifying the degradation of elastin, and Picrosirius Red stai...
The use of atom interferometers in inertial systems holds the promise of improvement of several orders of magnitude in sensitivity over sensors using current technology such as micro-electro-mechanical (MEMS) devices or ring laser gyroscopes (RLGs)....
This paper investigates the Electrode Induction Gas Atomization (EIGA) of a Class 4 tungsten heavy alloy (WHA-4) containing 97.8 wt.% W, with the balance comprising Ni and Fe. Compared with conventional tungsten heavy alloys containing less than 95 w...
Graphene provides a unique platform for the detailed study of its dopants at the atomic level. Previously, doped materials including Si, and 0D-1D carbon nanomaterials presented difficulties in the characterization of their dopants due to gradients i...
The fundamental understanding of quantum dot (QD) growth mechanism is essential to improve QD based optoelectronic devices. The size, shape, composition, and density of the QDs strongly influence the optoelectronic properties of the QDs. In this arti...
The microstructure of the as-quenched plate martensite in a high-C steel 100Cr6 was characterized by means of electron microscopy and atom probe tomography. The carbon redistribution behavior was investigated at the atomic scale, which revealed the n...
Bimetallic nanoparticles are of interest since they lead to many interesting electrical, chemical, catalytic, and optical properties. They are particularly important in the field of catalysis since they show superior catalytic properties than their m...
The use of unmanned aerial spraying systems is currently being explored and applied worldwide. The objective of this study was to characterize the droplet population generated by hydraulic nozzles and centrifugal atomization nozzles used in sprayers...
The centrifugal atomization process is a rapid solidification method that achieves high cooling rates. Although this technique is typically used to produce common metal powders, it has not been extensively explored for amorphous powder production, de...
The crystallization behavior of polymers affects the structure of aggregated states, which influences the properties of materials. Atomic force microscopy (AFM) is a helpful characterization tool with high spatial resolution at the nanometer-to-micro...
Nanozymes are nanomaterials with intrinsic natural enzyme-like catalytic properties. They have received extensive attention and have the potential to be an alternative to natural enzymes. Increasing the atom utilization rate of active centers in nano...
The advent of graphene has catalyzed extensive exploration into two-dimensional (2D) materials, among which gallium selenide (GaSe)—a layered semiconductor—stands out for its promise in optoelectronic and nanoscale device applications. To...
Background: The structural integrity of the abdominal wall is critically dependent on the organization of aponeurotic tissue, a dense collagen-rich connective structure responsible for directional force transmission. While the clinical relevance of t...
The deposition of thin uniform dielectric layers on graphene is important for its successful integration into electronic devices. We report on the atomic layer deposition (ALD) of Al2O3 nanofilms onto graphene grown by chemical vapor deposition onto...
Nowadays, mechanical AFM-based nanolithography has emerged as the most promising nanolithography technique, allowing the patterning of nanostructures on polymer layers with a sub-nanometer resolution. In such a stimulating context, we developed the P...
High-quality powders with spherical particles and controllable properties can be produced using centrifugal force. This review provides a comparative analysis of two centrifugal atomization techniques: the plasma rotating electrode process (PREP) and...
In this work, the self-assembled morphologies obtained for poly(styrene-b-butadiene-b-styrene) (SBS) and poly(styrene-b-isoprene-b-styrene) (SIS) ABA-type copolymers were investigated before and after hydrogenation of the polydiene block, which led t...
This work is dedicated to the characterization by Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM) of Pseudomonas fluorescens, bacteria having high potential in biotechnology. They were first studied first in optimal conditions in terms of culture medium and temperatur...
The ability to characterize the microscale mechanical properties of biological materials has the potential for great utility in the field of tissue engineering. The development and morphogenesis of mammalian tissues are known to be guided in part by...
The onboard atomic frequency standard (AFS) is a crucial element of Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) satellites. However, it is widely accepted that periodic variations can influence the onboard AFS. The presence of non-stationary random pro...
Single-atom catalysts (SACs) have attracted extensive attention due to their unique catalytic properties and wide range of applications. Advanced characterization techniques, such as energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy, X-ray photoelectron spectrosc...
Atomic force microscopy (AFM) is a powerful tool that enables imaging and nanomechanical properties characterization of biological materials. Nanofibers are the structural units of many biological systems and their role in the development of advanced...
Single molecule interactions between biotin and streptavidin were characterized with functionalized DeepTipTM probes and used as a model system to develop a comprehensive methodology for the high-yield identification and analysis of single molecular...
Occlusion of organic components in synthetic calcite crystals has been recently used as a model to understand the role of intra-crystalline organics in biominerals. However, the characterization of the distribution of both types of organics inside th...
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