Isotropic TFT characteristics are realized in the {100}-oriented grain-boundary-free 60 nm thick Si film obtained by the continuous-wave laser lateral crystallization, where the grain- and sub-boundaries are defined as the crystallographic boundaries...
We study the nature of the smectic–isotropic phase transition using a mobile 6-state Potts model. Each Potts state represents a molecular orientation. We show that with the choice of an appropriate microscopic Hamiltonian describing the interac...
Uranium silicide (U3Si2) is regarded as a viable fuel option for improving the safety of nuclear power plants. In the present work, phase-field simulations were employed to investigate grain growth phenomena, encompassing both isotropic and anisotrop...
We study in this paper the dynamics of molecules leading to the formation of nematic and smectic phases using a mobile 6-state Potts spin model with Monte Carlo simulation. Each Potts state represents a molecular orientation. We show that, with the c...
A field theoretic representation of the classical partition function is derived for a system composed of a mixture of anisotropic and isotropic mobile charges that interact via long range Coulomb and short range nematic interactions. The field theory...
We numerically investigate the transport of a Brownian colloidal particle in a square array of planar counter-rotating convection rolls at high Péclet numbers. We show that an external force produces huge excess peaks of the particle’s diffusion cons...
Scalar mobility counting rules and their symmetry extensions are reviewed for finite frameworks and also for infinite periodic frameworks of the bar-and-joint, body-joint and body-bar types. A recently published symmetry criterion for the existence o...
This study compares the mobility behaviour, in a H2O2 environment, of three different geometries of hybrid particle made of silica core functionalized by gold (nanoparticles or layer). It is known that the decomposition of H2O2 on gold surfaces drive...
Charge transport in crystalline organic semiconductors (OSCs) is considerably hindered by low-frequency vibrations introducing dynamic disorder in the charge transfer integrals. Recently, we have shown that the contributions of various vibrational mo...
In this work, we investigate two recently synthesized naphthodithiophene diimide (NDTI) derivatives featuring promising n-type charge transport properties. We analyze the charge transport pathways and model charge mobility with the non-adiabatic hopp...
During channel modeling for high-mobility channels, such as high-speed train (HST) channels, the velocity of the mobile radio station is assumed to be constant. However, this might not be realistic due to the dynamic movement of the train along the t...
Stable, cross-linked, liquid crystalline polymer (LCP) films for membrane separation applications have been fabricated from the mesogenic monomer 11-(4-cyanobiphenyl-4′-yloxy) undecyl methacrylate (CNBPh), non-mesogenic monomer 2-ethylhexyl acrylate...
The potential of enzyme catalysis in organic solvents for synthetic applications has been overshadowed by the fact that their catalytic properties are affected by organic solvents. In addition, it has recently been shown that an enzyme’s initial acti...
The purpose of this study was to determine the impact of a titanium cranial implant on the electric field distribution and the amount of energy absorbed from a cell phone within the human head. Three-dimensional lifelike models of the head of the mob...
In this study, four different finite element level-set (FE-LS) formulations are compared for the modeling of grain growth in the context of polycrystalline structures and, moreover, two of them are presented for the first time using anisotropic grain...
This study introduces RTEEMF (Real-Time Evaluation Electromagnetic Field)-PhoneAnts, a novel Deep Learning (DL) framework for the efficient evaluation of mobile phone antenna performance, addressing the time-consuming nature of traditional full-wave...
Past temporal gravity field solutions from the Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment (GRACE), as well as current solutions from GRACE Follow-On, suffer from temporal aliasing errors due to undersampling of the signal to be recovered (e.g., hydrolog...
Airborne electromagnetic (AEM) surveys using airborne mobile platforms enable rapid and efficient exploration of areas where groundwork is difficult. They have been widely used in fields such as shallow resource exploration and environmental engineer...
The currently used generalized Einstein relation for degenerate semiconductors with isotropic nonparabolic energy bands produces physically improper results, as well as losing numerical accuracy for large values of nonparabolicity parameters at room...
The spatial and temporal variability of the signals emitted by modern communication devices produced a paradigm shift in approaching the human exposure to electromagnetic fields (EMF). This inherent variability requires in situ, agile EMF measurement...
It is well known that, under plastic deformation, dislocations are not only created but also move through the crystal, and their mobility is impeded by their interaction with the crystal structure. At high stress and temperature, this “drag&rdq...
This study explores the formation of functionalized carbon surfaces through shock compression of graphite in the presence of water, modeled using molecular dynamics and the ReaxFF reactive force field. The shock compression method produces activated...
Wireless indoor and outdoor microcells (WIOMs) have emerged as a promising means to deal with a high demand of mobile users for a variety of services. Over such heterogeneous networks, the deployment of WIOMs costs mobile/telecommunications company h...
This article presents the basic principles for an Extremely Low Frequency (ELF) IoT-based isotropic meter implementation, which can measure magnetic flux density from 100 nT up to 10 μT. The identical sensor probes are used for isotropic field mea...
This paper presents a simulator of non-wide sense stationary uncorrelated scattering (non-WSSUS) multipath fading channels for the performance analysis of vehicle-to-everything (V2X) communication systems. The proposed simulator is constructed with t...
The advent of flying ad hoc networks (FANETs) has opened an opportunity to create new added-value services. Even though it is clear that these networks share common features with its predecessors, e.g., with mobile ad hoc networks and with vehicular...
The recent development of the IoT (Internet of Things), which has enabled new types of sensors that can be easily interconnected to the Internet, will also have a significant impact in the near future on the management of natural disasters (mainly ea...
The present paper provides a qualitative discussion of the evolution of contact traction fields beneath rigid shallow foundations resting on granular materials. A phenomenological similarity is recognized in the measured contact traction fields of ri...
We demonstrate that applying DC voltage at room temperature to an ion-exchanged glass induces quadratic optical nonlinearity in a subsurface region of the glass. We associate this with the EFISH (Electric-Field-Induced Second Harmonic) effect due to...
An observation was made in this research regarding the fact that the signatures of isotropic charge distributions in silicon nanowire transistors (NWT) displayed identical characteristics to the golden ratio (Phi). In turn, a simulation was conducted...
In mobile applications such as geomagnetic surveying, two major effects hamper the use of optically pumped magnetometers: dead zones, sensor orientations where the sensors signal amplitude drops; and heading errors, a dependence of the measured magne...
Organic semi-conductors have unique electronic properties and are important systems both at the fundamental level and also for their applications in electronic devices. In this article we focus on the particular case of rubrene which has one of the b...
The interaction of the transmembrane domain of SARS-CoV-2 E-protein with glycyrrhizic acid in a model lipid bilayer (small isotropic bicelles) is demonstrated using various NMR techniques. Glycyrrhizic acid (GA) is the main active component of licori...
Gate-all-around (GAA) field-effect transistors have been proposed as one of the most important developments for CMOS logic devices at the 3 nm technology node and beyond. Isotropic etching of silicon–germanium (SiGe) for the definition of nano-scale...
Long polymeric chains highly stretched and aligned with the flow confer a strong mechanical anisotropy on a viscoelastic solution. The electrically-driven transport of free ions under such conditions is far from being understood. In this paper, we de...
This work presents an Internet of Things (IoT) node designed for low-power agrifood chain tracking in remote areas, where long-range terrestrial communication is either unavailable or severely limited. The novelty of this study lies in the developmen...
Understanding water–biopolymer interactions, which strongly affect the function and properties of biopolymer-based tissue engineering and drug delivery materials, remains a challenge. Chitosan, which is an important biopolymer for the construction of...
In today’s world, agricultural products are becoming increasingly scarce globally due to a variety of factors, and the early and accurate automatic identification of plant diseases can help ensure the stability and sustainability of agricultura...
Polynitrogen compounds have broad applications in the field of high-energy materials, making the exploration of two-dimensional polynitride materials with both novel properties and practical utility a highly attractive research challenge. Through glo...
This study aims to evaluate the kinematic performance of two shoulder rehabilitation exoskeleton configurations to address the critical challenge of human–robot compatibility. Utilizing Hunt’s mobility formula and task-specific Jacobian a...
Poly(lactic acid) (PLA) exhibits excellent shape memory properties but suffers from brittleness and a high glass transition temperature (Tg), limiting its utility in flexible and durable applications. This study explored the modification of PLA prope...
Very recently, two new two-dimensional (2D) layered semi-conducting materials MoSi2N4 and WSi2N4 were successfully synthesized in experiments, and a large family of these two 2D materials, namely MA2Z4, was also predicted theoretically (Science, 369,...
Understanding the early-stage physical interactions between polymeric membranes and supersaturated salt solutions is crucial for advancing membrane-assisted crystallization (MCr) processes. In this study, we employed molecular dynamics (MD) simulatio...
The efficiency of seepage meters, long considered a fixed property associated with the meter design, is not constant in highly permeable sediments. Instead, efficiency varies substantially with seepage bag fullness, duration of bag attachment, depth...
The results of a study of the contact interaction of an open shell and a chrome-plated shaft with elastomeric filler installed coaxially are presented. The considered contact system is a model of the original design of the shell damper of dry frictio...
The objectives of our study were to (a) evaluate the feasibility of using 3D printed phantoms in magnetic resonance imaging (MR) in assessing the robustness and repeatability of radiomic parameters and (b) to compare the results obtained from the 3D...
The calcium aluminate hydrate AFm and AFt phases formed upon hydration of Portland cement have an important role in the stabilization and solidification of hazardous chromate ions in hardened cement. AFm monochromate (Ca4[Al(OH)6]2(CrO4)·12H2O...
Millimeter-wave (mm-Wave) phased array systems need to meet the transmitter (Tx) equivalent isotropic radiated power (EIRP) requirement, and that depends mainly on the design of two key sub-components: (1) the antenna array and (2) the Tx power ampli...