The integration of multi-source energy harvesting (EH) systems into silicon presents a promising avenue for powering autonomous, low-power devices, particularly in applications such as the Internet of Things (IoT), biomedical implants, and wireless s...
A low leakage poly-Si thin film transistor (TFT) is proposed featuring hydrogenated amorphous silicon (a-Si:H) buffer layer and source/drain extension (SDE) by using technology computer aided design (TCAD) simulation. This architecture reduces off-cu...
The Late Permian was a critical interval in geological history, during which dramatic changes occurred in the Earth’s surface system, and a set of black rock series rich in organic matter and silicon, the Dalong Formation, was deposited in the...
Aluminum dross (AD) is a waste product produced during aluminum processing and can be used to prepare mullite ceramic materials. However, the research on the preparation of mullite porous ceramics entirely from solid waste is still in the development...
The photo-thermoelastic response of a silicon half-space reinforced by 35 vol.% SCS-6 SiC fibers aligned with the depth direction is studied when modulated light is absorbed inside the medium. Both consequences of the Beer–Lambert absorption ar...
In this research, an accurate procedure was developed to determine Cd, Cu, Pb and Si in dietary supplements using high-resolution continuum source graphite furnace atomic absorption spectrometry (HR-CS GFAAS). The operational parameters for the graph...
An idealized design of a silicon betavoltaic battery with a tritium source is considered, in which a thin layer of tritiated silicon is sandwiched between two intrinsic silicon slabs of equal width, and the excess charge carriers are collected by thi...
This paper reports a hybrid integrated light source fabricated on a silicon platform using a 1.3 μm wavelength quantum dot array laser. Temperature insensitive characteristics up to 120 °C were achieved by the optimum quantum dot structure and laser...
The development of an efficient silicon-based nanolight source is an important step for silicon-based photonic integrated circuits. We propose a high quality factor photonic crystal nanocavity consisting of silicon and silica, which can be used as a...
This study aimed to evaluate and compare the retinal and choroidal thickness and vessel density (VD) changes between silicone oil (SO) tamponade and after SO removal using swept-source optical coherence tomography (SS-OCT) and OCT angiography (OCTA)....
Organization of environmentally-friendly production of refractory materials based on the principles of cost-effective use of energy and material resources through use of energy-saving technologies and replacement of natural raw materials with industr...
Background/Objectives: Diatomaceous earth (DE), a natural substance rich in amorphous silica and recognized as a food additive, is gaining attention as a dietary silicon supplement. However, its bioavailability and impact on lipid digestion and absor...
To reduce the environmental impacts from sodium silicate synthesis, a ceramic method was suggested, with sugarcane bagasse ash (SCBA) as the source of silicon dioxide and sodium carbonate. Although the production of sodium silicate is carried out on...
Compared with conventional silicon (Si)-based Pulse Width Modulation (PWM) rectifiers, PWM rectifiers based on silicon carbide (SiC) Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor Field-Effect Transistors (MOSFETs) have significant technical advantages and broad applicat...
The metal-free synthesis of graphene films on Si substrates, the most common commercial semiconductors, is of paramount significance for graphene application on semiconductors and in the field of electronics. However, since current research mainly us...
The development of planar integrated systems using silicon as the main material for the near-infrared spectral region is an important area of research due to its favourable properties, such as high compatibility with existing CMOS semiconductor techn...
Stoichiometric silicon carbide (SiC) thin films were grown using thermal chemical vapor deposition (TCVD) from the single source precursor 1,3,5-trisilacyclohexane (TSCH) on c-Si (100) substrates within an optimized substrate temperature window rangi...
Ultra-high definition displays have become a trend for the current flat plane displays. In this study, the contact properties of amorphous silicon–tin oxide thin-film transistors (a-STO TFTs) employed with source/drain (S/D) electrodes were ana...
The nanocomposites of activated-carbon-decorated silicon nanocrystals (AC<nc-Si>AC) were synchronously derived in a single step from biomass rice husks, through the simple route of the calcination method together with the magnesiothermic reduct...
Micro-electronic devices are increasingly incorporating miniature multi-layered integrated architectures. However, the localization of faults in three-dimensional structure remains challenging. This study involved the experimental and numerical estim...
Silicon substrate golden light LED, as an emerging blue-light-free health lighting technology, has become one of the key technologies for home health lighting environments. This study uses silicon substrate golden light LED as the lighting source for...
A novel structure aluminosilicate molecular sieve, named BUCT-3, was prepared by dynamic hydrothermal synthesis, and the critical factor to obtain the new structure is using an active silicon and aluminum source, aluminosilica perhydrate hydrogel. Me...
Compared to the widely used compound semiconductor photoelectric sensors, all-silicon photoelectric sensors have the advantage of easy mass production because they are compatible with the complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor (CMOS) fabrication tec...
SiO2 aerogels are promising candidates for energy-efficient glazing because of their low thermal conductivity and optical transparency; however, conventional formulations often fail to reconcile optical, thermal, and mechanical performance. This work...
We present an advanced, low-cost 3D printing system capable of fabricating intricate silicone structures using commercially available off-the-shelf materials. Our system used a custom-designed, motorised syringe pump with a driving lead screw and exc...
A current improved and electric field reduced double-gate (DG) polycrystalline silicon thin-film transistor with two-step source/drain (DGTSD-TFT) design is proposed and demonstrated in this study. The two-step source/drain (TSD) design, which consis...
Silicon fertilization has been reported to improve crop performance under different environmental conditions; however, information regarding the efficiency of different foliar silicon sources under subtropical field conditions remains limited, partic...
Currently, silicon carbide (SiC) MOSFETs are several times higher in cost than the equivalent silicon (Si)-IGBTs; however, the gains in power conversion efficiency, simplification of thermal management, and energy savings in general bring the advanta...
Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) diagnostics for high-density through-silicon via (TSV)-based chips face significant challenges due to complex three-dimensional electromagnetic coupling and inefficient source reconstruction workflows. This paper p...
Silicon german ium (SiGe) has attracted significant attention for applications in the source/drain (S/D) regions of p-type metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect transistors (p-MOSFETs). However, in SiGe, as the Ge concentration increases, high-densi...
How can we explain the success of cooperative networks of firms which share innovations, such as Silicon Valley or the Open Source community? This paper shows that if innovations are cumulative, making an invention publicly available to a network of...
Silicon carbide (SiC)-based switching devices provide significant performance improvements in many aspects, including lower power dissipation, higher operating temperatures, and faster switching; compared with conventional Si devices, all these featu...
Currently, a tunnel field-effect transistor (TFET) is being considered as a suitable electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection device in advanced technology. In addition, silicon-germanium (SiGe) engineering is shown to improve the performance of TFET...
Thermochemical energy storage (TCES) is one of the key technologies facilitating the integration of renewable energy sources and mitigating the climate crisis. Recently, Li4SiO4 has been reported to be a promising heat carrier material for TCES appli...
In recent years, TiO2-based catalysts have received extensive attention from researchers for their excellent oxidative desulfurization (ODS) performances. In this paper, a series of mesoporous TiO2/SiO2 catalysts with different TiO2 loadings are prep...
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Silicon is a microelement that performs a number of important functions in the human body, being involved in the formation and maintenance of normal osteocartilaginous connective tissue, such as skin, hair, and nails, and having beneficial effects in...
Silicon-based on-chip light sources are important since they can provide a compact solution for various applications in the field of high-speed optical communications, high-precision sensing, quantum information processing, and so on. We review the p...
Novel bioactive glasses based on a Ca- and Mg-modified silicon oxycarbide (SiCaMgOC) were prepared from a polymeric single-source precursor, and their in vitro activity towards hydroxyapatite mineralization was investigated upon incubating the sample...
Highly integrable silicon carbide (SiC) has emerged as a promising platform for photonic integrated circuits (PICs), offering a comprehensive set of material and optical properties that are ideal for the integration of nonlinear devices and solid-sta...
Silicon nitride films are widely used as the charge storage layer of charge trap flash (CTF) devices due to their high charge trap densities. The nature of the charge trapping sites in these materials responsible for the memory effect in CTF devices...
Laser marking on wafers can introduce various defects such as inconsistent mark quality; under- or over-etching, and misalignment. Excessive laser power and inadequate cooling can cause burning or warping. These defects were inspected using machine v...
The declining profitability of sugar beet production in Europe has increased interest in alternative uses of by-products such as leaves. Climate change is also exacerbating constraints on forage production for beef cattle, and sugar beet leaves may p...
The traditional preparation of ZSM-5 molecular sieves relies on chemical reagents to provide silicon and aluminum sources, which are limited as raw materials and cannot be commonly used in production practice. Using coal gangue as the raw material an...
Entropy is a measure of uncertainty or randomness. It is the foundation for almost all cryptographic systems. True random number generators (TRNGs) and physical unclonable functions (PUFs) are the silicon primitives to respectively harvest dynamic an...
This study evaluated the effects of two silicon sources (silicic acid and Agrisil) and increasing Si concentrations on physiological responses, total polyphenol content, photochemical performance, nutrient uptake, and phenolic metabolism in sour pass...
Being an essential macroelement, sulfur (S) is pivotal for plant growth and development, and acute deficiency in this element leads to yield penalty. Since the last decade, strong evidence has reported the regulatory function of silicon (Si) in mitig...
Reaction-bonded silicon carbide (RBSC) has become an important structural ceramic with the benefit of being capable of preparing complex-shaped products. In order to fabricate high-performance RBSC, particle gradation of raw SiC combined with slip ca...
Diamond films were deposited on silicon nitride (Si3N4) substrates with three different roughnesses using the method of hot-filament chemical vapor deposition (HFCVD). The tribological properties of the film were studied by changing the deposition ti...
We report a new method for growing hexagonal columnar nanograin structured silicon carbide (SiC) thin films on silicon substrates by using graphene–graphitic carbon nanoflakes (GGNs) templates from solid carbon sources. The growth was carried out in...
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