HeliyonIn this study, the corrosion behavior and degradation mechanism of Ti–Pt-coated stainless steel bipolar plates were investigated through electrochemical tests and surface analysis in a polymer electrolyte membrane water electrolysis (PEMWE) operating ...
Sin-Jae Kang +7 more
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Valproic acid causes proteasomal degradation of DICER and influences miRNA expression. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2013 Valproic acid (VPA) is a commonly used drug to treat epilepsy and bipolar disorders. Known properties of VPA are inhibitions of histone deacetylases and activation of extracellular signal regulated kinases (ERK), which cannot fully explain VPA's clinical
Zhaiyi Zhang +7 more
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Bioinspired Adaptive Sensors: A Review on Current Developments in Theory and Application
Advanced Materials, EarlyView.This review comprehensively summarizes the recent progress in the design and fabrication of sensory‐adaptation‐inspired devices and highlights their valuable applications in electronic skin, wearable electronics, and machine vision. The existing challenges and future directions are addressed in aspects such as device performance optimization ...
Guodong Gong +12 more
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Performance Degradation Based Lifetime Evaluation of Power Electronic Devices
Zhongguo dianli, 2020 Current lifetime evaluation methods are often ineffective for power electronic devices which have high reliability, long life, and multi-fault mode competition.
Guangze PAN +4 more
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Role of the Recombination Zone in Organic Light‐Emitting Devices
Advanced Materials, EarlyView.This review summarizes the critical role of the recombination zone in organic light‐emitting diodes (OLEDs). We highlight that broadening the recombination zone in OLEDs based on emissive layers with balanced charge transport and high photoluminescence quantum yields provides a promising route toward achieving both long operational lifetime and high ...
Yungui Li, Karl Leo
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Suppression of stacking fault expansion in a 4H-SiC epitaxial layer by proton irradiation
Scientific Reports, 2022 SiC bipolar degradation, which is caused by stacking fault expansion from basal plane dislocations in a SiC epitaxial layer or near the interface between the epitaxial layer and the substrate, is one of the critical problems inhibiting widespread usage ...
Shunta Harada +3 more
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Single‐Chromophore Homojunction Organic Solar Cells: A Path to Simplicity and Efficiency
Advanced Materials, EarlyView.This perspective discusses how the intrinsic optoelectronic properties of organic semiconductors, their molecular packing in the solid‐state, and internal energetic gradients within a device can enable free‐charge carrier generation in homojunction organic solar cells.
Shaun McAnally +2 more
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GA-LSTM-Based Degradation Prediction for IGBTs in Power Electronic Systems
EnergiesThe reliability and lifetime of insulated gate bipolar transistors (IGBTs) are critical to ensuring the stability and safety of power electronic systems.
Yunfeng Qiu, Zehong Li, Shan Tian
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Non-Contact Degradation Evaluation for IGBT Modules Using Eddy Current Pulsed Thermography Approach
Energies, 2020 In this paper, a non-contact degradation evaluation method for insulated gate bipolar transistor (IGBT) modules is proposed based on eddy current pulsed thermography approach.
Xingliang Liu +5 more
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Electrical characterization of commercial NPN bipolar junction transistors under neutron and gamma irradiation [PDF]
Nuclear Technology and Radiation Protection, 2014 Electronics components such as bipolar junction transistors, diodes, etc. which are used in deep space mission are required to be tolerant to extensive exposure to energetic neutrons and ionizing radiation.
OO Myo Min +6 more
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