Colloidal lithography is a low‐cost, simple and scalable technique to fabricate correlated‐disorder nanostructures for light‐trapping in solar cells. This work investigates the control of polystyrene particle distribution in colloidal lithography, highlighting the importance of particle surface functionalization as well as the ability to tune the ...
Laura de Almeida +5 more
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Interlayer-Catalyst Method for Metal-Assisted Chemical Etching of Ultra-High Aspect Ratio Silicon Nanostructures. [PDF]
Benz BPJ, Stampanoni M, Romano L.
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A Te2Se/Si heterojunction designed through atomistic simulations reduces oxide‐related traps, dark current, and noise compared with pure tellurium devices. This CMOS‐compatible platform enables short‐wave infrared detection and high‐contrast imaging in a 14 × 14 array, highlighting a scalable strategy for robust, low‐noise SWIR photodetectors and image
Byeongjin Park +13 more
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Ageing of Oxygen-Plasma-Treated Polytetrafluoroethylene Surfaces: Revealing a Novel Link Between Morphological Evolution and Wettability. [PDF]
Maryam R, Barni R, Roman HE, Riccardi C.
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Linearly polarized incident light with normal incidence creates enhanced optical chirality hotspots on the metasurface. Several orders of magnitude optical chirality enhancement offers a promising route toward highly sensitive, compact chiral spectroscopy.
Anastasia Romashkina +10 more
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Enhanced Efficacy of Sandblasted, Large-Grit, Alkaline-Etched (SLA) Titanium Surfaces Combined with Plasma Treatment and Secretory Leukocyte Protease Inhibitor (SLPI) Coating in Promoting Osteoblast Activity and Reducing Bacterial Adhesion. [PDF]
Chouyratchakarn W +10 more
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Micromachined Double‐Membrane Mechanically Tunable Metamaterial for Thermal Infrared Filtering
Herein, a mechanically tunable double‐layer plasmonic metamaterial leveraging the extraordinary optical transmission effect observed in subwavelength arrays of openings within thin metal layers is presented. The concept is experimentally validated by integrating the proposed metamaterial structure into an electrostatic parallel‐plate actuator to create
Oleg Bannik +7 more
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Waveguide Photoactuators: Materials, Fabrication, and Applications
Waveguide photoactuators convert guided light into mechanical motion. Their tethered‐flexible design enables minimally invasive surgery and confined‐space robotics. This review aims to guide materials selection, device design, and system integration, accelerating the transition of waveguide photoactuators from laboratory prototypes to versatile ...
Minjie Xi +4 more
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Geometry-Tunable Nanoneedle Arrays Reveal Membrane Penetration Mechanics for Intracellular Delivery. [PDF]
Zhang X +5 more
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Adaptive Conductive Systems: Enabling Deformable Electronics Through Engineered Materials, Circuits, and Intelligent Systems. [PDF]
This review presents the research advances of adaptive conductive systems from the perspective of materials, circuits, systems, and applications. Deformable conductors consist of substrates/matrices and conductive materials, structural design of circuit interconnections, fabrication of circuit interconnections, as well as intelligent systems ...
Lu Y +7 more
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