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Electrode Impact on the Electrical Breakdown of Dielectric Elastomer Thin Films

Dielectric Elastomer Actuators (DEAs) enable the realization of energy-efficient and compact actuator systems. DEAs operate at the kilovolt range with typically microampere-level currents and hence minimize thermal losses in comparison to low voltage/high ...

MDPI2023

Multiphysics model for assessing photoelectrochemical phenomena under concentrated irradiation

Sophia Haussener, Isaac Thomas Holmes-Gentle, Franky Esteban Bedoya Lora

A multiphysics model was developed for a photoelectrochemical (PEC) cell at the device level to simulate water splitting operating under concentrated irradiation (between 50 to 600 kW m−2). The 2D model couples charge, heat, mass, photon, and momentum tran ...

2023

An All-Digital 1.25 Mbps 5-Subcarrier OFDM Backscatter Uplink with Delta-Sigma Modulation for Improved Spurious-Free Dynamic Range

James Daniel Rosenthal

This paper describes an all-digital backscatter modulation approach leveraging delta-sigma modulation (DSM) to improve the in-channel spectral characteristics of orthogonal frequency division multiplexed (OFDM) backscatter communication. We demonstrate thr ...

IEEE2022

Thin film organic electrochemical transistors based on hybrid PANI/PEDOT:PSS active layers for enhanced pH sensing

Danick Briand, Silvia Demuru, Brince Paul Kunnel

We report on organic electrochemical transistors (OECTs) with active channels made of hybrid inkjet-printed poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene):polystyrene sulfonate (PEDOT:PSS) and electropolymerized polyaniline (PANI) layers, exhibiting simultaneously impro ...

2021

Inflection Phenomenon in Cryogenic MOSFET Behavior

Christian Enz, Farzan Jazaeri, Arnout Lodewijk M Beckers

This brief reports the analytical modeling and measurements of the inflection in the MOSFET transfer characteristics at cryogenic temperatures. Inflection is the inward bending of the drain current versus gate voltage, which reduces the current in weak and ...

2020

Long‐Lived Photocharges in Supramoelcular Polymers of Low‐Bandgap Chromophores

Andrzej Sienkiewicz, Holger Frauenrath, Daniel Görl, Regina Judith Hafner

Photoinduced charge separation in supramolecular aggregates of π‐conjugated molecules is a fundamental photophysical process, and a key criterion for the development of advanced organic electronics materials. Here, we report on the self‐assembly of novel l ...

2020

Continuum models of the electrochemical diffuse layer in electronic-structure calculations

Nicola Marzari, Oliviero Andreussi, Francesco Nattino, Matthew Truscott

Continuum electrolyte models represent a practical tool to account for the presence of the diffuse layer at electrochemical interfaces. However, despite the increasing popularity of these in the field of materials science, it remains unclear which features ...

AMER INST PHYSICS2019

Stability Analysis of Primary Plug-and-Play and Secondary Leader-Based Controllers for DC Microgrid Clusters

Giancarlo Ferrari Trecate, Michele Tucci, Andrea Martinelli, Renke Han

In this paper, we propose a new hierarchical control scheme for microgrid (MG) clusters, given by the interconnection of atomic dc MGs with ZIP loads, each composed by both grid-forming and grid-feeding converters. In the primary level, we develop a new Pl ...

IEEE Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers2019

1200 V Multi-Channel Power Devices with 2.8 Ω•mm ON-Resistance

Elison de Nazareth Matioli, Jun Ma, Luca Nela, Catherine Erine, Kai Cheng, Minghua Zhu

Here we report novel multi-channel AlGaN/GaN MOSHEMTs with high breakdown voltage (V BR ) and low ON-resistance (R ON ). The multi-channel structure was judiciously designed to yield a small sheet resistance (R s ) of 80 Ω/sq using only four 2DEG channels, ...

IEEE2019

Impedance simulations and measurements on the LHC collimators with embedded beam position monitors

Nicolas Frank Mounet, Benoît Salvant, Nicolò Biancacci

The LHC collimation system is a critical element for the safe operation of the LHC machine. The necessity of fast accurate positioning of the collimator's jaws, recently introduced the need to have button beam position monitors directly embedded in the jaw ...

Amer Physical Soc2017

Non-Destructive Examination Method for the ITER Toroidal Field Conductor Terminations

Pierluigi Bruzzone

An electric Non-Destructive examination method has been developed in order to inspect the ITER toroidal field (TF) terminations at room temperature and give an indication of the joint performance during manufacturing, thus reducing the risks related to hig ...

IEEE Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers2017

Analysis of Dielectric Microbead Detection by Impedance Spectroscopy with Nanoribbons

Carlotta Guiducci, Enrico Accastelli, Paolo Scarbolo, Luca Selmi, Thomas Ernst

We present a quantitative numerical analysis of dielectric microbead detection experiments with nanoribbons operated in the AC small signal regime. To this purpose, a comprehensive model of nanoribbon operation in electrolyte environment and with DC/AC sig ...

Ieee2016

Low-Voltage Read/Write Circuit Design for Transistorless ReRAM Crossbar Arrays in 180nm CMOS Technology

Davide Sacchetto, Yusuf Leblebici, Jury Sandrini, Tugba Demirci, Maxime Victor Thammasack

This paper presents a read-write design solution for passive ReRAM crossbar memory arrays to overcome the sneak current paths problem. The proposed circuitry includes an auto-calibration feature to overcome the sneak current effects during the READ operati ...

2015

High-frequency multimodal atomic force microscopy

Georg Fantner, Adrian Pascal Nievergelt, Jonathan David Adams, Pascal Damian Odermatt

Multifrequency atomic force microscopy imaging has been recently demonstrated as a powerful technique for quickly obtaining information about the mechanical properties of a sample. Combining this development with recent gains in imaging speed through small ...

Beilstein-Institut2014

Sub-mW Reconfigurable Interface IC for Electrochemical Sensing

Giovanni De Micheli, Sandro Carrara, Cristina Boero, Camilla Baj-Rossi, Seyedeh Sara Ghoreishizadeh

The IronIC project has the aim of developing a fully implantable and remotely powered platform for the real- time monitoring of human metabolites. In this paper we present a mixed-signal interface IC for the electrochemical sensing data acquisition chain. ...

IEEE2014

Mobility Measurement in Nanowires Based on Magnetic Field-Induced Current Splitting Method in H-Shape Devices

Jean-Michel Sallese, Didier Bouvet, Farzan Jazaeri, Lucian Barbut

This work investigates a new method to measure mobility in nanowires. Based on a simple analytical approach and numerical simulations, we bring evidence that the traditional technique of Hall voltage measurement in low dimensional structures such as nanowi ...

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers2014

Compensation of the Instrumental Decay in Measured Lightning Electric Field Waveforms

Farhad Rachidi-Haeri, Marcos Rubinstein, José-Luis Bermudez

The proper characterization of lightning electric and magnetic fields is very important for a number of reasons, such as the study and design of lightning protection and the validation of return stroke models. Also, an accurate late time response of the se ...

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers2012

Improved Conversion Rates in Drug Screening Applications Using Miniaturized Electrochemical Cells with Frit Channels

Hubert Girault, Liang Qiao, Albert van den Berg

This paper reports a novel design of a miniaturized three-electrode electrochemical cell, the purpose of which is aimed at generating drug metabolites with a high conversion efficiency. The working electrode and the counter electrode are placed in two sepa ...

Amer Chemical Soc2012

Test Result of a Full-Size Nb3Sn Conductor Developed for the ITER TF Coils

Pierluigi Bruzzone, Boris Stepanov

The Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA) developed ITER TF Nb3Sn conductors that fulfill ITER requirements and has commenced fabricating the conductors to be used in the ITER TF coils. As a qualification of conductor fabrication, two full-size conductor sampl ...

IEEE Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers2011

Experimental observation of an enhanced anisotropic magnetoresistance in non-local configuration

We compare non-local magnetoresistance measurements in multi-terminal Ni nanostructures with corresponding local experiments. In both configurations, the measured voltages show the characteristic features of anisotropic magnetoresistance (AMR). However, th ...

American Institute of Physics2011