The peripheral nervous system(PNS)is a fascinatingly complex and crucial component of the human body,responsible for transmitting vital signals throughout the body's intricate network of *** efficient functioning ...
详细信息
The peripheral nervous system(PNS)is a fascinatingly complex and crucial component of the human body,responsible for transmitting vital signals throughout the body's intricate network of *** efficient functioning is paramount to our health,with any dysfunction often resulting in serious medical conditions,including motor disorders,neurological diseases,and psychiatric *** strides in science and technology have made neuromodulation of the PNS a promising avenue for addressing these health *** involves modifying nerve activity using a range of techniques,such as electrical,chemical,optical,and mechanical *** plays a critical role in this effort,allowing for precise,controlled,and sustained stimulation of the *** paper provides an overview of the PNS,discusses the current state of neuromodulation devices,and presents emerging trends in the field,including advances in wireless power transfer and materials,that are shaping the future of neuromodulation.
This study investigated the effect of yttrium (Y) treatment on a germanium (Ge)-oxide-based interfacial layer (IL) through in situ plasma-enhanced atomic layer deposition (PEALD). Time-of-flight secondary-ion mass spe...
详细信息
This study investigated the effect of yttrium (Y) treatment on a germanium (Ge)-oxide-based interfacial layer (IL) through in situ plasma-enhanced atomic layer deposition (PEALD). Time-of-flight secondary-ion mass spectrometry revealed that the surface reaction and deposition could be successfully performed with a Y precursor, and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) revealed that Y treatment on an IL can suppress GeO$_{\text{x}}$ volatilization. A metal–oxide–semiconductor capacitor gate-stack with a Y-GeO$_{\text{x}}$ IL has a low leakage current density (2.1 $\times$ 10$^{-\text{5}}$ A/cm$^{\text{2}}$) and a low interface trap density (approximately 5.5 $\times$ 10$^{\text{11}}$ eV$^{-\text{1}}$ cm$^{-\text{2}}$) under optimized temperatures. Moreover, the Ge P-channel metal–oxide–semiconductor field-effect transistor (P-MOSFET) containing a gate-stack with a Y-treated Ge-oxide-based IL exhibited a high I$_{\biosc{on}}$/I$_{\biosc{off}}$ ratio and low OFF-state current. Therefore, applying the proposed Y treatment on the IL of a Ge P-MOSFET can help achieve a subnanometer equivalent oxide thickness (EOT) and an
Redox polymers are a class of high-capacity, low-cost electrode materials for electrochemical energy storage, butthe mechanisms governing their cycling stability are not well understood. Here we investigate the effect...
详细信息
Redox polymers are a class of high-capacity, low-cost electrode materials for electrochemical energy storage, butthe mechanisms governing their cycling stability are not well understood. Here we investigate the effect of anionson the longevity of a p-dopable polymer through comparing two aqueous zinc-based electrolytes. Galvanostaticcycling studies reveal the polymer has better capacity retention in the presence of triflate anions than that withsulfate anions. Based on electrode microstructural analysis and evolution profiles of the cell stacking pressure, theorigin of capacity decay is ascribed to mechanical fractures induced by volume change of the polymer activematerials during repeated cycling. The volume change of the polymer with the triflate anion is 61% less than thatwith the sulfate anion, resulting in fewer cracks in the electrodes. The difference is related to the different anionsolvation structures—the triflate anion has fewer solvated water molecules compared with the sulfate anion,leading to smaller volume expansion. This work highlights that anions with low solvation degree are preferablefor long-term cycling.
Magnetorheological fluids(MRFs)have been successfully used in a variety of smart control systems,but are still limited due to their relatively poor settling ***,a core/shell‐structured Fe_(3)O_(4)/copolymer composite...
详细信息
Magnetorheological fluids(MRFs)have been successfully used in a variety of smart control systems,but are still limited due to their relatively poor settling ***,a core/shell‐structured Fe_(3)O_(4)/copolymer composite nanoparticle is synthesized as a new candidate material for stimulus‐responsive MRFs to tackle the limitation of the long‐term dispersion ***‐co‐diphenylamine copolymers(PANI‐co‐PDPA)are loaded onto the surface of Fe_(3)O_(4) nanoparticles,providing a lighter density and sufficient active interface for the dispersion of magnetic particles in the carrier *** features of the Fe_(3)O_(4)/copolymer composite nanoparticles,including morphology,compositional,and crystalline properties,are *** MRF is prepared by suspending Fe_(3)O_(4)/copolymer composite nanoparticles in a nonmagnetic medium oil,and its rheological properties are assessed using a controlled shear rate test and dynamic oscillation tests using a rotational *** models including the Bingham model and the Herschel–Bulkley model are fitted to the flow curves of the *** obtained Fe_(3)O_(4)/copolymer composite shows soft‐magnetic properties,as well as greater density adaptability and higher stability,compared to Fe_(3)O_(4).Moreover,the sedimentation testing provides information about the dispersion stability characteristics of MRF and shows a good correlation with high‐stability magnetorheological(MR)*** Fe_(3)O_(4)/copolymer‐based MRF with a tunable and instantaneous MR response is considered a promising material for smart control applications.
In current in situ X-ray diffraction(XRD)techniques,data generation surpasses human analytical capabilities,potentially leading to the loss of *** techniques require human intervention,and lack the performance and ada...
详细信息
In current in situ X-ray diffraction(XRD)techniques,data generation surpasses human analytical capabilities,potentially leading to the loss of *** techniques require human intervention,and lack the performance and adaptability required for material *** the critical need for high-throughput automated XRD pattern analysis,we present a generalized deep learning model to classify a diverse set of materials’crystal systems and space *** our approach,we generate training data with a holistic representation of patterns that emerge from varying experimental conditions and crystal *** also employ an expedited learning technique to refine our model’s expertise to experimental *** addition,we optimize model architecture to elicit classification based on Bragg’s Law and use evaluation data to interpret our model’s *** evaluate our models using experimental data,materials unseen in training,and altered cubic crystals,where we observe state-of-the-art performance and even greater advances in space group classification.
The emerging field of porous piezoelectric strain sensors attracted a wide range of applications in healthcare monitoring, wearable electronics, and other dynamic applications due to their durability, high sensitivity...
详细信息
MXenes,a new family of two-dimensional transition metal carbides or nitrides,have attracted tremendous attention for various applications due to their unique properties such as good electrical conductivity,hydrophilic...
详细信息
MXenes,a new family of two-dimensional transition metal carbides or nitrides,have attracted tremendous attention for various applications due to their unique properties such as good electrical conductivity,hydrophilicity,and ion *** this work,Ti_(3)C_(2) MXene,or MX,is converted to MX-TiO_(2) composites using a simple and rapid microwave hydrothermal treatment in HCl/NaCl mixture solution that induces formation of fine TiO_(2) particles on the MX parent structure and imparts photocatalytic activity to the resulting MX-TiO_(2) *** composites were used for enrofloxacin(ENR),a frequently found contaminating antibiotic,removal from *** relative amount of the MX and TiO_(2) can be controlled by controlling the hydrothermal temperature resulting in composites with tunable adsorption/photocatalytic *** addition was found to play important role as composites synthesized without NaCl could not adsorb enrofloxacin *** NaCl into the hydrothermal treatment causes sodium ions to be simultaneously intercalated into the composite structure,improving ENR adsorption greatly from 1 to 6 mg ENR/g *** also slows down the MX to TiO2 conversion leading to a smaller and more uniform distribution of TiO_(2) particles on the ***-TiO_(2)/NaCl composites,which have sodium intercalated in their structures,showed both higher ENR adsorption and photocatalytic activity than composites without NaCl despite the latter having higher TiO2 *** ENR on the composites can be efficiently degraded by free radicals generated from the photoexcited TiO2 particles,leading to high photocatalytic degradation *** demonstrates the synergetic effect between adsorption and photocatalytic degradation of the synthesized compounds.
Heusler alloys combined with MgO interfaces exhibit interfacial perpendicular magnetic anisotropy, making them attractive forenergy-efficient spintronic technologies. However, finding suitable Heusler/MgO heterostruct...
详细信息
Heusler alloys combined with MgO interfaces exhibit interfacial perpendicular magnetic anisotropy, making them attractive forenergy-efficient spintronic technologies. However, finding suitable Heusler/MgO heterostructures with desired properties ischallenging due to the vast range of compositions available and the complexity of interfacial structures, particularly for theemerging quaternary Heusler compounds. In this study, we report a high-throughput screening of quaternary-Heusler/MgOheterostructures for spintronic applications. By analyzing various materials descriptors, including formation energy, convex hulldistance, magnetic ordering, lattice misfit, magnetic anisotropy constant, tunnel magnetoresistance, Curie temperature, and atomicsite disordering, we identified 5 promising compounds out of 27,000 quaternary Heusler compounds. These compounds, namelyIrCrAlTi, IrCrGaTi, IrMnZnTi, OsCrAlTa, and TaGaOsCr, show potential for designing energy-efficient perpendicular magnetic tunneljunctions. This work demonstrates an efficient approach using open quantum materials repositories, effective materials descriptors,and high-throughput computational techniques to accelerate the discovery of quaternary-Heusler-based functional materials.
For how to store and transport hydrogen, the first thought is to store hydrogen directly in the cylinder. However, this method is not desirable, because generally at least 700 atm high pressure, the hydrogen contained...
详细信息
The high-temperature lead-free solder alloys of Al-95Zn with the modification of the addition of Sn have been investigated. Its proportion is used to adjust the metallographic microstructure, solidified precipitate ph...
详细信息
暂无评论