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In this study, an effective method is demonstrated for fabricating titanium sputtering targets, which are used to fabricate thin films in the semiconductor industry. The method is an alternative to the existing electron beam melting (EBM) process under high vacuum. Titanium sputtering targets used in the production of semiconductors must..... More

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In this study, we report a methodology that simultaneously improved the corrosion resistance and visible transparency of ZnO/Cu/ZnO transparent heaters with the addition of reactively sputtered Al₂O₃ layers. To assess corrosion resistance, ZnO and Al₂O₃ layers with thicknesses in the range of 0-20 nm were deposited onto 20 nm-thick Cu..... More

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Solution-processed zinc tin oxide (ZTO) thin-film transistors (TFTs) have great potential uses in next-generation wearable and flexible electronic products. Zinc and tin precursor materials are naturally abundant and have low fabrication costs. To integrate a single ZTO TFT into logic circuits including inverters, NAND, and NOR gates will require the..... More

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Nanocrystalline Fe-Si-B-Nb-Cu Finemet alloys show low saturation magnetic flux density compared to amorphous Fe-Si-B alloys. In the Fe-Si-B-Cu base amorphous alloys, Cu atoms form clusters which act as heterogeneous nucleation sites for α-Fe crystals. The addition of Ca element atoms, distributed along grain boundaries, helps inhibit grain growth and increase..... More

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In this study, we deposited a WO₃ thin-film photoelectrode on a fluorine-doped tin oxide (FTO) substrate using a spin-coating method, and we investigated the photocurrent density and dark current density of the WO₃ photoelectrode with various amounts of H₂O₂ additive. The morphological, structural, optical, electrical and photoelectrochemical properties of the..... More

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We grew ZnO nanorods (NRs) using a hydrothermal method while rotating the precursor solution, and report the effect of rotation on surface modification, and the optical and ultraviolet (UV) photoresponse properties of the resulting ZnO nanorods. The ZnO NRs grown in the rotating precursor solution at 100 rpm had the..... More

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Zinc oxide is transparent inorganic UV absorber and widely used as a sunscreen. But sunscreen on the skin is easily erased by sebum, so zinc oxide with a sebum curing function was studied. In this study, a zinc oxide powder was prepared using zinc chloride and sodium hydroxide via a..... More

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Cemented carbide is a kind of composite material in which fine particles of carbide are embedded into the matrix of a binder metal. It has a long service life because of its superior mechanical properties. In this study, the overall tensile behavior of a cemented carbide, WC-Co, was investigated by..... More

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Zinc oxide (ZnO) simultaneously exhibits semiconducting and piezoelectric properties. ZnO in the form of nanorods has been studied intensively for application in self-powering devices. The power generation in piezoelectric nanogenerators based on ZnO nanorods can be improved via several approaches, including an oxygen plasma treatment. When ZnO nanorods are exposed..... More