Crystallographically anisotropic two-dimensional (2D) molybdenum disulfide (MoS) with vertically aligned (VA) layers is attractive for electrochemical sensing owing to its surface-enriched dangling bonds coupled with extremely large mechanical deformability. In this study, we explored VA-2D MoSlayers integrated on cellulose nanofibers (CNFs) for detecting various volatile organic compound gases. Sensor devices employing VA-2D MoS/CNFs exhibited excellent sensitivities for the tested gases of ethanol, methanol, ammonia, and acetone; e.
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October 2018
Few studies have investigated the gas-sensing properties of graphene oxide/titanium dioxide (GO/TiO₂) composite combined with photocatalytic effect. Room temperature gas-sensing properties of the GO/TiO₂ composite were investigated towards various reducing gases. The composite sensor showed an enhanced gas response and a faster recovery time than a pure GO sensor due to the synergistic effect of the hybridization, such as creation of a hetero-junction at the interface and modulation of charge carrier density.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose: Open reductions and internal fixations are currently being used the most in surgeries of humeral shaft fractures. However, there are some limitations such as invasive techniques and formation of many operation scars. To overcome these limitations, a minimally invasive plate osteosynthesis has been recently introduced.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThis paper reports the etch rates and etched surface morphology of semipolar GaN using a potassium hydroxide (KOH) solution. Semipolar (11-22) GaN could be etched easily using a KOH solution and the etch rate was higher than that of Ga-polar c-plane GaN (0001). The etch rate was anisotropic and the highest etch rate was measured to be approximately 116 nm/min for the (1011) plane and 62 nm/min for the (11-20) plane GaN using a 4 M KOH solution at 100 °C, resulting in specific surface features, such as inclined trigonal cells.
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December 2014
Electro-sterically stabilized gold suspensions were employed in a colorimetric system for the detection of strong acid in water. Using oleyamine and oleic acid as steric stabilizer in 1,2-dichlorobenzene, hydrophobic gold nanoparticles were first synthesized by a reduction reaction of gold salts and were then transferred into water with a cationic surfactant. When the hydrochlo- ric acid solution higher than critical concentration was injected, particles were quickly aggregated and precipitated, creating a clear solution from the colored suspension.
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October 2013
The formation of nanometer-scale (ns)-Si dots and clusters on p-GaN layers has been studied by controlling the early stage of growth during plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition (PECVD) at room temperature. We found that ns-Si dots and clusters formed on the p-GaN surface, indicating that growth was the Volmer-Weber mode. The deposition parameters such as radio frequency (RF) power and processing time mainly influenced the size of the ns-Si dots (40 nm-160 nm) and the density of the ns-Si dot clusters.
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September 2013
To develop metal printed circuit boards for a high-power light-emitting diode package using electroless plated Ni-B films on an all-in-one Al2O3-Al substrate with a 10 nm pore size, the growth mode of an electroless Ni-B film on a screen-printed Ag pattern/Al2O3-Al substrate was studied. So as not to damage the Al2O3-AI substrate, a nearly neutral Ni plating solution bath (pH 6.5) included dimethylamine borane was used.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe electrical properties of Ni-based ohmic contacts to N-face p-type GaN were investigated. The specific contact resistance of N-face p-GaN exhibits a linear decrease from 1.01 omega cm2 to 9.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThis paper describes the resistive switching of a cross-point cell array device, with a junction area of 100 nm x 100 nm, fabricated using ultraviolet nanoimprinting. A GdO(x) and Cu-doped MoO(x) stack with platinum top and bottom electrodes served as the resistive switching layer, which shows analog memory characteristics with a resistance ratio greater than 10. To demonstrate a neural network circuit, we operated the cell array device as an electrically modifiable synapse array circuit and carried out a weighted sum operation.
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