Resistance Switching and Memristive Hysteresis in Visible-Light-Activated Adsorbed ZnO Thin Films.

The discovery of resistance switching memristors marks a paradigm shift in the search for alternative non-volatile memory components in the semiconductor industry. Normally a dielectric in these bistable memory cells changes its resistance with an applied electric field or current, albeit retaining the resistive state based on the history of the applied field. Despite showing immense potential, sustainable growth of this new memory technology is bogged down by several factors including cost, intricacies of design, lack of efficient tunability, and issues with scalability and eco-friendliness.

Immiscible displacement of oil by water in a microchannel: asymmetric flow behavior and nonlinear stability analysis of core-annular flow.

The immiscible displacement of oil by water in a circular microchannel was investigated. A fused silica microchannel with an inner diameter of 250 μm and a length of 7 cm was initially filled with a viscous silicone oil. Only water then was injected into the channel.

Dynamics of a two-dimensional vapor bubble confined between superheated or subcooled parallel plates.

The dynamics of a long, two-dimensional vapor bubble confined in the gap between two superheated or subcooled parallel plates is analyzed theoretically. The unsteady expansion and/or contraction of the bubble is driven by mass transfer between the liquid and the vapor. The analysis uses the approach developed by Wilson [J.

Stability of evaporating water when heated through the vapor and the liquid phases.

The stability of a water layer of uniform thickness held in a two-dimensional container of finite or semi-infinite extent is examined using linear stability theory. The liquid-vapor interface can be heated both through the liquid and through the vapor, as previously experimentally reported. The need to introduce a heat transfer coefficient is eliminated by introducing statistical rate theory (SRT) to predict the evaporation flux.

Surface thermal capacity and its effects on the boundary conditions at fluid-fluid interfaces.

We have formulated a generalization of the energy boundary condition for fluid-fluid interfaces that includes the transport of the Gibbs excess internal energy. A newly measured surface property - the surface thermal capacity c(sigma) - appears in the result, and couples the temperature and velocity fields. If this term is not included in the energy boundary condition at liquid-vapor interfaces, the energy-conservation principle cannot be satisfied during steady-state evaporation of H(2)O(l) or D(2)O(l) .