Gold as a Promising Electrode Material for LiNbO-on-Insulator (LNOI) SH-SAW Resonators: An Experimental Study.

The need for wideband radio frequency front ends (RFFEs) with next-generation wireless protocols highlights the importance of electromechanical coupling [Formula: see text]. The hetero acoustic layered (HAL) surface acoustic wave (SAW) resonator with aluminum (Al) electrodes has shown superior performance compared to conventional SAW devices. Despite gold (Au) having excellent conductivity and stable properties, its high acoustic absorption and low phase velocity have made it less favorable for electrodes.

Harnessing Acoustic Dispersions in YX-LN/SiO/Si SH-SAW Resonators for Electromechanical Coupling Optimization and Rayleigh Mode Suppression.

In this study, we investigate the dispersive behavior of the electromechanical coupling coefficient ( [Formula: see text]) for shear-horizontal (SH) and Rayleigh surface acoustic wave (SAW) modes in a YX-LiNbO3 (LN)/SiO2/Si substrate across various wavelengths. Due to the difference in velocity dispersion between the SH and Rayleigh modes, mode coupling can be observed when these two modes operate at closely proximate frequencies, leading to a notable variation in their [Formula: see text]. With a careful design, SH and Rayleigh modes can be tuned to achieve a mode-decoupling state for enhancing [Formula: see text] of the SH-SAW and suppressing the presence of the Rayleigh mode in YX-LN/SiO2/Si.

Quartz Crystal Microbalance Analysis of Diels-Alder Reactions of Alkene Gases to Functional Ionic Liquids on Chips.

We demonstrated here a successful development of the use of functional ionic liquids FIL 1 and FIL 3 for chemoselective detection of alkene gases measured by quartz crystal microbalance. This detection of gaseous alkenes was achieved by the Diels-Alder [4 + 2] cycloadditions with FIL 1 and FIL 3 thin-coated on quartz chips. Our functional ionic liquids could be prepared by straightforward synthetic chemistry in short steps and are superior in alkene gas detection.

Exploring silver ionic liquids for reaction-based gas sensing on a quartz crystal microbalance.

Reaction-based, sensitive sensing of aldehyde and ketone gases in real time was effectively achieved on QCM chips thin-coated with silver ionic liquids and , respectively. The method platform developed in this work involves straightforward synthesis of functional silver ionic liquids in water, and is label-free and highly chemoselective with superior gas reactivity for and and, most significantly, totally insensitive to moisture.

The image feature analysis for microscopic thyroid tissue classification.

Thyroid diseases are prevalent among endocrine diseases. Observation and examination of histological tissue images can help in understanding the cause and pathogenesis of the tumor. The aim of this study was to quantify the histological image features of microscopic thyroid images in order to classify varying tissue types.

Presence of residual beta cells and co-existing islet autoimmunity in the NOD mouse during longstanding diabetes: a combined histochemical and immunohistochemical study.

During type 1 diabetes, most beta cells die by immune processes. However, the precise fate and characteristics of beta cells and islet autoimmunity after onset are unclear. Here, the extent of beta cell survival was determined in the non-obese diabetic (NOD) mouse during increasing duration of disease and correlated with insulitis.