Data on the effect of CdS on the lateral collection length of charge carriers for Cu(In,Ga)Se solar cells with mesh transparent conducting electrodes.

Mesh transparent conducting electrodes (TCEs) have been successfully employed to Cu(In,Ga)Se (CIGS) solar cells (Lee et al., 2018; Jang et al., 2017; Lee et al.

Data on lateral collection length of charge carriers depending on pre-white-light soaking process for metal mesh transparent electrode based Cu(In,Ga)Se solar cells.

The authors have recently reported silver nanowire based Cu(In,Ga)Se solar cells [1,2]. Metal mesh based transparent electrodes other than the silver nanowire can be also employed or have a potential to provide a better performance for the solar cells. To select a suitable electrode for a solar cell among metal meshes, it is required to have data on the lateral collection length of charge carriers in the targeted cell.

A Disposable and Multi-Chamber Film-Based PCR Chip for Detection of Foodborne Pathogen.

Since the increment of the threat to public health caused by foodborne pathogens, researches have been widely studied on developing the miniaturized detection system for the on-site pathogen detection. In the study, we focused on the development of portable, robust, and disposable film-based polymerase chain reaction (PCR) chip containing a multiplex chamber for simultaneous gene amplification. In order to simply fabricate and operate a film-based PCR chip, different kinds of PCR chambers were designed and fabricated using polyethylene terephthalate (PET) and polyvinyl chloride (PVC) adhesive film, in comparison with commercial PCR, which employs a stereotyped system at a bench-top scale.

Fabrication of newspaper-based potentiometric platforms for flexible and disposable ion sensors.

Paper-based materials have attracted a great deal of attention in sensor applications because they are readily available, biodegradable, inexpensive, and mechanically flexible. Although paper-based sensors have been developed, but important obstacles remian, which include the retention of chemical and mechanical stabilities when paper is wetted. Herein, we develop a simple and scalable process for fabrication of newspaper-based platforms by coating of parylene C and patterning of metal layers.

Assembly of metallic nanoparticle arrays on glass via nanoimprinting and thin-film dewetting.

We propose a nanofabrication process to generate large-area arrays of noble metal nanoparticles on glass substrates via nanoimprinting and dewetting of metallic thin films. Glass templates were made via pattern transfer from a topographic Si mold to an inorganically cross-linked sol-gel (IGSG) resist on glass using a two-layer polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) stamp followed by annealing, which turned the imprinted resist into pure silica. The transparent, topographic glass successfully templated the assembly of Au and Ag nanoparticle arrays via thin-film deposition and dewetting at elevated temperatures.

Templated assembly of Co-Pt nanoparticles via thermal and laser-induced dewetting of bilayer metal films.

Templated dewetting of a Co/Pt metal bilayer film on a topographic substrate was used to assemble arrays of Co-Pt alloy nanoparticles, with highly uniform particle size, shape and notably composition compared to nanoparticles formed on an untemplated substrate. Solid-state and liquid-state dewetting processes, using furnace annealing and laser irradiation respectively, were compared. Liquid state dewetting produced more uniform, conformal nanoparticles but they had a polycrystalline disordered fcc structure and relatively low magnetic coercivity.

Cobalt nanoparticle arrays made by templated solid-state dewetting.

Self-assembled cobalt particle arrays are formed by annealing, which cause agglomeration (dewetting) of thin Co films on oxidized silicon substrates that are topographically prepatterned with an array of 200-nm-period pits. The Co nanoparticle size and uniformity are related to the initial film thickness, annealing temperature, and template geometry. One particle per 200-nm-period pit is formed from a 15-nm film annealed at 850 degrees C; on a smooth substrate, the same annealing process forms particles with an average interparticle distance of 200 nm.