Studies on Characterization, Optical Absorption, and Photoluminescence of Yttrium Doped ZnS Nanoparticles by Ranganaik Viswanath, Halehatty Seethya Bhojya Naik, Yashavanth Kumar Gubbihally Somalanaik, Prashanth Kumar Parlesed Neelanjeneallu, Khandugadahalli Nagarajappa Harish, Mustur Channabasappa Prabhakara

“…The UV-visible spectra of ZnS and ZnS:Y nanoparticles showed a band gap energy value, 3.85 eV and 3.73 eV, which corresponds to a semiconductor material. A luminescence characteristics such as strong and stable visible-light emissions in the orange region alone with the blue emission peaks were observed for doped ZnS nanoparticles at room temperature. …”
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The value of increasing sequencing depth for noninvasive prenatal screening for whole chromosomal aneuploidy by Dongmei Wang, Fangfang Guo, Yaping Hou, Haishan Peng, Tingting Hu, Jiexia Yang

“…Abstract To evaluate the value of increasing sequencing depths of non-invasive prenatal testing (NIPT) for fetal chromosomal aneuploidies based on the semiconductor sequencing platform. This study recruited a cohort of 59,800 singleton pregnancies from Guangdong Women and Children Hospital between January 2015 and December 2020, including 48,018 cases of NIPT and 11,782 cases of expanded NIPT. …”
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Smartphone Household Wireless Electroencephalogram Hat by Harold Szu, Charles Hsu, Gyu Moon, Takeshi Yamakawa, Binh Q. Tran, Tzyy Ping Jung, Joseph Landa

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Advances in Deep Brain Imaging with Quantum Dots: Structural, Functional, and Disease-Specific Roles by Tenesha Connor, Hemal Weerasinghe, Justin Lathia, Clemens Burda, Murat Yildirim

“…However, achieving greater depths remains limited by light scattering and absorption, compounded by the need for balanced laser power to avoid tissue damage. QDs, nanoscale semiconductor particles with unique optical properties, offer substantial advantages over traditional fluorophores, including high quantum yields, large absorption cross-sections, superior photostability, and tunable emission spectra. …”
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Investigation of Structural, Magnetic, and Optical Properties of ZnO Codoped with Co and Cd by Lubna Mustafa, Safia Anjum, Salma Waseem, Rehana Zia, Rameesha Choudhry, Shahid M. Ramay, Asif Mahmood, Shahid Atiq, Salah Ud-Din Khan

“…Co and Cd have been codoped in ZnO using a simple solid state reaction technique to synthesize dilute magnetic oxide semiconductors of composition Zn0.9Co0.1−xCdxO (x = 0.0-0.1 with an increment of 0.02). …”
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Graphene/TiO₂ Heterostructure Integrated with a Micro-Lightplate for Low-Power NO₂ Gas Detection by Paniz Vafaei, Margus Kodu, Harry Alles, Valter Kiisk, Olga Casals, Joan Daniel Prades, Raivo Jaaniso

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Predicting Traffic Accident Risk in Seoul Metropolitan City: A Dataset Construction Approach by Ji-Woong Yang, Hyeon-Jin Jung, Tae-Wook Kim, Han-Jin Lee, Ellen J. Hong

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Effect of annealing on the structural, morphological, optical, magnetic, and dielectric properties of nickel-doped cobalt nanoferrites for electronic applications by Md Shihabun Sakib, Md Naimur Rahman, Md Alamgir Hossain, Md Rashedur Rahman

“…UV spectroscopy indicated semiconductor behavior with band gaps ranging from 1.86 to 2.15 eV. …”
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Time-resolved momentum microscopy with fs-XUV photons at high repetition rates with flexible energy and time resolution by Karl Jakob Schiller, Lasse Sternemann, Matija Stupar, Alan Omar, Martin Hoffmann, Jonah Elias Nitschke, Valentin Mischke, David Maximilian Janas, Stefano Ponzoni, Giovanni Zamborlini, Clara Jody Saraceno, Mirko Cinchetti

“…We show the capabilities of the system by tracing ultrafast electron dynamics in the conduction band valleys of a bulk crystal of the 2D semiconductor WS2. Using uncompressed driving laser pulses, we demonstrate an energy resolution better than (107 ± 2) meV, while compressed pulses lead to a time resolution better than (48.8 ± 17) fs.…”
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Sulfur-vulcanized CoFe2O4 with high-efficiency photo-to-thermal conversion for enhanced CO2 reduction and mechanistic insights into selectivity by Xiaoke Chen, Ming Cai, Pengwei Huo, Yan Yan, Yue Zhang, Pengxin Li, Zhi Zhu

“…Semiconductor photocatalysts often exhibit low CO2 reduction activity due to inherent limitations. …”
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An Improved Topology of Isolated Bidirectional Resonant DC-DC Converter Based on Wide Bandgap Transistors for Electric Vehicle Onboard Chargers by Md. Tanvir Shahed, A. B. M. Harun-Ur Rashid

“…A precise power loss model of the semiconductor switches has been devised from the manufacturer’s datasheet to achieve a perfect thermal design for the converter. …”
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The Effect of Channel Layer Thickness on the Performance of GaN HEMTs for RF Applications by Qian Yu, Sheng Wu, Meng Zhang, Ling Yang, Xu Zou, Hao Lu, Chunzhou Shi, Wenze Gao, Mei Wu, Bin Hou, Gang Qiu, Xiaoning He, Xiaohua Ma, Yue Hao

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Development of a Bipolar Radio-frequency Power Supply for Structures of Lossless Ion Manipulations by Qing LIU, Run-ze XU, Yun-jing ZHANG, Ling-feng LI, Peng LI

“…In addition, the output stage used a half-bridge circuit with GaN metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect transistors (MOSFETs) as the core devices. …”
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Insights on nitrogen/oxygen dual defects synergistic modulated charge transfer across the g-C3N4/TiO2-NTAs heterojunction enhanced photodegradation and gas-sensing performances by Zhufeng Shao, Lue Zhan, Yiman Zhang, Yonglong Zhang, Guoyang Yu, Yunfei Song, Xiaoming Xiu

“…The PEC activity of these nanohybrids is notably superior to that of their semiconductor counterparts, primarily due to the synergistic coupling of strong heterojunction interfaces and abundant surface defects. …”
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Lead Telluride Doped with Au as a Very Promising Material for Thermoelectric Applications by Pantelija M. Nikolic, Konstantinos M. Paraskevopoulos, Triantafyllia T. Zorba, Zorka Z. Vasiljevic, Eleni Pavlidou, Stevan S. Vujatovic, Vladimir Blagojevic, Obrad S. Aleksic, Aleksandar I. Bojicic, Maria V. Nikolic

“…Both methods confirmed that when PbTe was doped with 3.3 at% Au, thermoelectric and electrical properties of this doped semiconductor were both significantly improved, so Au as a dopant in PbTe could be used as a new high quality thermoelectric material.…”
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Characterization of New Particle Formation in Soft X-ray Radiolysis Reactor: AMCs-to-Secondary Inorganic Aerosols by Jiyoon Shin, Kyungil Cho, Yoonkyeong Ha, Giwon Kang, Jihye Park, Hunkwan Park, Changhyuk Kim

“…Abstract Airborne molecular contaminants (AMCs) in cleanrooms should be monitored and controlled tightly to reduce yield loss since they can be converted into nanoparticles or surface haze contamination on semiconductor chips or masks. Soft X-ray radiolysis was developed to detect AMCs as low as the ppt-level by forming secondary aerosols from AMCs under soft X-ray irradiation. …”
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Photocatalytic Degradation of E.Coli Bacteria by Graphitic Carbon Nitride Photocatalysts under Visible Light Irradiation by Zahra Ahmadi Panah, Reyhaneh Dehghan, Mehran Bijari, Afsaneh Shahbazi

“…Graphitic carbon nitride, as a polymeric semiconductor, has attracted significant attention in this field. …”
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Fabrication of Cu: ZnO thin film sensor for ethanol vapor detection by Robin Simkhada, Dalton R. Gibbs, Soma Dhakal, Dipak Oli, Rishi Ram Ghimire, Deependra Das Mulmi, Leela Pradhan Joshi

“… For a long time, metal oxide semiconductor (MOS) based gas sensors have been widely used in domestic, commercial, and industrial sectors to detect harmful gases. …”
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Device Modeling Based on Cost-Sensitive Densely Connected Deep Neural Networks by Xiaoying Tang, Zhiqiang Li, Lang Zeng, Hongwei Zhou, Xiaoxu Cheng, Zhenjie Yao

“…Engineers used TCAD tools for semiconductor devices modeling. However, it is computationally expensive and time-consuming for advanced devices with smaller dimensions. …”
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Plasmonically-enhanced reconfigurable photodetector based on graphene/Sb2S3 heterojunction by Xiaojuan Lian, Shiyu Li, Jiyuan Jiang, Wen Huang, Nan He, Xiaoyan Liu, Jie Wu, Zhou Wang, Gangyi Zhu, Lei Wang

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