A machine-learning-based hardware-Trojan detection approach for chips in the Internet of Things by Chen Dong, Jinghui Chen, Wenzhong Guo, Jian Zou

“…Therefore, more and more researchers are paying attention to the pre-silicon detection method. In this study, we propose a machine-learning-based hardware-Trojan detection method at the gate level. …”
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Automatic Quantitative Analysis of Internal Quantum Efficiency Measurements of GaAs Solar Cells Using Deep Learning by Zubair Abdullah‐Vetter, Brendan Wright, Tien‐Chun Wu, Ali Shakiba, Ziv Hameiri

“…While several methodologies exist to extract those parameters from silicon solar cells, there is a lack of accessible approaches for non‐silicon cell technologies, like gallium arsenide cells, typically limiting the analysis to only the qualitative level. …”
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High Improvement in Conversion Efficiency of μc-SiGe Thin-Film Solar Cells with Field-Enhancement Layers by Shu-Hung Yu, Wei Lin, Yu-Hung Chen, Chun-Yen Chang

“…The improved performance for hydrogenated microcrystalline silicon-germanium (μc-Si1−xGex:H, x~0.1) p-i-n single solar cells with hydrogenated microcrystalline silicon (μc-Si:H) field-enhancement layers (FELs) is demonstrated for the first time. …”
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Titanium Silicide Formation in Presence of Oxygen by C. Nobili, F. Nava, G. Ottaviani, M. Costato, G. De Santi, G. Queirolo

“…The presence of oxygen produces the formation of silicon and titanium oxide around 500 C. Critical analysis of the experimental results have indicated that metal oxidation is inhibited when an excess of silicon is present, which suggests the use of a sputtered Si coating cap as a medium capable of effectively decoupling the silicide film from oxygen. …”
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Optimization of Tilt Angle of a PV System to Get Maximum Generated Power: a Case Study by Harwan Mohammed Taha, Sipan Hameed

“…Regarding PV technologies, the CdTe types generated more annual PV energy than other mentioned types, followed by CIS which produced more output PV energy than Crystalline Silicon. …”
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Measuring transducers for optical diagnostic system with multifunctional unitary photovoltaic converters by R. I. Vorobei, O. K. Gusev, A. I. Svistun, A. K. Tyavlovsky, K. L. Tyavlovsky, L. I. Shadurskaya

“…Possible materials for resistive or barrier photovoltaic converter structure are Germanium, Silicon, А3В5 systems and other semiconductors including that compatible with «non-silicon» technologies and structures on sapphire substrate.…”
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Optical driving, spin initialization and readout of single SiV− centers in a Fabry-Perot resonator by Gregor Bayer, Robert Berghaus, Selene Sachero, Andrea B. Filipovski, Lukas Antoniuk, Niklas Lettner, Richard Waltrich, Marco Klotz, Patrick Maier, Viatcheslav Agafonov, Alexander Kubanek

“…Color centers in diamond, particularly the negatively charged silicon vacancy center, are promising candidates to establish such nodes. …”
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Design of a release-free piezo-optomechanical quantum transducer by Paul Burger, Joey Frey, Johan Kolvik, David Hambraeus, Raphaël Van Laer

“…., non-suspended, design leverages a silicon-on-sapphire platform. It combines release-free lithium niobate electromechanical crystals with silicon optomechanical crystals on a sapphire substrate, optimizing thermal anchoring and microwave and mechanical coherence. …”
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Electrical and Thermal Anisotropy in Additively Manufactured AlSi10Mg and Fe-Si Samples by Martin Sarap, Hans Tiismus, Ants Kallaste, Mart Saarna, Märt Kolnes, Payam Shams Ghahfarokhi, Toomas Vaimann

“…On the other hand, the silicon steel samples show constant conductivities and lack of anisotropy both before and after heat treatment. …”
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LSTM-based framework for predicting point defect percentage in semiconductor materials using simulated XRD patterns by Mehran Motamedi, Reza Shidpour, Mehdi Ezoji

“…The model was initially trained on silicon-simulated XRD data with defect percentages ranging from 1 to 5%, enabling it to predict defect percentages from 0 to 10% in silicon and other semiconductor materials, including AlAs, CdS, GaAs, Ge, and ZnS. …”
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Highly Reflective Dielectric Back Reflector for Improved Efficiency of Tandem Thin-Film Solar Cells by Chog Barugkin, Ulrich W. Paetzold, Kylie R. Catchpole, Angelika Basch, Reinhard Carius

“…We apply the highly reflective back reflector to tandem thin-film silicon solar cells and compare its performance with conventional ZnO:Al/Ag reflector. …”
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Effect of SiC Addition on Microhardness and Relative Density during Selective Laser Melting of 316L Stainless Steel by Raid Mohammed Hadi, Ziad Aeyad Taha

“…The methodology involved the addition of 1% wt. silicon carbide with particle sizes <40 μm to reinforce the stainless steel matrix. …”
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Selected social impact indicators influenced by materials for green energy technologies by Saeed Rahimpour, Mohammad El-Wali, Iryna Makarava, Hanna L. Tuomisto, Mari Lundström, Andrzej Kraslawski

“…Here we show that Aluminum production for electric vehicles, wind turbines and solar photovoltaic panels generates the most jobs and income opportunities, while extraction of Cobalt, Lithium, Silicon, and Zinc carry the highest social risks.…”
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Using Flexible Polyimide as a Substrate to Deposit ZnO:Ga Thin Films and Fabricate p-i-n α-Si:H Thin-Film Solar Cells by Fang-Hsing Wang, Cheng-Fu Yang, Min-Chu Liu

“…We would also prove that substrate temperature of the GZO thin films had large effect on the characteristics of the fabricated α-Si amorphous silicon thin-film solar cells.…”
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Characterization of Nanocrystalline SiGe Thin Film Solar Cell with Double Graded-Dead Absorption Layer by Chao-Chun Wang, Dong-Sing Wuu, Shui-Yang Lien, Yang-Shih Lin, Chueh-Yang Liu, Chia-Hsum Hsu, Chia-Fu Chen

“…The nanocrystalline silicon-germanium (nc-SiGe) thin films were deposited by high-frequency (27.12 MHz) plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition (HF-PECVD). …”
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Performance Investigation of Air Velocity Effects on PV Modules under Controlled Conditions by Muzaffar Ali, Muhammad Hasan Iqbal, Nadeem Ahmed Sheikh, Hafiz M. Ali, M. Shehryar Manzoor, Muhammad Mahabat Khan, Khairul Fikri Tamrin

“…In the present work, an experimental investigation was carried out to analyze the effects of air velocity on the performance of two PV modules, that is, monocrystalline silicon and polycrystalline silicon under the controlled conditions of a wind tunnel in the presence of an artificial solar simulator. …”
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Electrical Characterization of Si/ZnO Nanorod PN Heterojunction Diode by Sadia Muniza Faraz, Wakeel Shah, Naveed Ul Hassan Alvi, Omer Nur, Qamar Ul Wahab

“…The electrical characterization of p-Silicon (Si) and n-Zinc oxide (ZnO) nanorod heterojunction diode has been performed. …”
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Using a Synthetic Borehole Model to Determine the Pore Aspect Ratio Dependence of Velocities from Acoustic Well-Logging Data by Xiao Feng, Tianyang Li, Bingrui Du, Wenxin Kong

“…In this study, we established a synthetic borehole model by selecting different particle sizes of cement, carbonate cuttings, and micro-silicon as the matrix, and silicon disks as the pores in carbonate rocks. …”
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Design, development, and performance study of a PWM based thermostat system for viscosity measurement by Md․Saidul Islam, Md․Sadequl Azam, Mahedi Hassan, Atish Bhathacharjee, Shahin Aziz

“…In this investigation, water and silicon oil both are used as heated fluids; nevertheless, the device is capable of functioning with any other alternative liquid as well. …”
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Ultrasensitive Detection of 2,4-Dinitrophenol Using Nanowire Biosensor by Yuri D. Ivanov, Kristina A. Malsagova, Tatyana O. Pleshakova, Rafael A. Galiullin, Andrey F. Kozlov, Ivan D. Shumov, Irina A. Ivanova, Alexander I. Archakov, Vladimir P. Popov, Alexander V. Latyshev, Konstantin V. Rudenko, Alexander V. Glukhov

“…This method employs the sensors based on silicon nanowire field-effect transistors with protective layers of high-k dielectrics, whose surface is functionalized with an amino silane. …”
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