bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
A fast and quantitative measurement of shear wave speed and attenuation using (cross) modal assurance criterion for acoustic radiation force elasticity imaging
Authors: Jiao Yang , Yang Chen , Xu Jie , Cheng Leilei , Tang Yujia , Cui Yaoyao 
Published: January 2021

Abstract
The measurement of shear wave speed (SWS) or attenuation in soft materials, especially in biological tissues, plays a crucial role in acoustic radiation force elasticity imaging which provides a quantitative measurement of elastic properties. In this study, with the first attempt to apply modal analysis theory to acoustic radiation force elasticity imaging, we propose a fast tracking algorithm based on the modal assurance criterion (MAC) including 2D SWS-MAC for SWS measurement and the signed cross modal assurance criterion (CrossMAC) for shear wave attenuation measurement. These approaches achieved high speedup with a framework of high-level parallelism. The FEM simulation results proved the accuracy of these two approaches. Phantom experiments showed that the 2D SWS-MAC approach had good consistency in SWS estimation compared to existing approaches and could accurately preserve the boundary contour of the inclusion with narrowed assurance intervals (quarter-width assurance intervals). An excised porcine liver experiment verified the effectiveness of shear wave attenuation estimation with Signed CrossMAC. These results demonstrate that the MAC based approaches improved both the shear wave motion measurement precision and the speedup rate of the measurement compared to conventional time domain cross-correlation or time-to-peak methods.
An inverse simulation for simultaneous identification of randomly oriented arbitrarily shaped particle size distribution and its degree of non-sphericity from spectral transmittance measurement
Authors: Islam Md Arafat , Qi Hong , Ren Ya-Tao , Zhang Jun-You 
Published: January 2021

Abstract
An experimental model is suggested and integrated with a numerical scheme for simultaneous identification of arbitrary shape particle size distribution (PSD) and its degree of non-sphericity present in a system. In this spectroscopic instrumentation, the transmittance intensity of light is measured by calculating the bulk absorption coefficient of randomly oriented arbitrarily shaped particles by adopting parameterized anomalous diffraction theory. The effects of reflection and refraction of arbitrary shapes of particles are also considered. Multi-wavelength transmittance signals (estimated and measured values) are used to fit the objective functions for the identification of target parameters. The unique feature of this simulation is the simultaneous identification of the joint function PSD and the shape perimeter of arbitrary particles using the joint log-normal distribution function. A probability-density-function-based ant colony optimization (PDF-ACO) algorithm is carried out for the inverse simulation. The parameters retrieved by the multi-wavelength transmittance signals show good agreement with the set original values of the target parameters. The robustness of the PDF-ACO algorithm could successfully keep the retrieval errors of the estimated parameters within the tolerable limit (error < 10%) even at high noise in the system.
Design of highly sensitive and selective ethanol sensor based on α-Fe2O3/Nb2O5 heterostructure
Authors: Khatoon Rabia , Rauf Sajid , Haq Mahmood Ul , Attique Sanam , Din Salah Ud , Ali Nasir , Guo Yichuan , Chen Hongwen , Tian Yang , Lu Jianguo 
Published: January 2021

Abstract
The introduction of heterostructures is a new approach in gas sensing due to their easy and quick transport of charges. Herein, facile hydrothermal and solid-state techniques are employed to synthesize an α-Fe2O3/Nb2O5 heterostructure. The morphology, microstructure, crystallinity and surface composition of the synthesized heterostructures are investigated by scanning electron microscope, transmission electron microscope, x-ray diffraction, x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy and Brunauer–Emmett–Teller analyses. The successful fabrication of the heterostructures was achieved via the mutual incorporation of α-Fe2O3 nanorods with Nb2O5 interconnected nanoparticles (INPs). A sensor based on the α-Fe2O3(0.09)/Nb2O5 heterostructure with a high surface area exhibited enhanced gas-sensing features, maintaining high selectivity and sensitivity, and a considerable recovery percentage towards ethanol gas. The sensing response of the α-Fe2O3(0.09)/Nb2O5 heterostructure at lower operating temperature (160 °C) is around nine times higher than a pure Nb2O5 (INP) sensor at 180 °C with the flow of 100 ppm ethanol gas. The sensors also show excellent selectivity, good long-term stability and a rapid response/recovery time (8s/2s, respectively) to ethanol. The superior electronic conductivity and upgraded sensitivity performance of gas sensors based on the α-Fe2O3(0.09)/Nb2O5 heterostructure are attributed due to its unique structural features, high specific surface area and the synergic effect of the n–n heterojunction. The promising results demonstrate the potential application of the α-Fe2O3(0.09)/Nb2O5 heterostructure as a good sensing material for the fabrication of ethanol sensors.
Compliance current controlled volatile and nonvolatile memory in Ag/CoFe2O4/Pt resistive switching device
Authors: Munjal Sandeep , Khare Neeraj 
Published: January 2021

Abstract
We report on the resistive memory effects of a Ag/CoFe2O4/Pt device and a deterministic conversion between volatile and nonvolatile resistive switching (RS) memory through the tuning of current compliance (I
CC). For the smaller I
CC (10−4 A) the device exhibits volatile RS behavior with an atomically sized conducting filament showing the quantum conductance. For an intermediate I
CC (10−2 A) nonvolatile bipolar RS behavior is observed, which could originate from the formation and rupture of filament consisting of Ag ions. The high resistance state (HRS) of the device shows a semiconducting conduction mechanism, whereas the low resistance state (LRS) was found to be Ohmic in nature. The temperature dependent resistance studies and magnetization studies indicated that the electrochemical metallization plays a dominant role in the resistive switching process for volatile and nonvolatile modes through the formation of Ag conducting filaments. For higher I
CC (10−1 A) the device permanently switches to LRS. The irreversible RS memory behaviors, observed for higher I
CC, could be attributed to the formation of a thick and stable conducting channel formed of oxygen vacancies and Ag ions. The compliance current controlled resistive switching modes with a large memory window make the present device a potential candidate to pave the way for future resistive switching devices.
A new approach for synthesizing plasmonic polymer nanocomposite thin films by combining a gold salt aerosol and an atmospheric pressure low-temperature plasma
Authors: Nadal Elie , Milaniak Natalia , Glenat Hervé , Laroche Gaétan , Massines Françoise 
Published: January 2021

Abstract
The proof of the concept of a new, onestep and safe by design process to synthesize metal-polymer nanocomposites thin films on a large surface is presented. It is based on the injection of an aerosol of a solution of metal (gold) salts dissolved in a polymerizable solvent (isopropanol) into an argon atmospheric pressure dielectric barrier discharge. The main novelty of this method resides in the fact that the nanoparticles are formed in situ, inside the plasma reactor, in the gas phase. Consequently, the nanoparticle synthesis and deposition are concomitant with the solvent polymerization used to produce the matrix, which makes it possible to obtain homogeneous layers of non-agglomerated nanoparticles (NPs) with high NPs density. By toggling between low and high-frequency discharges, gold/polymer nanocomposites with different morphologies and optical properties are synthesized. The effect of the concentration of gold in the aerosol and the gas residence time in the plasma as well as the ratio of high and low-frequency discharge and their repetition rate are presented. The thin films are systematically characterized by AFM and UV–visible spectroscopy to analyze their morphologies along with their plasmonic resonances.
Antisolvent engineering on low-temperature processed CsPbI3 inorganic perovskites for improved performances of solar cells
Authors: Han Bingquan , Zhang Lei , Cao Yuwei , Li Benyi , Liu Zhiyuan , Xu Lingbo , Wang Peng , Lin Ping , Wu Xiaoping , Cui Can 
Published: January 2021

Abstract
CsPbI3 inorganic perovskites with ideal bandgap and much enhanced thermal stability compared with organic−inorganic hybrid perovskites, have attracted much interest in the field of solar cells. The performances of solar cells highly depend on the quality of perovskite films, yet the research on fabrication methods of inorganic perovskites is far below that of organic–inorganic hybrid counterparts. Antisolvent engineering is a widely used method in controlling the morphology and crystallinity of organic–inorganic hybrid perovskites. Its effect varies with parameters such as the physicochemical properties of antisolvents and the compositions of perovskite precursors. Specially, there lacks a comprehensive study comparing different antisolvents used in low-temperature processed CsPbI3 from dimethylammonium-based precursors. In this work, we used three different antisolvents to control the growth of CsPbI3 films in a low-temperature (<200 °C) processed procedure and systematically compared the properties of resultant films. The green antisolvent ethyl acetate (EA) engineered CsPbI3 films exhibit improved morphology and crystallinity as well as reduced defects, compared with the counterparts processed without antisolvent or those with widely employed toxic antisolvents toluene and chlorobenzene. The EA antisolvent engineering results in efficient CsPbI3 perovskite solar cells with a champion power conversion efficiency of 8.8%. Our work thus provides a green and viable way to prepare high quality CsPbI3 perovskite films for optoelectronic applications.
Double-strand breaks measured along a 160 MeV proton Bragg curve using a novel FIESTA-DNA probe in a cell-free environment
Authors: McConnell Kristen A , Chang Chang , Giebeler Annelise , Liu Lawrence , Zhu Qu Lingyan , Moiseenko Vitali 
Published: January 2021

Abstract
Proton radiotherapy treatment planning systems use a constant relative biological effectiveness (RBE) = 1.1 to convert proton absorbed dose into biologically equivalent high-energy photon dose. This method ignores linear energy transfer (LET) distributions, and RBE is known to change as a function of LET. Variable RBE approaches have been proposed for proton planning optimization. Experimental validation of models underlying these approaches is a pre-requisite for their clinical implementation. This validation has to probe every level in the evolution of radiation-induced biological damage leading to cell death, starting from DNA double-strand breaks (DSB). Using a novel FIESTA-DNA probe, we measured the probability of double-strand break (P
DSB) along a 160 MeV proton Bragg curve at two dose levels (30 and 60 Gy (RBE)) and compared it to measurements in a 6 MV photon beam. A machined setup that held an Advanced Markus parallel plate chamber for proton dose verification alongside the probes was fabricated. Each sample set consisted of five 10 μl probes suspended inside plastic microcapillary tubes. These were irradiated with protons to 30 Gy (RBE) at depths of 5–17.5 cm and 60 Gy (RBE) at depths of 10–17.2 cm with 1 mm resolution around Bragg peak. Sample sets were also irradiated using 6MV photons to 20, 40, 60, and 80 Gy. For the 30 Gy (RBE) measurements, increases in P
DSB/Gy were observed at 17.0 cm followed by decreases at larger depth. For the 60 Gy (RBE) measurements, no increase in P
DSB/Gy was observed, but there was a decrease after 17.0 cm. Dose-response for P
DSB between 30 and 60 Gy (RBE) showed less than doubling of P
DSB when dose was doubled. Proton RBE effect from DSB, RBEP,DSB, was <1 except at the Bragg peak. The experiment showed that the novel probe can be used to perform DNA DSB measurements in a proton beam. To establish relevance to clinical environment, further investigation of the probe’s chemical scavenging needs to be performed.
Fast neutron energy based modelling of biological effectiveness with implications for proton and ion beams
Authors: Jones Bleddyn 
Published: January 2021

Abstract
A practical neutron energy dependent RBE model has been developed, based on the relationship between a mono-energetic neutron energy and its likely recoil proton energy. Essentially, the linear energy transfer (LET) values of the most appropriate recoil proton energies are then used to modify the linear quadratic model radiosensitivities (α and β) from their reference LET radiation values to provide the RBE estimates. Experimental neutron studies published by Hall (including some mono-energetic beams ranging from 0.2 to 15 MeV), Broerse, Berry, and data from the Clatterbridge and Detroit clinical neutron beams, which all contain some data from a spectrum of neutron energies, are used to derive single effective neutron energies (NEeff) for each spectral beam. These energies yield a recoil proton spectrum, but with an effective mean proton energy (being around 50% of NEeff). The fractional increase in LET is given by the recoil proton LET divided by the proton (LETU) value which provides the highest RBE. This ratio is then used to determine the change in the linear-quadratic model α and β parameters, from those of the reference radiation, to estimate the RBE. The predicted proton recoil RBE is then reasonably close to the experimental neutron RBE values found when taking into account the variation inherent in biological experiments. The work has some important consequences. The data of Hall et al (1975 Radiat. Res.
64 245–55) shows that the highest RBE values are found with neutron energies around 0.3–0.4 MeV, but this energy cannot possibly generate recoil proton energies which are higher, as necessary for a 0.68 MeV proton with a 30.5 keV μm−1 LETU (the LET value which provides the maximum obtainable RBE for a specified ion). For 0.4 MeV neutrons with proton recoil energies of around 0.2 MeV, the latter have a LET of around 62.88 keV μm−1. This could have an impact on proton beam RBE modelling. However, this is compensated by finding that the maximum radiosensitivity for mono-energetic neutrons was around 1.7 times larger than previously suggested from experimental ion beam studies, probably due to the necessary spreading out of Bragg peaks for ion beam experimental purposes, sampling errors and particle range considerations. This semi-empirical model can be used with minimal computer support and could have applications in ionic beams and in radioprotection.
Silicon nanowires: the promoter of performance improvement of microplasma in a microcavity array device
Authors: Ma Xiaoqin , Wang Yaogong , Chen Lichi , Hu Long , Wang Wenjiang , Zhang Xiaoning , Liu Chunliang 
Published: January 2021

Abstract
A microcavity array device decorated by silicon nanowires (SiNWs) is fabricated and the discharge property improvement is investigated. The array device can be operated stably from several kPa to atmospheric pressure of argon, powered by a 20 kHz bipolar nanosecond pulse source. Profiting by electron emission from SiNWs, the microplasma discharge dynamics and emission properties are significantly enhanced. Experimental results manifest that the instantaneous total current of the device decorated by SiNWs is up to ∼20% higher than that of the device without SiNWs and the mean current is increased by ∼12.5% compared with the conventional device (without SiNWs), and the ignition voltage decreased by ∼24%. The setup time is less than 90 ns before the device is fully ignited, and emission intensity enhanced by over 60% compared with the conventional plain surface device. Moreover, calculated by Lissajous figures, the discharge power of proposed device is higher than that of the traditional device with increment of ∼26%, and the impact of SiNWs on microdischarge processes is analyzed. The mechanism of the microplasma property enhancement is discussed through introducing the electric field enhancement effect at SiNWs cap and initial seed electrons emitted from SiNWs. This work combines the characteristic advantages of SiNWs with microcavity gas discharge to achieve the performance improvement of microplasma, and the results reported here has profound impacts on improving microplasma discharge properties and implies potential significance in promoting the performance of plasma applications.
Axial–azimuthal, high-frequency modes from global linear-stability model of a Hall thruster
Authors: Bello-Benítez Enrique , Ahedo Eduardo 
Published: January 2021

Abstract
Axial–azimuthal instabilities of a Hall-thruster plasma discharge are investigated using fluid model and a linear global stability approach, appropriate to the large axial inhomogeneity of the equilibrium solution. Electron pressure and electron inertia are considered in both the equilibrium and perturbed solutions. Fourier transform in time and azimuth are taken and the dispersion relation, for the resultant Sturm–Liouville problem governing the axial behavior of the modes, is numerically obtained. The analysis, focused in mid-to-high frequencies and large wavenumbers identifies two main instability types. The dominant mode develops in the near plume at 1–5 MHz and azimuthal mode numbers ∼10–50, has a weak ion response and seems to be triggered by negative gradients of the magnetic field. The subdominant mode develops near the anode at 100–300 kHz and azimuthal mode numbers ∼1–10, and seems of the rotating-spoke type. Both instabilities are well characterized by investigating their oblique propagation, the influence of design and operation parameters, and the effects of anode–cathode electric connection, electron inertia, and temperature perturbations. The possible impact of these instabilities on electron cross-field transport is estimated through a quasilinear approach, which yields a spatially-rippled turbulent force.
GaN FinFETs and trigate devices for power and RF applications: review and perspective
Authors: Zhang Yuhao , Zubair Ahmad , Liu Zhihong , Xiao Ming , Perozek Joshua , Ma Yunwei , Palacios Tomás 
Published: January 2021

Abstract
Gallium nitride (GaN) is becoming a mainstream semiconductor for power and radio-frequency (RF) applications. While commercial GaN devices are increasingly being adopted in data centers, electric vehicles, consumer electronics, telecom and defense applications, their performance is still far from the intrinsic GaN limit. In the last few years, the fin field-effect transistor (FinFET) and trigate architectures have been leveraged to develop a new generation of GaN power and RF devices, which have continuously advanced the state-of-the-art in the area of microwave and power electronics. Very different from Si digital FinFET devices, GaN FinFETs have allowed for numerous structural innovations based on engineering the two-dimensional-electron gas or p–n junctions, in both lateral and vertical architectures. The superior gate controllability in these fin-based GaN devices has not only allowed higher current on/off ratio, steeper threshold swing, and suppression of short-channel effects, but also enhancement-mode operation, on-resistance reduction, current collapse alleviation, linearity improvement, higher operating frequency, and enhanced thermal management. Several GaN FinFET and trigate device technologies are close to commercialization. This review paper presents a global overview of the reported GaN FinFET and trigate device technologies for RF and power applications, as well as provides in-depth analyses correlating device design parameters to device performance space. The paper concludes with a summary of current challenges and exciting research opportunities in this very dynamic research field.
Two-membrane cavity optomechanics: non-linear dynamics
Authors: Piergentili Paolo , Li Wenlin , Natali Riccardo , Malossi Nicola , Vitali David , Di Giuseppe Giovanni 
Published: January 2021

Abstract
We study the non-linear dynamics of a multimode optomechanical system constituted of a driven high-finesse Fabry–Pérot cavity containing two vibrating dielectric membranes. The analytical study allows to derive a full and consistent description of the displacement detection by a probe beam in the non-linear regime, enabling the faithful detection of membrane displacements well above the usual sensing limit corresponding to the cavity linewidth. In the weak driving regime where the system is in a pre-synchronized situation, the unexcited oscillator has a small, synchronized component at the frequency of the excited one; both large and small amplitude resonator motions are transduced in a nontrivial way by the non-linear response of the optical probe beam. We find perfect agreement between the experimental results, the numerical simulations, and an analytical approach based on slowly-varying amplitude equations.
Numerical solution and characteristic study of time-fractional shocks collision
Authors: Shakeel Mehnaz , Parveen Shahida , Islam Siraj-ul , Hussain Iltaf 
Published: January 2021

Abstract
In this study, the interaction of counter-propagating ion acoustic shock waves in three-component unmagnetized plasmas with inertial warm ions, superthermal electrons and positrons are examined. By employing the extended Poincare-Lighthill-Kuo (PLK) method, two-sided Korteweg-deVries-Burgers (KdVB) equations and their corresponding phase shifts for the shock wave are also derived. The derived two-sided KdVB equations are converted to two-sided time-fractional KdVB (TFKdVB) equations by semi inverse method, which is then solved numerically by a local meshless method (LMM). The effects of the ratio of electron temperature to positron temperature, the spectral index

κ

e

,

κ

p

and fractional concentration of positron component p on the phase shift are also examined. Figures are given to judge the performance of the LMM. Comparison is made with the exact solution for the classical case (i.e. ρ = 1) and with Petrov-Galerkin method (PGM) in case of fractional derivative. The influence of the fractional parameter on the behaviour of ion acoustic shock wave in e-p-i plasma is investigated.
The NUBASE2020 evaluation of nuclear physics properties *
Authors: Kondev F.G. , Wang M. , Huang W.J. , Naimi S. , Audi G. 
Published: January 2021

Abstract
The NUBASE2020 evaluation contains the recommended values of the main nuclear physics properties for all nuclei in their ground and excited, isomeric (T1/2

100 ns) states. It encompasses all experimental data published in primary (journal articles) and secondary (mainly laboratory reports and conference proceedings) references, together with the corresponding bibliographical information. In cases where no experimental data were available for a particular nuclide, trends in the behavior of specific properties in neighboring nuclei were examined and estimated values are proposed. Evaluation procedures and policies that were used during the development of this evaluated nuclear data library are presented, together with a detailed table of recommended values and their uncertainties.