cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
Chemical Purity of Copper-Gallium Thin Films Deposited from Different Sputtering Targets
Creators: name: Linke, C.
name: Scherer, T.
name: Köstenbauer, H.
name: Adelhelm, C.
name: Winkler, J.
Publisher: name: WIP
Year: 2013
Subjects: THIN FILM SOLAR CELLS
CdTe, CIS and Related Ternary and Quaternary Thin Film Solar Cells

description: 28th European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition; 2345-2348
description: Thin films sputtered from two different CuGa (30 wt.% Ga) target qualities exhibit no differences
in oxygen content. The mean oxygen concentration level was 0.41 – 0.46 at.% in the thin films, which is about a
factor of 2 higher than in the powder metallurgical sputtering target and about a factor of 200 higher than in the
cast sputtering target, respectively. It can be concluded that residual oxygen in the sputtering chamber is the main
factor determining the oxygen content in the sputtered thin films, and not the oxygen content in the sputtering
target itself. On the other hand, metallic impurities like iron, nickel, and chromium in thin films clearly correlate
with the target composition and therefore mainly originate from the sputtering target. With powder metallurgical
manufactured CuGa sputtering targets a consistent and homogeneous gallium distribution and thickness
uniformity within the sputtered thin films is achieved. Efficiency of solar cell samples with CuGa precursor thin
films sputtered from a P/M target is more homogeneous than with thin films sputtered from a cast target.
Demographic characteristics and predictors of smoking cessation six months after surgery
Creators: name: Myles, Paul S.
Publisher: name: Monash University
Year: 2022

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Observations of cyclone-induced storm surge in coastal Bangladesh
Creators: name: Chiu, Soyee
name: Small, Christopher
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Geophysics (physics.geo-ph)
subject: Atmospheric and Oceanic Physics (physics.ao-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Water level measurements from 15 tide gauges in the coastal zone of Bangladesh are analyzed in conjunction with cyclone tracks and wind speed data for 54 cyclones between 1977 and 2010. Storm surge magnitude is inferred from residual water levels computed by subtracting modeled astronomical tides from observed water levels at each station. Observed residual water levels are generally smaller than reported storm surge levels for cyclones where both are available, and many cyclones produce no obvious residual at all. Both maximum and minimum residual water levels are higher for west-landing cyclones producing onshore winds and generally diminish for cyclones making landfall on the Bangladesh coast or eastward producing offshore winds. Water levels observed during cyclones are generally more strongly influenced by tidal phase and amplitude than by storm surge alone. In only 7 of the 15 stations does the highest plausible observed water level coincide with a cyclone. While cyclone-coincident residual water level maxima occur at a wide range of tidal phases, very few coincide with high spring tides. Comparisons of cyclone-related casualties with maximum wind speed, hour of landfall, population density and residual water level (inferred storm surge) show no significant correlations for any single characteristic. Cyclones with high casualties are often extreme in one or more of these characteristics but there appears to be no single extreme characteristic shared by all high casualty cyclones.
description: 23 pages, 7 figures
Micronycteris nicefori Sanborn 1949
Creators: name: Koopman, Karl F.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 1993
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Chordata
Mammalia
Chiroptera
Phyllostomidae
Micronycteris
Micronycteris nicefori

description: Micronycteris nicefori Sanborn, 1949. Fieldiana Zool., 31:230. TYPE LOCALITY: Colombia, Norte de Santander, Cucuta. DISTRIBUTION: Belize to N Colombia, Venezuela, Guianas, Amazonian Brazil, and Peru; Trinidad. SYNONYMS: hypoleuca. COMMENTS: Subgenus Trinycteris.
description: Published as part of Karl F. Koopman, 1993, Order Chiroptera, pp. 137-241 in Mammal Species of the World (2 nd Edition), Washington and London :Smithsonian Institution Press on page 179, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.7353060
An Observationally-Derived Kick Distribution for Neutron Stars in Binary Systems
Creators: name: O'Doherty, Tyrone N.
name: Bahramian, Arash
name: Miller-Jones, James C. A.
name: Goodwin, Adelle J.
name: Mandel, Ilya
name: Willcox, Reinhold
name: Atri, Pikky
name: Strader, Jay
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2023
Subjects: subject: High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena (astro-ph.HE)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Understanding the natal kicks received by neutron stars (NSs) during formation is a critical component of modelling the evolution of massive binaries. Natal kicks are an integral input parameter for population synthesis codes, and have implications for the formation of double NS systems and their subsequent merger rates. However, many of the standard observational kick distributions that are used are obtained from samples created only from isolated NSs. Kick distributions derived in this way overestimate the intrinsic NS kick distribution. For NSs in binaries, we can only directly estimate the effect of the natal kick on the binary system, instead of the natal kick received by the NS itself. Here, for the first time, we present a binary kick distribution for NSs with low-mass companions. We compile a catalogue of 145 NSs in low-mass binaries with the best available constraints on proper motion, distance, and systemic radial velocity. For each binary, we use a three-dimensional approach to estimate its binary kick. We discuss the implications of these kicks on system formation, and provide a parametric model for the overall binary kick distribution, for use in future theoretical modelling work. We compare our results with other work on isolated NSs and NSs in binaries, finding that the NS kick distributions fit using only isolated pulsars underestimate the fraction of NSs that receive low kicks. We discuss the implications of our results on modelling double NS systems, and provide suggestions on how to use our results in future theoretical works.
description: Accepted for publication in MNRAS. 28 pages, 19 figures, 8 tables
High Efficiency CIGS Solar Cells Prepared from Oxide Precursor Films Deposited by One-Step Electrochemical Process
Creators: name: Sidali, T.
name: Duchatelet, A.
name: Savidand, G.
name: Chassaing, E.
name: Lincot, D.
Publisher: name: WIP
Year: 2013
Subjects: THIN FILM SOLAR CELLS
CdTe, CIS and Related Ternary and Quaternary Thin Film Solar Cells

description: 28th European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition; 2354-2356
description: One-step electrochemical deposition of mixed Cu-In-Ga oxide/hydroxide layers is investigated in
acidic aqueous solutions. The process is fast, within a few minutes, and allows the easy incorporation of indium and
gallium. The Ga/In+Ga ratio in the layer is directly controlled by their composition ratio in the electrolyte. The
deposition is followed by a reducing heat treatment in pure hydrogen between 500°C and 600°C. GD-OES analysis
shows the absence of oxygen after a two minutes reduction at 520°C, evidencing a fast reduction process. XRD
analysis confirms the presence of metallic indium, Cu2(In,Ga) phases and GaMo3. In pure hydrogen a lower
temperature and /or a shorter duration of the treatment leads to a limited formation of GaMo3. XRD analysis after
thermal selenization shows the evolution of the structure from CuInSe2 to Cu(In0.7,Ga0.3)Se2 with increasing Ga
content in the electrodeposited layer.
The conversion efficiency of completed cells measured in standard AM 1.5 conditions reaches up to 12.4 %. The
EQE response confirms the evolution from CIS to CIGS with increasing Ga content.
Further improvement in the selenization process is in progress to increase the open circuit-potential.
A two-channel, spectrally degenerate polarization entangled source on chip
Creators: name: Sansoni, Linda
name: Luo, Kai Hong
name: Eigner, Christof
name: Ricken, Raimund
name: Quiring, Viktor
name: Herrmann, Harald
name: Silberhorn, Christine
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: Quantum Physics (quant-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Integrated optics provides the platform for the experimental implementation of highly complex and compact circuits for quantum information applications. In this context integrated waveguide sources represent a powerful resource for the generation of quantum states of light due to their high brightness and stability. However, the confinement of the light in a single spatial mode limits the realization of multi-channel sources. Due to this challenge one of the most adopted sources in quantum information processes, i.e. a source which generates spectrally indistinguishable polarization entangled photons in two different spatial modes, has not yet been realized in a fully integrated platform. Here we overcome this limitation by suitably engineering two periodically poled waveguides and an integrated polarization splitter in lithium niobate. This source produces polarization entangled states with fidelity of F = 0.973(3) and a test of Bell's inequality results in a violation larger than 14 standard deviations. It can work both in pulsed and continuous wave regime. This device represents a new step toward the implementation of fully integrated circuits for quantum information applications.
description: 5 pages, 4 figures + supplementary material + corrected typos
Quantum enhanced radio detection and ranging with solid spins
Creators: name: Chen, Xiang-Dong
name: Wang, En-Hui
name: Shan, Long-Kun
name: Zhang, Shao-Chun
name: Feng, Ce
name: Zheng, Yu
name: Dong, Yang
name: Guo, Guang-Can
name: Sun, Fang-Wen
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2023
Subjects: subject: Quantum Physics (quant-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: The accurate radio frequency (RF) ranging and localizing of objects has benefited the researches including autonomous driving, the Internet of Things, and manufacturing. Quantum receivers have been proposed to detect the radio signal with ability that can outperform conventional measurement. As one of the most promising candidates, solid spin shows superior robustness, high spatial resolution and miniaturization. However, challenges arise from the moderate response to a high frequency RF signal. Here, by exploiting the coherent interaction between quantum sensor and RF field, we demonstrate quantum enhanced radio detection and ranging. The RF magnetic sensitivity is improved by three orders to 21 $pT/\sqrt{Hz}$, based on nanoscale quantum sensing and RF focusing. Further enhancing the response of spins to the target's position through multi-photon excitation, a ranging accuracy of 16 $μm$ is realized with a GHz RF signal. The results pave the way for exploring quantum enhanced radar and communications with solid spins.
Quality of life in adult asthma
Creators: name: Rassa, Judy.
Publisher: name: Monash University
Year: 2022

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Investigation of the Selenium to Metal Evaporation Ratio with Respect to Absorber Structure and Electrical Properties of Cu(In,Ga)Se2 Thin Film Solar Cells
Creators: name: Jarzembowski, E.
name: Hartnauer, S.
name: Fränzel, W.
name: Kaufmann, K.
name: Scheer, R.
Publisher: name: WIP
Year: 2013
Subjects: THIN FILM SOLAR CELLS
CdTe, CIS and Related Ternary and Quaternary Thin Film Solar Cells

description: 28th European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition; 2319-2322
description: In this work, a series of Mo/Cu(In,Ga)Se2/CdS/ZnO solar cells was investigated, with absorber layers
prepared by means of a three-stage co-evaporation process [1] with varying selenium flow (Se/Me=2-8) at two
different first stage substrate temperatures (400°C, 490°C). The used methods to characterize the absorber material
are EDX, XRD, ToF-SIMS and RAMAN measurements. We find that the preferred orientation of the CIGSe crystals
changes from (112) to (220)/(204) if Se/Me is larger than four. Crystal size and RAMAN-spectral features are
generally independent from the Se/Me-ratio. To determine the electrical properties we used I-V-measurements of
completed solar cells. VOC, JSC, FF and  show a clear maximum at Se/Me=5.
Micronycteris pusilla Sanborn 1949
Creators: name: Koopman, Karl F.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 1993
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Chordata
Mammalia
Chiroptera
Phyllostomidae
Micronycteris
Micronycteris pusilla

description: Micronycteris pusilla Sanborn, 1949. Fieldiana Zool., 31:228. TYPE LOCALITY: Brazil, Amazonas, Tahuapunta (Vaupes River). DISTRIBUTION: NW Brazil, E Colombia. COMMENTS: Subgenus Neonycteris.
description: Published as part of Karl F. Koopman, 1993, Order Chiroptera, pp. 137-241 in Mammal Species of the World (2 nd Edition), Washington and London :Smithsonian Institution Press on page 179, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.7353060
Influence of Interfacial MoSe2 Layers on ns Laser Scribing of Cu(In, Ga)Se2 Solar Cells
Creators: name: Kaufmann, K.
name: Werner, M.
name: Swatek, S.
name: Köhler, M.
name: Hagendorf, C.
Publisher: name: WIP
Year: 2013
Subjects: THIN FILM SOLAR CELLS
CdTe, CIS and Related Ternary and Quaternary Thin Film Solar Cells

description: 28th European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition; 2349-2353
description: In many thin film photovoltaic technologies laser structuring is a common method to achieve the
required monolithical series connection between neighboring cells. For CIGS solar cells P2 and P3 laser scribing
using ultra short laser pulses (ps, fs)i has also been proven to be suitable but it is still not used in industry production.
In this work, it is shown that nanosecond infrared laser pulses (1064 nm, 8 ns) are capable of removing the
CIGS/CdS/ZnO layers from the underlying Mo substrate utilizing an explosive ablation process. SEM micrographs
show that the resulting scribe edges exhibit clean fracture edges and are free of molten material for a broad
distribution of laser parameters. The Mo layer remains completely intact. However, the outcome of the laser process
strongly depends on the Mo/CIGS interface properties, like the presence of MoSe2 or oxide layers. In order to
understand the dominating interface properties, the composition of the CIGS/Mo interface as well as the presence of
interfacial layers are analyzed in detail using XPS surface scans and ToF-SIMS low energy depth profiling. In
particular, MoSe2 layers are analyzed in terms of thickness and crystal orientation using TEM. Based on results from
a quantitative pull test method, we found that the CIGS/Mo adhesion is crucial for successful laser scribing. Finally,
mechanical and compositional interface properties are discussed and a model for the laser ablation based on the
thermo-mechanical behavior of the CIGS layer stack under short pulse laser illumination is proposed.
A reproducible method to determine the meteoroid mass index
Creators: name: Pokorny, Petr
name: Brown, Peter G.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: Earth and Planetary Astrophysics (astro-ph.EP)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Context. The determination of meteoroid mass indices is central to flux measurements and evolutionary studies of meteoroid populations. However, different authors use different approaches to fit observed data, making results difficult to reproduce and the resulting uncertainties difficult to justify. The real, physical, uncertainties are usually an order of magnitude higher than the reported values. Aims. We aim to develop a fully automated method that will measure meteoroid mass indices and associated uncertainty. We validate our method on large radar and optical datasets and compare results to obtain a best estimate of the true meteoroid mass index. Methods. Using MultiNest, a Bayesian inference tool that calculates the evidence and explores the parameter space, we search for the best fit of cumulative number vs. mass distributions in a four-dimensional space of variables ($a,b,X_1,X_2$). We explore biases in meteor echo distributions using optical meteor data as a calibration dataset to establish the systematic offset in measured mass index values. Results. Our best estimate for the average de-biased mass index for the sporadic meteoroid complex, as measured by radar appropriate to the mass range $10^{-3} > \mathrm{m} > 10^{-5}$ g, was $s=-2.10 \pm 0.08$. Optical data in the $10^{-1} > \mathrm{m} > 10^{-3}$ g range, with the shower meteors removed, produced $s=-2.08 \pm 0.08$. We find the mass index used by Grun et al. 1985 is substantially larger than we measure in the $10^{-4} < m < 10^{-1}$ g range.
description: 12 pages, 12 figures, accepted to Astronomy and Astrophysics
Shape-Driven Selection Effects for Aspherical Near-Earth Objects in Systematic Surveys
Creators: name: Levine, W. Garrett
name: Jedicke, Robert
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2023
Subjects: subject: Earth and Planetary Astrophysics (astro-ph.EP)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: The apparent magnitude of elongated small bodies is time-dependent over their rotation phase. Therefore, previously undiscovered aspherical minor planets may experience a shape-driven selection effect in systematic surveys versus their spherical counterparts. In this study, we conduct injection-recovery exercises of synthetic asteroid lightcurves using a simple model to quantify the effect of varying axial ratio on detection efficiencies. We find that high-amplitude lightcurves are confronted with adverse selection effects for survey cadences and discovery thresholds for constructing tracklets that are representative of modern and proposed future NEO searches. Furthermore, we illustrate the possible hazards of drawing population-level inferences on an underlying reservoir of elongated small bodies. If physical size and characteristic axial ratios are correlated, then size-frequency distributions may require revision at small diameters. In particular, this effect could alter the estimated populations of near-Earth objects. We conclude by discussing the applicability of our results to various other classes of solar system minor planets and interstellar interlopers, as well as discuss future work that may further interrogate this detection bias.
description: 21 pages, 10 figure, 1 table. Accepted for publication in Icarus. (small typo fixed in v2)
Influence of Averaged Ga/III in Cu(In,Ga)Se2 Fabricated by Multi-Layer Precursor Method Upon Cell Efficiency
Creators: name: Chantana, J.
name: Murata, M.
name: Higuchi, T.
name: Watanabe, T.
name: Kawamura, K.
name: Minemoto, T.
Publisher: name: WIP
Year: 2013
Subjects: THIN FILM SOLAR CELLS
CdTe, CIS and Related Ternary and Quaternary Thin Film Solar Cells

description: 28th European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition; 2292-2295
description: Cu(In,Ga)Se2 (CIGS) is one of the most promising materials to fabricate low-cost and high-efficiency
thin film solar cells. It is known that the shape of Ga/III, Ga/(In+Ga), in CIGS plays a role in high photovoltaic
performance. However, averaged Ga/III in CIGS should be taken into account for improvement of cell efficiency. In
this work, CIGS on soda-lime glass/Mo is deposited by multi-layer precursor method using multi-layer coevaporation
of material sources. In order to investigate the effect of the averaged Ga/III on cell performance, Ga flux
during CIGS deposition is primarily manipulated. It is revealed that the increase in averaged Ga/III from 0.29 to 0.42
with identical Ga/III profile leads to the decrease in JSC; however, VOC and FF are drastically enhanced, thus causing
the improvement of cell efficiency to 15.50 % without anti-reflective (AR) layer. The results indicate that averaged
Ga/III is deemed an important parameter for high cell efficiency. Finally, the double Ga/III-grading profile with
suitable averaged Ga/III ratio (~0.37) is optimized by controlling Ga flux, resulting in high cell efficiency (16.05 %)
without AR layer.
Donor insemination : pregnancy outcomes, 1978-1988
Creators: name: Cooper, Monica.
Publisher: name: Monash University
Year: 2022

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Effect of Generalized Uncertainty Principle on Main-Sequence Stars and White Dwarfs
Creators: name: Moussa, Mohamed
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: General Physics (physics.gen-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: This paper addresses the effect of generalized uncertainty principle, emerged by a different approaches of quantum gravity within Planck scale, on thermodynamic properties of photon, non-relativistic ideal gases and degenerate fermions. A modification in pressure, particle number and energy density are calculated. Astrophysical objects such as main sequence stars and white dwarfs are examined and discussed as an application. A modification in Lane-Emden equation due to a change in a polytropic relation caused by the presence of quantum gravity, is investigated. The applicable range of quantum gravity parameters is estimated. The bounds in the perturbed parameters are relatively large but it may be considered reasonable values in the astrophysical regime.
description: 12 pages. arXiv admin note: text overlap with arXiv:1301.6133 by other authors
Photovoltaic Properties of Homojunction CIGS Solar Cells Using Various Divalent N-Type Dopants
Creators: name: Hiraga, H.
name: Nakagawa, N.
name: Shibasaki, S.
name: Yamazaki, M.
name: Yamamoto, K.
name: Sakurada, S.
Publisher: name: WIP
Year: 2013
Subjects: THIN FILM SOLAR CELLS
CdTe, CIS and Related Ternary and Quaternary Thin Film Solar Cells

description: 28th European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition; 2299-2301
description: In order to investigate important factors required of N-type dopants for CIGS, various divalent ions,
namely Mg, Ca, Mn Fe, Co, Ni, Cu, Zn and Cd, were doped as N-type dopants in CIGS thin films with the liquidphase
doping method and homojunction cells were fabricated. A maximum conversion efficiency of 17.7% was
obtained for Cd-doped homojunction cell but no photocurrents were observed for Co-, Ni- and Cu-doped cells.
Comparison with conversion efficiency and formal valence (V; estimated by bond valence sum calculation, BVS)
revealed that conversion efficiency depends on formal valence and shows a peak at V = +3. Ions applied in a highefficiency
cell seem to act as an effective N-type dopant. The above results indicate that the important factors
required of N-type dopants are the electronic configuration of the outermost electron shell and the coordination
environment determining the formal valence.
Cu2ZnSn(S,Se)4 Solar Cells Sputtered from Quaternary Target on Stainless Steel Substrate
Creators: name: Sterner, J.
name: Rasmussen, L.C.
name: Ericson, T.
name: Platzer-Björkman, C.
name: Niemi, E.
name: Jaremalm, E.
name: Lindström, S.
Publisher: name: WIP
Year: 2013
Subjects: THIN FILM SOLAR CELLS
CdTe, CIS and Related Ternary and Quaternary Thin Film Solar Cells

description: 28th European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition; 2288-2291
description: A process for sputtered CZTS from a compound quaternary target has been developed. The process is
intended to replace the CIGS layer in the Midsummer all sputtered CIGS cell structure. CZTS absorbers were made with
pulsed DC magnetron sputtering from a single quaternary target on stainless steel substrates. The CZTS crystallinity was
improved when sputtered on a thin Cu2S layer but not on a ZnS seed layer. No trace of remaining Cu2S was found after
deposition while a thin layer of ZnS is observed when using the latter. Composition was determined by (RBS calibrated)
XRF and found to be near or in the kesterite single-phase region.
Micronycteris schmidtorum Sanborn 1935
Creators: name: Koopman, Karl F.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 1993
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Chordata
Mammalia
Chiroptera
Phyllostomidae
Micronycteris
Micronycteris schmidtorum

description: Micronycteris schmidtorum Sanborn, 1935. Field Mus. Nat. Hist. Pubi., Zool. Ser., 20:81. TYPE LOCALITY: Guatemala, Izabal, Bobos. DISTRIBUTION: S Mexico to Venezuela; NE Peru; NE Brazil. COMMENTS: Subgenus Micronycteris.
description: Published as part of Karl F. Koopman, 1993, Order Chiroptera, pp. 137-241 in Mammal Species of the World (2 nd Edition), Washington and London :Smithsonian Institution Press on page 179, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.7353060
Rota's Classification Problem, rewriting systems and Gröbner-Shirshov bases
Creators: name: Gao, Xing
name: Guo, Li
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: Rings and Algebras (math.RA)
subject: Category Theory (math.CT)
subject: FOS: Mathematics
subject: 16W99, 13P10, 16S15, 12H05, 08A70, 16S20, 16R99

description: In this paper we revisit Rota's Classification Problem on classifying algebraic identities for linear operator. We reformulate Rota's Classification Problem in the contexts of rewriting systems and Gröbner-Shirshov bases, through which Rota's Classification Problem amounts to the classification of operators, given by their defining operator identities, that give convergent rewriting systems or Gröbner-Shirshov bases. Relationship is established between the reformulations in terms of rewriting systems and that of Gröbner-Shirshov bases. We provide an effective condition that gives Gröbner-Shirshov operators and obtain a new class of Gröbner-Shirshov operators.
description: 25 pages
ZnO Nanorod Arrays as an Antireflective Coating for Cu2ZnSnS4 Thin Film Solar Cells
Creators: name: Jheng, B.-T.
name: Liu, P.-T.
name: Wu, M.-C.
name: Han, H.-V.
Publisher: name: WIP
Year: 2013
Subjects: THIN FILM SOLAR CELLS
CdTe, CIS and Related Ternary and Quaternary Thin Film Solar Cells

description: 28th European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition; 2307-2310
description: Zinc oxide (ZnO) nanostructures were synthesized for anti-reflective coating application of Cu2ZnSnS4
thin-film solar cell by using hydrothermal technique. On controlling the morphology of solution-grown ZnO
nanostructures, the average reflectance of the Cu2ZnSnS4 solar cell with the branched antireflection coatings
decreased from 7.6% to 1.12%, and the energy conversion efficiency increased by 10.4% from the value of 4.8% to
5.3%. The performance improvement in Cu2ZnSnS4 thin-film solar cell was well explained by the effect of the
gradual increase in the refractive index between air and the top electrode of solar cell device due to the insertion of
the ZnO nanostructure.
Economic evaluations using dynamic transmission model: a Systematic Scoping Review
Creators: name: Wiens, Astrid
name: Araujo, Ariane Gonçalves
name: Oliveira, Layssa Andrade
Publisher: name: Open Science Framework
Year: 2023
Subjects: subject: Medicine and Health Sciences

description: Communicable diseases present transmissibility as a critical characteristic for the elaboration of economic models in health, since several factors can influence the susceptibility, transmissibility and recovery of the evaluated individuals. In this context, economic evaluation using dynamic transmission models that provide a tool to model such externalities arises (Pitman, et al., 2012). However, economic evaluations using dynamic transmission models are scarce.
Supernova-blast waves in wind-blown bubbles, turbulent, and power-law ambient media
Creators: name: Haid, Sebastian
name: Walch, Stefanie
name: Naab, Thorsten
name: Seifried, Daniel
name: Mackey, Jonathan
name: Gatto, Andrea
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: Astrophysics of Galaxies (astro-ph.GA)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Supernova (SN) blast waves inject energy and momentum into the interstellar medium (ISM), control its turbulent multiphase structure and the launching of galactic outflows. Accurate modelling of the blast wave evolution is therefore essential for ISM and galaxy formation simulations. We present an efficient method to compute the input of momentum, thermal energy, and the velocity distribution of the shock-accelerated gas for ambient media with uniform (and with stellar wind blown bubbles), power-law, and turbulent density distributions. Assuming solar metallicity cooling, the blast wave evolution is followed to the beginning of the momentum conserving snowplough phase. The model recovers previous results for uniform ambient media. The momentum injection in wind-blown bubbles depend on the swept-up mass and the efficiency of cooling, when the blast wave hits the wind shell. For power-law density distributions with $n(r) \sim$ $r^{-2}$ (for $n(r) > n_{_{\rm floor}}$) the amount of momentum injection is solely regulated by the background density $n_{_{\rm floor}}$ and compares to $n_{_{\rm uni}}$ = $n_{_{\rm floor}}$. However, in turbulent ambient media with log-normal density distributions the momentum input can increase by a factor of 2 (compared to the homogeneous case) for high Mach numbers. The average momentum boost can be approximated as $p_{_{\rm turb}}/\mathrm{p_{_{0}}}\ =23.07\, \left(\frac{n_{_{0,\rm turb}}}{1\,{\rm cm}^{-3}}\right)^{-0.12} + 0.82 (\ln(1+b^{2}\mathcal{M}^{2}))^{1.49}\left(\frac{n_{_{0,\rm turb}}}{1\,{\rm cm}^{-3}}\right)^{-1.6}$. The velocity distributions are broad as gas can be accelerated to high velocities in low-density channels. The model values agree with results from recent, computationally expensive, three-dimensional simulations of SN explosions in turbulent media.
Boron Doped Zinc Oxide Films Grown by DC Reactive Magnetron Sputtering
Creators: name: Pholds, L.
name: Samiji, M.E.
name: Mlyuka, N.R.
name: Richards, B.S.
name: Kivaisi, R.T.
Publisher: name: WIP
Year: 2013
Subjects: THIN FILM SOLAR CELLS
CdTe, CIS and Related Ternary and Quaternary Thin Film Solar Cells

description: 28th European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition; 2311-2315
description: Zinc oxide (ZnO) thin films with varying boron (B) content were prepared on soda lime glass substrates by reactive
DC magnetron sputtering. Structural, optical and electrical properties of ZnO films were investigated as a function of Bdoping
level (0-2 at.%) in the target. X-ray diffraction analysis results indicated that all films were polycrystalline with (002)
orientation which slightly shifted in 2 values with increase in B-doping concentration in the target. The lowest resistivity
obtained in this work was 2.06×10-3 Ωcm which corresponds to a carrier concentration and mobility of 3.698×1020 cm-3 and
8.189 cm2/Vs, respectively. Optical characterization results showed that all ZnO films had an optical transparency of above
95% in the visible region, which then decreased in the near-infrared region. The optical band gap of the ZnO film ranges
from 3.27 to 3.40 eV depending on B-concentration in the targets.
Joint universality for dependent $L$-functions
Creators: name: Pańkowski, Łukasz
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: Number Theory (math.NT)
subject: FOS: Mathematics
subject: 11M41

description: We prove that, for arbitrary Dirichlet $L$-functions $L(s;χ_1),\ldots,L(s;χ_n)$ (including the case when $χ_j$ is equivalent to $χ_l$ for $j\ne k$), suitable shifts of type $L(s+iα_jt^{a_j}\log^{b_j}t;χ_j)$ can simultaneously approximate any given analytic functions on a simply connected compact subset of the right open half of the critical strip, provided the pairs $(a_j,b_j)$ are distinct and satisfy certain conditions. Moreover, we consider a discrete analogue of this problem where $t$ runs over the set of positive integers.
description: 12 pages
Abundance analysis of a nitrogen-rich extreme-helium hot subdwarf from the SALT survey
Creators: name: Scott., L. J. A.
name: Jeffery, C. S.
name: Farren, D.
name: Tap, C.
name: Dorsch, M.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2023
Subjects: subject: Solar and Stellar Astrophysics (astro-ph.SR)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We have performed a detailed spectral analysis of the helium-rich hot subdwarf EC 20187-4939 using data obtained in the SALT survey of helium-rich hot subdwarfs. We have measured its effective temperature, surface gravity and chemical abundances from the spectrum. Its radius has also been determined by fitting the spectral energy distribution using photometric data, from which a mass of 0.44 Msun has been inferred using the measurement of surface gravity. This star is particularly abundant in helium and nitrogen, whilst being both carbon and oxygen-weak. The surface abundances and mass have been found to be consistent with a helium white dwarf merger product. The abundance effects of alpha captures on nitrogen during the merger process and possible connections between EC 20187-4939 and other carbon-weak related objects are discussed.
description: 10 pages, 5 figures, 5 tables, accepted for publication in MNRAS
Byzantorhopalum Verhoeff 1930
Creators: name: Vagalinski, Boyan
name: Golovatch, Sergei I.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2021
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Diplopoda
Julida
Julidae
Byzantorhopalum

description: Genus Byzantorhopalum Verhoeff, 1930 Updated diagnosis. A genus of Brachyiulini differing from contribal genera by the following combination of characters: promeres positioned completely anteriorly in relation to opisthomeres; opisthomere with a mostly vestigial or lobe-like basoposterior process, sometimes bearing one or two apical outgrowths; and a well-developed lateral process; anterior process absent.
description: Published as part of Vagalinski, Boyan & Golovatch, Sergei I., 2021, The millipede tribe Brachyiulini in the Caucasus (Diplopoda, Julida, Julidae), pp. 1-127 in ZooKeys 1058 on page 1, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1058.68628
The Effect of Annealing on Chemically Deposited Indium Doped Tin Sulphide Thin Films
Creators: name: Reghima, M.
name: Akkari, A.
name: Guasch, C.
name: Castagne, M.
name: Kamoun-Turki, N.
Publisher: name: WIP
Year: 2013
Subjects: THIN FILM SOLAR CELLS
CdTe, CIS and Related Ternary and Quaternary Thin Film Solar Cells

description: 28th European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition; 2316-2318
description: Physical properties of indium doped SnS thin films prepared by chemical bath deposition are studied as a
function of annealing temperatures. The X-Ray diffraction, spectrophotometer and thermally stimulated current have
been carried out to explore the properties of annealed In doped tin sulphide thin films. Experiments showed that the
growth parameters like annealing influenced considerably the physical properties of the films. Indeed according to XRD
analysis, the films are well crystallized for increasing annealing temperatures. It is revealed also a structural transition
from zinc blend to orthorhombic structure occurred at T=600°C. Further, annealing In doped SnS layers have led to
decrease the Eg up to 1.05eV for T=600°C. Finally using thermally stimulated current, it is found that electrically active
traps located in the band gap disappear after heat treatment at T³400°C.
Micronycteris sylvestris
Creators: name: Koopman, Karl F.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 1993
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Chordata
Mammalia
Chiroptera
Phyllostomidae
Micronycteris
Micronycteris sylvestris

description: Micronycteris sylvestris (Thomas, 1896). Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 6, 18:302. TYPE LOCALITY: Costa Rica, Guanacaste, Hda. Miravalles, between 1,400 and 2,000 ft. (427- 610 m). DISTRIBUTION: Peru and SE Brazil to Nayarit and Veracruz (Mexico); Trinidad. COMMENTS: Subgenus Glyphonycteris.
description: Published as part of Karl F. Koopman, 1993, Order Chiroptera, pp. 137-241 in Mammal Species of the World (2 nd Edition), Washington and London :Smithsonian Institution Press on page 179, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.7353060
Short term health outcomes of Coode Island fire-fighters
Creators: name: Newman-Morris, Andrew.
Publisher: name: Monash University
Year: 2022

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Quantum enhanced spectroscopy with entangled multi-photon states
Creators: name: Dinani, Hossein T.
name: Gupta, Manish K.
name: Dowling, Jonathan P.
name: Berry, Dominic W.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: Quantum Physics (quant-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Traditionally, spectroscopy is performed by examining the position of absorption lines. However, at frequencies near the transition frequency, additional information can be obtained from the phase shift. In this work we consider the information about the transition frequency obtained from both the absorption and the phase shift, as quantified by the Fisher information in an interferometric measurement. We examine the use of multiple single-photon states, NOON states, and numerically optimized states that are entangled and have multiple photons. We find the optimized states that improve over the standard quantum limit set by independent single photons for some atom number densities.
description: 6 pages, 8 figures, comments are welcome
Perturbatively deformed defects in Pöschl-Teller-driven scenarios for quantum mechanics
Creators: name: Bernardini, Alex E.
name: da Rocha, Roldao
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: Quantum Physics (quant-ph)
subject: High Energy Physics - Theory (hep-th)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Pöschl-Teller-driven solutions for quantum mechanical fluctuations are triggered off by single scalar field theories obtained through a systematic perturbative procedure for generating deformed defects. The analytical properties concerning the quantum fluctuations in one-dimension, zero-mode states, first- and second- excited states, and energy density profiles are all obtained from deformed topological and non-topological structures supported by real scalar fields. Results are firstly derived from an integrated $λϕ^4$ theory, with corresponding generalizations applied to starting $λχ^4$ and {\em sine}-Gordon theories. By focusing our calculations on structures supported by the $λϕ^4$ theory, the outcome of our study suggests an exact quantitative correspondence to Pöschl-Teller-driven systems. Embedded into the perturbative quantum mechanics framework, such a correspondence turns into a helpful tool for computing excited states and continuous mode solutions, as well as their associated energy spectrum, for quantum fluctuations of perturbatively deformed structures. Perturbative deformations create distinct physical scenarios in the context of exactly solvable quantum systems and may also work as an analytical support for describing novel braneworld universes embedded into a $5$-dimensional gravity bulks.
description: 20 pages, 5 figures
Electroweak symmetries from the topology of deformed spacetime with minimal length scale
Creators: name: Gresnigt, Niels G.
name: Gillard, Adam B.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: General Physics (physics.gen-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Lie-type deformations provide a systematic way of generalising the symmetries of modern physics. Deforming the isometry group of Minkowski spacetime through the introduction of a minimal length scale $\ell$ leads to anti de Sitter spacetime with isometry group $SO(2,3)$. Quantum spacetime on scales of the order $\ell$ therefore carries negative curvature. Considering extended particles of characteristic size $\ell$ carrying topological information and requiring that their topological properties be compatible with those of the underlying spacetime, we show that electroweak symmetries emerge from the maximal compact subgroup of the anti de Sitter isometry group in a way that is consistent with no-go theorems. It is speculated that additional deformation outside the Lie-algebraic framework, such as $q$-deformations, could likewise provide an explanation of the origin of the strong force.
description: 22 pages
Searching for the warm-hot intergalactic medium using XMM-Newton high-resolution X-ray spectra
Creators: name: Gatuzz, E.
name: García, Javier A.
name: Churazov, E.
name: Kallman, T. R.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2023
Subjects: subject: High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena (astro-ph.HE)
subject: Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics (astro-ph.CO)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: The problem of missing baryons in the local universe remains an open question. One propose alternative is that at low redshift missing baryons are in the form of the Warm Hot Intergalactic Medium (WHIM). In order to test this idea, we present a detailed analysis of X-ray high-resolution spectra of six extragalactic sources, Mrk 421, 1ES 1028+511, 1ES 1553+113, H2356-309, PKS 0558-504 and PG 1116+215, obtained with the XMM-Newton Reflection Grating Spectrometer to search for signals of WHIM and/or circumgalactic medium (CGM) X-ray absorbing gas. We fit the X-ray absorption with the IONeq model, allowing us to take into account the presence of X-ray spectral features due to the multiphase component of the local ISM. An additional IONeq component is included to model the WHIM absorption, instead of the traditional Gaussian absorption line modeling. We found no statistical improvement in the fits when including such component in any of the sources, concluding that we can safely reject a successful detection of WHIM absorbers towards these lines of sights. Our simulation shows that the presence of the multiphase ISM absorption features prevents detection of low-redshift WHIM absorption features in the 17 A spectral region for moderate exposures using high-resolution spectra.
description: 12 pages, 7 figures
Direct-collapse black hole formation induced by internal radiation of host halos
Creators: name: Chiaki, Gen
name: Chon, Sunmyon
name: Omukai, Kazuyuki
name: Trinca, Alessandro
name: Schneider, Raffaella
name: Valiante, Rosa
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2023
Subjects: subject: Astrophysics of Galaxies (astro-ph.GA)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We estimate the fraction of halos that host supermassive black holes (SMBHs) forming through the direct collapse (DC) scenario by using cosmological N -body simulations combined with a semi-analytic model for galaxy evolution. While in most of earlier studies the occurrence of the DC is limited only in chemically pristine halos, we here suppose that the DC can occur also in halos with metallicity below a threshold value $Z_{\rm th} = 0$--$10^{-3}~{\rm Z}_{\bigodot}$, considering the super-competitive accretion pathway for DC black hole (DCBH) formation. In addition, we consider for the first time the effect of Lyman-Werner (LW) radiation from stars within host halos, i.e., internal radiation. We find that, with low threshold metallicities of $Z_{\rm th} \leq 10^{-4}~{\rm Z}_{\bigodot}$, the inclusion of internal radiation rather reduces the number density of DCBHs from $0.2$--$0.3$ to $0.03$--$0.06~{\rm Mpc}^{-3}$. This is because star formation is suppressed due to self-regulation, and the LW flux emitted by neighboring halos is reduced. Only when $Z_{\rm th}$ is as high as $10^{-3}~{\rm Z}_{\bigodot}$, internal radiation enhances the number density of DCBHs from $0.4$ to $1~{\rm Mpc}^{-3}$, thereby decreasing the threshold halo mass above which at least one DCBH forms from $2\times 10^{9}$ to $9\times 10^{8}~{\rm M}_{\bigodot}$. We also find that halos with $M_{\rm halo} \gtrsim 10^{11}$--$10^{12}~{\rm M}_{\bigodot}$ can host more than one DCBH at $z = 0$. This indicates that the DC scenario alone can explain the observed number of SMBH-hosting galaxies.
description: 17 pages, 12 figures, 2 tables, accepted by MNRAS
Diagnosis of congenital deafness in Victoria, Australia
Creators: name: Aldridge, Shirley.
Publisher: name: Monash University
Year: 2022

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Metastability in Flexible CIGS Solar Cells Investigated by Accurate Measurement of Open-Circuit Voltage Transients
Creators: name: Kempa, H.
name: Ryberg, N.
name: Rahm, A.
name: Braun, A.
Publisher: name: WIP
Year: 2013
Subjects: THIN FILM SOLAR CELLS
CdTe, CIS and Related Ternary and Quaternary Thin Film Solar Cells

description: 28th European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition; 2285-2287
description: When measuring the transient behavior of Voc under illumination in solar cells based on Cu(In,Ga)Se2,
it is essential to carefully record and correct for the inevitable temperature drift in order to reliably characterize the
metastability of the material. It turns out, that Voc is a linear function of the logarithm of time and its slope can be
taken as a measure for the degree of metastability. Together with those of measurements of the relaxation process,
which is observed as transient capacitance in the dark, the results support the assumption that the metastability is
related to changes in acceptor concentration. However, details of macroscopic manifestation of the microscopic
mechanism remain to be explained within the framework of an appropriate model.
Laser Patterning of Cigs Based Solar Cells Using Nano- and Picosecond Pulses - Possibilities and Challenges
Creators: name: Schüle, M.
name: Schultz, C.
name: Juzumas, V.
name: Stelmaszczyk, K.
name: Weizman, M.
name: Wolf, C.
name: Papathanasiou, N.
name: Rau, B.
name: Schlatmann, R.
name: Quaschning, V.
name: Stegemann, B.
name: Fink, F.
Publisher: name: WIP
Year: 2013
Subjects: THIN FILM SOLAR CELLS
CdTe, CIS and Related Ternary and Quaternary Thin Film Solar Cells

description: 28th European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition; 2302-2306
description: In this work we present results of different strategies of how CIGSe solar cells can be laser scribed
focusing on P2 and P3. Therefore a laser source with a wavelength of 532 nm and pulse duration of 13 ns, as well as
a laser, with pulse durations of 10 ps for both wavelengths of 532 nm and 1064 nm are used. The ablation
mechanisms and the results ablation process (behaviors) due to different wavelengths and pulse durations are studied.
Different parameters like process speed, scribe quality and solar cell performance are discussed. Successful laser
patterning of all layers is demonstrated on a minimodule reaching 10% efficiency which is slightly better than the
needle scribed reference.