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As photonic technologies continue to grow in multidimensional aspects, integrated photonics holds a unique position and continuously presents enormous possibilities to research communities. Applications span across data centers,…
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Data-driven approaches are particularly useful for computational materials discovery and design as they can be used for rapidly screening over a very large number of materials, thus suggesting lead candidates for further in-depth…
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CMOS-based sensor array chips provide new and attractive features as compared to today's standard tools for medical, diagnostic, and biotechnical applications. Examples for molecule- and cell-based approaches and related circuit design…
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Beyond conventional organic thin-film transistors, this thesis explores possible paths for the fourth wave of organic electronics. In this context, mixed ionic-electronic conductors and organic electro-chemical transistors (OECTs) are…