应用物理
Microelectromechanical (MEMS) resonators are widely used in timekeeping applications, and recent advances in fabrication, materials, and encapsulation technology have advanced their potential as high stability frequency references. However,…
The human brain achieves exceptional energy efficiency by co-locating memory and processing, yet reproducing this principle in hardware remains challenging because many neuromorphic devices require standby power, offer limited…
A hybrid quantum computing architecture combining quantum processors and quantum memory units allows for exploiting each component's unique properties to enhance the overall performance of the total system. However, superconducting qubits…
This paper presents a fast inverse design framework for complex multilayered, multiport pixelated surfaces - a class of structures largely unexplored in current research. Leveraging a method-of-moments (MoM) electromagnetic (EM) solver, the…
The concept of "thermal inductance" expands the options of thermal circuit design. However, the inductive component is the only missing components in thermal circuits, unlike their electromagnetic counterparts. Herein, we report an…
Access to safe drinking water remains a major challenge in rural areas of developing countries. This study investigates the feasibility of a simple, low-cost solar photocatalytic reactor coated with commercial titanium dioxide (TiO$_2$) for…
We computationally study the response of zero-pressure-gradient (ZPG) turbulent boundary layers (TBLs) to streamwise step changes from a smooth wall to riblets (SM_RI), and vice versa (RI_SM). To quantify the departure from equilibrium due…
The ENDF/B-VIII.1 library is the newest recommended evaluated nuclear data file by the Cross Section Evaluation Working Group (CSEWG) for use in nuclear science and technology applications, and incorporates advances made in the six years…
Terahertz (THz) technology, a cornerstone of next-generation high-speed communication and sensing, has long been hindered by impedance mismatch challenges that limit device performance and applicability. These challenges become particularly…
This paper proposes a method for identifying an initial gap in piecewise-linear systems from data. Piecewise-linear systems appear in many engineered systems such as degraded mechanical systems and infrastructures, and are known to show…
This paper takes advantage of a recent method able to extract the characteristics of resonant modes in a metallic enclosure such as a reverberation chamber (RC). The aim here is to analyze, the effect of inserting curvilinear objects within…
Photothermal imaging is a powerful noncontact and nondestructive technique for subsurface inspection of composite materials, yet its performance is fundamentally limited by the diffusive and irreversible nature of heat transport, leading to…
The wireless power transfer (WPT) system based on parity-time (PT) symmetry has the advantages of robustness, stability, and efficient power transmission. However, traditional PT symmetry structures have limited voltage power output and are…
The title paper is discussed critically. There are major problems with incorrect statements, irrelevant citations, incorrect mathematics leading to incorrect results, which are compared with our own simulations.
This letter presents a novel design method for switchable dual band transmissive frequency selective surface (FSS). The proposed FSS possesses characteristics of maintaining passband characteristics at high frequencies, while switching from…
High-speed modulation and deterministic control of optical nonlinear processes in nanomaterials are essential for realizing future nanoscale optoelectronic devices. Applying strain is a ubiquitous and versatile approach to deform atomically…
We present a Safe Active Learning (SAL) framework for autonomous reliability characterization of rectifying Ga$_2$O$_3$-based devices under coupled thermal and hydrogen stress. SAL treats rectification as a device-physics-motivated safety…
Hot longitudinal optical (LO) phonons in GaN have recently been identified as a major factor degrading the DC performance of GaN high-electron-mobility transistors (HEMTs) by 30-60%, despite their ultrafast decay. However, their impact on…
The rising complexity of cutting-edge cryogenic systems is currently imposing challenging technical constraints to the monitoring of ultra-cold temperatures through standard commercially available sensors. Among different alternative…
The plaque reduction assay (PRA) remains the gold standard for antiviral susceptibility testing, evaluating drug potency by measuring reductions in plaque-forming units (PFUs). However, the traditional PRA is time-consuming,…