应用物理
Intelligent reflecting surfaces (IRSs) have attracted considerable attention because of their ability to dynamically control electromagnetic wave propagation. While most existing IRSs have been developed for low-power communication and…
Reliable real-time 3D shape sensing is essential for robust control and interpretation of deformable systems during motion. Existing vision-based approaches require line-of-sight and complex instrumentation, limiting operation in occluded…
Rapid and controllable reduction of graphene oxide (GO) remains a critical challenge for realizing its full technological potential. Here, we report efficient reduction of GO by a synergistic electron-beam-assisted single-pulse…
The methods of time-reversed acoustics and Green's function retrieval are traditionally deployed for classical inhomogeneous, time-invariant materials. The mutual relation between these methods is well-established. Recently, similar methods…
This paper develops a comprehensive two-dimensional generalisation of the recently introduced Friction with Bristle Dynamics (FrBD) framework for rolling contact problems. The proposed formulation extends the one-dimensional FrBD model to…
Silicon carbide is a wide-bandgap semiconductor with an emerging CMOS technology platform and it is widely deployed in high power and harsh environment electronics. This material is also attracting interest for quantum technologies through…
Optical cavities, resonant with vibrational or electronic transitions of material within the cavity, enable control of light-matter interaction. Previous studies have reported cavity-induced modifications of chemical reactivity,…
Diamond quantum sensors offer high precision and spatial resolution as magnetic probes, making them promising for a wide range of applications. While diamond anvil cells (DACs) can generate extremely high pressures, techniques for…
Detailed-balance limits for transition-metal dichalcogenide (TMD) solar cells have been reported, but existing TMD-specific limits do not simultaneously resolve thickness-dependent optics, carrier multiplication (CM), hot-carrier (HC)…
Integrated circuits are a cornerstone of modern information technology, and analog wave-based architectures could enable fast and efficient processing beyond conventional charge electronics. In magnonics, spin waves provide a highly…
Waste heat recovery improves energy efficiency and reduces greenhouse gas emissions; however, much industrial and environmental heat is wasted at low temperature. Thermomagnetic recovery of waste heat has a high potential for sustainable…
Degradation of near surface nitrogen vacancy (NV) centers in diamond under optical illumination has restricted their deployment in applications such as scanning NV magnetomety, particularly under harsh environment such as low temperatures…
Biological neurons perform arithmetic computations - including additive integration and divisive gain modulation - through synaptic conductance changes and shunting inhibition, enabling context-dependent information processing that far…
Beta-gallium oxide (\beta-Ga2O3) holds enormous potential for medium voltage range power electronic applications. This work reports VBr > 10 kV/Ron,sp = 43 m\Omega*cm2 class edge terminated vertical heterojunction diodes (HJDs) with…
This paper investigates the influence of interfaces on the performance of finite-sized mechanical metamaterial structures for vibration damping applications. The metamaterial structures are designed in a sandwich configuration in which two…
The coupling between light and strain gradients shows two kinds of effects: light enhanced flexoelectricity (photoflexoelectricity) and gradient enhanced photovoltage (flexophotovoltage). Although these effects originate from fundamentally…
The rise of machine learning and additive manufacturing has enabled the design of architected materials with tailored properties that surpass those of natural materials. Inverse design offers a data-efficient alternative to trial-and-error…
This paper extends the distributed rolling contact FrBD framework to linear viscoelasticity by considering classic derivative Generalised Maxwell and Kelvin-Voigt rheological representations of the bristle element. With this modelling…
Nanoparticle manipulations require a careful analysis of the forces at play. Unfortunately, traditional force measurement techniques based on the particle velocity do not provide a sufficient resolution, while balancing approaches involving…
The theory of dynamical diffraction (DD) in perfect crystals is the backbone of high-precision neutron and X-ray diffraction experiments, enabling accurate determination of crystal structure factors and the realization of perfect crystal…