Nanoscale thin films are widely implemented across a plethora of technological and
scientific areas, and form the basis for many advancements that have driven human …

The issue of stress in thin films and functional coatings is a persistent problem in materials
science and technology that has congregated many efforts, both from experimental and …

Ferroelectric switching is unambiguously demonstrated for the first time in a III-V
semiconductor based material: Al 1-x Sc x N—A discovery which could help to satisfy the …

Optoelectronic devices with unconventional form factors, such as flexible and stretchable
light-emitting or photoresponsive devices, are core elements for the next-generation human …

Flexible electronics incorporate all the functional attributes of conventional rigid electronics
in formats that have been altered to survive mechanical deformations. Understanding the …

The primary mechanism of operation of almost all transistors today relies on the electric-field
effect in a semiconducting channel to tune its conductivity from the conducting 'on'state to a …

This paper discusses piezoelectric acoustic devices based on widely used piezoelectric
materials. Commonly used piezoelectric thin film deposition techniques and the influence of …

Residual stress is a long-standing issue in thin film growth. Better understanding and control
of film stress would lead to enhanced performance and reduced failures. In this work, we …

Refractory transition-metal diborides (TMB 2) are candidates for extreme environments due
to melting points above 3000° C, excellent hardness, good chemical stability, and thermal …

Rapid progress in material science and nanotechnology has led to the development of the
shape memory alloys (SMA) and the shape memory polymers (SMP) based functional …