Cancer is a leading cause of death worldwide, often being treated with antineoplastic drugs
that have high potential for toxicity to humans and the environment, even at very low …

Recent decades have seen significant advancements in integrated photonics, driven by
improvements in nanofabrication technology. This field has been developed from integrated …

Sol-gel chemistry is currently applied as one of the most widely used methods for synthesis
of nanoparticles. In this method hydrolysis and poly-condensation reactions occur when the …

The emerging smart PVDF-based composites can compensate for the intrinsic property
deficiencies in either of their components. The properties of the composite are determined …

Researchers have considered different approaches for making self-healing thin films on
metallic substrates. The inhibitor materials with an active release ability and encapsulated …

Piezoelectric materials have become a key component in sensors and actuators in many
industrial fields, such as energy harvesting devices, self-powered structures, biomedical …

Lead-free potassium sodium niobate (KNN)-based thin films have attracted much interest in
replacing current lead zirconate titanate (PZT)-based piezoelectric thin films in micro …

Abstract In this study, 1.0-μm thick crystalline (K 1-x Na x) NbO 3 (KNN) films were deposited
onto various substrates at 350° C for use in piezoelectric energy harvesters (PEHs). A Sr 2 …

This present work reports the facile sol-gel synthesis of Y 3+ doped Ba (Ce, Zr) O 3 with
composition of BaCe 0.54 Zr 0.36 Y 0.10 O 2.95 (BCZY). Series of six samples were …

Wearable and flexible electronics are recently gaining interest due to the expansion of
Internet of things (IoT). Thin-film piezoelectric materials have the potential to be used in the …