Nano thin films are films of material, having a thickness within the nanometer range. They consist of various substances including carbon nanotubes and metal oxides such as zinc oxide. They are ...

Controlling environmental gas pollution has become critically important as poor air quality has significant health and economic impacts on modern society. Novel gas sensing devices based on ...

Hydrogen is a universal energy source integral to various industries, including chemical synthesis (such as petroleum refining, ammonia production, and metal purification), fuel cells, and propulsion ...

The application of zinc oxide layers in industry is manifold and ranges from the protection of degradable goods to the detection of toxic nitrogen oxide gas. Such layers can be deposited by atomic ...

(a) Schematic of the proposed laser-induced double-layer films compared to the conventional thermal sintering. (a-i) Schematic of the material and morphology of the film before and after laser direct ...

Many applications use a manufacturing process known as thin-film sputtering deposition. The typical sputtering process uses an ion beam to impact the surface of a sputter material such as gold, silver ...

The aerospace, automotive, and environmental sectors often face harsh conditions such as high temperatures and corrosion. Thus, real-time in-situ temperature and pressure monitoring of critical ...

Thin-film tilt sensor cuts cost but not accuracy The new tilt sensor from The Fredericks Co., Huntingdon Valley, Pa. (www.frederickscom.com), uses thin-film electrodes to detect angles of ±30 arc-min ...

A team of physicists and chemists presents an organic thin-film sensor that describes a completely new way of identifying the wavelength of light and achieves a spectral resolution below one nanometer ...

Imec, the Leuven, Belgium-based research and innovation hub in nano- and digital technologies, has announced the successful integration of a “pinned photodiode structure” in thin-film image sensors.