A simple and cost-effective method, starting with electrophoretic deposition (EPD) on a carbon sheet, has been developed for preparation of a iO-YSZ anode and thin, gas-tight YSZ electrolyte layer on it for use in solid oxide fuel cells (SOFCs). The innovative feature of this approach nables the deposition of anode materials as well as the YSZ electrolyte, which were subsequently co-fired in ai...

An important feature of continents and oceans is that they are underlain by chemically distinct mantle, made intrinsically buoyant and highly viscous by melt depletion and accompanying dehydration, respectively. Of interest here are the influences of these preexisting chemical boundary layers on small-scale convective processes (as opposed to large-scale processes, which govern the drift of con...

A comprehensive study is made of the behavior and effects of fluorine in n-polysilicon layers. The polysilicon is deposited in a conventional low pressure chemical vapor deposition furnace on ~100! silicon wafers, implanted with 1310 cm F and 1310 cm As and annealed at 850, 950, 1015, and 1065 °C. Sheet resistance, transmission electron microscopy ~TEM!, and secondary ion mass spectroscopy are ...

Coreless substrate is excellent for fine patterning, small via pitches, and transmission property, and it is a promising IC packaging method for the next generation. Warpage of coreless substrate is generally large compared to the other types of IC packaging substrates because of inadequate rigidity, so the most important problem for the application of coreless substrates for high-end BGAs is w...

Thermocline layer have remarkable effects on acoustic propagation in Persian Gulf environment. So far, no comprehensive research has been conducted to explore thermocline layer, especially its characteristics including top, thickness, and thermal gradient of thermocline in Persian Gulf. Besides, effects of thermocline on underwater acoustic propagation including transmission loss and sound chan...

A network identification by deconvolution (NID) method is applied to the thermal transient response of packaged and unpackaged microcoolers. A thin film resistor on top of the device is used as the heat source and the temperature sensor. The package and the bonding thermal resistances can be easily identified by comparing structure functions. High-speed coplanar probes are used to achieve a sho...