We report on ohmic contact measurements of Al, Au, and W metallizations to p-type epitaxial Ge0:9983C0:0017 grown on a (100) Si substrate by molecular beam epitaxy (MBE). Contacts were annealed at various temperatures, and values of specific contact resistance have been achieved which range from 10 5 cm2 to as low as 5:6 10 6 cm2. Theoretical calculations of the contact resistance of metals on ...

We investigate a possibility of heating of the loops and other closed magnetic structures in active regions of the solar corona by the flow of solar wind (plus other flows that may be present) across the magnetic field lines (that are perpendicular to the flow), in a similar manner as a conventional MHD generator works. A simple model is formulated which allows to calculate the typical currents...

low water-wettability and oxidation resistance of graphite have limited its application in carbon containing refractory castables. the aims of this study were improvement of water-wettability and the oxidation resistance of natural flaky graphite by applying an oxide coating on its surface. to develop the coating, magnesium aluminate spinel sol was formulated via a citrate-nitrate route and gra...

This study demonstrated an ultra thin poly-Si junctionless nanosheet field-effect transistor (JL NS-FET) with nickel silicide contact. For the nickel silicide film, two-step annealing and a Ti capping layer were adopted to form an ultra thin uniform nickel silicide film with low sheet resistance (Rs). The JL NS-FET with nickel silicide contact exhibited favorable electrical properties, includin...

The naked mole-rat is the longest living rodent with a maximum lifespan exceeding 28 years. In addition to its longevity, naked mole-rats have an extraordinary resistance to cancer as tumors have never been observed in these rodents. Furthermore, we show that a combination of activated Ras and SV40 LT fails to induce robust anchorage-independent growth in naked mole-rat cells, while it readily ...

The melting duration and molten depth are key information for Laser-Assisted Direct Imprinting, which raises the issue of the melting & solidification induced by excimer-pulse-laser shining through unilaterally transparent binary materials. Based on the matured laser-annealing analysis, the thermal-contact resistance is taken into account to simulate and predict the melting behavior for this pr...

The paper presents an electro-thermal numerical model which can be used for the modelling and optimization of high currents dismountable contacts for dc current. The model is obtained by coupling of the electrokinetic field problem with the thermal field problem. The coupling is carried out by the source term of the differential equation which describes the thermal field. The model allows the c...

The scaling of transistors to sub-10 nm dimensions is strongly limited by their contact resistance (RC). Here we present a systematic study of scaling MoS2 devices and contacts with varying electrode metals and controlled deposition conditions, over a wide range of temperatures (80 to 500 K), carrier densities (10(12) to 10(13) cm(-2)), and contact dimensions (20 to 500 nm). We uncover that Au ...