This study presents a high-performance inductively coupled multifunctional carbon nanotube thin film sensor for structural monitoring applications. A versatile layer-by-layer self-assembly sensor fabrication technique is employed to encode different sensing mechanisms (e.g., strain and corrosion/pH) within one homogeneous thin film structure. Judicious selection of various polyelectrolyte speci...

Tellurium (Te) nanostructures have been successfully synthesized via a simple hydrothermal methodfrom the reaction of a TeCl4 aqueous solution with thioglycolic acid (TGA) as a reductant. TGA can be easily oxidized to the corresponding disulfide [SCH2CO2H]2, which in turn can reduce TeCl4 to Te. The obtained Te was characterized by XRD, SEM, EDS, and DRS. The effect of reducing agent on morphol...

Porous copper zinc tin sulfide (CZTS) thin film was prepared via a solvothermal approach. Compared with conventional dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs), double junction photoelectrochemical cells using dye-sensitized n-type TiO(2) (DS-TiO(2)) as the photoanode and porous p-type CZTS film as the photocathode shows an increased short circuit current, external quantum efficiency and power conversi...

Digital fringe projection (DFP) profilometry has been widely used to generate threedimensional (3D) surface information. In this work, a novel 3D shape measurement system based on DFP technique is proposed for accurate and quick thin film/rivulet flow measurement. The key concept of the technique is making use of digital image correlation (DIC) algorithm to direct calculate the projected grid p...

Motivated by improvements in low-temperature polysilicon thin-film transistor (LTPS-TFT) processes, we designed a TFT-based dynamic-logic programmable logic array (PLA). We report the successful operation of the circuit with high repeatability. We thus demonstrate that the LTPS-TFT technology is mature enough to support aggressive circuit techniques such as dynamic logic.

We examine the photo-assisted polarization loop in a BiFeO3 thin film under UV light illumination. BiFeO3 thin film prepared by pulsed laser deposition method onto the BaTiO3 thin film and the polarization behavior has been measured under poling voltage. Our results show the engineered polarization due to controllable schottky barrier under inverse poling voltage. This control on schottky barri...

In this study, a high-performance inductively coupled thin film multifunctional sensor for structural monitoring applications is presented. A versatile layer-by-layer self-assembly sensor fabrication technique is employed to encode different sensing mechanisms (e.g. strain and corrosion/pH) within one homogeneous thin film structure. Judicious selection of various polyelectrolyte species, along...

Cu2ZnSnSe4 (CZTSe) thin films were synthesized on transparent conducting oxide glass substrates via a simple, non-toxic, and low-cost process using a precursor solution paste. A three-step heating process (oxidation, sulfurization, and selenization) was employed to synthesize a CZTSe thin film as an absorber layer for use in thin-film solar cells. In particular, we focused on the effects of sul...

We fabricated and characterized the amorphous silicon thin-film transistor (a-Si:H TFT) pixel electrode circuit with currentscaling function that can be used for active-matrix organic lightemitting displays (AM-OLEDs). As expected from previously reported simulation results, fabricated circuit showed an acceptable current-scaling performance for a high-resolution AM-OLED based on a-Si:H TFTs.

We fabricated and characterized the amorphous silicon thin-film transistor (a-Si:H TFT) pixel electrode circuit with currentscaling function that can be used for active-matrix organic lightemitting displays (AM-OLEDs). As expected from previously reported simulation results, fabricated circuit showed an acceptable current-scaling performance for a high-resolution AM-OLED based on a-Si:H TFTs.