Starting from the constitutive properties that underpin the ideal memristor as originally defined by Leon Chua, we identify the conditions under which two memristors comply with the reciprocity theorem. In particular, we explore the minimal set of requirements for an ideal memristor and the physical implications of not complying with these criteria. Then, we show that reciprocity is satisfied w...

A new method for extracting the series resistance and thermal resistance of a Schottky diode is presented. The method avoids the inaccuracies caused by the temperature dependence of the saturation current and ideality factor. These are a major concern for traditional extraction methods, especially when the diode under test has a submicrometer anode diameter and is significantly heated up by the...

By an analysis of the exchange of carriers through a semiconductor junction, a general relationship for the nonequilibrium population of the interface states in Schottky barrier diodes has been derived. Based on this relationship, an analytical expression for the ideality factor valid in the whole range of applied bias has been given. This quantity exhibits two different behaviours depending on...

Recent extension of mean spherical approximation (MSA) for electrolyte solution has been employed to investigate the non-ideality in Born-free energy of solvation of a rigid, mono-positive ion in binary dipolar mixtures of associating (ethanol–water) and non-associating (dimethylsulfoxide– acetonitrile) solvents. In addition to the dipole moments, the solvent size ratio and ion size have been t...

A numerical framework has been proposed to model the interacting effects of mixture non-ideality and mass transfer on hydrodynamics of a multiphase system using CFD methods.Mass transfer during condensation and vaporization is modeled by chemical potential at the liquid-vapor interface. Species mass transfers are related to the diffusion at the interface which in turn is related to the conc...

Schottky diode with 6H-SiC/MEH-PPV/Al polymer interface was prepared and characterized by using current-voltage data in the temperature range of 80-400K. Important parameters produced such as ideality factor, barrier height saturation current were calculated. In addition, series resistance calculated Cheung Norde methods. characteristics discussed comparing each other literature. Strong depende...

In this article we analyze the influence of a concrete moral emotion (i.e. moral guilt) on strategic decision making. We present a normal form Prisoner’s Dilemma with a moral component. We assume that agents evaluate the game’s outcomes with respect to their ideality degree (i.e. how much a given outcome conforms to the player’s moral values), based on two proposed notions on ethical preference...

This paper presents the characterization and analysis of a 16.8%-efficient 18 um silicon solar cell on steel substrate. Photoluminescence (PL) is used to monitor the solar cell’s fabrication step by step, and a correlation between PL intensity and implied open circuit voltage is established. PL images yield spatially resolved maps of key electrical parameters such as dark reverse saturation cur...