We study the transport properties of multiterminal graphene nanodevices using the Landauer-Buttiker approach and the tight binding model. We consider a four-terminal device made at the crossing of a zigzag and armchair nanoribbons and two types of T-junction devices. The transport properties of graphene multiterminal devices are highly sensitive to the details of the junction region. Thus the p...

The unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) is a promising enabler of Internet Things (IoT) owing to its highly flexible features. Combined with wireless power transfer (WPT) techniques, UAV can provide energy for IoT nodes, which extend the lifetime constrained communication systems. This paper studies resource and trajectory optimization in UAV-powered systems, consists two UAVs ground nodes (GNs). sys...

Alphanumeric authentication, by means of a secret, is not only a powerful mechanism, in theory, but prevails over all its competitors in practice. However, it is clearly inadequate in a world where increasing numbers of systems and services require people to authenticate in a shared space, while being actively observed. This new reality places pressure on a password mechanism never intended for...

The production of novel catalyst support materials could open up new ways to enhance the catalytic activity by reduced catalyst loadings. Nanocomposites composed of conducting polymers reinforced with graphene nanosheets (GNS) or graphite oxide (GO) sheets can be potential fuel cell electrodes as an alternative to commercial fuel cell electrodes. Polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs)...

The holonomy-flux *-algebra was recently proposed as an algebra of basic kinematical observables for loop quantum gravity. We show the conventional GNS construction breaks down when the the holonomyflux *-algebra is allowed to be a Jordan algebra of observables. To remedy this, we give a Jordan GNS construction for the holonomy-flux *-algebra that is based on trace. This is accomplished by assu...

Gradient nanostructures (GNSs) have been optimized in recent years for desired performance. The diffusion behavior in GNS metals is crucial for understanding the diffusion mechanism and relative characteristics of different interfaces that provide fundamental understanding for advancing the traditional surface alloying processes. In this paper, atomic diffusion, reactive diffusion, and surface ...