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Zheng, Kaifeng (author), Feng, Xiaoyang (author), He, Xiaohui (author), Heng, J. (author), Li, Le (author), Wang, Hongfu (author)In order to improve the fatigue resistance of orthotropic steel decks (OSDs), the steel bridge deck was annealed to reduce the welding residual stress of key welds. This work at first presented a systematical review and discussion over the distribution pattern of welding residual stress in OSDs, in accordance with a conceptual analysis...journal article 2024
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Marcoen, Kristof (author), Gauvin, Mélanie (author), De Cleene, Ansbert (author), Obitsø Nielsen, Jacob (author), Baert, Kitty (author), Terryn, H.A. (author), De Strycker, Joost (author), Hauffman, Tom (author), Pantleon, Karen (author)Electrodeposition from an environmentally friendly iron sulfate electrolyte with citric acid as carbon source has gained attention recently, because of excellent mechanical properties of the resulting Fe–C coatings with intentionally codeposited high-carbon concentrations. While being very attractive as protective coatings and sustainable...journal article 2023
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Kuruganti, V.V. (author), Mazurov, Alexander (author), Seren, Sven (author), Isabella, O. (author), Mihailetchi, Valentin D. (author)In this work, we developed an in situ annealing process to crystallize boron-doped amorphous silicon [a-Si(p+)] layers deposited by atmospheric pressure chemical vapour deposition (APCVD) to form boron-doped polycrystalline silicon [poly-Si(p+)] layers. The influence of the temperature profiles during a-Si(p+) inline deposition on structural,...journal article 2023
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Morisset, Audrey (author), Famprikis, T. (author), Haug, Franz Josef (author), Ingenito, Andrea (author), Ballif, Christophe (author), Bannenberg, L.J. (author)The integration of passivating contacts based on a highly doped polycrystalline silicon (poly-Si) layer on top of a thin silicon oxide (SiOx) layer has been identified as the next step to further increase the conversion efficiency of current mainstream crystalline silicon (c-Si) solar cells. However, the interrelation between the final...journal article 2022
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Imanian Ghazanlou, Siavash (author), Eghbali, Baitallah (author), Petrov, R.H. (author)The effects of the post-deformation annealing on the microstructural evolution of hot rolled Al7075 matrix composites reinforced with CNTs and GNPs were investigated. The multi-pass hot rolling was applied on the stir cast samples. Annealing was then applied to the composites at 450 °C for 4 h. Microstructural evolution was examined by SEM,...journal article 2021
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Çelik, M. (author)Steel is an indispensable material for the sustainable maintenance and progress of modern civilization. Its versatility in terms of mechanical and thermal characteristics, corrosion resistance, raw material availability, energy consumption and recyclability provides a clear advantage in a fast-changing technological landscape. In order to adapt...doctoral thesis 2020
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Mao, W. (author)Galvanized advanced high strength steels (AHSS) will be the most competitive structural material for automotive applications in the next decade. Oxidation of AHSS during the recrystalization annealing process in a continuous galvanizing line to a large extent influences the quality of zinc coating on the final galvanized steel product. For...doctoral thesis 2018
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Tian, Y. (author), Vismara, R. (author), van Doorene, S. (author), Šutta, Pavol (author), Vančo, L’ubomír (author), Veselý, Marian (author), Vogrinčič, Peter (author), Isabella, O. (author), Zeman, M. (author)Barium disilicide (BaSi2) has been regarded as a promising absorber material for high-efficiency thin-film solar cells. However, it has confronted issues related to material synthesis and quality control. Here, we fabricate BaSi2 thin films via an industrially applicable sputtering process and uncovered the mechanism of structure transformation....journal article 2018
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Seshan, V. (author), Ullien, D. (author), Castellanos-Gomez, A. (author), Sachdeva, S. (author), Murthy, D.H.K. (author), Savenije, T.J. (author), Ahmad, H.A. (author), Nunney, T.S. (author), Janssens, S.D. (author), Haenen, K. (author), Nesládek, M. (author), Van der Zant, H.S.J. (author), Sudhölter, E.J.R. (author), De Smet, L.C.P.M. (author)A high-temperature procedure to hydrogenate diamond films using molecular hydrogen at atmospheric pressure was explored. Undoped and doped chemical vapour deposited (CVD) polycrystalline diamond films were treated according to our annealing method using a H2 gas flow down to ?50 ml/min (STP) at ?850?°C. The films were extensively evaluated by...journal article 2013
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Huang, Y. (author), Pandraud, G. (author), Sarro, P.M. (author)TiO2 is an interesting and promising material for micro-/nanoelectromechanical systems (MEMS/NEMS). For high performance and reliable MEMS/NEMS, optimization of the optical characteristics, mechanical stress, and especially surface smoothness of TiO2 is required. To overcome the roughness issue of the TiO2 films due to crystallization during...journal article 2012
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Seshan, V. (author), Arroyo, C.R. (author), Castellanos-Gomez, A. (author), Prins, F. (author), Perrin, M.L. (author), Janssens, S.D. (author), Haenen, K. (author), Nesládek, M. (author), Sudhölter, E.J.R. (author), De Smet, L.C.P.M. (author), Van der Zant, H.S.J. (author), Dulic, D. (author)A high-current annealing technique is used to fabricate nanogaps and hybrid diamond/graphite structures in boron-doped nanocrystalline diamond films. Nanometer-sized gaps down to ?1?nm are produced using a feedback-controlled current annealing procedure. The nanogaps are characterized using scanning electron microscopy and electronic transport...journal article 2012
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Mok, K.R.C. (author), Naber, R.C.G. (author), Nanver, L.K. (author)Emitter saturation current densities, Joe have been investigated with different boron implantation dose and annealing conditions. The higher thermal budgets used here are shown experimentally to improve Joe, implying more complete defect dissolution. Simulations show that significant degradation in Joe can be attributed to the presence of...conference paper 2012
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Zhang, D. (author), Tavakoliyaraki, A. (author), Wu, Y. (author), Van Swaaij, R.A.C.M.M. (author), Zeman, M. (author)Heterojunction silicon with intrinsic thin layer (HIT) solar cells that combine advanced thin-film hydrogenated amorphous silicon (a-Si:H) and crystalline silicon (c-Si) technologies are promising because of the high performance at low cost. Due to the low conductivity of a-Si:H, indium tin oxide (ITO) needs to be used as a front contact layer...journal article 2011
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Mostafa, K.M. (author), González Cámara, F. (author), Petrov, R. (author), Rodriguez Calvillo, P. (author), De Grave, E. (author), Segers, D. (author), Houbaert, Y. (author)High silicon steel is widely used in electrical appliances. Alloying iron with silicon improves its magnetic performance. A silicon content up to 6.5 wt. % gives excellent magnetic properties such as high saturation magnetization, near zero magnetostriction and low iron loss in high frequencies. Their workability is greatly reduced by the...journal article 2011
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Prokhorov, V.G. (author), Kaminsky, G.G. (author), Kim, J.M. (author), Eom, T.W. (author), Park, J.S. (author), Lee, Y.P. (author), Svetchnikov, V.L. (author), Levtchenko, G.G. (author), Paschenko, A.V. (author), Medvedev, Y.V. (author), Nikolaenko, Y.M. (author), Bukin, G.V. (author), Khokhlov, V.A. (author)Nd0.52Sr0.48MnO3 films have been fabricated by dc magnetron sputtering on single-crystal LaAlO3 (001) and SrTiO3 (011) substrates with additional annealing to relax the lattice strain. Although the Nd0.52Sr0.48MnO3 films were deposited simultaneously on different substrates at the same deposition rate, they differ in thickness by a factor of ? ....journal article 2011
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De Rooij-Lohmann, V.I.T.A. (author), Veldhuizen, L.W. (author), Zoethout, E. (author), Yakshin, A.E. (author), Van de Kruijs, R.W.E. (author), Thijsse, B.J. (author), Gorgoi, M. (author), Schäfers, F. (author), Bijkerk, F. (author)To enhance the thermal stability, B4C diffusion barrier layers are often added to Mo/Si multilayer structures for extreme ultraviolet optics. Knowledge about the chemical interaction between B4C and Mo or Si, however is largely lacking. Therefore, the chemical processes during annealing up to 600?°C of a Mo/B4C/Si layered structure have been...journal article 2010
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Krishnan, G. (author), Kooi, B.J. (author), Palasantzas, G. (author), Pivak, Y. (author), Dam, B. (author)In this work we present a unique transmission electron microscopy study of the thermal stability of gas phase synthesized Mg nanoparticles, which have attracted strong interest as high capacity hydrogen storage materials. Indeed, Mg nanoparticles with a MgO shell ( ? 3?nm thick) annealed at 300?°C show evaporation, void formation, and void...journal article 2010
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Eijt, S.W.H. (author), Mijnarends, P.E. (author), Van Schaarenburg, L.C. (author), Houtepen, A.J. (author), Vanmaekelbergh, D. (author), Barbiellini, B. (author), Bansil, A. (author)The effect of temperature controlled annealing on the confined valence electron states in CdSe nanocrystal arrays, deposited as thin films, was studied using two-dimensional angular correlation of annihilation radiation. A reduction in the intensity by ?35% was observed in a feature of the positron annihilation spectrum upon removal of the...journal article 2009
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Eijt, S.W.H. (author), De Roode, J. (author), Schut, H. (author), Kooi, B.J. (author), De Hosson, J.T.M. (author)Coimplantation of Zn and O ions into a single crystalline MgO and subsequent thermal annealing were applied in the synthesis of ZnO nanocrystals. Electron microscopy showed that rocksalt instead of wurtzite ZnO stabilizes for relatively large nanocrystals up to ~15?nm, resulting from its small lattice mismatch with MgO of ~1.7%. The vacancies...journal article 2007
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