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Tu, Botao (author), Yang, Xinkui (author), Xu, S. (author), Zhao, Zenggang (author), Zhou, Yuheng (author), Jiang, Jian (author), Fan, Lulu (author), Tu, Liangliang (author)As a kind of solid waste, using Prestressed High-Strength Concrete Pile Waste Concrete (PPWC) as the replacement for limestone filler in asphalt concrete can not only reduce the accumulation of PPWC and increase its utilization but also avoid the increased road construction costs and environmental degradation associated with limestone mining....journal article 2023
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van Velde, P.F. (author), Rieger, B. (author), Hinsdale, T.A. (author), Cnossen, J.P. (author), Fan, D. (author), Hung, S. (author), Grunwald, D. (author), Smith, C.S. (author)Three dimensional modulation-enhanced single-molecule localization techniques, such as ModLoc, offer advancements in axial localization precision across the entire field of view and axial capture range, by applying phase shifting to the illumination pattern. However, this improvement is limited by the pitch of the illumination pattern that...journal article 2023
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Li, Wenyu (author), Chen, Wei (author), Jiang, Jing (author), Tang, H. (author), Fan, J. (author)Double-sided packages for heat dissipation are an efficient thermal management mechanism for power semiconductor devices. A fan-out panel-level packaging (FOPLP), as one of the double-sided forms, exhibits excellent electro–thermal characteristics and provides low stray inductance and thermal resistance. Besides, the temperature at each point...journal article 2023
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Chen, Wei (author), Jiang, Jing (author), Meda, Abdulmelik H. (author), Ibrahim, Mesfin S. (author), Zhang, Kouchi (author), Fan, J. (author)SiC MOSFET is mainly characterized by the higher electric breakdown field, higher thermal conductivity, and lower switching loss enabling high breakdown voltage, high-temperature operation, and high switching frequency. However, their performances are considerably limited by the high parasitic inductance and poor heat dissipation capabilities...journal article 2023
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Jiang, Jing (author), Chen, Wei (author), Qian, Yichen (author), Meda, Abdulmelik H. (author), Fan, X. (author), Zhang, Kouchi (author), Fan, J. (author)Considerable advancements in power semiconductor devices have resulted in such devices being increasingly adopted in applications of energy generation, conversion, and transmission. Hence, we proposed a fan-out panel-level packaging (FOPLP) design for 30-V Si-based metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect transistor (MOSFET). To achieve...journal article 2023
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Zhang, H. (author), Berkhout, Marco (author), Makinwa, K.A.A. (author), Fan, Q. (author)Class-D amplifiers (CDAs) are widely used in audio applications where a high power efficiency is required. As most audio sources are digital nowadays, implementing digital-input CDAs results in higher levels of integration and lower cost. However, prior open-loop digital-input CDAs suffer from high jitter sensitivity and output-stage...conference paper 2023
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Jouvaeian, Amirhossein (author), Fan, Q. (author), Motz, Mario (author), Ausserlechner, Udo (author), Makinwa, K.A.A. (author)Magnetic current sensors are widely used in applications where galvanic isolation and wide bandwidth (BW) are desired, such as in switched-mode power supplies and motor drivers. By using Hall plates for low frequencies and pick-up coils for high frequencies, hybrid magnetic sensors can achieve high resolution (tens of textmA) over a wide...conference paper 2023
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Kouwenhoven, K. (author), Fan, D. (author), Biancalani, Enrico (author), de Rooij, S.A.H. (author), Karim, A.T. (author), Smith, C.S. (author), Murugesan, Vignesh (author), Thoen, David (author), Baselmans, J.J.A. (author), de Visser, P.J. (author)Kinetic inductance detectors (KIDs) are superconducting energy-resolving detectors, sensitive to single photons from the near-infrared to ultraviolet. We study a hybrid KID design consisting of a β-phase tantalum (β-Ta) inductor and a Nb-Ti-N interdigitated capacitor. The devices show an average intrinsic quality factor Qi of 4.3×105±1.3×105....journal article 2023
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Mao, Pengcheng (author), Fan, Huilin (author), Liu, Chang (author), Lan, Gongxu (author), Huang, Wei (author), Li, Zhipeng (author), Amin Hassan, H.M. (author), Zheng, Runguo (author), Wang, Zhiyuan (author), Sun, Hongyu (author), Liu, Yanguo (author)Thanks to the low cost and earth's abundant potassium resources, potassium ion batteries (PIBs) have attracted much interest as alternative energy storage devices. However, there is still a great challenge to develop suitable anode materials for PIBs with high specific capacity, fast charge/discharge and stable ion storage. Nowadays,...journal article 2022
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Fan, Guangpeng (author), Xu, Zhenyu (author), Wang, Jinhu (author), Nan, L. (author), Xiao, Huijie (author), Xin, Zhiming (author), Chen, Feixiang (author)Complexity of forest structure is an important factor contributing to uncertainty in aboveground biomass estimates. In this study, we present a new method for reducing uncertainty in forest aboveground biomass (AGB) estimation based on plot-level terrestrial laser scanner (TLS) point clouds reconstruction. The method estimates the total AGB...journal article 2022
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Yang, Jun (author), Yang, Xiaolong (author), Wrobel, Joan M. (author), Paragi, Zsolt (author), Gurvits, L. (author), Ho, Luis C. (author), Nyland, Kristina (author), Fan, Lulu (author), Tafoya, Daniel (author)NGC 4395 is a dwarf galaxy at a distance of about 4.3 Mpc (scale: ∼0.021 pc mas-1). It hosts an intermediate-mass black hole (IMBH) with a mass between ∼104 and ∼105 solar masses. The early radio observations of NGC 4395 with the very long baseline interferometry (VLBI) network, High Sensitivity Array (HSA), at 1.4 GHz in 2005 showed that its...journal article 2022
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Fan, R. (author), Habibi, P. (author), Padding, J.T. (author), Hartkamp, Remco (author)In heterogeneous catalysis, reactivity and selectivity are not only influenced by chemical processes occurring on catalytic surfaces but also by physical transport phenomena in the bulk fluid and fluid near the reactive surfaces. Because these processes take place at a large range of time and length scales, it is a challenge to model...journal article 2022
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Fan, Q. (author), van Essen, J.T. (author), Correia, Gonçalo (author)The era of intelligent transportation with automated vehicles (AVs) is coming. Nonetheless, the transition to this system will be a gradual process. On the one hand, some zones in the city may be dedicated to AVs with a fully intelligent traffic management system geared toward high performance. On the other hand, automated and conventional...journal article 2022
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Zhang, H. (author), Berkhout, Marco (author), Makinwa, K.A.A. (author), Fan, Q. (author)Class-D amplifiers (CDAs) are often used in audio applications due to their superior power efficiency. Due to the sensitivity of the human ear, a large dynamic range (DR) is desired, and audio DACs with up to 130dB DR are commercially available [1]. However, the DR of the CDAs they drive is typically much lower [2]-[4], mainly due to the...conference paper 2022
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Feng, Shuo (author), Jiang, Tao (author), Chen, Wei (author), Fan, Xuejun (author), Zhang, Kouchi (author), Fan, Jiajie (author)As a core packaging material of light color conversion, phosphor/silicone composite plays an indispensable role in light emitting diode (LED) packaging. At present, commercial LED packages mainly use blue LED chips to stimulate Yttrium Aluminum Garnet (YAG) yellow phosphor to reach a white color. However, (Ca,Sr)AlSiN 3 :Eu 2+ (CSASN) red...conference paper 2022
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Karmakar, S. (author), Berkhout, Marco (author), Makinwa, K.A.A. (author), Fan, Q. (author)Piezoelectric speakers are gaining popularity on account of their improving form-factor and audio quality, making them a good fit for many audio applications such as in televisions, laptops, etc. Such speakers can be modelled as a large capacitive load, and so are typically driven by a Class-AB amplifier via a series resistor that ensures driver...conference paper 2022
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Andrew, Philippa Kate (author), Raudsepp, Allan (author), Nock, Volker (author), Fan, D. (author), Williams, Martin A.K. (author), Staufer, U. (author), Avci, Ebubekir (author)Optical micromachines have the potential to improve the capabilities of optical tweezers by amplifying forces and allowing for indirect handling and probing of specimens. However, systematic design and testing of micromachine performance is still an emerging field. In this work we have designed and tested an unsupported microlever, suitable for...conference paper 2022
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Qian, Cheng (author), Gu, Tijian (author), Wang, Ping (author), Cai, Wei (author), Fan, Xuejun (author), Zhang, Kouchi (author), Fan, J. (author)Sintered nano-silver die-attach materials have been widely used in high-power electronics packaging because of their high thermal and electrical conductivities. In this study, we characterized the tensile properties of sintered nano-silver particles over a range of strain rates and temperatures, and established the constitutive models. First, 50...journal article 2022
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Wei Chen, Chen (author), Cao, Dunhua (author), Dong, Yongjun (author), Xiong, Jingkang (author), Trofimov, Yuri (author), Lishik, Sergey (author), Zhang, Kouchi (author), Fan, J. (author)Y<sub>3</sub>Al<sub>5</sub>O<sub>12</sub>:Ce<sup>3+</sup> (YAG:Ce<sup>3+</sup>) single crystal phosphor (SCP) exhibits high internal quantum efficiency (IQE) and excellent thermal conductivity and stability. Such properties are promising in high-power laser-excited white lighting applications. However, YAG:Ce<sup>3+</sup> SCP usually shows...journal article 2022
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Lin, Yan (author), Qian, Chengduo (author), Shi, Jingtao (author), Zhang, Yuzhen (author), Ren, S. (author), Nan, Guozhi (author), Kong, Xiangjun (author), Fan, Weiyu (author)Compared with traditional asphalt, emulsified asphalt occurs to be a better low-temperature usability and environmental adaptability, which can reduce environmental pollution and energy consuming during road construction. The low-temperature ductility is a very important indicator to evaluate the environmental adaptability of emulsified asphalt....journal article 2022