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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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de Vries, J.W. (author), Sun, M. (author), de Groot, N.M.S. (author), Hendriks, R.C. (author)Estimating tissue conductivity parameters from electrograms (EGMs) could be an important tool for diagnosing and treating heart rhythm disorders such as atrial fibrillation (AF). One of these parameters is the fibre direction, often assumed to be known in conductivity estimation methods. In this paper, a novel method to estimate the fibre...conference paper 2023
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Diware, S.S. (author), Singh, A. (author), Gebregiorgis, A.B. (author), Joshi, Rajiv V. (author), Hamdioui, S. (author), Bishnoi, R.K. (author)Computation-in-memory (CIM) paradigm leverages emerging memory technologies such as resistive random access memories (RRAMs) to process the data within the memory itself. This alleviates the memory-processor bottleneck resulting in much higher hardware efficiency compared to von-Neumann architecture-based conventional hardware. Hence, CIM...journal article 2023
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Peters, Luka (author), Serhat, Gokhan (author), Vardar, Y. (author)Thermal feedback has been proven to enhance user experience in human-machine interactions. Yet state-of-the-art thermal technology has focused on the single finger or palm in static contact, overlooking dynamic and multi-finger interactions. The underlying challenges include incompatible designs of conventional interfaces for providing...journal article 2023
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Richieri, Beatrice (author), Bittner, Daniel (author), Hartmann, Andreas (author), Benettin, Paolo (author), van Breukelen, B.M. (author), Labat, David (author), Chiogna, Gabriele (author)Hydrochemical data of karst springs provide valuable insights into the internal hydrodynamical functioning of karst systems and support model structure identification. However, the collection of high-frequency time series of major solute species is limited by analysis costs. In this study, we develop a method to retrieve the individual solute...journal article 2023
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Cernuschi, Federico (author), Kulczyk-Malecka, Justyna (author), Zhang, Xun (author), Nozahic, Franck (author), Estournès, Claude (author), Sloof, W.G. (author)The thermal diffusivity and conductivity of dense and porous binary composites having an insulating and conducting phase were studied across its entire composition range. Experimental evaluation has been performed with MoSi<sub>2</sub> particles embedded into yttria partially stabilized zirconia (YPSZ) as prepared by spark plasma sintering ...journal article 2023
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Bueno Lopez, J. (author), Sberna, P.M. (author), Fiorellini Bernardis, A. (author), Zhang, H. (author), Neto, A. (author), Llombart, Nuria (author)State-of-the-art THz pulsed commercial systems operating over large bandwidth suffer from high dispersion or low radiation efficiency due to the poor coupling between the transmitter and receiver photoconductive antennas (PCAs). In this work, we present the fabrication and characterization of a leaky-lens PCA that has the potential to solve...journal article 2023
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Sattari, R. (author), van Zeijl, H.W. (author), Zhang, Kouchi (author)Wide bandgap (WBG) semiconductor technologies enable significant progress in the emergence of power modules. Power cycling at elevated temperatures causes crack or delamination failure, especially at the die-attached bonded interface in the long term. Therefore, the in-situ reliability investigation of power modules, materials, and...conference paper 2023
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Chakraborty, S. (author), Elhaj, Rayan (author), Foppen, J.W.A. (author), Schijven, Jack (author)We investigated the applicability of Silica encapsulated, superparamagnetic DNA particles (SiDNAmag) in determining aquifer hydraulic parameters at different ionic strengths (1 mM, 5 mM, and 20 mM phosphate buffer) of injection suspension. Thereto, in a homogeneous, unconsolidated sand tank we pulse - injected two uniquely sequenced SiDNAmag...journal article 2023
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van Schie, M.S. (author), Liao, Rongheng (author), Ramdat Misier, Nawin L. (author), Knops, Paul (author), Heida, Annejet (author), Taverne, Yannick J.H.J. (author), de Groot, N.M.S. (author)BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Atrial extrasystoles (AES) provoke conduction disorders and may trigger episodes of atrial fibrillation (AF). However, the direction- and rate-dependency of electrophysiological tissue properties on epicardial unipolar electrogram (EGM) morphology is unknown. Therefore, this study examined the impact of spontaneous AES on...journal article 2023
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Schilperoort, Remy (author), Post, Johan (author), Klootwijk, Martijn (author), Hoefeijzers, Bas (author), Hof, Arjo (author), Palsma, Bert (author), Leenen, Imke (author), Makris, Konstantinos F. (author), Langeveld, J.G. (author)Illicit connections of wastewater to stormwater systems are the main drawback of separate sewer systems, as they lead to a direct discharge of untreated wastewater to the aquatic environment. Consequently, several inspection methods have been developed for detecting illicit connections. This study simultaneously applied several low- and high...journal article 2023
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Sun, M. (author)Atrial fibrillation (AF) is a frequently encountered cardiac arrhythmia characterized by rapid and irregular atrial activity, which increases the risk of strokes, heart failure and other heart-related complications. The mechanisms of AF are complicated. Although various mechanisms were proposed in previous research, the precise mechanisms of AF...doctoral thesis 2022
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Han, C. (author)In the efficiency-driven photovoltaic (PV) industry, the market dominating crystalline silicon (c-Si) technology has been developing towards PV devices with carrier-selective passivating contacts (CSPCs). Especially, the silicon heterojunction (SHJ) solar cell, based on hydrogenated amorphous silicon (a-Si:H) contact stacks, and the poly-Si...doctoral thesis 2022
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Chaudhary, A. (author), Hos, Jan (author), Lossen, Jan (author), Huster, Frank (author), Kopecek, Radovan (author), van Swaaij, R.A.C.M.M. (author), Zeman, M. (author)In this article, we investigate the passivation quality and electrical contact properties for samples with a 150 nm thick n+ polysilicon layer in comparison to samples with a phosphorus diffused layer. High level of passivation is achieved for the samples with n+ polysilicon layer and an interfacial oxide underneath it. The contact properties...journal article 2022
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Tuluk, A. (author), Brouwer, J.C. (author), van der Zwaag, S. (author)BiFeO <sub>3</sub> is a multiferroic material with a perovskite structure that has a lot of potential for use in sensors and transducers. However, obtaining pure single-phase BiFeO <sub>3</sub> ceramic with a low electrical conductivity via solid-state reactions remains a problem that limits its application. In this work, the suppression of...journal article 2022
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Chen, Jing (author), Liu, X. (author), Zeng, Xiao Liang (author), Ye, Huai Yu (author), Zhang, Kouchi (author)Hexagonal boron nitride (BN) is often used as filler to improve the thermal conductivity of polymer matrix due to its high thermal conductivity. However, previously reported BN-based composites always have a high in-plane thermal conductivity, which is not beneficial for vertical heat dissipation. In addition, high BN content results in the...journal article 2022
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van Wijk, J. M. (author), de Hoog, E. (author), Talmon, A.M. (author), van Rhee, C. (author)The hydraulic transport of sediments in sediment–water multiphase mixtures is an important process in nature and many industrial applications. The flows are characterized by complex transient phenomena, in which the overall system scale and the particle scale are equally important. Experimental research into dense mixture flows is focused on...journal article 2022
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Yang, F. (author), Fu, Dafang (author), Zevenbergen, C. (author), Rene, Eldon R. (author)Stormwater biofiltration systems (SBS) are a popular technology for mitigating the negative effects of urbanization on the hydrological processes and water quality in urban areas. However, little is known about SBS's long-term performance in actual field conditions. The findings of a review of the scientific literature on the long-term...review 2022
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Vesper, J.E. (author), Tietjen, Sebastian C. (author), Chakkingal, M. (author), Kenjeres, S. (author)In the present study, we analyse individual and combined effects of conductive horizontal walls and conductive fins on the natural convection of air in side heated cavities (SHC). The flow and heat transfer are studied for Rayleigh numbers in the range of 10<sup>4</sup>−−10<sup>9</sup>: Direct Numerical Simulation (DNS) is conducted for the...journal article 2022
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Han, C. (author), Santbergen, R. (author), van Duffelen, Max (author), Procel Moya, P.A. (author), Zhao, Y. (author), Yang, G. (author), Zhang, Xiaodan (author), Zeman, M. (author), Mazzarella, L. (author), Isabella, O. (author)Reducing indium consumption, which is related to the transparent conductive oxide (TCO) use, is a key challenge for scaling up silicon heterojunction (SHJ) solar cell technology to terawatt level. In this work, we developed bifacial SHJ solar cells with reduced TCO thickness. We present three types of In<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub>-based TCOs,...journal article 2022