Devolatilization is a key step in polymer processing. Low-molecular-weight components are removed from a polymeric system. The transport of these components takes place by diffusion to the polymer-vapor interface. This ...

Lithium-intercalating materials such as graphite are of great interest, especially for application in lithium-ion batteries. In this work we present an investigation of the electrochemical performance of mesocarbon microbeads ...

We demonstrate for the first time the successful layer transfer of an epitaxially grown monocrystalline Si film from a purely chemically etched porous Si substrate of 150 mm diameter to a glass carrier. The surface ...

We demonstrate the manufacturing of embedded multimode optical waveguides through linking of polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA) foils and cyclic olefin polymer (COP) filaments based on a lamination process. Since the two polymeric ...

An amorphous polyethylene/silica (PE/S) interface exists in many materials. However, the research of the interfacial properties at microscale is lacking. Shear failure and adhesion properties of an amorphous PE/S interface ...

The feasibility of low temperature processes (below 800°C), to obtain atomically clean and smooth surfaces on (100) oriented silicon on insulator material (SOI) with negligible variation of the top Si film thickness was ...

Kerfless wafering techniques have the potential to reduce the cost of crystalline silicon (Si) in photovoltaics by saving material and production costs. Thermomechanical spallation from thick wafers with aluminium (Al) in ...