We study magnetooptical Faraday rotation in a colloidal solution of "dumbbell-like", physically conjoined nanoparticle pairs composed ferromagnetic (CoFe2O4) and noble metal (Ag). show that outside the CoFe2O4 interband dominated spectral regime, coupled dumbbells significantly enhanced magnetooptic response relative to single nanoparticles, derived from plasmonic contribution by Ag nanoparticles.

Background Hepatitis B virus-related acute-on-chronic liver failure (HBV-ACLF) is linked to dyslipidemia and inflammatory responses. This study aimed investigate the correlation between high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) levels 90-day transplant-free (TF) mortality in patients with HBV-ACLF. Methods A prospective cohort of 287 HBV-ACLF from Beijing Ditan Hospital was enrolled January 2016 December 2019. The prognostic accuracy lipid profile parameters evaluated by area under...

Least-squares (LS)-based integration computes the function values by solving a set of equations (IEs) in LS sense, and is widely used wavefront reconstruction other fields where measured data forms slope. It considered that applications IEs with smaller truncation errors (TEs) will improve accuracy. This paper proposes general method based on Taylor theorem to derive all kinds IEs, finds an IE TE has higher-order TE. Three specific TEs Southwell geometry are deduced using this method, three...

Volatile solvent mists as a “zipper” to weld silver nanowires and fix them on substrate tightly for transparent electrode application.

π-Conjugated chiral nanorings with intriguing electronic structures and chiroptical properties have attracted considerable interests in synthetic chemistry materials science. We present the design principles to access new macrocycles (1 2) that are essentially built on key components of main-group electron-donating carbazolyl moieties or π-expanded aza[7]helicenes. Both show unique molecular conformations a (quasi) figure-of-eight topology as result conjugation patterns...

Immersion lithography systems with hyper-numerical aperture (hyper-NA) (NA>1) have become indispensable in nanolithography for technology nodes of 45 nm and beyond. Source mask optimization (SMO) has emerged as a key technique used to further improve the imaging performance immersion lithography. Recently, set pixelated gradient-based SMO approaches were proposed under scalar models, which are inaccurate hyper-NA settings. This paper focuses on developing algorithms based vector model that...

Recently, a set of gradient-based optical proximity correction (OPC) and phase-shifting mask (PSM) optimization methods has been developed to solve for the inverse lithography problem under scalar imaging models, which are only accurate numerical apertures (NAs) less than approximately 0.4. However, as technology enters 45 nm realm, immersion systems with hyper-NA (NA>1) now extensively used in semiconductor industry. For systems, vector nature electromagnetic field must be taken into...

Layered double hydroxide (LDH) layers have emerged as a promising class of materials in preparing functional coatings due to their specific anion exchangeability. However, most LDH-based films exhibit micro- and nanoscale pores that are not conducive enough block corrosive media penetration. This report demonstrates corrosion-resistant composite coating with an 8-hydroxyquinoline (8HQ)-sandwiched polyelectrolyte outer film. film is flat dense, enabling effective pore-sealing the LDH layer on...

Wireless sensor networks have become a very significant enabling technology in many applications and the use of environmental energy is feasible source for low-power wireless networks. The challenges developing power supply including generation or conversion, storage, management are manifold to extend lifetime network. objective this research develop an intelligent hybrid system realize self-sustaining node. photovoltaic thermoelectric generators adopted as converters. lithium ion battery...

Optical proximity correction (OPC) is an extensively used resolution enhancement technique (RET) in optical lithography. To date, the computational efficiency has become a big issue for pixelated OPC techniques due to increasing complexity of lithographic masks modern integrated circuits. This paper first apply nonlinear compressive sensing (CS) theory break through gradient-based methods. The proposed method reduces dimensionality problem by downsampling layout pattern. Then, cost function...

The effects of static magnetic field strength on the rapid solidified structure, thermal stability, crystallization structure and soft properties melt-spun Fe81.6Si4B13Cu1.4 alloys were investigated corresponding related mechanism was discussed in terms formation pre-existing α-Fe crystals nanocrystallization behaviors. rise promotes as-spun alloy, enhances competitive growth between during annealing, then refines annealed alloy improves their softness. prepared under 200 mT contains with a...

Soil hydrological characteristics are influenced by factors such as parent rock weathering, human activities, and soil texture. However, the influence of complex soil–rock structures heterogeneous types on resulting from weathering carbonate rocks into soils slopes in karst region SW China is not fully understood. The relationships between zonal nonzonal characteristic differences, land uses, were analyzed using a typical watershed region. In this study, (1) difference significant. For...

The wavefront reconstruction is a crucial step in determining the performance of detection instruments. algorithm primarily evaluated three dimensions: accuracy, speed, and noise immunity. In this paper, we propose hybrid zonal that introduces slope curvature information diagonal, anti-diagonal, horizontal, vertical directions by dividing neighbor sampling points into subregions groups four. By canceling same parameters integration equations, an using multi-directional slope–curvature...

This paper proposes to use the a-priori knowledge of target layout patterns design data-adaptive compressive sensing (CS) methods for efficient source optimization (SO) in lithography systems. A set monitoring pixels are selected from based on blue noise random patterns. The SO is then formulated as an under-determined linear problem improve image fidelity according pixels. Adaptive projections designed, layout, order further reduce dimension problem, while trying retain performance....

In order to develop a multi-principal element alloy with outstanding soft magnetic properties and high thermal stability, Fe35Co35Mn30−xAlx (x = 9, 12, 15, 18, 21, 24) system was designed. The findings demonstrated that the optimal Al/Mn content ratio contributes formation of BCC B2 dual-phase structure, which leads significant increase in saturation flux density (Bs) considerable decrease coercivity alloy. as-cast Fe35Co35Mn15Al15 co-lattice structure exhibits exceptional properties,...

Source optimization (SO) has emerged as a key technique for improving lithographic imaging over range of process variations. Current SO approaches are pixel-based, where the source pattern is designed by solving quadratic problem using gradient-based algorithms or linear programming problem. Most these methods, however, either computational intensive result in window (PW) that may be further extended. This paper applies rich theory compressive sensing (CS) to develop an efficient and robust...

The design of the illumination optics for high numerical aperture (NA) anamorphic extreme ultraviolet (EUV) projection is a critical challenge to EUV lithography in advanced technology node. However, using conventional methods have flaws efficiency and uniformity due limitations relay configuration matching method that can only consider one factor affecting uniformity. One-mirror improve by reducing number mirrors. Deep reinforcement learning (RL) solve considering multiple factors...