Methods for quantification of anode support microstructure

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We present a theory stating how to overcome the classical Rayleigh-resolution limit. It is based upon a new resolution criterion in phase of coherent imaging process and its spatial resolution is thought to be only SNR limited. Recently, the experimental observation of systematically occurring phase singularities in coherent imaging of sub-Rayleigh distanced objects has been reported.1 The phase resolution criterion relies on the unique occurrence of phase singularities. A priori, coherent imaging system's

Combinatorial high-vacuum chemical vapor deposition (HV-CVD) was used to identify the conditions required to obtain hafnium-doped lithium niobate thin films on sapphire {001} substrates. Niobium tetraethoxydimethylaminoethoxide (Nb(OEt)(4)(dmae)), lithium tert-butoxide (Li(OBut)), and hafnium tert-butoxide (Hf(OBut)(4)) were used as precursors. X-ray diffraction (XRD) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM) indicated that a single phase of textured {001} Hf-doped lithium niobate film was obtained under c

Micro-scale solid oxide fuel cell is a promising power generation technology for portable devices such as laptop, medical devices and personal electronics. One of the key goals in design of μ-SOFC systems is to use common hydrocarbon fuels such as propane/butane, which requires an additional micro-scale gas-processing unit (GPU) to reform the fuel, avoiding the coking on the μ-SOFC membranes. However, no integrated micro-fabricated testing platform has been reported for evaluating the stability, thermal man

Due to their high specific energy and energy density, micro-solid oxide fuel cells1,2 (µ-SOFCs) are seen as one of the technologies that could help satisfying the continuously increasing demand for electric energy in portable electronic devices. The µ-SOFC is a less than 1 µm thin free-standing membrane. The membrane consists of ceramic and metallic thin film layers integrated on a micro-structurable substrate based on MEMS technologies. In this study, Foturan® glass ceramic and silicon µ-SOFCs substrates a

Lower absorption, lower refractive index and tunable resistance are three advantages of doped silicon oxide containing nanocrystalline silicon grains (nc-SiOx) compared to doped microcrystalline silicon, for the use as p- and n-type layers in thin-film silicon solar cells. In this study we show how optical, electrical and microstructural properties of nc-SiOx layers depend on precursor gas ratios and we propose a growth model to explain the phase separation in such films into Si-rich and O-rich regions as v

Computed Tomography (CT) represents the standard imaging modality for tumor volume delineation for radiotherapy treatment planning of retinoblastoma despite some inherent limitations. CT scan is very useful in providing information on physical density for dose calculation and morphological volumetric information but presents a low sensitivity in assessing the tumor viability. On the other hand, 3D ultrasound (US) allows a highly accurate definition of the tumor volume thanks to its high spatial resolution b

(001)-epitaxial SrTiO3 films were grown on (La, Sr)(Al, Ta)O-3 substrates for investigating the impact of biaxial strain on the antiferrodistortive (AFD) structural phase transition in SrTiO3. The films were fully constrained by the substrates, which resulted in the large in-plane compressive strain of -0.9%. The AFD transition temperature estimated using temperature controlled x-ray diffraction and transmission electron microscope was over 150K higher than the theoretical prediction, but rather supported t

The increasing quality and durability of Solid Oxide Fuel Cells (SOFC) state-of-the-art materials renders the long-term testing of fuel cells difficult since considerably long equipment times are needed to obtain valuable results. Moreover, reproducibility issues are common due to the high sensitivity of the performance and degradation on the testing conditions. An original segmented cell configuration has been adopted in order to carry out four tests in parallel, thus decreasing the total experimental time

The performance of portable power generation systems is a major limitation on the freedom and amount of utility provided by portable electronic devices. In that respect, fuel cells are a promising alternative to current state-of-the-art batteries as there is the possibility of achieving better performance by efficient design of the underlying chemical processes. The design of micro-fuel cells is a multi-disciplinary problem to meet material, environmental, usage and economical constraints. The focus of this

With the recent technological advances, there is an increasing need for measurement systems providing interferometer resolution for inspection of large quantities of individual samples in manufacturing environments.. Such applications require high measurement rates, robustness, ease of use, and non-contact systems. We show here that Digital Holographic Microscopy (DIM), a new method that implements digitally the principle of holography, is particularly well suited for such industrial applications. With the

Atlas-based segmentation has become a standard paradigm for exploiting prior knowledge in medical image segmentation. In this paper, we propose a method to exploit both the robustness of global registration techniques and the accuracy of a local registration based on level set tracking. First, the atlas is globally put in correspondence with the patient image by an affine and an intensity-based non rigid registration. Based on this rough initialisation, the level set functions corresponding to particular ob

A flexible method for simultaneous nanoscale structures fabrication and patterning is described, using a combination of stencil mask and pulsed-laser deposition (PLD) techniques. A miniature shadow-mask with nano-apertures in a very thin microfabricated membrane (nanostencil) was first manufactured and then, mechanically attached to the substrate of choice. To create free-standing membranes with arrays of apertures of different shapes and dimensions below 500 nm, a combination of advanced lithography or hig

Methods for quantification of anode support microstructure

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Beyond the lateral resolution limit by phase imaging

Combinatorial High-Vacuum Chemical Vapor Deposition of Textured Hafnium-Doped Lithium Niobate Thin Films on Sapphire

Design, Fabrication and Characterization of a Gas Processing Unit Testing Platform for Micro-Solid Oxide Fuel Cells

Microfabrication of free-standing micro-solid oxide fuel cells on Foturan® and silicon substrates

Mixed phase silicon oxide layers for thin-film silicon solar cells

Model-based Segmentation and Fusion of 3D Computed Tomography and 3D Ultrasound of the Eye for Radiotherapy Planning

Antiferrodistortive Structural Phase Transition in Compressively-Strained Epitaxial SrTiO3 Film Grown on (La, Sr)(Al, Ta)O-3 Substrate

Segmented cell testing for cathode parameter investigation

Design of Portable Power Generation Systems for Variable Power Demand

Digital Holography Microscopy (DHM): Fast and robust systems for industrial inspection with interferometer resolution

Atlas-based segmentation of medical images locally constrained by level sets

Complex Oxide Nanostructures by Pulsed Laser Deposition through Nanostencils