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Design Trade-offs of Second Harmonic Minimization in Solid-State Transformers

In two-stage solid-state transformers (SSTs) equipped with LLC DC/DC converters for galvanic isolation, fixed-frequency open-loop operation of LLC stages has been a straightforward and prevailing design choice. Meanwhile, with a closed-loop-operated LLC co ...

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)2025

A high bandwidth and high transmission STM bias line for ESR and quantum stochastic resonance measurements at 0.4 K

Harald Brune, François Patthey, Shixuan Shan, Johannes Schwenk, Clément Marie Soulard

We present a scanning tunneling microscope operating in a 3He cryostat at a base temperature of 0.4 K, suitable for electron spin resonance (ESR) [S. Baumann, W. Paul, T. Choi, C. P. Lutz, A. Ardavan, and A. J. Heinrich, Science 350, 417 (2015)], quantum s ...

2025

A dephasing sweet spot with enhanced dipolar coupling

Pasquale Scarlino

Two-level systems (TLSs) are the basic units of quantum computers but face a trade-off between operation speed and coherence due to shared coupling paths. Here, we investigate a TLS given by a singlet-triplet (ST+) transition. We identify a magnetic-field ...

2025

Hydrogen-induced tunable remanent polarization in a perovskite nickelate

Michele Kotiuga

Materials with field-tunable polarization are of broad interest to condensed matter sciences and solid-state device technologies. Here, using hydrogen (H) donor doping, we modify the room temperature metallic phase of a perovskite nickelate NdNiO3 into an ...

Nature Portfolio2024

Active Power Decoupling for Single-Phase Input-Series-Output-Parallel Solid-State Transformers

Drazen Dujic, Andrea Cervone, Tianyu Wei

Solid-state transformers with input-series outputparallel structures are being considered for a variety of applications requiring MVAC to LVDC conversion. Due to the singlephase AC/DC conversion at the input side, all floating cells of the solid-state tran ...

2024

3D Printing of Customizable Transient Bioelectronics and Sensors

Danick Briand, Nicolas Francis Fumeaux

Transient electronics have emerged as a new category of devices that can degrade after their functional lifetime, offering tremendous potential as disposable sensors, actuators, wearables, and implants. Additive manufacturing methods represent a promising ...

2024

Sub-mm3 dimensional scaling of fully-integrated additively-fabricated microsupercapacitors for embedded energy storage applications

Vivek Subramanian, Amin Hodaei

Microsupercapacitors (MSCs) are attractive energy devices for applications in IoT, wireless sensors, and other microelectronic systems due to their small footprints. In this work, the dimensional scaling of fully-integrated additively-fabricated MSCs is sy ...

Royal Society of Chemistry2024

A continuous-wave and pulsed X-band electron spin resonance spectrometer operating in ultra-high vacuum for the study of low dimensional spin ensembles

Giovanni Boero, Fabio Donati, Soyoung Oh

We report the development of a continuous-wave and pulsed X-band electron spin resonance (ESR) spectrometer for the study of spins on ordered surfaces down to cryogenic temperatures. The spectrometer operates in ultra-high vacuum and utilizes a half-wavele ...

Aip Publishing2024

Quantifying mass transport limitations in a microfluidic CO2 electrolyzer with a gas diffusion cathode

Sophia Haussener, Venu Gopal Agarwal

A gas diffusion electrode (GDE) based CO2 electrolyzer shows enhanced CO2 transport to the catalyst surface, significantly increasing current density compared to traditional planar immersed electrodes. A two-dimensional model for the cathode side of a micr ...

2024

Organic Memristive Devices with Capacitive-Coupled Effect: A Novel Approach for Histamine Sensing

Sandro Carrara

In this work, we developed simple polymer-based memristive devices specifically designed for biosensing applications. The devices consist of two gold electrodes connected by a biocompatible polymeric resistive layer made of poly(3,4 ethyldioxythiophene)pol ...

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.2024

Static and Dynamic Voltage Balancing for an IGCT-Based Resonant DC Transformer

Drazen Dujic, Renan Pillon Barcelos, Nikolina Djekanovic

This paper focuses on the operational characteristics of a medium voltage resonant DC transformer based on a split capacitor IGCT 3L-NPC leg. The study delves into both the dynamic and static balancing aspects of the 3L-NPC when operating in a two-level, 5 ...

2024

Electrochemical sensors modified with iron oxide nanoparticles/ nanocomposites for voltammetric detection of Pb (II) in water: A review

Sandro Carrara

Permissible limits of Pb 2+ in drinking water are being reduced from 10 mu gL -1 to 5 mu gL -1 , which calls for rapid, and highly reliable detection techniques. Electrochemical sensors have garnered attention in detection of heavy metal ions in environmen ...

Cell Press2024

Long-lived enhanced magnetization-A practical metabolic MRI contrast material

Andrea Capozzi

Noninvasive tracking of biochemical processes in the body is paramount in diagnostic medicine. Among the leading techniques is spectroscopic magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), which tracks metabolites with an amplified (hyperpolarized) magnetization signal ...

2024

Pyroelectricity in poled all-organic polar polynorbornene/polydimethylsiloxane-based stretchable electrets

Frank Nüesch, Francis Owusu

Pyroelectricity in a recently developed all-organic composite electret with a polar polynorbornene-based filler and polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) matrix has been studied with the help of thermal and dielectric techniques. Measurement of the pyroelectric p co ...

Royal Society of Chemistry2024

Phase Shift Angle Segmentation Modulation for Soft-Switching Medium-Voltage DAB Converter With Series-Connected SiC MOSFETs

Chengmin Li

The medium-voltage (MV) dual active bridge (DAB) converter with series-connected SiC (S-SiC) MOSFETs is a promising solution for high-power-density isolated dc/dc converter. To improve the voltage sharing and reliability of S-SiC, relatively large snubber ...

Ieee-Inst Electrical Electronics Engineers Inc2024

Membrane electrode assembly simulation of anion exchange membrane water electrolysis

Zoé Mury, Jan Van Herle, Suhas Nuggehalli Sampathkumar, Khaled Lawand

Anion exchange membrane water electrolysis (AEMWE) offers a green hydrogen production method that eliminates the need for platinum group metals (PGM) as electrocatalysts. This study employs a COMSOL (R) 6.0 model to simulate a 1x1 cm(2) Ni fibre - Raney (R ...

Elsevier2024

Energy harvesting and inter-floor impact noise control using an optimally tuned hybrid damping system

Hervé Lissek

Impact-loaded floor structures radiate undesired sound waves into adjacent rooms, compromising the acoustic comfort. On the other hand, substantial structural vibrations caused by the impact loading offer a promising energy source for harvesting. Neverthel ...

EDP SCIENCES S A2024

Dataset for "Low-temperature processing of screen-printed piezoelectric KNbO3 with integration onto biodegradable paper substrates"

Danick Briand, Luis Guillermo Villanueva Torrijo, Morgan Mc Kay Monroe

This data set contains the data collected during the FNS project Green Piezo (Grant no. 179064) in association with the recent publication entitled “Low-temperature processing of screen-printed piezoelectric KNbO3 with integration onto biodegradable paper ...

Zenodo2023

Low-temperature processing of screen-printed piezoelectric KNbO3 with integration onto biodegradable paper substrates

Danick Briand, Luis Guillermo Villanueva Torrijo, Morgan Mc Kay Monroe

The development of fully solution-processed, biodegradable piezoelectrics is a critical step in the development of green electronics towards the worldwide reduction of harmful electronic waste. However, recent printing processes for piezoelectrics are hind ...

2023

A 128-kbit GC-eDRAM With Negative Boosted Bootstrap Driver for 11.3x Lower-Refresh Frequency at a 2.5% Area Overhead in 28-nm FD-SOI

Andreas Peter Burg, Robert Giterman, Halil Andac Yigit, Emmanuel Nieto Casarrubias

Gain-cell embedded DRAM (GC-eDRAM) is a high-density logic-compatible alternative to conventional static random-access memory (SRAM) and embedded DRAM (eDRAM). However, GC-eDRAM suffers from a reduced data retention time (DRT) at deeply-scaled process node ...

IEEE-INST ELECTRICAL ELECTRONICS ENGINEERS INC2023