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Illiberi, A. (author), Cobb, B. (author), Sharma, A. (author), Grehl, T. (author), Brongersma, H. (author), Roozeboom, F. (author), Gelinck, G. (author), Poodt, P. (author)We have investigated the nucleation and growth of InGaZnO thin films by spatial atmospheric atomic layer deposition. Diethyl zinc (DEZ), trimethyl indium (TMIn), triethyl gallium (TEGa), and water were used as Zn, In, Ga and oxygen precursors, respectively. The vaporized metal precursors have been coinjected in the reactor. The metal composition...article 2015
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Myny, K. (author), Cobb, B. (author), van der Steen, J.L. (author), Tripathi, A.K. (author), Genoe, J. (author), Gelinck, G. (author), Heremans, P. (author)Our goal is to create thin low-cost flexible NFC tags to allow everyday objects to communicate to smartphones and computers and thus participate in the Internet of Things. We employ amorphous Indium-Gallium-Zinc-Oxide (a-IGZO) thin-film transistor circuits processed at low temperatures, less than 250C, directly on thin polyester substrates....conference paper 2015
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Gelinck, G.H. (author), Cobb, B. (author), van Breemen, A.J.J.M. (author), Myny, K. (author)Ferroelectric polymers and amorphous metal oxide semiconductors have emerged as important materials for re-programmable non-volatile memories and high-performance, flexible thin-film transistors, respectively. However, realizing sophisticated transistor memory arrays has proven to be a challenge, and demonstrating reliable writing to and reading...article 2015
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Nag, M. (author), Muller, R. (author), Steudel, S. (author), Smout, S. (author), Bhoolokam, A. (author), Myny, K. (author), Schols, S. (author), Genoe, J. (author), Cobb, B. (author), Kumar, A. (author), Gelinck, G. (author), Fukui, Y. (author), Groeseneken, G. (author), Heremans, P. (author)We demonstrated self-aligned amorphous-Indium-Gallium-Zinc-Oxide (a-IGZO) thin-film transistors (TFTs) where the source–drain (S/D) regions were made conductive via chemical reduction of the a-IGZO via metallic calcium (Ca). Due to the higher chemical reactivity of Ca, the process can be operated at lower temperatures. The Ca process has the...article 2015
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Gelinck, G.H. (author), van Breemen, A.J.J.M. (author), Cobb, B. (author)Ferroelectric polarization switching of poly(vinylidene difluoride-trifluoroethylene) is investigated in different thin-film device structures, ranging from simple capacitors to dual-gate thin-film transistors (TFT). Indium gallium zinc oxide, a high mobility amorphous oxide material, is used as semiconductor. We find that the ferroelectric can...article 2015
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Raiten, D.J. (author), Sakr Ashour, F.A. (author), Ross, A.C. (author), Meydani, S.N. (author), Dawson, H.D. (author), Stephensen, C.B. (author), Brabin, B.J. (author), Suchdev, P.S. (author), van Ommen, B. (author), Ahluwalia, N. (author), Ahmed, T. (author), Allen, L. (author), Beck, M. (author), Blanchard, H. (author), Brindle, E. (author), Brown, K. (author), Calder, P. (author), Checkley, W. (author), Claycombe, K. (author), Coles, C. (author), Esamai, F. (author), Friis, H. (author), Gardner, E. (author), Grinspoon, S. (author), Guerrant, R. (author), Hellerstein, M. (author), Hunt, J. (author), King, J. (author), Klasing, K. (author), Kramer, B. (author), Koski, K. (author), Northrop-Clewes, C. (author), Pfeiffer, C. (author), Prentice, A. (author), Ramirez-Zea, M. (author), van Rheenan, P. (author), Rink, L. (author), Srinivasa, S. (author), Benn, C.S. (author), Stephensen, C. (author), Suchdev, P. (author), Sullivan, K. (author), Thurnham, D. (author), Varadhan, R. (author), Van Der Ven, A. (author), Walston, J. (author), Xia, J. (author)An increasing recognition has emerged of the complexities of the global health agenda-specifically, the collision of infections and noncommunicable diseases and the dual burden of over- and undernutrition. Of particular practical concern are both 1) the need for a better understanding of the bidirectional relations between nutritional status and...article 2015
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Xu, M. (author), Wachters, A.J.H. (author), van Deelen, J. (author), Mourad, M.C.D. (author), Buskens, P.J.P. (author)We present a systematic study of the effect of variation of the zinc oxide (ZnO) and copper indium gallium (di)selenide (CIGS) layer thickness on the absorption characteristics of CIGS solar cells using a simulation program based on finite element method (FEM). We show that the absorption in the CIGS layer does not decrease monotonically with...article 2014
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Minguillón, M.C. (author), Cirach, M. (author), Hoek, G. (author), Brunekreef, B. (author), Tsai, M. (author), de Hoogh, K. (author), Jedynska, A. (author), Kooter, I.M. (author), Nieuwenhuijsen, M. (author), Querol, X. (author)Trace and major elements concentrations in PM10 and PM2.5 were measured at 20 sites spread in the Barcelona metropolitan area (1 rural background, 6 urban background, 13 road traffic sites) and at 1 reference site. Three 2-week samples per site and size fraction were collected during 2009 using low volume samplers, adding a total of 120 samples....article 2014
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Burghoorn, M.M.A. (author), Kniknie, B.J. (author), van Deelen, J. (author), Xu, M. (author), Vroon, Z.A.E.P. (author), van Ee, R.J. (author), van de Belt, R. (author), Buskens, P.J.P. (author)Textured transparent conductors are widely used in thin-film silicon solar cells. They lower the reflectivity at interfaces between different layers in the cell and/or cause an increase in the path length of photons in the Si absorber layer, which both result in an increase in the number of absorbed photons and, consequently, an increase in...article 2014
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High-throughput processes for industrially scalable deposition of zinc oxide at atmospheric pressureIlliberi, A. (author), Grob, F. (author), Kniknie, B. (author), Frijters, C. (author), van Deelen, J. (author), Poodt, P. (author), Beckers, E.H.A. (author), Bolt, P.J. (author)ZnO films have been grown on a moving glass substrate by high temperature (480 0C) chemical vapour deposition (CVD) and low temperature (200 0C) plasma enhanced CVD (PE-CVD) process at atmospheric pressure. Deposition rates above 7 nm/s have been achieved for substrate speeds from 20 to 500 mm/min. The conductivity of the films is enhanced by Al...article 2014
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Illiberi, A. (author), Poodt, P. (author), Roozeboom, F. (author)The industrial need for high-throughput and low-cost ZnO deposition processes has triggered the development of atmospheric vapor-phase deposition techniques which can be easily applied to continuous, in-line manufacturing. While atmospheric CVD is a mature technology, new processes for the growth of transparent conductive oxides on thermally...article 2014
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Eeftens, M. (author), Hoek, G. (author), Gruzieva, O. (author), Mölter, A. (author), Agius, R. (author), Beelen, R. (author), Brunekreef, B. (author), Custovic, A. (author), Cyrys, J. (author), Fuertes, E. (author), Heinrich, J. (author), Hoffmann, B. (author), De Hoogh, K. (author), Jedynska, A. (author), Keuken, M. (author), Klümper, C. (author), Kooter, I. (author), Krämer, U. (author), Korek, M. (author), Koppelman, G.H. (author), Kuhlbusch, T.A.J. (author), Simpson, A. (author), Smit, H.A. (author), Tsai, M.Y. (author), Wang, M. (author), Wolf, K. (author), Pershagen, G. (author), Gehring, U. (author)BACKGROUND: Negative effects of long-term exposure to particulate matter (PM) on lung function have been shown repeatedly. Spatial differences in the composition and toxicity of PM may explain differences in observed effect sizes between studies. METHODS: We conducted a multicenter study in 5 European birth cohorts - BAMSE (Sweden), GINIplus and...article 2014
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Fuertes, E. (author), MacIntyre, E. (author), Agius, R. (author), Beelen, R. (author), Brunekreef, B. (author), Bucci, S. (author), Cesaroni, G. (author), Cirach, M. (author), Cyrys, J. (author), Forastiere, F. (author), Gehring, U. (author), Gruzieva, O. (author), Hoffmann, B. (author), Jedynska, A. (author), Keuken, M. (author), Klümper, C. (author), Kooter, I. (author), Korek, M. (author), Krämer, U. (author), Mölter, A. (author), Nieuwenhuijsen, M. (author), Pershagen, G. (author), Porta, D. (author), Postma, D.S. (author), Simpson, A. (author), Smit, H.A. (author), Sugiri, D. (author), Sunyer, J. (author), Wang, M. (author), Heinrich, J. (author)Evidence for a role of long-term particulate matter exposure on acute respiratory infections is growing. However, which components of particulate matter may be causative remains largely unknown. We assessed associations between eight particulate matter elements and early-life pneumonia in seven birth cohort studies (Ntotal=15,980): BAMSE (Sweden...article 2014
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Theelen, M. (author), Dasgupta, S. (author), Vroon, Z. (author), Kniknie, B. (author), Barreau, N. (author), van Berkum, J. (author), Zeman, M. (author)Aluminum doped zinc oxide (ZnO:Al) layers were exposed to the atmospheric gases carbon dioxide (CO2), oxygen (O2), nitrogen (N 2) and air as well as liquid H2O purged with these gases, in order to investigate the chemical degradation behavior of these layers. The samples were analyzed by electrical, compositional and optical measurements before,...article 2014
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Chen, Y. (author), Sun, A. (author), Wang, M. (author), Zhu, Z. (author), Ouwerkerk, P.B.F. (author), Centraal Instituut voor Voedingsonderzoek TNO (author)Glutelins are the most abundant storage proteins in rice grain and can make up to 80 % of total protein content. The promoter region of GluB-1, one of the glutelin genes in rice, has been intensively used as a model to understand regulation of seed-storage protein accumulation. In this study, we describe a zinc finger gene of the Cys3His1 (CCCH...article 2014
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Theelen, M. (author), Boumans, T. (author), Stegeman, F. (author), Colberts, F. (author), Illiberi, A. (author), van Berkum, J. (author), Barreau, N. (author), Vroon, Z. (author), Zeman, M. (author)Sputtered aluminum doped zinc oxide (ZnO:Al) layers on borosilicate glass were exposed to damp heat (85 C/85% relative humidity) for 2876 h to accelerate the physical and chemical degradation behavior. The ZnO:Al samples were characterized by electrical, compositional and optical measurements before and after degradation. Hall measurements show...article 2014
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James, N.K. (author), Lafont, U. (author), van der Zwaag, S. (author), Groen, W.A. (author)Piezoelectric ceramic-polymer composites with 0-3 connectivity were fabricated using lead zirconium titanate (PZT) powder dispersed in an ionomer (Zn ionomer) and its reference ethylene methacrylic acid copolymer (EMAA) polymer matrix. The PZT-Zn ionomer and PZT-EMAA composites were prepared by melt extrusion followed by hot pressing. The...article 2014
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Theelen, M.J. (author), Foster, C. (author), Dasgupta, S. (author), Vroon, Z.A.E.P. (author), Barreau, N. (author), Zeman, M. (author)Aluminum doped zinc oxide (ZnO:Al) layers were exposed to the atmospheric gases carbondioxide (CO2), oxygen (O2), nitrogen (N2) and air as well as liquid H2O purged with these gases, in order to investigate the chemical degradation behavior of these layers. The samples were analyzed by electrical, compositional and optical measurements before,...conference paper 2014
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van Deelen, J. (author), Illiberi, A. (author), Kniknie, B. (author), Beckers, E.H.A. (author), Simons, P.J.P.M. (author), Lankhorst, A. (author)The deposition of zinc oxide has been performed by atmospheric pressure chemical vapor deposition and trends in growth rates are compared with the literature. Diethylzinc and tertiary butanol were used as the primary reactants and deposition rates above 800 nm/min were obtained. The reaction kinetics were studied and detailed process modeling...article 2014
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van Breemen, A. (author), Kam, B. (author), Cobb, B. (author), Rodriguez, F.G. (author), van Heck, G. (author), Myny, K. (author), Marrani, A. (author), Vinciguerra, V. (author), Gelinck, G.H. (author)In this paper, we successfully fabricated and operated passive matrix P(VDF-TrFE) transistor arrays, i.e. memory arrays in which no pass-transistors or other additional electronic components are used. Because of the smaller cell, a higher integration density is possible. We demonstrate arrays up to a size of 16 × 16, processed on thin (25 μm)...article 2013