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Studying of Energy Transfer Mechanisms and Optical Characteristics of MDMO-PPV Conjugated Polymer Doped with CuO Nanoparticles

This study investigates the optical characteristics and energy transfer mechanisms of MDMO-PPV conjugated polymer doped with laser-synthesized CuO nanoparticles, revealing enhanced absorption shifts, multi-peak photoluminescence, strong spectral overlap, and a fluorescence lifetime of 8.83 ns that suggests the composite's potential as an active laser medium.

Fatima Mohsen Nawaf, Asmahan Asaad Muhmood2026-08-13
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Interplay of Pressure, Modulation, and Disorder in the Superconductivity of AuAgTe 4

This study demonstrates that in AuAgTe4, pressure-induced superconductivity is enhanced and stabilized by an intertwined relationship between incommensurate charge density modulation, local disorder, and metastability, allowing the superconducting state to persist even after decompression.

Yehezkel Amiel, Eran Greenberg, Matthew Diamond, Yuri S. Ponosov, Nadezhda M. Belozerova, Stella Chariton, Dongzhou Zhan (…)2026-08-13
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Initiation of Energy Exchange Reactions in Supersonic Clustered Jets of Pure Methane and Its Mixtures With Noble Gases

This study investigates the initiation of energy exchange reactions and cluster formation in supersonic jets of pure methane and its mixtures with noble gases using three distinct ionization methods, revealing that while helium hinders condensation and mass discrimination poses challenges, electric discharge in a nozzle diffuser offers the most effective approach for studying electronically stimulated condensation and optimizing hydrocarbon synthesis conditions.

V. E. Khudozhitkov, A. E. Zarvin, V. V. Kalyada2026-08-13
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A Multifunctional Reflective Terahertz Metasurface Enabling Broadband Polarization Conversion and Spin-Handedness Manipulation

This paper proposes a compact, single-layer anisotropic reflective metasurface utilizing an asymmetrical split-square resonator and diagonal metallic strip to achieve simultaneous broadband linear-to-linear and linear-to-circular polarization conversion with high efficiency across multiple terahertz frequency bands for diverse communication and sensing applications.

Harish Raizada¹, Nitesh Kashyap²2026-08-13
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The capacity knee of a physics-based Li-ion model is governed by one unmeasured exponent.

This study demonstrates that the predictive capability of physics-based Li-ion battery degradation models regarding capacity "knee" formation is fundamentally limited because the knee severity is governed almost exclusively by an unmeasured and unverified stress-driven loss-of-active-material exponent (mLAMm_{LAM}), rendering the models unable to accurately predict end-of-life behavior without prior knowledge of this specific parameter.

Dikshant Dikshant2026-08-13
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Development of an Automated Semiconductor Energy Band Gap Measurement Experiment with Fuzzy-PID Temperature Stabilization

This study presents an automated laboratory platform for semiconductor energy band gap measurement that utilizes a Fuzzy-PID controller to achieve superior temperature stabilization, thereby significantly improving measurement accuracy and repeatability for undergraduate physics education and research.

Ahmad Radhy, Rifky Firmansyah, Dimas Dwi Firmansyah, Herry Sufyan Hadi, Zulkaida Akbar, M Jauhar Kholili2026-08-13