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ISSN: 2772-5715
CN: 37-1531/O
p-ISSN: 2097-0323

Adsorption and desorption of acetone by TiO2 clusters: Transition state theory and sensing analysis

TiO2 cluster sensitivity to acetone adsorption using transition state theory is investigated. Ti10O20 cluster is used to perform the calculations using density functional theory with dispersion corrections....

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Shape transformation of gold nanoparticles in aqueous CTAB/CTAC solution to generate high-index facets for electrocatalysis and SERS activity

Gold nanoparticles (Au NPs) have demonstrated great potential in chemical and biological sensing, catalysis, biomedicine, X-ray computed tomography, and other applications, owing to their unique properties....

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Enhanced visible-light-driven heterogeneous photocatalytic CO2 methanation using a Cu2O@Cu-MOF-74 thin film

•Cu2O@Cu-MOF-74 core-shell photocatalyst nanocomposite.•Charge transport of photoinduced charge carriers.•Photocatalytic CO2 reduction under visible light.•Surface coating of a metal-organic framework...

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Lyotropic liquid crystals of tetradecyldimethylaminoxide in water and the in situ formation of gold nanomaterials

Lyotropic liquid crystals (LLCs) produced by the self-assembly of surfactant in water represent an important class of highly ordered soft materials that have a wide range of applications. This study...

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Micro/nanomotor: A promising drug delivery system for cancer therapy

Micro/nanomotors (MNMs) are small-scale devices that can effectively convert various forms of energy into mechanical motion. Their controllable motility and good permeability have attracted the interest...

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Metal-atom-doped W18O49 nanowires for electrocatalytic oxygen evolution reaction in alkaline medium

•The Co-W18O49 nanowires were designed as OER electrocatalysts for oxygen evolution reaction in alkaline medium.•The incorporation of Co atoms can effectively modulate localized charge distribution...

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Helianthus-annuus assisted synthesis of ZrO2 nanoparticles: Enhanced electrochemical, photoluminescent, and optical properties

•ZrO2 NPs with the cubic phase was successfully achieved by green combustion route.•NPs was well characterized by PXRD, SEM, FT-IR and UV–Visible spectral techniques.•Photocatalytic activity of ZrO2...

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Elastic properties of disordered binary hcp-Fe alloys under high pressure: Effects of light elements

•Complex disordered structures were used to study the effects of light elements on hcp-Fe alloys.•The elastic properties of hcp-Fe alloys strongly depend on the variation of pressure and content of...

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Mesoporous carbon layer encapsulated SnSe nanosheets via covalent bonds for high-performance sodium ion batteries

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Electron beam evaporated gold doped tungsten oxide nanostructured films for sensor applications

•The nanostructure Au:WO3 films were prepared by electron beam evaporation.•Undoped WO3 films exhibited nanoflakes which are dense and uniformly distributed on the substrate.•The WO3 films microstructure...

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Activating the hydrogen evolution reaction in low-dimensional carbon by partial hydrogenation: Role of the hybrid sp2-sp3 orbital interface

Developing highly efficient catalyst for the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) and understanding their mechanism is crucial for establishing the hydrogen economy. Carbon-based materials are particularly...

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Polarization-dependent optical engineering of ferroelectric domains

Ferroelectric domain engineering with infrared femtosecond laser pulses has been a powerful technique to achieve a spatially modulated second-order nonlinear coefficient in three dimensions. However,...

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The effect of Pickering emulsion adjuvants on the immune efficacy of the COVID-19 polypeptide vaccine

Pickering emulsions were prepared by phacoemulsification in an ice water bath with squalene as the oil phase and an aluminum adjuvant as the particle stabilizer. The effects of formulation and process...

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Atomic-scale characterization of two-dimensional magnets and their heterostructures

The realization of long-range magnetic ordering in two-dimensional (2D) van der Waals systems significantly expands the scope of the 2D family as well as their possible spin-related phenomena and device...

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Polaron-assisted nonadiabatic dynamics in protonated TiO2 with surface water molecule

We investigated the polaron-assisted nonadiabatic dynamics in protonated TiO2, as well as the polaron-H2O coupling and its effects on the relaxation of photogenerated electrons. We observed that different...

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In-situ observation of structural evolution of single-atom catalysts: From synthesis to catalysis

Atomically dispersed single-atom catalysts (SACs) have been extensively studied over the past decade because of their high atom utilization efficiencies and specific selectivities. Although numerous...

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One-pot solvothermal synthesis of hierarchical Co-doped NiO microspheres with enhanced hydrogen sulfide sensing performances

•Hierarchical Co-doped NiO microspheres have been synthesized for the first time.•Hierarchical Co-NiO microspheres shows ultrahigh specific surface areas and reduced grain sizes.•The 1 mol% Co-doped...

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Carbon nanotube‐supported mixed‐valence Mn3O4 electrodes for high‐performance lithium‐oxygen batteries

Lithium–oxygen batteries (LOBs) have extensive applications because of their ultra-high energy densities. However, the practical application of LOBs is limited by several factors, such as a high overpotential,...

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Phosphor-aluminosilicate CsPbX3 perovskite fluorescent glass with low formation temperature for photoluminescence display applications

•The phosphor-aluminosilicate glass-stabilized CsPbX3 QDs with low glass transition temperature was prepared.•Full chromatographic fluorescent CsPbX3 QDs glasses were synthetized to significantly improve...

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Boosting the high-rate performance and cycling life of NaTi2(PO4)3 anode by forming N-doped carbon coating derived from polyacrylonitrile

•Conductive polyacrylonitrile-modified NaTi2(PO4)3 (NTP/PAN) was firstly fabricated.•N-doped carbon coating layer from PAN enhanced the electronic conductivity of NTP.•Defects induced by N-doping in...

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Theoretical investigation on mechanical, thermal, and ultrasonic properties of epitaxial nanostructured ZrN layers growth on MgO (001) substrate

In the present study, we calculated the elastic, mechanical, and thermo-physical properties of Zirconium Nitride (ZrN)/Magnesium Oxide (MgO) (001) nanostructures in the temperature range of 50∼300 K...

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Carbon materials for metal-ion batteries

•Carbon materials are indispensable for metal ions batteries.•Discuss the recent development trend of advanced carbon-based materials.•Address the impact of structural properties on energy storage....

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Solvation number, thermochemical parameter, and viscosity study of sweeteners in aqueous and non-aqueous media through ultrasonic measurements

•Hydration number study on aqueous solutions of Ammonium bromide is carried out.•From the adiabatic compressibility, the hydration number and allied parameters namely apparent molal compressibility,...

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In situ magnetometry study on the origin of anomalously capacity in transition metal sulfides

Cobalt sulfides are considered as promising candidates for lithium-ion battery (LIB) anode materials with high energy densities. Their energy storage mechanism is widely understood to involve the traditional...

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Extracting energetic disorder in organic solar cells using percolation models

The energetic disorder σ describes the energy state distribution in organic semiconducting materials. In organic solar cells (OSCs), energetic disorder is an important parameter for evaluating the charge...

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