One-pot solvothermal synthesis of hierarchical Co-doped NiO microspheres with enhanced hydrogen sulfide sensing performances
October 2023
•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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Polaron-assisted nonadiabatic dynamics in protonated TiO2 with surface water molecule
October 2023
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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Atomic-scale characterization of two-dimensional magnets and their heterostructures
October 2023
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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Polarization-dependent optical engineering of ferroelectric domains
October 2023
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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Adsorption and desorption of acetone by TiO2 clusters: Transition state theory and sensing analysis
October 2023
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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Bimetallic synergistic Pd-Pt icosahedra as highly active peroxidase-like mimics for colorimetric analysis
October 2023
Thanks to the synergistic effect, the bimetallic catalysts show better catalytic activity than the single metal catalysts and become a focus of research in heterogeneous catalysis. In this study, we...
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Microstructure and thermoelectric properties of nanoparticled copper selenide alloys synthesized using a microwave-assisted hydrothermal method
July 2023
With the fabrication of high-performance thermoelectric (TE) materials, developments are being made in enhancing the figure of merit, zT, of TE materials. Liquid-like binary copper selenide (Cu2Se)...
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Treating oily solids using a CO2-responsive surfactant-free microemulsion: An enhanced approach for oil removal from solid surfaces
July 2023
Because switchable water is difficult to apply directly for oil removal, an enhanced approach to improve oil removal is proposed using a surfactant-free microemulsion (SFME) containing switchable water....
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Improvement of photovoltaic properties of benzo[1,2-b:4,5-b′]difuran-conjugated polymer by side-chain modification
July 2023
The development of polymer solar cells (PSCs) for the donor materials based on benzo[1,2-b:4,5-b′]dithiophene (BDT) has significantly boosted the power conversion efficiency (PCE). However, the PCE...
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Multifunctional catalytic activity of Cu3N (001) surface: A first-principles study
July 2023
Multifunctional catalysts that exhibit high catalytic performance for the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER), oxygen evolution reaction (OER), and oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) in a single material...
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Recent progress of electromagnetic wave absorbers: A systematic review and bibliometric approach
July 2023
The electromagnetic wave absorption capabilities of an absorber depend on its dielectric and magnetic components, which determine its interfacial polarization, conductivity loss, magnetic loss, and...
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Non-noble-metal electrocatalysts for oxygen evolution reaction toward seawater splitting: A review
July 2023
The direct electrolytic splitting of abundant seawater instead of scarce freshwater is an ideal strategy for producing clean and renewable hydrogen (H2) fuels. The oxygen evolution reaction (OER) is...
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Defect engineered clay-rich media with enhanced hydrogen uptakes
July 2023
In this study, various chemical treatments were performed on clay-rich media to investigate their effects on hydrogen adsorption performance. We unequivocally demonstrated that acid-treated samples...
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In situ magnetometry study on the origin of anomalously capacity in transition metal sulfides
July 2023
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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Theoretical investigation on mechanical, thermal, and ultrasonic properties of epitaxial nanostructured ZrN layers growth on MgO (001) substrate
July 2023
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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The effect of Pickering emulsion adjuvants on the immune efficacy of the COVID-19 polypeptide vaccine
July 2023
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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An overview of metal hydroxyfluoride–A novel semiconductor material
Available online 28 July 2023
Semiconductors have been widely used in many high-tech fields such as photo- and electro-catalysis, ion batteries, and solar cells. In addition to the earliest discovered elemental and compound semiconductors,...
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Theoretical studies of two-dimensional structure design and topological electronic properties of organic Dirac materials
Available online 19 July 2023
Owing to the significant development in graphene, an increasing number of studies have been conducted to identify novel two-dimensional (2D) organic materials with Dirac cones and topological properties....
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Shape transformation of gold nanoparticles in aqueous CTAB/CTAC solution to generate high-index facets for electrocatalysis and SERS activity
April 2023
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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Micro/nanomotor: A promising drug delivery system for cancer therapy
April 2023
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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Helianthus-annuus assisted synthesis of ZrO2 nanoparticles: Enhanced electrochemical, photoluminescent, and optical properties
April 2023
•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
April 2023
•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
April 2023
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Activating the hydrogen evolution reaction in low-dimensional carbon by partial hydrogenation: Role of the hybrid sp2-sp3 orbital interface
April 2023
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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