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Open AccessDielectric behaviors of Aurivillius Bi5Ti3Fe0.5Cr0.5O15 multiferroic polycrystals: Determining the intrinsic magnetoelectric responses by impedance spectroscopy
Bismuth layer ferroelectrics (BLFs) pioneered by Aurivillius about sixty years ago have been revived recently because of the fatigue- and lead-free behaviors and high Curie temperature and especially the robus...
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Large room-temperature magnetoresistance in epitaxial La0.7Ca0.25Sr0.05MnO3 thin films prepared by sol–gel method
Epitaxial La0.7Ca0.25Sr0.05MnO3 (LCSMO) thin films were successfully prepared on LaAlO3 (LAO) substrates by ordinary aqueous sol–gel method. X-ray diffraction result shows that the films have perfect crystalline ...
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A glassy carbon electrode modified with MoS2 nanosheets and poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) for simultaneous electrochemical detection of ascorbic acid, dopamine and uric acid
We describe a chemical exfoliation method for the preparation of MoS2 nanosheets. The nanosheets were incorporated into poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) (PEDOT) by electrodeposition on a glassy carbon electrode (...
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High-performance supercapacitor electrode based on a nanocomposite of polyaniline and chemically exfoliated MoS2 nanosheets
In this study, MoS2 nanosheets were first prepared by exfoliating its bulk material in HCl/LiNO3 solution with a yield of 45%, and then a facile strategy was developed to synthesize polyaniline/MoS2 (PANI/MoS2) n...
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Microstructure evolution with composition ratio in self-assembled WO3–BiVO4 hetero nanostructures for water splitting
A series of self-assembled WO3–BiVO4 nanostructured thin films with 17, 25, 50, 67, and 100 mol% WO3 were grown on the (001) yttria-stabilized zirconia (YSZ) substrate by pulsed laser deposition method. The micro...
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Open AccessSurface Energy Driven Cubic-to-Hexagonal Grain Growth of Ge2Sb2Te5 Thin Film
Phase change memory (PCM) is a promising nonvolatile memory to reform current commercial computing system. Inhibiting face-centered cubic (f-) to hexagonal (h-) phase transition of Ge2Sb2Te5 (GST) thin film is es...
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Open AccessShuang-Huang-Lian prevents basophilic granulocyte activation to suppress Th2 immunity
Basophilic granulocytes (BGs) not only initiate the induction of Th2 cell differentiation, but also amplify the ongoing Th2 response. Shuang-Huang-Lian (SHL) is clinically used for relieving type I hypersensit...
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Size-controlled synthesis of hierarchical bismuth selenide nanoflowers and their photocatalytic performance in the presence of H2O2
Bismuth selenide (Bi2Se3) has attracted great attention as one of typical topological insulator materials. In this work, size-controllable Bi2Se3 nanoflowers (NFs) composed of numerous thin nanosheets are success...
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The effect of thickness on texture of Ge2Sb2Te5 phase-change films
Phase-change random access memory (PCRAM) has the advantages of nonvolatile, good scalability, high speed, low power, long life and compatibility with standard complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS) pr...
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The crystallization mechanism of zirconium-doped Sb2Te3 material for phase-change random-access memory application
Sb2Te3 (ST) as phase-change material has the advantage of high speed, but very poor thermal stability, which cannot be directly used for phase-change random-access memory (PCRAM). In this study, Zr1.5(Sb2Te3)98.5
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Synthesis of Se nanowires at room temperature using selenourea as Se source
High-yield Se nanowires were synthesized in water at room temperature using selenourea as the only reactant. We have investigated the influence of the solvents and surfactants on the morphologies of Se product...
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Improved Tensile Strength of Al-5Ce Alloy by Permanent Magnet Stirring
The eutectic morphology of in Al-5Ce alloy was tuned from lamellar to fiber using permanent magnet stirring (PMS) during casting. Superior mechanical properties were achieved in Al-5Ce alloy with fiber structu...
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Open AccessPenicillin causes non-allergic anaphylaxis by activating the contact system
Immediate hypersensitivity reaction (IHR) can be divided into allergic- and non-allergic-mediated, while “anaphylaxis” is reserved for severe IHR. Clinically, true penicillin allergy is rare and most reported ...
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Revealing a high-density three-dimensional Ruddlesden–Popper-type fault network in an SmNiO3 thin film
An epitaxial SmNiO3 thin-film grown on an LaAlO3 (001) substrate using pulsed laser deposition is investigated with spherical-aberration corrected scanning transmission electron microscopy techniques, including h...
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Corrosion formation and phase transformation of nickel-iron hydroxide nanosheets array for efficient water oxidation
Designing earth-abundant electrocatalysts with high performance towards water oxidation is highly decisive for the sustainable energy technologies. This study develops a facile natural corrosion approach to fa...
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Open AccessNiobium-doped layered cathode material for high-power and low-temperature sodium-ion batteries
The application of sodium-based batteries in grid-scale energy storage requires electrode materials that facilitate fast and stable charge storage at various temperatures. However, this goal is not entirely ac...
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Open AccessAn integrated platinum-nanocarbon electrocatalyst for efficient oxygen reduction
Efficient and robust platinum-carbon electrocatalysts are of great significance for the long-term service of high-performance fuel cells. Here, we report a Pt alloy integrated in a cobalt-nitrogen-nanocarbon m...
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Open AccessAuthor Correction: An integrated platinum-nanocarbon electrocatalyst for efficient oxygen reduction
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Open AccessSliding ferroelectricity in van der Waals layered γ-InSe semiconductor
Two-dimensional (2D) van-der-Waals (vdW) layered ferroelectric semiconductors are highly desired for in-memory computing and ferroelectric photovoltaics or detectors. Beneficial from the weak interlayer vdW-fo...
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Open AccessAtomic-level polarization reversal in sliding ferroelectric semiconductors
Intriguing “slidetronics” has been reported in van der Waals (vdW) layered non-centrosymmetric materials and newly-emerging artificially-tuned twisted moiré superlattices, but correlative experiments that spat...
