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Introduction to the special issue on nonlocal models in fracture and damage
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Open AccessSubstantial thermoelectric enhancement achieved by manipulating the band structure and dislocations in Ag and La co-doped SnTe
Eco-friendly SnTe based thermoelectric materials are intensively studied recently as candidates to replace PbTe; yet the thermoelectric performance of SnTe is suppressed by its intrinsically high carrier conce...
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Open AccessMicrostructural evolution of 96.5Sn–3Ag–0.5Cu lead free solder reinforced with nickel-coated graphene reinforcements under large temperature gradient
In this study, 96.5Sn–3Ag–0.5Cu (SAC305) lead-free composite solder containing graphene nanosheets (GNS) decorated with Ni nanoparticles (Ni-GNS) was prepared using a powder metallurgy method. A lab-made set-u...
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Open AccessMetal-organic chemical vapor deposition enabling all-solid-state Li-ion microbatteries: A short review
For powering small-sized electronic devices, all-solid-state Li-ion batteries are the most promising candidates due to its safety and allowing miniaturization. Thin film deposition methods can be used for buil...
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Open AccessMultiple unpinned Dirac points in group-Va single-layers with phosphorene structure
Emergent Dirac fermion states underlie many intriguing properties of graphene, and the search for them constitutes one strong motivation to explore two-dimensional (2D) allotropes of other elements. Phosphoren...
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Open AccessChitosan-capped gold nanoparticles for selective and colorimetric sensing of heparin
In this contribution, novel chitosan-stabilized gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) were prepared by mixing chitosan with citrate-reductive AuNPs under appropriate conditions. The as-prepared chitosan-stabilized AuNPs ...