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Understanding the lattice dynamics and heat transport physics in the lead-free halide double perovskites remains an outstanding challenge due to their lattice dynamical instability and strong anharmonicity. In...
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Open AccessMask-inspired moisture-transmitting and durable thermochromic perovskite smart windows
Thermochromic perovskite smart windows (TPWs) are a cutting-edge energy-efficient window technology. However, like most perovskite-based devices, humidity-related degradation limits their widespread applicatio...
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Open AccessReversible bipolar thermopower of ionic thermoelectric polymer composite for cyclic energy generation
The giant thermopower of ionic thermoelectric materials has attracted great attention for waste-heat recovery technologies. However, generating cyclic power by ionic thermoelectric modules remains challenging,...
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Open AccessSelectively tuning ionic thermopower in all-solid-state flexible polymer composites for thermal sensing
There has been increasing interest in the emerging ionic thermoelectric materials with huge ionic thermopower. However, it’s challenging to selectively tune the thermopower of all-solid-state polymer materials...
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Biochar and PGPR amendments influence soil enzyme activities and nutrient concentrations in a eucalyptus seedling plantation
PGPR is widely used to improve the capacity of soil nutrient retention, which is closely related to soil microbial activity and enzyme activity. Biochar amendment can alter soil physicochemical properties, suc...
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Responses of soil enzyme activities and plant growth in a eucalyptus seedling plantation amended with bacterial fertilizers
Plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) are widely used to improve plant nutrient uptake and assimilation and soil physicochemical properties. We investigated the effects of bacterial (Bacillus megaterium str...
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Open AccessApproaching the alloy limit of thermal conductivity in single-crystalline Si-based thermoelectric nanocomposites: A molecular dynamics investigation
Single-crystalline Si-based nanocomposites have become promising candidates for thermoelectric applications due to their prominent merits. Reducing the thermal conductivity κ without deteriorating the electric...
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Open AccessThermal conductivity of skutterudite CoSb3 from first principles: Substitution and nanoengineering effects
CoSb3-based skutterudites are promising intermediate-temperature thermoelectric materials and fundamental understanding of the thermal transport in CoSb3 is crucial for further improving its performance. We herei...
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Erratum: Computational Study of In-Plane Phonon Transport in Si Thin Films
We have systematically investigated the in-plane thermal transport in Si thin films using an approach based on the first-principles calculations and lattice dynamics. The effects of phonon mode depletion induc...
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Open AccessComputational Study of In-Plane Phonon Transport in Si Thin Films
We have systematically investigated the in-plane thermal transport in Si thin films using an approach based on the first-principles calculations and lattice dynamics. The effects of phonon mode depletion induc...
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Size-dependent elastic properties of thin films: surface anisotropy and surface bonding
Surface eigenstress and eigendisplacement models were used to investigate the surface stress, surface relaxation and surface elasticity of thin films with different surface orientations. Molecular dynamics sim...
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A rhizobia strain isolated from root nodule of gymnosperm Podocarpus macrophyllus
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Five Late-Cenozoic olivine basalt samples, taken from 3 young volcanoes (Keluo, Lianhuashan and Qinglongshan) located in the north of Heilongjian Province, were dated by the conventional K-Ar dating method. Th...
