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Preparation and performance optimization of HfAlO hybrid gate dielectric thin films driven by solution
The drawbacks of binary metal oxide gate media are gradually emerging, and research on ternary and even multivariate metal oxides is gradually increasing. HfAlO gate dielectric films with different aluminum co...
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Electric field controlled charge transport in an InGaAs/InP photodetector
This study reports the room temperature testing of an InGaAs/InP photodetector, biased under linear sweep and/or parametric bias voltage for both modulated, and unmodulated 1550 nm wavelength illuminations. Ch...
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A DNA origami device spatially controls CD95 signalling to induce immune tolerance in rheumatoid arthritis
DNA origami is capable of spatially organizing molecules into sophisticated geometric patterns with nanometric precision. Here we describe a reconfigurable, two-dimensional DNA origami with geometrically patte...
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Light-induced electronic polarization in antiferromagnetic Cr2O3
In a solid, the electronic subsystem can exhibit incipient order with lower point group symmetry than the crystal lattice. Ultrafast external fields that couple exclusively to electronic order parameters have ...
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Open AccessHarnessing instability for work hardening in multi-principal element alloys
The strength–ductility trade-off has long been a Gordian knot in conventional metallic structural materials and it is no exception in multi-principal element alloys. In particular, at ultrahigh yield strengths...
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The ceramics based on (Bi0.5Li0.5)0.9Sr0.1ZrO3-doped K0.44Na0.55Ag0.01Nb0.95Ta0.05O3 exhibit enhanced structural and electric properties
Currently, in the modification methods of K0.5Na0.5NbO3(KNN) ceramics to enhance their piezoelectric performance, key parameters such as Curie temperature are usually sacrificed. However, this trade-off limits th...
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Fibration of powdery materials
Non-destructive processing of powders into macroscopic materials with a wealth of structural and functional possibilities has immeasurable scientific significance and application value, yet remains a challenge...
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Near-room-temperature water-mediated densification of bulk van der Waals materials from their nanosheets
The conventional fabrication of bulk van der Waals (vdW) materials requires a temperature above 1,000 °C to sinter from the corresponding particulates. Here we report the near-room-temperature densification (f...
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1T′-transition metal dichalcogenide monolayers stabilized on 4H-Au nanowires for ultrasensitive SERS detection
Unconventional 1T′-phase transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs) have aroused tremendous research interest due to their unique phase-dependent physicochemical properties and applications. However, due to the m...
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Non-classical crystallization in soft and organic materials
Classical nucleation and crystal growth theories describe how nuclei form, become stable after reaching a critical size and then enlarge through monomer attachment. More than two decades ago, non-classical pat...
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Preparation of cerium myristate (super)hydrophobic coating by one-step electrodeposition and its protective properties on aluminum alloys
This paper prepared cerium myristate coating on a 6061 aluminum alloy surface using a one-step cathode electrodeposition method under different deposition times and deposition current densities. The results sh...
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Colloidal quasicrystals engineered with DNA
In principle, designing and synthesizing almost any class of colloidal crystal is possible. Nonetheless, the deliberate and rational formation of colloidal quasicrystals has been difficult to achieve. Here we ...
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Enhanced droplet repellency and jum** condensation on superhydrophobic lubricant-infused surfaces at high subcooling temperatures
Superhydrophobic surfaces (SHSs) have received significant attention due to their low surface energy, which facilitates droplet dewetting transition and promotes jum** condensation. However, at high subcooli...
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InP colloidal quantum dots for visible and near-infrared photonics
Owing to their tunable band gap, high absorption coefficient, narrow emission linewidths and unrestricted composition, InP-based colloidal quantum dots (QDs) have become industrially relevant for visible and n...
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Recycling of sodium-ion batteries
Sodium-ion batteries (SIBs) are promising electrical power sources complementary to lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) and could be crucial in future electric vehicles and energy storage systems. Spent LIBs and SIBs...
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Annealing edge sites of porous SnO2 nanoplates for selective NO2 sensing: a combined experimental and theoretical study
The multiple edge sites on 2D nanosheets or nanoplates usually supply more active sites which result in the enhancement of gas sensing performance. Manufacturing porous structure, with high density of edge sit...
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Electrical properties of Pb(Ni1/3Nb2/3)O3–Pb(Zr,Ti)O3 ceramics sintered in different atmospheres
Pb(Ni1/3Nb2/3)O3–Pb(Zr,Ti)O3 (PNNZT) ceramics were sintered in different atmospheres (O2, N2 and air) and the effects of different sintering atmospheres on dielectric, ferroelectric and piezoelectric properties o...
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A metasurface with shared perforating holes for ultra-wideband RCS reduction
In this paper, a novel metasurface with shared perforating holes is proposed. The metasurface consists of two types of meta-surface units. The shared perforating holes of adjacent units are realized on the cov...
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Effects of trace organic contamination on micro–nanostructure-induced superhydrophobic properties
Superhydrophobicity has been a crucial research topic due to its ability to make surfaces stay dry and self-clean. Low-surface-energy organic coatings are widely used to fabricate superhydrophobic surfaces by ...
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Electric-field modulation of magnetic domain in (Co/Pt)/PMN–PT heterostructure with perpendicular magnetic anisotropy
The magnetic domain of a Co/Pt thin film that was grown on a crystal (011) Pb(Mg1/3Nb2/3)O3–PbTiO3 (PMN–PT) substrate was regulated by an electric field at room temperature (RT). The magnetic hysteresis loops and...