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Open AccessElectrical switching of Ising-superconducting nonreciprocity for quantum neuronal transistor
Nonreciprocal quantum transport effect is mainly governed by the symmetry breaking of the material systems and is gaining extensive attention in condensed matter physics. Realizing electrical switching of the ...
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Open AccessInterfacial magnetic spin Hall effect in van der Waals Fe3GeTe2/MoTe2 heterostructure
The spin Hall effect (SHE) allows efficient generation of spin polarization or spin current through charge current and plays a crucial role in the development of spintronics. While SHE typically occurs in non-...
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Clam** Force Sensor Fault Analysis and Fault-Tolerant Control of the Electromechanical Brake System
In rail transportation, electromechanical brake (EMB) technology is seen as the next generation of the braking system. Due to the deplorable working conditions (such as wading, impact vibration, and voltage su...
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Open AccessThe permeability of shale exposed to supercritical carbon dioxide
Permeability is a critical parameter of tight reservoir rocks and one of the important parameters for characterizing fluid flow and production from reservoirs. It determines the feasibility of its commercial d...
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Open AccessTunable quantum criticalities in an isospin extended Hubbard model simulator
Studying strong electron correlations has been an essential driving force for pushing the frontiers of condensed matter physics. In particular, in the vicinity of correlation-driven quantum phase transitions (...
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Open AccessBi2WO6–BiOCl heterostructure with enhanced photocatalytic activity for efficient degradation of oxytetracycline
The application of BiOCl in photocatalysis has been restricted by its low utilization of solar energy and fast recombination of charge carriers. In this study, zero-dimensional (0D) Bi2WO6 nanoparticles/two-dimen...
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Open AccessPhase-controllable growth of ultrathin 2D magnetic FeTe crystals
Two-dimensional (2D) magnets with intrinsic ferromagnetic/antiferromagnetic (FM/AFM) ordering are highly desirable for future spintronic devices. However, the direct growth of their crystals is in its infancy....
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Open AccessUnderstanding the regulation of overwintering diapause molecular mechanisms in Culex pipiens pallens through comparative proteomics
To reveal overwintering dormancy (diapause) mechanisms of Culex pipiens pallens (L.), global protein expression differences at three separate time points represent nondiapause, diapause preparation and overwinter...
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Open AccessVertical WS2/SnS2 van der Waals Heterostructure for Tunneling Transistors
Van der Waals heterostructures composed of two-dimensional (2D) transition metal dichalcogenides (TMD) materials have stimulated tremendous research interest in various device applications, especially in energ...
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Open AccessSpin valley and giant quantum spin Hall gap of hydrofluorinated bismuth nanosheet
Spin-valley and electronic band topological properties have been extensively explored in quantum material science, yet their coexistence has rarely been realized in stoichiometric two-dimensional (2D) material...
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Open AccessVan der Waals epitaxial growth and optoelectronics of large-scale WSe2/SnS2 vertical bilayer p–n junctions
High-quality two-dimensional atomic layered p–n heterostructures are essential for high-performance integrated optoelectronics. The studies to date have been largely limited to exfoliated and restacked flakes,...
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Open AccessGate-tunable negative longitudinal magnetoresistance in the predicted type-II Weyl semimetal WTe2
The progress in exploiting new electronic materials has been a major driving force in solid-state physics. As a new state of matter, a Weyl semimetal (WSM), in particular a type-II WSM, hosts Weyl fermions as ...
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Open AccessQuantized conductance coincides with state instability and excess noise in tantalum oxide memristors
Tantalum oxide memristors can switch continuously from a low-conductance semiconducting to a high-conductance metallic state. At the boundary between these two regimes are quantized conductance states, which i...
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Open AccessA label-free and portable graphene FET aptasensor for children blood lead detection
Lead is a cumulative toxicant, which can induce severe health issues, especially in children’s case due to their immature nervous system. While realizing large-scale monitoring of children blood lead remains c...
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Open AccessThe positive piezoconductive effect in graphene
As the thinnest conductive and elastic material, graphene is expected to play a crucial role in post-Moore era. Besides applications on electronic devices, graphene has shown great potential for nano-electrome...
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Open AccessIntegrated digital inverters based on two-dimensional anisotropic ReS2 field-effect transistors
Semiconducting two-dimensional transition metal dichalcogenides are emerging as top candidates for post-silicon electronics. While most of them exhibit isotropic behaviour, lowering the lattice symmetry could ...
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Two-dimensional quasi-freestanding molecular crystals for high-performance organic field-effect transistors
Two-dimensional atomic crystals are extensively studied in recent years due to their exciting physics and device applications. However, a molecular counterpart, with scalable processability and competitive dev...
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Open AccessTopological transport and atomic tunnelling–clustering dynamics for aged Cu-doped Bi2Te3 crystals
Enhancing the transport contribution of surface states in topological insulators is vital if they are to be incorporated into practical devices. Such efforts have been limited by the defect behaviour of Bi2Te3 (S...
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Hop** transport through defect-induced localized states in molybdenum disulphide
Molybdenum disulphide is a novel two-dimensional semiconductor with potential applications in electronic and optoelectronic devices. However, the nature of charge transport in back-gated devices still remains ...
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Open AccessMarital status and its effect on lung cancer survival
The purpose of this study was to determine if marital status, including specific types of single status categories, is associated with length of survival in lung cancer patients.