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A bio-inspired membrane of interfacial engineering in the cathode in aqueous magnesium-ion batteries
Limited by the high de-solvation energy barrier of hydrated Mg2+ and undesired interfacial water decomposition behavior, aqueous magnesium ion batteries normally suffer from sluggish ion transfer kinetics and dra...
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Regulating dynamic growth pathway for constructing organic heterostructures of interchangeable microblocks and adjustable optical output
Organic heterostructures (OHs) with multi-segments exhibit unique optoelectronic properties due to the directional energy transfer between adjacent segments compared with single-component structures. Neverthel...
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Fluid-structure interaction simulation of dynamic response and wake of floating offshore wind turbine considering tower shadow effect
The comprehensive numerical simulation of the tower shadow effect on floating offshore wind turbines (FOWTs), an area less explored compared to fixed-bottom wind turbines, is presented in this study. The atmos...
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Stress relaxation properties of calcium silicate hydrate: a molecular dynamics study
The time-dependent viscoelastic response of cement-based materials to applied deformation is far from fully understood at the atomic level. Calcium silicate hydrate (C-S-H), the main hydration product of Portl...
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Interwoven N-doped carbon nanotubes with capped Ni-doped FeP as double-functional electrocatalysts for overall seawater electrolysis
Seawater electrolysis technology powered by clean new energy is recognized as the most promising sustainable and green hydrogen preparation method. The extremely expensive and low reserve of commercially avail...
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Optimizing the reaction pathway of nitride electrode by co-do** strategy for boosting alkaline hydrogen evolution reaction kinetics
Nitride modification is focused on boosting reaction kinetics by optimizing the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) pathway of nitrides. This study adopted a creative co-do** strategy of using a P-anion and a ...
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Analytical solutions for equivalent elastic compliance of cubic lattice structures subjected to hypergravity conditions
In order to comprehensively understand the mechanical behavior of biological entities and aerospace applications subjected to hypergravity environments, we delve into the impact of hypergravity on the equivale...
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Covalently bonded metal-organic groups anodes for high-performance potassium-ion batteries
A key challenge in potassium ion batteries (PIBs) is the design of anode materials with advanced structures that can enable fast charge transport to enhance potassium storage performance. The use of iron carbo...
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Engineering semicoherent interface with O–Fe–Se coordination for boosting the capacity and rate capability of a battery-type supercapacitor anode
The low capacity and rate capability of the battery-type supercapacitor anode prevent its widespread application. In this paper, we construct a semicoherent heterojunction of Fe2O3/FeSe2 as an advanced battery-ty...
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Selectivity for intercalated ions in MXene toward a high-performance capacitive electrode
The intercalation of foreign ions has been demonstrated to be one of the effective methods to improve the electrochemical performance of Ti3C2Tx MXene. However, whether different intercalated ions have diverse im...
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Superfast tellurizing synthesis of unconventional phase-controlled small Pd-Te nanoparticles
Large-scale production of unconventional phase-controlled telluride catalysts in a simple and fast manner still poses a great challenge. Herein, we develop a superfast tellurizing synthesis method that can qui...
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Dual-strategy of hetero-engineering and cation do** to boost energy-saving hydrogen production via hydrazine-assisted seawater electrolysis
When compared with pure water, hydrogen produced by seawater electrolysis has a better practical application potential. By replacing the oxygen evolution reaction (OER) and competitive chlorine evolution react...
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Corrosive-coordinate engineering to construct 2D-3D nanostructure with trace Pt as efficient bifunctional electrocatalyst for overall water splitting
The development of efficient electrocatalysts for hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) and oxygen evolution reaction (OER) with excellent catalytic performance and stability plays key roles in the commercializati...
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A comparison study between 2D and 3D slope stability analyses considering spatial soil variability
In engineering practice, the stability of a slope is often analyzed as a 2D problem assuming a plane-strain condition, which may lead to significant errors. In this paper, a comprehensive study is carried out ...
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Design and Application of 3D Printing Based Personalised Pelvic Prostheses
In this paper, we describe the design and surgical process of personalised pelvic prostheses fixation through 3D printing according to different Enneking pelvic tumour zones: the ilium (Zone I), acetabulum (Zo...
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Performance simulation of space-based coherent wind LIDAR system under various meteorological conditions
A coherent detection Doppler wind lidar (CDWL) system simulation for both ground-based and space-based platforms is established in this study by using the PcModwin and BACKSCAT software to construct an atmosph...
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Unique Cd1−xZnxS@WO3−x and Cd1−xZnxS@WO3−x/CoOx/NiOx Z-scheme photocatalysts for efficient visible-light-induced H2 evolution
Artificial Z-scheme photocatalytic systems have received considerable attention in recent years because they can achieve wide light-absorption, high charge-separation efficiency, and strong redox ability simul...
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In situ construction of surface defects of carbon-doped ternary cobalt-nickel-iron phosphide nanocubes for efficient overall water splitting
The ternary cobalt-nickel-iron phosphide nanocubes (P-Co0.9Ni0.9Fe1.2 NCs) with high intrinsic activity, conductivity, defect concentration and optimized ratio have been realized through a facile phosphorization ...
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APCDD1 as a Co-receptor Positively Regulates Wnt5a/c-Jun Non-Canonical Signaling Pathway
Adenomatosis polyposis down-regulated 1 (APCDD1) is a transmembrane glycoprotein that negatively regulates Wnt/β-catenin canonical signaling by binding with Wnt ligands and receptors. We analyzed the role of A...
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Controllable dispersion and reunion of liquid metal droplets
Liquid metal (LM) micro-droplets have been widely used in microfluidics, drug-loaded nano-system and micro-nano machine due to its excellent properties. However, there still exist difficulties in succinctly di...