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CuSbSe2-assisted sintering of CuInSe2 at low temperature
Ternary chalcopyrite-like compound of CuSbSe2 was found to be an excellent agent to assist the reactive sintering of CuInSe2 (CIS) from Cu2Se and In2Se3 at lower temperature, which is the light absorber material ...
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Open AccessNew high Tc multiferroics KBiFe2O5 with narrow band gap and promising photovoltaic effect
Intrinsic polarization of ferroelectrics (FE) helps separate photon-generated charge carriers thus enhances photovoltaic effects. However, traditional FE with transition-metal cations (M) of d0 electron in MO6 ne...
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Open AccessObservation of an Intermediate Band in Sn-doped Chalcopyrites with Wide-spectrum Solar Response
Nanostrcutured particles and polycrystalline thin films of Sn-doped chalcopyrite are synthesized by newly-developed methods. Surprisingly, Sn do** introduces a narrow partially filled intermediate band (IB) ...
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Correction: Corrigendum: New high Tc multiferroics KBiFe2O5 with narrow band gap and promising photovoltaic effect
Intrinsic polarization of ferroelectrics (FE) helps separate photon-generated charge carriers thus enhances photovoltaic effects. However, traditional FE with transition-metal cations (M) of d0 electron in MO6 ne...
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Open AccessPrecisely aligned graphene grown on hexagonal boron nitride by catalyst free chemical vapor deposition
To grow precisely aligned graphene on h-BN without metal catalyst is extremely important, which allows for intriguing physical properties and devices of graphene/h-BN hetero-structure to be studied in a contro...
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Open AccessSilane-catalysed fast growth of large single-crystalline graphene on hexagonal boron nitride
The direct growth of high-quality, large single-crystalline domains of graphene on a dielectric substrate is of vital importance for applications in electronics and optoelectronics. Traditionally, graphene dom...
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Open AccessSuppression of superconductivity and structural phase transitions under pressure in tetragonal FeS
Pressure is a powerful tool to study iron-based superconductors. Here, we report systematic high-pressure transport and structural characterizations of the newly discovered superconductor FeS. It is found that...
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Photochemical Preparation of Anatase Titania Supported Gold Catalyst for Ethanol Synthesis from CO2 Hydrogenation
Hydrogenation of the greenhouse gas CO2 to higher alcohols through catalysis holds great promise for resource transformation in low-carbon energy supply system, but the efficient and selective synthesis of value-...
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In situ annealing effects on magnetic properties and variable-range hop** of iron-based ladder material BaFe2S3
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Open Access2H-NbS2 film as a novel counter electrode for meso-structured perovskite solar cells
We report the use of 2H-NbS2 film as a novel counter electrode in perovskite solar cells fabricated with a cold isostatic pressing method. The 2H-NbS2 film, which was prepared through an exfoliation method follow...
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Open AccessUnusual evolution of Bc2 and Tc with inclined fields in restacked TaS2 nanosheets
Recently we reported an enhanced superconductivity in restacked monolayer TaS2 nanosheets compared with the bulk TaS2, pointing to the exotic physical properties of low dimensional systems. Here we tune the super...
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Open AccessDoped, conductive SiO2 nanoparticles for large microwave absorption
Although many materials have been studied for the purpose of microwave absorption, SiO2 has never been reported as a good candidate. In this study, we present for the first time that doped, microwave conductive S...
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Spiking networks as efficient distributed controllers
In the brain, networks of neurons produce activity that is decoded into perceptions and actions. How the dynamics of neural networks support this decoding is a major scientific question. That is, while we unde...
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Evidence of anisotropic Majorana bound states in 2M-WS2
Searching for Majorana bound states has become an important topic because of its potential applications in topological quantum computing. 2M-phase WS2, a newly synthesized superconductor, not only presents the hi...
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Molecular evidence of the spotted fever group Rickettsiae in ticks from Yunnan Province, Southwest China
Ixodid ticks transmit many obligate intracellular Rickettsial species. Several previous studies have identified Rickettsia species in the northeastern and southern part of China, but few reports on the prevalence...
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Open AccessConductive Black Titania Nanomaterials for Efficient Photocatalytic Degradation of Organic Pollutants
Titanium dioxide (TiO2) as an important semiconductor is widely used in the fields of solar cell, solar thermal collectors, and photocatalysis, but the visible-light power harvest remains insufficient due to the ...
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Reducing Packing Factor of ZnIn2S4 to Promote Photocatalytic Activity
Due to the quite sluggish charge-carrier separation in semiconductor photocatalysts, the photocatalytic activity of these materials is still far inferior than anticipated. Herein, a novel approach to reducing ...
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Open AccessInterstitial boron-doped mesoporous semiconductor oxides for ultratransparent energy storage
Realizing transparent and energy-dense supercapacitor is highly challenging, as there is a trade-off between energy storing capability and transparency in the active material film. We report here that intersti...
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Open AccessAKT1-CREB stimulation of PDGFRα expression is pivotal for PTEN deficient tumor development
As evidenced by the behavior of loss-of-function mutants of PTEN in the context of a gain-of-function mutation of AKT1, the PTEN-AKT1 signaling pathway plays a critical role in human cancers. In this study, we...
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Open AccessAuthor Correction: Interstitial boron-doped mesoporous semiconductor oxides for ultratransparent energy storage
A Correction to this paper has been published: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-21705-3