223 Result(s)
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Integrated 1D epitaxial mirror twin boundaries for ultrascaled 2D MoS2 field-effect transistors
In atomically thin van der Waals materials, grain boundaries—the line defects between adjacent crystal grains with tilted in-plane rotations—are omnipresent. When the tilting angles are arbitrary, the grain bo...
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Advancing Duplex Stainless Steel Microstructure: Synergistic Ferrite Grain Refinement and Austenite Formation Through Permanent Magnet Stirring
The effect of permanent magnet stirring (PMS) on the as-cast microstructure of duplex stainless steel was investigated. It is found that high-speed PMS induces turbulent flow, leading to ferrite refinement and...
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Surface-derived phosphate layer on NiFe-layered double hydroxide realizes stable seawater oxidation at the current density of 1 A°cm−2
Seawater electrolysis, especially in coastlines, is widely considered as a sustainable way of making clean and high-purity H2 from renewable energy; however, the practical viability is challenged severely by the ...
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Unraveling the modulation essence of p bands in Co-based oxide stability on acidic oxygen evolution reaction
The oxygen evolution reaction (OER) electrocatalysts, which can keep active for a long time in acidic media, are of great significance to proton exchange membrane water electrolyzers. Here, Ru-Co3O4 electrocataly...
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High photoluminescence Ag-In-Ga-S quantum dots based on ZnX2-treated surface passivation
Quaternary Ag-In-Ga-S (AIGS) quantum dot (QD) is considered a promising, spectral-tunable, and environmentally friendly luminescent display material. However, the more complex surface defect states of AIGS QDs...
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Zinc oxide do** graphene oxide composites by brush coating for uniformly one-side formation thin films
We investigated the alignment properties of liquid crystals (LC) on a brush-coated composite film made of graphene oxide and zinc oxide (GO-ZnO). The GO-ZnO composites were prepared using a sol-gel solution pr...
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Geometric edge effect on the interface of Au/CeO2 nanocatalysts for CO oxidation
The oxide supports play a crucial role in anchoring and promoting the active metal species by geometric confinement and chemical interaction. The design and synthesis of the well-defined oxide support with spe...
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Nanoparticles for inducing Gaucher disease-like damage in cancer cells
Nutrient avidity is one of the most distinctive features of tumours. However, nutrient deprivation has yielded limited clinical benefits. In Gaucher disease, an inherited metabolic disorder, cells produce chol...
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Superparticle of multidirectional graphitic nanospheres derived from metal–organic mesocrystal for fast-chargeable lithium-ion battery anode
Mesocrystals are macroscopic structures formed by the assembly of nanoparticles that possess distinct surface structures and collective properties when compared to traditional crystalline materials. Various gr...
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Exfoliation Corrosion of As-Extruded Mg–1Li–1Ca: the Influence of the Superficial Layer
Exfoliation corrosion (EFC) has rarely been reported for wrought magnesium alloys. Enhanced EFC of the as-extruded Mg–1Li–1Ca alloy was observed after the removal of outermost fine-grained skins. The microstru...
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External-pressure–electrochemistry coupling in solid-state lithium metal batteries
Solid-state lithium metal batteries (SSLBs) using inorganic solid-state electrolytes (SSEs) have attracted extensive scientific and commercial interest owing to their potential to provide higher energy density...
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Toroidic phase transitions in a direct-kagome artificial spin ice
Ferrotoroidicity—the fourth form of primary ferroic order—breaks both space and time-inversion symmetry. So far, direct observation of ferrotoroidicity in natural materials remains elusive, which impedes the e...
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Commensurability-Dependent Phononic Superlubricity Between Molybdenum Disulfide Layers
This paper decodes the dependence of phononic superlubricity on commensurability caused by relative rotation between molybdenum disulfide (MoS2) layers. Results show that under commensurate state, due to the stro...
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Transient synthesis of carbon-supported high-entropy alloy sulfide nanoparticles via flash Joule heating for efficient electrocatalytic hydrogen evolution
High entropy alloys (HEA) are frequently employed as catalysts in electrocatalytic hydrogen evolution. However, the traditional high entropy alloy synthesis methods are time-consuming, energy-intensive, and en...
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Thylakoid engineered M2 macrophage for sonodynamic effect promoted cell therapy of early atherosclerosis
Atherosclerosis is the most common cause of cardiovascular diseases that contribute to the major morbidity worldwide, but still lacking of effective treatment strategy. Here, a hybrid cell is constructed for t...
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Age-associated disparity in phagocytic clearance affects the efficacy of cancer nanotherapeutics
Nanomedicines have been approved to treat multiple human diseases. However, clinical adoption of nanoformulated agents is often hindered by concerns about hepatic uptake and clearance, a process that is not fu...
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In situ tracking of the lithiation and sodiation process of disodium terephthalate as anodes for rechargeable batteries by Raman spectroscopy
Organic compounds represent an appealing group of electrode materials for rechargeable batteries due to their merits of biomass, sustainability, environmental friendliness, and processability. Disodium terepht...
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Open AccessRole of oxygen vacancies in ferroelectric or resistive switching hafnium oxide
HfO2 shows promise for emerging ferroelectric and resistive switching (RS) memory devices owing to its excellent electrical properties and compatibility with complementary metal oxide semiconductor technology bas...
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Designing topological and correlated 2D magnetic states via superatomic lattice constructions of zirconium dichloride
Magnetic materials could realize the intriguing quantum anomalous Hall effect and metal-to-insulator transition when combined with band topology or electronic correlation, which have broad prospects in quantum...
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Ferroelectric-defined reconfigurable homojunctions for in-memory sensing and computing
Recently, the increasing demand for data-centric applications is driving the elimination of image sensing, memory and computing unit interface, thus promising for latency- and energy-strict applications. Altho...