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    Unveiling microscopic carrier loss mechanisms in 12% efficient Cu2ZnSnSe4 solar cells

    Understanding carrier loss mechanisms at microscopic regions is imperative for the development of high-performance polycrystalline inorganic thin-film solar cells. Despite the progress achieved for kesterite, ...

    Jianjun Li, Jialiang Huang, Fajun Ma, Heng Sun, Jialin Cong, Karen Privat in Nature Energy (2022)

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    A single-Pt-atom-on-Ru-nanoparticle electrocatalyst for CO-resilient methanol oxidation

    Single Pt atom catalysts are key targets because a high exposure of Pt substantially enhances electrocatalytic activity. In addition, PtRu alloy nanoparticles are the most active catalysts for the methanol oxi...

    Agus R. Poerwoprajitno, Lucy Gloag, John Watt, Soshan Cheong, **n Tan in Nature Catalysis (2022)

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    Flexible and efficient perovskite quantum dot solar cells via hybrid interfacial architecture

    All-inorganic CsPbI3 perovskite quantum dots have received substantial research interest for photovoltaic applications because of higher efficiency compared to solar cells using other quantum dots materials and t...

    Long Hu, Qian Zhao, Shujuan Huang, Jianghui Zheng, **nwei Guan in Nature Communications (2021)

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    Advanced characterization of biomineralization at plaque layer and inside rice roots amended with iron- and silica-enhanced biochar

    Application of iron (Fe)- and silica (Si)-enhanced biochar compound fertilisers (BCF) stimulates rice yield by increasing plant uptake of mineral nutrients. With alterations of the nutrient status in roots, el...

    Guanhong Chen, Sarasadat Taherymoosavi, Soshan Cheong, Yao Yin in Scientific Reports (2021)

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    Photochemical upconversion of near-infrared light from below the silicon bandgap

    Photochemical upconversion is a strategy for converting infrared light into more energetic, visible light, with potential applications ranging from biological imaging and drug delivery to photovoltaics and pho...

    Elham M. Gholizadeh, Shyamal K. K. Prasad, Zhi Li Teh, Thilini Ishwara in Nature Photonics (2020)

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    Advantages of eutectic alloys for creating catalysts in the realm of nanotechnology-enabled metallurgy

    The nascent field of nanotechnology-enabled metallurgy has great potential. However, the role of eutectic alloys and the nature of alloy solidification in this field are still largely unknown. To demonstrate o...

    Jianbo Tang, Rahman Daiyan, Mohammad B. Ghasemian in Nature Communications (2019)

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    Earthworms lit with quantum dots

    Yeast, bacteria and fungi have been used to synthesize a variety of nanocrystals. Now, the metal detoxification process in the gut of an earthworm is exploited to produce biocompatible cadmium telluride quantu...

    Richard D. Tilley, Soshan Cheong in Nature Nanotechnology (2013)