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Abnormal phosphorylation / dephosphorylation and Ca2+ dysfunction in heart failure
Heart failure (HF) can be caused by a variety of causes characterized by abnormal myocardial systole and diastole. Ca2+ current through the L-type calcium channel (LTCC) on the membrane is the initial trigger sig...
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Effect of N Do** on the Electronic and Optical Properties of Narrow Tellurene Nanoribbons: First-Principles Study
The electronic and optical properties of N-doped narrow tellurene nanoribbons (TeNRs) were studied using first-principles calculations. The results show that the formation energies of N-doped TeNRs are lower t...
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Optical Properties of a Single Carbon Chain-Doped Silicene Nanoribbon
Using first-principles spin polarization density function theory calculations, we have studied the electronic and optical properties of zigzag-edge silicene nanoribbons (ZSiNRs) doped with a single carbon chai...
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First principles calculations of optical properties of the armchair SiC nanoribbons with O, F and H termination
Based on density functional theory, we perform first-principles investigations to study the optical properties of the O-, F- and H-terminated SiC nanoribbons with armchair edges (ASiCNRs). By irradiating with ...
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Optical properties of BN nanoribbons with H and F passivation
Using first-principles calculations we study the optical properties of H- and F-passivated finite width Boron Nitride nanoribbons (BNNRs) with both zigzag and armchair edges (ZBNNRs and ABNNRs). The results sh...
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Edge State-Induced Novel Electronic Structures and Magnetic Properties of Zigzag AlN/SiC Nanoribbons
Using first-principle calculations based on density functional theory, we investigate the electronic structures and magnetic properties of zigzag AlN/SiC nanoribbons. Bare N edge can cause the redistribution o...
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Half-Metallic Ferromagnetism in Cu-Doped ZnO Nanostructures from First-Principle Prediction
Ab initio calculations based on density functional theory are performed to study the magnetic properties and electronic structures of Cu-doped ZnO graphite-like sheet and nanotube. It is found that Cu dopant i...
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Band-gap modulations of armchair silicene nanoribbons by transverse electric fields
Under external transverse electronic fields, the structure and electronic properties of the silicene nanoribbon with armchair edge (ASiNR) are studied. We find that the electric properties are modified by a t...
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Electronic structures of the F-terminated AlN nanoribbons
Using the first-principles calculations, electronic properties for the F-terminated AlN nanoribbons with both zigzag and armchair edges are studied. The results show that both the zigzag and armchair AlN nanor...
