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Structural evolution of the conformational ensembles in peptide fibrillar aggregates Mater. Today Phys. (IF 11.5) Pub Date : 2024-04-15 Zhongyi Jian, Ruonan Wang, Shanshan Mo, Zhun Deng, Shuyuan Li, Zhenyan Li, Mingzhan Wang, Yanlian Yang, Chen Wang, Wenbo Zhang, Lanlan Yu, Chenxuan Wang
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Construction of two-dimensional thick sheet-like carbide and Co nanocrystals heterostructure toward efficient electromagnetic wave absorption Mater. Today Phys. (IF 11.5) Pub Date : 2024-04-13 Jing Yan, Zhuodong Ye, Weixing Chen, Xigang Yang, Yongchun Guo, Ying Huang
Deeply studied the electromagnetic wave absorption (EWA) mechanism of MoC heterostructure is crucial for realizing the application of MoC-based materials in new multifunctional integrated microwave absorbing coatings. In order to exclude the influence of special three-dimensional morphology (spherical, hollow, etc) on EWA performance, we designed the two-dimensional (2D) thick sheet-like MoC/Co@NC
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Non-monotonic thermal conductivity modulation in colloidal quantum dot superlattices via ligand engineering Mater. Today Phys. (IF 11.5) Pub Date : 2024-04-12 Yinong Liu, Weidong Zheng, Shouhang Li, Shiqian Hu, Cheng Shao
Colloidal quantum dots (QDs), which consist of inorganic cores surrounded by soft organic ligands, can self-assemble into superlattices exhibiting long-range order. Their tunability, in terms of size, shape, and ligand properties, makes them promising for applications in solar cells, photodetectors, and light-emitting diodes. However, the complex interplay between ligand stiffness, QDs cores-ligands
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BiOCl modified TiO2 based catalyst with enhanced hydrogen generation properties under visible light via promote photogenerated electron-hole separation Mater. Today Phys. (IF 11.5) Pub Date : 2024-04-12 Ruonan Hou, Mengjiao Xu, Zheyuan Fan, Rong Zhong, Yu Xie, Yun Ling, Yiqiao Wang
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Efficient power generation based-on carbon yarn in coaxial hydrogen peroxide fuel cells Mater. Today Phys. (IF 11.5) Pub Date : 2024-04-09 Xiaoshuang Zhou, Xianhong Zheng, Mingxia Li, Fei Fei, Xiaoting Cao, Xu Dong, Lvzhou Li, Ningyi Yuan, Jianning Ding
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Multiparametric AFM insights into electron transport mechanisms in biomemristors Mater. Today Phys. (IF 11.5) Pub Date : 2024-04-08 Chenyang Shi, Annie Y. Heble, Shuai Zhang
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Highly conductive carbon nanotubes-boron nitride-thermoplastic polyurethane composite thin films with ultra broadband and efficient electromagnetic interference shielding up to 110 GHz and heat dissipation abilities Mater. Today Phys. (IF 11.5) Pub Date : 2024-04-07 Quy-Dat Nguyen, Yoonsik Yi, Choon-Gi Choi
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Particle-scale study on extracellular penetration of nanoparticles in tumor tissues Mater. Today Phys. (IF 11.5) Pub Date : 2024-04-06 Zhouzun Xie, Wenjing Chen, Wenqian Wang, Zi Gu, Yansong Shen
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Analytical modeling of acoustic exponential materials and physical mechanism of broadband anti-reflection Mater. Today Phys. (IF 11.5) Pub Date : 2024-04-06 Sichao Qu, Min Yang, Tenglong Wu, Yunfei Xu, Nicholas Fang, Shuyu Chen
Spatially exponential distributions of material properties are ubiquitous in many natural and engineered systems, from the vertical distribution of the atmosphere to acoustic horns and anti-reflective coatings. These media seamlessly interface different impedances, enhancing wave transmission and reducing internal reflections. This work advances traditional transfer matrix theory by integrating analytical
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Unveiling the potential of vanadium-doped CVD-grown p-type MoS2 in vertical homojunction UV–Vis photodiodes Mater. Today Phys. (IF 11.5) Pub Date : 2024-04-06 Muhammad Suleman, Sohee Lee, Minwook Kim, Muhammad Riaz, Zeesham Abbas, Hyun-min Park, Van Huy Nguyen, Naila Nasir, Sunil Kumar, Jongwan Jung, Yongho Seo
2D materials are a popular choice for the fabrication of p-n diodes for applications in integrated optoelectronics owing to their outstanding properties such as strong light-matter interactions, high mobility, and tunable band gap. The synthesis of monolayer and few-layer 2D materials with both p-type and n-type behavior is thus essential for the design and fabrication of such devices. However, the
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Topological insulator Bi2Te3 and graphene oxide synergistically enhance the photothermal effect and photocatalytic hydrogen evolution activity Mater. Today Phys. (IF 11.5) Pub Date : 2024-04-05 Jingwen Pan, Chenchen Zhao, Dongbo Wang, Jiamu Cao, Bingke Zhang, Donghao Liu, Sihang Liu, Zhi Zeng, Tianyuan Chen, Gang Liu, Shujie Jiao, Zhikun Xu, Xuan Fang, Liancheng Zhao, Jinzhong Wang
Photothermal co-catalysis with the partial conversion of solar energy to thermal energy has the potential to overcome the current bottleneck of realizing efficient photocatalytic hydrogen production with zero artificial energy consumption. However, it is still challenging to design highly efficient photocatalysts that can make use of light and thermal energy synergistically. In this work, we successfully
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High-performance radiative cooling film with excellent thermostability and mechanical property realized by self-assembled nanoparticles Mater. Today Phys. (IF 11.5) Pub Date : 2024-04-04 Dongdong Liang, Jie Ren, Huan Liu, Yingxin Yang, Atsha Ambar, Ying Sun, Cong Wang
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Understanding the anomalously low thermal properties of Zr3Ni3-xCoxSb4 thermoelectric material Mater. Today Phys. (IF 11.5) Pub Date : 2024-04-04 Xiang Wei, Zhentao Guo, Dan Li, Chong Li, Bin Sun, Yudong Fu, Weihong Gao, Zihang Liu
By controlling the SPS temperature, we prepared Zintl ZrNiCoSb samples, namely Co doping in Ni sites of ZrNiSb, and investigated the corresponding thermoelectric properties. It was found that a significant reduction of the lattice thermal conductivity occurred due to Co-doping while tuning the SPS temperature slightly affected values. The influence of aliovalent element Co doping on the phonon structure
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Effect of metal doping on the microwave absorption performance of multi-element (metal, N, and Cl) doped carbon composites Mater. Today Phys. (IF 11.5) Pub Date : 2024-04-02 Liang Chen, Jing Sui, Geoffrey I.N. Waterhouse, Zhiming Zhang, Liangmin Yu
Multi-element-doped carbons are actively being pursued as efficient lightweight microwave absorbers. In this work, metal, nitrogen and chlorine codoped carbons (metal,N,Cl–C, where metals = Ni, Co, Mn, or Zn) were synthesized through the high-temperature carbonization of polypyrrole doped with hydrochloric acid (PPy-HCl) and prepared in the presence of certain metal chloride salts (NiCl, CoCl, MnCl
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Largely enhanced performance of Cu2Se film by doping sulfur for flexible thermoelectric generators Mater. Today Phys. (IF 11.5) Pub Date : 2024-04-01 Junhui Wang, Jiajia Li, Ying Liu, Mingcheng Zhang, Changxuan Wu, Zixing Wang, Xinru Zuo, Xiaowen Han, Kefeng Cai
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Anomalous polarization-switching phenomena and noteworthy pyroelectricity in ferroelectric Hf0.5Zr0.5O2 polycrystalline films Mater. Today Phys. (IF 11.5) Pub Date : 2024-03-29 Yong Zhou, Ke Xiong, Shuyu Wu, Luqi Tu, Xudong Wang, Yan Chen, Shuaiqin Wu, Jinhua Zeng, Yuqing Zheng, Shiqun Gu, Man Luo, Tie Lin, Hong Shen, Xiangjian Meng, Qi Liu, Junhao Chu, Jianlu Wang
Hafnia-based oxide thin films exhibit unconventional robust ferroelectricity at the nanoscale, paving the way for advancements in next-generation nanoelectronics. However, the stability and dynamics of ferroelectric polarization in hafnia-based oxides films, particularly at the nanoscale, warrant further exploration. In this study, we delve into the factors influencing the formation of the ferroelectric
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Enhanced energy storage performance of Na0.5Bi0.5TiO3-based relaxor ferroelectric ceramics by synergistic optimization strategies Mater. Today Phys. (IF 11.5) Pub Date : 2024-03-28 Pengzhen Li, Haibo Yang, Qibin Yuan, Ying Lin
Despite the fact that NaBiTiO (NBT) based lead-free ceramics have attracted widespread interest due to their various advantages, their lower recoverable energy storage density () and energy storage efficiency () limit their development in pulsed power capacitors. In this work, we propose a synergistic optimization strategy to enhance the energy storage performance of 0.65NaBiTiO-0.35SrTiO(NBST) based
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Remarkable energy-storage density together with efficiency of above 92% in high-entropy ferroelectric ceramics Mater. Today Phys. (IF 11.5) Pub Date : 2024-03-28 Yating Ning, Yongping Pu, Xuqing Zhang, Zhemin Chen, Chunhui Wu, Lei Zhang, Bo Wang, Xin Li
Recently, the use of “entropy engineering” to form high-entropy ceramic dielectric materials is considered to be an effective means to break through the traditional doping which modified local structures. However, the low energy storage efficiency () of most high-entropy ceramics cannot match their excellent energy storage density (). This work is the first to combine scheelite structure (SmTaO) with
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Multi-dimensional nano-microstructures design of MOF-derived CoSe2@N–C composites toward excellent microwave absorption Mater. Today Phys. (IF 11.5) Pub Date : 2024-03-27 Hanxiao Jia, Yuping Duan, Wei Chen, Jingru Di, Meng Wang
Nano-microstructures design enabled the controlled tuning of electromagnetic parameters to obtain high-performance microwave absorption materials (MAM). Herein, Metal-Organic Frameworks-derived (MOFs-derived) CoSe@Nitrogen-doped Carbon (CoSe@N–C) materials with controllable nano-microstructures also exhibit tunable morphologies from dodecahedra-, cube-, fusiform-to sheet-like by adjusting the solvent
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Observing A Protein In Its Natural Habitat Mater. Today Phys. (IF 11.5) Pub Date : 2024-03-27 Chao Sun, Poul Nissen
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Defect-rich PdCo bimetallene constructed by a self-reduction strategy for enhanced ethanol oxidation reaction Mater. Today Phys. (IF 11.5) Pub Date : 2024-03-27 Xiaojun Chu, Xianlong Wang, Ranran Wei, Min Yan, Xuewen Wei, Xiaoying Zhang, Zhaoyou Zhu, Yinglong Wang, Liang Wang, Shuli Yin
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Photoelectrochemical water oxidation for on-site production of hydrogen peroxide Mater. Today Phys. (IF 11.5) Pub Date : 2024-03-27 Aizhen Liao, Yiqing Wei, Qinghua Xie, Kan Zhang, Linji Zhang, Gangqiang Zhu, Zixu Zhao, Yong Zhou, Zhigang Zou
Photoelectrochemical (PEC) two-electron water-oxidation reaction is a promising route for renewable and on-site generation of HO as an alternative to the traditional anthraquinone process. However, large overpotential, low product selectivity, and poor stability limit its practical applications of PEC producing HO. This review discusses the fundamental aspects of two-electron water oxidation toward
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Research progress in the application of MXene in bacterial detection and eradication Mater. Today Phys. (IF 11.5) Pub Date : 2024-03-26 Lin Liu, Zhongwei Yang, Jian Zhang, Longwei Wang, Jinbo Pang, Aizhu Wang, Longhua Ding, Hong Liu, Xin Yu
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Graphene-like MXene-based microwave absorbers and shields: Latest progress and perspectives Mater. Today Phys. (IF 11.5) Pub Date : 2024-03-26 Ji-You Zong, Mao-Sheng Cao
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Interfacial Coulomb-enhanced charge injection for efficient perovskite light-emitting diodes Mater. Today Phys. (IF 11.5) Pub Date : 2024-03-24 Yongjian Chen, Cheng Yan, Zhenyu Chen, Xiankan Zeng, Qungui Wang, Shiyu Yang, Lunyao Pan, Chenglong Li, Maolin Mu, Wen Li, Guanqi Tang, Weiqing Yang
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Superconductivity induced by ionized σ-bond at 10 GPa Mater. Today Phys. (IF 11.5) Pub Date : 2024-03-23 Pengye Liu, Yanhui Liu, Zhao Liu, Tian Cui
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In situ construction of efficient electromagnetic function Graphene/PES composites based on liquid phase exfoliation strategy Mater. Today Phys. (IF 11.5) Pub Date : 2024-03-22 Xiaoke Fang, Yi Zhang, Kaixiang Pang, Yuanhui Wang, Tingting Hu, Wei Zhang, Chunhong Gong, Jingwei Zhang
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Fabrication of thermoelectric Bi2Te2·5Se0.5 with adjustable porosity Mater. Today Phys. (IF 11.5) Pub Date : 2024-03-20 Haidong Zhao, Peng Zhao, Binhao Wang, Dan Wang, Aihua Song, Chen Chen, Tao Shen, Fengrong Yu, Dongli Yu, Bo Xu, Yongjun Tian
Porous structures have attracted considerable interest for their impact on the transport and mechanical characteristics of materials. The fabrication of porous materials, however, often involves intricate preprocessing steps and typically lacks the ability to tailor porosity with ease. In the present study, we present a straightforward method to prepare porous BiTeSe samples by employing low-pressure
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Preparation and optoelectronic performance of two-dimensional MoSe2/WSe2 lateral and vertical heterostructures Mater. Today Phys. (IF 11.5) Pub Date : 2024-03-20 Yutong Wang, Xue Jing, Lijian Bai, Dong Pan, Wenjie Wang, Fangchao Lu, Xingqiu Fu, Xiaolong Liu, Xunlei Ding, Jiajun Deng
Two-dimensional materials Transition Metal Dichalcogenides (TMDs) are a novel type of semiconductor material with tunable bandgap and atomic-level thickness. Different TMDs can be flexibly combined to form heterostructures with distinct properties. In this paper, we have prepared two-dimensional MoSe/WSe vertical and lateral heterostructures by using CVD and a combination of PVD and CVD, respectively
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Phonon relaxation effect by regeneration of nano-inclusions in SiGe for ultralow thermal conductivity and enhanced thermoelectric performance Mater. Today Phys. (IF 11.5) Pub Date : 2024-03-19 Hongbo Chen, Zhongwei Zhang, Jisheng Liang, Lei Miao, Qi Zhou, Ying Peng, Chengyan Liu, Junliang Chen, Huajun Lai
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Superpentagraphene C34: A two-dimensional network structure of C20 fullerene Mater. Today Phys. (IF 11.5) Pub Date : 2024-03-19 Chang-Tian Wang, Kun Bu
The well-known smallest icosahedral fullerene C is comprising five-membered carbon-rings in all bonding states. Here we identify by calculations a new quasi two-dimensional (2D) carbon allotrope in - bonding states, comprising the unusual five-membered C fullerene as the basic structural units, with a 34-atom hexagonal cell in 6/ symmetry, and term it as spg-C superpentagraphene. Total energy calculations
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Small functional hydrogels with big engineering applications Mater. Today Phys. (IF 11.5) Pub Date : 2024-03-19 Yifan Liu, Zhiguang Guo
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Hierarchical assembly of peptoids on MoS2 Mater. Today Phys. (IF 11.5) Pub Date : 2024-03-16 Shuai Zhang, Wenhao Zhou, Bradley Harris, Renyu Zheng, Madison Monahan, Peng Mu, Wenchao Yang, Jiajun Chen, Aleksandr Noy, Marcel Baer, Chun-Long Chen, Jim De Yoreo
Bio-macromolecular assembly forms intricate scaffolds in living systems that allow them to biomineralize bone, enamel, and shell. Such bioinspired approaches have also been widely used in biohybrid materials synthesis. Recently, researchers have demonstrated functional bioelectronic structures by assembling biopolymers, including proteins and peptides, on van der Waals (VdW) materials for sensors and
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Mechanistic understanding of enhanced thermal stability of twinned copper nanowires Mater. Today Phys. (IF 11.5) Pub Date : 2024-03-16 Hsin-Yu Chen, Ming-Chi Tai, Chien-Neng Liao
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Lattice contraction-driven design of highly efficient and stable O–NiFe layered double hydroxide electrocatalysts for water oxidation Mater. Today Phys. (IF 11.5) Pub Date : 2024-03-15 Zhangquan Gong, Xing Wang, Wei Pi, Na Yao, Zheng Fang, Haifeng Bao, Qi Wu
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High temperature superconductivity of quaternary hydrides XM3Be4H32 (X, M = Ca, Sr, Ba, Y, La, Ac, Th) under moderate pressure Mater. Today Phys. (IF 11.5) Pub Date : 2024-03-14 Wendi Zhao, Defang Duan, Decheng An, Qiwen Jiang, Zhengtao Liu, Tiancheng Ma, Zihao Huo, Jianhui Du, Tian Cui
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Effects of Ag off-stoichiometry on mechanical and thermoelectric properties of ductile AgCuSe0.6S0.4 Mater. Today Phys. (IF 11.5) Pub Date : 2024-03-13 Tingwei Yin, Tingting Deng, Pengfei Qiu, Chuanyao Sun, Kelin Shen, Zhengyang Zhou, Xun Shi
Recently, AgCuSe-based ductile inorganic thermoelectric (TE) materials have attracted great interests because they can simultaneously achieve excellent TE performance and good deformability at room temperature. The composition-performance relationship of p-type AgCuSe-based ductile inorganic TE materials have been systematically investigated, but the related investigation on n-type AgCuSe-based ductile
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Synthesis of black phosphorus and its applications Mater. Today Phys. (IF 11.5) Pub Date : 2024-03-13 Xuan Zhang, Wei Zhang
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Unveiling the dynamic change in the ionic conductivity of a solid-state binary mixture comprising an organic ionic plastic crystal and LiBF4 Mater. Today Phys. (IF 11.5) Pub Date : 2024-03-12 Hiroyuki Ueda, Naoto Saito, Azusa Nakanishi, Haijin Zhu, Robert Kerr, Fuminori Mizuno, Patrick C. Howlett, Maria Forsyth
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Weak interatomic interactions induced low lattice thermal conductivity in 2D/2D PbSe/SnSe vdW heterostructure Mater. Today Phys. (IF 11.5) Pub Date : 2024-03-11 Shuwei Tang, Peng Ai, Shulin Bai, Da Wan, Xiaodong Li, Wanrong Guo, Tuo Zheng, Hao Wang
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Unphysical grain size dependence of lattice thermal conductivity in Mg3(Sb, Bi)2: An atomistic view of concentration dependent segregation effects Mater. Today Phys. (IF 11.5) Pub Date : 2024-03-11 Xiaofan Huang, Chengzhi Li, Minhui Yuan, Jing Shuai, Xiang-Guo Li, Yanglong Hou
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Duckweeds mimicked self-clean Janus solar evaporator Mater. Today Phys. (IF 11.5) Pub Date : 2024-03-08 Ziheng Zhan, Zhen Liu, Ciwei Wu, Yinfeng Li, Mingzhu Xie, Qing Li, Zhaolong Wang
Solar water evaporation has been considered as a promising method to solve the global water scarcity due to its low energy consumption, environmental friendly, as well as high water evaporation efficiency. However, salt crystallization on evaporation surface drastically decrease the evaporation rate of seawater. In this work, we propose a novel bionic solar evaporation system based on 3D printing technology
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High thermoelectric performance of GeTe-MnTe alloy driven by spin degree of freedom Mater. Today Phys. (IF 11.5) Pub Date : 2024-03-08 Shuailiang Chen, Yunzhe Zhong, Jianfeng Cai, Zongwei Zhang, Feng Gao, Shaohui Huo, Jiehua Wu, Chen Cui, Xiaojian Tan, Guoqiang Liu, Dong Fang, Jun Jiang
GeTe has been known as an excellent thermoelectrics, whereas its realistically application is limited by its structural phase transition near 700 K. Here, we show that the temperature of phase transition can be suppressed below 300 K by alloying 35% MnTe. The GeTe-MnTe alloy exhibits the much different transport properties from GeTe. Its room-temperature Seebeck coefficient is close to that of optimized
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Highly-selective metalation of porphyrin enabled by distinct aromatic ring-fused structures Mater. Today Phys. (IF 11.5) Pub Date : 2024-03-08 Yanghan Chen, Pengcheng Ding, Ye Sun, Lev N. Kantorovich, Flemming Besenbacher, Miao Yu
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Construction of three-dimensional porous network Fe-rGO aerogels with monocrystal magnetic Fe3O4@C core-shell structure nanospheres for enhanced microwave absorption Mater. Today Phys. (IF 11.5) Pub Date : 2024-03-07 Kunyao Cao, Weiping Ye, Yuan Fang, Yue Zhang, Rui Zhao, Weidong Xue
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Novel GdAlGe2O7:Bi3+,Eu3+ phosphors with anti-thermal quenching properties for high sensitivity optical temperature measurement Mater. Today Phys. (IF 11.5) Pub Date : 2024-03-06 Ruipu Shang, Zeyu Lyu, Kaijie Liu, Lile Dong, Dashuai Sun, Taixing Tan, Sida Shen, Shuai Wei, Luhui Zhou, Zheng Lu, Pengcheng Luo, Xiaowei Zhang, Hongpeng You
The thermometry technique based on fluorescence intensity ratio has attracted much attention for its advantages of fast response, high accuracy, and non-contact. Here, we report a series of novel GdAlGeO:Bi,Eu phosphors with anti-thermal quenching properties for high sensitivity optical temperature measurement. By constructing the energy transfer between Bi and Eu ions, the GdAlGeO:Bi,Eu exhibits a
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Heterogeneous interface engineering of bionic corn-structured ternary nanocomposites for excellent low-frequency microwave absorption Mater. Today Phys. (IF 11.5) Pub Date : 2024-03-05 Shanxin Li, Yijing Sun, Linyun Zhang, Xuzhou Jiang, Hongying Yu
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Symmetry and magnetic direction dependent spin/valley splitting and anomalous Hall conductivity of antiferromagnetic monolayer MnPTe3 Mater. Today Phys. (IF 11.5) Pub Date : 2024-03-05 Wenzhe Zhou, Tingyu Sun, Zhenzhen Wan, Aolin Li, Yu Chen, Fangping Ouyang
Due to the time reversal symmetry breaking or spin-valley coupling, there are intrinsic valley splittings in two-dimensional magnetic materials, which are closely related to the symmetry and magnetic order. Based on MnPTe monolayers with different symmetries, we present an understanding of direction dependent spin/valley splitting and anomalous Hall conductivity from the perspective of orbital interactions
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Structural dynamics of first-order phase transition in giant magnetocaloric La(Fe,Si)13: The free energy landscape Mater. Today Phys. (IF 11.5) Pub Date : 2024-03-05 André Azevedo Beleza, Bernardo Pires, Rafael Almeida, John S.O. Evans, António M. dos Santos, Mathias Frontzek, Edmund Lovell, Benedikt Beckmann, Konstantin Skokov, Oliver Gutfleisch, João Pedro Araujo, A.M. Milinda Abeykoon, João S Amaral, João Horta Belo
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High performance solar blind avalanche photodetector based on a single-crystalline ɛ-Ga2O3/BaSnO3 heterojunction Mater. Today Phys. (IF 11.5) Pub Date : 2024-03-02 Ningtao Liu, Haobo Lin, Yuxia Yang, Chang Liu, Shudong Hu, Dongyang Han, Shen Hu, Li Ji, Wenrui Zhang, Jichun Ye
Solar-blind photodetectors based on ultrawide bandgap semiconductors have attracted extensive attention due to their advantages such as ultra-low background noise and high chemical stability. In this work, for the first time we construct a high-performance avalanche photodetector (APD) based on the single crystalline ε-GaO/BaSnO epitaxial heterojunction. The device exhibits a high rectification ratio
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Unveiling future superconductors through machine learning Mater. Today Phys. (IF 11.5) Pub Date : 2024-03-01 Zihao Bai, Mangladeep Bhullar, Akinwumi Akinpelu, Yansun Yao
The recent discovery of superconductivity above 200 K in hydrides of sulfur and lanthanum under high pressure marked a significant advance toward the realization of room-temperature superconductivity. While binary hydrides have almost been completely studied theoretically, experimental evidence suggests that the next breakthrough in finding high-temperature and low-pressure limits is likely connected
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Enhancement of photodetection performance of Ga2O3/Si heterojunction solar-blind photodetector using high resistance homogeneous interlayer Mater. Today Phys. (IF 11.5) Pub Date : 2024-02-25 Ke Tang, Lei Zhang, Keyun Gu, Haofei Huang, Zun Liu, Zilong Zhang, Jian Huang, Linjun Wang
Creating homojunctions using GaO material presents a significant challenge, primarily because of the inherent difficulty in achieving stable p-type GaO. The pn heterojunctions based on n-GaO materials offer a promising alternative for developing solar-blind photodetectors. In this work, our strategy is to fabricate a n-GaO/p-Si heterojunction solar-blind photodetector with interface layers of high
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Double transition-metal MXenes: Classification, properties, machine learning, artificial intelligence, and energy storage applications Mater. Today Phys. (IF 11.5) Pub Date : 2024-02-24 Iftikhar Hussain, Uzair Sajjad, Onkar Jaywant Kewate, Umay Amara, Faiza Bibi, Abdul Hanan, Darshna Potphode, Muhammad Ahmad, Muhammad Sufyan Javed, P. Rosaiah, Sajjad Hussain, Karim Khan, Zeeshan Ajmal, S. Punniyakoti, Saleh S. Alarfaji, Jee-Hyun Kang, Wail Al Zoubi, Sumanta Sahoo, Kaili Zhang
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Investigation of interfacial thermal resistance between Bi2Te3 thin films and metal electrodes via TDTR Mater. Today Phys. (IF 11.5) Pub Date : 2024-02-24 Bing Zhao, Youyang Qu, Weiyun Zhao, Yuan Deng
A challenge on promoting thermoelectric application is the low energy conversion efficiency of thermoelectric devices. Reducing the contact thermal resistance of a thermoelectric device can improve efficiency effectively. However, study on interfacial thermal transport is lack due to the difficulty on contact thermal resistance measurement. Herein, a study on contact thermal resistance between thermoelectric
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Distinct superconducting states in the pressure-induced metallic structures of topological heterostructure BiTe Mater. Today Phys. (IF 11.5) Pub Date : 2024-02-24 Shihao Zhu, Bangshuai Zhu, Cuiying Pei, Qi Wang, Jing Chen, Qinghua Zhang, Tianping Ying, Lin Gu, Yi Zhao, Changhua Li, Weizheng Cao, Mingxin Zhang, Lili Zhang, Jian Sun, Yulin Chen, Juefei Wu, Yanpeng Qi
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Highly efficient spin-orbit torque generation in bilayer WTe2/Fe3GaTe2 heterostructure Mater. Today Phys. (IF 11.5) Pub Date : 2024-02-24 Brahim Marfoua, Jisang Hong
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Significant enhancement in the photoelectronic properties of SnI4 via pressure-tailored phase engineering Mater. Today Phys. (IF 11.5) Pub Date : 2024-02-24 Ruihong Lu, Zonglun Li, Lei Yue, Liying Song, Sixue Fang, Tingyu Liu, Pengfei Shen, Quanjun Li, Xilian Jin, Bingbing Liu
Constantly developing superior functional materials with fascinating photoelectric properties is crucial for advancing the optoelectronics industry. Here, we demonstrate a feasible strategy to significantly improve the photoelectric properties of SnI through employing high pressure phase engineering. With increasing pressure, the photocurrent response of SnI undergoes sequential enhancement and the
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Embedded-machine learning and soft, flexible sensors for wearable devices - viewing from an AI engineer Mater. Today Phys. (IF 11.5) Pub Date : 2024-02-23 Chi Cuong Vu
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Ionic thermoelectric materials: Innovations and challenges Mater. Today Phys. (IF 11.5) Pub Date : 2024-02-23 Shuanglin Jia, Wanyu Qian, Penglu Yu, Ke Li, Mingxuan Li, Jinle Lan, Yuan-Hua Lin, Xiaoping Yang
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Prediction of ambient pressure superconductivity in cubic ternary hydrides with MH6 octahedra Mater. Today Phys. (IF 11.5) Pub Date : 2024-02-22 Feng Zheng, Zhen Zhang, Zepeng Wu, Shunqing Wu, Qiubao Lin, Renhai Wang, Yimei Fang, Cai-Zhuang Wang, Vladimir Antropov, Yang Sun, Kai-Ming Ho