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EPFL2024

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EPFL2023

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In Situ and Time-Resolved Transmission Electron Microscopy of Nanoscale Processes

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Frontiers Media SA2023

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WILEY-V C H VERLAG GMBH2023

Insights into Electrocatalyst Transformations Studied in Real Time with Electrochemical Liquid-Phase Transmission Electron Microscopy

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American Chemical Society2023

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EPFL2023

Cost Effective Synthesis of Graphene Nanomaterials for Non-Enzymatic Electrochemical Sensors for Glucose: A Comprehensive Review

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MDPI2022

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EPFL2022

Photo- and Thermally- induced Effects on the Absorption Spectroscopy of Au/SiO2 and Au/TiO2 Core-shell Nanoparticles

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Electrons generated by Landau damping of the plasmon excitation on gold nanoparticles that can be injected into an adjacent semiconductor e.g. anatase TiO2, enhancing the light harvesting capabilities of solar energy conversion devices. The understanding o ...

EPFL2022