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Magnetic field effects on electrocatalysis have recently gained attention due to the substantial enhancement of the oxygen evolution reaction (OER) on ferromagnetic catalysts. When detecting an enhanced catalytic activity, the effect of magnetic fields on ...

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3D printing of living structural biocomposites

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Nature fabricates organic/inorganic composites under benign conditions, yet, in many cases, their mechanical properties exceed those of the individual building components it is made from. The secret behind the evolutionary pivot is the unique ability of na ...

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Low-temperature non-equilibrium synthesis of anisotropic multimetallic nanosurface alloys for electrochemical CO2 reduction

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Multimetallic nanoparticles are of interest as functional materials due to their highly tunable properties. However, synthesizing congruent mixtures of immiscible components is limited by the need for high-temperature procedures followed by rapid quenching ...

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Dataset for the hybrid non-toughened and toughened epoxy adhesive properties

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Complex magnetic structure and spin waves of the noncollinear antiferromagnet Mn5Si3

Nicola Marzari, Flaviano José Dos Santos

The investigations of the interconnection between micro- and macroscopic properties of materials hosting noncollinear antiferromagnetic ground states are challenging. These forefront studies are crucial for unraveling the underlying mechanisms at play, whi ...

AMER PHYSICAL SOC2022

Multiple roles of negative thermal expansion material for high-performance fully-air processed perovskite solar cells

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For fully-air-processed perovskite solar cells (PSCs), high-quality perovskite films and improved intrinsic stability are critical for high photovoltaic performance. However, strain, as a critical factor of perovskite instability, not only harms the effici ...

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Rapid hybrid perovskite film crystallization from solution

Ulf Anders Hagfeldt, Nikolaos Vlachopoulos, Lukas Pfeifer, Sandy Sanchez Alonso

The use of a solution process to grow perovskite thin films allows to extend the material processability. It is known that the physicochemical properties of the perovskite material can be tuned by altering the solution precursors as well as by controlling ...

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Slow Charge Carrier Relaxation in Gold Nanoparticles

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We report on ultrafast transient absorption (TA) studies of surface plasmon-excited similar to 25 nm-diameter Au nanoparticles in solution, monitoring the response of the surface plasmon resonance in the visible region (1.7-3.0 eV) and that of the inter- a ...

AMER CHEMICAL SOC2020

Computational studies of the structural and optical properties of organic-inorganic lead halide perovskites

Ariadni Boziki

The rapid rise of organic-inorganic lead halide perovskites has amazed the photovoltaic community. As the efficiency race continues for this revolutionary class of light-harvesting materials, many questions on the structural, electronic and optical propert ...

EPFL2019

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Nowadays the photovoltaics market is dominated by crystalline silicon solar cells, which are approaching their theoretical efficiency limit. Novel solutions have to be found for photovoltaics to further enhance its competitiveness with other energy sources ...

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