Mitigating initial capacity loss for practical lithium-ion battery by Cao, Shengkai

“…While numerous promising anode materials with optimized electrochemical performance, such as fast-charging capability and long-term stability have been developed, they still suffer from low initial Coulombic efficiency (ICE) due to solid electrolyte interphase (SEI) formation and lithium trapping, which impede their commercialization. In this thesis, new insights and strategies for the two mechanisms leading to initial capacity loss (ICL) based on different type of anode materials were investigated.…”
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Robotic manipulation of microscopic objects using multiple laser-driven fingertips by Quang, Minh Ta

“…In the research, multiple optically trapped micro-beads are first utilized as the laser-driven fingertips, and several control techniques will then be explored to achieve various manipulation tasks, which are beyond the capability of manipulation using single optical trapping. …”
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Cryogelation of human hair keratins by Chua, Huei Min, Zhao, Zhitong, Ng, Kee Woei

“…Meanwhile, it is found that complete thiol-capping of HHK samples significantly inhibits cryogel formation as compared to partially or uncapped HHK samples, suggesting the dominant role of disulfide stabilization in cryogelation. …”
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Molecular architecture of the Chikungunya virus replication complex by Tan, Yaw Bia, Chmielewski, David, Law, Michelle Cheok Yien, Zhang, Kuo, He, Yu, Chen, Muyuan, Jin, Jing, Luo, Dahai

“…Within the core RNA replicase, the viral polymerase nsP4, which is in complex with nsP2 helicase-protease, sits in the central pore of the membrane-anchored nsP1 RNA-capping ring. The addition of a large cytoplasmic ring next to the C terminus of nsP1 forms the holo-RNA-RC as observed at the neck of spherules formed in virus-infected cells. …”
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Pseudospin dynamics in multimode polaritonic Josephson junctions by Pavlovic, G., Malpuech, G., Shelykh, Ivan A.

“…In particular, it can lead to renormalization of the oscillation frequency, appearance of higher order harmonics, and induce transition between the regimes of free Josephson oscillations and macroscopic quantum self-trapping.…”
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Synthesis, characterization, and bipolar transporting behavior of a new twisted polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon: 1′,4′-Diphenyl-naphtho-(2′.3′:1.2)-pyrene-6′-nitro-7′-methyl carbox... by Zhang, Qichun, Divayana, Yoga, Xiao, Jinchong, Wang, Zhijuan, Tiekink, Edward R. T., Doung, Hieu M., Zhang, Hua, Boey, Freddy Yin Chiang, Sun, Xiaowei, Wudl, Fred

“…An asymmetric twistacene, 1′,4′-diphenyl-naphtho-(2′.3′:1.2)-pyrene-6′-nitro-7′-methyl carboxylate (tetracene 2), was synthesized by using benzyne-trapping chemistry. Its structure, determined by X-ray crystallography, confirmed that this material has a twisted topology with torsion angles as high as 23.8(3)°. …”
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Preparation of MoS2-polyvinylpyrrolidone nanocomposites for flexible nonvolatile rewritable memory devices with reduced graphene oxide electrodes by Liu, Juqing, Zeng, Zhiyuan, Cao, Xiehong, Lu, Gang, Wang, Lianhui, Fan, Qu-Li, Huang, Wei, Zhang, Hua

“…These experimental results prove that the electrical transition is due to the charge trapping and detrapping behavior of MoS2 in the PVP dielectric material. …”
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Effective small organic molecule as a defect passivator for highly efficient quasi-2D perovskite light-emitting diodes by Li, Y, Li, F, Yu, Z, Tamilavan, V, Oh, C-M, Jeong, WH, Shen, X, Lee, S, Du, X, Yang, E, Ahn, Y, Hwang, I-W, Lee, BR, Park, SH

“…The small organic molecule can passivate defects on the grain surround and surface of perovskite crystal structures, preventing nonradiative recombination and charge trapping. In this study, a new small organic additive called 2, 8-dibromodibenzofuran (diBDF) is reported and examines its effectiveness as a passivating agent in high-performance green quasi-2D PeLEDs. …”

C-F bond activation by transient phosphenium dications by Đorđević, Nemanja, Tay, Madelyn Qin Yi, Muthaiah, Senthilkumar, Ganguly, Rakesh, Dimić, Dušan, Vidović, Dragoslav

“…Evidence for the existence of transient dicationic species was obtained by trapping the dication 4a2+ with PMe3. According to theoretical analysis, the low-lying lowest unoccupied molecular orbitals of these species were responsible for the observed activation of C–F bonds.…”
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Perovskite light emitting transistors by Cheng, Bryan Wei Hao

“…Unfortunately, PeLETs suffer from low brightness and environmental instability related to intrinsic material limitations, such as temperature-activated trapping, ionic motion and polarization effects, which limit device performance and stability at ambient conditions. …”
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Blue shift in photoluminescene of semiconductor nanostructures by Khin, San Thit.

“…The bond-order-length-strength (BOLS) correlation indicates that the atomic coordination imperfection causes the remaining bonds of the under-coordinated atom to contract spontaneously associated with bond strength gain and the interatomic trapping potential well depression. This project also involved the study of the entire band structure such as the band gap expansion, core-level shift, Stokes shift (electron-phonon interaction), and dielectric suppression (electron polarization). …”
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Organic ferroelectric memory devices based on resistive switching by Damar Yoga Kusuma

“…On the other hand, mutual combination of SAM’s fixed dipole and ferroelectric’s polarizable dipole is employed to realize ferroelectric field effect transistor devices with tailored operational parameters, reduced charge trapping and improved retention stability. The final part of the thesis demonstrates novel organic resistive switching memory concept based on ferroelectric tunnel junction. …”
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Silicon nanowires for photovoltaics : from the material to the device by Togonal, Alienor Svietlana

“…Indeed solar cells based on SiNW s benefit from their outstanding optical properties such as extreme light trapping and very low reflectance. In this research project, we have fabricated disordered SiNWs using a low-cost top-down approach named the Metal-Assisted-Chemical-Etching process (MACE). …”
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Theoretical analysis of structures and electronic spectra in molecular cadmium chalcogenide clusters by Nguyen, Kiet A., Pachter, Ruth, Day, Paul N., Su, Haibin

“…Mixed ligand clusters with capping ER groups replaced by halogen or neutral ligands were also considered. …”
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Investigation of soil-structure interaction for deep excavations by Hensman, P

“…The deep excavation was supported by a complex ’combi-wall’ cofferdam, a reinforced concrete (RC) capping beam, and two levels of internal bracing, and its performance was assessed through measured wall deflections, bracing member loads, and site and bunker water levels. …”

In vitro anti-cancer and antimicrobial effects of manganese oxide nanoparticles synthesized using Glycyrrhiza uralensis leaves extract on breast cancer cell lines by Althobiti, Maryam Musleh, Alzahrani, Badr, Elderdery, Abozer Y., Alzerwi, Nasser A. N., Rayzah, Musaed, Elkhalifa,, Ahmed M. E., Idrees, Bandar, Bakhsh, Ebtisam, Alabdulsalam, Abdulrahim A., Mohamedain, A., Kumar, Suresh S., Mok, Pooi Ling

“…The leaf extract of GU contains bioactive molecules that act as a reducing or capping agent to form Mn2O3 NPs. Various analytical techniques were used to characterize the physiochemical properties of PF-127-coated Mn2O3 NPs, including spectroscopy (ultralight-Vis, Fourier transform infrared, photoluminescence), electron microscopy (field emission scanning electron microscopy and transmission electron microscopy), X-ray diffraction (XRD), electron diffracted X-ray spectroscopy (EDAX), and dynamic light scattering. …”
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Parameter extraction of solar cells by Weng, YiJie

“…Although this low absorption coefficient can be overcome by light trapping, researchers have started looking into the context of organic solar cell. …”
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CFD analysis of flow across adjacent buildings with concave roof structure using large-eddy simulation (LES) by Foo, Tze Jie

“…On top of this application, the concave roof structure also provides a method of trapping onto the water instead of letting the rainwater flow down the roof, which can help reduce the chances of flash floods during heavy monsoon seasons. …”
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The effects of dub-off angle on chip evacuation in single-lip deep hole gun drilling by Wan, S., Tnay, Guan Leong, Woon, Keng Soon, Yeo, Swee Hock

“…This is demonstrated through a case study on improving the shoulder dub-off design of commercial gun drills, which have a high tendency in trapping chips at the hole bottom. A more effective design criterion for the shoulder dub-off is thus proposed.…”
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Effective dynamics of cold atoms flowing in two ring-shaped optical potentials with tunable tunneling by Aghamalyan, Davit, Amico, Luigi, Kwek, L. C.

“…In particular, we find that the macroscopic quantum self-trapping phenomenon is induced in the system if the flowing currents assume a nonvanishing difference.…”
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