Strain engineering of antimonene by a first-principles study : mechanical and electronic properties by Kripalani, Devesh Raju, Kistanov, Andrey A., Cai, Yongqing, Xue, Ming, Zhou, Kun

“…We find that the nature of the band gap remains insensitive to strain in the zigzag direction, while strain in the armchair direction activates an indirect-direct band gap transition at a critical strain of 4%, owing to a band switching mechanism. The curvature of the conduction band minimum increases during the transition, which suggests a lighter effective mass of electrons in the direct-gap configuration than in the free-standing state of equilibrium. …”
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Enlarged Co-O covalency in octahedral sites leading to highly efficient spinel oxides for oxygen evolution reaction by Zhou, Ye, Sun, Shengnan, Song, Jiajia, Xi, Shibo, Chen, Bo, Du, Yonghua, Fisher, Adrian C., Cheng, Fangyi, Wang, Xin, Zhang, Hua, Xu, Zhichuan Jason

“…Cobalt-containing spinel oxides are promising electrocatalysts for the oxygen evolution reaction (OER) owing to their remarkable activity and durability. …”
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Novel structured transition metal dichalcogenide nanosheets by Zhang, Xiao, Lai, Zhuangchai, Ma, Qinglang, Zhang, Hua

“…Ultrathin two-dimensional (2D) layered transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs) have attracted considerable attention owing to their unique properties and great potential in a wide range of applications. …”
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High yield synthesis of graphene quantum dots from biomass waste as a highly selective probe for Fe3+ sensing by Abbas, Aumber, Tabish, Tanveer A., Bull, Steve J., Lim, Tuti Mariana, Phan, Anh N.

“…Graphene quantum dots (GQDs), a novel type of zero-dimensional fluorescent materials, have gained considerable attention owing to their unique optical properties, size and quantum confinement. …”
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Modeling, air balancing and optimal pressure set-point selection for the ventilation system with minimized energy consumption by Jing, Gang, Cai, Wenjian, Zhang, Xin, Cui, Can, Yin, Xiaohong, Xian, Huacai

“…As a result, the revised system consumed less energy owing to the better-balanced system and optimized pressure set-point selection. …”
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Bipolar conduction and giant positive magnetoresistance in doped metallic titanium oxide heterostructures by Huang, Ke, Wang, Tao, Jin, Mengjia, Wu, Liang, Wang, Floria Junyao, Li, Shengyao, Qi, Dong-Chen, Cheng, Shuying, Li, Yangyang, Chen, Jingsheng, He, Xiaozhong, Li, Changjian, Pennycook, Stephen J., Wang, Renshaw Xiao

“…Empowering conventional materials with unexpected magnetoelectric properties is appealing to the multi-functionalization of existing devices and the exploration of future electronics. Recently, owing to its unique effect in modulating a matter's properties, ultra-small dopants, for example, H, D, and Li, attract enormous attention in creating emergent functionalities, such as superconductivity, and metal–insulator transition. …”
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Ultracompact high-sensitivity biosensing based on regenerable laminated bio-conjugation in integrated photonic circuits by Li, Z. Y., Chen, Y. Y., Xiong, S., Truc, N. K., Xiong, Q. H., Liu, Ai Qun

“…Biosensor based on micro-ring resonator platform has attracted much attention owing to its high sensitivity for identifying various toxins in the environment. …”
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HAPS-based relaying for integrated space-air-ground networks with hybrid FSO/RF communication : a performance analysis by R., Swaminathan, Sharma, Shubha, Vishwakarma, Narendra, Madhukumar, A. S.

“…IEEE Optical wireless communication (OWC) has garnered significant importance to provide gigabit capacity links owing to its unique features. Free space optics (FSO) communication, which is the term used for OWC in outdoor scenario, is a good candidate to establish ground-to-satellite/satellite-to-ground links. …”
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3D porous graphene films with large-area in-plane exterior skins by Tay, Roland Yingjie, Li, Hongling, Ng, Zhi Kai, Tsang, Siu Hon, Gao, Wei, Teo, Edwin Hang Tong

“…Herein, we present a new method to synthesize high-quality porous graphene film by incorporating an in-situ reduction-oxidation cycling treatment to generate micrometer-sized pores on commercial Ni foil using an all-CVD process route. Owing to the unique morphological features of the modified Ni template, the graphene film exhibits a holey surface with large-area exterior skin coverage of >94% and many interconnected ligaments within its porous interior. …”
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Dynamic obstacle avoidance in mobile robots using adversarial deep learning by Tan, Chun Ye

“…YOTEL Singapore, Haidilao restaurant, Jewel Changi Airport, Free the Robot restaurant are some examples of how robots may be integrated into businesses to expedite tasks such as item delivery, surveillance, and cooking. Lately, owing to the plight of COVID-19, more robots are deployed in hospitals to carry out disinfection activity and to do telepresence for the purpose of preventing the spread of infectious disease between people. …”
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Efficiency boosting by thermal harvesting in InGaN/GaN light-emitting diodes by Lu, Shunpeng, Zhang, Yiping, Qiu, Ying, Liu, Xiao, Zhang, Menglong, Luo, Dongxiang

“…The underlying reason is that the wall-plug efficiency of the LED with a voltage lower than photon voltage (V < ℏω/q) is surprisingly enhanced by elevated temperature owing to the heat transmission by the LED under a high biased voltage in Group A. …”
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Triaxially strained suspended graphene for large-area pseudo-magnetic fields by Luo, Manlin, Sun, Hao, Qi, Zhipeng, Lu, Kunze, Chen, Melvina, Kang, Dongho, Kim, Youngmin, Burt, Daniel, Yu, Xuechao, Wang, Chongwu, Kim, Young Duck, Wang, Hong, Wang, Qi Jie, Nam, Donguk

“…Strain-engineered graphene has garnered much attention recently owing to the possibilities of creating substantial energy gaps enabled by pseudo-magnetic fields (PMFs). …”
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Grid-connected energy storage systems: state-of-the-art and emerging technologies by Farivar, Glen G., Manalastas, William, Jr., Tafti, Hossein Dehghani, Ceballos, Salvador, Sanchez-Ruiz, Alain, Lovell, Emma C., Konstantinou, Georgios, Townsend, Christopher D., Srinivasan, Madhavi, Pou, Josep

“…Especially, a detailed review of battery ESSs (BESSs) is provided as they are attracting much attention owing, in part, to the ongoing electrification of transportation. …”
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Antimicrobial photodynamic therapy for the remote eradication of bacteria by Yan, Evelias, Kwek, Germain, Ng, Shuang Qing, Lingesh, Shonya, Xing, Bengang

“…Thus, it can target a broad spectrum of microorganisms, owing to the indirect interaction between PSs and the bacteria, resulting in the less likelihood for the development of drug resistant bacteria strains. …”
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IOT integration of a mobile application with a controller-based system: A by Pang, Bryan Seng Keong

“…Students enrolled in Nanyang technological University (NTU) often opt to choose on-campus accommodations owing to the remote and slight inaccessibility of the NTU campus. …”
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In-situ rapid construction of aliphatic amine combined polyamide seawater reverse osmosis membrane for efficient boron removal by Li, Can, Lai, Gwo Sung, Zhao, Yali, Wang, Rong

“…Polyamide (PA) reverse osmosis membranes are commonly employed in seawater desalination owing to their effective salt rejection and water permeability; however, the elimination of small and neutral boron molecules from seawater remains a significant hurdle in energy-efficient and cost-effective desalination processes. …”
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Cationic carbon monoxide-releasing polymers as antimicrobial and antibiofilm agents by the synergetic activity by Wang, Liping, Zhong, Wenbin, Liu, Bo, Pranantyo, Dicky, Chan-Park, Mary B.

“…This CO-releasing system may retain long-time antimicrobial ability after the complete release of CO molecules owing to the cationic structure. The novel CO-releasing polymers have great potential as antimicrobial and antibiofilm agents in biomedical applications.…”
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Amorphous high-entropy phosphide nanosheets with multi-atom catalytic sites for efficient oxygen evolution by Li, Xiumin, Xie, Zhengkun, Roy, Soumyabrata, Gao, Longqing, Liu, Jie, Zhao, Bing, Wei, Ran, Tang, Bijun, Wang, Hongyan, Ajayan, Pulickel, Tang, Keyong

“…Furthermore, Fe and Ni/Co sites prefer to stabilize the HO* and HOO* intermediates respectively, conducive to breaking their scaling relation of Gibbs free energy during OER. Owing to its fine-tuned composition and the synergistic effect of multiple active sites, the FeCoNiCuYP/C electrocatalyst demonstrates superior OER performance in alkaline solutions, requiring a mere 316 mV overpotential to yield 100 mA cm-2 current density with excellent stability. …”
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Taliban resurgence in Afghanistan : the role of post-conflict reconstruction by Sadia Sulaiman

“…Although the political benchmarks were achieved in the designated time frame, peace remained elusive in Afghanistan owing to inefficiency and corruption in state civil and security institutions, weak governance, and shortfalls in economic reconstruction. …”
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Development of an air conditioning compressor for a 2-in-1 electric motor for electric vehicles by N. Satheesh Kumar

“…However, the market penetration of EVs is comparatively low, owing to its poor cruise range, cost and performance characteristics. …”
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