We report that the ionic-liquid gating of bulk single crystals of a topological insulator can control the type of the surface carriers and even results in ambipolar transport. This was made possible by the use of a hi...
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We report that the ionic-liquid gating of bulk single crystals of a topological insulator can control the type of the surface carriers and even results in ambipolar transport. This was made possible by the use of a highly bulk-insulating BiSbTeSe2 system where the chemical potential is located close to both the surface Dirac point and the middle of the bulk band gap. Thanks to the use of ionic liquid, the control of the surface chemical potential by gating was possible on the whole surface of a bulk three-dimensional sample, opening new experimental opportunities for topological insulators. In addition, our data suggest the existence of a nearly reversible electrochemical reaction that causes bulk carrier doping into the crystal during the ionic-liquid gating process.
Self-assembled and spatially addressable protein microarrays are poised to become a central proteomics technology. However, it has been burdened with issues of reproducibility and standardization mainly due to the les...
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Self-assembled and spatially addressable protein microarrays are poised to become a central proteomics technology. However, it has been burdened with issues of reproducibility and standardization mainly due to the less availability of functionalized surface chemistry. Here, a microintaglio printing-based system is described that relies on coupling cDNA display technique with scaffolded DNA origami to print in situ-synthesized protein microarray on gold surface. A microarray of genotypes encoding the green fluorescent protein variants was patterned on gold-thiol surface using a three-way junctions (TWJs) formed from two single-stranded oligonucleotides with self-complementary sticky ends and a PDMS micromold comprising an array of uniformly arranged 4 μm-diameter holes at a density of 10,000 per mm 2.
We performed a laser angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy (ARPES) study on a wide doping range of Ba1−xKxFe2As2 (BaK) and precisely determined the doping evolution of the superconducting gaps in this compound. Th...
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We performed a laser angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy (ARPES) study on a wide doping range of Ba1−xKxFe2As2 (BaK) and precisely determined the doping evolution of the superconducting gaps in this compound. The gap size of the outer hole Fermi-surface (FS) sheet around the Brillouin zone (BZ) center shows an abrupt drop with overdoping (for x≳ 0.6) while the inner and middle FS gaps roughly scale with Tc. This is accompanied by the simultaneous disappearance of the electron FS sheet with similar orbital character at the BZ corner. These results indicate the different contributions of X2−Y2 and XZ/YZ orbitals to superconductivity in BaK and can hardly be completely reproduced by the available theories on iron-based superconductors.
Introduction Dectin-1, which was first reported as a dentritic cell-specific type II C-type lectin family member, is the receptor for β-1,3 or −1,6-linked glucans (β-glucans), an important cell wall components of fu...
Introduction Dectin-1, which was first reported as a dentritic cell-specific type II C-type lectin family member, is the receptor for β-1,3 or −1,6-linked glucans (β-glucans), an important cell wall components of fungi and yeasts. Dysregulated response of mucosal immune system toward intraluminal bacteria results in the human inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Beta-glucan is thought to promote the mucosal immunity in intestines, but the roles of Dectin-1 in mucosal immune system are still unknown. Methods To investigate the potential role of Dectin-1 in development of IBD, we administrated Decint-1 deficient ( clec7a −/− ) mice with dextran sulfate sodium (DSS) to induce the acute ulcerative colitis and found that clec7a −/− mice were significantly resistant to DSS-induced colitis compared to wild-type (WT) mice, associated with lower production of TNF-α and reduced numbers of neutrophils and macrophages in lamina propria of colon. Results Pre-treatment of dectin-1 antagonist ligand Laminarin could suppress the acute intestinal inflammation induced by DSS. Metagenome analysis using bacterial 16s rRNA genes revealed significantly change of the microflora in small intestine and colon of clec7a −/− mice compared to WT mice, and administration of intestinal bacteria of clec7a −/− mice in SPF condition to germ-free WT mice also showed resistant to DSS-induced colitis. Conclusion These new findings identify Dectin-1 as novel factor in promotion of acute colitis by directly inducing proinflammatory cytokines and by regulating the balance of intestinal microbiota. Blockade of Dectin-1 signaling suggests new therapeutic strategies for inflammatory bowel diseases.
Recently, optical pulses propagating through a photonic crystal fiber (PCF) of a special design were reported to yield a broad and flat supercontinuum (SC) spectrum around 1000 nm because the fiber dispersion characte...
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The competition between the substrate-induced strain and the electrostatic polarization in improper ferroelectric films (hexagonal YMnO3) has been studied using optical second-harmonic generation techniques. Deposited...
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The competition between the substrate-induced strain and the electrostatic polarization in improper ferroelectric films (hexagonal YMnO3) has been studied using optical second-harmonic generation techniques. Deposited on a (111) surface of yttria-stabilized zirconia substrate, the films exhibit (1) strong strain with negligible polarization, (2) relaxation accompanied by the nonlinear buildup of the polarization, and (3) bulklike polar behavior, in the order of increasing film thickness. The role of the substrate is distinctively different from that in proper ferroelectrics.
Polymer-protected metal nanoparticles (NPs) are recognized as a type of complex between a polymer and metal NPs, since the metal NPs are stabilized by coordination to the polymer. Thus, they can work as an effective c...
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Polymer-protected metal nanoparticles (NPs) are recognized as a type of complex between a polymer and metal NPs, since the metal NPs are stabilized by coordination to the polymer. Thus, they can work as an effective catalyst in a dispersed state due to their high surface area-to-volume ratio and high stability by protection with poly(N-vinyl-2-pyrrolidone) (PVP). In this study, colloidal dispersions of PVP-protected and Au-containing bi- and trimetallic NPs were prepared and applied to the catalyst for the aerobic oxidation of glucose into gluconic acid in an alkaline solution. The AuAg and AuPt bimetallic NPs were more active than the Au NPs although the Ag and Pt NPs were less active than the Au NPs. The AuAgPt (Au/Ag/Pt = 7/2/1) trimetallic NPs were the most active catalyst for the same reaction. The high activity can be explained by electronic charge transfer from the Ag or Pt to the Au.
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