Selective laser flash sintering (SLFS) combines a uniform electric field with a localized, scanning laser as the only external heating source. The presence of a large uniform electric field can greatly increase the si...
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The inferior activity and stability of non-noble metal-based electrocatalysts for oxygen evolution reaction (OER) seriously limit their practical applications in various electrochemical energy conversion systems. Here...
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The inferior activity and stability of non-noble metal-based electrocatalysts for oxygen evolution reaction (OER) seriously limit their practical applications in various electrochemical energy conversion systems. Here we report, a drastic nonequilibrium precipitation approach to construct a highly disordered crystal structure of layered double hydroxides as a model OER catalyst. The unconventional crystal structure contains high-density cationic defects coupled with a local alkaline-enriched environment, enabling ultrafast diffusion of OH − ions and thus avoiding the formation of a local acidic environment and dissolution of active sites during OER. An integrated experimental and theoretical study reveals that high-density cationic defects, especially di-cationic and multi-cationic defects, serve as highly active and durable catalytic sites. This work showcases a promising strategy of crystal structure engineering to construct robust active sites for high-performance oxygen evolution in an alkaline solution.
Estimating a dense and accurate depth map is the key requirement for autonomous driving and robotics. Recent advances in deep learning have allowed depth estimation in full resolution from a single image. Despite this...
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3D bioprinting-focused research is often driven by the aspiration to manufacture functional tissues and organs for implantation, yet decades of additional research is likely needed to develop such technologies, broadl...
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• Nickel is the only probable candidate to reduce cobalt without sacrificing energy • Cycle life, thermal stability, and air-sensitivity are the challenges with increasing Ni - Capacity fade is due to particle crackin...
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Because of its two-dimensional structure and semiconducting properties, tin disulfide (SnS2) is of interest for many applications, such as photocatalysis, photovoltaics, sensing, and electronics. While the atomic and ...
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Because of its two-dimensional structure and semiconducting properties, tin disulfide (SnS2) is of interest for many applications, such as photocatalysis, photovoltaics, sensing, and electronics. While the atomic and electronic structure of bulk and monolayer SnS2 have been studied, much less is known about the edges of layers. Such edges could have a major influence on the performance of SnS2. This paper reports on density functional theory (DFT) simulations of the atomic and electronic structure of the edges of SnS2. We modeled several different edge terminations at various S coverages and orientations, as well as performed thermodynamic analysis of edge terminations. Our results show that edges with 0% and 50% S atoms are most stable and that higher S coverage are unstable. We directly link edge stability with environmental temperature and pressure, which will guide the experimental synthesis of SnS2 materials. We found all the edges to be semiconducting, unlike other metal chalcogenides, and that the band gap energy decreased with increasing S coverage. Semiconducting edges could lead to lower charge recombination rates and better photocatalytic performance. Our calculations also show that edges may have direct or indirect band gaps, depending on the edge termination. Finally, we examined the reactivity of edges through hydrogen dissociation and found edges to be more reactive than basal planes. Our work provides important details on the nature of SnS2 edges and how these edges influence the electrical and chemical features of SnS2.
In some applications, a parallel manipulator with fewer than 6 DoF is enough. Better accuracy due to less cumulative joint errors is the most common feature in parallel manipulators than serial ones. In this work is p...
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Molecular Machine Learning (ML) bears promise for efficient molecule property prediction and drug discovery. However, labeled molecule data can be expensive and time-consuming to acquire. Due to the limited labeled da...
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The nanostructures and patterns that exist in nature have inspired researchers to develop revolutionary components for use in modern technologies and our daily *** nanoscale imaging of biological samples with sophisti...
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The nanostructures and patterns that exist in nature have inspired researchers to develop revolutionary components for use in modern technologies and our daily *** nanoscale imaging of biological samples with sophisticated analytical tools,such as scanning electron microscopy(SEM)and transmission electron microscopy(TEM),has afforded a precise understanding of structures and has helped reveal the mechanisms contributing to the behaviors of the samples but has done so with the loss of photonic ***,we present a new method for printing biocompatible“superlenses”directly on biological objects to observe subdiffraction-limited features under an optical microscope in *** demonstrate the nanoscale imaging of butterfly wing scales with a super-resolution and larger field-of-view(FOV)than those of previous dielectric microsphere *** approach creates a fast and flexible path for the direct color observation of nanoscale biological features in the visible range and enables potential optical measurements at the subdiffraction-limited scale.
Situation awareness (SA) is critical to improving takeover performance during the transition period from automated driving to manual driving. Although many studies measured SA during or after the driving task, few stu...
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