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Desert Power: The Economics of Solar Thermal Electricity for Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East [PDF]

A climate crisis is inevitable unless developing countries limit carbon emissions from the power sector in the near future. This will happen only if the costs of lowcarbon power production become competitive with fossil fuel power.
David Wheeler, Kevin Ummel
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Photocatalytic Water Splitting on the Lunar Surface: Prospects for In Situ Resource Utilization

Advanced Materials Interfaces, EarlyView.
Water has been found in craters on the moon nearby locations which are illuminated >80% of the time. Photocatalysis uses energy from sunlight to drive chemical reactions such as water splitting to produce oxygen and hydrogen. It is a scalable technology that requires lighter equipment and utilizes resources available on the moon. ABSTRACT The discovery
Ranjani Kalyan, Thomas D. Small, Gregory F. Metha, Mahmoud Adel Hamza, Thomas J. O'Dea, Yideng Shen, Cameron J. Shearer   +6 more
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Impact of Oxygen Plasma Pre‐Treatment on Thermal Oxidation and Reliability of SiO2 on 4H‐SiC

Advanced Materials Interfaces, EarlyView.
We investigate how oxygen plasma pre‐treatment affects the thermal oxidation of silicon carbide. While plasma modification increases growth rates by 84%, it reduces dielectric breakdown strength by 18%. Our findings reveal that although plasma improves the interface state density, it introduces structural damage, highlighting a critical trade‐off ...
Chezhiyan Nanjappan, Michael Stöger‐Pollach, Georg Pfusterschmied, Ulrich Schmid   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Plasma‐Sequence‐Engineered Atomic Layer Deposition of Ultra‐Thin SiNx for Enhanced Etching Resistance in Extreme Ultraviolet Pellicles

Advanced Materials Interfaces, EarlyView.
Plasma‐sequence‐engineered ALD (PSE‐ALD), based on sequential NH3 and N2 plasma pulses, enables ultrathin, dense SiNx films. ToF‐MS analysis confirms ligand removal via HCl evolution, while increased film density indicates network densification. The resulting SiNx coating provides robust protection of graphite under H2 plasma exposure.
Hye‐Young Kim, Sung Kyu Jang, Jihun Kim, Jong‐Hyun Choi, Ji‐Beom Yoo, Hyun‐Mi Kim, Seul‐Gi Kim, Hyeongkeun Kim   +7 more
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Morphology‐Controlled Silica Nanoparticle Coatings for Transparent Radiative Cooling

Advanced Materials Interfaces, EarlyView.
Transparent radiative cooling coatings are achieved by immobilizing solid and hollow silica spheres on glass. Particle morphology within sub‐monolayer coatings is shown to govern the trade‐off between visible and atmospheric window reflectance. Hollow‐sphere structures enable reduced thermal emission losses while preserving transparency, highlighting ...
Jefferson A. S. Lam, Kishin Matsumori, Maximillian Theis, Alexander Berger, Nicole Böller, Qimeng Song, Matthieu Gresil, Jacek J. Jasieniak, Markus Retsch   +8 more
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Mechanical Stress Evolution in Polycrystalline Ge Thin Films Under MeV Ion Irradiation

Advanced Materials Interfaces, EarlyView.
Irradiation of polycrystalline Ge thin films with 1.8 MeV Au ions alters residual stress through defect generation and lattice expansion. Increasing fluence drives progressive lattice disorder and eventual amorphization. Polycrystalline Ge resists amorphization longer than crystalline Ge, as grain boundaries facilitate defect diffusion, significantly ...
Karla J. Paz Corrales, Aaron Reupert, Kevin Lubig, Frank A. Müller, Berit Marx‐Glowna, Ralf Röhlsberger, Till Weickhardt, Giancarlo Soavi, Martin Hafermann, Elke Wendler, Carsten Ronning   +10 more
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Tailoring the Morphology of MoS2 using RF Magnetron Sputtering for Enhanced Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting

Advanced Materials Interfaces, EarlyView.
Tailoring the morphology of MoS2 using RF Magnetron Sputtering for Enhanced Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting. ABSTRACT 2D molybdenum disulfide (MoS2) is a promising material for optoelectronic and photoelectrochemical (PEC) applications due to its unique properties.
Somnath Ladhane, Shruti Shah, Jyoti Thombare, Mansi Ingole, Swati Rahane, Priti Vairale, Vidya Doiphode, Yogesh Hase, Shashikant P. Patole, Sandesh Jadkar   +9 more
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One‐Step Fabrication of Highly Transparent Superhydrophobic Coatings Via Atmospheric Pressure Radio Frequency Plasma Deposition

Advanced Materials Interfaces, EarlyView.
Atmospheric‐pressure RF plasma deposition enables the fabrication of transparent, superhydrophobic coatings with anti‐reflective functionality. Process optimization yields high optical transmittance, robust environmental stability, and self‐cleaning properties.
Sultan S. Ussenkhan, Baglan A. Kyrykbay, Almasbek U. Utegenov, Sagi A. Orazbayev, Assanali T. Sultanov, Maratbek T. Gabdullin, Tlekkabul S. Ramazanov, Yerassyl Yerlanuly   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Automatic heliostat learning for in situ concentrating solar power plant metrology with differentiable ray tracing. [PDF]

Nat Commun
Pargmann M, Ebert J, Götz M, Maldonado Quinto D, Pitz-Paal R, Kesselheim S.   +5 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Mechanically Robust MXene‐Metal Polyphenol Network Hybrid Interfaces for Multifunctional Protection of Keratin Fibers

Advanced Materials Interfaces, EarlyView.
Hair keratin fibers inevitably deteriorate under UV exposure, heat, and dryness. A robust composite coating assembles delaminated Ti3C2 MXene nanosheets onto keratin surfaces through biocompatible metal‐polyphenol networks of EGCG. This hybrid layer simultaneously screens UV, dissipates heat, reinforces mechanical strength, suppresses static charge ...
Juyeon Kang, Bomin Kim, Minkyoung Kim, Juyeon Park, Saehan Choi, Won Jun Lee, Heewon Kim, Yoonsung Nam, Jongwon Shim   +8 more
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