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Urban patterns, population density and optimal city dimension: The case of public infrastructure [PDF]

Determination of the optimal city size underlies the economic rationality of infrastructure provision by local governments. We investigate the existence of decreasing average costs resulting from economies of scale, associated with larger urban ...
Prieto, Ángel, Zofío, José Luis, Álvarez, Inmaculada   +2 more
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Roll‐to‐Roll Mechanical Exfoliation for Large‐Area van der Waals Films with Preserved Crystallographic Alignment

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
A roll‐to‐roll exfoliation method is demonstrated that preserves the crystallographic alignment of anisotropic 2D materials over large areas, enabling scalable fabrication of directional electronic and optoelectronic devices. Abstract Anisotropic 2D materials such as black phosphorus (BP), GeS or CrSBr, exhibit direction‐dependent optical and ...
Esteban Zamora‐Amo, Francisco Fernandez‐Canizares, Yigit Sozen, Thomas Pucher, Pedro L Alcázar Ruano, Carmen Munuera, Ryo Ishikawa, Naoya Shibata, María Varela, Der‐Yuh Lin, Bing Wu, Jorge Quereda, Zdenek Sofer, Gabriel Sánchez‐Santolino, Andres Castellanos‐Gomez   +14 more
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Spectrally Tunable 2D Material‐Based Infrared Photodetectors for Intelligent Optoelectronics

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Intelligent optoelectronics through spectral engineering of 2D material‐based infrared photodetectors. Abstract The evolution of intelligent optoelectronic systems is driven by artificial intelligence (AI). However, their practical realization hinges on the ability to dynamically capture and process optical signals across a broad infrared (IR) spectrum.
Junheon Ha, Yingshan Ma, Yong Nam An, Sung‐Un An, Hyeon Hak Jung, Suvi‐Tuuli Varjamo, Jiwon Yoo, Junho Min, Hanvit Kim, Faisal Ahmed, Sang Hoon Chae, Young Min Song, Weiwei Cai, Tawfique Hasan, Zhipei Sun, Dong‐Ho Kang, Hyeon‐Jin Shin, Yunyun Dai, Hoon Hahn Yoon   +18 more
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Economies of Scale in the Swiss Hydropower Sector [PDF]

The paper considers the estimation of a translog cost function employing panel data for a sample of 43 Swiss hydropower companies, over the period of 1995-2002.
Cornelia Luchsinger, Massimo Filippini
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From Waste to Value: Conversion of Calcium Sulfate to Vaterite via Carbon Capture and Storage

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
This study introduces a new concept for carbon management that relies on the carbonation of industrial gypsum waste and yields phase‐pure vaterite at ambient conditions without any additives. The obtained vaterite is further shown to be a reactive material that develops compressive strength in aqueous suspensions like conventional cements.
Carlos Pimentel, German Montes‐Hernández, Pablo Almarza‐Cifuentes, Matthias Kellermeier, Alexander E.S. Van Driessche   +4 more
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Economies of Scale for Real Estate Investment Trusts [PDF]

Using the translog cost function to estimate economies of scale for a sample of Real Estate Investment Trusts for the years 1992-1994, we find significant evidence that economies of scale exist for REITs for all years examined.
Martina Bers, Thomas M. Springer
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Solar Heating Enhanced Selective Recovery of Metal Ions Through Flowing Electrodes Enabled by Hybrid Carbon Nanostructures

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
A new electrochemical system based on a microporous hybrid of carbon nanoplatelets and nanotubes to selectively capture Ni2+ from wastewater is constructed. The system temperature rises rapidly when irradiated with sunlight, which enhances the Ni2+ removal rate by 250% and the selectivity by 53%, and the energy consumption is also reduced by 51 ...
Ziquan Wang, Jiaqi Chen, Qiuru Lin, Mingxing Liang, Bo Yang, Yantao Chen, Minjun Kim, Yusuke Yamauchi, Stephen J. Eichhorn, Zhiqun Lin, Magdalena Titirici, Libo Deng   +11 more
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Are Expansions Cost Effective for Stock Exchanges? A Global Perspective [PDF]

This paper investigates the existence and extent of economies of scale and scope among stock exchanges. Evidence from 38 exchanges in 32 countries and 4 continents around the world for the years 1989-1998 indicates the existence of significant economies ...
Hasan, Iftekhar, Malkamäki, Markku
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Self‐Refreshing Bi‐Based Active Sites for Efficient and Durable Electrochemical CO2 Reduction

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
A self‐refreshing Bi‐based catalyst is developed through the fabrication of a novel basic bismuth nitrate pre‐catalyst, which exhibits differential active sites of Bi2O2CO3 at low potentials and metallic Bi phases at high potentials, self‐repairing capability, and thus wide‐potential‐window efficiency and ultralong durability toward electrochemical CO2
Yuxuan Xiao, Xiaoling Lai, Jinxian Feng, Ziwen Feng, Wendi Zhang, Lun Li, Weng Fai IP, Hui Pan   +7 more
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Bureaucratic limits of firm size: Academic summary [PDF]

The research tests Oliver Williamson’s proposition that transaction cost economics can explain the limits of firm size. Williamson suggests that diseconomies of scale are manifested through four interrelated factors: atmospheric consequences due to ...
Staffan Canback
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