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Predicting heterogeneous ice nucleation with a data-driven approach

Nature Communications, 2020
Water in nature predominantly freezes with the help of foreign materials through a process known as heterogeneous ice nucleation. Although this effect was exploited more than seven decades ago in Vonnegut’s pioneering cloud seeding experiments, it ...
Martin Fitzner, P. Pedevilla, A. Michaelides   +2 more
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Toughening β‐Ga2O3 via Mechanically Seeded Dislocations

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
β‐Ga2O3 is promising for next‐generation semiconductors but its brittleness limits flexible and high‐precision applications. Here, mechanically seeded dislocations introduced by surface deformation improved damage tolerance in (001) β‐Ga2O3. Nanoindentation and characterization show dislocations suppress cleavage cracks by enabling stable plastic ...
Zanlin Cheng, Jiawen Zhang, Peng Gao, Guosong Zeng, Xufei Fang, Wenjun Lu   +5 more
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A Novel 2D Model for Freezing Phase Change Simulation during Cryogenic Fracturing Considering Nucleation Characteristics

Applied Sciences, 2020
A 2D computational fluid dynamics (CFD) model in consideration of nucleation characteristics (homogeneous/heterogeneous nucleation) using the volume of fluid (VOF) method and Lee model was proposed.
Chengyu Huang, Wenhua Wang, Weizhong Li
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Role of Histidine‐Containing Peptoids in Accelerating the Kinetics of Calcite Growth

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Amphiphilic histidine‐containing peptoids mimic carbonic anhydrase (CA) to accelerate calcite step growth. In the presence of Zn2+, they promote the deprotonation of HCO3−, the desolvation of Ca2+, and the reorganization of interfacial hydration layers, thereby reducing the activation barrier for calcite growth.
Mingyi Zhang, Ying Chen, Chenyang Shi, Progyateg Chakma, James J. De Yoreo, Chun‐Long Chen   +5 more
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Tuning the Selectivity of the CO2 Reduction Reaction by Means of Synergistic Interactions in the Cu, Ag, Ce System

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Multi‐metal Cu─Ce─Ag nanoparticles harness synergistic interactions to drive efficient electrochemical CO2 reduction reaction toward C2+ products at high current densities. Ag enhances CO production, Ce modulates Cu oxidation states, and together they boost *CO coverage and local pH to enhance C─C coupling, enabling record C2+ yields with suppressed ...
Nini Zhang, Muhammad Adib Abdillah Mahbub, Bashir Eid, Thomas Quast, Jian Zhang, Ridha Zerdoumi, Xin Wang, Sabine Seisel, Wangcheng Zhan, Wolfgang Schuhmann   +9 more
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Charge Transport in Ternary Charge‐Transfer Solid Solution Single Crystals

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
This study deconvolutes the roles of indirect (superexchange) and direct electronic coupling on charge transport in single crystals of an organic charge‐transfer molecular semiconductor (OSC). This model system elegantly demonstrates that structural defects introduced by chemical dopants play a significant role in the electronic performance ...
Jonathan C. Novak, Manikanta Makala, Edith L. MacKenzie, Veaceslav Coropceanu, Kimberly Agosto, Abigail A. Moravek, Oana D. Jurchescu, Ren A. Wiscons   +7 more
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Silver Ion‐Mediated [hk1]‐Oriented Sb2Se3 Crystal Growth for Efficient Photoelectrochemical Hydrogen Evolution

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Ag+‐mediated hydrothermal crystal engineering promotes preferential [hk1]‐oriented growth of Sb2Se3 via an ultrathin MoOx interlayer, improving crystallinity and suppressing non‐radiative recombination. The optimized Ag+ treatment photocathode delivers 24.7 mA cm−2 at 0 VRHE and improved stability, revealing an ion‐modulated route to high‐performance ...
Ziying Zhang, Zhenbin Wang, Mirjana Dimitrievska, Miloš Baljozović, Yongping Gan, Pardis Adams, Sanghyun Bae, Thomas Moehl, Wenzhe Niu, Xiang jiu Guan, S. David Tilley   +10 more
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Suppression of Photo‐Mediated Traps in Integrated Organic Photovoltaic–Photodetector Devices via N‐Type Self‐Assembly‐Driven Interfacial Engineering

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Conventional unstable electron transport layers (ETLs) limit self‐powered organic sensors. This work resolves this by developing a n‐type self‐assembled monolayer (SAM), “3‐PAPh”. This SAM forms a chemically stable and structurally ordered interface that fundamentally suppresses defect formation.
Ohhyun Kwon, Jae Hoon Son, Tae Hyuk Kim, Gyeong Min Lee, Seunghyun Oh, Gayoung Ham, Min Jong Lee, Sang Heon Lee, Seon Joong Kim, Hyojung Cha, Han Young Woo, Jae Won Shim   +11 more
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Heterogeneous nucleation and grain growth of inoculated aluminium alloys: An integrated study by in-situ X-radiography and numerical modelling

, 2017
A comprehensive study on the heterogeneous nucleation and grain growth of Al-10 wt.%Cu alloys inoculated with Al-5Ti-1B was carried out. To further reveal the solute segregation stifling mechanism, in-situ near-isothermal melt solidification experiments ...
Yijiang Xu, D. Casari, Q. Du, R. Mathiesen, L. Arnberg, Yanjun Li   +5 more
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From Mechanics to Electronics: Influence of ALD Interlayers on the Multiaxial Electro‐Mechanical Behavior of Metal–Oxide Bilayers

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Ultrathin AlOxHy interlayers between aluminum films and polymer substrates significantly improve electro‐mechanical properties of flexible thin film systems. By precisely controlling interlayer thickness using atomic layer deposition, this study identifies an optimal interlayer thickness of 5–10 nm that enhances ductility and delays cracking.
Johanna Byloff, Vivek Devulapalli, Daniele Casari, Thomas E. J. Edwards, Claus O. W. Trost, Megan J. Cordill, Shuhel Altaf Husain, Pierre‐Olivier Renault, Damien Faurie, Barbara Putz   +9 more
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