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Ab Initio Study on 3D Anisotropic Ferroelectric Switching Mechanism and Coercive Field in HfO2 and ZrO2

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
This study uncovers a new switching mechanism in HfO2 and ZrO2, where the absence of a non‐polar layer along the a‐direction induces interaction between polar layers. Consequently, the switching barriers for growth are lower than those for nucleation in this direction, leading to a size‐dependent coercive field that matches experimental observations ...
Kun Hee Ye, Taeyoung Jeong, Seungjae Yoon, Dohyun Kim, Yunjae Kim, Cheol Seong Hwang, Jung‐Hae Choi   +6 more
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Quantum Emitters in Hexagonal Boron Nitride: Principles, Engineering and Applications

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Quantum emitters in hexagonal boron nitride have emerged as a promising candidate for quantum information science. This review examines the fundamentals of these quantum emitters, including their level structures, defect engineering, and their possible chemical structures.
Thi Ngoc Anh Mai, Md Shakhawath Hossain, Nhat Minh Nguyen, Yongliang Chen, Chaohao Chen, Xiaoxue Xu, Quang Thang Trinh, Toan Dinh, Toan Trong Tran   +8 more
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Synchrotron Radiation for Quantum Technology

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Materials and interfaces underpin quantum technologies, with synchrotron and FEL methods key to understanding and optimizing them. Advances span superconducting and semiconducting qubits, 2D materials, and topological systems, where strain, defects, and interfaces govern performance.
Oliver Rader, Sakura Pascarelli, Klaus Attenkofer, Anna A. Makarova, Karsten Holldack, Kai Rossnagel, Kristiaan Temst, George Kourousias, Stefano Carretta, Caterina Biscari, Helmut Dosch   +10 more
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Unlocking Ultra‐Long Cycle Stability of Li Metal Electrode by Separators Modified by Porous Red Phosphorus Nanosheets

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Coating the standard polypropylene separator with a porous red phosphorous nanosheet greatly improves cycling performance in Li electrode cells. The phosphorus‐based surface chemistry deactivates electrolyte solvent decomposition and enhances the cleavage of F‐containing salt, resulting in an inorganic‐dominated electrolyte interphase (SEI) composition
Jiangpeng Wang, Mingzi Sun, Feng Lang, Zhijun Cai, Xitao Hu, Yao Gao, Chao Lin, Xueqiang Zhang, Bolong Huang, Quan Li   +9 more
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Fractional Skyrmion Tubes in Chiral‐Interfaced 3D Magnetic Nanowires

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
In chiral 3D helical magnetic nanowires, the coupling between the geometric and magnetic chirality provides a way to create topological spin states like vortex tubes. Here, it is demonstrated how the breaking of this coupling in interfaced 3D nanowires of opposite chirality leads to even more complex topological spin states, such as fractional ...
John Fullerton, Naëmi Leo, Jakub Jurczyk, Claire Donnelly, Dédalo Sanz‐Hernández, Luka Skoric, Nicholas Mille, Stefan Stanescu, Donald A MacLaren, Rachid Belkhou, Aurelio Hierro‐Rodriguez, Amalio Fernández‐Pacheco   +11 more
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Photoactivation of NV Centers in Diamond via Continuous Wave Laser Illumination of Shallow As‐Implanted Nitrogen

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
This study demonstrates an alternative method of creating charge‐stable negatively charged nitrogen vacancy (NV−) centers close to the diamond surface without high‐temperature annealing. By illuminating nitrogen‐implanted regions with a continuous‐wave 405 nm laser, NV− centers are induced, exhibiting electron spin coherence properties suitable for ...
Jens Fuhrmann, Christoph Findler, Michael Olney‐Fraser, Lev Kazak, Fedor Jelezko   +4 more
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Cu‐Based MOF/TiO2 Composite Nanomaterials for Photocatalytic Hydrogen Generation and the Role of Copper

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
HKUST‐1/TiO2 composite materials show a very high photocatalytic hydrogen evolution rate which increases as a function of the irradiation time until reaching a plateau and even surpasses the performance of the 1%Pt/TiO2 material after three photocatalytic cycles.
Alisha Khan, Marie Le Pivert, Alireza Ranjbari, Diana Dragoe, Daniel Bahena‐Uribe, Christophe Colbeau‐Justin, Christian Herrero, Dorota Rutkowska‐Zbik, Johnny Deschamps, Hynd Remita   +9 more
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Understanding the Chemical and Electronic Properties of Sub‐Monolayer TiO2 on High Surface Area Silica for Jet Fuel Synthesis Applications

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Sub‐monolayer titania grafted onto mesoporous silica enables solvent‐free photocatalytic upgrading of furfural and cyclopentanone into jet fuel precursors. Advanced spectroscopic methods reveal tunable surface speciation, acidity, and bandgaps, enhancing catalytic efficiency.
Mark A. Isaacs, Charalampos Drivas, Arthur Graf, Sasha Kroon, Santosh Kumar, Junxi Liu, Antonio Torres‐Lopez, Cameron Price, Edward Garland, Ines Lezcano‐Gonzalez, Christopher. M. A. Parlett, Vannia C. dos Santos‐Durndell, Lee J. Durndell   +12 more
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Atomic Size Misfit for Electrocatalytic Small Molecule Activation

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
This review explores the application and mechanisms of atomic size misfit in catalysis for small molecule activation, focusing on how structural defects and electronic properties can effectively lower the energy barriers of chemical bonds in molecules like H2O, CO2, and N2.
Ping Hong, Changfan Xu, Huaping Zhao, Yong Lei   +3 more
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Soft and Stiff 3D Microstructures by Step‐Growth Photopolymerization Using a Single Photoresin and Multi‐Photon Laser Printing

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
An additive and initiator‐free photoresin based on a prepolymer decorated with photoreactive step‐growth units as crosslinkers allows for the fabrication of 3D microstructures with strongly disparate mechanical properties ranging from stiff to soft. Abstract Manufacturing three‐dimensional (3D) microstructures with multi‐material properties via two ...
Tugce Nur Eren, Jiajie Liang, Jonathan Ludwig Günter Schneider, Martin Wegener, Jens Bauer, Katharina Ehrmann, Florian Feist, Christopher Barner‐Kowollik   +7 more
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