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Supermassive Black Hole Growth in Hierarchically Merging Nuclear Star Clusters

The Astrophysical Journal
Supermassive black holes are prevalent at the centers of massive galaxies, and their masses scale with galaxy properties, increasing evidence suggesting that these trends continue to low stellar masses.
Konstantinos Kritos, Ricarda S. Beckmann, Joseph Silk, Emanuele Berti, Sophia Yi, Marta Volonteri, Yohan Dubois, Julien Devriendt   +7 more
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Intermediate-mass Black Holes’ Effects on Compact Object Binaries

The Astrophysical Journal, 2020
Abstract Although their existence is not yet confirmed observationally, intermediate-mass black holes (IMBHs) may play a key role in the dynamics of galactic nuclei. In this paper, we neglect the effect of the nuclear star cluster itself and investigate only how a small reservoir of IMBHs influences the secular dynamics of stellar-mass ...
Barnabás Deme, Yohai Meiron, Bence Kocsis   +2 more
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Understanding and Optimizing Li Substitution in P2‐Type Sodium Layered Oxides for Sodium‐Ion Batteries

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
This work explores Li‐substituted P2 layered oxides for Na‐ion batteries by crystallographic and electrochemical studies. The effect of lithium on superstructure orderings, on phase transitions during synthesis and electrochemical cycling and on the interplay of O‐ versus TM‐redox is revealed via various advanced techniques, including semi‐simultaneous 
Mingfeng Xu, Giovanni Gammaitoni, Michael Häfner, Eduardo Villalobos‐Portillo, Carlo Marini, Matteo Bianchini   +5 more
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Enhancing Low‐Temperature Performance of Sodium‐Ion Batteries via Anion‐Solvent Interactions

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
DOL is introduced into electrolytes as a co‐solvent, increasing slat solubility, ion conductivity, and the de‐solvent process, and forming an anion‐rich solvent shell due to its high interaction with anion. With the above virtues, the batteries using this electrolyte exhibit excellent cycling stability at low temperatures. Abstract Sodium‐ion batteries
Cheng Zheng, Qian Yao, Yanan Sun, Hongyu Lv, Zhongchao Bai, Guoliang Zhang, Nana Wang, Jian Yang   +7 more
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Copper‐based Materials for Photo and Electrocatalytic Process: Advancing Renewable Energy and Environmental Applications

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Cu‐based catalysts as a cornerstone in advancing sustainable energy technologies are fully reviewed in this manuscript, highlighting their potential in photo‐ and electrocatalysis. It includes metallic copper, copper oxides, copper sulfides, copper halide perovskites, copper‐based metal–organic frameworks (MOFs), and covalent organic frameworks (COFs),
Jéssica C. de Almeida, Yanjie Wang, Thais A. Rodrigues, Paulo H. H. Nunes, Vagner R. de Mendonça, Paulo H. E. Falsetti, Leticia V. Savazi, Tao He, Alexandra V. Bardakova, Aida V. Rudakova, Jie Tian, Alexei V. Emeline, Osmando F. Lopes, Antonio Otavio T. Patrocínio, Jia Hong Pan, Caue Ribeiro, Detlef W. Bahnemann   +16 more
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Detecting Intermediate-mass Black Holes Using Quasar Microlensing

The Astrophysical Journal
Recent studies suggest that numerous intermediate-mass black holes (IMBHs) may wander undetected across the Universe, emitting little radiation. These IMBHs largely preserve their birth masses, offering critical insights into the formation of heavy black
Zihao Wu, Luis C. Ho
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Partial tidal disruption events by intermediate-mass black holes in supermassive and intermediate-mass black hole binaries

Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
ABSTRACT In the centres of galaxies, stars that orbit supermassive black hole binaries (SMBHBs) can undergo tidal disruptions due to the Lidov–Kozai mechanism. Nevertheless, most previous researches have predominantly focused on full tidal disruption events (FTDEs). In this study, we employ N-body simulations to investigate partial tidal
Xiao-Jun Wu, Ye-Fei Yuan, Yan Luo, Wenbin Lin   +3 more
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Enhancing Direct Solar Water Splitting via ALD of Multifunctional TiO2/Pt Nanoparticle Coatings With Engineered Interfaces to GaAs/GaInP Tandem Cells

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Multifunctional atomic layer deposited coatings and interface treatments enhance direct solar water splitting on GaAs/GaInP tandem cells. Optimized TiO2/Pt nanoparticle bilayers ensure durability and catalytic efficiency with minimal optical losses, while H2 plasma pretreatments maximize photovoltage and interfacial charge extraction.
Tim F. Rieth, Verena Streibel, Oliver Bienek, Sergej Levashov, Johannes Dittloff, Kristof Möller, Johanna Eichhorn, Matthias M. May, Ian D. Sharp   +8 more
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No Evidence for Accretion around the Intermediate-mass Black Hole in Omega Centauri

The Astrophysical Journal
For over a decade, both theoretical predictions and observational studies have suggested that ω Centauri ( ω Cen), the most massive Milky Way globular cluster, might harbor an intermediate-mass black hole (IMBH).
Angiraben D. Mahida, Arash Bahramian, James C. A. Miller Jones, Susmita Sett, Kristen Dage, Jay Strader, Timothy J. Galvin, Alessandro Paduano   +7 more
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Constraining the Cosmic Merger History of Intermediate-mass Black Holes with Gravitational Wave Detectors

The Astrophysical Journal, 2023
Intermediate-mass black holes (IMBHs) have not been detected beyond any reasonable doubt through either dynamical or accretion signatures. Gravitational waves (GWs) represent an unparalleled opportunity to survey the sky and detect mergers of IMBHs ...
Giacomo Fragione, Abraham Loeb
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