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Material Composition Gradient Controls the Autonomous Opening of Banksia Seed Pods in Fire‐Prone Habitats

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
The seed pod valves of Australian Banksia attenuata plants are not simply bi‐layers which bend when dry. These experiments and models reveal complex mechanics, which allow seed release only after several steps of seed pod opening. Stiffness gradients prevent delamination of the valves during loading, and a shape‐memory function protects the seeds ...
Friedrich Reppe, Lorenzo Guiducci, Rivka Elbaum, Peter Werner, John W. C. Dunlop, David J. Merritt, Peter Fratzl, Michaela Eder   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Evidence of Long‐Range Dzyaloshinskii–Moriya Interaction at Ferrimagnetic Insulator/Nonmagnetic Metal Interfaces

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
This study demonstrates that in sputter‐deposited Tb3Fe5O12 (TbIG)/nonmagnetic metal (NM) heterostructures, the interfacial Dzyaloshinskii–Moriya Interaction (DMI) originates at the TbIG/NM interface. Furthermore, measurements suggest a significant interfacial DMI arising from a second non‐local interface, created by inserting a Cu spacer layer between
Stefano Fedel, Mario Villa, Silvia Damerio, Emre Demiroglu, Caner Deger, Jaume Gazquez, Can O. Avci   +6 more
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Transmission electron microscopy with in situ ion irradiation [PDF]

, 2015
Abe, Allen, Guérin, Ishino, Jonathan Andrew Hinks, Thackery, Was   +6 more
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Al₂O₃‐Functionalized Carbon Nanomembranes with Enhanced Water Permeance and Selectivity for Efficient Air Dehumidification

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Carbon nanomembranes with ultra‐thin Al2O3 functionalization are less than 15 nm thin and exhibit outstanding permeation performance with a water vapor/nitrogen selectivity higher than 1 × 104, twice that of pristine CNMs, and an exceptionally high water vapor permeation rate for potential applications in air dehumidification.
Jan Biedinger, Zhen Yao, Martin Wortmann, Michael Westphal, Natalie Frese, Raphael Gehra, Niklas Brandt, Bernhard Peter Kaltschmidt, Andreas Hütten, Armin Gölzhäuser, Günter Reiss   +10 more
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Concurrent Interface Passivation and Contact Work Function Tuning in Organic Self‐Aligned Gate Transistors and Complementary Circuits Using Phosphonic Acid Self‐Assembled Monolayers

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Self‐aligned gate transistors are developed with a single‐step dielectric passivation and fine‐tuning of source/drain electrode work function using phosphonic acid self‐assembled monolayers (SAM). This transistor architecture minimizes overlap capacitances and access resistance.
Linqu Luo, Mohamad Insan Nugraha, Hendrik Faber, Shaoxian Li, Chrysa Aivalioti, Bahaaeddin Irziqat, Ricardo Ruvalcaba, Temur Maksudov, Yu‐ying Yang, Harold F. MazoMantilla, Lazaros Panagiotidis, Mohamed Nejib Hedhili, Furkan H. Isikgor, Leonidas Tsetseris, Shadi Fatayer, Martin Heeney, Thomas D. Anthopoulos   +16 more
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Ultra‐Fast Non‐Volatile Resistive Switching Devices with Over 512 Distinct and Stable Levels for Memory and Neuromorphic Computing

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
A materials and device design concept that comprises a self‐assembled ultra‐thin epitaxial ion‐transporting layer, an amorphous oxide overcoat oxygen‐blocking layer, and a partial filament formed during an electroforming step is proposed for low‐current multilevel resistive switching devices.
Ming Xiao, Markus Hellenbrand, Nives Strkalj, Babak Bakhit, Zhuotong Sun, Nikolaos Barmpatsalos, Dovydas Joksas, Hongyi Dou, Zedong Hu, Ping Lu, Samip Karki, Sundar Kunwar, Jonathan D. Major, Aiping Chen, Haiyan Wang, Quanxi Jia, Adnan Mehonic, Judith L. MacManus‐Driscoll   +17 more
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Wetting of Surface Grafted Hydrophilic‐b‐Hydrophobic Block Copolymer Brushes

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
The wetting properties of surface grafted diblock copolymer brushes are influenced by the thickness of the hydrophilic bottom block and the hydrophobic top block. The surface adapts in presence of water and the contact angles of the bottom block shine through. Abstract The wetting of diblock copolymer brushes by water is studied.
Benjamin Leibauer, Andres de los Santos Pereira, Diego Fernando Dorado Daza, Y. Wang, A.S. Hazrah, Ognen Pop‐Georgievski, Hans‐Jürgen Butt, Rüdiger Berger   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Soil microstructure and electron microscopy [PDF]

As part of the process of comparing Martian soils with terrestial soils, high resolution electron microscopy and associated techniques should be used to examine the finer soil particles, and various techniques of electron and optical microscopy should be
Fryer, J. R., Smart, P.
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Enhanced Performance and Durability of Zinc–Air Batteries Utilizing W‐Doped Cobalt Pentlandite Catalysts

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
A W‐doped cobalt pentlandite electrocatalyst with sulfur vacancies is synthesized, guided by DFT calculations, which modifies the d‐band center, promoting oxygen intermediate desorption and lowering the *O generation energy barrier, thus enhancing catalytic activity.
Ning Liu, Zhijian Peng, Jiaming Sun, Ye Tian, Lefu Mei, Guocheng Lv, Ren He, Andreu Cabot, Junying Zhang   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

A Gym for Cells—Direct Laser Writing of Magnetic Multilayered Micro Actuators for Mechanical Stimulation of Cells

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Surface‐attached multilayer micromagnet systems are fabricated by two‐photon crosslinking. The pillar‐shaped micro actuators consist of a soft and flexible surface‐attached cell‐repellent hydrogel layer at the bottom, acting as a hinge and a cell‐adhesive hydrophobic polymer filled with magnetic nanoparticles.
Nicolas Geid, Ayman Husari, Eleonora Galli, Lukas Leffler, Pascal Tomakidi, Jürgen Rühe   +5 more
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