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Harnessing vacuum fluctuations to shape electronic and photonic behavior

npj Nanophotonics
Vacuum quantum fluctuations are an inescapable and fundamental feature of modern physics. By integrating cavity-enhanced or surface-modified vacuum quantum fluctuations with low-dimensional materials, a new paradigm—vacuumronics—emerges, enabling ...
Qing-Dong Jiang
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Auto‐Generated Valence States in Electrocatalysts for Boosting Oxygen and Hydrogen Evolution Kinetics in Alkaline Water/Alkaline Seawater/Simulated Seawater/Natural Seawater

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
This review systematically highlights the latest achievements in mixed‐valence states relevant to hydrogen and oxygen evolution reactions, providing essential insights into future directions and methods for large‐scale practical implementation. This critical review is expected to provide an overview of recent advancements in diverse valence‐state metal
Jitendra N. Tiwari, Gokul Bhaskaran, Krishan Kumar, Yun Suk Huh, Young‐Kyu Han   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

DNA‐Templated 2D Heterostructures as Phototriggered Dynamic Nanohybrids: From Releasing Molecular Loads to Controlling Enzyme Biocatalytic Function

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
DNA strands are employed both as dynamic linkers and nanoscale templates for the integration of Ag2S nanoparticles on MoS2, which in turn imparted photothermal responsiveness; this feature permits the selective cargo (fluorophore, quantum dots or an enzyme) release from the MoS2 surface in response to local heat induced by light irradiation.
Kai Chen, Haosen Miao, Weiying Hong, Matteo Palma   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Coexistence of different vacua in the effective quantum field theory and Multiple Point Principle

, 2003
According to the Multiple Point Principle our Universe is on the coexistence curve of two or more phases of the quantum vacuum. The coexistence of different quantum vacua can be regulated by the exchange of the global fermionic charges between the vacua,
A. A. Abrikosov, A. J. Leggett, D. Vollhardt, E. M. Lifshits, G. E. Volovik, G. E. Volovik, G. E. Volovik, M. Dine, M. Trodden   +8 more
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Circular‐Polarization‐Sensitive Organic Photodetectors with a Chiral Nanopatterned Electrode Inverse‐Designed by Genetic Algorithm

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
A chiral photodetector capable of selectively distinguishing left‐ and right‐handed circularly polarized light is experimentally demonstrated. The device, which features a nanopatterned electrode inverse‐designed by a genetic algorithm within a metal–dielectric–metal nanocavity that incorporates a vacuum‐deposited small‐molecule multilayer, exhibits ...
Kyung Ryoul Park, Jewoong Lee, In‐Suk Choi, Changsoon Kim   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Quantum Fluctuations of Mass for a Mirror in Vacuum

, 1998
A mirror in vacuum is coupled to fluctuating quantum fields. As a result, its energy-momentum and mass fluctuate. We compute the correlation spectra of force and mass fluctuations for a mirror at rest in vacuum (of a scalar field in a two-dimensional ...
Barton, Barton, Casimir, De Witt, Dekker, Einstein, Einstein, Greenberger, Jaekel, Jaekel, Jaekel, Jaekel, Jaekel, Marc-Thierry Jaekel, Plunien, Rohrlich, Sciama, Serge Reynaud, Unruh   +18 more
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Intrabandgap States Engineering in Functionalized Nanodiamond to Generate Solvated Electrons for Photocatalysis Under Solar Illumination

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
The negative electron affinity of diamond allows to emit highly reductive electrons. By introducing intra‐bandgap states and an optimized electron transfer mechanism by surface functionalization with Ru(bpy)3, the formation of solvated electrons is achieved upon solar irradiation.
Benjamin Kiendl, Arsène Chemin, Adam H. Day, Rocio B. Rodriguez, Sneha Choudhury, Franziska Buchner, Kaan Atak, Christoph Merschjann, Emina Hadzifejzovic, Tim D. W. Claridge, Karin Larsson, Amélie Venerosy, Mailis M. Lounasvuori, Natalia Zabarska, Boyan Iliev, Thomas J. S. Schubert, Hugues A. Girard, Jean‐Charles Arnault, John S. Foord, Tristan Petit, Anke Krueger   +20 more
wiley   +1 more source

Colour Information Loss due to Decoherence in Vacuum

EPJ Web of Conferences, 2016
The model of stochastic vacuum of quantum chromodynamics might be used for an alternative treatment of subhadronic processes. The possibility of considering the stochastic vacuum as an environment for colour charges is discussed.
Kuvshinov Viatcheslav, Bagashov Eugene
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Zwitterionic Self‐Assembled Monolayer for Simultaneous Noise Suppression and Hole Extraction in High‐Performance Near‐Infrared Organic Photodetectors

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
This study presents a new hole transporting material (HTM) mechanism for self‐assembled monolayers in near‐infrared organic photodetectors. The formation of zwitterions induces a strong electric field that significantly increases the work function of HTM‐coated indium tin oxide substrates. The devices exhibit low dark current and noise, along with high
Jiyoung Shin, Gyeong Min Lee, Juyeon Shin, Jaewoong Kim, Tae Hyuk Kim, Do Yeon Kim, Myeong In Kim, Kyeounghak Kim, Jae Won Shim, In Hwan Jung   +9 more
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A New Inflationary Universe Scenario with Inhomogeneous Quantum Vacuum

Advances in High Energy Physics, 2018
We investigate the quantum vacuum and find that the fluctuations can lead to the inhomogeneous quantum vacuum. We find that the vacuum fluctuations can significantly influence the cosmological inhomogeneity, which is different from what was previously ...
Yilin Chen, Jin Wang
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