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Exceptionally high work density of a ferroelectric dynamic organic crystal around room temperature

Nature Communications, 2022
Dynamic organic crystals are rapidly gaining traction as a new class of smart materials for energy conversion, however, they are only capable of very small strokes (
Durga Prasad Karothu, Rodrigo Ferreira, Ghada Dushaq, Ejaz Ahmed, Luca Catalano, Jad Mahmoud Halabi, Zainab Alhaddad, Ibrahim Tahir, Liang Li, Sharmarke Mohamed, Mahmoud Rasras, Panče Naumov   +11 more
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Solvothermal synthesis of rhombic shape GdF₃:Tb³⁺ nanoparticles for biomedical applications

Южно-Российский онкологический журнал, 2023
Purpose of the study. In this work, we have investigated the mechanism of structure formation of GdF3:Tb3+(15 %) nanocrystals synthesized by solvothermal synthesis in the temperature range from RT to 200 °C with a step of 50 °C.Materials and methods ...
E. A. Kuchma, O. E. Polozhentsev, I. A. Pankin, A. N. Bulgakov, P. A. Rud, A.  V. Soldatov   +5 more
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Comparison of Biogenic Amorphous Silicas Found in Common Horsetail and Oat Husk With Synthetic Amorphous Silicas

Frontiers in Public Health, 2022
The present study summarizes the current literature on the presence and the structure of biogenic amorphous silica (BAS) in nature. Based on this review, it is shown that BAS is ubiquitous in nature and exhibits a structure that cannot be differentiated ...
Gottlieb Georg Lindner, Claus-Peter Drexel, Katrin Sälzer, Tobias B. Schuster, Nils Krueger   +4 more
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Understanding X-ray absorption spectra by means of descriptors and machine learning algorithms

npj Computational Materials, 2021
X-ray absorption near-edge structure (XANES) spectra are the fingerprint of the local atomic and electronic structures around the absorbing atom. However, the quantitative analysis of these spectra is not straightforward.
A. A. Guda, S. A. Guda, A. Martini, A. N. Kravtsova, A. Algasov, A. Bugaev, S. P. Kubrin, L. V. Guda, P. Šot, J. A. van Bokhoven, C. Copéret, A. V. Soldatov   +11 more
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Mechanically robust amino acid crystals as fiber-optic transducers and wide bandpass filters for optical communication in the near-infrared

Nature Communications, 2021
Fiber-optics based on organic crystals could have potential for unique telecommunications applications but typically transmit visible wavelengths. Here the authors present mechanically robust organic crystals with favourable optical properties across the
Durga Prasad Karothu, Ghada Dushaq, Ejaz Ahmed, Luca Catalano, Srujana Polavaram, Rodrigo Ferreira, Liang Li, Sharmarke Mohamed, Mahmoud Rasras, Panče Naumov   +9 more
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The Rare-Earth Elements Doping of BaGdF₅ Nanophosphors for X-ray Photodynamic Therapy

Nanomaterials, 2021
It is known that the initiation of photodynamic therapy (PDT) in deep-seated tumors requires the use of X-rays to activate the reactive oxygen species generation in deep tissues.
Daria Kirsanova, Vladimir Polyakov, Vera Butova, Peter Zolotukhin, Anna Belanova, Zaira Gadzhimagomedova, Mikhail Soldatov, Ilia Pankin, Alexander Soldatov   +8 more
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Nano-Enriched Self-Powered Wireless Body Area Network for Sustainable Health Monitoring Services

Sensors, 2023
Advances in nanotechnology have enabled the creation of novel materials with specific electrical and physical characteristics. This leads to a significant development in the industry of electronics that can be applied in various fields. In this paper, we
Bassem Mokhtar, Ishac Kandas, Mohammed Gamal, Nada Omran, Ahmed H. Hassanin, Nader Shehata   +5 more
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Advanced mycelium materials as potential self-growing biomedical scaffolds

Scientific Reports, 2021
Mycelia, the vegetative part of fungi, are emerging as the avant-garde generation of natural, sustainable, and biodegradable materials for a wide range of applications.
Maria Elena Antinori, Marco Contardi, Giulia Suarato, Andrea Armirotti, Rosalia Bertorelli, Giorgio Mancini, Doriana Debellis, Athanassia Athanassiou   +7 more
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Green-Light GaN p-n Junction Luminescent Particles Enhance the Superconducting Properties of B(P)SCCO Smart Meta-Superconductors (SMSCs)

Nanomaterials, 2023
Superconducting materials exhibit unique physical properties and have great scientific value and vast industrial application prospects. However, due to limitations, such as the critical temperature (TC) and critical current density (JC), the large-scale ...
Qingyu Hai, Honggang Chen, Chao Sun, Duo Chen, Yao Qi, Miao Shi, Xiaopeng Zhao   +6 more
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Tannin-Based Hybrid Materials and Their Applications: A Review

Molecules, 2020
Tannins are eco-friendly, bio-sourced, natural, and highly reactive polyphenols. In the past decades, the understanding of their versatile properties has grown substantially alongside a continuously broadening of the tannins’ application scope.
Ann-Kathrin Koopmann, Christian Schuster, Jorge Torres-Rodríguez, Stefan Kain, Heidi Pertl-Obermeyer, Alexander Petutschnigg, Nicola Hüsing   +6 more
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