Bismuth Sodium Titanate Based Materials for Piezoelectric Actuators [PDF]
, 2015 The ban of lead in many electronic products and the expectation that, sooner or later, this ban will include the currently exempt piezoelectric ceramics based on Lead-Zirconate-Titanate has motivated many research groups to look for lead-free substitutes.
Antonio Feteira +12 more
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High-temperature antiferromagnetism in molecular semiconductor thin films and nanostructures [PDF]
, 2014 The viability of dilute magnetic semiconductors in applications is linked to the strength of the magnetic couplings, and room temperature operation is still elusive in standard inorganic systems.
Aeppli, G +8 more
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Perovskite-polymer composite cross-linker approach for highly-stable and efficient perovskite solar cells. [PDF]
, 2019 Manipulation of grain boundaries in polycrystalline perovskite is an essential consideration for both the optoelectronic properties and environmental stability of solar cells as the solution-processing of perovskite films inevitably introduces many ...
Bae, Sang-Hoon +13 more
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Forced electrostriction by constraining polarization switching enhances the electromechanical strain properties of incipient piezoceramics [PDF]
, 2017 Recently developed lead-free incipient piezoceramics are promising candidates for off-resonance actuator applications due to their exceptionally large electromechanical strains.
A Hussain +30 more
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Electrochemical growth of three-dimensionally ordered macroporous metals as photonic crystals [PDF]
, 2010 Over the last two decades three dimensionally ordered macroporous (3-DOM) materials have turned out to be very promising in many applications ranging from optics, plasmonics, to catalyst scaffolds.
Zhu, Rong, Zhu, Rong
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Large-area zinc oxide nanorod arrays templated by nanoimprint lithography: control of morphologies and optical properties [PDF]
, 2016 Vertically aligned, highly ordered, large area arrays of nanostructures are important building blocks for multifunctional devices. Here, ZnO nanorod arrays are selectively synthesized on Si substrates by a solution method within patterns created by ...
Chua, Soo Jin +4 more
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The influence of the preparation method of NiOx photocathodes on the efficiency of p-type dye-sensitised solar cells [PDF]
, 2015 Improving the efficiency of p-type dye-sensitized solar cells (DSCs) is an important part of the development of high performance tandem DSCs. The optimization of the conversion efficiency of p-DSCs could make a considerable contribution in the ...
Dini, Danilo +3 more
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Multiphase imaging of freezing particle suspensions by confocal microscopy
, 2017 Ice-templating is a well-established processing route for porous ceramics. Because of the structure/properties relationships, it is essential to better understand and control the solidification microstructures.
Dedovets, Dmytro, Deville, Sylvain
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Ice-templated structures for biomedical tissue repair: From physics to final scaffolds [PDF]
, 2014 Ice-templating techniques, including freeze-drying and freeze casting, are extremely versatile and can be used with a variety of materials systems. The process relies on the freezing of a water based solution.
Best, SM +3 more
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Frontiers in Chemistry, 2019 Mesoporous non-siliceous materials, in particular mesoporous transition metal oxides (m-TMOs), are of interest due to their fascinating electronic, redox, and magnetic properties for a wide range of applications in catalysis and energy storage.
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