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Photochromic Thermoelectric Smart Window for Season-Adaptive Solar Heat and Daylight Management

Meng, Weihao (author), Kragt, A.J.J. (author), Hu, Xiaowen (author), van der Burgt, Julia S. (author), Schenning, Albertus P.H.J. (author), Yue, Yuchen (author), Zhou, Guofu (author), Li, Yong (author), Wang, Jingxia (author)

Photochromic smart windows have drawn increasing attention as an approach to improve building energy efficiency and enhance indoor daylight comfort. However, existing photochromic smart windows still block sunlight from entering the room on sunny winter days, causing additional energy consumption for heating. Herein, a dual-mode smart window...

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Chemical short-range disorder in lithium oxide cathodes

Wang, Q. (author), Yao, Zhenpeng (author), Wang, Jianlin (author), Guo, Hao (author), Li, Chao (author), Zhou, Dong (author), Bai, Xuedong (author), Li, Hong (author), Li, Baohua (author), Wagemaker, M. (author), Zhao, C. (author)

Ordered layered structures serve as essential components in lithium (Li)-ion cathodes^1–3. However, on charging, the inherently delicate Li-deficient frameworks become vulnerable to lattice strain and structural and/or chemo-mechanical degradation, resulting in rapid capacity deterioration and thus short battery life^2,4....

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A bio-inspired and switchable H⁺/OH⁻ ion-channel for room temperature exhaled CO₂ chemiresistive sensing

Chen, Honghao (author), Lu, Ruofei (author), Gao, Yixun (author), Yue, Xiaorui (author), Yang, Haihong (author), Li, Hao (author), Lee, Yi Kuen (author), French, P.J. (author), Wang, Yao (author), Zhou, Guofu (author)

Inspired by the CO₂-induced reversible activation mechanism of the slow anion channel 1 (SLAC1) in plant stomatal guard cells during plant photosynthesis, we designed and prepared a CO₂- switchable H⁺/OH⁻ ion channel (CSPH ion channel). A high-performance chemiresistive room temperature CO<sub>2<...

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A Plant-inspired Light Transducer for High-performance Near-infrared Light Mediated Gas Sensing

Liang, Hongping (author), Guo, Xin (author), Guo, Lanpeng (author), Liu, Siying (author), Zhan, Qiuqiang (author), Yang, Haihong (author), Li, Hao (author), de Rooij, Nicolaas Frans (author), Lee, Yi Kuen (author), French, P.J. (author), Wang, Yao (author), Zhou, Guofu (author)

Constructing near-infrared light (NIR) light-enhanced room temperature gas sensors is becoming more promising for practical application. In this study, learning from the structure and photosynthetic process of chlorophyll thylakoid membranes in plants, the first “Thylakoid membrane” structural formaldehyde (HCHO) sensor is constructed by...

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Laser shape variation influence on melt pool dynamics and solidification microstructure in laser powder bed fusion

Li, Erlei (author), Shen, Haopeng (author), Wang, L. (author), Wang, Geoff (author), Zhou, Zongyan (author)

The shape variation of the laser beam is evidently observed in the laser powder bed fusion (LPBF) process because of changes in laser incidence angle and misalignment between the build plate and the laser focus plane. This issue is particularly relevant in large-scale LPBF systems where the laser beam needs to scan a large build area. However...

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Wastewater-based epidemiology predicts COVID-19-induced weekly new hospital admissions in over 150 USA counties

Li, Xuan (author), Liu, Huan (author), Gao, Li (author), Sherchan, Samendra P. (author), Zhou, Ting (author), Khan, Stuart J. (author), van Loosdrecht, Mark C.M. (author), Wang, Qilin (author)

Although the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) emergency status is easing, the COVID-19 pandemic continues to affect healthcare systems globally. It is crucial to have a reliable and population-wide prediction tool for estimating COVID-19-induced hospital admissions. We evaluated the feasibility of using wastewater-based epidemiology (WBE) to...

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Physiomimetic biocompatibility evaluation of directly printed degradable porous iron implants using various cell types

Li, Y. (author), Pavanram, P. (author), Bühring, J. (author), Rütten, S. (author), Schröder, K. U. (author), Zhou, J. (author), Pufe, T. (author), Wang, L. . (author), Zadpoor, A.A. (author), Jahr, H. (author)

Additively manufactured (AM) degradable porous metallic biomaterials offer unique opportunities for satisfying the design requirements of an ideal bone substitute. Among the currently available biodegradable metals, iron has the highest elastic modulus, meaning that it would benefit the most from porous design. Given the successful...

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粉末床熔融的多材料铺粉过程中粉末扩散的数值研究

Wang, L. (author), Li, Erlei (author), Zhou, Zongyan (author), Zhang, Baicheng (author), Yu, Aibing (author)

Powder bed fusion additive manufacturing has been applied to the fabrication of functionally graded materials. A new design that allows the material composition to change along the direction perpendicular to the powder spreading has been reported in the literature. Based on this design, this work examines the quality of the graded spread...

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Electron-Irradiation-Induced Degradation of Transfer Characteristics in Super-Junction VDMOSFET

Jiang, Jing (author), Wang, S. (author), Liu, X. (author), Liu, Jianhui (author), Li, Jun (author), Zhou, Dexiang (author), Zhang, Kouchi (author), Ye, H. (author), Tan, C. (author)

High electric-field stress is an effective solution to the recovery of irradiated devices. In this paper, the dependence of the recovery level on the magnitude of gate voltage and duration is investigated. Compared with the scheme of high gate-bias voltage with a short stress time, the transfer characteristics are significantly recovered by...

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An Interface Co-modification Strategy for Improving the Efficiency and Stability of CsPbI₃Perovskite Solar Cells

Guan, Hui (author), Lei, Yutian (author), Wu, Qiyuan (author), Zhou, Xufeng (author), Wang, H. (author), Wang, Gang (author), Li, Wenquan (author), Jin, Zhiwen (author), Lan, Wei (author)

Interface engineering is a simple and effective strategy for improving the photovoltaic performance and stability of perovskite solar cells (PSCs). Herein, an interface co-modification strategy is proposed, using [6,6]-phenyl-C61-butyric acid methyl ester (PCBM) and 2-fluoro-1,4-phenylenediammonium iodide (2FPPD) to modify the electron...

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Response of hydrogeological processes in a regional groundwater system to environmental changes: A modeling study of Yinchuan Basin, China

Li, J. (author), Zhou, Yangxiao (author), Wang, Wenke (author), Liu, S. (author), Li, Ying (author), Wu, Ping (author)

The sustainable development of groundwater resources in arid and semi-arid regions is a challenging task hindered by climate change and human activities. The rational utilization and management of groundwater resources is, therefore, dependent on an understanding of the influences of human and climatic factors on the spatial distribution of...

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Carbon-Iron Electron Transport Channels in Porphyrin–Graphene Complex for ppb-Level Room Temperature NO Gas Sensing

Gao, Yixun (author), Wang, Jianqiang (author), Feng, Yancong (author), Cao, Nengjie (author), Li, Hao (author), de Rooij, Nicolaas Frans (author), Umar, Ahmad (author), French, P.J. (author), Wang, Yao (author), Zhou, Guofu (author)

It is a great challenge to develop efficient room-temperature sensing materials and sensors for nitric oxide (NO) gas, which is a biomarker molecule used in the monitoring of inflammatory respiratory diseases. Herein, Hemin (Fe (III)-protoporphyrin IX) is introduced into the nitrogen-doped reduced graphene oxide (N-rGO) to obtain a novel...

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Solvent Engineering for High-Performance Two-Dimensional Ruddlesden-Popper CsPbI₃Solar Cells

Chen, Haiqiang (author), Lei, Yutian (author), Yao, Huanhuan (author), Li, Zhizai (author), Peng, Guoqiang (author), Zhou, Xufeng (author), Wang, H. (author), Wang, Qian (author), Jin, Zhiwen (author)

Two-dimensional (2D) Ruddlesden-Popper (RP) CsPbI3 exhibits enhanced phase stability compared with 3D CsPbI3. However, the issue of the uncontrollable crystallization process limits its photovoltaic performance. Here, the influence of a binary mixed solvent on the film quality and photovoltaic properties of (PEA)2Cs4Pb5I16 (n = 5) is studied...

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Guanidium-assisted crystallization engineering for highly efficient CsPbI₃ solar cells

Wang, Shuo (author), Xu, Youkui (author), Wang, Qian (author), Zhou, Xufeng (author), Li, ZhenHua (author), Wang, Meng (author), Lei, Yutian (author), Zhang, Hong (author), Wang, H. (author), Jin, Zhiwen (author)

Iodine vacancies and uncoordinated iodide ions of CsPbI₃ films are mainly responsible for nonradiative recombination. Here, we report a composition-engineering passivation method that through guanidium (GA⁺) and I⁻ forms strong hydrogen bonds to passivate iodine vacancies and reduce defects. Both experimental...

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High-Silica CHA Zeolite Membrane with Ultra-High Selectivity and Irradiation Stability for Krypton/Xenon Separation

Wang, Xuerui (author), Zhou, Tao (author), Zhang, Ping (author), Yan, Wenfu (author), Li, Yongguo (author), Peng, Li (author), Veerman, Dylan (author), Shi, Mengyang (author), Gu, Xuehong (author), Kapteijn, F. (author)

Capture and storage of the long-lived ⁸⁵Kr is an efficient approach to mitigate the emission of volatile radionuclides from the spent nuclear fuel reprocessing facilities. However, it is challenging to separate krypton (Kr) from xenon (Xe) because of the chemical inertness and similar physical properties. Herein we prepared high...

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Shear-slip behaviour of prefabricated composite shear stud connectors in composite bridges

Gao, Yanmei (author), Li, Chengjun (author), Wang, Xuefei (author), Zhou, Zhixiang (author), Fan, Liang (author), Heng, J. (author)

This paper has investigated the shear-slip behaviour of an innovative prefabricated composite shear stud (PCSS) connector and its application in the prefabricated steel–concrete composite bridges. A series of push-out tests are carried out on a total of 12 specimens, including 6 PCSS specimens and 6 conventional shear stud (CSS) specimens....

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Degradation behaviors and in-vivo biocompatibility of a rare earth- and aluminum-free magnesium-based stent

Bian, Dong (author), Zhou, Xiaochen (author), Liu, Jianing (author), Li, Wenting (author), Shen, Danni (author), Zheng, Yufeng (author), Gu, Wenda (author), Jiang, Jingjun (author), Li, Mei (author), Chu, Xiao (author), Ma, Limin (author), Wang, Xiaolan (author), Zhang, Yu (author), Leeflang, M.A. (author), Zhou, J. (author)

Biodegradable stents can provide scaffolding and anti-restenosis benefits in the short term and then gradually disappear over time to free the vessel, among which the Mg-based biodegradable metal stents have been prosperously developed. In the present study, a Mg-8.5Li (wt.%) alloy (RE- and Al-free) with high ductility (&gt; 40%) was...

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Hypericin: Source, Determination, Separation, and Properties

Zhang, Jie (author), Gao, Ling (author), Hu, Jie (author), Wang, Chongjun (author), Hagedoorn, P.L. (author), Li, Ning (author), Zhou, Xing (author)

Hypericin is a naturally occurring compound synthesized by certain species of the genus Hypericum, with various pharmacological effects. It is used as a natural photosensitizing agent with great potential in photodynamic therapy. This review discusses the latest results about the biosynthetic pathways and chemical synthetic routes to obtain...

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Engineering a lipase B from Candida antactica with efficient perhydrolysis performance by eliminating its hydrolase activity

Wang, Xu Ping (author), Zhou, Peng Fei (author), Li, Zhi Gang (author), Yang, Bo (author), Hollmann, F. (author), Wang, Yong Hua (author)

A Ser105Ala mutant of the lipase B from Candida antarctica enables 'perhydrolase-only' reactions. At the example of the chemoenzymatic Baeyer-Villiger oxidation of cyclohexanone, we demonstrate that with this mutant selective oxidation can be achieved in deep eutectic solvent while essentially eliminating the undesired hydrolysis reaction of...

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Assessment of Water Use in Pan-Eurasian and African Continents by ETMonitor with Multi-Source Satellite Data

Zheng, Chaolei (author), Jia, L. (author), Hu, Guangcheng (author), Menenti, M. (author), Lu, Jing (author), Zhou, J. (author), Wang, Kun (author), Li, Zhansheng (author)

The Pan-Eurasian and African Continents are characterized by large ranges of climates varying from humid, semi-humid, semi-arid and arid regions, and great challenges exist in water allocation for different sectors that related to water resource and food security, which depends strongly on the water use information. Quantitative information...

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