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View article: Correlation between Wettability and Dissolution of Calcite in Ion-Free Water
Correlation between Wettability and Dissolution of Calcite in Ion-Free Water Open
Calcite, a prevalent mineral in the earth’s crust, plays a pivotal role in various geological and industrial processes, including carbon sequestration, water treatment, and enhanced oil recovery. Understanding how wettability (a crucial su…
View article: Investigation on tailoring the width and central frequency of bandgaps of TPMS structures
Investigation on tailoring the width and central frequency of bandgaps of TPMS structures Open
Triply periodic minimal surfaces (TPMS) lattice structures present outstanding properties such as lightweight, high strength, energy absorption, and wave propagation control, which are extensively investigated in recent years. However, one…
View article: Insights into acoustic properties of seven selected triply periodic minimal surfaces-based structures: A numerical study
Insights into acoustic properties of seven selected triply periodic minimal surfaces-based structures: A numerical study Open
Poly(methyl methacrylate)-based triply periodic minimal surfaces (TPMS) structures promise great potential in phononic applications, but the complicated TPMS structure induces a design challenge for controlling their properties. Numerical …
View article: Numerical Study of a Capacitive Graphene Oxide Humidity Sensor with Etched Configuration
Numerical Study of a Capacitive Graphene Oxide Humidity Sensor with Etched Configuration Open
The geometrical dependence of humidity sensors on sensing performance has not been quantitatively outlined. Furthermore, the etching effect on humidity sensors is still elusive due to the difficulty in separating the effects of the geometr…
View article: Investigating the Ubiquitous Presence of Nanometric Water Films on Surfaces
Investigating the Ubiquitous Presence of Nanometric Water Films on Surfaces Open
When we speak of nanometric water films on surfaces we are speaking about a truly ubiquitous phenomenon in nature. All surfaces exposed to ambient conditions are covered by a thin film of water that affects or mediates surface chemistry, g…
View article: Revealing the Quasi-Periodic Crystallographic Structure of Self-Assembled SnTiS<sub>3</sub> Misfit Compound
Revealing the Quasi-Periodic Crystallographic Structure of Self-Assembled SnTiS<sub>3</sub> Misfit Compound Open
Chemical vapor transport synthesis of SnTiS3 yields a self-assembled heterostructure of two distinct constituent materials, the semiconductor SnS and the semimetal TiS2. The misfit layer compound, although thermodynamically stable, is stru…
View article: Numerical Modelling and Optimization of Two-Dimensional Phononic Band Gaps in Elastic Metamaterials with Square Inclusions
Numerical Modelling and Optimization of Two-Dimensional Phononic Band Gaps in Elastic Metamaterials with Square Inclusions Open
A numerical simulation study on elastic wave propagation of a phononic composite structure consisting of epoxy and tungsten carbide is presented for low-frequency elastic wave attenuation applications. The calculated dispersion curves of t…
View article: Random lasers from photonic crystal wings of butterfly and moth for speckle-free imaging
Random lasers from photonic crystal wings of butterfly and moth for speckle-free imaging Open
Several biological membranes have been served as scattering materials of random lasers, but few of them include natural photonic crystals. Here, we propose and demonstrate a facile approach to fabricating high-performance biological photon…
View article: Study of Laser Actions by Bird’s Feathers With Photonic Crystals
Study of Laser Actions by Bird’s Feathers With Photonic Crystals Open
Random lasers had been made by some biomaterials as light scattering materials, but natural photonic crystals have been rarely reported as scattering materials. Here we demonstrate the ability of natural photonic crystals to drive laser ac…
View article: Explaining doping in material research (Hf substitution in ZnO films) by directly quantifying the van der Waals force
Explaining doping in material research (Hf substitution in ZnO films) by directly quantifying the van der Waals force Open
Non-monotonic behavior has been observed in the optoelectronic properties of ZnO thin films as doped with Hf (HZO).
View article: Hybrid graphene metasurface for near-infrared absorbers
Hybrid graphene metasurface for near-infrared absorbers Open
We experimentally demonstrated an amorphous graphene-based metasurface yielding near-infrared super absorber characteristic. The structure is obtained by alternatively combining magnetron-sputtering deposition and graphene transfer coating…
View article: Thickness-Dependent Resonant Raman and E′ Photoluminescence Spectra of Indium Selenide and Indium Selenide/Graphene Heterostructures
Thickness-Dependent Resonant Raman and E′ Photoluminescence Spectra of Indium Selenide and Indium Selenide/Graphene Heterostructures Open
Atomically thin, two-dimensional (2D) indium selenide (InSe) has attracted considerable attention because of the dependence of its bandgap on sample thickness, making it suitable for small-scale optoelectronic device applications. In this …
View article: Direct Measurement of the Magnitude of the van der\nWaals Interaction of Single and Multilayer Graphene
Direct Measurement of the Magnitude of the van der\nWaals Interaction of Single and Multilayer Graphene Open
Vertical\nstacking of monolayers via van der Waals (vdW) assembly\nis an emerging field that opens promising routes toward engineering\nphysical properties of two-dimensional materials. Industrial exploitation\nof these engineering heteros…
View article: Direct Measurement of the Magnitude of the van der Waals Interaction of Single and Multilayer Graphene
Direct Measurement of the Magnitude of the van der Waals Interaction of Single and Multilayer Graphene Open
Vertical stacking of monolayers via van der Waals (vdW) assembly is an emerging field that opens promising routes toward engineering physical properties of two-dimensional materials. Industrial exploitation of these engineering heterostruc…
View article: Discerning the Contribution of Morphology and Chemistry in Wettability Studies
Discerning the Contribution of Morphology and Chemistry in Wettability Studies Open
The wetting behavior of homogeneous systems is now well understood at the macroscopic scale. However, this understanding offers little predictive power regarding wettability when mesoscopic chemical and morphological heterogeneities come i…
View article: Direct Measurement of the Magnitude of van der Waals interaction of Single and Multilayer Graphene
Direct Measurement of the Magnitude of van der Waals interaction of Single and Multilayer Graphene Open
Vertical stacking of monolayers via van der Waals assembly is an emerging field that opens promising routes toward engineering physical properties of two-dimensional (2D) materials. Industrial exploitation of these engineering heterostruct…
View article: Novel Receiver-Enhanced Solar Vapor Generation: Review and Perspectives
Novel Receiver-Enhanced Solar Vapor Generation: Review and Perspectives Open
Efficient solar vapor/steam generation is important for various applications ranging from power generation, cooling, desalination systems to compact and portable devices like drinking water purification and sterilization units. However, co…
View article: The evolution in graphitic surface wettability with first-principles quantum simulations: the counterintuitive role of water
The evolution in graphitic surface wettability with first-principles quantum simulations: the counterintuitive role of water Open
The surface wettability of graphite has gained a lot of interest in nanotechnology and fundamental studies alike, but the types of adsorptions that dominate its time resolved surface property variations in ambient environment are still elu…
View article: Plasmonic nanofluids enhanced solar thermal transfer liquid
Plasmonic nanofluids enhanced solar thermal transfer liquid Open
Plasmonic nanostructures suspended in a liquid are known to offer enhanced absorption of light and improved photo-thermal efficiency comparing with conventional solar absorbers. This approach localizes high temperatures to the interior of …
View article: Sunlight-Sensitive Anti-Fouling Nanostructured TiO2 coated Cu Meshes for Ultrafast Oily Water Treatment
Sunlight-Sensitive Anti-Fouling Nanostructured TiO2 coated Cu Meshes for Ultrafast Oily Water Treatment Open
Nanostructured materials with desired wettability and optical property can play an important role in reducing the energy consumption of oily water treatment technologies. For effective oily water treatment, membrane materials with high str…