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When ultrathin carbon layer system chemistry dictates the tribo-interface: Origin of slippery and wear-resistant surfaces Open

R.L. Vijaya kumar, Pankaj Bharti, Reuben J. Yeo, Avanish K. Srivastava, Chetna Dhand , et al. · 2024

Overcoats are predominantly employed to tackle tribological challenges in numerous moving mechanical systems. However, when overcoats are thinned down to sub-10 nm levels, their performance gets significantly compromised because of the dom…

Atomic-to-nanoscale thickness-driven tunable carbon and interface-chemistry immensely control tribo-interface and metal-oxidation Open

Rajesh Kumar, Pankaj Bharti, Reuben J. Yeo, Partho Sarathi Gooh Pattader, Avanish K. Srivastava , et al. · 2024

Multifunctional Aluminum Pre-treatments from End-Functionalized Phosphonic Acid Self-Assembled Monolayers Open

Reuben J. Yeo, Julian N. Bleich, Mathilde Guérin, Daniela Morganella, Michèle Berner , et al. · 2024

Aluminum alloys are used in advanced engineering applications as they possess a combination of favorable properties, including high strength, lightweightness, good corrosion resistance, machineability, and recyclability. Such applications …

In-Situ Phosphorus Doped Poly-Si Films by Pecvd for Blistering-Free High-Efficiency Industrial Topcon Solar Cells Open

sheng Ma, Baochen Liao, Daxue Du, Dong Ding, Chao Gao , et al. · 2024

Novel tandem passivated contact approach for high-efficiency industrial TOPCon solar cells Open

Sheng Ma, Baochen Liao, Feiyang Qiao, Đặng Xuân Dự, Don Ding , et al. · 2023

Passivating contact solar cells have gradually become the mainstream cell technology due to their excellent performance, and further improving the conversion efficiency has become a focus of subsequent research. Typically, achieving excell…

High-sensitivity pesticide detection on mango skins by terahertz spectroscopy with graphene oxide sensors Open

Xizu Wang, Reuben J. Yeo, Nan Zhang, Zhen Xing, Qiang Zhu , et al. · 2023

Regular monitoring of pesticides in agricultural farmland is essential to prevent the misuse of toxic pesticide chemicals. As crop samples are typically disintegrated to extract the pesticide residue for chromatographic analysis, non-destr…

Recent advances in graphene-based phase change composites for thermal energy storage and management Open

Qiang Zhu, Pin Jin Ong, Si Hui Angela Goh, Reuben J. Yeo, Suxi Wang , et al. · 2023

Energy storage and conservation are receiving increased attention due to rising global energy demands. Therefore, the development of energy storage materials is crucial. Thermal energy storage (TES) systems based on phase change materials …

Publisher Correction: Graphene overcoats for ultra-high storage density magnetic media (Nature Communications, (2021), 12, 1, (2854), 10.1038/s41467-021-22687-y) Open

A. K. Ott, Neeraj Dwivedi, Kiran Sasikumar, Chunmeng Dou, Reuben J. Yeo , et al. · 2022

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Spontaneous formation of a self-healing carbon nanoskin at the liquid–liquid interface Open

Enzo Bomal, Paul Grandgeorge, Reuben J. Yeo, Nicolas Candau, Pedro M. Reis , et al. · 2022

Unlocking the potential of boronsilicate glass passivation for industrial tunnel oxide passivated contact solar cells Open

Baochen Liao, Jia Ge, Xinyuan Wu, Qiang Wang, Reuben J. Yeo , et al. · 2021

In this work, we present a breakthrough in boronsilicate glass (BSG) passivated industrial tunnel oxide passivated contact (i‐TOPCon) solar cells. We find that a high‐temperature firing process significantly improves the front side BSG pas…

Angstrom-Scale Transparent Overcoats: Interfacial Nitrogen-Driven Atomic Intermingling Promotes Lubricity and Surface Protection of Ultrathin Carbon Open

Neeraj Dwivedi, Arnab Neogi, Tarak K. Patra, Chetna Dhand, Tanmay Dutta , et al. · 2021

Lubricity, a phenomenon which enables the ease of motion of objects, and wear resistance, which minimizes material damage or degradation, are important fundamental characteristics for sustainable technology developments. Ultrathin coatings…

Publisher Correction: Graphene overcoats for ultra-high storage density magnetic media Open

Neeraj Dwivedi, Anna K. Ott, Kiran Sasikumar, Chunmeng Dou, Reuben J. Yeo , et al. · 2021

Graphene overcoats for ultra-high storage density magnetic media Open

Neeraj Dwivedi, Anna K. Ott, Kiran Sasikumar, Chunmeng Dou, Reuben J. Yeo , et al. · 2021

Solution Processable High Performance Multiwall Carbon Nanotube–Si Heterojunctions Open

Neeraj Dwivedi, Chetna Dhand, Erik Anderson, Rajeev Kumar, Baochen Liao , et al. · 2020

Carbon nanotube (CNT)–silicon (Si) heterojunctions show exceptional electrical behavior and hence are promising for electronic and optoelectronic applications. In particular, single wall CNTs (SWCNTs)–Si heterojunctions have been widely st…

CCDC 1956373: Experimental Crystal Structure Determination Open

Enzo Bomal, Vincent Croué, Reuben J. Yeo, Rosario Scopelliti, Holger Frauenrath · 2020

An entry from the Cambridge Structural Database, the world’s repository for small molecule crystal structures. The entry contains experimental data from a crystal diffraction study. The deposited dataset for this entry is freely available …

CCDC 1956372: Experimental Crystal Structure Determination Open

Enzo Bomal, Vincent Croué, Reuben J. Yeo, Rosario Scopelliti, Holger Frauenrath · 2020

An entry from the Cambridge Structural Database, the world’s repository for small molecule crystal structures. The entry contains experimental data from a crystal diffraction study. The deposited dataset for this entry is freely available …

Hexayne Amphiphiles and Bolaamphiphiles Open

Enzo Bomal, Vincent Croué, Reuben J. Yeo, Rosario Scopelliti, Holger Frauenrath · 2020

Oligoynes with two or more conjugated carbon–carbon triple bonds are useful precursors for carbon‐rich nanomaterials. However, their range of applications has so far been severely limited by the challenging syntheses, particularly in the c…

Boosting contact sliding and wear protection via atomic intermixing and tailoring of nanoscale interfaces Open

Neeraj Dwivedi, Reuben J. Yeo, Chetna Dhand, Jared Risan, Richard Nay , et al. · 2019

Multiple mixed interfaces and a critical carbon thickness in sub-10-nm overcoats are essential for low wear and friction .

Growth and Composition of Atomic Layer Deposited Titanium Oxide Films for c-Si Solar Cell Applications Open

Baochen Liao, Neeraj Dwivedi, Reuben J. Yeo, Shubham Duttagupta, Rolf Stangl , et al. · 2018

In this work, a detailed study on the growth and composition of atomic layer deposited (ALD) titanium oxide (TiOx) films on crystalline silicon (c-Si) substrates is presented. The effects of deposition temperature from 100 to 400 degrees C…

Evidence for Chemicals Intermingling at Silicon/Titanium Oxide (TiOx) Interface and Existence of Multiple Bonding States in Monolithic TiOx Open

Neeraj Dwivedi, Reuben J. Yeo, Hui Ru Tan, Rolf Stangl, Armin G. Aberle , et al. · 2018

Metal oxides (MOs) are used in photovoltaics and microelectronics as surface passivating layers and gate dielectrics, respectively. The effectiveness of MOs predominantly depends on their structure and the nature of the semiconductor/MO (S…

Ultrathin Carbon with Interspersed Graphene/Fullerene-like Nanostructures: A Durable Protective Overcoat for High Density Magnetic Storage Open

Neeraj Dwivedi, Nalam Satyanarayana, Reuben J. Yeo, Hai Xu, Kian Ping Loh , et al. · 2015

One of the key issues for future hard disk drive technology is to design and develop ultrathin (<2 nm) overcoats with excellent wear- and corrosion protection and high thermal stability. Forming carbon overcoats (COCs) having interspersed …

Understanding the Role of Nitrogen in Plasma-Assisted Surface Modification of Magnetic Recording Media with and without Ultrathin Carbon Overcoats Open

Neeraj Dwivedi, Reuben J. Yeo, Nalam Satyanarayana, Shreya Kundu, S. Tripathy , et al. · 2015

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