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Induced Dipoles and Possible Modulation of Wireless Effects in Implanted Electrodes. Effects of Implanting Insulated Electrodes on an Animal Test to Screen Antidepressant Activity

26 October 2021

Induced Dipoles and Possible Modulation of Wireless Effects in Implanted Electrodes. Effects of Implanting Insulated Electrodes on an Animal Test to Screen Antidepressant Activity

Common workflows for computing material properties using different quantum engines

19 October 2021

Common workflows for computing material properties using different quantum engines

Bio and soft-imprinting lithography on bacterial cellulose films

15 October 2021

Bio and soft-imprinting lithography on bacterial cellulose films

Investigating the Ubiquitous Presence of Nanometric Water Films on Surfaces

12 October 2021

Investigating the Ubiquitous Presence of Nanometric Water Films on Surfaces

Soluble alkali-metal carbon nanotube salts for n-type thermoelectric composites with improved stability

08 October 2021

Soluble alkali-metal carbon nanotube salts for n-type thermoelectric composites with improved stability

Unusual stoichiometry, band structure and band filling in conducting enantiopure radical cation salts of TM-BEDT-TTF showing helical packing of the donors

05 October 2021

Unusual stoichiometry, band structure and band filling in conducting enantiopure radical cation salts of TM-BEDT-TTF showing helical packing of the donors

Polarization and Resistive Switching in Epitaxial 2 nm Hf0.5Zr0.5O2 Tunnel Junctions

01 October 2021

Polarization and Resistive Switching in Epitaxial 2 nm Hf0.5Zr0.5O2 Tunnel Junctions

Copper Oxide Nanocubes Wrapping Metals by Microwave Synthesis

28 September 2021

Copper Oxide Nanocubes Wrapping Metals by Microwave Synthesis

Templated Colloidal Self-Assembly for Lattice Plasmon Engineering

24 September 2021

Templated Colloidal Self-Assembly for Lattice Plasmon Engineering

Switchable photovoltaic response in hexagonal LuMnO3 single crystals

21 September 2021

Switchable photovoltaic response in hexagonal LuMnO3 single crystals

Engineering Plasmonic Colloidal Meta-Molecules for Tunable Photonic Supercrystals

17 September 2021

Engineering Plasmonic Colloidal Meta-Molecules for Tunable Photonic Supercrystals

Giant Tuning of Electronic and Thermoelectric Properties by Epitaxial Strain in p-Type Sr-Doped LaCrO3 Transparent Thin Films

14 September 2021

Giant Tuning of Electronic and Thermoelectric Properties by Epitaxial Strain in p-Type Sr-Doped LaCrO3 Transparent Thin Films

Magnetocapacitance effect and magnetoelectric coupling in type-II multiferroic HoFeWO 6

10 September 2021

Magnetocapacitance effect and magnetoelectric coupling in type-II multiferroic HoFeWO 6

Nanocarbon-Iridium Oxide Nanostructured Hybrids as Large Charge Capacity Electrostimulation Electrodes for Neural Repair

07 September 2021

Nanocarbon-Iridium Oxide Nanostructured Hybrids as Large Charge Capacity Electrostimulation Electrodes for Neural Repair

From high quality packing to disordered nucleation or phase separation in donor/acceptor interfaces: ClAlPc-C60 on Au(111)

03 September 2021

From high quality packing to disordered nucleation or phase separation in donor/acceptor interfaces: ClAlPc-C60 on Au(111)

Insights into the atomic structure of the interface of ferroelectric Hf0.5Zr0.5O2 grown epitaxially on La2/3Sr1/3MnO3

Insights into the atomic structure of the interface of ferroelectric Hf0.5Zr0.5O2 grown epitaxially on La2/3Sr1/3MnO3

Synthesis of 2D Porous Crystalline Materials in Simulated Microgravity

Synthesis of 2D Porous Crystalline Materials in Simulated Microgravity

Iridium Oxide Redox Gradient Material: Operando X‑ray Absorption of Ir Gradient Oxidation States during IrOx Bipolar Electrochemistry

Iridium Oxide Redox Gradient Material: Operando X‑ray Absorption of Ir Gradient Oxidation States during IrOx Bipolar Electrochemistry

Rich Polymorphism of Layered NbS3

Rich Polymorphism of Layered NbS3

Red light-emitting Carborane-BODIPY dyes: Synthesis and properties of visible-light tuned fluorophores with enhanced boron content

Red light-emitting Carborane-BODIPY dyes: Synthesis and properties of visible-light tuned fluorophores with enhanced boron content

Symmetry mode analysis of distorted polar/nonpolar structures in A-site ordered SmBaMn2O6 perovskite

Symmetry mode analysis of distorted polar/nonpolar structures in A-site ordered SmBaMn2O6 perovskite

Thickness effect on ferroelectric properties of La-doped HfO2 epitaxial films down to 4.5 nm

Thickness effect on ferroelectric properties of La-doped HfO2 epitaxial films down to 4.5 nm

A Trapezoidal Octacyanoquinoid Acceptor Forms Solution and Surface Products by Antiparallel Shape Fitting with Conformational Dipole Momentum Switch

A Trapezoidal Octacyanoquinoid Acceptor Forms Solution and Surface Products by Antiparallel Shape Fitting with Conformational Dipole Momentum Switch

Mechanically Tunable Lattice-Plasmon Resonances by Templated Self-Assembled Superlattices for Multi-Wavelength Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy

Mechanically Tunable Lattice-Plasmon Resonances by Templated Self-Assembled Superlattices for Multi-Wavelength Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy

Allocation of Ambipolar Charges on an Organic Diradical with a Vinylene–Phenylenediyne Bridge

Allocation of Ambipolar Charges on an Organic Diradical with a Vinylene–Phenylenediyne Bridge

Optical Plasmon Excitation in Transparent Conducting SrNbO3 and SrVO3 Thin Films

Optical Plasmon Excitation in Transparent Conducting SrNbO3 and SrVO3 Thin Films

Bias-Polarity-Dependent Direct and Inverted Marcus Charge Transport Affecting Rectification in a Redox-Active Molecular Junction

Bias-Polarity-Dependent Direct and Inverted Marcus Charge Transport Affecting Rectification in a Redox-Active Molecular Junction

Electron–Phonon Coupling and Electron–Phonon Scattering in SrVO3

Electron–Phonon Coupling and Electron–Phonon Scattering in SrVO3

Ru(II) and Ir(III) phenanthroline-based photosensitisers bearing o-carborane: PDT agents with boron carriers for potential BNCT

Ru(II) and Ir(III) phenanthroline-based photosensitisers bearing o-carborane: PDT agents with boron carriers for potential BNCT

A new density-modification procedure extending the application of the recent |ρ|-based phasing algorithm to larger crystal structures

A new density-modification procedure extending the application of the recent |ρ|-based phasing algorithm to larger crystal structures

Observation of second sound in a rapidly varying temperature field in Ge

Observation of second sound in a rapidly varying temperature field in Ge

Oxidation processes at the surface of BaTiO3 thin films under environmental conditions

Oxidation processes at the surface of BaTiO3 thin films under environmental conditions

Current-Induced Magnetization Control in Insulating Ferrimagnetic Garnets

Current-Induced Magnetization Control in Insulating Ferrimagnetic Garnets

Tuning the architectures and luminescence properties of Cu(I) compounds of phenyl and carboranyl pyrazoles: the impact of 2D versus 3D aromatic moieties in the ligand backbone

Tuning the architectures and luminescence properties of Cu(I) compounds of phenyl and carboranyl pyrazoles: the impact of 2D versus 3D aromatic moieties in the ligand backbone

Recombinant Human Epidermal Growth Factor/Quatsome Nanoconjugates: A Robust Topical Delivery System for Complex Wound Healing

Recombinant Human Epidermal Growth Factor/Quatsome Nanoconjugates: A Robust Topical Delivery System for Complex Wound Healing

Stabilization of the Ferroelectric Phase in Epitaxial Hf1–xZrxO2 Enabling Coexistence of Ferroelectric and Enhanced Piezoelectric Properties

Stabilization of the Ferroelectric Phase in Epitaxial Hf1–xZrxO2 Enabling Coexistence of Ferroelectric and Enhanced Piezoelectric Properties

Accelerating organic solar cell material's discovery: high-throughput screening and big data

Accelerating organic solar cell material's discovery: high-throughput screening and big data

Boost of Charge Storage Performance of Graphene Nanowall Electrodes by Laser-Induced Crystallization of Metal Oxide Nanostructures

Boost of Charge Storage Performance of Graphene Nanowall Electrodes by Laser-Induced Crystallization of Metal Oxide Nanostructures

Advances in dynamic AFM: From nanoscale energy dissipation to material properties in the nanoscale

Advances in dynamic AFM: From nanoscale energy dissipation to material properties in the nanoscale

Unveiling Planar Defects in Hexagonal Group IV Materials

Unveiling Planar Defects in Hexagonal Group IV Materials

Ultra-high critical current densities of superconducting YBa2Cu3O7-δ thin films in the overdoped state

Ultra-high critical current densities of superconducting YBa2Cu3O7-δ thin films in the overdoped state

Epitaxial Ferroelectric HfO2 Films: Growth, Properties, and Devices

Epitaxial Ferroelectric HfO2 Films: Growth, Properties, and Devices

Battery Materials Design Essentials

Battery Materials Design Essentials

Conducting chiral nickel(ii) bis(dithiolene) complexes: structural and electron transport modulation with the charge and the number of stereogenic centres

Conducting chiral nickel(ii) bis(dithiolene) complexes: structural and electron transport modulation with the charge and the number of stereogenic centres

Structure and phase transitions in A-site ordered RBaMn2O6(R=Pr,Nd) -perovskites with a polar ground state

Structure and phase transitions in A-site ordered RBaMn2O6(R=Pr,Nd) -perovskites with a polar ground state

In vivo soft tissue reinforcement with bacterial nanocellulose

In vivo soft tissue reinforcement with bacterial nanocellulose

Interaction of Luminescent Defects in Carbon Nanotubes with Covalently Attached Stable Organic Radicals

Interaction of Luminescent Defects in Carbon Nanotubes with Covalently Attached Stable Organic Radicals

$Study of nanostructured ultra-refractory Tantalum-Hafnium-Carbide electrodes with wide electrochemical stability window$

Study of nanostructured ultra-refractory Tantalum-Hafnium-Carbide electrodes with wide electrochemical stability window

pH-Responsive Self-Assembly of Amyloid Fibrils for Dual Hydrolase-Oxidase Reactions

pH-Responsive Self-Assembly of Amyloid Fibrils for Dual Hydrolase-Oxidase Reactions

Combinatorial Screening of Cuprate Superconductors by Drop-On-Demand Inkjet Printing

Combinatorial Screening of Cuprate Superconductors by Drop-On-Demand Inkjet Printing

Tuning the tilting of the spiral plane by Mn doping in YBaCuFeO5 multiferroic

Tuning the tilting of the spiral plane by Mn doping in YBaCuFeO5 multiferroic

Noncovalently Linked Metallacarboranes on Functionalized Magnetic Nanoparticles as Highly Efficient, Robust, and Reusable Photocatalysts in Aqueous Medium

Noncovalently Linked Metallacarboranes on Functionalized Magnetic Nanoparticles as Highly Efficient, Robust, and Reusable Photocatalysts in Aqueous Medium

Large-Scale Soft-Lithographic Patterning of Plasmonic Nanoparticles

Large-Scale Soft-Lithographic Patterning of Plasmonic Nanoparticles

Limbal Stem Cells on Bacterial Nanocellulose Carriers for Ocular Surface Regeneration

Limbal Stem Cells on Bacterial Nanocellulose Carriers for Ocular Surface Regeneration

New Sensitive and Selective Chemical Sensors for Ni2+ and Cu2+ Ions: Insights into the Sensing Mechanism through DFT Methods

New Sensitive and Selective Chemical Sensors for Ni2+ and Cu2+ Ions: Insights into the Sensing Mechanism through DFT Methods

Silicon nanowires as acetone-adsorptive media for diabetes diagnosis

Silicon nanowires as acetone-adsorptive media for diabetes diagnosis

Impact of Chemical Composition on the Nanostructure and Biological Activity of α-Galactosidase-Loaded Nanovesicles for Fabry Disease Treatment

Impact of Chemical Composition on the Nanostructure and Biological Activity of α-Galactosidase-Loaded Nanovesicles for Fabry Disease Treatment

Soft‐Chemistry‐Assisted On‐Chip Integration of Nanostructured α‐Quartz Microelectromechanical System

Soft‐Chemistry‐Assisted On‐Chip Integration of Nanostructured α‐Quartz Microelectromechanical System

Critical Effect of Bottom Electrode on Ferroelectricity of Epitaxial Hf0.5Zr0.5O2 Thin Films

Critical Effect of Bottom Electrode on Ferroelectricity of Epitaxial Hf0.5Zr0.5O2 Thin Films

Radiolabeled Cobaltabis(dicarbollide) Anion–Graphene Oxide Nanocomposites for In Vivo Bioimaging and Boron Delivery

Radiolabeled Cobaltabis(dicarbollide) Anion–Graphene Oxide Nanocomposites for In Vivo Bioimaging and Boron Delivery

Metallic Diluted Dimerization in VO2 Tweeds

Metallic Diluted Dimerization in VO2 Tweeds

Characterization of crystalline forms of gaxilose, a diagnostic drug

Characterization of crystalline forms of gaxilose, a diagnostic drug

Facile Chemical Route to Prepare Water Soluble Epitaxial Sr3Al2O6 Sacrificial Layers for Free‐Standing Oxides

Facile Chemical Route to Prepare Water Soluble Epitaxial Sr3Al2O6 Sacrificial Layers for Free‐Standing Oxides

Disentangling Electron–Phonon Coupling and Thermal Expansion Effects in the Band Gap Renormalization of Perovskite Nanocrystals

Disentangling Electron–Phonon Coupling and Thermal Expansion Effects in the Band Gap Renormalization of Perovskite Nanocrystals

Non-volatile optical switch of resistance in photoferroelectric tunnel junctions

Non-volatile optical switch of resistance in photoferroelectric tunnel junctions

Laser fabrication of hybrid electrodes composed of nanocarbons mixed with cerium and manganese oxides for supercapacitive energy storage

Laser fabrication of hybrid electrodes composed of nanocarbons mixed with cerium and manganese oxides for supercapacitive energy storage

Predicting the photocurrent–composition dependence in organic solar cells

Predicting the photocurrent–composition dependence in organic solar cells

Nanostructure ITO and Get More of It. Better Performance at Lower Cost

26 February 2021

Nanostructure ITO and Get More of It. Better Performance at Lower Cost

Rapid Thermal Annealing of Double Perovskite Thin Films Formed by Polymer Assisted Deposition

23 February 2021

Rapid Thermal Annealing of Double Perovskite Thin Films Formed by Polymer Assisted Deposition

Sunitinib-Containing Carborane Pharmacophore with the Ability to Inhibit Tyrosine Kinases Receptors FLT3, KIT and PDGFR-β, Exhibits Powerful In Vivo Anti-Glioblastoma Activity

19 February 2021

Sunitinib-Containing Carborane Pharmacophore with the Ability to Inhibit Tyrosine Kinases Receptors FLT3, KIT and PDGFR-β, Exhibits Powerful In Vivo Anti-Glioblastoma Activity

Organic Polyradicals as Redox Mediators: Effect of Intramolecular Radical Interactions on Their Efficiency

16 February 2021

Organic Polyradicals as Redox Mediators: Effect of Intramolecular Radical Interactions on Their Efficiency

Nanorods Based on Mesoporous Silica Containing Iron Oxide Nanoparticles as Catalytic Nanomotors: Study of Motion Dynamics

12 February 2021

Nanorods Based on Mesoporous Silica Containing Iron Oxide Nanoparticles as Catalytic Nanomotors: Study of Motion Dynamics

Enhanced Directional Light Extraction from Patterned Rare‐Earth Phosphor Films

09 February 2021

Enhanced Directional Light Extraction from Patterned Rare‐Earth Phosphor Films

Local electric-field control of multiferroic spin-spiral domains in TbMnO3

05 February 2021

Local electric-field control of multiferroic spin-spiral domains in TbMnO3

Metallacarboranes as Photoredox Catalysts in Water

02 February 2021

Metallacarboranes as Photoredox Catalysts in Water

Quasiballistic phonon transport from first principles

29 January 2021

Quasiballistic phonon transport from first principles

Highlights on the Binding of Cobalta‐Bis‐(Dicarbollide) with Glucose Units

25 January 2021

Highlights on the Binding of Cobalta‐Bis‐(Dicarbollide) with Glucose Units

Resistive Switching Observation in a Gallium-Based Liquid Metal/Graphene Junction

22 January 2021

Resistive Switching Observation in a Gallium-Based Liquid Metal/Graphene Junction

Computer simulations of the interaction between SARS-CoV-2 spike glycoprotein and different surfaces

15 January 2021

Computer simulations of the interaction between SARS-CoV-2 spike glycoprotein and different surfaces

Stability of radical-functionalized gold surfaces by self-assembly and on-surface chemistry

12 January 2021

Stability of radical-functionalized gold surfaces by self-assembly and on-surface chemistry

Beating the Thermal Conductivity Alloy Limit Using Long-Period Compositionally Graded Si1–xGex Superlattices

08 January 2021

Beating the Thermal Conductivity Alloy Limit Using Long-Period Compositionally Graded Si1–xGex Superlattices

Radical Dendrimers Based on Biocompatible Oligoethylene Glycol Dendrimers as Contrast Agents for MRI

05 January 2021

Radical Dendrimers Based on Biocompatible Oligoethylene Glycol Dendrimers as Contrast Agents for MRI

Electrocatalytic oxidative Z/E isomerization of a stilbene favoured by the presence of an electroactive persistent radical

01 January 2021

Electrocatalytic oxidative Z/E isomerization of a stilbene favoured by the presence of an electroactive persistent radical

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