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ZnO–ZrO2 mixed oxide (ZnZrOx) catalysts are widely studied as selective catalysts for CO₂ hydrogenation into methanol at high-temperature conditions (300–350 °C) that are preferred for the subsequent in situ zeolite-catalyzed conversion of methanol into hydrocarbons in a tandem process. Zn, a key...

Lithium dendrites belong to the key challenges of solid-state battery research. They are unavoidable due to the imperfect nature of surfaces containing defects of a critical size that can be filled by lithium until fracturing the solid electrolyte. The penetration of Li metal occurs along the...

The maximum efficiency of solar cells utilizing a single layer for photovoltaic conversion is given by the single junction Shockley–Queisser limit. In tandem solar cells, a stack of materials with different band gaps contribute to the conversion, enabling tandem cells to exceed the single junction...

Al2O3 has emerged as the surface passivation material of choice for p-type silicon in photovoltaics and has also become a candidate for passivating Si-based radiation sensors. However, the surface passivation of Al2O3 has been shown to degrade when exposed to gamma-radiation, making it of interest...

Understanding the collective behavior of the quasiparticles in solid-state systems underpins the field of non-volatile electronics, including the opportunity to control many-body effects for well-desired physical phenomena and their applications. Hexagonal boron nitride (hBN) is a wide energy...

Photoelectrochemical (PEC) water electrolysis is an important energy conversion (power-to-chemical) method, providing a solution to the intermittent nature of solar energy. However, as PEC systems usually suffer from low operational stability, they are seriously lagging in up-scaled demonstrations...

Immiscible two-phase flow in porous media produces different types of patterns depending on the capillary number Ca and viscosity ratio M. At high Ca, viscous instability of the fluid–fluid interface occurs when the displaced fluid is the more viscous, and leads to viscous fingering, which is...

It is well known that multicomponent catalysts can improve catalytic performance, however their rational design and precise control of catalytic activities by varying the composition of the elements is challenging. Herein, we present a facile and scalable synthetic strategy for production of senary...

Wrought magnesium alloys have received attention due to their potential application as lightweight materials. However, their use is limited by their poor corrosion resistance. Rare earth additions have the potential to enhance corrosion resistance. The present work included a microstructural...

Metal additive manufacturing has in recent years gained an increasing amount of attention, especially the subgroup of laser powder-bed fusion and aluminium alloys. However, established alloys are designed for casting and forging and often require alterations to make them eligible for the challenging...

Plasmonically active nanoparticles offer a promising pathway to extend the absorption range of photocatalysts. While not necessarily catalytically active themselves, these particles allow the absorption of lower energy photons in wide band gap photocatalysts. Here, we present A-site excess SrTiO...

Neutron detection is of great importance in many fields spanning from scientific research, to nuclear science, and to medical application. The development of silicon-based neutron detectors with enhanced neutron detection efficiency can offer several advantages such as spatial resolution, enhanced...

This study presents and evaluates a new mathematical model of V̇O₂ on-kinetics, with the following properties: 1) a progressively slower primary phase following the size-principle of motor unit recruitment, explaining the delayed V̇O₂ steady state seen in the heavy exercise intensity domain, and...

Plasmonic structures can help enhance optical activity in the ultraviolet (UV) region and therefore enhancing photocatalytic reactions and the detection of organic and biological species. Most plasmonic structures are composed of Ag or Au. However, producing structures small enough for optical...

A porcine model was used to investigate the feasibility of using VIS-NIR spectroscopy to differentiate between degrees of ischemia–reperfusion injury in the small intestine. Ten pigs were used in this study and four segments were created in the small intestine of each pig: (1) control, (2) full...

Ceria (CeO2) exhibits high reversible oxygen storage capacity at intermediate temperatures (500–800 °C) related to an extraordinary and not fully understood reduction of its surfaces. We have investigated pristine and alcohol-dispersed commercially available ceria nanoparticles by in-situ scanning...

The Cu-Pd-Sn material system has a (Cu, Pd) 3 Sn phase region that shows an interesting and unexplored marten- sitic phase transformation. Literature on this system is limited and the description of the phases present is incom- plete and partly contradictory. With focus on a specific Cu-rich...

The High Luminosity LHC (HL-LHC) upgrade requires the planned Inner Tracker (ITk) of the ATLAS detector to tolerate extremely high radiation doses. Specifically, the innermost parts of the pixel system will have to withstand radiation fluences above 1 × 1016 neqcm-2. Novel 3D silicon pixel sensors...

The carrier lifetime control over 150 μm thick 4H-SiC epitaxial layers via thermal generation and annihilation of carbon vacancy (VC) related Z1/2 lifetime killer sites is reported. The defect developments upon typical SiC processing steps, such as high- and moderate-temperature anneals in the...