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19 July 2016      • Visit Scientific Reports • Submit your manuscript to Scientific Reports     Welcome to your Table of Contents e-alert for Scientific Reports           Physical Sciences               Quantum computation based on photonic systems with two degrees of freedom assisted by the weak cross-Kerr nonlinearity ▶     Ming-Xing Luo, Hui-Ran Li, Hong Lai     Most of previous quantum computations only take use of one degree of freedom (DoF) of photons. An experimental system may possess various DoFs simultaneously. In this paper, with …             Fabrication of Mediatorless/Membraneless Glucose/Oxygen Based Biofuel Cell using Biocatalysts Including Glucose Oxidase and Laccase Enzymes ▶     Marcelinus Christwardana, Ki Jae Kim, Yongchai Kwon     Mediatorless and membraneless enzymatic biofuel cells (EBCs) employing new catalytic structure are fabricated. Regarding anodic catalyst, structure consisting of glucose oxidase …             Template Free and Binderless NiO Nanowire Foam for Li-ion Battery Anodes with Long Cycle Life and Ultrahigh Rate Capability ▶     Chueh Liu, Changling Li, Kazi Ahmed et al.     Herein, NiO-decorated Ni nanowires with diameters ca. 30–150 nm derived from Ni wire backbone (ca. 2 μm in diameter) is directly synthesized on commercially available Ni foam as …             Electric-field-driven magnetization switching and nonlinear magnetoelasticity in Au/FeCo/MgO heterostructures ▶     P. V. Ong, Nicholas Kioussis, P. Khalili Amiri et al.     Voltage-induced switching of magnetization, as opposed to current-driven spin transfer torque switching, can lead to a new paradigm enabling ultralow-power and high density …             High-performance perovskite CH3NH3PbI3 thin films for solar cells prepared by single-source physical vapour deposition ▶     Ping Fan, Di Gu, Guang-Xing Liang et al.     In this work, an alternative route to fabricating high-quality CH3NH3PbI3 thin films is proposed. Single-source physical vapour deposition (SSPVD) without a post-heat-treating …             Thiolate–Protected Gold Nanoparticles Via Physical Approach: Unusual Structural and Photophysical Characteristics ▶     Yohei Ishida, Ikumi Akita, Taiki Sumi et al.     Here we report a novel physical approach for thiolate–protected fluorescent gold nanoparticles with a controlled size of the order of a few nanometers. This approach is based on …             Low temperature deformation behavior of an electromagnetically bulged 5052 aluminum alloy ▶     Zu Li, Ning Li, Duzhen Wang et al.     The fundamental understanding of the deformation behavior of electromagnetically formed metallic components under extreme conditions is important. Here, the effect of low …             Electric control of superconducting transition through a spin-orbit coupled interface ▶     Jabir Ali Ouassou, Angelo Di Bernardo, Jason W. A. Robinson et al.     We demonstrate theoretically all-electric control of the superconducting transition temperature using a device comprised of a conventional superconductor, a ferromagnetic …             Magnetic vortex chirality determination via local hysteresis loops measurements with magnetic force microscopy ▶     Marco Coïsson, Gabriele Barrera, Federica Celegato et al.     Magnetic vortex chirality in patterned square dots has been investigated by means of a field-dependent magnetic force microscopy technique that allows to measure local hysteresis …             Microassembly of Heterogeneous Materials using Transfer Printing and Thermal Processing ▶     Hohyun Keum, Zining Yang, Kewen Han et al.     Enabling unique architectures and functionalities of microsystems for numerous applications in electronics, photonics and other areas often requires microassembly of separately …             Development of a millimetrically scaled biodiesel transesterification device that relies on droplet-based co-axial fluidics ▶     S. I. Yeh, Y. C. Huang, C. H. Cheng et al.     In this study, we investigated a fluidic system that adheres to new concepts of energy production. To improve efficiency, cost, and ease of manufacture, a millimetrically scaled …             Molecular Signature of Pseudomonas aeruginosa with Simultaneous Nanomolar Detection of Quorum Sensing Signaling Molecules at a Boron-Doped Diamond Electrode ▶     Alyah Buzid, Fengjun Shang, F. Jerry Reen et al.     Electroanalysis was performed using a boron-doped diamond (BDD) electrode for the simultaneous detection of 2-heptyl-3-hydroxy-4-quinolone (PQS), 2-heptyl-4-hydroxyquinoline …             Modular, Antibody-free Time-Resolved LRET Kinase Assay Enabled by Quantum Dots and Tb3+-sensitizing Peptides ▶     Wei Cui, Laurie L. Parker     Fluorescent drug screening assays are essential for tyrosine kinase inhibitor discovery. Here we demonstrate a flexible, antibody-free TR-LRET kinase assay strategy that is …             Elucidating pharmacodynamic interaction of silver nanoparticle - topical deliverable antibiotics ▶     G. Thirumurugan, J. V. L. N. Seshagiri Rao, M. D. Dhanaraju     In order to exploit the potential benefits of antimicrobial combination therapy, we need a better understanding of the circumstances under which pharmacodynamic interactions …             Impact resistance of oil-immersed lignum vitae ▶     Wei Yin, Lei Shan, Hongyu Lu et al.     Biological materials immersed in vegetable and mineral oil, such as rattan armor and wooden sleepers, have been extensively used since ancient times because of their excellent …             Hollow cathode lamp based Faraday anomalous dispersion optical filter ▶     Duo Pan, Xiaobo Xue, Haosen Shang et al.     The Faraday anomalous dispersion optical filter (FADOF), which has acquired wide applications, is mainly limited to some gaseous elements and low melting-point metals before, for …             Reflection type metasurface designed for high efficiency vectorial field generation ▶     Shiyi Wang, Qiwen Zhan     We propose a reflection type metal-insulator-metal (MIM) metasurface composed of hybrid nano-antennas for comprehensive spatial engineering of the properties of optical fields. …             Surface Wave Cloak from Graded Refractive Index Nanocomposites ▶     L. La Spada, T. M. McManus, A. Dyke et al.     Recently, a great deal of interest has been re-emerged on the possibility to manipulate surface waves, in particular, towards the THz and optical regime. Both concepts of …             Theory of Multifarious Quantum Phases and Large Anomalous Hall Effect in Pyrochlore Iridate Thin Films ▶     Kyusung Hwang, Yong Baek Kim     We theoretically investigate emergent quantum phases in the thin film geometries of the pyrochore iridates, where a number of exotic quantum ground states are proposed to occur …             Isotropic plasticity of β-type Ti-29Nb-13Ta-4.6Zr alloy single crystals for the development of single crystalline β-Ti implants ▶     Koji Hagihara, Takayoshi Nakano, Hideaki Maki et al.     β-type Ti-29Nb-13Ta-4.6Zr alloy is a promising novel material for biomedical applications. We have proposed a ‘single crystalline β-Ti implant’ as new hard tissue replacements …             Secondary coordination sphere accelerates hole transfer for enhanced hydrogen photogeneration from [FeFe]-hydrogenase mimic and CdSe QDs in water ▶     Min Wen, Xu-Bing Li, Jing-Xin Jian et al.     Achieving highly efficient hydrogen (H2) evolution via artificial photosynthesis is a great ambition pursued by scientists in recent decades because H2 has high specific enthalpy …             High-power ultralong-wavelength Tm-doped silica fiber laser cladding-pumped with a random distributed feedback fiber laser ▶     Xiaoxi Jin, Xueyuan Du, Xiong Wang et al.     We demonstrated a high-power ultralong-wavelength Tm-doped silica fiber laser operating at 2153 nm with the output power exceeding 18 W and the slope efficiency of 25.5%. A …             Strip-Pattern-Spheres Self-Assembled from Polypeptide-Based Polymer Mixtures: Structure and Defect Features ▶     Xingyu Zhu, Zhou Guan, Jiaping Lin et al.     We found that poly(γ-benzyl-L-glutamate)-block-poly(ethylene glycol) (PBLG-b-PEG) rod-coil block copolymers and polystyrene (PS) homopolymers can cooperatively self-assemble into …             Proposed correlation of structure network inherited from producing techniques and deformation behavior for Ni-Ti-Mo metallic glasses via atomistic simulations ▶     M. H. Yang, J. H. Li, B. X. Liu     Based on the newly constructed n-body potential of Ni-Ti-Mo system, Molecular Dynamics and Monte Carlo simulations predict an energetically favored glass formation region and an …             Hybridized plasmon modes and near-field enhancement of metallic nanoparticle-dimer on a mirror ▶     Yu Huang, Lingwei Ma, Mengjing Hou et al.     For the attractive plasmonic structure consisting of metal nanoparticles (NPs) on a mirror, the coexistence of near-field NP-NP and NP-mirror couplings is numerically studied at …             An ultrahigh-accuracy Miniature Dew Point Sensor based on an Integrated Photonics Platform ▶     Jifang Tao, Yu Luo, Li Wang et al.     The dew point is the temperature at which vapour begins to condense out of the gaseous phase. The deterministic relationship between the dew point and humidity is the basis for …             Self-Supporting Ion Gels for Electrochemiluminescent Sticker-Type Optoelectronic Devices ▶     Kihyon Hong, Yeong Kwan Kwon, Jungho Ryu et al.     Nowadays, there has been an increasing demand to develop low-cost, disposable or reusable display devices to meet and maximize short-term user convenience. However, the …             Effect of interlayer interactions on exciton luminescence in atomic-layered MoS2 crystals ▶     Jung Gon Kim, Won Seok Yun, Sunghwan Jo et al.     The atomic-layered semiconducting materials of transition metal dichalcogenides are considered effective light sources with both potential applications in thin and flexible …             Four-state memory based on a giant and non-volatile converse magnetoelectric effect in FeAl/PIN-PMN-PT structure ▶     Yanping Wei, Cunxu Gao, Zhendong Chen et al.     We report a stable, tunable and non-volatile converse magnetoelectric effect (ME) in a new type of FeAl/PIN-PMN-PT heterostructure at room temperature, with a giant electrical …             Gas-phase hydrolysis of triplet SO2: A possible direct route to atmospheric acid formation ▶     D. James Donaldson, Jay A. Kroll, Veronica Vaida     Sulfur chemistry is of great interest to the atmospheric chemistry of several planets. In the presence of water, oxidized sulfur can lead to new particle formation, influencing …             Exogenous feeding of immediate precursors reveals synergistic effect on picroside-I biosynthesis in shoot cultures of Picrorhiza kurroa Royle ex Benth ▶     Varun Kumar, Neha Sharma, Hemant Sood et al.     In the current study, we asked how the supply of immediate biosynthetic precursors i.e. cinnamic acid (CA) and catalpol (CAT) influences the synthesis of picroside-I (P-I) in …             Non-invasive detection of animal nerve impulses with an atomic magnetometer operating near quantum limited sensitivity ▶     Kasper Jensen, Rima Budvytyte, Rodrigo A. Thomas et al.     Magnetic fields generated by human and animal organs, such as the heart, brain and nervous system carry information useful for biological and medical purposes. These magnetic …             Functional Brain Networks: Does the Choice of Dependency Estimator and Binarization Method Matter? ▶     Mahdi Jalili     The human brain can be modelled as a complex networked structure with brain regions as individual nodes and their anatomical/functional links as edges. Functional brain networks …             Adding Stiffness to the Foot Modulates Soleus Force-Velocity Behaviour during Human Walking ▶     Kota Z. Takahashi, Michael T. Gross, Herman van Werkhoven et al.     Previous studies of human locomotion indicate that foot and ankle structures can interact in complex ways. The structure of the foot defines the input and output lever arms that …             Hydra as a model organism to decipher the toxic effects of copper oxide nanorod: Eco-toxicogenomics approach ▶     Anbazhagan Murugadas, Mohammed Zeeshan, Kaliannan Thamaraiselvi et al.     Nanotechnology has emerged as a powerful field of applied research. However, the potential toxicity of nano-materials is a cause of concern. A thorough toxicological …             Hybrid Cluster Precursors of the LaZrO Insulator for Transistors: Properties of High-Temperature-Processed Films and Structures of Solutions, Gels, and Solids ▶     Jinwang Li, Peixin Zhu, Daisuke Hirose et al.     In the solution processing of oxide electronics, the structure of metal–organic precursors in solution and their effect on processability and on the final structure and …             Aero-Thermo-Dynamic Mass Analysis ▶     Kota Shiba, Genki Yoshikawa     Each gas molecule has its own molecular weight, while such a microscopic characteristic is generally inaccessible, and thus, it is measured indirectly through e.g. ionization in …             Percolation-based precursors of transitions in extended systems ▶     Víctor Rodríguez-Méndez, Víctor M. Eguíluz M, Emilio Hernández-García et al.     Abrupt transitions are ubiquitous in the dynamics of complex systems. Finding precursors, i.e. early indicators of their arrival, is fundamental in many areas of science ranging …             Uncovering the Relationship between Sulphation Patterns and Conformation of Iduronic Acid in Heparan Sulphate ▶     Po-Hung Hsieh, David F. Thieker, Marco Guerrini et al.     The L-iduronic acid (IdoA) residue is a critically important structural component in heparan sulphate polysaccharide for the biological functions. The pyranose ring of IdoA is …             Structures and electrical properties of single nanoparticle junctions assembled using LaC2-encapsulating carbon nanocapsules ▶     Manabu Tezura, Tokushi Kizuka     As the miniaturization of integrated circuits advances, electronics using single molecules and nanosize particles are being studied increasingly. Single nanoparticle junctions …             High-quality III-nitride films on conductive, transparent (2̅01)-oriented β-Ga2O3 using a GaN buffer layer ▶     M. M. Muhammed, M. A. Roldan, Y. Yamashita et al.     We demonstrate the high structural and optical properties of InxGa1−xN epilayers (0 ≤ x ≤ 23) grown on conductive and transparent (01)-oriented β-Ga2O3 substrates using a …             A noise model for the evaluation of defect states in solar cells ▶     G. Landi, C. Barone, C. Mauro et al.     A theoretical model, combining trapping/detrapping and recombination mechanisms, is formulated to explain the origin of random current fluctuations in silicon-based solar cells. …             An interdisciplinary approach to study individuality in biological and physical systems functioning ▶     V. P. Mygal, A. V. But, G. V. Mygal et al.     Signals of system functioning of different nature are presented in the parameter space (state-velocity-acceleration) as a trajectory of dynamic events. Such signals …             Shell-ferromagnetism of nano-Heuslers generated by segregation under magnetic field ▶     A. Çakır, M. Acet, M. Farle     We report on a new functional property in an AF martensitic Heusler Ni50Mn45In5, which when annealed at high temperatures under a magnetic field, segregates and forms Ni50Mn25In25…             Universality of the electrical transport in granular metals ▶     Hicham Bakkali, Manuel Dominguez, Xavier Batlle et al.     The universality of the ac electrical transport in granular metals has been scarcely studied and the actual mechanisms involved in the scaling laws are not well understood. …             Deterministic distribution of four-photon Dicke state over an arbitrary collective-noise channel with cross-Kerr nonlinearity ▶     Mei-Yu Wang, Feng-Li Yan, Ting Gao     We present two deterministic quantum entanglement distribution protocols for a four-photon Dicke polarization entangled state resorting to the frequency and spatial degrees of …             The High Radiosensitizing Efficiency of a Trace of Gadolinium-Based Nanoparticles in Tumors ▶     Sandrine Dufort, Géraldine Le Duc, Murielle Salomé et al.     We recently developed the synthesis of ultrasmall gadolinium-based nanoparticles (GBN), (hydrodynamic diameter <5 nm) characterized by a safe behavior after intravenous injection …             Polar Spinel-Perovskite Interfaces: an atomistic study of Fe3O4(111)/SrTiO3(111) structure and functionality ▶     Daniel Gilks, Keith P. McKenna, Zlatko Nedelkoski et al.     Atomic resolution scanning transmission electron microscopy and electron energy loss spectroscopy combined with ab initio electronic calculations are used to determine the …             Quantum steering of Gaussian states via non-Gaussian measurements ▶     Se-Wan Ji, Jaehak Lee, Jiyong Park et al.     Quantum steering—a strong correlation to be verified even when one party or its measuring device is fully untrusted—not only provides a profound insight into quantum physics but …             Highly Selective Enrichment of Glycopeptides Based on Zwitterionically Functionalized Soluble Nanopolymers ▶     Weiqian Cao, Jiangming Huang, Biyun Jiang et al.     Efficient glycopeptides enrichment prior to mass spectrometry analysis is essential for glycoproteome study. ZIC-HILIC (zwitterionic hydrophilic interaction liquid …             Methodology for Quantitative Characterization of Fluorophore Photoswitching to Predict Superresolution Microscopy Image Quality ▶     Amy M. Bittel, Andrew Nickerson, Isaac S. Saldivar et al.     Single-molecule localization microscopy (SMLM) image quality and resolution strongly depend on the photoswitching properties of fluorophores used for sample labeling. Development …             A composite light-harvesting layer from photoactive polymer and halide perovskite for planar heterojunction solar cells ▶     Heming Wang, Yaqub Rahaq, Vikas Kumar     A new route for fabrication of photoactive materials in organic-inorganic hybrid solar cells is presented in this report. Photoactive materials by blending a semiconductive …             Ultrafast decoherence dynamics govern photocarrier generation efficiencies in polymer solar cells ▶     Eleonora Vella, Hao Li, Pascal Grégoire et al.     All-organic-based photovoltaic solar cells have attracted considerable attention because of their low-cost processing and short energy payback time. In such systems the primary …             Transitions in a genetic transcriptional regulatory system under Lévy motion ▶     Yayun Zheng, Larissa Serdukova, Jinqiao Duan et al.     Based on a stochastic differential equation model for a single genetic regulatory system, we examine the dynamical effects of noisy fluctuations, arising in the synthesis …             Ultrahigh brilliance quasi-monochromatic MeV γ-rays based on self-synchronized all-optical Compton scattering ▶     Changhai Yu, Rong Qi, Wentao Wang et al.     Inverse Compton scattering between ultra-relativistic electrons and an intense laser field has been proposed as a major route to generate compact high-brightness and high-energy …             Subtractive Color Filters Based on a Silicon-Aluminum Hybrid-Nanodisk Metasurface Enabling Enhanced Color Purity ▶     Wenjing Yue, Song Gao, Sang-Shin Lee et al.     Highly efficient subtractive tri-color filters of cyan, magenta, and yellow with enhanced color purity and robustness have been proposed and realized, by exploiting a …             Sub-wavelength Unidirectional Antenna Realized by Stacked Spoof Localized Surface Plasmon Resonators ▶     Feifei Qin, Qiang Zhang, Jun-Jun Xiao     The use of resonant structures to control scattering strength and directionality is of importance in various electromagnetic systems. Here we propose and demonstrate …             Optimizing the Dopant and Carrier Concentration of Ca5Al2Sb6 for High Thermoelectric Efficiency ▶     Yuli Yan, Guangbiao Zhang, Chao Wang et al.     The effects of doping on the transport properties of Ca5Al2Sb6 are investigated using first-principles electronic structure methods and Boltzmann transport theory. The calculated …             Comprehensive design of omnidirectional high-performance perovskite solar cells ▶     Yutao Zhang, Yimin Xuan     The comprehensive design approach is established with coupled optical-electrical simulation for perovskite-based solar cell, which emerged as one of the most promising …             Beyond endoscopic assessment in inflammatory bowel disease: real-time histology of disease activity by non-linear multimodal imaging ▶     Olga Chernavskaia, Sandro Heuke, Michael Vieth et al.     Assessing disease activity is a prerequisite for an adequate treatment of inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) such as Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis. In addition to …             Influence of Metal Diboride and Dy2O3 Additions on Microstructure and Properties of MgB2 Fabricated at High Temperatures and under Pressure ▶     Y. Yang, M. D. Sumption, E. W. Collings     High temperatures and under pressure (HTP) processing has been used to study the effects of chemical doping in MgB2. ZrB2, TiB2 and NbB2 were selected as additives since, like MgB…             Radicalization and Radical Catalysis of Biomass Sugars: Insights from First-principles Studies ▶     Gang Yang, Chang Zhu, Xianli Zou et al.     Ab initio and density functional calculations are conducted to investigate the radicalization processes and radical catalysis of biomass sugars. Structural alterations due to …             Parametric instability of optical non-Hermitian systems near the exceptional point ▶     A. A. Zyablovsky, E. S. Andrianov, A. A. Pukhov     In contrast to Hermitian systems, the modes of non-Hermitian systems are generally nonorthogonal. As a result, the power of the system signal depends not only on the mode …             Multimodal Imaging of Nanocomposite Microspheres for Transcatheter Intra-Arterial Drug Delivery to Liver Tumors ▶     Dong-Hyun Kim, Weiguo Li, Jeane Chen et al.     A modern multi-functional drug carrier is critically needed to improve the efficacy of image-guided catheter-directed approaches for the treatment of hepatic malignancies. For …             Eco-friendly nitrogen-containing carbon encapsulated LiMn2O4 cathodes to enhance the electrochemical properties in rechargeable Li-ion batteries ▶     P. Robert Ilango, K. Prasanna, Su Jung Do et al.     This study describes the synthesis of nitrogen-containing carbon (N-C) and an approach to apply the N-C material as a surface encapsulant of LiMn2O4 (LMO) cathode material. The N …             The reactive element effect of ceria particle dispersion on alumina growth: A model based on microstructural observations ▶     X. Wang, X. Peng, X. Tan et al.     The oxidation kinetics of alumina-forming metals can be affected by adding a small amount of a reactive (normally rare earth) element oxide (RExOy) and the segregation of the …             Dual band metamaterial perfect absorber based on artificial dielectric “molecules” ▶     Xiaoming Liu, Chuwen Lan, Bo Li et al.     Dual band metamaterial perfect absorbers with two absorption bands are highly desirable because of their potential application areas such as detectors, transceiver system, and …             A cross-shear deformation for optimizing the strength and ductility of AZ31 magnesium alloys ▶     Kotiba Hamad, Young Gun Ko     Magnesium alloys have recently attracted great interest due their lightweight and high specific strength. However, because of their hexagonal close-packed structure, they have …             Coarsening behaviour of M23C6 carbides in creep-resistant steel exposed to high temperatures ▶     M. Godec, D. A. Skobir Balantič     High operating temperatures can have very deleterious effects on the long-term performance of high-Cr, creep-resistant steels used, for example, in the structural components of …             Magnetic Tunnel Junction Based Long-Term Short-Term Stochastic Synapse for a Spiking Neural Network with On-Chip STDP Learning ▶     Gopalakrishnan Srinivasan, Abhronil Sengupta, Kaushik Roy     Spiking Neural Networks (SNNs) have emerged as a powerful neuromorphic computing paradigm to carry out classification and recognition tasks. Nevertheless, the general purpose …             Polymer physics of chromosome large-scale 3D organisation ▶     Andrea M. Chiariello, Carlo Annunziatella, Simona Bianco et al.     Chromosomes have a complex architecture in the cell nucleus, which serves vital functional purposes, yet its structure and folding mechanisms remain still incompletely …             A general framework for the Quantum Zeno and anti-Zeno effects ▶     Adam Zaman Chaudhry     Repeated measurements can slow down (the quantum Zeno effect) or speed up (the quantum anti-Zeno effect) the temporal evolution of a quantum system. In this paper, a general …             Nanogenerators consisting of direct-grown piezoelectrics on multi-walled carbon nanotubes using flexoelectric effects ▶     Jin Kyu Han, Do Hyun Jeon, Sam Yeon Cho et al.     We report the first attempt to prepare a flexoelectric nanogenerator consisting of direct-grown piezoelectrics on multi-walled carbon nanotubes (mwCNT). Direct-grown …             One-Dimensional ZnO/Gold Junction for Simultaneous and Versatile Multisensing Measurements ▶     Beatrice Miccoli, Valentina Cauda, Alberto Bonanno et al.     The sensing capabilities of zinc oxide nano/micro-structures have been widely investigated and these structures are frequently used in the fabrication of cutting-edge sensors. …             Polymeric nanocapsules with up-converting nanocrystals cargo make ideal fluorescent bioprobes ▶     U. Bazylińska, D. Wawrzyńczyk, J. Kulbacka et al.     An innovative approach for up-converting nanoparticles adaptation for bio-related and theranostic applications is presented. We have successfully encapsulated multiple, ~8 nm in …             Survivability of Deterministic Dynamical Systems ▶     Frank Hellmann, Paul Schultz, Carsten Grabow et al.     The notion of a part of phase space containing desired (or allowed) states of a dynamical system is important in a wide range of complex systems research. It has been called the …             Increased variability in ApcMin/+ intestinal tissue can be measured with microultrasound ▶     A. Fatehullah, S. Sharma, I. P. Newton et al.     Altered tissue structure is a feature of many disease states and is usually measured by microscopic methods, limiting analysis to small areas. Means to rapidly and quantitatively …             Advanced nanoporous TiO2 photocatalysts by hydrogen plasma for efficient solar-light photocatalytic application ▶     Ha-Rim An, So Young Park, Hyeran Kim et al.     We report an effect involving hydrogen (H2)-plasma-treated nanoporous TiO2(H-TiO2) photocatalysts that improve photocatalytic performance under solar-light illumination. H-TiO2 …             Linear dependence of surface expansion speed on initial plasma temperature in warm dense matter ▶     W. Bang, B. J. Albright, P. A. Bradley et al.     Recent progress in laser-driven quasi-monoenergetic ion beams enabled the production of uniformly heated warm dense matter. Matter heated rapidly with this technique is under …             Novel Self-shrinking Mask for Sub-3 nm Pattern Fabrication ▶     Po-Shuan Yang, Po-Hsien Cheng, C. Robert Kao et al.     It is very difficult to realize sub-3 nm patterns using conventional lithography for next-generation high-performance nanosensing, photonic, and computing devices. Here we …             Atomic-scale Studies of Uranium Oxidation and Corrosion by Water Vapour ▶     T. L. Martin, C. Coe, P. A. J. Bagot et al.     Understanding the corrosion of uranium is important for its safe, long-term storage. Uranium metal corrodes rapidly in air, but the exact mechanism remains subject to debate. …             Electronic Conduction in Ti/Poly-TiO2/Ti Structures ▶     Faramarz Hossein-Babaei, Navid Alaei-Sheini     Recent intensive investigations on metal/metal oxide/metal structures have targeted nanometric single grain oxides at high electric fields. Similar research on thicker …             Thickness Considerations of Two-Dimensional Layered Semiconductors for Transistor Applications ▶     Youwei Zhang, Hui Li, Haomin Wang et al.     Layered two-dimensional semiconductors have attracted tremendous attention owing to their demonstrated excellent transistor switching characteristics with a large ratio of …             X-ray detection with zinc-blende (cubic) GaN Schottky diodes ▶     T. Gohil, J. Whale, G. Lioliou et al.     The room temperature X-ray responses as functions of time of two n type cubic GaN Schottky diodes (200 μm and 400 μm diameters) are reported. The current densities as functions …             Exciton Relaxation Dynamics in Photo-Excited CsPbI3 Perovskite Nanocrystals ▶     Qinghui Liu, Yinghui Wang, Ning Sui et al.     The exciton relaxation process of CsPbI3 perovskite nanocrystals (NCs) has been investigated by using transient absorption (TA) spectroscopy. The hot exciton relaxation process …             Strong and Anomalous Thermal Expansion Precedes the Thermosalient Effect in Dynamic Molecular Crystals ▶     Manas K. Panda, Roberto Centore, Mauro Causà et al.     The ability of thermosalient solids, organic analogues of inorganic martensites, to move by rapid mechanical reconfiguration or ballistic event remains visually appealing and …             ZIF-8 Derived, Nitrogen-Doped Porous Electrodes of Carbon Polyhedron Particles for High-Performance Electrosorption of Salt Ions ▶     Nei-Ling Liu, Saikat Dutta, Rahul R. Salunkhe et al.     Three-dimensional (3-D) ZIF-8 derived carbon polyhedrons with high nitrogen (N) content, (denoted as NC-800) are synthesized for their application as high-performance electrodes …             Localized spatially nonlinear matter waves in atomic-molecular Bose-Einstein condensates with space-modulated nonlinearity ▶     Yu-Qin Yao, Ji Li, Wei Han et al.     The intrinsic nonlinearity is the most remarkable characteristic of the Bose-Einstein condensates (BECs) systems. Many studies have been done on atomic BECs with time- and space- …             Qubit lattice coherence induced by electromagnetic pulses in superconducting metamaterials ▶     Z. Ivić, N. Lazarides, G. P. Tsironis     Quantum bits (qubits) are at the heart of quantum information processing schemes. Currently, solid-state qubits, and in particular the superconducting ones, seem to satisfy the …             Transmission enhancement based on strong interference in metal-semiconductor layered film for energy harvesting ▶     Qiang Li, Kaikai Du, Kening Mao et al.     A fundamental strategy to enhance optical transmission through a continuous metallic film based on strong interference dominated by interface phase shift is developed. In a …             Atomic structure and oxygen deficiency of the ultrathin aluminium oxide barrier in Al/AlOx/Al Josephson junctions ▶     Lunjie Zeng, Dung Trung Tran, Cheuk-Wai Tai et al.     Al/AlOx/Al Josephson junctions are the building blocks of a wide range of superconducting quantum devices that are key elements for quantum computers, extremely sensitive …             Spin texture of time-reversal symmetry invariant surface states on W(110) ▶     D. Kutnyakhov, S. Chernov, K. 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