Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Jingfeng Li, Mahdi Ghorbani-Asl, Kinga Lasek, Vimukthi Pathirage, Arkady V. Krasheninnikov, Matthias Batzill
Summary: By locally modulating the interlayer atom coordination in the van der Waals heterostructure of PtSe2/PtTe2, a nanoscale electronic structure texture can be introduced in PtSe2. The interaction between PtSe2 and PtTe2 reduces the band gap of PtSe2. Density functional theory calculations indicate that variations in atom coordination in the moire unit cell cause differences in charge transfer and interface dipole.
Article
Physics, Condensed Matter
Xu Zhao, Meng Pei, Congxin Xia, Tianxing Wang, Xianqi Dai, Shuyi Wei
Summary: Based on first-principles calculations, this study investigates the structural stability, electronic, and optical properties of PtSe2, Janus XPtY, and h-BN monolayers, as well as their van der Waals heterostructures (vdWHs) with BN monolayer. The findings reveal a broad optical absorption range and different types of band alignment for PtSe2 (XPtY)/BN vdWHs, suggesting their promising applications in photodetectors and nanoelectronic devices.
MICRO AND NANOSTRUCTURES
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Won-Yong Lee, Min-Sung Kang, Gil-Sung Kim, Jae Won Choi, No-Won Park, Yumin Sim, Yun-Ho Kim, Maeng-Je Seong, Young-Gui Yoon, Eiji Saitoh, Sang-Kwon Lee
Summary: A new interface-induced Seebeck effect has been discovered, which generates a driving voltage from thermal flow at the interface of thin PtSe2/PtSe2 Van der Waals homostructure. By directly attaching multilayered PtSe2 to high-resistance PtSe2 thin films, the Seebeck coefficient of the homostructure was significantly enhanced.
Article
Physics, Condensed Matter
Xu Zhao, Wei Wang, Meng Pei, Congxin Xia, Tianxing Wang, Xianqi Dai, Shuyi Wei
Summary: Based on first-principles calculations, the electronic and optical properties of PtSe2/boron phosphide (BP) van der Waals heterostructure (vdWH) are investigated. The heterostructure exhibits type-I band alignment with a direct band gap of 0.846 eV. The electric field and biaxial strain allow for the achievement of both type-I and type-II band alignments in the vdWH. The findings suggest that PtSe2/BP heterostructures have potential applications in optoelectronics, photocatalysis, and light-emitting technologies.
PHYSICA B-CONDENSED MATTER
(2023)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Long Zhang, Fengcheng Wu, Shaocong Hou, Zhe Zhang, Yu-Hsun Chou, Kenji Watanabe, Takashi Taniguchi, Stephen R. Forrest, Hui Deng
Summary: Controlling matter-light interactions with cavities is crucial in modern science and technology. By integrating MoSe2-WS2 heterobilayers in a microcavity, cooperative coupling between moire-lattice excitons and microcavity photons has been established, providing versatile control of both matter and light. This moire polariton system combines strong nonlinearity and microscopic-scale tuning of matter excitations, offering a platform to study collective phenomena from tunable arrays of quantum emitters.
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Jiarong Wang, Dawei He, Zhiying Bai, Guili Li, Jinxuan Bai, Keqin Liu, Fangying Ren, Xiaojing Liu, Jiaqi He, Weiya Zhou, Jianlin Sun, Yongsheng Wang, Xiaoxian Zhang, Yuchao Yang
Summary: The intrinsic optoelectronic properties of PtSe2/MoSe2 heterojunction were investigated, demonstrating its suitability for the development of broad-spectrum and sensitive optoelectronic devices, as well as enhancing exciton diffusion in the heterojunction.
Article
Physics, Applied
Longjun Xiang, Qingyun Zhang, Youqi Ke
Summary: Investigated the electronic and excited-state properties of two-dimensional PtSe2/ZrS2 heterobilayer, revealing strong interlayer interaction, type-II band alignment, and spatial separation of excitons into different constituent layers.
APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS
(2021)
Article
Physics, Applied
Bing Zhao, Bogdan Karpiak, Anamul Md Hoque, Pallavi Dhagat, Saroj P. Dash
Summary: This study investigates heterostructure devices of Fe3GeTe2 (FGT) two-dimensional magnets with monolayer graphene. The FGT Hall-bar devices show robust ferromagnetism and strong perpendicular anisotropy at low temperatures. The electrical transport properties of FGT/graphene heterostructure devices exhibit weak temperature dependence in tunneling transport. These findings have significance for engineering spintronic devices based on vdW heterostructures.
JOURNAL OF PHYSICS D-APPLIED PHYSICS
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Qiu-Shi Ma, Wenjie Zhang, Chunwei Wang, Ruihua Pu, Cheng-Wei Ju, Xian Lin, Zeyu Zhang, Weimin Liu, Ruxin Li
Summary: This study demonstrates the importance of the effective electric field introduced by the substrate in controlling the charge transfer pathway in TMDs/Gr heterojunctions, and proposes a physical picture to explain the process.
JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY C
(2021)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Qihao Zhang, Hua Zhu, Xiaodong Yang, Liang Chen, Yang Shen
Summary: By using first-principles calculations, we studied the electronic and optical properties of PtSe2/GaN heterostructures and their potential for photocatalytic water splitting. The results showed that these heterostructures have thermodynamic stability and exhibit type-II band alignment. The heterostructure consisting of GaN trilayers and PtSe2 showed high visible-light absorption and a wide range of pH values for the photocatalytic water splitting reaction. The carrier mobility and solar-to-hydrogen efficiency were also calculated, reaching high values. The photoelectrical properties can be further enhanced through biaxial strain engineering, especially the visible-light absorption. Therefore, the PtSe2/GaN heterostructure has great potential for photocatalytic water splitting.
PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY CHEMICAL PHYSICS
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Nikhilesh Maity, Pooja Srivastava, Himani Mishra, Ravindra Shinde, Abhishek Kumar Singh
Summary: This study demonstrates the generation of linearly polarized, anisotropic intra- and interlayer excitonic bound states in the transition metal monochalcogenide (TMC) GeSe/SnS van der Waals heterostructure, showing dramatic variation in excitonic energies and optical absorption spectrum under compressive/tensile biaxial strain. The changes in excitonic energies and optical band gap are attributed to the shift in effective dielectric constant and band dispersion upon the application of biaxial strain, showing potential applications in optoelectronics and optical quantum computers.
JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY LETTERS
(2021)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Inseob Shin, Won Joon Cho, Eun-Su An, Sungyu Park, Hyeon-Woo Jeong, Seong Jang, Woon Joong Baek, Seong Yong Park, Dong-Hwan Yang, Jun Ho Seo, Gi-Yeop Kim, Mazhar N. Ali, Si-Young Choi, Hyun-Woo Lee, Jun Sung Kim, Sung Dug Kim, Gil-Ho Lee
Summary: The study explores the control of magnetization in ferromagnets using spin-orbit torque, highlighting the use of vdW topological materials WTe2 and ferromagnet Fe3GeTe2 to meet the requirements for energy-efficient spintronic devices. By engineering vdW-type materials, a significantly reduced switching current density is achieved, offering a promising approach for energy-efficient magnetization control in SOT-based spintronics.
ADVANCED MATERIALS
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Xianghui Meng, Yanqing Shen, Jiajia Liu, Lingling Lv, Xin Yang, Xu Gao, Min Zhou, Xinyu Wang, Yangdong Zheng, Zhongxiang Zhou
Summary: The research on PtSe2/GaN heterostructures reveals excellent thermodynamic stability and high carrier mobility, providing a promising candidate for hydrogen evolution catalyst in photocatalytic water splitting.
APPLIED CATALYSIS A-GENERAL
(2021)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Carino Ferrante, Giorgio Di Battista, Luis E. Parra Lopez, Giovanni Batignani, Etienne Lorchat, Alessandra Virga, Stephane Berciaud, Tullio Scopigno
Summary: Van der Waals heterostructures composed of graphene and monolayer transition metal dichalcogenides show potential for various optoelectronic applications. However, the interlayer interactions in these structures are still poorly understood. This study uses a time-resolved Raman scattering experiment to investigate the electronic temperature profile and suggests a dominant energy transfer process occurring within 4 picoseconds.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Hui Qiao, Yan Zhang, Zheng-Hua Yan, Li Duan, Ji-Bin Fan, Lei Ni
Summary: In this study, the structural stability, electronic properties, charge transfer, and optical absorption of PtSe2, WS2 monolayers, and the PtSe2/WS2 heterostructure were comprehensively investigated using first-principles calculations. The results show that the PtSe2/WS2 heterostructure has a stable structure and efficient light absorption, making it a promising material for solar energy capture and photocatalytic applications in the UV and visible light regions.
Article
Physics, Multidisciplinary
Zeng Liu, Ling Du, Shao-Hui Zhang, Ang Bian, Jun-Peng Fang, Chen-Yang Xing, Shan Li, Jin-Cheng Tang, Yu-Feng Guo, Wei-Hua Tang
Summary: A flower-like SnO2-SnO/porous GaN (FSS/PGaN) heterojunction was fabricated for the first time, involving a spraying process, hydrothermal preparation of FSS, and electrochemical wet etching of GaN. The loaded SnO2-SnO composites with p-n junctions on the PGaN surface exhibited excellent transport capability, achieving a short response time and release time for H2S sensing. The obtained sensor showed high stability and potential for various applications.
Article
Psychology
Feifei Liang, Qi Gao, Xin Li, Yongsheng Wang, Xuejun Bai, Simon P. Liversedge
Summary: This study investigates the influence of positional probabilities of characters on word segmentation and identification in Chinese reading. The results from eye-tracking experiments show that the positional probability of the final character has an effect on word segmentation, as evidenced by reading times and refixations.
JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY-LEARNING MEMORY AND COGNITION
(2023)
Article
Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Shuai Zhang, Bo Wang, Chenmu Xue, Xiaodong Chen
Summary: This paper presents a reusable and adjustable microfluidic device composed of glass capillaries and polydimethylsiloxane, which allows for the generation of compound microdroplets with different morphologies. The device can be used for rapid prototyping and high-throughput generation of droplets or particles.
ADVANCED MATERIALS TECHNOLOGIES
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Yuhong Zhang, Lin Xu, Yanjie Wu, Huan Zhang, Fancong Zeng, Jiahe Xing, Bin Liu, Yu Qi, Biao Dong, Xue Bai, Hongwei Song
Summary: By introducing vertical graded PbI2 distribution and capping a cis-Ru(H(2)dcbpy)(dnbpy)(NCS)(2) (Z907) internal encapsulation layer, the photoinstability, hysteresis, and humidity-related degradation issues caused by excess PbI2 in perovskite solar cells (PSCs) can be improved.
ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS
(2023)
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Qing Lin, Shaocheng Zhang, Li-Juan Yu, Baoxiu Hou, Shuaihua Zhang, Zheng Wang, Jianjun Song, Xiaoxian Zhao
Summary: In this study, a freestanding anode material for rechargeable sodium-ion batteries was designed by encapsulating Fe3O4/FeS2 heterojunction in a carbon membrane. The material exhibited high specific capacity, low cost, and was suitable for large-scale energy storage. It provided a fast electron transfer pathway and alleviated volume expansion during charging/discharging process. The direct contact between the heterojunction and electrolyte shortened the diffusion path of Na+, resulting in improved performance.
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Kushal Rijal, Stephanie Amos, Pavel Valencia-Acuna, Fatimah Rudayni, Neno Fuller, Hui Zhao, Hartwin Peelaers, Wai-Lun Chan
Summary: Periodic nanoscale potentials can trap interlayer excitons by utilizing the structure deformability of a 2D molecular crystal as a degree of freedom. The PTCDI lattice on MoS2 creates a spatial variation of molecular orbital energy, providing effective trapping sites for IXs.
Article
Chemistry, Analytical
Wei Zhang, Juanrui Du, Kun Wang, Yige Li, Cong Chen, Long Yang, Zitong Kan, Biao Dong, Lin Wang, Lin Xu
Summary: Periodontitis, a prevalent chronic inflammation, has inconspicuous symptoms at early stage, leading to permanent damage. Timely diagnosis and monitoring are crucial for clinical treatment. A dual-channel electrochemical immunosensor was developed for simultaneous detection of periodontitis-related biomarkers in saliva. The sensor showed excellent sensitivity, low limits of detection, and high correlation coefficients, with potential for point-of-care diagnosis and monitoring of periodontitis.
ANALYTICA CHIMICA ACTA
(2023)
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Jiajing Chen, Mengchen Xu, Yongxin Zhang, Linlin Xu, Shuyue Zhao, Yingli An, Rujiang Ma, Yang Liu, Feihe Ma, Linqi Shi
Summary: A novel allosteric synthetic antibody (Allo-SyAb) was constructed using mixed-shell polymeric micelle, which can spatiotemporally activate in response to tumor microenvironment for cancer immunotherapy.
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL
(2023)
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Hongchen Yan, Tianci Zhou, Yongsheng Wang, Zhengcheng Liu, Ilyas Ali, Le Sheng, Qiang Jiang, Tao Li, Minghui Xiang, Ping Li, Wei Zhang, Yong Teng, Honglin Li, Yang Liu, Yafei Cai
Summary: Streptococcus agalactiae is a major pathogen causing mastitis in animals, but its specific pathogenic mechanisms and regulatory factors are largely unknown. Our study revealed that the downregulation of CDK5RAP3 in mastitis caused by S. agalactiae triggers inflammasome activation and inhibits autophagolysosome degradation, leading to inflammation and cell death. This study sheds light on the interaction between autophagy and immune responses and provides new insights for the development of clinical drugs to cure S. agalactiae mastitis.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL MACROMOLECULES
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Wangqiong Xu, Qiling Li, Fengrui Sui, Shimei Guo, Ruijuan Qi, Cuiqiong Yan, Lijuan Chen, Shubiao Xia, Junming Guo, Zhe Li, Rong Huang, Feixiang Cheng
Summary: Ni doping is a common strategy for enhancing the performance of LiMn2O4. Understanding the atomic-level structural changes of Ni-doped LiMn2O4 during electrochemical cycling is crucial in elucidating the relationship between Ni doping and performance improvement. By investigating the chemical and structural evolutions with atomic resolution, it was found that Ni2+ ions doping into the Mn 16d sites formed a more stable LiNixMn2-xO4 phase, effectively stabilizing the spinel structure. Moreover, Ni doping suppressed the formation of unexpected phases on the surface and subsurface of LiMn2O4, resulting in splendid long cycling stability.
APPLIED SURFACE SCIENCE
(2023)
Article
Immunology
Shengyu Cui, Haoliang Wu, Qing He, Lina Wang, Xin Yi, Gaoke Feng, Qingqing Wu, Bo Tao, Danxiang Han, Qiang Hu, Hao Xia, Lin Xu
Summary: In this study, it was found that the plaque area of mice treated with fucoxanthin was significantly reduced compared to the group that did not receive fucoxanthin. Bioinformatics analysis suggested that PI3K/AKT signaling might be involved in the protective effect of fucoxanthin, and this hypothesis was verified in vitro endothelial cell experiments. Moreover, it was revealed that fucoxanthin improved the pyroptosis level of endothelial cells and TLR4/NF kappa B signaling were also participated in the protection of fucoxanthin on endothelial pyroptosis.
INTERNATIONAL IMMUNOPHARMACOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Rui Yang, Lijun Yang, Tingmei Wang, Qihua Wang
Summary: This study successfully introduces a solid-lubricant h-BN@Ag to CoCrNi medium entropy alloys, which significantly improves the fracture toughness and tribological behavior of the composites. The composite containing h-BN@Ag exhibits obvious plasticity characteristics and a low, stable coefficient of friction in a wide temperature range (RT-600 degrees C). Adding h-BN@Ag is an effective way to enhance the fracture toughness and tribological behaviors of the CoCrNi matrix composites.
Article
Endocrinology & Metabolism
Huan Weng, Wen Bo Tian, Zi Dong Xiao, Lin Xu
Summary: This study found that in southern China, insomnia, larger goiter size, higher thyrotrophin receptor antibody (TRAb) titer, and higher maintenance dose of methimazole (MMI) were significant risk factors for the recurrence of Graves' disease (GD) after withdrawing from antithyroid drugs (ATD). Further clinical trials are needed to investigate the potential benefit of improving sleep quality on the prognosis of GD.
ARCHIVES OF ENDOCRINOLOGY METABOLISM
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Inorganic & Nuclear
Wan-Wan Yao, Bin-Bin Ma, Lei Xu, Dong-Sheng Shao, Yin Qian, Wen-Long Liu, Xiao-Ming Ren
Summary: Solid solutions provide an opportunity to modulate the structural and physical properties of materials and enhance our understanding of physical phenomena. In this study, two salts and their solid solutions were prepared and characterized. Magnetic phase transitions were observed in the salts, with the solid solutions showing regular antiferromagnetism or uniform ferromagnetic chain behavior depending on the fluorine content. It was found that the solid solutions exhibited higher transition temperatures compared to the parent salts and the magnetic coupling behavior in the high temperature phase showed anomalous changes with fluorine content.
INORGANIC CHEMISTRY FRONTIERS
(2023)
Article
Medicine, Research & Experimental
Yintang Wang, Yu Geng, Ou Zhang, Qin Xu, Yajun Xue, Boda Zhou, Ping Zhang, Aihua Li, Bao Li, Biao Xu, Guangshu Han, Bin Li, Bin Liu, Bin Wang, Bing Fu, Bo Yu, Bosong Yang, Caidong Luo, Changqian Wang, Changyong Liu, Chuanliang Liang, Chuanyu Gao, Chunlin Lai, Chuntong Wang, Chunyan Zhang, Chunyang Wu, Congliang Zhang, Cui Bin, Lan Huang, Daoquan Peng, Dawen Xu, Di Wu, Dongmei Zhu, Dongsheng Chai, Dongyan Li, Fakuan Tang, Jun Xiao, Fang Zhao, Fangfang Huang, Fanju Meng, Fengwei Li, Fudong Gan, Gang Xu, Gengsheng Sang, Genshan Ma, Guixia Zhang, Guizhou Tao, Guo Li, Guoduo Chen, Guoqin Xin, Guoqing Li, Guosheng Fu, Guoxiong Chen, Hailong Lin, Haiping Guo, Haiyun Lin, Hong Jiang, Hong Liu, Hong Luan, Hong Zhang, Honghua Deng, Hongwei Li, Honhju Wang, Hualing Liu, Hui Dong, Hui Liu, Huifang Zhang, Huifeng Wang, Huimin Chu, Jiabin Xi, Jian Yang, Jianfeng Ye, Jianhao Li, Jianhong Tao, Jianwen Liu, JiaoMei Yang, Jiawang Ding, Jiayi Tong, Jie Chen, Jie Jiang, Jie Yang, Jifu Li, Jinchuan Yan, Jing Hu, Jing Xu, Jingfeng Wang, Jinglan Diao, Jingshan Zhao, Jinru Wei, Jinxing Yi, Jinzi Su, Jiong Tang, Jiyan Chen, Jiyan Yin, Juexin Fan, Jun Guan, Junbo Ge, Junming Liu, Junping Deng, Junping Fang, Junxia Li, Kaihong Chen, Kalan Luo, Keng Wu, Lang Ji, Lang Li, Li Jiang, Li Wei, Lijun Meng, Likun Ma, Lilong Tang, Lin Wang, Lin Wei, Ling Li, Ling Tao, Liqiong Yang, Lirong Wu, Man Zhang, Kaiming Chen, Meisheng Lai, Miao Tian, Mingcheng Bai, Minghua Han, Moshui Chen, Naiyi Liang, Nan Jia, Peiying Zhang, Peng Qu, Pengfei Zhang, Ping Chen, Ping Hou, Ping Xie, Pingshuan Dong, Qiang Wu, Qiang Xie, Qiaoqing Zhong, Qichun Wang, Qinfeng Su, Rong Chang, Rong Lin, Ruiping Zhao, Shaobin Jia, Shaoping Nie, Shaowu Ye, Shenghu He, Shengyong Chen, Shixin Ma, Shuangbin Li, Shuanli Xin, Shudong Xia, Shuhua Zhang, Shuqiu Qu, Shuren Ma, Siding Wang, Songbai Li, Suxin Luo, Tao Liu, Tao Zhang, Tian Tuo, Tianchang Li, Tianlun Yang, Tianmin Du, Tongguo Wu, Wei Liu, Wei Mao, Wei Tuo, Wei Wang, Weihong Jiang, Weijian Huang, Weijun Liu, Weiqing Fan, Weiting Xu, Wenhua Lin, Xi Su, Xia Chen, Xianan Zhang, Xianghua Fu, Xiangjun Yang, Xianxian Zhao, Xiaochuan Ma, Xiaofei Sun, Xiaojun Wang, Xiaolan Li, Xiaolei Li, Xiaoli Yang, Xiaoping Chen, Xiaoqin Zhang, Xiaoshu Cheng, Xiaowei Peng, Xiaowen Ma, Xiaoyong Qi, Xiaoyun Feng, Ximing Chen, Xin Tang, Xingsheng Tang, Xingsheng Zhao, Xiufeng Chen, Xudong Li, Xue Li, Xuebo Liu, Xuemei Peng, Yaling Han, Yan Wang, Yanbo Niu, Yang Yu, Yang Zheng, Yanli Wang, Yanlie Zheng, Yansong Guo, Yanzong Yang, Yi Huang, Yin Liu, Ying Guo, Yingchao Luo, Yinglu Hao, Yingxian Sun, Yingzhong Lin, Yitong Ma, Yong Guo, Yong Li, Yongdong Li, Yonglin Zhang, Yuanzhe Jin, Yue Li, Yuehua Huang, Yuemin Sun, Yuheng Yang, Yuhua Zhu, Yuhuan Shi, Yulan Zhao, Yuqing Hou, Zeqi Zheng, Zesheng Xu, Zewei Ouyang, Zeyuan He, Zhan Lv, Zhanquan Li, Zhaofa He, Zheng Ji, Zheng Zhang, Zhenguo Ji, Zhenqi Su, Zhenyu Yang, Zhihong Ou, Zhijian Yang, Zhiming Yang, Zhirong Wang, Zhiyuan Song, Zhongshan Wang, Zuyi Yuan
Summary: In patients with NSTEACS who were already taking P2Y12 receptor inhibitors, reloading of these inhibitors was associated with a decreased risk of in-hospital major adverse cardiac events (MACE) and all-cause death, without an increased risk of major bleeding.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF MEDICAL RESEARCH
(2023)
