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151. Overcoming Zn anode limitations in aqueous zinc ion batteries: The promise of ZnO nanowire coatings
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The practical application of aqueous zinc (Zn) ion batteries (ZIBs) is limited due to challenges such as severe dendrite formation and undesired side reactions during cycling. In this study, we...
23/12/2025
150. Waterbased electrically conductive adhesive for PERC-type shingled solar cells
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This study explores the development of innovative, environmentally friendly water-based electrically conductive adhesives (ECAs) designed specifically for interconnecting shingled passivated...
23/12/2025
149. Triboelectric nanogenerators from fundamentals to applications
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Triboelectric nanogenerators (TENGs) represent an innovative approach to energy harvesting, enabling the conversion of mechanical energy into electrical energy through contact electrification and...
23/12/2025
148. Two-Dimensional Titanium Disulfide Nanosheets for Enhanced Capacity of Zinc-Ion Capacitors
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Capacitors offer high power density, superior cycle stability, and fast charging, making them highly promising for energy storage. However, their energy density needs to be improved. Due to zinc’ s...
23/12/2025
147. Surface Engineering of MXene and Functional Fullerenols for Cancer Biomarker ‘eIF3d’
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Selective and sensitive detection of eIF3d (eukaryotic translation initiation factor 3 complex, subunit D), a protein biomarker, is of fundamental significance for the diagnosis of various cancers...
23/12/2025
146. Enhanced optical limiting performance of transition metal vanadate-filled nanofibers
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Optical limiters are crucial for protecting optoelectronic devices and human eyes from harmful intense laser radiation. Herein, the nonlinear absorption (NA) and optical limiting (OL) properties of...
23/12/2025
145. ALD grown undoped ZnO and Al-doped-ZnO thin-film heaters
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TTFHs require conductive thin-film materials with high transparency in the visible spectrum. Although, ITO is considered as the common material, and alternative materials, such as networks of...
23/12/2025
144. Overcoming instability challenges of binder-free, self-standing 1T-TiS2 electrodes in aqueous symmetric supercapacitors through dopamine functionalization
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Two-dimensional materials draw considerable interest for energy storage. Semimetallic phases of transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs), notably titanium disulfide (TiS2), are extensively studied...
23/12/2025
143. Textile energy storage: Utilizing binary nickel cobalt metal-organic frameworks and polypyrrole-derived nitrogen-enriched carbons
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Developed as electrode-active materials, nickel‑cobalt bimetallic metal organic frameworks (MOFs) demonstrate impressive capacitive performance. In this study, highly porous Nisingle bondCo MOFs...
23/12/2025
142. Manganese-doped iron sulfide nanoplatelets on carbon cloth: A negative electrode material for flexible and wearable supercapacitors
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Herein, we report the direct growth of manganese-doped iron sulfide (pyrrhotite) nanoplatelets on the carbon cloth (CC) fibers by a one-step hydrothermal method without the need for organic binders...
23/12/2025
141. Effect of morphology on the optical limiting of BiVO4 films
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Precise control over the morphology and crystal structure of semiconductor-based optical materials is essential for optimizing their nonlinear optical properties. Morphological factors...
20/12/2025
140. Plasmon-enhanced broadband visible-light optical limiter with low threshold in silver nanowire filled electrospun nanofibers
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In this study, the optical limiting (OL) performance of polyvinylpyrrolidone composite nanofibers filled with silver nanowires (PVP/AgNWs), fabricated via electrospinning at varying concentrations...
20/12/2025
139. Bismuth-Tin Core–Shell Particles From Liquid Metals: A Novel, Highly Efficient Photothermal Material that Combines Broadband Light Absorption with Effective Light-to-Heat Conversion
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This study presents a pioneering investigation of hybrid bismuth-tin (BiSn) liquid metal particles for photothermal applications. It is shown that the intrinsic core–shell structure of liquid metal...
20/12/2025
138. MXene-Deposited Melamine Foam-Based Iontronic Pressure Sensors for Wearable Electronics and Smart Numpads
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Iontronic pressure sensors hold significant potential to emerge as vital components in the field of flexible and wearable electronics, addressing a variety of applications spanning wearable...
20/12/2025
137. Two-Dimensional TiS2 Nanosheet- and Conjugated Polymer Nanoparticle-Based Composites for Sensing Applications
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The assessment of phenolic compounds in food samples, environmental samples, and medical applications has gained importance recently. Here, we present research on novel conjugated polymer...
20/12/2025
136. Post-treatment optimization for silver nanowire networks in transparent droplet-based TENG sensors
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Transparent conducting electrodes (TCEs) serve as essential components in various devices, including smart windows, thin film heaters, and sensors. Historically, indium tin oxide (ITO) thin films...
20/12/2025
119. Ti3C2Tx supercapacitors with a hexagonal boron nitride separator manufactured by spray coating
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Mobile electronic devices need electrochemical energy storage units to deliver high energy and power densities. Current efforts mostly focus on enhancing the performance of the electrode active...
10/10/2024
118. Defect assisted enhanced nonlinear optical performance and optical limiting of pure and doped BiVO4 powders and nanocomposite films
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Abstract The linear and nonlinear absorption properties, photoluminescence and optical limiting properties of bismuth vanadate (BiVO4) powders and films were presented in this work. The structural...
10/10/2024
117. Double‐decker lutetium and europium phthalocyanine composites with reduced graphene oxide as supercapacitor electrode materials
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    Double‐decker phthalocyanines were synthesized by a classical method with phthalonitrile and lanthanide metal salts, europium and lutetium acetate. Non-covalent double-decker...
30/10/2022
116. Defect assisted enhanced nonlinear optical performance and optical limiting of pure and doped BiVO4 powders and nanocomposite films
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    The linear and nonlinear absorption properties, photoluminescence and optical limiting properties of bismuth vanadate (BiVO4) powders and films were...
30/10/2022
115. Silver nanowire loaded poly (ε-caprolactone) nanocomposite fibers as electroactive scaffolds for skeletal muscle regeneration
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  Volumetric muscle loss (VML) due to trauma and tumor removal operations affects millions of people every year. Although skeletal muscle has a natural repair mechanism, it cannot provide self...
30/10/2022
114. Nanometer-Thick Mn:NiO and Co:NiO Films for High Performance Nonenzymatic Biosensors
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  People with diabetes require regular blood sugar level monitoring, using commercial enzyme-based biosensors. There is a considerable need to develop biosensors with nonenzymatic electrodes...
25/11/2021
113. Multichromic Vanadium Pentoxide Thin Films Through Ultrasonic Spray Deposition
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                                    Vanadium pentoxide (V2O5) is a highly promising material for...
22/11/2021
112. Multifunctional and Physically Transient Supercapacitors, Triboelectric Nanogenerators, and Capacitive Sensors
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     Electronic waste (e-waste) grows in parallel with the increasing need for consumer electronics. This, unfortunately, is leading to pollution and massive ecological problems...
03/10/2021
111. Fabric Based Wearable Triboelectric Nanogenerators for Human Machine Interface
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Electronic textiles received significant attention with the advancements in materials for wearable electronics. Lack of washing stability and the need for an external power source for wearable...
16/08/2021
110. Highly Stable Silver-Platinum Core-Shell Nanowires for H2O2 Detection
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Silver nanowire (Ag NW) networks have great potential to replace commercial transparent conducting oxides due to their superior properties in conjunction with their competitive cost, availability...
15/08/2021
109. Thermally-Induced Phase Transition and Defect Assisted Nonlinear Absorption and Optical Limiting in Nanorod Morphology V2O5 Thin Films
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Vanadium pentoxide (V2O5) thin films are greatly favorable materials for optoelectronic applications owing to their broad optical band gap, considerable thermal and chemical stability. In this work...
02/08/2021
108. Microwave-assisted decoration of cotton fabrics with nickel-cobalt sulfide as a wearable glucose sensing platform
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Flexibility and human-body compatibility have been emerged through the use of commercial fabrics (CFs) in designing wearable non-enzymatic glucose sensing platforms. In this work, electrodes...
30/07/2021
107. Seamless Monolithic Design for Foam Based, Flexible, Parallel Plate Capacitive Sensors
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Capacitive pressure sensors received significant attention in line with advancements in wearable electronics. However, in the era of the wearable electronics, fabricated sensors fail to fulfill the...
16/07/2021
102. All-Solution-Processed, Oxidation-Resistant Copper Nanowire Networks for Optoelectronic Applications with Year-Long Stability
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Copper nanowires (Cu NWs) hold promise as they possess equivalent intrinsic electrical conductivity and optical transparency to silver nanowires (Ag NWs) and cost substantially less. However, poor...
02/03/2021

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