Electronic Structure of Hydrogenated and Surface-Modified GaAs Nanocrystals: Ab Initio Calculations by Hamsa Naji Nasir, Mudar A. Abdulsattar, Hayder M. Abduljalil

“…This is attributed to the broken symmetry and surface passivating atoms that split surface degenerate states and adds new levels inside and around the valence band. …”
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A Simple Method for Patterning Nanoparticles on Planar Surfaces by Getachew Tizazu

“…This paper describes a simple method to pattern nanoparticles on planar surfaces using the antifouling property of poly(ethylene glycol) monolayers deposited from a solution on the native oxide of titanium. Atomic force microcopy was used to pattern the poly(ethylene glycol) monolayers producing protein active sites on the protein-resistant surface. …”
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Design of Pd-Based Bimetallic Catalysts for ORR: A DFT Calculation Study by Lihui Ou

“…The surface segregation energy of Pd is primarily determined by the surface energy and the atomic radius of M. The metals M which have smaller atomic radius and higher surface energy would tend to favor the surface segregation of Pd in corresponding Pd-M alloys.…”
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Assessment of TRACE CCFL Model with SBLOCA Experiment of IIST Facility by Jung-Hua Yang, Jong-Rong Wang, Hao-Tzu Lin, Chunkuan Shih

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Collective Modes of an Ultracold 6Li-40K Mixture in an Optical Lattice by Z. G. Koinov

“…A low-energy theory of the Nambu-Goldstone excitation spectrum and the corresponding speed of sound of an interacting Fermi mixture of Lithium-6 and Potassium-40 atoms in a two-dimensional optical lattice at finite temperatures with the Fulde-Ferrell order parameter has been formulated. …”
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Economic Viability of Metallic Sodium-Cooled Fast Reactor Fuel in Korea by S. K. Kim, W. I. Ko, Yoon Hee Lee

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Theoretical Study of the Chemical Properties and the Reaction Pathway of Decarbonylative Alkylative Esterification of Styrenes with Aliphatic Aldehydes by Meysam Madahi, Dadkhoda Ghazanfari, Sayed Ali Ahmadi

“…The localized orbital locator, electron location function analysis, and quantum theory of atoms in the molecule have been used to study the active sites for interactions between reactants. …”
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Thermal Energetic Reactor with High Reproduction of Fission Materials by Vladimir M. Kotov

“…On the base of thermal reactors with high fission materials reproduction world atomic power engineering development supplying higher power and requiring smaller speed of raw uranium mining, than in the variant with fast reactors, is possible.…”
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Electronic Structure and Room Temperature of 2D Dilute Magnetic Semiconductors in Bilayer MoS2-Doped Mn by Sintayehu Mekonnen Hailemariam

“…The magnetic interaction between the two manganese (Mn) atoms in BL MoS2 is always ferromagnetic (FM) irrespective of the spatial distance between them, but the strength of ferromagnetic interaction decays with atomic distance. …”
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The Cu–Sn multilevel gradient heterogeneous interface interpenetrative growth mechanism and its regulation strategies by Yulu Ouyang, Yahui Liu, Guoshang Zhang, Tao Huang, Weiwei Lu, Dong Liu, Aikui Liu, Kexing Song

“…As the diffusion energy of Cu atoms diminishes, the interface undergoes self-stabilization, gradually evolving toward a more stable configuration.…”
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Synthesis of Potato Starch-Acrylic-Acid Hydrogels by Gamma Radiation and Their Application in Dye Adsorption by Md. Murshed Bhuyan, Nirmal Chandra Dafader, Kazuhiro Hara, Hirotaka Okabe, Yoshiki Hidaka, Md. Mizanur Rahman, Mohammad Mizanur Rahman Khan, Nazia Rahman

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Density Functional Theory plus U Study of Methanol Adsorption and Decomposition on CuO Surfaces with Oxygen Vacancy by Lu Liu, Peng Gong, Guangcai Shao, Pengfei Liu, Junfeng Wang

“…Other configurations had OMeO binding with two Cu3C atoms and formed a bridging bond, with adsorption energies of −2.53 and −2.61 eV.…”
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Gamma-ray attenuation characteristics of polypropylene filled with nano-sized and bulk Bi2O3 and CuO by Gouda Mona M., Shebly Mona, Habanjar Khulud, Obeid Amro, Awad Ramadan, Badawi Mohamed S.

“…Parameters such as the mass attenuation coefficients, total molecular cross-section, effective atomic cross-section, total electronic cross-section, electron density, effective atomic number, half-value layer, tenth value layer, and relaxation length were examined. …”
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Transient pulsed discharge preparation of graphene aerogel supports asymmetric Cu cluster catalysts promote CO2 electroreduction by Kaiyuan Liu, Hao Shen, Zhiyi Sun, Qiang Zhou, Guoqiang Liu, Zhongti Sun, Wenxing Chen, Xin Gao, Pengwan Chen

“…The catalysts exhibit asymmetrical atomic and electronic structures due to lattice distortion and oxygen doping of copper clusters. …”
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Advance Chemical Mechanical Polishing Technique for Gallium Nitride Substrate by Xuanyi Zhao, Shouzhi Wang, Lei Liu, Qiubo Li, Jiaoxian Yu, Guodong Wang, Chang Liang, Zhongxin Wang, Han Hao, Xiangang Xu, Lei Zhang

“…The key issues in machining atomically flattened surface are outlined, and future strategies for sustainable development are also proposed. …”
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Near Surface Stoichiometry in UO2: A Density Functional Theory Study by Jianguo Yu, Billy Valderrama, Hunter B. Henderson, Michele V. Manuel, Todd Allen

“…However, very limited experimental studies have been performed to understand the atomic structure of UO2 near surface and defect effects of near surface on stoichiometry in which the system can exchange atoms with the external reservoir. …”
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An Exponentially Converging Particle Method for the Mixed Nash Equilibrium of Continuous Games by Wang, Guillaume, Chizat, Lénaïc

“…This method consists in parametrizing the mixed strategies as atomic measures and applying proximal point updates to both the atoms’ weights and positions. …”
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Large-angle Lorentz Four-dimensional scanning transmission electron microscopy for simultaneous local magnetization, strain and structure mapping by Sangjun Kang, Maximilian Töllner, Di Wang, Christian Minnert, Karsten Durst, Arnaud Caron, Rafal E. Dunin-Borkowski, Jeffrey McCord, Christian Kübel, Xiaoke Mu

“…Abstract Small adjustments in atomic configurations can significantly impact the magnetic properties of matter. …”
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Optimization of Agave tequilana Weber var. Azul Juice Spray Drying Process by Alejandra Chávez-Rodríguez, Irma G. López-Muraira, Juan F. Goméz-Leyva, Guadalupe Luna-Solano, Rosa I. Ortíz-Basurto, Isaac Andrade-González

“…The independent parameters for the spray drying process were outlet temperature of 70–80°C, atomizer speed of 20000–30000 rpm, and airflow of 0.20–0.23 m3 s−1. …”
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One and Multiple Bonds Interatomic Spin-Spin Coupling in η6-Cymene Ru(II) of 3,5-Dimethyl-, 3,5-Dicarboxylic-, and 5-Phenyl-pyrazole Derivatives by Adebayo A. Adeniyi, Peter A. Ajibade

“…Significant changes are observed in the isotropic and anisotropic shielding tensor of the atoms and related spin-spin coupling of their bonds due to hydrolysis of the complexes. …”
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