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Scientific Highlights 2023

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Highly Stable Epitaxially Crystallized Ferroelectric Hf0.5Zr0.5O2 Films

28 November 2023

Highly Stable Epitaxially Crystallized Ferroelectric Hf0.5Zr0.5O2 Films

A sulfurization method for creating the buffer-layers current flow diverter architecture in REBa2Cu3O7 coated conductors

24 November 2023

A sulfurization method for creating the buffer-layers current flow diverter architecture in REBa2Cu3O7 coated conductors

Roadmap on ferroelectric hafnia- and zirconia-based materials and devices

21 November 2023

Roadmap on ferroelectric hafnia- and zirconia-based materials and devices

Single─Not Double─3D-Aromaticity in an Oxidized Closo Icosahedral Dodecaiodo-Dodecaborate Cluster

17 November 2023

Single─Not Double─3D-Aromaticity in an Oxidized Closo Icosahedral Dodecaiodo-Dodecaborate Cluster

Towards the Application of Purely Inorganic Icosahedral Boron Clusters in Emerging Nanomedicine

14 November 2023

Towards the Application of Purely Inorganic Icosahedral Boron Clusters in Emerging Nanomedicine

High-Temperature Synthesis of Ferromagnetic Eu3Ta3(O,N)9 with a Triple Perovskite Structure

10 November 2023

High-Temperature Synthesis of Ferromagnetic Eu3Ta3(O,N)9 with a Triple Perovskite Structure

Domain distributions in tetragonal ferroelectric thin films probed by optical second harmonic generation

07 November 2023

Domain distributions in tetragonal ferroelectric thin films probed by optical second harmonic generation

Arrhythmic Effects Evaluated on Caenorhabditis elegans: The Case of Polypyrrole Nanoparticles

31 October 2023

Arrhythmic Effects Evaluated on Caenorhabditis elegans: The Case of Polypyrrole Nanoparticles

Wireless magneto-ionics: voltage control of magnetism by bipolar electrochemistry

27 October 2023

Wireless magneto-ionics: voltage control of magnetism by bipolar electrochemistry

N-Doped Octagon-Containing HBC as Redox and pH Chiroptical Switch in the NIR

24 October 2023

N-Doped Octagon-Containing HBC as Redox and pH Chiroptical Switch in the NIR

Parametrization of embedded-atom method potential for liquid lithium and lead-lithium eutectic alloy

20 October 2023

Parametrization of embedded-atom method potential for liquid lithium and lead-lithium eutectic alloy

Cell-Laden 3D Hydrogels of Type I Collagen Incorporating Bacterial Nanocellulose Fibers

17 October 2023

Cell-Laden 3D Hydrogels of Type I Collagen Incorporating Bacterial Nanocellulose Fibers

A Potential Boron Neutron Capture Therapy Agent Selectively Suppresses High-Grade Glioma: In Vitro and in Vivo Exploration

10 October 2023

A Potential Boron Neutron Capture Therapy Agent Selectively Suppresses High-Grade Glioma: In Vitro and in Vivo Exploration

Metastable Polymorphic Phases in Monolayer TaTe2

06 October 2023

Metastable Polymorphic Phases in Monolayer TaTe2

Single stop analysis of a protein surface using molecular probe electrochemistry

03 October 2023

Single stop analysis of a protein surface using molecular probe electrochemistry

Molecular One- and Two-Qubit Systems with Very Long Coherence Times

29 September 2023

Molecular One- and Two-Qubit Systems with Very Long Coherence Times

Microscale Metasurfaces for On-Chip Magnetic Flux Concentration

26 September 2023

Microscale Metasurfaces for On-Chip Magnetic Flux Concentration

Reversible Optical Data Storage via Two-Photon Micropatterning of o-Carboranes-Embedded Switchable Materials

22 September 2023

Reversible Optical Data Storage via Two-Photon Micropatterning of o-Carboranes-Embedded Switchable Materials

Ce1−xZrxO2 nanoparticles in bacterial cellulose, bio-based composites with self-regenerating antioxidant capabilities

19 September 2023

Ce1−xZrxO2 nanoparticles in bacterial cellulose, bio-based composites with self-regenerating antioxidant capabilities

Biohybrid Hydrogels for Tumoroid Culture

15 September 2023

Biohybrid Hydrogels for Tumoroid Culture

Antibiofilm surfaces based on the immobilization of a novel recombinant antimicrobial multidomain protein using self-assembled monolayers

12 September 2023

Antibiofilm surfaces based on the immobilization of a novel recombinant antimicrobial multidomain protein using self-assembled monolayers

A Metal-Organic Framework Incorporating Eight Different Size Rare-Earth Metal Elements: Toward Multifunctionality À La Carte

08 September 2023

A Metal-Organic Framework Incorporating Eight Different Size Rare-Earth Metal Elements: Toward Multifunctionality À La Carte

A novel calcium fluorinated alkoxyaluminate salt as a next step towards Ca metal anode rechargeable batteries

05 September 2023

A novel calcium fluorinated alkoxyaluminate salt as a next step towards Ca metal anode rechargeable batteries

From synthesis to device fabrication: elucidating the structural and electronic properties of C7-BTBT-C7

01 September 2023

From synthesis to device fabrication: elucidating the structural and electronic properties of C7-BTBT-C7

Biomimetic Photodegradation of Glyphosate in Carborane-Functionalized Nanoconfined Spaces

Biomimetic Photodegradation of Glyphosate in Carborane-Functionalized Nanoconfined Spaces

Polyimides as Promising Cathodes for Metal–Organic Batteries: A Comparison between Divalent (Ca2+, Mg2+) and Monovalent (Li+, Na+) Cations

Polyimides as Promising Cathodes for Metal–Organic Batteries: A Comparison between Divalent (Ca2+, Mg2+) and Monovalent (Li+, Na+) Cations

Colloidal Silver Nanoparticle Plasmonic Arrays for Versatile Lasing Architectures via Template-Assisted Self-Assembly

Colloidal Silver Nanoparticle Plasmonic Arrays for Versatile Lasing Architectures via Template-Assisted Self-Assembly

Conductive Bacterial Nanocellulose-Polypyrrole Patches Promote Cardiomyocyte Differentiation

Conductive Bacterial Nanocellulose-Polypyrrole Patches Promote Cardiomyocyte Differentiation

Triplet–triplet annihilation mediated photon upconversion solar energy systems

Triplet–triplet annihilation mediated photon upconversion solar energy systems

On the Role of the Sr3−xCaxAl2O6 Sacrificial Layer Composition in Epitaxial La0.7Sr0.3MnO3 Membranes

On the Role of the Sr3−xCaxAl2O6 Sacrificial Layer Composition in Epitaxial La0.7Sr0.3MnO3 Membranes

Using pressure to unravel the structure–dynamic-disorder relationship in metal halide perovskites

Using pressure to unravel the structure–dynamic-disorder relationship in metal halide perovskites

Direct Bottom-Up In Situ Growth: A Paradigm Shift for Studies in Wet-Chemical Synthesis of Gold Nanoparticles

Direct Bottom-Up In Situ Growth: A Paradigm Shift for Studies in Wet-Chemical Synthesis of Gold Nanoparticles

In-plane thermal diffusivity determination using beam-offset frequency-domain thermoreflectance with a one-dimensional optical heat source

In-plane thermal diffusivity determination using beam-offset frequency-domain thermoreflectance with a one-dimensional optical heat source

Giant multiphononic effects in a perovskite oxide

Giant multiphononic effects in a perovskite oxide

Modular implementation of the linear- and cubic-scaling orbital minimization methods in electronic structure codes using atomic orbitals

Modular implementation of the linear- and cubic-scaling orbital minimization methods in electronic structure codes using atomic orbitals

Vector piezoelectric response and ferroelectric domain formation in Hf0.5Zr0.5O2 films

Vector piezoelectric response and ferroelectric domain formation in Hf0.5Zr0.5O2 films

Transparent niobium-doped titanium dioxide thin films with high Seebeck coefficient for thermoelectric applications

Transparent niobium-doped titanium dioxide thin films with high Seebeck coefficient for thermoelectric applications

Heteroepitaxial growth of anatase (001) films on SrTiO3 (001) by PLD and MBE

Heteroepitaxial growth of anatase (001) films on SrTiO3 (001) by PLD and MBE

Chalcogen bonding and variable charge transfer degree in two polymorphs of 1:1 conducting salts with segregated stacks

Chalcogen bonding and variable charge transfer degree in two polymorphs of 1:1 conducting salts with segregated stacks

Ratiometric Nanothermometer Based on a Radical Excimer for In Vivo Sensing

Ratiometric Nanothermometer Based on a Radical Excimer for In Vivo Sensing

Chemical Synthesis of La0.75Sr0.25CrO3 Thin Films for p-Type Transparent Conducting Electrodes

Chemical Synthesis of La0.75Sr0.25CrO3 Thin Films for p-Type Transparent Conducting Electrodes

Leveraging Symmetry for an Accurate Spin–Orbit Torques Characterization in Ferrimagnetic Insulators

Leveraging Symmetry for an Accurate Spin–Orbit Torques Characterization in Ferrimagnetic Insulators

A practical perspective on the potential of rechargeable Mg batteries

A practical perspective on the potential of rechargeable Mg batteries

Room Temperature Spin-Phonon Coupling in Cr2O3 Nanocrystals

Room Temperature Spin-Phonon Coupling in Cr2O3 Nanocrystals

Chirality Effects and Semiconductor versus Metallic Nature in Halide Nanotubes

Chirality Effects and Semiconductor versus Metallic Nature in Halide Nanotubes

Sputtered terbium iron garnet films with perpendicular magnetic anisotropy for spintronic applications

Sputtered terbium iron garnet films with perpendicular magnetic anisotropy for spintronic applications

Interaction-Limited Aggregation: Fine-Tuning the Size of pNIPAM Particles by Association with Hydrophobic Ions

Interaction-Limited Aggregation: Fine-Tuning the Size of pNIPAM Particles by Association with Hydrophobic Ions

Accurate Prediction of Hall Mobilities in Two-Dimensional Materials through Gauge-Covariant Quadrupolar Contributions

Accurate Prediction of Hall Mobilities in Two-Dimensional Materials through Gauge-Covariant Quadrupolar Contributions

Lithium halide filled carbon nanocapsules: Paving the way towards lithium neutron capture therapy (LiNCT)

Lithium halide filled carbon nanocapsules: Paving the way towards lithium neutron capture therapy (LiNCT)

Effect of surfactants on SARS-CoV-2: Molecular dynamics simulations

Effect of surfactants on SARS-CoV-2: Molecular dynamics simulations

Facile, fast and green synthesis of a highly porous calcium-syringate bioMOF with intriguing triple bioactivity

Facile, fast and green synthesis of a highly porous calcium-syringate bioMOF with intriguing triple bioactivity

Mixed-Valence Conductors from Ni Bis(diselenolene) Complexes with a Thiazoline Backbone

Mixed-Valence Conductors from Ni Bis(diselenolene) Complexes with a Thiazoline Backbone

Stable Organic Radical for Enhancing Metal–Monolayer–Semiconductor Junction Performance

Stable Organic Radical for Enhancing Metal–Monolayer–Semiconductor Junction Performance

Unraveling the ferroelectric switching mechanisms in ferroelectric pure and La doped HfO2 epitaxial thin films

Unraveling the ferroelectric switching mechanisms in ferroelectric pure and La doped HfO2 epitaxial thin films

Regulating Oxygen Ion Transport at the Nanoscale to Enable Highly Cyclable Magneto-Ionic Control of Magnetism

Regulating Oxygen Ion Transport at the Nanoscale to Enable Highly Cyclable Magneto-Ionic Control of Magnetism

Interplay Between Doping, Morphology, and Lattice Thermal Conductivity in PEDOT:PSS

Interplay Between Doping, Morphology, and Lattice Thermal Conductivity in PEDOT:PSS

Plate-Like Colloidal Metal Nanoparticles

Plate-Like Colloidal Metal Nanoparticles

Measuring the viscosity of films by thermomechanical analysis: application to metal organic precursor films of functional oxides

Measuring the viscosity of films by thermomechanical analysis: application to metal organic precursor films of functional oxides

Frequency Splitting of Chiral Phonons from Broken Time-Reversal Symmetry in CrI 3

Frequency Splitting of Chiral Phonons from Broken Time-Reversal Symmetry in CrI 3

RAINBOW Organic Solar Cells: Implementing Spectral Splitting in Lateral Multi-Junction Architectures

RAINBOW Organic Solar Cells: Implementing Spectral Splitting in Lateral Multi-Junction Architectures

Electroactive substrates for surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy based on overgrown gold-nanoparticle arrays by electrodeposition on indium tin oxide

Electroactive substrates for surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy based on overgrown gold-nanoparticle arrays by electrodeposition on indium tin oxide

Tuning of Ultra-Thin Gold Films by Photoreduction

Tuning of Ultra-Thin Gold Films by Photoreduction

Artificial Graphene Spin Polarized Electrode for Magnetic Tunnel Junctions

Artificial Graphene Spin Polarized Electrode for Magnetic Tunnel Junctions

$Field quality and surface resistance studies of a superconducting REBa2Cu3O$_{7-x}$—Cu hybrid coating for the FCC beam screen$

Field quality and surface resistance studies of a superconducting REBa2Cu3O$_{7-x}$—Cu hybrid coating for the FCC beam screen

Dopant Diffusion Inhibition in Organic Field-Effect Transistors Using Organic Semiconductor/High-Molecular-Weight Polymer Blends

Dopant Diffusion Inhibition in Organic Field-Effect Transistors Using Organic Semiconductor/High-Molecular-Weight Polymer Blends

Self-assembly of chiral diketopyrrolopyrrole chromophores giving supramolecular chains in monolayers and twisted microtapes

Self-assembly of chiral diketopyrrolopyrrole chromophores giving supramolecular chains in monolayers and twisted microtapes

Bioengineered extracellular vesicles: future of precision medicine for sepsis

Bioengineered extracellular vesicles: future of precision medicine for sepsis

Quatsomes Loaded with Squaraine Dye as an Effective Photosensitizer for Photodynamic Therapy

Quatsomes Loaded with Squaraine Dye as an Effective Photosensitizer for Photodynamic Therapy

Cocrystallization of Antifungal Compounds Mediated by Halogen Bonding

Cocrystallization of Antifungal Compounds Mediated by Halogen Bonding

Bis(Vinylenedithio)-Tetrathiafulvalene-Based Coordination Networks

Bis(Vinylenedithio)-Tetrathiafulvalene-Based Coordination Networks

Universal ion-transport descriptors and classes of inorganic solid-state electrolytes

Universal ion-transport descriptors and classes of inorganic solid-state electrolytes

Untwining polar contributions from light-polarization dependent photovoltaic response of LuMnO3-based ferroelectric capacitors

Untwining polar contributions from light-polarization dependent photovoltaic response of LuMnO3-based ferroelectric capacitors

Binder polymer influence on the electrical and UV response of organic field-effect transistors

Binder polymer influence on the electrical and UV response of organic field-effect transistors

Ferroelectric Hf0.5Zr0.5O2 films with improved endurance obtained through low temperature epitaxial growth on seed layers

Ferroelectric Hf0.5Zr0.5O2 films with improved endurance obtained through low temperature epitaxial growth on seed layers

Transient liquid assisted growth of superconducting YBa2Cu3O7−x films based on pulsed laser deposition

Transient liquid assisted growth of superconducting YBa2Cu3O7−x films based on pulsed laser deposition

Tunable Perpendicular Magnetoresistive Sensor Driven by Shape and Substrate Induced Magnetic Anisotropy

28 February 2023

Tunable Perpendicular Magnetoresistive Sensor Driven by Shape and Substrate Induced Magnetic Anisotropy

Band Alignment and Photoresponse of La Fe O3-Based Heterojunctions

24 February 2023

Band Alignment and Photoresponse of La Fe O3-Based Heterojunctions

Adsorptive Separation of CO2 by a Hydrophobic Carborane-Based Metal–Organic Framework under Humid Conditions

21 February 2023

Adsorptive Separation of CO2 by a Hydrophobic Carborane-Based Metal–Organic Framework under Humid Conditions

Nanoimprinted 2D-chiral Perovskite Nanocrystal Metasurfaces for Circularly Polarized Photoluminescence

17 February 2023

Nanoimprinted 2D-chiral Perovskite Nanocrystal Metasurfaces for Circularly Polarized Photoluminescence

Magnetic order and magnetic properties of the oxygen deficient SmBaMn2O5 layered perovskite

14 February 2023

Magnetic order and magnetic properties of the oxygen deficient SmBaMn2O5 layered perovskite

Highly electron deficient diketopyrrolopyrroles

10 February 2023

Highly electron deficient diketopyrrolopyrroles

Boron clusters (ferrabisdicarbollides) shaping the future as radiosensitizers for multimodal (chemo/radio/PBFR) therapy of glioblastoma

07 February 2023

Boron clusters (ferrabisdicarbollides) shaping the future as radiosensitizers for multimodal (chemo/radio/PBFR) therapy of glioblastoma

Laminated Organic Photovoltaic Modules for Agrivoltaics and Beyond: An Outdoor Stability Study of All-Polymer and Polymer: Small Molecule Blends

03 February 2023

Laminated Organic Photovoltaic Modules for Agrivoltaics and Beyond: An Outdoor Stability Study of All-Polymer and Polymer: Small Molecule Blends

Helimagnets by disorder: Its role on the high-temperature magnetic spiral in the YBaCuFeO 5 perovskite

31 January 2023

Helimagnets by disorder: Its role on the high-temperature magnetic spiral in the YBaCuFeO 5 perovskite

Key Parameters for the Rational Design, Synthesis, and Functionalization of Biocompatible Mesoporous Silica Nanoparticles

27 January 2023

Key Parameters for the Rational Design, Synthesis, and Functionalization of Biocompatible Mesoporous Silica Nanoparticles

Synchrotron radiation based operando characterization of battery materials

24 January 2023

Synchrotron radiation based operando characterization of battery materials

Disentangling electronic and thermal contributions to light-induced resistance switching in BaTiO3 ferroelectric tunnel junction

20 January 2023

Disentangling electronic and thermal contributions to light-induced resistance switching in BaTiO3 ferroelectric tunnel junction

Chemical and Microstructural Nanoscale Homogeneity in Superconducting YBa2Cu3O7–x Films Derived from Metal-Propionate Fluorine-free Solutions

17 January 2023

Chemical and Microstructural Nanoscale Homogeneity in Superconducting YBa2Cu3O7–x Films Derived from Metal-Propionate Fluorine-free Solutions

Hierarchical Quatsome-RGD Nanoarchitectonic Surfaces for Enhanced Integrin-Mediated Cell Adhesion

13 January 2023

Hierarchical Quatsome-RGD Nanoarchitectonic Surfaces for Enhanced Integrin-Mediated Cell Adhesion

A transversal approach to predict surface charge compensation in piezoelectric force microscopy

10 January 2023

A transversal approach to predict surface charge compensation in piezoelectric force microscopy

Stable nanovesicles formed by intrinsically planar bilayers

06 January 2023

Stable nanovesicles formed by intrinsically planar bilayers

Assessing the local structure and quantifying defects in Ca4Fe9O17 combining STEM and FAULTS

03 January 2023

Assessing the local structure and quantifying defects in Ca4Fe9O17 combining STEM and FAULTS