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Lu X, Shan T, Deng L, Li M, Pan X, Yang X, Zhao X, Yang MQ. Facile synthesis of hierarchical CdS nanoflowers for efficient piezocatalytic hydrogen evolution. Dalton Trans 2023; 52:13426-13434. [PMID: 37695161 DOI: 10.1039/d3dt02328a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/12/2023]
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Piezocatalytic hydrogen evolution has emerged as a promising field for the collection and utilization of mechanical energy, as well as for generating sustainable energy throughout the day. Hexagonal CdS, an established semiconductor photocatalyst, has been widely investigated for its ability to split water into H2. However, its piezocatalytic performance has received less attention, and the relationship between its structure and piezocatalytic activity remains unclear. In this study, we prepared 3D ultrathin CdS nanoflowers with high voltage electrical response and low impedance. In pure water, without the use of any cocatalyst, CdS exhibited a piezoelectric catalytic hydrogen production rate of 1.46 mmol h-1 g-1, which was three times higher than that of CdS nanospheres (0.46 mmol h-1 g-1). Furthermore, the value-added oxidation product H2O2 was produced during the process of piezoelectric catalysis. These findings provide new insights for the design of high-efficiency piezoelectric catalytic hydrogen production.
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- Xiaoxiao Lu
- College of Environmental and Resource Sciences, College of Carbon Neutral Modern Industry, Fujian Key Laboratory of Pollution Control & Resource Reuse, Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou 350007, P.R. China.
- College of Chemical Engineering and Materials, Quanzhou Normal University, Quanzhou, 362000, China.
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- College of Environmental and Resource Sciences, College of Carbon Neutral Modern Industry, Fujian Key Laboratory of Pollution Control & Resource Reuse, Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou 350007, P.R. China.
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- College of Environmental and Resource Sciences, College of Carbon Neutral Modern Industry, Fujian Key Laboratory of Pollution Control & Resource Reuse, Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou 350007, P.R. China.
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- College of Environmental and Resource Sciences, College of Carbon Neutral Modern Industry, Fujian Key Laboratory of Pollution Control & Resource Reuse, Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou 350007, P.R. China.
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- College of Chemical Engineering and Materials, Quanzhou Normal University, Quanzhou, 362000, China.
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- College of Environmental and Resource Sciences, College of Carbon Neutral Modern Industry, Fujian Key Laboratory of Pollution Control & Resource Reuse, Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou 350007, P.R. China.
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- College of Chemical Engineering and Materials, Quanzhou Normal University, Quanzhou, 362000, China.
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- College of Environmental and Resource Sciences, College of Carbon Neutral Modern Industry, Fujian Key Laboratory of Pollution Control & Resource Reuse, Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou 350007, P.R. China.
- College of Chemical Engineering and Materials, Quanzhou Normal University, Quanzhou, 362000, China.
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Cheng L, Yu X, Huang D, Wang H, Wu Y. Piezocatalytic performance of Fe2O3−Bi2MoO6 catalyst for dye degradation. Front Chem Sci Eng 2023. [DOI: 10.1007/s11705-022-2265-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/16/2023]
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Dehane A, Nemdili L, Merouani S, Ashokkumar M. Critical Analysis of Hydrogen Production by Aqueous Methanol Sonolysis. Top Curr Chem (Cham) 2023; 381:9. [PMID: 36729180 DOI: 10.1007/s41061-022-00418-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2022] [Accepted: 12/10/2022] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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Recently, several experimental and theoretical studies have demonstrated the feasibility of enhancing the sonochemical production of hydrogen via methanol pyrolysis within acoustic cavitation bubbles (i.e. sonolysis of aqueous methanol solution). This review includes both the experimental and theoretical achievements in the field of hydrogen production by methanol sonolysis. Additionally, the limits of the process's applicability and plausible solutions are highlighted. The impact of different parameters influencing the process performance is discussed. Finally, the effects of methanol concentration on the size distribution of active cavitation bubbles are analyzed.
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- Aissa Dehane
- Laboratory of Environmental Process Engineering, Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Process Engineering, University Constantine, 3 Salah Boubnider, P.O. Box 72, 25000, Constantine, Algeria.
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- Laboratory of Environmental Process Engineering, Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Process Engineering, University Constantine, 3 Salah Boubnider, P.O. Box 72, 25000, Constantine, Algeria
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- Laboratory of Environmental Process Engineering, Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Process Engineering, University Constantine, 3 Salah Boubnider, P.O. Box 72, 25000, Constantine, Algeria
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Zhu X, Pan Z, Liu Y, Kang S, Wang L, Lu W. Composition-dependent activity of Mn-doping NiS 2 nanosheets for boosting photocatalytic H 2 evolution. J Colloid Interface Sci 2023; 629:22-35. [PMID: 36150245 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2022.09.076] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2022] [Revised: 09/07/2022] [Accepted: 09/13/2022] [Indexed: 10/14/2022]
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Two-dimensional transition metal disulfides are excellent photocatalytic materials, which can be significantly improved by optimizing the composition and structure. Herein, Mn-doping NiS2 of (Ni1-xMnx)-S with various Ni/Mn molar ratios is proposed via a facile and low-cost solvothermal method. The optimal (Ni4/6Mn2/6)-S exhibits pinecone-like morphology composed of tiny nanosheets with enlarged active sites, which facilitates the separation of photoinduced electrons and holes, improves the electron transfer ability and conductivity, and enlarges the active sites compared with pure NiS2 and MnS. Also, the negative shift of the conduction band derived from Mott-Schottky plots and the empirical formula provides a high thermodynamic driving force for hydrogen catalytic reaction. (Ni4/6Mn2/6)-S performs an ultrahigh hydrogen evolution rate of 24.86 mmol g-1 h-1 under UV-visible light irradiation, which is 1.5 times higher than pure NiS2 (16.92 mmol g-1 h-1) and 2.3 times higher than pure MnS (10.69 mmol g-1 h-1). The outstanding repeatability of 86.7% retention and apparent quantum yield of 46.9% are also achieved. Therefore, this work offers a novel bimetallic sulfide of (Ni1-xMnx)-S to improve the conversion efficiency of solar energy to chemical energy for photocatalytic hydrogen production.
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- Xi Zhu
- Chongqing Institute of Green and Intelligent Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chongqing 400714, China
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- Chongqing Institute of Green and Intelligent Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chongqing 400714, China
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- Chongqing Institute of Green and Intelligent Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chongqing 400714, China
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- Chongqing Institute of Green and Intelligent Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chongqing 400714, China
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- Chongqing Institute of Green and Intelligent Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chongqing 400714, China
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- Chongqing Institute of Green and Intelligent Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chongqing 400714, China.
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Li S, Zhao Z, Li J, Liu H, Liu M, Zhang Y, Su L, Pérez-Jiménez AI, Guo Y, Yang F, Liu Y, Zhao J, Zhang J, Zhao LD, Lin Y. Mechanically Induced Highly Efficient Hydrogen Evolution from Water over Piezoelectric SnSe nanosheets. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2022; 18:e2202507. [PMID: 35754171 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202202507] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/22/2022] [Revised: 06/05/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Piezoelectric nanomaterials open new avenues in driving green catalysis processes (e.g., H2 evolution from water) through harvesting mechanical energy, but their catalytic efficiency is still limited. The predicted enormous piezoelectricity for 2D SnSe, together with its high charge mobility and excellent flexibility, renders it an ideal candidate for stimulating piezocatalysis redox reactions. In this work, few-layer piezoelectric SnSe nanosheets (NSs) are utilized for mechanically induced H2 evolution from water. The finite elemental method simulation demonstrates an unprecedent maximal piezoelectric potential of 44.1 V for a single SnSe NS under a pressure of 100 MPa. A record-breaking piezocurrent density of 0.3 mA cm-2 is obtained for SnSe NSs-based electrode under ultrasonic excitation (100 W, 45 kHz), which is about three orders of magnitude greater than that of reported piezocatalysts. Moreover, an exceptional H2 production rate of 948.4 µmol g-1 h-1 is achieved over the SnSe NSs without any cocatalyst, far exceeding most of the reported piezocatalysts and competitive with the current photocatalysis technology. The findings not only enrich the potential piezocatalysis materials, but also provide useful guidance toward high-efficiency mechanically driven chemical reactions such as H2 evolution from water.
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- Shun Li
- Institute of Quantum and Sustainable Technology (IQST), School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu, 212013, China
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- Foshan (Southern China) Institute for New Materials, Foshan, Guangdong, 528200, China
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- College of Physics and Telecommunications Engineering, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510006, China
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- Institute of Quantum and Sustainable Technology (IQST), School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu, 212013, China
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- Institute of Quantum and Sustainable Technology (IQST), School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu, 212013, China
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- Institute of Quantum and Sustainable Technology (IQST), School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu, 212013, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Beihang University, Beijing, 100191, China
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- Foshan (Southern China) Institute for New Materials, Foshan, Guangdong, 528200, China
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- Foshan (Southern China) Institute for New Materials, Foshan, Guangdong, 528200, China
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- College of Physics and Telecommunications Engineering, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510006, China
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- Institute of Quantum and Sustainable Technology (IQST), School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu, 212013, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Beihang University, Beijing, 100191, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China
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Fu H, Zhao H, Yang X, Xiong S, An X. High-performance MoS2/CdS nanodiamonds for photocatalytic hydrogen evolution under visible light irradiation. POWDER TECHNOL 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.powtec.2022.117596] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Mohanty R, Mansingh S, Parida K, Parida K. Boosting sluggish photocatalytic hydrogen evolution through piezo-stimulated polarization: a critical review. MATERIALS HORIZONS 2022; 9:1332-1355. [PMID: 35139141 DOI: 10.1039/d1mh01899j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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To address the growing energy demand, remarkable progress has been made in transferring the fossil fuel-based economy to hydrogen-based environmentally friendly photocatalytic technology. However, the sluggish production rate due to the quick charge recombination and slow diffusion process needs careful engineering to achieve the benchmark photocatalytic efficiency. Piezoelectric photocatalysis has emerged as a promising field in recent years due to its improved catalytic performance facilitated by a built-in electric field that promotes the effective separation of excitons when subjected to mechanical stimuli. This review discusses the recent progress in piezo-photocatalytic hydrogen evolution while elaborating on the mechanistic pathway, effect of piezo-polarization and various strategies adopted to improve piezo-photocatalytic activity. Moreover, our review systematically emphasizes the fundamentals of piezoelectricity and piezo-phototronics along with the operational mechanism for designing efficient piezoelectric photocatalysts. Finally, the summary and outlooks provide insight into the existing challenges and outline the future prospects and roadmap for the development of next-generation piezo-photocatalysts towards hydrogen evolution.
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- Ritik Mohanty
- Centre for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Siksha 'O'Anusandhan (Deemed to be University), Bhubaneswar-751030, Odisha, India.
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- Centre for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Siksha 'O'Anusandhan (Deemed to be University), Bhubaneswar-751030, Odisha, India.
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University Singapore, 50 Nanyang Avenue 639798, Singapore
- Institute of Nano Science and Technology, Knowledge City, Sector 81, SAS Nagar, Mohali, Punjab 140306, India.
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- Centre for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Siksha 'O'Anusandhan (Deemed to be University), Bhubaneswar-751030, Odisha, India.
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Dai B, Biesold GM, Zhang M, Zou H, Ding Y, Wang ZL, Lin Z. Piezo-phototronic effect on photocatalysis, solar cells, photodetectors and light-emitting diodes. Chem Soc Rev 2021; 50:13646-13691. [PMID: 34821246 DOI: 10.1039/d1cs00506e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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The piezo-phototronic effect (a coupling effect of piezoelectric, photoexcitation and semiconducting properties, coined in 2010) has been demonstrated to be an ingenious and robust strategy to manipulate optoelectronic processes by tuning the energy band structure and photoinduced carrier behavior. The piezo-phototronic effect exhibits great potential in improving the quantum yield efficiencies of optoelectronic materials and devices and thus could help increase the energy conversion efficiency, thus alleviating the energy shortage crisis. In this review, the fundamental principles and challenges of representative optoelectronic materials and devices are presented, including photocatalysts (converting solar energy into chemical energy), solar cells (generating electricity directly under light illumination), photodetectors (converting light into electrical signals) and light-emitting diodes (LEDs, converting electric current into emitted light signals). Importantly, the mechanisms of how the piezo-phototronic effect controls the optoelectronic processes and the recent progress and applications in the above-mentioned materials and devices are highlighted and summarized. Only photocatalysts, solar cells, photodetectors, and LEDs that display piezo-phototronic behavior are reviewed. Material and structural design, property characterization, theoretical simulation calculations, and mechanism analysis are then examined as strategies to further enhance the quantum yield efficiency of optoelectronic devices via the piezo-phototronic effect. This comprehensive overview will guide future fundamental and applied studies that capitalize on the piezo-phototronic effect for energy conversion and storage.
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- Baoying Dai
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA 30332, USA.
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA 30332, USA.
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA 30332, USA.
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA 30332, USA.
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA 30332, USA.
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA 30332, USA.
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA 30332, USA.
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Zhang M, Zhao S, Zhao Z, Li S, Wang F. Piezocatalytic Effect Induced Hydrogen Production from Water over Non-noble Metal Ni Deposited Ultralong GaN Nanowires. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2021; 13:10916-10924. [PMID: 33635070 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.0c21976] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Piezoelectric material-based catalysis that relies on an external stress-induced piezopotential has been demonstrated to be an effective strategy toward various chemical reactions. In this work, non-noble metal Ni-decorated ultralong monocrystal GaN nanowires (NWs) were prepared through a chemical vapor deposition (CVD) technique, followed by a photodeposition method. The piezocatalytic activity of the GaN NWs was enhanced by ∼9 times after depositing the Ni cocatalyst, generating hydrogen gas of ∼88.3 μmol·g-1·h-1 under ultrasonic vibration (110 W and 40 kHz), which is comparable to that of Pt-loaded GaN NWs. Moreover, Ni/GaN NWs with smaller diameters (∼100 nm) demonstrated superior piezocatalytic efficiency, which can be attributed to the large piezoelectric potential evidenced by both finite-element analysis and piezoresponse force microscopy measurements. These results demonstrate the promising application potential of non-noble metal loaded GaN nanostructures in hydrogen generation driven by weak mechanical energy from the surrounding environment.
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- Mingxiang Zhang
- School of Microelectronics, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518055, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Soil and Groundwater Pollution Control, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518055, China
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- Foshan (Southern China) Institute for New Materials, Foshan 528200, Guangdong, China
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- Foshan (Southern China) Institute for New Materials, Foshan 528200, Guangdong, China
- Institute of Quantum and Sustainable Technology (IQST), School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, Jiangsu, China
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- School of Microelectronics, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518055, China
- GaN Device Engineering Technology Research Center of Guangdong, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518055, China
- Engineering Research Center of Integrated Circuits for Next-Generation Communications, Ministry of Education, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518055, China
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