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Yu L, Li X, He M, Wang Q, Chen C, Li F, Li B, Li L. Antioxidant Carboxymethyl Chitosan Carbon Dots with Calcium Doping Achieve Ultra-Low Calcium Concentration for Iron-Induced Osteoporosis Treatment by Effectively Enhancing Calcium Bioavailability in Zebrafish. Antioxidants (Basel) 2023; 12:antiox12030583. [PMID: 36978831 PMCID: PMC10045075 DOI: 10.3390/antiox12030583] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2023] [Revised: 02/22/2023] [Accepted: 02/24/2023] [Indexed: 03/03/2023] Open
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Iron overloads osteoporosis mainly occurs to postmenopausal women and people requiring repeated blood transfusions. Iron overload increases the activity of osteoclasts and decreases the activity of osteoblasts, leading to the occurrence of osteoporosis. Conventional treatment options include calcium supplements and iron chelators. However, simple calcium supplementation is not effective, and it does not have a good therapeutic effect. Oxidative stress is one of the triggers for osteoporosis. Therefore, the study focuses on the antioxidant aspect of osteoporosis treatment. The present work revealed that antioxidant carboxymethyl chitosan-based carbon dots (AOCDs) can effectively treat iron overload osteoporosis. More interestingly, the functional modification of AOCDs by doping calcium gluconate (AOCDs:Ca) is superior to the use of any single component. AOCDs:Ca have the dual function of antioxidant and calcium supplement. AOCDs:Ca effectively improve the bioavailability of calcium and achieve ultra-low concentration calcium supplement for the treatment of iron-induced osteoporosis in zebrafish.
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- Lidong Yu
- School of Life Science and Technology, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150080, China
- School of Physics, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150080, China
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- School of Life Science and Technology, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150080, China
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- School of Life Science and Technology, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150080, China
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- School of Life Science and Technology, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150080, China
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- School of Life Science and Technology, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150080, China
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- School of Life Science and Technology, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150080, China
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- Key Laboratory of UV Light Emitting Materials and Technology of Ministry of Education, Northeast Normal University, Changchun 130024, China
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- School of Physics, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150080, China
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Physicochemical Characterization and Antibacterial Properties of Carbon Dots from Two Mediterranean Olive Solid Waste Cultivars. NANOMATERIALS 2022; 12:nano12050885. [PMID: 35269375 PMCID: PMC8912711 DOI: 10.3390/nano12050885] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2022] [Revised: 02/24/2022] [Accepted: 03/02/2022] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Carbon nanomaterials have shown great potential in several fields, including biosensing, bioimaging, drug delivery, energy, catalysis, diagnostics, and nanomedicine. Recently, a new class of carbon nanomaterials, carbon dots (CDs), have attracted much attention due to their easy and inexpensive synthesis from a wide range of precursors and fascinating physical, chemical, and biological properties. In this work we have developed CDs derived from olive solid wastes of two Mediterranean regions, Puglia (CDs_P) and Calabria (CDs_C) and evaluated them in terms of their physicochemical properties and antibacterial activity against Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) and Pseudomonas aeruginosa (P. aeruginosa). Results show the nanosystems have a quasi-spherical shape of 12–18 nm in size for CDs_P and 15–20 nm in size for CDs_C. UV–Vis characterization indicates a broad absorption band with two main peaks at about 270 nm and 300 nm, respectively, attributed to the π-π* and n-π* transitions of the CDs, respectively. Both samples show photoluminescence (PL) spectra excitation-dependent with a maximum at λem = 420 nm (λexc = 300 nm) for CDs_P and a red-shifted at λem = 445 nm (λexc = 300 nm) for CDs_C. Band gaps values of ≈ 1.48 eV for CDs_P and ≈ 1.53 eV for CDs_C are in agreement with semiconductor behaviour. ζ potential measures show very negative values for CDs_C compared to CDs_P (three times higher, −38 mV vs. −18 mV at pH = 7). The evaluation of the antibacterial properties highlights that both CDs have higher antibacterial activity towards Gram-positive than to Gram-negative bacteria. In addition, CDs_C exhibit bactericidal behaviour at concentrations of 360, 240, and 120 µg/mL, while lesser activity was found for CDs_P (bacterial cell reduction of only 30% at the highest concentration of 360 µg/mL). This finding was correlated to the higher surface charge of CDs_C compared to CDs_P. Further investigations are in progress to confirm this hypothesis and to gain insight on the antibacterial mechanism of both cultivars.
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Bhatti MA, Tahira A, Shah AA, Aftab U, Vigolo B, Khattab AR, Nafady A, Halepoto IA, Tonezzer M, Ibupoto ZH. Facile synthesis of a luminescent carbon material from yogurt for the efficient photocatalytic degradation of methylene blue. RSC Adv 2022; 12:25549-25564. [PMID: 36199347 PMCID: PMC9450116 DOI: 10.1039/d2ra04749g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2022] [Accepted: 08/22/2022] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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The present study is focused on yogurt as a simple, inexpensive, abundant, and green source for the preparation of luminescent carbon material for enhancing the photodegradation of methylene blue (MB). It introduces an ecological and sustainable approach for the large-scale production of carbon material using the direct thermal annealing of yogurt in a muffle furnace. The size of the as-prepared carbon material is about 200–300 nm, with average particle size distribution of 355 nm. The material exhibits clear luminescence under illumination with ultraviolet light. The synthesized carbon material shows an outstanding degradation functionality of MB under the irradiation of ultraviolet (UV) light in aqueous media. Various dye degradation parameters such as initial dye concentration, catalyst dose, pH of dye solution, and scavenger effects have been investigated. The optimum MB concentration was found to be 2.3 × 10−5 M with a degradation efficiency of 94.8%. The degradation was highly enhanced at pH 11 with a degradation efficiency of 98.11%. The degradation of MB under highly alkaline conditions was mainly governed by the high amount of hydroxyl radicals. Furthermore, the scavenger study confirmed that the hydroxyl radicals were mainly involved in the degradation process. The degradation kinetics of MB followed first order kinetics with large values of rate constant. The reusability was also studied to ensure the stability of the as-prepared carbon material during the degradation of MB. The preparation of carbon materials with efficient photosensitivity for the degradation of organic dyes from yogurt shows a green and innovative methodology. Therefore, it can be of great interest for future studies related to energy and environmental applications. Left hand side: structural and optical aspects of the as-prepared carbon material from yogurt. Right hand side: the absorbance spectra of methylene blue degradation using the as-prepared carbon material from yogurt.![]()
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- Muhammad Ali Bhatti
- Institute of Environmental Sciences, University of Sindh, Jamshoro, 76080, Sindh, Pakistan
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- Dr. M. A. Kazi Institute of Chemistry, University of Sindh, Jamshoro, 76080, Sindh, Pakistan
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- Department of Metallurgy, NED University of Engineering and Technology, Karachi, Pakistan
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- Mehran University of Engineering and Technology, 7680 Jamshoro, Sindh, Pakistan
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- Department of Pharmacognosy, College of Pharmacy, Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport, Alexandria 1029, Egypt
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia
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- Institute of Physics University of Sindh, Jamshoro, 76080, Sindh, Pakistan
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- IMEM-CNR, Sede di Trento-FBK, Via alla Cascata 56/C, 38123 Trento, Italy
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- Dr. M. A. Kazi Institute of Chemistry, University of Sindh, Jamshoro, 76080, Sindh, Pakistan
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Li Y, Li X, Xu Y. Grossly warped nanographene–phenothiazine nanocomposite as photoactive layer for solar cells: Insights from theoretical study. Chem Phys Lett 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cplett.2021.138607] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Recent Advancement in Photo-Anode, Dye and Counter Cathode in Dye-Sensitized Solar Cell: A Review. J Inorg Organomet Polym Mater 2021. [DOI: 10.1007/s10904-020-01854-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Carbon quantum dots (CDs) are a new class of fluorescent carbonaceous nanomaterials that were casually discovered in 2004. Since then, they have become object of great interest in the scientific community because of their peculiar optical properties (e.g., size-dependent and excitation wavelength-dependent fluorescence), which make them very similar to the well-known semiconductor quantum dots and suitable for application in photovoltaic devices (PVs). In fact, with appropriate structural engineering, it is possible to modulate CDs photoluminescence properties, band gap, and energy levels in order to realize the band matching suitable to enable the desired directional flow of charge carriers within the PV device architecture in which they are implanted. Considering the latest developments, in the present short review, the employment of CDs in organic photovoltaic devices (OPVs) will be summarized, in order to study the role played by these nanomaterials in the improvement of the performances of the devices. After a first brief summary of the strategies of structural engineering of CDs and the effects on their optical properties, the attention will be devoted to the recent highlights of CDs application in organic solar cells (OSCs) and in dye sensitized solar cells (DSSCs), in order to guide the users towards the full exploitation of the use of these nanomaterials in such OPV devices.
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Etefa HF, Imae T, Yanagida M. Enhanced Photosensitization by Carbon Dots Co-adsorbing with Dye on p-Type Semiconductor (Nickel Oxide) Solar Cells. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2020; 12:18596-18608. [PMID: 32237731 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.0c02413] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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In this work, the effect of carbon dots (C-dots) on the performance of NiO-based dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) was explored. NiO nanoparticles (NPs) with a rectangular shape (average size: 11.4 × 16.5 nm2) were mixed with C-dots, which were synthesized from citric acid (CA) and ethylenediamine (EDA). A photocathode consisting of a composite of C-dots with NiO NPs (NiO@C-dots) was then used to measure the photovoltaic performance of a DSSC. A power conversion efficiency (PCE) of 9.85% (430 nm LED@50 mW/cm2) was achieved by a DSSC fabricated via the adsorption of N719 sensitizer with a C-dot content of 12.5 wt % at a 1.5:1 EDA/CA molar ratio. This PCE value was far larger than the PCE value (2.44 or 0.152%) obtained for a NiO DSSC prepared without the addition of C-dots or N719, respectively, indicating the synergetic effect by the co-adsorption of C-dots and N719. This synergetically higher PCE of the NiO@C-dot-based DSSC was due to the larger amount of sensitizer adsorbed onto the composites with a larger specific surface area and the faster charge transfer in the NiO@C-dot working electrode. In addition, the C-dots bound to the NiO NPs shorten the band gap of the NiO NPs due to energy transfer and give rise to faster charge separation in the electrode. The most important fact is that C-dots are the main sensitizer, while N719 tightly adsorbs on C-dots and NiO behaves as an accelerator of a positive electron transfer and a restrainer of the electron-hole recombination. These results reveal that C-dots are a remarkable enhancer for NiO NPs in DSSCs and that NiO@C-dots are promising photovoltaic electrode materials for DSSCs.
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- Habtamu Fekadu Etefa
- Graduate Institute of Applied Science and Technology, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Keelung Road, Taipei 10607, Taiwan, Republic of China
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- Graduate Institute of Applied Science and Technology, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Keelung Road, Taipei 10607, Taiwan, Republic of China
- Department of Chemical Engineering, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, 43 Section 4, Keelung Road, Taipei 10607, Taiwan, Republic of China
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, 43 Section 4, Keelung Road, Taipei 10607, Taiwan, Republic of China
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- National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS), 1-1 Namiki, Tsukuba 305-0044, Japan
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Geleta TA, Imae T. Influence of Additives on Zinc Oxide-Based Dye Sensitized Solar Cells. BULLETIN OF THE CHEMICAL SOCIETY OF JAPAN 2020. [DOI: 10.1246/bcsj.20200001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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- Tesfaye Abebe Geleta
- Graduate Institute of Applied Science and Technology, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taipei 10607, Taiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Applied Science and Technology, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taipei 10607, Taiwan
- Department of Chemical Engineering, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taipei 10607, Taiwan
- Department of Materials Sciences and Engineering, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taipei 10607, Taiwan
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Bora A, Mohan K, Dolui SK. Carbon Dots as Cosensitizers in Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells and Fluorescence Chemosensors for 2,4,6-Trinitrophenol Detection. Ind Eng Chem Res 2019. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.iecr.9b05056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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- Anindita Bora
- Department of Chemical Sciences, Tezpur University, Napaam 784028, Assam, India
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- Department of Chemical Sciences, Tezpur University, Napaam 784028, Assam, India
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- Department of Chemical Sciences, Tezpur University, Napaam 784028, Assam, India
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Gao N, Huang L, Li T, Song J, Hu H, Liu Y, Ramakrishna S. Application of carbon dots in dye‐sensitized solar cells: A review. J Appl Polym Sci 2019. [DOI: 10.1002/app.48443] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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- Ningxiao Gao
- College of Mechanical and Electrical EngineeringBeijing University of Chemical Technology Beijing 100029 China
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- College of Mechanical and Electrical EngineeringBeijing University of Chemical Technology Beijing 100029 China
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- College of Mechanical and Electrical EngineeringBeijing University of Chemical Technology Beijing 100029 China
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- College of Mechanical and Electrical EngineeringBeijing University of Chemical Technology Beijing 100029 China
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- College of Mechanical and Electrical EngineeringBeijing University of Chemical Technology Beijing 100029 China
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- College of Materials Science and EngineeringBeijing University of Chemical Technology Beijing 100029 China
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- Nanoscience and Nanotechnology InitiativeNational University of Singapore Singapore 1157 Singapore
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Recent Advancements in Doped/Co-Doped Carbon Quantum Dots for Multi-Potential Applications. C — JOURNAL OF CARBON RESEARCH 2019. [DOI: 10.3390/c5020024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Carbon quantum dots (CQDs)/carbon nanodots are a new class of fluorescent carbon nanomaterials having an approximate size in the range of 2–10 nm. The majority of the reported review articles have discussed about the development of the CQDs (via simple and cost-effective synthesis methods) for use in bio-imaging and chemical-/biological-sensing applications. However, there is a severe lack of consolidated studies on the recently developed CQDs (especially doped/co-doped) that are utilized in different areas of application. Hence, in this review, we have extensively discussed about the recent development in doped and co-doped CQDs (using elements/heteroatoms—e.g., boron (B), fluorine (F), nitrogen (N), sulphur (S), and phosphorous (P)), along with their synthesis method, reaction conditions, and/or quantum yield (QY), and their emerging multi-potential applications including electrical/electronics (such as light emitting diode (LED) and solar cells), fluorescent ink for anti-counterfeiting, optical sensors (for detection of metal ions, drugs, and pesticides/fungicides), gene delivery, and temperature probing.
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Jo JH, Choi JU, Park YJ, Zhu J, Yashiro H, Myung ST. New Insight into Ethylenediaminetetraacetic Acid Tetrasodium Salt as a Sacrificing Sodium Ion Source for Sodium-Deficient Cathode Materials for Full Cells. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2019; 11:5957-5965. [PMID: 30653287 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.8b18488] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Sacrificing sodium supply sources is needed for sodium-deficient cathode materials to achieve commercialization of sodium-ion full cells using sodium-ion intercalation anode materials. Herein, the potential of ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid tetrasodium salt (EDTA-4Na) as a sacrificing sodium supply source was investigated by intimately blending it with sodium-deficient P2-type Na0.67[Al0.05Mn0.95]O2. The EDTA-4Na/Na0.67[Al0.05Mn0.95]O2 composite electrode unexpectedly exhibited an improved charge capacity of 177 mA h (g-oxide)-1 compared with the low charge capacity of 83 mA h (g-oxide)-1 for bare Na0.67[Al0.05Mn0.95]O2. The reversible capacity of an EDTA-4Na/Na0.67[Al0.05Mn0.95]O2//hard carbon full-cell system increased to 152 mA h (g-oxide)-1 at the first discharge with a Coulombic efficiency of 89%, whereas the Na0.67[Al0.05Mn0.95]O2 without EDTA-4Na delivered a discharge capacity 51 mA h g-1 because of the small charge capacity. The EDTA-4Na sacrificed itself to generate Na+ ions via oxidative decomposition by releasing four sodium ions and producing C3N as a decomposition resultant on charge. It is thought that the slight increase in discharge capacity is associated with the electroconducting nature of the C3N deposits formed on the surface of the Na0.67[Al0.05Mn0.95]O2 electrode. We elucidated the reaction mechanism and sacrificial activity of EDTA-4Na, and our findings suggest that the addition of EDTA-4Na is beneficial as an additional source of Na+ ions that contribute to the charge capacity.
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- Jae Hyeon Jo
- Department of Nano Technology and Advanced Materials Engineering & Sejong Battery Institute , Sejong University , Seoul 05006 , South Korea
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- Department of Nano Technology and Advanced Materials Engineering & Sejong Battery Institute , Sejong University , Seoul 05006 , South Korea
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- Department of Nano Technology and Advanced Materials Engineering & Sejong Battery Institute , Sejong University , Seoul 05006 , South Korea
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- Department of Chemistry-Ångström Laboratory , Uppsala University , Uppsala SE-75121 , Sweden
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- Department of Chemistry and Biological Sciences , Iwate University , Morioka , Iwate 020-8551 , Japan
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- Department of Nano Technology and Advanced Materials Engineering & Sejong Battery Institute , Sejong University , Seoul 05006 , South Korea
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