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Zhou J, Hou K, Chu Y, Yang Z, Li J, Pan S. A IB 3 IIC 2 IIIQ 6 VIX VII: A Thioborate Halide Family for Developing Wide Bandgap Infrared Nonlinear Materials by Coupling Planar [BS 3] and Polycations. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2024; 20:e2308806. [PMID: 38010127 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202308806] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/04/2023] [Revised: 10/23/2023] [Indexed: 11/29/2023]
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Developing high-performance infrared (IR) nonlinear optical (NLO) materials is urgent but challenging due to the competition between NLO coefficient and bandgap in one compound. Herein, by coupling NLO-active [BS3] planar units and halide-centered polycations, six new metal thioborate halides ABa3B2S6X (A = Rb, Cs; X = Cl, Br, I) composed of zero-dimensional [XBamRbn/Csn] polycations and [BS3] units, belonging to a newA I B 3 II C 2 III Q 6 VI X VII ${\mathrm{A}}^{\mathrm{I}}{\mathrm{B}}_{3}^{\mathrm{II}}{\mathrm{C}}_{2}^{\mathrm{III}}{\mathrm{Q}}_{6}^{\mathrm{VI}}{\mathrm{X}}^{\mathrm{VII}}$ family, are rationally designed and fabricated. The compounds show an interesting structural transition from Pbcn (ABa3B2S6Cl) to Cmc21 (ABa3B2S6Br and ABa3B2S6I) driven by the clamping effect of polycationic frameworks. ABa3B2S6Br and ABa3B2S6I are the first series metal thioborate halide IR NLO materials, and the introduction of [BS3] unit effectively widens the bandgap of planar unit-constructed chalcogenides. ABa3B2S6Br and ABa3B2S6I, exhibiting wide bandgaps (3.55-3.60 eV), high laser-induced damage thresholds (≈ 6 × AgGaS2), and strong SHG effects (0.5-0.6 × AgGaS2) with phase-matching behaviors, are the promising IR NLO candidates for high-power laser applications. The results enrich the chemical and structural diversity of boron chemistry and give some insights into the design of new IR NLO materials with planar units.
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- Jiazheng Zhou
- Research Center for Crystal Materials, CAS Key Laboratory of Functional Materials and Devices for Special Environments, Xinjiang Technical Institute of Physics & Chemistry, CAS, 40-1 South Beijing Road, Urumqi, 830011, China
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- Research Center for Crystal Materials, CAS Key Laboratory of Functional Materials and Devices for Special Environments, Xinjiang Technical Institute of Physics & Chemistry, CAS, 40-1 South Beijing Road, Urumqi, 830011, China
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- Research Center for Crystal Materials, CAS Key Laboratory of Functional Materials and Devices for Special Environments, Xinjiang Technical Institute of Physics & Chemistry, CAS, 40-1 South Beijing Road, Urumqi, 830011, China
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- Research Center for Crystal Materials, CAS Key Laboratory of Functional Materials and Devices for Special Environments, Xinjiang Technical Institute of Physics & Chemistry, CAS, 40-1 South Beijing Road, Urumqi, 830011, China
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- Research Center for Crystal Materials, CAS Key Laboratory of Functional Materials and Devices for Special Environments, Xinjiang Technical Institute of Physics & Chemistry, CAS, 40-1 South Beijing Road, Urumqi, 830011, China
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- Research Center for Crystal Materials, CAS Key Laboratory of Functional Materials and Devices for Special Environments, Xinjiang Technical Institute of Physics & Chemistry, CAS, 40-1 South Beijing Road, Urumqi, 830011, China
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Zhou J, Wang L, Wang H, Luo L, Li J, Yu F. Ba 3(BS 3)(PS 4): the first alkaline-earth metal thioborate-thiophosphate with strong optical anisotropy originating from planar [BS 3] units. Dalton Trans 2023; 52:16113-16117. [PMID: 37899722 DOI: 10.1039/d3dt02807k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/31/2023]
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The first alkaline-earth metal thioborate-thiophosphate Ba3(BS3)(PS4) was designed from Ba3(BO3)(PO4) by S-O substitution and fabricated experimentally. The [BS3] pseudo-layers formed in the structure contribute to the strong optical anisotropy and a large birefringence of ∼0.11 at 1064 nm. The results enrich the structural and chemical diversity of chalcogenides.
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- Jiazheng Zhou
- Key Laboratory for Green Processing of Chemical Engineering of Xinjiang Bingtuan, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shihezi University, Shihezi 832003, China.
- Research Center for Crystal Materials; CAS Key Laboratory of Functional Materials and Devices for Special Environments, Xinjiang Technical Institute of Physics & Chemistry, CAS; Xinjiang Key Laboratory of Electronic Information Materials & Devices, Urumqi 830011, China.
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- Research Center for Crystal Materials; CAS Key Laboratory of Functional Materials and Devices for Special Environments, Xinjiang Technical Institute of Physics & Chemistry, CAS; Xinjiang Key Laboratory of Electronic Information Materials & Devices, Urumqi 830011, China.
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- Research Center for Crystal Materials; CAS Key Laboratory of Functional Materials and Devices for Special Environments, Xinjiang Technical Institute of Physics & Chemistry, CAS; Xinjiang Key Laboratory of Electronic Information Materials & Devices, Urumqi 830011, China.
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- Research Center for Crystal Materials; CAS Key Laboratory of Functional Materials and Devices for Special Environments, Xinjiang Technical Institute of Physics & Chemistry, CAS; Xinjiang Key Laboratory of Electronic Information Materials & Devices, Urumqi 830011, China.
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- Research Center for Crystal Materials; CAS Key Laboratory of Functional Materials and Devices for Special Environments, Xinjiang Technical Institute of Physics & Chemistry, CAS; Xinjiang Key Laboratory of Electronic Information Materials & Devices, Urumqi 830011, China.
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- Key Laboratory for Green Processing of Chemical Engineering of Xinjiang Bingtuan, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shihezi University, Shihezi 832003, China.
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Zhou J, Su X, Luo L, Li J, Yu F. MB 3P 2S 10 (M = Rb, Cs): two new alkali metal thioboratephosphates with [B 6P 4S 20] T3-supertetrahedra. Dalton Trans 2023; 52:11401-11406. [PMID: 37578303 DOI: 10.1039/d3dt01496g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/15/2023]
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Two new alkaline metal thioboratephosphates, RbB3P2S10 and CsB3P2S10, have been designed and fabricated by the flux method. The two compounds are composed of alkali metal polyhedral and [B6P4S20] T3-supertetrahedral units, and crystallize in I41/a and R3̄c space groups, respectively. The results enrich the chemical diversity of chalcogenides, and give insights for the exploration of new functional materials in thioboratephosphates.
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- Jiazheng Zhou
- Key Laboratory for Green Processing of Chemical Engineering of Xinjiang Bingtuan, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shihezi University, Shihezi, 832003, China.
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- School of Physical Science and Technology, Yili Normal University, Yining, 835000, China
- Xinjiang Laboratory of Phase Transitions and Microstructures of Condensed Matter Physics, Yili Normal University, Yining, 835000, China
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- Xinjiang Key Laboratory for Luminescence Minerals and Optical Functional Materials, Department of Physics and Electronic Engineering, Xinjiang Normal University, Urumqi, 830054, China
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- Research Center for Crystal Materials; CAS Key Laboratory of Functional Materials and Devices for Special Environments, Xinjiang Technical Institute of Physics & Chemistry, CAS, Urumqi 830011, China.
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- Key Laboratory for Green Processing of Chemical Engineering of Xinjiang Bingtuan, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shihezi University, Shihezi, 832003, China.
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Lin K, Dong X, Xu L, Wang Q, Wang J, Li Y, Yin Z, Han J, Qiu J, Song Z. Effectively enhanced photocatalytic performance of layered perovskite Bi 2NdO 4Cl by coupling piezotronic effect. NANOSCALE 2023; 15:1849-1859. [PMID: 36602168 DOI: 10.1039/d2nr05302k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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The coupling between piezoelectricity and photoexcitation is an attractive method for improving the photocatalytic efficiency of semiconductors. Herein, a novel layered perovskite photocatalyst Bi2NdO4Cl (BNOC) has been successfully prepared via solid-state reaction. PFM results confirm that BNOC has piezoelectricity, and its piezo-photocatalytic degradation performance was evaluated for the first time using tetracycline hydrochloride (TH) as a pollutant model. The results show that the piezo-photocatalytic degradation rate constant is about 1.5 times higher than the sum of the individual photo- and piezo-catalytic components. This synergistic enhancement can be attributed to the band tilting-induced piezoelectric polarization charges and formation of a piezoelectric field, which accelerates the photoinduced charge carrier separation and effectively enhanced the photocatalytic performance. This work may facilitate the development of novel piezoelectric photocatalytic materials that are highly sensitive to the mechanical energy of discrete fluids, and offer ideas for piezo-photocatalysis in environmental applications.
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- Kai Lin
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming, 650093, China.
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming, 650093, China.
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming, 650093, China.
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming, 650093, China.
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming, 650093, China.
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming, 650093, China.
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming, 650093, China.
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming, 650093, China.
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming, 650093, China.
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming, 650093, China.
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Liao X, Chen X, Tang Y, Zhu M, Xie H, Xin Y, Lin Y, Fan X. Enhanced Piezocatalytic Reactive Oxygen Species Production Activity and Recyclability of the Dual Piezoelectric Cu 3B 2O 6/PVDF Composite Membrane. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2023; 15:1286-1295. [PMID: 36578151 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.2c19083] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Piezocatalysts have attracted considerable attention due to their ability to convert natural mechanical energy into chemical energy. However, the inefficient chemical reactions of the free charges and the poor mechanical endurance of the powder piezoelectric materials have largely restricted their wide application. Here, by combining piezocatalyst Cu3B2O6 (CBO) and polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF), a composite membrane CBO/PVDF with superior stability and excellent piezo-performance is prepared for the first time. This composite membrane shows a high efficiency for the degradation of antibiotics and organic dyes under ultrasonication; particularly, the removal efficiency is 33.9 times higher than that of a pure PVDF membrane for amoxicillin degradation, and it maintains a high efficiency after 16 cycling tests. The polarization electric field in the dual piezoelectric composite membrane significantly enhances the redox reaction of the intrinsic free carrier with dissolved oxygen and water molecules to generate reactive oxygen species. The results provide a strategy for combining the borate with the polymer membrane to lead piezocatalysis to real future applications.
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- Xiaomin Liao
- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution and Health, School of Environment, Jinan University, Guangzhou510632, China
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- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution and Health, School of Environment, Jinan University, Guangzhou510632, China
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- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution and Health, School of Environment, Jinan University, Guangzhou510632, China
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- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution and Health, School of Environment, Jinan University, Guangzhou510632, China
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- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution and Health, School of Environment, Jinan University, Guangzhou510632, China
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- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution and Health, School of Environment, Jinan University, Guangzhou510632, China
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- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution and Health, School of Environment, Jinan University, Guangzhou510632, China
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- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution and Health, School of Environment, Jinan University, Guangzhou510632, China
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Meng H, Chen Z, Lu Z, Wang X. Piezoelectric Effect Enhanced Plasmonic Photocatalysis in the Pt/BaTiO3 Heterojunctions. J Mol Liq 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molliq.2022.120846] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Recent Advancements in Photocatalysis Coupling by External Physical Fields. Catalysts 2022. [DOI: 10.3390/catal12091042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Photocatalysis is one of the most promising green technologies to utilize solar energy for clean energy achievement and environmental governance, such as artificial photosynthesis, water splitting, pollutants degradation, etc. Despite decades of research, the performance of photocatalysis still falls far short of the requirement of 5% solar energy conversion efficiency. Combining photocatalysis with the other physical fields has been proven to be an efficient way around this barrier which can improve the performance of photocatalysis remarkably. This review will focus on the recent advances in photocatalysis coupling by external physical fields, including Thermal-coupled photocatalysis (TCP), Mechanical-coupled photocatalysis (MCP), and Electromagnetism-coupled photocatalysis (ECP). In this paper, coupling mechanisms, materials, and applications of external physical fields are reviewed. Specifically, the promotive effect on photocatalytic activity by the external fields is highlighted. This review will provide a detailed and specific reference for photocatalysis coupling by external physical fields in a deep-going way.
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Guo Z, Li N, Zuo S, Qiang C, Zhan W, Li Z, Ma J. Construction of a novel metal–organic framework adenine-UiO-66 piezocatalyst for efficient diclofenac removal. Sep Purif Technol 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2022.120743] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Piezoelectric Effect Enhanced Photocatalytic Activity of Pt/Bi3.4Gd0.6Ti3O12 Plasmonic Photocatalysis. NANOMATERIALS 2022; 12:nano12071170. [PMID: 35407288 PMCID: PMC9000398 DOI: 10.3390/nano12071170] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2022] [Revised: 03/28/2022] [Accepted: 03/29/2022] [Indexed: 12/04/2022]
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Novel Pt/Bi3.4Gd0.6Ti3O12 heterojunction was synthesized by a decoration of Pt nanoparticles (PtNPs) on the surface of piezoelectric Bi3.4Gd0.6Ti3O12 (BGTO) through an impregnation process. The photocatalytic, piezo-catalytic, and piezo-photocatalytic activities of the Pt/BGTO heterojunction for methyl orange (MO) degradation were investigated under ultrasonic excitation and whole spectrum light irradiation. The internal piezoelectric field of BGTO and a plasmonic effect have been proven important for the photocatalytic activity of the heterojunctions. Pt/BGTO exhibited an optimum photocatalytic degradation performance of 92% for MO in 70 min under irradiation of whole light spectrum and ultrasonic coexcitation, and this value was about 1.41 times higher than the degradation rate under whole spectrum light irradiation alone. The PtNPs in Pt/BGTO heterojunction can absorb the incident light intensively, and induce the collective oscillation of surface electrons due to the surface plasmon resonance (SPR) effect, thus generating “hot” electron–hole pairs. The internal piezoelectric field produced in BGTO by ultrasonic can promote the separation of SPR-induced “hot” charge carriers and facilitate the production of highly reactive oxidation radicals, thus enhancing Pt/BGTO heterojunction′s photocatalytic activity for oxidizing organic dyes.
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Kumar DR, Ranjith KS, Haldorai Y, Kandasami A, Rajendra Kumar RT. Visible light-assisted degradation of 4-nitrophenol and methylene blue using low energy carbon ion-implanted ZnO nanorod arrays: Effect on mechanistic insights and stability. CHEMOSPHERE 2022; 287:132283. [PMID: 34826942 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2021.132283] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2021] [Revised: 08/11/2021] [Accepted: 09/16/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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The present investigation demonstrates an enhancement of the visible photocatalytic activities by C ion implantation in ZnO nanorod arrays (NRAs). Vertically aligned ZnO NRAs were prepared by seed layer assisted solution-phase growth and implanted with 70 keV carbon ions at various fluencies: 1E15, 5E15, 1E16, and 3E16 ions/cm2. X-ray diffraction and FESEM results revealed the crystalline 1D ZnO NRAs having a length of ∼3 μm with a diameter in the range of 150-200 nm. C implantation induces the absorption towards the visible region and a substantial decrease in the optical bandgap energy from 3.2 eV to 2.43 eV. The photocatalytic activities (PC) of C ion-implanted ZnO NRAs were investigated through the degradation of 4-Nitrophenol (4-NP) and methylene blue dye (MB) under ambient visible light irradiation. The degradation efficiency of C ion-implanted ZnO NRAs increases compared to the pristine ZnO NRAs from 60.12% to 93.7% and 48.6 to 97.5% for MB and 4-NP, respectively. The synergistic effects of low energy carbon ion-induced bulk and surface interface electronic states facilitate a narrow band of visible light absorption and efficient charge separation to increase the visible-light-driven photocatalytic performance of ZnO NRAs.
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- Dharman Ranjith Kumar
- Advanced Materials and Devices Laboratory (AMDL), Department of Nanoscience and Technology, Bharathiar University, Coimbatore, India
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- Department of Energy and Material Engineering, Dongguk University-Seoul, Seoul, 04620, Republic of Korea
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- Advanced Materials and Devices Laboratory (AMDL), Department of Nanoscience and Technology, Bharathiar University, Coimbatore, India
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- Inter University Accelerator Center, Aruna Asaf Ali Marg, New Delhi, 110067, India; Department of Physics & Centre for Interdisciplinary Research, University of Petroleum and Energy Studies (UPES), Dehradun, Uttarakhand, 248007, India
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