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He X, Tian W, Yang L, Bai Z, Li L. Optical and Electrical Modulation Strategies of Photoelectrodes for Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting. SMALL METHODS 2024; 8:e2300350. [PMID: 37330656 DOI: 10.1002/smtd.202300350] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2023] [Revised: 05/15/2023] [Indexed: 06/19/2023]
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When constructing efficient, cost-effective, and stable photoelectrodes for photoelectrochemical (PEC) systems, the solar-driven photo-to-chemical conversion efficiency of semiconductors is limited by several factors, including the surface catalytic activity, light absorption range, carrier separation, and transfer efficiency. Accordingly, various modulation strategies, such as modifying the light propagation behavior and regulating the absorption range of incident light based on optics and constructing and regulating the built-in electric field of semiconductors based on carrier behaviors in semiconductors, are implemented to improve the PEC performance. Herein, the mechanism and research advancements of optical and electrical modulation strategies for photoelectrodes are reviewed. First, parameters and methods for characterizing the performance and mechanism of photoelectrodes are introduced to reveal the principle and significance of modulation strategies. Then, plasmon and photonic crystal structures and mechanisms are summarized from the perspective of controlling the propagation behavior of incident light. Subsequently, the design of an electrical polarization material, polar surface, and heterojunction structure is elaborated to construct an internal electric field, which serves as the driving force to facilitate the separation and transfer of photogenerated electron-hole pairs. Finally, the challenges and opportunities for developing optical and electrical modulation strategies for photoelectrodes are discussed.
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- Xianhong He
- School of Physical Science and Technology, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Thin Films, Center for Energy Conversion Materials and Physics (CECMP), Soochow University, Suzhou, 215006, P. R. China
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Collaborative Innovation Center of Henan Province for Green Manufacturing of Fine Chemicals, Key Laboratory of Green Chemical Media and Reactions, Ministry of Education, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang, Henan, 453007, P. R. China
- Molecular Biology Laboratory, Center for Disease Immunity and Intervention, School of Medicine, Lishui University, Lishui, Zhejiang, 323000, P. R. China
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- School of Physical Science and Technology, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Thin Films, Center for Energy Conversion Materials and Physics (CECMP), Soochow University, Suzhou, 215006, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Collaborative Innovation Center of Henan Province for Green Manufacturing of Fine Chemicals, Key Laboratory of Green Chemical Media and Reactions, Ministry of Education, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang, Henan, 453007, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Collaborative Innovation Center of Henan Province for Green Manufacturing of Fine Chemicals, Key Laboratory of Green Chemical Media and Reactions, Ministry of Education, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang, Henan, 453007, P. R. China
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- School of Physical Science and Technology, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Thin Films, Center for Energy Conversion Materials and Physics (CECMP), Soochow University, Suzhou, 215006, P. R. China
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Yu L, Wang L, Dou Y, Zhang Y, Li P, Li J, Wei W. Recent Advances in Ferroelectric Materials-Based Photoelectrochemical Reaction. NANOMATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2022; 12:3026. [PMID: 36080063 PMCID: PMC9457969 DOI: 10.3390/nano12173026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2022] [Revised: 08/28/2022] [Accepted: 08/29/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Inorganic perovskite ferroelectric-based nanomaterials as sustainable new energy materials, due to their intrinsic ferroelectricity and environmental compatibility, are intended to play a crucial role in photoelectrochemical field as major functional materials. Because of versatile physical properties and excellent optoelectronic properties, ferroelectric-based nanomaterials attract much attention in the field of photocatalysis, photoelectrochemical water splitting and photovoltaic. The aim of this review is to cover the recent advances by stating the different kinds of ferroelectrics separately in the photoelectrochemical field as well as discussing how ferroelectric polarization will impact functioning of photo-induced carrier separation and transportation in the interface of the compounded semiconductors. In addition, the future prospects of ferroelectric-based nanomaterials are also discussed.
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- Limin Yu
- Henan Engineering Center of New Energy Battery Materials, Henan D&A Engineering Center of Advanced Battery Materials, Shangqiu Normal University, Shangqiu 476000, China
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- Henan Engineering Center of New Energy Battery Materials, Henan D&A Engineering Center of Advanced Battery Materials, Shangqiu Normal University, Shangqiu 476000, China
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- Shandong Yuhuang New Energy Technology Co., Ltd., Heze 274000, China
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- Henan Engineering Center of New Energy Battery Materials, Henan D&A Engineering Center of Advanced Battery Materials, Shangqiu Normal University, Shangqiu 476000, China
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- Henan Engineering Center of New Energy Battery Materials, Henan D&A Engineering Center of Advanced Battery Materials, Shangqiu Normal University, Shangqiu 476000, China
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- Henan Engineering Center of New Energy Battery Materials, Henan D&A Engineering Center of Advanced Battery Materials, Shangqiu Normal University, Shangqiu 476000, China
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- Henan Engineering Center of New Energy Battery Materials, Henan D&A Engineering Center of Advanced Battery Materials, Shangqiu Normal University, Shangqiu 476000, China
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Construction of novel noble-metal-free MoP/CdIn 2S 4 heterojunction photocatalysts: Effective carrier separation, accelerating dynamically H 2 release and increased active sites for enhanced photocatalytic H 2 evolution. J Colloid Interface Sci 2022; 628:368-377. [PMID: 35932673 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2022.07.184] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2022] [Revised: 07/25/2022] [Accepted: 07/29/2022] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Developing novel photocatalysts with high performance is significant for the practical application of photocatalytic H2 production. Herein, novel and noble-metal-free heterojunction photocatalysts contained CdIn2S4 nanoparticles and bulk MoP were prepared. The H2-production rate of optimal MoP/CdIn2S4 (MPCIS) composites achieved at 286.10 μmol g-1h-1, which was nearly 2.2 times that of CdIn2S4-1 %Pt (130.51 μmol g-1h-1). Electrochemical and PL results displayed that MoP cocatalyst could vastly boost the carrier separation efficiency of CdIn2S4. The high carrier separation efficiency maybe put down to the Fermi level rearrangement between MoP and CdIn2S4. The linear sweep voltammograms tests showed that, compared to CdIn2S4, CdIn2S4 with 30 %MoP (30MPCIS) has smaller Tafel slopes and lower H2 evolution overpotentials, which contributed to facilitate H2 release in kinetics. The 30MPCIS composites possess higher Cdl value and MoP has Pt-like electronic structure, so that MoP could offer abundant surface reaction sites of MPCIS composites for HER. Aforementioned results demonstrate that MoP may have great potential in replacing precious metal Pt for photocatalytic H2 production. It is expected that this study can provide new insights into developing the novel sulfide-based heterojunction photocatalysts with MoP as cocatalyst for resultful photocatalytic H2 generation.
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Shi L, Benetti D, Li F, Wei Q, Rosei F. Design of MOF-Derived NiO-Carbon Nanohybrids Photocathodes Sensitized with Quantum Dots for Solar Hydrogen Production. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2022; 18:e2201815. [PMID: 35521950 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202201815] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2022] [Revised: 04/17/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Nickel oxide (NiO) is a promising p-type material for a wide range of optoelectronic devices, as well as photocathode for photoelectrochemical (PEC) water splitting. However, traditional NiO photoelectrodes exhibit a wide bandgap (3.6 eV), intrinsic poor electrical conductivity, and low surface area, leading to low PEC systems performance. Herein, the authors explore a Ni-based metal-organic framework (MOF) template method to obtain hierarchical hollow spheres of carbon/NiO nanostructure by successive carbonization and oxidation treatments. After sensitization with core and core-shell quantum dots (QDs), the optimized NiO-photocathode exhibits a maximum current density of -93.6 µA cm-2 at 0 V versus RHE (reversible hydrogen electrode) in neutral pH (6.8) and -285 µA cm-2 at -0.4 V versus RHE. Compared to pure NiO and single-core CdSe QDs, a 2.2-fold increase in photocurrent can be obtained. The improvement in the performance of this hybrid is not only due to the high surface area for loading QDs and light scattering, but also to the presence of a highly conductive carbon matrix that promotes fast charge transfer. The proposed MOFs-based NiO/carbon photocathode sensitized with QDs can be an effective strategy to improve the efficiency of metal oxide-based PEC systems for hydrogen generation.
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- Li Shi
- Centre for Energy, Materials and Telecommunications, Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique, 1650 Boul. Lionel-Boulet, Varennes, QC, J3X1P7, Canada
- Key Laboratory of Interfacial Reaction & Sensing Analysis in Universities of Shandong, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, University of Jinan, Jinan, 250022, P. R. China
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- Centre for Energy, Materials and Telecommunications, Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique, 1650 Boul. Lionel-Boulet, Varennes, QC, J3X1P7, Canada
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- Centre for Energy, Materials and Telecommunications, Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique, 1650 Boul. Lionel-Boulet, Varennes, QC, J3X1P7, Canada
- Key Laboratory of Interfacial Reaction & Sensing Analysis in Universities of Shandong, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, University of Jinan, Jinan, 250022, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Interfacial Reaction & Sensing Analysis in Universities of Shandong, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, University of Jinan, Jinan, 250022, P. R. China
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- Centre for Energy, Materials and Telecommunications, Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique, 1650 Boul. Lionel-Boulet, Varennes, QC, J3X1P7, Canada
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Augurio A, Alvarez-Fernandez A, Panchal V, Pittenger B, De Wolf P, Guldin S, Briscoe J. Controlled Porosity in Ferroelectric BaTiO 3 Photoanodes. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2022; 14:13147-13157. [PMID: 35271773 PMCID: PMC8949718 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.1c17419] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2021] [Accepted: 01/14/2022] [Indexed: 05/17/2023]
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The use of ferroelectric polarization to promote electron-hole separation has emerged as a promising strategy to improve photocatalytic activity. Although ferroelectric thin films with planar geometry have been largely studied, nanostructured and porous ferroelectric thin films have not been commonly used in photo-electrocatalysis. The inclusion of porosity in ferroelectric thin films would enhance the surface area and reactivity, leading to a potential improvement of the photoelectrochemical (PEC) performance. Herein, the preparation of porous barium titanate (pBTO) thin films by a soft template-assisted sol-gel method is reported, and the control of porosity using different organic/inorganic ratios is verified by the combination of scanning electron microscopy and ellipsometry techniques. Using piezoresponse force microscopy, the switching of ferroelectric domains in pBTO thin films is observed, confirming that the ferroelectric polarization is still retained in the porous structures. In addition, the presence of porosity in pBTO thin films leads to a clear improvement of the PEC response. By electrochemical poling, we also demonstrated the tuning of the PEC performance of pBTO thin films via ferroelectric polarization. Our work offers a simple and low-cost approach to control the morphology optimization of ferroelectric thin films, which could open up the development of materials with great potential for PEC applications.
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- Adriana Augurio
- School
of Engineering and Material Science and Materials Research Institute, Queen Mary University of London, E1 4NS London, U.K.
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- Department
of Chemical Engineering, University College
London, Torrington Place, WC1E 7JE London, U.K.
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- AFM
Unit, Bruker Nano Surfaces, 93117 Santa Barbara, California, United States
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- AFM
Unit, Bruker Nano Surfaces, 93117 Santa Barbara, California, United States
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- Department
of Chemical Engineering, University College
London, Torrington Place, WC1E 7JE London, U.K.
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- School
of Engineering and Material Science and Materials Research Institute, Queen Mary University of London, E1 4NS London, U.K.
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Wu J, Wu T. A Bright New World of Ferroelectrics: Magic of Spontaneous Polarization. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2020; 12:52231-52233. [PMID: 33238359 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.0c18276] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Xie Z, Cui Z, Shi J, Lin C, Zhang K, Yuan G, Liu JM. Enhancing photoelectrochemical performance of the Bi 2MoO 6 photoanode by ferroelectric polarization regulation. NANOSCALE 2020; 12:18446-18454. [PMID: 32941571 DOI: 10.1039/d0nr02809f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Photoelectrochemical water splitting provides a promising strategy for converting solar energy into chemical fuels and has attracted extensive interest. Herein, Bi2MoO6 nanopillars with large surface areas were fabricated on an ITO-coated glass substrate and their photoelectrochemical properties are enhanced through appropriate manipulation of ferroelectric polarization. The Bi2MoO6 photoanode with polarization orientation toward ITO shows an enhanced photocurrent density of 250 μA cm-2 at 1.23 V vs. reversible hydrogen electrode, which is 28% higher than that of pristine Bi2MoO6 nanopillars without macroscopic polarization. The corresponding depolarization electric field benefits the separation of light-excited electron-hole pairs, thus minimizing the recombination of charge carriers and further enhancing the photocurrent current density. Our work offers a new strategy of Bi2MoO6-based photoelectrochemical devices with great potential of application in the conversion of solar energy into chemical fuels.
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- Zhongshuai Xie
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing 210094, P. R. China.
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Das S, Fourmont P, Benetti D, Cloutier SG, Nechache R, Wang ZM, Rosei F. High performance BiFeO3 ferroelectric nanostructured photocathodes. J Chem Phys 2020; 153:084705. [PMID: 32872869 DOI: 10.1063/5.0013192] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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- Shyamashis Das
- Institute of Fundamental and Frontier Sciences, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu 610054, China
- Centre Énergie Matériaux et Télécommunications, Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique, 1650 Boul. Lionel Boulet, Varennes, Québec J3X 1S2, Canada
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- École de Technologie Supérieure, 1100 Notre Dame Street West, Montréal, Québec H3C 1K3, Canada
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- Centre Énergie Matériaux et Télécommunications, Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique, 1650 Boul. Lionel Boulet, Varennes, Québec J3X 1S2, Canada
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- École de Technologie Supérieure, 1100 Notre Dame Street West, Montréal, Québec H3C 1K3, Canada
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- Centre Énergie Matériaux et Télécommunications, Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique, 1650 Boul. Lionel Boulet, Varennes, Québec J3X 1S2, Canada
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- Institute of Fundamental and Frontier Sciences, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu 610054, China
- Institute of Micro Engineering and Nanoelectronics, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Bangi 43600, Malaysia
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- Centre Énergie Matériaux et Télécommunications, Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique, 1650 Boul. Lionel Boulet, Varennes, Québec J3X 1S2, Canada
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Zhu J, He Y, Yang Y, Liu Y, Chen M, Cao D. BiFeO3/Cu2O Heterojunction for Efficient Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting Under Visible-Light Irradiation. Catal Letters 2020. [DOI: 10.1007/s10562-020-03338-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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Huang W, Li S, Bouzidi S, Lei L, Zhang Z, Xu P, Cloutier SG, Rosei F, Nechache R. Epitaxial patterned Bi 2FeCrO 6 nanoisland arrays with room temperature multiferroic properties. NANOSCALE ADVANCES 2019; 1:2139-2145. [PMID: 36131975 PMCID: PMC9419458 DOI: 10.1039/c9na00111e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2019] [Accepted: 05/11/2019] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Epitaxial multiferroic Bi2FeCrO6 nanoisland arrays with a lateral size of ∼100 nm have been successfully fabricated by patterned SiO2 template-assisted pulsed laser deposition. The as-grown island structure exhibits promising multiferroic properties (i.e. ferroelectric and magnetic) even at nanometer dimensions at room temperature. This work demonstrates an effective strategy to fabricate high-density nonvolatile ferroelectric/multiferroic memory devices.
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- Wei Huang
- INRS-Centre Énergie, Matériaux et Télécommunications 1650, Boulevard Lionel-Boulet Varennes Québec J3X 1S2 Canada
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- SUSTech Academy for Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies, Southern University of Science and Technology Shenzhen 518055 The People's Republic of China
- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology Shenzhen 518055 The People's Republic of China
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- École de Technologie Supérieure 1100 Rue Notre-Dame Ouest Montréal Québec H3C 1K3 Canada
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- College of Electronic Science and Technology, Shenzhen University Nanhai Ave 3688 Shenzhen 518060 The People's Republic of China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology Shenzhen 518055 The People's Republic of China
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- College of Electronic Science and Technology, Shenzhen University Nanhai Ave 3688 Shenzhen 518060 The People's Republic of China
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- École de Technologie Supérieure 1100 Rue Notre-Dame Ouest Montréal Québec H3C 1K3 Canada
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- INRS-Centre Énergie, Matériaux et Télécommunications 1650, Boulevard Lionel-Boulet Varennes Québec J3X 1S2 Canada
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- École de Technologie Supérieure 1100 Rue Notre-Dame Ouest Montréal Québec H3C 1K3 Canada
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