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Wu W, Liu Y, Xu J, Yao J, Shi C, Wang X. Enhanced exciton-phonon coupling in pseudohalide 2D perovskite for X-ray to visible light detection. Chem Commun (Camb) 2024; 60:10902-10905. [PMID: 39254044 DOI: 10.1039/d4cc02597k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/11/2024]
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Two-dimensional Cs2Pb(SCN)2I2 perovskite has an ultra-small interlayer spacing, inducing a series of interesting semiconductor properties, such as efficient interlayer carrier transport as well as lower exciton binding energy compared to perovskites with long alkylammonium cations. The prepared Cs2Pb(SCN)2I2 photodetector achieves a high on/off ratio of 2.1 × 104 with a specific detectivity of 6.2 × 1011 jones to 450 nm visible light, and a high sensitivity of 2747 μC Gyair-1 cm-2 to X-rays.
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- Wei Wu
- School of Nuclear Science and Engineering, North China Electric Power University, Beijing 102206, China.
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- School of Nuclear Science and Engineering, North China Electric Power University, Beijing 102206, China.
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- School of Renewable Energy, North China Electric Power University, Beijing 102206, China.
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- School of Renewable Energy, North China Electric Power University, Beijing 102206, China.
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- School of Renewable Energy, North China Electric Power University, Beijing 102206, China.
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- School of Nuclear Science and Engineering, North China Electric Power University, Beijing 102206, China.
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Yao Y, Yang Q, Li X, Cao J, Xu W. Intercalated Architecture of the Ca 2A 2Z 5 Monolayer with High Electron Mobilities and High Power Conversion Efficiencies. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2024; 16:51346-51353. [PMID: 39265542 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.4c11240] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/14/2024]
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The exploration of novel two-dimensional (2D) materials with a direct band gap and high mobility has attracted huge attention due to their potential application in electronic and optoelectronic devices. Here, we propose a feasible way to construct multiatomic monolayer Ca2A2Z5 (A = Al and Ga and Z = S, Se, and Te) by first-principles calculations. Our results indicated that the energies of α1-phase Ca2A2Z5 are slightly lower than those of experimentally synthesized α3-phase-like Ca2A2Z5 monolayers with excellent structural stability. Moreover, the α1- and α3-phase Ca2A2Z5 monolayers possess not only direct band gaps but also high electron mobilities (up to ∼103 cm2 V-1 s-1), demonstrating an intriguing range of visible light absorption. Importantly, α1- and α3-phase Ca2Ga2Se5 monolayers are good donor materials, and the corresponding Ca2Ga2Se5/ZrSe2 type-II heterostructures exhibit desirable power conversion efficiencies of 22.4% and 22.9%, respectively. Our findings provide a feasible way to explore new 2D materials and offer several Ca2A2Z5 candidate monolayers for the application of high-performance solar cells.
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- Ying Yao
- Hunan Institute of Advanced Sensing and Information Technology, Xiangtan University, Xiangtan, Hunan 411105, People's Republic of China
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- Center for Computational Science and Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518055, People's Republic of China
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- Hunan Institute of Advanced Sensing and Information Technology, Xiangtan University, Xiangtan, Hunan 411105, People's Republic of China
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- Hunan Institute of Advanced Sensing and Information Technology, Xiangtan University, Xiangtan, Hunan 411105, People's Republic of China
- Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Smart Carbon Materials and Advanced Sensing, Xiangtan University, Xiangtan, Hunan 411105, People's Republic of China
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- Hunan Institute of Advanced Sensing and Information Technology, Xiangtan University, Xiangtan, Hunan 411105, People's Republic of China
- Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Smart Carbon Materials and Advanced Sensing, Xiangtan University, Xiangtan, Hunan 411105, People's Republic of China
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Mandal A, Goswami S, Das S, Swain D, Biswas K. New Lead-free Hybrid Layered Double Perovskite Halides: Synthesis, Structural Transition and Ultralow Thermal Conductivity. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2024; 63:e202406616. [PMID: 38771295 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202406616] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2024] [Revised: 05/19/2024] [Accepted: 05/21/2024] [Indexed: 05/22/2024]
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Hybrid layered double perovskites (HLDPs), representing the two-dimensional manifestation of halide double perovskites, have elicited considerable interest owing to their intricate chemical bonding hierarchy and structural diversity. This intensified interest stems from the diverse options available for selecting alternating octahedral coordinated trivalent [M(III)] and monovalent metal centers [M(I)], along with the distinctive nature of the cationic organic amine located between the layers. Here, we have synthesized three new compounds with general formula (R'/R'')4/2M(III)M(I)Cl8; where R'=C3H7NH3 (i.e. 3N) and R''=NH3C4H8NH3 (i.e. 4N4); M(III)=In3+ or Ru3+; M(I)=Cu+ by simple solution-based acid precipitation method. The structural analysis reveals that (4N4)2CuInCl8 and (4N4)2CuRuCl8 adopt the layered Dion Jacobson (DJ) structure, whereas (3N)4CuInCl8 exhibits layered Ruddlesden Popper (RP) structure. The alternative octahedra within the inorganic layer display distortions and tilting. Three compounds show temperature-dependent structural phase transitions where changes in the staking of inorganic layer, extent of octahedral tilting and reorientation of organic spacers with temperature have been noticed. We have achieved ultralow lattice thermal conductivity (κL) in the HLDPs in the 2 to 300 K range, marking a distinctive feature within the realm of HLDP systems. The RP-HLDP compound, (3N)4CuInCl8, demonstrates anisotropy in κL while measured parallel and perpendicular to layer stacking, showcasing ultralow κL of 0.15 Wm-1K-1 at room temperature, which is one of the lowest values obtained among Pb-free metal halide perovskite. The observed ultralow κL in three new HLDPs is attributed to significant lattice anharmonicity arising from the chemical bonding heterogeneity and soft crystal structure, which resulted in low-energy localized optical phonon modes that suppress heat-carrying acoustic phonons.
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- Arnab Mandal
- New Chemistry Unit, Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research (JNCASR), Jakkur P.O., Bangalore, 560064, India
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- New Chemistry Unit, Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research (JNCASR), Jakkur P.O., Bangalore, 560064, India
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- New Chemistry Unit, Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research (JNCASR), Jakkur P.O., Bangalore, 560064, India
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- Institute of Chemical Technology-, IndianOil Odisha Campus, Bhubaneswar, 751013, India
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- New Chemistry Unit, Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research (JNCASR), Jakkur P.O., Bangalore, 560064, India
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Yu Z, Kuang K, Li M, Xiao X, He B, Cao S, Tang J, He Y, Chen J. Lattice Manipulation with Di-Tertiary Ammonium Spacer in Bismuth Bromide Perovskite Directs Efficient Charge Transport and Suppressed Ion Migration for Photodetector Applications. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2024:e2401847. [PMID: 39092663 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202401847] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2024] [Revised: 07/24/2024] [Indexed: 08/04/2024]
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Bismuth halide hybrid perovskites have emerged as promising alternatives to their lead halide homologs because of high chemical stability, low toxicity, and structural diversity. However, their advancements in optoelectronic field are plagued with poor charge transport, due to considerable microstrain triggered by bulky spacer. Herein, the di-tertiary ammonium spacer (N,N,N',N'-tetramethyl-1,4-butanediammonium, TMBD) is explored to direct stable 1D bismuth bromide lattice structure with relaxed microstrain. Compared to the primary pentamethylenediamine (PD)2+, the (TMBD)2+ adopting alternating alignment enables a unique H-bonds mode to distort the configuration of inorganic layers to form corner-sharing [BiBr5] near-regular chains with narrower bandgap, lower exciton binding energy, and reduced carrier-lattice interactions, thereby facilitating charge-carrier transport. Moreover, the (TMBD)2+ spacers largely suppress ion migration in perovskite lattice, as substantiated by the experimental and theoretical investigations. Consequently, (TMBD)BiBr5 single crystal photodetector delivers a 185-fold increase in current on/off ratio with respect to (PD)BiBr5 under white light irradiation, considerable responsivity (≈82.97 mA W-1), detectivity (≈8.06 ×1011 Jones) under weak light (0.02 mW cm-2) irradiation, in the top rank of the reported hybrid bismuth halide perovskites. This finding offers novel design criterion for high-performance lead-free perovskites.
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- Zixian Yu
- Ministry-of-Education Key Laboratory of Green Preparation and Application for Functional Materials, Hubei Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials, and School of Materials Science & Engineering, Hubei University, Wuhan, 430062, China
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- Ministry-of-Education Key Laboratory of Green Preparation and Application for Functional Materials, Hubei Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials, and School of Materials Science & Engineering, Hubei University, Wuhan, 430062, China
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- Ministry-of-Education Key Laboratory of Green Preparation and Application for Functional Materials, Hubei Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials, and School of Materials Science & Engineering, Hubei University, Wuhan, 430062, China
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- Ministry-of-Education Key Laboratory of Green Preparation and Application for Functional Materials, Hubei Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials, and School of Materials Science & Engineering, Hubei University, Wuhan, 430062, China
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- Ministry-of-Education Key Laboratory of Green Preparation and Application for Functional Materials, Hubei Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials, and School of Materials Science & Engineering, Hubei University, Wuhan, 430062, China
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- Ministry-of-Education Key Laboratory of Green Preparation and Application for Functional Materials, Hubei Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials, and School of Materials Science & Engineering, Hubei University, Wuhan, 430062, China
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- Ministry-of-Education Key Laboratory of Green Preparation and Application for Functional Materials, Hubei Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials, and School of Materials Science & Engineering, Hubei University, Wuhan, 430062, China
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- Ministry-of-Education Key Laboratory of Green Preparation and Application for Functional Materials, Hubei Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials, and School of Materials Science & Engineering, Hubei University, Wuhan, 430062, China
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- Ministry-of-Education Key Laboratory of Green Preparation and Application for Functional Materials, Hubei Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials, and School of Materials Science & Engineering, Hubei University, Wuhan, 430062, China
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Zhang Y, Abdi-Jalebi M, Larson BW, Zhang F. What Matters for the Charge Transport of 2D Perovskites? ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2024; 36:e2404517. [PMID: 38779825 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202404517] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2024] [Revised: 05/13/2024] [Indexed: 05/25/2024]
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Compared to 3D perovskites, 2D perovskites exhibit excellent stability, structural diversity, and tunable bandgaps, making them highly promising for applications in solar cells, light-emitting diodes, and photodetectors. However, the trade-off for worse charge transport is a critical issue that needs to be addressed. This comprehensive review first discusses the structure of 3D and 2D metal halide perovskites, then summarizes the significant factors influencing charge transport in detail and provides a brief overview of the testing methods. Subsequently, various strategies to improve the charge transport are presented, including tuning A'-site organic spacer cations, A-site cations, B-site metal cations, and X-site halide ions. Finally, an outlook on the future development of improving the 2D perovskites' charge transport is discussed.
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- Yixin Zhang
- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300072, China
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin), Tianjin, 300072, China
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- Institute for Materials Discovery, University College London, London, WC1E 7JE, UK
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- Chemistry and Nanoscience Center, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO, 80401, USA
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300072, China
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin), Tianjin, 300072, China
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Li K, Gan X, Zheng R, Zhang H, Xiang M, Dai S, Du D, Zhang F, Guo L, Liu H. Comparative Analysis of Thiophene-Based Interlayer Cations for Enhanced Performance in 2D Ruddlesden-Popper Perovskite Solar Cells. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2024; 16:7161-7170. [PMID: 38306453 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.3c16640] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2024]
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2D Ruddlesden-Popper (RP) perovskites have appeared as a promising prospective material owing to their tunable optoelectronic peculiarities and structural stability. The choice of interlayer cations greatly influences the performance of the 2D RP perovskites. In this study, through theoretical calculations and experimental investigation, we demonstrate the intrinsic and device performance differences between two perovskites based on cations of thiophenemethylamine (TMA) and thiopheneethylamine (TEA). Using density functional theory (DFT) calculations, it exposes that as compared to (TMA)2PbI4, (TEA)2PbI4 exhibits more pronounced distortion of [PbI6]4- units and possesses a wider band gap and larger effective mass. The experimental results on the TMA- and TEA-based 2D perovskites further show that when TEA is used as the interlayer cation, the crystallization process tends to form more low-n phases, which hinder charge transfer and decrease light harvesting. On the other hand, when TMA is used as the interlayer cation, excessive low-n phases are not observed, and the thin film exhibits excellent quality with significantly improved electron mobility. The (TMA)2(FA)n-1PbnI3n+1 (n = 5) perovskite device shows a remarkable conversion efficiency of 16.56%, much higher than that of TEA-based devices (PCE = 2.58%). Moreover, the unencapsulated devices based on TMA were able to maintain 88% of their initial efficiency even after being exposed to the environment (RT, RH = 30 ± 5%) for a duration of 1080 h. These findings provide important insights into the differences between thiophene-based cations and the selection of organic interlayer cations for 2D RP perovskite solar cells.
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- Kegui Li
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Wuhan University of Technology, 122 Luoshi Road, Wuhan 430070, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Wuhan University of Technology, 122 Luoshi Road, Wuhan 430070, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Wuhan University of Technology, 122 Luoshi Road, Wuhan 430070, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Wuhan University of Technology, 122 Luoshi Road, Wuhan 430070, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Wuhan University of Technology, 122 Luoshi Road, Wuhan 430070, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Wuhan University of Technology, 122 Luoshi Road, Wuhan 430070, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Wuhan University of Technology, 122 Luoshi Road, Wuhan 430070, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Wuhan University of Technology, 122 Luoshi Road, Wuhan 430070, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Wuhan University of Technology, 122 Luoshi Road, Wuhan 430070, China
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- International School of Materials Science and Engineering, Wuhan University of Technology, 122 Luoshi Road, Wuhan 430070, China
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Nelson FA, Louis H, Benjamin I, A Timothy R. The iron group transition-metal (Fe, Ru, Os) coordination of Se-doped graphitic carbon (Se@g-C 3N 4) nanostructures for the smart therapeutic delivery of zidovudine (ZVD) as an antiretroviral drug: a theoretical calculation perspective. RSC Adv 2023; 13:34078-34096. [PMID: 38020013 PMCID: PMC10660211 DOI: 10.1039/d3ra06885d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2023] [Accepted: 11/03/2023] [Indexed: 12/01/2023] Open
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This study employed density functional theory (DFT) computational techniques at the ωB97XD/def2svp level of theory to comprehensively explore the electronic behavior of Fe-group transition metal (Fe, Ru, Os) coordination of Se-doped graphitic carbon (Se@g-C3N4) nanosystems in the smart delivery of zidovudine (ZVD), an antiretroviral drug. The HOMO-LUMO results of the interactions show a general reduction in energy gap values across all complexes in the following order: ZVD_Se@C3N4 < ZVD_Ru_Se@C3N4 < ZVD_Fe_Se@C3N4 < ZVD_Os_Se@C3N4. ZVD_Se@C3N4 exhibits the smallest post-interaction band gap of 3.783 eV, while ZVD_Os_Se@C3N4 presents the highest energy band gap of 5.438 eV. Results from the corrected adsorption energy (BSSE) revealed that Os_Se@C3N4 and Ru_Se@C3N4 demonstrated more negative adsorption energies of -2.67 and -2.701 eV, respectively, pointing to a more favorable interaction between ZVD and these systems, thus potentially enhancing the drug delivery efficiency. The investigation into the drug release mechanism from the adsorbents involved a comprehensive examination of the dipole moment and the influence of pH, shedding light on the controlled release of ZVD. Additionally, investigating the energy decomposition analysis (EDA) revealed that ZVD_Ru_Se@C3N4 and ZVD_Fe_Se@C3N4 exhibited the same total energy of -787.7 kJ mol-1. This intriguing similarity in their total energy levels suggested that their stability was governed by factors beyond reactivity, possibly due to intricate orbital interactions. Furthermore, analyzing the bond dissociation energies showed that all systems exhibited negative enthalpy values, indicating that these systems were exothermic at both surface and interaction levels, thus suggesting that these processes emitted heat, contributing to the surrounding thermal energy.
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- Favour A Nelson
- Computational and Bio-simulation Research Group, University of Calabar Calabar Nigeria
- Department of Pure and Applied Chemistry, University of Calabar Calabar Nigeria
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- Computational and Bio-simulation Research Group, University of Calabar Calabar Nigeria
- Department of Pure and Applied Chemistry, University of Calabar Calabar Nigeria
- Centre for Herbal Pharmacology and Environmental Sustainability, Chettinad Hospital and Research Institute, Chettinad Academy of Research and Education Kelambakkam 603103 Tamil Nadu India
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- Computational and Bio-simulation Research Group, University of Calabar Calabar Nigeria
- Department of Microbiology, University of Calabar Calabar Nigeria
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- Computational and Bio-simulation Research Group, University of Calabar Calabar Nigeria
- Department of Pure and Applied Chemistry, University of Calabar Calabar Nigeria
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