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9 p, 2.5 MB |
Hard superconducting gap in germanium
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Tosato, Alberto (Delft University of Technology) ;
Levajac, Vukan (Delft University of Technology) ;
Wang, Ji-Yin (Delft University of Technology) ;
Boor, Casper J. (Delft University of Technology) ;
Borsoi, Francesco (Delft University of Technology) ;
Botifoll, Marc (Institut Català de Nanociència i Nanotecnologia) ;
Borja, Carla (Institut Català de Nanociència i Nanotecnologia) ;
Martí-Sánchez, Sara (Institut Català de Nanociència i Nanotecnologia) ;
Arbiol i Cobos, Jordi (Institut Català de Nanociència i Nanotecnologia) ;
Sammak, Amir (QuTech and Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research) ;
Veldhorst, Menno (Delft University of Technology) ;
Scappucci, Giordano (Delft University of Technology)
The co-integration of spin, superconducting, and topological systems is emerging as an exciting pathway for scalable and high-fidelity quantum information technology. High-mobility planar germanium is a front-runner semiconductor for building quantum processors with spin-qubits, but progress with hybrid superconductor-semiconductor devices is hindered by the difficulty in obtaining a superconducting hard gap, that is, a gap free of subgap states. [...]
2023 - 10.1038/s43246-023-00351-w
Communications Materials, Vol. 4 (April 2023) , art. 23
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13 p, 3.3 MB |
Tubular C3N4 Nanotubes as Metal-Free Sulfur Hosts toward Stable Lithium-Sulfur Batteries
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Zhang, Chaoqi (Institut de Recerca en Energia de Catalunya) ;
Du, Ruifeng (Institut de Recerca en Energia de Catalunya) ;
Martí-Sánchez, Sara (Institut Català de Nanociència i Nanotecnologia) ;
Xiao, Ke (Universitat de Barcelona. Departament d'Enginyeria Electrònica i Biomèdica) ;
Yang, Dawei (Institut de Recerca en Energia de Catalunya) ;
Zhang, Chaoyue (Institut de Recerca en Energia de Catalunya) ;
Li, Canhuang (Universitat de Barcelona. Departament de Química) ;
Zeng, Guifang (Universitat de Barcelona. Departament de Física) ;
Chang, Xingqi (Universitat de Barcelona. Departament de Química) ;
He, Ren (Universitat de Barcelona. Departament de Física) ;
Arbiol i Cobos, Jordi (Institut Català de Nanociència i Nanotecnologia) ;
Li, Junshan (Chengdu University) ;
Jacas Biendicho, Jordi (Institut de Recerca en Energia de Catalunya) ;
Cabot, Andreu (Institut de Recerca en Energia de Catalunya)
Lithium-sulfur batteries (LSBs) with high energy density have the potential to replace current commercial lithium-ion batteries. However, the shuttle effect and the low conversion kinetics of lithium polysulfide (LiPS) remain the main challenges in the development of LSBs. [...]
2023 - 10.3390/en16124545
Energies, Vol. 16, Issue 12 (June 2023) , art. 4545
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11 p, 11.1 MB |
Epitaxially Driven Phase Selectivity of Sn in Hybrid Quantum Nanowires
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Khan, Sabbir A. (Danish Fundamental Metrology) ;
Martí-Sánchez, Sara (Institut Català de Nanociència i Nanotecnologia) ;
Olsteins, Dags (University of Copenhagen) ;
Lampadaris, Charalampos (University of Copenhagen) ;
Carrad, Damon James (Technical University of Denmark) ;
Liu, Yu (University of Copenhagen) ;
Quiñones, Judith (Institut Català de Nanociència i Nanotecnologia) ;
Spadaro, Maria Chiara (Institut Català de Nanociència i Nanotecnologia) ;
Sand Jespersen, Thomas (Technical University of Denmark) ;
Krogstrup, Peter (University of Copenhagen) ;
Arbiol i Cobos, Jordi (Institut Català de Nanociència i Nanotecnologia)
Hybrid semiconductor-superconductor nanowires constitute a pervasive platform for studying gate-tunable superconductivity and the emergence of topological behavior. Their low dimensionality and crystal structure flexibility facilitate unique heterostructure growth and efficient material optimization, crucial prerequisites for accurately constructing complex multicomponent quantum materials. [...]
2023 - 10.1021/acsnano.3c02733
ACS nano, Vol. 17, Issue 12 (June 2023) , p. 11794-11804
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9 p, 8.4 MB |
Electrochemical Stability of Rhodium-Platinum Core-Shell Nanoparticles : An Identical Location Scanning Transmission Electron Microscopy Study
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Vega-Paredes, Miquel (Max-Planck-Institut für Eisenforschung GmbH) ;
Aymerich-Armengol, Raquel (Max-Planck-Institut für Eisenforschung GmbH) ;
Arenas Esteban, Daniel (University of Antwerp) ;
Martí-Sánchez, Sara (Institut Català de Nanociència i Nanotecnologia) ;
Bals, Sara (University of Antwerp) ;
Scheu, Christina (Max-Planck-Institut für Eisenforschung GmbH) ;
Garzón Manjón, Alba (Max-Planck-Institut für Eisenforschung GmbH)
Rhodium-platinum core-shell nanoparticles on a carbon support (Rh@Pt/C NPs) are promising candidates as anode catalysts for polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells. However, their electrochemical stability needs to be further explored for successful application in commercial fuel cells. [...]
2023 - 10.1021/acsnano.3c04039
ACS nano, Vol. 17, Issue 17 (September 2023) , p. 16943-16951
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19 p, 11.0 MB |
β-Cyclodextrins as affordable antivirals to treat coronavirus infection
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Raïch-Regué, Dalia (Institut Germans Trias i Pujol. Institut de Recerca de la Sida IrsiCaixa) ;
Tenorio, Raquel (Cell Structure Lab, Centro Nacional de Biotecnologia) ;
Fernández de Castro, Isabel (Cell Structure Lab, Centro Nacional de Biotecnologia) ;
Tarrés-Freixas, Ferran (Unitat mixta d'investigació IRTA-UAB en Sanitat Animal. Centre de Recerca en Sanitat Animal) ;
Sachse, Martin (Cell Structure Lab, Centro Nacional de Biotecnologia) ;
Perez-Zsolt, Daniel (Institut Germans Trias i Pujol. Institut de Recerca de la Sida IrsiCaixa) ;
Muñoz-Basagoiti, Jordana (Institut Germans Trias i Pujol. Institut de Recerca de la Sida IrsiCaixa) ;
Fernández-Sánchez, Sara Y. (Cell Structure Lab, Centro Nacional de Biotecnologia) ;
Gallemí, Marçal (Institut Germans Trias i Pujol. Institut de Recerca de la Sida IrsiCaixa) ;
Ortega-González, Paula (Cell Structure Lab, Centro Nacional de Biotecnologia) ;
Fernández-Oliva, Alberto (Cell Structure Lab, Centro Nacional de Biotecnologia) ;
Gabaldón, José A. (Universidad Católica San Antonio de Murcia. Reconocimiento y Encapsulación Molecular) ;
Nuñez-Delicado, Estrella (Universidad Católica San Antonio de Murcia. Reconocimiento y Encapsulación Molecular) ;
Casas, Josefina (Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Hepáticas y Digestivas) ;
Roca, Núria (Unitat mixta d'investigació IRTA-UAB en Sanitat Animal. Centre de Recerca en Sanitat Animal) ;
Cantero, Guillermo (Unitat mixta d'investigació IRTA-UAB en Sanitat Animal. Centre de Recerca en Sanitat Animal) ;
Pérez, Mónica (Unitat mixta d'investigació IRTA-UAB en Sanitat Animal. Centre de Recerca en Sanitat Animal) ;
Usai, Carla (Unitat mixta d'investigació IRTA-UAB en Sanitat Animal. Centre de Recerca en Sanitat Animal) ;
Lorca-Oró, Cristina (Unitat mixta d'investigació IRTA-UAB en Sanitat Animal. Centre de Recerca en Sanitat Animal) ;
Vergara-Alert, Júlia (Unitat mixta d'investigació IRTA-UAB en Sanitat Animal. Centre de Recerca en Sanitat Animal) ;
Segalés Coma, Joaquim (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Sanitat i d'Anatomia Animals) ;
Carrillo, Jorge (Institut Germans Trias i Pujol. Institut de Recerca de la Sida IrsiCaixa) ;
Blanco, Julià (Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Infecciosas) ;
Clotet Sala, Bonaventura (Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Infecciosas) ;
Cerón-Carrasco, José P. (Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena. Centro Universitario de la Defensa) ;
Izquierdo Useros, Nuria (Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Infecciosas) ;
Risco, Cristina (Centro Nacional de Biotecnologia. Cell Structure Lab)
The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic made evident that there are only a few drugs against coronavirus. Here we aimed to identify a cost-effective antiviral with broad spectrum activity and high safety profile. Starting from a list of 116 drug candidates, we used molecular modelling tools to rank the 44 most promising inhibitors. [...]
2023 - 10.1016/j.biopha.2023.114997
Biomedicine & pharmacotherapy, Vol. 164 (june 2023) , p. 114997
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24 p, 1.1 MB |
High magnetic coercivity in nanostructured Mn3O4 thin films obtained by chemical vapor deposition
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Bigiani, Lorenzo (Università degli studi di Padova. Dipartimento di Scienze Chimiche) ;
Hassan, Mariam (Università Politecnica delle Marche. Dipartimento di Scienze della Materia e Ingegneria, Ambiente e Urbanistica) ;
Peddis, Davide (Consiglio nazionale delle ricerche. Istituto di Struttura della Materia) ;
Maccato, Chiara (Università degli studi di Padova. Dipartimento di Scienze Chimiche) ;
Varvaro, Gaspare (Consiglio nazionale delle ricerche. Istituto di Struttura della Materia) ;
Sada, Cinzia (Università degli studi di Padova. Dipartimento di Fisica e Astronomia) ;
Bontempi, Elza (Università degli Studi di Brescia. Dipartimento di Ingegneria Meccanica e Industriale) ;
Martí-Sánchez, Sara (Institut Català de Nanociència i Nanotecnologia) ;
Arbiol i Cobos, Jordi (Institut Català de Nanociència i Nanotecnologia) ;
Barreca, Davide (Università degli studi di Padova. Dipartimento di Scienze Chimiche)
Nanostructured α-MnO (haussmannite) thin films consisting of evenly interconnected nanoaggregates were prepared on Si(100) substrates by chemical vapor deposition from a Mn(II) diketonate-diamine precursor under different reaction atmospheres (dry vs wet O) and total operating pressures. [...]
2019 - 10.1021/acsanm.9b00141
ACS Applied Nano Materials, Vol. 2, issue 3 (March 2019) , p. 1704-1712
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12 p, 7.5 MB |
Enhancement of proximity-induced superconductivity in a planar Ge hole gas
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Aggarwal, Kushagra (Institute of Science and Technology Austria) ;
Hofmann, Andrea (Institute of Science and Technology Austria) ;
Jirovec, D (Institute of Science and Technology Austria) ;
Prieto, Ivan (Institute of Science and Technology Austria) ;
Sammak, Amir (QuTech and Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research) ;
Botifoll, Marc (Institut Català de Nanociència i Nanotecnologia) ;
Martí-Sánchez, Sara (Institut Català de Nanociència i Nanotecnologia) ;
Veldhorst, Menno (QuTech and Kavli Institute of Nanoscience) ;
Arbiol i Cobos, Jordi (Institut Català de Nanociència i Nanotecnologia) ;
Scappucci, Giordano (QuTech and Kavli Institute of Nanoscience) ;
Danon, Jeroen (Norwegian University of Science and Technology. Department of Physics) ;
Katsaros, Georgios (Institute of Science and Technology Austria)
Hole gases in planar germanium can have high mobilities in combination with strong spin-orbit interaction and electrically tunable g factors, and are therefore emerging as a promising platform for creating hybrid superconductor-semiconductor devices. [...]
2021 - 10.1103/PhysRevResearch.3.L022005
Physical Review Research, Vol. 3, issue 2 (April-June 2021) , art. L022005
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10 p, 3.2 MB |
Sub-nanometer mapping of strain-induced band structure variations in planar nanowire core-shell heterostructures
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Martí-Sánchez, Sara (Institut Català de Nanociència i Nanotecnologia) ;
Botifoll, Marc (Institut Català de Nanociència i Nanotecnologia) ;
Oksenberg, Eitan (Weizmann Institute of Science (Israel). Department of Molecular Chemistry and Materials Science) ;
Koch, Christian (Institut Català de Nanociència i Nanotecnologia) ;
Borja, Carla (Institut Català de Nanociència i Nanotecnologia) ;
Spadaro, Maria Chiara (Institut Català de Nanociència i Nanotecnologia) ;
Di Giulio, Valerio (Institut de Ciències Fotòniques) ;
Ramasse, Quentin (University of Leeds. School of Chemical and Process Engineering) ;
García de Abajo, F. Javier (Institució Catalana de Recerca i Estudis Avançats) ;
Joselevich, Ernesto (Weizmann Institute of Science (Israel). Department of Molecular Chemistry and Materials Science) ;
Arbiol i Cobos, Jordi (Institut Català de Nanociència i Nanotecnologia)
Strain relaxation mechanisms during epitaxial growth of core-shell nanostructures play a key role in determining their morphologies, crystal structure and properties. To unveil those mechanisms, we perform atomic-scale aberration-corrected scanning transmission electron microscopy studies on planar core-shell ZnSe@ZnTe nanowires on α-AlO substrates. [...]
2022 - 10.1038/s41467-022-31778-3
Nature communications, Vol. 13 (2022) , art. 4089
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Current status of genetic counselling for rare diseases in spain
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Álvaro-Sánchez, Sara (CONGEN. Genetic Counselling Services) ;
Abreu-Rodríguez, Irene (Institut Hospital del Mar d'Investigacions Mèdiques) ;
Abulí, Anna (Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron. Institut de Recerca) ;
Serra-Juhe, Clara (Institut d'Investigació Biomèdica Sant Pau) ;
Garrido-Navas, Mª. Carmen (Universidad de Granada. Departamento de Genética) ;
Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Genetic Counselling is essential for providing personalised information and support to patients with Rare Diseases (RD). Unlike most other developed countries, Spain does not recognize geneticists or genetic counsellors as healthcare professionals Thus, patients with RD face not only challenges associated with their own disease but also deal with lack of knowledge, uncertainty, and other psychosocial issues arising as a consequence of diagnostic delay. [...]
2021 - 10.3390/diagnostics11122320
Diagnostics, Vol. 11 Núm. 12 (december 2021) , p. 2320
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Rotated domains in selective area epitaxy grown ZnP : formation mechanism and functionality
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Spadaro, Maria Chiara (Institut Català de Nanociència i Nanotecnologia) ;
Escobar Steinvall, Simon (Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne. Laboratory of Semiconductor Materials) ;
Dzade, Nelson Y. (Pennsylvania State University. Department of Energy and Mineral Engineering) ;
Martí-Sánchez, Sara (Institut Català de Nanociència i Nanotecnologia) ;
Torres-Vila, Pol (Institut Català de Nanociència i Nanotecnologia) ;
Stutz, Elias Z. (Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne. Laboratory of Semiconductor Materials) ;
Zamani, Mahdi (Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne. Laboratory of Semiconductor Materials) ;
Paul, Rajrupa (Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne. Laboratory of Semiconductor Materials) ;
Leran, Jean-Baptiste (Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne. Laboratory of Semiconductor Materials) ;
Fontcuberta i Morral, Anna (Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne. Laboratory of Semiconductor Materials) ;
Arbiol i Cobos, Jordi (Institut Català de Nanociència i Nanotecnologia)
Zinc phosphide (ZnP) is an ideal absorber candidate for solar cells thanks to its direct bandgap, earth-abundance, and optoelectronic characteristics, albeit it has been insufficiently investigated due to limitations in the fabrication of high-quality material. [...]
2021 - 10.1039/d1nr06190a
Nanoscale, Vol. 13, Issue 44 (November 2021) , p. 18441-18450
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