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Strategic design of Fe and N co-doped hierarchically porous carbon as superior ORR catalyst: from the perspective of nanoarchitectonics by Kim, Minjun, Firestein, Konstantin L, Fernando, Joseph F. S, Xu, Xingtao, Lim, Hyunsoo, Golberg, Dmitri V, Na, Jongbeom, Kim, Jihyun, Nara, Hiroki, Tang, Jing, Yamauchi, Yusuke

“…In this study, we present microporous carbon (MPC), hollow microporous carbon (HMC) and hierarchically porous carbon (HPC) to demonstrate the importance of…”
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Recent Progress of In Situ Transmission Electron Microscopy for Energy Materials by Zhang, Chao, Firestein, Konstantin L., Fernando, Joseph F. S., Siriwardena, Dumindu, Treifeldt, Joel E., Golberg, Dmitri

“…In situ transmission electron microscopy (TEM) is one of the most powerful approaches for revealing physical and chemical process dynamics at atomic…”
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Boron nitride nanotube growth via boron oxide assisted chemical vapor transport-deposition process using LiNO3 as a promoter by Matveev, Andrei T., Firestein, Konstantin L., Steinman, Alexander E., Kovalskii, Andrey M., Lebedev, Oleg I., Shtansky, Dmitry V., Golberg, Dmitri

“…High-purity straight and discrete multiwalled boron nitride nanotubes （BNNTs） were grown via a boron oxide vapor reaction with ammonia using LiNO3 as a…”
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BN/Ag hybrid nanomaterials with petal-like surfaces as catalysts and antibacterial agents by Firestein, Konstantin L, Leybo, Denis V, Steinman, Alexander E, Kovalskii, Andrey M, Matveev, Andrei T, Manakhov, Anton M, Sukhorukova, Irina V, Slukin, Pavel V, Fursova, Nadezda K, Ignatov, Sergey G, Golberg, Dmitri V, Shtansky, Dmitry V

“…BN/Ag hybrid nanomaterials (HNMs) and their possible applications as novel active catalysts and antibacterial agents are investigated. BN/Ag nanoparticle (NP)…”
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Study of Chemical and Morphological Transformations during Ni2Mo3N Synthesis via an Oxide Precursor Nitration Route by Denis V. Leybo, Dmitry I. Arkhipov, Konstantin L. Firestein, Denis V. Kuznetsov

“…Chemical and morphological transformations during Ni2Mo3N synthesis were studied in this work. Nitride samples were synthesized from oxide precursors in H2/N2…”
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Young’s Modulus and Tensile Strength of Ti3C2 MXene Nanosheets As Revealed by In Situ TEM Probing, AFM Nanomechanical Mapping, and Theoretical Calculations by Firestein, Konstantin L, von Treifeldt, Joel E, Kvashnin, Dmitry G, Fernando, Joseph F. S, Zhang, Chao, Kvashnin, Alexander G, Podryabinkin, Evgeny V, Shapeev, Alexander V, Siriwardena, Dumindu P, Sorokin, Pavel B, Golberg, Dmitri

“…Two-dimensional transition metal carbides, that is, MXenes and especially Ti3C2, attract attention due to their excellent combination of properties. Ti3C2…”
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The effect of Ti3AlC2 MAX phase synthetic history on the structure and electrochemical properties of resultant Ti3C2 MXenes by von Treifeldt, Joel E., Firestein, Konstantin L., Fernando, Joseph F.S., Zhang, Chao, Siriwardena, Dumindu P., Lewis, Courtney-Elyce M., Golberg, Dmitri V.

“…The synthesis of MXenes is a lively area of research in today’s materials science community. Pure carbide and nitride samples with tunable properties and…”
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Microstructure evolution during AlSi10Mg molten alloy/BN microflake interactions in metal matrix composites obtained through 3D printing by Konopatsky, Anton S., Kvashnin, Dmitry G., Corthay, Shakti, Boyarintsev, Ivan, Firestein, Konstantin L., Orekhov, Anton, Arkharova, Natalya, Golberg, Dmitry V., Shtansky, Dmitry V.

“…Utilization of metal/ceramic powders opens new possibilities for 3D printing of metal matrix composites of complex shape with high strength, but it is still a…”
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Optomechanical Properties of MoSe2 Nanosheets as Revealed by In Situ Transmission Electron Microscopy by Zhang, Chao, Larionov, Konstantin V, Firestein, Konstantin L, Fernando, Joseph F. S, Lewis, Courtney-Elyce, Sorokin, Pavel B, Golberg, Dmitri V

“…Free-standing few-layered MoSe2 nanosheet stacks optoelectronic signatures are analyzed by using light compatible in situ transmission electron microscopy…”
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Optoelectronic and Optomechanical Properties of Few‐Atomic‐Layer Black Phosphorus Nanoflakes as Revealed by In Situ TEM by Zhang, Chao, Korovina, Anastasia V., Firestein, Konstantin L., Fernando, Joseph F. S., Lewis, Courtney‐Elyce, Kvashnin, Dmitry G., Golberg, Dmitri V.

“…The optoelectronic signatures of free‐standing few‐atomic‐layer black phosphorus nanoflakes are analyzed by in situ transmission electron microscopy (TEM). As…”
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Photocatalysis with Pt–Au–ZnO and Au–ZnO Hybrids: Effect of Charge Accumulation and Discharge Properties of Metal Nanoparticles by Fernando, Joseph F. S, Shortell, Matthew P, Firestein, Konstantin L, Zhang, Chao, Larionov, Konstantin V, Popov, Zakhar I, Sorokin, Pavel B, Bourgeois, Laure, Waclawik, Eric R, Golberg, Dmitri V

“…Metal–semiconductor hybrid nanomaterials are becoming increasingly popular for photocatalytic degradation of organic pollutants. Herein, a seed-assisted…”
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Optomechanical Properties of MoSe 2 Nanosheets as Revealed by In Situ Transmission Electron Microscopy by Zhang, Chao, Larionov, Konstantin V, Firestein, Konstantin L, Fernando, Joseph F S, Lewis, Courtney-Elyce, Sorokin, Pavel B, Golberg, Dmitri V

“…Free-standing few-layered MoSe nanosheet stacks optoelectronic signatures are analyzed by using light compatible transmission electron microscopy (TEM)…”
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Fabrication, characterization, and mechanical properties of spark plasma sintered Al–BN nanoparticle composites by Firestein, Konstantin L., Steinman, Alexander E., Golovin, Igor S., Cifre, Joan, Obraztsova, Ekaterina A., Matveev, Andrei T., Kovalskii, Andrey M., Lebedev, Oleg I., Shtansky, Dmitry V., Golberg, Dmitri

“…Fabrication of high strength yet light and low cost composite materials with good mechanical properties at room and elevated temperatures is a challenge that…”
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Elevated-temperature high-strength h-BN-doped Al2014 and Al7075 composites: Experimental and theoretical insights by Corthay, Shakti, Firestein, Konstantin L., Kvashnin, Dmitry G., Kutzhanov, Magzhan K., Matveev, Andrei T., Kovalskii, Andrey M., Leybo, Denis V., Golberg, Dmitri V., Shtansky, Dmitry V.

“…High-strength Al2014 (Al2) and Al7075 (Al7) series composites with and without addition of hexagonal BN (h-BN) flakes (1, 3, and 5 wt%) were fabricated from…”
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Optical and Optoelectronic Property Analysis of Nanomaterials inside Transmission Electron Microscope by Fernando, Joseph F. S., Zhang, Chao, Firestein, Konstantin L., Golberg, Dmitri

“…In situ transmission electron microscopy (TEM) allows one to investigate nanostructures at high spatial resolution in response to external stimuli, such as…”
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Probing the effect of Mg doping on triclinic Na2Mn3O7 transition metal oxide as cathode material for sodium-ion batteries by Siriwardena, Dumindu P., Fernando, Joseph F.S., Wang, Tony, Firestein, Konstantin L., Zhang, Chao, Brand, Helen E.A., Jones, Michael W.M., Kewish, Cameron M., Berntsen, Peter, Jenkins, Tristram, Lewis, Courtney-Elyce M., von Treifeldt, Joel E., Dubal, Deepak P., Golberg, Dmitri V.

“…•A series of novel Mg-substituted triclinic Na2Mn3-xMgxO7 cathode materials was introduced.•Mg-substitution improved specific capacity and rate capability of…”
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Thermal stability of CsPbBr3 perovskite as revealed by in situ transmission electron microscopy by Zhang, Chao, Fernando, Joseph F. S., Firestein, Konstantin L., von Treifeldt, Joel E., Siriwardena, Dumindu, Fang, Xiaosheng, Golberg, Dmitri

“…The thermal stability of all-inorganic halide perovskites is their key advantage over organic/hybrid halide perovskites. Here, in situ high-resolution…”
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Al − BN interaction in a high-strength lightweight Al/BN metal-matrix composite: Theoretical modelling and experimental verification by Kvashnin, Dmitry G., Firestein, Konstantin L., Popov, Zakhar I., Corthay, Shakti, Sorokin, Pavel B., Golberg, Dmitri V., Shtansky, Dmitry V.

“…In recent years, there has been a great interest in the application of h-BN as a reinforcing phase in Al-based metal-matrix composites. The formation of…”
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Effect of BN Nanoparticles Loaded with Doxorubicin on Tumor Cells with Multiple Drug Resistance by Zhitnyak, Irina Y, Bychkov, Igor N, Sukhorukova, Irina V, Kovalskii, Andrey M, Firestein, Konstantin L, Golberg, Dmitri, Gloushankova, Natalya A, Shtansky, Dmitry V

“…Herein we study the effect of doxorubicin-loaded BN nanoparticles (DOX-BNNPs) on cell lines that differ in the multidrug resistance (MDR), namely KB-3-1 and…”
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Effect of Fe3+ for Ru4+ substitution in disordered Na1.33Ru0.67O2 cathode for sodium-ion batteries: Structural and electrochemical characterizations by Siriwardena, Dumindu P., Fernando, Joseph F.S., Wang, Tony, Firestein, Konstantin L., Zhang, Chao, von Treifeldt, Joel E., Golberg, Dmitri V.

“…Sodium ruthenium oxides (Na2RuO3 and Na1.33Ru0.67O2) belong to a special Na-rich type of cathode material which show high specific capacities and structural…”
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