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Wide bandgap BaSnO3 films with room temperature conductivity exceeding 104 S cm−1
(2017)Wide bandgap perovskite oxides with high room temperature conductivities and structural compatibility with a diverse family of organic/inorganic perovskite materials are of significant interest as transparent conductors ... -
Random forest based thermal comfort prediction from gender-specific physiological parameters using wearable sensing technology
(2018)Prior knowledge of occupants’ thermal comfort can facilitate informed control decision of ambient thermal-conditioning in a building environment. This paper investigates the possibility to predict human thermal state ... -
Thermal comfort prediction using normalized skin temperature in a uniform built environment
(2017)Thermal comfort prediction can be instrumental in bridging the gap between energy efficiency and occupants’ comfort by utilizing the predicted thermal state (Discomfort/Comfort) of occupant as a control criterion for the ... -
Ultrathin Porous NiFeV Ternary Layer Hydroxide Nanosheets as a Highly Efficient Bifunctional Electrocatalyst for Overall Water Splitting
(2017)Herein, the hydrothermal synthesis of porous ultrathin ternary NiFeV layer double hydroxides (LDHs) nanosheets grown on Nickel foam (NF) substrate as a highly efficient electrode toward overall water splitting in alkaline ... -
Morphology controlled lithium storage in Li3VO4 anodes
(2018)Li3VO4 (LVO) anode materials with controllable morphologies ranging from spherical-assemblies, single-crystal nanorods, and flower shapes to bulk-shapes were fabricated via a solvothermal approach using different alcohols ... -
A room-temperature refuelable lithium, iodine and air battery
(2017)We demonstrate a new refuelable lithium cell using lithium solvated electron solution (Li-SES) as anolyte and iodine solutions as catholyte. This cell shows a high OCV (~3 V). Unlike conventional rechargeable Li batteries, ... -
Failure Behavior of Unidirectional Composites under Compression Loading: Effect of Fiber Waviness
(2017)The key objective of this work is to highlight the effect of manufacturing-induced fiber waviness defects on the compressive failure of glass fiber-reinforced unidirectional specimens. For this purpose, in-plane, ... -
Toward greener lithium-ion batteries: Aqueous binder-based LiNi0.4Co0.2Mn0.4O2 cathode material with superior electrochemical performance
(2017)This work reports the performance of LiNi0.4Co0.2Mn0.4O2 electrodes employing sodium carboxymethyl cellulose as the binder (CMC/NCM). Compared with conventional organic PVDF-based electrodes, the CMC/NCM electrodes display ... -
Crown Ethers Enable Room Temperature Synthesized CsPbBr3 Quantum Dots for Light-Emitting Diodes
(2018)The synthesis of all-inorganic cesium lead halide perovskite quantum dots (QDs) typically requires high temperatures, stringent conditions, large quantities of surface ligands, and judicious purification steps to overcome ... -
Precursor Non-stoichiometry to Enable Improved CH3NH3PbBr3 Nanocrystal LED Performance
(2018)High photoluminescence quantum yields and narrow emission wavelengths, combined with low temperature solution processing, make CH3NH3PbBr3 nanocrystals (NCs) favorable candidates for light-emitting applications. Herein, ... -
Image Sensor Based Visible Light Positioning System with Improved Positioning Algorithm
(2017)We optimize an image sensor-based indoor visible light positioning (VLP) system by improving the positioning algorithm. Specifically, we derive a close-form expression to determine the receiver's position and orientation ... -
Modelling and loss analysis of meso-structured perovskite solar cells
(2017)A mathematical model for meso-structured perovskite solar cells is derived and calibrated towards measured intensity dependent current-voltage characteristics. This steady-state device model describes the transport of free ... -
Numerical analysis on a four-stage looped thermoacoustic Stirling power generator for low temperature waste heat
(2017)Recent developments in thermoacoustic technologies have demonstrated that multi-stage looped thermoacoustic Stirling engine would be a promising option for harvesting waste heat. Previous studies on multi-stage looped ... -
Solvothermal synthesis of Li3VO4: Morphology control and electrochemical performance as anode for lithium-ion batteries
(2017)In this work, orthorhombic Li3VO4 with the controllable morphology has been synthesized by tuning the solvent composition (volume ratios of ethanol to deionized water) in a solvothermal approach. The resulting Li3VO4 samples ... -
Enhancing the sensing specificity of a MoS2 nanosheet-based FRET aptasensor using a surface blocking strategy
(2017)Aptamer-based biosensing, which uses short, single-stranded nucleic acid segments to bind to a target, can be advantageous over antibody-based diagnostics due to the ease of synthesis and high stability of aptamers. However, ... -
Experimental investigation of multi-effect regenerator for desiccant dehumidifier: Effects of various regeneration temperatures and solution flow rates on system performances
(2017)We have experimentally measured the thermal performances (PR) of vacuum assisted multi-effect regenerator, which employs hydrophobic membrane to separate water vapor from LiCl solution with higher evaporation rates. We ... -
Facile synthesis of a hole transporting material with a silafluorene core for efficient mesoscopic CH3NH3PbI3 perovskite solar cells
(2016)A novel electron-rich small-molecule, 4,4′-(5,5-dihexyl-5H-dibenzo[b,d]silole-3,7-diyl)bis(N,N-bis(4-methoxyphenyl)aniline) (S101), containing silafluorene as the core with arylamine side groups, has been synthesized via ... -
Origin of Photocarrier Losses in Iron Pyrite (FeS2) Nanocubes
(2016)Iron pyrite has received significant attention due to its high optical absorption. However, the loss of open circuit voltage (Voc) prevents its further application in photovoltaics. Herein, we have studied the photophysics ... -
Crystal Engineering of a Two-Dimensional Lead-Free Perovskite with Functional Organic Cations by Second-Sphere Coordination
(2017)Hybrid lead halide perovskite semiconductors are attracting increasing attention for applications in optoelectronics. However, the high lead content calls for the development of greener and smarter alternatives through ... -
Broadband Emission in Two-Dimensional Hybrid Perovskites: The Role of Structural Deformation
(2016)Only a selected group of two-dimensional (2D) lead–halide perovskites shows a peculiar broad-band photoluminescence. Here we show that the structural distortions of the perovskite lattice can determine the defectivity of ...
