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Exploring the Conversion of Heat to Electricity in Single Molecules
Researchers at Osaka University investigated the influence of the geometry of single-molecule devices on their ability to produce electricity from heat. They ...
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2017
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Solar Material for Producing Clean Hydrogen Fuel
A Japanese research team led by Osaka University developed a solar-active material for producing hydrogen fuel. The material is based on lanthanum titanium ...
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2017
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Breaking the Chain: Catalyzing a Green Future for Chemistry
A Japanese research team from Osaka University developed “green” catalysis for creating valuable chemicals from plant waste. By reacting a catalyst with ...
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2017
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Ultrathin black phosphorus for solar-driven hydrogen economy
Osaka University researchers combined two different types of 2D materials—black phosphorus and bismuth vanadate—to form a biologically inspired water-splitting ...
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2018
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A simple new approach to plastic solar cells
Osaka University researchers built on their previous work to develop new advanced organic polymer. When applied in the solar cells, the polymers formed as ...
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2018
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AI Software Assists Design of New Material for Solar Cells
Researchers from Osaka University used machine learning to design new polymers for organic photovoltaics (solar cells). After mining data from previous ...
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2018
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Porous materials shed light on environmental purification
An international collaboration between Osaka University, Japan, and the University of Castilla, Spain, developed stable single-crystalline porous ...
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2018
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Tracking Hydrogen Movement using Subatomic Particles
A Japanese collaboration developed a technique using a beam of subatomic particles called muons to track hydrogen movement in the solid magnesium hydride for ...
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2018
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Commercially relevant bismuth-based thin film processing
Osaka University researchers prepared 2D layered, visible-light-absorbing bismuth sulfide semiconductors using a two-step process. The resulting film exhibited ...
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2018
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Controlling organic semiconductor band gaps by electron-acceptor fluorination
Osaka researchers synthesized a fluorinated electron-acceptor for use in organic semiconductors. The high electronegativity of the fluorine substituents ...
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