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Ultrafast charge transfer (CT) processes redistribute electronic charge within and between molecular units and play a central role in many physical, chemical, and biological phenomena. However, the microscopic pathways of multiple CT…
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In situ NMR spectroscopy is a powerful technique to investigate charge storage mechanisms in carbon-based supercapacitors thanks to its ability to distinguish ionic and molecular species adsorbed in the porous electrodes from those in the…
Recent studies of multi-nucleon transfer in heavy ion collisions have employed both macroscopic and microscopic models. Although macroscopic approaches offer useful insights, microscopic analyses of high-precision experimental data provide…
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With the increasing energy crisis and the prevalent concept of green sustainability, quantum dot materials have become a hot spot in the academic and industrial fields of chemistry. Due to unique, tailor-made photovoltaic properties based…
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