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In almost 30 years of PEM fuel cell modeling, countless numerical models have been developed in science and industrial applications, almost none of which have been fully disclosed to the public. There is a large need for standardization and…
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We present an open source Python 3 library aimed at practitioners of molecular simulation, especially Monte Carlo simulation. The aims of the library are to facilitate the generation of simulation data for a wide range of problems; and to…
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Non-volatile memory devices have received a lot of interest in both industry and academia in the last decade. Transition metal oxide-based memories offer potential applications as universal memory and artificial synapses. Here we focus on…
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