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Lightweight 2D materials due to its large surface area are being studied for its hydrogen storage applications. The characteristics of hydrogen adsorption on the electric field-induced h-BN bilayer were investigated. The overall storage…
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We present full characterisation of acoustic wave devices based on the fully synthetic crystalline material at the liquid helium temperature range { required for the design of ultra low loss mechanical systems in many areas of research…
In recent years, metal hydride research has become one of the driving forces of the high-pressure community, as it is believed to hold the key to superconductivity close to ambient temperature. While numerous novel metal hydride compounds…