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Himcinschi C, Drechsler F, Walch DS, Bhatnagar A, Belik AA, Kortus J. Unexpected Phonon Behaviour in BiFe xCr 1-xO 3, a Material System Different from Its BiFeO 3 and BiCrO 3 Parents. NANOMATERIALS 2022; 12:nano12091607. [PMID: 35564316 PMCID: PMC9100047 DOI: 10.3390/nano12091607] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2022] [Revised: 05/05/2022] [Accepted: 05/05/2022] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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The dielectric function and the bandgap of BiFe0.5Cr0.5O3 thin films were determined from spectroscopic ellipsometry and compared with that of the parent compounds BiFeO3 and BiCrO3. The bandgap value of BiFe0.5Cr0.5O3 is lower than that of BiFeO3 and BiCrO3, due to an optical transition at ~2.27 eV attributed to a charge transfer excitation between the Cr and Fe ions. This optical transition enables new phonon modes which have been investigated using Raman spectroscopy by employing multi-wavelengths excitation. The appearance of a new Raman mode at ~670 cm−1 with a strong intensity dependence on the excitation line and its higher order scattering activation was found for both BiFe0.5Cr0.5O3 thin films and BiFexCr1−xO3 polycrystalline bulk samples. Furthermore, Raman spectroscopy was also used to investigate temperature induced structural phase transitions in BiFe0.3Cr0.7O3.
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- Cameliu Himcinschi
- Institute of Theoretical Physics, TU Bergakademie Freiberg, D-09596 Freiberg, Germany; (F.D.); (J.K.)
- Correspondence:
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- Institute of Theoretical Physics, TU Bergakademie Freiberg, D-09596 Freiberg, Germany; (F.D.); (J.K.)
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- Zentrum für Innovationskompetenz SiLi-nano, Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg, D-06120 Halle (Saale), Germany; (D.S.W.); (A.B.)
- Institut für Physik, Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg, D-06120 Halle (Saale), Germany
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- Zentrum für Innovationskompetenz SiLi-nano, Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg, D-06120 Halle (Saale), Germany; (D.S.W.); (A.B.)
- Institut für Physik, Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg, D-06120 Halle (Saale), Germany
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- International Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics (WPI-MANA), National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS), Namiki 1-1, Ibaraki, Tsukuba 305-0044, Japan;
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- Institute of Theoretical Physics, TU Bergakademie Freiberg, D-09596 Freiberg, Germany; (F.D.); (J.K.)
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Das S, Fourmont P, Benetti D, Cloutier SG, Nechache R, Wang ZM, Rosei F. High performance BiFeO3 ferroelectric nanostructured photocathodes. J Chem Phys 2020; 153:084705. [PMID: 32872869 DOI: 10.1063/5.0013192] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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- Shyamashis Das
- Institute of Fundamental and Frontier Sciences, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu 610054, China
- Centre Énergie Matériaux et Télécommunications, Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique, 1650 Boul. Lionel Boulet, Varennes, Québec J3X 1S2, Canada
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- École de Technologie Supérieure, 1100 Notre Dame Street West, Montréal, Québec H3C 1K3, Canada
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- Centre Énergie Matériaux et Télécommunications, Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique, 1650 Boul. Lionel Boulet, Varennes, Québec J3X 1S2, Canada
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- École de Technologie Supérieure, 1100 Notre Dame Street West, Montréal, Québec H3C 1K3, Canada
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- Centre Énergie Matériaux et Télécommunications, Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique, 1650 Boul. Lionel Boulet, Varennes, Québec J3X 1S2, Canada
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- Institute of Fundamental and Frontier Sciences, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu 610054, China
- Institute of Micro Engineering and Nanoelectronics, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Bangi 43600, Malaysia
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- Centre Énergie Matériaux et Télécommunications, Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique, 1650 Boul. Lionel Boulet, Varennes, Québec J3X 1S2, Canada
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Li C, Jiang K, Jiang J, Hu Z, Liu A, Hu G, Shi W, Chu J. Enhanced photovoltaic response of lead-free ferroelectric solar cells based on (K,Bi)(Nb,Yb)O 3 films. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2020; 22:3691-3701. [PMID: 32003366 DOI: 10.1039/c9cp06291b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Herein, we firstly present the (K,Bi)(Nb,Yb)O3 inorganic ferroelectric photovoltaic (FPV) film, in which a nearly ideal bandgap of ∼1.45 eV in the center of the solar spectrum and the co-existence of oxygen vacancies as well as ferroelectric polarization were confirmed. Furthermore, a novel cell structure is successfully fabricated by combining charge-transporting TiO2 nanoparticles, the perovskite sensitizer and a light-absorbing oxide hole p-type NiO conductor to realize a 1 V open circuit voltage, which can be increased to 1.56 V by adjusting the test bias near the coercive voltage. Additionally, under simulated standard AM 1.5G illumination, a fill factor of 86% and a power conversion efficiency of 0.85% are achieved via oxygen vacancy electromigration and polarization switching modulation. It is shown that the obtained power conversion efficiency is one to three orders of magnitude higher than those of pure BiFeO3 and Pb(Zr,Ti)O3. The enhanced PV effects are well elucidated using the transformation from a Schottky-like barrier to Ohmic contacts caused by polarization switching and oxygen vacancies. Building upon the above studies, deep insights into the bandgap tunability and PV effects in ferroelectric films with high oxygen vacancy concentration are provided and will facilitate a new versatile route for exploring high PV performance based on inorganic ferroelectric films.
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- Chuanqing Li
- Department of Physics, Shanghai Normal University, Shanghai 200234, China
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- Key Laboratory of Polar Materials and Devices (MOE) and Technical Center for Multifunctional Magneto-Optical Spectroscopy (Shanghai), Department of Electronic Engineering, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200241, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Polar Materials and Devices (MOE) and Technical Center for Multifunctional Magneto-Optical Spectroscopy (Shanghai), Department of Electronic Engineering, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200241, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Polar Materials and Devices (MOE) and Technical Center for Multifunctional Magneto-Optical Spectroscopy (Shanghai), Department of Electronic Engineering, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200241, China.
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- Department of Physics, Shanghai Normal University, Shanghai 200234, China
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- Department of Physics, Shanghai Normal University, Shanghai 200234, China
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- Department of Physics, Shanghai Normal University, Shanghai 200234, China
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- Key Laboratory of Polar Materials and Devices (MOE) and Technical Center for Multifunctional Magneto-Optical Spectroscopy (Shanghai), Department of Electronic Engineering, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200241, China.
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Theofylaktos L, Kosmatos KO, Giannakaki E, Kourti H, Deligiannis D, Konstantakou M, Stergiopoulos T. Perovskites with d-block metals for solar energy applications. Dalton Trans 2019; 48:9516-9537. [PMID: 31225556 DOI: 10.1039/c9dt01485c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Pb2+ halide organic-inorganic perovskites are excellent semiconductors for use in solar energy applications, but at the expense of robustness and environmental compatibility. Tin (Sn), which sits just above lead in the periodic table, forms pure (or mixed with lead) perovskites when at the 2+ or 4+ oxidation state. It can act as a promising alternative; however, there are still some serious concerns regarding its suitability. This presents a major challenge; viable metal cations have to be identified. A good number of elements, originating from a large range of d-block metal ions, with adequate oxidation states, moderate toxicity, and relative abundance, seem ideal for this purpose. In this review, we present the most characteristic perovskites (conventional perovskites, layered, or double perovskites) that can be formed with the help of these metals. We focus on d-block metal ions with stable oxidation states, such as Ag+ or Ti4+, which have exhibited satisfactory photovoltaic properties until now. Further, we highlight the results involving compounds other than halide perovskites, such as oxides, chalcogenides, and nitrides (as well as oxyhalides, oxysulfides, and oxynitrides); a few of them are ferroelectric (based on Ti4+, Zr4+, Fe3+, and Cr3+) and can yield a photovoltage that exceeds the bandgap of the material. Finally, we present the critical challenges that currently limit the efficiency of these systems and propose prospects for future directions.
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- Lazaros Theofylaktos
- Laboratory of Physical Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54124 Thessaloniki, Greece.
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Huang W, Li S, Bouzidi S, Lei L, Zhang Z, Xu P, Cloutier SG, Rosei F, Nechache R. Epitaxial patterned Bi 2FeCrO 6 nanoisland arrays with room temperature multiferroic properties. NANOSCALE ADVANCES 2019; 1:2139-2145. [PMID: 36131975 PMCID: PMC9419458 DOI: 10.1039/c9na00111e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2019] [Accepted: 05/11/2019] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Epitaxial multiferroic Bi2FeCrO6 nanoisland arrays with a lateral size of ∼100 nm have been successfully fabricated by patterned SiO2 template-assisted pulsed laser deposition. The as-grown island structure exhibits promising multiferroic properties (i.e. ferroelectric and magnetic) even at nanometer dimensions at room temperature. This work demonstrates an effective strategy to fabricate high-density nonvolatile ferroelectric/multiferroic memory devices.
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- Wei Huang
- INRS-Centre Énergie, Matériaux et Télécommunications 1650, Boulevard Lionel-Boulet Varennes Québec J3X 1S2 Canada
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- SUSTech Academy for Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies, Southern University of Science and Technology Shenzhen 518055 The People's Republic of China
- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology Shenzhen 518055 The People's Republic of China
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- École de Technologie Supérieure 1100 Rue Notre-Dame Ouest Montréal Québec H3C 1K3 Canada
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- College of Electronic Science and Technology, Shenzhen University Nanhai Ave 3688 Shenzhen 518060 The People's Republic of China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology Shenzhen 518055 The People's Republic of China
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- College of Electronic Science and Technology, Shenzhen University Nanhai Ave 3688 Shenzhen 518060 The People's Republic of China
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- École de Technologie Supérieure 1100 Rue Notre-Dame Ouest Montréal Québec H3C 1K3 Canada
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- INRS-Centre Énergie, Matériaux et Télécommunications 1650, Boulevard Lionel-Boulet Varennes Québec J3X 1S2 Canada
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- École de Technologie Supérieure 1100 Rue Notre-Dame Ouest Montréal Québec H3C 1K3 Canada
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Han H, Kim D, Chae S, Park J, Nam SY, Choi M, Yong K, Kim HJ, Son J, Jang HM. Switchable ferroelectric photovoltaic effects in epitaxial h-RFeO 3 thin films. NANOSCALE 2018; 10:13261-13269. [PMID: 29971282 DOI: 10.1039/c7nr08666k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Ferroelectric photovoltaics (FPVs) have drawn much attention owing to their high stability, environmental safety, and anomalously high photovoltages, coupled with reversibly switchable photovoltaic responses. However, FPVs suffer from extremely low photocurrents, which is primarily due to their wide band gaps. Here, we present a new class of FPVs by demonstrating switchable ferroelectric photovoltaic effects and narrow band-gap properties using hexagonal ferrite (h-RFeO3) thin films, where R denotes rare-earth ions. FPVs with narrow band gaps suggest their potential applicability as photovoltaic and optoelectronic devices. The h-RFeO3 films further exhibit reasonably large ferroelectric polarizations (4.7-8.5 μC cm-2), which possibly reduces a rapid recombination rate of the photo-generated electron-hole pairs. The power conversion efficiency (PCE) of h-RFeO3 thin-film devices is sensitive to the magnitude of polarization. In the case of the h-TmFeO3 (h-TFO) thin film, the measured PCE is twice as large as that of the BiFeO3 thin film, a prototypic FPV. The effect of electrical fatigue on FPV responses has been further investigated. This work thus demonstrates a new class of FPVs towards high-efficiency solar cell and optoelectronic applications.
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- Hyeon Han
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, and Division of Advanced Materials Science, Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), Pohang 37673, Republic of Korea.
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Huang W, Chakrabartty J, Harnagea C, Gedamu D, Ka I, Chaker M, Rosei F, Nechache R. Highly Sensitive Switchable Heterojunction Photodiode Based on Epitaxial Bi 2FeCrO 6 Multiferroic Thin Films. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2018; 10:12790-12797. [PMID: 29565117 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.8b00459] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Perovskite multiferroic oxides are promising materials for the realization of sensitive and switchable photodiodes because of their favorable band gap (<3.0 eV), high absorption coefficient, and tunable internal ferroelectric (FE) polarization. A high-speed switchable photodiode based on multiferroic Bi2FeCrO6 (BFCO)/SrRuO3 (SRO)-layered heterojunction was fabricated by pulsed laser deposition. The heterojunction photodiode exhibits a large ideality factor ( n = ∼5.0) and a response time as fast as 68 ms, thanks to the effective charge carrier transport and collection at the BFCO/SRO interface. The diode can switch direction when the electric polarization is reversed by an external voltage pulse. The time-resolved photoluminescence decay of the device measured at ∼500 nm demonstrates an ultrafast charge transfer (lifetime = ∼6.4 ns) in BFCO/SRO heteroepitaxial structures. The estimated responsivity value at 500 nm and zero bias is 0.38 mA W-1, which is so far the highest reported for any FE thin film photodiode. Our work highlights the huge potential for using multiferroic oxides to fabricate highly sensitive and switchable photodiodes.
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- Wei Huang
- INRS-Centre Énergie, Matériaux et Télécommunications , 1650, Boulevard Lionel-Boulet , Varennes , Québec J3X 1S2 , Canada
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- INRS-Centre Énergie, Matériaux et Télécommunications , 1650, Boulevard Lionel-Boulet , Varennes , Québec J3X 1S2 , Canada
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- INRS-Centre Énergie, Matériaux et Télécommunications , 1650, Boulevard Lionel-Boulet , Varennes , Québec J3X 1S2 , Canada
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- École de Technologie Supérieure , 1100 Rue Notre-Dame Ouest , Montréal , Québec H3C 1K3 , Canada
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- École de Technologie Supérieure , 1100 Rue Notre-Dame Ouest , Montréal , Québec H3C 1K3 , Canada
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- INRS-Centre Énergie, Matériaux et Télécommunications , 1650, Boulevard Lionel-Boulet , Varennes , Québec J3X 1S2 , Canada
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- INRS-Centre Énergie, Matériaux et Télécommunications , 1650, Boulevard Lionel-Boulet , Varennes , Québec J3X 1S2 , Canada
- Department of Electrical Engineering, Institute for Fundamental and Frontier Science , University of Electronic Science and Technology of China , Chengdu 610054 , People's Republic of China
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- École de Technologie Supérieure , 1100 Rue Notre-Dame Ouest , Montréal , Québec H3C 1K3 , Canada
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Weisz DG, Crowhurst JC, Finko MS, Rose TP, Koroglu B, Trappitsch R, Radousky HB, Siekhaus WJ, Armstrong MR, Isselhardt BH, Azer M, Curreli D. Effects of Plume Hydrodynamics and Oxidation on the Composition of a Condensing Laser-Induced Plasma. J Phys Chem A 2018; 122:1584-1591. [PMID: 29388772 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.7b11994] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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High-temperature chemistry in laser ablation plumes leads to vapor-phase speciation, which can induce chemical fractionation during condensation. Using emission spectroscopy acquired after ablation of a SrZrO3 target, we have experimentally observed the formation of multiple molecular species (ZrO and SrO) as a function of time as the laser ablation plume evolves. Although the stable oxides SrO and ZrO2 are both refractory, we observed emission from the ZrO intermediate at earlier times than SrO. We deduced the time-scale of oxygen entrainment into the laser ablation plume using an 18O2 environment by observing the in-growth of Zr18O in the emission spectra relative to Zr16O, which was formed by reaction of Zr with 16O from the target itself. Using temporally resolved plume-imaging, we determined that ZrO formed more readily at early times, volumetrically in the plume, while SrO formed later in time, around the periphery. Using a simple temperature-dependent reaction model, we have illustrated that the formation sequence of these oxides subsequent to ablation is predictable to first order.
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- David G Weisz
- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory , 7000 East Avenue, Livermore, California 94550, United States
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- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory , 7000 East Avenue, Livermore, California 94550, United States
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- Department of Nuclear, Plasma, and Radiological Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign , Champaign, Illinois 61801, United States
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- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory , 7000 East Avenue, Livermore, California 94550, United States
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- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory , 7000 East Avenue, Livermore, California 94550, United States
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- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory , 7000 East Avenue, Livermore, California 94550, United States
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- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory , 7000 East Avenue, Livermore, California 94550, United States
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- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory , 7000 East Avenue, Livermore, California 94550, United States
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- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory , 7000 East Avenue, Livermore, California 94550, United States
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- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory , 7000 East Avenue, Livermore, California 94550, United States
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- Illinois Applied Research Institute, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign , Champaign, Illinois 61820, United States
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- Department of Nuclear, Plasma, and Radiological Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign , Champaign, Illinois 61801, United States
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