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Song Y, Liu R, Wang Z, Xu H, Ma Y, Fan F, Voznyy O, Du J. Enhanced emission directivity from asymmetrically strained colloidal quantum dots. Sci Adv 2022; 8:eabl8219. [PMID: 35196093 PMCID: PMC8865764 DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.abl8219] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/07/2021] [Accepted: 12/28/2021] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
Abstract
Current state-of-the-art quantum dot light-emitting diodes have reached close to unity internal quantum efficiency. Further improvement in external quantum efficiency requires more efficient photon out-coupling. Improving the directivity of the photon emission is considered to be the most feasible approach. Here, we report improved emission directivity from colloidal quantum dot films. By growing an asymmetric compressive shell, we are able to lift their band-edge state degeneracy, which leads to an overwhelming population of exciton with in-plane dipole moment, as desired for high-efficiency photon out-coupling. The in-plane dipole proportion determined by back-focal plane imaging method is 88%, remarkably higher than 70% obtained from conventional hydrostatically strained colloidal quantum dots. Enhanced emission directivity obtained here opens a path to increasing the external quantum efficiencies notably.
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- Yang Song
- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale and School of Physical Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
- CAS Key Laboratory of Microscale Magnetic Resonance, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
- CAS Center for Excellence in Quantum Information and Quantum Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
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- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale and School of Physical Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
- CAS Key Laboratory of Microscale Magnetic Resonance, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
- CAS Center for Excellence in Quantum Information and Quantum Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
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- Department of Physical and Environmental Sciences, University of Toronto Scarborough, Toronto, Ontario M1C 1A4, Canada
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Microscale Magnetic Resonance, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
- CAS Center for Excellence in Quantum Information and Quantum Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
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- College of Photoelectronic Engineering, Chongqing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Chongqing 400065, China
- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Design and Manufacturing for Vehicle Body, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, China
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- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale and School of Physical Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
- CAS Key Laboratory of Microscale Magnetic Resonance, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
- CAS Center for Excellence in Quantum Information and Quantum Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
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- Department of Physical and Environmental Sciences, University of Toronto Scarborough, Toronto, Ontario M1C 1A4, Canada
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- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale and School of Physical Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
- CAS Key Laboratory of Microscale Magnetic Resonance, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
- CAS Center for Excellence in Quantum Information and Quantum Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
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Zhang Y, Song H, Wang L, Yu J, Wang B, Hu Y, Zang SQ, Yang B, Lu S. Solid-State Red Laser with a Single Longitudinal Mode from Carbon Dots. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021; 60:25514-25521. [PMID: 34549866 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202111285] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/20/2021] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
Abstract
Miniaturized solid-state lasers with a single longitudinal mode are vital for various photonic applications. Here we prepare red-emissive carbon dots (CDs) with a photoluminescence quantum yield (PLQY) of 65.5 % by combining graphitic nitrogen doping and surface modification. High-concentration doping alters the CDs' emission from blue to red, while the electron-donating groups and polymer coating on their surfaces improve the PLQY and photostability. The CDs exhibit excellent stimulated emission characteristics, with a low threshold of amplified spontaneous emission (ASE) and long gain lifetime. A planar microcavity with only one resonant mode, which fitted with the CDs' ASE peak, was constructed. Combining the CDs and microcavity produced a solid-state laser with a single longitudinal mode, a linewidth of 0.14 nm and a signal-to-noise ratio of 14.8 dB (Q∼4600). Our results will aid the development of colorful solid-state micro/nano lasers with potential use in practical photonics.
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- Yongqiang Zhang
- Green Catalysis Center, College of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450001, China
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- Green Catalysis Center, College of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450001, China
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- Green Catalysis Center, College of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450001, China
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- Green Catalysis Center, College of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450001, China
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- Green Catalysis Center, College of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450001, China
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- School of Physics and Microelectronics, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450001, China
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- Green Catalysis Center, College of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450001, China
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- State Key Lab of Supramolecular Structure and Materials College of Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun, 130012, China
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- Green Catalysis Center, College of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450001, China
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Zhang Y, Song H, Wang L, Yu J, Wang B, Hu Y, Zang S, Yang B, Lu S. Solid‐State Red Laser with a Single Longitudinal Mode from Carbon Dots. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202111285] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
Affiliation(s)
- Yongqiang Zhang
- Green Catalysis Center College of Chemistry Zhengzhou University Zhengzhou 450001 China
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- Green Catalysis Center College of Chemistry Zhengzhou University Zhengzhou 450001 China
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- Green Catalysis Center College of Chemistry Zhengzhou University Zhengzhou 450001 China
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- Green Catalysis Center College of Chemistry Zhengzhou University Zhengzhou 450001 China
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- Green Catalysis Center College of Chemistry Zhengzhou University Zhengzhou 450001 China
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- School of Physics and Microelectronics Zhengzhou University Zhengzhou 450001 China
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- Green Catalysis Center College of Chemistry Zhengzhou University Zhengzhou 450001 China
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- State Key Lab of Supramolecular Structure and Materials College of Chemistry Jilin University Changchun 130012 China
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- Green Catalysis Center College of Chemistry Zhengzhou University Zhengzhou 450001 China
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Chen W, Lu X, Fan F, Du J. Optical-Gain-based Sensing Using Inorganic-Ligand-Passivated Colloidal Quantum Dots. Nano Lett 2021; 21:7732-7739. [PMID: 34515491 DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.1c02547] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Thanks to their extremely large surface-to-volume ratio, colloidal quantum dots are potential high-performance sensing materials. However, previous sensing works using their spontaneous emission suffer from low sensitivities. The absence of an amplification process and the presence of the steric hindrance of long-chain organic ligands are two possible causations. Herein we propose that these two issues can be circumvented by using the amplified spontaneous emission of colloidal quantum dots capped by short-chain inorganic ligands. To exemplify this concept, we performed humidity sensing and observed a ∼31 times enhancement in sensitivity. Meanwhile, we found that the amplified spontaneous emission threshold power was reduced by 34% in a high humidity environment. On the basis of our transient absorption measurements, we attribute these observations to the mitigation of ultrafast subpicosecond trapping processes, which are enabled by the absorption of water molecules.
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- Weiguo Chen
- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale and School of Physical Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
- CAS Key Laboratory of Microscale Magnetic Resonance, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
- CAS Center for Excellence in Quantum Information and Quantum Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
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- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale and School of Physical Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
- CAS Key Laboratory of Microscale Magnetic Resonance, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
- CAS Center for Excellence in Quantum Information and Quantum Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
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- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale and School of Physical Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
- CAS Key Laboratory of Microscale Magnetic Resonance, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
- CAS Center for Excellence in Quantum Information and Quantum Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
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- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale and School of Physical Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
- CAS Key Laboratory of Microscale Magnetic Resonance, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
- CAS Center for Excellence in Quantum Information and Quantum Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
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Eren G, Sadeghi S, Bahmani Jalali H, Ritter M, Han M, Baylam I, Melikov R, Onal A, Oz F, Sahin M, Ow-Yang CW, Sennaroglu A, Lechner RT, Nizamoglu S. Cadmium-Free and Efficient Type-II InP/ZnO/ZnS Quantum Dots and Their Application for LEDs. ACS Appl Mater Interfaces 2021; 13:32022-32030. [PMID: 34196177 PMCID: PMC8283760 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.1c08118] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2021] [Accepted: 06/17/2021] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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It is a generally accepted perspective that type-II nanocrystal quantum dots (QDs) have low quantum yield due to the separation of the electron and hole wavefunctions. Recently, high quantum yield levels were reported for cadmium-based type-II QDs. Hence, the quest for finding non-toxic and efficient type-II QDs is continuing. Herein, we demonstrate environmentally benign type-II InP/ZnO/ZnS core/shell/shell QDs that reach a high quantum yield of ∼91%. For this, ZnO layer was grown on core InP QDs by thermal decomposition, which was followed by a ZnS layer via successive ionic layer adsorption. The small-angle X-ray scattering shows that spherical InP core and InP/ZnO core/shell QDs turn into elliptical particles with the growth of the ZnS shell. To conserve the quantum efficiency of QDs in device architectures, InP/ZnO/ZnS QDs were integrated in the liquid state on blue light-emitting diodes (LEDs) as down-converters that led to an external quantum efficiency of 9.4% and a power conversion efficiency of 6.8%, respectively, which is the most efficient QD-LED using type-II QDs. This study pointed out that cadmium-free type-II QDs can reach high efficiency levels, which can stimulate novel forms of devices and nanomaterials for bioimaging, display, and lighting.
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- Guncem
Ozgun Eren
- Department
of Biomedical Science and Engineering, Koç
University, Istanbul 34450, Turkey
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- Graduate
School of Material Science and Engineering, Koç University, Istanbul 34450, Turkey
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- Department
of Biomedical Science and Engineering, Koç
University, Istanbul 34450, Turkey
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- Institute
of Physics, Montanuniversitaet Leoben, Leoben 8700, Austria
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- Department
of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Koç University, Istanbul 34450, Turkey
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- Koç
University Surface Science and Technology Center (KUYTAM), Koç University, Istanbul 34450, Turkey
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- Department
of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Koç University, Istanbul 34450, Turkey
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- Graduate
School of Material Science and Engineering, Koç University, Istanbul 34450, Turkey
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- Department
of Biomedical Science and Engineering, Koç
University, Istanbul 34450, Turkey
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- Department
of Nanotechnology Engineering, Abdullah
Gul University, Kayseri 38080, Turkey
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- SUNUM
Nanotechnology Research and Application Center, Sabanci University, Istanbul 34956, Turkey
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- Koç
University Surface Science and Technology Center (KUYTAM), Koç University, Istanbul 34450, Turkey
- Laser
Research Laboratory, Departments of Physics and Electrical-Electronics
Engineering, Koç University, Istanbul 34450, Turkey
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- Institute
of Physics, Montanuniversitaet Leoben, Leoben 8700, Austria
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- Department
of Biomedical Science and Engineering, Koç
University, Istanbul 34450, Turkey
- Graduate
School of Material Science and Engineering, Koç University, Istanbul 34450, Turkey
- Department
of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Koç University, Istanbul 34450, Turkey
- Koc
University Boron and Advanced Materials Application and Research Center, Koç University, Istanbul 34450, Turkey
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du Fossé I, Boehme SC, Infante I, Houtepen AJ. Dynamic Formation of Metal-Based Traps in Photoexcited Colloidal Quantum Dots and Their Relevance for Photoluminescence. Chem Mater 2021; 33:3349-3358. [PMID: 34054218 PMCID: PMC8154315 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemmater.1c00561] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/18/2021] [Revised: 04/09/2021] [Indexed: 05/11/2023]
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Trap states play a crucial role in the design of colloidal quantum dot (QD)-based technologies. The presence of these in-gap states can either significantly limit the efficiency of devices (e.g., in solar cells or LEDs) or play a pivotal role in the functioning of the technology (e.g., in catalysis). Understanding the atomistic nature of traps is therefore of the highest importance. Although the mechanism through which undercoordinated chalcogenide atoms can lead to trap states in II-VI QDs is generally well understood, the nature of metal-based traps remains more elusive. Previous research has shown that reduction of metal sites in negatively charged QDs can lead to in-gap states. Here, we use density functional theory to show that metal-based traps are also formed in charge-neutral but photoexcited CdSe QDs. It is found that Cd-Cd dimers and the concomitant trap states are transient in nature and appear and disappear on the picosecond time scale. Subsequent nonradiative recombination from the trap is shown to be much faster than radiative recombination, indicating that dimer-related trap states can quench the photoluminescence. These results are expected to be transferable to other II-VI materials and highlight the importance of surface redox reactions for the optical properties of QDs. Moreover, they show that photoexcitation can lead to atomic rearrangements on the surface and thus create transient in-gap states.
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- Indy du Fossé
- Optoelectronic
Materials Section, Faculty of Applied Sciences, Delft University of Technology, Van der Maasweg 9, 2629 HZ Delft, The Netherlands
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- Laboratory
of Inorganic Chemistry, Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences, ETH Zürich, Vladimir-Prelog-Weg 1, 8093 Zürich, Switzerland
- Empa-Swiss
Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology, Überlandstrasse 129, 8600 Dübendorf, Switzerland
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- Department
of Nanochemistry, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Via Morego 30, 16163 Genova, Italy
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- Optoelectronic
Materials Section, Faculty of Applied Sciences, Delft University of Technology, Van der Maasweg 9, 2629 HZ Delft, The Netherlands
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Liu X, Luo Z, Yin W, Litvin AP, Baranov AV, Zhang J, Liu W, Zhang X, Zheng W. Methanol-induced fast CsBr release results in phase-pure CsPbBr 3 perovskite nanoplatelets. Nanoscale Adv 2020; 2:1973-1979. [PMID: 36132506 PMCID: PMC9417138 DOI: 10.1039/d0na00123f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2020] [Accepted: 03/22/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Formation of a non-emissive wide bandgap CsPb2Br5 component often accompanies the synthesis of CsPbBr3 perovskites, introducing undesired energy states and impeding the charge transport. Here, we demonstrate that a small amount of a methanol additive can promote the CsBr release rate, facilitating CsPbBr3 formation and suppressing CsPb2Br5 formation. Some of the methanol ionizes into CH5O+ and CH3O-, which act as surface ligands and change the crystallization environment, inducing shape evolution from spherical nanocrystals to rectangular nanoplatelets (NPLs), leading to monodispersed and phase-pure 8 unit-cell-thick CsPbBr3 NPLs. Meanwhile, nonradiative recombination processes are inhibited as a result of NPL surface passivation. Bright CsPbBr3 NPLs with a photoluminescence quantum yield reaching 90% were employed as emitters for electroluminescent light-emitting devices.
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- Xin Liu
- Key Laboratory of Automobile Materials, Ministry of Education, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Jilin University Changchun 130012 P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Automobile Materials, Ministry of Education, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Jilin University Changchun 130012 P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Automobile Materials, Ministry of Education, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Jilin University Changchun 130012 P. R. China
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- Center of Information Optical Technology, ITMO University 49 Kronverksky Pr. St. Petersburg 197101 Russia
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- Center of Information Optical Technology, ITMO University 49 Kronverksky Pr. St. Petersburg 197101 Russia
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- Key Laboratory of Automobile Materials, Ministry of Education, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Jilin University Changchun 130012 P. R. China
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- College of Materials Science & Engineering, Beihua University Jilin 132013 P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Automobile Materials, Ministry of Education, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Jilin University Changchun 130012 P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Automobile Materials, Ministry of Education, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Jilin University Changchun 130012 P. R. China
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