Publications by authors named "A Cantaluppi"

NiVO thin films were grown on glass slides with varying thicknesses using nebulizer spray pyrolysis. The impact of thickness on the thin films' optical, structural, morphological, and electrical characteristics was systematically investigated. X-ray diffraction and micro-Raman analysis confirmed the formation of the triclinic NiVO system.

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Rare earth element-doped BiNaTiO-BaTiO (BNT-BT-RE) polycrystalline thin films were processed on a platinized substrate by chemical solution deposition. The microstructure, dielectric, and ferroelectric properties were investigated for all prepared films. It was found that the incorporation of rare earth elements into the BNT-BT matrix increases both the dielectric constant and the breakdown strength while maintaining low dielectric losses, leading to an enhancement of the energy storage density to = 12 and 16 J/cm under an effective field of = 2500 kV/cm, for Nd- and Dy-based films, respectively.

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A comprehensive benchmarking exercise on current best practices on communication tools and dissemination processes of EU Member State organisations plus Iceland and Norway, selected ENVI EU agencies (EFSA, EMA, ECHA, ECDC), and EU bodies (DG SANTE, JRC, EU COUN) was carried out via an online survey, remote qualitative interviews, and a desk analysis of documents and web content.These current practices have been compiled into a catalogue of communication tools and a guide to their effective dissemination. Both elements are designed to help inform the EC General Plan for Risk Communication (GPRC)andfacilitate a coordinated communication framework at the EU and national level on matters relating to the food chain.

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Article Synopsis
  • Optical excitation at terahertz frequencies can dynamically change materials, like KC, by transforming its metal state into a superconductor-like state using short mid-infrared pulses.
  • By applying hydrostatic pressure, researchers found that the superconducting features of KC diminish around 0.3 GPa, indicating that pressure negatively affects its ability to pair electrons.
  • This study suggests that transient superconductivity might occur at much higher temperatures than previously thought, extending potentially to room temperature.
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The non-equilibrium control of emergent phenomena in solids is an important research frontier, encompassing effects such as the optical enhancement of superconductivity. Nonlinear excitation of certain phonons in bilayer copper oxides was recently shown to induce superconducting-like optical properties at temperatures far greater than the superconducting transition temperature, Tc (refs 4-6). This effect was accompanied by the disruption of competing charge-density-wave correlations, which explained some but not all of the experimental results.

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