Parents' Perspectives of Family Engagement with Early Childhood Education and Care During the COVID-19 Pandemic.

The COVID-19 pandemic has created significant challenges for Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) services and families, impacting family access to services and their communication and engagement with educators. This study aimed to examine parents' perspectives of family engagement with ECEC services during the pandemic. Primary caregivers in Victoria at the time of recruitment (September-November 2020) were invited to participate.

Visible light-induced electronic structure modulation of Nb- and Ta-doped α-FeO nanorods for effective photoelectrochemical water splitting.

The photoelectrochemical (PEC) water splitting activity of Nb and Ta-doped hematite (α-FeO) nanorods was investigated with reference to electronic structures by in situ synchrotron x-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS). Current density-potential measurements demonstrate that the PEC activity of α-FeO nanorods depends strongly on the species and concentrations of dopants. The doping of α-FeO nanorods with a low level of Nb or Ta can improve their electrical conductivity and thereby facilitate charge transport and reduced electron-hole recombination therein.

Solution growth of Ta-doped hematite nanorods for efficient photoelectrochemical water splitting: a tradeoff between electronic structure and nanostructure evolution.

Ta-doped hematite (α-Fe2O3) nanorod array films were successfully prepared on fluorine-doped tin dioxide (FTO) coated glass substrates via a facile solution growth process with TaCl5 as a Ta doping precursor. Under 1 sun illumination and at an applied potential of 1.0 V vs.