Publications by authors named "Zhikai Gao"

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  • * DFT analysis revealed that CoN-Gra/TiNO showcased good catalytic activity with low overpotentials for both ORR and OER, while other catalysts like TiN-Gra/MNO showed poorer performance due to unfavorable orbital properties affecting adsorption energy.
  • * Machine learning techniques, particularly gradient boosting regression and symbolic regression, effectively predicted overpotentials for various catalysts and helped streamline the catalyst screening process to enhance experimental
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  • An out-of-plane vertical electric field of 1.0 V/Ang improves the stability of monolayer CdI by stabilizing its thermodynamic and kinetic properties.
  • * The electric field creates a Mexican-hat electronic state and causes significant changes in the conduction and valence bands, including strong spin polarization and energy level splitting.
  • * Overall, the electric field enhances the optical response of monolayer CdI, resulting in a broader range of effective absorption and a new peak in the optical spectrum that reduces excitonic effects.
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In order to effectively suppress the negative effects of salt ions contained in saline soils on agricultural soil quality and crop growth, this study took advantage of the water-saving properties and better soil improvement properties of poly-γ-glutamic acid (γ-PGA). By carrying out various experiments, the following relationships have been found. (1) The lab experiment studies the effect of the γ-PGA application on the infiltration of sandy loam soil.

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