Chemodynamic therapy is a cancer treatment method based on Fenton/Fenton-like reaction. The exploration of peroxidase materials, which is for chemodynamic therapy, is an important research topic in the field of materials science.
The interaction between magnetism and electronic band structure topology in magnetic topological semimetals remains unclear, which has been conceived as the source for rich unconventional bulk transport properties, as well as anomalous surface or edge states. It also allows for magnetic control of different magnetic topological phases such as axion insulators, Weyl semimetals, and quantum anomalous Hall insulators. These exotic topological phases have been expected to play important roles in next-generation low energy consumption electronic and spintronic devices.
Three-dimensional (3D) anisotropic functional properties are benefit to the multiple using of materials, and also are contribute to enrich their regulatory dimensionality. What general characteristics do 3D anisotropic functional materials have? How to explore materials with three-dimensional anisotropic functional properties in a variety of material systems? The 3D anisotropic structure of the material is the key point. It will provide structural assurance for anisotropy functional property.
Thermoelectric material (TE) is one of the important functional materials to realize the conversion of electricity from waste heat. Since SnTe contains toxic-free elements and possesses the high-symmetry rock salt crystal structure, it has gained much attention in the thermoelectric field. However, the pristine SnTe compound suffers from the poor electrical properties due to the high intrinsic carrier concentration, the small band gap, and large energy difference between light (L) and heavy (Σ) bands. Therefore, hunting for the effective dopants and exploring the influence mechanism of dopants on the thermoelectric properties (electrical properties) of SnTe are of great significance for further improving its thermoelectric performance.
The experimental advanced superconducting tokamak (EAST), or the Chinese "artificial sun," has achieved a continuous high-temperature plasma operation for 1,056 seconds in the latest experiment on Thursday, the longest time of operation of its kind in the world.