Passivation of semiconductor surfaces is crucial to reduce carrier recombination losses and thereby enhance the device performance solar cells other devices. Thin-film stacks phosphorus oxide (POx) aluminum (Al2O3) have recently been shown provide excellent passivation surfaces, including crystalline silicon indium phosphide, can also be highly interesting for materials such as Ge III-V semicon...

Symbiosis between the fungal endophyte Epichloë coenophiala naturally found in cool season grass tall fescue (Lolium arundinacea (Schreb) Darbysh.) is thought to provide a competitive advantage over endophyte-free grasses when grown under nutrient-limited conditions. The mechanisms involved purported improvement phosphorus (P) uptake due infection are still not understood. present study tested ...

We investigated systematically the effects of Tet-induced oxidation products of 5-methylcytosine on Dnmt1- and DNMT3a-mediated cytosine methylation in synthetic duplex DNA. We found that the replacement of 5-methylcytosine at a CpG site with a 5-hydroxymethylcytosine, 5-formylcytosine, 5-carboxylcytosine or 5-hydroxymethyluracil resulted in altered methylation of cytosine at both the opposite a...

One of the significant disadvantages quartz glass-based materials is their tendency to crystallize cristobalite during firing and, as a consequence, deterioration in performance. In order prevent crystallization ceramics sintering, number additives are used. However, all known options some disadvantages, namely, relatively low strength values and increased coefficient linear thermal expansion p...

Phosphorus is an essential macroelement in plant growth and the human body, but excessive water enrichment with phosphorus a global threat to quality. To address this problem, development of efficient, affordable adsorbent for use removing large amounts from eutrophic necessary. Food-waste-based adsorbents offer sustainable solution because they utilize waste as valuable resource. This study ex...