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🔬 physics

Thermal Stability and Photovoltaic Enhancement of Double Perovskite (Cs₂InSbCl₆) Based Solar Cell (p-i-n) through Thickness and Bandgap Optimization

This study utilizes SCAPS-1D simulations to demonstrate that optimizing the thickness and bandgap of a Cs₂InSbCl₆-based p-i-n solar cell with an Fe/CuO/CdS/TiO₂ heterostructure yields a high power conversion efficiency of nearly 28% with reduced recombination losses and acceptable thermal stability, establishing it as a promising candidate for next-generation photovoltaics.

Mouad Chettab2026-06-26✓ Author reviewed
🔬 applied physics

Wide-field NV magnetometry under simultaneous high-pressure and high-temperature conditions

This paper demonstrates the feasibility of wide-field optically detected magnetic resonance (ODMR) using nitrogen-vacancy (NV) centers to spatially visualize magnetic fields under simultaneous extreme conditions of high pressure (up to 7 GPa) and high temperature (500 K), establishing a new platform for imaging magnetic phenomena in such environments.

Masahiro Ohkuma, Eikichi Kimura, Shumpei Ohyama, Miu Tezuka, Ryo Matsumoto, Shinobu Onoda, Yoshihiko Takano, Shintaro Az (…)2026-06-25✓ Author reviewed
🔭 astrophysics

Fast Radio Bursts probe Galaxy Evolution: Evidence and implications of a redshift-dependent FRB host DM

This study utilizes a forward-modeling framework applied to 90 localized fast radio bursts to demonstrate that the host dispersion measure evolves with redshift (nz1.62n_z \approx 1.62), providing a unified probe for ionized gas evolution in galaxies and halos while highlighting the necessity of accounting for this evolution to avoid significant redshift estimation errors.

Lluis Mas-Ribas2026-06-25✓ Author reviewed
🔢 mathematics

Three-Dimensional Positive-Cone Oldroyd-B Flows:Geometric Continuation and Residual-Work Criteria

This paper establishes a three-dimensional positive-cone continuation criterion for the stress-diffusion-free Oldroyd-B system, demonstrating that finite-time breakdown occurs only through the loss of logarithmic spectral envelopes or vorticity divergence, while simultaneously deriving a residual-work criterion linking positive pressure-free work to entropy-dual conformation defects.

Sai Peng2026-06-25✓ Author reviewed
🧬 biology

Single-cell and multi-omic analyses reveal a mito_lysis-like malignant program and a TNFRSF12A-MAP3K14-VCAM1 inflammatory remodeling axis in clear cell renal cell carcinoma

This study integrates multi-omic analyses to define a mito_lysis-like malignant program in clear cell renal cell carcinoma that is coupled with a TNFRSF12A-MAP3K14-VCAM1 inflammatory remodeling axis, linking mitochondrial stress in malignant cells to myeloid-driven niche interactions and poor patient survival.

Chao Ma, Ce Qin, Yuqi Li2026-06-25✓ Author reviewed
📄 medicine

Evaluation of CA-125, HE4, ROMA, and Copenhagen Index for Preoperative Risk Stratification of Adnexal Masses in Indian Women: A Prospective Cross-Sectional Study

This prospective study of Indian women demonstrates that while HE4 and ROMA offer superior diagnostic accuracy for premenopausal adnexal masses, the Copenhagen Index provides the highest specificity and AUC for postmenopausal women, establishing these biomarkers as effective adjunctive tools for preoperative risk stratification.

Nilanchali Singh¹, Chetanya Mittal¹, Aaroshi Gupta¹, Ishika Gupta¹, Sadaf Kunwar¹, Anjli Gaur¹, Sushmitha Somagattu¹, Ta (…)2026-06-25✓ Author reviewed
📄 earth_science

Interannual variability of tropical cyclone systems' landfall over Mozambique and its relationship with atmospheric conditions

This study analyzes the increasing interannual trend of tropical cyclone landfalls in Mozambique from 1971 to 2025, revealing that their frequency and timing are significantly driven by large-scale atmospheric moisture convergence and modulated by climate modes such as the Southern Annular Mode and Indian Ocean Dipole.

Bernardino Nhantumbo, Casimiro Fernandes, Atanásio Manhique, Lúcio Nhampimbe, Luís Chongue, Genito Maure, Joshua Macholl (…)2026-06-25✓ Author reviewed