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- Dr Ghanshyam Kumar Pandey to join the Editorial Board of SN Business and Economics August 4, 2022
SN Business and Economics is a multidisciplinary journal that covers the areas of Economics, Finance, Business, and Management. Springer publishes the journal. It is supported by a team of experienced in-house editors and an international Editorial board. Recently, Assistant Professor Dr Ghanshyam Kumar Pandey from the Department of Economics was appointed as a member of the editorial board of SN Business and Economics.
He is responsible for providing feedback on an ad hoc basis to the in-house editors. He is in charge of verifying submitted papers’ suitability for external review. All SN Business and Economics editors work together to ensure that the submitted research is expertly handled. The team assesses and confirms the paper to be technically sound, academically valid, and ultimately suitable for publication.
Dr Ghanshyam Kumar Pandey will be the handling Editor for up to 3 papers per quarter. This involves nominating academic referees and making an editorial recommendation following peer review. When requested, he shall give the editorial policy or strategy feedback to the Editorial team. Initially, his tenure will last for one year.
Continue reading → - Ranked among the Best Young universities in India August 2, 2022
Ranked first among the Top Promising Engineering Universities in India, SRM University-AP is a multi-stream research-intensive global university in Andhra Pradesh. The university believes in the power of transformative education. Therefore, the interdisciplinary research-oriented undergraduate, postgraduate, and doctoral programmes at SRM AP ensure global exposure, entrepreneurial experience, and employability edge for students. The university offers various engineering, sciences, liberal arts, and management programmes through its 18 departments spread across three schools. Students learn the subjects they are passionate about, gain independence, enjoy adventures and meet world-class faculty who challenge them to do things they never imagined! SRM AP nurtures a thriving intellectual community prepared for a dynamic world.
As a premier educational institution, SRM University-AP is unique with the ‘Inter-Disciplinary Experiential Active Learning’ (IDEAL) curriculum, ‘Undergraduate Research Opportunities Project’ (UROP), Capstone Projects, rigorous training on coding and other skillsets; and international language training. The curriculum is designed to incubate various managerial qualities, including teamwork, independent working abilities and versatility. Given the latest trends and industry demands, SRM University- AP’s pedagogical system is designed in partnership with MITx and has evolved to meet the changing needs of education. One of the core strengths of SRM AP’s pedagogy is industry alignment. Co-curricular activities-based clubs like SAE Club, App Design and Development Club, Coding Club, Hackathon Club, and & Student Chapters like ASCE Student Chapter, ACM Women’s Chapter, IEEE Student Chapter, etc. focus on the development of analytical and problem-solving skills and knowledge assimilation through technology-enabled case studies and industry interactions.The employment and remuneration potential of degree programmes at SRM AP is unrivalled. Additionally, the Directorate of Corporate Relations and Career Services at SRM University-AP is dedicated to conducting rigorous professional development programmes. As a result, the brilliant maiden batch of SRM University-AP secured 100% placement and international offers up to 50 LPA in 2021. The drive for the Class of 2022 is going on with lucrative Marquee, Dream, Super Dream and international offers. The prominent 600 recruiters include Amazon, Microsoft, Bank of America, Standard Chartered Bank, Infosys, Barclays, and TCS, to name a few. Earn While You Learn (EWL) Programmes, training on coding skills and Japanese language, career counselling sessions, intensive corporate training modules etc., are some highlights that raise job-ready graduates from SRM AP. International internship opportunities from the USA, Italy, Poland, Europe, and Germany acquaint our students with leading enterprises and industry giants across the globe. These have enabled the students to secure placements on both global and domestic fronts.
Cutting-edge research of ₹24.06 crores outlay that benefits society betides in SRM University-AP. Doctoral scholars and faculty members received national and international fellowships, SERB grants, and prestigious research/consultancy projects last year. Consequently, 800+ research papers by students and faculty members are published in high-impact Scopus indexed journals. The university has filed/published/obtained 49 patents and 54 ongoing research projects. In addition, our brilliant students have received prestigious research scholarships, presented papers at international conferences and attained opportunities to do research internships at notable institutions such as Harvard Medical School. The students have developed nature-friendly e-bike and face shields with biodegradable elements and received copyright from the Indian Patent Office. SRM – Amara Raja Centre for Energy Storage Devices and Centre for Pioneering Studies in Gold and Silver are two Centres of Excellence with industry collaborations. The faculty members and research scholars partner with top names like Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research, Bangalore; IIT Madras, Chennai; The University of Newcastle, Australia, among twenty others.The Innovation, Design and Entrepreneurship Academy (IDEA) of SRM University-AP facilitates the incubation of successful student startups. 10,000+ sqft, state-of-the-art incubator space and Seed Funding are provided to every eligible student venture. 40+ student startups, 200+ industry mentors, and $120,000 angel investment are peculiar to the conducive entrepreneurial environment of SRM University-AP. Y Combinator has invested an additional amount of $50,0000 in the alumni entrepreneurial venture Oureye.ai. The university further promotes student-run labs such as Next-Tech Lab and Ennovab, where students share their ideas to curate those into applications that benefit society.
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- Exploring the charge transport across protein-based molecular junctions August 2, 2022
The latest research at the Department of Physics is investigating the charge transport across protein-based molecular junctions. Researchers envision fabricating bio- FETs which is useful in electronic devices as an alternative to Si- technology. Assistant Professor Dr Sabyasachi Mukhopadhyay and his PhD scholar Kunchanapalli Ramya published their paper Modulation of optoelectronic and mechanical properties across (bio) molecular junctions under external stimuli in the journal of Electronic Materials with an impact factor 2.04.Abstract
Molecular junctions are formed by wedging molecules between two metal electrodes. Besides the conventional parameters of the metal-molecule-metal junction, such as the work function of electrodes and the molecules’ energy gap, molecule-electrode electronic coupling strength also plays a vital role in modulating the electronic properties of the molecular junction under external stimuli. We have also calculated several transport parameters which play a crucial role in finding the origin of conductance modulation under the external stimuli. We could find that before particular humidity conditions, the modulation in the conductance is due to the variation in coupling strength, which is due to the modulation in the electrostatic environment of retinal chromophores of protein by changing the structure of protein under various external stimuli.
Researchers have explored the external stimuli (illumination, force, and humidity conditions) effect on charge transport across bacteriorhodopsin-based molecular junctions. Their future research plans include bio- FET fabrication with the protein reported and studying the transistor characteristics across it.
Continue reading → - Mr Shaik Rajak attended the SERB-funded workshop on vehicular communication August 2, 2022
The students of SRM University-AP leave no stone unturned to expand their knowledge horizons and strengthen their research endeavours as they are trained to translate every single experience into lessons of learning fortifying their perpetual journey as researchers, teachers, or entrepreneurs. The university facilitates them to explore all possibilities of learning paving their way to becoming complete professionals. They are encouraged to partake in numerous activities such as seminars, conferences, and workshops happening within and outside the country.
It is a cause for pride to know that one of our PhD scholars, Mr Shaik Rajak from the Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, working under the guidance of Dr Sunil Chinnadurai, has attended the prestigious Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB) funded High-end Workshop on Vehicular Communications for Next-Generation Intelligent Transportation Systems conducted at IIT Indore. Mr Rajak was one of the few participants who was invited to attend the workshop based on his merit and research publications out of 300+ applications received from all over the country.
The workshop deliberated upon the future of the transportation industry of the country. The present transportation infrastructure demands efficient intelligent transportation systems (ITS) because of the increasing population, traffic congestion, etc. Vehicular communication is a key enabler for the next-generation ITS applications such as platooning, remote vehicle monitoring, etc. The fundamentals of vehicular communication systems along with advanced coding techniques, modelling of vehicular channels, various radio access technologies for next-generation ITS, connected and automated vehicles, unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) communication, ITS standardization activities, vehicular Internet-of-Things (IoT) networks, and advanced network security techniques specific to vehicular networks were discussed in the meeting.
The workshop immensely helped Mr Rajak to learn more about his research areas; the advancements in the field of intelligent transportation systems, the current challenges, and a few research directions to solve the existing problems. “I could meet with many speakers and participants from various IITs, NITs and other central universities and get involved in enriching discussions,” he said. “The hands-on sessions also gave a better perspective on the existing knowledge base” added Mr Rajak. The workshop augmented his research outlook on ITS, vehicular channels: its characterisation and modelling, advanced coding techniques in vehicular communications, and vehicular IoT networks in real-time scenarios. He marked his gratitude to SRM University-AP for granting him an opportunity to be part of the high-end workshop.
Continue reading → - The future directions of WBAN technology August 2, 2022
Integrated short-range wireless technologies are becoming the most sought-after machinery in recent years. The possibilities of its applications are expanding with the emergence of new health conditions and concerns. Assistant Professor of the Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, Dr Sunil Chinnadurai’s recent research focuses on the future of this technology. His paper titled Priority Based Resource Allocation and Energy Harvesting for WBAN Smart Health got published in the journal Wireless Communications and Mobile Computing with Impact Factor 2.34. He worked with Dr Poongundran Selvaprabhu, Assistant Professor, Vellore Institute of Technology, for this project.Abstract
With the emergence of new viral infections and the rapid spread of chronic diseases in recent years, the demand for integrated short-range wireless technologies is becoming a major bottleneck. Implementation of advanced medical telemonitoring and telecare systems for on-body sensors needs frequent recharging or battery replacement. This paper discusses a priority-based resource allocation scheme and smart channel assignment in a wireless body area network capable of energy harvesting. The project investigates the researcher’s transmission scheme in regular communication, where the access point transmits energy and command while the sensor simultaneously sends the information to the access point. A priority schedule non-pre-emptive algorithm to keep the process running for all the users to achieve the maximum reliability of access by the decision-maker or hub during critical situations for users has been proposed. During an emergency or critical situation, the process does not stop until the decisionmaker, or the hub takes a final decision. The objective of the proposed scheme is to get all the user processes executed with minimum average waiting time and no starvation. By allocating a higher priority to emergencies and on data traffic signals such as critical and high-level signals, the proposed transmission scheme avoids inconsistent collisions. The results demonstrate that the proposed scheme significantly improves the quality of the network service in terms of data transmission for higher priority users.
Explanation of the research
A priority scheduling non-pre-emptive algorithm with SCA for WBAN smart health is proposed. The potential advantage of this algorithm is to keep on running the process for all users to attain maximum reliability until all the processes are executed. The data traffic associated with the priority scheduling non-pre-emptive algorithm is categorised into four major sub classes, namely, emergency, on-demand, normal, and non-medical data signals in order to assist the different QoS requirements. The results indicate that the priority scheduling non-pre-emptive algorithm performs during emergency and on-demand signals compared to the novel priority-based channel access algorithm for contention-based MAC (NPCA-MAC), low-rate wireless personal area networks (LR- WPAN), and priority-based adaptive schemes.
WBAN is a precise technology requiring frequent recharging or battery replacement. During the emergency or critical rescue situation, the highest priority user information is processed with minimum service delay without compromising the QoS. In addition, the proposed method prioritises the sensor nodes and classifies data traffic into emergency- (highest priority-), on-demand- (minimum priority-), normal (lowest priority-), and nonmedical- (normal-) based applications.
The future directions of WBAN are dealing with smart WBAN healthcare, trust management, trust negotiation, data security, uninterrupted lifetime, and intelligent decision-making (enhance the predictions from prior information) processes.
Continue reading → - BSc Psychology students to pursue Masters in the UK, US universities August 1, 2022
Sravani Govindu is proud to be a part of the first ever batch of Psychology from SRM University-AP. She is always amazed by the influence the faculty and friends had on her character development throughout the years. Sravani recollects how she was an unbothered soul without any focus before joining the university and what she became after experiencing the rhythm of the campus. During her university life, she recognised the value of having a sense of purpose. The continuous efforts from the faculty to provide the right amount of guidance and motivation will forever be a fuelling force in Sravani’s career. She is beyond grateful to the supportive academic community on the campus which became her backbone whenever she was uncertain. The value-oriented course structure at SRM AP encouraged her on many levels. Sravani adores the welcoming aura of the campus and the dynamics between students from various states and countries. She is ready to welcome a new chapter at Greenwich University while holding a bunch of memories from SRM AP.
Meenu Roy is proud to be an SRMite and belongs to the first batch of Psychology at the University. She is in awe of the momentum her personality growth acquired from the eventful campus life. Clubs and other university activities helped her try things beyond her expectations. She enjoyed the whole process of exploring herself throughout the academic venture at SRM University-AP. She finds it fortunate to have a supportive academic ecosystem at her crucial career junction. Meenu is about to pursue her master’s degree from the University of Westminster, UK. Her admiration towards the faculty and friends she had at SRM AP grows further as she continues to go places and prove herself. A part of the campus life and wisdom she enjoyed at the university will stay with her for a lifetime while she keeps on adding value to the recognition of SRM University-AP with her academic intelligence.
Uha Lakkireddy recently completed her bachelor’s degree in Psychology from SRM University-AP. The tremendous support and motivation from the university have helped her nurture self-confidence and self-satisfaction. Uha noticed how she transformed as an individual from the time of enrolling in the university until the time of graduation. As a psychology student, she was able to grasp several interesting theories which had exciting applications in real life. In-depth details included in the course structure assisted her in the most unexpected but necessary situations. Uha finds it very fascinating that the graduation period has essentially taught her some extremely valuable life lessons. She remembers learning the importance of physical activities in maintaining mental health through Sports Psychology. Uha’s journey as an ardent Clinical Psychology student is taking a huge turn from SRM AP to Greenwich University, UK. She gives all the credit to her faculty and peers, who have always encouraged her to work hard.
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Chandrika Reddy from BSc Psychology at SRM University-AP is excited to continue her studies in Psychology to the next level (Post Graduation) at Adelphi University, New York. She is among the bright students who have secured admission to global universities abroad. Chandrika ecstatically mentioned the exposure she collected from the carefully laid out curriculum and course structure at SRM AP. Her journey as an SRMite was quite eventful. She had excellent professors, classmates, and friends who contributed equally to her growth. She had various opportunities to get engaged in the activities aligned with the coursework and re-establish her hobbies. Being a student of the first graduating batch of BSc Psychology, Chandrika’s achievement is a motivation to all students. She thanked all the professors and peers for their kind support and encouragement throughout this journey. - Dr Jatis Kumar Dash to join the Editorial Board of Frontiers in Physics journal August 1, 2022
Frontiers in Physics is a peer-reviewed scientific journal. It covers the entire field of Physics ranging from experimental to computational and theoretical physics. Assistant Professor Dr Jatis Kumar Dash from the Department of Physics has been invited to be a part of the Editorial Board of this prestigious journal. The multidisciplinary journal focuses on applied physics and has an impact factor of 3.560.Dr Jatis Kumar Dash feels honoured to receive the invitation to join the Editorial Board. He finds it satisfying to get involved in scrutinising and reviewing manuscripts that concentrate on materials, experimental and condensed matter of Physics, and related devices. The process of reviewing these manuscripts enriches his knowledge in the subject domain. This helps him widen his research horison and explore novel ideas. The tenure of his role as an editor is not defined but is expected to last for five years.
Continue reading → - Biowaste valorisation for environmental remediation August 1, 2022
Rampant exploitation of resources has indisputably contributed to an enormous rise in solid waste generation. It has been estimated that solid waste generation will shoot up from 1.3 billion tons to 2.2 billion tons in 2025. While 16% of the high-income countries’ population corresponds to 34% of waste being generated, only 5% of the waste generated is attributed to the low-income countries. However, it is a meagre volume of 39% that is collected leaving the rest to rot. This open dumping affects the environment and creates pollution. In addition, improper waste disposal techniques have resulted in emissions of 1.6 billion tons of CO2eq in 2016. Effective waste management is thus a matter of concern in third-world countries.
Assistant Professor Dr Karthik Rajendran and his post-doctoral scholar Dr V S Vigneswaran from the Department of Environmental Science in collaboration with Dr Mukesh Kumar Awasthi from the College of Natural Resources and Environment, Northwest A&F University, PR China, have published their research papers on solid waste management in the journal Bioresource Technology having an Impact Factor of 11.8. This is the second-best journal in the Environmental Engineering category according to SCImago Journal Rank (SJR). The journal aims to disseminate knowledge in the areas of biomass, biological waste treatment, bioresource systems analysis, and technologies associated with conversion or production.
The paper titled “Recovery of value-added products from biowaste: A review” introduces microbial biotechnology for the valorisation of solid wastes. Microbial biotechnology offers several solutions for the utilisation of waste resources. The carbon present in solid and gaseous wastes can be utilised by the microbes as carbon feedstock for their growth. During the growth of microbes on wastes, it produces primary and secondary metabolites, which are of significant use to humankind. The microbes can also be engineered biotechnologically to use waste resources and produce new compounds. Microbial biotechnology, with the use of various genetic engineering tools, can be efficiently explored for the microbes’ modification to utilise different wastes thereby making the environment clean by reducing GHG emissions.
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This review provides an update on the state-of-the art technologies for the valorization of solid wastes and its mechanism to generate various bio-products. The organic content of these wastes can be easily utilized by the microbes and produce value-added compounds. Microbial fermentation techniques can be utilized for developing waste biorefinery processes. The utilization of lignocellulosic and plastic wastes for the generation of carbon sources for microbial utilization after pre-processing steps will make the process a multi-product biorefinery. The C1 and C2 gases generated from different industries could also be utilized by various microbes, and this will help to control global warming. The review seeks to expand expertise about the potential application through several perspectives, factors influencing remediation, issues, and prospects.
Food waste in solid forms has been generated throughout the entire food life cycle, from the agricultural production process to the distribution of processed foods and even to their consumption in the market. Considering that approximately 1.3 billion tons of edible food waste is leftover annually, recycling it in the biorefinery will contribute both economically and socially. Another of their publication “Myco-biorefinery approaches for food waste valorization: Present status and future prospects” discusses various types of food waste sources and their evaluation targets. Food waste can be evaluated in fungi-based bioproduction processes for this purpose. In addition, potential biorefinery systems, circular bioeconomy processes, techno-economic studies, and social/ethical aspects of food wastes in the evaluation of valuable products are discussed.
Abstract of the Research
The increase in population and urbanization leads to the generation of a large amount of food waste (FW) and its effective waste management is a major concern. Its putrescible nature and high moisture content are the major limiting factors for cost-effective FW valorization. Bioconversion of FW for the production of value-added products is an eco-friendly and economically viable strategy for addressing these issues. Targeting the production of multiple products will solve these issues to a greater extent. The article provides an overview of the bioconversion of FW to different value-added products.
Continue reading → - Two paper presentations at international research conferences August 1, 2022
Presenting papers at international research conferences helps hone the research questions. Students from the Department of Computer Science and Engineering have attended two international research conferences and presented their papers drafted under the supervision of Assistant Professor V M Manikandan.
The International Conference on Emerging Frontiers in Electrical and Electronic Technologies (ICEFEET- 2022), organised by NIT Patna, India, was held from June 24 to 25. At the conference, BTech students Nitesh Bharti and Mohit Kumar presented the paper A Hybrid System with Number Plate Recognition and Vehicle Type Identification for Vehicle Authentication at the Restricted Premises. The work was composed under the guidance of Assistant Professor Dr V M Manikandan. The paper will soon be published in IEEE Xplore Digital Library (Scopus indexed). In the future, they plan to integrate the proposed algorithms with proper hardware units to completely automate the authentication of vehicles in restricted areas. The proposed computer vision-based systems can be used in restricted areas to ensure the entry of authenticated vehicles.Explanation of the research
Vehicle detection and number plate recognition approaches have been widely studied in recent years due to their wide applications. The research paper proposes a framework to ensure the entry of authorised vehicles in restricted areas such as University campuses, townships, etc., where the researchers are expecting the entry of a set of authorized vehicles. Certainly, unauthorised vehicles might be allowed to enter those areas after proper verification by the concerned people responsible for ensuring security. In the proposed approach, the admin should register all the authorised vehicles in a system with the essential attributes such as vehicle number, type, etc. A surveillance camera placed at the entrance will capture live videos. When a vehicle is in the camera view, the image frames will be passed to an automatic number plate recognition module. The number plate recognition module will identify the same and be matched with the details in the database to authorise the vehicle. This manuscript proposes a real-time and reliable approach for detecting and recognising license plates based on morphology and template matching. To ensure the system’s reliability, a frame selection module will select the image frames with high quality, and even to improve the number plate recognition accuracy, the image will be enhanced using image enhancement techniques such as histogram equalisation. The image enhancement techniques will help to provide better results even though the videos are taken in low lighting conditions. Further, we ensure that the vehicle type matches the number present in the database to prevent unauthorised access using fake number plates. The experimental study is conducted using videos taken under various environmental conditions such as lighting, slope, distance, and angle.
Jahnavi Kolli presented her research paper, An Efficient Face Recognition System for Person Authentication with Blur Detection and Image Enhancement, at the International Conference on Sustainable Technology for Power and Energy Systems (STPES). The conference was organised by NIT Srinagar and IIT Jammu, India, and was held from July 4 to 8, 2022. The research work was monitored by Assistant Professor V M Manikandan and done in collaboration with Professor Yu-Chen Hu, Providence University, Taiwan. The proposed computer face recognition systems can be used to record the attendance of students in class or employees in the office in an easy way. In the future, the researchers plan to improve the face recognition systems, which will perform better when the images are captured using low-resolution cameras or the face regions occluded for some reasons.Explanation of the research
The recent advancements in technology widely help to substitute manpower with machines in a better way. Even though machines are increasingly replacing humans in various ways, there are still a few areas where the use of machines still needs to be explored much more efficiently. Facial recognition systems are one such field. Facial recognition systems are used with various motives, such as identification of suspects in public places, authentication of users on restricted premises, etc. In this work, we propose a facial recognition system to facilitate the authentication of students at the university entrance. The same scheme can also be utilised to authenticate the students before entering examination halls. As the strength of the students at universities increases in a more significant way, it becomes strenuous for the security people to record their attendance manually, which frequently results in erroneous data. This paper proposes a facial recognition system that will help to capture the live videos from an area of interest and identify the faces. Further, a face recognition scheme will detect whether the person is authorised or not. Several facial recognition systems are already available in the literature, and this scheme differs from them in many ways. The proposed method selects the frames with less blur for face detection and further face recognition. A blur detection scheme is used in the proposed system to analyse the amount of blur in the image. To overcome the challenges such as low accuracy during face recognition when the images are taken in low lighting conditions, we use a histogram equalization method to enhance the quality. The experimental study shows that the proposed approach works well in real-time.
Continue reading → - Published the first article under the Indo- Israel bilateral project July 29, 2022
Research at the Department of Physics envisions future studies on the anisotropic properties across various planes of their reported MAPbBr3 crystals and identifying the better plane for efficient electrical contact in device applications. Assistant Professor Dr Sabyasachi Mukhopadhyay and his research scholar Kunchanapalli Ramya recently published the paper Room-Temperature Cost-effective In-situ grown MAPbBr3 Crystals and their Characterization towards Optoelectronic Devices in the journal Material Science and Engineering: B. The paper has an impact factor of 3.407. They have done this work in collaboration with Sr Satyajit, IIT- Bhilai. This is the first article published under the Indo- Israel bilateral project A Halide Perovskite-Based Photoanode for Oxygen Evolution Reaction Using a Molecular Diode in a Hybrid Nanometer Scale.Abstract
The paper reports the in-situ, room-temperature synthesis of methylammonium lead bromide CH3NH3PbBr3 crystals using N-methyl formamide as a source of methylammonium (MA+) ions during the crystallization process to explore the structural, dielectric, and electronic properties of CH3NH3PbBr3 crystals for optoelectronic applications. Optical absorption and radio-luminescence measurements affirm the direct bandgap nature of the crystals. Impedance spectroscopy measurements with various applied AC voltages within the 20 Hz – 10 MHz frequency range depict the influence of ionic motions on electrical transport across crystal planes. Researchers have extracted electrical transport parameters in CH3NH3PbBr3 crystals from the Nyquist plots, which we found to be distinctly varied wherein two different AC voltage amplitude regimes, broadly for 10 – 50 mV and 100 – 500 mV AC voltage range.
Explanation of the research
The wide approachability of our synthesis method lies in avoiding expensive precursor salts and eliminating the use of toxic solvents. We have obtained the MAPbBr3 crystals with improved thermal, optical, and dielectric properties that are used in optoelectronic devices, mainly in the applications of solar cells and photodetectors.
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