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Advances in solar power generation and energy harvesting: select proceedings of ESPGEH 2019 / Vinod Kumar Jain, Vikram Kumar, Abhishek Verma, editors

Online Resource




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Renewable energy from the oceans: from wave, tidal and gradient systems to offshore wind and solar / edited by Domenico Coiro and Tonio Sant

Online Resource




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Peroxymonosulfate (PMS) activation on cobalt-doped TiO2 nanotubes: degradation of organics under dark and solar light irradiation conditions

Environ. Sci.: Nano, 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D0EN00131G, Paper
Jonghun Lim, Michael R. Hoffmann
The Co-TNT/PMS system enables the continuous degradation of organic pollutants under dark and solar light-irradiation conditions.
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Dominant effect of the grain size of the MAPbI3 perovskite controlled by the surface roughness of TiO2 on the performance of perovskite solar cells

CrystEngComm, 2020, 22,2718-2727
DOI: 10.1039/D0CE00169D, Paper
Methawee Nukunudompanich, Gekko Budiutama, Kazuma Suzuki, Kei Hasegawa, Manabu Ihara
The surface roughness of the c-TiO2 layer help controls the perovskite grain size without any other parameter. The direct effect of perovskite grain size on PSC performance is clarified.
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Progress in solar energy technologies and applications / edited by Umakanta Sahoo




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Solar electricity handbook : a simple practical guide to solar energy : how to design and install photovoltaic solar electric systems / Michael Boxwell

Boxwell, Michael, author




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Nanoscale materials and devices for electronics, photonics and solar energy / Anatoli Korkin, Stephen Goodnick, Robert Nemanich, editors

Online Resource




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[ASAP] Highly Air-Stable Tin-Based Perovskite Solar Cells through Grain-Surface Protection by Gallic Acid

ACS Energy Letters
DOI: 10.1021/acsenergylett.0c00526




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[ASAP] Toward Efficient Triple-Junction Polymer Solar Cells through Rational Selection of Middle Cells

ACS Energy Letters
DOI: 10.1021/acsenergylett.0c00857




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Solar cruise : a memoir / Claire Crowther.

Shrivenham, Oxfordshire : Shearsman Books, 2020.




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The Window - Crescent Dunes Solar Energy Project Part 1: The Facility

Take a look inside the first commercial-scale solar energy plant to use nothing more than the sun, molten salt, and a whole lot of mirrors to send power to the people. If the Crescent Dunes Solar Energy facility works as promised, it could be a model for the future of renewable energy.




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The Window - Crescent Dunes Solar Energy Project Part 2: Building the Power Plant

Outside Tonopah, Nev., a construction team of 600 is working to get the Crescent Dunes Solar Energy project up and running by 2014. WIRED has an exclusive look inside the construction of this first-of-its-kind renewable-energy power plant.




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Watch the Sun Erupt in a Symphony of Solar Storms

NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory satellite uses specialized ultraviolet cameras to capture stunning images of the sun's solar storms.




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The Thrill of Flying a Solar Plane With a Coffin-Sized Cockpit

Pilots Bertrand Piccard and André Borschberg show WIRED around the enormous solar-panel covered wings of the Solar Impulse 2 plane and inside its cramped cockpit.




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How Juno Will Reveal the Secrets of Our Solar System

Find out how NASA’s Juno Mission will help unlock the mysteries of our planet and our solar system.




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Inside Facebook's Quest to Beam the Internet Via Solar Drone

A WIRED exclusive look at how Facebook will beam the internet with Aquila, a stratospheric solar-powered drone equipped with millimeter wave communications technology.




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Wanna See the Solar Eclipse? Here's What You Have to Know

On August 21, darkness will wash over America. But in a good way, we promise. Here's everything you need to know if you want to catch a glimpse of the solar eclipse.




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Here's What Humanity Will Learn from the Solar Eclipse

America just witnessed the most fantastic celestial phenomenon human eyes can witness: a total solar eclipse. It was a national spectacle, but also a huge opportunity for science.




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Bill Nye Explains the Science Behind Solar Sailing

On June 25, the Planetary Society's LightSail 2 hitched a ride into orbit on board SpaceX's Falcon Heavy rocket. The solar sail is propelled only by sunlight, and its technology holds promise for early detection of major events in space, as well as travel across vast distances. To find out more, WIRED's Daniel Oberhaus spoke with Planetary Society CEO, Bill Nye.




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Solar selective characteristics and local electronic bonding states of 3d transition metal oxide and metal nitride based thin film coatings / Mohammad Mahbubur Rahman

Rahman, Mohammad Mahbubur, author




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Porous graphitic carbon nitride for solar photocatalytic applications

Nanoscale Horiz., 2020, 5,765-786
DOI: 10.1039/D0NH00046A, Review Article
Yang Li, Xin Li, Huaiwu Zhang, Quanjun Xiang
This review summarizes the development of PCN, i.e., synthesis, morphology, modification, and application in recent years. This review can provide a comprehensive view of PCN and lay a foundation for the design of ideal photocatalysts in the future.
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Charge density modulation on asymmetric fused-ring acceptors for high-efficiency photovoltaic solar cells

Mater. Chem. Front., 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D0QM00123F, Research Article
Zhuohan Zhang, Linqiang Yang, Zhenghao Hu, Jiangsheng Yu, Xin Liu, Hongtao Wang, Jinru Cao, Fujun Zhang, Weihua Tang
Charge density modulation on thieno[2'',3'':5',6']-s-indaceno[2',1':4,5]dithieno[3,2-b:2',3'-d]pyrrole core has been conducted for a systematic study of its impact on the electronic structure, molecular packing and photovoltaic performance of asymmetric fused-ring acceptors.
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Near-infrared electron acceptors with fused nonacyclic molecular backbones for nonfullerene organic solar cells

Mater. Chem. Front., 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C9QM00754G, Research Article
Jianquan Zhang, Yunke Li, Zhengxing Peng, Fujin Bai, Lik-Kuen Ma, Harald Ade, Zhengke Li, He Yan
Two strong electron-donating moieties were fused into the molecular backbone of small molecular acceptors showing dramatically extended absorption beyond 900 nm.
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Novel cathode buffer layer of Al(acac)3 enables efficient, large area and stable semi-transparent organic solar cells

Mater. Chem. Front., 2020, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D0QM00198H, Research Article
Yiming Bai, Chunyan Zhao, Rongkang Shi, Jun Wang, Fuzhi Wang, Tasawar Hayat, Ahmed Alsaedi, Zhan'ao Tan
Electrode buffer layer plays a more crucial in semi-transparent organic solar cells (ST-OSCs) than that of the opaque devices due to the additional requirements of the average visible transmittance (AVT)...
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The role of dipole moment in two fused-ring electron acceptor and one polymer donor based ternary organic solar cells

Mater. Chem. Front., 2020, 4,1507-1518
DOI: 10.1039/D0QM00016G, Research Article
Xunfan Liao, Yongjie Cui, Xueliang Shi, Zhaoyang Yao, Heng Zhao, Yongkang An, Peipei Zhu, Yaxiao Guo, Xiang Fei, Lijian Zuo, Ke Gao, Francis Lin, Qian Xie, Lie Chen, Wei Ma, Yiwang Chen, Alex K.-Y. Jen
The dipole moment of FREAs’ terminals has been unveiled as an important factor and its working mechanism has been thoroughly investigated. Our results demonstrate that the dipole moment should also be taken into account in designing ternary OSCs.
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Interactive stories and video game art: a storytelling framework for game design / Chris Solarski

Hayden Library - GV1469.34.A97 S65 2017




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Two-step sequential blade-coating of high quality perovskite layers for efficient solar cells and modules

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2020, 8,8447-8454
DOI: 10.1039/D0TA02043E, Paper
Junwen Zhang, Tongle Bu, Jing Li, Hengyi Li, Yanping Mo, Zhengli Wu, Yifan Liu, Xiao-Li Zhang, Yi-Bing Cheng, Fuzhi Huang
A two-step sequential blade-coating process in air to fabricate high-efficiency perovskite solar cells and modules.
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Conjugated polyelectrolyte with potassium cations enables inverted perovskite solar cells with an efficiency over 20%

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2020, 8,8238-8243
DOI: 10.1039/D0TA01279C, Communication
Luozheng Zhang, Xianyong Zhou, Jiaming Xie, Shi Chen, Sanghoon Bae, Jeehwan Kim, Baomin Xu
A conjugated polyelectrolyte bearing stronger ability of defect-passivation and hole-extraction yields an efficiency of 20.01% as a hole transporting material.
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Robust FeOOH/BiVO4/Cu(In, Ga)Se2 tandem structure for solar-powered biocatalytic CO2 reduction

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2020, 8,8496-8502
DOI: 10.1039/D0TA02069A, Paper
Jinhyun Kim, Yang Woo Lee, Eun-Gyu Choi, Passarut Boonmongkolras, Byoung Wook Jeon, Hojin Lee, Seung Tae Kim, Su Keun Kuk, Yong Hwan Kim, Byungha Shin, Chan Beum Park
A robust, scalable FeOOH/BiVO4/Cu(In,Ga)Se2 tandem structure achieves unbiased, long-term photobiocatalytic conversion of CO2 to formate.
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Thermodynamic stability, phase separation and Ag grading in (Ag,Cu)(In,Ga)Se2 solar absorbers

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2020, 8,8740-8751
DOI: 10.1039/D0TA00363H, Paper
Open Access
Kostiantyn V. Sopiha, Jes K. Larsen, Olivier Donzel-Gargand, Faraz Khavari, Jan Keller, Marika Edoff, Charlotte Platzer-Björkman, Clas Persson, Jonathan J. S. Scragg
Herein, we prove that (Ag,Cu)(In,Ga)Se2 alloy system has a wide miscibility gap, which can induce compositional grading and cause phase separation in thin-film solar absorbers.
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PCE11-based polymer solar cells with high efficiency over 13% achieved by room-temperature processing

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2020, 8,8661-8668
DOI: 10.1039/D0TA02271C, Paper
Jianyun Zhang, Wenrui Liu, Ming Zhang, Shengjie Xu, Feng Liu, Xiaozhang Zhu
Non-fullerene acceptors featuring excellent miscibility with temperature-dependent aggregation polymer PCE11 enable room-temperature processed polymer solar cells with high efficiency over 13%.
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Enhancing the operational stability of unencapsulated perovskite solar cells through Cu–Ag bilayer electrode incorporation

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2020, 8,8684-8691
DOI: 10.1039/D0TA01606C, Paper
Chieh-Ting Lin, Jonathan Ngiam, Bob Xu, Yu-Han Chang, Tian Du, Thomas J. Macdonald, James R. Durrant, Martyn A. McLachlan
Incorporation of bilayer electrodes (Cu:Ag) significantly reduces electrode corrosion and device degradation in perovskite solar cells operating in air. A symbiosis exists whereby Ag inhibits Cu oxidation and Cu prevents interfacial reactions between the perovskite (MAPbI3) and Ag.
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Quasi-quantum dot-induced stabilization of α-CsPbI3 perovskite for high-efficiency solar cells

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D0TA02807J, Paper
Cheng Liu, Yi Yang, Xin Liu, Yong Ding, Zulqarnain Arain, Xinye Li, Yuanlong Li, Zian Zhou, Songyuan Dai, Mohammad Khaja Nazeeruddin
Quasi-quantum dots α-CsPbI3 films are in situ prepared by using a new ligand with ultralow contents. By increasing the film hydrophobicity and surface Gibbs energy, the device with efficiency of 13.5% keeps stable under ambient condition for 30 days.
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Moisture-tolerant and high-quality α-CsPbI3 films for efficient and stable perovskite solar modules

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D0TA01968B, Paper
Ruihao Chen, Yong Hui, Binghui Wu, Yongke Wang, Xiaofeng Huang, Zhongyuan Xu, Pengpeng Ruan, Wuyong Zhang, Fangwen Cheng, Weijie Zhang, Jun Yin, Jing Li, Nanfeng Zheng
Crown ether effectively stabilizes the cubic phase of CsPbI3 to inhibit the moisture invasion and phase transformation of CsPbI3 films, producing large-area devices and improving device performance.
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Simultaneously improving the photovoltaic parameters of organic solar cells via isomerization of benzo[b]benzo[4,5]thieno[2,3-d]thiophene-based octacyclic non-fullerene acceptors

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D0TA00451K, Paper
Zhijie Zhou, Jiamin Duan, Linglong Ye, Guo Wang, Bin Zhao, Songting Tan, Ping Shen, Hwa Sook Ryu, Han Young Woo, Yanming Sun
Three isomeric FREAs were synthesized and applied in organic solar cells. The OSC devices based on Z1-bb exhibited a PCE of 12.66%. The isomerization of a fused-ring core could be achieve high-performance OSCs with high Jsc, Voc, and FF.
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An asymmetrical A–DAD–A-type acceptor simultaneously enhances voltage and current for efficient organic solar cells

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D0TA03128C, Paper
Hanjian Lai, Hui Chen, Yulin Zhu, Lin Chen, Hsin-Hsiang Huang, Feng He
This work provides a strategy of symmetry breaking in an A–DAD–A-type acceptor with a PCE of 15.43%, which is the highest value reported to date for asymmetrical fused-ring acceptors.
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Optical in-situ monitoring during the synthesis of halide perovskite solar cells reveals formation kinetics and evolution of optoelectronic properties

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2020, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D0TA01237H, Paper
Open Access
  This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.
Klara Suchan, Justus Just, Pascal Becker, Eva Lisa Unger, Thomas Unold
The formation mechanism and the evolution of optoelectronic properties during annealing of chlorine-derived methylammonium lead iodide (MAPbI3-xClx) is investigated in detail combining in-situ und ex-situ optical and structural characterization. Using...
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High-Humidity Processed Perovskite Solar Cells

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2020, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D0TA01178A, Review Article
Mohamad Firdaus Mohamad Noh, Nurul Affiqah Arzaee, Inzamam Nawas Nawas Mumthas, Nurul Aida Mohamed, Siti Nur Farhana Mohd Nasir, Javad Safaei, Abd. Rashid bin Mohd Yusoff, Mohammad Khaja Nazeeruddin, Mohd Asri Mat Teridi
Perovskite solar cells (PSCs) are considered the next-in-line technology in the solar industry. This technology can reduce the costs of solar energy to an unprecedented level given their remarkably high...
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Synchronous surface and bulk composition management for red-shifted light absorption and suppressed interfacial recombination in perovskite solar cells

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D0TA02449J, Paper
Jun-Xing Zhong, Jin-Feng Liao, Yong Jiang, Lianzhou Wang, Dai-Bin Kuang, Wu-Qiang Wu
Perovskite solar cells with a reverse vertical gradient distribution of α/δ-FAPbI3 achieved a record efficiency of up to 21.9% owing to synergistic advantages of expanded photon harvesting and robust surface defect passivation.
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Formation of Ga double grading in submicron Cu(In,Ga)Se2 solar cells by pre-depositing a CuGaSe2 layer

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D0TA02710C, Paper
Yifan Kong, Jianmin Li, Zengyang Ma, Zheng Chi, Xudong Xiao
By introducing a pre-deposited CuGaSe2 layer, a steep Ga back grading has been formed in a submicron CIGS layer with a high-temperature process for the first time.
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The rational and effective design of nonfullerene acceptors guided by a semi-empirical model for an organic solar cell with an efficiency over 15%

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D0TA03087B, Paper
Xin Ke, Lingxian Meng, Xiangjian Wan, Mingpeng Li, Yanna Sun, Ziqi Guo, Simin Wu, Hongtao Zhang, Chenxi Li, Yongsheng Chen
Guided by a semi-empirical model, two small-molecule acceptors were rationally designed and an impressive PCE of 15.05% was achieved.
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Ferrites: emerging light absorbers for solar water splitting

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D0TA01554G, Review Article
Jeong Hun Kim, Hyo Eun Kim, Jin Hyun Kim, Jae Sung Lee
Ferrites are promising photoelectrode materials for solar water splitting to produce clean and storable hydrogen energy.
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Organic Solar Cells Based on Small Molecule Donor and Polymer Acceptor Operating at 150 °C

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2020, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D0TA02865G, Paper
Junhui Miao, Bin Meng, Zicheng Ding, Jun Liu, Lixiang Wang
Inorganic or organic solar cells always operate at temperature lower than 100 °C and are not suitable for operating at high temperature. In this work, using blends of small molecular...
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Solar power generation problems, solutions, and monitoring / Peter Gevorkian (Vector Delta Design Group)

Gevorkian, Peter, author




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Solar photovoltaic power optimization : enhancing system performance through operations, measurement, and verification / Michael Ginsberg

Ginsberg, Michael (Energy consultant), author




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Advances in thin-film solar cells / I.M. Dharmadasa

Dharmadasa, I. M., author




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All-inorganic 0D/3D Cs4Pb(IBr)6/CsPbI3-xBrx Mixed-dimensional Perovskite Solar Cells with Enhanced Efficiency and Stability

J. Mater. Chem. C, 2020, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D0TC01832E, Paper
Zhenzhen Li, Xiaolong Liu, Jia Xu, Shujie Yang, Hang Zhao, Hui Huang, Shengzhong Liu, Jianxi Yao
The inorganic halide perovskite CsPbI3 has shown great promise in efficient solar cells. However, the α-phase CsPbI3 is thermodynamically unstable at room temperature, limiting its applications. Herein, we have successfully...
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Highly-improved performance of inverted planar perovskite solar cells by glucose modification

J. Mater. Chem. C, 2020, 8,5894-5903
DOI: 10.1039/D0TC00365D, Paper
Yunxin Zhang, Siqi Chen, Hao Chen, Guodong Zhang, Min Zhao, Chengjie Zhao, Wenfei Guo, Wenjie Ji, Zhiqiang Shi, Tonggang Jiu
Glucose is introduced for the preparation of high-quality MAPbI3 perovskite film, boosting the device efficiency to 20.15% with suppressed hysteresis.
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Small-molecular iridium complex based organic solar cells with improved photovoltaic performance through device optimization

J. Mater. Chem. C, 2020, 8,5761-5768
DOI: 10.1039/D0TC00779J, Paper
Tianjian Yang, Xuyu Gao, Yinming He, Huabin Wang, Youtian Tao
An optimized device with a PDCBT/TBzIr:PC71BM structure was fabricated to increase the power conversion efficiencies of iridium complex-based organic solar cells from 3.91% to 6.17%.
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Regulating Active Layer Thickness and Morphology for High Performance Hot-casted Polymer Solar Cells

J. Mater. Chem. C, 2020, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D0TC00822B, Paper
Ritesh Kant Gupta, Rabindranath Garai, Mohammad Adil Afroz, Parameswar K Iyer
Thicker films of active layer (Polymer: PCBM blend) are required to harness maximum amount of sunlight and to achieve higher efficiencies in polymer solar cells. However, realization of thicker films...
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