@misc{12933,
  abstract     = {Datasets of the publication "Sex-specific estimation of cis and trans regulation of gene expression in heads and gonads of Drosophila melanogaster".},
  author       = {Puixeu Sala, Gemma},
  publisher    = {Institute of Science and Technology Austria},
  title        = {{Data from: Sex-specific estimation of cis and trans regulation of gene expression in heads and gonads of Drosophila melanogaster}},
  doi          = {10.15479/AT:ISTA:12933},
  year         = {2023},
}

@misc{12945,
  abstract     = {basic data for use in code for experimental data analysis for manuscript under revision: 
Dynamic pathogen detection and social feedback shape collective hygiene in ants
Casillas-Pérez B, Boďová K, Grasse AV, Tkačik G, Cremer S},
  author       = {Cremer, Sylvia},
  keywords     = {collective behavior, host-pathogen interactions, social immunity, epidemiology, social insects, probabilistic modeling},
  publisher    = {Institute of Science and Technology Austria},
  title        = {{Data from: "Dynamic pathogen detection and social feedback shape collective hygiene in ants" }},
  doi          = {10.15479/AT:ISTA:12945},
  year         = {2023},
}

@misc{12949,
  abstract     = {The classical infinitesimal model is a simple and robust model for the inheritance of quantitative traits. In this model, a quantitative trait is expressed as the sum of a genetic and a non-genetic (environmental) component and the genetic component of offspring traits within a family follows a normal distribution around the average of the parents’ trait values, and has a variance that is independent of the trait values of the parents. Although the trait distribution across the whole population can be far from normal, the trait distributions within families are normally distributed with a variance-covariance matrix that is determined entirely by that in  the ancestral population and the probabilities of identity determined by the pedigree. Moreover, conditioning on some of the trait values within the pedigree has predictable effects on the mean and variance within and between families. In previous work, Barton et al. (2017), we showed that when trait values are determined by the sum of a large number of Mendelian factors, each  of small effect, one can justify the infinitesimal model as limit of Mendelian inheritance. It was also shown that under some forms of epistasis, trait values within a family are still normally distributed.},
  author       = {Barton, Nicholas H},
  keywords     = {Quantitative genetics, infinitesimal model},
  publisher    = {Institute of Science and Technology Austria},
  title        = {{The infinitesimal model with dominance}},
  doi          = {10.15479/AT:ISTA:12949},
  year         = {2023},
}

@article{12959,
  abstract     = {This paper deals with the large-scale behaviour of dynamical optimal transport on Zd
-periodic graphs with general lower semicontinuous and convex energy densities. Our main contribution is a homogenisation result that describes the effective behaviour of the discrete problems in terms of a continuous optimal transport problem. The effective energy density can be explicitly expressed in terms of a cell formula, which is a finite-dimensional convex programming problem that depends non-trivially on the local geometry of the discrete graph and the discrete energy density. Our homogenisation result is derived from a Γ
-convergence result for action functionals on curves of measures, which we prove under very mild growth conditions on the energy density. We investigate the cell formula in several cases of interest, including finite-volume discretisations of the Wasserstein distance, where non-trivial limiting behaviour occurs.},
  author       = {Gladbach, Peter and Kopfer, Eva and Maas, Jan and Portinale, Lorenzo},
  issn         = {1432-0835},
  journal      = {Calculus of Variations and Partial Differential Equations},
  number       = {5},
  publisher    = {Springer Nature},
  title        = {{Homogenisation of dynamical optimal transport on periodic graphs}},
  doi          = {10.1007/s00526-023-02472-z},
  volume       = {62},
  year         = {2023},
}

@article{12960,
  abstract     = {Isomanifolds are the generalization of isosurfaces to arbitrary dimension and codimension, i.e., submanifolds of Rd defined as the zero set of some multivariate multivalued smooth function f:Rd→Rd−n, where n is the intrinsic dimension of the manifold. A natural way to approximate a smooth isomanifold M=f−1(0) is to consider its piecewise linear (PL) approximation M^
 based on a triangulation T of the ambient space Rd. In this paper, we describe a simple algorithm to trace isomanifolds from a given starting point. The algorithm works for arbitrary dimensions n and d, and any precision D. Our main result is that, when f (or M) has bounded complexity, the complexity of the algorithm is polynomial in d and δ=1/D (and unavoidably exponential in n). Since it is known that for δ=Ω(d2.5), M^ is O(D2)-close and isotopic to M
, our algorithm produces a faithful PL-approximation of isomanifolds of bounded complexity in time polynomial in d. Combining this algorithm with dimensionality reduction techniques, the dependency on d in the size of M^ can be completely removed with high probability. We also show that the algorithm can handle isomanifolds with boundary and, more generally, isostratifolds. The algorithm for isomanifolds with boundary has been implemented and experimental results are reported, showing that it is practical and can handle cases that are far ahead of the state-of-the-art. },
  author       = {Boissonnat, Jean Daniel and Kachanovich, Siargey and Wintraecken, Mathijs},
  issn         = {1095-7111},
  journal      = {SIAM Journal on Computing},
  number       = {2},
  pages        = {452--486},
  publisher    = {Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics},
  title        = {{Tracing isomanifolds in Rd in time polynomial in d using Coxeter–Freudenthal–Kuhn triangulations}},
  doi          = {10.1137/21M1412918},
  volume       = {52},
  year         = {2023},
}

@article{12972,
  abstract     = {Embroidery is a long-standing and high-quality approach to making logos and images on textiles. Nowadays, it can also be performed via automated machines that weave threads with high spatial accuracy. A characteristic feature of the appearance of the threads is a high degree of anisotropy. The anisotropic behavior is caused by depositing thin but long strings of thread. As a result, the stitched patterns convey both color and direction. Artists leverage this anisotropic behavior to enhance pure color images with textures, illusions of motion, or depth cues. However, designing colorful embroidery patterns with prescribed directionality is a challenging task, one usually requiring an expert designer. In this work, we propose an interactive algorithm that generates machine-fabricable embroidery patterns from multi-chromatic images equipped with user-specified directionality fields.We cast the problem of finding a stitching pattern into vector theory. To find a suitable stitching pattern, we extract sources and sinks from the divergence field of the vector field extracted from the input and use them to trace streamlines. We further optimize the streamlines to guarantee a smooth and connected stitching pattern. The generated patterns approximate the color distribution constrained by the directionality field. To allow for further artistic control, the trade-off between color match and directionality match can be interactively explored via an intuitive slider. We showcase our approach by fabricating several embroidery paths.},
  author       = {Liu, Zhenyuan and Piovarci, Michael and Hafner, Christian and Charrondiere, Raphael and Bickel, Bernd},
  issn         = {1467-8659},
  journal      = {Computer Graphics Forum},
  keywords     = {embroidery, design, directionality, density, image},
  location     = {Saarbrucken, Germany},
  number       = {2},
  pages        = {397--409},
  publisher    = {Wiley},
  title        = {{Directionality-aware design of embroidery patterns}},
  doi          = {10.1111/cgf.14770 },
  volume       = {42},
  year         = {2023},
}

@inproceedings{12976,
  abstract     = {3D printing based on continuous deposition of materials, such as filament-based 3D printing, has seen widespread adoption thanks to its versatility in working with a wide range of materials. An important shortcoming of this type of technology is its limited multi-material capabilities. While there are simple hardware designs that enable multi-material printing in principle, the required software is heavily underdeveloped. A typical hardware design fuses together individual materials fed into a single chamber from multiple inlets before they are deposited. This design, however, introduces a time delay between the intended material mixture and its actual deposition. In this work, inspired by diverse path planning research in robotics, we show that this mechanical challenge can be addressed via improved printer control. We propose to formulate the search for optimal multi-material printing policies in a reinforcement
learning setup. We put forward a simple numerical deposition model that takes into account the non-linear material mixing and delayed material deposition. To validate our system we focus on color fabrication, a problem known for its strict requirements for varying material mixtures at a high spatial frequency. We demonstrate that our learned control policy outperforms state-of-the-art hand-crafted algorithms.},
  author       = {Liao, Kang and Tricard, Thibault and Piovarci, Michael and Seidel, Hans-Peter and Babaei, Vahid},
  booktitle    = {2023 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation},
  issn         = {1050-4729},
  keywords     = {reinforcement learning, deposition, control, color, multi-filament},
  location     = {London, United Kingdom},
  pages        = {12345--12352},
  publisher    = {IEEE},
  title        = {{Learning deposition policies for fused multi-material 3D printing}},
  doi          = {10.1109/ICRA48891.2023.10160465},
  volume       = {2023},
  year         = {2023},
}

@inproceedings{12979,
  abstract     = {Color and gloss are fundamental aspects of surface appearance. State-of-the-art fabrication techniques can manipulate both properties of the printed 3D objects. However, in the context of appearance reproduction, perceptual aspects of color and gloss are usually handled separately, even though previous perceptual studies suggest their interaction. Our work is motivated by previous studies demonstrating a perceived color shift due to a change in the object's gloss, i.e., two samples with the same color but different surface gloss appear as they have different colors. In this paper, we conduct new experiments which support this observation and provide insights into the magnitude and direction of the perceived color change. We use the observations as guidance to design a new method that estimates and corrects the color shift enabling the fabrication of objects with the same perceived color but different surface gloss. We formulate the problem as an optimization procedure solved using differentiable rendering. We evaluate the effectiveness of our method in perceptual experiments with 3D objects fabricated using a multi-material 3D printer and demonstrate potential applications. },
  author       = {Condor, Jorge and Piovarci, Michael and Bickel, Bernd and Didyk, Piotr},
  booktitle    = {SIGGRAPH ’23 Conference Proceedings},
  isbn         = {9798400701597},
  keywords     = {color, gloss, perception, color compensation, color management},
  location     = {Los Angeles, CA, United States},
  publisher    = {Association for Computing Machinery},
  title        = {{Gloss-aware color correction for 3D printing}},
  doi          = {10.1145/3588432.3591546},
  year         = {2023},
}

@article{12984,
  abstract     = {Tattoos are a highly popular medium, with both artistic and medical applications. Although the mechanical process of tattoo application has evolved historically, the results are reliant on the artisanal skill of the artist. This can be especially challenging for some skin tones, or in cases where artists lack experience. We provide the first systematic overview of tattooing as a computational fabrication technique. We built an automated tattooing rig and a recipe for the creation of silicone sheets mimicking realistic skin tones, which allowed us to create an accurate model predicting tattoo appearance. This enables several exciting applications including tattoo previewing, color retargeting, novel ink spectra optimization, color-accurate prosthetics, and more.},
  author       = {Piovarci, Michael and Chapiro, Alexandre and Bickel, Bernd},
  issn         = {1557-7368},
  journal      = {Transactions on Graphics},
  keywords     = {appearance, modeling, reproduction, tattoo, skin color, gamut mapping, ink-optimization, prosthetic},
  location     = {Los Angeles, CA, United States},
  number       = {4},
  publisher    = {Association for Computing Machinery},
  title        = {{Skin-Screen: A computational fabrication framework for color tattoos}},
  doi          = {10.1145/3592432},
  volume       = {42},
  year         = {2023},
}

@article{13033,
  abstract     = {Current methods for assessing cell proliferation in 3D scaffolds rely on changes in metabolic activity or total DNA, however, direct quantification of cell number in 3D scaffolds remains a challenge. To address this issue, we developed an unbiased stereology approach that uses systematic-random sampling and thin focal-plane optical sectioning of the scaffolds followed by estimation of total cell number (StereoCount). This approach was validated against an indirect method for measuring the total DNA (DNA content); and the Bürker counting chamber, the current reference method for quantifying cell number. We assessed the total cell number for cell seeding density (cells per unit volume) across four values and compared the methods in terms of accuracy, ease-of-use and time demands. The accuracy of StereoCount markedly outperformed the DNA content for cases with ~ 10,000 and ~ 125,000 cells/scaffold. For cases with ~ 250,000 and ~ 375,000 cells/scaffold both StereoCount and DNA content showed lower accuracy than the Bürker but did not differ from each other. In terms of ease-of-use, there was a strong advantage for the StereoCount due to output in terms of absolute cell numbers along with the possibility for an overview of cell distribution and future use of automation for high throughput analysis. Taking together, the StereoCount method is an efficient approach for direct cell quantification in 3D collagen scaffolds. Its major benefit is that automated StereoCount could accelerate research using 3D scaffolds focused on drug discovery for a wide variety of human diseases.},
  author       = {Zavadakova, Anna and Vistejnova, Lucie and Belinova, Tereza and Tichanek, Filip and Bilikova, Dagmar and Mouton, Peter R.},
  issn         = {2045-2322},
  journal      = {Scientific Reports},
  keywords     = {Multidisciplinary},
  number       = {1},
  publisher    = {Springer Nature},
  title        = {{Novel stereological method for estimation of cell counts in 3D collagen scaffolds}},
  doi          = {10.1038/s41598-023-35162-z},
  volume       = {13},
  year         = {2023},
}

@article{13041,
  abstract     = {A series of triarylamines was synthesised and screened for their suitability as catholytes in redox flow batteries using cyclic voltammetry (CV). Tris(4-aminophenyl)amine was found to be the strongest candidate. Solubility and initial electrochemical performance were promising; however, polymerisation was observed during electrochemical cycling leading to rapid capacity fade prescribed to a loss of accessible active material and the limitation of ion transport processes within the cell. A mixed electrolyte system of H3PO4 and HCl was found to inhibit polymerisation producing oligomers that consumed less active material reducing rates of degradation in the redox flow battery. Under these conditions Coulombic efficiency improved by over 4 %, the maximum number of cycles more than quadrupled and an additional theoretical capacity of 20 % was accessed. This paper is, to our knowledge, the first example of triarylamines as catholytes in all-aqueous redox flow batteries and emphasises the impact supporting electrolytes can have on electrochemical performance.},
  author       = {Farag, Nadia L. and Jethwa, Rajesh B and Beardmore, Alice E. and Insinna, Teresa and O'Keefe, Christopher A. and Klusener, Peter A.A. and Grey, Clare P. and Wright, Dominic S.},
  issn         = {1864-564X},
  journal      = {ChemSusChem},
  number       = {13},
  publisher    = {Wiley},
  title        = {{Triarylamines as catholytes in aqueous organic redox flow batteries}},
  doi          = {10.1002/cssc.202300128},
  volume       = {16},
  year         = {2023},
}

@article{13042,
  abstract     = {Let Lc,n denote the size of the longest cycle in G(n, c/n),c >1 constant.  We show that there exists a continuous function f(c) such that Lc,n/n→f(c) a.s.  for c>20,  thus  extending  a  result  of  Frieze  and  the  author  to  smaller  values  of c. Thereafter,  for c>20,  we  determine  the  limit  of  the  probability  that G(n, c/n)contains  cycles  of  every  length  between  the  length  of  its  shortest  and  its  longest cycles as n→∞.},
  author       = {Anastos, Michael},
  issn         = {1077-8926},
  journal      = {Electronic Journal of Combinatorics},
  number       = {2},
  publisher    = {Electronic Journal of Combinatorics},
  title        = {{A note on long cycles in sparse random graphs}},
  doi          = {10.37236/11471},
  volume       = {30},
  year         = {2023},
}

@article{13043,
  abstract     = {We derive a weak-strong uniqueness principle for BV solutions to multiphase mean curvature flow of triple line clusters in three dimensions. Our proof is based on the explicit construction
of a gradient flow calibration in the sense of the recent work of Fischer et al. (2020) for any such
cluster. This extends the two-dimensional construction to the three-dimensional case of surfaces
meeting along triple junctions.},
  author       = {Hensel, Sebastian and Laux, Tim},
  issn         = {1463-9971},
  journal      = {Interfaces and Free Boundaries},
  number       = {1},
  pages        = {37--107},
  publisher    = {EMS Press},
  title        = {{Weak-strong uniqueness for the mean curvature flow of double bubbles}},
  doi          = {10.4171/IFB/484},
  volume       = {25},
  year         = {2023},
}

@article{13044,
  abstract     = {Singlet oxygen (1O2) formation is now recognised as a key aspect of non-aqueous oxygen redox chemistry. For identifying 1O2, chemical trapping via 9,10-dimethylanthracene (DMA) to form the endoperoxide (DMA-O2) has become the mainstay method due to its sensitivity, selectivity, and ease of use. While DMA has been shown to be selective for 1O2, rather than forming DMA-O2 with a wide variety of potentially reactive O-containing species, false positives might hypothetically be obtained in the presence of previously overlooked species. Here, we first give unequivocal direct spectroscopic proof by the 1O2-specific near infrared (NIR) emission at 1270 nm for the previously proposed 1O2 formation pathways, which centre around superoxide disproportionation. We then show that peroxocarbonates, common intermediates in metal-O2 and metal carbonate electrochemistry, do not produce false-positive DMA-O2. Moreover, we identify a previously unreported 1O2-forming pathway through the reaction of CO2 with superoxide. Overall, we give unequivocal proof for 1O2 formation in non-aqueous oxygen redox and show that chemical trapping with DMA is a reliable method to assess 1O2 formation.},
  author       = {Mondal, Soumyadip and Jethwa, Rajesh B and Pant, Bhargavi and Hauschild, Robert and Freunberger, Stefan Alexander},
  issn         = {1364-5498},
  journal      = {Faraday Discussions},
  keywords     = {Physical and Theoretical Chemistry},
  publisher    = {Royal Society of Chemistry},
  title        = {{Singlet oxygen in non-aqueous oxygen redox: Direct spectroscopic evidence for formation pathways and reliability of chemical probes}},
  doi          = {10.1039/d3fd00088e},
  year         = {2023},
}

@inproceedings{13048,
  abstract     = {In this paper we introduce a pruning of the medial axis called the (λ,α)-medial axis (axλα). We prove that the (λ,α)-medial axis of a set K is stable in a Gromov-Hausdorff sense under weak assumptions. More formally we prove that if K and K′ are close in the Hausdorff (dH) sense then the (λ,α)-medial axes of K and K′ are close as metric spaces, that is the Gromov-Hausdorff distance (dGH) between the two is 1/4-Hölder in the sense that dGH (axλα(K),axλα(K′)) ≲ dH(K,K′)1/4. The Hausdorff distance between the two medial axes is also bounded, by dH (axλα(K),λα(K′)) ≲ dH(K,K′)1/2. These quantified stability results provide guarantees for practical computations of medial axes from approximations. Moreover, they provide key ingredients for studying the computability of the medial axis in the context of computable analysis.},
  author       = {Lieutier, André and Wintraecken, Mathijs},
  booktitle    = {Proceedings of the 55th Annual ACM Symposium on Theory of Computing},
  isbn         = {9781450399135},
  location     = {Orlando, FL, United States},
  pages        = {1768--1776},
  publisher    = {Association for Computing Machinery},
  title        = {{Hausdorff and Gromov-Hausdorff stable subsets of the medial axis}},
  doi          = {10.1145/3564246.3585113},
  year         = {2023},
}

@article{13049,
  abstract     = {We propose a computational design approach for covering a surface with individually addressable RGB LEDs, effectively forming a low-resolution surface screen. To achieve a low-cost and scalable approach, we propose creating designs from flat PCB panels bent in-place along the surface of a 3D printed core. Working with standard rigid PCBs enables the use of
established PCB manufacturing services, allowing the fabrication of designs with several hundred LEDs. 
Our approach optimizes the PCB geometry for folding, and then jointly optimizes the LED packing, circuit and routing, solving a challenging layout problem under strict manufacturing requirements. Unlike paper, PCBs cannot bend beyond a certain point without breaking. Therefore, we introduce parametric cut patterns acting as hinges, designed to allow bending while remaining compact. To tackle the joint optimization of placement, circuit and routing, we propose a specialized algorithm that splits the global problem into one sub-problem per triangle, which is then individually solved.
Our technique generates PCB blueprints in a completely automated way. After being fabricated by a PCB manufacturing service, the boards are bent and glued by the user onto the 3D printed support. We demonstrate our technique on a range of physical models and virtual examples, creating intricate surface light patterns from hundreds of LEDs.},
  author       = {Freire, Marco and Bhargava, Manas and Schreck, Camille and Hugron, Pierre-Alexandre and Bickel, Bernd and Lefebvre, Sylvain},
  issn         = {1557-7368},
  journal      = {Transactions on Graphics},
  keywords     = {PCB design and layout, Mesh geometry models},
  location     = {Los Angeles, CA, United States},
  number       = {4},
  publisher    = {Association for Computing Machinery},
  title        = {{PCBend: Light up your 3D shapes with foldable circuit boards}},
  doi          = {10.1145/3592411},
  volume       = {42},
  year         = {2023},
}

@inproceedings{13053,
  abstract     = {Deep neural networks (DNNs) often have to be compressed, via pruning and/or quantization, before they can be deployed in practical settings. In this work we propose a new compression-aware minimizer dubbed CrAM that modifies the optimization step in a principled way, in order to produce models whose local loss behavior is stable under compression operations such as pruning. Thus, dense models trained via CrAM should be compressible post-training, in a single step, without significant accuracy loss. Experimental results on standard benchmarks, such as residual networks for ImageNet classification and BERT models for language modelling, show that CrAM produces dense models that can be more accurate than the standard SGD/Adam-based baselines, but which are stable under weight pruning: specifically, we can prune models in one-shot to 70-80% sparsity with almost no accuracy loss, and to 90% with reasonable (∼1%) accuracy loss, which is competitive with gradual compression methods. Additionally, CrAM can produce sparse models which perform well for transfer learning, and it also works for semi-structured 2:4 pruning patterns supported by GPU hardware. The code for reproducing the results is available at this https URL .},
  author       = {Peste, Elena-Alexandra and Vladu, Adrian and Kurtic, Eldar and Lampert, Christoph and Alistarh, Dan-Adrian},
  booktitle    = {11th International Conference on Learning Representations },
  location     = {Kigali, Rwanda },
  title        = {{CrAM: A Compression-Aware Minimizer}},
  year         = {2023},
}

@phdthesis{13074,
  abstract     = {Deep learning has become an integral part of a large number of important applications, and many of the recent breakthroughs have been enabled by the ability to train very large models, capable to capture complex patterns and relationships from the data. At the same time, the massive sizes of modern deep learning models have made their deployment to smaller devices more challenging; this is particularly important, as in many applications the users rely on accurate deep learning predictions, but they only have access to devices with limited memory and compute power. One solution to this problem is to prune neural networks, by setting as many of their parameters as possible to zero, to obtain accurate sparse models with lower memory footprint. Despite the great research progress in obtaining sparse models that preserve accuracy, while satisfying memory and computational constraints, there are still many challenges associated with efficiently training sparse models, as well as understanding their generalization properties.

The focus of this thesis is to investigate how the training process of sparse models can be made more efficient, and to understand the differences between sparse and dense models in terms of how well they can generalize to changes in the data distribution. We first study a method for co-training sparse and dense models, at a lower cost compared to regular training. With our method we can obtain very accurate sparse networks, and dense models that can recover the baseline accuracy. Furthermore, we are able to more easily analyze the differences, at prediction level, between the sparse-dense model pairs. Next, we investigate the generalization properties of sparse neural networks in more detail, by studying how well different sparse models trained on a larger task can adapt to smaller, more specialized tasks, in a transfer learning scenario. Our analysis across multiple pruning methods and sparsity levels reveals that sparse models provide features that can transfer similarly to or better than the dense baseline. However, the choice of the pruning method plays an important role, and can influence the results when the features are fixed (linear finetuning), or when they are allowed to adapt to the new task (full finetuning). Using sparse models with fixed masks for finetuning on new tasks has an important practical advantage, as it enables training neural networks on smaller devices. However, one drawback of current pruning methods is that the entire training cycle has to be repeated to obtain the initial sparse model, for every sparsity target; in consequence, the entire training process is costly and also multiple models need to be stored. In the last part of the thesis we propose a method that can train accurate dense models that are compressible in a single step, to multiple sparsity levels, without additional finetuning. Our method results in sparse models that can be competitive with existing pruning methods, and which can also successfully generalize to new tasks.},
  author       = {Peste, Elena-Alexandra},
  issn         = {2663-337X},
  pages        = {147},
  publisher    = {Institute of Science and Technology Austria},
  title        = {{Efficiency and generalization of sparse neural networks}},
  doi          = {10.15479/at:ista:13074},
  year         = {2023},
}

@article{13091,
  abstract     = {We use a function field version of the Hardy–Littlewood circle method to study the locus of free rational curves on an arbitrary smooth projective hypersurface of sufficiently low degree. On the one hand this allows us to bound the dimension of the singular locus of the moduli space of rational curves on such hypersurfaces and, on the other hand, it sheds light on Peyre’s reformulation of the Batyrev–Manin conjecture in terms of slopes with respect to the tangent bundle.},
  author       = {Browning, Timothy D and Sawin, Will},
  issn         = {1944-7833},
  journal      = {Algebra and Number Theory},
  number       = {3},
  pages        = {719--748},
  publisher    = {Mathematical Sciences Publishers},
  title        = {{Free rational curves on low degree hypersurfaces and the circle method}},
  doi          = {10.2140/ant.2023.17.719},
  volume       = {17},
  year         = {2023},
}

@article{13092,
  abstract     = {There is a need for the development of lead-free thermoelectric materials for medium-/high-temperature applications. Here, we report a thiol-free tin telluride (SnTe) precursor that can be thermally decomposed to produce SnTe crystals with sizes ranging from tens to several hundreds of nanometers. We further engineer SnTe–Cu2SnTe3 nanocomposites with a homogeneous phase distribution by decomposing the liquid SnTe precursor containing a dispersion of Cu1.5Te colloidal nanoparticles. The presence of Cu within the SnTe and the segregated semimetallic Cu2SnTe3 phase effectively improves the electrical conductivity of SnTe while simultaneously reducing the lattice thermal conductivity without compromising the Seebeck coefficient. Overall, power factors up to 3.63 mW m–1 K–2 and thermoelectric figures of merit up to 1.04 are obtained at 823 K, which represent a 167% enhancement compared with pristine SnTe.},
  author       = {Nan, Bingfei and Song, Xuan and Chang, Cheng and Xiao, Ke and Zhang, Yu and Yang, Linlin and Horta, Sharona and Li, Junshan and Lim, Khak Ho and Ibáñez, Maria and Cabot, Andreu},
  issn         = {1944-8252},
  journal      = {ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces},
  number       = {19},
  pages        = {23380–23389},
  publisher    = {American Chemical Society},
  title        = {{Bottom-up synthesis of SnTe-based thermoelectric composites}},
  doi          = {10.1021/acsami.3c00625},
  volume       = {15},
  year         = {2023},
}

