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Alloying selenium into ReS2 in the creation of ReS2xSe2-x, tunes the band gap and changes its vibrational spectrum. Depositing this alloy using bottom up approach has resulted in the loss of crystallinity. This loss of crystallinity was evidenced by grain boundaries and point defect shown by TEM images.
Also, in the creation of TiS3xSe3-x, by alloying Se into TiS3, a fixed ratio of 8% selenium deposit into TiS3 host matrix is observed. This is despite the vastly differing precursor amounts and growth temperatures, as evinced by detailed TEM, EDAX, TEM diffraction, and Raman spectroscopy measurements. This unusual behavior contrasts with other well-known layered material systems such as MoSSe, WMoS2 where continuous alloying can be attained. Cluster expansion theory calculations suggest that only limited composition (x) can be achieved. Considering the fact that TiSe3 vdW crystals have not been synthesized in the past, these alloying rejections can be attributed to energetic instability in the ternary phase diagrams estimated by calculations performed. Overall findings highlight potential means and challenges in achieving stable alloying in promising direct gap and high carrier mobility TiS3 materials.
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The heat-labile toxins (LT) produced by enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli display adjuvant effects to coadministered antigens, leading to enhanced production of serum antibodies. Despite extensive knowledge of the adjuvant properties of LT derivatives, including in vitro-generated non-toxic mutant forms, little is known about the capacity of these adjuvants to modulate the epitope specificity of antibodies directed against antigens. This study characterizes the role of LT and its non-toxic B subunit (LTB) in the modulation of antibody responses to a coadministered antigen, the dengue virus (DENV) envelope glycoprotein domain III (EDIII), which binds to surface receptors and mediates virus entry into host cells. In contrast to non-adjuvanted or alum-adjuvanted formulations, antibodies induced in mice immunized with LT or LTB showed enhanced virus-neutralization effects that were not ascribed to a subclass shift or antigen affinity. Nonetheless, immunosignature analyses revealed that purified LT-adjuvanted EDIII-specific antibodies display distinct epitope-binding patterns with regard to antibodies raised in mice immunized with EDIII or the alum-adjuvanted vaccine. Notably, the analyses led to the identification of a specific EDIII epitope located in the EF to FG loop, which is involved in the entry of DENV into eukaryotic cells. The present results demonstrate that LT and LTB modulate the epitope specificity of antibodies generated after immunization with coadministered antigens that, in the case of EDIII, was associated with the induction of neutralizing antibody responses. These results open perspectives for the more rational development of vaccines with enhanced protective effects against DENV infections.
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