3D (Three-dimensional) ZnO (zinc oxide)/rGO (reduced graphene oxide)/ZnO sandwich-structured were synthesized by adding zinc oxide powder to the reaction of graphitic oxide reduction and heating. In this reaction, ZnO nanorods arrays with the size of 20–40 nm grew on both surfaces of rGO...

Sustainable energy production and consumption is one of the issues for the sustainable development strategy in China. As China’s economic development paradigm shifts, household energy consumption (HEC) has become a focus of achieving national goals of energy efficiency and greenhouse gas...

This study examines how the Chinese state-owned banks allocate loans to private firms. We find that the banks extend loans to financially healthier and better-governed firms, which implies that the banks use commercial judgments in this segment of the market. We also find that having the state...

We investigate the features of non-ohmic transport in phase-separated manganites by Monte Carlo simulations in a random network with clusters of ferromagnetic metal and antiferromagnetic insulator. It is found that, by taking into account the heating process and the temperature dependence of...

The spin Hall transport properties in a two-dimensional electron system with both Rashba spin-orbit coupling (SOC) and magnetic impurities are investigated. Electrons are scattered by impurities through an exchange interaction that leads to spin flip-flop processes and so changes the spin Hall...

The difficulty of short-selling stocks in the Chinese markets conforms to the assumption of the 'Differences-of-Opinion' theory and therefore, provides an empirical framework for testing the theory. The results show evidence supporting the theory: heavier trading predicts a more negatively...

This paper analyzes the relationship between diversification and several distributional characteristics that have risk implications for stock returns. We develop a flexible three-parameter distribution to model the stock returns. Using data on the current 30 DJIA stocks, we show that an...