Everything about International System of Units

🧭 Start here: a 6-step reading path

1. Read the overview: International System of UnitsA 5-minute orientation
2. Skim a recent paper: Regulation of the Si/Al ratios and Al distributions of zeolites and their impact on propertiesInfluential work since 2022
3. Pick up a classic book: Jonathan Livingston Le GoelandThe most-reprinted book on the subject
4. Read the landmark paper: Giant Magnetocaloric Effect in Gd 5 ( Si 2 Ge 2 )Cited 4,135 times
5. Go sideways: SI base unitA closely related topic
6. Go sideways: KilogramA closely related topic

🏆 Landmark papers (most cited)

• Giant Magnetocaloric Effect in Gd 5 ( Si 2 Ge 2 )

  V. K. Pecharsky, K. A. Gschneidner, Jr. · 1997 · Physical Review Letters · 4,135 citations

• Dielectric functions and optical parameters of Si, Ge, GaP, GaAs, GaSb, InP, InAs, and InSb from 1.5 to 6.0 eV

  D. E. Aspnes, A. A. Studna · 1983 · Physical Review B · 3,755 citations

• Optical properties and electronic structure of amorphous Ge and Si

  J. Tauc · 1968 · Materials Research Bulletin · 3,498 citations

• Reversible conductivity changes in discharge-produced amorphous Si

  D. L. Staebler, C. R. Wronski · 1977 · Applied Physics Letters · 2,648 citations

• E pur si muove: Galilean-invariant cosmological hydrodynamical simulations on a moving mesh

  Volker Springel · 2010 · Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society · 2,363 citations

• Designing nanostructured Si anodes for high energy lithium ion batteries

  Hui Wu, Yi Cui · 2012 · Nano Today · 2,326 citations

• Superconductivity in the Presence of Strong Pauli Paramagnetism: CeCu2Si2

  F. Steglich, J. Aarts, C. D. Bredl · 1979 · Physical Review Letters · 1,945 citations

• Dislocation-free Stranski-Krastanow growth of Ge on Si(100)

  D. J. Eaglesham, M. Cerullo · 1990 · Physical Review Letters · 1,860 citations

🆕 Influential since 2022

• Regulation of the Si/Al ratios and Al distributions of zeolites and their impact on properties

  Jialiang Li, Mingkun Gao, Wenfu Yan · 2023 · Chemical Science · 429 citations

• Hard-carbon-stabilized Li–Si anodes for high-performance all-solid-state Li-ion batteries

  Wenlin Yan, Zhenliang Mu, Zhixuan Wang · 2023 · Nature Energy · 396 citations

• Fundamental Understanding and Facing Challenges in Structural Design of Porous Si‐Based Anodes for Lithium‐Ion Batteries

  Zhongling Cheng, Hao Jiang, Xinlin Zhang · 2023 · Advanced Functional Materials · 375 citations

• Issues impeding the commercialization of laboratory innovations for energy-dense Si-containing lithium-ion batteries

  Namhyung Kim, Yujin Kim, Jaekyung Sung · 2023 · Nature Energy · 316 citations

• Tailoring retained austenite and mechanical property improvement in Al–Si–V containing medium Mn steel via direct intercritical rolling

  Jun Hu, XuYang Li, QingWang Meng · 2022 · Materials Science and Engineering: A · 313 citations

📚 Books worth reading

• Jonathan Livingston Le GoelandRichard Bach · 1970
• The Monk Who Sold His FerrariRobin S. Sharma · 1996
• Your Erroneous ZonesWayne W. Dyer · 1976
• The Power of NowEckhart Tolle · 1997
• The dotPeter H. Reynolds · 2003
• The Ministry of Utmost HappinessArundhati Roy · 2017
• Creative visualizationShakti Gawain, Marci Shimoff · 1978
• Leadership Wisdom from the Monk Who Sold His FerrariRobin S. Sharma · 1998

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