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Modifying the liquid crystalline chessboard tiling - Soft reticular self-assembly of side-chain fluorinated polyphiles

J. Mater. Chem. C, 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4TC04076G, Paper
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Christian Anders, Virginia-Marie Fischer, Tianyi Tan, Mohamed Alaasar, Rebecca Waldecker, Yubin Ke, Yu Cao, Feng Liu, Carsten Tschierske
Development of new functional materials requires the understanding of the fundamental rules of complex superstructure formation in self-assembling systems. Here we report new liquid crystalline honeycombs based on reticular self-assembly...
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Stabilizing perovskite quantum dot oxygen sensors through ultra-long 2 mm horizontally aligned nanopores in anodic alumina oxide templates

J. Mater. Chem. C, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4TC03851G, Paper
Johan Iskandar, Chih-Yi Liu, Chih-Chien Lee, Kuan-Yu Ke, M. Rivaldi Ali Septian, Richie Estrada, Humaidi Humaidi, Sajal Biring, Cheng-Shane Chu, Zong-Liang Tseng, Shun-Wei Liu
Perovskite quantum dots (PQDs) offer potential for gas sensing, though stability limits use. Johan et al. enhanced PQD stability with a horizontally aligned anodic alumina oxide template, maintaining fluorescence for 3 weeks without change.
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Colossal Dielectric Permittivity and Superparaelectricity in phenyl pyrimidine based liquid crystals

J. Mater. Chem. C, 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4TC03561E, Paper
YURI PANARIN, Wanhe Jiang, Neelam Yadav, Mudit Sahai, Yumin Tang, Xianbing Zeng, Olga Panarina, Georg H. Mehl, Jagdish K Vij
A set of polar rod-shaped liquid crystalline molecules with large dipole moments (µ > 10.4-14.8 D), their molecular structures based on the ferroelectric nematic prototype DIO, are designed, synthesized, and...
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Solidifying the role of hydrogen bonds in conjugated polymers for wearable electronics

J. Mater. Chem. C, 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4TC03666B, Perspective
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Megan M. Westwood, Bob C. Schroeder
The functionalisation of conjugated polymers with hydrogen bonding motifs, to impart self-healing or stretchability for wearable electronic applications. Through refinement of characterization techniques in recent years, the effect of these...
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A novel deep-blue fluorescent emitter employed as an identical exciplex acceptor for solution-processed multi-color OLEDs

J. Mater. Chem. C, 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4TC04073B, Paper
Jie Pan, Shiyue Zhang, Zhongxin Zhou, Yongtao Zhao, Shujing Jin, Yanju Luo, Weiguo Zhu, Yu Liu
Currently, exciplex-type thermally activated delayed fluorescence (TADF) materials are emerging as a promising strategy for optimizing organic light-emitting devices (OLEDs). However, achieving highly efficient multi-color OLEDs based on exciplexes remains...
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Tb(III)-Functionalized MOF Hybridized Bis-crosslinked Networked Hydrogel Luminescent Films for Arginine and Dopamine Hydrochloride Sensing and Anticounterfeiting

J. Mater. Chem. C, 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4TC03444A, Paper
Jiaxuan Pan, JZ Lu, Yichen Shang, Ying Li, Bing Yan
Dopamine and arginine are both important substances in the body and are closely related to human health. Timely detection of their concentration abnormalities is of great significance for dsaevention. In...
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Modification of mixed-halide quasi-2D perovskites by aminophylline towards efficient and spectrally stable blue light-emitting diodes with low efficiency roll-off

J. Mater. Chem. C, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4TC04214J, Paper
Xingxing Duan, Bufan Yu, Guangrong Jin, Dengliang Zhang, Jiangshan Chen, Dongge Ma
Aminophylline modification enables mixed-halide blue quasi-2D perovskite LEDs to achieve low efficiency roll-off and excellent spectral stability.
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Role of Br–Cl distribution uniformity on the spectral stability of blue emitting mixed-halide perovskites

J. Mater. Chem. C, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4TC03780D, Paper
Dan Chen, Yu Mao, Xianglan Huang, Jichen Zhao, Zhiyuan Zhang, Jian Wang, Junbiao Peng
Our findings show that the spectral stability of the quasi-2D perovskite system is mainly affected by the uniformity of the Br–Cl distribution, rather than defects.
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Charge transport properties of high-mobility indium–gallium–zinc oxide thin-film transistors fabricated through atomic-layer deposition

J. Mater. Chem. C, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4TC03560G, Paper
Sang-Joon Park, Se-Ryong Park, Jong Mu Na, Woo-Seok Jeon, Youngjin Kang, Sukhun Ham, Yong-Hoon Kim, Yung-Bin Chung, Tae-Jun Ha
Charge transport properties of indium–gallium–zinc oxide thin-film transistors fabricated by atomic-layer deposition are investigated through comparative analyses based on steady-state DC and time-domain transient measurements.
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Synergistic bio-inspired photocatalytic hydrogen production by chlorophyll derivative sensitized Nb2CTx MXene nanosheets

J. Mater. Chem. C, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4TC04074K, Paper
Tianfang Zheng, Lin Yang, Hai Xu, Aijun Li, Shin-ichi Sasaki, Xiao-Feng Wang
A novel bio-inspired composite system consists of chlorophyll (Chl) and Nb2CTx nanosheets is synthesized for synergistic photocatalytic hydeogen production.
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Solution-processed LiGdO solid electrolyte for In2O3 synaptic transistor and its application in neuromorphic computing

J. Mater. Chem. C, 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4TC03443K, Paper
Yixiao Du, Wenlan Xiao, Guangtan Miao, Zezhong Yin, Ranran Ci, Guoxia Liu, Fukai Shan
Emulating biological synaptic behavior using the electrolyte-gated synaptic transistor (EGST) is promising for neuromorphic applications. The EGSTs based on solid electrolytes exhibit excellent stability and compatibility with semiconductor manufacturing processes....
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Oxide Lu2TeO6 single crystal for X-ray detection with ultralow detection limit.

J. Mater. Chem. C, 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4TC04341C, Paper
Tingting Cao, Feifei Guo, Fuai Hu, Xutang Tao, Zeliang Gao
Semiconductor-based X-ray detectors become critical in medical diagnosis, industrial inspections, and scientific research. The recently reported metal oxide single crystal materials have demonstrated low detection limits and outstanding stability. Herein,...
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Enhanced energy storage performance with excellent thermal stability of BNT-based ceramics via the multiphase engineering strategy for pulsed power capacitor

J. Mater. Chem. C, 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4TC04170D, Paper
Maqbool Ur Rehman, Aiwen Xie, Attaur Rahman, Yi Zhang, Ao Tian, Xuewen Jiang, Xinchun Xie, Cong Zhou, Tianyu Li, Liqiang Liu, Xin Gao, Xiaokuo Er, Ruzhong Zuo
High-temperature resistance and ultra-fast discharging of materials is one of the hot topics in the development of pulsed power systems. It is still a great challenge for dielectric materials to...
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Europium ions modulated room temperature phosphorescence in dye-encapsulated MOFs for dual-modal fluorescence-afterglow

J. Mater. Chem. C, 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4TC03221G, Paper
Jiabo Chen, Renrui Sun, Wanjun Yang, Feifei Xing, Xiaolin Yu, Lining Sun
In recent years, room temperature phosphorescent (RTP) materials have attracted widespread attention in the field of material science due to their exceptional optical properties. In this study, we explore a...
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Greenish yellow-emitting carbon dot-based films for luminescent solar concentrator applications

J. Mater. Chem. C, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4TC04133J, Paper
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Yunxiang Liu, Yoshiki Iso, Tetsuhiko Isobe
The CDs@EVA #3 film in LSC enhances short-circuit current by 1.17 times, primarily through conversion of UV and short visible light into longer wavelengths.
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Highly efficient, ultra-stable multi-interlayer luminescent solar concentrators based on green and red-emitting perovskite nanocrystal composites

J. Mater. Chem. C, 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4TC04167D, Paper
Changwen Li, Yuxin Gao, Zhiqiang Ren, Shoujun Xiong, Changwei Li, Jun Wu, Jinhua Li, Xianbao Wang, Jianying Wang
Perovskite nanocrystals (NCs) based LSCs suffer from complex preparation processes, relatively low efficiency, and limited stability. To address this issue, using silica aerogels (AGs) as template materials, green-emitting Zn2+-doped Zn-CsPbBr3@SiO2...
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High-performance solar-blind imaging photodetectors based on micrometer-thick β-Ga2O3 films grown by thermal oxidation of gallium

J. Mater. Chem. C, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4TC04116J, Paper
Haitao Zhou, Hongbin Wang, Jiangang Ma, Bingsheng Li, Haiyang Xu, Yichun Liu
A preparation method for micrometer-sized β-Ga2O3 films was developed. The MSM device has a responsivity greater than 1.7 A W−1 and has good solar-blind ultraviolet imaging performance.
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Large magnetic anisotropy and rotating cryomagnetocaloric effect in single-crystalline paramagnetic lanthanide calcium oxyborates LnCa4O(BO3)3 with Ln = Pr, Nd, Gd, Tm, Er

J. Mater. Chem. C, 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4TC03249G, Paper
Fatiha Azrour, Romain Viennois, Jérôme Long, Corine Reibel, Jérome Debray, Fapeng Yu, Shujun Zhang, Mickaël Beaudhuin, Jerome Rouquette
The lanthanide calcium oxyborates LnCa4O(BO3)3 compounds form a family of multifunctional materials with promising nonlinear and linear optical properties and piezoelectrical properties because of their polar crystal structure. In the...
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Robust Dihydroxyacetone Production via Photoelectrochemical Glycerol Oxidation using Oxygen Vacant BiVO4 Photoanode

J. Mater. Chem. C, 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4TC04085F, Paper
Yeji Lee, Yeseul Jo, Youn Jeong Jang
Photoelectrochemical conversion of glycerol into high-value dihydroxyacetone offers a sustainable approach via BiVO4 semiconductor materials, which manifest highly photoactive properties. However, dihydroxyacetone production poses a limitation due to poor charge...
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Electricity powerhouse in the making

Germany gives reassurances: The transition to green energy is achievable albeit expensive and demanding.



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Shining a light on tiny stowaways

Ships unwittingly convey invasive species around the world, and a pioneering French company uses ultraviolet rays to wipe out the unwanted passengers



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Today’s heat will result in tomorrow’s crisis

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Pulp and paper industry diversifies the use of planted forest



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Næstved seeks to become an international recycling hub

Næstved has launched Ressource City – where one company’s waste is another company’s raw materials. A Swedish and a German company have joined the project too.



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In Kenya, a new solar system

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Developing Hydrogen Power in a Hydrocarbon Empire

Methods for turning hydrogen into energy have been known for over a century, but they are only now starting to reach the consumer markets. In addition to being environmentally friendly, hydrogen power is better in many ways than the conventional variety. This industry has its Russian "champions" as well. "Kommersant", for instance, has attempted to figure out why anyone would develop this technology in an "energy superpower".



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Electricity usage ‘Shazam’ seeks capital for foreign conquest



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Echy lets the sun back into workspaces



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Easter Island seeks to irrigate crops using solar energy

Due to the summer drought, Islanders have to get 52% of their fruits and vegetables from the mainland because local production cannot meet domestic demand.



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When money grows on trees

Once viewed as worthless, the humble croton nut of East Africa has proven to be a valuable source of biofuel, fertilizer and even chicken feed



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Kervellerin recycles oyster shells



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How to get energy from sewage waste

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From protester tearing down the boundaries, to successful entrepreneur today

The nuclear power phase-out, the energy transition and the fight against climate change have resulted in the emergence of new business models in Germany. This is the success story of Klaus Meier.



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Qarnot Computing, recycle to heat for free



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Big data, small energy bills

Using algorithms and analytics (as well as smart glasses), a French startup identifies potential energy savings for industries from cheese manufacturers to particle accelerators



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ONGC may sell IOC, GAIL stakes to fund HPCL acquisition: Chairman Sarraf





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Video: Sushant's final heroine bids him goodbye

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Kareena Kapoor planned a birthday bash for husband Saif Ali Khan's 50th birthday on August 16, and the guests included Karisma Kapoor, Soha Ali Khan and Kunal Kemmu.