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Microwave-assisted evolution of WO3 and WS2/WO3 hierarchical nanotrees

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D0TA02027C, Paper
Noho Lee, Junghyeok Kwak, Ji Hye Kwak, Sang-Mun Jung, Jaerim Kim, Anupam Giri, Kaliannan Thiyagarajan, Yong-Tae Kim, Sunshin Jung, Jong Kyu Kim, Unyong Jeong
Although branched WO3 nanostructures have been investigated for electrochromic devices and catalytic electrodes, a detailed study on their structural evolution mechanism has rarely been carried out.
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A disorder-free conformation boosts phonon and charge transfer in an electron-deficient-core-based non-fullerene acceptor

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2020, 8,8566-8574
DOI: 10.1039/D0TA01260B, Paper
Chujun Zhang, Jun Yuan, Ka Lok Chiu, Hang Yin, Weifang Liu, Guanhaojie Zheng, Johnny Ka Wai Ho, Suzhen Huang, Gaoxing Yu, Feng Gao, Yingping Zou, Shu Kong So
A disorder-free molecular conformation caused by alkyl side chains facilitates electron transport, heat transfer and reduces electronic disorder.
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Moisture-tolerant and high-quality α-CsPbI3 films for efficient and stable perovskite solar modules

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D0TA01968B, Paper
Ruihao Chen, Yong Hui, Binghui Wu, Yongke Wang, Xiaofeng Huang, Zhongyuan Xu, Pengpeng Ruan, Wuyong Zhang, Fangwen Cheng, Weijie Zhang, Jun Yin, Jing Li, Nanfeng Zheng
Crown ether effectively stabilizes the cubic phase of CsPbI3 to inhibit the moisture invasion and phase transformation of CsPbI3 films, producing large-area devices and improving device performance.
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Decoupled electrolytes towards enhanced energy and high temperature performance of thermally regenerative ammonia batteries

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D0TA03236K, Paper
Weiguang Wang, Gequn Shu, Xiuping Zhu, Hua Tian
An electrolyte decoupling strategy is proposed for ammonia batteries to restrain the self-discharge and enhance energy density as well as power generation at high temperatures.
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An asymmetrical A–DAD–A-type acceptor simultaneously enhances voltage and current for efficient organic solar cells

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D0TA03128C, Paper
Hanjian Lai, Hui Chen, Yulin Zhu, Lin Chen, Hsin-Hsiang Huang, Feng He
This work provides a strategy of symmetry breaking in an A–DAD–A-type acceptor with a PCE of 15.43%, which is the highest value reported to date for asymmetrical fused-ring acceptors.
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Co-gel strategy for preparing hierarchically porous silica/polyimide nanocomposite aerogel with thermal insulation and flame retardancy

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C9TA13011J, Paper
Xinhai Zhang, Xingxing Ni, Chenxi Li, Bo You, Gang Sun
Co-gel strategy for preparing hierarchically porous silica/polyimide aerogel with low density, high specific modulus, hydrophobicity, flame retardancy, and thermal insulation.
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Optical in-situ monitoring during the synthesis of halide perovskite solar cells reveals formation kinetics and evolution of optoelectronic properties

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2020, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D0TA01237H, Paper
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Klara Suchan, Justus Just, Pascal Becker, Eva Lisa Unger, Thomas Unold
The formation mechanism and the evolution of optoelectronic properties during annealing of chlorine-derived methylammonium lead iodide (MAPbI3-xClx) is investigated in detail combining in-situ und ex-situ optical and structural characterization. Using...
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A smart lithiophilic polymer filler in gel polymer electrolyte enables stable and dendrite-free Li metal anode

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D0TA02499F, Paper
Fei Ye, Xiu Zhang, Kaiming Liao, Qian Lu, Xiaohong Zou, Ran Ran, Wei Zhou, Yijun Zhong, Zongping Shao
A new conceptional lithiophilic polymer-filler-reinforced gel polymer electrolyte was proposed and prepared to guide uniform Li-ion flux during the Li plating/stripping process.
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Synchronous surface and bulk composition management for red-shifted light absorption and suppressed interfacial recombination in perovskite solar cells

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D0TA02449J, Paper
Jun-Xing Zhong, Jin-Feng Liao, Yong Jiang, Lianzhou Wang, Dai-Bin Kuang, Wu-Qiang Wu
Perovskite solar cells with a reverse vertical gradient distribution of α/δ-FAPbI3 achieved a record efficiency of up to 21.9% owing to synergistic advantages of expanded photon harvesting and robust surface defect passivation.
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The rational and effective design of nonfullerene acceptors guided by a semi-empirical model for an organic solar cell with an efficiency over 15%

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D0TA03087B, Paper
Xin Ke, Lingxian Meng, Xiangjian Wan, Mingpeng Li, Yanna Sun, Ziqi Guo, Simin Wu, Hongtao Zhang, Chenxi Li, Yongsheng Chen
Guided by a semi-empirical model, two small-molecule acceptors were rationally designed and an impressive PCE of 15.05% was achieved.
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Highly efficient and durable aqueous electrocatalytic reduction of CO2 to HCOOH with a novel bismuth–MOF: experimental and DFT studies

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D0TA00384K, Paper
Xurui Zhang, Yanxing Zhang, Qingqing Li, Xiaodong Zhou, Qingyu Li, Jin Yi, Yuyu Liu, Jiujun Zhang
Electrochemical reduction of carbon dioxide (ERCO2) to low-carbon fuel and useful chemicals, which can simultaneously store renewable energy and recover CO2 in a green manner, has proven to be a viable energy storage and conversion strategy.
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Rational design of high nitrogen-doped and core–shell/mesoporous carbon nanospheres with high rate capability and cycling longevity for pseudocapacitive sodium storage

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D0TA03229H, Paper
Jiayi Mao, Dechao Niu, Nan Jiang, Guangyu Jiang, Meiwan Chen, Yongsheng Li, Jianlin Shi
A facile soft-template strategy is developed to construct high-nitrogen-doped and core–shell/mesoporous carbon nanospheres for high-rate and long-term stable sodium-ion batteries.
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The nature of the methylamine–MAPbI3 complex: fundamentals of gas-induced perovskite liquefaction and crystallization

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D0TA02494E, Paper
Dmitry Bogachuk, Lukas Wagner, Simone Mastroianni, Michael Daub, Harald Hillebrecht, Andreas Hinsch
In this work we scrutinize the exact interaction mechanisms between methylamine and perovskite based on extensive experimental evidence.
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Perovskite-Sensitized β-Ga2O3 Nanorod Arrays for Highly Selective and Sensitive NO2 Detection at High Temperature

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2020, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D0TA02691C, Paper
Bo Zhang, Hui-Jan Lin, Haiyong Gao, Xingxu Lu, Chang-Yong Nam, Pu-Xian Gao
Amongst various gaseous pollutants, NO2 is one of the major exhausts originating from fossil fuel and gas combustions in vehicle engines and power plants at high temperature. Under such scenario,...
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High Performance Potassium-Sulfur Batteries and Its Reaction Mechanism

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2020, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D0TA03602A, Paper
Xinxin Zhao, Youran Hong, Mingren Cheng, Shiwen Wang, Lei zheng, Jiangwei Wang, Yunhua Xu
Benefiting from the high natural abundance and high theoretical specific capacities of potassium and sulfur, potassium-sulfur (K-S) battery is deemed as a promising energy storage system for large-scale energy storage...
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Smart Porous Wood Supported Flower-like NiS/Ni Conjuction with Vitrimer Co-effect as Multifunctional Material with Reshaping, Shape-memory and Self-healing for High-Performance Supercapacitors, Catalysts and Sensors

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2020, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D0TA03664A, Paper
Chuanyin Xiong, Bingbing Li, Heguang Liu, Wei Zhao, Chao Duan, Haiwei Wu, Yong Ni
Wood-based materials are attracting more and more attention for applications in energy storage, due to their environment friendly and numerous channels structure. However, the poor conductivity and flexibility of wood...
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Flexible and transparent sensors for ultra-low NO2 detection at room temperature under visible lights

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2020, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D0TA02934C, Paper
Xiao-Xue Wang, Hua-Yao Li, Xin Guo
Metal oxide based gas sensors should mostly work at high temperatures; the high working temperature possesses safety concerns and high energy consumption, which makes portable and wearable devices almost impossible,...
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Polyimide/ZIF-7 Mixed-Matrix Membranes: Understanding in-situ Confined Formation of ZIF-7 Phases inside Polymer and Their Effects on Gas Separations

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2020, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D0TA02761H, Paper
Sunghwan Park, Kie Yong Cho, Hae-Kwon Jeong
Polymer-modification-enabled in-situ metal-organic framework formation (PMMOF) is potentially a paradigm-shifting preparation method for polymer/MOF mixed-matrix membranes (MMMs). However, the actual reaction conditions of in-situ formation of MOF in the confined...
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Power and carbon monoxide co-production by a proton-conducting solid oxide fuel cell with La0.6Sr0.2Cr0.85Ni0.15O3−δ for on-cell dry reforming of CH4 by CO2

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D0TA03458D, Paper
Tong Wei, Peng Qiu, Lichao Jia, Yuan Tan, Xin Yang, Shichen Sun, Fanglin Chen, Jian Li
Highly efficient on-cell dry reforming of CH4 for power and CO co-production by H-SOFCs is achieved with an engineered LSCN@Ni layer.
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Understanding the structural phase transitions in lithium vanadium phosphate cathode for lithium-ion batteries

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2020, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/C9TA12435G, Paper
Woong Oh, Hyunyoung Park, Bong-Soo Jin, Ranjith Thangavel, Won-Sub Yoon
Developing high-energy lithium-ion batteries with long stability is critical for realizing sustainable energy applications; however, it remains highly challenging. Exploring multi-redox based electrode materials can help to achieve high capacity...
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Highly efficient removal of uranium from highly acidic media achieved on a phosphine oxide and amino functionalized superparamagnetic composite polymer adsorbent

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2020, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D0TA01633K, Paper
Shiao Zhang, Dingzhong Yuan, Qinghua Zhang, Yun Wang, Yan Liu, Jizhou Zhao, Bibo Chen
It is very necessary to develop the magnetic adsorbents for the efficient extraction of uranium from highly acidic media. In this work, a novel magnetic adsorbent Fe3O4/P (DMAA-DMP) functionalized with...
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Organic Solar Cells Based on Small Molecule Donor and Polymer Acceptor Operating at 150 °C

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2020, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D0TA02865G, Paper
Junhui Miao, Bin Meng, Zicheng Ding, Jun Liu, Lixiang Wang
Inorganic or organic solar cells always operate at temperature lower than 100 °C and are not suitable for operating at high temperature. In this work, using blends of small molecular...
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Aliovalent Fluorine Doping and Anodization-Induced Amorphization Enable Bifunctional Catalysts for Efficient Water Splitting

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2020, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D0TA00876A, Paper
Chenglin Zhong, Zhen Han, Tongtong Wang, Qin-chao Wang, Zihan Shen, Qingwen Zhou, Jiaao Wang, Shuo Zhang, Xin Jin, Shengwen Li, Peng Wang, Daqiang Gao, Yong-Ning Zhou, Huigang Zhang
High-efficiency non-precious electrocatalysts are urgently demanded in hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) and oxygen evolution reaction (OER). Transition metal oxides catalysts have shown high activity for the OER in alkaline medium,...
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Dihydrazone-based Dynamic Covalent Epoxy Networks with High Creep Resistance, Controlled Degradability, and Intrinsic Antibacteria from Bioresources

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2020, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D0TA01419B, Paper
Xiwei Xu, Songqi Ma, Sheng Wang, Jiahui Wu, Qiong Li, na lu, yanlin liu, Jintao Yang, Jie Feng, Jin Zhu
Covalent adaptable networks (CANs) provide a promising approach to the recycle issue of thermosets due to their dynamic cross-linked networks. However, CANs are susceptible to creep at relatively low temperatures,...
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Rational Understanding of the Catalytic Mechanism of Molybdenum Carbide on Polysulfide Conversion in Lithium-Sulfur Battery

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2020, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D0TA01217C, Paper
Mingzhu Sun, Zhao Wang, Xue Li, Haibo Li, Hongsheng Jia, Xiangxin Xue, Ming Jin, Jiaqi Li, Yu Xie, Ming Feng
Lithium-sulfur (Li-S) batteries are promising candidates for next-generation energy storage devices due to its high theoretical energy density, whose practical applications are mainly hampered by the shuttle effect of intermediate...
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National Book Festival Presents Winter and Spring Events

National Book Festival Presents, the new series from the Library of Congress showcasing authors, their books, and related Library treasures, will continue with a winter and spring season of events featuring Alice McDermott, Douglas Brinkley, Margaret Atwood, Nan Talese, Richard Ford, Joy Harjo and other authors.

The season will kick off with “Fearless: A Tribute to Irish American Women” on Feb. 6, featuring novelist Alice McDermott in conversation with Pennsylvania Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon and CBS News’ Margaret Brennan.

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Upcoming Events: Earth and Space Science Talks

This month, the Library of Congress will kick off the annual Earth and Space Science lecture series. The series is presented in partnership with the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center and the Science, Technology and Business Division at the Library.

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Indian pharma exports miss target, stand at $20.58 bn in FY' 20

​​Though the exports started doing well in 2019-20 and it has been a good year for the first three quarters with cumulative growth rate of 11.5 per cent during April-December 2019, the growth rate in February and March has gone down recording 7.7 per cent and -23.24 per cent respectively, resulting in the negative growth of - 2.97 per cent in the fourth quarter.




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Sufficient trouble: compositions for computer, live instruments, and voice / Brian Belet

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Betty and the sensory world: experimental electronic music / Doug Bielmeier

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Symphony no. 3 / Aaron Copland

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Violin concerto: Grand duo / Lou Harrison

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Dark holler / David Kirkland Garner

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Symphony no. 2 / Randall Thompson, Samuel Adams, Samuel Barber

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The Andrée expedition: From the diary of Virginia Woolf / Dominick Argento

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Viola concertos / Amanda Harberg, Max Wolpert

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Color theory: music for saxophones, percussion and Harry Partch instruments / Prism Quartet, Sō Percussion, Partch

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Complete works for violin and for viola / Salvatore Sciarrino

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Overture to Candide: Fancy free ; Anniversaries for orchestra ; Overture to Wonderful town / Bernstein

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Wanderer: chamber works / George Oakley

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Mystic landscapes / Enjott Schneider

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Phenomenal woman: the Maya Angelou songs ; and, Songs without words / Capathia Jenkins & Louis Rosen

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Dear Evan Hansen: original Broadway cast recording / music and lyrics by Benj Pasek, Justin Paul

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String quartets nos. 6 and 7 / Philip Glass

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Billy the Kid: (complete ballet) ; Grohg: (one-act ballet) / Copland

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Paris to Calcutta: men and music on the desert road / Deben Bhattacharya ; with an introduction by Jharna Bose Bhattacharya ; produced and edited by Robert Millis

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--as if the mesh of words were broken--: Lieder in the late 20th century and beyond.

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Crooked stick: Songs in a strange land.

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Free America!: early songs of resistance and rebellion / The Boston Camerata, Anne Azéma

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