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Oxygen vacancy-rich amorphous porous NiFe(OH)x derived from Ni(OH)x/Prussian blue as highly efficient oxygen evolution electrocatalysts

Nanoscale, 2020, 12,9557-9568
DOI: 10.1039/D0NR00607F, Paper
Shuang Wang, Xingbo Ge, Chao Lv, Cun Hu, Hongtai Guan, Jing Wu, Zhengnan Wang, Xianhui Yang, Yan Shi, Jiangfeng Song, Zhi Zhang, Akira Watanabe, Jinguang Cai
Oxygen vacancy-rich amorphous porous NiFe(OH)x on carbon paper is prepared through a two-step electrochemical depostion of Prussian blue nanocrystal layer and Ni(OH)x layer followed by an alkaline etching process for efficient OER catalysis.
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A new perspective of lanthanide metal–organic frameworks: tailoring Dy-BTC nanospheres for rechargeable Li–O2 batteries

Nanoscale, 2020, 12,9524-9532
DOI: 10.1039/D0NR00866D, Paper
Dan Liu, Xinmin Zhang, Yan-Jie Wang, Shuyan Song, Lifeng Cui, Hongbo Fan, Xiaochang Qiao, Baizeng Fang
Nanoscaled lanthanide metal–organic frameworks (Ln-MOFs), Dy-BTC nanospheres, are explored as an O2 electrode, which demonstrate an ultrahigh discharge capacity and long cycling life.
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N- & S-co-doped carbon nanofiber network embedded with ultrafine NiCo nanoalloy for efficient oxygen electrocatalysis and Zn–air batteries

Nanoscale, 2020, 12,9581-9589
DOI: 10.1039/D0NR01516D, Paper
Chaojun Liu, Zhuang Wang, Xin Zong, Yingmin Jin, Dong Li, Yueping Xiong, Gang Wu
A 3D carbon nanofiber network embedded with ultrafine nanoparticles is prepared by electrospinning. Thioacetamide is used to prevent the aggregation of active sites.
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Enhanced type I photoreaction of indocyanine green via electrostatic-force-driven aggregation

Nanoscale, 2020, 12,9517-9523
DOI: 10.1039/D0NR01208D, Paper
Huizhen Fan, Yu Fan, Wenna Du, Rui Cai, Xinshuang Gao, Xinfeng Liu, Hao Wang, Lei Wang, Xiaochun Wu
ICG forms aggregates in positively charged mesoporous silica, which show an enhanced type I photoreaction pathway.
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Tuning ferroelectricity and ferromagnetism in BiFeO3/BiMnO3 superlattices

Nanoscale, 2020, 12,9810-9816
DOI: 10.1039/C9NR09670A, Paper
Cai Jin, Wanrong Geng, Linjing Wang, Wenqiao Han, Dongfeng Zheng, Songbai Hu, Mao Ye, Zedong Xu, Yanjiang Ji, Jiali Zhao, Zuhuang Chen, Gan Wang, Yunlong Tang, Yinlian Zhu, Xiuliang Ma, Lang Chen
Superlattice structure provides an effective path for integrating multifunctional properties. The interfacial coupling in the ferromagnetic/ferroelectric superlattices is a possible route to achieve multiferroicity.
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Characteristics of crystalline sputtered LaFeO3 thin films as photoelectrochemical water splitting photocathodes

Nanoscale, 2020, 12,9653-9660
DOI: 10.1039/D0NR01762K, Paper
Min-Kyu Son, Hyunwoong Seo, Motonori Watanabe, Masaharu Shiratani, Tatsumi Ishihara
A transparent crystalline sputtered LaFeO3 photocathode with an early onset potential for stable photoelectrochemical water splitting.
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Designing transition-metal-boride-based electrocatalysts for applications in electrochemical water splitting

Nanoscale, 2020, 12,9327-9351
DOI: 10.1039/D0NR01279C, Review Article
Yuanyuan Jiang, Yizhong Lu
Recent progresses made in transition metal boride (TMB)-based electrocatalysts for electrochemical water splitting are summarized.
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Neuron-like cell differentiation of hADSCs promoted by a copper sulfide nanostructure mediated plasmonic effect driven by near-infrared light

Nanoscale, 2020, 12,9833-9841
DOI: 10.1039/D0NR02319A, Paper
Shan Zhang, Min Hao, Wenqiang Gao, Feng Liu, Jiazhi Duan, Ying Kong, Duo Liu, Hong Liu
Neuron-like cell differentiation of hADSCs promoted by a CuS nanostructure mediated plasmonic effect driven by near-infrared light.
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An ultra-broadband terahertz metamaterial coherent absorber using multilayer electric ring resonator structures based on anti-reflection coating

Nanoscale, 2020, 12,9769-9775
DOI: 10.1039/C9NR10668E, Paper
Chao Du, Di Zhou, Huan-Huan Guo, Yong-Qiang Pang, Hong-Yu Shi, Wen-Feng Liu, Jin-Zhan Su, Charanjeet Singh, Sergei Trukhanov, Alex Trukhanov, Larissa Panina, Zhuo Xu
We propose a method for achieving THz ultra-broadband coherent absorption using the anti-reflection theory of metamaterials.
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Trace metals dramatically boost oxygen electrocatalysis of N-doped coal-derived carbon for zinc–air batteries

Nanoscale, 2020, 12,9628-9639
DOI: 10.1039/C9NR10800A, Paper
Huimin Liu, Xinning Huang, Zhenjie Lu, Tao Wang, Yaming Zhu, Junxia Cheng, Yue Wang, Dongling Wu, Zhenyu Sun, Alex W. Robertson, Xingxing Chen
The commercialization of metal–air batteries requires efficient, low-cost, and stable bifunctional electrocatalysts for reversible electrocatalysis of the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) and the oxygen evolution reaction (OER).
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Point defect induced intervalley scattering for the enhancement of interlayer electron transport in bilayer MoS2 homojunctions

Nanoscale, 2020, 12,9859-9865
DOI: 10.1039/D0NR01339K, Paper
Yang Ou, Zhuo Kang, Qingliang Liao, Shihan Gao, Zheng Zhang, Yue Zhang
The interlayer transport of MoS2 homojunctions can be enhanced by point defect induced K–Q intervalley scattering.
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Nanosphere-shaped ammonio methacrylate copolymers: converting a pharmaceutical inactive ingredient to efficient therapeutics for experimental colitis

Nanoscale, 2020, 12,9590-9602
DOI: 10.1039/D0NR00465K, Paper
Brice Moulari, Maryam A. Shetab Boushehri, Jean-Paul Pais de Barros, Thilo Faber, Arnaud Béduneau, Laurent Lagrost, Yann Pellequer, Alf Lamprecht
Even in the absence of any drug load, nanosphere-shaped ammonio methacrylate copolymers can mitigate murine experimental colitis.
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High charge carrier mobility in solution processed one-dimensional lead halide perovskite single crystals and their application as photodetectors

Nanoscale, 2020, 12,9688-9695
DOI: 10.1039/D0NR01495H, Paper
Tianjun Liu, Weidong Tang, Sally Luong, Oliver Fenwick
Large space-charge limited mobility and a fast optical response is reported in low dimensional halide perovskite crystals. A transition between hopping transport and band-like transport is observed at 200 K.
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Exploring the direct synthesis of exchange-spring nanocomposites by reduction of CoFe2O4 spinel nanoparticles using in situ neutron diffraction

Nanoscale, 2020, 12,9440-9451
DOI: 10.1039/D0NR00912A, Paper
Jakob Voldum Ahlburg, Cecilia Granados-Miralles, Frederik Holm Gjørup, Henrik Lyder Andersen, Mogens Christensen
In situ neutron powder diffraction (NPD) was employed for investigating gram-scale reduction of hard magnetic CoFe2O4 (spinel) nanoparticles into CoFe2O4/CoFe2 exchange-spring nanocomposites via H2 partial reduction.
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Clear observation of the formation of nanoparticles inside the ablation bubble through a laser-induced flat transparent window by laser scattering

Nanoscale, 2020, 12,9640-9646
DOI: 10.1039/C9NR10560C, Paper
Kota Ando, Takashi Nakajima
We demonstrate the clear observation of laser-scattering signals from Ag nanoparticles (NPs) inside an ablation bubble.
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Cyclodextrin-based superparamagnetic host vesicles as ultrasensitive nanobiocarriers for electrosensing

Nanoscale, 2020, 12,9884-9889
DOI: 10.1039/D0NR01702G, Paper
Jose Muñoz, Núria Crivillers, Bart Jan Ravoo, Marta Mas-Torrent
Magnetic cyclodextrin vesicles (mCDVs) have been used as novel electrochemical biorecognition probes for the picomolar determination of thyroxine (T4), using a magneto nanocomposite carbon-paste electrode (mNC-CPE) as a transducer platform.
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Dynamics of lattice defects in mixed DNA origami monolayers

Nanoscale, 2020, 12,9733-9743
DOI: 10.1039/D0NR01252A, Paper
Yang Xin, Xueyin Ji, Guido Grundmeier, Adrian Keller
DNA origami lattice formation at solid–liquid interfaces is surprisingly resilient toward the incorporation of DNA origami impurities with different shapes.
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Tuning the electronic structure of transition metals embedded in nitrogen-doped graphene for electrocatalytic nitrogen reduction: a first-principles study

Nanoscale, 2020, 12,9696-9707
DOI: 10.1039/D0NR00072H, Paper
Xiaonan Zheng, Yuan Yao, Ya Wang, Yang Liu
The Fe/Mn–N–C catalyst is a promising candidate for the NRR as it shows significantly improved NRR catalytic activity and strong selectivity against the HER.
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A ferromagnetic skyrmion-based diode with a voltage-controlled potential barrier

Nanoscale, 2020, 12,9507-9516
DOI: 10.1039/C9NR10528J, Paper
Li Zhao, Xue Liang, Jing Xia, Guoping Zhao, Yan Zhou
We propose a feasible skyrmion-based diode model using VCMA, and study the dynamic behavior of the skyrmion.
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Heat-driven acoustic phonons in lamellar nanoplatelet assemblies

Nanoscale, 2020, 12,9661-9668
DOI: 10.1039/D0NR00695E, Paper
Benjamin T. Diroll, Vladislav Kamysbayev, Igor Coropceanu, Dmitri V. Talapin, Richard D. Schaller
Colloidal CdSe nanoplatelets self-assemble into lamellar stacks which display low frequency acoustic vibrations under infrared illumination.
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Triplet photosensitizer-nanotube conjugates: synthesis, characterization and photochemistry of charge stabilizing, palladium porphyrin/carbon nanotube conjugates

Nanoscale, 2020, 12,9890-9898
DOI: 10.1039/D0NR02136A, Paper
Luis M. Arellano, Habtom B. Gobeze, María J. Gómez-Escalonilla, José Luis G. Fierro, Francis D'Souza, Fernando Langa
SWCNTs covalently modified with a triplet photosensitizer, palladium porphyrin, have been newly prepared and photoinduced charge separation is reported.
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Double Fano resonances in hybrid disk/rod artificial plasmonic molecules based on dipole-quadrupole coupling

Nanoscale, 2020, 12,9776-9785
DOI: 10.1039/D0NR00461H, Paper
Zhiquan Chen, Shi Zhang, Yiqin Chen, Yanjun Liu, Ping Li, Zhaolong Wang, Xupeng Zhu, Kaixi Bi, Huigao Duan
Double Fano resonances can be aroused in a simple disk and rods coupled artificial plasmonic molecule. Two Fano peaks can be independently tuned by changing one rod length or the gap distances between rods and disk.
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Whispering gallery mode emission from dye-doped polymer fiber cross-sections fabricated by near-field electrospinning

Nanoscale, 2020, 12,9873-9883
DOI: 10.1039/D0NR00147C, Paper
Joseph E. Cheeney, Stephen T. Hsieh, Nosang V. Myung, Elaine D. Haberer
Near-field electrospun polymer microfibers were utilized to support whispering gallery mode resonances. The fibers were utilized for water–ethanol sensing.
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Vertically-oriented MoS2 nanosheets for nonlinear optical devices

Nanoscale, 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D0NR00755B, Communication
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M. Bolhuis, J. Hernandez-Rueda, S. E. van Heijst, M. Tinoco Rivas, L. Kuipers, S. Conesa-Boj
We demonstrate a novel strategy for large-area fabrication of vertical MoS2 exhibiting enhanced non-linear optical signal for applications in photonics.
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High brightness blue light-emitting diodes based on CsPb(Cl/Br)3 perovskite QDs with phenethylammonium chloridesynonym passivation.

Nanoscale, 2020, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D0NR02597F, Paper
He Shao, Yue Zhai, Xiufeng Wu, Wen Xu, Lin Xu, Biao Dong, Xue Bai, Haining Cui, Hongwei Song
All inorganic perovskite quantum dots (QDs) (CsPbX3, X=Cl, Br, I) have been applied on the light-emitting devices (LEDs) in recent years due to their excellent optical and optoelectronic properties. However,...
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Theoretical Anchoring Effect of New Phosphorus Allotropes for Lithium-sulfur Batteries

Nanoscale, 2020, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D0NR02359K, Paper
Chunmei Li, Linxin He, Jianglei Luo, Jianfeng Tang, Nanpu Cheng, Zhiqian Chen
Lithium-sulfur battery system has appeared as a new-generation alternative to lithium-ion batteries with 5-7 times higher specific energy density than conventional lithium-ion batteries. But its commercial implementation is still impeded...
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Bad Neighbour, Good Neighbour: How Magnetic Dipole Interactions Between Soft and Hard Ferrimagnetic Nanoparticles Affect Macroscopic Magnetic Properties in Ferrofluids

Nanoscale, 2020, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D0NR02023K, Paper
Niéli Daffé, Jovana Zecevic, Kalliopi Trohidou, Marcin Sikora, Mauro Rovezzi, Claire Carvallo, Marianna Vasilakaki, Sophie Neveu, Johannes D. Meeldijk, Nadejda Bouldi, Veronica Gavrilov, Yohan Guyodo, Fadi Choueikani, Vincent Dupuis, Dario Taverna, Philippe Sainctavit, Amélie JUHIN
Fluids responding to magnetic fields (ferrofluids) offer a scene with no equivalent in nature to explore long-range magnetic dipole interactions. Here, we studied the very original class of binary ferrofluids,...
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Electric field triggered release of gas from a quasi-one-dimensional hydrate in the carbon nanotube

Nanoscale, 2020, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D0NR01113D, Paper
Jiaxian Li, Hangjun Lu, Xiaoyan Zhou
We systematically investigate the effects of an axial electric field on the formation and decomposition of quasi-one-dimensional nitrogen gas hydrates within a single-walled carbon nanotube (SWNT) by using molecular dynamics...
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Formation and manipulation of domain walls with 2-nm domain periodicity in BaTiO3 without contact electrodes

Nanoscale, 2020, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D0NR01747G, Paper
Maya Barzilay, Yachin Ivry
Interfaces at the two-dimensional limit in oxide materials exhibit a rich span of functionality that differs significantly from the bulk behavior. Among such interfaces, domain walls in ferroelectrics draw special...
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Exploring the Limits of Sensitivity for Strain Gauges of Graphene and Hexagonal Boron Nitride Decorated with Metallic Nanoislands

Nanoscale, 2020, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D0NR02270E, Paper
Julian Ramirez, Armando Urbina, Andrew T Kleinschmidt, Mickey Finn, Samuel J. Edmunds, Guillermo L. Esparza, Darren J Lipomi
The purpose of this work is to clarify the mechanism of piezoresistance in a class of ultra-sensitive strain gauges based on metallic films on 2D substrates (“2D/M” films). The metals...
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Ultrathin Two-Dimensional Vertical Ferroelectric Tunneling Junction based on CuInP2S6 Monolayer

Nanoscale, 2020, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D0NR01475C, Paper
Min Zhao, Gaoyang Gou, Xiangdong Ding, Jun Sun
Ferroelectric (FE) materials, especially ABO3 FE perovskite oxides have been extensively studied for their important applications in memories, electronics and sensors. However, the integration of FE perovskite oxides into minimized...
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Modulation engineering of in-situ cathodic activation of FePx based on W-incorporation for hydrogen evolution

Nanoscale, 2020, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D0NR02661A, Paper
Min Yang, Yu-Ran Zhu, Zhong-Yuan Lin, Xin-Tong Yan, Bin Dong, Ya-Nan Zhou, Qingzhong Li, Yulu Zhou, Jun Nan, Yongming Chai
In-situ electrochemical activation as a new pretreating method to adjust electrocatalytic performance attracts extensive attention. However, the activation mechanisms of electrocatalysts are still ambiguous. Herein, we propose a facile modulation...
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Topological semimetal Li2CrN2 sheet as a promising hydrogen storage material

Nanoscale, 2020, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D0NR02180F, Paper
Lijuan Ma, Qiang Sun
An ideal electrode for electrochemical storage of hydrogen needs to be conductive for electron. The robust conductivity protected by topology in topological quantum materials just meets this requirement. However, such...
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Synthesis of monodisperse water-stable surface Pb-rich CsPbCl3 nanocrystals for efficient photocatalytic CO2 reduction

Nanoscale, 2020, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D0NR02917C, Communication
Jingrun Zhu, Yihua Zhu, Jianfei Huang, Lu Hou, Jianhua Shen, Chunzhong Li
Surface Pb-rich lead halide perovskite nanocrystals (NCs) with high stability and monodispersity in water have been synthesized using a general and convenient liquid-solid-interpenetration (LSI) method. In this process, water molecules...
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Black in America: The Paradox of the Color Line


 
At the start of the twentieth century, the pre-eminent black sociologist, W.E.B. DuBois, identified the color line as America's great problem. While the color line is increasingly variegated beyond black and white, and more openly discussed than ever before as more racial and ethnic groups call America home, his words still ring true.
 
Today, post-racial and colorblind ideals dominate the American narrative, obscuring the reality of racism and discrimination

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Black in America: The Paradox of the Color Line


 
At the start of the twentieth century, the pre-eminent black sociologist, W.E.B. DuBois, identified the color line as America's great problem. While the color line is increasingly variegated beyond black and white, and more openly discussed than ever before as more racial and ethnic groups call America home, his words still ring true.
 
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Western Civilization: A Brief History


 

A comprehensive yet concise introduction to Western Civilization, designed to interest and engage contemporary students

Western Civilization: A Brief History is a concise one-volume survey that covers the subject’s ancient origins through to the early 21st century. Stressing social and intellectual history, rather than merely listing names and dates, this stimulating resource offers a more consistent and reader-friendly narrative than traditional textbooks



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Informality Revisited: Latin American Perspectives on Housing, the State and the Market


 

Informality Revisited offers an overview of recent debates about Latin American government programmes for the formalisation of informal settlements and housing provision in a neo-liberal context. Contributions from Latin American researchers analyse the contradictions in government actions and evaluate the consequences for urban poverty.



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