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Disney Adventure cruise ship to set sail from Singapore in 2025

Disney Cruise Line’s new vessel Disney Adventure will house seven immersive experience zones inspired by Disney, Pixar, and Marvel worlds




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A Chennai-based medical practitioner’s coffee table book captures the Himalayas across the seasons and terrains over two decades

How life changing is the Himalayan range? Dr Periyathiruvadi, a Chennai-based medical practitioner and founder of Lister Metropolis, has curated a coffee table book of photos from the mountains to answer this question




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Ahmedabad’s tryst with history, architecture and past

My first solo trip led me to Ahmedabad, a city that perfectly blends modern flair with rich traditions. I loved every second of diving into its vibrant history, enjoying fragrant chai, and savouring delicious khakhra. It was a journey full of striking contrasts and unforgettable moments. Here are my top five favourite places that I will revisit in a heartbeat! Join us in exploring this vibrant city, where history is etched in every wall and time takes a break, allowing us to peer into the past.




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Dark Tourism: A journey through history’s shadows

Imagine standing amidst the ruins of a city once devastated by tragedy. The air is heavy with history, the ground scarred by the past. This is the essence of dark tourism, a unique form of travel that explores places associated with historical catastrophes. For many travel enthusiasts, it’s a journey that goes beyond typical sightseeing, offering a powerful connection to the past.




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On full throttle: Rider Anand Dharesan recalls his GS Trophy 2024 memories, his love for riding and more

Anand qualified for the international tournament on his first try competing in a riding event




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Architects list their favourite getaways

From Kyoto’s blend of old and new to Vienna’s rich design contrasts, here are some awe-inspiring destinations for you to visit




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This autumn, Northeast blushes in cosmos

With October, among all things autumnal, comes cosmos, the ephemeral blossom that shrouds parts of the Northeast in mostly pink, but also yellow, orange and white. We travel to get the best views




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Boney M, Akon and an exclusive Japan arena — Here’s why you should head to Shillong Cherry Blossom Music Festival

In its fourth edition, Shillong Cherry Blossom Music Festival brings icons like Boney M. and Akon on stage and ropes in Japan as its partner country




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Police probe finds petrol bunk built on Thirunallar temple land

Fraudulent documents were allegedly used to obtain the licence for the bunk from public sector oil marketing company on Thiruloganathar Swamy temple land




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Chief Justice of Madras HC calls on Lt. Governor at Raj Nivas




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CPI leader to attend meet in China




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BJP leader dismisses reports linking him to cash seizure




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New high-level bridge near Villianur open to traffic




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Project to develop Thengaithittu harbour launched




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Kalaignar sports kit scheme meant to create champions in rural Tamil Nadu, says Udhayanidhi Stalin




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Hindu Munnani workers stage protest over encroachment of govt. land by a religious group




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The Metropolitan Museum of Art Puts 490,000 High-Res Images Online & Makes Them Free to Use

Update: The Metropolitan Museum of Art has put online 492,000 high-resolution images of artistic works. Even better, the museum has placed the vast majority of these images into the public domain, meaning they can be downloaded directly from the museum’s website for non-commercial use. When you browse the Met collection and find an image that […]




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Carl Jung Psychoanalyzes Hitler: “He’s the Unconscious of 78 Million Germans.” “Without the German People He’d Be Nothing” (1938)

Were you to google “Carl Jung and Nazism”—and I’m not suggesting that you do—you would find yourself hip-deep in the charges that Jung was an anti-Semite and a Nazi sympathizer. Many sites condemn or exonerate him; many others celebrate him as a blood and soil Aryan hero. It can be nauseatingly difficult at times to […]




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Watch the Original Nosferatu, the Classic German Expressionist Vampire Film, Before the New Remake Arrives This December

F. W. Murnau’s Nosferatu, far and away the most influential early vampire movie, came out 102 years ago. For about ten of those years, Robert Eggers has been trying to remake it. He wouldn’t be the first: Werner Herzog cast Klaus Kinski as the blood-sucking aristocrat at the center of his own version in 1979, and, though […]




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How Upside-Down Models Revolutionized Architecture, Making Possible St. Paul’s Cathedral, Sagrada Família & More

For 142 years now, Sagrada Família has been growing toward the sky. Or at least that’s what it seems to be doing, as its ongoing construction realizes ever more fully a host of forms that look and feel not quite of this earth. It makes a kind of sense to learn that, in designing the […]




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Stanley Kubrick’s Annotated Copy of Stephen King’s The Shining

The web site Overlook Hotel has posted pictures of Stanley Kubrick’s personal copy of Stephen King’s novel The Shining. The book is filled with highlighted passages and largely illegible notes in the margin—tantalizing clues to Kubrick’s intentions for the movie. The site features a picture of the book’s careworn cover along with two spreads from the […]




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High-Performance Photodetector based on ZnO/CsPbBr3 Quantum-dot-level-contact Hybrid Sandwich Structure

J. Mater. Chem. C, 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4TC03359K, Paper
Song Wang, Shuhua Yang, Zenglong Xu, Huiyan Xu, Guanbin Duan, Degang Zhao, Xiutong Wang, Bingqiang Cao
Perovskite quantum dot photodetectors have attracted intensive research interest due to their outstanding optical and electronic properties. However, the nonradiative recombination of photo-generated electron-hole pairs on the surface of CsPbBr3...
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Investigation of 3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene and 3,4-dimethoxythiophene as linkage units for multi-dimensional dimeric acceptors

J. Mater. Chem. C, 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4TC03646H, Paper
Shaohui Yuan, Baofa Lan, Xinyi Ji, Jiaying Wang, Wenkai Zhao, Guankui Long, Xiangjian Wan, Bin Kan, Yongsheng Chen
Despite the versatile processibility of three-dimensional CH8 series acceptors in efficient organic solar cells (OSCs), understanding the relationship between linkage units and performance continues to present significant challenges. To address...
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Efficient and easily repeatable organic solar cells in a high boiling point solvent by introducing a highly mixed tolerant guest acceptor

J. Mater. Chem. C, 2024, 12,17403-17410
DOI: 10.1039/D4TC03192J, Paper
Open Access
Xiangyu Shen, Xiaoning Wang, Jianxiao Wang, Rulin Wang, Yonghai Li, Fuzhen Bi, Xichang Bao
Efficient and easily repeatable organic solar cells were fabricated based on a highly mixed tolerant acceptor in a high boiling point solvent.
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Visible light mediated efficient photoswitching of dimethyldihydropyrenes in thin films for all-photonic logic gate applications and dynamic encryption/decryption capabilities

J. Mater. Chem. C, 2024, 12,17511-17518
DOI: 10.1039/D4TC03321C, Paper
Sariful Molla, Subhajit Bandyopadhyay
Dimethyldihydropyrene (DHP) photoswitches exhibit visible light-induced ring-opening photoisomerization, reversed by UV/visible light or heat in thin films.
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Melt-preparation of organic–inorganic Mn-based halide transparent ceramic scintillators for high-resolution X-ray imaging

J. Mater. Chem. C, 2024, 12,17411-17418
DOI: 10.1039/D4TC03459G, Paper
Zhi-Zhong Zhang, Zi-Lin He, Qing-Peng Peng, Jing-Hua Chen, Bang Lan, Dai-Bin Kuang
A large size TBP2MnBr4 transparent ceramic is prepared by the melt processing method, which shows a high transmittance of >80% in the wavelength range of 350 nm to 800 nm, for realizing a high-resolution (16 lp mm−1) X-ray imaging.
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Near fully depleted Pt/Sb2Se3/ZnO hybrid junctions for high-performance polarized detection and encrypted communication

J. Mater. Chem. C, 2024, 12,17490-17499
DOI: 10.1039/D4TC03472D, Paper
Zhipeng Sun, Fazhen Zhang, Mengdan Chen, Tao He, Yun Wei, Caixia Kan, Mingming Jiang, Peng Wan
Based on near fully depleted hybrid junctions, a Pt/Sb2Se3/ZnO polarized photodetector shows an overall photodetecting performance, which can be further applied in near-infrared polarization encrypted communication.
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Design of lithium disilicate glass-ceramic based highly thermally stable LuAG:Ce PiG green converter for dynamic laser illumination

J. Mater. Chem. C, 2024, 12,17533-17543
DOI: 10.1039/D4TC03186E, Paper
Yusai Xu, Qianxiong Wen, Xidong Wang, Cong Zhao, Enrou Mei, Meilin Fu, Tengfei Tian, Xiaojuan Liang, Wenxia Gao, Weidong Xiang
In this study, a novel lithium disilicate glass-ceramic was developed as a glass matrix for a highly thermally stable LuAG:Ce PiG green converter, enabling efficient dynamic laser illumination.
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In situ preparation of highly luminescent Sb3+/Mn2+ co-doped Cs2KInCl6 lead-free double perovskites in a PVDF matrix and application to white light emitting diodes and anti-counterfeiting

J. Mater. Chem. C, 2024, 12,17458-17468
DOI: 10.1039/D4TC03527E, Paper
Yongrun Dong, Wen Li, Tao Huang, Shuaigang Ge, Linghang Kong, Chuang Ning, Zequan Li, Wei Gao, Bingsuo Zou
A strategy for in situ preparation of lead-free double perovskite-based polymer composite film with large area and high efficiency white light emission and its applications.
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Modulation of photophysical properties in o-carborane derivatives and their application in white organic light-emitting diode devices

J. Mater. Chem. C, 2024, 12,17554-17562
DOI: 10.1039/D4TC03085K, Paper
Jina Lee, Yeonju Jeong, Sunhee Lee, Yi Sak Lee, Bubae Park, Taekyung Kim, Won-Sik Han
Two derivatives of o-carborane, CAPCb and CAMCb, were synthesized and utilized in the fabrication of white OLED devices that exhibit cool white emission and specific CIE coordinates.
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Application of a NADH-modified ZnO electron transport layer in high performance organic solar cells

J. Mater. Chem. C, 2024, 12,17429-17438
DOI: 10.1039/D4TC03144J, Paper
Hongye Li, Song Yang, Huangzhong Yu
A novel ZnO:NADH composite electron transport layer is constructed, and the efficiency of organic solar cells (OSCs) with PM6:L8-BO as the active layer has improved from 17.43% to 18.21%.
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High depolarization temperature and large piezoelectricity in BiScO3–PbTiO3–Bi(Zn1/2Ti1/2)O3 piezoelectric energy harvesting ceramics

J. Mater. Chem. C, 2024, 12,17595-17602
DOI: 10.1039/D4TC03339F, Paper
Huizhong Wang, Xiaole Yu, Mupeng Zheng, Mankang Zhu, Yudong Hou
Achieving high values of both Td and HT-d33 in the BS–PT–BZT piezoelectric energy harvesting ceramics via the linear expansion of MPB and lattice tetragonality c/a modulation.
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Additive-induced intermolecular interaction enhancement enables highly efficient organic solar cells

J. Mater. Chem. C, 2024, 12,17668-17675
DOI: 10.1039/D4TC03277B, Paper
Chen Chen, Dingqin Hu, Peihao Huang, Chun Hong Mak, Heng Liu, Hongliang Lei, Xue Jiang, Yulu Li, Fengyi Yu, Kaihuai Tu, Hsien-Yi Hsu, Xinhui Lu, Haiyan Chen, Zeyun Xiao
We developed a pyridine-based solvent additive targeting the acceptor moiety. This additive fine-tunes the aggregation, crystallinity, and stacking of the active layer through stronger non-covalent interactions with the acceptor.
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Ultra-low thermal conductivity and enhanced mechanical properties of high-entropy perovskite ceramics

J. Mater. Chem. C, 2024, 12,17687-17694
DOI: 10.1039/D4TC03278K, Paper
Wenjing Qiao, Jiantuo Zhao, Yingwei Qi, Xiaopei Zhu, Xifei Wang, Zhizhi Xu, Mei Bai, Junwen Mei, Yanhua Hu, Xiaojie Lou
A novel entropy-stabilized ceramic system featuring a disordered perovskite structure manifests low thermal conductivity and superior mechanical properties.
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Highly sensitive OFET based room temperature operated gas sensors using a thieno[3,2-b]thiophene extended phthalocyanine semiconductor

J. Mater. Chem. C, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4TC03208J, Paper
Recep Isci, Ozgur Yavuz, Sheida Faraji, Dilara Gunturkun, Mehmet Eroglu, Leszek A. Majewski, Ismail Yilmaz, Turan Ozturk
A novel thienothiophene (TT) and phthalocyanine (Pc) based conjugated material was designed, synthesized, fabricated for an organic field effect transistor (OFET) and utilized as an OFET based gas sensor for hazardous gases such as NO2 and SO2.
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Recent advances in plasma etching for micro and nano fabrication of silicon-based materials: a review

J. Mater. Chem. C, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4TC00612G, Review Article
Chaojiang Li, Yuxin Yang, Rui Qu, Xun Cao, Guodong Liu, Xin Jin, Yuxuan Liu, Shenggui Liu, Wang Jiang, Xianchao Zhang
This review provides the mechanism, simulation, chemistries and processes employed in the plasma etching of silicon-based materials. Current applications and research prospects in plasma etching for micro and nanofabrication are discussed.
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Improving electromagnetic engineering of thermal conductive composites by establishing continuous thermal conductive networks with gradient impedance

J. Mater. Chem. C, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4TC03974B, Paper
Dong An, Hongfeng Chen, Huitao Yu, Jiaqi Chen, Junru Yao, Chingping Wong, Wei Feng
Mechanism schematic of the EM wave absorption and thermal conduction of composites.
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Revealing the effect of conductive mechanism on the voltage endurance of ferroelectric thin films via controlling the deposition temperature for reaching high energy storage capability

J. Mater. Chem. C, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4TC03879G, Communication
Hongmei Jing, Shibo Zhao, Ting Wang, Wanbiao Hu, Liming Diwu, Jingru Xu, Peiqiao Han, Miao Liu, Zhuo Wang, Zixiong Sun
By controlling the conducting mechanism of BCZT–BZT thin films, which was significantly affected by the deposition temperature, the voltage endurance was strongly enhanced, and the energy storage performance was also optimized.
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Design, Synthesis, and Optoelectronic Properties of Benzothiadiazole-fused Sulfur and Nitrogen-containing Polycyclic Heteroaromatics

J. Mater. Chem. C, 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4TC04250F, Paper
Yuxin Yin, Rui Shi, Zhongwei Liu, Yanru Li, Ting Jiang, Lingxu Zhao, Jie Li, Deyang Ji, Liqiang Li, Zhuping Fei
The optoelectronic property of sulfur and nitrogen-containing polycyclic heteroaromatics is still low and structure-property relationships remain unclear as compared with that of acenes and sulfur-heterocyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, which is mainly...
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Unravelling Structure - Luminescence Relationship in Two Dimensional Antimony(III) Doped Cadmium (II) Halide Hybrids

J. Mater. Chem. C, 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4TC03543G, Paper
Open Access
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Ashwath Kudlu, Dhritismita Sarma, Deep K Das, Alisha Basheer Shamla, Rangarajan Bakthavatsalam, Venkatesha R. Hathwar, Arup Mahata, Janardan Kundu
Luminescent zero dimensional (0D) antimony halide (Sb-X) hybrids showcase emissive properties (emission peak position; photoluminescence quantum yield-PLQY) that are strongly dependent on the local metal halide geometry/site asymmetry. However, controlling...
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Tailoring electromagnetic interference shielding, electrical and thermal properties of poly(vinylidene fluoride) based hybrid nanocomposites with carbon nanofiber and magnetite nanoparticles

J. Mater. Chem. C, 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4TC02880E, Paper
Aleena Sabu, Sabarish Narayanan B. B, Pratheep Kumar Annamalai, Ramanujam Brahmadesam Thoopul Srinivasa Raghava
Flexible polymer nanocomposite films hold great potential for microwave absorption applications and their electromagnetic interference shielding effectiveness (EMI SE) can be tailored by optimising the electrical properties such as conductivity....
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Construction of oxygen-rich vacancy Bi3O4Br: Yb3+, Er3+ nanosheet for enhanced Photoreversible color switching and upconversion luminescence

J. Mater. Chem. C, 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4TC03981E, Paper
Xueting Zhao, Junhao Ma, Jindan Zha, Kuisui Huang, Chenghui Chai, Zhaoyi Yin, Zhiguo Song, Jianbei Qiu, Yongjin Li
Traditional inorganic photoreversible color-switching materials (PCSMs) usually exhibit slow color switching and single color switching characteristics, which severely restrict their use in information storage, anti-counterfeiting, and other applications. Herein, we...
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Light-induced magnetic switching in a coumarin-based Tb Single Molecule Magnet

J. Mater. Chem. C, 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4TC03152K, Paper
Open Access
Elena Bartolomé, Ana Arauzo, Javier Luzón, Laura Gasque
We present the intriguing magneto-optical properties of the lanthanide complex [Tb(coum)3(batho)]·0.7EtOH], named Tb-batho, based on coum = 3-acetyl-4-hydroxylato-coumarin and batho = bathophenanthroline ligands. Tb-batho displays visible-range luminescence with a notable...
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Stimulus-responsive multifunctions in a zinc(II) sulfate complex: photochromism, photoswitching nonlinear optical properties, amine detection and visual film application

J. Mater. Chem. C, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4TC04169K, Paper
Shuai Liang, Shi-Kun Yan, Yu-Xuan Wen, Yan-Rui Zhao, Jin Zhang, Ji-Xiang Hu
A novel complex combining photo- and amine-induced chromic, switchable photoluminescence, and photomodulated nonlinear optical properties has been prepared using electron-rich sulfate and electron-deficient 2,4,6-tri(4-pyridyl)-1,3,5-triazine.
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Fast synthesis of nickel phosphide nanosheets for ultra-stable hydrogen evolution in seawater splitting

J. Mater. Chem. C, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4TC03004D, Paper
Weiwu Chen, Feng Lin, Chong Wang, Zhiming M. Wang, Zhaojun Qin
The short synthesis time, great catalytic activity, and ultra-long-term stability make Co–Ni5P4-5m a suitable candidate in actual applications of seawater splitting for hydrogen.
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Unveiling the mechanism behind shell thickness-dependent X-ray excited optical and persistent luminescence in lanthanide-doped core/shell nanoparticles

J. Mater. Chem. C, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4TC04256E, Paper
Zezhen Liu, Jingtao Zhao, Danyang Shen, Lei Lei, Shiqing Xu
We reveal an optimal shell thickness of approximately 3 nm for both XEOL and XEPL of homogeneous NaYF4:Tb@NaYF4 and heterogeneous NaYF4:Tb@NaLuF4 core/shell NPs.
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Cu2O/Ga2O3 pn-junction photodetector with low dark current and high detectivity

J. Mater. Chem. C, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4TC04165H, Paper
Mingyang Li, Dayong Jiang, Man Zhao
This article combines Cu2O and a-Ga2O3 to form a heterojunction, achieving low dark current and high detectivity of photodetectors.
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High-performance circularly polarized photodetectors based on chiral transfer of achiral poly(9,9-dioctylfluorene)

J. Mater. Chem. C, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4TC03735A, Paper
Xiaocheng Wu, Junjie Liu, Yunhao Xu, Longzhen Qiu, Xiaohong Wang
High-performance circularly polarized photodetectors with photocurrent asymmetry factor (|gph|) as high as 0.58 were prepared by a blending-induced chiral transfer method.
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Three-Step Change in Uniaxial Negative Thermal Expansion by Switching Supramolecular Motion Modes in Ferromagnetically-Coupled Nickel Dithiolate Lattice

J. Mater. Chem. C, 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4TC03992K, Paper
Masato Haneda, Kiyonori Takahashi, Naohiro Hasuo, Rui-Kang Huang, Xue Chen, Jia-bing Wu, Shin-ichiro Noro, Takayoshi Nakamura
The wheel-axle-type supramolecule, ((+H3N-C2H4)2O)([18]crown-6)2, was introduced into the crystal as a counter cation of [Ni(dmit)2]. Within the crystal, [Ni(dmit)2] was arranged in a honeycomb-like structure and one-dimensional chains formed by...
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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
Open Access
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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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