b

Nanostrip flexible microwave enzymatic biosensor for noninvasive epidermal glucose sensing

Nanoscale Horiz., 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D0NH00098A, Communication
Qiannan Xue, Zheyu Li, Qikun Wang, Wenwei Pan, Ye Chang, Xuexin Duan
A nanostrip flexible microwave biosensor based on highly ordered nano-1D metamaterials is presented for epidermal trace glucose sensing.
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Photoluminescence enhancement of MoS2/CdSe quantum rod heterostructures induced by energy transfer and exciton–exciton annihilation suppression

Nanoscale Horiz., 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C9NH00802K, Communication
Yang Luo, Hangyong Shan, Xiaoqing Gao, Pengfei Qi, Yu Li, Bowen Li, Xin Rong, Bo Shen, Han Zhang, Feng Lin, Zhiyong Tang, Zheyu Fang
The exciton dynamics of the acceptor are revealed and enhanced photoluminescence of the heterostructure is achieved by energy transfer and exciton–exciton annihilation suppression.
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Carbon dot-assisted luminescence of singlet oxygen: the generation dynamics but not the cumulative amount of singlet oxygen is responsible for the photodynamic therapy efficacy

Nanoscale Horiz., 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D0NH00128G, Communication
Xu Teng, Feng Li, Chao Lu, Buhong Li
The rapid generation dynamics of 1O2 rather than its cumulative amount is responsible for better treatment efficacy in PDT.
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b

Fast chemical force microscopy demonstrates that glycopeptidolipids define nanodomains of varying hydrophobicity on mycobacteria

Nanoscale Horiz., 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C9NH00736A, Communication
Open Access
  This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.
Albertus Viljoen, Felipe Viela, Laurent Kremer, Yves F. Dufrêne
We use chemical force microscopy with high spatiotemporal resolution to study the nanoscale distribution of hydrophobicity on living mycobacterial cells.
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b

Reversibly-regulated drug release using poly(tannic acid) fabricated nanocarriers for reduced secondary side effects in tumor therapy

Nanoscale Horiz., 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D0NH00032A, Communication
Chao Chen, Tonghao Ma, Wen Tang, Xiaoli Wang, Yibing Wang, Jiafeng Zhuang, Yucheng Zhu, Ping Wang
This article introduced a reversibly pH-responsive and targeting nanocarrier based on mesoporous silica nanoparticles which could be utilized to reduce the “secondary” side effects on normal tissues.
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b

Ultrafast assembly of swordlike Cu3(1,3,5-benzenetricarboxylate)n metal–organic framework crystals with exposed active metal sites

Nanoscale Horiz., 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D0NH00171F, Communication
Heba Ahmed, Xinci Yang, Yemima Ehrnst, Ninweh N. Jeorje, Susan Marqus, Peter C. Sherrell, Ahmed El Ghazaly, Johanna Rosen, Amgad R. Rezk, Leslie Y. Yeo
A new acoustomicrofluidic method for synthesizing copper-based metal–organic frameworks is shown to yield novel large aspect ratio elongated crystal morphologies with high active metal site density on their surfaces, leading to enhanced conductivity.
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b

Lipid-based mesophases as matrices for nanoscale reactions

Nanoscale Horiz., 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D0NH00079E, Review Article
Livia Salvati Manni, Wye-Khay Fong, Raffaele Mezzenga
Review of nonlamellar lipidic mesophases as matrices for organic and enzymatic reactions, and synthesis of polymeric, metallic and mesoporous materials.
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b

3D texturing of the air–water interface by biomimetic self-assembly

Nanoscale Horiz., 2020, 5,839-846
DOI: 10.1039/C9NH00722A, Communication
Open Access
Erik Bergendal, Richard A. Campbell, Georgia A. Pilkington, Peter Müller-Buschbaum, Mark W. Rutland
The air–water interface can be textured according to the same self-assembly packing criteria that determine the wealth of 3D structures found in micellar and other amphiphilic meso-phases.
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b

Porous graphitic carbon nitride for solar photocatalytic applications

Nanoscale Horiz., 2020, 5,765-786
DOI: 10.1039/D0NH00046A, Review Article
Yang Li, Xin Li, Huaiwu Zhang, Quanjun Xiang
This review summarizes the development of PCN, i.e., synthesis, morphology, modification, and application in recent years. This review can provide a comprehensive view of PCN and lay a foundation for the design of ideal photocatalysts in the future.
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b

Defect engineering of 2D BiOCl nanosheets for photonic tumor ablation

Nanoscale Horiz., 2020, 5,857-868
DOI: 10.1039/C9NH00707E, Communication
Chen Dai, Ruizhi Hu, Chunmei Wang, Zhuang Liu, Shengjian Zhang, Luodan Yu, Yu Chen, Bo Zhang
Photothermal therapy (PTT) is an emerging technology as a noninvasive therapeutic modality for inducing photonic cancer hyperthermia.
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b

High-yield electrochemical hydrogen peroxide production from an enhanced two-electron oxygen reduction pathway by mesoporous nitrogen-doped carbon and manganese hybrid electrocatalysts

Nanoscale Horiz., 2020, 5,832-838
DOI: 10.1039/C9NH00783K, Communication
Ayeong Byeon, Jinwon Cho, Jong Min Kim, Keun Hwa Chae, Hee-Young Park, Seok Won Hong, Hyung Chul Ham, Seung Woo Lee, Ki Ro Yoon, Jin Young Kim
A selective and efficient electrocatalyst composed of MnO and Mn–Nx co-doped carbon nanostructures is developed for electrochemical hydrogen peroxide generation.
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b

Metal assisted chemical etching of silicon in the gas phase: a nanofabrication platform for X-ray optics

Nanoscale Horiz., 2020, 5,869-879
DOI: 10.1039/C9NH00709A, Communication
Open Access
Lucia Romano, Matias Kagias, Joan Vila-Comamala, Konstantins Jefimovs, Li-Ting Tseng, Vitaliy A. Guzenko, Marco Stampanoni
Gas-MacEtch of Si with a Pt catalyst allows vertical etching nanostructures with an extreme aspect ratio up to 10 000 : 1.
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b

Nanoengineering to achieve high efficiency practical lithium–sulfur batteries

Nanoscale Horiz., 2020, 5,808-831
DOI: 10.1039/C9NH00730J, Minireview
Eunho Cha, Mumukshu Patel, Sanket Bhoyate, Vish Prasad, Wonbong Choi
Rapidly increasing markets for electric vehicles (EVs), energy storage for backup support systems and high-power portable electronics demand batteries with higher energy densities and longer cycle lives.
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b

Synthesis and optoelectronics of mixed-dimensional Bi/Te binary heterostructures

Nanoscale Horiz., 2020, 5,847-856
DOI: 10.1039/C9NH00805E, Communication
Ye Zhang, Jia Guo, Yiguo Xu, Weichun Huang, Chao Li, Lingfeng Gao, Leiming Wu, Zhe Shi, Chunyang Ma, Yanqi Ge, Xiuwen Zhang, Han Zhang
0D Bi QDs were distributed on 2D Te NSs to prepare mixed-dimensional Bi/Te heterostructure. The studies demonstrate that Bi/Te shows excellent self-power photo-response behaviors as well as the great potential for ultrafast photonic devices.
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b

Colloidal PbS quantum dot stacking kinetics during deposition via printing

Nanoscale Horiz., 2020, 5,880-885
DOI: 10.1039/D0NH00008F, Communication
Wei Chen, Haodong Tang, Nian Li, Manuel A. Scheel, Yue Xie, Depeng Li, Volker Körstgens, Matthias Schwartzkopf, Stephan V. Roth, Kai Wang, Xiao Wei Sun, Peter Müller-Buschbaum
The particle self-organization behavior of small-sized quantum dots is studied in situ with grazing-incidence small-angle X-ray scattering and during the drying process two phase transitions are found.
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b

Nano-size porous carbon spheres as a high-capacity anode with high initial coulombic efficiency for potassium-ion batteries

Nanoscale Horiz., 2020, 5,895-903
DOI: 10.1039/D0NH00018C, Communication
Hehe Zhang, Chong Luo, Hanna He, Hong-Hui Wu, Li Zhang, Qiaobao Zhang, Haiyan Wang, Ming-Sheng Wang
An anode of hard carbon spheres with both small size and a porous structure enables superior electrochemical performance of potassium-ion batteries.
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b

Light-triggered dual-modality drug release of self-assembled prodrug-nanoparticles for synergistic photodynamic and hypoxia-activated therapy

Nanoscale Horiz., 2020, 5,886-894
DOI: 10.1039/D0NH00034E, Communication
Dongyang Zhao, Wenhui Tao, Songhao Li, Lingxiao Li, Yixin Sun, Guanting Li, Gang Wang, Yang Wang, Bin Lin, Cong Luo, Yongjun Wang, Maosheng Cheng, Zhonggui He, Jin Sun
Prodrug-nanoparticles turn the disadvantage of the aggregation-caused quenching effect into an advantage to promote dual-modality PR104A release. Besides, photodynamic therapy-induced hypoxia activates PR104A for high-efficiency synergistic therapy.
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b

Enhancing the chemotherapeutic efficacy of platinum prodrug nanoparticles and inhibiting cancer metastasis by targeting iron homeostasis

Nanoscale Horiz., 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D0NH00148A, Communication
Fang Ding, Lingpu Zhang, Hao Chen, Haiqin Song, Shiguo Chen, Haihua Xiao
Combination of cisplatin prodrug nanoparticles and Dp44mT results in enhanced anticancer and anti-metastatic efficiencies.
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b

Reconfigurable all-dielectric Fano metasurfaces for strong full-space intensity modulation of visible light

Nanoscale Horiz., 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D0NH00139B, Communication
Open Access
Sun-Je Kim, Inki Kim, Sungwook Choi, Hyojin Yoon, Changhyun Kim, Yohan Lee, Chulsoo Choi, Junwoo Son, Yong Wook Lee, Junsuk Rho, Byoungho Lee
We demonstrated strong full-space modulation of visible intensities based on Fano resonances in all-dielectric VO2 metasurface gratings.
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b

Govt appoints Ajay Bhushan Pandey UIDAI CEO

He has been involved with the UIDAI established under the Aadhaar Act and implementation of Aadhaar since September 2010




b

Railway Board Chairman Mital gets 2-year extension

Mital was appointed to the top post in Railways Ministry in place of Arunendra Kumar, who had superannuated on December 31, 2014




b

Rani Singh Nair appointed CBDT chairperson

Her predecessor Atulesh Jindal, who was appointed CBDT chief in February this year, retired on Sunday




b

M S Sahoo takes charge as Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board chief

Sahoo, a financial markets expert, was appointed as IBBI Chairperson for a period of five years last month




b

Newsmaker: Rita Bahuguna Joshi

Rita Bahuguna Joshi, joined BJP last Thursday, after spending 24 years in the older party




b

Design for multi-step mechanochromic luminescence property by enhancement of environmental sensitivity in a solid-state emissive boron complex

Mater. Chem. Front., 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C9QM00719A, Research Article
Satoru Saotome, Kazumasa Suenaga, Kazuo Tanaka, Yoshiki Chujo
The solid-state emissive boron complex with multi-step mechanochromic luminescence was designed. The crystalline sample showed gradual changes in luminescent color triggered by scratching. The design concept is illustrated.
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b

Spatially separated bimetallic cocatalysts on hollow-structured TiO2 for photocatalytic hydrogen generation

Mater. Chem. Front., 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D0QM00042F, Research Article
Ping She, Jun-sheng Qin, Heng Rao, Buyuan Guan, Jihong Yu
A hollow-structured TiO2 decorated with spatially separated bimetallic cocatalysts (Pd@TiO2@Au) was obtained, which exhibited superior photo-induced charge separation by combining the SPR effect of Au NPs and the smaller size effect of Pd NPs.
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b

Near-IR absorption and photocurrent generation using a first-of-its-kind boron difluoride formazanate non-fullerene acceptor

Mater. Chem. Front., 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D0QM00109K, Research Article
Josh D. B. Koenig, Mahmoud E. Farahat, Jasveer S. Dhindsa, Joe B. Gilroy, Gregory C. Welch
We report the synthesis and characterization of the first non-fullerene acceptor containing a boron difluoride formazanate core end-capped with N-annulated perylene diimides.
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b

A GFP-chromophore-based C3V-symmetric tripodal receptor with selective recognition of Hg(II), Fe(III) and Cr(III)

Mater. Chem. Front., 2020, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D0QM00108B, Research Article
Chun-Yen Chou, Robert Sung, Wei-Luen Chang, Kuangsen Sung
A novel green-fluorescent-protein-chromophore-based tripodal receptor 1 is synthesized. Its single crystal X-ray diffraction structure looks like a straight, long tube with one end closed. The diameter of the inner cavity...
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b

Multi-stimuli responsive cyanostilbene derivatives: pH, amine vapor sensing and mechanoluminescence

Mater. Chem. Front., 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D0QM00113A, Research Article
Guangxi Huang, Xiaoyong Chang, Yuqing Jiang, Bei Lin, Bing Shi Li, Ben Zhong Tang
Two carboxyl substituted cyanostilbene derivatives can serve as novel mechanoluminescence materials and fluorescent sensors towards pH change and also amine vapors.
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b

A robust 3D printed multilayer conductive graphene/polycaprolactone composite electrode

Mater. Chem. Front., 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C9QM00780F, Research Article
Chong-Yong Lee, Sepidar Sayyar, Paul J. Molino, Gordon G. Wallace
We fabricated a 3D-printed multilayer conductive graphene/polycaprolactone composite electrode that shows excellent robustness, biocompatibility and electrochemical response.
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b

3D-Nanosponge enabled segregation: a versatile approach for highly dispersed and high content functionalization of metal oxide species

Mater. Chem. Front., 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D0QM00115E, Research Article
Min Zhang, Yannan Yang, Yang Liu, Jianye Fu, Jingyi Lu, Yang Yang, Jinqing Jiao, Chengzhong Yu
A general 3D nanosponge enabled strategy is developed to achieve simultaneously highly dispersed and high content functionalization of metal oxide species, ebabling a liabrary of functional nanostructures with great application potential.
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b

Highly efficient exciplex-based OLEDs incorporating a novel electron donor

Mater. Chem. Front., 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D0QM00116C, Research Article
Qi-Sheng Tian, Xiang-Dong Zhu, Liang-Sheng Liao
A high performance green exciplex OLED comprising a novel electron donor DEX with an acceptor PO-T2T can reach an EQEmax of 11.2%, and a red phosphorescent OLED incorporating the green exciplex forming co-host achieves an EQEmax of 24.5%.
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b

Near-infrared electron acceptors with fused nonacyclic molecular backbones for nonfullerene organic solar cells

Mater. Chem. Front., 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C9QM00754G, Research Article
Jianquan Zhang, Yunke Li, Zhengxing Peng, Fujin Bai, Lik-Kuen Ma, Harald Ade, Zhengke Li, He Yan
Two strong electron-donating moieties were fused into the molecular backbone of small molecular acceptors showing dramatically extended absorption beyond 900 nm.
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b

Oxygen Vacancy Induced Superior Visible-light-driven Photo-catalytic Performance in BiOCl Homojunction

Mater. Chem. Front., 2020, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D0QM00187B, Research Article
Si-Ying Niu, Ruoyu Zhang, Chongfeng Guo
The photocatalytic performance of semiconductor can be enhanced by expanding the spectral response and accelerating the photo-induced charge separation. Introduction of oxygen vacancies and construction of homo-junction in BiOCl were...
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b

Dimensional Anisotropic Graphene with High Mobility and High On-Off Ratio in three-terminal RRAM device

Mater. Chem. Front., 2020, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D0QM00152J, Research Article
Bo Liu, Han Hsiang Tai, Hanyuan Liang, En-Yan Zheng, Mamina Sahoo, Chih-Hsien Hsu, Tsung Cheng Chen, Ching-An Huang, Jer-Chyi Wang, Tuo-Hung Hou, Chao-Sung Lai
In the past decade, graphene has aroused worldwide academic passion in electronic community, due to its unique two dimensional lattice structure and high mobility properties. Meanwhile, the utilization of graphene...
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b

Each phenyl group performs its own functions on luminescence: phenyl substituted effect in tetraphenylpyrazine

Mater. Chem. Front., 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D0QM00098A, Research Article
Haozhong Wu, Xiaojuan Song, Bing Zhang, Zhiming Wang, Tian Zhang, Anjun Qin, Ben Zhong Tang
Three phenyl groups of TPP derivatives affect the luminescence process in various modes. TPPs show AIE thanks to the ortho substituted groups, while meta and para groups can modulate their luminescence in different extents.
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b

Lithium bis(oxalate)borate additive in electrolyte to improve Li-rich layered oxide cathode materials

Mater. Chem. Front., 2020, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D0QM00094A, Research Article
Zi Xiao, Jiuding Liu, Guilan Fan, Meng Yu, Junxiang Liu, Xinglong Gou, Mingjian Yuan, Fangyi Cheng
Lithium-rich layered oxides (LLO), as the most attractive cathode materials for high-energy lithium-ion batteries (LIBs), are plagued by poor cyclability due to structural and electrode/electrolyte interface instability. Herein, we report...
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b

Single-crystalline CoFe nanoparticles encapsulated in N-doped carbon nanotubes as a bifunctional catalyst for water splitting

Mater. Chem. Front., 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D0QM00126K, Research Article
Xiaojun Zeng, Myeong Je Jang, Sung Mook Choi, Hyun-Seok Cho, Chang-Hee Kim, Nosang Vincent Myung, Yadong Yin
We utilize a simple heat-treatment process to synthesize single-crystalline CoFe alloy nanoparticles encapsulated in N-doped carbon nanotubes, which exhibit excellent catalytic activity and superior stability towards overall water splitting.
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b

Electrical stability study of polymer-based organic transistors in ambient air using an active semiconducting/insulating polyblend-based pseudo-bilayer

Mater. Chem. Front., 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D0QM00048E, Research Article
Bo-Ren Lin, Horng-Long Cheng, Hung-Han Lin, Fu-Chiao Wu, Jia-Hui Lin, Wei-Yang Chou, Jrjeng Ruan, Yu-Wu Wang
Polymeric transistors with unexpected nondecaying features even in ambient air are fabricated based on a P3HT/PMMA pseudo-bilayer with microphase separation morphology.
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b

Polydopamine sacrificial layer mediated SiOx/C@C yolk@shell structure for durable lithium storage

Mater. Chem. Front., 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D0QM00120A, Research Article
Yuanyuan Zhang, Guangwu Hu, Qiang Yu, Zhenhui Liu, Chang Yu, Longsheng Wu, Liang Zhou, Liqiang Mai
Yolk@shell structured SiOx/C@C has been constructed through a polydopamine sacrificial layer mediated strategy, and the SiOx/C@C displays high specific capacity and durable cyclability in lithium storage.
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b

Aromatic imide/amide-based organic small-molecule emitters for organic light-emitting diodes

Mater. Chem. Front., 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D0QM00084A, Review Article
Yuanyuan Qin, Guoping Li, Ting Qi, Hui Huang
Aromatic imide/amide-based organic small molecules as emitters in organic light-emitting diodes have caught increasing attention. This study summarized their advances in terms of device performance and molecular design rules over the past 20 years.
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b

Multicationic AIEgens for unimolecular photodynamic theranostics and two-photon fluorescence bioimaging

Mater. Chem. Front., 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D0QM00119H, Research Article
Yuting Gao, Haoke Zhang, Zhenyan He, Fang Fang, Chao Wang, Kanghua Zeng, Shangbang Gao, Fanling Meng, Liang Luo, Ben Zhong Tang
This work reports multicationic AIEgens for unimolecular photodynamic theranostics, and an investigation of the relationship between their structures and activities, including PDT performance, 2-photon bioimaging, and self-reporting characteristics.
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b

Intentional modification of the optical spectral response and relative sensitivity of luminescent thermometers based on Fe3+,Cr3+,Nd3+ co-doped garnet nanocrystals by crystal field strength optimization

Mater. Chem. Front., 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D0QM00097C, Research Article
K. Kniec, K. Ledwa, K. Maciejewska, L. Marciniak
The relative sensitivity and usable temperature range of Fe3+,Cr3+-based luminescent thermometers can be tuned by modification of the crystal field strength.
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b

AIEgen based polymorphs with solvent regulated crystal-to-crystal switch properties

Mater. Chem. Front., 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D0QM00154F, Research Article
Liming Lai, Bing Fang, Wenyu Cheng, Pengyu Li, Yantu Zhang, Meizhen Yin
An AIEgen with tunable polymorphism-dependent emission and solvent regulated crystal-to-crystal switch properties is reported. Our study has provided insight into the relationship between molecular stacking and emission properties.
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b

One-pot quaternization of dual-responsive poly(vinyl alcohol) with AIEgens for pH-switchable imaging and killing of bacteria

Mater. Chem. Front., 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D0QM00014K, Research Article
Jin Wang, Meng Gao, Zhong-Kai Cui, Yong-Guang Jia, Sa Liu, Kai-Feng Chen, Xiaohui Chen, Yiqing Zhang, Zhou Fang, Yunhua Chen, Kaojin Wang, Huatang Zhang, Lin Wang, Li Ren
Dual-responsive poly(vinyl alcohol) derivatives bearing AIEgens and quaternary ammonium moieties were prepared through a facile one-pot quaternization for the pH-switchable imaging and killing of bacteria.
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b

Fluoro-alkyl substituted isothianaphthene bisimides as stable n-type semiconductors

Mater. Chem. Front., 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D0QM00137F, Research Article
Xiaolong Chen, Dongwei Zhang, Yaowu He, Muhammad Umair Ali, Yuting Wu, Changbin Zhao, Peiheng Wu, Chaoyi Yan, Fred Wudl, Hong Meng
Two fluoro-alkyl substituted isothianaphthene bisimide materials with high solubility and their applications in stable n-type OTFTs are demonstrated.
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b

Novel cathode buffer layer of Al(acac)3 enables efficient, large area and stable semi-transparent organic solar cells

Mater. Chem. Front., 2020, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D0QM00198H, Research Article
Yiming Bai, Chunyan Zhao, Rongkang Shi, Jun Wang, Fuzhi Wang, Tasawar Hayat, Ahmed Alsaedi, Zhan'ao Tan
Electrode buffer layer plays a more crucial in semi-transparent organic solar cells (ST-OSCs) than that of the opaque devices due to the additional requirements of the average visible transmittance (AVT)...
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b

Boosting the piezocatalytic performance towards degradation of organic pollutant of Bi2WO6 nanosheets

Mater. Chem. Front., 2020, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D0QM00179A, Research Article
Aize Hao, Xueer Ning, Yali Cao, Jing Xie, Dianzen Jia
The novel piezocatalyst of Bi2WO6 nanosheets (BWO NS) are successfully synthesized by a simple, green and harmless solid-state chemistry method. The BWO NS present excellent piezocatalytic activity in contrast with...
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b

Chain-Length Effect on Binary Superlattices of Polymer-Tethered Nanoparticles

Mater. Chem. Front., 2020, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D0QM00194E, Research Article
Ke Wang, Fan Li, Seon-Mi Jin, Kui Wang, Di Tian, Mubashir Hussain, Jiangping Xu, Lianbin Zhang, Yonggui Liao, Eunji Lee, Gi Yi, Xiaolin Xie, Jintao Zhu
Binary inorganic nanoparticles (NPs) can be assembled into various types of superlattices depending on the size ratio, shape, and interparticle potential, which may tailor mechanical, optical and electronic properties. Here,...
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b

Zeolite-confined carbon dots: tuning thermally activated delayed fluorescence emission via energy transfer

Mater. Chem. Front., 2020, 4,1404-1410
DOI: 10.1039/C9QM00549H, Research Article
Hongyue Zhang, Jiancong Liu, Bolun Wang, Kaikai Liu, Guangrui Chen, Xiaowei Yu, Jiyang Li, Jihong Yu
CD@zeolite composites with tunable TADF emission via an energy transfer process between confined CDs.
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