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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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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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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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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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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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Single atom catalysts: a surface heterocompound perspective

Nanoscale Horiz., 2020, 5,757-764
DOI: 10.1039/D0NH00088D, Focus
Zongkui Kou, Wenjie Zang, Peikui Wang, Xin Li, John Wang
Evolution of heterogeneous catalysts with steady down-sizing: from small particles, clusters, dots to single atoms, and now the “surface heterocompound”.
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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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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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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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Fast Deposition of Ultrathin, Highly Crystalline Organic Semiconductor Film for High-Performance Transistors

Nanoscale Horiz., 2020, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D0NH00096E, Communication
Xiali Zhang, Wei Deng, Bei Lu, Xiaochen Fang, Xiujuan Zhang, Jiansheng Jie
Ultrathin organic semiconductor (OSC) crystalline films hold the promise of achieving high-performance, flexible, and transparent organic electronic devices. However, fast and high-throughput solution deposition of uniform pinhole-free ultrathin OSC crystalline...
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Refractive index of nanoconfined water reveals its anomalous physical properties

Nanoscale Horiz., 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D0NH00180E, Communication
T. H. H. Le, A. Morita, T. Tanaka
Anomalously low refractive index of nanoconfined water.
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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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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




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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




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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




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Understanding of copolymers containing pyridine and selenophene simultaneously and their polarity conversion in transistors

Mater. Chem. Front., 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C9QM00739C, Research Article
So-Huei Kang, Myeonggeun Han, Yongjoon Cho, Jisu Hong, Seongmin Heo, Seonghun Jeong, Yong-Young Noh, Changduk Yang
Two n-type pyridine and selenophene-containing polymers were synthesized and the structure–property relationships were investigated, followed by polarity switching from ambipolarity to unipolar characteristics via the doping method.
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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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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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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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Synergy of PVP and ethanol to synthesize Ni3S4 quantum dots for high-performance asymmetric supercapacitors

Mater. Chem. Front., 2020, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D0QM00201A, Research Article
Jinfeng Zheng, Xiao Lian, Mingzai Wu, Fangcai Zheng, Yuan hao Gao, Helin Niu
Ni3S4 quantum dots (QDs) have great potential for supercapacitors due to their unique quantum effects, high specific surface area, high water solubility and good stability, but the current preparation process...
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Charge density modulation on asymmetric fused-ring acceptors for high-efficiency photovoltaic solar cells

Mater. Chem. Front., 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D0QM00123F, Research Article
Zhuohan Zhang, Linqiang Yang, Zhenghao Hu, Jiangsheng Yu, Xin Liu, Hongtao Wang, Jinru Cao, Fujun Zhang, Weihua Tang
Charge density modulation on thieno[2'',3'':5',6']-s-indaceno[2',1':4,5]dithieno[3,2-b:2',3'-d]pyrrole core has been conducted for a systematic study of its impact on the electronic structure, molecular packing and photovoltaic performance of asymmetric fused-ring acceptors.
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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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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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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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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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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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Efficient near-infrared photosensitizer with aggregation-induced emission characteristics for mitochondria-targeted and image-guided photodynamic cancer therapy

Mater. Chem. Front., 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D0QM00170H, Research Article
Hanxiao Yang, Jiabao Zhuang, Nan Li, Yue Li, Shiyu Zhu, Jiaxin Hao, Jiayao Xin, Na Zhao
A highly efficient near-infrared photosensitizer with aggregation-induced emission characteristics was developed for mitochondria-targeted and image-guided photodynamic cancer therapy.
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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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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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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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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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Advanced functional polymer materials

Mater. Chem. Front., 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D0QM00025F, Review Article
Kaojin Wang, Kamran Amin, Zesheng An, Zhengxu Cai, Hong Chen, Hongzheng Chen, Yuping Dong, Xiao Feng, Weiqiang Fu, Jiabao Gu, Yanchun Han, Doudou Hu, Rongrong Hu, Die Huang, Fei Huang, Feihe Huang, Yuzhang Huang, Jian Jin, Xin Jin, Qianqian Li, Tengfei Li, Zhen Li, Zhibo Li, Jiangang Liu, Jing Liu, Shiyong Liu, Huisheng Peng, Anjun Qin, Xin Qing, Youqing Shen, Jianbing Shi, Xuemei Sun, Bin Tong, Bo Wang, Hu Wang, Lixiang Wang, Shu Wang, Zhixiang Wei, Tao Xie, Chunye Xu, Huaping Xu, Zhi-Kang Xu, Bai Yang, Yanlei Yu, Xuan Zeng, Xiaowei Zhan, Guangzhao Zhang, Jie Zhang, Ming Qiu Zhang, Xian-Zheng Zhang, Xiao Zhang, Yi Zhang, Yuanyuan Zhang, Changsheng Zhao, Weifeng Zhao, Yongfeng Zhou, Zhuxian Zhou, Jintao Zhu, Xinyuan Zhu, Ben Zhong Tang
This review presents the recent developments in the research hotspots of advanced functional polymers; their concepts, design strategies, and applications are briefly discussed.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Linking silole to triptycene : a fruitful association

Mater. Chem. Front., 2020, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D0QM00087F, Research Article
Kassem Amro, Anil K Thakur, Marc Rolland, Arie van der Lee, Vincent Lemaur, Roberto Lazzaroni, Cyril Poriel, Joëlle Rault-Berthelot, Lionel Hirsch, Sébastien Clément, Philippe Gerbier
1,1’-disubstituted-2,3,4,5-tetraphenylsiloles incorporating triptycene moieties Tp-DMTPS and Tp-MPTPS were prepared and characterized. Like other 2,3,4,5-tetraphenylsiloles, both compounds exhibit aggregation-induced emission (AIE) behavior. Unexpectedly, the solid state PL emission of Tp-DMTPS show...
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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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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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Non-equilibrium kinetics and trajectory thermodynamics of synthetic molecular pumps

Mater. Chem. Front., 2020, 4,1304-1314
DOI: 10.1039/D0QM00022A, Review Article
R. Dean Astumian, Cristian Pezzato, Yuanning Feng, Yunyan Qiu, Paul R. McGonigal, Chuyang Cheng, J. Fraser Stoddart
Hypothetical transmembrane rotaxane as a model for trajectory thermodynamic theory of synthetic molecular pumps.
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Nitro-graphene oxide in iridium oxide hybrids: electrochemical modulation of N-graphene redox states and charge capacities

Mater. Chem. Front., 2020, 4,1421-1433
DOI: 10.1039/C9QM00752K, Research Article
Open Access
E. Pérez, N. M. Carretero, S. Sandoval, A. Fuertes, G. Tobias, N. Casañ-Pastor
Electrochemical modulation of N-graphene oxide in IrOx hybrids results in an oxidizing range of graphenes and large charge capacities.
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The origin of the unusual red-shifted aggregation-state emission of triphenylamine-imidazole molecules: excimers or a photochemical reaction?

Mater. Chem. Front., 2020, 4,1411-1420
DOI: 10.1039/C9QM00737G, Research Article
Jin Liu, Jianai Chen, Yujie Dong, Yue Yu, Shitong Zhang, Jianli Wang, Qingbao Song, Weijun Li, Cheng Zhang
Revealing the actual origin of the unusual red-shifted aggregation-state emission of triphenylamine-imidazole molecules: is the photochemical reaction rather than the excimers.
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Chemically modified nucleic acid biopolymers used in biosensing

Mater. Chem. Front., 2020, 4,1315-1327
DOI: 10.1039/D0QM00026D, Review Article
Lei Zhang, Yanbing Yang, Jie Tan, Quan Yuan
This review describes the applications of chemically modified nucleic acid biopolymers in biosensing, and mainly introduces different assembly methods of chemically modified nucleic acid biopolymers.
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NH4V3O8·0.5H2O nanobelts with intercalated water molecules as a high performance zinc ion battery cathode

Mater. Chem. Front., 2020, 4,1434-1443
DOI: 10.1039/D0QM00051E, Research Article
Hanmei Jiang, Yifu Zhang, Zhenghui Pan, Lei Xu, Jiqi Zheng, Zhanming Gao, Tao Hu, Changgong Meng, John Wang
NH4V3O8·0.5H2O nanobelts are synthesized by a low-temperature hydrothermal process, and exhibit high electrochemical performance in ARZIBs.
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