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- 2017-07-28 Electronic components embedded in a single graphene nanoribbon
- The use of graphene in electronic devices requires a band gap, which can be achieved by creating nanostructures such as graphene nanoribbons. A wide variety of atomically precise graphene nanoribbons ...
- 2017-07-28 Environmentally stable interface of layered oxide cathodes for sodium-ion batteries
- Sodium-ion batteries are strategically pivotal to achieving large-scale energy storage. Layered oxides, especially manganese-based oxides, are the most popular cathodes due to their high reversible ca...
- 2017-07-28 Thermally stable single atom Pt/m-Al2O3 for selective hydrogenation and CO oxidation
- Single-atom metal catalysts offer a promising way to utilize precious noble metal elements more effectively, provided that they are catalytically active and sufficiently stable. Herein, we report a sy...
- 2017-07-28 Flexible interlocked porous frameworks allow quantitative photoisomerization in a crystalline solid
- Photochromic molecules have shown much promise as molecular components of stimuli-responsive materials, but despite recent achievements in various photoresponsive materials, quantitative conversion in...
- 2017-07-28 Inverted battery design as ion generator for interfacing with biosystems
- In a lithium-ion battery, electrons are released from the anode and go through an external electronic circuit to power devices, while ions simultaneously transfer through internal ionic media to meet ...
- 2017-07-27 High performance platinum single atom electrocatalyst for oxygen reduction reaction
- For the large-scale sustainable implementation of polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells in vehicles, high-performance electrocatalysts with low platinum consumption are desirable for use as cathode ...
- 2017-07-27 A materials perspective on Li-ion batteries at extreme temperatures
- With the continuous upsurge in demand for energy storage, batteries are increasingly required to operate under extreme environmental conditions. Although they are at the technological forefront, Li-io...
- 2017-07-27 Dopant compensation in alloyed CH3NH3PbBr3−xClx perovskite single crystals for gamma-ray spectroscopy
- Organic–inorganic halide perovskites (OIHPs) bring an unprecedented opportunity for radiation detection with their defect-tolerance nature, large mobility–lifetime product, and simple crystal growth...
- 2017-07-27 Excitation-wavelength-dependent small polaron trapping of photoexcited carriers in α-Fe2O3
- Small polaron formation is known to limit ground-state mobilities in metal oxide photocatalysts. However, the role of small polaron formation in the photoexcited state and how this affects the photoco...
- 2017-07-27 Dynamic surface self-reconstruction is the key of highly active perovskite nano-electrocatalysts for water splitting
- The growing need to store increasing amounts of renewable energy has recently triggered substantial R&D efforts towards efficient and stable water electrolysis technologies. The oxygen evolution react...
- 2017-07-27 Photo-excited hot carrier dynamics in hydrogenated amorphous silicon imaged by 4D electron microscopy
- Charge carrier dynamics in amorphous semiconductors has been a topic of intense research that has been propelled by modern applications in thin-film solar cells, transistors and optical sensors. Charg...
- 2017-07-27 Solid-State Plasmonic Solar Cells
- Metallic nanoparticles such as silver and gold show localized surface plasmon resonances (LSPRs), which are associated with near-field enhancement effects in the vicinity of nanoparticles. Therefore, ...
- 2017-07-27 Air-stable and freestanding lithium alloy/graphene foil as an alternative to lithium metal anodes
- Developing high-capacity anodes is a must to improve the energy density of lithium batteries for electric vehicle applications. Alloy anodes are one promising option, but without pre-stored lithium, t...
- 2017-07-25 Imaging of super-fast dynamics and flow instabilities of superconducting vortices
- Quantized magnetic vortices driven by electric current determine key electromagnetic properties of superconductors. While the dynamic behavior of slow vortices has been thoroughly investigated, the ph...
- 2017-07-25 Achieving ultrahigh triboelectric charge density for efficient energy harvesting
- With its light weight, low cost and high efficiency even at low operation frequency, the triboelectric nanogenerator is considered a potential solution for self-powered sensor networks and large-scale...
- 2017-07-25 Highly-conducting molecular circuits based on antiaromaticity
- Aromaticity is a fundamental concept in chemistry. It is described by Hückel’s rule that states that a cyclic planar π-system is aromatic when it shares 4n+2 π-electrons and antiaromatic when it po...
- 2017-07-25 Impact of interfacial molecular orientation on radiative recombination and charge generation efficiency
- A long standing question in organic electronics concerns the effects of molecular orientation at donor/acceptor heterojunctions. Given a well-controlled donor/acceptor bilayer system, we uncover the g...
- 2017-07-24 Laser-induced plasmonic colours on metals
- Plasmonic resonances in metallic nanoparticles have been used since antiquity to colour glasses. The use of metal nanostructures for surface colourization has attracted considerable interest following...
- 2017-07-24 Meniscus-assisted solution printing of large-grained perovskite films for high-efficiency solar cells
- Control over morphology and crystallinity of metal halide perovskite films is of key importance to enable high-performance optoelectronics. However, this remains particularly challenging for solution-...
- 2017-07-24 Immobilization of single argon atoms in nano-cages of two-dimensional zeolite model systems
- The confinement of noble gases on nanostructured surfaces, in contrast to bulk materials, at non-cryogenic temperatures represents a formidable challenge. In this work, individual Ar atoms are trapped...