- 2016-03-25 Molecular-Scale Electronics: From Concept to Function
- Creating functional electrical circuits using individual or ensemble molecules, often termed as “molecular-scale electronics”, not only meets the increasing technical demands of the miniaturization ...
- 2016-03-25 Templated Synthesis of Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes with Specific Structure
- Single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs) have shown great potential in various applications attributed to their unique structure-dependent properties. Therefore, the controlled preparation of chemically...
- 2016-03-24 On-surface synthesis of graphene nanoribbons with zigzag edge topology
- Graphene-based nanostructures exhibit electronic properties that are not present in extended graphene. For example, quantum confinement in carbon nanotubes and armchair graphene nanoribbons leads to t...
- 2016-03-22 Layered reduced graphene oxide with nanoscale interlayer gaps as a stable hos...
- Metallic lithium is a promising anode candidate for future high-energy-density lithium batteries. It is a light-weight material, and has the highest theoretical capacity (3,860 mAh g-1) and the lowe...
- 2016-03-22 High-power all-solid-state batteries using sulfide superionic conductors
- Compared with lithium-ion batteries with liquid electrolytes, all-solid-state batteries offer an attractive option owing to their potential in improving the safety and achieving both high power and hi...
- 2016-03-22 Lithium-coated polymeric matrix as a minimum volume-change and dendrite-free ...
- Lithium metal is the ideal anode for the next generation of high-energy-density batteries. Nevertheless, dendrite growth, side reactions and infinite relative volume change have prevented it from prac...
- 2016-03-22 Critical role of intercalated water for electrocatalytically active nitrogen-...
- Graphitic materials are essential in energy conversion and storage because of their excellent chemical and electrical properties. The strategy for obtaining functional graphitic materials involves gra...
- 2016-03-22 Charge-compensation in 3d-transition-metal-oxide intercalation cathodes throu...
- During the charging and discharging of lithium-ion-battery cathodes through the de- and reintercalation of lithium ions, electroneutrality is maintained by transition-metal redox chemistry, which limi...
- 2016-03-18 Design and synthesis of the superionic conductor Na10SnP2S12
- Sodium-ion batteries are emerging as candidates for large-scale energy storage due to their low cost and the wide variety of cathode materials available. As battery size and adoption in critical appli...
- 2016-03-18 Pure H– conduction in oxyhydrides
- Transporting the hydrogen anionHydrogen cation (H+) transport is common in both biological systems and engineered ones such as fuel cells. In contrast, the transport of hydrogen anions (H-) is far les...
- 2016-03-18 Formation of pseudomorphic nanocages from Cu2O nanocrystals through anion exc...
- Creating semiconductor nanocagesThe surface area of nanomaterials can be increased by creating open cage structures. Now it seems that the shape of nanocrystals can be used as a tool to manipulate cry...
- 2016-03-17 Chemoelectronic circuits based on metal nanoparticles
- To develop electronic devices with novel functionalities and applications, various non-silicon-based materials are currently being explored. Nanoparticles have unique characteristics due to their smal...
- 2016-03-16 Oxide-Modified Nickel Photocatalyst for the Production of Hydrocarbons in Vis...
- Metallic nickel nanostructures that were partially decorated by discrete nickel oxide layers were fabricated by in situ reduction of calcinated Ni-containing layered double hydroxide nanosheets, the ...
- 2016-03-15 Controlled growth of high-density CdS and CdSe nanorod arrays on selective fa...
- The rational synthesis of hierarchical three-dimensional nanostructures with specific compositions, morphologies and functionalities is important for applications in a variety of fields ranging from e...
- 2016-03-14 Making the hydrogen evolution reaction in polymer electrolyte membrane electr...
- Although the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) is one of the fastest electrocatalytic reactions, modern polymer electrolyte membrane (PEM) electrolysers require larger platinum loadings (~0.5–1.0 mg...
- 2016-03-14 Effective energy storage from a triboelectric nanogenerator
- To sustainably power electronics by harvesting mechanical energy using nanogenerators, energy storage is essential to supply a regulated and stable electric output, which is traditionally realized by ...
- 2016-03-10 Rational Strategies for Efficient Perovskite Solar Cells
- A long-standing dream in the large scale application of solar energy conversion is the fabrication of solar cells with high-efficiency and long-term stability at low cost. The realization of such prac...
- 2016-03-10 Solar photothermochemical alkane reverse combustion
- SignificanceAn efficient solar process for the one-step conversion of CO2 and H2O to C5+ liquid hydrocarbons and O2 would revolutionize how solar fuel replacements for gasoline, jet, and diesel solar ...
- 2016-03-10 A metal–organic framework-derived bifunctional oxygen electrocatalyst
- Oxygen electrocatalysis is of great importance for many energy storage and conversion technologies, including fuel cells, metal–air batteries and water electrolysis. Replacing noble metal-based elect...
- 2016-03-10 Electrochemical oxygen reduction catalysed by Ni3(hexaiminotriphenylene)2
- Control over the architectural and electronic properties of heterogeneous catalysts poses a major obstacle in the targeted design of active and stable non-platinum group metal electrocatalysts for the...