- 2016-06-29 Two-dimensional shape memory graphene oxide
- Driven by the increasing demand for micro-/nano-technologies, stimuli-responsive shape memory materials at nanoscale have recently attracted great research interests. However, by reducing the size of ...
- 2016-06-29 Activated desorption at heterogeneous interfaces and long-time kinetics of hy...
- Hydrocarbon recovery from unconventional reservoirs (shale gas) is debated due to its environmental impact and uncertainties on its predictability. But a lack of scientific knowledge impedes the propo...
- 2016-06-29 Spontaneous incorporation of gold in palladium-based ternary nanoparticles ma...
- Replacing platinum by a less precious metal such as palladium, is highly desirable for lowering the cost of fuel-cell electrocatalysts. However, the instability of palladium in the harsh environment o...
- 2016-06-29 Mapping polaronic states and lithiation gradients in individual V2O5 nanowire...
- The rapid insertion and extraction of Li ions from a cathode material is imperative for the functioning of a Li-ion battery. In many cathode materials such as LiCoO2, lithiation proceeds through solid...
- 2016-06-29 Charge Generation Pathways in Organic Solar Cells: Assessing the Contribution...
- Photocurrent generation in organic bulk heterojunction (BHJ) solar cells is most commonly understood as a process which predominantly involves photoexcitation of the lower ionization potential species...
- 2016-06-29 Intriguing Optoelectronic Properties of Metal Halide Perovskites
- A new chapter in the long and distinguished history of perovskites is being written with the breakthrough success of metal halide perovskites (MHPs) as solution-processed photovoltaic (PV) absorbers. ...
- 2016-06-21 Molecular Design of Benzodithiophene-Based Organic Photovoltaic Materials
- Advances in the design and application of highly efficient conjugated polymers and small molecules over the past years have enabled the rapid progress in the development of organic photovoltaic (OPV) ...
- 2016-06-21 Phosphonic Acids for Interfacial Engineering of Transparent Conductive Oxides
- Transparent conducting oxides (TCOs), such as indium tin oxide and zinc oxide, play an important role as electrode materials in organic-semiconductor devices. The properties of the inorganic–organic ...
- 2016-06-21 Electrically Responsive Surfaces: Experimental and Theoretical Investigations
- Stimuli-responsive surfaces have sparked considerable interest in recent years, especially in view of their biomimetic nature and widespread biomedical applications. Significant efforts are continuous...
- 2016-06-21 Advancing the Chemistry of CuWO4 for Photoelectrochemical Water Oxidation
- Photoelectrochemical (PEC) cells are an ongoing area of exploration that provide a means of converting solar energy into a storable chemical form (molecular bonds). In particular, using PEC cells to d...
- 2016-06-21 Water-mediated cation intercalation of open-framework indium hexacyanoferrate...
- Rechargeable aqueous metal-ion batteries made from non-flammable and low-cost materials offer promising opportunities in large-scale utility grid applications, yet low voltage and energy output, as we...
- 2016-06-20 Failure mechanisms of single-crystal silicon electrodes in lithium-ion batter...
- Long-term durability is a major obstacle limiting the widespread use of lithium-ion batteries in heavy-duty applications and others demanding extended lifetime. As one of the root causes of the degrad...
- 2016-06-20 Nickel–vanadium monolayer double hydroxide for efficient electrochemical wat...
- Highly active and low-cost electrocatalysts for water oxidation are required due to the demands on sustainable solar fuels; however, developing highly efficient catalysts to meet industrial requiremen...
- 2016-06-20 Operando NMR spectroscopic analysis of proton transfer in heterogeneous photo...
- Proton transfer (PT) processes in solid–liquid phases play central roles throughout chemistry, biology and materials science. Identification of PT routes deep into the realistic catalytic process is ...
- 2016-06-20 Doping-enhanced radiative efficiency enables lasing in unpassivated GaAs nano...
- Nanolasers hold promise for applications including integrated photonics, on-chip optical interconnects and optical sensing. Key to the realization of current cavity designs is the use of nanomaterials...
- 2016-06-20 Dual-Doped Molybdenum Trioxide Nanowires: A Bifunctional Anode for Fiber-Shap...
- A novel in situ N and low-valence-state Mo dual doping strategy was employed to significantly improve the conductivity, active-site accessibility, and electrochemical stability of MoO3, drastically b...
- 2016-06-20 Stabilizing lithium metal using ionic liquids for long-lived batteries
- Suppressing dendrite formation at lithium metal anodes during cycling is critical for the implementation of future lithium metal-based battery technology. Here we report that it can be achieved via th...
- 2016-06-20 The role of electronic coupling between substrate and 2D MoS2 nanosheets in e...
- The excellent catalytic activity of metallic MoS2 edges for the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) has led to substantial efforts towards increasing the edge concentration. The 2H basal plane is less a...
- 2016-06-20 Improved chemical and electrochemical stability of perovskite oxides with les...
- Segregation and phase separation of aliovalent dopants on perovskite oxide (ABO3) surfaces are detrimental to the performance of energy conversion systems such as solid oxide fuel/electrolysis cells a...
- 2016-06-20 Band structure engineering in organic semiconductors
- Organic solar cells tuned by blendingElectrical engineers can finetune the energetics of rigid photovoltaics and transistors by blending different semiconducting materials. However, it's hard to apply...