- 2016-10-24 MoS2 transistors with 1-nanometer gate lengths
- Scaling of silicon (Si) transistors is predicted to fail below 5-nanometer (nm) gate lengths because of severe short channel effects. As an alternative to Si, certain layered semiconductors are attrac...
- 2016-10-20 Nanoscale structural oscillations in perovskite oxides induced by oxygen evol...
- Understanding the interaction between water and oxides is critical for many technological applications, including energy storage, surface wetting/self-cleaning, photocatalysis and sensors. Here, we re...
- 2016-10-20 Microbial synthesis of highly dispersed PdAu alloy for enhanced electrocataly...
- Biosynthesis based on the reducing capacity of electrochemically active bacteria is frequently used in the reduction of metal ions into nanoparticles as an eco-friendly way to recycle metal resources....
- 2016-10-20 Magnetoelectric interaction and transport behaviours in magnetic nanocomposit...
- How to suppress the performance deterioration of thermoelectric materials in the intrinsic excitation region remains a key challenge. The magnetic transition of permanent magnet nanoparticles from fer...
- 2016-10-20 Conductive MOF electrodes for stable supercapacitors with high areal capacita...
- Owing to their high power density and superior cyclability relative to batteries, electrochemical double layer capacitors (EDLCs) have emerged as an important electrical energy storage technology that...
- 2016-10-20 Understanding trends in C–H bond activation in heterogeneous catalysis
- While the search for catalysts capable of directly converting methane to higher value commodity chemicals and liquid fuels has been active for over a century, a viable industrial process for selective...
- 2016-10-20 Modular assembly of superstructures from polyphenol-functionalized building b...
- The organized assembly of particles into superstructures is typically governed by specific molecular interactions or external directing factors associated with the particle building blocks, both of wh...
- 2016-10-20 Doctor-blade deposition of quantum dots onto standard window glass for low-lo...
- Luminescent solar concentrators (LSCs) are envisioned to reduce the cost of solar electricity by decreasing the usage of more expensive photovoltaic (PV) materials and diminishing the complexity of mu...
- 2016-10-20 Mimicking Photosynthesis with Electrode-Supported Lipid Nanoassemblies
- The grand scale, ultimate efficiency, and sustainability of natural photosynthesis have inspired generations of researchers in biomimetic light energy utilization. As an essential and ubiquitous compo...
- 2016-10-20 From Fullerene–Polymer to All-Polymer Solar Cells: The Importance of Molecul...
- All-polymer solar cells (all-PSCs), consisting of conjugated polymers as both electron donor (PD) and acceptor (PA), have recently attracted great attention. Remarkable progress has been achieved duri...
- 2016-10-20 Organic Optoelectronic Materials: Mechanisms and Applications
- Organic (opto)electronic materials have received considerable attention due to their applications in thin-film-transistors, light-emitting diodes, solar cells, sensors, photorefractive devices, and ma...
- 2016-10-20 Electrocatalysis by Mass-Selected Ptn Clusters
- Mass-selected Ptn+ ion deposition in ultrahigh vacuum (UHV) was used to prepare a series of size-selected electrodes with Ptn (n ≤ 14) clusters supported on either glassy carbon (GC) or indium tin ox...
- 2016-10-20 Structure Design and Performance Tuning of Nanomaterials for Electrochemical ...
- The performance of nanomaterials in electrochemical energy conversion (fuel cells) and storage (secondary batteries) strongly depends on the nature of their surfaces. Designing the structure of electr...
- 2016-10-20 Structure sensitivity of Cu and CuZn catalysts relevant to industrial methano...
- For decades it has been debated whether the conversion of synthesis gas to methanol over copper catalysts is sensitive or insensitive to the structure of the copper surface. Here we have systematicall...
- 2016-10-12 Efficient hydrogen evolution by ternary molybdenum sulfoselenide particles on...
- With the massive consumption of fossil fuels and its detrimental impact on the environment, methods of generating clean power are urgent. Hydrogen is an ideal carrier for renewable energy; however, hy...
- 2016-10-12 Multidimensional materials and device architectures for future hybrid energy ...
- Electrical energy storage plays a vital role in daily life due to our dependence on numerous portable electronic devices. Moreover, with the continued miniaturization of electronics, integration of wi...
- 2016-10-11 Electrochemistry at One Nanoparticle
- Electrochemistry at metal nanoparticles (NPs) is of significant current interest because of its applications in catalysis, energy conversion and storage, and sensors. The electrocatalytic activity of ...
- 2016-10-11 Electrochemical Thin Layers in Nanostructures for Energy Storage
- Conventional electrical energy storage (EES) electrodes, such as rechargeable batteries, are mostly based on composites of monolithic micrometer sized particles bound together with polymeric and condu...
- 2016-10-11 Plasmonic Imaging of Electrochemical Reactions of Single Nanoparticles
- Electrochemical reactions are involved in many natural phenomena, and are responsible for various applications, including energy conversion and storage, material processing and protection, and chemica...
- 2016-10-11 Confined Chemical Etching for Electrochemical Machining with Nanoscale Accura...
- In the past several decades, electrochemical machining (ECM) has enjoyed the reputation of a powerful technique in the manufacturing industry. Conventional ECM methods can be classified as electrolyti...