- 2016-11-14 Localized dielectric breakdown and antireflection coating in metal–oxide–se...
- Silicon-based photoelectrodes for solar fuel production have attracted great interest over the past decade, with the major challenge being silicon’s vulnerability to corrosion. A metal–insulator–se...
- 2016-11-14 Graded bandgap perovskite solar cells
- Organic–inorganic halide perovskite materials have emerged as attractive alternatives to conventional solar cell building blocks. Their high light absorption coefficients and long diffusion lengths s...
- 2016-11-14 A multifunctional biphasic water splitting catalyst tailored for integration ...
- Artificial photosystems are advanced by the development of conformal catalytic materials that promote desired chemical transformations, while also maintaining stability and minimizing parasitic light ...
- 2016-11-14 High-strength magnetically switchable plasmonic nanorods assembled from a bin...
- Next-generation ‘smart’ nanoparticle systems should be precisely engineered in size, shape and composition to introduce multiple functionalities, unattainable from a single material. Bottom-up chemi...
- 2016-11-14 Self-assembly of nanoparticles into biomimetic capsid-like nanoshells
- Nanoscale compartments are one of the foundational elements of living systems. Capsids, carboxysomes, exosomes, vacuoles and other nanoshells easily self-assemble from biomolecules such as lipids or p...
- 2016-11-14 1D nanocrystals with precisely controlled dimensions, compositions, and archi...
- The ability to synthesize a diverse spectrum of one-dimensional (1D) nanocrystals presents an enticing prospect for exploring nanoscale size- and shape-dependent properties. Here we report a general strategy to craft a variety of plain nanorods, core-shell nanorods, and nanotubes with precisely c...
- 2016-11-02 Direct–indirect character of the bandgap in methylammonium lead iodide perov...
- Metal halide perovskites such as methylammonium lead iodide (CH3NH3PbI3) are generating great excitement due to their outstanding optoelectronic properties, which lend them to application in high-effi...
- 2016-11-01 Imaging the motion of electrons across semiconductor heterojunctions
- Technological progress since the late twentieth century has centred on semiconductor devices, such as transistors, diodes and solar cells. At the heart of these devices is the internal motion of elect...
- 2016-10-31 Self-powered textile for wearable electronics by hybridizing fiber-shaped nan...
- Wearable electronics fabricated on lightweight and flexible substrate are believed to have great potential for portable devices, but their applications are limited by the life span of their batteries....
- 2016-10-28 Thermally enhanced photoluminescence for heat harvesting in photovoltaics
- The maximal Shockley–Queisser efficiency limit of 41% for single-junction photovoltaics is primarily caused by heat dissipation following energetic-photon absorption. Solar-thermophotovoltaics concep...
- 2016-10-28 Donor polymer design enables efficient non-fullerene organic solar cells
- To achieve efficient organic solar cells, the design of suitable donor–acceptor couples is crucially important. State-of-the-art donor polymers used in fullerene cells may not perform well when they ...
- 2016-10-28 Stacking sequence and interlayer coupling in few-layer graphene revealed by i...
- In the transition from graphene to graphite, the addition of each individual graphene layer modifies the electronic structure and produces a different material with unique properties. Controlled growt...
- 2016-10-28 Formaldehyde stabilization facilitates lignin monomer production during bioma...
- Practical, high-yield lignin depolymerization methods could greatly increase biorefinery productivity and profitability. However, development of these methods is limited by the presence of interunit c...
- 2016-10-24 Towards stable and commercially available perovskite solar cells
- Solar cells employing a halide perovskite with an organic cation now show power conversion efficiency of up to 22%. However, these cells are facing issues towards commercialization, such as the need t...
- 2016-10-24 Dynamic creation and evolution of gradient nanostructure in single-crystal me...
- We demonstrate the dynamic creation and subsequent static evolution of extreme gradient nanograined structures in initially near–defect-free single-crystal silver microcubes. Extreme nanostructural t...
- 2016-10-24 Methane production from coal by a single methanogen
- Coal-bed methane is one of the largest unconventional natural gas resources. Although microbial activity may greatly contribute to coal-bed methane formation, it is unclear whether the complex aromati...
- 2016-10-24 Heme biomolecule as redox mediator and oxygen shuttle for efficient charging ...
- One of the greatest challenges with lithium-oxygen batteries involves identifying catalysts that facilitate the growth and evolution of cathode species on an oxygen electrode. Heterogeneous solid cata...
- 2016-10-24 Super-dry reforming of methane intensifies CO2 utilization via Le Chatelier’...
- Efficient CO2 transformation from a waste product to carbon source for chemicals and fuels will require reaction conditions that effect its reduction. We develop a “super-dry” CH4 reforming reaction...
- 2016-10-24 A sulfur host based on titanium monoxide@carbon hollow spheres for advanced l...
- Lithium–sulfur batteries show advantages for next-generation electrical energy storage due to their high energy density and cost effectiveness. Enhancing the conductivity of the sulfur cathode and mo...
- 2016-10-24 Molecular transport through capillaries made with atomic-scale precision
- Nanometre-scale pores and capillaries have long been studied because of their importance in many natural phenomena and their use in numerous applications. A more recent development is the ability to f...