- 2017-03-20 Epitaxial lift-off of electrodeposited single-crystal gold foils for flexible...
- We introduce a simple and inexpensive procedure for epitaxial lift-off of wafer-size flexible and transparent foils of single-crystal gold using silicon as a template. Lateral electrochemical undergro...
- 2017-03-20 Product selectivity in plasmonic photocatalysis for carbon dioxide hydrogenat...
- Photocatalysis has not found widespread industrial adoption, in spite of decades of active research, because the challenges associated with catalyst illumination and turnover outweigh the touted advan...
- 2017-03-20 Announcing two new Research journals: Nature Catalysis and Nature Electronics
- Two new titles will join the Nature Research journals portfolio in January 2018: Nature Catalysis and Nature Electronics. They will open for submissions in the spring of 2017.The two new journals will...
- 2017-03-17 A molecule-like PtAu24(SC6H13)18 nanocluster as an electrocatalyst for hydrog...
- The theoretically predicted volcano plot for hydrogen production shows the best catalyst as the one that ensures that the hydrogen binding step is thermodynamically neutral. However, the experimental ...
- 2017-03-17 Enhancing CO2 electrolysis through synergistic control of non-stoichiometry a...
- Sustainable future energy scenarios require significant efficiency improvements in both electricity generation and storage. High-temperature solid oxide cells, and in particular carbon dioxide electro...
- 2017-03-17 State-of-the-art characterization techniques for advanced lithium-ion batteri...
- To meet future needs for industries from personal devices to automobiles, state-of-the-art rechargeable lithium-ion batteries will require both improved durability and lowered costs. To enhance batter...
- 2017-03-17 Reviving the lithium metal anode for high-energy batteries
- Lithium-ion batteries have had a profound impact on our daily life, but inherent limitations make it difficult for Li-ion chemistries to meet the growing demands for portable electronics, electric veh...
- 2017-03-17 Solution-Based Processing of Monodisperse Two-Dimensional Nanomaterials
- Exfoliation of single-layer graphene from bulk graphite and the subsequent discovery of exotic physics and emergent phenomena in the atomically thin limit has motivated the isolation of other two-dime...
- 2017-03-17 Oriented graphene nanoribbons embedded in hexagonal boron nitride trenches
- Graphene nanoribbons (GNRs) are ultra-narrow strips of graphene that have the potential to be used in high-performance graphene-based semiconductor electronics. However, controlled growth of GNRs on d...
- 2017-03-17 Palladium-catalysed synthesis of triaryl(heteroaryl)methanes
- Tetraarylmethane derivatives are desirable for a variety of applications, but difficult to access with modern C–C bond-forming reactions. Here we report a straightforward method for palladium-catalys...
- 2017-03-14 Hydrocarbon-Based Polymer Electrolyte Membranes: Importance of Morphology on ...
- A fundamental understanding of polymer microstructure is important in order to design novel polymer electrolyte membranes (PEMs) with excellent electrochemical performance and stabilities. Hydrocarbon...
- 2017-03-14 Low-Energy CO2 release from Metal-organic Frameworks Triggered by External St...
- Groundbreaking research over the past 15 years has established metal杘rganic frameworks (MOFs) as adsorbents capable of unprecedented gas adsorption capacity. This has encouraged the contemplation of ...
- 2017-03-14 MoS2 monolayer catalyst doped with isolated Co atoms for the hydrodeoxygenati...
- The conversion of oxygen-rich biomass into hydrocarbon fuels requires efficient hydrodeoxygenation catalysts during the upgrading process. However, traditionally prepared CoMoS2 catalysts, although ef...
- 2017-03-09 Precise tuning in platinum-nickel/nickel sulfide interface nanowires for syne...
- Comprising abundant interfaces, multicomponent heterostructures can integrate distinct building blocks into single entities and yield exceptional functionalities enabled by the synergistic components....
- 2017-03-09 Synergy of ammonium chloride and moisture on perovskite crystallization for e...
- Organometal lead halide perovskites have been widely used as the light harvester for high-performance solar cells. However, typical perovskites of methylammonium lead halides (CH3NH3PbX3, X=Cl, Br, I)...
- 2017-03-09 A tailored double perovskite nanofiber catalyst enables ultrafast oxygen evol...
- Rechargeable metal–air batteries and water splitting are highly competitive options for a sustainable energy future, but their commercialization is hindered by the absence of cost-effective, highly e...
- 2017-03-09 Conductive porous vanadium nitride/graphene composite as chemical anchor of p...
- Although the rechargeable lithium–sulfur battery is an advanced energy storage system, its practical implementation has been impeded by many issues, in particular the shuttle effect causing rapid cap...
- 2017-03-09 Foldable interpenetrated metal-organic frameworks/carbon nanotubes thin film ...
- Lithium–sulfur batteries are promising technologies for powering flexible devices due to their high energy density, low cost and environmental friendliness, when the insulating nature, shuttle effect...
- 2017-03-09 Integrated CO2 capture-fixation chemistry via interfacial ionic liquid cataly...
- Simultaneous capture of carbon dioxide (CO2) and its utilization with subsequent work-up would significantly enhance the competitiveness of CO2-based sustainable chemistry over petroleum-based chemist...
- 2017-03-09 Regenerable Cu-intercalated MnO2 layered cathode for highly cyclable energy d...
- Manganese dioxide cathodes are inexpensive and have high theoretical capacity (based on two electrons) of 617 mAh g-1, making them attractive for low-cost, energy-dense batteries. They are used in n...