RSC Advances  

Silicon oxycarbide (SiOC) is drawing significant attention as a potential anode material for lithium-ion batteries due to its remarkable cycle life and the distinctive Si–O–C hybrid bonding within its structure.

A simple one-step aqueous synthesis of Bi/TANPs and their catalytic reduction potentials against azo dye contaminants present in water.

A slippery lubricant-infused porous surface (SLIPS), which exhibited excellent dynamic omniphobicity, stability, self-cleaning, and self-repairing performances, was successfully fabricated utilizing biocompatible materials and a facile approach.

The increasing demand for eco-friendly and stable optoelectronic materials has led to interest in all-inorganic lead-free halide perovskites.

Two-dimensional hybrid nanosheets with intimately coupled carbon substrate and few-layer MoS₂ are prepared through a universal pyrolysis method, exhibiting a high capacity of 781 mA h g⁻¹ at a current density of 0.1 A g⁻¹ for lithium ion batteries.

The spherical and polyhedral shapes of Cu particles are formed via the polyol process. The attachment, collision, and assembly of Cu particles are experimentally found to result in a nano, micro- or micro-/nanosystem.

Crayfish shells, a form of kitchen waste, are utilized as the primary material to produce sustainable and multifunctional chitin aerogels, which effectively eliminate noise.

The novel QCM humidity sensor based on MgAl-LDH nanoflowers has superior humidity sensitivity and the ability to detect human respiration.

Aminal-linked COFs, featuring excellent solvent compatibility and scalability, enable rapid synthesis within one hour. This study lays the foundation for rapid, large-scale COF production and practical applications.

Nitrogen-doped carbon quantum dots (N-CQDs) exhibit unique fluorescence properties and are considered one of the best candidates for the development of fluorescence-based sensors for the detection of many analytes.

By adjusting the annealing temperature (150–300 °C) and introducing varying Cr doping concentrations, the optical bandgap of Ga_2−xCr_xSe₃ was continuously tunable in the range of 2.23 to 2.80 eV.

Submicron-sized core–shell Fe@SiO₂ particles were successfully synthesized using a single-step aerosol technique for the first time.

This paper presents the preparation of superhydrophobic surfaces using FDM 3D printing technology. The wetting behavior of water droplets on the original and deformed surface can be reversibly changed between sliding and stick states.

Deep tissues can be optically imaged using near-infrared windows without radiation hazard.

The hydrothermal synthesis of monodispersed and mesoporous chitosan coated cobalt ferrite nanoparticles with high magnetic, antibacterial, and peroxidase activity.

Development of a new n-p polymer based on the electropolymerization of a dual-functional porphyrin-EDOT monomer. The ambipolar polymeric material showed promising pseudocapacitive behavior for energy storage devices.

Robust bulk superhydrophobic wood with super abrasion resistance was prepared using graft copolymerization and solvothermal methods.

PANI was successfully grown in situ on the surface of MXene derived from CDP. The composite exhibited a good specific surface area and high specific capacitance.

Four distinct CeO₂ catalysts featuring varied morphologies (nanorods, nanocubes, nanoparticles, and nano spindle-shaped) were synthesized through a hydrothermal process and subsequently employed in the oxidation of dichloromethane (DCM).

A self-releasing photolithographic technique is developed to synthesize freestanding polymeric templates with high structural fidelity, smooth surfaces and excellent flexibility.

UV-assisted synthesis GO–Austar complexes accomplished synergistic gastric cancer photothermal therapy.

Nickel hydroxide nanosheets are perfectly synthesized, are 3–6 nm thin and exhibit a curly and wrinkled morphology with increasing surfactant concentration. They demonstrate OER activity and are transformed into nickel oxides via heat treatment.