Themed collection 2023 Horizons Outstanding Paper Award Winners
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Nanoscale Horizons 2023 Outstanding Paper Award
Recognizing some of the outstanding work published in Nanoscale Horizons, as well as the authors behind those articles.
Nanoscale Horiz., 2024,9, 1062-1069
https://doi.org/10.1039/D4NH90038C
Materials Horizons 2023 Outstanding Paper awards
Recognising some of the outstanding work published in Materials Horizons, as well as the authors behind those articles.
Mater. Horiz., 2024,11, 2294-2303
https://doi.org/10.1039/D4MH90035A
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Recent development of end-of-life strategies for plastic in industry and academia: bridging their gap for future deployment
Bridging the gap between academia and industry in plastic recycling will accelerate innovation and deployment toward solving the global challenge of plastic waste management and establishing net zero carbon society.
Mater. Horiz., 2023,10, 1608-1624
https://doi.org/10.1039/D2MH01549H
Memristor-based neural networks: a bridge from device to artificial intelligence
This paper reviews the research progress in memristor-based neural networks and puts forward future development trends.
Nanoscale Horiz., 2023,8, 716-745
https://doi.org/10.1039/D2NH00536K
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A polymer library enables the rapid identification of a highly scalable and efficient donor material for organic solar cells
A scalable, two-step synthesis facilitates the preparation of a polymer library of varying side chain and co-monomer, enabling rapid photovoltaic device screening. FO6-T emerged as the optimal donor achieving 15.4% PCE with L8BO as the acceptor.
Mater. Horiz., 2023,10, 4202-4212
https://doi.org/10.1039/D3MH00787A
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Stable organic electrochemical neurons based on p-type and n-type ladder polymers
Rigid ladder-type conjugated polymers enable the development of stable and high-performance organic electrochemical transistors (OECTs) and complementary OECT-based amplifiers for brain-inspired artificial neurons.
Mater. Horiz., 2023,10, 4213-4223
https://doi.org/10.1039/D3MH00858D
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Ultrafast sensitivity-controlled and specific detection of extracellular vesicles using optical force with antibody-modified microparticles in a microflow system
We propose a detection method of 103–104 nanoscale extracellular vesicles secreted from cancer cells and distinguish their multiple membrane proteins using controlled optical force and microfluidic pressure only by 5 minutes laser irradiation.
Nanoscale Horiz., 2023,8, 1034-1042
https://doi.org/10.1039/D2NH00576J
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Template-directed 2D nanopatterning of S = 1/2 molecular spins
We demonstrate fabrication of a surface-supported array of VOPc with controlled spin-spin distance, electronic decoupling from the substrate, and individual addressability to realize molecular qubit platforms interfaceable to solid state devices.
Nanoscale Horiz., 2023,8, 624-631
https://doi.org/10.1039/D2NH00375A
About this collection
We are delighted to announce the winners of the 2023 Materials Horizons Outstanding Paper Award and 2023 Nanoscale Horizons Outstanding Paper Award.
Please join us in congratulating our winners. We hope you enjoy reading their outstanding articles as much as we did!