Themed collection Materials and Nano Research in Atlanta

This review article summarizes the existing research work on combining triboelectric nanogenerators (TENGs) with photodetectors through four different configurations.

This report highlights recent progress in the rational design, synthesis, and applications of bimetallic nanocrystals with integrated SERS and catalytic activities.

Various anti-biofouling surface coating materials for nanoparticles have been reviewed for the reduction of their non-specific interactions with biological systems.

Theoretical and experimental investigations of diacetylene-linked COFs with remarkable charge-transport properties.

The Pd@Rh core-shell nanocrystals exhibit enhanced CO oxidation reaction kinetics relative to the monometallic counterparts.

Nanostructured FeS₂ embedded in an N-doped carbon nanosheet composite (FeS₂/CNS) was prepared and exhibited superior performance as a sodium-ion battery anode.

A deeply rechargeable zinc anode material with nanoscale pomegranate-structured was designed and synthesized for the high energy aqueous batteries.

The combined use of magnetic resonance/photoacoustic imaging techniques is useful in monitoring vascular permeability and temperature status following nanoparticle-mediated photothermal therapy.

Combined X-ray and neutron reflectivity reveal buried interface roughness on vastly different length-scales for multilayer graphene/SiC.

The hydrogenation of CO₂ to CH₃OH is one of the most promising technologies for the utilization of captured CO₂ in the future.

The synthesis of a perfect InN monolayer is important to achieve desirable properties for the further investigation and application of InN monolayers.

The redox state of cerium and elimination of defects were synergistically regulated by a protected-annealing treatment in Ce:YAG transparent ceramics.

This study demonstrates the synthesis of an efficient photocatalyst, CuO/TiO₂ heterojunction, for selective aerobic photo-oxidation of methanol to methyl formate.

Bimorph structure composing of photoresponsive LCP layer was designed to mimic plant's circadian rhythm behaviors.

Hollow carbon nanospheres with enlarged interlayer spacing as a high-performance anode material for potassium ion batteries.

This study shows that it is possible to shift the polymorph of pharmaceuticals through crystallization in a nanocellulose gel. This is a demonstration of using natural materials that are readily surface modified to form a tailored environment for drug crystallization.

The efficacy of nucleic acid therapies can be limited by unwanted degradation.

Terahertz spectroscopy unravels the inner working principles of polymer:fullerene blend organic semiconductors with regard to their solar cell performance.

Adsorption of Pb(II), Cu(II) and Cd(II) in various systems by a low-cost and easy-to-regenerate humic substance-based hydrogel.

This work demonstrates egg-white derived activated carbon with exceptionally high specific surface area and improved graphitization degree using NaCl template.

Fucoidan-coated gold nanoparticle mediated autophagy triggering and PERS monitoring provide molecular level insight on a biological event.

A strain-tunable WSe₂–CdS mixed-dimensional vdWs heterointerface is demonstrated and the photoresponse is dramatically enhanced with the piezo-phototronic effect.

The BISA with high-density hot spots as reproducible SERS substrates by combining an opal structure with self-assembled monolayer AuNPs is demonstrated.

Boron-doped coronenes are attractive as promising positive electrode materials for lithium-ion batteries due to the unique physical and chemical properties of coronene.

The fluorination on the π-bridge can obviously affect the photophysical behavior of the emitters and thus improve the device performance.

Multiblock copolymers with different number of head-group tethers were compared as AEMs for high ionic conductivity and good alkaline stability.

Glucose conversion over hierarchical lamellar MFI–Sn/Al: accommodating a three-step reaction cascade over a single catalyst for a high yield of 5-(ethoxymethyl) furfural.

An anisotropic nanowire environment around repeated plasmonic resonators improves waveguide performance by up to an order of magnitude.

α-NiS/rGO nanohybrids synthesized from water-refluxed Ni-MOF-74/rGO were applied as a high-performance hybrid supercapacitor positive electrode for the first time.

Highly efficient “warm-white” OLEDs, the electroluminescence of which was close to candle emission, were fabricated.

The effects of solvent–solute interactions on the self-assembly of a dipeptide molecule into nanofibers are explored.

A new unbalanced electrochromic configuration is demonstrated, allowing minimum energy consumption while maintaining optimum optoelectrochemical performance.

3D core–shell Cu@rGO filled polymer composites with high thermal conductivity for advanced electronic packaging techniques.