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Self-assembly of newly synthesized silica-core/polyperfluoroalkyl acrylate-shell nanoparticles led to outstanding and stable superhydrophobic performance.

EU-7 is identified as BIK topology and proves stable to withstand steaming at 900 °C relevant to DeNOx catalysis.

Hierarchically porous carbons derived from an intrinsically microporous polymer via a nonsolvent-induced phase separation show outstanding supercapacitor performance.

Cation-ordered Ce_0.5Zr_0.4Ti_0.1O₂ with a high oxygen storage capacity (1310 μmol-O per g at 200 °C) was synthesized via a solution combustion method.

In this study, we demonstrated the effects of the molecular weight (MW) of a green processable polymer (asy-PBTBDT) on its photovoltaic performance and thermal stability for the first time.

Elucidation of the structure of a new sodium superionic conductor, Na₁₁Sn₂PS₁₂via single crystal XRD and AIMD simulations reveal isotropic 3D Na⁺-ion conduction pathways.

The electrochemical properties of Li(Ni_xCo_yMn_z)O₂ (NCM) materials are decisively determined by the interplay of combined disordering of cations and the relevant chemical/electronic changes.

CH/π interactions drive the high adhesion strength and high water and humidity resistances of a supramolecular adhesive.

An extremely long lifetime blue organic light-emitting diode (OLED) was developed through managing the electron density and an S-shaped variation of efficiency in blue fluorescent organic light-emitting diodes (FOLEDs) using carrier blocking layers and systematically analyzed in conjunction with the efficiency–lifetime interrelationship.

Sr₂VFeAsO_3−δ remarkably enhances the oxygen evolution reaction by direct O–O bond formation between OH⁻ coupled oxygen-vacant sites.

Charge accumulation behavior at the Au–electrolyte interface was visualized by three-dimensional open-loop electric potential microscopy with a varying electrode potential.

Electrochemical ion exchange in a sodium cell.

This paper reports on indacenodithiophene (IDT) based conjugated small molecules with rarely investigated side chain of bis(alkylthio)methylene as dimethyloctyl (SMOIC) and ethylhexyl structure (SEHIC).

Stoichiometric LiMnO₂ and NaMnO₂ with a cation-disordered rocksalt-type structure as metastable polymorphs were successfully prepared by mechanical milling.

We study the contact mechanics between 3 different tire tread compounds and a smooth glass surface in water.

A fast and large-area-compatible two-step deposition method for perovskite is developed to achieve over 18% for MAPbI₃.

High-performance low voltage flexible photodetectors based on a hybrid nanofiber network were prepared by a facile assembly method.

We study the effects of gelatin chain composition on the fracture behavior of gelatin gels using cavitation rheology to show two fracture mechanisms exist for these materials that is determined by the whether the gel concentration is above or below the critical concentration for entanglements.

Here we present the results of using techno-economic analysis as constraints for machine learning guided studies of new metal hydride materials.

The reduction of carbon dioxide (CO₂) released from industry can help to reduce the emissions of greenhouse gases (GHGs) to the atmosphere while at the same time producing value-added chemicals and contributing to carbon fixation.

We report an effective synthetic strategy to achieve well-defined regioregular alternative conjugated polymers using large molecular weight regioregular monomers.

Substitution of Hf⁴⁺ into NaSICON ion conductor crystal structure imparts improved resistance to alkaline degradation in aqueous media.

We proposed a simple method, a thermally purified solution (TPS) process, to lower the fabrication temperature of solution-processed hafnium oxide (HfO_x) gate insulator films.

The synthesis of aluminosilicate RTH zeolite is very fast in the presence of 2,6-methyl-N-methylpyridinium cations.

Pollutions caused by heavy metals has become a wordwide concerned issue. Herein, CsPbBr₃ perovskite quantum dots are used as fluorescent probe for selective detection of copper ions in organic phase with a limit of detection (LOD) down to 0.1 nM.

Germanium-incorporated lithium silicate nanostructures with exceptional carbon dioxide absorption kinetics and capacity in the temperature range of 150–700 °C.

Elemental distribution effects are detected throughout the metal supported TF-SOFC, indicating low energy surface elemental interdiffusion and electromigration effects.

A novel ball milling method was used to prepare TiO₂ ETMs at RT ∼ 30 °C for large and small area perovskite solar cells.

A stable MOF material (ZJUT-1) with fine-tuned nanocages, exhibiting the desired size, shape, and functionalities for trapping a single C₃H₄ molecule, can efficiently separate trace amounts of C₃H₄ from a 1/99 C₃H₄/C₃H₆ mixture.

Photonic hydrogel sensing materials functionalized with 9-crown-3 are fabricated by a two-step process for the sensitive and selective detection of ultratrace Be²⁺ ions in seawater.

The mechanics of wet and flexible fiber flows is better understood by analyzing agglomeration and solid phase stresses.

The CoTe₂/G composite obtained by solvothermal synthesis exhibits a high gravimetric capacity of 382 mA h g⁻¹, volumetric capacity of 695.2 mA h cm⁻³, and excellent rate-performance.

Here, we demonstrate the scalable and continuous production of large coatings with thermochromic VO₂ nanoparticles for “smart” windows.

Inserted metals work as a part of a stacked ferromagnetic film for low-energy magnetoelectric switching in a Cr₂O₃–antiferromagnet/ferromagnet interfacial exchange-biased system.

Correlations among Au content, SPR-mediated charge transfer and electromagnetic response, and the resultant photoactivity enhancement for ZnO–Au nanocrystals were established.

Cationic polyethers with ionic liquid groups are characterized with deliquescence, ionic conductivity and miscibility in ionic liquid.

Recent advancements in micro-flow technologies and a drive toward more efficient, greener and safer processes have led to a renaissance in flow-chemistry for pharmaceutical production.

Using all-atom simulation of vapor deposition, we theoretically investigate how the molecular orientation depends on various factors such as the substrate temperature, molecular shape, and material composition.

The effects of oxirane substituents on the cationic copolymerization with vinyl ethers are discussed in terms of the reactivities of monomers and propagating species.

A new family of amorphous perfluorodioxolane copolymers shows gas permselectivities above the current polymer upper bound and exhibits tunable transport properties.

Structural replication of injectable gelatin-functionalized cellulose spaghetti-like gels by aerogel templating has been explored to construct hierarchically nanostructured semiconductor fibers at the macroscopic scale.

Acceptor-substituted S,N-heteropentacenes with systematically varied alkyl side chains were prepared and implemented as donors in vacuum-processed OSCs giving devices with efficiencies in the range of 4–6%. An odd–even effect with respect to the length of the alkyl side chains is noted.

We designed soap–hydrogel bead composites which have lower environmental impact and allow control of the both dissolution and the release rate of encapsulated active components.