Themed collection 2022 Horizons Outstanding Paper Award Winners
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Materials Horizons 2022 Outstanding Paper Award
Recognising some of the outstanding work published in Materials Horizons, as well as the authors behind those articles.
Mater. Horiz., 2023,10, 1469-1478
https://doi.org/10.1039/D3MH90019C
Nanoscale Horizons 2022 Outstanding Paper Award
Recognizing some of the outstanding work published in Nanoscale Horizons, as well as the authors behind those articles.
Nanoscale Horiz., 2023,8, 560-567
https://doi.org/10.1039/D3NH90014B
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Organic building blocks at inorganic nanomaterial interfaces
Inorganic–organic interfaces: a tutorial on using organic functional groups to enhance the performances and/or enable new functionality of inorganic nanomaterials.
Mater. Horiz., 2022,9, 61-87
https://doi.org/10.1039/D1MH01294K
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Machine learning in electron microscopy for advanced nanocharacterization: current developments, available tools and future outlook
The cross-fertilisation between the listed disciplines with a long standing knowledge on the application of artificial intelligence protocols and electron microscopy for materials science can entail the next breakthroughs in the field.
Nanoscale Horiz., 2022,7, 1427-1477
https://doi.org/10.1039/D2NH00377E
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Ultra-stable self-standing Au nanowires/TiO2 nanoporous membrane system for high-performance photoelectrochemical water splitting cells
Here we introduce for the first time a synthesis method of a core–shell photoanode composed of nanostructured self-standing titania nanotubes filled with Au nanowires. Photoanode shows high photon to current efficiency of 35% and incredible stability.
Mater. Horiz., 2022,9, 2797-2808
https://doi.org/10.1039/D2MH00718E
Biomimetic reconstruction of butterfly wing scale nanostructures for radiative cooling and structural coloration
The butterfly wing scales of several species exhibit dual functionalities of radiative cooling and structural coloring. Here, we artificially reconstruct a butterfly wing scale of periodically grating nanostructures with extremely high porosity.
Nanoscale Horiz., 2022,7, 1054-1064
https://doi.org/10.1039/D2NH00166G
Shining light in blind alleys: deciphering bacterial attachment in silicon microstructures
Chemically manipulated silicon diffraction gratings serve as a toolbox for the systematic investigation on how different material properties guide bacterial attachment onto a surface, which is imperative for mediating infections and biofouling.
Nanoscale Horiz., 2022,7, 729-742
https://doi.org/10.1039/D2NH00130F
Semi-paracrystallinity in semi-conducting polymers
We introduce a new structural model for polymer materials: the semi-paracrystallinity. The assessment of structural order in semi-paracrystalline materials requires to consider the quality of ordering of the paracrystalline lattice and the degree of paracrystallinity.
Mater. Horiz., 2022,9, 1196-1206
https://doi.org/10.1039/D1MH01349A
About this collection
We are delighted to announce the winners of the 2022 Materials Horizons Outstanding Paper Award and 2022 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!