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Design and effective synthesis methods for high-performance polymer semiconductor-based OFETs.

Mechanochromic fluorescence (MCF) materials are a sort of smart material whose photophysical properties are sensitive to mechanical stimulation, such as photoluminescence color, fluorescence quantum yield and emission lifetime.

Key aspects of Si-based anode materials towards practical applications.

Thermal annealing can be used to achieve thickness-insensitive non-fullerene polymer solar cells.

Two carbazole and diphenylamine terminated D–A type molecules were developed as TADF materials, achieving highly efficient blue and green emitting devices with low on-set voltages and reduced efficiency roll-off.

A novel hyperbranched polymer reinforced poly(acrylic acid) hydrogel with high water swelling abilities was synthesized by one-step in situ polymerization.

Carbonized derivatives of ZIF-67 MOFs on MnO₂ NWs are fabricated as high rate Li-ion storage anode materials.

The introduction of amino-substituents to an antiaromatic Ni^II norcorrole complex was accomplished regioselectively upon simple treatment with various amines without any catalysts. The optical and electrochemical properties of the amino norcorroles were substantially modulated by electron-donating amino groups.

Magnetoresistance effects in ambipolar transistors based on a single amorphous organic thin-film.

The size and shape of ternary silver chlorobromide nanocrystals influence their optical absorption and photocatalytic activity.

Fabrication of efficient perovskite solar cells (with a high fill factor) using layer-by-layer alternating (LBLA) vacuum deposition with highly crystalline and uniform perovskite films.

Two 2D porous metal–organic frameworks for selective carbon dioxide separation have been reported.

Solvent assisted linker exchange (SALE) is used to incorporate hydroxamic acid linkers in UiO-66.

A high open-circuit voltage of 0.98 V in ternary organic solar cells is achieved by using ICBA as an acceptor and two absorption-complementary donors.

Fe₃O₄@C microboxes with core–shell, yolk–shell and hollow structures were synthesized, the core–shell microboxes exhibited high specific capacity, good rate performance, and exceptional cycling stability.

Surface-grafted polyglutamate brushes with different main-chain chirality lead to different cell behaviors.

The AFU level in the HCC model of zebrafish can be mapped by using a novel single-fluorophore based ratiometric fluorescent probe.

TPE-caped dicyanopyrazines with morphology dependent and reversible luminescence can be utilized as VOC sensors.

Porous magnetic nano-cargos with targeting folate molecules immobilized by inclusion complexation and large inner pores conjugated with anti-cancer drug doxorubicin have been demonstrated as a universal targeting drug delivery platform.

We have designed and synthesized donor (D) and acceptor (A) phosphors [D and A refer to the electron-donating and electron-withdrawing moieties, respectively] as yellow-emitting organic phosphors.

A monolithic hierarchical Au sponge is prepared by the polymer-assisted metal deposition method, showing excellent catalysis in intermittent and continuous-flow fashions.

The field of reticular chemistry is rapidly expanding and, as is true for any emerging field, there exists ‘folklores’ that permeate through the scientific discourse. It is within this context that we seek to address these ‘folklores’ in order to provide the realities of reticular chemistry.