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Open AccessTwist angle-dependent transport properties of twisted bilayer graphene
Twisted bilayer graphene (tBLG) with small twist angles has attracted significant attention because of its unique electronic properties arising from the formation of a moiré superlattice. In this study, we sys...
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Open AccessIn situ-formed cryomicroneedles for intradermal cell delivery
Cryomicroneedles (cryoMNs) offer a convenient and minimally invasive way to precisely deliver therapeutic cells intradermally for treating local and systemic diseases. cryoMNs are manufactured by sha** and f...
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Open AccessUltrabroadband absorptive refractory plasmonics for photocatalytic hydrogen evolution reactions
As an environmentally friendly and renewable method for hydrogen production powered by solar energy, photocatalytic hydrogen evolution reactions (HERs) using broadband absorbers have received much attention. H...
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Open AccessAnomalous anisotropic magnetoresistance in the topological semimetal HoPtBi
Discovering and understanding anomalous anisotropic magnetoresistance (AMR) effects are important aspects of studying the nature of modulated transport. The anisotropic transport coefficients of topological sy...
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Open AccessSuper-assembled compressible carbon frameworks featuring enriched heteroatom defect sites for flexible Zn–air batteries
Flexible Zn–air batteries (FZABs) exhibit low cost and inherent safety and have potential for application in wearable electronic devices. Nevertheless, balancing the high energy density and flexibility of the ...
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Open AccessA nanogenerator based on metal nanoparticles and magnetic ionic gradients
Develo** a new technique/method and/or mechanism for separating ionic charges is critical to the fabrication of a high-performance nanogenerator. Inspired by charge migration and/or separation under an elect...
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Open AccessRobust cholesteric liquid crystal elastomer fibres for mechanochromic textiles
Mechanically responsive textiles have transformative potential in many areas from fashion to healthcare. Cholesteric liquid crystal elastomers have strong mechanochromic responses that offer attractive opportu...
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Open AccessBowing-alleviated continuous bandgap engineering of wafer-scale WS2xSe2(1-x) monolayer alloys and their assembly into hetero-multilayers
Bandgap engineering of compound semiconductors and the fabrication of bandgap-modulated heterostructures are important for enabling the development of modern optoelectronics. However, these engineering process...
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Open AccessAutophagy-targeted nanoparticles for effective cancer treatment: advances and outlook
Autophagy enables the maintenance of nutrient recycling and metabolic homeostasis through a multistep lysosomal degradation pathway, and it has been demonstrated that autophagy can act as a tumor suppressor or...
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Open AccessTrace removal of benzene vapour using double-walled metal–dipyrazolate frameworks
In principle, porous physisorbents are attractive candidates for the removal of volatile organic compounds such as benzene by virtue of their low energy for the capture and release of this pollutant. Unfortuna...
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Open AccessHigh energy density of BaTiO3@TiO2 nanosheet/polymer composites via **-pong-like electron area scattering and interface engineering
Dielectric substances exhibit great potential for high-power capacitors due to their high stability and fast charge–discharge; however, a long-term challenge is to enhance energy density. Here, we propose a po...
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Open AccessExperimental realization of strain-induced room-temperature ferroelectricity in SrMnO3 films via selective oxygen annealing
Antiferromagnetic-paraelectric SrMnO3 (SMO) has aroused interest because of the theoretical strong coupling between the ferroelectric and ferromagnetic states with increasing epitaxial strain. In strained SMO fil...
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Open AccessPolycrystalline SnSe with a thermoelectric figure of merit greater than the single crystal
Thermoelectric materials generate electric energy from waste heat, with conversion efficiency governed by the dimensionless figure of merit, ZT. Single-crystal tin selenide (SnSe) was discovered to exhibit a h...
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Open AccessSpin–orbit torque engineering in β-W/CoFeB heterostructures with W–Ta or W–V alloy layers between β-W and CoFeB
The spin–orbit torque (SOT) resulting from a spin current generated in a nonmagnetic transition metal layer offers a promising magnetization switching mechanism for spintronic devices. To fully exploit this me...
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Open AccessField-induced quantum breakdown of superconductivity in magnesium diboride
The quantum breakdown of superconductivity (QBS) is the reverse, comprehensive approach to the appearance of superconductivity. A quantum phase transition from superconducting to insulating states tuned by usi...
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Open AccessStrategies to improve photodynamic therapy efficacy by relieving the tumor hypoxia environment
Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is an emerging technology for tumor treatment in which photosensitizer (PS)-mediated light irradiation reduces oxygen, producing high levels of reactive oxygen species (ROS) that can...
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Open AccessMetallic phase transition metal dichalcogenide quantum dots showing different optical charge excitation and decay pathways
The charge excitation and decay pathways of two-dimensional heteroatomic quantum dots (QDs) are affected by the quantum confinement effect, bandgap structure and strong exciton binding energy. Recently, semico...
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Open AccessHighly stretchable metal-polymer hybrid conductors for wearable and self-cleaning sensors
We fabricated semitransparent and stretchable hybrid Ag-polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) conductors on a polyurethane (PU) substrate for use in high-performance wearable and self-cleaning sensors. The highly con...
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Open AccessExtremely fast electrochromic supercapacitors based on mesoporous WO3 prepared by an evaporation-induced self-assembly
Mesoporous metal oxides consisting of fully interconnected network structures with small pores (20–50 nm) have high surface areas and decreased ion intercalation distances, making them ideal for use in high-pe...
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Open AccessMetal-induced n+/n homojunction for ultrahigh electron mobility transistors
A self-organized n+/n homojunction is proposed to achieve ultrahigh performance of thin film transistors (TFTs) based on an amorphous (Zn,Ba)SnO3 (ZBTO) semiconductor with sufficiently limited scattering centers....