263 Result(s)
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Bright InP quantum dots by Ga-do** for red emitters
Environment-friendly indium phosphide (InP)-based quantum dots (QDs) with efficient red-emitting properties are sufficiently needed to satisfy the requirement of burgeoning display and lighting technology. Cur...
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Constructing high coordination number of Ir-O-Ru bonds in IrRuOx nanomeshes for highly stable acidic oxygen evolution reaction
IrRu bimetallic oxides are recognized as the promising acidic oxygen evolution reaction (OER) catalysts, but breaking the tradeoff between their activity and stability is an unresolved question. Meanwhile, add...
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Atomic-level unveiling secondary recrystallization enabled micro- and macroscopic polarization enhancement for piezo-photocatalytic oxygen activation
Piezoelectric semiconductors bear the bifunctional photocatalysis and piezocatalysis, while the absent or weak internal charge driving force severely restricts its catalytic activity. Develo** polarization s...
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Asymmetrically coordinated main group atomic In-S1N3 interface sites for promoting electrochemical CO2 reduction
Designing catalysts with highly active, selectivity, and stability for electrocatalytic CO2 to formate is currently a severe challenge. Herein, we developed an electronic structure engineering on carbon nano fram...
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Covalent triazine frameworks modified by ultrafine Pt nanoparticles for efficient photocatalytic hydrogen production
Pt nanoparticles (PtNPs) as active species have always been considered as one of the best semiconductor materials for photocatalytic hydrogen production. In this study, a Schottky heterojunction has been succe...
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Selective oxygen electroreduction to hydrogen peroxide in acidic media: The superiority of single-atom catalysts
Two-electron oxygen reduction reaction (2e-ORR) provides an environmentally friendly direction for the on-site production of hydrogen peroxide (H2O2). Central to this technology is the exploitation of efficient, ...
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Ultraclean transfer of graphene by mechanically exfoliating polymer with modified crosslink density
The transfer of graphene from metallic substrates onto application-specific substrates is usually inevitable for the applications of high-quality graphene films derived from chemical vapour deposition (CVD) ap...
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Topological valley Hall polariton condensation
A photonic topological insulator features robust directional propagation and immunity to defect perturbations of the edge/surface state. Exciton-polaritons, that is, the hybrid quasiparticles of excitons and p...
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Supporting IrOx nanosheets on hollow TiO2 for highly efficient acidic water splitting
The efficiency of proton exchange membrane water electrolysis (PEM-WE) for hydrogen production is heavily dependent on the noble metal iridium-based catalysts. However, the scarcity of iridium limits the large...
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Biomimetic leaf structures for ultra-thin electromagnetic wave absorption
Ultra-thin electromagnetic wave (EMW) absorbers present challenging demands on EMW absorption performance. Drawing inspiration from heather leaf structures, this study introduces an innovative design strategy ...
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Design of bifunctional single-atom catalysts NiSA/ZIF-300 for CO2 conversion by ligand regulation strategy
Carbon-supported noble-metal-free single-atom catalysts (SACs) have aroused widespread interest due to their green chemistry aspects and excellent performances. Herein, we propose a “ligand regulation strategy...
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1T′-transition metal dichalcogenide monolayers stabilized on 4H-Au nanowires for ultrasensitive SERS detection
Unconventional 1T′-phase transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs) have aroused tremendous research interest due to their unique phase-dependent physicochemical properties and applications. However, due to the m...
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Ferroelastically protected reversible orthorhombic to monoclinic-like phase transition in ZrO2 nanocrystals
Robust ferroelectricity in nanoscale fluorite oxide-based thin films enables promising applications in silicon-compatible non-volatile memories and logic devices. However, the polar orthorhombic (O) phase of f...
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A healable, mechanically robust and ultrastretchable ionic conductive elastomer for durably wearable sensor
The ionic conductive elastomers show great promise in multifunctional wearable electronics, but they currently suffer from liquid leakage/evaporation or mechanical compliance. Develo** ionic conductive elast...
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Key role of electron accessibility at the noble metal-free catalytic interface in hydrogen evolution reaction
The reactant concentration at the catalytic interface holds the key to the activity of electrocatalytic hydrogen evolution reaction (HER), mainly referring to the capacity of adsorbing hydrogen and electron ac...
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Stabilizing high-efficiency iridium single atoms via lattice confinement for acidic oxygen evolution
Stable and efficient single atom catalysts (SACs) are highly desirable yet challenging in catalyzing acidic oxygen evolution reaction (OER). Herein, we report a novel iridium single atom catalyst structure, wi...
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Coordinatively unsaturated cobalt single-atom nanozymes for visual pesticides detection by smartphone-based platform
By adjusting the coordination environment of single-atom catalysts, the enzyme-like activity can be finely tuned for highly sensitive biosensing. Herein, we demonstrated that coordinatively unsaturated cobalt-...
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Nanoscale one-dimensional close packing of interfacial alkali ions driven by water-mediated attraction
The permeability and selectivity of biological and artificial ion channels correlate with the specific hydration structure of single ions. However, fundamental understanding of the effect of ion–ion interactio...
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Correction: Formulated poly (butyl vinyl ether) adhesives as alternative materials for direct ink writing (DIW) 3D printing
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Open AccessPrecise control over gas-transporting channels in zeolitic imidazolate framework glasses
Porous metal–organic frameworks have emerged to resolve important challenges of our modern society, such as CO2 sequestration. Zeolitic imidazolate frameworks (ZIFs) can undergo a glass transition to form ZIF gla...
