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Complete miscibility of immiscible elements at the nanometre scale
Understanding the mixing behaviour of elements in a multielement material is important to control its structure and property. When the size of a multielement material is decreased to the nanoscale, the miscibi...
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Nanometre-resolved observation of electrochemical microenvironment formation at the nanoparticle–ligand interface
The dynamic response of surface ligands on nanoparticles (NPs) to external stimuli critically determines the functionality of NP–ligand systems. For example, in electrocatalysis the collective dissociation of ...
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The spread of many infectious diseases relies on aerosol transmission to the respiratory tract. Here we design an intranasal mask comprising a positively-charged thermosensitive hydrogel and cell-derived micro...
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High-entropy halide perovskite single crystals stabilized by mild chemistry
Although high-entropy materials are excellent candidates for a range of functional materials, their formation traditionally requires high-temperature synthetic procedures of over 1,000 °C and complex processin...
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Negotiating identities, values, and teaching practices: five immigrant teachers in Singapore schools as potential agents of educational diversity
In a globalized world with increasing international migration and encounters of difference, education is presented with new challenges and opportunities regarding diversity, including teacher diversity. This pape...
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Operando studies reveal active Cu nanograins for CO2 electroreduction
Carbon dioxide electroreduction facilitates the sustainable synthesis of fuels and chemicals1. Although Cu enables CO2-to-multicarbon product (C2+) conversion, the nature of the active sites under operating condi...
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Open AccessAn embedded interfacial network stabilizes inorganic CsPbI3 perovskite thin films
The black perovskite phase of CsPbI3 is promising for optoelectronic applications; however, it is unstable under ambient conditions, transforming within minutes into an optically inactive yellow phase, a fact tha...
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Exploration of the bio-analogous asymmetric C–C coupling mechanism in tandem CO2 electroreduction
C–C coupling is a critical step of CO2 fixation in constructing the carbon skeleton of value-added multicarbon products. The Wood–Ljungdahl pathway is an efficient natural process through which microbes transform...
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Navigating Desire, Despondency, Disconnectedness, and Disillusionment: International Students’ Emotional Turmoil Amidst COVID-19 Pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic, by causing disruptions to the temporalities and spatialities of international student mobility on a scale previously unimaginable, triggered heightened emotional reactions from internati...
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On the occasion of the 80th birthday of Professor Yitai Qian: Celebrating 60 years of innovation in solid-state chemistry and nanoscience
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Sulfur-doped graphene anchoring of ultrafine Au25 nanoclusters for electrocatalysis
The biggest challenge of exploring the catalytic properties of under-coordinated nanoclusters is the issue of stability. We demonstrate herein that chemical dopants on sulfur-doped graphene (S-G) can be utiliz...
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Phase transition dynamics in one-dimensional halide perovskite crystals
Triiodide perovskites \({\rm CsPbI}_{3}\) CsPbI 3 ...
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Selective CO2 electrocatalysis at the pseudocapacitive nanoparticle/ordered-ligand interlayer
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Morphology-controlled transformation of Cu@Au core-shell nanowires into thermally stable Cu3Au intermetallic nanowires
Multimetallic nanowires with long-range atomic ordering hold the promise of unique physicochemical properties in many applications. Here we demonstrate the synthesis and study the stability of Cu3Au intermetallic...
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Lead halide perovskite nanowires stabilized by block copolymers for Langmuir-Blodgett assembly
The rapid development of solar cells based on lead halide perovskites (LHPs) has prompted very active research activities in other closely-related fields. Colloidal nanostructures of such materials display sup...
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Two-dimensional halide perovskite lateral epitaxial heterostructures
Epitaxial heterostructures based on oxide perovskites and III–V, II–VI and transition metal dichalcogenide semiconductors form the foundation of modern electronics and optoelectronics1–7. Halide perovskites—an em...
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Photosynthetic semiconductor biohybrids for solar-driven biocatalysis
Photosynthetic semiconductor biohybrids integrate the best attributes of biological whole-cell catalysts and semiconducting nanomaterials. Enzymatic machinery enveloped in its native cellular environment offer...
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This chapter builds a conceptual framework for understanding the relationship between educational mobility (with a focus on international student mobility) and citizenship based on an exploration of existing l...
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Co-feeding copper catalysts couple carbon
The mechanistic electrochemical mass spectrometry study of ethylene production on Cu-based nanocatalysts under CO2/CO co-feeds indicates the existence of separate, reactant-specific surface adsorption sites for C...
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Designing materials for electrochemical carbon dioxide recycling
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