Synthesis, properties, and applications of graphene oxide/reduced graphene oxide and their nanocomposites
March 2019
Thanks to their remarkable mechanical, electrical, thermal, and barrier properties, graphene-based nanocomposites have been a hot area of research in the past decade. Because of their simple top-down...
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Electronic properties of 2D materials and their junctions
February 2024
With an extensive range of distinctive features at nano meter-scale thicknesses, two-dimensional (2D) materials drawn the attention of the scientific community. Despite tremendous advancements in exploratory...
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Borophene: A 2D wonder shaping the future of nanotechnology and materials science
April 2025
Two-dimensional (2D) materials have attracted considerable research interest due to their precisely defined properties and versatile applications. In this realm, borophene - a single atomic sheet of...
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Recent advances of photolithography patterning of quantum dots for micro-display applications
February 2025
The preparation of red, green, and blue quantum dot (QD) pixelated arrays with high precision, resolution, and brightness poses a significant challenge on the development of advanced micro-displays...
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Single-atom photo-catalysts: Synthesis, characterization, and applications
June 2024
Single-atom catalysts (SACs) are gaining popularity in catalytic reactions due to their nearly 100 % atomic utilization and defined active sites, which provide great convenience for studying the catalytic...
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Additive manufacturing of Ni-based superalloys: Residual stress, mechanisms of crack formation and strategies for crack inhibition
March 2023
The additive manufacturing (AM) of Ni-based superalloys has attracted extensive interest from both academia and industry due to its unique capabilities to fabricate complex and high-performance components...
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Some basic aspects of polymer nanocomposites: A critical review
March 2019
Polymer nanocomposites have been investigated for about three decades. To get deep insights into the modifying effects of various nanofillers on mechanical and physical properties of polymer nanocomposites,...
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Addressing cation mixing in layered structured cathodes for lithium-ion batteries: A critical review
December 2023
High-performance lithium-ion batteries (LIB) are important in powering emerging technologies. Cathodes are regarded as the bottleneck of increasing battery energy density, among which layered oxides...
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Recent advances in graphene-based phase change composites for thermal energy storage and management
April 2024
Energy storage and conservation are receiving increased attention due to rising global energy demands. Therefore, the development of energy storage materials is crucial. Thermal energy storage (TES)...
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Carbon nanomaterials: Revolutionizing biomedical applications with promising potential
Available online 16 December 2024
Carbon-based nanomaterials (CBNs) such as fullerene, nanodiamonds, carbon nanotubes (CNTs), graphene, and carbon dots possess remarkable characteristics that render new horizons for biomedical advancements....
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Nanomaterial-assisted wearable glucose biosensors for noninvasive real-time monitoring: Pioneering point-of-care and beyond
June 2024
This review explores glucose monitoring and management strategies, emphasizing the need for reliable and user-friendly wearable sensors that are the next generation of sensors for continuous glucose...
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The role of graphene in rechargeable lithium batteries: Synthesis, functionalisation, and perspectives
Available online 26 August 2022
In recent years, the demand for high-performance rechargeable lithium batteries has increased significantly, and many efforts have been made to boost the use of advanced electrode materials. Since graphene...
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Recent advances in electrocatalysts for seawater splitting
March 2023
Water splitting is an effective strategy to produce renewable and sustainable hydrogen energy. Especially, seawater splitting, avoiding use of the limited freshwater resource, is more intriguing. Nowadays,...
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Application of nanomaterials in antifouling: A review
December 2024
With the continuous development of the marine economy and the upgrading of marine infrastructure, the increasing marine engineering equipment is facing a serious problem of marine fouling. However,...
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Recent advances of graphitic carbon nitride (g-C3N4) based materials for photocatalytic applications: A review
April 2025
Photocatalytic solar energy conversion has drawn increasing attention, which holds great potential to deal with the energy crisis and environmental issues. As a typical semiconductor photocatalyst,...
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SnO2 nanostructured materials used as gas sensors for the detection of hazardous and flammable gases: A review
December 2022
SnO2 has been extensively used in the detection of various gases. As a gas sensing material, SnO2 has excellent physical-chemical properties, high reliability, and short adsorption-desorption time....
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Recent progress in graphene-based wearable piezoresistive sensors: From 1D to 3D device geometries
September 2023
Electronic skin and flexible wearable devices have attracted tremendous attention in the fields of human-machine interaction, energy storage, and intelligent robots. As a prevailing flexible pressure...
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Improvement of the piezoelectricity of PVDF-HFP by CoFe2O4 nanoparticles
April 2024
High piezoelectric composite films composed of poly(vinylidene fluoride-co-hexafluoropropylene) (PVDF-HFP) and ferromagnetic cobalt ferrite (CoFe2O4) (0.00 wt% to 0.2 wt%) are prepared by a solution...
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Development of solid-state electrolytes for sodium-ion battery–A short review
June 2019
All-solid-state sodium-ion battery is regarded as the next generation battery to replace the current commercial lithium-ion battery, with the advantages of abundant sodium resources, low price and high-level...
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Metallic nanoparticles at the forefront of research: Novel trends in catalysis and plasmonics
Available online 28 October 2024
As nanotechnology accelerates, the multifaceted nature of metallic nanoparticles (MNPs) emerges as a cornerstone of innovation, offering a vast canvas for exploration and discovery. While existing literature...
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MXene-based electrochemical (bio) sensors for sustainable applications: Roadmap for future advanced materials
March 2023
MXenes are emerging transition metal carbides and nitrides-based 2D conductive materials. They have found wide applications in sensors due to their excellent valuable properties. This paper reviews...
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Recent advances in graphene and other 2D materials
March 2022
The isolation of the first two-dimensional material, graphene – a monolayer of carbon atoms arranged in a hexagonal lattice - opened new exciting opportunities in the field of condensed matter physics...
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CuO–TiO2 based self-powered broad band photodetector
June 2024
An efficient room-temperature self-powered, broadband (300 nm–1100 nm) photodetector based on a CuO–TiO2/TiO2/p-Si(100) heterostructure is demonstrated. The CuO–TiO2 nanocomposites were grown in a...
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A nano-sheet graphene-based enhanced thermal radiation composite for passive heat dissipation from vehicle batteries
August 2024
In response to thermal runaway (TR) of electric vehicles, recent attention has been focused on mitigation strategies such as efficient heat dredging in battery thermal management. Thermal management...
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Porphyrin-based metal-organic frameworks for photocatalytic carbon dioxide reduction: Current understanding and challenges
Available online 17 February 2025
Photocatalytic carbon dioxide reduction reaction (CO2RR) is a carbon-neutral strategy to address global energy use and its impact on climate. Metal oxide and metal chalcogenide catalysts are the most...
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