Efficient processed carbon Soot@MoS2 hybrid Bi-functional electrode for dye-sensitized solar cell and asymmetric supercapacitor devices
Available online 12 January 2024
A feasible approach to rectify the world's energy demand using sustainable development of adequate energy generation and storage technologies in a single channel. In this respect, we made a holistic...
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Chemical incorporation of SiO2 into TiO2 layer by green plasma enhancer and quencher agents for synchronized improvements in the protective and bioactive properties
Available online 11 January 2024
This study explores the dynamic interaction between environmentally sustainable plasma enhancer and quencher agents during the incorporation of SiO2 into a TiO2 layer, with the primary objective of...
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Advanced strategies for marine antifouling based on nanomaterial-enhanced functional PDMS coatings
Available online 10 January 2024
Marine biofouling seriously affects human marine exploitation and transportation activities, to which marine antifouling (AF) coatings are considered to be the most cost-effective solution. Since the...
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Structure transformation induced bi-component Co–Mo/A-Co(OH)2 as highly efficient hydrogen evolution catalyst in alkaline media
Available online 6 January 2024
Elucidating the inherent origins of the sluggish hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) kinetics in alkaline media and developing high-performance electrocatalysts are fundamental for the advances of conventional...
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Revisiting the mitigation of coke formation: Synergism between support & promoters' role toward robust yield in the CO2 reformation of methane
Available online 5 January 2024
CO2 reformation of methane (CRM) and CO2 methanation are two interconnected processes with significant implications for greenhouse gas reduction and sustainable energy production for industrial purposes....
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Nickel-based superalloy architectures with surface mechanical attrition treatment: Compressive properties and collapse behaviour
Available online 5 January 2024
Surface modifications can introduce natural gradients or structural hierarchy into human-made microlattices, making them simultaneously strong and tough. Herein, we describe our investigations of the...
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Advances in metal-organic framework-derived single-atom catalysts for biomedicine
Available online 2 January 2024
As a alternative for natural enzymes, nanozymes has shown enzyme-like activity and selectivity in the field of various kinds of biomedical application, which has attracted considerable research interest....
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An overview of recent progress in the development of flexible electrochromic devices
December 2023
Electrochromic materials are capable of reversibly switching their colors or optical properties through redox reactions under applied voltages, which have shown great potential applications including...
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Water-based synthesis of nanoscale hierarchical metal-organic frameworks: Boosting adsorption and catalytic performance
December 2023
The combination of nano sizes, large pore sizes and green synthesis is recognized as one of the most crucial and challenging problems in constructing metal-organic frameworks (MOFs). Herein, a water-based...
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In situ confined vertical growth of Co2.5Ni0.5Si2O5(OH)4 nanoarrays on rGO for an efficient oxygen evolution reaction
December 2023
Rational design of oxygen evolution reaction (OER) catalysts at low cost would greatly benefit the economy. Taking advantage of earth-abundant elements Si, Co and Ni, we produce a unique-structure where...
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Advancing the pressure sensing performance of conductive CNT/PDMS composite film by constructing a hierarchical-structured surface
December 2023
Flexible pressure sensors have attracted wide attention due to their applications to electronic skin, health monitoring, and human-machine interaction. However, the tradeoff between their high sensitivity...
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Construction of all-organic low dielectric polyimide hybrids via synergistic effect between covalent organic framework and cross-linking structure
December 2023
Polyimide (PI) is a promising electronic packaging material, but it remains challenging to obtain an all-organic PI hybrid film with decreased dielectric constant and loss without modifying the monomer....
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Synergistic coupling of 0D–2D heterostructure from ZnO and Ti3C2Tx MXene-derived TiO2 for boosted NO2 detection at room temperature
December 2023
2D MXenes are highly attractive for fabricating high-precision gas sensors operated at room temperature (RT) due to their high surface-to-volume ratio. However, the limited selectivity and low sensitivity...
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MXene-based flexible pressure sensor with piezoresistive properties significantly enhanced by atomic layer infiltration
December 2023
The flexible pressure sensor has been credited for leading performance including higher sensitivity, faster response/recovery, wider detection range and higher mechanical durability, thus driving the...
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Wearable and stretchable conductive polymer composites for strain sensors: How to design a superior one?
December 2023
Wearable and stretchable strain sensors have potential values in the fields of human motion and health monitoring, flexible electronics, and soft robotic skin. The wearable and stretchable strain sensors...
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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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Silicon-based dielectric elastomer with amino-complexed hybrids towards high actuation performance
Available online 30 December 2023
For improving the actuation performance at low electric fields of dielectric elastomers, achieving high dielectric constant (ɛr) and low modulus (Y) simultaneously has been targeted in the past decades,...
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Structural effects induced by dialysis-based purification of carbon nanomaterials
Available online 16 December 2023
Dialysis plays a crucial role in the purification of nanomaterials but its impact on the structural properties of carbon nanomaterials was never investigated. Herein, a carbon-based nanomaterial generated...
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Nanomaterial-assisted wearable glucose biosensors for noninvasive real-time monitoring: Pioneering point-of-care and beyond
Available online 15 December 2023
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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Low-temperature replacement construction of three-dimensional corrosion-resistant interface for deeply rechargeable Zn metal batteries
Available online 15 December 2023
Aqueous Zn batteries are promising candidates for grid-scale renewable energy storage. Foil electrodes have been widely investigated and applied as anode materials for aqueous Zn batteries, however,...
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Utilizing a defective MgO layer for engineering multifunctional Co-MOF hybrid materials with tailored leaf-like and polyhedral structures for optimal electrochemical and photocatalytic activities
Available online 15 December 2023
The hybridization of metal-organic framework (MOF) with inorganic layers would lead to the discovery of novel hybrid materials that can provide a compelling strategy for enhancing its photocatalytic...
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Gradient honeycomb metastructure with broadband microwave absorption and effective mechanical resistance
Available online 29 November 2023
Multifunctional metastructure integrated broadband microwave absorption and effective mechanical resistance has attracted much attention. However, multifunctional performance is limited by the lack...
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Experimental and computational study of annealed nickel sulfide quantum dots for catalytic and antibacterial activity
Available online 29 November 2023
This research investigates the hydrothermal synthesis and annealing duration effects on nickel sulfide (NiS2) quantum dots (QDs) for catalytic decolorization of methylene blue (MB) dye and antimicrobial...
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Aerosol deposition technology and its applications in batteries
Available online 29 November 2023
Aerosol deposition (AD) method is a kind of additive manufacturing technology for fabricating dense films such as metals and ceramics at room temperature. It resolves the challenge of integrating ceramic...
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A nano-sheet graphene-based enhanced thermal radiation composite for passive heat dissipation from vehicle batteries
Available online 25 November 2023
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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