Three-dimensional strain engineering in epitaxial vertically aligned nanocomposite thin films with tunable magnetotransport properties

10.1039/C8MH00216A

2018-04-09

Three-dimensional (3D) frameworks have been successfully constructed by interlayering La0.7Sr0.3MnO3 (LSMO)–CeO2 based epitaxial vertically aligned nanocomposite (VAN) thin films with pure CeO2 (or LSMO) layers. Such 3D interconnected CeO2 scaffolds integrate...

Photochemical Ligation Meets Nanocellulose: A Versatile Platform for Self-Reporting Functional Materials

10.1039/C8MH00241J

2018-04-07

The sustainable origin and highly promising mechanical and functional properties of cellulose nanofibrils (CNFs) attract significant interest for the construction of advanced functional materials. One key aspects to promote functionality of CNF-based material...

Metal-Organic Framework-Derived One-Dimensional Porous or Hollow Carbon-Based Nanofibers for Energy Storage and Conversion

10.1039/C8MH00133B

2018-04-03

Metal organic framework (MOF)-derived nanoporous carbons (NPCs) have been proposed as promising electrode materials for energy storage and conversion devices. However, MOF-derived NPCs typically suffer from poor electrical conductivity due to the lack of conn...

Correction: Recent advances in air electrodes for Zn–air batteries: electrocatalysis and structural design

10.1039/C8MH90010H

2018-03-29

Correction for ‘Recent advances in air electrodes for Zn–air batteries: electrocatalysis and structural design’ by Xiaoyi Cai et al., Mater. Horiz., 2017, 4, 945–976.

Polymorphism controls the degree of charge transfer in a molecularly doped semiconducting polymer

10.1039/C8MH00223A

2018-03-26

When an organic semiconductor (OSC) is blended with an electron acceptor molecule that can act as a p-type dopant, there should ideally be complete (integer) transfer of charge from the OSC to the dopant. However, some dopant–OSC blends instead form charge tr...

Pseudocapacitance contribution in boron-doped graphite sheets for anion storage enables high-performance sodium-ion capacitors

10.1039/C8MH00156A

2018-03-23

Research on metal-ion hybrid capacitors is emerging as one of the hottest topics in energy storage fields because of their combination of high power and energy densities. To improve the sluggish faradaic reaction in traditional electrode materials for metal-i...

Increasing carbon fiber composite strength with a nanostructured “brick-and-mortar” interphase

10.1039/C7MH00917H

2018-03-22

Conventional fiber-reinforced composites suffer from the formation of critical clusters of correlated fiber breaks, leading to sudden composite failure under tension. To mitigate this problem, an optimized “brick-and-mortar” nanostructured interphase was deve...

Toward non-volatile photonic memory: concept, material and design

10.1039/C8MH00110C

2018-03-21

Digital technology is one of the greatest modern breakthroughs, allowing sounds, words and images to be stored in binary form. However, there is a huge gap between the amount of data created daily and the capacities of existing storage media. Developing multi...

Electrochemically enabled manipulation of gallium-based liquid metals within porous copper

10.1039/C8MH00203G

2018-03-21

A novel phenomenon of electrochemically enabled reactive wetting, coating and spreading of gallium-based liquid metals within porous copper (Cu) was observed, and its mechanism was demonstrated. Its extensive applications including in the fabrication of large...

Topological carbon nitride: localized photon absorption and delocalized charge carrier separation at intertwined photocatalyst interfaces

10.1039/C7MH01111C

2018-03-21

We here introduce, for the first time, a topological carbon nitride (TCN) with built-in crystalline–amorphous phases. Topologically anchored dual complementary phases allow localized photon absorption of different wavelengths, and provide a twinned photocatal...