Volume 13

Issue 07,2020

(25 articles)

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Dynamic observation of in-plane h-BN/graphene heterostructures growth on Ni(111)

Wei Wei1,§, Jiaqi Pan1,§, Chanan Euaruksakul2, Yang Yang3, Yi Cui1 (*), Qiang Fu3, and Xinhe Bao3, 4 (*)

The nucleating seed effect of hexagonal boron nitride (h-BN) has been proved to contribute to the single orientation of in-plane h-BN/graphene heterostructures with epitaxial stitching on Ni(111) surfaces, and the growth of h-BN prior to that of graphene is essential to achieve this goal.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s12274-020-2638-7
2020, 13(7): 1789–1794
Published: 23 January 2020
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A mini-review on recent progress of new sensitizers for luminescence of lanthanide doped nanomaterials

Hongxin Zhang, Zi-Han Chen, Xuan Liu, and Fan Zhang (✉)

We surveyed and concluded the newly designed sensitization system that allows us to exploit superior excitation wavelength and amplify luminescence intensity of lanthanide doped nanomaterials for various applications.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s12274-020-2661-8
2020, 13(7): 1795–1809
Published: 17 February 2020
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Progress in transdermal drug delivery systems for cancer therapy

Tianyue Jiang1, Guo Xu1, Guojun Chen2,3, Yu Zheng1, Bingfang He1 (*), and Zhen Gu2,3 (*)

This review presents recent advances in micro- and nanotechnology based transdermal formulations for cancer treatment, such as chemotherapy, gene therapy, immunotherapy, phototherapy and combination therapy.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s12274-020-2664-5
2020, 13(7): 1810–1824
Published: 6 March 2020
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Carbon nanotube-based electrodes for flexible supercapacitors

Sheng Zhu1, Jiangfeng Ni2 (✉), and Yan Li1 (✉)

Carbon nanotube-based nanostructures with outstanding mechanical, physical and chemical properties are promising candidate materials for flexible supercapacitors.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s12274-020-2729-5
2020, 13(7): 1825–1841
Published: 31 March 2020
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Modulating the local coordination environment of single-atom catalysts for enhanced catalytic performance

Xinyuan Li1,2, Hongpan Rong1 (*), Jiatao Zhang1, Dingsheng Wang2 (*), and Yadong Li2

The local coordination environment of single-atom catalysts exhibits significant effects on their catalytic performance. In this review, we will focus on the characterization of coordination environment, tailoring of the local coordination environment, and their related adjustable catalytic performance.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s12274-020-2755-3
2020, 13(7): 1842–1855
Published: 30 March 2020
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Single-atom catalysis enables long-life, high-energy lithium–sulfur batteries

Zechao Zhuang1, Qi Kang2, Dingsheng Wang1 (✉), and Yadong Li1 (✉)

Single-atom catalysts (SACs) open up huge possibilities of achieving long-life, high-energy lithium–sulfur batteries. In this review, we summarize the very recent advances in utilization of SACs for the improvement of sulfur cathode, cell separator, and lithium metal anode.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s12274-020-2827-4
2020, 13(7): 1856–1866
Published: 29 April 2020
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Superior wide-temperature lithium storage in a porous cobalt vanadate

Haoliang Chen1, Dan Yang1, Xueye Zhuang1, Dong Chen1, Weiling Liu2, Qi Zhang1, Huey Hoon Hng2, Xianhong Rui1,3 (*), Qingyu Yan2 (*), and Shaoming Huang1 (*)

Porous Co2V2O7 hexagonal prisms were synthesized successfully. When applied as anode for lithium ion batteries, excellent stability and rate performance were demonstrated even under extreme conditions, i.e., −20 and 60℃.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s12274-019-2547-9
2020, 13(7): 1867–1874
Published: 26 October 2019
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Drain-engineered carbon-nanotube-film field-effect transistors with high performance and ultra-low current leakage

Lijun Liu, Chenyi Zhao, Li Ding, Lianmao Peng (*), and Zhiyong Zhang (*)

A drain-engineered feedback-gate structure is adopted in high-performance carbon-nanotube-film-based field-effect transistors, to cope with the common issue of poor off-state properties and ambipolar behavior. Our results show 2 orders of magnitude reduction in off-current while maintaining 0.2 mS/μm high transconductance, and succesfully meet the 10 nA/μm logic-technology standard-performance power requirement.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s12274-019-2558-6
2020, 13(7): 1875–1881
Published: 16 November 2019
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Thickness-dependent wrinkling of PDMS films for programmable mechanochromic responses

Zhiwei Li, Yun Liu, Melinda Marin, and Yadong Yin (*)

This work reveals the thickness dependence of the wrinkling behaviors of plasma-treated polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) films. For thick films, the wrinkles can be predicted by the classic nonlinear finite mechanics, giving rise to brilliant structural colors. For thin films, the wrinkles are large and random. These observations provide new opportunities for understanding the wrinkling mechanics and have promising applications in smart optical materials.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s12274-020-2617-z
2020, 13(7): 1882–1888
Published: 6 January 2020
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Niobium doping induced mirror twin boundaries in MBE grown WSe2 monolayers

Bo Wang1,2, Yipu Xia3, Junqiu Zhang3, Hannu-Pekka Komsa4 (*), Maohai Xie3, Yong Peng1, and Chuanhong Jin2,1,5 (*)

High density mirror twin boundary (MTB) network was introduced in MBE-grown WSe2 system via excess niobium doping.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s12274-020-2639-6
2020, 13(7): 1889–1896
Published: 26 February 2020
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