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The demand for the exploration of highly active and durable electro/photocatalysts for renewable energy conversion has experienced a significant surge in recent years. Metal‐organic frameworks (MOFs), by virtue of their high porosity, large surface area, and modifiable metal centers and ligands, have gained tremendous attention and demonstrated promising prospects in electro/photocatalytic energy...
Nanofabrication has experienced a big boost with the invention of DNA origami, enabling the production and assembly of complex nanoscale structures that may be able to unlock fully new functionalities in biology and beyond. The remarkable precision with which these structures can be designed and produced is, however, not yet matched by their assembly dynamics, which can be extremely slow, particularly...
Low‐dimensional bismuth oxychalcogenides have shown promising potential in optoelectronics due to their high stability, photoresponse, and carrier mobility. However, the relevant studies on deep understanding for Bi2O2S is quite limited. Here, comprehensive experimental and computational investigations are conducted in the regulated band structure, nonlinear optical (NLO) characteristics, and carrier...
Wearable soft contact lens sensors for continuous and nondestructive intraocular pressure (IOP) monitoring are highly desired as glaucoma and postoperative myopia patients grow, especially as the eyestrain crowd increases. Herein, a smart closed‐loop system is presented that combines a Ti3C2Tx MXene‐based soft contact lens (MX‐CLS) sensor, wireless data transmission units, display, and warning components...
1T‐MoSe2 is recognized as a promising anode material for sodium‐ion batteries, thanks to its excellent electrical conductivity and large interlayer distance. However, its inherent thermodynamic instability often presents unparalleled challenges in phase control and stabilization. Here, a molecular intercalation strategy is developed to synthesize thermally stable 1T‐rich MoSe2, covalently bonded to...
Plasmon‐mediated catalysis utilizing hybrid photocatalytic ensembles promises effective light‐to‐chemical transformation, but current approaches suffer from weak electromagnetic field enhancements from polycrystalline and isotropic plasmonic nanoparticles as well as poor utilization of precious co‐catalyst. Here, efficient plasmon‐mediated catalysis is achieved by introducing a unique catalyst‐on‐hotspot...
High entropy materials offer almost unlimited catalytic possibilities due to their variable composition, unique structure, and excellent electrocatalytic performance. However, due to the strong tendency of nanoparticles to coarsen and agglomerate, it is still a challenge to synthesize nanoparticles using simple methods to precisely control the morphology and size of the nanoparticles in large quantities,...
Complicated oxygen evolution reaction (OER) poses the bottleneck in improving the efficiency of hydrogen production through water electrolysis. Herein, an integrated strategy to modulate the electronic structure of NiFe layered double hydroxide (NiFe‐LDH) is reported by constructing Ag‐incorporated NiCo‐PBA@NiFe‐LDH heterojunction with a hierarchical hollow structure. This “double heterojunction”...
V‐based solid solution materials hold a significant position in the realm of hydrogen storage materials because of its high hydrogen storage capacity. However, the current dehydrogenation temperature of V‐based solid solution exceeds 350 °C, making it challenging to fulfill the appliance under moderate conditions. Here advancements in the hydrogen storage properties and related mechanisms of TiV1.1...
With the rapid development of integrated circuits, there is an increasing need to boost transistor density. In addition to shrinking the device size to the atomic scale, vertically stacked interlayer interconnection technology is also an effective solution. However, realizing large‐scale vertically interconnected complementary field‐effect transistors (CFETs) has never been easy. Currently‐used semiconductor...
Redox flow batteries (RFBs) are increasingly being considered for a wide range of energy storage applications, and such devices rely on proton exchange membranes (PEMs) to function. PEMs are high‐cost, petroleum‐derived polymers that often possess limited durability, variable electrochemical performance, and are linked to discharge of perfluorinated compounds. Alternative PEMs that utilize biobased...
Highly efficient and durable Pt electrocatalysts are the key to boost the performance of fuel cells. The high‐index facets (HIF) Pt nanocrystals are regarded as excellent catalytic activity and stability catalysts. However, nucleation, growth and evolution of high‐index facets Pt nanocrystals induced by defective sites is still a challenge. In this work, tetrahexahedron (THH) and hexactahedron (HOH)...
Nanozymes have shown promise for antibacterial applications, but their effectiveness is often hindered by low catalytic performances in physiological conditions and uncontrolled production of hydroxyl radicals (·OH). To address these limitations, a comprehensive approach is presented through the development of an adenosine triphosphate (ATP)‐activated cascade reactor (GGPcs). The GGPcs reactor synergistically...
Inorganic thick‐film dielectric capacitors with ultrahigh absolute recovered energy at low electric fields are extremely desired for their wide application in pulsed power systems. However, a long‐standing technological bottleneck exists between high absolute energy and large recovered energy density. A new strategy is offered to fabricate selected all‐inorganic 0–3 composite thick films up to 10 µm...
Developing intelligently targeted drugs with low side effects is urgent for cancer treatment. Toward this goal, a tumor‐specific cascade‐activating smart prodrug system consisting of a G‐quadruplex(G4)‐modulated tumor‐targeted DNA vehicle and a well‐designed cellular stimuli‐responsive ligand‐drug conjugates (LDCs) is proposed. An original “donor–acceptor” binary fluorescent ligand, with ultrahigh...
Type‐I photosensitizers (PSs) can generate free radical anions with a broad diffusion range and powerful damage effect, rendering them highly desirable in various areas. However, it still remains a recognized challenge to develop pure Type‐I PSs due to the inefficiency in producing oxygen radical anions through the collision of PSs with nearby substrates. In addition, regulating the generation of...
Enzymes play a pivotal role in regulating numerous bodily functions. Thus, there is a growing need for developing sensors enabling real‐time monitoring of enzymatic activity and inhibition. The activity and inhibition of cholinesterase (CHE) enzymes in blood plasma are fluorometrically monitored using near‐infrared (NIR) fluorescent single‐walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) as probes, strategically...
Exploring combinatorial materials, as well as rational device configuration design, are assumed to be the key strategies for deploying versatile electrochemical devices. MXene sheets have revealed a high hydrophilic surface with proper mechanical and electrical characteristics, rendering them supreme additive candidates to integrate in electrospun electrochemical power tools. The synergetic effects...
Hopper‐shaped microcrystals, an unusual type of crystal with a large specific surface area, are promising for use in catalysis, drug delivery, and gas sensors. In contrast to well‐studied inorganic hopper‐shaped crystals, organic phosphorescent concave hopper‐shaped microstructures are rarely reported. This study reports the synthesis of two types of organic stepped indented hopper‐shaped microstructures...
Azobenzene, which activates its geometric and chemical structure under light stimulation enables noninvasive control of mass transport in many processes including membrane separations. However, producing azobenzene‐decorated channels that have precise size tunability and favorable pore wall chemistry allowing fast and durable permeation to solvent molecules, remains a great challenge. Herein, an advanced...