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The safe and efficient management of hazardous radioactive iodine is significant for nuclear waste reprocessing and environmental industries. A novel supramolecular framework compound based on cucurbit[8]uril (Q[8]) and 4‐aminopyridine (4‐AP) is reported in this paper. In the single crystal structure of Q[8]‐(4‐AP), two 4‐AP molecules interact with the outer surface of Q[8] and the two other 4‐AP...
As an essential component of future full‐color displays, blue perovskite light‐emitting diodes (PeLEDs) still lag far behind the red and green counterparts in the device performances. In the mainstream quasi‐2D blue perovskite system, trap‐mediated nonradiative loss, low energy transfer efficiency, and interface fluorescence quenching remain significant challenges. Herein, guanidinium thiocyanate...
Both the uncoordinated Pb2+ and excess PbI2 in perovskite film will create defects and perturb carrier collection, thus leading to the open‐circuit voltage (VOC) loss and inducing rapid performance degradation of perovskite solar cells (PSCs). Herein, an additive of 3‐aminothiophene‐2‐carboxamide (3‐AzTca) that contains amide and amino and features a large molecular size is introduced to improve the...
The majority of commercial polyolefins are produced by coordination polymerization using early or late transition metal catalysts. Molecular catalysts containing these transition metals (Ti, Zr, Cr, Ni, and Fe, etc.) are loaded on supports for controlled polymerization behavior and polymer morphology in slurry or gas phase processes. Within the last few years, metal–organic frameworks (MOFs), a class...
Excessive anthropogenic CO2 emission has caused a series of ecological and environmental issues, which threatens mankind's sustainable development. Mimicking the natural photosynthesis process (i.e., artificial photosynthesis) by electrochemically converting CO2 into value‐added products is a promising way to alleviate CO2 emission and relieve the dependence on fossil fuels. Recently, Sn‐based catalysts...
The development of highly efficient and durable water electrolysis catalysts plays an important role in the large‐scale applications of hydrogen energy. In this work, protrusion‐rich Cu@NiRu core@shell nanotubes are prepared by a facile wet chemistry method and used for catalyzing hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) in an alkaline environment. The protrusion‐like RuNi alloy shells with accessible channels...
In vivo simultaneous visualization of multiple biomarkers is critical to accurately diagnose disease and decipher fundamental processes at a certain pathological evolution, which however is rarely exploited. Herein, a multimodal activatable imaging probe (P‐125I) is reported with activatable fluoro‐photoacoustic and radioactive signal for in vivo imaging of biomarkers (i.e., hepsin and prostate‐specific...
The utilization of azobenzene‐based photoisomerization cannot only control the morphology of supramolecular assemblies, but can also regulate many biological processes. However, the design of azobenzene‐involved nanoconstructs with switchable photoluminescence remains challenging because of the light‐quenching ability of azobenzene. Herein, an azobenzene‐derived multicomponent nanosystem is reported...
Aqueous aluminum ion batteries are rarely constructed due to the unworkable Al metal and the preferential H2 evolution. Herein, organic anode with H2‐inhibition is optimized through tuning the polymerization degree and displays a high‐rate and reversible storage of Al ions based on an enolation between Al ions and the carbonyl double bonds on the conjugated structures. The superiority of the optimal...
The interface plays a pivotal role in stabilizing metal anode. Extensive studies have been made but systematic research is lacking. In this study, preliminary studies are conducted to explore the prime conditions of interfacial modification to approach the practical requirements. Critical factors including reaction kinetics, transport rate, and modulus are identified to affect the Zn anode morphology...
2D materials, of which the carrier type and concentration are easily tuned, show tremendous superiority in electronic and optoelectronic applications. However, the achievements are still quite far away from practical applications. Much more effort should be made to further improve their performance. Here, p‐type MoSe2 is successfully achieved via substitutional doping of Ta atoms, which is confirmed...
Taking into the consideration safety, environmental impact, and economic issue, the construction of aqueous batteries based on aqueous electrolyte has become an indispensable technical option for large‐scale electrical energy storage. The narrow electrochemical window is the main problem of conventional aqueous electrolyte. Here, an economical room‐temperature inorganic hydrated molten salt (RTMS)...
Exploiting platinum‐group‐metal (PGM)‐free electrocatalysts with remarkable activity and stability toward oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) is of significant importance to the large‐scale commercialization of proton exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs). Here, a high‐performance and anti‐Fenton reaction cobalt–nitrogen–carbon (Co–N–C) catalyst is reported via employing double crosslinking (DC) hydrogel...
2D layered photodetectors have been widely researched for intriguing optoelectronic properties but their application fields are limited by the bandgap. Extending the detection waveband can significantly enrich functionalities and applications of photodetectors. For example, after breaking through bandgap limitation, extrinsic Si photodetectors are used for short‐wavelength infrared or even long‐wavelength...
The cover shows the extrinsic photoconduction induced Ge‐based polarization‐sensitive photodetector. The structure of the Ge‐based photodetector is shown in the upper left corner. The amplified crystal structure of GeSe with several Ge vacancies is shown in the middle. Additionally, the image of excess carriers being excited by a polarized light is shown in the lower right corner. In article number...
Achieving strong adsorption and catalytic ability toward polar lithium polysulfide species (LiPSs) of the sulfur host in lithium–sulfur (Li–S) batteries is essential for their electrochemical cyclic stability. Herein, a strategy of “self‐termination of ion exchange” is put forward to synthesize the novel yolk‐shell sulfur host composed of ZnO nanoparticles confined in Co‐doped NiO (CDN) polyhedron...
Development of fast curing and easy modeling of colloidal photonic crystals is highly desirable for various applications. Here, a novel type of injectable photonic hydrogel (IPH) is proposed to achieve self‐healable structural color by integrating microfluidics‐derived photonic supraballs with supramolecular hydrogels. The supramolecular hydrogel is engineered via incorporating β‐cyclodextrin/poly(2‐hydroxypropyl...
Highly active and durable bifunctional oxygen electrocatalysts are of pivotal importance for clean and renewable energy conversion devices, but the lack of earth‐abundant electrocatalysts to improve the intrinsic sluggish kinetic process of oxygen reduction/evolution reactions (ORR/OER) is still a challenge. Fe‐N‐C catalysts with abundant natural merits are considered as promising alternatives to...
Room‐temperature operating means a profound reduction of volume, power consumption, and cost for infrared (IR) photodetectors, which promise a wide range of applications in both military and civilian areas, including individual soldier equipment, automatic driving, etc. Inspired by this fact, since the beginning of 1990s, great efforts have been made in the development of uncooled thermal detectors...
The combination of high‐capacity and long‐term cycling stability is an important factor for practical application of anode materials for lithium‐ion batteries. Herein, NixMnyCozO nanowire (x + y + z = 1)/carbon nanotube (CNT) composite microspheres with a 3D interconnected conductive network structure (3DICN‐NCS) are prepared via a spray‐drying method. The 3D interconnected conductive network structure...
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