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Defect engineering is promising to tailor the physical properties of 2D semiconductors for function‐oriented electronics and optoelectronics. Compared with the extensively studied 2D binary materials, the origin of defects and their influence on physical properties of 2D ternary semiconductors are not clarified. Here, the effect of defects on the electronic structure and optical properties of few‐layer...
It is challenging yet promising to design highly accessible N‐doped carbon skeletons to fully expose the active sites inside single‐atom catalysts. Herein, mesoporous N‐doped carbon hollow spheres with regulatable through‐pore size can be formulated by a simple sequential synthesis procedure, in which the condensed SiO2 is acted as removable dual‐templates to produce both hollow interiors and through‐pores,...
Laser‐driven phase transition of 2D transition metal dichalcogenides has attracted much attention due to its high flexibility and rapidity. However, there are some limitations during the laser irradiation process, especially the unsatisfied surface ablation, the inability of nanoscale phase patterning, and the unexploited physical properties of new phase. In this work, the well‐controlled femtosecond...
Electric Double Layer Devices
In article number 2301798, Cheng‐Yan Xu, Yang Li, and co‐workers showcase the structure of electrical double layer at the interface of Li2Al2SiP2TiO13 solid electrolyte and WSe2, emphasizing the interactions between ions and electrons, along with the verification of potential distribution at the 2D/electrolyte interface using atomic force microscope.
Electric double layer (EDL) devices based on 2D materials have made great achievements for versatile electronic and opto‐electronic applications; however, the ion dynamics and electric field distribution of the EDL at the electrolyte/2D material interface and their influence on the physical properties of 2D materials have not been clearly clarified. In this work, by using Kelvin probe force microscope...
Electrocatalytic Oxygen Reduction
In article number 2207991, Cheng‐Yan Xu and co‐workers develop a self‐sacrificing strategy to encapsulate single‐atom Fe‐N4O1 species into carbon hollow spheres assembled by ultrathin nanosheets Fe1–N–C hollow microspheres (Fe1/N‐HCMs). Such highly open architecture is supposed to be an ideal platform to isolate and fully expose single metal atoms. Benifiting from...
Single‐atom Fe–N–C (Fe1–N–C) materials represent the benchmarked electrocatalysts for oxygen reduction reaction (ORR). However, single Fe atoms in the carbon skeletons cannot be fully utilized due to the mass transfer limitation, severely restricting their intrinsic ORR properties. Herein, a self‐sacrificing template strategy is developed to fabricate ultrathin nanosheets assembled Fe1–N–C hollow...
Transition metal–nitrogen–carbon (TM–N–C) catalysts have been intensely investigated to tackle the sluggish oxygen reduction reactions (ORRs), but insufficient accessibility of the active sites limits their performance. Here, by using solid ZIF‐L nanorods as self‐sacrifice templates, a ZIF‐phase‐transition strategy is developed to fabricate ZIF‐8 hollow nanorods with open cavities, which can be subsequently...
Exploring highly active and cost‐efficient single‐atom catalysts (SACs) for oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) is critical for the large‐scale application of Zn–air battery. Herein, density functional theory (DFT) calculations predict that the intrinsic ORR activity of the active metal of SACs follows the trend of Co > Fe > Ni ≈ Cu, in which Co SACs possess the best ORR activity due to its optimized...
2D van der Waals (vdW) semiconductors hold great potentials for more‐than‐Moore field‐effect transistors (FETs), and the efficient utilization of their theoretical performance requires compatible high‐k dielectrics to guarantee the high gate coupling efficiency. The deposition of traditional high‐k dielectric oxide films on 2D materials usually generates interface concerns, thereby causing the carrier...
2D organic crystals exhibit efficient charge transport and field‐effect characteristics, making them promising candidates for high‐performance nanoelectronics. However, the strong Fermi level pinning (FLP) effect and large Schottky barrier between organic semiconductors and metals largely limit device performance. Herein, by carrying out temperature‐dependent transport and Kelvin probe force microscopy...
Elemental tantalum is a well‐known biomedical metal in clinics due to its extremely high biocompatibility, which is superior to that of other biomedical metallic materials. Hence, it is of significance to expand the scope of biomedical applications of tantalum. Herein, it is reported that tantalum nanoparticles (Ta NPs), upon surface modification with polyethylene glycol (PEG) molecules via a silane‐coupling...
Near‐infrared light‐mediated theranostic agents with superior tissue penetration and minimal invasion have captivated researchers in cancer research in the past decade. Herein, a probe sonication‐assisted liquid exfoliation approach for scalable and continual synthesis of colloidal rhenium disulfide nanosheets, which is further explored as theranostic agents for cancer diagnosis and therapy, is reported...
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