Category Archives: RSC – J. Mater. Chem. A

Photothermal therapy for cancer cells using optically tunable Fe2O3@Au hexagonal nanodisks

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J. Mater. Chem. A, 2023, 11,21365-21372
DOI: 10.1039/D3TA00294B, Paper
Lin Li, Fenglian Qi, Jiong Guo, Jing Fan, Wenxiang Zheng, Murtaza Ghulam, Weizhi Wang, Zihui Meng, Lili Qiu
Anisotropic hexagonal Fe2O3@Au nanodisks (Au NDs) are prepared using a space-confined growth method and the size-tunable NDs, which thus realized the directional design of LSPR properties. The AuNDs are employed in photothermal therapy with biological compatibility and high efficacy.
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Simultaneous removal of C2H2 and C2H6 for C2H4 purification by robust MOFs featuring a high density of heteroatoms

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J. Mater. Chem. A, 2023, 11,21401-21410
DOI: 10.1039/D3TA01598J, Paper
Shikai Xian, Junjie Peng, Haardik Pandey, Wells Graham, Liang Yu, Hao Wang, Kui Tan, Timo Thonhauser, Jing Li
Simultaneous removal of C2H6 and C2H2 from C2H4 streams by MOFs with high stability and high density of heteroatoms.
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B←N bonds alter the photo-generated electron/hole separation ability of conjugated polymers to promote photocatalytic performance

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J. Mater. Chem. A, 2023, 11,21146-21152
DOI: 10.1039/D3TA04570F, Paper
Peiyan Chen, Fanbo Ji, Detian Ma, Yangbin Xie, Xuan Wu, Mingcai Zhang, Chenglong Ru, Lian Zhou, Jincai Wu, Xiaobo Pan
B←N bond implantation in a conjugated polymer skeleton alters the photo-generated electron/hole separation ability and thus improves the photocatalytic performance.
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Optical properties of ytterbium-doped and undoped Cs2AgInCl6 thin films deposited by co-evaporation of chloride salts

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J. Mater. Chem. A, 2023, 11,21099-21108
DOI: 10.1039/D3TA04335E, Paper
Yukun Liu, Pulkita Jain, Iver J. Cleveland, Minh Tran, Seda Sarp, Kajini Sandrakumar, Rafaella Saa Rodriguez, Eray S. Aydil
Ytterbium doped and undoped Cs2AgInCl6 films deposited by co-evaporation of metal halide salts luminesce in the visible and near infrared when excited with ultraviolet photons above its bandgap.
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The acceleration of BODIPY dye-sensitized photocatalytic hydrogen production in aqueous ascorbic acid solutions using alkyl-chain formed second coordination sphere effects

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J. Mater. Chem. A, 2023, 11,21153-21160
DOI: 10.1039/D3TA03682K, Paper
Xiao-Feng Shen, Motonori Watanabe, Jun Tae Song, Atsushi Takagaki, Tatsuki Abe, Keiji Tanaka, Tatsumi Ishihara
Optimizing hydrogen production in ascorbic acid solutions: enhancing BODIPY dye-sensitized processes through alkyl-chain-enhanced second coordination sphere effects.
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Development of MOF-5-like ultra-microporous metal-squarate frameworks for efficient acetylene storage and separation

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J. Mater. Chem. A, 2023, 11,21203-21210
DOI: 10.1039/D3TA04732F, Paper
Hai-Peng Li, Jia-Wen Wang, Quan-Guo Zhai
A series of ultra-microporous MOF-5-like metal-squarate frameworks exhibit moderate C2H2 uptake capacity, in addition to excellent C2H2/CO2 and C2H2/C2H4 separation ability regulated by strong hydrogen bond interactions.
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An organic/inorganic coating strategy that greatly enhanced sensing performances and reliability of all-fabric piezoresistive sensors

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J. Mater. Chem. A, 2023, 11,21333-21344
DOI: 10.1039/D3TA03415A, Paper
Guangliang Tian, Kangli Xu, Yaoli Huang, Xinxin You, Wenhua Yu, Honggang Liu, Juan Li, Jiawei Liu, Xiangyu Jin, Haoxuan Li, Qinfei Ke, Chen Huang
An all-fabric piezoresistive sensor with excellent sensing performances and reliability is fabricated based on conductive organic/inorganic mixture and 3D nonwoven. Smart clothing integrated with sensors can be applied for monitoring human motions.
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Alkali-stable polybenzimidazole anion exchange membranes tethered with N,N-dimethylpiperidinium cations for dilute aqueous KOH fed water electrolyzers

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J. Mater. Chem. A, 2023, 11,21170-21182
DOI: 10.1039/D3TA03216G, Paper
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Oskar Boström, Seung-Young Choi, Lu Xia, Shviro Meital, Felix Lohmann-Richters, Patric Jannasch
Piperidinium-functionalized polybenzimidazoles enable stable and significantly higher current densities in electrolyzers fed with dilute aq. KOH solutions than a commercial reference material with much higher electrolyte concentrations.
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Enhanced hydrogen evolution reaction via photoelectrochemical water splitting utilizing asymmetric MoSSe under a low external magnetic field

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J. Mater. Chem. A, 2023, 11,21135-21145
DOI: 10.1039/D3TA03227B, Paper
Krishnendu Roy, Dibyendu Ghosh, Soumyajit Maitra, Praveen Kumar
The co-existence of superior photocatalytic properties and strong spin–orbit-coupling in two-dimensional polar MoSSe plays a benign role in external magnetic field enhanced photoelectrochemical hydrogen evolution reaction.
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Fuel cell electrode degradation followed by identical location transmission electron microscopy

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J. Mater. Chem. A, 2023, 11,21029-21035
DOI: 10.1039/D3TA01303K, Communication
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Victor Shokhen, Linnéa Strandberg, Magnus Skoglundh, Björn Wickman
Identical location transmission electron microscopy has been used to follow degradation at the top of the catalytic Pt/C layer in a real proton exchange membrane fuel cell on the atomic scale under operation.
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