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Nature and Chinese Art Inspire Materials for Light Harvesting
Matter ( IF 17.3 ) Pub Date : 2020-07-01 , DOI: 10.1016/j.matt.2020.06.005 Daniele Benetti , Lin Liang , Federico Rosei
更新日期:2020-07-01
Matter ( IF 17.3 ) Pub Date : 2020-07-01 , DOI: 10.1016/j.matt.2020.06.005 Daniele Benetti , Lin Liang , Federico Rosei
The Holy Grail of materials science and engineering is to understand and control structure-property relationships in materials systems, so as to attain the long-standing goal of materials by design. In this Preview, we describe recently synthesized hollow multi-shelled structures (HoMSs), a porous nanomaterial whose complex architecture was inspired both by nature and by the puzzle ball—an ancient Chinese artifact. Thanks to the precise control of structure and composition, HoMSs allow to sequentially harvest sunlight, leading to improved photocatalytic activity for hydrogen production from water.