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Hierarchical aerogels based on cellulose nanofibers and long-chain polymers for enhancing oil–water separation efficiency Mater. Today Nano (IF 10.3) Pub Date : 2024-03-11 Boyuan Chen, Yingcheng Hu
The hydrophobic chain length of biomass-based aerogels used for oil–water separation was evaluated as a major parameter influencing the aerogels’ hydrophobicity. The properties of the porous structure were enhanced by the hierarchical assembly of the aerogels with biopolymeric structural units and polymer mineralization. The cellulose network was strengthened through silanization, and the nanocellulose
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Surface modification by CO2 plasma boosting core shells structural Fe/Fe3C/FeN @ graphite carbon nanoparticles toward high performance microwave absorber Mater. Today Nano (IF 10.3) Pub Date : 2024-03-03 Xiaoqiang Li, Qun Wang, Yunfei Yu
The surface modification of three-dimensional (3D) materials is an efficient method for adjusting their interfacial defect concentration, electronic conductivity and content of functional groups with extensive applications in catalysis, electrode materials and bioengineering. In this work, a multiphase iron nanocrystals consisting of FeC, Fe and FeN nanoparticles encapsulated in hierarchical structure
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Top-down nanostructured multilayer MoS2 with atomically sharp edges for electrochemical hydrogen evolution reaction Mater. Today Nano (IF 10.3) Pub Date : 2024-03-01 Alexander Yu. Polyakov, Serge Al Bacha, Waleed M.A. El Rouby, Battulga Munkhbat, Loïc Assaud, Pierre Millet, Björn Wickman, Timur O. Shegai
Cost-efficient and readily scalable platinum-free electrocatalysts are crucial for a smooth transition to future renewable energy systems. Top-down activation of MoS promises the production of sustainable hydrogen evolution electrocatalysts from the Earth-abundant molybdenite ore. Here, the deterministic nanopatterning of multilayer MoS with numerous zigzag edges is explored as a pathway to enhance
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Growth mechanism of star-shaped Au–Ag nanoparticles synthesized by ascorbic acid reduction and underpotential deposition Mater. Today Nano (IF 10.3) Pub Date : 2024-03-01 Yuta Aida, Yasuhiro Nakagawa, Tetsuo Kishi, Masaki Takeguchi, Yoshihiro Nemoto, Yasutaka Anraku, Toshiyuki Ikoma
The growth mechanism of star-shaped Au–Ag nanoparticles, which is important for improving the absorption efficiency of nanoparticles in the near-infrared region, remains to be clarified. In this study, the growth mechanism by stabilizing certain facets of Au in spines by underpotential deposition of Ag was investigated. The nanoparticles were analyzed primarily by scanning transmission electron microscopy
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Turning natural copper phthalocyanine into high-loading single-atom catalysts using an electrochemically-generated template and cationic substitution Mater. Today Nano (IF 10.3) Pub Date : 2024-02-27 Chia-Yu Chang, Wei-Hsiang Huang, Meng-Che Tsai, Chih-Wen Pao, Jeng-Lung Chen, Masato Yoshimura, Nozomu Hiraoka, Chi-Liang Chen, Bing Joe Hwang, Wei-Nien Su
Phthalocyanine (PC) has a unique N-coordinated structure that offers an inherent advantage with respect to the accommodation of metal ions. This feature can help overcome the limitations of many single-atom electrocatalysts, . low loading and poor stability. Here, we detail the development of a universal electrochemical template and a cationic substitution synthesis protocol for preparing various single-atom
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Preparing strong, tough, and high-barrier biobased polyester composites by regulating interfaces of carbon nanotubes Mater. Today Nano (IF 10.3) Pub Date : 2024-02-22 Hao Wang, Jiheng Ding, Hongran Zhao, Qinchao Chu, Mohammad Raza Miah, Jinggang Wang, Jing Chen, Jin Zhu
Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) have been regarded as ideal functional fillers for enhancing superior mechanical properties of polymer composites. However, the performances of CNTs-based composites are well below the theoretical values, due to the poor dispersion of inert CNTs and weak interfacial interaction with the polymer matrix. Herein, “hydrothermal and growth” approach is induced to synthesize multiscale
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Solid-lubrication performance of Ti3C2T - Effect of tribo-chemistry and exfoliation Mater. Today Nano (IF 10.3) Pub Date : 2024-02-22 Andreas Rosenkranz, Bo Wang, Dario Zambrano, Javier Marqués Henríquez, Jose Y. Aguilar-Hurtado, Edoardo Marquis, Paolo Restuccia, Brian C. Wyatt, M. Clelia Righi, Babak Anasori
Multi-layer TiCT coatings have demonstrated an outstanding wear performance with excellent durability due to beneficial tribo-layers formed. However, the involved formation processes dependent on the tribological conditions and coating thickness are yet to be fully explored. Therefore, we spray-coated TiCT multi-layer particles onto stainless steel substrates to create coatings with two different thicknesses
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Thermally stimulated structural evolution of bimetallic nanoplatelets - Changing from core-shell to alloyed to Janus nanoplatelets Mater. Today Nano (IF 10.3) Pub Date : 2024-02-20 Xiaobin Xie, Alfons van Blaaderen, Marijn A. van Huis
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Humidity-mediated synaptic plasticity in Ag loaded porous SiOx based memristor for multimodal neuromorphic sensory system Mater. Today Nano (IF 10.3) Pub Date : 2024-02-19 Jiaqi Han, Ziyang Yan, Ya Lin, Ye Tao, Xuanyu Shan, Zhongqiang Wang, Xiaoning Zhao, Haiyang Xu, Yichun Liu
Neuromorphic sensory system plays a critical role for human being to perceive, interact and even deduce with the external environment. Multimodal plasticity implementation of neuromorphic sensory system that can learn with diversified information empowers the development of environment-interactive artificial intelligence. In this work, we demonstrated a multimodal neuromorphic sensory system based
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Fabrication of transferable ultrathin Au films with eminent thermal stability via a nanocrystalline MoS2 interlayer Mater. Today Nano (IF 10.3) Pub Date : 2024-02-08 Shuangyue Wang, Mengyao Li, Yang Liu, Junjie Shi, Ashraful Azam, Xiaotao Zu, Liang Qiao, Peter Reece, John Stride, Jack Yang, Danyang Wang, Sean Li
Ultrathin gold (Au) films are a critical component in plasmonics, metal optics, and nano-electronics devices. However, fabricating ultrathin Au films faces a great challenge due to the dewetting behavior of Au when being deposited onto an oxide (such as SiO/Si or AlO) substrate. This problem is often relieved by introducing a metal or an organic adhesion layer to bind the Au film with the substrate
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PET-derived bis(2-hydroxyethyl) terephthalate as a new linker source for solvent-free and hydrothermal synthesis of BDC-based MOFs Mater. Today Nano (IF 10.3) Pub Date : 2024-02-08 Philip Anggo Krisbiantoro, Tzu-Jung Kuo, Yu-Chia Chang, Weisheng Liao, Jih-Peng Sun, Chun-Yen Yang, Yuichi Kamiya, Fa-Kuen Shieh, Chia-Chin Chen, Kevin C.-W Wu
To date, the high cost of organic linkers and the energy-consuming synthesis processes remain two of the main challenges for the commercialization of metal-organic frameworks (MOFs). Herein, we demonstrate that polyethylene terephthalate (PET)-derived bis(2-hydroxyethyl) terephthalate (BHET) is a new linker source that enables the facile solvent-free and hydrothermal synthesis of BDC-based MOFs. Using
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Green synthesis of high-quality indium phosphide quantum dots using tripyrrolidine phosphine as a promising phosphorus source for white LED Mater. Today Nano (IF 10.3) Pub Date : 2024-02-06 Qiwen Xue, Peiqing Cai, Xipeng Pu, Qi Ai, Junjie Si, Xin Yao, Gongxun Bai, Qianmin Dong, Zugang Liu
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Self-powered broadband RGB imaging photodetector based on air-stabilized Bi2Te3 nanosheets Mater. Today Nano (IF 10.3) Pub Date : 2024-02-03 Chenchen Zhao, Dongbo Wang, Wen He, Bingke Zhang, Jingwen Pan, Zhi Zeng, Xiangyu Zhang, Donghao Liu, Sihang Liu, Gang Liu, Xuan Fang, Dan Fang, Liancheng Zhao, Jinzhong Wang
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Boosting sodium-ion battery performance by nitrogen-doped bamboo-like branched carbon nanotube Mater. Today Nano (IF 10.3) Pub Date : 2024-02-02 Yongsheng Zhou, Yihao Mo, You Liu, Erhui Zhang, Kaiyuan Wei, Yingchun Zhu, Bingshe Xu, Xueji Zhang
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A low power memristor based on Lu doped HfO2 ferroelectric thin films and its multifunctional realization Mater. Today Nano (IF 10.3) Pub Date : 2024-02-02 Xiaobing Yan, Jiahao Bai, Yinxing Zhang, Hong Wang, Jianhui Zhao, Zhenyu Zhou, Yong Sun, Zhongrong Wang, Zhenqiang Guo, Zhen Zhao, Jiangzhen Niu
Next-generation non-volatile memories with low power consumption and multiple functions are highly desired in the era of big data. Here, we report a high-performance ferroelectric memristor Pd/Lu:HfO/LaSrMnO/SrTiO/Si, which has low average set and reset powers of 4.28 nW and 0.75 nW, respectively. It can successfully simulate biological synaptic functions, such as the refractory period, spike-timing-dependent
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Tetrahedral framework nucleic acids improve the effectiveness of adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cells in the repair of acute liver failure Mater. Today Nano (IF 10.3) Pub Date : 2024-02-01 Daxu Zhang, Liwei Fu, Yuting Yang, Quanyi Guo, Jingjing Hu, Pinxue Li, Shuo Zhao, Xiaonan Shi, WeiLong Li, Yunfeng Lin, Wenping Lu, Li Yan
Acute liver failure (ALF) often progresses rapidly and ultimately causes a high mortality due to the lack of timely and effective treatment strategies. Transplantation based on adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cells (ADSCs) has shown strong potential in treating ALF. However, the efficacy of ADSCs transplanted into vivo is often unsatisfactory, which seriously affects the therapeutic effect on ALF
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Osteopromotive PDA-modified gold nanoparticles-incorporated bioinspired polycaprolactone-based nanofibers for bone cancer therapy and robust bone regeneration Mater. Today Nano (IF 10.3) Pub Date : 2024-01-26 Richa Jaswal, Dinesh Kumar, Vignesh Krishnamoorthi Kaliannagounder, Abdelrahman I. Rezk, Rupesh Kandel, Chan Hee Park, Kyung Hyun Min
The limited efficacy of traditional therapies for bone cancer and related bone defects led to the instigation of new bifunctional therapies. In this work, polydopamine (PDA) coated gold nanospheres (GNSs) were integrated into polycaprolactone (PCL) to fabricate bifunctional randomly oriented PCL-GNSs@PDA nanofibrous composite scaffolds and applied for photothermal bone cancer therapy and robust bone
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Electrospun nanofiber nonwovens and sponges towards practical applications of waterproofing, thermal insulation, and electromagnetic shielding/absorption Mater. Today Nano (IF 10.3) Pub Date : 2024-01-21 Shujing Li, Gaigai Duan, Guoying Zhang, Haoqi Yang, Haoqing Hou, Yunqian Dai, Yueming Sun, Shaohua Jiang
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Designing multifunctional basalt-CeO2@C3N4/epoxy novolac composite coating with outstanding corrosion resistance and CO2 gas barrier properties Mater. Today Nano (IF 10.3) Pub Date : 2024-01-12 Yue Sun, Chijia Wang, Sicheng Yuan, Bin Liang, Renjie Lu, Xiaoning Li, Ye Yuan, Yanji Zhu, Huaiyuan Wang
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Protective hydrothermal treatment to improve ion pathway in Ti3C2Tx MXene for high-performance flexible supercapacitors Mater. Today Nano (IF 10.3) Pub Date : 2023-12-27 M. Lai, K. Chen, D. Wang, P. Cai, L. Sun, K. Zhang, B. Li, C. Yuan, Y. Zou, Z. Wang, H. Peng
The strong re-stacking of Ti3C2Tx MXene nanosheets severely blocks ion transport pathway and sacrifices electrochemical performance. Here, a protective hydrothermal treatment is used to improve ion pathway in Ti3C2Tx MXene. The protective hydrothermal treatment is simply conducted in the hydrothermal kettle (filled with N2 atmosphere) placed in vacuum oven. The optimal Ti3C2Tx is achieved by the hydrothermal
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Transparent, multifunctional and multiform ionic sensors prepared by one-step impregnation Mater. Today Nano (IF 10.3) Pub Date : 2023-12-21 Xu Ye, Yueyue Wu, Haoxuan Xun, Yuanyuan Li, Yan Zhang, Ping Wang, Yaohui Zhan
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One-pot preparation of Bi/BiOF/Bi2O2CO3 Z-scheme heterojunction with enhanced photocatalysis activity for ciprofloxacin degradation under simulated sunlight Mater. Today Nano (IF 10.3) Pub Date : 2023-12-21 Luchen Ai, Huanshun Yin, Suo Wang, Jun Wang, Xiaolong Gao, Xianqiang Yin, Kunpeng Dou, Peng Ju, Huimin Sun
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Linker regulation of CoO@Cu/C derived from self-assembly of MOF to enhance catalytic activity of organic contaminants Mater. Today Nano (IF 10.3) Pub Date : 2023-12-21 R. Shokry, D. Aman, H.M. Abd El Salam, S. Mikhail, T. Zaki, W.M.A. El Rouby, A.A. Farghali, W. Al Zoubi, Y.G. Ko
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Boron nitride quantum dots-decorated ferroelectric nanofibers for high performance wearable photodetectors Mater. Today Nano (IF 10.3) Pub Date : 2023-12-22 Minmin Zhu, Fuying Ren, Haitao Jiang, Jiachang Zhuang, Dan Yang, Yiping Bao, Haizhong Zhang
Highly stretchable and mechanically foldable electronic devices such as photodetectors (PDs) have garnered significant attention in recent years. Nevertheless, existing devices in this category often compromise their photosensitivity and/or response time in order to achieve the desired stretchability. Here we present a novel free-standing stretchable photodetector constructed using electrospun ferroelectric
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Heterogeneous interface engineering enabling homogeneous metal halide perovskite nanowires for artificial synapses Mater. Today Nano (IF 10.3) Pub Date : 2023-12-24 Mei Huang, Shizhen Zhang, Peizhi Zhou, Zhishan Chen, Huiwang Lian, Bo Wang, Qiguang Li, Sareh Sadat Moshirian_Farahi, Saravanakumar Subramanian, Qingguang Zeng, Yang Li
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Bimetallic niobium-iron oxynitride as a highly active catalyst towards the oxygen reduction reaction in acidic media Mater. Today Nano (IF 10.3) Pub Date : 2023-12-21 Junming Luo, Zhe Lu, Yating Zhang, Daoxiong Wu, Dai Dang, Neng Yu, Yueshan Xu, Suyang Feng, Shaolei Wang, Zhiyin Zhang, Yihan Zhao, Peilin Deng, Jing Li, Zhengpei Miao, Xinlong Tian
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Eutectogel-based strain and temperature sensor with widely tunable mechanical properties regulated by copolymerization-induced phase separation and electrostatic interaction Mater. Today Nano (IF 10.3) Pub Date : 2023-12-12 Sirui Li, Yingxue Wu, Xianhong Zhang, Dong Chen, Yuhong Ma, Wantai Yang
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Acoustofluidics-assisted strategy of zinc oxide nanoarrays for enhancement of phase-change chip cooling Mater. Today Nano (IF 10.3) Pub Date : 2023-12-16 Hongqiang Chen, Xiang Ma, Yonghai Zhang, Jinjia Wei, Paolo Di Marco
Enhancing flow boiling in microchannel via surface modification is crucial for addressing the energy consumption challenges posed by high-power compact electronic devices. However, improving boiling heat transfer performance with well-defined nanostructured surfaces in a limited space remains a challenge. Herein, we present a simple and straightforward acoustofluidics strategy for stable, controllable
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Large scale integrated IGZO crossbar memristor array based artificial neural architecture for scalable in-memory computing Mater. Today Nano (IF 10.3) Pub Date : 2023-12-16 Muhammad Naqi, Taehwan Kim, Yongin Cho, Pavan Pujar, Jongsun Park, Sunkook Kim
Neuromorphic systems based on memristor arrays have not only addressed the von Neumann bottleneck issue but have also enabled the development of computing applications with high accuracy. In this study, an artificial neural architecture based on a 10 × 10 IGZO memristor array is presented to emulate synaptic dynamics for performing artificial intelligence (AI) computing with high recognition accuracy
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Enhanced tumor penetration across the blood-brain barrier: endoplasmic reticulum membrane hybrid siRNA nanoplexes Mater. Today Nano (IF 10.3) Pub Date : 2023-12-12 Chong Qiu, Shun Tao Liang, Qing Chao Tu, Chen Pan, Jia Yin Han, Bo Wu, Qiu Yan Guo, Yu Qian Lu, Jun Zhe Zhang, Yu Qing Meng, Qiao Li Shi, Fei Xia, Ji Gang Wang
The penetration of nanocarriers across the blood-brain barrier (BBB) through transcellular transcytosis is difficult owing to their lysosomal degradation after endocytosis. This obstacle prevents the targeted delivery of siRNAs in the treatment of glioma or other brain diseases. In this study, endoplasmic reticulum (ER) membranes derived from glioma cells were used to fabricate the integrative hybrid
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Research progress of artificial neural systems based on memristors Mater. Today Nano (IF 10.3) Pub Date : 2023-12-01 Zheng Tang, Bai Sun, Guangdong Zhou, Yongzan Zhou, Zelin Cao, Xuegang Duan, Wentao Yan, Xiaoliang Chen, Jinyou Shao
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Nanopore rigidity as an atomic descriptor of ion-transfer kinetics in sieving membranes: Insights from two-dimensional g-C3N4 Mater. Today Nano (IF 10.3) Pub Date : 2023-11-25 Qiye Guan, Yongqing Cai
Kinetics of ions play a crucial role in the performance of materials for a wide range of applications, including solid electrolytes, fuel cells, and sieving membranes. However, establishing a quantitative correlation between microscopic characteristics of a material and kinetics of conducting species inside remains a major challenge. Combining first-principles and metadynamics methods, we investigate
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Designing advanced anode materials via regulating accumulation of cobalt ions in polystyrene nanoparticles enriched in Pistia stratiotes Mater. Today Nano (IF 10.3) Pub Date : 2023-11-21 Qianghong Wu, Junlong Chen, Jinling Li, Youzhi Wu, Fen Ran
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Design and preparation of multifunctional astaxanthin nanoparticles with good acid stability and hepatocyte-targeting ability for alcoholic liver injury alleviation Mater. Today Nano (IF 10.3) Pub Date : 2023-11-19 Zheng Hua, Xuedi Zhang, Shanghua Xing, Jiaxuan Li, Duo Liang, Yannan Chen, A.M. Abd El-Aty, Bei-Wei Zhu, Donghong Liu, Mingqian Tan
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Synergistic effect of surface oxygen vacancies and hydroxyl groups on Cu-doped TiO2 photocatalyst for hydrogen evolution Mater. Today Nano (IF 10.3) Pub Date : 2023-11-11 Congcong Xing, Zhaofu Zhang, Yu Zhang, Xu Han, Linlin Yang, Junshan Li, Xiang Wang, Paulina Martinez, Muslum Demir, Laura Piveteau, Pierre Florian, Jordi Arbiol, Yuzheng Guo, Jordi Llorca, Andreu Cabot
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Room-temperature self-assembly of poly-(thioctic acid)/silicone dielectric elastomer for highly healable, transparent, electro-sensitive electronic actuator Mater. Today Nano (IF 10.3) Pub Date : 2023-11-10 Ruolin Wang, Wenhui Zheng, Yongping Bai, Yufeng Liang, Yu Wang, Jinmei He
The emergence of dielectric elastomers (DEs) is significant for various electric applications. However, limited by expensive raw materials and complex preparation methods, existing DEs cannot combine functionality, especially self-healing ability, and commercial feasibility. Here we report the facile synthesis of autonomous self-healable dielectric elastomers (ASH-DEs) assembled from thioctic acid
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Visual foodborne nanoparticles for oral site-specific delivery of anthocyanins in the treatment of inflammatory bowel disease Mater. Today Nano (IF 10.3) Pub Date : 2023-11-08 Xue Zhao, Wentao Su, Xuedi Zhang, Mingqian Tan
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Metastable structures with composition fluctuation in cuprate superconducting films grown by transient liquid-phase assisted ultra-fast heteroepitaxy Mater. Today Nano (IF 10.3) Pub Date : 2023-11-07 Yue Wu, Haofei Wu, Yue Zhao, Guangyu Jiang, Jiangtao Shi, Chunjiang Guo, Pan Liu, Zhijian Jin
Rare earth-barium-copper oxides superconducting tapes are key candidate materials for high-field magnet applications. The synergetic realization of high-speed growth and high field current carrying capacity of superconducting film is gaining prominence in academics and industry. In this paper, a pulsed laser deposition technique with an ultra-high growth rate two orders of magnitude higher than that
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Ligand presentation inside protein crystal nanopores: Tunable interfacial adhesion noncovalently modulates cell attachment Mater. Today Nano (IF 10.3) Pub Date : 2023-11-10 Dafu Wang, Mohammadhasan Hedayati, Julius D. Stuart, Liszt Y.C. Madruga, Ketul C. Popat, Christopher D. Snow, Matt J. Kipper
Protein crystals with sufficiently large solvent pores can non-covalently adsorb polymers in the pores. In principle, if these polymers contain cell adhesion ligands, the polymer-laden crystals could present ligands to cells with tunable adhesion strength. Moreover, porous protein crystals can store an internal ligand reservoir, so that the surface can be replenished. In this study, we demonstrate
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Two-dimensional phase-change chalcohalides Mater. Today Nano (IF 10.3) Pub Date : 2023-11-08 Cong Hu, Ziye Zhu, Wenbin Li
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A biomimetic superwetting Bi2MoO6-dotted PAA/CS@CuC2O4 membrane with self-cleaning and self-healing ability to aggregate oil droplets for enhanced demulsification of O/W emulsion Mater. Today Nano (IF 10.3) Pub Date : 2023-11-07 Huaqiang He, Haoran Ma, Yajie Liu, Tian C. Zhang, Shaojun Yuan
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A MOF-based nanobomb for tumor microvascular occlusion and combined tumor starvation therapy and chemotherapy Mater. Today Nano (IF 10.3) Pub Date : 2023-11-03 Xiaoyang Liu, Ya-Xuan Zhu, Hao-Ran Jia, Xinping Zhang, Ge Gao, Ke-Fei Xu, Xin-Wang Yu, Shi-Hao Wang, Zi-Xi Wang, Penghao Zhen, Gaolin Liang, Fu-Gen Wu
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MXene/0D nanocomposite architectures: Design, properties and emerging applications Mater. Today Nano (IF 10.3) Pub Date : 2023-10-31 Poushali Das, Sayan Ganguly, Andreas Rosenkranz, Bo Wang, Jinhong Yu, Seshasai Srinivasan, Amin Reza Rajabzadeh
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Large-scale fabrication of conductive yarn with synergistic conductive coating for high-efficient strain sensing and photothermal conversion Mater. Today Nano (IF 10.3) Pub Date : 2023-10-27 Jingwen Wang, Hu Liu, Xiaoyan Yue, Dianbo Zhang, Rui Yin, Hongling Sun, Chuntai Liu, Changyu Shen
With the rapid development of wearable electronics, conductive yarn strain sensors have attracted much attention due to their excellent flexibility, conformability, and knittability. However, it is still a great challenge to prepare flexible conductive yarn strain sensors with high sensitivity and wide working range simultaneously. Here, a large-scale fabrication of conductive spandex yarn (SY) with
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Monolithic nanocellulose films patterned with flower-shaped and other microstructures: A facile route to modulate topographical, wetting and optical properties Mater. Today Nano (IF 10.3) Pub Date : 2023-10-17 Gabriel Banvillet, Samantha Pritchard, Joice J. Kaschuk, Xuetong Shi, Monireh Imani, Yi Lu, Ayako Takagi, Milad Kamkar, Orlando J. Rojas
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Organothiol-directed synthesis and growth mechanism of Ag octahedra with tunable optical properties in aqueous solution Mater. Today Nano (IF 10.3) Pub Date : 2023-10-20 Egor Kokin, Donghoon Koo, Xiao Wu, Qing-Hua Xu
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Superamphiphobic surface with high aperture ratio interconnected pore structures for anti−condensation and repelling hot fluids Mater. Today Nano (IF 10.3) Pub Date : 2023-10-15 Xinyu Yin, Liying Liu, Yuanyang Yan, Kangquan Yang, Pihui Pi, Xiaoe Peng, Xiufang Wen
Pipeline transportation suffers from high-viscosity crude oil, wax-deposition, and hydrates blockage. Superamphiphobic surfaces with excellent repellency to various liquids have been proposed to solve those problems. However, they may lose superamphiphobicity once their micro-nanostructures were wetted by condensate droplets or hot fluids that require heat to improve liquidity. Here, we report a superamphiphobic
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Modulating strengthening ability of layer-grained fcc metals with distinct stacking fault energy: Molecular dynamics simulation Mater. Today Nano (IF 10.3) Pub Date : 2023-10-17 Peng Jing, Yu Wang, Yuankai Zhou, Wenchao Shi
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Mesoporous silicon based nano-particles for photothermal and H2O2-elevation dually-augmented chemodynamic therapy Mater. Today Nano (IF 10.3) Pub Date : 2023-10-15 Xiaoning Wang, Jing Wu, Ruiqi Wang, Xiao Duan, Qingqing Shang, Yang Bai
Chemodynamic therapy (CDT) has gained significant attention due to its high tumor selectivity and minimal damage to normal tissues. However, to achieve optimal therapeutic outcomes, it is crucial to enhance the generation rate and amount of hydroxyl radicals (·OH) as they have a short lifespan. In this study, we developed hyaluronic acid-coated supramolecular nanoparticles (NPs) using β-cyclodextrin-modified
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High-performance polyaniline-coated electrospun P(VDF-TrFE)/BaTiO3 nanofiber-based flexible piezoelectric nanogenerator Mater. Today Nano (IF 10.3) Pub Date : 2023-10-14 Biswajit Mahanty, Sujoy Kumar Ghosh, Dong-Weon Lee
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The role of Mo on the creep deformation of a 4th generation Ni-based single crystal superalloy at 1100 °C Mater. Today Nano (IF 10.3) Pub Date : 2023-10-09 Yuan Cheng, Xinbao Zhao, Quanzhao Yue, Qinghai Pan, Jiachen Xu, Wanshun Xia, Yuefeng Gu, Ze Zhang
The effects of Mo content on the creep property of a 4th generation Ni-based single crystal superalloy were investigated systematically at high temperature and low stress. Under the condition of 1100 °C and 137 MPa, the performance of SC containing 2 wt% Mo and 3 wt% Mo was close, revealing that low Mo addition could meet the requirements of creep properties at 1100 °C and 137 MPa. However, the massive
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Microfluidic controllable synthesis and size-dependent flow boiling heat transfer of silica nanofluids Mater. Today Nano (IF 10.3) Pub Date : 2023-10-09 Junsheng Hou, Junjie Wu, Hongqiang Chen, Lei Huang, Li Ma, Xiong Zhao, Zihan Ding, Yonghai Zhang, Jiabin Fang, Jinjia Wei, Satoshi Watanabe, Nanjing Hao
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An intercalated covalent organic framework with donor-acceptor property for photothermal therapy Mater. Today Nano (IF 10.3) Pub Date : 2023-10-09 X. Zhang, Z. Wen, L. Pan, R. Wei, W. Pan, Y. Li, F. Lu, Y. Gao, N. Li, B. Tang
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Designing PdxCuy octahedra alloy nanocatalysts supported on solid substrates for solvent-free sonogashira cross-coupling reaction: Rational optimization of metal precursors Mater. Today Nano (IF 10.3) Pub Date : 2023-10-08 Swarnalata Swain, Arnet Maria Antony, Siddappa A. Patil, Akshaya K. Samal
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Tailored design the redox chemistry and microstructures of bronze-type VO2(B) via Co/Zn doping towards enhanced sodium storage Mater. Today Nano (IF 10.3) Pub Date : 2023-09-27 Yuhan Jin, Yaxin Cui, Jianing Xue, Jinlong Ke, Jiaofeng Yang, Ying Zeng, Yuxuan Gong, Hongliang Dong, Peng Gao
Bronze-type vanadium dioxide (VO2(B)) is a promising intercalation pseudocapacitive material due to its stable bilayered structure, however, the low electronic/ionic conductivity greatly limit its charge storage capability. Herein, a Co/Zn-mediated strategy has been proposed to optimize the electronic/micro structures of VO2(B) and thus achieve enhanced Na+ storage. Both the experimental results and
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In situ preparation and determination of CeO2 high-index surface atomic structures Mater. Today Nano (IF 10.3) Pub Date : 2023-09-27 Chen Zou, Guanxing Li, Kai Zhang, Zhong-Kang Han, Ying Jiang, Wentao Yuan, Hangsheng Yang, Ze Zhang, Yong Wang
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Superlubricity modulation by molecular structure of two-dimensional zeolite imidazole frameworks Mater. Today Nano (IF 10.3) Pub Date : 2023-09-29 Yuxin Li, Kunpeng Wang, Lei Liu, Yuhong Liu
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Peroxidase-like activity of microrocket for efficient and directional glutathione detection Mater. Today Nano (IF 10.3) Pub Date : 2023-09-28 Ting Chen, Baichuan Li, Bochu Wang, Xiaoyong Luo, Zhiyu Fan, He Zhao, Jie Yang, Biye Ren, Yuepeng Cai, Renfeng Dong
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High-efficiency sustainable energy driven alkaline/seawater electrolysis using a novel hetero-structured non-noble bimetal telluride nanorods Mater. Today Nano (IF 10.3) Pub Date : 2023-09-22 S.C. Karthikeyan, Sampath Prabhakaran, Ramasamy Santhosh Kumar, Shanmugam Ramakrishnan, Ae Rhan Kim, Do Hwan Kim, Dong Jin Yoo
The development of non-noble, economical, and efficient electrocatalysts for water electrolysis will be inevitable for the upcoming green hydrogen economy. In consideration of this, we developed non-noble dual transition metal telluride nanorods through a facile single step hydrothermal method. The optimized CoMnTe2-1 nanorods requires a minimum overpotential of about 120 mV to reach a current density
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Biomimetic PVA-PVDF-based triboelectric nanogenerator with MXene doping for self-powered water sterilization Mater. Today Nano (IF 10.3) Pub Date : 2023-09-17 Xiao Sun, Liting Dong, Yongjian Liu, Xinglinmao Li, Jianhua Liu, Nannan Wang, Ying Liu, Xiaoyi Li, Daoai Wang, Shougang Chen