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Scaling up the throughput of microfluidic droplet-based materials synthesis: A review of recent progress and outlook. Appl. Phys. Rev. (IF 19.162) Pub Date : 2021-09-01 Jingyu Wu,Sagar Yadavali,Daeyeon Lee,David A Issadore
The last two decades have witnessed tremendous progress in the development of microfluidic chips that generate micrometer- and nanometer-scale materials. These chips allow precise control over composition, structure, and particle uniformity not achievable using conventional methods. These microfluidic-generated materials have demonstrated enormous potential for applications in medicine, agriculture
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Electronic structure regulations of single-atom site catalysts and their effects on the electrocatalytic performances Appl. Phys. Rev. (IF 19.162) Pub Date : 2021-06-15 Ge Meng, Jian Zhang, Xinyuan Li, Dingsheng Wang, Yadong Li
In recent years, single-atom site catalysts (SACs) have achieved great advancements in heterogeneous and electrochemical catalysis due to the merits of maximal atom utilization, unique electronic and geometric structures, low costs, and high catalytic performances. The electronic structures of the isolated metal centers can greatly influence the adsorption energies of reactants and intermediates, thus
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Photodynamic viral inactivation: Recent advances and potential applications Appl. Phys. Rev. (IF 19.162) Pub Date : 2021-05-18 Jace A. Willis, Vsevolod Cheburkanov, Giulia Kassab, Jennifer M. Soares, Kate C. Blanco, Vanderlei S. Bagnato, Vladislav V. Yakovlev
Antibiotic-resistant bacteria, which are growing at a frightening rate worldwide, has put the world on a long-standing alert. The COVID-19 health crisis reinforced the pressing need to address a fast-developing pandemic. To mitigate these health emergencies and prevent economic collapse, cheap, practical, and easily applicable infection control techniques are essential worldwide. Application of light
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Emerging van der Waals ferroelectrics: Unique properties and novel devices Appl. Phys. Rev. (IF 19.162) Pub Date : 2021-05-27 Fei Xue, Jr-Hau He, Xixiang Zhang
The past few decades have witnessed extensive and intensive studies on ferroelectric materials with switchable electric polarization due to their broad device applications. Emerging van der Waals (vdW) layered ferroelectrics ingeniously assemble strong covalent-bonded polar or non-polar monolayers through weak vdW forces. These atom arrangements contrast with the stacking of conventional oxide ferroelectrics
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Elastic properties of confined fluids from molecular modeling to ultrasonic experiments on porous solids Appl. Phys. Rev. (IF 19.162) Pub Date : 2021-05-27 Christopher D. Dobrzanski, Boris Gurevich, Gennady Y. Gor
Fluids confined in nanopores are ubiquitous in nature and technology. In recent years, the interest in confined fluids has grown, driven by research on unconventional hydrocarbon resources—shale gas and shale oil, much of which are confined in nanopores. When fluids are confined in nanopores, many of their properties differ from those of the same fluid in the bulk. These properties include density
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Strain-tuning of the electronic, optical, and vibrational properties of two-dimensional crystals Appl. Phys. Rev. (IF 19.162) Pub Date : 2021-06-03 E. Blundo, E. Cappelluti, M. Felici, G. Pettinari, A. Polimeni
The variegated family of two-dimensional (2D) crystals has developed rapidly since the isolation of its forerunner: Graphene. Their plane-confined nature is typically associated with exceptional and peculiar electronic, optical, magnetic, and mechanical properties, heightening the interest of fundamental science and showing promise for applications. Methods for tuning their properties on demand have
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Printed flexible supercapacitor: Ink formulation, printable electrode materials and applications Appl. Phys. Rev. (IF 19.162) Pub Date : 2021-06-08 Jing Liang, Changzhong Jiang, Wei Wu
Flexible supercapacitors (FSCs) have attracted extensive attention due to their lightweight, easy integration, high power density, fast charge/discharge rate, and safe features. Printed FSC has provided an economical and simple solution for the fabrication of FSCs different from the traditional manufacturing methods. The successful preparation of printed FSCs mainly depends on the formulating of functional
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Advances in engineering perovskite oxides for photochemical and photoelectrochemical water splitting Appl. Phys. Rev. (IF 19.162) Pub Date : 2021-06-11 Zheyan Wang, Hao Huang, Gang Li, Xiaohui Yan, Zhichao Yu, Kaiying Wang, Yucheng Wu
Solar-driven water splitting is an efficient process for converting solar energy into chemical energy. In this process, semiconductor materials are excited by solar energy
