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Nature Communications

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A direct observation of up-converted room-temperature phosphorescence in an anti-Kasha dopant-matrix system

It is common sense that emission maxima of phosphorescence spectra (λP) are longer than those of fluorescence spectra (λF). We report a serendipitous finding of up-converted room-temperature phosphorescence with λP < λF and phosphorescence lifetime > 0.1 s in dopant-matrix systems.

Apr 10, 2023

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Lab-scale UV-Vis Spectroscopy Monitors Oxidation State Changes in Materials for Energy Storage

We report the use of affordable and widely-available UV-Vis spectroscopy to monitor redox activities during charge storage. The data allowed us to distinguish charge storage mechanisms and quantify the oxidation state changes, similar to synchrotron-based X-ray absorption spectroscopy.

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Yury Gogotsi and 2 others

Apr 07, 2023

npj Computational Materials

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Factorial design analytics on effects of material parameter uncertainties in multiphysics modeling of additive manufacturing

Apr 04, 2023

A Soft material similar to human-skin with metal-like electrical conductivity, and can heal itself

Nature Electronics

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A Soft material similar to human-skin with metal-like electrical conductivity, and can heal itself

Apr 02, 2023

Beyond steric selectivity of ions using angstrom-scale capillaries

Nature Nanotechnology

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Beyond steric selectivity of ions using angstrom-scale capillaries

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Radha Boya and 3 others

Mar 30, 2023

A flexible fully organic detector able to protect patients during protontherapy cancer treatments.

npj Flexible Electronics

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A flexible fully organic detector able to protect patients during protontherapy cancer treatments.

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Laura Basiricò and 2 others

Mar 17, 2023

Pressure driven rotational isomerism in 2D hybrid perovskites

Nature Communications

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Pressure driven rotational isomerism in 2D hybrid perovskites

Mar 15, 2023

npj Clean Water

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Metal oxide single-component light-powered micromotors for photocatalytic degradation of nitroaromatic pollutants

The extensive employment of nitroaromatic pollutants has led to severe contamination of the environmental waters. Here, we proposed low-cost single-component WO3 microrobots capable of efficient photodegradation of nitroaromatic pollutants in a sustainable way.

Mar 14, 2023

Structure and Design of Gold Nanosponges

Communications Materials

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Structure and Design of Gold Nanosponges

Mar 08, 2023

Localizing strain via micro-cage structure for stretchable pressure sensor arrays with ultralow spatial crosstalk

Nature Communications

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Localizing strain via micro-cage structure for stretchable pressure sensor arrays with ultralow spatial crosstalk

Mar 07, 2023

2D High Entropy Materials: New Frontiers in Materials Science

Communications Materials

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2D High Entropy Materials: New Frontiers in Materials Science

Mar 06, 2023

Mechanical metamaterials made of freestanding quasi-BCC nanolattices of gold and copper with ultra-high energy absorption capacity

Nature Communications

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Mechanical metamaterials made of freestanding quasi-BCC nanolattices of gold and copper with ultra-high energy absorption capacity

Mar 06, 2023

Wearable perovskite solar cells by aligned liquid crystal elastomers

Nature Communications

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Wearable perovskite solar cells by aligned liquid crystal elastomers

Mar 05, 2023

Scalable and switchable CO2-responsive membranes with high wettability for separation of various oil/water systems

Nature Communications

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Scalable and switchable CO2-responsive membranes with high wettability for separation of various oil/water systems

Mar 01, 2023

Magnetically boosted 1D photoactive microswarm for COVID-19 face mask disruption

Nature Communications

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Magnetically boosted 1D photoactive microswarm for COVID-19 face mask disruption

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Jeonghyo Kim and 1 other

Feb 28, 2023

Organic‒inorganic semi-interpenetrating networks with orthogonal light- and magnetic-responsiveness for smart photonic gels

Nature Communications

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Organic‒inorganic semi-interpenetrating networks with orthogonal light- and magnetic-responsiveness for smart photonic gels

Feb 23, 2023

Creating a large database of simulated Raman spectra with optimized computational workflow

Scientific Data

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Creating a large database of simulated Raman spectra with optimized computational workflow

Mohammad Bagheri

Feb 17, 2023

Uncover the story behind stable nanocrystalline thin films

Communications Materials

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Uncover the story behind stable nanocrystalline thin films

Feb 17, 2023

Atom chains at graphene edges

npj 2D Materials and Applications

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Atom chains at graphene edges

Feb 07, 2023

Controlling the responsive behavior of smart room temperature phosphorescent materials through orthogonal stimuli

Nature Communications

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Controlling the responsive behavior of smart room temperature phosphorescent materials through orthogonal stimuli

Feb 06, 2023