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Dynamics and self-assembly of bio-functionalized gold nanoparticles in solution: Reactive molecular dynamics simulations

Susanna Monti, Giovanni Barcaro, Luca Sementa, [...], Vincenzo Carravetta, Hans Ågren << Fewer

Published: 19 March 2018

2018, 11(4): 1757-1767

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Exploration of channel width scaling and edge states in transition metal dichalcogenides

Feng Zhang, Chia-Hui Lee, Joshua A. Robinson, Joerg Appenzeller

Published: 19 March 2018

2018, 11(4): 1768-1774

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Hierarchical ferric-cobalt-nickel ternary oxide nanowire arrays supported on graphene fibers as high-performance electrodes for flexible asymmetric supercapacitors

Jingxin Zhao, Chaowei Li, Qichong Zhang, [...], Jun Zhang, Xiaona Wang, Juan Sun, Juanjuan Wang, Jixun Xie, Ziyin Lin, Zhuo Li, Weibang Lu, Conghua Lu, Yagang Yao << Fewer

Published: 19 March 2018

2018, 11(4): 1775-1786

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Application of chemical vapor–deposited monolayer ReSe₂ in the electrocatalytic hydrogen evolution reaction

Shaolong Jiang, Zhepeng Zhang, Na Zhang, [...], Yahuan Huan, Yue Gong, Mengxing Sun, Jianping Shi, Chunyu Xie, Pengfei Yang, Qiyi Fang, He Li, Lianming Tong, Dan Xie, Lin Gu, Porun Liu, Yanfeng Zhang << Fewer

Published: 19 March 2018

2018, 11(4): 1787-1797

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In situ transformation of Cu₂O@MnO₂ to Cu@Mn(OH)₂ nanosheet-on-nanowire arrays for efficient hydrogen evolution

Li Chen, Xing Zhang, Wenjie Jiang, [...], Yun Zhang, Linbo Huang, Yuyun Chen, Yuguo Yang, Li Li, Jinsong Hu << Fewer

Published: 19 March 2018

2018, 11(4): 1798-1809

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Light-powered direction-controlled micropump

Mingtong Li, Yajun Su, Hui Zhang, Bin Dong

Published: 19 March 2018

2018, 11(4): 1810-1821

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Scalable synthesis of sub-100 nm hollow carbon nanospheres for energy storage applications

Hongyu Zhao, Fan Zhang, Shumeng Zhang, [...], Shengnan He, Fei Shen, Xiaogang Han, Yadong Yin, Chuanbo Gao << Fewer

Published: 19 March 2018

2018, 11(4): 1822-1833

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Electrical contacts in monolayer blue phosphorene devices

Jingzhen Li, Xiaotian Sun, Chengyong Xu, [...], Xiuying Zhang, Yuanyuan Pan, Meng Ye, Zhigang Song, Ruge Quhe, Yangyang Wang, Han Zhang, Ying Guo, Jinbo Yang, Feng Pan, Jing Lu << Fewer

Published: 19 March 2018

2018, 11(4): 1834-1849

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Growth of ZnO self-converted 2D nanosheet zeolitic imidazolate framework membranes by an ammonia-assisted strategy

Yujia Li, Lu Lin, Min Tu, [...], Pei Nian, Ashlee J. Howarth, Omar K. Farha, Jieshan Qiu, Xiongfu Zhang << Fewer

Published: 19 March 2018

2018, 11(4): 1850-1860

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One-step synthesis of novel snowflake-like Si-O/Si-C nanostructures on 3D graphene/Cu foam by chemical vapor deposition

Jing Ning, Dong Wang, Jincheng Zhang, [...], Xin Feng, Ruixia Zhong, Jiabo Chen, Jianguo Dong, Lixin Guo, Yue Hao << Fewer

Published: 19 March 2018

2018, 11(4): 1861-1872

Research Article

Triboelectrification based on double-layered polyaniline nanofibers for self-powered cathodic protection driven by wind

Siwen Cui, Youbin Zheng, Jun Liang, Daoai Wang

Published: 19 March 2018

2018, 11(4): 1873-1882

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Fast formation of single-unit-cell-thick and defect-rich layered double hydroxide nanosheets with highly enhanced oxygen evolution reaction for water splitting

Rui Gao, Dongpeng Yan

Published: 19 March 2018

2018, 11(4): 1883-1894

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Copper nanowire-TiO₂-polyacrylate composite electrodes with high conductivity and smoothness for flexible polymer solar cells

Haitao Zhai, Yang Li, Liwei Chen, [...], Xiao Wang, Liangjing Shi, Ranran Wang, Jing Sun << Fewer

Published: 19 March 2018

2018, 11(4): 1895-1904

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N-doped carbon nanocages: Bifunctional electrocatalysts for the oxygen reduction and evolution reactions

Nan Jia, Qiang Weng, Yaru Shi, [...], Xinyan Shi, Xinbing Chen, Pei Chen, Zhongwei An, Yu Chen << Fewer

Published: 19 March 2018

2018, 11(4): 1905-1916

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Fullerene/cobalt porphyrin charge-transfer cocrystals: Excellent thermal stability and high mobility

Shushu Zheng, Junwen Zhong, Wakana Matsuda, [...], Peng Jin, Muqing Chen, Takeshi Akasaka, Kazuhito Tsukagoshi, Shu Seki, Jun Zhou, Xing Lu << Fewer

Published: 19 March 2018

2018, 11(4): 1917-1927

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Graphene oxide as a water transporter promoting germination of plants in soil

Yijia He, Ruirui Hu, Yujia Zhong, [...], Xuanliang Zhao, Qiao Chen, Hongwei Zhu << Fewer

Published: 19 March 2018

2018, 11(4): 1928-1937

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A low-cost, printable, and stretchable strain sensor based on highly conductive elastic composites with tunable sensitivity for human motion monitoring

Yougen Hu, Tao Zhao, Pengli Zhu, [...], Yuan Zhang, Xianwen Liang, Rong Sun, Ching-Ping Wong << Fewer

Published: 19 March 2018

2018, 11(4): 1938-1955

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Semi-transparent polymer solar cells with all-copper nanowire electrodes

Haitao Zhai, Yang Li, Liwei Chen, [...], Xiao Wang, Liangjing Shi, Ranran Wang, Jing Sun << Fewer

Published: 19 March 2018

2018, 11(4): 1956-1966

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Oxygen-assisted preparation of mechanoluminescent ZnS: Mn for dynamic pressure mapping

Xiandi Wang, Rui Ling, Yufei Zhang, [...], Miaoling Que, Yiyao Peng, Caofeng Pan << Fewer

Published: 19 March 2018

2018, 11(4): 1967-1976

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Piezotronic effect on the luminescence of quantum dots for micro/nano-newton force measurement

Yan Zhang, Jiaheng Nie, Lijie Li

Published: 19 March 2018

2018, 11(4): 1977-1986

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Rational design of a "sense and treat" system to target amyloid aggregates related to Alzheimer's disease

Zhi Du, Nan Gao, Yijia Guan, [...], Chao Ding, Yuhuan Sun, Jinsong Ren, Xiaogang Qu << Fewer

Published: 19 March 2018

2018, 11(4): 1987-1997

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Long-term stable silver nanowire transparent composite as bottom electrode for perovskite solar cells

Yunxia Jin, Yong Sun, Kaiqing Wang, [...], Yani Chen, Ziqi Liang, Yuxi Xu, Fei Xiao << Fewer

Published: 19 March 2018

2018, 11(4): 1998-2011

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Novel dual fluorescence temperature-sensitive chameleon DNA-templated silver nanocluster pair for intracellular thermometry

Weijun Zhou, Jinbo Zhu, Ye Teng, [...], Baoji Du, Xu Han, Shaojun Dong << Fewer

Published: 19 March 2018

2018, 11(4): 2012-2023

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Self-supported CoMoS₄ nanosheet array as an efficient catalyst for hydrogen evolution reaction at neutral pH

Xiang Ren, Dan Wu, Ruixiang Ge, [...], Xu Sun, Hongmin Ma, Tao Yan, Yong Zhang, Bin Du, Qin Wei, Liang Chen << Fewer

Published: 19 March 2018

2018, 11(4): 2024-2033

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Dual-mode emission of single-layered graphene quantum dots in confined nanospace: Anti-counterfeiting and sensor applications

Liqian Bai, Ning Xue, Yufei Zhao, [...], Xinrui Wang, Chao Lu, Wenying Shi << Fewer

Published: 19 March 2018

2018, 11(4): 2034-2045

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Ultrathin nanoporous metal–semiconductor heterojunction photoanodes for visible light hydrogen evolution

Weiqing Zhang, Yunfeng Zhao, Kai He, [...], Jun Luo, Guoliang Li, Ruirui Liu, Siyu Liu, Zhen Cao, Pengtao Jing, Yi Ding << Fewer

Published: 19 March 2018

2018, 11(4): 2046-2057

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Promoting the methanol oxidation catalytic activity by introducing surface nickel on platinum nanoparticles

Siqi Lu, Huiming Li, Jingyao Sun, Zhongbin Zhuang

Published: 19 March 2018

2018, 11(4): 2058-2068

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Real-time decay of fluorinated fullerene molecules on Cu(001) surface controlled by initial coverage

Andrey I. Oreshkin, Dmitry A. Muzychenko, Sergey I. Oreshkin, [...], Vladimir A. Yakovlev, Palanichamy Murugan, S. Selva Chandrasekaran, Vijay Kumar, Rauf Z. Bakhtizin << Fewer

Published: 19 March 2018

2018, 11(4): 2069-2082

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MoS₂/MnO₂ heterostructured nanodevices for electrochemical energy storage

Xiaobin Liao, Yunlong Zhao, Junhui Wang, [...], Wei Yang, Lin Xu, Xiaocong Tian, Yi Shuang, Kwadwo Asare Owusu, Mengyu Yan, Liqiang Mai << Fewer

Published: 19 March 2018

2018, 11(4): 2083-2092

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Pd/Ag nanosheet as a plasmonic sensing platform for sensitive assessment of hydrogen evolution reaction in colloid solutions

Minmin Wang, Ping Wang, Jie Zhang, [...], Hui Hou, Chuanping Li, Yongdong Jin << Fewer

Published: 19 March 2018

2018, 11(4): 2093-2103

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Temperature modulation of concentration quenching in lanthanide-doped nanoparticles for enhanced upconversion luminescence

Luoyuan Li, Ningjiu Zhao, Limin Fu, [...], Jing Zhou, Xicheng Ai, Jianping Zhang << Fewer

Published: 19 March 2018

2018, 11(4): 2104-2115

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Ultrathin nanobelts-assembled Chinese knot-like 3D TiO₂ for fast and stable lithium storage

Qili Wu, Shiman He, Xianfeng Yang, [...], Jingling Yang, Gaoren Li, Yuying Meng, Shengfu Tong, Liqiang Mai, Mingmei Wu << Fewer

Published: 19 March 2018

2018, 11(4): 2116-2128

Research Article

Building 2D quasicrystals from 5-fold symmetric corannulene molecules

Nataliya Kalashnyk, Julian Ledieu, Émilie Gaudry, [...], Can Cui, An-Pang Tsai, Vincent Fournée << Fewer

Published: 19 March 2018

2018, 11(4): 2129-2138

Research Article

Transition metal-mediated catalytic properties of gold nanoclusters in aerobic alcohol oxidation

Chaolei Zhang, Yongdong Chen, Hong Wang, [...], Zhimin Li, Kai Zheng, Shujun Li, Gao Li << Fewer

Published: 19 March 2018

2018, 11(4): 2139-2148

Research Article

3D mesoporous rose-like nickel-iron selenide microspheres as advanced electrocatalysts for the oxygen evolution reaction

Jiahao Yu, Gongzhen Cheng, Wei Luo

Published: 19 March 2018

2018, 11(4): 2149-2158

Research Article

Chemokine-mimetic plerixafor derivative for tumor-specific delivery of nanomaterials

Seungbeom Ko, Gayong Shim, Jinyoung Kim, Yu-Kyoung Oh

Published: 19 March 2018

2018, 11(4): 2159-2172

Research Article

Enhanced thermal transport across monolayer MoS₂

Miguel Goni, Jia Yang, Aaron J. Schmidt

Published: 19 March 2018

2018, 11(4): 2173-2180

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Ag nanowire/nanoparticle-decorated MoS₂ monolayers for surface-enhanced Raman scattering applications

Juan Li, Weina Zhang, Hongxiang Lei, Baojun Li

Published: 19 March 2018

2018, 11(4): 2181-2189

Research Article

UV-assisted flash light welding process to fabricate silver nanowire/graphene on a PET substrate for transparent electrodes

Wan-Ho Chung, Sung-Hyeon Park, Sung-Jun Joo, Hak-Sung Kim

Published: 19 March 2018

2018, 11(4): 2190-2203

Research Article

Selective toxicity of hydroxyl-rich carbon nanodots for cancer research

Tak H. Kim, Joseph P. Sirdaarta, Qian Zhang, [...], Ehsan Eftekhari, James St. John, Derek Kennedy, Ian E. Cock, Qin Li << Fewer

Published: 19 March 2018

2018, 11(4): 2204-2216

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In situ trapped high-density single metal atoms within graphene: Iron-containing hybrids as representatives for efficient oxygen reduction

Daobin Liu, Chuanqiang Wu, Shuangming Chen, [...], Shiqing Ding, Yaofeng Xie, Changda Wang, Tao Wang, Yasir A. Haleem, Zia ur Rehman, Yuan Sang, Qin Liu, Xusheng Zheng, Yu Wang, Binghui Ge, Hangxun Xu, Li Song << Fewer

Published: 19 March 2018

2018, 11(4): 2217-2228

Research Article

Ion separation and water purification by applying external electric field on porous graphene membrane

Amir Lohrasebi, Samaneh Rikhtehgaran

Published: 19 March 2018

2018, 11(4): 2229-2236

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How G-quadruplex topology and loop sequences affect optical properties of DNA-templated silver nanoclusters

Guangyu Tao, Yang Chen, Ruoyun Lin, [...], Jiang Zhou, Xiaojing Pei, Feng Liu, Na Li << Fewer

Published: 19 March 2018

2018, 11(4): 2237-2247

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Nontoxic engineered virus nanofibers as an efficient agent for the prevention and detection of fungal infection

Yicun Wang, Hongxi Shi, Shuai Dong, [...], Yan Li, Meng Wang, Yanyan Huai, Xintong Zhang, Xi Chen, Chuanbin Mao, Xiang Gao, Li Wang << Fewer

Published: 19 March 2018

2018, 11(4): 2248-2255

Research Article

Enhanced sodium storage performance in flexible free-standing multichannel carbon nanofibers with enlarged interlayer spacing

Beibei Yuan, Linchao Zeng, Xizhen Sun, [...], Yan Yu, Qingsong Wang << Fewer

Published: 19 March 2018

2018, 11(4): 2256-2264

Research Article

Flow behavior of liquid metal in the connected fascial space: Intervaginal space injection in the rat wrist and mice with tumor

Nan Hu, Yupeng Cao, Zhuo Ao, [...], Xinxiao Han, Qiang Zhang, Wentao Liu, Sidi Liu, Fulong Liao, Dong Han << Fewer

Published: 19 March 2018

2018, 11(4): 2265-2276

Research Article

Highly delocalized endohedral metal in Gd@C_2v(9)-C₈₂ metallofullerenes co-crystallized with α-S₈

Cheng Li, Xuejiao J. Gao, Huanli Yao, [...], Huan Huang, Rongli Cui, Xihong Guo, Lele Zhang, Bing Liu, Binggang Xu, Weiqun Shi, Jinquan Dong, Lai Feng, Xingfa Gao, Baoyun Sun << Fewer

Published: 19 March 2018

2018, 11(4): 2277-2284

Research Article

Doxorubicin-loaded silicon nanoparticles impregnated into red blood cells featuring bright fluorescence, strong photostability, and lengthened blood residency

Airui Jiang, Bin Song, Xiaoyuan Ji, [...], Fei Peng, Houyu Wang, Yuanyuan Su, Yao He << Fewer

Published: 19 March 2018

2018, 11(4): 2285-2294

Research Article

Sodium-doped carbon nitride nanotubes for efficient visible light-driven hydrogen production

Longshuai Zhang, Ning Ding, Muneaki Hashimoto, [...], Koudai Iwasaki, Noriyasu Chikamori, Kazuya Nakata, Yuzhuan Xu, Jiangjian Shi, Huijue Wu, Yanhong Luo, Dongmei Li, Akira Fujishima, Qingbo Meng << Fewer

Published: 19 March 2018

2018, 11(4): 2295-2309

Research Article

Plasmon resonant amplification of a hot electron-driven photodiode

Lang Shen, Nirakar Poudel, George N. Gibson, [...], Bingya Hou, Jihan Chen, Haotian Shi, Ernest Guignon, William D. Page, Arturo Pilar, Stephen B. Cronin << Fewer

Published: 19 March 2018

2018, 11(4): 2310-2314