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Construction of oxygen-rich vacancy Bi3O4Br: Yb3+, Er3+ nanosheet for enhanced Photoreversible color switching and upconversion luminescence

J. Mater. Chem. C, 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4TC03981E, Paper
Xueting Zhao, Junhao Ma, Jindan Zha, Kuisui Huang, Chenghui Chai, Zhaoyi Yin, Zhiguo Song, Jianbei Qiu, Yongjin Li
Traditional inorganic photoreversible color-switching materials (PCSMs) usually exhibit slow color switching and single color switching characteristics, which severely restrict their use in information storage, anti-counterfeiting, and other applications. Herein, we...
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Light-induced magnetic switching in a coumarin-based Tb Single Molecule Magnet

J. Mater. Chem. C, 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4TC03152K, Paper
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Elena Bartolomé, Ana Arauzo, Javier Luzón, Laura Gasque
We present the intriguing magneto-optical properties of the lanthanide complex [Tb(coum)3(batho)]·0.7EtOH], named Tb-batho, based on coum = 3-acetyl-4-hydroxylato-coumarin and batho = bathophenanthroline ligands. Tb-batho displays visible-range luminescence with a notable...
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Pressure-Induced Tunable Emission Colors and Irreversible Bandgap Narrowing in Organic–Inorganic Manganese Bromide Hybrid

J. Mater. Chem. C, 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4TC03814B, Paper
Ruijing Fu, Junpeng Gao, Pinsen Zhang, Lingrui Wang, Bo Wang, Guangxia Wang, Xiaoshuang Li, youchao Kong, Qingguang Zeng, Guanjun Xiao
Manganese (Mn)-based organic-inorganic metal halides (OIMHs) are extensively employed in various optical applications due to their non-toxicity, superior optical properties, and tunable emission advantages. Developing effective strategies to enhance the...
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Influence of a diketopyrrolopyrrole spacer on the ultrafast nonlinear optical properties and excited state dynamics of dimeric zinc porphyrin molecules

J. Mater. Chem. C, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4TC03281K, Paper
Rahul Murali, Chinmoy Biswas, Sudhanshu Kumar Nayak, Hanping Wu, Xiaobin Peng, Vipin Kumar, Prabhakar Chetti, Venugopal Rao Soma, Sai Santosh Kumar Raavi
This work highlights the significance of adding a DPP unit to the zinc-porphyrin core with ethynylene bridges to enhance third-order NLO properties under femtosecond laser excitation.
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Synthesis and electron-transporting properties of phenazine bisimides

J. Mater. Chem. C, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4TC03306J, Paper
Keita Tajima, Taito Moribe, Kyohei Matsuo, Hiroko Yamada, Shu Seki, Seiya Yokokura, Toshihiro Shimada, Norihito Fukui, Hiroshi Shinokubo
We have applied the dual incorporation of imide substituents and imine-type nitrogen atoms to anthracene, and thus synthesized phenazine bisimide. The structure–property relationship of this design strategy was systematically investigated.
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Wearable self-powered intelligent textile with optical–electrical dual-mode functionality for pressure distribution detection and remote intelligent control

J. Mater. Chem. C, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4TC03728F, Paper
Junhuan Li, Zhen Tian, Li Su, Yilong Yang, Chang Ding, Chen Wang, Ming Sun, Yong Zhao
A novel WSIT based on TIEL and single-electrode TENG is developed with self-powered optical–electrical dual-mode sensing functionality, which may be widely applicable in fields like intelligent robots, augmented reality, and smart homes.
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Has the perovskite LED stability problem been solved?

J. Mater. Chem. C, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4TC02975E, Perspective
Muhammad Umair Ali, Atta Ur Rehman, Aleksandra B. Djurišić
T 50 lifetimes of green PeLEDs reported in the literature vary widely even for very efficient devices. Standardization of stability testing and prolonged testing time instead of T50 estimates from accelerated testing is needed for consistent progress.
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Tuning the performance of PSCs using rare-earth elements

J. Mater. Chem. C, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4TC03798G, Review Article
Sajid Sajid, Salem Alzahmi, Nouar Tabet, Mohammad Y. Al-Haik, Mahmoud Abdel-Hafiez, Yousef Haik, Ihab M. Obaidat
Perovskite solar cells (PSCs) are emerging and promising alternatives to the market-leading solar cells due to their high performance, low fabrication cost, and versatile material modification.
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Interlaced NiCoO2 nanoparticle/nanosheet films for electrochromic energy storage devices with wide-band optical modulation and robust stability

J. Mater. Chem. C, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4TC02789B, Paper
Yongchao Liu, Yu Zhong, Huanhuan Liu, Pengyang Lei, Shiyou Liu, Jinhui Wang, Guofa Cai
A uniform NiCoO2 film with an interlaced nanoparticle/nanosheet structure was successfully grown on transparent conductive substrates for transparent-to-brownish grey electrochromic smart windows with improved cyclic stability.
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Silver-incorporated NiCo metal–organic frameworks with controlled morphology for enhanced cycling in flexible supercapacitor applications

J. Mater. Chem. C, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4TC02970D, Paper
Chu Chu, Wenjing Zhang, Xuehua Yan, Yingnan Yan, Jianmei Pan, Zohreh Shahnavaz, Jamile Mohammadi Moradian
The specific capacitance of NCA15-MOF/NF was 1317 F g−1, which was significantly higher compared to the NCA0-MOF/NF. After 15 000 charge–discharge cycles, the NCA15-MOF/NF retained 89% of its initial specific capacitance.
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Stimulus-responsive multifunctions in a zinc(II) sulfate complex: photochromism, photoswitching nonlinear optical properties, amine detection and visual film application

J. Mater. Chem. C, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4TC04169K, Paper
Shuai Liang, Shi-Kun Yan, Yu-Xuan Wen, Yan-Rui Zhao, Jin Zhang, Ji-Xiang Hu
A novel complex combining photo- and amine-induced chromic, switchable photoluminescence, and photomodulated nonlinear optical properties has been prepared using electron-rich sulfate and electron-deficient 2,4,6-tri(4-pyridyl)-1,3,5-triazine.
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An E/Z isomer strategy of photosensitizers with tunable generation processes of reactive oxygen species

J. Mater. Chem. C, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4TC03028A, Paper
Xiaochun Liu, Hairong Li, Hui Tang, Ning Ma, Shiyu Wu, Wenbo Dai, Yahui Zhang, Xiaoqi Yu
An E/Z isomer strategy was designed to precisely regulate the type of ROS and enable tumor imaging and PDT.
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Fast synthesis of nickel phosphide nanosheets for ultra-stable hydrogen evolution in seawater splitting

J. Mater. Chem. C, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4TC03004D, Paper
Weiwu Chen, Feng Lin, Chong Wang, Zhiming M. Wang, Zhaojun Qin
The short synthesis time, great catalytic activity, and ultra-long-term stability make Co–Ni5P4-5m a suitable candidate in actual applications of seawater splitting for hydrogen.
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Application of metal organic frameworks (MOFs) and their derivatives in the cathode materials of aqueous zinc-ion batteries

J. Mater. Chem. C, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4TC03273J, Review Article
Pingchun Guo, Shisong Ouyang, Hedong Jiang, Jiake Li, Hua Zhu, Yanxiang Wang
Metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) are regarded as potential candidate materials for the cathodes of aqueous zinc-ion batteries. This review presents the applications of MOFs and their derivatives in the cathodes of aqueous zinc-ion batteries.
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Unveiling the mechanism behind shell thickness-dependent X-ray excited optical and persistent luminescence in lanthanide-doped core/shell nanoparticles

J. Mater. Chem. C, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4TC04256E, Paper
Zezhen Liu, Jingtao Zhao, Danyang Shen, Lei Lei, Shiqing Xu
We reveal an optimal shell thickness of approximately 3 nm for both XEOL and XEPL of homogeneous NaYF4:Tb@NaYF4 and heterogeneous NaYF4:Tb@NaLuF4 core/shell NPs.
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Cu2O/Ga2O3 pn-junction photodetector with low dark current and high detectivity

J. Mater. Chem. C, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4TC04165H, Paper
Mingyang Li, Dayong Jiang, Man Zhao
This article combines Cu2O and a-Ga2O3 to form a heterojunction, achieving low dark current and high detectivity of photodetectors.
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A metal–organic framework enhanced single network organohydrogel with superior low-temperature adaptability and UV-blocking capability towards human-motion sensing

J. Mater. Chem. C, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4TC03148B, Paper
Ying Li, Zhongquan Yu, Jialuo Zhang, Enke Feng, Xiaoqin Li, Linan Cao, Zhiming Yang, Zhiqiang Wu
A UiO-66-NH2 nanoparticle reinforced organohydrogel with anti-freezing and UV-blocking properties was synthesized for sensing complex human movements and transmitting different messages even at subzero temperature.
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Microfluidic synthesis of monodispersed sharp emitting perovskite CsPbBr3 quantum dots via multidimensional parameterization

J. Mater. Chem. C, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4TC04104F, Paper
Yunhao Ning, Shuo Guan, Chuantong Cheng, Bao Zhang, Bingyu Qin, Beiju Huang
A microfluidic chip is employed for continuous synthesis of CsPbBr3 perovskite quantum dots, which feature tunable emission across various dimensions and wavelengths, and effects of multidimensional parameters on their properties are investigated.
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High-performance circularly polarized photodetectors based on chiral transfer of achiral poly(9,9-dioctylfluorene)

J. Mater. Chem. C, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4TC03735A, Paper
Xiaocheng Wu, Junjie Liu, Yunhao Xu, Longzhen Qiu, Xiaohong Wang
High-performance circularly polarized photodetectors with photocurrent asymmetry factor (|gph|) as high as 0.58 were prepared by a blending-induced chiral transfer method.
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Design of a self-powered 2D Te/PtSe2 heterojunction for room-temperature NIR detection

J. Mater. Chem. C, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4TC04034A, Paper
Fengtian Xia, Dongbo Wang, Wen He, Xiangqun Chen, Chenchen Zhao, Bingke Zhang, Donghao Liu, Sihang Liu, Jingwen Pan, Shujie Jiao, Dan Fang, Xuan Fang, Lihua Liu, Liancheng Zhao
Narrow bandgap Te films were obtained and used as the basis for the fabrication of Te/PtSe2 heterojunction infrared detectors with self-driven operation under zero bias and excellent infrared detection performance.
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Three-Step Change in Uniaxial Negative Thermal Expansion by Switching Supramolecular Motion Modes in Ferromagnetically-Coupled Nickel Dithiolate Lattice

J. Mater. Chem. C, 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4TC03992K, Paper
Masato Haneda, Kiyonori Takahashi, Naohiro Hasuo, Rui-Kang Huang, Xue Chen, Jia-bing Wu, Shin-ichiro Noro, Takayoshi Nakamura
The wheel-axle-type supramolecule, ((+H3N-C2H4)2O)([18]crown-6)2, was introduced into the crystal as a counter cation of [Ni(dmit)2]. Within the crystal, [Ni(dmit)2] was arranged in a honeycomb-like structure and one-dimensional chains formed by...
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Enhanced performance of a Mg2Si/Si heterojunction photodetector grown with the assistance of nanostructures

J. Mater. Chem. C, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4TC04029E, Paper
Hang Yu, Jun Gou, Yanshuai Zhang, Xiutao Yang, Gaoyun Zhang, Lixin Liu, He Yu, Zhiming Wu, Jun Wang
This graph shows a Mg2Si/Si heterojunction photodetector fabricated with the assistance of nanostructures, enabling enhanced optoelectronic performance with a 173–402% improvement in responsivity and a 111–281% improvement in specific detectivity.
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Viscoplastic photoalignment modeling of asymmetric surface restructuring in azopolymer films by elliptically polarized light

J. Mater. Chem. C, 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4TC04226C, Paper
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Nina Tverdokhleb, Biagio Audia, Pasquale Pagliusi, Marina Saphiannikova
This study aims to test and validate the modern orientation approach of Saphiannikova & co. within the context of viscoplastic photoalignment (VPA) modeling. We focus on the formation of topographical...
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Modifying the liquid crystalline chessboard tiling - Soft reticular self-assembly of side-chain fluorinated polyphiles

J. Mater. Chem. C, 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4TC04076G, Paper
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Christian Anders, Virginia-Marie Fischer, Tianyi Tan, Mohamed Alaasar, Rebecca Waldecker, Yubin Ke, Yu Cao, Feng Liu, Carsten Tschierske
Development of new functional materials requires the understanding of the fundamental rules of complex superstructure formation in self-assembling systems. Here we report new liquid crystalline honeycombs based on reticular self-assembly...
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Stabilizing perovskite quantum dot oxygen sensors through ultra-long 2 mm horizontally aligned nanopores in anodic alumina oxide templates

J. Mater. Chem. C, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4TC03851G, Paper
Johan Iskandar, Chih-Yi Liu, Chih-Chien Lee, Kuan-Yu Ke, M. Rivaldi Ali Septian, Richie Estrada, Humaidi Humaidi, Sajal Biring, Cheng-Shane Chu, Zong-Liang Tseng, Shun-Wei Liu
Perovskite quantum dots (PQDs) offer potential for gas sensing, though stability limits use. Johan et al. enhanced PQD stability with a horizontally aligned anodic alumina oxide template, maintaining fluorescence for 3 weeks without change.
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Room-temperature gas sensors based on low-dimensional nanomaterials

J. Mater. Chem. C, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4TC03729D, Review Article
Young-Woo Jang, Jeong-Wan Jo, Sung Kyu Park, Jaehyun Kim
We provide a roadmap for room-temperature operable low-dimensional semiconductor-type gas sensors, along with recent trends in their application fields for a comprehensive overview.
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Modulation of GeSe and As2Se3 motifs to optimise GeAsSe OTS performance and its mechanism

J. Mater. Chem. C, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4TC03586K, Paper
Yukun Li, Haotian Wang, Mingyue Shao, Yuhao Wang, Sannian Song, Yuan Xue, Zhitang Song
Ovonic threshold switching (OTS) selectors are pivotal in the construction of highly integrated 3D crosspoint array volatile storage systems, necessitating materials with superior electrical properties.
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Colossal Dielectric Permittivity and Superparaelectricity in phenyl pyrimidine based liquid crystals

J. Mater. Chem. C, 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4TC03561E, Paper
YURI PANARIN, Wanhe Jiang, Neelam Yadav, Mudit Sahai, Yumin Tang, Xianbing Zeng, Olga Panarina, Georg H. Mehl, Jagdish K Vij
A set of polar rod-shaped liquid crystalline molecules with large dipole moments (µ > 10.4-14.8 D), their molecular structures based on the ferroelectric nematic prototype DIO, are designed, synthesized, and...
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Solidifying the role of hydrogen bonds in conjugated polymers for wearable electronics

J. Mater. Chem. C, 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4TC03666B, Perspective
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Megan M. Westwood, Bob C. Schroeder
The functionalisation of conjugated polymers with hydrogen bonding motifs, to impart self-healing or stretchability for wearable electronic applications. Through refinement of characterization techniques in recent years, the effect of these...
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A novel deep-blue fluorescent emitter employed as an identical exciplex acceptor for solution-processed multi-color OLEDs

J. Mater. Chem. C, 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4TC04073B, Paper
Jie Pan, Shiyue Zhang, Zhongxin Zhou, Yongtao Zhao, Shujing Jin, Yanju Luo, Weiguo Zhu, Yu Liu
Currently, exciplex-type thermally activated delayed fluorescence (TADF) materials are emerging as a promising strategy for optimizing organic light-emitting devices (OLEDs). However, achieving highly efficient multi-color OLEDs based on exciplexes remains...
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Tb(III)-Functionalized MOF Hybridized Bis-crosslinked Networked Hydrogel Luminescent Films for Arginine and Dopamine Hydrochloride Sensing and Anticounterfeiting

J. Mater. Chem. C, 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4TC03444A, Paper
Jiaxuan Pan, JZ Lu, Yichen Shang, Ying Li, Bing Yan
Dopamine and arginine are both important substances in the body and are closely related to human health. Timely detection of their concentration abnormalities is of great significance for dsaevention. In...
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Laser-pumped high-power compact near-infrared light sources based on phosphor-in-glass films

J. Mater. Chem. C, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4TC03356F, Paper
Xue Meng, Zhijun Wang, Xiaoxue Huo, Mingxin Zhou, Yu Wang, Panlai Li
A novel CZTGGZO:Cr3+ near infrared PiG film has a high IQE (90.20%) and good thermal stability (92.32%@423 K), enabling it to be applied to near end caries detection and long distance near infrared illumination.
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A strain-sensitive neuromorphic device emulating mechanoreception for different skin sensitivities

J. Mater. Chem. C, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4TC03607G, Communication
Shubhanshi Mishra, Bhupesh Yadav, Giridhar U. Kulkarni
A strain-sensitive neuromorphic device mimics mechanoreception, adapting to skin-like sensitivities. Embedded Au microwires in PDMS detect strain and display neuromorphic functionalities, closely replicating biological mechanosensory functions.
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Modification of mixed-halide quasi-2D perovskites by aminophylline towards efficient and spectrally stable blue light-emitting diodes with low efficiency roll-off

J. Mater. Chem. C, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4TC04214J, Paper
Xingxing Duan, Bufan Yu, Guangrong Jin, Dengliang Zhang, Jiangshan Chen, Dongge Ma
Aminophylline modification enables mixed-halide blue quasi-2D perovskite LEDs to achieve low efficiency roll-off and excellent spectral stability.
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Role of Br–Cl distribution uniformity on the spectral stability of blue emitting mixed-halide perovskites

J. Mater. Chem. C, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4TC03780D, Paper
Dan Chen, Yu Mao, Xianglan Huang, Jichen Zhao, Zhiyuan Zhang, Jian Wang, Junbiao Peng
Our findings show that the spectral stability of the quasi-2D perovskite system is mainly affected by the uniformity of the Br–Cl distribution, rather than defects.
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Charge transport properties of high-mobility indium–gallium–zinc oxide thin-film transistors fabricated through atomic-layer deposition

J. Mater. Chem. C, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4TC03560G, Paper
Sang-Joon Park, Se-Ryong Park, Jong Mu Na, Woo-Seok Jeon, Youngjin Kang, Sukhun Ham, Yong-Hoon Kim, Yung-Bin Chung, Tae-Jun Ha
Charge transport properties of indium–gallium–zinc oxide thin-film transistors fabricated by atomic-layer deposition are investigated through comparative analyses based on steady-state DC and time-domain transient measurements.
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Synergistic bio-inspired photocatalytic hydrogen production by chlorophyll derivative sensitized Nb2CTx MXene nanosheets

J. Mater. Chem. C, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4TC04074K, Paper
Tianfang Zheng, Lin Yang, Hai Xu, Aijun Li, Shin-ichi Sasaki, Xiao-Feng Wang
A novel bio-inspired composite system consists of chlorophyll (Chl) and Nb2CTx nanosheets is synthesized for synergistic photocatalytic hydeogen production.
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Solution-processed LiGdO solid electrolyte for In2O3 synaptic transistor and its application in neuromorphic computing

J. Mater. Chem. C, 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4TC03443K, Paper
Yixiao Du, Wenlan Xiao, Guangtan Miao, Zezhong Yin, Ranran Ci, Guoxia Liu, Fukai Shan
Emulating biological synaptic behavior using the electrolyte-gated synaptic transistor (EGST) is promising for neuromorphic applications. The EGSTs based on solid electrolytes exhibit excellent stability and compatibility with semiconductor manufacturing processes....
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Oxide Lu2TeO6 single crystal for X-ray detection with ultralow detection limit.

J. Mater. Chem. C, 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4TC04341C, Paper
Tingting Cao, Feifei Guo, Fuai Hu, Xutang Tao, Zeliang Gao
Semiconductor-based X-ray detectors become critical in medical diagnosis, industrial inspections, and scientific research. The recently reported metal oxide single crystal materials have demonstrated low detection limits and outstanding stability. Herein,...
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Enhanced energy storage performance with excellent thermal stability of BNT-based ceramics via the multiphase engineering strategy for pulsed power capacitor

J. Mater. Chem. C, 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4TC04170D, Paper
Maqbool Ur Rehman, Aiwen Xie, Attaur Rahman, Yi Zhang, Ao Tian, Xuewen Jiang, Xinchun Xie, Cong Zhou, Tianyu Li, Liqiang Liu, Xin Gao, Xiaokuo Er, Ruzhong Zuo
High-temperature resistance and ultra-fast discharging of materials is one of the hot topics in the development of pulsed power systems. It is still a great challenge for dielectric materials to...
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Europium ions modulated room temperature phosphorescence in dye-encapsulated MOFs for dual-modal fluorescence-afterglow

J. Mater. Chem. C, 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4TC03221G, Paper
Jiabo Chen, Renrui Sun, Wanjun Yang, Feifei Xing, Xiaolin Yu, Lining Sun
In recent years, room temperature phosphorescent (RTP) materials have attracted widespread attention in the field of material science due to their exceptional optical properties. In this study, we explore a...
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Greenish yellow-emitting carbon dot-based films for luminescent solar concentrator applications

J. Mater. Chem. C, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4TC04133J, Paper
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Yunxiang Liu, Yoshiki Iso, Tetsuhiko Isobe
The CDs@EVA #3 film in LSC enhances short-circuit current by 1.17 times, primarily through conversion of UV and short visible light into longer wavelengths.
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Highly efficient, ultra-stable multi-interlayer luminescent solar concentrators based on green and red-emitting perovskite nanocrystal composites

J. Mater. Chem. C, 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4TC04167D, Paper
Changwen Li, Yuxin Gao, Zhiqiang Ren, Shoujun Xiong, Changwei Li, Jun Wu, Jinhua Li, Xianbao Wang, Jianying Wang
Perovskite nanocrystals (NCs) based LSCs suffer from complex preparation processes, relatively low efficiency, and limited stability. To address this issue, using silica aerogels (AGs) as template materials, green-emitting Zn2+-doped Zn-CsPbBr3@SiO2...
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High-performance solar-blind imaging photodetectors based on micrometer-thick β-Ga2O3 films grown by thermal oxidation of gallium

J. Mater. Chem. C, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4TC04116J, Paper
Haitao Zhou, Hongbin Wang, Jiangang Ma, Bingsheng Li, Haiyang Xu, Yichun Liu
A preparation method for micrometer-sized β-Ga2O3 films was developed. The MSM device has a responsivity greater than 1.7 A W−1 and has good solar-blind ultraviolet imaging performance.
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Large magnetic anisotropy and rotating cryomagnetocaloric effect in single-crystalline paramagnetic lanthanide calcium oxyborates LnCa4O(BO3)3 with Ln = Pr, Nd, Gd, Tm, Er

J. Mater. Chem. C, 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4TC03249G, Paper
Fatiha Azrour, Romain Viennois, Jérôme Long, Corine Reibel, Jérome Debray, Fapeng Yu, Shujun Zhang, Mickaël Beaudhuin, Jerome Rouquette
The lanthanide calcium oxyborates LnCa4O(BO3)3 compounds form a family of multifunctional materials with promising nonlinear and linear optical properties and piezoelectrical properties because of their polar crystal structure. In the...
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Robust Dihydroxyacetone Production via Photoelectrochemical Glycerol Oxidation using Oxygen Vacant BiVO4 Photoanode

J. Mater. Chem. C, 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4TC04085F, Paper
Yeji Lee, Yeseul Jo, Youn Jeong Jang
Photoelectrochemical conversion of glycerol into high-value dihydroxyacetone offers a sustainable approach via BiVO4 semiconductor materials, which manifest highly photoactive properties. However, dihydroxyacetone production poses a limitation due to poor charge...
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Scrolling DOM elements to the top, a Zepto plugin

There’s bunches of plugins, extensions and techniques to smoothly scroll page elements, but most of them are convoluted messes and probably do more than you need. I like “small and works well”, and it’s a good exercise for those JavaScript and DOM muscles to write a small plugin from time to time. My goal was […]




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Our Internet

Our Internet isn’t big corporations doing whatever they want. Our Internet is not DRM, is not SOPA and not PIPA and not the spying on us (and everyone else). Our Internet isn’t bigots taking away human rights from people. Our Internet isn’t hiding behind PR releases. Our Internet isn’t greed, narcissism, fear and blind hate. […]




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How to get an A+ on the Qualsys SSL Labs test

Recently we upgraded our server infrastructure for Freckle Time Tracking and in the process wanted to improve how we serve SSL. If you don’t know much about this, it’s fine—there’s a few simple steps you can take to make your website more secure and faster loading in the process. _Important: of course, there’s no absolute […]




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Heartbleed exploit tl;dr

OpenSSL had a bug for several years which allowed attackers to untraceably read all your SSL traffic and some server memory. If you’re like me and have better things to do than reinvent the fix-wheel and you’re all like “WTFBBQ TL;DR” here’s the absolute minimum what anyone who runs a web server with SSL must […]