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'I started composing music because I was sitting at home, not doing anything'

'I cried after my elimination from Indian Idol because I had got used to the lavish lifestyle, the good food, good hotels, good clothes and I was going to miss that.' Shivam Pathak returns to the good life, thanks to his hit music in Mary Kom.




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'No film list is complete without Garm Hava'

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Watch: Shah Rukh's birthday celebrations continue

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See: Anupam Kher's AMAZING New York Encounters

Among Bollywood's most popular actors, Anupam Kher has fans all over the world. But he's one of the few celebs who reaches out to them, and posts interesting videos of his interactions with them.




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Video: Hina Khan shows how to wear the mask correctly

Hina Khan's tutorial on how to wear the mask right in this video.




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The phenomenal rise of Jeff Bezos - a 'mysterious' corporate titan

For nearly two decades, Bezos was adamant that the company should largely stay out of the political limelight and not make a stir in local communities. It also had a bare-bones lobbying operation




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PNB scam: Meet Firestar's Vipul Ambani, simple CFO in a complex setting

The self-described entrepreneur had surprised all by joining Nirav Modi four years ago




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Achieving high energy density and discharge efficiency in multi-layered PVDF–PMMA nanocomposites composed of 0D BaTiO3 and 1D NaNbO3@SiO2

J. Mater. Chem. C, 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D0TC00838A, Paper
Qinzhao Sun, Jiping Wang, Lixue Zhang, Pu Mao, Shujuan Liu, Liqiang He, Fang Kang, Rong Xue
The choice of dielectric fillers and structure design play an important role in improving the energy storage properties of polymer-based nanocomposites.
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Electro-forming-free Mechanism for Cu2O Solid-electrolyte Based Conductive-bridge Random Access Memory (CBRAM)

J. Mater. Chem. C, 2020, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D0TC01325K, Paper
Ki-Hyun Kwon, Dong Won Kim, Hea-Jee Kim, SooMin Jin, Dae Seong Woo, Sang-Hong Park, Jea-Gun Park
In a CuxO solid-electrolyte-based CBRAM cell using a Ag top electrode, electro-forming-free and electro-reset processes could be achieved at a specific ex-situ annealing temperature of the solid electrolyte (i.e., 250...
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First Member of an Appealing Class of Cyclometalated 1,3-Di-(2-Pyridyl)Benzene Platinum(II) Complexes for Solution-Processable OLEDs

J. Mater. Chem. C, 2020, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D0TC01565B, Paper
Claudia Dragonetti, Francesco Fagnani, Daniele Marinotto, Armando di Biase, Dominique Roberto, Massimo Cocchi, Simona Fantacci, Alessia Colombo
The preparation and characterization of a new platinum(II) complex bearing a N^C^N-cyclometalating ligand and a thiolate coligand, namely 5-mesityl-1,3-di-(2-pyridyl)benzene and 1-phenyl-1H-tetrazole-5-thiolate, is reported. Its structure is determined by X-ray diffraction...
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Compact and ultrathin multi-element oxide films grown by temperature-controlled deposition and their surface-potential based transistor theoretical simulation model

J. Mater. Chem. C, 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D0TC00506A, Paper
Jiahui Liu, Zunxian Yang, Shimin Lin, Kang Zheng, Yuliang Ye, Bingqing Ye, Zhipeng Gong, Yinglin Qiu, Lei Xu, Tailiang Guo, Sheng Xu
Thin IMZO films were synthesized by a temperature controlled approach and applied to TFTs with good performance. The modification factor of voltage was introduced to simulate the electrical characteristics of devices.
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Synergetic magnetic and luminescence switching via solid state phase transitions of the dysprosium–dianthracene complex

J. Mater. Chem. C, 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D0TC01111H, Paper
Jing-Cui Liu, Xin-Da Huang, Qian Zou, Song-Song Bao, Xi-Zhang Wang, Jing-Yuan Ma, Li-Min Zheng
A dinuclear complex Dy2L2(depma2)Cl2 containing a pre-photodimerized dianthracene phosphonate ligand (depma2) undergoes consecutive two-step structural transformation upon heating depma2, accompanied by a synergetic switching of the photoluminescence and magnetic dynamics.
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4D printing with spin-crossover polymer composites

J. Mater. Chem. C, 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D0TC01532F, Communication
Mario Piedrahita-Bello, José Elias Angulo-Cervera, Rémi Courson, Gábor Molnár, Laurent Malaquin, Christophe Thibault, Bertrand Tondu, Lionel Salmon, Azzedine Bousseksou
4D spin crossover–polymer composite materials were printed using a stereolithographic method.
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Dual-Emitting Quantum Dot Complex Nanoprobe for Ratiometric and Visual Detection of Hg2+ and Cu2+ ions

J. Mater. Chem. C, 2020, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D0TC01788D, Communication
Mihir Manna, Shilaj Roy, Satyapriya Bhandari, Arun Chattopadhyay
Herein we report the use of a dual emitting quantum dot complex (QDC; composed of blue emitting metal-methylsalicylaldimine complex being on the surface of orange emitting Mn2+-doped ZnS quantum dot)...
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Upconversion-mediated Boltzmann Thermometry in Double-Layered Bi2SiO5:Yb3+,Tm3+@SiO2 Hollow Nanoparticles

J. Mater. Chem. C, 2020, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D0TC01457E, Paper
Michele Back, Elisa Casagrande, Davide Cristofori, Jumpei Ueda, Setsuhisa Tanabe, Stefano Palazzolo, Flavio Rizzolio, Vincenzo Canzonieri, Enrico Trave, Pietro Riello
Ratiometric optical thermometry is one of the most promising techniques for contactless temperature sensing. However, despite the efforts devoted in the last decades, the development of nanothermometers characterized by high...
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Effects of alkyl chain length and anion on the optical and electrochemical properties of AIE-active α-cyanostilbene-containing triphenylamine derivatives

J. Mater. Chem. C, 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D0TC00683A, Paper
Sin-Yu Chen, Min-Hao Pai, Guey-Sheng Liou
A series of AIE-active and redox-active α-cyanostilbene-containing triphenylamine derivatives with different alkyl chain lengths and anions were successfully synthesized, and their optical, photoluminescent and electrochromic behaviors were investigated.
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Dependence of electromagnetic interference shielding ability of conductive polymer composite foams with hydrophobic properties on cellular structure

J. Mater. Chem. C, 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D0TC00987C, Paper
Biao Zhao, Ruoming Wang, Yang Li, Yumei Ren, Xiao Li, Xiaoqin Guo, Rui Zhang, Chul B. Park
The introduction of a cellular structure in conductive polymer composites is supposed to be an effective way to ameliorate the electromagnetic interference (EMI) shielding properties.
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All-covalently-implanted FETs with ultrahigh solvent resistibility and exceptional electrical stability, and their applications for liver cancer biomarker detection

J. Mater. Chem. C, 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D0TC01385D, Paper
Congcong Zhang, Shanshan Cheng, Ke Si, Nannan Wang, Yong Wang, Penglei Chen, Huanli Dong, Wenping Hu
All covalent FETs of covalently-rooted source/drain electrodes and semiconductor layers are launched. The FETs exhibit ultrahigh solvent resistibility, exceptional electrical stability, and ultralong shelf life, facilitating their further treatments.
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Design and development of HMS@ZIF-8/fluorinated polybenzoxazole composite films with excellent low-k performance, mechanical properties and thermal stability

J. Mater. Chem. C, 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D0TC00124D, Paper
Xudong Zhou, Xiaoyun Liu, Zhongkai Cui, Jinlou Gu, Shaoliang Lin, Qixin Zhuang
A new-type of hollow silica@ZIF-8 (HMS@ZIF-8) particle was successfully designed, fabricated and introduced into the fluorinated polybenzoxazole (6FPBO) matrix to prepare the HMS@ZIF-8/6FPBO composite film.
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Simultaneous enhancement of thermoelectric and mechanical performance for SnTe by nano SiC compositing

J. Mater. Chem. C, 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D0TC00572J, Paper
Teng Wang, Hongchao Wang, Wenbin Su, Jinze Zhai, Galina Yakovleva, Xue Wang, Tingting Chen, Anatoly Romanenko, Chunlei Wang
SiC is firstly introduced into SnTe. The created lattice mismatch and interfaces via hand milling are responsible for the enhanced zT, which is comparable with doped samples. Besides, the hardness of samples is got improved with SiC compositing.
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A study on the effect of a pyridine secondary acceptor on the emission properties of thermally activated delayed fluorescence emitters

J. Mater. Chem. C, 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D0TC00318B, Paper
Sung Joon Yoon, Ho Jung Lee, Kyung Hyung Lee, Jun Yeob Lee
A new molecular design of thermally activated delayed fluorescence (TADF) emitters having a pyridine derived secondary acceptor was developed.
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Synthesis of [7]phenacene incorporating tetradecyl chains in the axis positions and its application in field-effect transistors

J. Mater. Chem. C, 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D0TC00272K, Paper
Hideki Okamoto, Shino Hamao, Keiko Kozasa, Yanan Wang, Yoshihiro Kubozono, Yong-He Pan, Yu-Hsiang Yen, Germar Hoffmann, Fumito Tani, Kenta Goto
Ditetradecyl-substituted [7]phenacene was prepared and applied in thin-film FET devices, displaying higher mobility compared to parent [7]phenacene.
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Four-membered red iridium(III) complexes with Ir–S–C–S structures for efficient organic light-emitting diodes

J. Mater. Chem. C, 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D0TC01312A, Paper
Ning Su, Fang-Ling Li, You-Xuan Zheng
Three sulfur atom containing red Ir(III) complexes were synthesized rapidly at room temperature in 5 min with high yields and their OLEDs show an EQEmax of up to 26.10%.
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A novel design of donor–acceptor polymer semiconductors for printed electronics: application to transistors and gas sensors

J. Mater. Chem. C, 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D0TC01341B, Paper
Hyung Jin Cheon, Xinlin Li, Yong Jin Jeong, Min Jae Sung, Zhijun Li, Inha Jeon, Xiaowu Tang, Henok Getachew Girma, Hoyoul Kong, Soon-Ki Kwon, Tae Kyu An, Se Hyun Kim, Yun-Hi Kim
This work reports the molecular engineering of polymeric semiconductors to get highly soluble inks, which enables the uniform deposition of semiconductors and contributes to high-performance transistor and sensor devices.
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Asymmetric organic semiconductors for high performance single crystalline field-effect transistors with low activation energy

J. Mater. Chem. C, 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D0TC01122C, Communication
Fei Qiu, Yicai Dong, Jie Liu, Yanan Sun, Hua Geng, Hantang Zhang, Danlei Zhu, Xiaosong Shi, Jianghong Liu, Jing Zhang, Shiyun Ai, Lang Jiang
We synthesized three asymmetric anthracene derivatives, in which 2-phvA shows a high field-effect mobility of 10 cm2 V−1 s−1. This work demonstrates the potential advantages of asymmetric structures for high-performance organic semiconductors.
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Tricolor fluorescence switching in a single component mechanochromic molecular material

J. Mater. Chem. C, 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D0TC01032D, Paper
Hyeong-Ju Kim, Johannes Gierschner, Soo Young Park
Reversible tricolor switching in a mechanochromic α-dicyanodistyrylbenzene molecule has been developed. The tricolor switching (blue, orange, and green) is implemented by external stimuli of heat, solvent-vapor exposure, and mechanical force.
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A multifunctional wearable E-textile via integrated nanowire-coated fabrics

J. Mater. Chem. C, 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D0TC00372G, Paper
Yunlu Lian, He Yu, Mingyuan Wang, Xiaonan Yang, Zhe Li, Fan Yang, Yang Wang, Huiling Tai, Yulong Liao, Jieyun Wu, Xiangru Wang, Yadong Jiang, Guangming Tao
We demonstrate a novel multifunctional E-textile which functions as a pressure sensor, Joule heater, thermal insulator, and PM2.5 filter.
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Flexible and luminescent fibers of a 1D Au(I)–thiophenolate coordination polymer and formation of gold nanoparticle-based composite materials for SERS

J. Mater. Chem. C, 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D0TC01706J, Paper
Shefali Vaidya, Oleksandra Veselska, Antonii Zhadan, Marlène Daniel, Gilles Ledoux, Alexandra Fateeva, Takaaki Tsuruoka, Aude Demessence
Formation of flexible, red emissive and highly stable fibers of [Au(SPh)]n that can be calcined to generate gold nanoparticle composite fibers with a SERS effect.
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Electric-controlled half-metallicity in magnetic van der Waals heterobilayer

J. Mater. Chem. C, 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D0TC01541E, Paper
Cheng Tang, Lei Zhang, Stefano Sanvito, Aijun Du
Electric-field controlled half-metallic transport in CrI3–CrGeTe3 heterobilayers for spintronic applications.
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Hierarchical CoxAly layered double hydroxides@carbon composites derived from the metal-organic framework with efficient broadband electromagnetic wave absorption

J. Mater. Chem. C, 2020, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D0TC00622J, Paper
Bo Wen, Haibo Yang, Lei Wang, Yun Qiu
Porous carbon-based composites have attracted extensive attention because of their good performance. However, designing and synthesizing porous carbon-based composites with excellent electromagnetic wave attenuation capability is still a great challenge....
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Controllable tuning of Fabry–Perot cavities via laser printing

J. Mater. Chem. C, 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D0TC01662D, Paper
Tao Ding
Facile and controllable tuning of Fabry–Perot cavities is realised via photoablation of polystyrene medium, which generates different colours due to the change of local refractive index.
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