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Coordination-bond-assisted fabrication of robust composite photonic crystal films through melt-compression

Mater. Chem. Front., 2024, 8,3624-3633
DOI: 10.1039/D4QM00566J, Research Article
Jiahao Li, Tongling Yu, Chengcai Wu, Qianyao Fang, Xin Su
Robust photonic crystal films with vivid colors are fabricated through coordination-bond assisted melt compression and recombined into multicolor patterns.
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Multiple hydrogen bonding in crosslinked graphene oxide films with improved stretchability and toughness

Mater. Chem. Front., 2024, 8,3724-3730
DOI: 10.1039/D4QM00571F, Research Article
Mengling Yang, Chunyu Wang, Wenbin Wang, Li Yang, Shaolei Qu, Zhaoming Zhang, Xuzhou Yan
The UPy-rich polymers have been utilized to toughen and strengthen graphene oxide films through quadruple hydrogen-bonding, which offered a promising route for developing high-performance two-dimensional materials.
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Facile preparation of Hf3N4 thin films directly used as electrodes for lithium-ion storage

Nanoscale Horiz., 2024, 9,2031-2041
DOI: 10.1039/D4NH00406J, Communication
Zhengguang Shi, Geng Yu, Jing Li, Zhenggang Jia, Xuexi Zhang, Cheng-Te Lin, Qianru Lin, Zhaoyu Chen, Hsu-Sheng Tsai
Transition-metal nitride thin-film electrodes are potential electrode materials for all-solid-state thin-film lithium-ion batteries.
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XeF2 Gas Assisted Focused Electron Beam Induced Etching of Niobium Thin Films: Towards Direct Write Editing of Niobium Superconducting Devices

Nanoscale Horiz., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4NH00407H, Communication
Branden Spencer Gellerup, Reece Emery, Steven Randolph, Philip Rack, Scott Thomas Retterer
In this work, we explore focused electron beam induced etching (FEBIE) of niobium thin films with the XeF2 precursor as a route to edit, on-the-fly, superconducting devices. We report the...
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Free-standing films of nickel nanowires anchored with Ni3S2 nanosheets for stable Li anodes

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2024, 12,30534-30547
DOI: 10.1039/D4TA06163B, Paper
Yang Xu, Gang Li, Jiangtao Hai, Hewei Yuan, Haotian Weng, Kun Li, Xiaolu Huang, Yanjie Su, Nantao Hu, Yafei Zhang
A free-standing 3D scaffold of nickel nanowires decorated with lithiophilic Ni3S2 nanosheets was successfully constructed for stable Li anodes.
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Big Kannada films fail to keep the promise while fans snub small gems




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69th National Film Awards: ‘RRR’, ‘Pushpa - The Rise’ lead as Telugu films grab 10 awards; Allu Arjun is best actor

S.S. Rajamouli’s ‘RRR’ bagged six awards, followed by ‘Pushpa - The Rise’, ‘Uppena’ and ‘Konda Polam’ at the 69th National Film Awards. Allu Arjun won the award for best actor, while ‘RRR’ was declared the best popular film for providing wholesome entertainment




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September rejig: It’s advantage small films after ‘Salaar’ postpones its release

With ‘Salaar’ deferring its September 28 release date and ‘Skanda’ vying for that long weekend, a bunch of smaller Telugu films are poised to release in the preceding weekends




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Actor Vidyullekha Raman looks forward to her upcoming films

After completing 11 years in the industry with 75 films, Vidyullekha Raman says now is the best time for actors as the spotlight is on author-backed roles




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Watch 70+ Classic Literary Films Free Online: The Snows of Kilimanjaro, Gulliver’s Travels, Jane Eyre, and More

The term gaslight has gained so much traction in popular discourse so recently that you’d swear it was coined around 2010. In fact, that particular usage goes at least as far back as 1938, when British novelist and playwright Patrick Hamilton wrote a stage thriller about a husband who surreptitiously rearranges things in the house so […]




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Lightweight flexible self-powered photo-supercapacitors with good stability through photoelectrochemical deposition of tellurium on PPy–V2O5 films as a new visible light active dual photoelectrode

J. Mater. Chem. C, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4TC03090G, Paper
Mohamad Mohsen Momeni, Hossein Mohammadzadeh Aydisheh, Byeong-Kyu Lee, Ali Naderi
Lightweight flexible solid-state photosupercapacitors (FSSPC) with two identical Te@PPy–V2O5 photoelectrodes showed good performance and maintained functionality under different bending angles. They also demonstrated stability from −10 °C to 50 °C.
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Visible light mediated efficient photoswitching of dimethyldihydropyrenes in thin films for all-photonic logic gate applications and dynamic encryption/decryption capabilities

J. Mater. Chem. C, 2024, 12,17511-17518
DOI: 10.1039/D4TC03321C, Paper
Sariful Molla, Subhajit Bandyopadhyay
Dimethyldihydropyrene (DHP) photoswitches exhibit visible light-induced ring-opening photoisomerization, reversed by UV/visible light or heat in thin films.
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Revealing the effect of conductive mechanism on the voltage endurance of ferroelectric thin films via controlling the deposition temperature for reaching high energy storage capability

J. Mater. Chem. C, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4TC03879G, Communication
Hongmei Jing, Shibo Zhao, Ting Wang, Wanbiao Hu, Liming Diwu, Jingru Xu, Peiqiao Han, Miao Liu, Zhuo Wang, Zixiong Sun
By controlling the conducting mechanism of BCZT–BZT thin films, which was significantly affected by the deposition temperature, the voltage endurance was strongly enhanced, and the energy storage performance was also optimized.
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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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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
Open Access
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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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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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Greenish yellow-emitting carbon dot-based films for luminescent solar concentrator applications

J. Mater. Chem. C, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4TC04133J, Paper
Open Access
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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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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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Secrets of nature : pioneering natural history films (1922-1933) / directed by Percy Smith, Oliver Pike, Charles Head, H. A. Gilbert, Walter Higham [DVD].

[U.K.] : British Film Institute, [2010]




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Automated electrosynthesis reaction mining with multimodal large language models (MLLMs)

Chem. Sci., 2024, 15,17881-17891
DOI: 10.1039/D4SC04630G, Edge Article
Open Access
Shi Xuan Leong, Sergio Pablo-García, Zijian Zhang, Alán Aspuru-Guzik
Leveraging multimodal large language models (MLLMs) to process multimodal data inputs and complex inter-modality data dependencies for automated (electro)chemical data mining from scientific literature.
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One-step electrodeposited hybrid nanofilms in amperometric biosensor development

Anal. Methods, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4AY00290C, Tutorial Review
Yuliya E. Silina
This review summarizes developments in amperometric biosensors with electrodeposited sensing films. It was shown how the analytical merit of one-step designed biosensors can be controlled by the change of chemical factors within the same engineering platform.
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Telephone cord blister formation in solvent swollen elastomer films

Soft Matter, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4SM01035C, Paper
Open Access
James S. Sharp, Nathaniel M. Roberts, Sam Walker
Telephone cord blister formation is studied in PDMS films swollen in four different solvents. Buckling and fracture mechanics theories are developed to interpret blister morphology and growth rates. A simple surface patterning method is introduced.
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Bending of polymer films: a method for obtaining a compressive modulus of thin films

Soft Matter, 2024, 20,8589-8600
DOI: 10.1039/D4SM00084F, Paper
Akihiro Ohara, Ko Okumura
We constructed a theory and method for measuring the compressive modulus by combining tensile and bending tests. Elastic asymmetry was confirmed in an industrial PET film.
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Thin free-standing liquid films manipulation: device design to turn on/off gravity in flow regimes for thickness map control and for material structuring

Soft Matter, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4SM00951G, Paper
Open Access
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Paolo Iaccarino, Zhe Wang, Andrea Marfuggi, Simone Russo, Vincenzo Ferraro, Giuseppe Vitiello, Sara Coppola, Ernesto Di Maio
We design a device to control liquid film drainage, able to switch between viscous-capillary and viscous-gravity regimes to stabilize thickness and modify particle arrangement, offering potential for film studies and 2D structure fabrication.
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Probing intrinsic defects of aluminium-doped CuO thin films for solar cell applications

RSC Adv., 2024, 14,35184-35197
DOI: 10.1039/D4RA06413E, Paper
Open Access
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Adithya Prakash, Vikash Mishra, Mahesha M. G.
Defect-engineered Al-doped CuO thin films deposited via chemical spray pyrolysis find application in solar cell absorbers.
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Visible light driven degradation of BPA and LDPE microplastic films using GO/SCN nanocomposite

RSC Adv., 2024, 14,35336-35347
DOI: 10.1039/D4RA06055E, Paper
Open Access
Ankoor Sura, Sonia Nain
Proposed mechanism of graphene oxide (GO)/sulfur doped carbon nitride (SCN) nanocomposite demonstrating photocatalytic degradation of BPA and LDPE microplastic films under visible light irradiation.
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Correction: Improved isoprene detection performance of Si-doped WO3 films deposited by sputtering and post-annealing

RSC Adv., 2024, 14,35559-35559
DOI: 10.1039/D4RA90131B, Correction
Open Access
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Pin-Kuan Lin, Yi Qin, Xiaoding Qi, Liji Huang
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Production of birnessite-type manganese oxides by biofilms from oxygen-supplemented biological activated carbon (BAC) filters

Environ. Sci.: Water Res. Technol., 2024, 10,2844-2857
DOI: 10.1039/D4EW00208C, Paper
Amanda Larasati, Olga Bernadet, Gert Jan W. Euverink, H. Pieter J. van Veelen, Maria Cristina Gagliano
The application of a novel enrichment approach revealed the potential of manganese-oxidizing bacteria (MnOB) from full-scale biofilters treating wastewater to produce manganese oxides as crystalline, efficient birnessite catalysts.
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Surface treatment of magnetite nanoparticle thin films with potassium phosphate for calcium phosphate precipitation

React. Chem. Eng., 2024, 9,782-786
DOI: 10.1039/D4RE00048J, Communication
Reo Kimura, Kazuto Sugimoto, Iori Yamada, Motohiro Tagaya
The treatment of magnetite nanoparticle thin films with potassium phosphate and their surface reaction with simulated body fluid were in situ monitored by the QCM-D technique, which is suitable for the precipitation of calcium phosphate.
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The WORST FILMS of 2021

Every year, with the good, there are bad movies too.




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Can You Watch 384 Films In A Year?

Aseem Chhabra watched some great films and some huge disappointments in 2021.





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Thallumaala: One Of The Films Of 2022

Friendships are not merely severed, but built over scuffles.And just about anything can stir things up -- a long-standing feud, a pointless stare, a disrupted moral stance, a fist that ricochets off a face and smacks another face in the near vicinity, observes Sreehari Nair.




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My 5 Top OTT Films of 2023

There's been so much interesting content on OTT. Subhash K Jha picks his Best Original Feature Films on digital platforms.




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Morphology–electronic effects in ultra-model nanocatalysts under the CO oxidation reaction: the case of ZnO ultrathin films grown on Pt(111)

Nanoscale, 2024, 16,20216-20227
DOI: 10.1039/D4NR02935F, Paper
Hang Liu, Lei Zhang, Sébastien Lebègue, Fabrice Bournel, Jean-Jacques Gallet, Ahmed Naitabdi
Thickness-dependent morphology and electronic properties of ZnO ultrathin films grown on Pt(111) under the CO oxidation reaction at 1 mbar.
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Interplay between superconducting fluctuations and weak localization in disordered TiN thin films

Nanoscale, 2024, 16,20319-20330
DOI: 10.1039/D4NR02639J, Paper
Sachin Yadav, Bikash Gajar, R. P. Aloysius, Sangeeta Sahoo
The interplay between superconducting fluctuations (SFs) and weak localization (WL) has been probed by temperature dependent resistance [R(T)] and magnetoresistance (MR) measurements in two-dimensional disordered superconducting TiN thin films.
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Mixed phase Ti3+-rich TiO2 thin films by oxide defect engineered crystallization

Nanoscale, 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4NR03545C, Paper
Open Access
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Lauri Palmolahti, Harri Ali-Löytty, Markku Hannula, Tuomas Tinus, Kalle Lehtola, Antti Tukiainen, Jarno Reuna, Mika Valden
Amorphous TiO2 has insufficient chemical stability that can be enhanced with annealing induced crystallization. However, the crystalline structure is already predetermined by the defect composition of the amorphous phase. In...
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Theoretical Understanding of the In-plane Tensile Strain Effects on Enhancing the Ferroelectric Performance of Hf0.5Zr0.5O2 and ZrO2 Thin Films

Nanoscale, 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4NR03333G, Paper
Kun Hee Ye, Taeyoung Jeong, Seungjae Yoon, Dohyun Kim, Cheol Seong Hwang, Jung-Hae Choi
The in-plane tensile strain was reported to enhance the ferroelectricity of Hf1-xZrxO2 thin films by promoting the formation of the polar orthorhombic (PO-) phase. However, its origin remains yet to...
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Bi-functional quercetin/copper nanoparticles integrating bactericidal and anti-quorum sensing properties for preventing the formation of biofilms

Biomater. Sci., 2024, 12,1788-1800
DOI: 10.1039/D4BM00034J, Paper
Jingjing Cheng, Haixin Zhang, Kunyan Lu, Yi Zou, Dongxu Jia, Hong Yang, Hong Chen, Yanxia Zhang, Qian Yu
A bi-functional antibiofilm nanoplatform was developed based on a complex of quercetin and copper integrating bactericidal and anti-quorum sensing properties.
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Lenovo Legion 5i review. Conquering new realms

The latest version of the gaming laptop adds new functionalities to up the ante






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Watched These Brilliant Malayalam Films?

Divya Nair lists 2023's Malayalam movies that can be enjoyed by all ages.




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10 Tamil Romantic Films On OTT

In the mood for romance but don't know which movies to watch? Tamil cinema has a lot to offer on OTT, and Arjun Menon lists his favourites.




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Top 10 Tamil Action Films On OTT

Arjun Menon looks at some Tamil films from the last decade that tick all the right boxes, and lists where you can watch them.




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'I'd Have Lost My Life If I Made Films'

'If I had continued staying in Kerala and making films, I would have probably lost my life.''I am no longer a film-maker.'




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Screen Share | Films and shows that sparkle with fashion

From the flapper fashions of ‘Downton Abbey’ and the skinny suits of ‘Mad Men’ to the label love of ‘Sex and the City’, ‘Emily in Paris’ and ‘The Devil Wears Prada’, here are some of the best dressed films and shows to pamper your peepers 




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Biodegradable emulsion eliminates biofilms

Nanocomposite carrying an essential oil compound combats bacterial infections on cells and keeps bacteria from developing resistance




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Canadian experimental films to be in focus at Kolkata-based film festival

The Emami Art Experimental Film Festival, held at the Kolkata Centre for Creativity, will put a spotlight on Canada’s unique contributions to experimental cinema