Engineering plasmonic semiconductors for enhanced photocatalysis

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2021, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D1TA04541E, PerspectiveJuan Li, Zaizhu Lou, Baojun LiLocalized surface plasmon resonance (LSPR) is an intriguing phenomenon induced by collective oscillations of free carriers with incident light, which has attracted considerable interest for plasmon-enhanced photocatalysis. Since the first...The...

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Electrochemically synthesized liquid-sulfur/sulfide composite materials for high-rate magnesium battery cathodes

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2021, Advance ArticleDOI: 10.1039/D1TA03464B, PaperKohei Shimokawa, Takuya Furuhashi, Tomoya Kawaguchi, Won-Young Park, Takeshi Wada, Hajime Matsumoto, Hidemi Kato, Tetsu IchitsuboLiquid S/sulfide composite cathodes can be spontaneously synthesized by electrochemically oxidizing sulfides, enabling high-rate magnesium rechargeable...

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Atomically Dispersed Gold Anchored on Carbon Nitride Nanosheets as Effective Catalyst for Regioselective Hydrosilylation of Alkynes

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2021, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D1TA05528C, PaperXueqing Feng, Jiahui Guo, Songrui Wang, Qikang Wu, Zheng ChenThe hydrosilylation of alkynes is a powerful process for producing vinylsilane compounds, which are synthetically versatile organosilicon reagents in organic chemistry. Herein, atomically dispersed Au anchored on g-C3N4...

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Superior photo-piezoelectric catalytic performance using Bi0.5Na0.5TiO3@BiVO4 based cloth

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2021, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D1TA05315A, PaperQiong Liu, Quan Hu, Di Zhai, Qiwei Sun, Hang Luo, Dou ZhangPiezoelectric materials were proven as a promising candidate to improve the efficiency of photocatalysis degradation activity via preventing the recombination of photoelectron-holes by stress-induced electric potential....

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Dual Electrocatalytic Heterostructures for Efficient Immobilization and Conversion of Polysulfides in Li-S Batteries

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2021, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D1TA04534B, PaperMenghua Yang, Xuewei Wang, Jinfeng Wu, Yue Tian, Xingyu Huang, Ping Liu, Xianyang Li, Xinru Li, Xiaoyan Liu, Hexing LiLithium sulfur (Li-S) batteries has been investigated as the ideal candidates for future high-density energy storage system with the advantages of abundant reserves,...

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Energy-Efficient Smart Window Based on Thermochromic Microgel with Ultrahigh Visible Transparency and Infrared Transmittance Modulation

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2021, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D1TA03917B, PaperRong Zhang, Bo Xiang, Yuchun Shen, Liru Xia, Lei Xu, Qingbao Guan, Shaochun TangBoth high visible transparency and strong solar modulating ability are highly required for energy-saving smart windows, but conventional responsive materials usually have low transparency and narrow...

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Accelerating the discovery of energetic melt-castable materials by a high-throughput virtual screening and experimental approach

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2021, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D1TA04441A, PaperSiwei Song, Fang Chen, Yi Wang, Kangcai Wang, Mi Yan, Qinghua ZhangWith the growth of chemical data, computation power and algorithms, machine learning-assisted high-throughput virtual screening (ML-assisted HTVS) is revolutionizing the research paradigm of new materials. Herein,...

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Recent advances in photothermal applications of two-dimensional nanomaterials: photothermal therapy and beyond

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2021, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D1TA04134G, Review ArticleHui Ma, Mianqi XuePhotothermal conversion, as a rapid and effective form of energy conversion, is increasingly attractive in recent years. Among various photothermal agents, two-dimensional (2D) nanomaterials tend to become mainstream due to...The content of this RSS...

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Colloidal Synthesis of Au Nanomaterials with Controlled Morphology and Crystal Phase via the [Au(I)-oleylamine] Complex

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2021, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D1TA03666A, Review ArticleGang Wang, Chen Ma, Long Zheng, Ye ChenColloidal gold (Au) with fine controlled nanostructure possesses unique physicochemical properties and great potentials in a variety of applications. Recently, crystal phase emerged as an important structural factor of Au...The...

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Impact of hydration on ion transport in Li2Sn2S5·xH2O

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2021, Advance ArticleDOI: 10.1039/D1TA04736A, Paper Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Markus Joos, Christian Schneider, Andreas Münchinger, Igor Moudrakovski, Robert Usiskin, Joachim Maier, Bettina V. LotschThe layered material Li2Sn2S5 forms two hydrated solid phases...

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