Semiconductor physics of organic–inorganic 2D halide perovskites

Nature Nanotechnology, Published online: 04 December 2020; doi:10.1038/s41565-020-00811-1This Review provides an overview of the current understanding of the physics of organic–inorganic two-dimensional halide perovskites.

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Author Correction: A high-energy and long-cycling lithium–sulfur pouch cell via a macroporous catalytic cathode with double-end binding sites

Nature Nanotechnology, Published online: 03 December 2020; doi:10.1038/s41565-020-00829-5Author Correction: A high-energy and long-cycling lithium–sulfur pouch cell via a macroporous catalytic cathode with double-end binding sites

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Optical control of the valley Zeeman effect through many-exciton interactions

Nature Nanotechnology, Published online: 30 November 2020; doi:10.1038/s41565-020-00804-0Many-body interactions amongst interlayer excitons in a WSe2/MoSe2 heterobilayer give rise to a strong and tunable effective magnetic field enabling the control of the valley pseudospin.

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Deterministic fabrication of arbitrary vertical heterostructures of two-dimensional Ruddlesden–Popper halide perovskites

Nature Nanotechnology, Published online: 30 November 2020; doi:10.1038/s41565-020-00802-2The direct growth of large-area nanosheets of diverse phase-pure Ruddlesden–Popper perovskites enables the fabrication of arbitrary vertical heterostructures and multi-heterostructures of perovskites.

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A new strategy using nanoscale zero-valent iron to simultaneously promote remediation and safe crop production in contaminated soil

Nature Nanotechnology, Published online: 30 November 2020; doi:10.1038/s41565-020-00803-1The application of nanoscale zero-valent iron simultaneously increased rice production and rhizoremediation of pentachlorophenol-contaminated soil.

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Nanomedicine and the COVID-19 vaccines

Nature Nanotechnology, Published online: 27 November 2020; doi:10.1038/s41565-020-00820-0Two nanoparticle-based vaccines close to obtaining approval by the US Food and Drug Administration could represent a giant step in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Advances and challenges towards consumerization of nanomaterials

Nature Nanotechnology, Published online: 25 November 2020; doi:10.1038/s41565-020-00819-7Advances and challenges towards consumerization of nanomaterials

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Nanoscale engineering of catalytic materials for sustainable technologies

Nature Nanotechnology, Published online: 23 November 2020; doi:10.1038/s41565-020-00799-8This Review summarizes how distinct approaches to nanostructural engineering enhance features that determine the selectivity and stability of catalysts.

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A high-energy and long-cycling lithium–sulfur pouch cell via a macroporous catalytic cathode with double-end binding sites

Nature Nanotechnology, Published online: 23 November 2020; doi:10.1038/s41565-020-00797-wThe shuttling effect in Li–S batteries can be drastically suppressed by using a single-atom Co catalyst and polar ZnS nanoparticles embedded in a macroporous conductive matrix as a cathode. Using this strategy, Li–S pouch cells show stable cycling and high energy...

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Structural and dynamics analysis of intrinsically disordered proteins by high-speed atomic force microscopy

Nature Nanotechnology, Published online: 23 November 2020; doi:10.1038/s41565-020-00798-9High-speed AFM imaging enables a semiquantitative, realistic description of the dynamic structure of intrinsically disordered proteins.

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