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The rise and decline of the caloric theory

, 2012
The aim of this paper is to make a historical analysis of the appearance of the caloric theory, its explanatory power and its decline. Unlike many texts disclose, we will show that Joseph Black was not the first to investigate the heat as a substance and that the experiments of Benjamin Thompson (Count Rumford) were not crucial to the abandonment of ...
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Atomic Size Misfit for Electrocatalytic Small Molecule Activation

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
This review explores the application and mechanisms of atomic size misfit in catalysis for small molecule activation, focusing on how structural defects and electronic properties can effectively lower the energy barriers of chemical bonds in molecules like H2O, CO2, and N2.
Ping Hong, Changfan Xu, Huaping Zhao, Yong Lei   +3 more
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Copper‐based Materials for Photo and Electrocatalytic Process: Advancing Renewable Energy and Environmental Applications

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Cu‐based catalysts as a cornerstone in advancing sustainable energy technologies are fully reviewed in this manuscript, highlighting their potential in photo‐ and electrocatalysis. It includes metallic copper, copper oxides, copper sulfides, copper halide perovskites, copper‐based metal–organic frameworks (MOFs), and covalent organic frameworks (COFs),
Jéssica C. de Almeida, Yanjie Wang, Thais A. Rodrigues, Paulo H. H. Nunes, Vagner R. de Mendonça, Paulo H. E. Falsetti, Leticia V. Savazi, Tao He, Alexandra V. Bardakova, Aida V. Rudakova, Jie Tian, Alexei V. Emeline, Osmando F. Lopes, Antonio Otavio T. Patrocínio, Jia Hong Pan, Caue Ribeiro, Detlef W. Bahnemann   +16 more
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MnI‐Functionalized Covalent Organic Framework as Efficient Electrocatalyst for CO2 Reduction in a Catholyte‐Free Zero‐Gap Electrolyzer

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
This work demonstrates the successful integration of a phenanthroline‐based 2D COF with MnI catalytic sites into a catholyte‐free membrane‐electrode‐assembly cell for CO2 electroreduction. The crystalline COF actively suppresses Mn⁰–Mn⁰ dimerization, achieving a turnover frequency of 617 h⁻¹ at 2.8 V (full‐cell potential), and enabling stable operation.
Laura Spies, Marcos Eduardo G. Carmo, Gonçalves J. Marrenjo, Stephan Reuther, Patrick Ganswindt, Antonio Otavio T. Patrocinio, Thomas Bein, Osmando F. Lopes, Jenny Schneider   +8 more
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Rational Fine‐Tuning of MOF Pore Metrics: Enhanced SO2 Capture and Sensing with Optimal Multi‐Site Interactions

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
A pore tuning strategy to amplify the multi‐site MOF‐SO2 interactions is proposed to achieve an enhanced trace SO2 capture and chemiresistive sensing in highly stable isostructural DMOFs by annelating benzene rings. This work provides a facile strategy to achieve tailor‐made stable MOF materials for specific multifunctional applications.
Shanghua Xing, Abdulrahman Mohabbat, István Boldog, Jens Möllmer, Marcus Lange, Yulyan Haiduk, Tobias Heinen, Vladimir Pankov, Oliver Weingart, Christoph Janiak   +9 more
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Copper Doping Enhances the Activity and Selectivity of Atomically Precise Ag44 Nanoclusters for Photocatalytic CO2 Reduction

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
By a simple anti‐Galvanic reaction, up to six copper atoms could be preferably doped into the Ag2(SR)5 staple motifs and Ag20 dodecahedral shell of an atomically precise Ag44(SR)30 nanocluster. When anatase TiO2 is used as substrate, the (AgCu)44/TiO2 photocatalyst exhibited much improved activity in photocatalytic CO2 reduction compared to Ag44/TiO2 ...
Ye Liu, Xi Zheng, Xiufan Liu, Tengyuan Gao, Nicola Pinna, Yu Wang   +5 more
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Enhancing Direct Solar Water Splitting via ALD of Multifunctional TiO2/Pt Nanoparticle Coatings With Engineered Interfaces to GaAs/GaInP Tandem Cells

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Multifunctional atomic layer deposited coatings and interface treatments enhance direct solar water splitting on GaAs/GaInP tandem cells. Optimized TiO2/Pt nanoparticle bilayers ensure durability and catalytic efficiency with minimal optical losses, while H2 plasma pretreatments maximize photovoltage and interfacial charge extraction.
Tim F. Rieth, Verena Streibel, Oliver Bienek, Sergej Levashov, Johannes Dittloff, Kristof Möller, Johanna Eichhorn, Matthias M. May, Ian D. Sharp   +8 more
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Non Thermal‐Driven Photocatalytic Ammonia Decomposition at Near‐Room Temperature on a Plasmonic Nanocone Array

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Plasmonic photocatalytic ammonia decomposition occurs at near‐room temperature on a plasmonic Au nanocone array under visible light illumination. The nanostructure efficiently harnesses plasmonic modes, leading to increased reaction rates upon plasmon decay.
Thanh‐Lam Bui, S. M. Hossein Hejazi, Jan Navrátil, Hana Kmentová, Petr Bábor, Olivier Henrotte, Luca Mascaretti, Matteo Bisetto, Stephen K. Sanders, Andrea Schirato, Michal Otyepka, Piotr Błoński, Tiziano Montini, Radek Zboril, Paolo Fornasiero, Alessandro Alabastri, Alberto Naldoni, Stepan Kment   +17 more
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Micropatterned Biphasic Printed Electrodes for High‐Fidelity on‐Skin Bioelectronics

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Micropatterned biphasic printed electrodes achieve unprecedented skin conformity and low impedance by combining liquid‐metal droplets with microstructured 3D lattices. This scalable approach enables high‐fidelity detection of ECG, EMG, and EEG signals, including alpha rhythms from the forehead, with long‐term comfort and stability.
Manuel Reis Carneiro, Telmo Lopes, André F. Silva, Carmel Majidi, Mahmoud Tavakoli   +4 more
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Prospects of Electric Field Control in Perpendicular Magnetic Tunnel Junctions and Emerging 2D Spintronics for Ultralow Energy Memory and Logic Devices

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Electric control of magnetic tunnel junctions offers a path to drastically reduce the energy requirements of the device. Electric field control of magnetization can be realized in a multitude of ways. These mechanisms can be integrated into existing spintronic devices to further reduce the operational energy.
Will Echtenkamp, Brahmdutta Dixit, Yifei Yang, Deyuan Lyu, Thomas Peterson, Qi Jia, Yu‐Chia Chen, Jian‐Ping Wang   +7 more
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