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Composites of Shellac and Silver Nanowires as Flexible, Biobased, and Corrosion‐Resistant Transparent Conductive Electrodes

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Shellac, a centuries‐old natural resin, is reimagined as a green material for flexible electronics. When combined with silver nanowires, shellac films deliver transparency, conductivity, and stability against humidity. These results position shellac as a sustainable alternative to synthetic polymers for transparent conductors in next‐generation ...
Rahaf Nafez Hussein, Tiago Carneiro Gomes, Eliza Ng, Simon Rondeau‐Gagné, Tricia Breen Carmichael   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Edge-guided inverse design of digital metamaterial-based mode multiplexers for high-capacity multi-dimensional optical interconnect

Nature Communications
The escalating demands of compute-intensive applications urgently necessitate the adoption of optical interconnect technologies to overcome bottlenecks in scaling computing systems.
Aolong Sun, Sizhe Xing, Xuyu Deng, Ruoyu Shen, An Yan, Fangchen Hu, Yuqin Yuan, Boyu Dong, Junhao Zhao, Ouhan Huang, Ziwei Li, Jianyang Shi, Yingjun Zhou, Chao Shen, Yiheng Zhao, Bingzhou Hong, Wei Chu, Junwen Zhang, Haiwen Cai, Nan Chi   +19 more
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Electroactive Metal–Organic Frameworks for Electrocatalysis

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Electrocatalysis is crucial in sustainable energy conversion as it enables efficient chemical transformations. The review discusses how metal–organic frameworks can revolutionize this field by offering tailorable structures and active site tunability, enabling efficient and selective electrocatalytic processes.
Irena Senkovska, Yutong Luo, Ruyan Zhao, Jianjun Zhang, Mingchao Wang, Xinliang Feng, Eike Brunner, Stefan Kaskel   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Smart, Bio‐Inspired Polymers and Bio‐Based Molecules Modified by Zwitterionic Motifs to Design Next‐Generation Materials for Medical Applications

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Bio‐based and (semi‐)synthetic zwitterion‐modified novel materials and fully synthetic next‐generation alternatives show the importance of material design for different biomedical applications. The zwitterionic character affects the physiochemical behavior of the material and deepens the understanding of chemical interaction mechanisms within the ...
Theresa M. Lutz, Jonas De Breuck, Sahar Salehi, Meike N. Leiske   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Emergent Spin‐Glass Behavior in an Iron(II)‐Based Metal–Organic Framework Glass

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
A one‐pot, solvent‐free synthesis yields an Fe2+‐based metal‐organic framework (MOF) glass featuring a continuous random network structure. The material exhibits spin‐glass freezing at 14 K, driven by topological‐disorder and short‐range magnetic frustration, showcasing the potential of MOF glasses as a plattform for cooperative magnetic phenomena in ...
Chinmoy Das, Soma Salamon, Joachim Landers, Jan‐Benedikt Weiß, Wen‐Long Xue, Pascal Kolodzeiski, Roman Pallach, Heiko Wende, Sebastian Henke   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Auto‐Generated Valence States in Electrocatalysts for Boosting Oxygen and Hydrogen Evolution Kinetics in Alkaline Water/Alkaline Seawater/Simulated Seawater/Natural Seawater

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
This review systematically highlights the latest achievements in mixed‐valence states relevant to hydrogen and oxygen evolution reactions, providing essential insights into future directions and methods for large‐scale practical implementation. This critical review is expected to provide an overview of recent advancements in diverse valence‐state metal
Jitendra N. Tiwari, Gokul Bhaskaran, Krishan Kumar, Yun Suk Huh, Young‐Kyu Han   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Optical Visualization of Stretchable Serpentine Interconnects using Chiral Liquid Crystal Elastomers

Advanced Science
The shapes and structures of stretchable interconnects are pivotal in determining their functionality, allowing them to withstand bending, stretching, and twisting while maintaining their operational integrity.
Sang Hyun Han, Jun Hyuk Shin, Hak Jun Yang, Seungmin Nam, Ji Yoon Park, Su Seok Choi   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Digital Actuation Control of Soft Robotic Origami With Self‐Folding Liquid Crystal Elastomer Hinges

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Self‐folding soft‐rigid hybrid robotic origami is enabled by liquid crystal elastomer actuators with embedded Joule heating and closed‐loop digital control. Digitally addressable hinges provide reversible and programmable transitions between distinct folded states while maintaining actuation performance at high cycle counts (over 1500).
David C. Bershadsky, Tuo Zhao, Glaucio H. Paulino, Emily C. Davidson   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Experimental Demonstration of 503.61-Gbit/s DMT over 10-km 7-Core Fiber with 1.5-\mu m SM-VCSEL for Optical Interconnects [PDF]

, 2018
We experimentally demonstrate a net-rate 503.61-Gbit/s discrete multitone (DMT) transmission over 10-km 7-core fiber with 1.5-\mu m single mode VCSEL, where low-complexity kernelrecursive-least-squares algorithm is employed for nonlinear channel ...
Amann, Markus C., Bauwelinck, Johan, Chen, Jiajia, Fu, Songnian, Gan, Lin, Jacobsen, Gunnar, Lin, Rui, Liu, Deming, Ozolins, Oskars, Pang, Xiaodan, Popov, Sergei, Schatz, Richard, Spiga, Siliva, Tang, Ming, Tong, Weijun, Torfs, Guy, Udalcovs, Aleksejs, Van Kerrebrouck, Joris, Xiao, Shilin, Yin, Xin, Zhang, Lu   +20 more
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Covalent Organic Frameworks for Photocatalytic CO2 Reduction: Metal Integration Principles, Strategies and Functions

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Covalent organic frameworks (COFs) with metals have been recognized as versatile platforms for photocatalytic CO2 reduction (CO2PRR). Herein, an overview of metal integration strategies for COFs is systematically summarized. Regulatory mechanisms and structure–activity relationships between metal integration and COF‐based CO2PRR are emphasized.
Jie He, Minxian Zhang, Jinqiang Zhang, Hongqi Sun, Shaobin Wang, Xiaoguang Duan   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source