Azaporphyrinoid‐Based Photo‐ and Electroactive Architectures for Advanced Functional Materials
A long‐standing collaboration between the Torres and Guldi groups has yielded diverse azaporphyrinoid‐based donor‐acceptor nanohybrids with promising applications in solar energy conversion. This conspectus highlights key molecular platforms and structure‐function relationships that govern light and charge management, supporting the rational design of ...
Jorge Labella +3 more
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Electrochemical CO2RR is a key technology for converting CO2 into chemicals, but there remains a gap between “laboratory science” and “engineering practice” in current research. This review establishes a multi‐scale research framework, encompassing atomic‐level characterization, microenvironment regulation, external field‐assisted optimization, and AI ...
Ping Hong +3 more
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Functional Metal Complexes for Solar–Light‐Driven Energy Conversion
This review provides an exhaustive summary of the recent advancements of functional metal complexes in solar‐to‐electrical, ‐chemical, and ‐thermal energy conversion, comprising material categories, design strategies, underlying principles of operation, and identified improvement of performances.
Yanyan Qin +3 more
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Rewriting Polymer Fate via Chemomechanical Coupling
This work introduces a life‐like “living” polymer platform that can grow, degrow, and reprogram its properties after fabrication. By integrating mass transport, reversible polymerization, and controlled catalysis, the material achieves on‐demand changes in size, shape, and mechanical properties.
Jiahe Huang +9 more
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Single‐Chromophore Homojunction Organic Solar Cells: A Path to Simplicity and Efficiency
This perspective discusses how the intrinsic optoelectronic properties of organic semiconductors, their molecular packing in the solid‐state, and internal energetic gradients within a device can enable free‐charge carrier generation in homojunction organic solar cells.
Shaun McAnally +2 more
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Single‐Atom Photocatalyst as Floatable Artificial Leaf for Upcycling Oceanic Plastic Waste
To resolve the catastrophic disaster of oceanic plastic pollution, the novel Ru single atom loaded ZnIn2S4 photocatalysts, in the forms of powder or floatable artificial leaf, were prepared for direct conversion of raw polypropylene plastic into valuable chemicals. The optimized catalyst exhibits exceptional performance, with a total formic/acetic acid
Amin Talebian‐Kiakalaieh +6 more
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Bulk and Surface Dual‐Modification for Stabilizing RuO2 Anode in 2 A cm−2 PEMWE Operation
The high‐current‐density stability of the RuO2‐based anode in PEMWE could be taken care of by a bulk and surface dual modification strategy developed in this work, where Cr doping modulates the Ru valence state in the bulk phase, suppressing Ru overoxidation, whereas Si modification stabilizes the reaction interface by inhibiting catalyst ...
Jiayi Tang +5 more
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First Demonstration of Enhanced Cu-Cu Bonding at Low Temperature With Ruthenium Passivation Layer
In this work, we studied the characteristics of Cu-Cu bonding with a ruthenium passivation layer at low temperatures. It is confirmed that the ruthenium passivation layer is effective in preventing the formation of native copper oxide, and diffusion of ...
Sang Woo Park +3 more
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Self‐Regulating Sodium‐Ion Battery Materials: From Phase Reconstruction to Functional Activation
Self‐regulating sodium‐ion batteries hinge on programmable phase behavior in layered oxides, interphases that renew without growth, and electrolytes that steer solvation and chemistry. This review distills mechanisms into design rules that span composition, site and entropy tuning, and self‐buffering anodes, linking operando evidence to choices and ...
Hong Gao +10 more
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Synthesis and Characterization of Carbonyl–Ruthenium Trisubstituted-Germylene Compounds
Owing to the remarkable physical properties and versatile chemistry of germanium, the synthesis of ruthenium–germylene compounds offers broad application potential and addresses important practical demands.
Peng Nie, Zhong-yu Xia
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