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Self-Consistent Explanation of the Untwist Alignment of Ferroelectric Nematic Liquid Crystals with Decreasing Cell Thickness and Deviation of the Surface Easy Axis Experimented upon Using the Brewster Angle Reflection Method

Crystals
The huge dielectric constant of ferroelectric nematic liquid crystals (FNLCs) seems to bring about a difficulty of molecular alignment control in exchange for a potential device application.
Sakunosuke Abe, Yosei Shibata, Munehiro Kimura, Tadashi Akahane   +3 more
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Electro‐Steric Ion Confinement in Polyelectrolyte Networks for Robust Nonvolatile Artificial Synapse

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Polyelectrolyte stoichiometry governs ion transport and retention in electrolyte‐gated synaptic transistors. A PSS‐rich network creates electro‐steric ion confinement that suppresses ion back‐diffusion and stabilizes channel doping, enabling robust nonvolatile synaptic memory, linear weight updates, and low‐energy operation.
Donghwa Lee, Jinbo Kim, Myeongjin An, Jisoo Park, Junho Sung, Eunsung Hwang, Suhwan Seok, Seong‐Min Bak, Jeonghun Kim, Eunho Lee   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Novel Cell Surface Anchoring Mechanism of Prokaryotic Secreted Protein

, 2017
The microbial cell surface is decorated with a variety of protein structures that play important roles in key cellular processes such as providing cell stability, facilitating interactions between cells, and interacting with the environment.
Abdul Halim, Mohd Farid
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Blood Biomarkers and Surface‐Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy for Gout: A Comprehensive Review

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Schematic illustrating gout disease progression from asymptomatic hyperuricemia to chronic tophaceous disease, highlighting the limitations of conventional imaging and biochemical diagnostics and the potential of engineered SERS platforms for ultrasensitive blood‐based detection of urate‐related biomarkers across disease stages, with the color gradient
Isuri Perera, Chiranjeevi Kanike, Appurva Tiwari, Hongyan Wu, Larry D. Unsworth, Ben Bin Xu, Xuehua Zhang   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Ultrasmall High‐Entropy Materials: Nanoscale Effects, Synthesis, and Mechanistic Insights

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
This review article focuses on sub‐10 nm high‐entropy materials that combine nanoscale design with complex compositions for next‐generation applications. ABSTRACT Ultrasmall high‐entropy nanomaterials (USHENMs, <10 nm) merge multicomponent chemistry with size‐dependent effects, forming a distinct class of materials with unprecedented properties.
Yueyue He, Wenbo Wang, Simon Schweidler, Yanjiao Ma, Ben Breitung, Torsten Brezesinski   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Active nematic response to a deformable body or boundary: Elastic deformations and anchoring-induced flow

Physical Review Research
A body immersed in a nematic liquid crystal disturbs the fluid's preferred molecular configuration and increases its stored elastic energy. In an active nematic, the fluid components also generate a stress in the bulk fluid.
Thomas G. J. Chandler, Saverio E. Spagnolie   +1 more
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Powering Nanocrystal‐Based Heat Engines With Light‐Emitting Metasurfaces That Influence Their Temperature

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Metasurfaces and other structured photonic environments can dramatically modify the absorption and/or light emission of semiconductors. However, the consequences of these changes on the temperature of the system are not well understood. The authors address this problem for colloidal nanocrystals and leverage their findings to convert light into ...
Hugo Kowalczyk, Yihao Yuan, Augustin Caillas, Amel Saidoun, Roméo Bonnet, Pascal Filloux, Emmanuel Lhuillier, Aloyse Degiron   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Pickering‐Engineered Microparticles for Magnetically Guided Motion and Light‐Triggered Catalysis

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Magnetically responsive wax microparticles stabilized by hematite cubes through the Pickering emulsification strategy are developed, showing controlled size, motion, and light‐activated catalytic activity. Annealing under a magnetic field enhances their mobility and steering.
Chiara Ferlito, Ludovico Guercio, Giuseppe Cavallaro, Giuseppe Lazzara, Theodore Hueckel, Lorenzo Lisuzzo, Stefano Sacanna   +6 more
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MXene Wrapped Magnetic Mesocrystals for Durable Redox Catalytic Cancer Therapy and Responsive MRI

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Conformal wrapping of ultrathin Ti3C2Tx MXene nanosheets on Fe3O4 mesocrystals creates topology‐stabilized Schottky junctions that direct photoinduced electron transfer under NIR irradiation. The unique architecture sustains Fenton catalysis, promotes continuous hydroxyl radical production, and provides photo‐responsive MRI contrast.
Min Jun Ko, Seongchan Kim, Jun‐Hyeok Han, Sanghee Lee, Minji Ahn, Hong En Fu, Young Jun Jang, Yoo Sang Jeon, Weiguo Li, Young Keun Kim, Dong‐Hyun Kim   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Conformal Metallosaccharide Hybrid Films for Protecting Wood Surfaces From Environmental Damage

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Ti‐ribose hybrid films fabricated by molecular layer deposition form a conformal and uniform coating on wood surfaces, which provides water repellence, dimensional stability, and resistance to acidic and alkaline environments, while preserving the natural appearance.
Wenwen Wang, Aranzazu Sierra Fernandez, Gabriele Botta, Evgenii Modin, Iva Šarić Janković, Shidong Ji, Junli Liu, Mato Knez   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source