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Phase-field collagen fibrils: Coupling chirality and density modulations

Physical Review Research, 2020
To describe the interaction between longitudinal density modulations along collagen fibrils (the D band) with a radial twist field of molecular orientation (double twist), we couple a phase-field crystal (PFC) with liquid-crystalline free energies to ...
Samuel Cameron, Laurent Kreplak, Andrew D. Rutenberg   +2 more
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From Photoalignment to Structured Light: Liquid Crystal Platforms for Beam Shaping and Complex Wavefronts

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Photoaligned and photopatterned liquid crystal platforms provide programmable control of optical phase, polarization, and spin‐orbit interactions, enabling compact generation of structured light and complex wavefronts. This review highlights how tailored molecular orientations transform simple beams into designed optical fields, opening versatile ...
Le Zhou, Tingjun Zhong, Sijie Liu, Pouya Nosratkhah, Ke Xu, Yuzhen Zhao, Kristiaan Neyts   +6 more
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High‐Performance n‐Type Organic Thermoelectrics Enabled by Control Over Microstructure, Orientation and Contact Plane in Naphthalenediimide‐Bithiazole‐Copolymer Films

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Effective control over the crystalline contact plane and microstructure of a naphthalenediimide‐bithiazole copolymer enables high‐performance n‐type thermoelectrics. While rubbing alignment induces a detrimental edge‐on orientation, subsequent solvent vapor‐induced re‐orientation facilitates a favorable mixed face‐on/edge‐on morphology.
Suhao Wang, Said Oummouch, Huan Wei, Karl Thorley, Adam Marks, Arianna Magni, Xiuming Sun, Alessandra Pistillo, Bruno Schmaltz, Olivier Bardagot, Sabine Ludwigs, Alberto Salleo, Yuanyuan Hu, Martin Brinkmann   +13 more
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Bismuth‐Based Photocatalysts for Water Remediation: Design Strategies, Mechanisms, and Challenges

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
This review highlights representative design strategies for bismuth‐based semiconductor photocatalysts in solar‐driven water purification. Emphasis is placed on electronic structure regulation, oxygen‐vacancy engineering, and interfacial coupling to enable efficient full‐spectrum light utilization, improved charge separation, and selective oxidation in
Shan Liu, Yi Zhao, Liming Cai, Simin Long, Jing Kang, Jingkai Lin, Jimin Shen, Zhonglin Chen, Shaobin Wang, Huayang Zhang   +9 more
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Topological phase diagram of twisted bilayer graphene as a function of the twist angle

Physical Review B
Twisted bilayer graphene (TBG) hosts a rich landscape of electronic phases arising from the interplay between strong electron-electron interactions and nontrivial band topology. While the flat bands near zero energy are central to many correlated phenomena, their interaction with higher-energy remote bands remains less understood.
Leonardo A. Navarro-Labastida, Pierre A. Pantaleón, Francisco Guinea, Gerardo G. Naumis   +3 more
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Tannic Acid‐Modified Cellulose Nanofiber Reinforced Polymerizable Eutectogels for High‐Performance Stretchable Strain Sensors

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
A polymerizable deep eutectic solvent is reinforced with tannic acid‐modified cellulose nanofibers to construct a hierarchical dynamic eutectogel network. Synergistic covalent and reversible interactions impart ultrahigh stretchability, high ionic conductivity, broad temperature tolerance, self‐healing, and strong adhesion, enabling robust wearable ...
Huang Wu, Yang Hu, Youmin Tuo, Weide Zhang, Nanzhu Bao, Haitao Wu, Zhuangzhuang Chu, Yunhua Chen, Tao Wang, Teng Yuan, Hongbo Zeng, Zhuohong Yang   +11 more
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Molecular Rotors: From Newtonian Fluids to Functional Materials as Viscosity and Temperature Sensing Tools

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Molecular rotors are fluorescent molecules that are sensitive to viscosity and temperature variations in the environment. They exhibit a direct correlation between fluorescence and viscosity within Newtonian fluids. However, this correlation becomes less straightforward in complex systems.
Flavia Di Scala, Alice Briole, Valerii Myndrul, Thomas J. Cleij, Hanne Diliën, Bérengère Abou, Bart van Grinsven   +6 more
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Free-space Optical Communication based on Augmentation of OAM Modes

Guangtongxin yanjiu
【Objective】Atmospheric and oceanic turbulence causes the mode fading of optical Orbital Angular Momentum (OAM), thus being one of the main factors that deteriorate the performance of OAM-based Free-Space Optical Communications (FSOC) systems.
DAI Weijie, SU Xiaofeng, LIU Xiaoqian, ZHANG Liyan, WEI Tiankuo, SONG Jian, DONG Yuhan   +6 more
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Tailored Diketopyrrolopyrrole Derivatives for Efficient Deep‐Red Organic Lasers

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Tailored diketopyrrolopyrrole derivatives exhibit high stable amplified spontaneous emission with single or dual bands. Incorporated into distributed‐feedback lasers based on one‐ and two‐dimensional dichromated‐gelatin diffractive gratings, these materials provide a robust, flexible platform for integrated organic deep‐red light sources. ABSTRACT Deep‐
Pablo Pasqués‐Gramage, Abelardo Sánchez‐Oliva, Álex Farrando‐Pérez, Pedro G. Boj, M. Victoria Gómez, Ana M. Rodríguez, Pilar Prieto, Rafael Muñoz‐Mármol, Andrew J. Musser, Iván Torres‐Moya, María A. Díaz‐García   +10 more
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Measuring the phase velocity of twisted wavefronts

, 2018
Traditionally one defines the speed of a wave as a property of the medium. Recent studies in photonics have challenged this idea, indicating that spatial shaping of the optical wavefront has can alter the arrival time of single photons when compared to an entangled reference photon.
Richard, Grace, Lay, Holly, Giovannini, Daniel, Cochran, Sandy, Spalding, Gabriel C., Lavery, Martin P. J.   +5 more
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