Stabilizing sulfur cathode by single Li-ion channel polymer binder

28-Nov-2019 - The growing demands on the high-performance energy-storage system for emerging technologies such as electric vehicles and artificial intelligence drive the development of high-performance batteries. As a promising candidate of next-generation batteries, Li-S batteries have been drawn much ...

Semiconductors Combine Forces in Photocatalysis

Active photocatalyst: 2D/2D heterojunction of black phosphorus and bismuth tungstate

29-Jan-2019 - A significant advance in the photocatalytic activity of conventional materials is demonstrated by a two-dimensional heterostructure comprising nanolayers of two semiconductors: black phosphorus and bismuth tungstate. As researchers have reported in the journal Angewandte Chemie, this catalyst ...

The Making of Biorelevant Nanomaterials

05-Jan-2018 - The interactions of biological macromolecules such as nucleic acids, proteins, and polysaccharide–protein conjugates can be mimicked by artificial polyelectrolytes. Such synthetic polyionic complexes are expected to serve as novel platforms to stabilize and deliver drugs, proteins, or nucleic ...

Hexagonal boron nitride enables the fabrication of 2-dimensional electronic memories

09-Mar-2017 - The use of two dimensional (2D) layered materials to improve the capabilities of electronic devices is a promising strategy that has recently gained much interest in both academia and industry. However, while the research in 2D metallic and semiconducting materials is well established, detailed ...

Quantum dots photocatalyse organic reactions with near-infrared light

05-Mar-2013 - The photocatalysis of alcohols to aldehydes and carboxylic acids usually involves UV or visible light, but a group of scientists from China has discovered that carbon quantum dots can catalyse such reactions using near-infrared wavelengths. Conventional UV/visible-light approaches involve ...