Shared posts

08 Aug 11:37

Unique topological nodal line states and associated exceptional thermoelectric power factor platform in Nb3GeTe6 monolayer and bulk

Nanoscale, 2020, 12,16910-16916
DOI: 10.1039/D0NR03704D, Paper
Xiaotian Wang, Guangqian Ding, Shakeel Ahmad Khandy, Zhenxiang Cheng, Gang Zhang, Xiao-Lin Wang, Hong Chen
Our work not only reports the discovery of a novel TNL material, but also builds the link between the TNL and thermoelectric properties.
The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
08 Aug 11:31

Facet engineering accelerates spillover hydrogenation on highly diluted metal nanocatalysts

by Lizhi Jiang

Nature Nanotechnology, Published online: 03 August 2020; doi:10.1038/s41565-020-0746-x

Spillover hydrogenation is facet specific and occurs on atomically dispersed Pd catalyst on Cu(100). Knowing this, cost-effective catalysts with extremely low Pd loading are fabricated that successfully catalyse the semi-hydrogenation of a broad range of alkynes with high activity and selectivity.
03 Aug 01:29

[ASAP] Effects of van der Waals Dispersion Interactions in Density Functional Studies of Adsorption, Catalysis, and Tribology on Metals

by Dingwang Yuan†?, Yanning Zhang‡?, Wilson Ho§?, and Ruqian Wu*§

TOC Graphic

The Journal of Physical Chemistry C
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.0c02293
03 Aug 01:29

[ASAP] Mechanisms and Potential-Dependent Energy Barriers for Hydrogen Evolution on Supported MoS2 Catalysts

by Charlie Ruffman†, Calum K. Gordon†, Egill Sku´lason‡, and Anna L. Garden*†

TOC Graphic

The Journal of Physical Chemistry C
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.0c04146
03 Aug 01:28

[ASAP] Thickness-Dependent Enhancement of Electronic Mobility of MoS2 Transistors via Surface Functionalization

by Changjiang Nie†, Butian Zhang†, Yuting Gao‡, Mingming Yin‡, Xin Yi†, Chuanwen Zhao†, Youwei Zhang†, Liang Luo*‡§, and Shun Wang*†§

TOC Graphic

The Journal of Physical Chemistry C
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.0c02657
03 Aug 01:28

[ASAP] Nanotribological Effect of Water Layers Intercalated between Exfoliated MoS2 and Mica

by Dooho Lee†‡, Hyunhwa Lee†‡, Hyunsoo Lee‡, and Jeong Young Park*†‡

TOC Graphic

The Journal of Physical Chemistry C
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.0c01848
03 Aug 01:28

[ASAP] Micro-Defects in Monolayer MoS2 Studied by Low-Temperature Magneto-Raman Mapping

by Yang Yang*†, Wuguo Liu†, Zhongtao Lin†, Ke Zhu†, Shibing Tian†, Yuan Huang†, Changzhi Gu†‡, and Junjie Li*†‡§

TOC Graphic

The Journal of Physical Chemistry C
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.0c04922
03 Aug 01:24

Boosting the energy storage performance of V2O5 nanosheets by intercalating conductive graphene quantum dots

Nanoscale, 2020, 12,16944-16955
DOI: 10.1039/D0NR04362A, Paper
Akhilesh Babu Ganganboina, Enoch Y. Park, Ruey-An Doong
V2O5 nanosheets have been nano-engineered with 0D graphene quantum dots via a hydrothermal method, their outstanding electrochemical properties for high-performance supercapacitors are demonstrated.
The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
03 Aug 01:23

Role of carrier-transfer in the optical nonlinearity of graphene/Bi2Te3 heterojunctions

Nanoscale, 2020, 12,16956-16966
DOI: 10.1039/D0NR02085K, Paper
Jia-Chi Lan, Junpeng Qiao, Wei-Heng Sung, Chun-Hu Chen, Ren-Huai Jhang, Shi-Hsin Lin, Li-Ren Ng, Gengchiau Liang, Meng-Yu Wu, Li-Wei Tu, Cheng-Maw Cheng, Hong Liu, Chao-Kuei Lee
By fabricating graphene/Bi2Te3 heterojunction, the mechanism of carrier-transfer resulting in enhanced optical nonlinearity was investigated. The rapid over-saturation of Bi2Te3 is solved and a better performance is acquired in Q-switched laser.
The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
03 Aug 01:18

Remarkably high thermal-driven MoS2 grain boundary migration mobility and its implications on defect healing

Nanoscale, 2020, 12,17746-17753
DOI: 10.1039/D0NR03871G, Paper
Xiangjun Liu, Zhi Gen Yu, Gang Zhang, Yong-Wei Zhang
Two-dimensional (2D) transition-metal dichalcogenides (TMDs) hold great potential for many important device applications, such as field effect transistors and sensors, which require a robust control of defect type, density, and distribution.
The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
03 Aug 01:18

Pd nanoparticles deposited on Co(OH)2 nanoplatelets as a bifunctional electrocatalyst and their application in Zn–air and Li–O2 batteries

Nanoscale, 2020, 12,17858-17869
DOI: 10.1039/D0NR05403H, Paper
Suyeon Hyun, Apichat Saejio, Sangaraju Shanmugam
The Pd/Co(OH)2 nanohybrid as a highly efficient oxygen bifunctional electrocatalyst is presented and further demonstrated in a rechargeable Zn–air and Li–O2 battery as an air cathode.
The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
03 Aug 01:18

Bidirectional tuning of phase transition properties in Pt : VO2 nanocomposite thin films

Nanoscale, 2020, 12,17886-17894
DOI: 10.1039/D0NR04008H, Paper
Zihao He, Jie Jian, Shikhar Misra, Xingyao Gao, Xuejing Wang, Zhimin Qi, Bo Yang, Di Zhang, Xinghang Zhang, Haiyan Wang
Pt : VO2 nanocomposite design to achieve bidirectional tuning of phase transformation via size dependent work function of nanoparticles.
The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
03 Aug 01:16

Rapid and high-concentration exfoliation of montmorillonite into high-quality and mono-layered nanosheets

Nanoscale, 2020, 12,17083-17092
DOI: 10.1039/D0NR04514D, Paper
Zhengmao Ding, Jie Li, Bowen Zhang, Yunjun Luo
Exfoliation time is significantly shortened from 120 to 3 min and yield reaches a record high value of 100 wt%.
The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
03 Aug 01:15

A native oxide high-κ gate dielectric for two-dimensional electronics

by Tianran Li

Nature Electronics, Published online: 27 July 2020; doi:10.1038/s41928-020-0444-6

An atomically thin high-κ gate dielectric of Bi2SeO5 can be formed via layer-by-layer oxidization of an underlying two-dimensional semiconductor, allowing high-performance field-effect transistors and inverters to be fabricated.
03 Aug 01:14

Visualization of the flat electronic band in twisted bilayer graphene near the magic angle twist

by M. Iqbal Bakti Utama

Nature Physics, Published online: 27 July 2020; doi:10.1038/s41567-020-0974-x

The flat electronic bands that are associated with ordered phases in twisted bilayer graphene at a magic twist angle have been imaged using angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy.
03 Aug 01:13

Programming multi-protein assembly by gene-brush patterns and two-dimensional compartment geometry

by Ohad Vonshak

Nature Nanotechnology, Published online: 20 July 2020; doi:10.1038/s41565-020-0720-7

Gene brushes patterned as synthetic operons on two-dimensional silicon compartments with defined geometry allow the investigation and regulation of nanoscale multi-protein assemblies.
03 Aug 01:11

Ultrafast hot-hole injection modifies hot-electron dynamics in Au/p-GaN heterostructures

by Giulia Tagliabue

Nature Materials, Published online: 27 July 2020; doi:10.1038/s41563-020-0737-1

Photo-excited gold nanoparticles are shown to provide ultrafast and efficient hot-hole injection to the valence band of p-type GaN, substantially altering hot-electron dynamics in the nanoparticles and forming a basis to design hot-hole-based optoelectronics.
03 Aug 01:10

Author Correction: Configurable phonon polaritons in twisted α-MoO3

by Mingyuan Chen

Nature Materials, Published online: 28 July 2020; doi:10.1038/s41563-020-0781-x

Author Correction: Configurable phonon polaritons in twisted α-MoO3
27 Jul 01:41

Gate-Tuned Interlayer Coupling in van der Waals Ferromagnet ${\mathrm{Fe}}_{3}{\mathrm{GeTe}}_{2}$ Nanoflakes

by Guolin Zheng, Wen-Qiang Xie, Sultan Albarakati, Meri Algarni, Cheng Tan, Yihao Wang, Jingyang Peng, James Partridge, Lawrence Farrar, Jiabao Yi, Yimin Xiong, Mingliang Tian, Yu-Jun Zhao, and Lan Wang

Author(s): Guolin Zheng, Wen-Qiang Xie, Sultan Albarakati, Meri Algarni, Cheng Tan, Yihao Wang, Jingyang Peng, James Partridge, Lawrence Farrar, Jiabao Yi, Yimin Xiong, Mingliang Tian, Yu-Jun Zhao, and Lan Wang

Increasing the proton numbers in a van der Waals magnet leads to increased interlayer coupling, opening the possibility of controlling the coupling for applications.


[Phys. Rev. Lett. 125, 047202] Published Wed Jul 22, 2020

27 Jul 01:37

Two-dimensional ferromagnetism in CrTe flakes down to atomically thin layers

Nanoscale, 2020, 12,16427-16432
DOI: 10.1039/D0NR04108D, Communication
Mingshan Wang, Lixing Kang, Jianwei Su, Luman Zhang, Hongwei Dai, Hui Cheng, Xiaotao Han, Tianyou Zhai, Zheng Liu, Junbo Han
Two-dimensional ferromagnet, chromium tellurium (CrTe) was successfully synthesized. The thickness-Curie temperature phase diagram has been obtained and the results demonstrate that CrTe flakes are good hard magnets with the thickness down to 11 nm.
The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
27 Jul 01:36

Synthesizing 1D and 2D metal oxide nanostructures: using metal acetate complexes as building blocks

Nanoscale, 2020, 12,17971-17981
DOI: 10.1039/D0NR03970E, Minireview
Ruohong Sui, Paul A. Charpentier, Robert A. Marriott
1D and 2D nanostructures are self-assembled after metal alkoxides react with acetic acid in a non-aqueous solvent.
The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
27 Jul 01:36

Nanoscale engineering and Mo-doping of 2D ultrathin ReS2 nanosheets for remarkable electrocatalytic hydrogen generation

Nanoscale, 2020, 12,17045-17052
DOI: 10.1039/D0NR03693E, Paper
Jun Xu, Changji Fang, Zhiqian Zhu, Jingwen Wang, Bansui Yu, Junjun Zhang
Improved conductivity and activated basal planes of ReS2 nanosheets are realized by heteroatom Mo-doping, which results in a significant enhancement in electrocatalytic activity for the hydrogen evolution reaction.
The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
27 Jul 01:35

Quantum confinement in group III–V semiconductor 2D nanostructures

Nanoscale, 2020, 12,17494-17501
DOI: 10.1039/D0NR03577G, Paper
Luis A. Cipriano, Giovanni Di Liberto, Sergio Tosoni, Gianfranco Pacchioni
Band gap variation in group III–V semiconductor slabs due to quantum size effects.
The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
27 Jul 01:31

Author Correction: Evidence of higher-order topology in multilayer WTe2 from Josephson coupling through anisotropic hinge states

by Yong-Bin Choi

Nature Materials, Published online: 17 July 2020; doi:10.1038/s41563-020-0762-0

Author Correction: Evidence of higher-order topology in multilayer WTe2 from Josephson coupling through anisotropic hinge states
27 Jul 01:31

Author Correction: Excitons in strain-induced one-dimensional moiré potentials at transition metal dichalcogenide heterojunctions

by Yusong Bai

Nature Materials, Published online: 20 July 2020; doi:10.1038/s41563-020-0773-x

Author Correction: Excitons in strain-induced one-dimensional moiré potentials at transition metal dichalcogenide heterojunctions
27 Jul 01:29

Two monolayers is greater than a bilayer

by Junwei Liu

Nature Materials, Published online: 23 July 2020; doi:10.1038/s41563-020-0733-5

Flat sub-bands induced by moiré patterns and correlation effects are demonstrated in a twisted bilayer of the transition metal dichalcogenide WSe2 through a series of transport experiments.
27 Jul 01:28

Author Correction: Electrical switching in a magnetically intercalated transition metal dichalcogenide

by Nityan L. Nair

Nature Materials, Published online: 23 July 2020; doi:10.1038/s41563-020-0776-7

Author Correction: Electrical switching in a magnetically intercalated transition metal dichalcogenide
27 Jul 01:27

Coherent many-body exciton in van der Waals antiferromagnet NiPS3

by Soonmin Kang

Nature, Published online: 20 July 2020; doi:10.1038/s41586-020-2520-5

A spin–orbit-entangled exciton state in the van der Waals material NiPS3 is observed, and found to arise from many-body states of a Zhang–Rice singlet.
20 Jul 01:35

Treatment-dependent surface chemistry and gas sensing behavior of the thinnest member of titanium carbide MXenes

Nanoscale, 2020, 12,16987-16994
DOI: 10.1039/C9NR08350B, Paper
Qian Sun, Jian Wang, Xiang Wang, Jie Dai, Xiaoshan Wang, Huacheng Fan, Zhiwei Wang, Hai Li, Xiao Huang, Wei Huang
Treatment-dependent surface functionalization and gas sensing behavior of Ti2CTx-based materials.
The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
20 Jul 01:31

Author Correction: Evidence of higher-order topology in multilayer WTe2 from Josephson coupling through anisotropic hinge states

by Yong-Bin Choi

Nature Materials, Published online: 17 July 2020; doi:10.1038/s41563-020-0762-0

Author Correction: Evidence of higher-order topology in multilayer WTe2 from Josephson coupling through anisotropic hinge states