Materials Horizons

Electronic levels and energies of a solid, such as Fermi level, vacuum level, work function, ionization energy or electron affinity, are of paramount importance for the control of device behavior, charge carrier injection and transport.

MOF-based heterogeneous catalysts with enhanced dispersibility and photocatalytic property are realized via introducing pollen pivots.

The tobramycin-doped polydopamine nanoparticles were developed to construct solar evaporator, which exhibited synergistic antibacterial behaviors and high water evaporation rate, thus achieving stable reuse even under microbe-rich environment.

We demonstrated a stable and spectrum-selective self-powered UV photodetector based on lead-free Cs₃Cu₂I₅ films with excellent photodetection performance.

Metal organic frameworks (MOFs) are hybrid crystalline materials, exhibiting high specific surface areas, controllable pore sizes and surface chemistry.

Quasi-solid-state micro-supercapacitors with cellular graphene film as the active material and polyvinyl alcohol/H₃PO₄as the gel electrolyte have been fabricated. The 3D porous graphene films not only serve as high performance supercapacitor electrodes, but also provide an abundant ion reservoir for the gel electrolyte.

Nature-inspired ionic conductors based on supramolecular nanofibril are developed for flexible and stretchable strain/pressure sensors.

This review provides insights into the role of particle geometry in biomedical applications.

Strategies that could be used to develop non-precious-metal based catalysts towards the OER/ORR in alkaline electrolyte based zinc–air systems are briefly reviewed.