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Balancing the rigid backbones and flexible side chains of light‐harvesting materials is crucially important to reach optimized intermolecular packing, micromorphology, and thus photovoltaic performance of organic solar cells (OSCs). Herein, based on a distinctive CH‐series acceptor platform with 2D conjugation extended backbones, a series of nonfullerene acceptors (CH‐6F‐Cn) are synthesized by delicately...
The present study proposes a novel engineering concept for the customization of functionality and construction of superstructure to fabricate 2D monolayered N‐doped carbon superstructure electrocatalysts decorated with Co single atoms or Co2P nanoparticles derived from 2D bimetallic ZnCo‐ZIF superstructure precursors. The hierarchically porous carbon superstructure maximizes the exposure of accessible...
Hierarchical architecture engineering is desirable in integrating the physical‐chemical behaviors and macroscopic properties of materials, which present great potential for developing multifunctional microwave absorption materials. However, the intrinsic mechanisms and correlation conditions among cellular units have not been revealed, which are insufficient to maximize the fusion of superior microwave...
The photothermal process has attracted considerable attention in water treatment due to its advantages of low energy consumption and high efficiency. In this respect, photothermal materials play a crucial role in the photothermal process. Particularly, carbonaceous materials have emerged as promising candidates for this process because of exceptional photothermal performance. While previous research...
Excessive accumulation of nitrate in the environment will affect human health. To combat nitrate pollution, chemical, biological, and physical technologies have been developed recently. The researcher favors electrocatalytic reduction nitrate reaction (NO3RR) because of the low post‐treatment cost and simple treatment conditions. Single‐atom catalysts (SACs) offer great activity, exceptional selectivity,...
This study establishes and validates a series of three dimentional (3D) DNA origami frameworks (DOFs) carrying imaging probes to evaluate their pharmacokinetics and real‐time bio‐distribution in mice. Three typical DOFs with distinguished structural properties are subjected to mice intravenous injection to systematically investigate their in vivo behaviors. Tracing the radioisotope zirconium‐89 (89...
Electrocatalysts based on Fe and other transition metals are regarded as most promising candidates for accelerating the oxygen evolution reaction (OER), whereas whether Fe is the catalytic active site for OER is still under debate. Here, unary Fe‐ and binary FeNi‐ based catalysts, FeOOH and FeNi(OH)x, are produced by self‐reconstruction. The former is a dual‐phased FeOOH, possessing abundant oxygen...
Potassium‐ion batteries (PIBs) have attracted more and more attention as viable alternatives to lithium‐ion batteries (LIBs) due to the deficiency and uneven distribution of lithium resources. However, it is shown that potassium storage in some compounds through reaction or intercalation mechanisms cannot effectively improve the capacity and stability of anodes for PIBs. The unique anti‐spinel structure...
Pulmonary fibrosis, a sequela of lung injury resulting from severe infection such as severe acute respiratory syndrome‐like coronavirus (SARS‐CoV‐2) infection, is a kind of life‐threatening lung disease with limited therapeutic options. Herein, inhalable liposomes encapsulating metformin, a first‐line antidiabetic drug that has been reported to effectively reverse pulmonary fibrosis by modulating...
The hygroscopic dopants used in Spiro‐OMeTAD hole transport material (HTM) in state‐of‐the‐art perovskite solar cells (PSCs) inevitably induce premature degradation of the devices. Here, two multifunctional polymer interface materials based on the perylene diimides (PDI) unit are developed. It is found that quasi‐two‐dimensional (2D) polymer 2DP‐PDI can form a denser film and exhibit better hydrophobicity...
The low specific capacity and low voltage plateau are significant challenges in the advancement of practical magnesium ion batteries (MIBs). Here, a superior aqueous electrolyte combining with a copper foam interlayer between anode and separator is proposed to address these drawbacks. Notably, with the dynamic redox of copper ions, the weakened solvation of Mg2+ cations in the electrolyte and the...
Exosomes are promising new biomarkers for colorectal cancer (CRC) diagnosis, due to their rich biological fingerprints and high level of stability. However, the accurate detection of exosomes with specific surface receptors is limited to clinical application. Herein, an exosome enrichment platform on a 3D porous sponge microfluidic chip is constructed and the exosome capture efficiency of this chip...
Nanoparticle surfactants (NPSs) offer a powerful means to stabilize the oil‐water interface and construct all‐liquid devices with advanced functions. However, as the nanoparticle size decreases to molecular‐scale, the binding energy of the NPS to the interface reduces significantly, leading to a dynamic adsorption of NPS and “liquid‐like” state of the interfacial assemblies. Here, by using the host‐guest...
Organic photodetectors that can sensitively convert near‐infrared (NIR) circularly polarized light (CPL) into modulable electrical signals have promising applications in spectroscopy, imaging, and communications. However, the preparation of chiral NIR organic photodetectors with simultaneously high dissymmetry factor, responsivity, detectivity, and response speed is challenging. Here, direct CPL detectors...
Islet transplantation is a promising strategy for type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) treatment, whereas implanted‐associated foreign body reaction (FBR) usually induces the necrosis of transplanted islets and leads to the failure of glycemic control. Benefiting from the excellent anti‐biofouling property of zwitterionic materials and their successful application in macroscopic implanted devices, microcapsules...
Lead‐free Cs2AgBiBr6 double perovskite is considered to be a promising alternative to the traditional lead‐based analogues due to its long carrier lifetime, high structural stability, and non‐toxicity. However, the large band gap limits its absorption of visible light, which is not conducive to further optoelectronic applications. Herein, a thermochromic strategy is reported to decrease the band gap...
Bone marrow stem cells (BMSCs) engineered cartilage (BEC) is prone to endochondral ossification in a submuscular environment due to the process of vascular infiltration, which limits its application in repairing tracheal cartilage defects. Bevacizumab, an antitumor drug with pronounced antiangiogenic activity, is successfully laden into a poly(L‐lactide‐co‐caprolactone) system to prepare bevacizumab‐laden...
The intercrystalline interfaces have been proven vital in heterostructure catalysts. However, it is still challenging to generate specified heterointerfaces and to make clear the mechanism of a reaction on the interface. Herein, this work proposes a strategy of Fe‐catalyzed cascade formation of heterointerfaces for comprehending the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER). In the pure solid‐phase reaction...
Fabrication of organic–metal‐halide perovskite micro‐nano array structures draws attention to the potential application in polarized light, high‐resolution X‑ray imaging, light‐emitting diodes, and lasers. However, it is still challenging to achieve the growth of controllable long‐range ordered nanostructure arrays by chemical solution‐based techniques. Herein, controllable epitaxial growth of long‐range...
Surface oxygen vacancies (Vo) regulation is an effective strategy to improve the electrochemical CO2 reduction reaction (CO2RR) performance by lowering the activation energy barrier of CO2; however, the lack of precise control over the local atomic structures severely hinders the large‐scale application of Vo‐activated electrocatalyst for CO2RR. Herein, an efficient strategy to facilitate CO2 activation...