Yi Hou and Christoph Brabec take a moment to outline the hysteresis problem faced by researchers working on perovskite materials.
Lisa Smith
Microcyclic Structure Formation using Silver Nanopores
Gold nanoparticle assembly gets a little help from its friends: functionalised gold forms microscale structures via a guided silver aggregation strategy.
Oscillating Polymer Brush Controls Chemical Wave Direction
The action of a self-oscillating polymer gel controls the direction of fluid flow within a confined space using a system of polymer brush pentagons.
Flexible Graphene Energy Storage Membrane
An easy, step-by-step filtration forms energy-storing membranes with good mechanical stability, taking the sandwiched form of rGO-TiO2/rGO/rGO-TiO2.
To PCE Infinity and Beyond: Recent Perovskite Research
Perovskite-based photovoltaics are currently achieving PCEs of just over 22%. Here are some interesting highlights of recent perovskite research.
Li Storage Mechanism in Graphene/MoS2 Composites
The electrochemical performance of graphene/MoS2 heterostructures is optimised and the kinetics of their lithium storage mechanism are elucidated.
Hydrophobicity the Key to Asymmetric Metal Nanoparticle Synthesis
Creating asymmetric nanoparticles is harder than standard colloidal particle synthesis. Here, hydrophobicity unlocks a variety of metal nanoparticle types.
Multiplex FRET Biosensor Simplifies Nucleic Acid Detection
Time-gated FRET-based biosensors allow the quantification of multiple nucleic acids at low nanomolar concentrations using just a single donor–acceptor pair.
Recent Lithium Battery Research: Because Knowledge is Power
Safer technologies with higher energy densities and longer working lives are at the top of the list for lithium battery research.
Nickel–Cobalt Phosphate: Energy Storage for All Seasons
2D may no longer be good enough for our cinema screens, but for nickel–cobalt phosphate it means an impressive specific capacitance.