Chul-Ho Lee and Min Jae Ko discuss the critical moisture stability problem faced by researchers working on perovskite materials.
Lisa Smith
Lisa studied chemistry, creative writing and the classics at the University of Melbourne, and holds a PhD in Chemistry focused on nanoparticle synthesis. She has been an editor for Wiley's Materials Science portfolio since 2010, and enjoys writing and editing both fiction and non-fiction in whatever spare time she can find.
Perovskite Perspectives: Yi Hou and Christoph Brabec Talk Hysteresis
Yi Hou and Christoph Brabec take a moment to outline the hysteresis problem faced by researchers working on perovskite materials.
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.