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Check out the latest issue Special Issue of Advanced Optical Materials – Photochromic Molecules and Materials.
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The state-of-the-art of flexible and stretchable devices is highlighted in this special issue of Advanced Materials.
Thin Films of Microporous Polymer Networks
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Facet-controlled nanocrystals for catalysis and sensing
Facet-controlled synthesis strategies for Cu2O-based nanocrystals are reviewed and properties that make them suitable for numerous applications in sensing and catalysis are highlighted.
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Researchers devise a highly detective photodetector based on graphene-silicon heterojunctions with interface improvement by introducing a thin interfacial oxide layer.
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