A multi-layer core-shell structure CoFeO@FeC@NiO composite with high broadband electromagnetic wave-absorption performance.

Enhancing the absorption strength of electromagnetic waves and broadening the absorption band are constant goals in designing and preparing absorbing materials. The use of composites has shown to be a very efficient method for acquiring broadband-absorbing materials, while the construction of a core-shell structure has demonstrated a significant enhancement in absorption capability. In this paper, the nanocomposite metal-organic framework (MOF) derivative CoFeO@C with a double core-shell structure and the nanocomposite MOF derivative CoFeO@FeC@NiO with a three-layered core-shell structure have been prepared using a chemical compound.

In Situ Silver Nanonets for Flexible Stretchable Electrodes.

Shape-controlled synthesis is an effective method for controlling the physicochemical properties of nanomaterials, especially single-crystal nanomaterials, but it is difficult to control the morphology of single-crystal metallic nanomaterials. Silver nanowires (AgNWs) are regarded as key materials for the new generation of human-computer interaction, which can be applied in large-scale flexible and foldable devices, large-size touch screens, transparent LED films, photovoltaic cells, etc. When used on a large scale, the junction resistance will be generated at the overlap between AgNWs and the conductivity will decrease.

Silver-Based Surface Plasmon Sensors: Fabrication and Applications.

A series of novel phenomena such as optical nonlinear enhancement effect, transmission enhancement, orientation effect, high sensitivity to refractive index, negative refraction and dynamic regulation of low threshold can be generated by the control of surface plasmon (SP) with metal micro-nano structure and metal/material composite structure. The application of SP in nano-photonics, super-resolution imaging, energy, sensor detection, life science, and other fields shows an important prospect. Silver nanoparticles are one of the commonly used metal materials for SP because of their high sensitivity to refractive index change, convenient synthesis, and high controllable degree of shape and size.

Split-Ring Structured All-Inorganic Perovskite Photodetector Arrays for Masterly Internet of Things.

Photodetectors with long detection distances and fast response are important media in constructing a non-contact human-machine interface for the Masterly Internet of Things (MIT). All-inorganic perovskites have excellent optoelectronic performance with high moisture and oxygen resistance, making them one of the promising candidates for high-performance photodetectors, but a simple, low-cost and reliable fabrication technology is urgently needed. Here, a dual-function laser etching method is developed to complete both the lyophilic split-ring structure and electrode patterning.

In Situ Growth of Nanosilver on Fabric for Flexible Stretchable Electrodes.

Flexible sensing can disruptively change the physical form of traditional electronic devices to achieve flexibility in information acquisition, processing, transmission, display, and even energy, and it is a core technology for a new generation of the industrial internet. Fabric is naturally flexible and stretchable, and its knitted ability makes it flexibility and stretchability even more adjustable. However, fabric needs to be electrically conductive to be used for flexible sensing, which allows it to carry a variety of circuits.

Ultra-fast fabrication of BiTe based thermoelectric materials by flash-sintering at room temperature combining with spark plasma sintering.

Highly crystalline BiTe based compounds with small grain size were successfully synthesized by flash sintering (FS) method in 10 s at room temperature under suitable current density using Bi, Te and Se powders. The instantaneously generated local Joule heat at grain boundary is regarded as the main reason for the rapid completion of chemical reaction and crystallization. By combining FS synthesis method with spark plasma sintering (SPS), BiTe based bulk materials with high relative density were fabricated in 10 min.

Phase Behaviors of ABA Star Polymer and Nanoparticles Confined in a Sphere with Soft Inner Surface.

The phase behaviors of an ABA star polymer and nanoparticles confined in a sphere with soft inner surface, which is grafted with homopolymer brushes have been studied by the self-consistent field theory (SCFT). The morphologies of mixture in the center slice of sphere were focused. Two cases are considered: one is that the nanoparticles interact with the B blocks and the other is that the nanoparticles preferentially wet the B blocks.

Structural dependence of microwave dielectric properties of ixiolite structured ZnTiNb2O8 materials: crystal structure refinement and Raman spectra study.

Structural and property relationships of ixiolite structured ZnTiNb(2)O(8) microwave dielectric materials were studied by structure refinement and Raman spectra analysis. The vibration modes which have Raman activities of the ixiolite structure were assigned for the first time. The bands with wavenumbers greater than 450 cm(-1) can be associated with several modes (A(g(2)), B(3g(1)), B(3g(2)), A(g(1)), B(1g(2)), A(g(3)), B(2g(2))) involving the stretching of the cation-O bonds.