Research Highlights

Research Highlights

[Advanced Materials] Dynamically Interfacial pH-Buffering Effect Enabled by N-Methylimidazole Molecules as Spontaneous Proton Pumps toward Highly Reversible Zinc-Metal Anodes

Dynamically Interfacial pH-Buffering Effect Enabled by N-Methylimidazole Molecules as Spontaneous Proton Pumps toward Highly Reversible Zinc-Metal AnodesAuthors: Minghao Zhang, Haiming Hua, Pengpeng Dai, Zheng He, Lianhuan Han, Peiwen Tang, Jin Yang, Pengxiang Lin, Yufei Zhang, Dongping Zhan, Jianken Chen, Yu Qiao, ...

[ACIE] ARMOR: Auto-Assembled Resilient Biomimetic Calcified Ornaments for Selective Cell Protection by Dual-Aptamer-Driven Hybridization Chain Reaction

ARMOR: Auto-Assembled Resilient Biomimetic Calcified Ornaments for Selective Cell Protection by Dual-Aptamer-Driven Hybridization Chain ReactionAuthors: Xiyuan Yu, Wei Lin, Qian Lai, Juan Song, Yilong Liu, Rui Su, Qi Niu, Liu Yang, Chaoyong Yang, Huimin Zhang, Zhi Zhu*Abstract: Unlike plant and microbial cells havin...

[Nature Synthesis] Synthesis of covalent organic pillars as molecular nanotubes with precise length, diameter and chirality

Synthesis of covalent organic pillars as molecular nanotubes with precise length, diameter and chiralityAuthors: Yaru Tian, Yunlong Guo, Xue Dong, Xintong Wan, Kuan-Heng Cheng, Rong Chang, Shunshun Li, Xiaoyu Cao, Yi-Tsu Chan, and Andrew C.-H. Sue*Abstract: The construction of nanotubes with well-defined structures,...

[PNAS] Synthesis and characterization of Craig-type antiaromatic species with [4n + 2] π electrons

Synthesis and characterization of Craig-type antiaromatic species with [4n + 2] π electronsAuthors: Lina Chen, Lu Lin, Amit Ranjan Nath, Qin Zhu, Zhixin Chen, Jingjing Wu, Hongjian Wang, Qian Li, Wen-Feng Lin, Jun Zhu*, and Haiping Xia*Abstract: Antiaromaticity is extended from aromaticity as a complement to descri...

[Nature Communication] Understanding the failure process of sulfide-based all-solid-state lithium batteries via operando nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy

Understanding the failure process of sulfide-based all-solid-state lithium batteries via operando nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopyAuthors: Ziteng Liang, Yuxuan Xiang, Kangjun Wang, Jianping Zhu, Yanting Jin, Hongchun Wang, Bizhu Zheng, Zirong Chen, Mingming Tao, Xiangsi Liu, Yuqi Wu, Riqiang Fu, Chunsheng Wan...

[JACS] Switching of Redox Levels Leads to High Reductive Stability in Water-in-Salt Electrolytes

Switching of Redox Levels Leads to High Reductive Stability in Water-in-Salt ElectrolytesAuthors: Feng Wang, Yan Sun, and Jun Cheng*Abstract: Developing nonflammable electrolytes with wide electrochemical windows is of great importance for energy storage devices. Water-in-salt electrolytes (WiSE) have attracted grea...