The second optical metasurface revolution: moving from science to technology
Optical metasurfaces are judiciously nanostructured thin films capable of manipulating the flow of light in a myriad of new ways. During the past t…
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Photothermal nanofiber-mediated photoporation for gentle and efficient intracellular delivery of macromolecules
Photoporation with free photothermal nanoparticles (NPs) is a promising technology for gentle delivery of functional biomacromolecules into living …
Nanoscopic cross-grain cation homogenization in perovskite solar cells
Multiscale cation inhomogeneity has been a major hurdle in state-of-the-art formamidinium–caesium (FA–Cs) mixed-cation perovskites for achievin…
Vapour–liquid–solid–solid growth of two-dimensional non-layered β-Bi2O3 crystals with high hole mobility
Currently, p-type two-dimensional (2D) materials lag behind n-type ones in both quantity and performance, hindering their use in advanced p-channel…
A facile approach for generating ordered oxygen vacancies in metal oxides
Oxygen vacancies in oxide materials, although demonstrated to be beneficial for many applications, are hard to be generated and manipulated as desi…
Enabling three-dimensional architected materials across length scales and timescales
Architected materials provide a pathway to defy the limitations of monolithic materials through their engineered microstructures or geometries, all…
Predicting emergence of crystals from amorphous precursors with deep learning potentials
Crystallization of amorphous precursors into metastable crystals plays a fundamental role in the formation of new matter, from geological to biolog…
Surface-hydroxylated single-atom catalyst with an isolated Co-O-Zn configuration achieves high selectivity in regulating active species
Single-atom catalysts (SACs) are emerging as potent tools for the selective regulation of active species, offering substantial promise for green an…
Enantioselective synthesis of chiroplasmonic helicoidal nanoparticles by nanoconfinement in chiral dielectric shells
Helicoid metal nanoparticles with intrinsic chirality have unveiled tailorable properties and unlocked many chirality-related applications across v…