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Revealing giant exciton fine-structure splitting in two-dimensional perovskites using van der Waals passivation
(ACS Publications, 2022-09-08)
Organic–inorganic layered perovskites are currently some of the most promising 2D van der Waals materials. Low crystal quality usually broadens the exciton line width, obscuring the fine structure of the exciton in ...
Materials for Direct Air Capture and Integrated CO2 Conversion: Advancement, Challenges, and Prospects
(American Chemical Society, 2023)
Direct air capture and integrated CO2 conversion (DACC) technologies have emerged as promising approaches to mitigate the increasing concentration of carbon dioxide (CO2) in the Earth’s atmosphere. This Perspective provides ...
Effect of Hyaluronic Acid on the Self-Assembly of a Dipeptide-Based Supramolecular Gel
(Wiley, 2023-10-02)
The combination of polymers and low molecular weight (LMW) compounds is a powerful approach to prepare new supramolecular materials. Here we prepare two-component hydrogels made by a well-known and biologically active ...
From Well-Defined Clusters to Functional Materials: Molecular Engineering of Amorphous Molybdenum Sulfides for Hydrogen Evolution Electrocatalysis
(American Chemical Society, 2023-10-16)
Developing precious-metal-free electrocatalysts for the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) is crucial to establishing H-2 produced from renewable energy sources as an alternative energy carrier to fossil fuels. Amorphous ...
Controlling the Phase Segregation in Mixed Halide Perovskites through Nanocrystal Size
(American Chemical Society, 2019)
Mixed halide perovskites are one of the promising candidates in developing solar cells and light-emitting diodes (LEDs), among other applications, because of their tunable optical properties. Nonetheless, photoinduced phase ...
A Sustainable Approach to Selective Hydrogenation of Unsaturated Esters and Aldehydes with Ruthenium Catalysts
(Wiley, 2023-05-12)
The reduction of esters and aldehydes to alcohols is an important reaction in the chemical industry to produce a wide range of bulk and fine chemicals. Herein, the unexpected behavior of three state-of-the-art, commercially ...
A Single Amino Acid Able to Promote High-Temperature Ring-Opening Polymerization by Dual Activation
(Wiley, 2024-04-24)
Amino acids are indispensable compounds in the body, performing several biological processes that enable proper functioning. In this work, it is demonstrated that a single amino acid, taurine, is also able to promote the ...
Long Non-Coding RNAs, Extracellular Vesicles and Inflammation in Alzheimer’s Disease
(MDPI, 2022-10-29)
Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) has currently no effective treatment; however, preventive measures have the potential to reduce AD risk. Thus, accurate and early prediction of risk is an important strategy to alleviate the AD ...
Poly(ionic liquid)-based aerogels for continuous-flow CO2 upcycling
(Elsevier, 2024-04-23)
The atmospheric concentration of CO2 is rising at an alarming pace, creating a pressing need for new and sustainable materials capable of capture and conversion. Poly(ionic liquid)s (PILs) are particularly effective catalysts ...
Interfacial Passivation of Perovskite Solar Cells by Reactive Ion Scavengers
(American Chemical Society, 2021-02-22)
Lead halide perovskites suffer from uncontrolled ion migration and the interactions at the external contacts play a fundamental role in the hysteretic response and performance degradation kinetics. In this work, we passivate ...