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1. Excitation Wavelength-Dependent Dual-Mode Luminescence Emission for Dynamic Multicolor Anticounterfeiting

Author:
Shi, Chen; Shen, Xiuyu; Zhu, Yanan; Li, Xiaoqiang; Pang, Zengyuan; Ge, Mingqiao
Source:
ACS applied materials & interfaces 2019 v.11 no.20 pp. 18548-18554
ISSN:
1944-8252
Subject:
cations; color; fabrics; fluorescence; lead; manganese; terbium; ytterbium; yttrium
Abstract:
... Luminescent materials have become prevalent in data communication and information security because of their special optical characteristics. Conventional luminescent materials generally exhibit unicolor emission and fixed excitation mode, resulting in decreased efficiency of anticounterfeiting applications. The development of an iridescent chameleon-like material that can change its emission color ...
DOI:
10.1021/acsami.9b04213

2. Physalis Mottle Virus-like Nanoparticles for Targeted Cancer Imaging

Author:
Hu, He; Masarapu, Hema; Gu, Yuning; Zhang, Yifan; Yu, Xin; Steinmetz, Nicole F.
Source:
ACS applied materials & interfaces 2019 v.11 no.20 pp. 18213-18223
ISSN:
1944-8252
Subject:
Physalis; Physalis mottle virus; coat proteins; fluorescence; fluorescent dyes; gadolinium; humans; image analysis; magnetic resonance imaging; models; nanomedicine; nanoparticles; neoplasms; peptides; therapeutics
Abstract:
... One of the greatest challenges in nanomedicine is the low efficiency with which nanoparticles are delivered to lesions such as tumors in vivo. Here, we show that Physalis mottle virus (PhMV)-like nanoparticles can be developed as bimodal contrast agents to achieve long circulation, specific targeting capability, and efficient delivery to tumors in vivo. The self-assembling coat protein nanostructu ...
DOI:
10.1021/acsami.9b03956
PubMed:
31074602
PubMed Central:
PMC7060085

3. Metal–Organic-Framework-Based Gel Polymer Electrolyte with Immobilized Anions To Stabilize a Lithium Anode for a Quasi-Solid-State Lithium–Sulfur Battery

Author:
Han, Dian-Dian; Wang, Zhen-Yu; Pan, Gui-Ling; Gao, Xue-Ping
Source:
ACS applied materials & interfaces 2019 v.11 no.20 pp. 18427-18435
ISSN:
1944-8252
Subject:
anions; anodes; cathodes; coordination compounds; electrochemistry; energy; energy density; gels; lithium; lithium batteries
Abstract:
... A lithium–sulfur (Li–S) battery is widely regarded as one of the most promising technologies for energy storage because of its high theoretical energy density and cost advantage. However, the shuttling of soluble polysulfides between the cathode and the anode and the consequent lithium anode degradation strongly limit the safety and electrochemical performance in the Li–S battery. Herein, a metal– ...
DOI:
10.1021/acsami.9b03682

4. Alloying and Embedding of Cu-Core/Ag-Shell Nanowires for Ultrastable Stretchable and Transparent Electrodes

Author:
Zhang, Bowen; Li, Wanli; Nogi, Masaya; Chen, Chuantong; Yang, Yang; Sugahara, Tohru; Koga, Hirotaka; Suganuma, Katsuaki
Source:
ACS applied materials & interfaces 2019 v.11 no.20 pp. 18540-18547
ISSN:
1944-8252
Subject:
adhesion; alloys; copper; copper nanoparticles; electrodes; electronics; energy; heaters; humidity; light intensity; nanosilver; nanowires; silver; temperature; thermal stability
Abstract:
... In this paper, transparent electrodes with dense Cu@Ag alloy nanowires embedded in the stretchable substrates are successfully fabricated by a high-intensity pulsed light (HIPL) technique within one step. The intense light energy not only induces rapid mutual dissolution between the Cu core and the Ag shell to form dense Cu@Ag alloy nanowires but also embeds the newly formed alloy nanowires into t ...
DOI:
10.1021/acsami.9b04169

5. Antiwetting and Antifouling Janus Membrane for Desalination of Saline Oily Wastewater by Membrane Distillation

Author:
Li, Chenxi; Li, Xuesong; Du, Xuewei; Tong, Tiezheng; Cath, Tzahi Y.; Lee, Jongho
Source:
ACS applied materials & interfaces 2019 v.11 no.20 pp. 18456-18465
ISSN:
1944-8252
Subject:
Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy; air; artificial membranes; contact angle; desalination; distillation; droplets; emulsions; energy; ethanol; fluorescence microscopy; fouling; hexane; hydrophilicity; nanoparticles; oils; petroleum; polymers; quartz; sodium chloride; wastewater; zwitterions
Abstract:
... In this study, we develop Janus membranes comprising a hydrophilic zwitterionic polymer layer and an omniphobic (all-liquid-repelling) porous substrate that simultaneously possess fouling and wetting resistances. An omniphobic membrane was first fabricated by attaching silica nanoparticles (SiNPs) to the fibers of a quartz fiber mat, creating multilevel re-entrant structures, followed by surface f ...
DOI:
10.1021/acsami.9b04212

6. Co-Deposition of Stimuli-Responsive Microgels with Foulants During Ultrafiltration as a Fouling Removal Strategy

Author:
Aksoy, Canan; Kaner, Papatya; Asatekin, Ayse; Çulfaz-Emecen, P. Zeynep
Source:
ACS applied materials & interfaces 2019 v.11 no.20 pp. 18711-18719
ISSN:
1944-8252
Subject:
calcium chloride; cleaning; fouling; humic acids; hydrophilicity; hydrophobicity; ionic strength; microgels; models; temperature; ultrafiltration
Abstract:
... In this study, we show that codeposition of temperature responsive microgels in the foulant cake layer and cleaning of the cake upon stimuli-induced size change of the microgels is an effective method of fouling removal. Humic acid in CaCl₂ solution was used as a model foulant and poly(n-isopropylacrylamide) (p(NIPAm)) and poly(n-isopropylacrylamide-co-sulfobetainemethacrylate) (p(NIPAm-co-SBMA)) ...
DOI:
10.1021/acsami.9b03217

7. Development of an HKUST-1 Nanofiller-Templated Poly(ether sulfone) Mixed Matrix Membrane for a Highly Efficient Ultrafiltration Process

Author:
Lin, Yuqing; Wu, Hao-Chen; Yasui, Tomoki; Yoshioka, Tomohisa; Matsuyama, Hideto
Source:
ACS applied materials & interfaces 2019 v.11 no.20 pp. 18782-18796
ISSN:
1944-8252
Subject:
composite polymers; coordination compounds; nanomaterials; permeability; ultrafiltration; wastewater treatment
Abstract:
... Mixed-matrix membranes (MMMs) have been drawing increasing attention due to the high permeability and high rejection capabilities for highly efficient wastewater treatment applications. Nonetheless, improving the water permeance while maintaining the high rejection capability is still an ongoing challenge for the practically state-of-the-art MMMs. Herein, a new class of poly(ether sulfone) (PES) b ...
DOI:
10.1021/acsami.9b04961

8. Doping–Dedoping Interplay to Realize Patterned/Stacked All-Polymer Optoelectronic Devices

Author:
Kim, Juhee; Kang, Mingyun; Cho, Jangwhan; Yu, Seong Hoon; Chung, Dae Sung
Source:
ACS applied materials & interfaces 2019 v.11 no.20 pp. 18580-18589
ISSN:
1944-8252
Subject:
electronics; oxidants; polymers; reducing agents; solubility; transistors
Abstract:
... One of the remaining keys to the success of polymer electronics is the ability to systematically pattern/stack polymer semiconductors with high precision. This paper reports the precise patterning and stacking of various polymer semiconductors with the assistance of a molecular oxidizing agent and reducing agent for donor and acceptor semiconductors, respectively. Such doping-induced solubility co ...
DOI:
10.1021/acsami.9b03153

9. Efficient Red Phosphorescent Polymers with Trap-Assisted Charge Balance: Molecular Design, Synthesis, and Electroluminescent Properties

Author:
Ma, Zhihua; Lü, Jianhong; Dong, Wenyue; Ding, Junqiao; Wang, Lixiang
Source:
ACS applied materials & interfaces 2019 v.11 no.20 pp. 18730-18738
ISSN:
1944-8252
Subject:
aromatic amines; diphenylamine; hydrogen; iridium; ligands; phosphorescence; polymers
Abstract:
... Three classes of red phosphorescent polymers (PF-H-x, PF-DPO-x, and PF-DPA-x, where x denotes the mole content of Ir complex) have been designed and synthesized, where the C∧N ligand of the tethered dopant bis(2,4-diphenylquinolyl)iridium(acetylacetonate) is substituted by hydrogen (H), diphenylphosphine oxide (DPO), and diphenylamine (DPA), respectively. It is found that the electron-withdrawing ...
DOI:
10.1021/acsami.9b03618

10. High-Energy Flexible Supercapacitor—Synergistic Effects of Polyhydroquinone and RuO₂·xH₂O with Microsized, Few-Layered, Self-Supportive Exfoliated-Graphite Sheets

Author:
Muniraj, Vedi Kuyil Azhagan; Dwivedi, Pravin Kumari; Tamhane, Parikshit Shivaji; Szunerits, Sabine; Boukherroub, Rabah; Shelke, Manjusha Vilas
Source:
ACS applied materials & interfaces 2019 v.11 no.20 pp. 18349-18360
ISSN:
1944-8252
Subject:
active sites; capacitance; electrochemistry; electrodes; electrolytes; energy; energy density; forces; graphene; texture
Abstract:
... An effective and straightforward route for tailoring the self-supporting, exfoliated flexible graphite substrate (E-FGS) using electrochemical anodization is proposed. E-FGS has essential features of highly exfoliated, few-layered, two-dimensional graphite sheets with the size of several tens of micrometers, interconnected along the axis of the substrate surface. The novel hierarchical porous stru ...
DOI:
10.1021/acsami.9b01712

11. Support-Free Ceramic Stereolithography of Complex Overhanging Structures Based on an Elasto-viscoplastic Suspension Feedstock

Author:
He, Li; Fei, Fan; Wang, Wenbo; Song, Xuan
Source:
ACS applied materials & interfaces 2019 v.11 no.20 pp. 18849-18857
ISSN:
1944-8252
Subject:
biomimetics; ceramics; cracking; deformation; feedstocks; geometry; gravity; heat exchangers; manufacturing; photochemical reactions; polymerization; risk; surface quality
Abstract:
... Ceramic stereolithography (CSL) is an additive manufacturing method for creating ceramic three-dimensional (3D) objects via the layer-by-layer photopolymerization of a ceramic suspension. A key challenge in CSL is that support structures are required for building overhanging structures to prevent part damage or deformation caused by gravity or process-induced shears. Removing the support structure ...
DOI:
10.1021/acsami.9b04205

12. Synthesis of Superlattice InSe Nanosheets with Enhanced Electronic and Optoelectronic Performance

Author:
Feng, Wei; Qin, Fanglu; Yu, Miaomiao; Gao, Feng; Dai, Mingjin; Hu, Yunxia; Wang, Lifeng; Hou, Juan; Li, Bin; Hu, PingAn
Source:
ACS applied materials & interfaces 2019 v.11 no.20 pp. 18511-18516
ISSN:
1944-8252
Subject:
annealing; electronic equipment; nanosheets
Abstract:
... Multilayer InSe has emerged as a promising candidate for applications in novel electronic and optoelectronic devices due to its direct bandgap, high electron mobility, and excellent photoresponse with a broad response range. Here, we report synthesis of superlattice InSe nanosheets by simple thermal annealing for the first time. The mobility is increased to 299.1 cm² V–¹ s–¹ for superlattice InSe ...
DOI:
10.1021/acsami.9b01747

13. Activating Three-Dimensional Networks of Fe@Ni Nanofibers via Fast Surface Modification for Efficient Overall Water Splitting

Author:
Tao, Jingying; Zhang, Yijie; Wang, Shengping; Wang, Ge; Hu, Fei; Yan, Xiaojun; Hao, Lifeng; Zuo, Zhijun; Yang, Xiaowei
Source:
ACS applied materials & interfaces 2019 v.11 no.20 pp. 18342-18348
ISSN:
1944-8252
Subject:
active sites; ambient temperature; catalysts; electrochemistry; electrodes; electrolytes; hydrogen production; iron; nanofibers; nickel; oxygen; oxygen production; surface area
Abstract:
... Developing facile approaches to synthesize highly active and stable oxygen and hydrogen evolution electrocatalysts under mild conditions is crucial in water-splitting technology. Herein, Ni-nanofiber-based three-dimensional (3D) network is prepared by a magnetic-field-assisted reduction reaction and then a fast surface modification within only 3 s at room temperature is developed to prepare Fe@Ni- ...
DOI:
10.1021/acsami.9b01431

14. Clearable Theranostic Platform with a pH-Independent Chemodynamic Therapy Enhancement Strategy for Synergetic Photothermal Tumor Therapy

Author:
Chen, Qian; Luo, Yu; Du, Wenxian; Liu, Zhuang; Zhang, Shengjian; Yang, Jiahui; Yao, Heliang; Liu, Tianzhi; Ma, Ming; Chen, Hangrong
Source:
ACS applied materials & interfaces 2019 v.11 no.20 pp. 18133-18144
ISSN:
1944-8252
Subject:
biocompatibility; biomineralization; bovine serum albumin; hydroxyl radicals; kidneys; liver; magnetic resonance imaging; nanoparticles; neoplasms; pH; photothermotherapy; sulfides; toxicity
Abstract:
... Chemodynamic therapy (CDT) is an emerging field, which utilizes intratumoral iron-mediated Fenton chemistry for cancer therapy. However, the slightly acidic tumor environment is improper for the classical Fenton reaction, which is generally energetic in a narrow pH range (e.g., pH = 3–4). Herein, a kind of ultrasmall bovine serum albumin (BSA)-modified chalcopyrite nanoparticles (BSA-CuFeS₂ NPs) w ...
DOI:
10.1021/acsami.9b02905

15. Efficient Methylamine-Containing Antisolvent Strategy to Fabricate High-Efficiency and Stable FA₀.₈₅Cs₀.₁₅Pb(Br₀.₁₅I₂.₈₅) Perovskite Solar Cells

Author:
Huang, Yuqian; Wu, Shaohang; Chen, Rui; Fang, Shaoying; Zhang, Shasha; Wang, Gang; Chen, Wei
Source:
ACS applied materials & interfaces 2019 v.11 no.20 pp. 18415-18422
ISSN:
1944-8252
Subject:
chlorobenzene; gloves; hydrophobicity; methylamine; solar cells
Abstract:
... Antisolvent and additive strategies are significantly positive to improve the crystal quality, device performance, and long-term stability of perovskite solar cells (PSCs). In addition, the high-quality perovskite thin films could be prepared by the methylamine (MA) gas-induced defect-healing process. However, until now, the research on adding MA into the antisolvent, which may take the advantages ...
DOI:
10.1021/acsami.9b03323

16. Functionalized N-Doped Carbon Nanotube Arrays: Novel Binder-Free Anodes for Sodium-Ion Batteries

Author:
Xie, Dong; Zhang, Junshen; Pan, Guoxiang; Li, Honggao; Xie, Shilei; Wang, Shoushan; Fan, Hongbo; Cheng, Faliang; Xia, Xinhui
Source:
ACS applied materials & interfaces 2019 v.11 no.20 pp. 18662-18670
ISSN:
1944-8252
Subject:
anodes; batteries; carbon nanotubes; cathodes; dopamine; electrical conductivity; electrochemistry; energy; foams; nanorods; nickel; porosity; sodium; strength (mechanics); surface area
Abstract:
... Boosting electrochemical sodium storage properties is achieved by utilizing functionalized N-doped carbon nanotube arrays (NCNAs) as anode materials. The NCNA anodes are first fabricated by self-polymerization of dopamine on cobalt hydroxide nanorod arrays as the template. The NCNAs with diameters of 100–120 nm are grown vertically to Ni foam, forming self-supported nanotube arrays. Such a structu ...
DOI:
10.1021/acsami.9b05667

17. High-Efficiency Superheated Steam Generation for Portable Sterilization under Ambient Pressure and Low Solar Flux

Author:
Chang, Chao; Tao, Peng; Xu, Jiale; Fu, Benwei; Song, Chengyi; Wu, Jianbo; Shang, Wen; Deng, Tao
Source:
ACS applied materials & interfaces 2019 v.11 no.20 pp. 18466-18474
ISSN:
1944-8252
Subject:
Escherichia coli; Geobacillus stearothermophilus; ambient pressure; bacteria; evaporation; generators (equipment); heat; heat exchangers; indicator species; lighting; steam; temperature
Abstract:
... Superheated solar steam generation above 100 °C is critical for many important applications such as sterilization but is challenging to achieve under natural fluctuating low-flux solar illumination and often requires pressurization and the usage of expensive optical concentrators. Herein, we demonstrate generation of superheated steam under ambient pressure and low-flux solar illumination by integ ...
DOI:
10.1021/acsami.9b04535

18. Linker-Doped Zeolitic Imidazolate Frameworks (ZIFs) and Their Ultrathin Membranes for Tunable Gas Separations

Author:
Hillman, Febrian; Jeong, Hae-Kwon
Source:
ACS applied materials & interfaces 2019 v.11 no.20 pp. 18377-18385
ISSN:
1944-8252
Subject:
Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy; aluminum oxide; chemical bonding; metals; porosity; propane; propylene; sorption isotherms; topology
Abstract:
... Zeolitic imidazolate frameworks (ZIFs) have gained much interest due to their potentials in gas separations. A hybrid approach by mixing metals and/or linkers has been recently investigated to fine-tune the ZIF framework porosity and surface properties and potentially extending their separation applications for many important gas mixtures. In general, the hybrid approach requires mixing of isostru ...
DOI:
10.1021/acsami.9b02114

19. Molecular Rectifiers on Silicon: High Performance by Enhancing Top-Electrode/Molecule Coupling

Author:
Lamport, Zachary A.; Broadnax, Angela D.; Scharmann, Ben; Bradford, Robert W.; DelaCourt, Andrew; Meyer, Noah; Li, Hui; Geyer, Scott M.; Thonhauser, Timo; Welker, Mark E.; Jurchescu, Oana D.
Source:
ACS applied materials & interfaces 2019 v.11 no.20 pp. 18564-18570
ISSN:
1944-8252
Subject:
aromatic compounds; diodes; electrodes; imines; moieties; silane; silicon
Abstract:
... One of the simplest molecular-scale electronic devices is the molecular rectifier. In spite of considerable efforts aimed at understanding structure–property relationships in these systems, devices with predictable and stable electronic properties are yet to be developed. Here, we demonstrate highly efficient current rectification in a new class of compounds that form self-assembled monolayers on ...
DOI:
10.1021/acsami.9b02315

20. Omnidirectional Printing of Soft Elastomer for Liquid-State Stretchable Electronics

Author:
Wang, Jiachen; Yang, Sennan; Ding, Peitao; Cao, Xiangyu; Zhang, Yue; Cao, Shitai; Zhang, Kuikui; Kong, Shixiao; Zhou, Yunlei; Wang, Xiaoliang; Li, Dongchan; Kong, Desheng
Source:
ACS applied materials & interfaces 2019 v.11 no.20 pp. 18590-18598
ISSN:
1944-8252
Subject:
durability; electronics; gloves; manufacturing; medical equipment; robots; wafers
Abstract:
... Stretchable electronics has emerged as a new class of electronic technology to expand the applications of conventional electronics built on rigid wafers. Among various systems, liquid-state devices utilize electronically active liquids to achieve excellent stretchability and durability. The widespread adaption to such attractive form of device is hindered by the lack of robust fabrication approach ...
DOI:
10.1021/acsami.9b04730