Yao Liu

TL;DR: In this article, a simple technique for precisely controlling the interfacial energies and wetting behavior of polymers in contact with solid surfaces is described, where end-functionalized statistical random copolymers of styrene and methylmethacrylate are synthesized, with the styrene fraction f varying from 0 to 1, and were end-grafted onto silicon substrates to create random polymers about 5 nanometers thick.

TL;DR: In this article, a relationship between controlled nanoscale surface interactions and subsequent macromolecular ordering is established, where striped surfaces of oxide and metal are generated over large areas, where the stripe width is comparable to the size of a polymer molecule.

TL;DR: In this paper, a dye-sensitized nanoporous TiO2 solar cells are studied under influences of light intensity, redox couple concn., temp., different cations and water in the nonaq. soln.

TL;DR: The synthesis and characterization of a new 3D, star-shaped, D–A–D organic small molecule with TPA as the core and donor unit, benzothiadiazole as the bridge and acceptor unit, and oligothiophene as the arm is reported.

TL;DR: This work found that in single-junction polymer solar cells, the trade-off between oxidative stability and work function of the metal cathode can be surmounted by solution-based incorporation of fulleropyrrolidines with amine or zwitterionic substituents as cathode-independent buffer layers.