Yi Cui

TL;DR: It is revealed that the transition metal dichalcogenides are easily oxidized in strong alkaline media via an in situ electrochemical oxidation process, producing nanoporous transition metal oxides toward much enhanced water oxidation activity due to their increased surface area and more exposed electroactive sites.

TL;DR: A novel synthesis method by reacting clean molten lithium foil directly with pure nitrogen gas is reported to generate instantaneously a pinhole-free and ionically conductive α-Li3N film directly bonded onto Li metal foil, which is chemically stable, isolating the reactive metallic lithium from liquid electrolyte, and prevents continuous electrolyte consumption during battery cycling.

TL;DR: In this article, a novel solar cell structure with an efficient photon management design is discussed, where the nanocone structure is fabricated by a scalable low temperature process, and the device performance is significantly better compared to conventional devices.

TL;DR: Atomic layer deposition is utilized to coat a passivation layer of aluminum-doped zinc oxide (AZO) and aluminum oxide onto electrospun copper nanofibers and remarkably enhance their durability.

TL;DR: This paper reports the first controlled mechanical exfoliation of Bi(2)Se(3) nanoribbons (>50 QLs) by an atomic force microscope (AFM) tip down to a single QL, which afford interesting candidates for studying the transition from quantum spin Hall surface to edge states.