Zhong Chen

TL;DR: In this article, an eco-friendly strategy based on aqueous systems to construct super-hydrophobic coatings on various fabrics was reported, where fabrics were first coated with polydopamine (PDA) and then modified with the stearic acid emulsion to introduce the desired surface morphology and energy.

TL;DR: In this paper, a simple approach to fabricate robust super-hydrophobic surfaces on different kinds of substrates using phase-separation method is presented, where polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) is used as the binder, tetrahydrofuran (THF) as the solvent, and water as nonsolvent.

TL;DR: In this article, a photocatalytic nanocomposite supported on reduced graphene oxide (Ag-AgBr/TiO2/RGO), was synthesized via a facile solvothermal-photoreduction method using titanium butoxide, cetyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB), AgNO3 and graphene oxide, during which the crystallization of TiO2, Ag nanoparticles generation from AgBr decomposition and reduction of RGO were achieved simultaneously.

TL;DR: In this article, it was shown that unless the substrate is at least as stiff as the film, the energy stored in the substrate contributes significantly to the energy release rate of film delamination under compression either with or without cracking.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors investigated the nanoscale interfacial evolution in Cu-Al wire bonds during isothermal annealing from 175°C to 250°C, where the kinetics obey a parabolic growth law until complete consumption of the Al pad.