Showing papers in "Journal of Materials Chemistry C. Materials for Optical, Magnetic and Electronic Devices in 2023"

Amorphous carbon material of daily carbon ink: emerging applications in pressure, strain, and humidity sensors

Abstract: Carbon based materials have been widely used in various sensors. In addition to widely reported graphene, carbon nanotubes and their composites, low-cost amorphous carbon materials are also sought after. In...

Efficient Ternary Organic Photovoltaic Device with Non-halogen Solvent via Synergistic Inhibiting Charge Recombination and Regulating Morphology

Abstract: Environmentally friendly and efficient organic photovoltaic (OPV) devices played a significantly essential role in commercial applications. Herein, The PM6:TBFCl50-BDD:IT-4F-based ternary device was fabricated by using non-halogen solvent o-xylene (o-XY), and...

Recent advances and perspectives on silver-based polymer composites for electromagnetic interference shielding

Abstract: Owing to the increasing threat of pollution by electromagnetic interference (EMI) wave pollution, it is increasingly imperative to design and validate new high-performance EMI shielding materials. In recent decades, silver/polymer...

Orthorhombic undoped κ-Ga2O3 epitaxial thin films for sensitive, fast, and stable direct X-ray detectors

Abstract: Photoelectronic properties of orthorhombic undoped κ-Ga2O3 epitaxial thin films, grown on sapphire substrates by metal-organic chemical vapour deposition, were evaluated under X-ray irradiation (CuKα line, 8.05 keV) for the first...

Solvent-free temperature gradient melt formation of efficient visible-to-UV photon upconversion organic films with subsolar threshold and over 100 h photostability in air

Abstract: Completely solvent-free “green” formation of bicomponent organic polycrystalline films for efficient visible-to-ultraviolet photon upconversion (UV–UC) were achieved by temperature-gradient solidification from the melt. The UV–UC film formed under optimal conditions...

Advances in circularly polarized luminescence materials based on helical polymers

Abstract: Helical polymers are widely used in chiral recognition, chiral response, asymmetric catalysis, photoelectric functional materials and other fields due to their unique helical structure and optical activity. In recent years,...

Designing and controlling the Ni2+-activated (Zn, Mg)Al2O4 spinel solid-solution for phosphor-converted broadband near-infrared illumination

Abstract: Ni2+-activated Zn1−xMgxAl2O4 phosphors exhibit broadband NIR emission band of 1000–1600 nm and are utilized in the application of broadband pc-NIR LEDs.

Correction: Solar-assisted all-solid supercapacitors using composite nanostructures of ZnO nanowires with GO and rGO

Abstract: Correction for ‘Solar-assisted all-solid supercapacitors using composite nanostructures of ZnO nanowires with GO and rGO’ by Cigdem Tuc Altaf et al., J. Mater. Chem. C, 2022, 10, 10748–10758, https://doi.org/10.1039/D2TC02114E.

Novel graphdiyne (CnH2n-2) synthesis strategy: Design and application of organic/inorganic conjugated system for photocatalytic hydrogen production

Abstract: Reasonable construction of effective carbon-based photocatalysts is a new idea and new direction to expand the research field of photocatalysis. Carbon elements have a variety of hybridization modes due to...

Multifunctional lanthanide MOFs with active sites as new platforms for smart sensing of methylmalonic acid and anti-counterfeiting applications

Abstract: This work focuses on the design of multifunctional lanthanide MOFs platform for smart sensing of methylmalonic acid (MMA) and anti-counterfeiting applications. The platform enables intuitive detection of MMA in urine to further infer vitamin B12 levels.

Circularly Polarized Luminescent Organogels based on Fluorescence Resonance Energy Transfer in an Achiral Polymer System

Abstract: Here we develop circularly polarized luminescent organogels through supramolecular co-assembly of an achiral polymer with guest molecules. Appropriate matching and stacking enable circularly polarized fluorescence resonance energy transfer in the...

Vanadium tetrasulfide as an earth-abundant and noble-metal-free cocatalyst for solar-to-hydrogen conversion reaction

Abstract: Designing non-precious metal cocatalysts with a high surface area that facilitate interfacial charge separation is a significant challenge in solar-to-hydrogen energy conversion reactions. Herein, we report a heterostructured photocatalytic system...

Boosted charge transfer and CO2 photoreduction by construction of S-scheme heterojunction between Cs2AgBiBr6 nanosheets and two-dimensional metal-organic frameworks

Abstract: Lead-free Cs2AgBiBr6 double perovskite is emerging as a promising candidate to replace the toxic lead halide perovskites for their environmental friendliness and impressive stability. However, the applications of Cs2AgBiBr6 (CABB)...

Hydrothermal Synthesis of Stable Lead-Free Cs4MnBi2Cl12 Perovskite Single Crystals for Efficient Photocatalytic Degradation of Organic Pollutants

Abstract: Recently, the photocatalytic degradation of organic pollutants using halide perovskite materials have increasingly attracted people's attention. However, the stability issues and the lead toxicity of such materials cast a shadow...

Highly conductive and long-term stable films from liquid-phase exfoliated platinum diselenide

Abstract: Long-term stable gas sensors by tiled networks from LPE-PtSe2.

Recent Advances of Metal-free Phosphorescent Materials for Organic Light-emitting Diodes

Abstract: Metal-free room temperature phosphorescence (RTP) emitters, owing to the high exciton utilization, have become a class of promising materials for phosphorescent organic light-emitting diodes (PhOLEDs). Notably, the increasingly deeper theoretical...

Li+ incorporation and defects creation processes imposed by X-ray and UV irradiation in Li codoped Y3Al5O12:Ce scintillation crystals

Abstract: Cerium doped rare-earth aluminum garnets represent an important class of scintillation and luminescent materials widely used in different technical fields including the medical imaging and the solid state white light...

Enhanced Nonlinear Optical Performance of Perovskite Films Passivated by Porphyrin Derivatives

Abstract: Ionic defects generated from the grain boundaries and surfaces of perovskite films are primary factors that degrade nonlinear optical (NLO) properties, filling or eliminating these defects is crucial for achieving...

Salt-assisted pyrolysis of carbon nanosheets and carbon nanoparticles hybrids for efficient microwave absorption

Abstract: Metal-organic framework MOF-derived carbon materials are considered high potential candidates for electromagnetic wave absorbers. However, the rational design of MOF-derived microwave absorbing (MA) materials with stable structures and ultra-wide effective...

Giant piezoelectric properties of the [110]-oriented PZT-5H single crystals grown by solid state crystal growth

Abstract: An ultrahigh piezoelectric performance (d33 ∼ 1800 pC N−1 and ∼ 2400 pm V−1 at 3 kV cm−1, k33 ∼ 87%) is achieved in the [110]-oriented PZT-5H single crystals grown using the solid state crystal growth method with excess PbO addition.

Zinc Oxide based gas sensors and their derivatives: A critical review

Abstract: The most extensively explored gas sensors are metal oxide semiconductor materials owing to their high selectivity, stability and cost-effective, simple synthesis technique. Despite these characteristics, they can operate at low...

Ba3LuGa2O7.5:Bi3+ phosphors with potential application in full-spectrum WLEDs and temperature sensing

Abstract: A novel n-UV activated phosphor Ba3LuGa2O7.5:Bi3+ with strong cyan emissions has been synthesized and systematically investigated.

Constructing desired nanofibril network morphology for stretchable polymer films by weakening the intermolecular interaction of conjugated polymer in elastomer matrix and extending the film-forming time

Abstract: A desired phase-separated morphology of interconnected polymer nanofibrils in elastomer matrix is crucial for keeping the electrical properties under strain in conjugated polymer-elastomer blend systems. However, how to reduce the...

Ultra-fast low temperature scintillation and X-ray luminescence of CsPbCl3 crystals

Abstract: CsPbCl3 crystal is found to be a promising material for the detection of ionising radiation at low temperatures.

Negative Lattice Expansion induced Upconversion Luminescence Thermal Enhancement in novel Na2MoO4:Yb3+, Er3+ Transparent Glass Ceramics towards Temperature Sensing Application

Abstract: Negative lattice expansion induced upconversion luminescence thermal enhancement is an efficient way to solve the problems of thermal quenching of lanthanides ions, which could be combined with traditional fluorescence intensity...

A multi-responsive luminescent Co(II) coordination polymer assembled from amide-functionalized organic units for effective pH and cation sensing

Abstract: By employing an amide-containing multicarboxylate ligand of N,N’’-(3,5-dicarboxylphenyl)benzene-1,4-dicarboxamide (H4L), a 3D (3,4,4,6)-connected Co(II) coordination polymer, namely, [Co(L)0.5(tytb)]n (LCU-112, LCU = Liaocheng University, tytb = 1,3,5-tris(1,2,4-triazol-1-ylmethyl)-2,4,6-Trimethylbenzene) has been constructed through solvothermal...

Facile fabrication of exfoliated g-C3N4/MWCNTs/Fe3O4 ternary composites with multi-component functional synergy for high-performance microwave absorption

Abstract: Constructing multi-component materials with dielectric-magnetic synergy effects has been a significant focus of recent works to enhance microwave absorption efficiency. Herein, the top-down exfoliation strategy for forming carboxylated g-C3N4 (CCN)...

Advanced Atomic Layer Deposition: Metal Oxide Thin Film Growth Using the Discrete Feeding Method

Abstract: HfO2 film was grown via atomic layer deposition (ALD) with the discrete feeding method (DFM), called DF-ALD, and its physical, chemical, and electrical properties were studied. In conventional ALD process,...

Superior High Temperature Performance of 8 kV NiO/Ga2O3 Vertical Heterojunction Rectifiers

Abstract: NiO/β-Ga2O3 vertical rectifiers exhibit near-temperature-independent breakdown voltages (VB) of >8 kV to 600K. For 100 µm diameter devices, the power figure of merit (VB)2/ RON, where RON is the on-state...

Tunable and enhanced mechanoluminescence in LiYGeO4:Tb3+ via Bi3+→Tb3+ energy transfer

Abstract: Mechanoluminescence (ML) materials, which can emit light under external mechanical stimuli, have attracted wide attention in diverse applications such as display, anti-counterfeiting and 3D signature. However, weak ML intensity and...