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Stabilization of 4H hexagonal phase in gold nanoribbons
(2015)
Gold, silver, platinum and palladium typically crystallize with the face-centred cubic structure. Here we report the high-yield solution synthesis of gold nanoribbons in the 4H hexagonal polytype, a previously unreported ...
Synthesis and structure of two-dimensional transition-metal dichalcogenides
(2015)
Two-dimensional (2D) transition-metal dichalcogenides (TMDCs) exhibit unique electrical, optical, thermal, and mechanical properties, which enable them to be used as building blocks in compact and lightweight integrated ...
One-pot synthesis of CdS nanocrystals hybridized with single-layer transition-metal dichalcogenide nanosheets for efficient photocatalytic hydrogen evolution
(2015)
Exploration of low-cost and earth-abundant photocatalysts for highly efficient solar photocatalytic water splitting is of great importance. Although transition-metal dichalcogenides (TMDs) showed outstanding performance ...
Hybrid fibers made of molybdenum disulfide, reduced graphene oxide, and multi-walled carbon nanotubes for solid-state, flexible, asymmetric supercapacitors
(2015)
One of challenges existing in fiber-based supercapacitors is how to achieve high energy density without compromising their rate stability. Owing to their unique physical, electronic, and electrochemical properties, ...
Piezoelectricity in two-dimensional materials
(2015)
Powering up 2D materials: Recent experimental studies confirmed the existence of piezoelectricity—the conversion of mechanical stress into electricity—in two-dimensional single-layer MoS2 nanosheets. The results represent ...
Supramolecular polymerization promoted in situ fabrication of nitrogen-doped porous graphene sheets as anode materials for Li-ion batteries
(2015)
A novel strategy of utilizing supramolecular polymerization for fabricating nitrogen doped porous graphene (NPG) with high doping level of 12 atom% as the anode material for lithium ion batteries is reported for the first ...
Black phosphorus quantum dots
(2015)
As a unique two-dimensional nanomaterial, layered black phosphorus (BP) nanosheets have shown promising applications in electronics. Although mechanical exfoliation was successfully used to prepare BP nanosheets, it is ...
Multifunctional architectures constructing of PANI nanoneedle arrays on MoS2 thin nanosheets for high-energy supercapacitors
(2015)
Multifunctional MoS2@PANI (polyaniline) pseudo-supercapacitor electrodes consisting of MoS2 thin nanosheets and PANI nanoarrays are fabricated via a large-scale approach. The superior capacitance retention is retained up ...
Thin metal nanostructures : synthesis, properties and applications
(2015)
Two-dimensional nanomaterials, especially graphene and single- or few-layer transition metal dichalcogenide nanosheets, have attracted great research interest in recent years due to their distinctive physical, chemical and ...
Tubular TiC fibre nanostructures as supercapacitor electrode materials with stable cycling life and wide-temperature performance
(2015)
Highly active electrode materials with judicious design of nanostructure are important for the construction of high-performance electrochemical energy storage devices. In this work, we have fabricated a tubular TiC fibre ...
