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Emerging chemical strategies for imprinting magnetism in graphene and related 2D materials for spintronic and biomedical applications
10.1039/C7CS00288B 2018-03-26 Graphene, a single two-dimensional sheet of carbon atoms with an arrangement mimicking the honeycomb hexagonal architecture, has captured immense interest of the scientific community since its isolation in 2004. Besides its extraordinarily high electrical con... |
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Functional and stability orientation synthesis of materials and structures in aprotic Li–O2 batteries
10.1039/C8CS00009C 2018-03-26 The lithium–O2 battery is one of most promising energy storage and conversion devices due to its ultrahigh theoretical energy density and hence has broad application potential in electrical vehicles and stationary power systems. However, the present Li–O2 bat... |
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Chiral catalysts immobilized on achiral polymers: effect of the polymer support on the performance of the catalyst
10.1039/C7CS00734E 2018-03-26 Positive effects of the polymeric support on the performance of supported chiral catalysts, in terms of activity, stability and selectivity–enantioselectivity, have been reported when the support is properly selected and optimized opening the way to the desig... |
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Recent advances in functionalized micro and mesoporous carbon materials: synthesis and applications
10.1039/C7CS00787F 2018-03-26 Functionalized nanoporous carbon materials have attracted the colossal interest of the materials science fraternity owing to their intriguing physical and chemical properties including a well-ordered porous structure, exemplary high specific surface areas, el... |
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Ratiometric optical nanoprobes enable accurate molecular detection and imaging
10.1039/C7CS00612H 2018-03-23 Exploring and understanding biological and pathological changes are of great significance for early diagnosis and therapy of diseases. Optical sensing and imaging approaches have experienced major progress in this field. Particularly, an emergence of various ... |
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Stereoselective arene formation
10.1039/C7CS00875A 2018-03-22 While aromatic hydrocarbons are ubiquitous in organic chemistry, they are typically not associated with chirality and stereoisomerism. Due to the planarity and symmetry of simple arenes, methods to assemble aromatic rings are not routinely considered for the ... |
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Two-dimensional halide perovskite nanomaterials and heterostructures
10.1039/C7CS00886D 2018-03-22 Over the last several years, there has been tremendous progress in the development of nanoscale halide perovskite materials and devices that possess a wide range of band gaps and tunable optical and electronic properties. Particularly, the emerging two-dimens... |
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Spotting the differences in two-dimensional materials – the Raman scattering perspective
10.1039/C7CS00874K 2018-03-22 Two-dimensional (2D) layered materials have attracted tremendous attention and led to a prosperous development in both fundamental investigation and device applications in various fields, such as nanoelectronics, flexible devices, sustainable energy and catal... |
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Nanocellulose: a promising nanomaterial for advanced electrochemical energy storage
10.1039/C7CS00790F 2018-03-21 Nanocellulose has emerged as a sustainable and promising nanomaterial owing to its unique structures, superb properties, and natural abundance. Here, we present a comprehensive review of the current research activities that center on the development of nanoce... |
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A leap forward in iridium–NHC catalysis: new horizons and mechanistic insights
10.1039/C7CS00743D 2018-03-20 This review summarises the most recent advances in Ir–NHC catalysis while revisiting all the classical reactions in which this type of catalyst has proved to be active. The influence of the ligand system and, in particular, the impact of the NHC ligand on the... |