The support plays an important role for supported metal catalysts by positioning itself as a
macromolecular ligand, which conditions the nature of the active site and contributes …

Graphene and other 2D atomic crystals are of considerable interest in catalysis because of
their unique structural and electronic properties. Over the past decade, the materials have …

Rationally designing an appropriate support plays significant roles in catalysis through
anchoring active sites firmly, enabling fast mass transport, and confining reaction fields …

Two-dimensional (2D) materials are characterised by their strong intraplanar bonding but
weak interplanar interaction. Interfaces between neighboring 2D layers or between 2D …

Graphene has demonstrated great potential in next-generation electronics due to its unique
two-dimensional structure and properties including a zero-gap band structure, high electron …

Abstract KBe2BO3F2 (KBBF) is still the only practically usable crystal that can generate
deep‐ultraviolet (DUV) coherent light by direct second harmonic generation (SHG) …

Catalysis, as a key and enabling technology, plays an increasingly important role in fields
ranging from energy, environment and agriculture to health care. Rational design and …

Nonlinear optical (NLO) materials are of great importance in laser science and technology,
as they can expand the wavelength range provided by common laser sources. Few NLO …

Confined microenvironments formed in heterogeneous catalysts have recently been
recognized as equally important as catalytically active sites. Understanding the …

Wettability in nanochannels is of great importance for understanding many challenging
problems in interface chemistry and fluid mechanics, and presents versatile applications …