Utilization of Electric Fields to Modulate Molecular Activities on the Nanoscale: From Physical Properties to Chemical Reactions

C Yang, Y Guo, H Zhang, X Guo - Chemical Reviews, 2024 - ACS Publications
As a primary energy source, electricity drives broad fields from everyday electronic circuits to
industrial chemical catalysis. From a chemistry viewpoint, studying electric field effects on …

[HTML][HTML] Nanogenerators via dynamic regulation of electrical double layer

X Li, ZL Wang, D Wei - Nano Trends, 2024 - Elsevier
The world is grappling with dual crises of energy depletion and environmental degradation,
as escalating global energy demands strain the sustainability of existing systems. While …

Triboiontronics with temporal control of electrical double layer formation

X Li, R Li, S Li, ZL Wang, D Wei - Nature Communications, 2024 - nature.com
The nanoscale electrical double layer plays a crucial role in macroscopic ion adsorption and
reaction kinetics. In this study, we achieve controllable ion migration by dynamically …

Label-Free Single-Molecule Electrical Sensor for Ultrasensitive and Selective Detection of Iodide Ions in Human Urine

JN Jiang, Q Wan, N Sun, YL Zhang, B Wang… - ACS …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Herein, a label-free single-molecule electrical sensor was first proposed for the
ultrasensitive and selective detection of iodide ions in human urine. Single-molecule …

In situ Raman Monitoring of Surface Structures and Oxygen Species on Ni(OH)2/Au/Nickel Foam During Oxygen Evolution Reaction

XC Ma, Z Yu, YL Zhang, JA **, JP Li… - The Journal of …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Nickel foam is a prevalent material for the oxygen evolution reaction (OER) in alkaline
media. Herein, we employed a one-step electrodeposition technique to effectively fabricate …

The regulation effect of coordination number on the conductance of single-molecule junctions

Q Wan, HY Guo, YF Zhou, JN Jiang, W Chen… - Journal of Materials …, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
Combining the STM break junction technique and theoretical simulation, we report that the
presence of multiple anchoring sites leads to different configurations of single-molecule …

Voltage-driven molecular switch of highly periodically N‒heterocyclic adlayer enabled deep cycled zinc metal battery

W Xu, B Zhang, W Xu, G Yao, L Zhang, S Lian… - Energy Storage …, 2025 - Elsevier
The instable Zn/electrolyte interface due to severe corrosion, especially at high utilization of
Zn anode, strongly hindered the practical application of aqueous zinc metal battery. Herein …

Development and mechanisms of photo-induced molecule junction device

X Sun, R Liu, S Kandapal, B Xu - Nanophotonics, 2024 - degruyter.com
The utilization of single molecule electronic devices represents a significant avenue toward
advancing next-generation circuits. Recent investigations have notably augmented our …

Electrochemically Gated Frustrated Lewis Pair Chemistry in Electric Double Layer

HY Guo, Q Wan, Y Jiang, B Wang, L Wang… - Angewandte …, 2025 - Wiley Online Library
The recent discovery of frustrated Lewis pairs (FLPs) during the activation of small
molecules has inspired extensive research across the full span of chemical science. Owing …

Bias switching in single-molecule junctions through destructive quantum interference

ZY Cai, ZW Ma, H **, JZ Wang, LK Chen, TR Wu… - Electrochimica …, 2024 - Elsevier
Highly nonlinear current-voltage (IV) characteristics in single-molecule junctions based on
destructive quantum interference (DQI) effects are key to realizing bias-controlled molecular …