Smart eutectic gallium–indium: from properties to applications

Z Zhao, S Soni, T Lee, CA Nijhuis… - Advanced Materials, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Eutectic gallium–indium (EGaIn), a liquid metal with a melting point close to or
below room temperature, has attracted extensive attention in recent years due to its …

Charge transport through molecular ensembles: Recent progress in molecular electronics

Y Liu, X Qiu, S Soni, RC Chiechi - Chemical Physics Reviews, 2021 - pubs.aip.org
This review focuses on molecular ensemble junctions in which the individual molecules of a
monolayer each span two electrodes. This geometry favors quantum mechanical tunneling …

Rational Design and Synthesis of Lignin‐Derived Smart Sunscreens

Y Wu, X Wu, A Zhang, X Ouyang, H Lou… - Advanced Functional …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Lignin exhibits a long‐active UV‐blocking property due to its macromolecular aromatic
structure and unique semiquione‐quione‐hydroquione transition. However, its poor …

Light and humidity dual-responsive anti-counterfeiting films based on hydrogen-bonded cholesteric liquid crystal polymers with Spiropyran

M Xu, X Li, D Zhou, Y Chen, L Zhang… - ACS Applied Materials …, 2023 - ACS Publications
There is still significant room for improvement when combining structural color with
fluorescence patterns in dual anti-counterfeiting and dynamic anti-counterfeiting labels. In …

Thiol-free self-assembled oligoethylene glycols enable robust air-stable molecular electronics

X Qiu, V Ivasyshyn, L Qiu, M Enache, J Dong… - Nature Materials, 2020 - nature.com
Self-assembled monolayers (SAMs) are widely used to engineer the surface properties of
metals. The relatively simple and versatile chemistry of metal–thiolate bonds makes thiolate …

Spiropyran dyes

A Towns - Physical Sciences Reviews, 2021 - degruyter.com
This article furnishes an introduction to one of the most well-known classes of photochromic
colorant. While the properties of spiropyran dyes inspired pioneering efforts to exploit …

Binary Ligand‐Mediated Photochromic Tuning of Lanthanide‐Doped Upconversion Nanoparticle Conjugates

C Peng, X Chen, YD Suh, X Liu - Advanced Optical Materials, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The ability to tune photochromic features of nanoparticle (NP)‐ligand conjugates can vastly
extend the utility of dynamic materials in the fields of drug delivery, bioimaging, and data …

Electrical molecular switch addressed by chemical stimuli

H Audi, Y Viero, N Alwhaibi, Z Chen, M Iazykov… - Nanoscale, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
We demonstrate that the conductance switching of benzo-bis (imidazole) molecules upon
protonation depends on the lateral functional groups. The protonated H-substituted …

Bioinspired Liquid Metal based Soft Humanoid Robots

N Li, X Yuan, Y Li, G Zhang, Q Yang, Y Zhou… - Advanced …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The pursuit of constructing humanoid robots to replicate the anatomical structures and
capabilities of human beings has been a long‐standing significant undertaking and …

[HTML][HTML] Transforming fabrics into UV-sensing wearables: A photochromic hackmanite coating for repeatable detection

A Lawrynowicz, S Vuori, E Palo, M Winther… - Chemical Engineering …, 2024 - Elsevier
In this study, we successfully present the first application of a hackmanite coating on a textile
substrate to serve as a UV sensor. Photochromic minerals, such as hackmanite, are …