The reformation of catalyst: From a trial-and-error synthesis to rational design

L Wang, J Wu, S Wang, H Liu, Y Wang, D Wang - Nano Research, 2024 - Springer
The appropriate catalysts can accelerate the reaction rate and effectively boost the efficient
conversion of various molecules, which is of great importance in the study of chemistry …

Assembly of partially unzipped multiwalled carbon nanotubes into ultralight, highly efficient and multifunctional electromagnetic wave absorbing aerogel

G Han, Q Wang, F Ding, M Fang, X Fang, P Yi, Y Li… - Carbon, 2023 - Elsevier
Efficient electromagnetic wave absorbing materials with lightweight and multifunctional
integrated applications have broad development application prospects. Carbonaceous …

A tunable narrow single-mode bandpass filter using graphene nanoribbons for THz applications

G Mohammadi, AA Orouji, M Danaie - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
This paper presents a tunable, single-mode narrowband optical filter designed for terahertz
applications utilizing graphene nanoribbons. To attain optimal conditions, the filter was …

Remote-triggered domino-like cyclodehydrogenation in second-layer topological graphene nanoribbons

C Ma, J Wang, H Ma, R Yin, XJ Zhao… - Journal of the …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Cyclodehydrogenation reactions in the on-surface synthesis of graphene nanoribbons
(GNRs) usually involve a series of Csp2–Csp2 and/or Csp2–Csp3 couplings and just …

Flat bands and electronic localization in twisted bilayer graphene nanoribbons

E Andrade, PA Pantaleón, F Guinea, GG Naumis - Physical Review B, 2023 - APS
We analyze the electronic structure of twisted bilayer graphene (TBG) nanoribbons close to
the magic angle. We describe a transition from an incomplete to a complete moiré structure …

Structural model of oxidatively unzipped narrow single-walled carbon nanotubes

L Merkel, A Setaro, CE Halbig, S Shimizu, T Yoshii… - Carbon, 2024 - Elsevier
In this study, we present a synthetic method for the preparation of oxo-graphene
nanoribbons (oxo-GNRs) by oxidative cleavage of C–C bonds of enriched (6, 5)-single …

0D van der Waals interfacial ferroelectricity

Y Niu, L Li, Z Qi, HH Aung, X Han, R Tenne… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
The dimensional limit of ferroelectricity has been long explored. The critical contravention is
that the downscaling of ferroelectricity leads to a loss of polarization. This work demonstrates …

A twist for tunable electronic and thermal transport properties of nanodevices

A Ostovan, KZ Milowska, CJ García-Cervera - Nanoscale, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
Twisted graphene-layered materials with nonzero interlayer twist angles (θ) have recently
become appealing, as they exhibit a range of attractive physical properties, which include a …

Twistronics-based polarization engineering

M Orazbay, C Valagiannopoulos - Physical Review Applied, 2024 - APS
Electromagnetic wave polarization engineering with help from a pair of identical anisotropic
metasurfaces of twisted optical axes, is introduced. Flawless linear polarization rotation and …

Highly entangled polyradical nanographene with coexisting strong correlation and topological frustration

S Song, A Pinar Solé, A Matěj, G Li, O Stetsovych… - Nature Chemistry, 2024 - nature.com
Open-shell nanographenes exhibit unconventional π-magnetism arising from topological
frustration or strong electron–electron interaction. However, conventional design …