@article{13352,
  abstract     = {Optoelectronic effects differentiating absorption of right and left circularly polarized photons in thin films of chiral materials are typically prohibitively small for their direct photocurrent observation. Chiral metasurfaces increase the electronic sensitivity to circular polarization, but their out-of-plane architecture entails manufacturing and performance trade-offs. Here, we show that nanoporous thin films of chiral nanoparticles enable high sensitivity to circular polarization due to light-induced polarization-dependent ion accumulation at nanoparticle interfaces. Self-assembled multilayers of gold nanoparticles modified with L-phenylalanine generate a photocurrent under right-handed circularly polarized light as high as 2.41 times higher than under left-handed circularly polarized light. The strong plasmonic coupling between the multiple nanoparticles producing planar chiroplasmonic modes facilitates the ejection of electrons, whose entrapment at the membrane–electrolyte interface is promoted by a thick layer of enantiopure phenylalanine. Demonstrated detection of light ellipticity with equal sensitivity at all incident angles mimics phenomenological aspects of polarization vision in marine animals. The simplicity of self-assembly and sensitivity of polarization detection found in optoionic membranes opens the door to a family of miniaturized fluidic devices for chiral photonics.},
  author       = {Cai, Jiarong and Zhang, Wei and Xu, Liguang and Hao, Changlong and Ma, Wei and Sun, Maozhong and Wu, Xiaoling and Qin, Xian and Colombari, Felippe Mariano and de Moura, André Farias and Xu, Jiahui and Silva, Mariana Cristina and Carneiro-Neto, Evaldo Batista and Gomes, Weverson Rodrigues and Vallée, Renaud A. L. and Pereira, Ernesto Chaves and Liu, Xiaogang and Xu, Chuanlai and Klajn, Rafal and Kotov, Nicholas A. and Kuang, Hua},
  issn         = {1748-3395},
  journal      = {Nature Nanotechnology},
  keywords     = {Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Condensed Matter Physics, General Materials Science, Biomedical Engineering, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Bioengineering},
  number       = {4},
  pages        = {408--416},
  publisher    = {Springer Nature},
  title        = {{Polarization-sensitive optoionic membranes from chiral plasmonic nanoparticles}},
  doi          = {10.1038/s41565-022-01079-3},
  volume       = {17},
  year         = {2022},
}

@article{13353,
  abstract     = {We show that the optical properties of indigo carmine can be modulated by encapsulation within a coordination cage. Depending on the host/guest molar ratio, the cage can predominantly encapsulate either one or two dye molecules. The 1 : 1 complex is fluorescent, unique for an indigo dye in an aqueous solution. We have also found that binding two dye molecules stabilizes a previously unknown conformation of the cage.},
  author       = {Yanshyna, Oksana and Avram, Liat and Shimon, Linda J. W. and Klajn, Rafal},
  issn         = {1364-548X},
  journal      = {Chemical Communications},
  keywords     = {Materials Chemistry, Metals and Alloys, Surfaces, Coatings and Films, General Chemistry, Ceramics and Composites, Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, Catalysis},
  number       = {21},
  pages        = {3461--3464},
  publisher    = {Royal Society of Chemistry},
  title        = {{Coexistence of 1:1 and 2:1 inclusion complexes of indigo carmine}},
  doi          = {10.1039/d1cc07081a},
  volume       = {58},
  year         = {2022},
}

@article{13355,
  abstract     = {Supramolecular self-assembly in biological systems holds promise to convert and amplify disease-specific signals to physical or mechanical signals that can direct cell fate. However, it remains challenging to design physiologically stable self-assembling systems that demonstrate tunable and predictable behavior. Here, the use of zwitterionic tetrapeptide modalities to direct nanoparticle assembly under physiological conditions is reported. The self-assembly of gold nanoparticles can be activated by enzymatic unveiling of surface-bound zwitterionic tetrapeptides through matrix metalloprotease-9 (MMP-9), which is overexpressed by cancer cells. This robust nanoparticle assembly is achieved by multivalent, self-complementary interactions of the zwitterionic tetrapeptides. In cancer cells that overexpress MMP-9, the nanoparticle assembly process occurs near the cell membrane and causes size-induced selection of cellular uptake mechanism, resulting in diminished cell growth. The enzyme responsiveness, and therefore, indirectly, the uptake route of the system can be programmed by customizing the peptide sequence: a simple inversion of the two amino acids at the cleavage site completely inactivates the enzyme responsiveness, self-assembly, and consequently changes the endocytic pathway. This robust self-complementary, zwitterionic peptide design demonstrates the use of enzyme-activated electrostatic side-chain patterns as powerful and customizable peptide modalities to program nanoparticle self-assembly and alter cellular response in biological context.},
  author       = {Huang, Richard H. and Nayeem, Nazia and He, Ye and Morales, Jorge and Graham, Duncan and Klajn, Rafal and Contel, Maria and O'Brien, Stephen and Ulijn, Rein V.},
  issn         = {1521-4095},
  journal      = {Advanced Materials},
  keywords     = {Mechanical Engineering, Mechanics of Materials, General Materials Science},
  number       = {1},
  publisher    = {Wiley},
  title        = {{Self‐complementary zwitterionic peptides direct nanoparticle assembly and enable enzymatic selection of endocytic pathways}},
  doi          = {10.1002/adma.202104962},
  volume       = {34},
  year         = {2022},
}

@article{13991,
  abstract     = {The prediction and realization of topological insulators have sparked great interest in experimental approaches to the classification of materials1,2,3. The phase transition between non-trivial and trivial topological states is important, not only for basic materials science but also for next-generation technology, such as dissipation-free electronics4. It is therefore crucial to develop advanced probes that are suitable for a wide range of samples and environments. Here we demonstrate that circularly polarized laser-field-driven high-harmonic generation is distinctly sensitive to the non-trivial and trivial topological phases in the prototypical three-dimensional topological insulator bismuth selenide5. The phase transition is chemically initiated by reducing the spin–orbit interaction strength through the substitution of bismuth with indium atoms6,7. We find strikingly different high-harmonic responses of trivial and non-trivial topological surface states that manifest themselves as a conversion efficiency and elliptical dichroism that depend both on the driving laser ellipticity and the crystal orientation. The origins of the anomalous high-harmonic response are corroborated by calculations using the semiconductor optical Bloch equations with pairs of surface and bulk bands. As a purely optical approach, this method offers sensitivity to the electronic structure of the material, including its nonlinear response, and is compatible with a wide range of samples and sample environments.},
  author       = {Heide, Christian and Kobayashi, Yuki and Baykusheva, Denitsa Rangelova and Jain, Deepti and Sobota, Jonathan A. and Hashimoto, Makoto and Kirchmann, Patrick S. and Oh, Seongshik and Heinz, Tony F. and Reis, David A. and Ghimire, Shambhu},
  issn         = {1749-4893},
  journal      = {Nature Photonics},
  keywords     = {Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials},
  number       = {9},
  pages        = {620--624},
  publisher    = {Springer Nature},
  title        = {{Probing topological phase transitions using high-harmonic generation}},
  doi          = {10.1038/s41566-022-01050-7},
  volume       = {16},
  year         = {2022},
}

@article{10584,
  abstract     = {Electrically tunable lenses (ETLs) are those with the ability to alter their optical power in response to an electric signal. This feature allows such systems to not only image the areas of interest but also obtain spatial depth perception (depth of field, DOF). The aim of the present study was to develop an ETL-based imaging system for quantitative surface analysis. Firstly, the system was calibrated to achieve high depth resolution, warranting the accurate measurement of the depth and to account for and correct any influences from external factors on the ETL. This was completed using the Tenengrad operator which effectively identified the plane of best focus as demonstrated by the linear relationship between the control current applied to the ETL and the height at which the optical system focuses. The system was then employed to measure amplitude, spatial, hybrid, and volume surface texture parameters of a model material (pharmaceutical dosage form) which were validated against the parameters obtained using a previously validated surface texture analysis technique, optical profilometry. There were no statistically significant differences between the surface texture parameters measured by the techniques, highlighting the potential application of ETL-based imaging systems as an easily adaptable and low-cost alternative surface texture analysis technique to conventional microscopy techniques},
  author       = {Nirwan, Jorabar Singh and Lou, Shan and Hussain, Saqib and Nauman, Muhammad and Hussain, Tariq and Conway, Barbara R. and Ghori, Muhammad Usman},
  issn         = {2072-666X},
  journal      = {Micromachines},
  keywords     = {surface texture, electrically tunable lens, materials, hypromellose, surface topography, surface roughness, pharmaceutical tablet, variable focus imaging},
  number       = {1},
  publisher    = {MDPI},
  title        = {{Electrically tunable lens (ETL) - based variable focus imaging system for parametric surface texture analysis of materials}},
  doi          = {10.3390/mi13010017},
  volume       = {13},
  year         = {2022},
}

@article{10589,
  abstract     = {Superconducting devices ubiquitously have an excess of broken Cooper pairs, which can hamper their performance. It is widely believed that external radiation is responsible but a study now suggests there must be an additional, unknown source.},
  author       = {Higginbotham, Andrew P},
  issn         = {1745-2481},
  journal      = {Nature Physics},
  keywords     = {superconducting devices, superconducting properties and materials},
  pages        = {126},
  publisher    = {Springer Nature},
  title        = {{A secret source}},
  doi          = {10.1038/s41567-021-01459-x},
  volume       = {18},
  year         = {2022},
}

@article{12137,
  abstract     = {We investigate the local self-sustained process underlying spiral turbulence in counter-rotating Taylor–Couette flow using a periodic annular domain, shaped as a parallelogram, two of whose sides are aligned with the cylindrical helix described by the spiral pattern. The primary focus of the study is placed on the emergence of drifting–rotating waves (DRW) that capture, in a relatively small domain, the main features of coherent structures typically observed in developed turbulence. The transitional dynamics of the subcritical region, far below the first instability of the laminar circular Couette flow, is determined by the upper and lower branches of DRW solutions originated at saddle-node bifurcations. The mechanism whereby these solutions self-sustain, and the chaotic dynamics they induce, are conspicuously reminiscent of other subcritical shear flows. Remarkably, the flow properties of DRW persist even as the Reynolds number is increased beyond the linear stability threshold of the base flow. Simulations in a narrow parallelogram domain stretched in the azimuthal direction to revolve around the apparatus a full turn confirm that self-sustained vortices eventually concentrate into a localised pattern. The resulting statistical steady state satisfactorily reproduces qualitatively, and to a certain degree also quantitatively, the topology and properties of spiral turbulence as calculated in a large periodic domain of sufficient aspect ratio that is representative of the real system.},
  author       = {Wang, B. and Ayats López, Roger and Deguchi, K. and Mellibovsky, F. and Meseguer, A.},
  issn         = {1469-7645},
  journal      = {Journal of Fluid Mechanics},
  keywords     = {Mechanical Engineering, Mechanics of Materials, Condensed Matter Physics, Applied Mathematics},
  publisher    = {Cambridge University Press},
  title        = {{Self-sustainment of coherent structures in counter-rotating Taylor–Couette flow}},
  doi          = {10.1017/jfm.2022.828},
  volume       = {951},
  year         = {2022},
}

@article{12146,
  abstract     = {In this paper, we explore the stability and dynamical relevance of a wide variety of steady, time-periodic, quasiperiodic, and chaotic flows arising between orthogonally stretching parallel plates. We first explore the stability of all the steady flow solution families formerly identified by Ayats et al. [“Flows between orthogonally stretching parallel plates,” Phys. Fluids 33, 024103 (2021)], concluding that only the one that originates from the Stokesian approximation is actually stable. When both plates are shrinking at identical or nearly the same deceleration rates, this Stokesian flow exhibits a Hopf bifurcation that leads to stable time-periodic regimes. The resulting time-periodic orbits or flows are tracked for different Reynolds numbers and stretching rates while monitoring their Floquet exponents to identify secondary instabilities. It is found that these time-periodic flows also exhibit Neimark–Sacker bifurcations, generating stable quasiperiodic flows (tori) that may sometimes give rise to chaotic dynamics through a Ruelle–Takens–Newhouse scenario. However, chaotic dynamics is unusually observed, as the quasiperiodic flows generally become phase-locked through a resonance mechanism before a strange attractor may arise, thus restoring the time-periodicity of the flow. In this work, we have identified and tracked four different resonance regions, also known as Arnold tongues or horns. In particular, the 1 : 4 strong resonance region is explored in great detail, where the identified scenarios are in very good agreement with normal form theory. },
  author       = {Wang, B. and Ayats López, Roger and Meseguer, A. and Marques, F.},
  issn         = {1089-7666},
  journal      = {Physics of Fluids},
  keywords     = {Condensed Matter Physics, Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes, Mechanics of Materials, Computational Mechanics, Mechanical Engineering},
  number       = {11},
  publisher    = {AIP Publishing},
  title        = {{Phase-locking flows between orthogonally stretching parallel plates}},
  doi          = {10.1063/5.0124152},
  volume       = {34},
  year         = {2022},
}

@article{9235,
  abstract     = {Cu2–xS has become one of the most promising thermoelectric materials for application in the middle-high temperature range. Its advantages include the abundance, low cost, and safety of its elements and a high performance at relatively elevated temperatures. However, stability issues limit its operation current and temperature, thus calling for the optimization of the material performance in the middle temperature range. Here, we present a synthetic protocol for large scale production of covellite CuS nanoparticles at ambient temperature and atmosphere, and using water as a solvent. The crystal phase and stoichiometry of the particles are afterward tuned through an annealing process at a moderate temperature under inert or reducing atmosphere. While annealing under argon results in Cu1.8S nanopowder with a rhombohedral crystal phase, annealing in an atmosphere containing hydrogen leads to tetragonal Cu1.96S. High temperature X-ray diffraction analysis shows the material annealed in argon to transform to the cubic phase at ca. 400 K, while the material annealed in the presence of hydrogen undergoes two phase transitions, first to hexagonal and then to the cubic structure. The annealing atmosphere, temperature, and time allow adjustment of the density of copper vacancies and thus tuning of the charge carrier concentration and material transport properties. In this direction, the material annealed under Ar is characterized by higher electrical conductivities but lower Seebeck coefficients than the material annealed in the presence of hydrogen. By optimizing the charge carrier concentration through the annealing time, Cu2–xS with record figures of merit in the middle temperature range, up to 1.41 at 710 K, is obtained. We finally demonstrate that this strategy, based on a low-cost and scalable solution synthesis process, is also suitable for the production of high performance Cu2–xS layers using high throughput and cost-effective printing technologies.},
  author       = {Li, Mengyao and Liu, Yu and Zhang, Yu and Han, Xu and Zhang, Ting and Zuo, Yong and Xie, Chenyang and Xiao, Ke and Arbiol, Jordi and Llorca, Jordi and Ibáñez, Maria and Liu, Junfeng and Cabot, Andreu},
  issn         = {1936-086X},
  journal      = {ACS Nano},
  keywords     = {General Engineering, General Physics and Astronomy, General Materials Science},
  number       = {3},
  pages        = {4967–4978},
  publisher    = {American Chemical Society },
  title        = {{Effect of the annealing atmosphere on crystal phase and thermoelectric properties of copper sulfide}},
  doi          = {10.1021/acsnano.0c09866},
  volume       = {15},
  year         = {2021},
}

@article{9282,
  abstract     = {Several Ising-type magnetic van der Waals (vdW) materials exhibit stable magnetic ground states. Despite these clear experimental demonstrations, a complete theoretical and microscopic understanding of their magnetic anisotropy is still lacking. In particular, the validity limit of identifying their one-dimensional (1-D) Ising nature has remained uninvestigated in a quantitative way. Here we performed the complete mapping of magnetic anisotropy for a prototypical Ising vdW magnet FePS3 for the first time. Combining torque magnetometry measurements with their magnetostatic model analysis and the relativistic density functional total energy calculations, we successfully constructed the three-dimensional (3-D) mappings of the magnetic anisotropy in terms of magnetic torque and energy. The results not only quantitatively confirm that the easy axis is perpendicular to the ab plane, but also reveal the anisotropies within the ab, ac, and bc planes. Our approach can be applied to the detailed quantitative study of magnetism in vdW materials.},
  author       = {Nauman, Muhammad and Kiem, Do Hoon and Lee, Sungmin and Son, Suhan and Park, J-G and Kang, Woun and Han, Myung Joon and Jo, Youn Jung},
  issn         = {2053-1583},
  journal      = {2D Materials},
  keywords     = {Mechanical Engineering, General Materials Science, Mechanics of Materials, General Chemistry, Condensed Matter Physics},
  number       = {3},
  publisher    = {IOP Publishing},
  title        = {{Complete mapping of magnetic anisotropy for prototype Ising van der Waals FePS3}},
  doi          = {10.1088/2053-1583/abeed3},
  volume       = {8},
  year         = {2021},
}

@article{13359,
  abstract     = {Dissipative self-assembly is ubiquitous in nature, where it gives rise to complex structures and functions such as self-healing, homeostasis, and camouflage. These phenomena are enabled by the continuous conversion of energy stored in chemical fuels, such as ATP. Over the past decade, an increasing number of synthetic chemically driven systems have been reported that mimic the features of their natural counterparts. At the same time, it has been shown that dissipative self-assembly can also be fueled by light; these optically fueled systems have been developed in parallel to the chemically fueled ones. In this perspective, we critically compare these two classes of systems. Despite the complementarity and fundamental differences between these two modes of dissipative self-assembly, our analysis reveals that multiple analogies exist between chemically and light-fueled systems. We hope that these considerations will facilitate further development of the field of dissipative self-assembly.},
  author       = {Weißenfels, Maren and Gemen, Julius and Klajn, Rafal},
  issn         = {2451-9294},
  journal      = {Chem},
  keywords     = {Materials Chemistry, Biochemistry (medical), General Chemical Engineering, Environmental Chemistry, Biochemistry, General Chemistry},
  number       = {1},
  pages        = {23--37},
  publisher    = {Elsevier},
  title        = {{Dissipative self-assembly: Fueling with chemicals versus light}},
  doi          = {10.1016/j.chempr.2020.11.025},
  volume       = {7},
  year         = {2021},
}

@article{13996,
  abstract     = {We report the observation of an anomalous nonlinear optical response of the prototypical three-dimensional topological insulator bismuth selenide through the process of high-order harmonic generation. We find that the generation efficiency increases as the laser polarization is changed from linear to elliptical, and it becomes maximum for circular polarization. With the aid of a microscopic theory and a detailed analysis of the measured spectra, we reveal that such anomalous enhancement encodes the characteristic topology of the band structure that originates from the interplay of strong spin–orbit coupling and time-reversal symmetry protection. The implications are in ultrafast probing of topological phase transitions, light-field driven dissipationless electronics, and quantum computation.},
  author       = {Baykusheva, Denitsa Rangelova and Chacón, Alexis and Lu, Jian and Bailey, Trevor P. and Sobota, Jonathan A. and Soifer, Hadas and Kirchmann, Patrick S. and Rotundu, Costel and Uher, Ctirad and Heinz, Tony F. and Reis, David A. and Ghimire, Shambhu},
  issn         = {1530-6992},
  journal      = {Nano Letters},
  keywords     = {Mechanical Engineering, Condensed Matter Physics, General Materials Science, General Chemistry, Bioengineering},
  number       = {21},
  pages        = {8970--8978},
  publisher    = {American Chemical Society},
  title        = {{All-optical probe of three-dimensional topological insulators based on high-harmonic generation by circularly polarized laser fields}},
  doi          = {10.1021/acs.nanolett.1c02145},
  volume       = {21},
  year         = {2021},
}

@article{10123,
  abstract     = {Solution synthesis of particles emerged as an alternative to prepare thermoelectric materials with less demanding processing conditions than conventional solid-state synthetic methods. However, solution synthesis generally involves the presence of additional molecules or ions belonging to the precursors or added to enable solubility and/or regulate nucleation and growth. These molecules or ions can end up in the particles as surface adsorbates and interfere in the material properties. This work demonstrates that ionic adsorbates, in particular Na⁺ ions, are electrostatically adsorbed in SnSe particles synthesized in water and play a crucial role not only in directing the material nano/microstructure but also in determining the transport properties of the consolidated material. In dense pellets prepared by sintering SnSe particles, Na remains within the crystal lattice as dopant, in dislocations, precipitates, and forming grain boundary complexions. These results highlight the importance of considering all the possible unintentional impurities to establish proper structure-property relationships and control material properties in solution-processed thermoelectric materials.},
  author       = {Liu, Yu and Calcabrini, Mariano and Yu, Yuan and Genç, Aziz and Chang, Cheng and Costanzo, Tommaso and Kleinhanns, Tobias and Lee, Seungho and Llorca, Jordi and Cojocaru‐Mirédin, Oana and Ibáñez, Maria},
  issn         = {1521-4095},
  journal      = {Advanced Materials},
  keywords     = {mechanical engineering, mechanics of materials, general materials science},
  number       = {52},
  publisher    = {Wiley},
  title        = {{The importance of surface adsorbates in solution‐processed thermoelectric materials: The case of SnSe}},
  doi          = {10.1002/adma.202106858},
  volume       = {33},
  year         = {2021},
}

@article{9447,
  abstract     = {Lithium bis(trifluoromethylsulfonyl)imide (LiTFSI) based water-in-salt electrolytes (WiSEs) has recently emerged as a new promising class of electrolytes, primarily owing to their wide electrochemical stability windows (~3–4 V), that by far exceed the thermodynamic stability window of water (1.23 V). Upon increasing the salt concentration towards superconcentration the onset of the oxygen evolution reaction (OER) shifts more significantly than the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) does. The OER shift has been explained by the accumulation of hydrophobic anions blocking water access to the electrode surface, hence by double layer theory. Here we demonstrate that the processes during oxidation are much more complex, involving OER, carbon and salt decomposition by OER intermediates, and salt precipitation upon local oversaturation. The positive shift in the onset potential of oxidation currents was elucidated by combining several advanced analysis techniques: rotating ring-disk electrode voltammetry, online electrochemical mass spectrometry, and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, using both dilute and superconcentrated electrolytes. The results demonstrate the importance of reactive OER intermediates and surface films for electrolyte and electrode stability and motivate further studies of the nature of the electrode.},
  author       = {Maffre, Marion and Bouchal, Roza and Freunberger, Stefan Alexander and Lindahl, Niklas and Johansson, Patrik and Favier, Frédéric and Fontaine, Olivier and Bélanger, Daniel},
  issn         = {1945-7111},
  journal      = {Journal of The Electrochemical Society},
  keywords     = {Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Electrochemistry, Materials Chemistry, Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, Surfaces, Coatings and Films, Condensed Matter Physics},
  number       = {5},
  publisher    = {IOP Publishing},
  title        = {{Investigation of electrochemical and chemical processes occurring at positive potentials in “Water-in-Salt” electrolytes}},
  doi          = {10.1149/1945-7111/ac0300},
  volume       = {168},
  year         = {2021},
}

@unpublished{9978,
  abstract     = {Redox mediators could catalyse otherwise slow and energy-inefficient cycling of Li-S and Li-O 2 batteries by shuttling electrons/holes between the electrode and the solid insulating storage materials. For mediators to work efficiently they need to oxidize the solid with fast kinetics yet the lowest possible overpotential. Here, we found that when the redox potentials of mediators are tuned via, e.g., Li + concentration in the electrolyte, they exhibit distinct threshold potentials, where the kinetics accelerate several-fold within a range as small as 10 mV. This phenomenon is independent of types of mediators and electrolyte. The acceleration originates from the overpotentials required to activate fast Li + /e – extraction and the following chemical step at specific abundant surface facets. Efficient redox catalysis at insulating solids requires therefore carefully considering the surface conditions of the storage materials and electrolyte-dependent redox potentials, which may be tuned by salt concentrations or solvents.},
  author       = {Cao, Deqing and Shen, Xiaoxiao and Wang, Aiping and Yu, Fengjiao and Wu, Yuping and Shi, Siqi and Freunberger, Stefan Alexander and Chen, Yuhui},
  booktitle    = {Research Square},
  issn         = {2693-5015},
  keywords     = {Catalysis, Energy engineering, Materials theory and modeling},
  pages        = {21},
  publisher    = {Research Square},
  title        = {{Sharp kinetic acceleration potentials during mediated redox catalysis of insulators}},
  doi          = {10.21203/rs.3.rs-750965/v1},
  year         = {2021},
}

@article{10858,
  abstract     = {The cost-effective conversion of low-grade heat into electricity using thermoelectric devices requires developing alternative materials and material processing technologies able to reduce the currently high device manufacturing costs. In this direction, thermoelectric materials that do not rely on rare or toxic elements such as tellurium or lead need to be produced using high-throughput technologies not involving high temperatures and long processes. Bi2Se3 is an obvious possible Te-free alternative to Bi2Te3 for ambient temperature thermoelectric applications, but its performance is still low for practical applications, and additional efforts toward finding proper dopants are required. Here, we report a scalable method to produce Bi2Se3 nanosheets at low synthesis temperatures. We studied the influence of different dopants on the thermoelectric properties of this material. Among the elements tested, we demonstrated that Sn doping resulted in the best performance. Sn incorporation resulted in a significant improvement to the Bi2Se3 Seebeck coefficient and a reduction in the thermal conductivity in the direction of the hot-press axis, resulting in an overall 60% improvement in the thermoelectric figure of merit of Bi2Se3.},
  author       = {Li, Mengyao and Zhang, Yu and Zhang, Ting and Zuo, Yong and Xiao, Ke and Arbiol, Jordi and Llorca, Jordi and Liu, Yu and Cabot, Andreu},
  issn         = {2079-4991},
  journal      = {Nanomaterials},
  keywords     = {General Materials Science, General Chemical Engineering},
  number       = {7},
  publisher    = {MDPI},
  title        = {{Enhanced thermoelectric performance of n-type Bi2Se3 nanosheets through Sn doping}},
  doi          = {10.3390/nano11071827},
  volume       = {11},
  year         = {2021},
}

@article{8592,
  abstract     = {Glioblastoma is the most malignant cancer in the brain and currently incurable. It is urgent to identify effective targets for this lethal disease. Inhibition of such targets should suppress the growth of cancer cells and, ideally also precancerous cells for early prevention, but minimally affect their normal counterparts. Using genetic mouse models with neural stem cells (NSCs) or oligodendrocyte precursor cells (OPCs) as the cells‐of‐origin/mutation, it is shown that the susceptibility of cells within the development hierarchy of glioma to the knockout of insulin‐like growth factor I receptor (IGF1R) is determined not only by their oncogenic states, but also by their cell identities/states. Knockout of IGF1R selectively disrupts the growth of mutant and transformed, but not normal OPCs, or NSCs. The desirable outcome of IGF1R knockout on cell growth requires the mutant cells to commit to the OPC identity regardless of its development hierarchical status. At the molecular level, oncogenic mutations reprogram the cellular network of OPCs and force them to depend more on IGF1R for their growth. A new‐generation brain‐penetrable, orally available IGF1R inhibitor harnessing tumor OPCs in the brain is also developed. The findings reveal the cellular window of IGF1R targeting and establish IGF1R as an effective target for the prevention and treatment of glioblastoma.},
  author       = {Tian, Anhao and Kang, Bo and Li, Baizhou and Qiu, Biying and Jiang, Wenhong and Shao, Fangjie and Gao, Qingqing and Liu, Rui and Cai, Chengwei and Jing, Rui and Wang, Wei and Chen, Pengxiang and Liang, Qinghui and Bao, Lili and Man, Jianghong and Wang, Yan and Shi, Yu and Li, Jin and Yang, Minmin and Wang, Lisha and Zhang, Jianmin and Hippenmeyer, Simon and Zhu, Junming and Bian, Xiuwu and Wang, Ying‐Jie and Liu, Chong},
  issn         = {2198-3844},
  journal      = {Advanced Science},
  keywords     = {General Engineering, General Physics and Astronomy, General Materials Science, Medicine (miscellaneous), General Chemical Engineering, Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (miscellaneous)},
  number       = {21},
  publisher    = {Wiley},
  title        = {{Oncogenic state and cell identity combinatorially dictate the susceptibility of cells within glioma development hierarchy to IGF1R targeting}},
  doi          = {10.1002/advs.202001724},
  volume       = {7},
  year         = {2020},
}

@article{9069,
  abstract     = {In the quest for alternate and efficient electrode materials, ternary metal electrocatalysts (TMEs), part of the perovskite family, were synthesized and tested for methanol electro-oxidation in alkaline media. La0.5Ca0.5MO3 (M = Ni, Co, or Mn) was synthesized via sol-gel method. X-ray diffraction analysis revealed that the perovskite crystal structure possesses characteristic sharp and crystalline peaks for all synthesized ternary electrocatalysts. The average particle size calculated using Debye–Scherrer equation was in the order of La0.5Ca0.5NiO3 (LCNO) > La0.5Ca0.5CoO3 (LCCO)> La0.5Ca0.5MnO3 (LCMO). The elemental composition of as prepared sample, LCCO was investigated via x-ray fluorescence spectroscopy. The qualitative and quantitative analysis revealed the presence of La, Ca and Co in parent crystal structure with percentage compositions of 9.0, 3.12 and 87.82% respectively. The particle size distribution was homogenous, as determined by scanning electron and transmission electron microscopes. The electrocatalytic activity of the synthesized ternary electrocatalysts was studied electrochemically by cyclic voltammetry. The calculated diffusion coefficient values showed that electrode surface of LCNO and LCCO have limited efficiency for diffusion related phenomenon. The heterogeneous rate constants inferred better electrode kinetics of LCCO and LCNO which exhibited good electrocatalytic behavior; sharp anodic peaks were observed in the potential range of +0.3 to 0.6 V and +0.6 to 0.8 V, respectively. Methanol electro-oxidation was found minimal in case of LCMO sample. We have observed that Co substitution at B-site of perovskite electrode materials attains better electrochemical properties, thus in relation with reported literature.},
  author       = {Hussain, Tayyaba and Nauman, Muhammad and Sabahat, Sana and Arif, Saira},
  issn         = {2053-1591},
  journal      = {Materials Research Express},
  keywords     = {Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, Surfaces, Coatings and Films, Polymers and Plastics, Metals and Alloys, Biomaterials},
  number       = {12},
  publisher    = {IOP Publishing},
  title        = {{Synthesis of ternary electrocatalysts for exploration of methanol electro-oxidation in alkaline media}},
  doi          = {10.1088/2053-1591/ab6886},
  volume       = {6},
  year         = {2020},
}

@article{8101,
  abstract     = {By rigorously accounting for mesoscale spatial correlations in donor/acceptor surface properties, we develop a scale-spanning model for same-material tribocharging. We find that mesoscale correlations affect not only the magnitude of charge transfer but also the fluctuations—suppressing otherwise overwhelming charge-transfer variability that is not observed experimentally. We furthermore propose a generic theoretical mechanism by which the mesoscale features might emerge, which is qualitatively consistent with other proposals in the literature.},
  author       = {Grosjean, Galien M and Wald, Sebastian and Sobarzo Ponce, Juan Carlos A and Waitukaitis, Scott R},
  issn         = {2475-9953},
  journal      = {Physical Review Materials},
  keywords     = {electric charge, tribocharging, soft matter, granular materials, polymers},
  number       = {8},
  publisher    = {American Physical Society},
  title        = {{Quantitatively consistent scale-spanning model for same-material tribocharging}},
  doi          = {10.1103/PhysRevMaterials.4.082602},
  volume       = {4},
  year         = {2020},
}

@article{13363,
  abstract     = {Temporal activation of biological processes by visible light and subsequent return to an inactive state in the absence of light is an essential characteristic of photoreceptor cells. Inspired by these phenomena, light-responsive materials are very attractive due to the high spatiotemporal control of light irradiation, with light being able to precisely orchestrate processes repeatedly over many cycles. Herein, it is reported that light-driven proton transfer triggered by a merocyanine-based photoacid can be used to modulate the permeability of pH-responsive polymersomes through cyclic, temporally controlled protonation and deprotonation of the polymersome membrane. The membranes can undergo repeated light-driven swelling–contraction cycles without losing functional effectiveness. When applied to enzyme loaded-nanoreactors, this membrane responsiveness is used for the reversible control of enzymatic reactions. This combination of the merocyanine-based photoacid and pH-switchable nanoreactors results in rapidly responding and versatile supramolecular systems successfully used to switch enzymatic reactions ON and OFF on demand.},
  author       = {Moreno, Silvia and Sharan, Priyanka and Engelke, Johanna and Gumz, Hannes and Boye, Susanne and Oertel, Ulrich and Wang, Peng and Banerjee, Susanta and Klajn, Rafal and Voit, Brigitte and Lederer, Albena and Appelhans, Dietmar},
  issn         = {1613-6829},
  journal      = {Small},
  keywords     = {Biomaterials, Biotechnology, General Materials Science, General Chemistry},
  number       = {37},
  publisher    = {Wiley},
  title        = {{Light‐driven proton transfer for cyclic and temporal switching of enzymatic nanoreactors}},
  doi          = {10.1002/smll.202002135},
  volume       = {16},
  year         = {2020},
}