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We report on a reversible structural phase transition of a two-dimensional system that can be locally induced by an external electric field. Two different structural configurations may coexist within a CO monolayer on Cu...

Sulfide superionic conductors (e.g., argyrodite Li6PS5Cl, LPSCl) are extremely promising for all solid‐state batteries, but poor atmospheric stability and high interfacial reactivity limit widespread adoption. Coating ...

We theoretically investigate the tunneling of two-dimensional surface polaritons (2DSPs) through plasmonic nanoplates on atomically thin crystals. By developing an analytic model based on coupled-mode theory, we examine ...

Identification of defects in crystalline structures is of vital importance when describing the plastic behavior of metals. Despite the increasing number of tools available in the literature, additional techniques are sti...

The advent of optically functional materials with low-intensive processing methods is accompanied by a growing need for high resolution imaging to probe the inherent inhomogeneities in the underlying microstructure. Atom...

Background: Silver nanosystems have attracted considerable attention for numerous applications in optoelectronics. The localized surface plasmon of silver nanoparticles embedded into mesoporous titania gives rise to an e...

Abstract Seawater electrolysis faces major challenges, including side reactions, ionic poisoning, and corrosion, leading to low efficiency and poor stability, and it is therefore of great necessity to develop advanced ca...

Abstract Atomic force microscopy (AFM) is a widely used tool for nanoscale characterization across materials science, energy research, and biology. However, its adoption in high-throughput materials discovery and statist...

We report a coherent layer-by-layer build-up of high-order harmonic generation (HHG) in artificially stacked transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDC) crystals in their various stacking configurations. In the experiments, ...

Optical lattices (OLs) with conventional spatial periodic λ/2, formed by interfering the counterpropagating laser beams with wavelength λ, are versatile tools to study the dynamical and static properties of ultracold a...

Water compartmentalization in a two-dimensional (2D)configuration is a challenging and thriving field. Here, we form fluid-fluid structures called 2D vesicles in which aqueous solutions are encapsulated within small oil ...

Objective: To develop an antimicrobial and anti-adherent thymol (TOH)-containing coating on titanium (Ti) by a bioinspired one-step biocompatible method. Methods: A nanolayer of adsorbed TOH (TOH-NL-Ti) was formed by an ...

Abstract The research article reports a simple strategy through Vilsmeier Haack formylation for the synthesis of ethyl 1-formyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydro-4-methyl-2-oxo/thioxo-6-phenylpyrimidine-5-carboxylates. The most facile ...

We present a study of the microscopic dynamics of water trapped in reverse non-ionic micelles by means of a series of molecular dynamics simulations. The analysis of the effects of micellar confinement on spectroscopical...

Several metal-organic framework (MOF) materials have been recently employed in optoelectronic devices due to the unique properties of the MOF materials that result in enhanced performance and stability. In this work, the...

Amphiphilic comb polymers, like poly(maleic anhydride-alt-1-octadecene) (PMAO), are frequently used to transfer hydrophobic magnetic nanoparticles (NPs) into aqueous media. While it is accepted that the hydrophilization ...

In a laser-driven atomic quantum system, a continuous state couples to a discrete state resulting in quantum interference that provides a transmission peak within a broad absorption profile the so-called electromagnetica...

The incorporation and trophic transfer of total and methyl mercury (THg, MeHg) were examined in three size classes of plankton (10–53, 53–200, and >200 μm size range) and a small planktivorous fish, Galaxias maculat...

Efforts to harness quantum hardware relying on quantum mechanical principles have been steadily progressing. The search for novel material platforms that could spur the progress by providing new functionalities for solvi...

Monte Carlo simulations and finite-size scaling analysis have been carried out to study the critical behavior in a submonolayer lattice-gas, which mimics a nanoporous environment. In this model, one-dimensional chains of...

Abstract Topological structures in condensed matter systems unlock new possibilities for the development of nanoelectronic devices. However, the potential of antiferroelectrics to host topological features remains largel...

Abstract Many DNA-based devices need to build stable and controllable DNA films on surfaces. However, the most commonly used method of film characterization, namely, the probe-like microscopes which may destroy the sampl...

Probing light–matter interaction at the nanometer scale is one of the most fascinating topics of modern optics. Its importance is underlined by the large span of fields in which such accurate knowledge of light–matte...

The aggregation of α-synuclein is associated with progression of Parkinson's disease. We have identified submicrometer supramolecular structures that mediate the early stages of the overall mechanism. The sequence of st...