A simple approach to impart water processability in cyanido bridged extended structures are described. chiral Co(ii)–Fe(iii) structure is assembled and its demonstrated.

Numerous challenging transformations take place in nature with high efficiency within confined and compartmented environments. This has inspired scientists to develop spatially micro- and nanoreactors by 'bottom-up' approaches in order to improve different processes in comparison to solution, in terms of kinetics, selectivity or processability. In this respect, investigation of photophysical an...

Organic solar cells show great promise as an economically and environmentally friendly technology to utilize solar energy because of their simple fabrication processes and minimal material usage. However, new innovations and breakthroughs are needed for organic solar cell technology to become competitive in the future. This article reviews research efforts and accomplishments focusing on three ...

This work reports the ordered self-assembly of nonconductive small molecules that achieved extra high conductivity, thereby stating an convenient approach for constructing a biofriendly soft material that is suitable to be used as implantable biosensors and electro-stimulated drug delivery systems. The microstructure and the conductive mechanism were investigated in detail by combining experime...

The cost-effective processability and high stability of carbon-based perovskite solar cells (C-PSCs) have shown great potential to positively devote the development large-scale production processes.

The circular economy promotes plastic recycling, waste minimization, and sustainable materials. Hence, the use of agricultural recycled plastics is an eco-friendly economic outlook for developing eco-designed products. Moreover, new alternatives to reinforce polyolefins add value agroindustrial byproducts are emerging develop processable materials with reliable performance industrial applicatio...

We experimentally study mechanical vibrations in planar Fabry-Perot microcavities made of metallic mirrors and a polymer spacer, using broadband pump-probe spectroscopy. These acoustic waves oscillate at a picosecond time-scale and result in spectral oscillations of the cavity transmission spectrum. We find that the oscillations are initiated at the metal mirrors and that their temporal dynamic...

Hydrogenated amorphous silicon (a-Si:H) is attractive for radiation detectors because of its radiation resistance and processability over large areas and with mature Si microfabrication techniques. While the use of a-Si:H for medical imaging has been very successful, the development of detectors for particle tracking and minimum-ionizing-particle detection has lagged, with almost no practical i...