In this work, we present a facile, low-cost, and effective approach to fabricate the UV photodetector with a CuI/ZnO double-shell nanostructure which was grown on common copper microwire. The enhanced performances of Cu/CuI/ZnO core/double-shell microwire photodetector resulted from the formation of heterojunction. Benefiting from the piezo-phototronic effect, the presentation of piezocharges c...

Core-shell carbon nanotube (CNT)-Si heterogeneous nanowires have been identified as one of the most promising candidates for future anode materials in lithium ion batteries. However, stress in these nanostructures, is the long-existing bottleneck, rendering severe fading of the capacities and even failure of the batteries. We prove that the interfaces between CNT cores and Si shells play a crit...

The stochastic formulation of multiexciton generation (MEG) rates is extended to provide access to MEG efficiencies in nanostructures containing thousands of atoms. The formalism is applied to a series of CdSe/CdS seeded nanorod heterostructures with different core and shell dimensions. At energies above 3Eg (where Eg is the band gap), the MEG yield increases with decreasing core size, as expec...

PURPOSE To examine ultrastructurally the composition of extracellular matrix (ECM) materials, the distribution of myocilin, and the colocalization of myocilin with ECM components in the juxtacanalicular tissue (JCT) of normal human eyes. METHODS Postembedding immunoelectron microscopic studies were performed with antibodies specific for major ECM components, including fibronectin, laminin, vi...

A facile, solution-phase route to mass fabrication of one-dimensional single crystalline Mn(3)O(4) nanowires with a unique core/sheath heteronanostructure, controlled aspect ratios, and narrow diameter distribution was reported. The single crystalline Mn(3)O(4) nanowires have considerably large coercivities (H(C) > 1 T) at low temperatures.

We attempt to meet the general design requirements for high-performance supercapacitor electrodes by combining the strategies of lightweight substrate, porous nanostructure design, and conductivity modification. We fabricate a new type of 3D porous and thin graphite foams (GF) and use as the light and conductive substrates for the growth of metal oxide core/shell nanowire arrays to form integra...

Abstract Continuous load monitoring of fiber-reinforced composites represents a complex challenge for the composite sector. In this paper, development and characterization piezoelectric sensors structural health applications based on polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) are presented. The basic sensor structures melt spun bicomponent filaments in core-sheath configuration. core is volumetric mixture ...