Themed collection 2024 Journal of Materials Chemistry C Most Popular Articles

Exploring the fundamental understanding of the structure–property–performance relationship of porphyrins functionalized with 2D materials.

Bifacial solar cells (BFSCs) are designed to enhance electrical power generation per unit area compared to traditional monofacial cells. They accomplish this by capturing sunlight from both the front and rear surfaces.

Carbazole–cyanostilbene conjugates exhibit promising optical properties, including AIE and MFC. This review explores their diverse applications across various fields, highlighting their unique characteristics and potential impact.

The use of triplet–triplet annihilation upconversion (TTA-UC) to drive photoswitching of the energy-storing norbornadiene–quadricyclane (NBD–QC) isomers in the solid-state is demonstrated.

Vertical organic electrochemical transistor platforms enable facile channel formation by electropolymerization. The improved deposition control and resulting high performance is demonstrated here with the trimer ETE-COONa.

High-mobility n-type organic transistors that maintain performance for over 1000 minutes under bias stress pave the way for complementary organic circuits, overcoming a key obstacle in the field.

Here the authors presented BPA-passivated FAPbBr₃ NCs. The presence of –PO groups in the BPA plays a critical role in preventing superoxide formation, resulting in high-performance LEDs with an efficiency of 12.9% and a luminance of 29 280 cd m⁻².

A broadband green-emitting BaY₂Sc₂Al₂SiO₁₂:Ce³⁺ garnet phosphor enables warm-white LEDs with high R_a of 93.3 and high LE of 105.3 lm W⁻¹.

This paper explores the combination of screen-printing and electrogelation of PEDOT:PSS, including non-solution-processable PEDOT:PSS-copolymers, to fabricate scalable and cost-effective coated devices for bioelectronic applications.

Spiro-4 exhibits more matched energy levels with perovskite, a higher glass transition temperature, higher hole mobility, and enhanced hole extraction ability than other positional isomers, delivering a power conversion efficiency of 23.38%.

This study explores the moderate-temperature synthesis of BaMS₃ (M = Ti, Zr, Hf) chalcogenide perovskites utilizing metal chlorides and metal chalcogenide precursors and introduces a novel selenium liquid flux.

In this work, we have successfully synthesized a long-term stable and highly efficient blue-emitting SMAO:Eu²⁺ phosphor with a double luminescence center, which does not significantly disrupt melatonin production in human-centric WLED lighting.

An enantiopure organic radical monolayer on gold exhibits efficient spin selectivity properties in electron transport. This result makes thia[4]azahelicenes promising candidates for the development of chiral spintronic molecular-based devices.

Lanthanide-doped fluoride nanoscintillators have received tremendous attention due to their high photochemical stability and tunable X-ray excited optical luminescence compared to traditional inorganic scintillators.

Time-resolved spectroscopies unveil the additional effects of the widely used methylammonium chloride (MACl) additive on FAPbI₃ photoabsorber in perovskite solar cells, spontaneously modulating heterointerfaces for accelerating carrier injections.

Mixed ionic-electronic conduction is revealed in Dion–Jacobson (DJ) and Ruddlesden–Popper phases based on aromatic spacer cations, with higher activation energies for ion migration and thermal stability for DJ systems, relevant to their application.

An ice dissolution-normal pressure drying strategy based on graphite nanosheet was proposed to prepare porous PVDF foams, which own exceptional microwave absorption (RL_max = −57.68 dB, EAB = 6.86 GHz) and compression strength (300.9 kPa).

Ambient solution-processed halide perovskite thin films are susceptible to oxygen and moisture. Composition and morphology control of the films via anti-solvents treatment, i.e., DCB, EtOH, and CB affect their crystallization and solar cell performance.

Exploring novel two-dimensional carbon-based materials with superior properties is of special importance for applications in nano-optoelectronics.

Organic photodetectors have great potential in near-infrared applications. Here we develop new non-fullerene acceptors with detection above 800 nm and demonstrated large area devices with record performances.

Soft PEDOT/EG/TA films exhibited a low Young's modulus of ~450 kPa, high adhesion, stretchability of ~90% strain, and outstanding self-healing ability. Epidermal electrodes prepared using these films showed high-quality ECG and EMG signal recordings.

Lead-free double perovskite materials have attracted lots of interest because they can be doped with luminescence activators to modify their optical characteristics and improve photoluminescence performances.

Herein, we focus on the design, synthesis, and characterization of thienothiadiazole (TTD)-based near-infrared II (NIR-II) theranostic fluorophores and their nanoparticles.

We have theoretically studied the electron-transport properties of a family of molecular junctions containing the non-alternant antiaromatic pentalene moiety stabilised with various 5-membered heterocycles.

g-C₃N₄ nanosheets are modified with Pt single atoms at 1.5 at% through a low-temperature incipient wetness impregnation method followed by high-temperature pyrolysis, increasing the photocatalytic H₂ production rate by two orders of magnitude.

The double luminescence centers of the Y₂Mg₂Al₂Si₂O₁₂:Cr³⁺ phosphor are accurately analyzed by a site elimination strategy.

CuBi_xIn_1−xSe₂ 3D hierarchical microrod-based flowers were prepared by microwave-mediated method. The morphology tuning for different Bi/In content shows optical and electrical properties variation with better white light photo response applications.

Temperature-dependent photoluminescence to understand negative thermal quenching in Zn₂GeO₄, and Pr³⁺ doping for trap tuning and the enhanced formation of defect states leading to ultralong (>18 h) X-ray persistent luminescence.

Doping of MAPbI₃ with methylhydrazinium stabilizes the desirable cubic phase and leads to unprecedented increase of the tetragonal-orthorhombic phase transition while retaining efficient emission and extended absorption, suitable for applications.

A fluorescent MOF sensor is illustrated for the precise monitoring of tuberculosis drug rifampicin and neonicotinoid pesticide nitenpyram from human body fluids, food samples, and environmental water to protect human health and the environment.