Mohammad Sedghi, Camilla Vael, Wei-Hsu Hu, Michael Bauer, Daniele Padula, Alessandro Landi, Mirko Lukovic, Matthias Diethelm, Gert-Jan Wetzelaer, Paul W M Blom, Frank Nüesch, Roland Hany
{"title":"Formation of electron traps in semiconducting polymers via a slow triple-encounter between trap precursor particles.","authors":"Mohammad Sedghi, Camilla Vael, Wei-Hsu Hu, Michael Bauer, Daniele Padula, Alessandro Landi, Mirko Lukovic, Matthias Diethelm, Gert-Jan Wetzelaer, Paul W M Blom, Frank Nüesch, Roland Hany","doi":"10.1080/14686996.2024.2312148","DOIUrl":"10.1080/14686996.2024.2312148","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Already in 2012, Blom et al. reported (Nature Materials 2012, <i>11</i>, 882) in semiconducting polymers on a general electron-trap density of ≈3 × 10<sup>17</sup> cm<sup>-3</sup>, centered at an energy of ≈3.6 eV below vacuum. It was suggested that traps have an extrinsic origin, with the water-oxygen complex [2(H<sub>2</sub>O)-O<sub>2</sub>] as a possible candidate, based on its electron affinity. However, further evidence is lacking and the origin of universal electron traps remained elusive. Here, in polymer diodes, the temperature-dependence of reversible electron traps is investigated that develop under bias stress slowly over minutes to a density of 2 × 10<sup>17</sup> cm<sup>-3</sup>, centered at an energy of 3.6 eV below vacuum. The trap build-up dynamics follows a 3<sup>rd</sup>-order kinetics, in line with that traps form via an encounter between three diffusing precursor particles. The accordance between universal and slowly evolving traps suggests that general electron traps in semiconducting polymers form via a triple-encounter process between oxygen and water molecules that form the suggested [2(H<sub>2</sub>O)-O<sub>2</sub>] complex as the trap origin.</p>","PeriodicalId":21588,"journal":{"name":"Science and Technology of Advanced Materials","volume":"25 1","pages":"2312148"},"PeriodicalIF":5.5,"publicationDate":"2024-01-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10868412/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139741938","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Bingxiang Li, Xianbin Zheng, SeHyun Kim, Xuhao Wang, Fuhao Jiang, Rong Li, Sang Woo Joo, Chenhao Cong, Xinlin Li
{"title":"Fully printed non-contact touch sensors based on GCN/PDMS composites: enabling over-the-bottom detection, 3D recognition, and wireless transmission.","authors":"Bingxiang Li, Xianbin Zheng, SeHyun Kim, Xuhao Wang, Fuhao Jiang, Rong Li, Sang Woo Joo, Chenhao Cong, Xinlin Li","doi":"10.1080/14686996.2024.2311635","DOIUrl":"10.1080/14686996.2024.2311635","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p> The rapid advancement in intelligent bionics has elevated electronic skin to a pivotal component in bionic robots, enabling swift responses to diverse external stimuli. Combining wearable touch sensors with IoT technology lays the groundwork for achieving the versatile functionality of electronic skin. However, most current touch sensors rely on capacitive layer deformations induced by pressure, leading to changes in capacitance values. Unfortunately, sensors of this kind often face limitations in practical applications due to their uniform sensing capabilities. This study presents a novel approach by incorporating graphitic carbon nitride (GCN) into polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) at a low concentration. Surprisingly, this blend of materials with higher dielectric constants yields composite films with lower dielectric constants, contrary to expectations. Unlike traditional capacitive sensors, our non-contact touch sensors exploit electric field interference between the object and the sensor's edge, with enhanced effects from the low dielectric constant GCN/PDMS film. Consequently, we have fabricated touch sensor grids using an array configuration of dispensing printing techniques, facilitating fast response and ultra-low-limit contact detection with finger-to-device distances ranging from 5 to 100 mm. These sensors exhibit excellent resolution in recognizing 3D object shapes and accurately detecting positional motion. Moreover, they enable real-time monitoring of array data with signal transmission over a 4G network. In summary, our proposed approach for fabricating low dielectric constant thin films, as employed in non-contact touch sensors, opens new avenues for advancing electronic skin technology.</p>","PeriodicalId":21588,"journal":{"name":"Science and Technology of Advanced Materials","volume":"25 1","pages":"2311635"},"PeriodicalIF":5.5,"publicationDate":"2024-01-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10868416/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139741939","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Azhar Alowasheeir, Nagy L. Torad, Toru Asahi, Saad M. Alshehri, Tansir Ahamad, Yoshio Bando, Miharu Eguchi, Yusuke Yamauchi, Yukana Terasawa, Minsu Han
{"title":"Synthesis of millimeter-scale ZIF-8 single crystals and their reversible crystal structure changes","authors":"Azhar Alowasheeir, Nagy L. Torad, Toru Asahi, Saad M. Alshehri, Tansir Ahamad, Yoshio Bando, Miharu Eguchi, Yusuke Yamauchi, Yukana Terasawa, Minsu Han","doi":"10.1080/14686996.2023.2292485","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/14686996.2023.2292485","url":null,"abstract":"Among various metal-organic frameworks (MOFs), the zeolitic imidazole framework (ZIF), constructed by the regular arrangement of 2-methylimidazole and metal ions, has garnered significant attention...","PeriodicalId":21588,"journal":{"name":"Science and Technology of Advanced Materials","volume":"21 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":5.5,"publicationDate":"2024-01-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139501316","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Antibacterial and osteogenic thin film on Ti-6Al-4V surface formed by passivation process in copper hydroxide solution","authors":"Masaya Shimabukuro, Miki Morinobu, A. Tsuchiya, Ryo Kishida, Masakazu Kawashita, Kunio Ishikawa","doi":"10.1080/14686996.2024.2303327","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/14686996.2024.2303327","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":21588,"journal":{"name":"Science and Technology of Advanced Materials","volume":"49 12","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":5.5,"publicationDate":"2024-01-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139441293","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Emerging trends in research and development on earth abundant materials for ammonia degradation coupled with H2 generation","authors":"Zakiullah Zaidi, Kamlesh, Yesleen Gupta, Sandeep Singhai, Manish Mudgal, Archana Singh","doi":"10.1080/14686996.2023.2301423","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/14686996.2023.2301423","url":null,"abstract":"Ammonia, as an essential and economical fuel, is a key intermediate for the production of innumerable nitrogen-based compounds. Such compounds found vast applications in the agricultural world, bio...","PeriodicalId":21588,"journal":{"name":"Science and Technology of Advanced Materials","volume":"82 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":5.5,"publicationDate":"2024-01-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139412667","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Saidatul Sophia Sha’rani, Mohamed Mahmoud Nasef, Nurfatehah Wahyuny Che Jusoh, Eleen Dayana Mohamed Isa, Roshafima Rasit Ali
{"title":"Highly-selective layer-by-layer membrane modified with polyethylenimine and graphene oxide for vanadium redox flow battery","authors":"Saidatul Sophia Sha’rani, Mohamed Mahmoud Nasef, Nurfatehah Wahyuny Che Jusoh, Eleen Dayana Mohamed Isa, Roshafima Rasit Ali","doi":"10.1080/14686996.2023.2300697","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/14686996.2023.2300697","url":null,"abstract":"A selective composite membrane for vanadium redox flow battery (VRFB) was successfully prepared by layer-by-layer (LbL) technique using a perfluorosulfonic sulfonic acid or Nafion 117 (N117). The c...","PeriodicalId":21588,"journal":{"name":"Science and Technology of Advanced Materials","volume":"20 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":5.5,"publicationDate":"2024-01-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139373547","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Site-activatable targeting of macromolecular alendronate for accelerated fracture healing","authors":"Makoto Matsui, Yuka Kaihara, Yuto Honda, Nobuhiro Nishiyama, Yutaka Miura","doi":"10.1080/14686996.2023.2286218","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/14686996.2023.2286218","url":null,"abstract":"Sustainable social activity is a major goal in an aging society, although this is limited by loss of athleticism, with osteoporosis-related fractures being the most common cause of long-term behavi...","PeriodicalId":21588,"journal":{"name":"Science and Technology of Advanced Materials","volume":"16 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":5.5,"publicationDate":"2023-11-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138512825","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Seung Hoon Yoo, Minsu Kim, Han Jun Park, Ga in Lee, Sung Ho Lee, Moon Kyu Kwak
{"title":"Vacuum-powered soft actuator with oblique air chambers for easy detachment of artificial dry adhesive by coupled contraction and twisting","authors":"Seung Hoon Yoo, Minsu Kim, Han Jun Park, Ga in Lee, Sung Ho Lee, Moon Kyu Kwak","doi":"10.1080/14686996.2023.2274818","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/14686996.2023.2274818","url":null,"abstract":"A gecko foot-inspired, mushroom-shaped artificial dry adhesive exploiting intermolecular forces between microstructure and surface has drawn research attention for its strong adhesive force. However, the high pull-off strength corresponding to the adhesive force matters when detaching fragile substrates. In this study, we present a vacuum-powered soft actuator with the dry adhesive, embeds oblique air chambers. The soft actuator performs coupled contraction and twisting by applying negative pneumatic pressure inward and exhibits not only high pull-off strength but also easy detachment. This effective detachment can be achieved thanks to twisting motion of soft actuator. The detachment performances of the actuator models are assessed using a 6-DOF robot arm. Results show that the soft actuators exhibit remarkable pull-off strength decrement from ~ 20 N cm−2 to ~ 2 N cm−2 due to the twisting. Finally, to verify a feasible application of this study, we utilize the inherent compliance of the actuators and introduce a glass transfer system for which a glass substrate on a slope is gripped by the flexibility of the soft actuators and delivers to the destination without any fracture.","PeriodicalId":21588,"journal":{"name":"Science and Technology of Advanced Materials","volume":" 39","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-11-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135191551","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Yahaya Saadu Itas, Razif Razali, Salisu Tata, Mohammed Kolo, Hamid Osman, Abubakr M. Idris, Mayeen Uddin Khandaker
{"title":"Structural, mechanical, electronic and optical properties of N-decorated single-walled silicon carbide nanotube photocatalyst for hydrogen evolution via water splitting: a DFT study","authors":"Yahaya Saadu Itas, Razif Razali, Salisu Tata, Mohammed Kolo, Hamid Osman, Abubakr M. Idris, Mayeen Uddin Khandaker","doi":"10.1080/14686996.2023.2271912","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/14686996.2023.2271912","url":null,"abstract":"This work investigated the fundamental photocatalytic properties of nitrogen-doped single-walled silicon carbide nanotubes (N-doped SWSiCNTs) for hydrogen evolution for the first time. Investigations of the structural, mechanical, electronic, and optical properties of the studied systems were carried out using popular density functional theory implemented in quantum ESPRESSO and Yambo codes. Analysis of the structural properties revealed high mechanical stability with the 3.6% and 7.4% N-doped SWSiCNT. The calculated band gap of the N-doped SWSiCNT with 3.6% demonstrated a value of 2.56 eV which is within the photocatalytic range of 2.3 eV – 2.8 eV. The hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) and oxygen evolution reaction (OER) potentials of the 3.6% N-doped SWSiCNT also showed good agreement with previous theoretical data. The studied material showed the best photocatalytic performance in both parallel and perpendicular directions by absorbing photons in the visible region. Therefore, the observed structural, mechanical, electronic and optical behaviors demonstrated by the 3.6% N-doped SWSiCNT exposed it as a better photocatalyst for hydrogen production under visible light.","PeriodicalId":21588,"journal":{"name":"Science and Technology of Advanced Materials","volume":"10 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-11-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135585023","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Mesoporous bioactive glass nanoparticles with biomineralization activity for surgical hemorrhage control","authors":"Shengyu Li, Xijin Wu, Jianglin Chen, Jinwei Wang, Lihong Gong, Jianyu Ni, Saifei Xi, Hong Zhang, Huiying Fu, Qiyang Shou","doi":"10.1080/14686996.2023.2279030","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/14686996.2023.2279030","url":null,"abstract":"Bioactive glass nanoparticles (BGNs) are good bioactive materials for clinical treatment because of their unique composition and silica-oxygen network structure. Herein, we designed and reported a monodisperse mesoporous bioactive glass nanoparticles with biomineralization activity for surgical hemorrhage control. The results indicated that the BGNs have excellent biomineralization ability. In vivo and in vitro hemostasis studies suggested that BGNs has superior hemostatic properties to GZ (gauze) and GS (commercial gelatin sponge) and validated in vitro thrombosis, platelet adhesion, cytocompatibility and blood compatibility. The particles activated both endogenous and exogenous physiological coagulation pathways and could activate platelets and release Ca2+ to participate in the clotting pathway. Besides, the BGNs have good biocompatibility in vivo. These findings demonstrated the potential of small diameter mesoporous bioactive glass nanoparticles are likely useful for bleeding control as potential hemostatic agents.","PeriodicalId":21588,"journal":{"name":"Science and Technology of Advanced Materials","volume":"4 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-11-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135679832","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}