Photonic crystals (PCs) have attracted enormous research interest due to their unique light manipulation and potential applications in sensing, catalysts, detection, displays, solar cells and other fields. In particular, many novel applications of PCs are derived from their surface wettability. Generally, the wettability of PCs is determined by a combination of its surface geometrical structures and surface chemical compositions. This review focuses on the recent developments in the mechanism, fabrication and application of bio-inspired PCs with superwettability. It includes information on constructing superwetting PCs based on designing the topographical structure and regulating the surface chemical composition, and information on extending the practical applications of superwetting PCs in humidity/oil/solvent sensing, actuating, anti-fouling and liquid-impermeable surface, chemical detection, etc.
The gas sensing properties of the single-walled carbon nanotube networked field-effect transistors for NO2 are investigated. After the modification of the gold contact electrodes of the carbon nanotube transistors with the thiolated heme, the NO2 sensing results indicate that the sensing sensitivity of the modified transistors is enhanced greatly and the sensing limit can reach below 100ppb. It is also proposed that the mechanism of the sensitivity enhancement for NO2 detection mainly results from the modulation of the Schottky energy barrier at the Au/CNTs junction upon thiolated heme facilitated NO2 adsorption.
A multiscale architecture with interlaced submicrometer ridges and nanoprotrusions is built on a polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) surface by a combination of self-assembly, soft lithography, and physical treatment (see picture). The multiscale structure reduces activated-platelet adhesion under flow conditions, which is significant for the development of blood-contacting materials. Detailed facts of importance to specialist readers are published as ”Supporting Information”. Such documents are peer-reviewed, but not copy-edited or typeset. They are made available as submitted by the authors. Please note: The publisher is not responsible for the content or functionality of any supporting information supplied by the authors. Any queries (other than missing content) should be directed to the corresponding author for the article.
Organic Lasers Single-, dual-, triple- to quad-wavelength lasers can be flexibly manipulated based on polymer-stabilized blue-phase liquid-crystal film, by tuning the bandgap, resonance cavity, order parameter of the laser dye, and even the pump energy. The single-to-quad-wavelength surface-emitting lasers proposed by Feng Jin, Jingxia Wang, and co-workers in article number 2108330, can be employed as coherent light sources for next-generation optical devices.
A facile approach to improve the output power of a dye-sensitized solar cell by more than 5 times has been developed by an optimum wavelength-selective photonic crystal concentrator.
Açaí (Euterpe oleracea) emerged as a source of herb has a long history in South America, which was approved by the Ministry of Health used in China and it has been introduced planting in Guangdong and Taiwan. This article summarized applied history of Açaí and its present status in China. Did theoretical study on the Chinese herbal properties of Açaí based on the Chinese traditional philosophical culture to analysis the function and symptom preliminary, combining with used for medical recordation, chemical component, biological activity. It is aiming at establishing the theoretical foundation for the application under the guidance of TCM theory.
We investigate wetting behaviors of two kinds of hydrophilic ordered nanoporous anodic alumina (PAA). The water contact angle (CA) increases at first and subsequently decreases with increasing pore diameter of PAA with closed-pore structure, while the water CA decreases monotonously on PAA with open-pore structure. These interesting wetting behaviors are mainly due to the presence/absence of closed-air in the PAA. The closed-air could prevent water from entering into the nanopores. This work offers insight to control wetting by tailoring the surface nanostructure and will be significant for applications in printing, coating, etc.
A one-step strategy for the simultaneous synthesis/assembly of cake-shaped colloidal crystals is developed from droplet templates and interface induction.
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