Lithium metal batteries are gaining increasing attention due to their potential for significantly higher theoretical energy density than conventional lithium ion batteries. * In the article “Effective Solid Electrolyte Interphase Formation on Lithium Metal Anodes by Mechanochemical Modification” Julia Wellmann, Jan-Paul Brinkmann, Björn Wankmiller, Kerstin Neuhaus, Uta Rodehorst, Michael R. Hansen, Martin Winter and Elie… Read More »Effective Solid Electrolyte Interphase Formation on Lithium Metal Anodes by Mechanochemical Modification ..read more

Magnetic skyrmions are promising information carriers for dense and energy-efficient information storage owing to their small size, low driving-current density, and topological stability.* Electrical detection of skyrmions is a crucial requirement to drive skyrmion devices toward applications. The use of a magnetic tunnel junction (MTJ) is commonly suggested for this purpose as MTJs are key… Read More »Electrical Detection of Magnetic Skyrmions in a Magnetic Tunnel Junction ..read more

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Two-dimensional (2D) transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDCs) have layered structures with excellent tribological properties. * Since the energy difference between hexagonal-molybdenum ditelluride (2H-MoTe2) and distorted octahedral-molybdenum ditelluride (1T’-MoTe2) is very small among the transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDCs), MoTe2 becomes one of the most promising candidates for phase engineering. * In the article “Comparative analysis of frictional… Read More »Comparative analysis of frictional behavior and mechanism of molybdenum ditelluride with different structures ..read more

Polyethylene glycol (PEG) is a polyether compound commonly used in biological research and medicine because it is biologically inert. * This simple polymer exists in variable chain lengths (and molecular weights). As they are devoid of any contiguous π-system, PEGs are expected to lack fluorescence properties. However, recent studies suggested the occurrence of fluorescence properties… Read More »Polyethylene Glycol 20k. Does It Fluoresce ..read more

In the field of modern information storage, the physical properties could act as the storage “medium”, such as electric polarization (dipole orientation) of ferroelectric materials, or spin polarization (magnetic vector) of magnetic materials. * Multiferroic materials have great potential in non-volatile devices for low-power and ultra-high density information storage, owing to their unique characteristic of… Read More »Electrical and magnetic anisotropies in van der Waals multiferroic CuCrP2S6 ..read more

Hydrogels are promising soft materials as tissue engineering scaffolds, stretchable sensors, and soft robotics. * Yet, it remains challenging to develop synthetic hydrogels with mechanical stability and durability similar to those of the connective tissues. Many of the necessary mechanical properties, such as high strength, high toughness, rapid recovery, and high fatigue resistance, generally cannot… Read More »Strong, tough, rapid-recovery, and fatigue-resistant hydrogels made of picot peptide fibres ..read more

Electrical modulation of magnetic states in single-phase multiferroic materials, using domain-wall magnetoelectric (ME) coupling, can be enhanced substantially by controlling the population density of the ferroelectric (FE) domain walls during polarization switching. * In the article “Domain-wall magnetoelectric coupling in multiferroic hexagonal YbFeO3 films”, Xin Li, Yu Yun, Arashdeep Singh Thind, Yuewei Yin, Qiang Li,… Read More »Domain-wall magnetoelectric coupling in multiferroic hexagonal YbFeO3 films ..read more

In the past few years, several novel analytical methods with high sensitivity and spatial-temporal resolution that enable qualitative and quantitative analysis at single-cell and subcellular levels have emerged. * The four major areas of analytical methods usually reported are electrochemical analysis, super-resolution microscopy, mass spectrometry imaging, and microfluidics. * Electrochemistry offers a distinctive and essential…  Read More »Single Electrochemical Impacts of Shewanella oneidensis MR-1 Bacteria for Living Cells Adsorption onto a Polarized Ultramicroelectrode Surface ..read more

Light-induced performance changes in metal halide perovskite solar cells (PSCs) have been studied intensively over the last decade, but little is known about the variation in microscopic optoelectronic properties of the perovskite heterojunctions in a completed device during operation.* For the article “Operando Characterizations of Light-Induced Junction Evolution in Perovskite Solar Cells “ Chuanxiao Xiao,…  Read More »Operando Characterizations of Light-Induced Junction Evolution in Perovskite Solar Cells ..read more