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Top 10 most-read Journal of Materials Chemistry C articles in March

This month sees the following Journal of Materials Chemistry C articles that are in the top ten most accessed for March:

Two-dimensional semiconductors: recent progress and future perspectives 
Xiufeng Song,  Jinlian Hu and   Haibo Zeng 
J. Mater. Chem. C, 2013,1, 2952-2969 
DOI: 10.1039/C3TC00710C 

Ferroelectric nanoparticles, wires and tubes: synthesis, characterisation and applications 
Justin Varghese, Roger W. Whatmore and Justin D. Holmes 
J. Mater. Chem. C, 2013,1, 2618-2638 
DOI: 10.1039/C3TC00597F 

Development of high performance OLEDs for general lighting 
Hisahiro Sasabe and Junji Kido 
J. Mater. Chem. C, 2013,1, 1699-1707 
DOI: 10.1039/C2TC00584K 

Dihydropyrroloindoledione-based copolymers for organic electronics 
Joseph W. Rumer,  Sheng-Yao Dai, Matthew Levick, Youngju Kim, Marie-Beatrice Madec, Raja S. Ashraf, Zhenggang Huang,  Stephan Rossbauer, Bob Schroeder, Laure Biniek, Scott E. Watkins, Thomas D. Anthopoulos, Rene A. J. Janssen, James R. Durrant, David J. Procter and   Iain McCulloch
J. Mater. Chem. C, 2013,1, 2711-2716 
DOI: 10.1039/C3TC30184B 

Advances in the synthesis of ZnO nanomaterials for varistor devices 
Suresh C. Pillai, John M. Kelly, Raghavendra Ramesh and Declan E. McCormack 
J. Mater. Chem. C, 2013, Advance Article 
DOI: 10.1039/C3TC00575E 

Hierarchically self-assembled helical aromatic conjugated polymers 
Kazuyoshi Watanabe, Kiyoshi Suda and Kazuo Akagi 
J. Mater. Chem. C, 2013,1, 2797-2805 
DOI: 10.1039/C3TC00045A 

Solution-processed core-extended naphthalene diimides toward organic n-type and ambipolar semiconductors
Kazuyoshi Watanabe, Kiyoshi Suda and   Kazuo Akagi 
J. Mater. Chem. C, 2013,1, 2688-2695 
DOI: 10.1039/C3TC00799E 

A host material consisting of a phosphinic amide directly linked donor–acceptor structure for efficient blue phosphorescent organic light-emitting diodes 
Atsushi Wada, Takuma Yasuda, Qisheng Zhang, Yu Seok Yang, Isao Takasu, Shintaro Enomoto and Chihaya Adachi   
J. Mater. Chem. C, 2013,1, 2404-2407 
DOI: 10.1039/C3TC00939D 

High performance ink-jet printed diketopyrrolopyrrole-based copolymer thin-film transistors using a solution-processed aluminium oxide dielectric on a flexible substrate
Sung Hoon Kim,  Il Kang,  Youn Goo Kim,  Hye Rim Hwang,  Yun-Hi Kim,  Soon-Ki Kwon and   Jin Jang
J. Mater. Chem. C, 2013,1, 2408-2411 
DOI: 10.1039/C3TC00718A 

Fused porphyrinoids as promising near-infrared absorbing dyes 
Hirotaka Mori, Takayuki Tanaka and   Atsuhiro  
J. Mater. Chem. C, 2013,1, 2500-2519 
DOI: 10.1039/C3TC00932G 

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Top 10 most-read Journal of Materials Chemistry B articles in March

This month sees the following Journal of Materials Chemistry B articles that are in the top ten most accessed for March:

Carbon “quantum” dots for optical bioimaging 
Pengju G. Luo, Sushant Sahu, Sheng-Tao Yang, Sumit K. Sonkar, Jinping Wang, Haifang Wang, Gregory E. LeCroy, Li Cao and Ya-Ping Sun 
J. Mater. Chem. B, 2013,1, 2116-2127 
DOI: 10.1039/C3TB00018D 

Fluorescence imaging of cancer tissue based on metal-free polymeric nanoparticles – a review 
Antje Vollrath, Stephanie Schubert and Ulrich S. Schubert 
J. Mater. Chem. B, 2013,1, 1994-2007 
DOI: 10.1039/C3TB20089B 

ß-Cyclodextrin-crosslinked alginate gel for patient-controlled drug delivery systems: regulation of host–guest interactions with mechanical stimuli 
Hironori Izawa, Kohsaku Kawakami, Masato Sumita, Yoshitaka Tateyama, Jonathan P. Hilla and Katsuhiko Ariga 
J. Mater. Chem. B, 2013,1, 2155-2161 
DOI: 10.1039/C3TB00503H 

One-step preparation of nitrogen-doped graphene quantum dots from oxidized debris of graphene oxide 
Chaofan Hu, Yingliang Liu, Yunhua Yang, Jianghu Cui, Zirong Huang, Yaling Wang, Lufeng Yang, Haibo Wang, Yong Xiao and Jianhua Rong  
J. Mater. Chem. B, 2013,1, 39-42 
DOI: 10.1039/C2TB00189F 

Extremely high inhibition activity of photoluminescent carbon nanodots toward cancer cells 
Pin-Che Hsu, Po-Cheng Chen, Chung-Mao Ou, Hsin-Yun Chang and Huan-Tsung Chang 
J. Mater. Chem. B, 2013,1, 1774-1781 
DOI: 10.1039/C3TB00545C 

Nano- and microfabrication for overcoming drug delivery challenges 
Kimberly R. Kam and Tejal  A. Desai
J. Mater. Chem. B, 2013,1, 1878-1884 
DOI: 10.1039/C3TB00048F 

DNA-functionalized silver nanoclusters as a chemopalette: tunable fluorescence for turn-on detection of cysteine 
Guoliang Liu, Da-Qian Feng, Xiaoyu Mu, Wenjie Zheng, Tianfeng Chen, Li Qi and   Dan Li 
J. Mater. Chem. B, 2013,1, 2128-2131
DOI: 10.1039/C3TB20208A

A facile method to prepare high-performance magnetic and fluorescent bifunctional nanocomposites and their preliminary application in biomolecule detection 
Xiaoqun Gong,  Qi Zhang, Ye Cui, Shengjiang Zhu, Wenya Su, Qiuhua Yang and Jin Chang 
J. Mater. Chem. B, 2013,1, 2098-2106 
DOI: 10.1039/C3TB20061B 

Bifunctional quantum dot-decorated Ag@SiO2 nanostructures for simultaneous immunoassays of surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) and surface-enhanced fluorescence (SEF) 
Xianfeng Zhang, Xianming Kong, Zhongpeng Lv, Shengwang Zhou and Xuezhong Du 
J. Mater. Chem. B, 2013,1, 2198-2204 
DOI: 10.1039/C3TB20069H 

Redox active gels: synthesis, structures and applications 
Xiaofeng Sui,  Xueling Feng, Mark A. Hempenius and   G. Julius Vancso 
J. Mater. Chem. B, 2013,1, 1658-1672 
DOI: 10.1039/C3TB00209H 

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Top 10 most-read Journal of Materials Chemistry A articles in March

This month sees the following Journal of Materials Chemistry A articles that are in the top ten most accessed for March:

Dual-electrolyte lithium–air batteries: influence of catalyst, temperature, and solid-electrolyte conductivity on the efficiency and power density 
Longjun Li and   Arumugam Manthiram 
J. Mater. Chem. A, 2013,1, 5121-5127 
DOI: 10.1039/C3TA01241G 

Synthesis of a novel and stable g-C3N4–Ag3PO4 hybrid nanocomposite photocatalyst and study of the photocatalytic activity under visible light irradiation
Santosh Kumar, T. Surendar, Arabinda Baruah and Vishnu Shanker 
J. Mater. Chem. A, 2013,1, 5333-5340 
DOI: 10.1039/C3TA00186E 

LiMnPO4– A next generation cathode material for lithium-ion batteries 
Vanchiappan Aravindan, Joe Gnanaraj, Yun-Sung Lee and Srinivasan Madhavi
J. Mater. Chem. A, 2013,1, 3518-3539 
DOI: 10.1039/C2TA01393B 

Selenophene vs. thiophene in benzothiadiazole-based low energy gap donor–acceptor polymers for photovoltaic applications 
Abdulaziz A. B. Alghamdi, Darren C. Watters, Hunan Yi, Solyman Al-Faifi, Mohammed S. Almeataq, David Coles, James Kingsley, David G. Lidzey and Ahmed Iraqi 
J. Mater. Chem. A, 2013,1, 5165-5171 
DOI: 10.1039/C3TA00122A 

Porous covalent–organic materials: synthesis, clean energy application and design 
Zhonghua Xiang and Dapeng Cao 
J. Mater. Chem. A, 2013,1, 2691-2718
DOI: 10.1039/C2TA00063F 

Facile synthesis of nitrogen-doped porous carbon for supercapacitors 
Bin Xu, Hui Duan, Mo Chu, Gaoping Cao and Yusheng Yanga
J. Mater. Chem. A, 2013,1, 4565-4570
DOI: 10.1039/C3TA01637D 

A triphenylamine-based four-armed molecule for solution-processed organic solar cells with high photo-voltage 
Qiong Hou, Yiquan Chen, Hongyu Zhen,  Zaifei Ma, Wenbiao Hong, Guang Shi and Fengling Zhang
J. Mater. Chem. A, 2013,1, 4937-4940 
DOI: 10.1039/C3TA10401J 

Sulfur embedded in metal organic framework-derived hierarchically porous carbon nanoplates for high performance lithium–sulfur battery
 
Guiyin Xu, Bing Ding, Laifa Shen,  Ping Nie, Jinpeng Han and Xiaogang Zhang 
J. Mater. Chem. A, 2013,1, 4490-4496 
DOI: 10.1039/C3TA00004D 

Electrospinning of multilevel structured functional micro-/nanofibers and their applications 
Jing Wu, Nü Wang, Yong Zhao and Lei Jiang 
J. Mater. Chem. A, 2013, Advance Article 
DOI: 10.1039/C3TA10451F 

Recent progress in nanostructured electrocatalysts for PEM fuel cells 
Sheng Zhang, Yuyan Shao, Geping Yin and Yuehe Lin 
J. Mater. Chem. A, 2013,1, 4631-4641 
DOI: 10.1039/C3TA01161E 

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Top 10 most-read Journal of Materials Chemistry C articles in February

This month sees the following Journal of Materials Chemistry C articles that are in the top ten most accessed for February:

Development of high performance OLEDs for general lighting
Hisahiro Sasabe and Junji Kido  
J. Mater. Chem. C, 2013,1, 1699-1707 
DOI: 10.1039/C2TC00584K 

Inkjet printing of organic electronics – comparison of deposition techniques and state-of-the-art developments 
Anke Teichler ,  Jolke Perelaer and Ulrich S. Schubert 
J. Mater. Chem. C, 2013,1, 1910-1925 
DOI: 10.1039/C2TC00255H 

Bis(carbazolyl) derivatives of pyrene and tetrahydropyrene: synthesis, structures, optical properties, electrochemistry, and electroluminescence 
Bilal R. Kaafarani ,  Ala’a O. El-Ballouli ,  Roman Trattnig ,  Alexandr Fonari ,  Stefan Sax ,  Brigitte Wex ,  Chad Risko ,  Rony S. Khnayzer ,  Stephen Barlow ,  Digambara Patra ,  Tatiana V. Timofeeva ,  Emil J. W. List ,  Jean-Luc Brédas and Seth R. Marder 
J. Mater. Chem. C, 2013,1, 1638-1650 
DOI: 10.1039/C2TC00474G 

Ferromagnetism in metal oxide systems: interfaces, dopants, and defects 
Vishal P. Thakare ,  Onkar S. Game and Satishchandra B. Ogale  
J. Mater. Chem. C, 2013,1, 1545-1557 
DOI: 10.1039/C2TC00172A 

Water soluble pentacene 
Chandrani Pramanik ,  Yushu Li ,  Anup Singh ,  Weimin Lin ,  Jennifer L. Hodgson ,  Jonathan B. Briggs ,  Simka Ellis ,  Peter Müller ,  Nicol E. McGruer and Glen P. Miller
J. Mater. Chem. C, 2013,1, 2193-2201 
DOI: 10.1039/C3TC00278K 

Two-dimensional semiconductors: recent progress and future perspectives 
Xiufeng Song ,  Jinlian Hu and Haibo Zeng 
J. Mater. Chem. C, 2013,1, 2952-2969 
DOI: 10.1039/C3TC00710C 

Solution-processable graphene oxide as an efficient hole injection layer for high luminance organic light-emitting diodes
Shengwei Shi ,  Veera Sadhu ,  Reda Moubah ,  Guy Schmerber ,  Qinye Bao and S. Ravi P. Silva  
J. Mater. Chem. C, 2013,1, 1708-1712 
DOI: 10.1039/C3TC00707C 

Fluorinated 9,9′-spirobifluorene derivatives as host materials for highly efficient blue organic light-emitting devices 
Zhanfeng Li ,  Bo Jiao ,  Zhaoxin Wu ,  Peng Liu ,  Lin Ma ,  Xiaoli Lei ,  Dongdong Wang ,  Guijiang Zhou ,  Huaiming Hu and Xun Hou  
J. Mater. Chem. C, 2013,1, 2183-2192 
DOI: 10.1039/C3TC00466J 

A host material consisting of a phosphinic amide directly linked donor–acceptor structure for efficient blue phosphorescent organic light-emitting diodes
Atsushi Wada ,  Takuma Yasuda ,  Qisheng Zhang ,  Yu Seok Yang ,  Isao Takasu ,  Shintaro Enomoto and Chihaya Adachi  
J. Mater. Chem. C, 2013,1, 2404-2407 
DOI: 10.1039/C3TC00939D 

Quantitative X-ray absorption and emission spectroscopies: electronic structure elucidation of Cu2S and CuS 
Prashant Kumar ,  Rajamani Nagarajan and Ritimukta Sarangi   
DOI: 10.1039/C3TC00639E 
J. Mater. Chem. C, 2013,1, 2448-2454

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Top 10 most-read Journal of Materials Chemistry B articles in February

This month sees the following Journal of Materials Chemistry B articles that are in the top ten most accessed for February:

Individual inorganic nanoparticles: preparation, functionalization and in vitro biomedical diagnostic applications 
R. Ladj ,  A. Bitar ,  M. Eissa ,  Y. Mugnier ,  R. Le Dantec ,  H. Fessi and A. Elaissari  
J. Mater. Chem. B, 2013,1, 1381-1396 
DOI: 10.1039/C2TB00301E 

Polymorphous ZnO complex architectures: selective synthesis, mechanism, surface area and Zn-polar plane-codetermining antibacterial activity 
Guo-Xiu Tong ,  Fang-Fang Du ,  Yan Liang ,  Qian Hu ,  Ruo-Nan Wu ,  Jian-Guo Guan and Xian Hu  
J. Mater. Chem. B, 2013,1, 454-463 
DOI: 10.1039/C2TB00132B 

Pure graphene oxide doped conducting polymer nanocomposite for bio-interfacing 
Xiliang Luo ,  Cassandra L. Weaver ,  Susheng Tan and Xinyan Tracy Cui 
J. Mater. Chem. B, 2013,1, 1340-1348 
DOI: 10.1039/C3TB00006K 

Redox active gels: synthesis, structures and applications 
Xiaofeng Sui ,  Xueling Feng ,  Mark A. Hempenius and G. Julius Vancso  
J. Mater. Chem. B, 2013,1, 1658-1672 
DOI: 10.1039/C3TB00209H 

Hyaluronic acid-conjugated graphene oxide/photosensitizer nanohybrids for cancer targeted photodynamic therapy 
Fangyuan Li ,  Sin-Jung Park ,  Daishun Ling ,  Wooram Park ,  Jung Yeon Han ,  Kun Na and Kookheon Char  
J. Mater. Chem. B, 2013,1, 1678-1686 
DOI: 10.1039/C3TB00506B 

Highly water-soluble BODIPY-based fluorescent probes for sensitive fluorescent sensing of zinc(ii)
Shilei Zhu ,  Jingtuo Zhang ,  Jagadeesh Janjanam ,  Giri Vegesna ,  Fen-Tair Luo ,  Ashutosh Tiwari and Haiying Liu 
J. Mater. Chem. B, 2013,1, 1722-1728 
DOI: 10.1039/C3TB00249G 

Bionanomaterials for bone tumor engineering and tumor destruction
Gary Blackburn ,  Timothy G. Scott ,  Ilker S. Bayer ,  Anindya Ghosh ,  Alexandru S. Biris and Abhijit Biswas  
J. Mater. Chem. B, 2013,1, 1519-1534 
DOI: 10.1039/C3TB00536D 

A pH-responsive controlled release system using layered double hydroxide (LDH)-capped mesoporous silica nanoparticles 
Qishan Zheng ,  Yanli Hao ,  Peirong Ye ,  Liangqia Guo ,  Hanyin Wu ,  Qingquan Guo ,  Jinzhi Jiang ,  Fengfu Fu and Guonan Chen 
J. Mater. Chem. B, 2013,1, 1644-1648 
DOI: 10.1039/C3TB00518F 

Functionalized-chitosan/quantum dot nano-hybrids for nanomedicine applications: towards biolabeling and biosorbing phosphate metabolites 
Herman S. Mansur ,  Alexandra A. P. Mansur ,  Elisabete Curti and Mauro V. De Almeida  
J. Mater. Chem. B, 2013,1, 1696-1711 
DOI: 10.1039/C3TB00498H 

In situ synthesis of gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) in butterfly wings for surface enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) 
Zhongde Mu ,  Xiangwei Zhao ,  Zhuoying Xie ,  Yuanjin Zhao ,  Qifeng Zhong ,  Ling Bo and Zhongze Gu  
J. Mater. Chem. B, 2013,1, 1607-1613 
DOI: 10.1039/C3TB00500C 

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Top 10 most-read Journal of Materials Chemistry A articles in February

This month sees the following Journal of Materials Chemistry A articles that are in the top ten most accessed for February:

Self-assembly of Ni–Fe layered double hydroxide/graphene hybrids for reducing fire hazard in epoxy composites
Xin Wang ,  Shun Zhou ,  Weiyi Xing ,  Bin Yu ,  Xiaming Feng ,  Lei Song and Yuan Hu
J. Mater. Chem. A, 2013,1, 4383-4390
DOI: 10.1039/C3TA00035D

Nanostructured morphology control for efficient supercapacitor electrodes
Sheng Chen ,  Wei Xing ,  Jingjing Duan ,  Xijun Hu and Shi Zhang Qiao
J. Mater. Chem. A, 2013,1, 2941-2954
DOI: 10.1039/C2TA00627H

LiMnPO4– A next generation cathode material for lithium-ion batteries
Vanchiappan Aravindan ,  Joe Gnanaraj ,  Yun-Sung Lee and Srinivasan Madhavi
J. Mater. Chem. A, 2013,1, 3518-3539
DOI: 10.1039/C2TA01393B

Mechanically alloyed composite anode materials based on SiO–Sn x Fe y C z for Li-ion batteries
Bo Liu ,  Ali Abouimrane ,  Dennis E. Brown ,  Xiaofeng Zhang ,  Yang Ren ,  Zhigang Zak Fang and Khalil Amine
J. Mater. Chem. A, 2013,1, 4376-4382
DOI: 10.1039/C3TA00101F

Facile synthesis of SnO2 nanoparticles dispersed nitrogen doped graphene anode material for ultrahigh capacity lithium ion battery applications
B. P. Vinayan and S. Ramaprabhu
J. Mater. Chem. A, 2013,1, 3865-3871
DOI: 10.1039/C3TA01515G

Self-assembly of nanostructures towards transparent, superhydrophobic surfaces
Yudi Rahmawan ,  Lebo Xu and Shu Yang
J. Mater. Chem. A, 2013,1, 2955-2969
DOI: 10.1039/C2TA00288D

Porous covalent–organic materials: synthesis, clean energy application and design
Zhonghua Xiang and Dapeng Cao
J. Mater. Chem. A, 2013,1, 2691-2718
DOI: 10.1039/C2TA00063F

Theoretical investigation of Li2MnSiO4 as a cathode material for Li-ion batteries: a DFT study
Mohammad Mahdi Kalantarian ,  Sirous Asgari and Piercarlo Mustarelli
J. Mater. Chem. A, 2013,1, 2847-2855
DOI: 10.1039/C2TA01363K

Synthesis of microporous organic polymers with high CO2-over-N2 selectivity and CO2 adsorption
Chao Xu and Niklas Hedin
J. Mater. Chem. A, 2013,1, 3406-3414
DOI: 10.1039/C3TA01160G

Novel D–p–A structured porphyrin dyes with diphenylamine derived electron-donating substituents for highly efficient dye-sensitized solar cells

Sung Ho Kang ,  In Taek Choi ,  Min Soo Kang ,  Yu Kyung Eom ,  Myong Jong Ju ,  Ji Yeoun Hong ,  Hong Seok Kang and Hwan Kyu Kim
J. Mater. Chem. A, 2013,1, 3977-3982
DOI: 10.1039/C3TA01128C

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Top 10 most-read Journal of Materials Chemistry C articles in January

This month sees the following Journal of Materials Chemistry C articles that are in the top ten most accessed for January:

High-performance pure blue phosphorescent OLED using a novel bis-heteroleptic iridium(iii) complex with fluorinated bipyridyl ligands
Florian Kessler ,  Yuichiro Watanabe ,  Hisahiro Sasabe ,  Hiroshi Katagiri ,  Md. K. Nazeeruddin ,  Michael Grätzel and Junji Kido
J. Mater. Chem. C, 2013,1, 1070-1075
DOI: 10.1039/C2TC00836J

Development of high performance OLEDs for general lighting
Hisahiro Sasabe and Junji Kido
J. Mater. Chem. C, 2013,1, 1699-1707
DOI: 10.1039/C2TC00584K

Benzo[1,2-b:6,5-b']dithiophene(dithiazole)-4,5-dione derivatives: synthesis, electronic properties, crystal packing and charge transport
Yulia A. Getmanenko ,  Marina Fonari ,  Chad Risko ,  Bhupinder Sandhu ,  Elena Galán ,  Lingyun Zhu ,  Paul Tongwa ,  Do Kyung Hwang ,  Sanjeev Singh ,  He Wang ,  Shree Prakash Tiwari ,  Yueh-Lin Loo ,  Jean-Luc Brédas ,  Bernard Kippelen ,  Tatiana Timofeeva and Seth R. Marder
J. Mater. Chem. C, 2013,1, 1467-1481
DOI: 10.1039/C2TC00805J

High-performance flexible asymmetric supercapacitors based on 3D porous graphene/MnO2 nanorod and graphene/Ag hybrid thin-film electrodes
Yuanlong Shao ,  Hongzhi Wang ,  Qinghong Zhang and Yaogang Li
J. Mater. Chem. C, 2013,1, 1245-1251
DOI: 10.1039/C2TC00235C

Bis(carbazolyl) derivatives of pyrene and tetrahydropyrene: synthesis, structures, optical properties, electrochemistry, and electroluminescence
Bilal R. Kaafarani ,  Ala’a O. El-Ballouli ,  Roman Trattnig ,  Alexandr Fonari ,  Stefan Sax ,  Brigitte Wex ,  Chad Risko ,  Rony S. Khnayzer ,  Stephen Barlow ,  Digambara Patra ,  Tatiana V. Timofeeva ,  Emil J. W. List ,  Jean-Luc Brédas and Seth R. Marder
J. Mater. Chem. C, 2013,1, 1638-1650
DOI: 10.1039/C2TC00474G

Cyanostilbene-based intelligent organic optoelectronic materials
Liangliang Zhu and Yanli Zhao
J. Mater. Chem. C, 2013,1, 1059-1065
DOI: 10.1039/C2TC00593J

Dithiazole-fused naphthalene diimides toward new n-type semiconductors
Xin Chen ,  Yunlong Guo ,  Luxi Tan ,  Ge Yang ,  Yonghai Li ,  Guanxin Zhang ,  Zitong Liu ,  Wei Xu and Deqing Zhang
J. Mater. Chem. C, 2013,1, 1087-1092
DOI: 10.1039/C2TC00308B

Naphthodithiophenes as building units for small molecules to polymers; a case study for in-depth understanding of structure–property relationships in organic semiconductors
Itaru Osaka ,  Shoji Shinamura ,  Toru Abe and Kazuo Takimiya
J. Mater. Chem. C, 2013,1, 1297-1304
DOI: 10.1039/C2TC00261B

Full-colour fluorescent materials based on mixed-lanthanide(iii) metal–organic complexes with high-efficiency white light emission
Huabin Zhang ,  Xiaochen Shan ,  Liujiang Zhou ,  Ping Lin ,  Renfu Li ,  En Ma ,  Xiangguang Guo and Shaowu Du
J. Mater. Chem. C, 2013,1, 888-891
DOI: 10.1039/C2TC00414C

Synthesis of graphene by low-temperature exfoliation and reduction of graphite oxide under ambient atmosphere
Bin Shen ,  Dingding Lu ,  Wentao Zhai and Wenge Zheng
J. Mater. Chem. C, 2013,1, 50-53
DOI: 10.1039/C2TC00044J

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Top 10 most-read Journal of Materials Chemistry B articles in January

This month sees the following Journal of Materials Chemistry B articles that are in the top ten most accessed for January:

Individual inorganic nanoparticles: preparation, functionalization and in vitro biomedical diagnostic applications
R. Ladj ,  A. Bitar ,  M. Eissa ,  Y. Mugnier ,  R. Le Dantec ,  H. Fessi and A. Elaissari
J. Mater. Chem. B, 2013,1, 1381-1396
DOI: 10.1039/C2TB00301E

Graphene-incorporated chitosan substrata for adhesion and differentiation of human mesenchymal stem cells
Jangho Kim ,  Yang-Rae Kim ,  Yeonju Kim ,  Ki Taek Lim ,  Hoon Seonwoo ,  Subeom Park ,  Sung-Pyo Cho ,  Byung Hee Hong ,  Pill-Hoon Choung ,  Taek Dong Chung ,  Yun-Hoon Choung and Jong Hoon Chung
J. Mater. Chem. B, 2013,1, 933-938
DOI: 10.1039/C2TB00274D

Carbon nanostructures as multi-functional drug delivery platforms
Rafael G. Mendes ,  Alicja Bachmatiuk ,  Bernd Büchner ,  Gianaurelio Cuniberti and Mark H. Rümmeli
J. Mater. Chem. B, 2013,1, 401-428
DOI: 10.1039/C2TB00085G

Magnetic nanocomplexes and the physiological challenges associated with their use for cancer imaging and therapy
Eunjung Kim ,  Kwangyeol Lee ,  Yong-Min Huh and Seungjoo Haam
J. Mater. Chem. B, 2013,1, 729-739
DOI: 10.1039/C2TB00294A

One-step preparation of nitrogen-doped graphene quantum dots from oxidized debris of graphene oxide
Chaofan Hu ,  Yingliang Liu ,  Yunhua Yang ,  Jianghu Cui ,  Zirong Huang ,  Yaling Wang ,  Lufeng Yang ,  Haibo Wang ,  Yong Xiao and Jianhua Rong
J. Mater. Chem. B, 2013,1, 39-42
DOI: 10.1039/C2TB00189F

Doxorubicin conjugated gold nanorods: a sustained drug delivery carrier for improved anticancer therapy
Rajiu Venkatesan ,  Arunkumar Pichaimani ,  Kalpana Hari ,  Preetham Kumar Balasubramanian ,  Jeganathan Kulandaivel and Kumpati Premkumar
J. Mater. Chem. B, 2013,1, 1010-1018
DOI: 10.1039/C2TB00078D

Biotin-decorated fluorescent silica nanoparticles with aggregation-induced emission characteristics: fabrication, cytotoxicity and biological applications
Min Li ,  Jacky W. Y. Lam ,  Faisal Mahtab ,  Sijie Chen ,  Weijie Zhang ,  Yuning Hong ,  Jun Xiong ,  Qichang Zheng and Ben Zhong Tang
J. Mater. Chem. B, 2013,1, 676-684
DOI: 10.1039/C2TB00155A

Encapsulating bioactive materials in sonochemically produced micro- and nano-spheres
Olga Grinberg ,  Ulyana Shimanovich and Aharon Gedanken
J. Mater. Chem. B, 2013,1, 595-605
DOI: 10.1039/C2TB00006G

Preparation and application of thionin-bridged graphene–gold nanoparticle nanohybrids
Zhijun Zhu ,  Lan Ma ,  Min Su ,  Dianjun Liu and Zhenxin Wang
J. Mater. Chem. B, 2013,1, 1432-1438
DOI: 10.1039/C2TB00117A

Novel trypsin-FITC@MOF bioreactor efficiently catalyzes protein digestion
Wan-Ling Liu ,  Sheng-Han Lo ,  Brenda Singco ,  Chun-Chuen Yang ,  Hsi-Ya Huang and Chia-Her Lin
J. Mater. Chem. B, 2013,1, 928-932
DOI: 10.1039/C3TB00257H

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Top 10 most-read Journal of Materials Chemistry A articles in January

This month sees the following Journal of Materials Chemistry A articles that are in the top ten most accessed for January:

Highly ordered multilayered 3D graphene decorated with metal nanoparticles
Sirilak Sattayasamitsathit ,  Yonge Gu ,  Kevin Kaufmann ,  Wenzhao Jia ,  Xiaoyin Xiao ,  Mark Rodriguez ,  Shelley Minteer ,  Jennifer Cha ,  D. Bruce Burckel ,  Chunming Wang ,  Ronen Polsky and Joseph Wang
J. Mater. Chem. A, 2013,1, 1639-1645
DOI: 10.1039/C2TA00954D

Efficient polymer solar cells based on a broad bandgap D–A copolymer of “zigzag” naphthodithiophene and thieno[3,4-c]pyrrole-4,6-dione
Shaowei Shi ,  Pei Jiang ,  Shunquan Yu ,  Liwei Wang ,  Xiaochen Wang ,  Meng Wang ,  Haiqiao Wang ,  Yongfang Li and Xiaoyu Li
J. Mater. Chem. A, 2013,1, 1540-1543
DOI: 10.1039/C2TA01143C

A one-step method for reduction and self-assembling of graphene oxide into reduced graphene oxide aerogels
Mingxi Chen ,  Congcong Zhang ,  Xichuan Li ,  Lei Zhang ,  Yalu Ma ,  Li Zhang ,  Xiaoyang Xu ,  Fengling Xia ,  Wei Wang and Jianping Gao
J. Mater. Chem. A, 2013,1, 2869-2877
DOI: 10.1039/C2TA00820C

Ultrathin nanoporous Fe3O4–carbon nanosheets with enhanced supercapacitor performance
Dequan Liu ,  Xi Wang ,  Xuebin Wang ,  Wei Tian ,  Jiangwei Liu ,  Chunyi Zhi ,  Deyan He ,  Yoshio Bando and Dmitri Golberg
J. Mater. Chem. A, 2013,1, 1952-1955
DOI: 10.1039/C2TA01035F

High capacity cathode materials for Li–S batteries
Ho Suk Ryu ,  Jin Woo Park ,  Jinsoo Park ,  Jae-Pyeung Ahn ,  Ki-Won Kim ,  Jou-Hyeon Ahn ,  Tae-Hyeon Nam ,  Guoxiu Wang and Hyo-Jun Ahn
J. Mater. Chem. A, 2013,1, 1573-1578
DOI: 10.1039/C2TA00056C

Organo-functionalized silica hollow nanospheres: synthesis and catalytic application
Xiaobo Li ,  Yan Yang and Qihua Yang
J. Mater. Chem. A, 2013,1, 1525-1535
DOI: 10.1039/C2TA00077F

Superhydrophobic electrospun nanofibers
Nurxat Nuraje ,  Waseem S. Khan ,  Yu Lei ,  Muhammet Ceylan and Ramazan Asmatulu
J. Mater. Chem. A, 2013,1, 1929-1946
DOI: 10.1039/C2TA00189F

Nanoparticle self-assembly using p–p interactions
Gianvito Caputo and Nicola Pinna
J. Mater. Chem. A, 2013,1, 2370-2378
DOI: 10.1039/C2TA00534D

Nitrogen-containing porous carbons: synthesis and application
Wenzhong Shen and Weibin Fan
J. Mater. Chem. A, 2013,1, 999-1013
DOI: 10.1039/C2TA00028H

C–H activation: making diketopyrrolopyrrole derivatives easily accessible
Shi-Yong Liu ,  Min-Min Shi ,  Jia-Chi Huang ,  Zheng-Neng Jin ,  Xiao-Lian Hu ,  Jun-Ying Pan ,  Han-Ying Li ,  Alex K.-Y. Jen and Hong-Zheng Chen
J. Mater. Chem. A, 2013,1, 2795-2805
DOI: 10.1039/C2TA01318E

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Top 10 most-read Journal of Materials Chemistry articles in September

This month sees the following Journal of Materials Chemistry articles that are in the top ten most accessed for September :

Carbon nanodots: synthesis, properties and applications 
Haitao Li ,  Zhenhui Kang ,  Yang Liu and Shuit-Tong Lee  
J. Mater. Chem., 2012, Advance Article 
DOI: 10.1039/c2jm34690g 

Green synthesis of Fe3O4 nanoparticles embedded in a porous carbon matrix and its use as anode material in Li-ion batteries 
Marcos Latorre-Sanchez ,  Ana Primo and Hermenegildo Garcia  
J. Mater. Chem., 2012, 22, 21373-21375 
DOI: 10.1039/c2jm34978g 

Methods of graphite exfoliation 
Minzhen Cai ,  Daniel Thorpe ,  Douglas H. Adamson and Hannes C. Schniepp  
J. Mater. Chem., 2012, Advance Article 
DOI: 10.1039/c2jm34517j 

Hierarchical SnO2–Fe2O3 heterostructures as lithium-ion battery anodes 
Yanli Wang ,  Jingjie Xu ,  Hao Wu ,  Ming Xu ,  Zheng Peng and Gengfeng Zheng  
J. Mater. Chem., 2012, 22, 21923-21927 
DOI: 10.1039/c2jm35255a

Facile synthesis of MoS2/graphene nanocomposite with high catalytic activity toward triiodide reduction in dye-sensitized solar cells 
Chia-Jui Liu ,  Sheng-Yen Tai ,  Shu-Wei Chou ,  Ya-Chu Yu ,  Kai-Di Chang ,  Shuei Wang ,  Forest Shih-Sen Chien ,  Jeng-Yu Lin and Tsung-Wu Lin  
J. Mater. Chem., 2012, 22, 21057-21064 
DOI: 10.1039/c2jm33679k 

Co3S4 hollow nanospheres grown on graphene as advanced electrode materials for supercapacitors 
Qinghong Wang ,  Lifang Jiao ,  Hongmei Du ,  Yuchang Si ,  Yijing Wang and Huatang Yuan  
J. Mater. Chem., 2012, 22, 21387-21391 
DOI: 10.1039/c2jm34714h 

Open-circuit voltage in organic solar cells 
Boyuan Qi and Jizheng Wang  
J. Mater. Chem., 2012, Advance Article 
DOI: 10.1039/c2jm33719c 

Strategies for chemical modification of graphene and applications of chemically modified graphene 
Jingquan Liu ,  Jianguo Tang and J. Justin Gooding  
J. Mater. Chem., 2012, 22, 12435-12452
DOI: 10.1039/c2jm31218b 

Design of benzodithiophene-diketopyrrolopyrrole based donor–acceptor copolymers for efficient organic field effect transistors and polymer solar cells 
Jianyu Yuan ,  Xiaodong Huang ,  Fengjiao Zhang ,  Jialing Lu ,  Zhichun Zhai ,  Chongan Di ,  Zuoquan Jiang and Wanli Ma
J. Mater. Chem., 2012, 22, 22734-22742 
DOI: 10.1039/c2jm34004f 

Liquid crystalline hexa-peri-hexabenzocoronene-diketopyrrolopyrrole organic dyes for photovoltaic applications 
Wallace W. H. Wong ,  Jegadesan Subbiah ,  Sreenivasa R. Puniredd ,  Balaji Purushothaman ,  Wojciech Pisula ,  Nigel Kirby ,  Klaus Müllen ,  David J. Jones and Andrew B. Holmes  
J. Mater. Chem., 2012, 22, 21131-21137 
DOI: 10.1039/c2jm34394k 

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