Journal of Materials Chemistry Blog

This month sees the following Journal of Materials Chemistry C articles that are in the top ten most accessed from April – June:

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 

Crystallization, phase evolution and ferroelectric properties of sol–gel-synthesized Ba(Ti_0.8Zr_0.2)O₃–x(Ba_0.7Ca_0.3)TiO₃ thin films
Zeng-mei Wang, Kuan Zhao, Xin-li Guo, Wei Sun, Hua-long Jiang, Xue-qin Han, Xu-tang Tao, Zhen-xiang Cheng, Hong-yang Zhao, Hideo Kimura, Guo-liang Yuan, Jiang Yin and Zhi-guo Liu    
J. Mater. Chem. C, 2013,1, 522-530 
DOI: 10.1039/C2TC00020B 

Transparent, flexible conducting graphene hybrid films with a subpercolating network of silver nanowires 
Yang Liu, Quanhong Chang and Lei Huang  
J. Mater. Chem. C, 2013,1, 2970-2974 
DOI: 10.1039/C3TC30178H 

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 

On the origin of the shift in color in white organic light-emitting diodes 
Shufen Chen, Qiang Wu, Min Kong, Xiaofei Zhao, Zhen Yu, Pengpeng Jia and Wei Huang  
J. Mater. Chem. C, 2013,1, 3508-3524 
DOI: 10.1039/C3TC00766A 

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 

Recent advances in mechanochromic luminescent metal complexes 
Xiqi Zhang, Zhenguo Chi, Yi Zhang, Siwei Liu and Jiarui Xu 
J. Mater. Chem. C, 2013,1, 3376-3390 
DOI: 10.1039/C3TC30316K 

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 

Seeded growth route to noble metal nanostructures 
Chuanbo Gao, James Goebl and Yadong Yin 
J. Mater. Chem. C, 2013,1, 3898-3909 
DOI: 10.1039/C3TC30365A 

Ternary and quaternary metal chalcogenide nanocrystals: synthesis, properties and applications
Dmitry Aldakov, Aurélie Lefrançois and Peter Reiss    
J. Mater. Chem. C, 2013,1, 3756-3776 
DOI: 10.1039/C3TC30273C 

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This month sees the following Journal of Materials Chemistry B articles that are in the top ten most accessed from April – June:

Recent advancements of graphene in biomedicine 
Huacheng Zhang, George Grüner and Yanli Zhao  
J. Mater. Chem. B, 2013,1, 2542-2567 
DOI: 10.1039/C3TB20405G 

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 

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 

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 

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 

Nanoporous microspheres: from controllable synthesis to healthcare applications 
Jun-Bing Fan, Chao Huang, Lei Jiang and Shutao Wang  
J. Mater. Chem. B, 2013,1, 2222-2235 
DOI: 10.1039/C3TB00021D

Luminescent S-doped carbon dots: an emergent architecture for multimodal applications 
Sourov Chandra, Prasun Patra, Shaheen H. Pathan, Shuvrodeb Roy, Shouvik Mitra, Animesh Layek, Radhaballabh Bhar, Panchanan Pramanik and Arunava Goswami  
J. Mater. Chem. B, 2013,1, 2375-2382 
DOI: 10.1039/C3TB00583F 

Multifunctional core–shell upconversion nanoparticles for targeted tumor cells induced by near-infrared light 
Xiaojun Yang, Qianqian Xiao, Caixia Niu, Nan Jin, Jin Ouyang, Xueyuan Xiao and Dacheng He 
J. Mater. Chem. B, 2013,1, 2757-2763
DOI: 10.1039/C3TB00575E 

Biopolymer functionalized reduced graphene oxide with enhanced biocompatibility via mussel inspired coatings/anchors
Chong Cheng, Shengqiang Nie, Shuang Li, Hong Peng, Hang Yang, Lang Ma, Shudong Sun and Changsheng Zhao    
J. Mater. Chem. B, 2013,1, 265-275 
DOI: 10.1039/C2TB00025C 

Core–shell designs of photoluminescent nanodiamonds with porous silica coatings for bioimaging and drug delivery I: fabrication 
Eva von Haartman, Hua Jiang, Andrei A. Khomich, Jixi Zhang, Sergey A. Burikov, Tatiana A. Dolenko, Janne Ruokolainen, Hongchen Gu, Olga A. Shenderova, Igor I. Vlasov and Jessica M. Rosenholm  
J. Mater. Chem. B, 2013,1, 2358-2366 
DOI: 10.1039/C3TB20308E 

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This month sees the following Journal of Materials Chemistry A articles that are in the top ten most accessed from April – June:

Electrophoretic fabrication of highly robust, efficient, and benign heterojunction photoelectrocatalysts based on graphene-quantum-dot sensitized TiO₂ nanotube arrays 
Dengyu Pan, Chen Xi, Zhen Li, Liang Wang, Zhiwen Chen, Bo Lu and Minghong Wu 
J. Mater. Chem. A, 2013,1, 3551-3555 
DOI: 10.1039/C3TA00059A 

Enhancing the efficiency of low bandgap conducting polymer bulk heterojunction solar cells using P3HT as a morphology control agent 
Sheng-Yung Chang, Hsueh-Chung Liao, Yu-Tsun Shao, Yu-Ming Sung, Sheng-Hao Hsu, Chun-Chih Ho, Wei-Fang Su and Yang-Fang Chen    
J. Mater. Chem. A, 2013,1, 2447-2452 
DOI: 10.1039/C2TA00990K 

Synthesis of visible light-active CeO₂ sheets via mussel-inspired CaCO₃ mineralization 
Jong Wan Ko, Jae Hong Kim and Chan Beum Park    
J. Mater. Chem. A, 2013,1, 241-245 
DOI: 10.1039/C2TA00782G 

Synthesis and crystal chemistry of the hybrid perovskite (CH3NH3)PbI3 for solid-state sensitised solar cell applications 
Tom Baikie, Yanan Fang, Jeannette M. Kadro, Martin Schreyer, Fengxia Wei, Subodh G. Mhaisalkar, Michael Graetzel and Tim J. White
J. Mater. Chem. A, 2013,1, 5628-5641 
DOI: 10.1039/C3TA10518K 

Solid electrolyte coated high voltage layered–layered lithium-rich composite cathode: Li_1.2Mn_0.525Ni_0.175Co_0.1O₂ 
Surendra K. Martha, Jagjit Nanda, Yoongu Kim, Raymond R. Unocic, Sreekanth Pannala and Nancy J. Dudney    
J. Mater. Chem. A, 2013,1, 5587-5595 
DOI: 10.1039/C3TA10586E 

A facilely prepared polypyrrole–reduced graphene oxide composite with a crumpled surface for high performance supercapacitor electrodes 
Tao Qian, Chenfei Yu, Shishan Wu and Jian Shen    
J. Mater. Chem. A, 2013,1, 6539-6542 
DOI: 10.1039/C3TA11146F 

Graphene-based mesoporous nanocomposites of spherical shape with a 2-D layered structure 
Lee-hwa Song, Sung Nam Lim, Kyoung-Ku Kang and Seung Bin Park 
J. Mater. Chem. A, 2013,1, 6719-6722 
DOI: 10.1039/C3TA10899F 

Transmetalation: routes to metal exchange within metal–organic frameworks
Marianne Lalonde, Wojciech Bury, Olga Karagiaridi, Zachary Brown, Joseph T. Hupp and Omar K. Farha 
J. Mater. Chem. A, 2013,1, 5453-5468 
DOI: 10.1039/C3TA10784A 

Independent control of water retention and acid–base pairing through double-shelled microcapsules to confer membranes with enhanced proton conduction under low humidity 
Jingtao Wang, Zizhuo Zhang, Xiujun Yue, Lingli Nie, Guangwei He, Hong Wu and Zhongyi Jiang 
J. Mater. Chem. A, 2013,1, 2267-2277 
DOI: 10.1039/C2TA00186A 

Chemically tailoring the nanostructure of graphene nanosheets to confine sulfur for high-performance lithium-sulfur batteries
Bing Ding, Changzhou Yuan, Laifa Shen, Guiyin Xu, Ping Nie, Qingxue Lai and Xiaogang Zhang  
J. Mater. Chem. A, 2013,1, 1096-1101 
DOI: 10.1039/C2TA00396A 

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