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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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Mesoporous materials from macroalgae: Journal of Materials Chemistry A article in Chemistry World

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It is estimated that less than 1% of the world’s macroalgae biomass is currently utilised but UK scientists have found a use for some of it – in the preparation of highly mesoporous materials.

Mesoporous materials have a variety of applications including catalysts and drug delivery systems. Previously, other biomass sources, such as peas, potatoes and corn, have been considered for use in the production of mesoporous materials. However, by using seaweed as the biomass source, James Clark, and co-workers, at the University of York, UK, managed to form mesoporous material, without the need for costly processes, such as supercritical carbon dioxide drying.

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Shaped mesoporous materials from fresh macroalgae

J. R. Dodson ,  V. L. Budarin ,  A. J. Hunt ,  P. S. Shuttleworth and J. H. Clark
J. Mater. Chem. A, 2013,1, 5203-5207
DOI: 10.1039/C3TA10568G

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Power-up with edible electronics: Journal of Materials Chemistry B article in Chemistry World

Scientists in the US have designed an ingestible electronic device that is composed entirely of edible materials and produces its own electric current.

Since 2008, Christopher Bettinger and colleagues from Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, have been working on biodegradable electronics for medical devices. The team’s overarching goal is to develop electronically-active medical devices that can be implanted, are functional and break-down in the body. ‘Two issues that seem to keep coming up along the way are how will these devices be powered and how can we integrate devices with the body in a non-invasive manner?’ says Bettinger. ‘The idea of edible current sources is to serve as power supplies for medical devices that can be taken orally – so they’re non-invasive – using materials that are ingested in common diets.’

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Self-deployable current sources fabricated from edible materials
Young Jo Kim ,  Sang-Eun Chun ,  Jay Whitacre and Christopher J. Bettinger
J. Mater. Chem. B, 2013, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C3TB20183J

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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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Euro Intelligent Materials 2013 – Abstract submission open until 28 February 2013

Intelligent materials with integrated functionalities are required to make devices more energy efficient, autonomous, self-responding, switchable, biocompatible, and anti-bacterial. They are also integrated into novel sensor and actuator devices with significantly increased sensitivity. Such intelligent materials typically have a complex internal structure: they can be composites from different material classes like multiferroics. They might be nanostructured or hierarchically built-up, they could be bio-inspired and possess functional elements ranging from single molecules to the macro-scale.

All those materials and their design and development has to be accompanied by high-resolution analytical tools that are able to characterize the materials on all scales and, moreover, to track and reveal their function-structure relations in situ. The symposium will brzing together experts in the field of intelligent materials in order to present and discuss recent developments and detect future trends. The symposium will be a forum to get in contact with international key researchers and stimulate new collaborations for developing novel intelligent material systems, characterising their functionality from molecular mechanisms to applications.

Prospective authors are very welcome to submit their abstracts until 28 February 2013 here. You will find further information on our conference homepage.

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Helping good bacteria reach their target: Journal of Materials Chemistry article in Chemistry World

Probiotic yoghurt drink

Probiotic bacteria are added to food such as yoghurt drinks to aid the digestive system. © Shutterstock

Most probiotic bacteria that are added to foods, such as yoghurt, to aid the digestive system are not reaching their intended target in the intestine. Instead, the majority are being destroyed in the stomach before they can do any good. Now, UK scientists have come up with a coating to overcome this problem.

Probiotics are bacteria that naturally live in the small and large intestine. They provide health benefits by producing nutrients, compete with pathogenic bacteria for binding sites and stimulate the immune system.

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Layer-by-layer coating of alginate matrices with chitosan–alginate for the improved survival and targeted delivery of probiotic bacteria after oral administration
Michael T. Cook,  George Tzortzis,  Vitaliy V. Khutoryanskiy and Dimitris Charalampopoulos
J. Mater. Chem. B, 2013, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C2TB00126H

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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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