Journal of Materials Chemistry Blog

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

Self-assembly of ultrathin porous NiO nanosheets/graphene hierarchical structure for high-capacity and high-rate lithium storage 
Yun Huang ,  Xiao-lei Huang ,  Jian-she Lian ,  Dan Xu ,  Li-min Wang and Xin-bo Zhang  
J. Mater. Chem., 2012, 22, 2844-2847 
DOI: 10.1039/C2JM15865E 

Structures and properties of conjugated Donor – Acceptor copolymers for solar cell applications 
Zhi–Guo Zhang and Jizheng Wang  
J. Mater. Chem., 2012, 22, 4178-4187 
DOI: 10.1039/C2JM14951F 

Superhydrophilic – superoleophobic coatings 
Jin Yang ,  Zhaozhu Zhang ,  Xianghui Xu ,  Xiaotao Zhu ,  Xuehu Men and Xiaoyan Zhou  
J. Mater. Chem., 2012, 22, 2834-2837 
DOI: 10.1039/C2JM15987B 

Polyaniline nanotube arrays as high-performance flexible electrodes for electrochemical energy storage devices 
Zi-Long Wang ,  Rui Guo ,  Gao-Ren Li ,  Han-Lun Lu ,  Zhao-Qing Liu ,  Fang-Ming Xiao ,  Mingqiu Zhang and Ye-Xiang Tong  
J. Mater. Chem., 2012, 22, 2401-2404 
DOI: 10.1039/C2JM15070K 

Organic field-effect transistors and solar cells using novel high electron-affinity conjugated copolymers based on alkylbenzotriazole and benzothiadiazole 
Michael C. Gwinner ,  Thomas J. K. Brenner ,  Jin-Kyun Lee ,  Carol Newby ,  Christopher K. Ober ,  Christopher R. McNeill and Henning Sirringhaus  
J. Mater. Chem., 2012, 22, 4436-4439 
DOI: 10.1039/C2JM15715B 

Sandwich-like graphene nanocomposites armed with nanoneedles 
Bora Nam ,  Ha-Jin Lee ,  Hyeah Goh , Young Boo Lee and Won San Choi  
J. Mater. Chem., 2012, 22, 3148-3153 
DOI: 10.1039/C2JM15026C 

A green and facile self-assembly preparation of gold nanoparticles/ZnO nanocomposite for photocatalytic and photoelectrochemical applications 
Fangxing Xiao ,  Fengchang Wang ,  Xianzhi Fu and Yi Zheng
J. Mater. Chem., 2012, 22, 2868-2877 
DOI: 10.1039/C2JM15122G 

Hybrid solar cells: basic principles and the role of ligands 
Adam J. Moulé ,  Lilian Chang ,  Chandru Thambidurai ,  Ruxandra Vidu and Pieter Stroeve  
J. Mater. Chem., 2012, 22, 2351-2368 
DOI: 10.1039/C1JM14829J 

Low-temperature, solution-processed molybdenum oxide hole-collection layer for organic photovoltaics 
Scott R. Hammond ,  Jens Meyer ,  N. Edwin Widjonarko ,  Paul F. Ndione ,  Ajaya K. Sigdel ,  Andrés Garcia ,  Alexander Miedaner ,  Matthew T. Lloyd ,  Antoine Kahn ,  David S. Ginley ,  Joseph J. Berry and Dana C. Olson  
J. Mater. Chem., 2012, 22, 3249-3254 
DOI: 10.1039/C2JM14911G 

High Pseudocapacitance of MnO₂ Nanoparticles in Graphitic Disordered Mesoporous Carbon at High Scan Rates 
Mehul N. Patel ,  Xiqing Wang ,  Daniel A. Slanac ,  Domingo A. Ferrer ,  Sheng Dai ,  Keith P. Johnston and Keith J. Stevenson 
J. Mater. Chem., 2012, 22, 3160-3169 
DOI: 10.1039/C1JM14513D 

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

Shape-controlled synthesis of TiO₂ hollow structures and their application in lithium batteries 
Yong Wang, Xiaowen Su and Shan Lu 
J. Mater. Chem., 2012, 22, 1969-1976 
DOI: 10.1039/C1JM14637H 

Recent progress on growth and device development of ZnO and CuO nanostructures and graphene nanosheets 
Magnus Willander, Kamran ul Hasan, Omer Nur, Ahmed Zainelabdin, Saima Zaman and Gul Amin 
J. Mater. Chem., 2012, 22, 2337-2350 
DOI: 10.1039/C1JM15152E 

Nanostructured MnO2/graphene composites for supercapacitor electrodes: the effect of morphology, crystallinity and composition 
Lu Mao, Kai Zhang, Hardy Sze On Chan and Jishan Wu
J. Mater. Chem., 2012, 22, 1845-1851
DOI: 10.1039/C1JM14503G

Metal sulfide nanostructures: synthesis, properties and applications in energy conversion and storage
Chen-Ho Lai, Ming-Yen Lu and Lih-Juann Chen
J. Mater. Chem., 2012, 22, 19-30
DOI: 10.1039/C1JM13879K 

Carbon-based nanostructured materials and their composites as supercapacitor electrodes 
Saswata Bose, Tapas Kuila, Ananta Kumar Mishra, R. Rajasekar, Nam Hoon Kim and Joong Hee Lee 
J. Mater. Chem., 2012, 22, 767-784 
DOI: 10.1039/C1JM14468E 

Hybrid solar cells: basic principles and the role of ligands
Adam J. Moulé, Lilian Chang, Chandru Thambidurai, Ruxandra Vidu and Pieter Stroeve
J. Mater. Chem., 2012, 22, 2351-2368
DOI: 10.1039/C1JM14829J

Ordered mesoporous/microporous carbon sphere arrays derived from chlorination of mesoporous TiC/C composite and their application for supercapacitors 
Dan-Dan Zhou, Hai-Jing Liu, Yong-Gang Wang, Cong-Xiao Wang and Yong-Yao Xia 
J. Mater. Chem., 2012, 22, 1937-1943 
DOI: 10.1039/C1JM14334D 

The chemistry of graphene
Kian Ping Loh, Qiaoliang Bao, Priscilla Kailian Ang and Jiaxiang Yang
J. Mater. Chem., 2010, 20, 2277-2289
DOI: 10.1039/B920539J

Hierarchical porous nanostructures assembled from ultrathin MnO2 nanoflakes with enhanced supercapacitive performances
Hao Jiang, Ting Sun, Chunzhong Li and Jan Ma
J. Mater. Chem., 2012, 22, 2751-2756
DOI: 10.1039/C1JM14732C

In2O3 nanocubes/carbon nanofibers heterostructures with high visible light photocatalytic activity
Jingbo Mu, Changlu Shao, Zengcai Guo, Mingyi Zhang, Zhenyi Zhang, Peng Zhang, Bin Chen and Yichun Liu
J. Mater. Chem., 2012, 22, 1786-1793
DOI: 10.1039/C1JM13577E 

Why not take a look at the articles today and blog your thoughts and comments below.

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

Metal sulfide nanostructures: synthesis, properties and applications in energy conversion and storage 
Chen-Ho Lai, Ming-Yen Lu and Lih-Juann Chen 
J. Mater. Chem., 2012, 22, 19-30 
DOI: 10.1039/C1JM13879K 

Formation of mesoporous TiO₂ with large surface areas, interconnectivity and hierarchical pores for dye-sensitized solar cells 
Jung Tae Park, Joo Hwan Koh, Jin Ah Seo and Jong Hak Kim 
J. Mater. Chem., 2011, 21, 17872-17880 
DOI: 10.1039/C1JM10675A 

Thiophene-based conjugated oligomers for organic solar cells 
Fan Zhang, Dongqing Wu, Youyong Xu and Xinliang Feng 
J. Mater. Chem., 2011, 21, 17590-17600 
DOI: 10.1039/C1JM12801A 

A facile chemical method to produce superparamagnetic graphene oxide – Fe₃O₄ hybrid composite and its application in the removal of dyes from aqueous solution 
Guoqiang Xie, Pinxian Xi, Hongyan Liu, Fengjuan Chen, Liang Huang, Yanjun Shi, Fengping Hou, Zhengzhi Zeng, Changwei Shao and Jun Wang 
J. Mater. Chem., 2012, 22, 1033-1039 
DOI: 10.1039/C1JM13433G 

Batteries based on fluoride shuttle 
M. Anji Reddy and M. Fichtner 
J. Mater. Chem., 2011, 21, 17059-17062 
DOI: 10.1039/C1JM13535J 

Synthesis of α-Fe₂O₃ nanorod/graphene oxide composites and their tribological properties 
Hao-Jie Song, Xiao-Hua Jia, Na Li, Xiao-Fei Yang and Hua Tang 
J. Mater. Chem., 2012, 22, 895-902 
DOI: 10.1039/C1JM13740A 

A review of advanced and practical lithium battery materials 
Hao-Jie Song, Xiao-Hua Jia, Na Li, Xiao-Fei Yang and Hua Tang 
J. Mater. Chem., 2012, 22, 895-902 
DOI: 10.1039/C1JM13740A 

Direct growth of monodisperse SnO₂ nanorods on graphene as high capacity anode materials for lithium ion batteries 
Chaohe Xu, Jing Sun and Lian Gao 
J. Mater. Chem., 2012, 22, 975-979 
DOI: 10.1039/C1JM14099J 

Preparation of highly porous TiO₂ nanotubes and their catalytic applications 
Bingan Lu, Chengquan Zhu, Zhenxing Zhang, Wei Lan and Erqing Xie 
J. Mater. Chem., 2012, Advance Article 
DOI: 10.1039/C1JM15242D 

Size control of Au@Cu₂O octahedra for excellent photocatalytic performance 
Lina Kong, Wei Chen, Dekun Ma, Yun Yang, Sensen Liu and Shaoming Huang 
J. Mater. Chem., 2012, 22, 719-724 
DOI: 10.1039/C1JM13672K 

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