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Take a look at the most-downloaded RSC Advances articles from the months of January, February and March 2014 and let us know what you think!

A pathway to diphosphorus from the dissociation of photoexcited tetraphosphorus
Lee-Ping Wang, Daniel Tofan, Jiahao Chen, Troy Van Voorhis and Christopher C. Cummins  
RSC Adv., 2013,3, 23166-23171
DOI: 10.1039/C3RA43940B, Paper

Using a two-step deposition technique to prepare perovskite (CH3NH3PbI3) for thin film solar cells based on ZrO2 and TiO2 mesostructures
Dongqin Bi, Soo-Jin Moon, Leif Häggman, Gerrit Boschloo, Lei Yang, Erik M. J. Johansson, Mohammad K. Nazeeruddin, Michael Grätzel and Anders Hagfeldt  
RSC Adv., 2013,3, 18762-18766
DOI: 10.1039/C3RA43228A, Communication

Role of graphene/metal oxide composites as photocatalysts, adsorbents and disinfectants in water treatment: a review
Ravi Kant Upadhyay, Navneet Soin and Susanta Sinha Roy  
RSC Adv., 2014,4, 3823-3851
DOI: 10.1039/C3RA45013A, Review Article

A decade advancement of transition metal-catalyzed borylation of aryl halides and sulfonates
Wing Kin Chow, On Ying Yuen, Pui Ying Choy, Chau Ming So, Chak Po Lau, Wing Tak Wong and Fuk Yee Kwong  
RSC Adv., 2013,3, 12518-12539
DOI: 10.1039/C3RA22905J, Review Article

Mg-doped TiO2 nanorods improving open-circuit voltages of ammonium lead halide perovskite solar cells
K. Manseki, T. Ikeya, A. Tamura, T. Ban, T. Sugiura and T. Yoshida  
RSC Adv., 2014,4, 9652-9655
DOI: 10.1039/C3RA47870J, Communication

Efficient monolithic quasi-solid-state dye-sensitized solar cells based on poly(ionic liquids) and carbon counter electrodes
Yaoguang Rong, Zhiliang Ku, Mi Xu, Linfeng Liu, Min Hu, Ying Yang, Jiangzhao Chen, Anyi Mei, Tongfa Liu and Hongwei Han  
RSC Adv., 2014,4, 9271-9274
DOI: 10.1039/C3RA47084A, Communication

Recent development of direct asymmetric functionalization of inert C–H bonds
Chao Zheng and Shu-Li You  
RSC Adv., 2014,4, 6173-6214
DOI: 10.1039/C3RA46996D, Review Article

Ni supported high surface area CeO2–ZrO2 catalysts for hydrogen production from ethanol steam reforming
Mohamed A. Ebiad, Dalia R. Abd El-Hafiz, Radwa A. Elsalamony and Lamia. S. Mohamed  
RSC Adv., 2012,2, 8145-8156
DOI: 10.1039/C2RA20258A, Paper

Size-controlled silver nanoparticles synthesized over the range 5–100 nm using the same protocol and their antibacterial efficacy
Shekhar Agnihotri, Soumyo Mukherji and Suparna Mukherji  
RSC Adv., 2014,4, 3974-3983
DOI: 10.1039/C3RA44507K, Paper

An overview of the engineered graphene nanostructures and nanocomposites
Jiahua Zhu, Minjiao Chen, Qingliang He, Lu Shao, Suying Wei and Zhanhu Guo  
RSC Adv., 2013,3, 22790-22824
DOI: 10.1039/C3RA44621B, Review Article

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In March, the top 10 most-accessed RSC Advances articles were:

Enhanced absorption spectra of conducting polymers co-polymerised from thiophene derivatives
Bartlomiej Kolodziejczyk, David Mayevsky and Bjorn Winther-Jensen  
RSC Adv., 2013, 3, 4568-4573
DOI: 10.1039/C3RA23120H, Paper

Hierarchical Co3O4 nanosheet@nanowire arrays with enhanced pseudocapacitive performance
Qiu Yang, Zhiyi Lu, Zheng Chang, Wei Zhu, Jiaqiang Sun, Junfeng Liu, Xiaoming Sun and Xue Duan 
RSC Adv., 2012, 2, 1663-1668
DOI: 10.1039/C1RA01008E, Paper

Asymmetric electrochemical capacitors with high energy and power density based on graphene/CoAl-LDH and activated carbon electrodes
Weifeng Zhang, Chao Ma, Jihong Fang, Jipeng Cheng, Xiaobin Zhang, Shurong Dong and Li Zhang  
RSC Adv., 2013, 3, 2483-2490
DOI: 10.1039/C2RA23283A, Paper

Recent advances in IV–VI semiconductor nanocrystals: synthesis, mechanism, and applications
Guanjun Xiao, Yingnan Wang, Jiajia Ning, Yingjin Wei, Bingbing Liu, William W. Yu, Guangtian Zou and Bo Zou  
RSC Adv., 2013, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C3RA23209C, Review Article

Graphene oxide and its reduction: modeling and experimental progress
Shun Mao, Haihui Pu and Junhong Chen  
RSC Adv., 2012, 2, 2643-2662
DOI: 10.1039/C2RA00663D, Review Article

Graphene–inorganic nanocomposites
Song Bai and Xiaoping Shen  
RSC Adv., 2012, 2, 64-98
DOI: 10.1039/C1RA00260K, Review Article

Graphene quantum dots with controllable surface oxidation, tunable fluorescence and up-conversion emission
Shoujun Zhu, Junhu Zhang, Xue Liu, Bo Li, Xingfeng Wang, Shijia Tang, Qingnan Meng, Yunfeng Li, Ce Shi, Rui Hu and Bai Yang  
RSC Adv., 2012, 2, 2717-2720
DOI: 10.1039/C2RA20182H, Communication

Iron-containing nanomaterials: synthesis, properties, and environmental applications
Boris I. Kharisov, H. V. Rasika Dias, Oxana V. Kharissova, Victor Manuel Jiménez-Pérez, Betsabee Olvera Pérez and Blanca Muñoz Flores  
RSC Adv., 2012, 2, 9325-9358
DOI: 10.1039/C2RA20812A, Review Article

Bioinspired self-cleaning surfaces with superhydrophobicity, superoleophobicity, and superhydrophilicity
Shunsuke Nishimoto and Bharat Bhushan  
RSC Adv., 2013, 3, 671-690
DOI: 10.1039/C2RA21260A, Review Article

Structural refinement, growth process, photoluminescence and photocatalytic properties of (Ba1-xPr2x/3)WO4 crystals synthesized by the coprecipitation method
L. S. Cavalcante, F. M. C. Batista, M. A. P. Almeida, A. C. Rabelo, I. C. Nogueira, N. C. Batista, J. A. Varela, M. R. M. C. Santos, E. Longo and M. Siu Li  
RSC Adv., 2012, 2, 6438-6454
DOI: 10.1039/C2RA20266B, Paper

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For RSC Advances, the top 10 most accessed articles in February were as follows:

Iron-containing nanomaterials: synthesis, properties, and environmental applications
Boris I. Kharisov, H. V. Rasika Dias, Oxana V. Kharissova, Victor Manuel Jiménez-Pérez, Betsabee Olvera Pérez and Blanca Muñoz Flores  
RSC Adv., 2012, 2, 9325-9358
DOI: 10.1039/C2RA20812A, Review Article

Synthesis of graphene-based nanomaterials and their application in energy-related and environmental-related areas
Guixia Zhao, Tao Wen, Changlun Chen and Xiangke Wang  
RSC Adv., 2012, 2, 9286-9303
DOI: 10.1039/C2RA20990J, Review Article

Graphene oxide and its reduction: modeling and experimental progress
Shun Mao, Haihui Pu and Junhong Chen  
RSC Adv., 2012, 2, 2643-2662
DOI: 10.1039/C2RA00663D, Review Article

Bioinspired self-cleaning surfaces with superhydrophobicity, superoleophobicity, and superhydrophilicity
Shunsuke Nishimoto and Bharat Bhushan  
RSC Adv., 2013, 3, 671-690
DOI: 10.1039/C2RA21260A, Review Article

Graphene–inorganic nanocomposites
Song Bai and Xiaoping Shen  
RSC Adv., 2012, 2, 64-98
DOI: 10.1039/C1RA00260K, Review Article

Effects of carbon on the structure and electrochemical performance of Li2FeSiO4 cathode materials for lithium-ion batteries
Pengjian Zuo, Tao Wang, Guangyu Cheng, Xinqun Cheng, Chunyu Du and Geping Yin  
RSC Adv., 2012, 2, 6994-6998
DOI: 10.1039/C2RA20552A, Paper

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For RSC Advances, the top 10 most accessed articles in January were as follows:

Facile synthesis of large area porous Cu2O as super hydrophobic yellow-red phosphors
Satish Laxman Shinde and Karuna Kar Nanda
RSC Adv., 2012, 2, 3647-3650
DOI: 10.1039/C2RA20066J, Communication

Synthesis of graphene-based nanomaterials and their application in energy-related and environmental-related areas
Guixia Zhao, Tao Wen, Changlun Chen and Xiangke Wang
RSC Adv., 2012, 2, 9286-9303
DOI: 10.1039/C2RA20990J, Review Article

Bioinspired self-cleaning surfaces with superhydrophobicity, superoleophobicity, and superhydrophilicity
Shunsuke Nishimoto and Bharat Bhushan
RSC Adv., 2013, 3, 671-690
DOI: 10.1039/C2RA21260A, Review Article

Graphene–inorganic nanocomposites
Song Bai and Xiaoping Shen
RSC Adv., 2012, 2, 64-98
DOI: 10.1039/C1RA00260K, Review Article

Iron-containing nanomaterials: synthesis, properties, and environmental applications
Boris I. Kharisov, H. V. Rasika Dias, Oxana V. Kharissova, Victor Manuel Jiménez-Pérez, Betsabee Olvera Pérez and Blanca Muñoz Flores
RSC Adv., 2012, 2, 9325-9358
DOI: 10.1039/C2RA20812A, Review Article

Graphene oxide and its reduction: modeling and experimental progress
Shun Mao, Haihui Pu and Junhong Chen
RSC Adv., 2012, 2, 2643-2662
DOI: 10.1039/C2RA00663D, Review Article

Graphene-based photocatalytic composites
Xiaoqiang An and Jimmy C. Yu
RSC Adv., 2011, 1, 1426-1434
DOI: 10.1039/C1RA00382H, Review Article

N-doped Ag/TiO2 hollow spheres for highly efficient photocatalysis under visible-light irradiation
Jianwei Lu, Fengli Su, Zhiqi Huang, Chengxi Zhang, Yuan Liu, Xinbin Ma and Jinlong Gong
RSC Adv., 2013, 3, 720-724
DOI: 10.1039/C2RA22713D, Communication

Catalytic conversion of biomass-derived carbohydrates into fuels and chemicals via furanic aldehydes
Lei Hu, Geng Zhao, Weiwei Hao, Xing Tang, Yong Sun, Lu Lin and Shijie Liu
RSC Adv., 2012, 2, 11184-11206
DOI: 10.1039/C2RA21811A, Review Article

Recent developments in solvent-free multicomponent reactions: a perfect synergy for eco-compatible organic synthesis
Maya Shankar Singh and Sushobhan Chowdhury
RSC Adv., 2012, 2, 4547-4592
DOI: 10.1039/C2RA01056A, Review Article

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