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The 10 most-accessed RSC Advances articles between April and June were as follows:

SBR–PVDF based binder for the application of SLMP in graphite anodes
Lei Wang, Yanbao Fu, Vincent S. Battaglia and Gao Liu
RSC Adv., 2013,3, 15022-15027
DOI: 10.1039/C3RA42773K, Paper

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

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

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

Visible-light plasmonic photocatalyst anchored on titanate nanotubes: a novel nanohybrid with synergistic effects of adsorption and degradation
Yuxin Tang, Zhelong Jiang, Qiuling Tay, Jiyang Deng, Yuekun Lai, Dangguo Gong, Zhili Dong and Zhong Chen
RSC Adv., 2012,2, 9406-9414
DOI: 10.1039/C2RA21300A, Paper

Electrode materials for aqueous asymmetric supercapacitors
Faxing Wang, Shiying Xiao, Yuyang Hou, Chenglin Hu, Lili Liu and Yuping Wu
RSC Adv., 2013,3, 13059-13084
DOI: 10.1039/C3RA23466E, Review Article

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

Biobased chitosan hybrid aerogels with superior adsorption: Role of graphene oxide in CO2 capture
Almahdi A. Alhwaige, Tarek Agag, Hatsuo Ishida and Syed Qutubuddin
RSC Adv., 2013,3, 16011-16020
DOI: 10.1039/C3RA42022A, Paper

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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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This month sees the following articles in that are in the top ten most accessed:-

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

Progress in redox flow batteries, remaining challenges and their applications in energy storage
Puiki Leung, Xiaohong Li, Carlos Ponce de León, Leonard Berlouis, C. T. John Low and Frank C. Walsh
RSC Adv., 2012, 2, 10125-10156
DOI: 10.1039/C2RA21342G

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

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

Development of a pyrene based “turn on” fluorescent chemosensor for Hg²⁺
Gandhi Sivaraman, Thangaraj Anand and Duraisamy Chellappa
RSC Adv., 2012, 2, 10605-10609
DOI: 10.1039/C2RA21202A

Hierarchical NiO hollow microspheres assembled from nanosheet-stacked nanoparticles and their application in a gas sensor
Guoxing Zhu, Chunyan Xi, Huan Xu, Dan Zheng, Yuanjun Liu, Xiang Xu and Xiaoping Shen
RSC Adv., 2012, 2, 4236-4241
DOI: 10.1039/C2RA01307J

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

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

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

Boron dipyrromethene (BODIPY)-based photosensitizers for photodynamic therapy
Samuel G. Awuah and Youngjae You
RSC Adv., 2012, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C2RA21404K

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