Structural and Chemical Analysis of C-BN/Diamond Heterostructures

Materials Science, Inorganic Non-Metallic Materials, Information Science, Semiconductors and Information Devices,
C-BN   diamond   heterostructures   chemical vapor deposition   electron microscopy  

Academic Background Cubic boron nitride (C-BN) is an ultra-wide bandgap semiconductor material with high thermal conductivity, low dielectric constant, and high breakdown electric field, making it highly promising for applications in high-temperature, high-power electronic devices. However, the synthesis of C-BN still faces numerous challenges, par...

Covalent Heterostructures of Ultrathin Amorphous Carbon Nitride and Si for High-Performance Vertical Photodiodes

Chemistry, Nanoscience, Materials Chemistry, Materials Science, Inorganic Non-Metallic Materials, Information Science, Electronic Information, Semiconductors and Information Devices,
carbon nitride   silicon   photodiodes   heterostructures   photodetectors  

Carbon nitride (CN), as a two-dimensional n-type semiconductor material, exhibits great potential in light-driven energy conversion and environmental applications due to its excellent photocatalytic activity and stability. However, despite its outstanding performance in photocatalysis, the application of CN in optoelectronic devices, especially sil...

Room-Temperature Epitaxy of α-CH3NH3PbI3 Halide Perovskite by Pulsed Laser Deposition

Chemistry, Nanoscience, Physical Chemistry, Materials Chemistry, Materials Science, Inorganic Non-Metallic Materials,
halide perovskite   epitaxial growth   pulsed laser deposition   room temperature   lattice matching  

Academic Background Metal Halide Perovskites (MHPs) have garnered significant attention in the field of photovoltaics due to their unique optoelectronic properties. In recent years, these materials have also been widely investigated for applications in light-emitting diodes, lasers, photodetectors, and spintronics. Despite notable progress in solut...

Atomic-Scale Insights into Topotactic Transformations in an Extra-Large-Pore Zeolite Using Time-Resolved 3D Electron Diffraction

Chemistry, Nanoscience, Catalysis, Chemical Engineering, Materials Science, Inorganic Non-Metallic Materials,
zeolite   topotactic transformation   time-resolved electron diffraction   extra-large-pore structure   atomic scale   materials engineering   solid-state reactions  

Academic Background Zeolites are microporous materials with regular channel structures, widely used in catalysis, adsorption, and ion exchange. Due to their unique pore structures and chemical properties, zeolites hold significant application value in petrochemicals, environmental protection, and energy storage. However, the synthesis and structura...

A Portable Device Utilizing High-Entropy Perovskite Aerogels for Efficient Energy Conversion from Atmospheric Water

Chemistry, Energy Chemistry, Materials Chemistry, Catalysis, Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Energy Engineering, Materials Science, Inorganic Non-Metallic Materials,
high-entropy perovskite   aerogel   solar evaporation   water harvesting   oxygen evolution reaction  

Academic Background The global scarcity of water and energy resources is particularly severe in arid and remote regions, and this issue has become even more urgent in the context of intensifying climate change. Traditional methods of water and energy acquisition, such as seawater desalination or large-scale power transmission, are not only costly a...