National Energy Research Center

Crack-localization in elastomeric self-healing enabled by one supermolecule-analogous molecule

Residual invisible cracks make perfect material self-healing difficult to achieve. In principle, cracks could be visualized by luminescent indicators; however, high-energy fluctuations associated with rapid healing kinetics interfere with the electronic transitions of luminophore...

Orbital Engineering via Double‐Exchange Interaction in a Bimetallic MOF for Electrocatalytic C─S Coupling of CO 2 and Sulfate

ABSTRACT Guided by molecular orbital theory, we have designed and synthesized a novel bimetallic metal‐organic framework (BTC‐Co‐O‐Cu‐BTA) for the electrocatalytic C─S coupling of CO 2 and sulfate. The integration of edge/corner‐sharing CoO 6 octahedra and CuO 5 square pyramids e...

Work Function Difference-Driven Type-I Heterojunction: Efficient Interfacial Charge Transfer for Photocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution

Abstract Photocatalytic hydrogen evolution represents a significant approach for converting solar energy into chemical energy. Nevertheless, conventional type-I heterojunctions face a bottleneck in charge recombination. In this study, a type-I heterojunction composed of CdS and C...