Here, we discover most-read materials science & engineering articles across ACS journals in September 2019, including research, reviews, perspectives, and editorial pieces.
There are lots of different ways to look at the reach of an article. You can look at citations, Altmetric Attention Scores, awards, and more. One way to consider the influence of an article is just by looking at how many people chose to read it. To that end, we’ve compiled lists of the five most-read chemistry articles that appeared in each ACS Publications journal in September 2019, including research, reviews, perspectives, and editorial pieces. These lists were not chosen by the journal’s editors and should not be taken as a “best of” list, but as another perspective on where the chemistry community allocated their attention.
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Surface-Bound Antibiotic for the Detection of β-Lactamases
DOI: 10.1021/acsami.9b05793
Durable and Flexible Superhydrophobic Materials: Abrasion/Scratching/Slicing/Droplet Impacting/Bending/Twisting-Tolerant Composite with Porcupinefish-Like Structure
DOI: 10.1021/acsami.9b09524
Breakdown of Native Oxide Enables Multifunctional, Free-Form Carbon Nanotube–Metal Hierarchical Architectures
DOI: 10.1021/acsami.9b08290
Lead-Free Halide Perovskites and Perovskite Variants as Phosphors toward Light-Emitting Applications
DOI: 10.1021/acsami.9b08407
EDTA-Functionalized Covalent Organic Framework for the Removal of Heavy-Metal Ions
DOI: 10.1021/acsami.9b11850
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Platinum/Graphene Oxide Coated Microfabricated Arrays for Multinucleus Neural Activities Detection in the Rat Models of Parkinson’s Disease Treated by Apomorphine
Open Access Through ACS Editors’ Choice
DOI: 10.1021/acsabm.9b00541
In Situ Bioprocessing of Bacterial Cellulose with Graphene: Percolation Network Formation, Kinetic Analysis with Physicochemical and Structural Properties Assessment
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DOI: 10.1021/acsabm.9b00581
Poly(l-lactic acid) (PLLA) Coatings with Controllable Hierarchical Porous Structures on Magnesium Substrate: An Evaluation of Corrosion Behavior and Cytocompatibility
DOI: 10.1021/acsabm.9b00461
Plasmonic Nanohybrid with High Photothermal Conversion Efficiency for Simultaneously Effective Antibacterial/Anticancer Photothermal Therapy
DOI: 10.1021/acsabm.9b00521
Receptor-Targeting Drug and Drug Carrier for Enhanced Killing Efficacy against Non-Muscle-Invasive Bladder Cancer
DOI: 10.1021/acsabm.9b00403
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Recent Progress of Direct Ink Writing of Electronic Components for Advanced Wearable Devices
DOI: 10.1021/acsaelm.9b00428
Molecular Approach To Enhance Thermal Conductivity in Electrically Conductive Adhesives
DOI: 10.1021/acsaelm.9b00401
All-Semiconducting Spin Filter Prepared by Low-Energy Proton Irradiation
DOI: 10.1021/acsaelm.9b00369
Modulation of Crystal and Electronic Structures in Topological Insulators by Rare-Earth Doping
DOI: 10.1021/acsaelm.9b00422
Room-Temperature Columnar Liquid Crystalline Materials Based on Pyrazino[2,3-g]quinoxaline for Bright Green Organic Light-Emitting Diodes
DOI: 10.1021/acsaelm.9b00477
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Nitrogen-Doped Mesostructured Carbon-Supported Metallic Cobalt Nanoparticles for Oxygen Evolution Reaction
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DOI: 10.1021/acsaem.9b01183
Tailoring the Surface of Silicon Nanoparticles for Enhanced Chemical and Electrochemical Stability for Li-Ion Batteries
DOI: 10.1021/acsaem.9b01601
Room-Temperature Fluoride Shuttle Batteries Based on a Fluorohydrogenate Ionic Liquid Electrolyte
DOI: 10.1021/acsaem.9b01260
The Central Role of Ligand Conjugation for Properties of Coordination Complexes as Hole-Transport Materials in Perovskite Solar Cells
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DOI: 10.1021/acsaem.9b01223
Influence of Reduced Cu Surface States on the Photoelectrochemical Properties of CuBi2O4
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DOI: 10.1021/acsaem.9b01333
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Three-Dimensional Antimony Nanochains for Lithium-Ion Storage
DOI: 10.1021/acsanm.9b01316
Anisotropic Strain-Induced Soliton Movement Changes Stacking Order and Band Structure of Graphene Multilayers: Implications for Charge Transport
DOI: 10.1021/acsanm.9b01603
Two-Dimensional Effects on the Oxygen Reduction Reaction and Irreversible Surface Oxidation of Metallic Ru Nanosheets and Nanoparticles
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DOI: 10.1021/acsanm.9b01216
MAX and MAB Phases: Two-Dimensional Layered Carbide and Boride Nanomaterials for Electrochemical Applications
DOI: 10.1021/acsanm.9b01526
3D Mapping of the Structural Transitions in Wrinkled 2D Membranes: Implications for Reconfigurable Electronics, Memristors, and Bioelectronic Interfaces
DOI: 10.1021/acsanm.9b01232
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Recycled Poly(ethylene terephthalate) for High Temperature Solvent Resistant Membranes
Open Access Through ACS Editors’ Choice
DOI: 10.1021/acsapm.9b00493
Coating Architects: Manipulating Multiscale Structures To Optimize Interfacial Properties for Coating Applications
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DOI: 10.1021/acsapm.9b00302
Nafion-Based Low-Hydration Polyelectrolyte Multilayer Membranes for Enhanced Water Purification
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DOI: 10.1021/acsapm.9b00689
Mussel-Inspired Self-Healing Polyurethane with “Flower-like” Magnetic MoS2 as Efficient Microwave Absorbers
DOI: 10.1021/acsapm.9b00538
Tuning Backbone Planarity in Thiadiazolobenzotriazole–Bis(thienothiophenyl)ethylene Copolymers for Organic Field-Effect Transistors
DOI: 10.1021/acsapm.9b0032
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Electrospun Nanofibers for Drug Delivery and Biosensing
DOI: 10.1021/acsbiomaterials.9b00853
Self-Assembled Protein- and Peptide-Based Nanomaterials
DOI: 10.1021/acsbiomaterials.9b00408
Recent Advances in Engineering of Lipid Drug Conjugates for Cancer Therapy
DOI: 10.1021/acsbiomaterials.9b00689
Nanomedicine Fabricated from A Boron-dipyrromethene (BODIPY)-Embedded Amphiphilic Copolymer for Photothermal-Enhanced Chemotherapy
DOI: 10.1021/acsbiomaterials.9b01145
Breast Cancer Cells Transition from Mesenchymal to Amoeboid Migration in Tunable Three-Dimensional Silk–Collagen Hydrogels
DOI: 10.1021/acsbiomaterials.9b00519
Catalytic Approaches to Monomers for Polymers Based on Renewables
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DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.9b01665
Opportunities and Challenges for Catalysis in Carbon Dioxide Utilization
DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.9b02113
CO2 Hydrogenation to Methanol over ZrO2-Containing Catalysts: Insights into ZrO2 Induced Synergy9
DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.9b01943
Iron-Catalyzed Borrowing Hydrogen β-C(sp3)-Methylation of Alcohols
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DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.9b02461
Oxa- and Azabenzonorbornadienes as Electrophilic Partners under Photoredox/Nickel Dual Catalysis
DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.9b02458
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Single-Atom Catalysts: Are All Sites Created Equal?
DOI: 10.1021/acsenergylett.9b01820
In Situ Modification of a Delafossite-Type PdCoO2 Bulk Single Crystal for Reversible Hydrogen Sorption and Fast Hydrogen Evolution
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DOI: 10.1021/acsenergylett.9b01527
Molecular Insights into Heterogeneous Processes in Energy Storage and Conversion
DOI: 10.1021/acsenergylett.9b01701
Engineered Enzymes and Bioinspired Catalysts for Energy Conversion
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DOI: 10.1021/acsenergylett.9b01308
Electrochemical Nitrogen Reduction: Identification and Elimination of Contamination in Electrolyte
DOI: 10.1021/acsenergylett.9b01573
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Structural Difference in Macro-RAFT Agents Redirects Polymerization-Induced Self-Assembly
DOI: 10.1021/acsmacrolett.9b00509
Quantifying the Chain Folding in Polymer Single Crystals by Single-Molecule Force Spectroscopy
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DOI: 10.1021/acsmacrolett.9b00607
Bicontinuous Microemulsions in Partially Charged Ternary Polymer Blends
DOI: 10.1021/acsmacrolett.9b00554
Iron-Catalyzed Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization of Semifluorinated Methacrylates
DOI: 10.1021/acsmacrolett.9b00579
Imparting External Stress-Free Two-Way Shape Memory Effect to Commodity Polyolefins by Manipulation of Their Hierarchical Structures
DOI: 10.1021/acsmacrolett.9b00467
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Two-Dimensional Materials in Biosensing and Healthcare: From In Vitro Diagnostics to Optogenetics and Beyond
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DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.9b03632
The Illusion and Disillusion of Peer Review
DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.9b07238
Recent Advances in Interface Engineering of Transition-Metal Dichalcogenides with Organic Molecules and Polymers
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DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.9b02540
Toward Electrochemical Studies on the Nanometer and Atomic Scales: Progress, Challenges, and Opportunities
DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.9b02687
Clear Wood toward High-Performance Building Materials
DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.9b00089
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Self-Rolled Multilayer Metasurfaces
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DOI: 10.1021/acsphotonics.9b00816
Second Harmonic and Sum-Frequency Generations from a Silicon Metasurface Integrated with a Two-Dimensional Material
DOI: 10.1021/acsphotonics.9b00553
Graphene-Based Surface Enhanced Vibrational Spectroscopy: Recent Developments, Challenges, and Applications
DOI: 10.1021/acsphotonics.9b00645
Ultrafast Dynamics of Hot Electrons in Nanostructures: Distinguishing the Influence on Interband and Plasmon Resonances
DOI: 10.1021/acsphotonics.9b00793
High Carrier Mobility in HgTe Quantum Dot Solids Improves Mid-IR Photodetectors
DOI: 10.1021/acsphotonics.9b01050
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Ultrasensitive and Portable Assay for Lead(II) Ions by Electronic Balance as a Readout
DOI: 10.1021/acssensors.9b01085
Self-Amplified Fluorescent Nanoparticles for Rapid and Visual Detection of Xylene in Aqueous Media
DOI: 10.1021/acssensors.9b01402
Can Nanozymes Have an Impact on Sensing?
DOI: 10.1021/acssensors.9b01760
Perspectives on and Precautions for the Uses of Electric Spectroscopic Methods in Label-free Biosensing Applications
DOI: 10.1021/acssensors.9b01177
Two-Dimensional NbS2 Gas Sensors for Selective and Reversible NO2 Detection at Room Temperature
DOI: 10.1021/acssensors.9b00992
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Environment-Friendly Antibiofouling Superhydrophobic Coatings
DOI: 10.1021/acssuschemeng.9b02025
Malleable and Sustainable Poly(ester amide) Networks Synthesized via Melt Condensation Polymerization
DOI: 10.1021/acssuschemeng.9b03956
Multifunctional β-Cyclodextrin MOF-Derived Porous Carbon as Efficient Herbicides Adsorbent and Potassium Fertilizer
DOI: 10.1021/acssuschemeng.9b01911
Facile Preparation of an Asymmetric Wettability Janus Cellulose Membrane for Switchable Emulsions’ Separation and Antibacterial Property
DOI: 10.1021/acssuschemeng.9b03450
Strong and Tough Cellulose Nanofibrils Composite Films: Mechanism of Synergetic Effect of Hydrogen Bonds and Ionic Interactions
DOI: 10.1021/acssuschemeng.9b03442
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A Reactive Antibody Platform for One-Step Production of Antibody–Drug Conjugates through a Diels–Alder Reaction with Maleimide
DOI: 10.1021/acs.bioconjchem.9b00436
Nanoparticle Interactions with the Tumor Microenvironment
DOI: 10.1021/acs.bioconjchem.9b00448
Site-Specific Modification of Proteins through N-Terminal Azide Labeling and a Chelation-Assisted CuAAC Reaction
DOI: 10.1021/acs.bioconjchem.9b00515
Insights into Active Targeting of Nanoparticles in Drug Delivery: Advances in Clinical Studies and Design Considerations for Cancer Nanomedicine
DOI: 10.1021/acs.bioconjchem.9b00456
Efficient Small-Scale Conjugation of DNA to Primary Antibodies for Multiplexed Cellular Targeting
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DOI: 10.1021/acs.bioconjchem.9b00490
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Polyhydroxyalkanoates and Other Biopolymers
DOI: 10.1021/acs.biomac.9b01044
Thermoresponsive Protein-Engineered Coiled-Coil Hydrogel for Sustained Small Molecule Release
DOI: 10.1021/acs.biomac.9b00107
Polydiacetylene (PDA) Liposome-Based Immunosensor for the Detection of Exosomes
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DOI: 10.1021/acs.biomac.9b00641
Ligand-Functionalized Poly(ethylene glycol) Particles for Tumor Targeting and Intracellular Uptake
DOI: 10.1021/acs.biomac.9b00925
Injectable Shape-Holding Collagen Hydrogel for Cell Encapsulation and Delivery Cross-linked Using Thiol-Michael Addition Click Reaction
DOI: 10.1021/acs.biomac.9b00769
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Science against Pseudoscience
DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemmater.9b03134
Festschrift in Honor of Prof. Jean-Luc Brédas on His 65th Birthday
DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemmater.9b03045
Lessons Learned in Organic Optoelectronics
DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemmater.9b01220
Pathway Complexity in the Stacking of Imine-Linked Macrocycles Related to Two-Dimensional Covalent Organic Frameworks
DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemmater.9b03088
Light-Induced Self-Assembly of Cubic CsPbBr3 Perovskite Nanocrystals into Nanowires
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DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemmater.9b00680
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A Flexible Microporous Hydrogen-Bonded Organic Framework
DOI: 10.1021/acs.cgd.9b00582
Innovative Design for the Enhancement of Lithium Lanthanum Titanate Electrolytes
DOI: 10.1021/acs.cgd.9b00825
Doubly Interpenetrated Zn4O-Based Metal–Organic Framework for CO2 Chemical Transformation and Antibiotic Sensing
DOI: 10.1021/acs.cgd.9b00621
“Particle Informatics”: Advancing Our Understanding of Particle Properties through Digital Design
DOI: 10.1021/acs.cgd.9b00654
Three-Dimensional Co(II)-Metal–Organic Frameworks with Varying Porosities and Open Metal Sites toward Multipurpose Heterogeneous Catalysis under Mild Conditions
DOI: 10.1021/acs.cgd.9b00823
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Recent Advances in Heavy Oil Upgrading Using Dispersed Catalysts
DOI: 10.1021/acs.energyfuels.9b01532
Resins and Asphaltenes of Light and Heavy Oils: Their Composition and Structure
DOI: 10.1021/acs.energyfuels.9b00285
Molecular Structure and Solubility Determination of Asphaltenes
DOI: 10.1021/acs.energyfuels.9b01737
Anaerobic Thermophilic Digestion of Maotai-Flavored Distiller’s Grains: Process Performance and Microbial Community Dynamics
DOI: 10.1021/acs.energyfuels.9b02582
Interactions between Rock/Brine and Oil/Brine Interfaces within Thin Brine Film Wetting Carbonates: A Molecular Dynamics Simulation Study
DOI: 10.1021/acs.energyfuels.9b00496
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Preface for the Special Issue on Biorenewable Energy and Chemicals
DOI: 10.1021/acs.iecr.9b04442
I&EC Research 2019 Excellence in Review Awards
DOI: 10.1021/acs.iecr.9b04732
Multiscale Modeling of (Hemi)cellulose Hydrolysis and Cascade Hydrotreatment of 5-Hydroxymethylfurfural, Furfural, and Levulinic Acid
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DOI: 10.1021/acs.iecr.9b00898
Impact of Nanotechnology on Enhanced Oil Recovery: A Mini-Review
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DOI: 10.1021/acs.iecr.9b03693
Preparation of Carboxy-Functionalized Covalent Organic Framework for Efficient Removal of Hg2+ and Pb2+ from Water
DOI: 10.1021/acs.iecr.9b03138
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An Insider’s Tour to the Peer-Review Process at Inorganic Chemistry
DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.9b02503
Preface for the Forum on Paradigm Shifts in Magnetism: From Molecules to Materials
DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.9b02488
Catalytic Reduction of Nitriles by Polymethylhydrosiloxane Using a Phenalenyl-Based Iron(III) Complex
DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.9b01377
The 4-Electron Cleavage of a N═N Double Bond by a Trimetallic TiNi2 Complex
DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.9b01805
The Thiolate Trans Effect in Heme {FeNO}6 Complexes and Beyond: Insight into the Nature of the Push Effect
DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.9b00091
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Solubility of Water in Hydrogen at High Pressures: A Molecular Simulation Study
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DOI: 10.1021/acs.jced.9b00513
Extension of Vibrating-Wire Viscometry to Electrically Conducting Fluids and Measurements of Viscosity and Density of Brines with Dissolved CO2 at Reservoir Conditions
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DOI: 10.1021/acs.jced.9b00248
Editorial
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jced.9b00791
Correction to “Ternary Liquid–Liquid Equilibrium of Toluene + Dimethyl Carbonate + ILs at 298.15 K and Atmospheric Pressure”
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jced.9b00823
Fick Diffusion Coefficients of the Gaseous CH4–CO2 System from Molecular Dynamics Simulations Using TraPPE Force Fields at 101.325, 506.625, 1013.25, 2533.12, and 5066.25 kPa
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jced.8b01198
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Critical Knowledge Gaps in Mass Transport through Single-Digit Nanopores: A Review and Perspective
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.9b02178
Hydrodeoxygenation of Guaiacol as a Bio-Oil Model Compound over Pillared Clay-Supported Nickel–Molybdenum Catalysts
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DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.9b01890
Exploring the Catalytic Properties of Unsupported and TiO2-Supported Cu5 Clusters: CO2 Decomposition to CO and CO2 Photoactivation
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DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.9b06620
Photocatalytic Water Splitting Cycle in a Dye-Catalyst Supramolecular Complex: Ab Initio Molecular Dynamics Simulations
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DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.9b06401
Effect of Surface Ligand on Charge Separation and Recombination at CsPbI3 Perovskite Quantum Dot/TiO2 Interfaces
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.9b06725
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Relaxation Dynamics and Genuine Properties of the Solvated Electron in Neutral Water Clusters
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DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.9b01802
Band Gap Engineering in Cs2(NaxAg1–x)BiCl6 Double Perovskite Nanocrystals
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.9b02168
Nuclear Quantum Effects in Hydrophobic Nanoconfinement
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DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.9b01835
A Machine Learning Approach for Prediction of Rate Constants
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.9b01810
Artificial Intelligence Approach To Investigate the Longevity Drug
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.9b02220
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Synthetic Evolution of Colloidal Metal Halide Perovskite Nanocrystals
DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.9b00855
Theory of Surface Forces in Multivalent Electrolytes
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DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.9b01110
Metal–Ligand Interface in the Chemical Reactions of Ligand-Protected Noble Metal Clusters
DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.8b03493
Brushes, Graft Copolymers, or Bottlebrushes? The Effect of Polymer Architecture on the Nanotribological Properties of Grafted-from Assemblies
DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.9b01265
Biomaterials for Interfacing Cell Imaging and Drug Delivery: An Overview
DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.9b00419
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Virtual Issue: Next-Generation Smart Materials
DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.9b01402
Triggering Depolymerization: Progress and Opportunities for Self-Immolative Polymers
DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.9b00965
Stimuli-Induced Star-Globule Shape Transitions of Dually Responsive Binary Heterografted Three-Arm Star Molecular Brushes in Aqueous Solution
DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.9b01446
High-Performance Lignin-Containing Polyurethane Elastomers with Dynamic Covalent Polymer Networks
DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.9b01413
Carbon Dioxide-Switchable Polymers: Where Are the Future Opportunities?
DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.9b00914
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Charge-to-Spin Conversion by the Rashba–Edelstein Effect in Two-Dimensional van der Waals Heterostructures up to Room Temperature
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DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.9b01611
Quantitative Imaging of Organic Ligand Density on Anisotropic Inorganic Nanocrystals
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DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.9b02434
Metal-Free B@g-CN: Visible/Infrared Light-Driven Single Atom Photocatalyst Enables Spontaneous Dinitrogen Reduction to Ammonia
DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.9b02572
Stretchable and Transparent Kirigami Conductor of Nanowire Percolation Network for Electronic Skin Applications
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DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.9b02014
Intracellularly Generated Immunological Gold Nanoparticles for Combinatorial Photothermal Therapy and Immunotherapy against Tumor
DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.9b02903