Thermoelectric energy conversion is an all solid-state technology that relies on exceptional
semiconductor materials that are generally optimized through sophisticated strategies …

Electrocatalytic CO 2 reduction (ECR) with rationally designed electrocatalysts is a
promising strategy to reduce CO 2 emission and produce value-added products. Reactive …

Heterostructured materials are an emerging class of materials with superior performances
that are unattainable by their conventional homogeneous counterparts. They consist of …

Strength-ductility trade-off is usually an inevitable scenario in most engineering materials,
including metal matrix composites (MMCs) where reinforcement particles significantly …

The rational design and construction of efficient electrocatalysts play a leading role for water
splitting, but very rarely Pt-like activity has been obtained by non-noble metal catalysts. It is …

The development of space robots is vital to broadening human cognitive boundaries. Space
robots have been deployed in space science experiments, extravehicular operations, and …

Grain boundaries (GBs) are central defects for describing polycrystalline materials, and
playing major role in a wide-range of physical properties of polycrystals. Control over GB …

Materials subjected to high dose irradiation by energetic particles often experience severe
damage in the form of drastic increase of defect density, and significant degradation of their …

Engineering of defects in semiconductors provides an effective protocol for improving
photocatalytic N 2 conversion efficiency. This review focuses on the state-of-the-art progress …

In the quest of new materials that can withstand severe irradiation and mechanical extremes
for advanced applications (eg. fission & fusion reactors, space applications, etc.), design …