Polymer semiconductors: synthesis, processing, and applications

L Ding, ZD Yu, XY Wang, ZF Yao, Y Lu… - Chemical …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Polymer semiconductors composed of a carbon-based π conjugated backbone have been
studied for several decades as active layers of multifarious organic electronic devices. They …

Electron microscopy studies of soft nanomaterials

Z Lyu, L Yao, W Chen, FC Kalutantirige… - Chemical …, 2023 - ACS Publications
This review highlights recent efforts on applying electron microscopy (EM) to soft (including
biological) nanomaterials. We will show how developments of both the hardware and …

Non-classical crystallization in soft and organic materials

JS Du, Y Bae, JJ De Yoreo - Nature Reviews Materials, 2024 - nature.com
Classical nucleation and crystal growth theories describe how nuclei form, become stable
after reaching a critical size and then enlarge through monomer attachment. More than two …

Histidine as a key modulator of molecular self-assembly: Peptide-based supramolecular materials inspired by biological systems

Y Chen, K Tao, W Ji, VB Kumar, S Rencus-Lazar… - Materials Today, 2022 - Elsevier
Histidine, a versatile proteinogenic amino acid, plays a broad range of roles in all living
organisms and behaves as a key mediator of the interactions of biomolecules with inorganic …

Multistep desolvation as a fundamental principle governing peptide self-assembly through liquid–liquid phase separation

C Yuan, R Xing, J Cui, W Fan, J Li, X Yan - CCS Chemistry, 2024 - chinesechemsoc.org
Biomolecular self-assembly based on peptides and proteins is a general phenomenon
encountered in natural and synthetic systems. Liquid–liquid phase separation (LLPS) is …

Nucleation and growth of nanocrystals investigated by in situ transmission electron microscopy

H Ye, Z Zhang, R Wang - Small, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Nanocrystals play a key role in the modern energy, catalysis, semiconductor, and biology
industries due to their unique structures and performances. However, controllable …

Direct observation of emulsion morphology, dynamics, and demulsification

MA Vratsanos, NC Gianneschi - ACS nano, 2022 - ACS Publications
Herein, we present the direct observation and quantification of a water-in-oil (w/o) emulsion,
its destabilization, and the effect of additives on such processes at the nanoscale. This is …

EELs studies of cerium electrolyte reveal substantial solute concentration effects in graphene liquid cells

MF Crook, IA Moreno-Hernandez… - Journal of the …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Graphene liquid cell transmission electron microscopy is a powerful technique to visualize
nanoscale dynamics and transformations at atomic resolution. However, the solution in …

A Cryo‐to‐Liquid Phase Correlative Light Electron Microscopy Workflow for the Visualization of Biological Processes in Graphene Liquid Cells

L Rutten, B Joosten, J Schaart… - Advanced Functional …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Liquid phase electron microscopy (LP‐EM) has emerged as a powerful technique for in situ
observation of material formation in liquid. Especially the use of graphene as window …

Visualizing dynamic environmental processes in liquid at nanoscale via liquid-phase electron microscopy

M Li, L Ling - ACS nano, 2022 - ACS Publications
Visualizing the structure and processes in liquids at the nanoscale is essential for
understanding the fundamental mechanisms and underlying processes of environmental …