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N. Patil et al., “Layered alkali-copper selenides: Deciphering thermoelectric properties and reaction pathways for nanostructuring β-CsCu5Se3,” ACS Energy Letters, vol. 11, no. 1. American Chemical Society, pp. 481–488, 2026.","short":"N.N. Patil, R. Wu, C. Fiedler, N. Kapuria, B. Nan, N. Jakhar, A. Cabot, M. Ibáñez, K.M. Ryan, A.M. Ganose, S. Singh, ACS Energy Letters 11 (2026) 481–488.","chicago":"Patil, Niraj Nitish, Ruiqi Wu, Christine Fiedler, Nilotpal Kapuria, Bingfei Nan, Navita Jakhar, Andreu Cabot, et al. “Layered Alkali-Copper Selenides: Deciphering Thermoelectric Properties and Reaction Pathways for Nanostructuring β-CsCu5Se3.” ACS Energy Letters. American Chemical Society, 2026. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsenergylett.5c02909.","apa":"Patil, N. N., Wu, R., Fiedler, C., Kapuria, N., Nan, B., Jakhar, N., … Singh, S. (2026). Layered alkali-copper selenides: Deciphering thermoelectric properties and reaction pathways for nanostructuring β-CsCu5Se3. ACS Energy Letters. 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These findings elucidate the formation dynamics of CsCu5Se3 and establish ABZ (A = alkali, B = metal, Z = chalcogen) NCs as tunable platforms for advanced functional applications.","lang":"eng"}],"publisher":"American Chemical Society","publication_identifier":{"eissn":["2380-8195"]},"date_published":"2026-01-09T00:00:00Z","acknowledgement":"This publication has emanated from research conducted with the financial support of Taighde Éireann-Research Ireland under Grant number 22/FFP-P/11591. C.F. and M.I. would like to acknowledge the financial support of ISTA and the Werner Siemens Foundation. 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This work was supported by the National Key R&D Program of China grant 2024YFE0105200 (to C.S.), National Natural Science Foundation of China grant 12504038 (to M.L.), China Postdoctoral Science Foundation grant 2023M743151 (to M.L.), Natural Science Foundation of Henan Province grant 252300421763 (to M.L.), Key Scientific Research Project of Higher Education Institutions in Henan Province grant 25A140004 (to M.L.), National Natural Science Foundation of China grant 12204156 (to D.W.), China Postdoctoral Science Foundation grant 2023TQ0315 and 2023 M743224 (to D.W.), Generalitat de Catalunya grant 2021SGR00457 (to J.A.), and European Regional Development Fund grants ENE2016-77798-C4-3-R, PID2020-116093RB-C43, and AEI/10.13039/501100011033 (to A.C.). This work also was financially supported by ISTA and the Werner Siemens Foundation (to M.I.).","file_date_updated":"2026-05-06T06:06:26Z","date_published":"2026-04-10T00:00:00Z","external_id":{"pmid":["41961944"]},"publication":"Science Advances","abstract":[{"lang":"eng","text":"Liquid-like superionic conductors, with highly mobile ions in a rigid framework, offer intrinsically low lattice thermal conductivity without compromising electronic transport. Argyrodite-type Ag8SnSe6 exhibits a melt-like Ag sublattice that drives lattice thermal conductivity (κL) below 0.2 watts per meter per kelvin, yet its low carrier concentration limits the power factor. Here, interstitial Ag atoms raise the Fermi level into the conduction band, substantially increasing the electron concentration. Simultaneously, the formation of a secondary Ag2Se phase generates lattice distortions that enhance phonon scattering. A pronounced mismatch between electronic (~200 nanometers) and phononic (~0.22 nanometers) mean free paths decouples charge and heat transport, enabling concurrent suppression of κL and retention of high electrical conductivity. This coupled electronic-phononic modulation yields a record ZT of 0.72 at ambient temperature and a peak ZT of 1.1 at 735 kelvins, with an average ZTavg of 0.72 over 320 to 735 kelvins. A unicouple device achieves 6.3% efficiency under a 357-kelvin gradient, highlighting a practical strategy for high-performance midtemperature thermoelectrics."}],"citation":{"apa":"Li, M., Zhao, X., Zhang, Y., Yu, J., Liu, X., Jia, M., … Wang, Z. (2026). Electronic-phononic decoupling and Fermi-level tuning enable high thermoelectric performance in Ag8SnSe6. Science Advances. 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Science Advances. 12(15), eaec9073.","mla":"Li, Mengyao, et al. “Electronic-Phononic Decoupling and Fermi-Level Tuning Enable High Thermoelectric Performance in Ag8SnSe6.” Science Advances, vol. 12, no. 15, eaec9073, AAAS, 2026, doi:10.1126/sciadv.aec9073.","ama":"Li M, Zhao X, Zhang Y, et al. Electronic-phononic decoupling and Fermi-level tuning enable high thermoelectric performance in Ag8SnSe6. Science Advances. 2026;12(15). doi:10.1126/sciadv.aec9073"}},{"publisher":"Wiley","tmp":{"short":"CC BY (4.0)","legal_code_url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode","name":"Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Public License (CC-BY 4.0)","image":"/images/cc_by.png"},"has_accepted_license":"1","das_tickbox":"1","file_date_updated":"2026-05-21T06:54:57Z","acknowledgement":"The authors acknowledge funding from the European Union's Horizon Europe research and innovation programme— European Innovation Council (EIC) under the grant agreement No 101046742 (MeBattery). P.P. acknowledges the funding from the European Research Council through a Starting Grant (agreement no. 950038). Dr. Mahdi Moghaddam, University of Turku, is acknowledged for providing the CuHCF, and Prof. Hubert Girault, EPFL, is acknowledged for providing the TEMPTMA.\r\nOpen Access funding enabled and organized by Projekt DEAL.","date_published":"2026-05-01T00:00:00Z","OA_place":"publisher","publication_identifier":{"eissn":["2566-6223"]},"publication":"Batteries & Supercaps","abstract":[{"lang":"eng","text":"Redox-mediated flow batteries boost energy density by utilizing dissolved redox species as charge carriers for solid charge-storage materials. This strategy strongly depends on the thermodynamics and kinetics between the solid booster and dissolved redox species. Conventional electrochemical methods often convolute intrinsic reactivity with mass transport effects, introducing complexity in determining limiting steps. We propose a strategy that confines solid boosters within recessed microelectrodes and employs scanning electrochemical microscopy (SECM) to estimate reaction kinetics between booster and dissolved active redox species. Confining the solid booster in the recessed microelectrode overcomes mass transport limitations of dissolved redox species and enables controlled polarization of the booster material, allowing deconvolution of key rate-determining factors. As an initial model system, Prussian blue-ferricyanide/ferrocyanide [Fe(CN)6]3−/4− was used as solid booster and dissolved redox active species, respectively. The methodology was further explored for copper hexacyanoferrate with N,N,N-2,2,6,6-heptamethylpiperidinyl oxy-4-ammonium chloride and nickel hydroxide with [Fe(CN)6]3−/4− and extended to Mn-based Prussian blue analogues in combination with organic redox species. Our results demonstrate that SECM coupled with the proposed recessed microelectrode strategy provides a powerful platform to disentangle interfacial kinetics and guide the rational design of solid booster-dissolved redox species and electrolytes for high-performance redox-mediated flow batteries."}],"citation":{"ista":"Santana Santos C, Jiyane N, Quast T, Ibáñez M, Rubio‐Presa R, Peljo P, Schuhmann W. 2026. Evaluating reaction kinetics between solid booster and dissolved active species in redox‐mediated flow batteries using scanning electrochemical microscopy. Batteries & Supercaps. 9(5), e70303.","mla":"Santana Santos, Carla, et al. “Evaluating Reaction Kinetics between Solid Booster and Dissolved Active Species in Redox‐mediated Flow Batteries Using Scanning Electrochemical Microscopy.” Batteries & Supercaps, vol. 9, no. 5, e70303, Wiley, 2026, doi:10.1002/batt.70303.","ama":"Santana Santos C, Jiyane N, Quast T, et al. 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However, it suffers from poor cycle life associated with the rock-salt phase transformation. This study presents a straightforward synthesis approach to enhance the electrochemical performance of LiNi0.5Mn1.5O4 through a synergistic solid-state modification with LiF and AlF3. This dual modification promotes rapid Li⁺ diffusion, enables near-complete delithiation/lithiation, approaching the theoretical capacity of disordered LiNi0.5Mn1.5O4, and, more importantly, effectively mitigates the formation of the rock-salt phase, thereby enhancing structural stability, as confirmed by operando X-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS) and synchrotron X-ray diffraction (SXRD). As a result, the optimized LiNi0.5Mn1.5O4 (10 mg AlF3 + 30 mg LiF) delivers high reversible capacities of 142.1, 139.1, 129.2, 121.6, 110.3, 93.5, and 76.1 mAh∙g−1 at 0.2C, 0.5C, 1.0C, 2.0C, 3.0C, 4.0C, and 5.0C, respectively. Full cells using graphite as the anode and a high-loading cathode exhibit excellent cycling performance. They retain 80% of their capacity after 200 cycles at 0.5C within a voltage window of 3.5–4.9 V with cathode loading of 11 mg∙cm−2. The findings of this study will significantly advance high-power LiNi0.5Mn1.5O4 materials, offering improved battery life and thereby enhancing their potential for practical applications."}],"publication":"Advanced Science","publication_identifier":{"eissn":["2198-3844"]},"OA_place":"publisher","file_date_updated":"2026-07-23T06:15:51Z","acknowledgement":"This work was supported by the European Commission-financed project IntelLigent (HORIZON-CL5-2021-D2-01-02) with project ID number 101069765. In collaboration with ALBA staff, the operando SXRD and XAS experiments were performed at BL-16-NOTOS beamline at ALBA Synchrotron Light Source (experiment number: 2023097765). This research was supported by the Scientific Service Units (SSU) of the Institute of Science and Technology Austria (ISTA) through resources provided by the Electron Microscopy Facility (EMF) and the Nanofabrication Facility (NFF), and M.I. and S.H. acknowledge financial support from ISTA and the Werner Siemens Foundation. Jordi Jacas Biendicho acknowledges the fellowship RYC2021-034994-I, funded by MICIU/AEI/10.13039/501100011033 and the European Union «NextGenerationEU»/PRTR». Jordi Llorca is a Serra Húnter Fellow and is grateful to projects MICIN/AEI/FEDER PID2021-124572OB-C31 and Maria de Maeztu Units of Excellence Programme CEX2023-001300-M, and GC 2021 SGR 01061.","date_published":"2026-02-23T00:00:00Z","external_id":{"pmid":["41388041"]},"pmid":1,"supplementarymaterial":"yes","has_accepted_license":"1","das_tickbox":"1","tmp":{"short":"CC BY (4.0)","legal_code_url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode","name":"Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Public License (CC-BY 4.0)","image":"/images/cc_by.png"},"publisher":"Wiley","volume":13,"date_created":"2025-12-21T23:01:35Z","acknowledged_ssus":[{"_id":"EM-Fac"},{"_id":"NanoFab"}],"year":"2026","article_number":"e15962","day":"23","oa":1,"month":"02","author":[{"first_name":"Xingqi","last_name":"Chang","full_name":"Chang, Xingqi"},{"full_name":"Escudero, Carlos","first_name":"Carlos","last_name":"Escudero"},{"full_name":"Black, Ashley P.","first_name":"Ashley P.","last_name":"Black"},{"last_name":"Horta","first_name":"Sharona","id":"03a7e858-01b1-11ec-8b71-99ae6c4a05bc","full_name":"Horta, Sharona"},{"last_name":"Martínez","first_name":"Elías","full_name":"Martínez, Elías"},{"first_name":"Xuan","last_name":"Lu","full_name":"Lu, Xuan"},{"full_name":"Llorca, Jordi","last_name":"Llorca","first_name":"Jordi"},{"full_name":"Ibáñez, Maria","first_name":"Maria","last_name":"Ibáñez","orcid":"0000-0001-5013-2843","id":"43C61214-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87"},{"first_name":"Jordi Jacas","last_name":"Biendicho","full_name":"Biendicho, Jordi Jacas"},{"full_name":"Cabot, Andreu","last_name":"Cabot","first_name":"Andreu"}],"dataavailabilitystatement":"The data that support the findings of this study are available from the corresponding author upon reasonable request","quality_controlled":"1","issue":"11","publication_status":"published","status":"public","date_updated":"2026-07-23T06:18:43Z","intvolume":" 13","scopus_import":"1","doi":"10.1002/advs.202515962","article_processing_charge":"Yes","OA_type":"gold","language":[{"iso":"eng"}],"_id":"20851","file":[{"file_id":"22387","creator":"dernst","relation":"main_file","file_size":6353217,"date_updated":"2026-07-23T06:15:51Z","access_level":"open_access","checksum":"37adc3eff9ad9f8f9b55cfe66883f36d","file_name":"2026_AdvancedScience_Chang.pdf","success":1,"date_created":"2026-07-23T06:15:51Z","content_type":"application/pdf"}],"ddc":["540"],"title":"Mitigating the rock-salt phase transformation in disordered LNMO through synergetic solid-state AlF3/LiF modifications","department":[{"_id":"MaIb"}],"PlanS_conform":"1","oa_version":"Published Version","type":"journal_article","article_type":"original","keyword":["disordered spinel LiNi0.5Mn1.5O4 (LNMO)","generation 3b batteries","operando SXRD","operando XAS","rock-salt","solid-state synthesis"],"project":[{"_id":"9B8F7476-BA93-11EA-9121-9846C619BF3A","name":"HighTE: The Werner Siemens Laboratory for the High Throughput Discovery of Semiconductors for Waste Heat Recovery"}],"researchdata_availability":"upon request","DOAJ_listed":"1","user_id":"2DF688A6-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87"},{"publication_identifier":{"eissn":["1613-6829"],"issn":["1613-6810"]},"date_published":"2026-05-04T00:00:00Z","acknowledgement":"K.H.L. acknowledges financial support from the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) (Grant Number 22208293) and the National Foreign Expert Project (Y20240175). Y.L. acknowledges funding from the NSFC (Grant Number 22209034), the Innovation and Entrepreneurship Project of Overseas Returnees in Anhui Province (Grant Number 2022LCX002), and the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (JZ2024HGTB0239). Y.Z. acknowledges funding from the NSFC (Grant Number 52502313) and Wenzhou Basic Scientific Research Project (Grant Number G20240034). Q. W. acknowledges financial support from the NSFC (Grant Number 22208292), the High-Level Overseas-Educated Talents Return Program, and the “Pioneer” and “Leading Goose” R&D Program of Zhejiang [2025C04021]. K.H.L., Q. W., and X. Y. also acknowledge the Research Funds of the Institute of Zhejiang University-Quzhou (Grants No. IZQ2022RCZX101, IZQ2021RCZX003, IZQ2021RCZX002, and IZQ2024KJ0004). M.H. acknowledges the funding from the Australian Research Council and the iLAuNCH Trailblazer, Department of Education, Australia. M.H. acknowledges the computational support from the National Computational Infrastructure (NCI), Australia, and Pawsey Supercomputing Centre, Australia.","external_id":{"pmid":["41470065"]},"pmid":1,"supplementarymaterial":"yes","das_tickbox":"1","publisher":"Wiley","citation":{"ieee":"W. Meng et al., “Efficient near room temperature thermoelectric cooling and power generation with CuAgSe,” Small, vol. 22, no. 25. Wiley, 2026.","short":"W. Meng, M. Li, Q. Wang, P. Song, X. Yang, W.J. Wang, M. Hong, M. Ibáñez, A. Cabot, Y. Zhang, Y. Liu, K.H. Lim, Small 22 (2026).","chicago":"Meng, Weite, Mingquan Li, Qingyue Wang, Pingan Song, Xuan Yang, Wen Jun Wang, Min Hong, et al. “Efficient near Room Temperature Thermoelectric Cooling and Power Generation with CuAgSe.” Small. Wiley, 2026. https://doi.org/10.1002/smll.202513035.","apa":"Meng, W., Li, M., Wang, Q., Song, P., Yang, X., Wang, W. J., … Lim, K. H. (2026). 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Herein, we report a ligand-free aqueous synthesis of Te-doped CuAgSe (CuAgSe1-xTex), where structural and electronic modulation improve carrier transport and suppress phonon propagation. Ex-situ time-resolved X-ray diffraction reveals a spontaneous growth mechanism, while density functional theory calculations show that Te-5s and 5p orbitals hybridization generates localized states and an asymmetric density of states, thereby enhancing the Seebeck coefficient. Electron microscopy and strain analyses confirm that Te-doping introduces a high density of lattice dislocations and grain boundaries, leading to a reduced lattice thermal conductivity of 0.11 W m−1K−1 at 443 K. These synergistic effects translate into device-level performance—the first integrated CuAgSe thermoelectric modules, exhibit a maximum cooling temperature difference of 27.3 K, and power density of 0.34 W cm−2 with a conversion efficiency of 3.6% at a modest temperature gradient of 136 K. 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In this study, FeCoNiMoW HEAs are synthesized into either amorphous nanosheets (HEANS) or crystalline nanoparticles (HEANP), which are then used to catalyze the lithium–sulfur (Li–S) reaction of Li–S batteries (LSBs). Evaluations in symmetric cells, coin cells, and pouch cells reveal that HEANS significantly enhance LSB performance, achieving initial discharge capacities up to 1632 mAh g−1. The batteries also exhibit excellent cycling stability over 1000 cycles at 3Cand maintain high-rate performance up to 10C with a capacity of 614 mAh g−1. Comprehensive in situ analyses and density functional theory calculations demonstrate that amorphous HEANS provide more active sites, better ionic conductivity and stronger chemical interactions with lithium polysulfides (LiPS). These properties effectively suppress the shuttle effect, promote the complete S8 → Li2S conversion by reducing the impedance of the solid-electrolyte interphase, and accelerate the Li2S4 → Li2S2 step by lowering the nucleation energy barrier. Overall, this study highlights the superior catalytic properties of amorphous 2D HEAs in LSBs and offers new insights into the mechanisms of LiPS conversion.","lang":"eng"}],"citation":{"short":"R. He, S. Lee, Y. Ding, C. Huang, X. Lu, L. Zheng, A. Yu, C. Zhang, C. Li, X. Bi, Y. Li, Y. Liao, J. Li, A. Ostovari Moghaddam, S. Yernar, Y. Xu, M. Ibáñez, C. Zhang, L. Yang, Y. Zhou, A. Cabot, Advanced Functional Materials 36 (2026).","chicago":"He, Ren, Seungho Lee, Yang Ding, Chen Huang, Xuan Lu, Lirong Zheng, Ao Yu, et al. “Amorphous High Entropy Alloy Nanosheets Enabling Robust Li–S Batteries.” Advanced Functional Materials. 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L.Yang, C.Huang, X.Lu, A.Yu, C.Li, J.Yu, and X.Bi thank the China Scholarship Council (CSC) for the scholarship support. This research was supported by the Scientific Service Units (SSU) of ISTA through resources provided by the Electron Microscopy Facility (EMF), and by the Werner Siemens Foundation (WSS) for financial support.","external_id":{"isi":["001544757200001"]},"date_published":"2026-01-15T00:00:00Z","publication_identifier":{"issn":["1616-301X"],"eissn":["1616-3028"]},"OA_place":"publisher","keyword":["amorphous","high entropy alloy","in situ electrochemical impedance spec-troscopy","in situ Raman","Li–S batteries"],"article_type":"original","type":"journal_article","oa_version":"Published Version","department":[{"_id":"MaIb"}],"title":"Amorphous high entropy alloy nanosheets enabling robust Li–S batteries","user_id":"2DF688A6-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87","researchdata_availability":"upon request","project":[{"name":"HighTE: The Werner Siemens Laboratory for the High Throughput Discovery of Semiconductors for Waste Heat Recovery","_id":"9B8F7476-BA93-11EA-9121-9846C619BF3A"}],"doi":"10.1002/adfm.202513859","scopus_import":"1","intvolume":" 36","date_updated":"2026-07-23T11:42:17Z","status":"public","publication_status":"published","issue":"5","ddc":["540"],"_id":"20191","file":[{"file_id":"22397","creator":"dernst","file_size":5734587,"relation":"main_file","file_name":"2026_AdvancedFunctionalMat_He.pdf","checksum":"b102207b2343e6e7dba00870bfe362ea","access_level":"open_access","date_updated":"2026-07-23T11:40:34Z","content_type":"application/pdf","date_created":"2026-07-23T11:40:34Z","success":1}],"article_processing_charge":"Yes (in subscription journal)","language":[{"iso":"eng"}],"OA_type":"hybrid"},{"year":"2026","day":"01","article_number":"123348","date_created":"2026-01-25T23:01:39Z","acknowledged_ssus":[{"_id":"EM-Fac"},{"_id":"NanoFab"}],"volume":324,"dataavailabilitystatement":"Data will be made available on request.","author":[{"last_name":"Shi","first_name":"Changwei","full_name":"Shi, Changwei"},{"id":"03a7e858-01b1-11ec-8b71-99ae6c4a05bc","first_name":"Sharona","last_name":"Horta","full_name":"Horta, Sharona"},{"full_name":"Ibáñez, Maria","first_name":"Maria","last_name":"Ibáñez","orcid":"0000-0001-5013-2843","id":"43C61214-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87"},{"first_name":"Tanja","last_name":"Kallio","full_name":"Kallio, Tanja"},{"full_name":"Martínez-Alanis, Paulina R.","first_name":"Paulina R.","last_name":"Martínez-Alanis"},{"full_name":"Wang, Xiang","last_name":"Wang","first_name":"Xiang"},{"full_name":"Cabot, Andreu","last_name":"Cabot","first_name":"Andreu"}],"quality_controlled":"1","month":"04","oa":1,"publication":"Chemical Engineering Science","abstract":[{"lang":"eng","text":"The oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) remains a critical bottleneck in fuel cells and metal-air batteries due to the lack of highly efficient electrocatalysts. Here, we report a simple strategy for synthesizing a palladium-based heterostructured electrocatalyst supported on a carbon nitride matrix (PdH-Pd@CN), which exhibits remarkable ORR activity with a half-wave potential of 0.91 V and excellent durability in 0.1 M KOH. Within the heterostructure, hydrogen intercalation expands the Pd lattice, while interstitial hydrogen doping facilitates charge transfer from Pd to H owing to their electronegativity difference. These synergistic effects modulate the electronic structure, thereby enhancing both activity and stability. When employed in Zn-air batteries, PdH-Pd@CN delivers a maximum power density of 176 mW cm− (Liu et al., 2025) and capacity of 805 mAh g− (Sun et al., 2021) Zn. These findings demonstrate the strong potential of PdH-Pd@CN as an efficient ORR electrocatalyst for next-generation metal-air batteries and related energy technologies."}],"citation":{"ama":"Shi C, Horta S, Ibáñez M, et al. Hydrogen induced palladium-based heterojunction electrocatalysts to enhance the oxygen reduction reaction performance. Chemical Engineering Science. 2026;324. doi:10.1016/j.ces.2026.123348","mla":"Shi, Changwei, et al. “Hydrogen Induced Palladium-Based Heterojunction Electrocatalysts to Enhance the Oxygen Reduction Reaction Performance.” Chemical Engineering Science, vol. 324, 123348, Elsevier, 2026, doi:10.1016/j.ces.2026.123348.","ista":"Shi C, Horta S, Ibáñez M, Kallio T, Martínez-Alanis PR, Wang X, Cabot A. 2026. Hydrogen induced palladium-based heterojunction electrocatalysts to enhance the oxygen reduction reaction performance. Chemical Engineering Science. 324, 123348.","ieee":"C. Shi et al., “Hydrogen induced palladium-based heterojunction electrocatalysts to enhance the oxygen reduction reaction performance,” Chemical Engineering Science, vol. 324. Elsevier, 2026.","short":"C. Shi, S. Horta, M. Ibáñez, T. Kallio, P.R. Martínez-Alanis, X. Wang, A. 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Band and defect engineering in solution-processed nanocrystal building blocks to promote transport properties in nanomaterials: The case of thermoelectric Cu 3SbSe 4. Nano Research. 18(1), 94907072.","mla":"Xiao, Shanshan, et al. “Band and Defect Engineering in Solution-Processed Nanocrystal Building Blocks to Promote Transport Properties in Nanomaterials: The Case of Thermoelectric Cu 3SbSe 4.” Nano Research, vol. 18, no. 1, 94907072, Tsinghua University Press, 2025, doi:10.26599/nr.2025.94907072.","ama":"Xiao S, Zhao M, Li M, et al. Band and defect engineering in solution-processed nanocrystal building blocks to promote transport properties in nanomaterials: The case of thermoelectric Cu 3SbSe 4. Nano Research. 2025;18(1). doi:10.26599/nr.2025.94907072","apa":"Xiao, S., Zhao, M., Li, M., Wan, S., Genç, A., Huang, L., … Cabot, A. (2025). Band and defect engineering in solution-processed nanocrystal building blocks to promote transport properties in nanomaterials: The case of thermoelectric Cu 3SbSe 4. Nano Research. Tsinghua University Press. https://doi.org/10.26599/nr.2025.94907072","chicago":"Xiao, Shanshan, Mingjun Zhao, Mingquan Li, Shanhong Wan, Aziz Genç, Lulu Huang, Lei Chen, et al. “Band and Defect Engineering in Solution-Processed Nanocrystal Building Blocks to Promote Transport Properties in Nanomaterials: The Case of Thermoelectric Cu 3SbSe 4.” Nano Research. Tsinghua University Press, 2025. https://doi.org/10.26599/nr.2025.94907072.","short":"S. Xiao, M. Zhao, M. Li, S. Wan, A. Genç, L. Huang, L. Chen, Y. Zhang, M. Ibáñez, K.H. Lim, M. Hong, Y. Liu, A. Cabot, Nano Research 18 (2025).","ieee":"S. Xiao et al., “Band and defect engineering in solution-processed nanocrystal building blocks to promote transport properties in nanomaterials: The case of thermoelectric Cu 3SbSe 4,” Nano Research, vol. 18, no. 1. 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Our results reveal that a surface treatment using SnSe molecular complexes significantly enhances TE performance over atomic doping and nanocomposite formation, achieving a power factor of 1.1 mW·m−1·K−2 and a maximum dimensionless figure of merit zT value of 0.80 at 640 K, representing an excellent performance among Cu3SbSe4-based materials produced via solution-processing methods. This work highlights the effectiveness of surface engineering in optimizing the transport properties of nanostructured materials, demonstrating the versatility and cost-efficiency of solution-based technologies in the development of advanced nanostructured materials for application in the field of TE among others.","lang":"eng"}],"publication":"Nano Research","date_published":"2025-01-01T00:00:00Z","acknowledgement":"Y. L. acknowledges funding from the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 22209034), the Innovation and Entrepreneurship Project of Overseas Returnees in Anhui Province (No. 2022LCX002), and the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (No. JZ2024HGTB0239). K. H. L. acknowledges financial support from the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 22208293). M. I. acknowledge financial support from ISTA and the Werner Siemens Foundation. M. H. acknowledges funding from Australian Research Council (No. FT230100316). L. L. H. and S. H. W. acknowledge the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (Nos. JZ2023HGTA0179 and JZ2024HGTA0170).","file_date_updated":"2026-02-19T07:31:15Z","publication_identifier":{"eissn":["1998-0000"],"issn":["1998-0124"]},"OA_place":"publisher","has_accepted_license":"1","publisher":"Tsinghua University Press","tmp":{"short":"CC BY (4.0)","legal_code_url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode","name":"Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Public License (CC-BY 4.0)","image":"/images/cc_by.png"},"title":"Band and defect engineering in solution-processed nanocrystal building blocks to promote transport properties in nanomaterials: The case of thermoelectric Cu 3SbSe 4","department":[{"_id":"MaIb"}],"type":"journal_article","oa_version":"Published Version","PlanS_conform":"1","article_type":"original","project":[{"name":"HighTE: The Werner Siemens Laboratory for the High Throughput Discovery of Semiconductors for Waste Heat Recovery","_id":"9B8F7476-BA93-11EA-9121-9846C619BF3A"}],"user_id":"2DF688A6-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87","status":"public","issue":"1","publication_status":"published","date_updated":"2026-02-19T07:32:22Z","intvolume":" 18","doi":"10.26599/nr.2025.94907072","OA_type":"hybrid","article_processing_charge":"Yes (in subscription journal)","language":[{"iso":"eng"}],"ddc":["540"],"_id":"21321","file":[{"access_level":"open_access","date_updated":"2026-02-19T07:31:15Z","file_name":"2025_NanoResearch_Xiao.pdf","checksum":"aa531f1363538fece12ecfad83456b65","success":1,"content_type":"application/pdf","date_created":"2026-02-19T07:31:15Z","creator":"dernst","file_id":"21330","relation":"main_file","file_size":27740524}]},{"month":"02","quality_controlled":"1","author":[{"last_name":"Verma","first_name":"Madhu","full_name":"Verma, Madhu"},{"full_name":"Kumar, Ajay","last_name":"Kumar","first_name":"Ajay"},{"full_name":"Thakur, Vijay Kumar","first_name":"Vijay Kumar","last_name":"Thakur"},{"full_name":"Maurya, Akanksha","last_name":"Maurya","first_name":"Akanksha"},{"full_name":"Kumar, Sachin","last_name":"Kumar","first_name":"Sachin"},{"last_name":"Singh","first_name":"Saurabh","orcid":"0000-0003-2209-5269","id":"12d625da-9cb3-11ed-9667-af09d37d3f0a","full_name":"Singh, Saurabh"},{"full_name":"Srivastav, Simant Kumar","last_name":"Srivastav","first_name":"Simant Kumar"}],"volume":113,"date_created":"2024-11-17T23:01:47Z","day":"01","year":"2025","date_published":"2025-02-01T00:00:00Z","external_id":{"isi":["001348590700001"]},"acknowledgement":"Simant Kumar Srivastav greatly acknowledges the University Grant Commission (UGC), New Delhi, India for providing BSR start-up grant to carry out this research work.\r\nThis research was supported by start-up grant of the University Grant Commission (UGC), New Delhi, India through project no F-30-500/2019 (BSR).","publication_identifier":{"eissn":["1573-4846"],"issn":["0928-0707"]},"isi":1,"publisher":"Springer Nature","citation":{"ieee":"M. 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Journal of Sol-Gel Science and Technology. 113, 356–373."},"abstract":[{"lang":"eng","text":"The current investigation presents a facile and cost-effective sol-gel approach for the synthesis of phase-pure multiferroic bismuth ferrite (BiFeO3) nanoparticles (BFO NPs) by using propylene glycol as a complexing agent, intended for use as a photocatalyst to efficiently degrade organic dyes in aqueous solutions under natural sunlight. Characterization techniques, including thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR), and X-ray diffraction (XRD), elucidated a plausible reaction pathway for the formation of phase-pure BFO NPs. Rietveld refinement of the XRD data, in conjunction with transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and Raman spectroscopy, confirmed the synthesis of single-phase BFO NPs at 400 °C, displaying a space group of R3c and an average crystallite size of 25 nm. UV–visible diffuse reflectance spectroscopy revealed an absorption cut-off wavelength near 590 nm, corresponding to a band gap of 2.08 eV, indicating the capability of BFO NPs to absorb visible light within the 400–590 nm range. BFO NPs have shown efficient and rapid photocatalytic degradation of methylene blue (MB) in acidic, neutral, and basic pH conditions under natural sunlight. This is attributed to the intrinsic ferroelectric and ferromagnetic ordering present in synthesized BFO NPs which facilitates the separation and migration of photoinduced charges through band bending phenomena at the interface."}],"publication":"Journal of Sol-Gel Science and Technology","user_id":"2DF688A6-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87","page":"356-373","title":"Efficient and rapid sunlight-driven photocatalytic degradation of methylene blue dye using multiferroic BiFeO3 nanoparticles","department":[{"_id":"MaIb"}],"type":"journal_article","oa_version":"None","article_type":"original","OA_type":"closed access","article_processing_charge":"No","language":[{"iso":"eng"}],"_id":"18558","status":"public","publication_status":"published","date_updated":"2025-05-19T14:00:43Z","intvolume":" 113","doi":"10.1007/s10971-024-06607-2","scopus_import":"1"},{"title":"In-situ engineered highly-crystalline Polythiophene empowered electrochemical capacitor-II: Anomalous electrochemical charge storage behavior of Polythiophene-rGO composite","department":[{"_id":"MaIb"}],"type":"journal_article","oa_version":"None","article_type":"original","user_id":"2DF688A6-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87","status":"public","publication_status":"published","date_updated":"2025-05-19T14:05:22Z","intvolume":" 382","scopus_import":"1","doi":"10.1016/j.matlet.2024.137869","language":[{"iso":"eng"}],"article_processing_charge":"No","OA_type":"closed access","_id":"18701","volume":382,"date_created":"2024-12-22T23:01:47Z","article_number":"137869","day":"01","year":"2025","month":"03","quality_controlled":"1","author":[{"first_name":"Neelima","last_name":"Mahato","full_name":"Mahato, Neelima"},{"full_name":"Singh, Saurabh","last_name":"Singh","first_name":"Saurabh","id":"12d625da-9cb3-11ed-9667-af09d37d3f0a","orcid":"0000-0003-2209-5269"},{"full_name":"Sreekanth, T. 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Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy analysis emphasizes material’s excellent structural integrity. This is attributed to the crystalline phases present in the matrix."}],"publication":"Materials Letters","external_id":{"isi":["001433664000001"]},"date_published":"2025-03-01T00:00:00Z","acknowledgement":"This work was partly supported by the Institute of Information & Communications Technology Planning & Evaluation (IITP) grant funded by the Korea government (MSIT) (No.RS-2021-II210077) and Korea Institute of Energy Technology Evaluation and Planning (KETEP) grant funded by the Korea government (MOTIE)(RS-2024-00398346, ESS BigData-Based O&M and Asset Management Technical Manpower Training).","publication_identifier":{"eissn":["1873-4979"],"issn":["0167-577X"]},"publisher":"Elsevier","isi":1},{"date_updated":"2025-05-19T14:03:54Z","publication_status":"published","status":"public","scopus_import":"1","doi":"10.1016/j.jcis.2024.12.067","intvolume":" 683","_id":"18707","article_processing_charge":"No","language":[{"iso":"eng"}],"OA_type":"closed access","department":[{"_id":"MaIb"}],"title":"Influence of surface engineering on the transport properties of lead sulfide nanomaterials","article_type":"original","oa_version":"None","type":"journal_article","project":[{"_id":"9B8F7476-BA93-11EA-9121-9846C619BF3A","name":"HighTE: The Werner Siemens Laboratory for the High Throughput Discovery of Semiconductors for Waste Heat Recovery"}],"page":"703-712","user_id":"2DF688A6-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87","abstract":[{"text":"Lead Sulfide (PbS) has garnered attention as a promising thermoelectric (TE) material due to its natural abundance and cost-effectiveness. However, its practical application is hindered by inherently high lattice thermal conductivity and low electrical conductivity. In this study, we address these challenges by surface functionalization of PbS nanocrystals using Cu2S molecular complexes-based ligand displacement. The molecular complexes facilitate the incorporation of Cu into the PbS matrix and leads to the formation of nanoscale defects, dislocations, and strain fields while optimizing the charge carrier transport. The structural modulations enhance the phonon scattering and lead to a significant reduction in lattice thermal conductivity of 0.60 W m−1K−1 at 867 K in the PbS-Cu2S system. Simultaneously, the Cu incorporation improves electrical conductivity by increasing both carrier concentration and mobility with carefully optimized the content of Cu2S molecular complexes. These synergistic modifications yield a peak figure-of-merit (zT) of 1.05 at 867 K for the PbS-1.0 %Cu2S sample, representing an almost twofold enhancement in TE performance compared to pristine PbS. This work highlights the effectiveness of surface treatment in overcoming the intrinsic limitations of PbS-based materials and presents a promising strategy for the development of high-efficiency TE systems.","lang":"eng"}],"citation":{"ieee":"H. Shu et al., “Influence of surface engineering on the transport properties of lead sulfide nanomaterials,” Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, vol. 683. Elsevier, pp. 703–712, 2025.","chicago":"Shu, Haibo, Mingjun Zhao, Shaoqing Lu, Shanhong Wan, Aziz Genç, Lulu Huang, Maria Ibáñez, Khak Ho Lim, Min Hong, and Yu Liu. “Influence of Surface Engineering on the Transport Properties of Lead Sulfide Nanomaterials.” Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. Elsevier, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcis.2024.12.067.","short":"H. Shu, M. Zhao, S. Lu, S. Wan, A. Genç, L. Huang, M. Ibáñez, K.H. Lim, M. Hong, Y. Liu, Journal of Colloid and Interface Science 683 (2025) 703–712.","apa":"Shu, H., Zhao, M., Lu, S., Wan, S., Genç, A., Huang, L., … Liu, Y. (2025). Influence of surface engineering on the transport properties of lead sulfide nanomaterials. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcis.2024.12.067","ama":"Shu H, Zhao M, Lu S, et al. Influence of surface engineering on the transport properties of lead sulfide nanomaterials. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. 2025;683:703-712. doi:10.1016/j.jcis.2024.12.067","mla":"Shu, Haibo, et al. “Influence of Surface Engineering on the Transport Properties of Lead Sulfide Nanomaterials.” Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, vol. 683, Elsevier, 2025, pp. 703–12, doi:10.1016/j.jcis.2024.12.067.","ista":"Shu H, Zhao M, Lu S, Wan S, Genç A, Huang L, Ibáñez M, Lim KH, Hong M, Liu Y. 2025. Influence of surface engineering on the transport properties of lead sulfide nanomaterials. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. 683, 703–712."},"publication":"Journal of Colloid and Interface Science","pmid":1,"publication_identifier":{"eissn":["1095-7103"],"issn":["0021-9797"]},"acknowledgement":"Y.L. acknowledges funding from the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) (Grants No. 22209034), the Innovation and Entrepreneurship Project of Overseas Returnees in Anhui Province (Grant No. 2022LCX002) and the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (JZ2024HGTB0239). M.I. acknowledges financial support from ISTA and the Werner Siemens Foundation. K.H.L. acknowledges financial support from the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) (Grant No. 22208293). M.H acknowledges funding from Australian Research Council (FT230100316 and IH200100035) and iLAuNCH, Trailblazer Universities Program. L. H. and S. W. acknowledge the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (JZ2023HGTA0179, JZ2024HGTA0170).","external_id":{"pmid":["39706089"],"isi":["001393340800001"]},"date_published":"2025-04-01T00:00:00Z","publisher":"Elsevier","isi":1,"volume":683,"year":"2025","day":"01","date_created":"2024-12-29T23:01:56Z","author":[{"first_name":"Haibo","last_name":"Shu","full_name":"Shu, Haibo"},{"full_name":"Zhao, Mingjun","first_name":"Mingjun","last_name":"Zhao"},{"full_name":"Lu, Shaoqing","last_name":"Lu","first_name":"Shaoqing"},{"last_name":"Wan","first_name":"Shanhong","full_name":"Wan, Shanhong"},{"last_name":"Genç","first_name":"Aziz","full_name":"Genç, Aziz"},{"full_name":"Huang, Lulu","last_name":"Huang","first_name":"Lulu"},{"full_name":"Ibáñez, Maria","id":"43C61214-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87","orcid":"0000-0001-5013-2843","first_name":"Maria","last_name":"Ibáñez"},{"last_name":"Lim","first_name":"Khak Ho","full_name":"Lim, Khak Ho"},{"first_name":"Min","last_name":"Hong","full_name":"Hong, Min"},{"orcid":"0000-0001-7313-6740","id":"2A70014E-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87","first_name":"Yu","last_name":"Liu","full_name":"Liu, Yu"}],"quality_controlled":"1","month":"04"},{"author":[{"full_name":"Zeng, Guifang","last_name":"Zeng","first_name":"Guifang"},{"full_name":"Sun, Qing","first_name":"Qing","last_name":"Sun"},{"last_name":"Horta","first_name":"Sharona","id":"03a7e858-01b1-11ec-8b71-99ae6c4a05bc","full_name":"Horta, Sharona"},{"first_name":"Paulina R.","last_name":"Martínez-Alanis","full_name":"Martínez-Alanis, Paulina R."},{"full_name":"Wu, Peng","first_name":"Peng","last_name":"Wu"},{"last_name":"Li","first_name":"Jing","full_name":"Li, Jing"},{"first_name":"Shang","last_name":"Wang","full_name":"Wang, Shang"},{"last_name":"Ibáñez","first_name":"Maria","orcid":"0000-0001-5013-2843","id":"43C61214-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87","full_name":"Ibáñez, Maria"},{"first_name":"Yanhong","last_name":"Tian","full_name":"Tian, Yanhong"},{"full_name":"Ci, Lijie","first_name":"Lijie","last_name":"Ci"},{"first_name":"Andreu","last_name":"Cabot","full_name":"Cabot, Andreu"}],"quality_controlled":"1","month":"02","year":"2025","day":"21","date_created":"2025-01-19T23:01:52Z","acknowledged_ssus":[{"_id":"EM-Fac"},{"_id":"NanoFab"}],"volume":18,"publisher":"Royal Society of Chemistry","isi":1,"publication_identifier":{"eissn":["1754-5706"],"issn":["1754-5692"]},"acknowledgement":"The authors acknowledge financial support from the Joint Fund of Henan Province Science and Technology R&D Program (235200810097) and the Generalitat de Catalunya (2021SGR01581). This research was supported by the Scientific Service Units (SSU) of ISTA Austria through resources provided by the Electron Microscopy Facility (EMF) and the Nanofabrication Facility (NFF). G. Z. and J. L. thank the China Scholarship Council (CSC) for the scholarship support.","date_published":"2025-02-21T00:00:00Z","external_id":{"isi":["001389898000001"]},"publication":"Energy and Environmental Science","abstract":[{"text":"Electrolyte additives are extensively validated effective in mitigating dendrite growth and parasitic reactions in aqueous zinc-ion batteries (AZIBs). Nonetheless, the mechanisms by which additives influence the formation and characteristics of the inorganic solid–electrolyte interphase (SEI) are not yet fully elucidated. Herein, we investigate how Zn(CF3COO)2 additives influence solvation structure and elucidate the mechanism by which these additives promote the dual reduction of anions. Through cryo-transmission electron microscopy analysis, we identified the SEI as a highly amorphous ZnS/ZnF2 phase. This amorphous hybrid SEI demonstrates exceptional stability, mechanical robustness, and high Zn2+ conductivity, effectively mitigating parasitic reactions and enhancing Zn plating/stripping reversibility. Even under elevated current densities, the Zn anode exhibits ultra-stable longevity and ultra-high reversibility. This study provides a comprehensive understanding of the intrinsic mechanisms governing solvation structure modulation that lead to the formation of amorphous hybrid SEI, underscoring their efficacy in enhancing the performance and durability of AZIBs.","lang":"eng"}],"citation":{"ama":"Zeng G, Sun Q, Horta S, et al. Modulating the solvation structure to enhance amorphous solid electrolyte interface formation for ultra-stable aqueous zinc anode. Energy and Environmental Science. 2025;18(4):1683-1695. doi:10.1039/d4ee03750b","mla":"Zeng, Guifang, et al. “Modulating the Solvation Structure to Enhance Amorphous Solid Electrolyte Interface Formation for Ultra-Stable Aqueous Zinc Anode.” Energy and Environmental Science, vol. 18, no. 4, Royal Society of Chemistry, 2025, pp. 1683–95, doi:10.1039/d4ee03750b.","ista":"Zeng G, Sun Q, Horta S, Martínez-Alanis PR, Wu P, Li J, Wang S, Ibáñez M, Tian Y, Ci L, Cabot A. 2025. Modulating the solvation structure to enhance amorphous solid electrolyte interface formation for ultra-stable aqueous zinc anode. Energy and Environmental Science. 18(4), 1683–1695.","ieee":"G. Zeng et al., “Modulating the solvation structure to enhance amorphous solid electrolyte interface formation for ultra-stable aqueous zinc anode,” Energy and Environmental Science, vol. 18, no. 4. Royal Society of Chemistry, pp. 1683–1695, 2025.","chicago":"Zeng, Guifang, Qing Sun, Sharona Horta, Paulina R. Martínez-Alanis, Peng Wu, Jing Li, Shang Wang, et al. “Modulating the Solvation Structure to Enhance Amorphous Solid Electrolyte Interface Formation for Ultra-Stable Aqueous Zinc Anode.” Energy and Environmental Science. Royal Society of Chemistry, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1039/d4ee03750b.","short":"G. Zeng, Q. Sun, S. Horta, P.R. Martínez-Alanis, P. Wu, J. Li, S. Wang, M. Ibáñez, Y. Tian, L. Ci, A. Cabot, Energy and Environmental Science 18 (2025) 1683–1695.","apa":"Zeng, G., Sun, Q., Horta, S., Martínez-Alanis, P. R., Wu, P., Li, J., … Cabot, A. (2025). Modulating the solvation structure to enhance amorphous solid electrolyte interface formation for ultra-stable aqueous zinc anode. Energy and Environmental Science. Royal Society of Chemistry. https://doi.org/10.1039/d4ee03750b"},"page":"1683-1695","user_id":"2DF688A6-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87","article_type":"original","oa_version":"None","type":"journal_article","department":[{"_id":"MaIb"}],"title":"Modulating the solvation structure to enhance amorphous solid electrolyte interface formation for ultra-stable aqueous zinc anode","_id":"18853","OA_type":"closed access","language":[{"iso":"eng"}],"article_processing_charge":"No","scopus_import":"1","doi":"10.1039/d4ee03750b","intvolume":" 18","date_updated":"2025-07-10T11:51:27Z","publication_status":"published","issue":"4","status":"public"},{"page":"212-226","user_id":"2DF688A6-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87","department":[{"_id":"MaIb"}],"title":"Advancements of thermoelectric nanomaterials in ROS-mediated broad-spectrum antibacterial therapies for wound healing","article_type":"review","oa_version":"None","type":"journal_article","_id":"18878","language":[{"iso":"eng"}],"article_processing_charge":"No","OA_type":"closed access","date_updated":"2025-12-30T07:19:04Z","publication_status":"published","issue":"08","status":"public","scopus_import":"1","doi":"10.1016/j.jmst.2024.11.039","intvolume":" 225","author":[{"full_name":"Jia, Shiyu","last_name":"Jia","first_name":"Shiyu"},{"first_name":"Cai","last_name":"Qi","full_name":"Qi, Cai"},{"full_name":"Xu, Shengduo","id":"12ab8624-4c8a-11ec-9e11-e1ac2438f22f","last_name":"Xu","first_name":"Shengduo"},{"full_name":"Yang, Lei","first_name":"Lei","last_name":"Yang"},{"full_name":"Sun, Qiang","first_name":"Qiang","last_name":"Sun"}],"quality_controlled":"1","month":"08","volume":225,"year":"2025","day":"01","date_created":"2025-01-26T23:01:49Z","publication_identifier":{"issn":["1005-0302"]},"date_published":"2025-08-01T00:00:00Z","acknowledgement":"This work was financially supported by the Sichuan Science and Technology Program (Nos. 2023ZYD0064 and 2023YFG0220), the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (No. YJ202242), and the Research Funding from West China School/Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University (No. QDJF2022–2).","external_id":{"isi":["001407204300001"]},"isi":1,"publisher":"Elsevier","abstract":[{"text":"Thermoelectric (TE) materials, with the ability to convert heat into electrical energy, can generate micro-electrical fields at electronic interfaces with biological systems, making them applicable in electric-catalyzing as nanozymes, and modulate the infected microenvironment of skin wounds. Thereby, by harnessing temperature differences in vitro or in vivo, TE nanomaterials can provide antimicrobial reactive oxygen species (ROS) by catalyzing redox reactions, thereby accelerating wound healing by suppressing infection. However, despite their promising potential, there is still a lack of comprehensive understanding of the antimicrobial mechanisms, biocompatibility, and practical applications of TE nanomaterials in wound healing, as this is a newly-emerged sub-area of energy-related biomedical applications. This review aims to address this gap by highlighting the emerging progress of TE materials in wound healing, clarifying their mechanism and advances, emphasizing their potential challenges for commercialization and clinical use, and proposing novel design strategies of TE nanomaterials for effective antibacterial performance.","lang":"eng"}],"citation":{"ieee":"S. Jia, C. Qi, S. Xu, L. Yang, and Q. Sun, “Advancements of thermoelectric nanomaterials in ROS-mediated broad-spectrum antibacterial therapies for wound healing,” Journal of Materials Science and Technology, vol. 225, no. 08. Elsevier, pp. 212–226, 2025.","apa":"Jia, S., Qi, C., Xu, S., Yang, L., & Sun, Q. (2025). Advancements of thermoelectric nanomaterials in ROS-mediated broad-spectrum antibacterial therapies for wound healing. Journal of Materials Science and Technology. Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmst.2024.11.039","short":"S. Jia, C. Qi, S. Xu, L. Yang, Q. Sun, Journal of Materials Science and Technology 225 (2025) 212–226.","chicago":"Jia, Shiyu, Cai Qi, Shengduo Xu, Lei Yang, and Qiang Sun. “Advancements of Thermoelectric Nanomaterials in ROS-Mediated Broad-Spectrum Antibacterial Therapies for Wound Healing.” Journal of Materials Science and Technology. Elsevier, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmst.2024.11.039.","mla":"Jia, Shiyu, et al. “Advancements of Thermoelectric Nanomaterials in ROS-Mediated Broad-Spectrum Antibacterial Therapies for Wound Healing.” Journal of Materials Science and Technology, vol. 225, no. 08, Elsevier, 2025, pp. 212–26, doi:10.1016/j.jmst.2024.11.039.","ama":"Jia S, Qi C, Xu S, Yang L, Sun Q. Advancements of thermoelectric nanomaterials in ROS-mediated broad-spectrum antibacterial therapies for wound healing. Journal of Materials Science and Technology. 2025;225(08):212-226. doi:10.1016/j.jmst.2024.11.039","ista":"Jia S, Qi C, Xu S, Yang L, Sun Q. 2025. Advancements of thermoelectric nanomaterials in ROS-mediated broad-spectrum antibacterial therapies for wound healing. Journal of Materials Science and Technology. 225(08), 212–226."},"publication":"Journal of Materials Science and Technology"},{"citation":{"ieee":"N. Jiyane et al., “Recessed microelectrodes as a platform to investigate the intrinsic redox process of Prussian blue analogs for energy storage application,” Batteries & Supercaps, vol. 8, no. 3. Wiley, 2025.","apa":"Jiyane, N., Santana Santos, C., Echevarria Poza, I., Palacios Corella, M., Abdillah Mahbub, M. A., Marin-Tajadura, G., … Schuhmann, W. (2025). Recessed microelectrodes as a platform to investigate the intrinsic redox process of Prussian blue analogs for energy storage application. Batteries & Supercaps. Wiley. https://doi.org/10.1002/batt.202400743","short":"N. Jiyane, C. Santana Santos, I. Echevarria Poza, M. Palacios Corella, M.A. Abdillah Mahbub, G. Marin-Tajadura, T. Quast, M. Ibáñez, E. Ventosa, W. Schuhmann, Batteries & Supercaps 8 (2025).","chicago":"Jiyane, Nomnotho, Carla Santana Santos, Igor Echevarria Poza, Mario Palacios Corella, Muhammad Adib Abdillah Mahbub, Gimena Marin-Tajadura, Thomas Quast, Maria Ibáñez, Edgar Ventosa, and Wolfgang Schuhmann. “Recessed Microelectrodes as a Platform to Investigate the Intrinsic Redox Process of Prussian Blue Analogs for Energy Storage Application.” Batteries & Supercaps. Wiley, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1002/batt.202400743.","mla":"Jiyane, Nomnotho, et al. “Recessed Microelectrodes as a Platform to Investigate the Intrinsic Redox Process of Prussian Blue Analogs for Energy Storage Application.” Batteries & Supercaps, vol. 8, no. 3, e202400743, Wiley, 2025, doi:10.1002/batt.202400743.","ama":"Jiyane N, Santana Santos C, Echevarria Poza I, et al. Recessed microelectrodes as a platform to investigate the intrinsic redox process of Prussian blue analogs for energy storage application. Batteries & Supercaps. 2025;8(3). doi:10.1002/batt.202400743","ista":"Jiyane N, Santana Santos C, Echevarria Poza I, Palacios Corella M, Abdillah Mahbub MA, Marin-Tajadura G, Quast T, Ibáñez M, Ventosa E, Schuhmann W. 2025. Recessed microelectrodes as a platform to investigate the intrinsic redox process of Prussian blue analogs for energy storage application. Batteries & Supercaps. 8(3), e202400743."},"abstract":[{"lang":"eng","text":"The determination of the intrinsic properties of solid active material candidates is essential for their performance optimization. However, macroscopic electrodes and related analytical techniques show challenges concerning the number of additional influencing parameters. We explore recessed microelectrodes (rME) as a platform that allows for a binder-free investigation of Prussian Blue analogues (PBA), a family of promising battery materials. The enhanced diffusion using microelectrochemical tools is indispensable to assess the intrinsic material performance, overcoming the limitation of cation diffusion from the electrolyte to the solid interface during (dis)charging cycles and allowing the investigation of limiting steps in the coupled ion-electron transfer process. The intrinsic electrochemical performance of PBAs was studied in a three-electrode configuration by means of cyclic voltammetry and galvanostatic (dis)charging in aqueous Na+-containing electrolyte. We extended the evaluation to the role of the electrolyte on the performance of cathodic and anodic processes of a Mn-based PBA. Ex-situ and operando chemical characterization were coupled to support the microelectrochemical results."}],"publication":"Batteries & Supercaps","publication_identifier":{"eissn":["2566-6223"]},"OA_place":"publisher","file_date_updated":"2025-04-16T06:47:09Z","acknowledgement":"The authors acknowledge funding from the European Union's Horizon Europe research and innovation programme – European Innovation Council (EIC) under the grant agreement 101046742 (MeBattery), the European Research Council (ERC) under the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme (CasCat [833408]), and the Spanish Government (Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación, Grants PID2021-124974OB-C22). The authors thank Martin Trautmann (RUB) and Prof. Dr. Daniel Grasseschi (Federal University of Rio de Janeiro – UFRJ) for support concerning ICP-MS and Raman measurements, respectively. Open Access funding enabled and organized by Projekt DEAL.","date_published":"2025-03-01T00:00:00Z","external_id":{"isi":["001402369200001"]},"has_accepted_license":"1","tmp":{"image":"/images/cc_by_nc.png","short":"CC BY-NC (4.0)","legal_code_url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/legalcode","name":"Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0)"},"publisher":"Wiley","isi":1,"volume":8,"date_created":"2025-01-26T23:01:50Z","year":"2025","article_number":"e202400743","day":"01","oa":1,"month":"03","author":[{"full_name":"Jiyane, Nomnotho","last_name":"Jiyane","first_name":"Nomnotho"},{"last_name":"Santana Santos","first_name":"Carla","full_name":"Santana Santos, Carla"},{"full_name":"Echevarria Poza, Igor","last_name":"Echevarria Poza","first_name":"Igor","id":"fbae1d3b-8142-11ed-8927-a8cf34feb495"},{"first_name":"Mario","last_name":"Palacios Corella","id":"452e82c6-803f-11ed-ab7e-ca0439e73a5d","full_name":"Palacios Corella, Mario"},{"full_name":"Abdillah Mahbub, Muhammad Adib","last_name":"Abdillah Mahbub","first_name":"Muhammad Adib"},{"last_name":"Marin-Tajadura","first_name":"Gimena","full_name":"Marin-Tajadura, Gimena"},{"last_name":"Quast","first_name":"Thomas","full_name":"Quast, Thomas"},{"full_name":"Ibáñez, Maria","first_name":"Maria","last_name":"Ibáñez","orcid":"0000-0001-5013-2843","id":"43C61214-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87"},{"first_name":"Edgar","last_name":"Ventosa","full_name":"Ventosa, Edgar"},{"full_name":"Schuhmann, Wolfgang","first_name":"Wolfgang","last_name":"Schuhmann"}],"quality_controlled":"1","issue":"3","publication_status":"published","status":"public","date_updated":"2026-02-16T12:15:59Z","intvolume":" 8","doi":"10.1002/batt.202400743","scopus_import":"1","article_processing_charge":"Yes (via OA deal)","OA_type":"hybrid","language":[{"iso":"eng"}],"file":[{"date_updated":"2025-04-16T06:47:09Z","access_level":"open_access","checksum":"a9ebdb25c43dc2823cc8a1ba9154d914","file_name":"2025_Batteries_Jiyane.pdf","success":1,"date_created":"2025-04-16T06:47:09Z","content_type":"application/pdf","creator":"dernst","file_id":"19568","file_size":1251786,"relation":"main_file"}],"_id":"18881","ddc":["540"],"title":"Recessed microelectrodes as a platform to investigate the intrinsic redox process of Prussian blue analogs for energy storage application","department":[{"_id":"MaIb"}],"oa_version":"Published Version","type":"journal_article","article_type":"original","user_id":"2DF688A6-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87"},{"date_updated":"2025-12-30T07:17:39Z","status":"public","issue":"24","publication_status":"published","doi":"10.1002/adfm.202421449","scopus_import":"1","intvolume":" 35","_id":"18882","language":[{"iso":"eng"}],"article_processing_charge":"No","OA_type":"closed access","department":[{"_id":"MaIb"},{"_id":"GradSch"}],"title":"Low-dimensional structure modulation in Ag8SnSe6 for enhanced thermoelectric performance","article_type":"original","type":"journal_article","oa_version":"None","user_id":"2DF688A6-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87","abstract":[{"text":"Ternary liquid-like thermoelectric materials have garnered significant attention due to their ultra-low lattice thermal conductivity. Among these, Ag8SnSe6 stands out for its exceptionally low sound velocity and thermal conductivity. However, the inherent poor electrical conductivity and suboptimal thermoelectric properties of Ag8SnSe6 necessitate further improvement. Here, a novel approach is initiated to enhance the thermoelectric properties of Ag8SnSe6 by combining low-dimensionalization with intrinsic doping. For the first time, this work successfully synthesizes single-phase Ag8SnSe6 nanocrystals, ≈10 nm in size, with the correct phase and composition using a robust and reliable colloidal method. This approach represents a significant improvement over previous reports on this material. Reducing the crystal domains of Ag8SnSe6 to the nanoscale induces quantum confinement effects, increasing the density of states near the Fermi surface. It also introduces additional grain boundaries, which lower the lattice thermal conductivity and simplify structural design. Moreover, incorporating small amounts of Sn nanopowder into the Ag8SnSe6 nanocrystals before consolidation further enhances the thermoelectric performance. Sn acts as a donor dopant, increasing the electronic concentration while at the same time improving their mobility by reducing interface barriers, thus significantly improving the material transport properties. Additionally, the presence of Sn leads to the formation of point defects, dislocations, and secondary phases, which increase phonon scattering and further reduce the thermal conductivity. Through this synergistic optimization, the figure of merit shows a significant increase across a wide temperature range. Overall, a strategy is presented for the controlled preparation of Ag8SnSe6 nanocrystals, the decoupling of their electrical and thermal transport, and the practical application of this material to thermoelectric single-leg modules.","lang":"eng"}],"citation":{"apa":"Zhao, X., Li, M., Jia, M., Fiedler, C., Nan, B., Yang, D., … Cabot, A. (2025). Low-dimensional structure modulation in Ag8SnSe6 for enhanced thermoelectric performance. Advanced Functional Materials. Wiley. https://doi.org/10.1002/adfm.202421449","chicago":"Zhao, Xueke, Mengyao Li, Mochen Jia, Christine Fiedler, Bingfei Nan, Dongwen Yang, Lei Li, et al. “Low-Dimensional Structure Modulation in Ag8SnSe6 for Enhanced Thermoelectric Performance.” Advanced Functional Materials. Wiley, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1002/adfm.202421449.","short":"X. Zhao, M. Li, M. Jia, C. Fiedler, B. Nan, D. Yang, L. Li, Z. Yuan, H. Song, Y. Liu, M. Ibáñez, Z. Wang, C. Shan, A. Cabot, Advanced Functional Materials 35 (2025).","ieee":"X. Zhao et al., “Low-dimensional structure modulation in Ag8SnSe6 for enhanced thermoelectric performance,” Advanced Functional Materials, vol. 35, no. 24. Wiley, 2025.","ista":"Zhao X, Li M, Jia M, Fiedler C, Nan B, Yang D, Li L, Yuan Z, Song H, Liu Y, Ibáñez M, Wang Z, Shan C, Cabot A. 2025. Low-dimensional structure modulation in Ag8SnSe6 for enhanced thermoelectric performance. Advanced Functional Materials. 35(24), 2421449.","mla":"Zhao, Xueke, et al. “Low-Dimensional Structure Modulation in Ag8SnSe6 for Enhanced Thermoelectric Performance.” Advanced Functional Materials, vol. 35, no. 24, 2421449, Wiley, 2025, doi:10.1002/adfm.202421449.","ama":"Zhao X, Li M, Jia M, et al. Low-dimensional structure modulation in Ag8SnSe6 for enhanced thermoelectric performance. Advanced Functional Materials. 2025;35(24). doi:10.1002/adfm.202421449"},"publication":"Advanced Functional Materials","acknowledgement":"X.Z. and M.L. contributed equally to this work. This work was supported by the National Key R&D Program of China (No. 2024YFE0105200). Also supported by the China Postdoctoral Science Foundation under Grant Number 2023M743151. M.J. acknowledges funding from the China Postdoctoral Science Foundation (No. 2023M743221). A.C. thanks the support from the projects ENE2016-77798-C4-3-R and NANOGEN (PID2020-116093RB-C43), funded by MCIN/ AEI/10.13039/501100011033/ and by “ERDF A way of making Europe”, by the “European Union”.","date_published":"2025-06-19T00:00:00Z","external_id":{"isi":["001398067000001"]},"publication_identifier":{"issn":["1616-301X"],"eissn":["1616-3028"]},"isi":1,"publisher":"Wiley","volume":35,"day":"19","article_number":"2421449","year":"2025","date_created":"2025-01-26T23:01:50Z","quality_controlled":"1","author":[{"full_name":"Zhao, Xueke","last_name":"Zhao","first_name":"Xueke"},{"last_name":"Li","first_name":"Mengyao","full_name":"Li, Mengyao"},{"full_name":"Jia, Mochen","first_name":"Mochen","last_name":"Jia"},{"last_name":"Fiedler","first_name":"Christine","id":"bd3fceba-dc74-11ea-a0a7-c17f71817366","full_name":"Fiedler, Christine"},{"last_name":"Nan","first_name":"Bingfei","full_name":"Nan, Bingfei"},{"full_name":"Yang, Dongwen","last_name":"Yang","first_name":"Dongwen"},{"last_name":"Li","first_name":"Lei","full_name":"Li, Lei"},{"last_name":"Yuan","first_name":"Zicheng","full_name":"Yuan, Zicheng"},{"last_name":"Song","first_name":"Hongzhang","full_name":"Song, Hongzhang"},{"full_name":"Liu, Yu","orcid":"0000-0001-7313-6740","id":"2A70014E-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87","first_name":"Yu","last_name":"Liu"},{"full_name":"Ibáñez, Maria","first_name":"Maria","last_name":"Ibáñez","id":"43C61214-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87","orcid":"0000-0001-5013-2843"},{"full_name":"Wang, Ziyu","last_name":"Wang","first_name":"Ziyu"},{"last_name":"Shan","first_name":"Chongxin","full_name":"Shan, Chongxin"},{"last_name":"Cabot","first_name":"Andreu","full_name":"Cabot, Andreu"}],"month":"06"},{"oa":1,"month":"04","quality_controlled":"1","author":[{"full_name":"Hasler, Roger","last_name":"Hasler","first_name":"Roger"},{"full_name":"Livio, Pietro A.","first_name":"Pietro A.","last_name":"Livio"},{"first_name":"Anil","last_name":"Bozdogan","full_name":"Bozdogan, Anil"},{"full_name":"Fossati, Stefan","last_name":"Fossati","first_name":"Stefan"},{"first_name":"Simone","last_name":"Hageneder","full_name":"Hageneder, Simone"},{"full_name":"Montes-García, Verónica","last_name":"Montes-García","first_name":"Verónica"},{"full_name":"Movilli, Jacopo","first_name":"Jacopo","last_name":"Movilli"},{"last_name":"Moazzenzade","first_name":"Taghi","full_name":"Moazzenzade, Taghi"},{"last_name":"Loohuis","first_name":"Luna","full_name":"Loohuis, Luna"},{"full_name":"Reiner-Rozman, Ciril","first_name":"Ciril","last_name":"Reiner-Rozman"},{"first_name":"Adrián","last_name":"Tamayo","full_name":"Tamayo, Adrián"},{"id":"bd3fceba-dc74-11ea-a0a7-c17f71817366","last_name":"Fiedler","first_name":"Christine","full_name":"Fiedler, Christine"},{"full_name":"Ibáñez, Maria","orcid":"0000-0001-5013-2843","id":"43C61214-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87","last_name":"Ibáñez","first_name":"Maria"},{"full_name":"Kleber, Christoph","last_name":"Kleber","first_name":"Christoph"},{"first_name":"Jurriaan","last_name":"Huskens","full_name":"Huskens, Jurriaan"},{"full_name":"Dostalek, Jakub","first_name":"Jakub","last_name":"Dostalek"},{"full_name":"Samorì, Paolo","first_name":"Paolo","last_name":"Samorì"},{"first_name":"Wolfgang","last_name":"Knoll","full_name":"Knoll, Wolfgang"}],"volume":25,"acknowledged_ssus":[{"_id":"EM-Fac"}],"date_created":"2025-02-17T09:22:26Z","day":"01","year":"2025","date_published":"2025-04-01T00:00:00Z","external_id":{"isi":["001457747000001"]},"file_date_updated":"2025-12-30T07:59:13Z","acknowledgement":"We thank the Electron Microscopy Facility at ISTA for their support with sputter coating the FO probes and NOSI GmbH for their support with 3D printing.","OA_place":"publisher","publication_identifier":{"issn":["1530-437X"],"eissn":["1558-1748"]},"has_accepted_license":"1","publisher":"IEEE","isi":1,"tmp":{"short":"CC BY (4.0)","legal_code_url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode","name":"Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Public License (CC-BY 4.0)","image":"/images/cc_by.png"},"citation":{"ieee":"R. Hasler et al., “Dual electronic and optical monitoring of biointerfaces by a grating-structured coplanar-gated field-effect transistor,” IEEE Sensors Journal, vol. 25, no. 7. IEEE, pp. 10521–10529, 2025.","apa":"Hasler, R., Livio, P. A., Bozdogan, A., Fossati, S., Hageneder, S., Montes-García, V., … Knoll, W. (2025). Dual electronic and optical monitoring of biointerfaces by a grating-structured coplanar-gated field-effect transistor. IEEE Sensors Journal. IEEE. https://doi.org/10.1109/jsen.2025.3533113","chicago":"Hasler, Roger, Pietro A. Livio, Anil Bozdogan, Stefan Fossati, Simone Hageneder, Verónica Montes-García, Jacopo Movilli, et al. “Dual Electronic and Optical Monitoring of Biointerfaces by a Grating-Structured Coplanar-Gated Field-Effect Transistor.” IEEE Sensors Journal. IEEE, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1109/jsen.2025.3533113.","short":"R. Hasler, P.A. Livio, A. Bozdogan, S. Fossati, S. Hageneder, V. Montes-García, J. Movilli, T. Moazzenzade, L. Loohuis, C. Reiner-Rozman, A. Tamayo, C. Fiedler, M. Ibáñez, C. Kleber, J. Huskens, J. Dostalek, P. Samorì, W. Knoll, IEEE Sensors Journal 25 (2025) 10521–10529.","mla":"Hasler, Roger, et al. “Dual Electronic and Optical Monitoring of Biointerfaces by a Grating-Structured Coplanar-Gated Field-Effect Transistor.” IEEE Sensors Journal, vol. 25, no. 7, IEEE, 2025, pp. 10521–29, doi:10.1109/jsen.2025.3533113.","ama":"Hasler R, Livio PA, Bozdogan A, et al. Dual electronic and optical monitoring of biointerfaces by a grating-structured coplanar-gated field-effect transistor. IEEE Sensors Journal. 2025;25(7):10521-10529. doi:10.1109/jsen.2025.3533113","ista":"Hasler R, Livio PA, Bozdogan A, Fossati S, Hageneder S, Montes-García V, Movilli J, Moazzenzade T, Loohuis L, Reiner-Rozman C, Tamayo A, Fiedler C, Ibáñez M, Kleber C, Huskens J, Dostalek J, Samorì P, Knoll W. 2025. Dual electronic and optical monitoring of biointerfaces by a grating-structured coplanar-gated field-effect transistor. IEEE Sensors Journal. 25(7), 10521–10529."},"abstract":[{"lang":"eng","text":"We present a novel, portable sensor platform that enables concurrent monitoring of surface mass and charge density variations at thin biointerfaces. This platform combines a coplanar-gated field-effect transistor (FET) architecture with grating-coupled surface plasmon resonance (SPR), yielding an integrated disposable sensor chip prepared by nanoimprint and maskless photolithography techniques. The sensor chip design is suitable for scalable production and relies on reduced graphene oxide (rGO), serving as the FET’s semiconductor material for the electronic readout, and a metallic gate electrode surface that is corrugated with a multi-diffractive structure for optical probing with resonantly excited surface plasmons. Together with its integration in a compact instrumentation this results in a form factor optimized solution for dual-mode investigations without compromising the optical or electronic sensor performance. A poly-L-lysine (PLL) – based thin linker layer was deployed at the sensor surface to covalently attach azide-conjugated biomolecules by using incorporated “clickable” dibenzocyclooctyne (DBCO) moieties. Interestingly, the dual-mode measurements allow elucidating the role of the globular nature of the PLL chains when increasing the density of DBCO attached to their backbone, leading to PLL folding and internalization of DBCO moieties, and thus reducing the coupling yield for the used DNA oligomers. We envision that this platform can be employed to studying a range of other biointerface architectures and biomolecular interaction phenomena, which are inherently tied to mass and charge density variations."}],"publication":"IEEE Sensors Journal","user_id":"2DF688A6-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87","page":"10521-10529","title":"Dual electronic and optical monitoring of biointerfaces by a grating-structured coplanar-gated field-effect transistor","department":[{"_id":"MaIb"}],"type":"journal_article","PlanS_conform":"1","oa_version":"Published Version","article_type":"original","OA_type":"hybrid","article_processing_charge":"Yes (in subscription journal)","language":[{"iso":"eng"}],"ddc":["540"],"file":[{"creator":"dernst","file_id":"20887","relation":"main_file","file_size":2214584,"date_updated":"2025-12-30T07:59:13Z","access_level":"open_access","checksum":"9cdd4017025a3add6198ed84798319e8","file_name":"2025_IEEESensor_Hasler.pdf","success":1,"date_created":"2025-12-30T07:59:13Z","content_type":"application/pdf"}],"_id":"19037","status":"public","issue":"7","publication_status":"published","date_updated":"2026-02-16T11:50:01Z","intvolume":" 25","doi":"10.1109/jsen.2025.3533113","scopus_import":"1"},{"type":"journal_article","oa_version":"None","article_type":"original","title":"Laser-assisted thermoelectric-enhanced hydrogen peroxide biosensors based on Ag2Se nanofilms for sensitive detection of bacterial pathogens","department":[{"_id":"MaIb"}],"user_id":"317138e5-6ab7-11ef-aa6d-ffef3953e345","page":"5858-5868","intvolume":" 17","doi":"10.1039/d4nr04860a","scopus_import":"1","status":"public","publication_status":"published","issue":"10","date_updated":"2025-09-30T10:38:50Z","article_processing_charge":"No","language":[{"iso":"eng"}],"OA_type":"closed access","_id":"19075","date_created":"2025-02-23T23:01:57Z","day":"14","year":"2025","volume":17,"month":"03","quality_controlled":"1","author":[{"last_name":"Ma","first_name":"Huangshui","full_name":"Ma, Huangshui"},{"last_name":"Pu","first_name":"Shiyu","full_name":"Pu, Shiyu"},{"full_name":"Jia, Shiyu","first_name":"Shiyu","last_name":"Jia"},{"last_name":"Xu","first_name":"Shengduo","id":"12ab8624-4c8a-11ec-9e11-e1ac2438f22f","full_name":"Xu, Shengduo"},{"first_name":"Qiwei","last_name":"Yu","full_name":"Yu, Qiwei"},{"full_name":"Yang, Lei","last_name":"Yang","first_name":"Lei"},{"first_name":"Hao","last_name":"Wu","full_name":"Wu, Hao"},{"last_name":"Sun","first_name":"Qiang","full_name":"Sun, Qiang"}],"publication":"Nanoscale","citation":{"apa":"Ma, H., Pu, S., Jia, S., Xu, S., Yu, Q., Yang, L., … Sun, Q. (2025). Laser-assisted thermoelectric-enhanced hydrogen peroxide biosensors based on Ag2Se nanofilms for sensitive detection of bacterial pathogens. Nanoscale. Royal Society of Chemistry. https://doi.org/10.1039/d4nr04860a","chicago":"Ma, Huangshui, Shiyu Pu, Shiyu Jia, Shengduo Xu, Qiwei Yu, Lei Yang, Hao Wu, and Qiang Sun. “Laser-Assisted Thermoelectric-Enhanced Hydrogen Peroxide Biosensors Based on Ag2Se Nanofilms for Sensitive Detection of Bacterial Pathogens.” Nanoscale. Royal Society of Chemistry, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1039/d4nr04860a.","short":"H. Ma, S. Pu, S. Jia, S. Xu, Q. Yu, L. Yang, H. Wu, Q. Sun, Nanoscale 17 (2025) 5858–5868.","ieee":"H. Ma et al., “Laser-assisted thermoelectric-enhanced hydrogen peroxide biosensors based on Ag2Se nanofilms for sensitive detection of bacterial pathogens,” Nanoscale, vol. 17, no. 10. Royal Society of Chemistry, pp. 5858–5868, 2025.","ista":"Ma H, Pu S, Jia S, Xu S, Yu Q, Yang L, Wu H, Sun Q. 2025. Laser-assisted thermoelectric-enhanced hydrogen peroxide biosensors based on Ag2Se nanofilms for sensitive detection of bacterial pathogens. Nanoscale. 17(10), 5858–5868.","mla":"Ma, Huangshui, et al. “Laser-Assisted Thermoelectric-Enhanced Hydrogen Peroxide Biosensors Based on Ag2Se Nanofilms for Sensitive Detection of Bacterial Pathogens.” Nanoscale, vol. 17, no. 10, Royal Society of Chemistry, 2025, pp. 5858–68, doi:10.1039/d4nr04860a.","ama":"Ma H, Pu S, Jia S, et al. Laser-assisted thermoelectric-enhanced hydrogen peroxide biosensors based on Ag2Se nanofilms for sensitive detection of bacterial pathogens. Nanoscale. 2025;17(10):5858-5868. doi:10.1039/d4nr04860a"},"abstract":[{"text":"Thermoelectric (TE) materials can convert the heat produced during biochemical reactions into electrical signals, enabling the self-powered detection of biomarkers. In this work, we design and fabricate a simple Ag2Se nanofilm-based TE biosensor to precisely quantify hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) levels in liquid samples. A chemical reaction involving horseradish peroxidase, ABTS and H2O2 in the specimens produces a photothermal agent—ABTS (2,2′-azino-bis(3-ethylbenzothiazoline-6-sulfonic acid)) free radical, which triggers the heat fluctuations at the TE sensor through the photo-thermal effect, eventually enabling the sensing of H2O2. Consequently, the constructed sensor can achieve a detection limit of 0.26 μM by a three-leg TE device design. Further investigations suggest that the application of our TE sensor can be extended in testing H2O2 in beverages (including milk, soda water, and lemonade) and evaluating the load of bacterial pathogens relevant to dental diseases and infections including Streptococcus sanguinis and Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus with high analytical accuracy. This strategy utilizes the combination of high thermoelectric performance with chemical reactions to realize a straightforward and accurate biomarker detection method, making it suitable for applications in medical diagnostics, personalized health monitoring, and the food industry.","lang":"eng"}],"isi":1,"publisher":"Royal Society of Chemistry","acknowledgement":"This work was supported by the Sichuan Science and Technology Program (Grant No. 2023YFG0220, 2023ZYD0064, and 2024YFHZ0309) and the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities and Research Funding from West China School/Hospital of Stomatology Sichuan University, No. QDJF2022-2.","date_published":"2025-03-14T00:00:00Z","external_id":{"isi":["001416656400001"],"pmid":["39927897"]},"publication_identifier":{"eissn":["2040-3372"],"issn":["2040-3364"]},"pmid":1},{"month":"02","related_material":{"link":[{"description":"News on ISTA website","relation":"press_release","url":"https://ista.ac.at/en/news/cooling-materials-out-of-the-3d-printer/"}]},"author":[{"last_name":"Xu","first_name":"Shengduo","id":"12ab8624-4c8a-11ec-9e11-e1ac2438f22f","full_name":"Xu, Shengduo"},{"id":"03a7e858-01b1-11ec-8b71-99ae6c4a05bc","last_name":"Horta","first_name":"Sharona","full_name":"Horta, Sharona"},{"full_name":"Lawal, Abayomi Q","first_name":"Abayomi Q","last_name":"Lawal","id":"5bdaf946-5355-11ee-ae5a-8061700bd605"},{"id":"76bc9e9f-ba0b-11ee-8184-90edabd17a58","first_name":"Krishnendu","last_name":"Maji","full_name":"Maji, Krishnendu"},{"full_name":"Lorion, Magali","last_name":"Lorion","first_name":"Magali","id":"bc07ac4d-142e-11eb-a9d5-d72db792859d"},{"full_name":"Ibáñez, Maria","id":"43C61214-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87","orcid":"0000-0001-5013-2843","first_name":"Maria","last_name":"Ibáñez"}],"quality_controlled":"1","date_created":"2025-03-09T23:01:26Z","acknowledged_ssus":[{"_id":"EM-Fac"},{"_id":"LifeSc"},{"_id":"M-Shop"},{"_id":"NanoFab"}],"year":"2025","day":"20","volume":387,"isi":1,"publisher":"AAAS","publication_identifier":{"eissn":["1095-9203"]},"external_id":{"pmid":["39977506"],"isi":["001514422600026"]},"date_published":"2025-02-20T00:00:00Z","acknowledgement":"This work was supported by the Scientific Service Units (SSU) of ISTA through resources provided by the Electron Microscopy Facility (EMF), the Lab Support Facility (LSF), the Communication & Events facility, the Miba Machine Shop, and the Nanofabrication Facility (NNF). The Mechanical Response of Materials (MRM) Service Unit of the Technical University of Wien is acknowledged for Mechanical tests. X. L. Yan and S. Bühler-Paschen (Institute of Solid-State Physics, Technical University of Wien) are acknowledged for granting us access to their equipment, which allowed us to perform independent corroborative measurements. M. Qin is acknowledged for help with Au deposition and wire bonding for samples used for PPMS measurements. The lab of B. Hof and Z. Lu is acknowledged for help with rheological properties measurements. The members of the Ibáñez research group, especially N. Jakhar, C. Fiedler, and T. Kleinhanns, are acknowledged for their feedback on the manuscript and fruitful discussions. This work was financially supported by ISTA and the Werner Siemens Foundation.","pmid":1,"publication":"Science","citation":{"short":"S. Xu, S. Horta, A.Q. Lawal, K. Maji, M. Lorion, M. Ibáñez, Science 387 (2025) 845–850.","chicago":"Xu, Shengduo, Sharona Horta, Abayomi Q Lawal, Krishnendu Maji, Magali Lorion, and Maria Ibáñez. “Interfacial Bonding Enhances Thermoelectric Cooling in 3D-Printed Materials.” Science. AAAS, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.ads0426.","apa":"Xu, S., Horta, S., Lawal, A. Q., Maji, K., Lorion, M., & Ibáñez, M. (2025). Interfacial bonding enhances thermoelectric cooling in 3D-printed materials. Science. AAAS. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.ads0426","ieee":"S. Xu, S. Horta, A. Q. Lawal, K. Maji, M. Lorion, and M. Ibáñez, “Interfacial bonding enhances thermoelectric cooling in 3D-printed materials,” Science, vol. 387, no. 6736. AAAS, pp. 845–850, 2025.","ista":"Xu S, Horta S, Lawal AQ, Maji K, Lorion M, Ibáñez M. 2025. Interfacial bonding enhances thermoelectric cooling in 3D-printed materials. Science. 387(6736), 845–850.","ama":"Xu S, Horta S, Lawal AQ, Maji K, Lorion M, Ibáñez M. Interfacial bonding enhances thermoelectric cooling in 3D-printed materials. Science. 2025;387(6736):845-850. doi:10.1126/science.ads0426","mla":"Xu, Shengduo, et al. “Interfacial Bonding Enhances Thermoelectric Cooling in 3D-Printed Materials.” Science, vol. 387, no. 6736, AAAS, 2025, pp. 845–50, doi:10.1126/science.ads0426."},"corr_author":"1","abstract":[{"lang":"eng","text":"Thermoelectric coolers (TECs) are pivotal in modern heat management but face limitations in efficiency and manufacturing scalability. We address these challenges by using an extrusion-based 3D printing technique to fabricate high-performance thermoelectric materials. Our ink formulations ensure the integrity of the 3D-printed structure and effective particle bonding during sintering, achieving record-high figure of merit (zT) values of 1.42 for p-type bismuth antimony telluride [(Bi,Sb)2Te3] and 1.3 for n-type silver selenide (Ag2Se) materials at room temperature. The resulting TEC demonstrates a cooling temperature gradient of 50°C in air. Moreover, this scalable and cost-effective method circumvents energy-intensive and time-consuming steps, such as ingot preparation and subsequently machining processes, offering a transformative solution for thermoelectric device production and heralding a new era of efficient and sustainable thermoelectric technologies."}],"user_id":"ba8df636-2132-11f1-aed0-ed93e2281fdd","page":"845-850","project":[{"_id":"9B8F7476-BA93-11EA-9121-9846C619BF3A","name":"HighTE: The Werner Siemens Laboratory for the High Throughput Discovery of Semiconductors for Waste Heat Recovery"}],"oa_version":"None","type":"journal_article","article_type":"original","title":"Interfacial bonding enhances thermoelectric cooling in 3D-printed materials","department":[{"_id":"MaIb"}],"OA_type":"closed access","language":[{"iso":"eng"}],"article_processing_charge":"No","_id":"19364","intvolume":" 387","scopus_import":"1","doi":"10.1126/science.ads0426","issue":"6736","publication_status":"published","status":"public","date_updated":"2026-04-28T13:43:53Z"},{"volume":60,"title":"The new PrNi6Si6 intermetallic: From crystal structure to thermal and electrical transport properties across a wide temperature range (2–900 K)","department":[{"_id":"MaIb"}],"type":"journal_article","date_created":"2025-03-09T23:01:29Z","oa_version":"None","article_number":"100051","article_type":"original","day":"08","year":"2025","month":"02","user_id":"2DF688A6-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87","quality_controlled":"1","author":[{"full_name":"Singh, Saurabh","orcid":"0000-0003-2209-5269","id":"12d625da-9cb3-11ed-9667-af09d37d3f0a","last_name":"Singh","first_name":"Saurabh"},{"last_name":"Provino","first_name":"A.","full_name":"Provino, A."},{"full_name":"Pallecchi, I.","first_name":"I.","last_name":"Pallecchi"},{"full_name":"Caglieris, F.","last_name":"Caglieris","first_name":"F."},{"first_name":"M.","last_name":"Mödlinger","full_name":"Mödlinger, M."},{"last_name":"Mele","first_name":"P.","full_name":"Mele, P."},{"full_name":"Latronico, G.","last_name":"Latronico","first_name":"G."},{"first_name":"T.","last_name":"Takeuchi","full_name":"Takeuchi, T."},{"first_name":"P.","last_name":"Manfrinetti","full_name":"Manfrinetti, P."}],"status":"public","citation":{"ieee":"S. Singh et al., “The new PrNi6Si6 intermetallic: From crystal structure to thermal and electrical transport properties across a wide temperature range (2–900 K),” Journal of Materials Science, vol. 60. Springer Nature, 2025.","apa":"Singh, S., Provino, A., Pallecchi, I., Caglieris, F., Mödlinger, M., Mele, P., … Manfrinetti, P. (2025). The new PrNi6Si6 intermetallic: From crystal structure to thermal and electrical transport properties across a wide temperature range (2–900 K). Journal of Materials Science. Springer Nature. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10853-024-10582-y","short":"S. Singh, A. Provino, I. Pallecchi, F. Caglieris, M. Mödlinger, P. Mele, G. Latronico, T. Takeuchi, P. Manfrinetti, Journal of Materials Science 60 (2025).","chicago":"Singh, Saurabh, A. Provino, I. Pallecchi, F. Caglieris, M. Mödlinger, P. Mele, G. Latronico, T. Takeuchi, and P. Manfrinetti. “The New PrNi6Si6 Intermetallic: From Crystal Structure to Thermal and Electrical Transport Properties across a Wide Temperature Range (2–900 K).” Journal of Materials Science. Springer Nature, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10853-024-10582-y.","mla":"Singh, Saurabh, et al. “The New PrNi6Si6 Intermetallic: From Crystal Structure to Thermal and Electrical Transport Properties across a Wide Temperature Range (2–900 K).” Journal of Materials Science, vol. 60, 100051, Springer Nature, 2025, doi:10.1007/s10853-024-10582-y.","ama":"Singh S, Provino A, Pallecchi I, et al. The new PrNi6Si6 intermetallic: From crystal structure to thermal and electrical transport properties across a wide temperature range (2–900 K). Journal of Materials Science. 2025;60. doi:10.1007/s10853-024-10582-y","ista":"Singh S, Provino A, Pallecchi I, Caglieris F, Mödlinger M, Mele P, Latronico G, Takeuchi T, Manfrinetti P. 2025. The new PrNi6Si6 intermetallic: From crystal structure to thermal and electrical transport properties across a wide temperature range (2–900 K). Journal of Materials Science. 60, 100051."},"publication_status":"published","abstract":[{"lang":"eng","text":"In the present study, the new ternary rare earth intermetallic compound PrNi6Si6 has been investigated. This work completes the study of the RNi6Si6 series (R = rare earth). While the RNi6Si6 compounds for R = La and Ce adopt the CeNi6Si6-type (tP52, P4/nbm, No. 125), surprisingly PrNi6Si6 crystallizes in the YNi6Si6 prototype (tP52, P − 4b2, No. 117) as do all the heavier lanthanides (but Lu). The YNi6Si6-type and its homolog CeNi6Si6 are two tetragonal ordered derivative of the cubic NaZn13-type structure. Lattice parameters for PrNi6Si6 are a = 7.7846(1) Å, c = 11.2144(1) Å, with a unit cell volume, Vobs = 679.585(5) Å3. The temperature dependence of the inverse magnetic susceptibility χ−1(T) follows the Curie–Weiss law, with calculated values of the effective magnetic moment (µeff) and Weiss temperature (Θpm) of 3.55 μB and − 4.5 K, respectively. While the observed µeff is very close to the theoretical value of 3.58 µB for the free Pr3+ ions, a negative value of the Weiss temperature suggests antiferromagnetic interactions in PrNi6Si6. Magnetization measurements confirm that PrNi₆Si₆ orders antiferromagnetically (AFM) below a Néel temperature (TN) of 9 K. The Ni atoms contribute negligibly to the magnetic properties of this phase. The specific heat of PrNi₆Si₆ is approximately 0.42 J K − 1 g − 1. Measurements of electric and thermal transport reveal that PrNi₆Si₆ exhibits metallic behavior across a wide temperature range of 2–900 K, accompanied by a relatively low thermal conductivity of around 6 W K − 1 m − 1 at room temperature. Such properties, together with its high-temperature refractory behavior, make PrNi₆Si₆ worthy of consideration in technological applications where fairly good electrical conductivity should be accompanied by a limited thermal conductivity."}],"date_updated":"2025-03-10T06:53:16Z","intvolume":" 60","doi":"10.1007/s10853-024-10582-y","publication":"Journal of Materials Science","scopus_import":"1","date_published":"2025-02-08T00:00:00Z","publication_identifier":{"issn":["0022-2461"],"eissn":["1573-4803"]},"OA_type":"closed access","language":[{"iso":"eng"}],"article_processing_charge":"No","publisher":"Springer Nature","_id":"19374"}]