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The successful integration of 2D nanomaterials into functional devices hinges on developing fabrication methods that afford hierarchical control across length scales of the entire assembly. We demonstrate structural control over a class of crystalline 2D nanosheets assembled from collagen triple helices. By lengthening the triple helix unit through sequential additions of Pro-Hyp-Gly triads, we achieved sub-angstrom tuning over the 2D lattice. These subtle changes influence the overall nanosheet size, which can be adjusted across the mesoscale size regime. The internal structure was observed by cryo-TEM with direct electron detection, which provides real-space high-resolution images, in which individual triple helices comprising the lattice can be clearly discerned. These results establish a general strategy for tuning the structural hierarchy of 2D nanomaterials that employ rigid, cylindrical structural units.
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School of Biomedical Engineering, University of Sydney, Darlington 2008, New South Wales, Australia.
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September 2025
Institute of Chemistry, Academia Sinica, Taipei, 115201, Taiwan.
Achieving high capacitance while maintaining rapid charge transport and structural stability remains a major challenge in the design of battery-type supercapacitor electrodes. Herein, a molecularly engineered strategy is presented for constructing hierarchical hybrid electrodes by integrating petal-like NiCu-LDH nanosheets onto 3D HBC-x (x = H, F, OMe)-functionalized CNT paper via a one-step hydrothermal process. The incorporation of HBC effectively mitigates CNT agglomeration and constructs an interconnected conductive framework that enhances charge transport, shortens ion diffusion paths, and reduces internal resistance.
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September 2025
Guangxi Key Laboratory of Clean Pulp & Papermaking and Pollution Control, School of Light Industry and Food Engineering, Guangxi University, Nanning, 530004, China.
Carbonized wood has great potential as a self-supported electrode for energy storage/conversion applications. However, developing efficient and economical bifunctional electrodes by customizing the surface structure remains a challenge. This study proposes a novel multifunctional electrode design strategy, using N/P co-doped carbonized wood (NPCW) as carriers and in situ grows copper nanoparticles (Cu NPs) as nucleation centers to induce vertical growth of CuCo-layered double hydroxid (LDH) nanosheets along the substrate.
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August 2025
School of Physical Science and Technology, Suzhou University of Science and Technology, Suzhou 215009, China; School of Materials Science and Engineering, Suzhou University of Science and Technology, Suzhou 215009, China. Electronic address:
Integration of the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) and urea oxidation reaction (UOR) is a prospective strategy for energy-efficient hydrogen generation. However, developing highly effective dual functional catalysts for both HER and UOR is still challenging. Herein, two-dimensional rhodium‑nickel (RhNi) metallene with a wrinkled nanosheet structure is prepared by a feasible two-step hydrothermal approach, which provides numerous catalytically active centers and accelerates the charge transfer during the reaction.
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September 2025
National Center for International Research on Catalytic Technology, School of Chemistry and Material Science, Heilongjiang University, Harbin 150080, China.
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