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Sum-frequency nonlinear spectroscopy is a powerful tool in investigating physical and chemical properties at gas/liquid, gas/solid, liquid/liquid and liquid/solid interfaces. Fermi resonance is a well-documented anharmonic phenomenon related to molecular vibrational coupling and the energy transfer phenomenon that exists within and between molecules. Such a phenomenon is widely used in the fields of materials, biology and chemistry. Combining density functional theory and molecular dynamics simulation, we present a method of studying sum-frequency vibrational spectroscopy for the CH group of methanol at interfaces due to Fermi resonance. The calculated spectroscopic data agree with the experiment and provide a novel and untraditional point of view with respect to traditional approaches.
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Adv Mater
September 2025
School of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering, Harbin University of Science and Technology, Harbin, 150080, China.
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Chongqing Institute of Green and Intelligent Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chongqing, 400714, China.
A novel ternary synergistic photoelectrochemical (PEC) probe is presented utilizing metal-organic framework (MOF)-templated Pd/CdS@CoS nanocages for sensing chlorpyrifos (CPF) using chronoamperometry under an applied bias of - 65 mV with 465-nm LED illumination. Derived from ZIF-67 via in situ sulfidation, the hollow nanocage architecture integrated CdS nanoparticles with CoS to form a direct Z-scheme heterojunction, while decorating Pd quantum dots (QDs) created a Schottky barrier, implementing a crucial dual charge-transfer enhancement strategy. Density functional theory (DFT) simulations confirmed a 0.
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Nanoelectronics Graphene and 2D Materials Laboratory, CITIC-UGR, Department of Electronics, University of Granada, Granada 18014, Spain.
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International Joint Research Center for Optoelectronic and Energy Materials, Yunnan Key Laboratory of Carbon Neutrality and Green Low-carbon Technologies, Yunnan Key Laboratory for Micro/Nano Materials & Technology, Southwest United Graduate School, School of Materials and Energy, Yunnan University,
The uncontrolled rapid crystallization inherent in one-step solution process for perovskite films preparation often results in poor crystalline quality and compromised stability, presenting a major obstacle to achieving high-performance perovskite solar cells (PSCs). To overcome this challenge, we propose a multifunctional additive strategy employing Sulfalene (SL), a sulfonyl-based molecule with dual π-conjugated rings, to precisely regulate crystallization dynamics and produce a high-quality crystalline perovskite film. Experimental results show that the electron-rich oxygen atoms in SL form robust coordination bonds with undercoordinated Pb, effectively modulating crystallization dynamics and extending the crystallization process.
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August 2025
Physics Department, Lancaster University, Lancaster, LA1 4YB, UK.
Despite the significant potential of molecular-scale devices for miniaturized electronics and energy conversion applications, conventional self-assembled monolayers (SAMs) exhibit limitations in simultaneously optimizing electrical conductivity and thermopower due to constrained electronic pathway modulation. This study demonstrates a molecular engineering strategy employing a discretely arranged conjugated molecular backbone to construct ordered cage-like supramolecular cavities, enabling controlled intercalation of fullerene within bipyridine-based SAMs grown on graphene-substrates. Quartz crystal microbalance and atomic force microscopy measurements confirmed the structural integrity of the fullerene-trapped SAMs.
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