With the great increase in installation, photovoltaics will develop as the main power supply
source for the world shortly. However, the actual power generation and lifetime of …

The use of ionic liquids (ILs) for the known processes for providing the targeted fabrication of
the products with the required characteristics is discussed. The advantages of ILs over …

By designing and preparing multifunctional materials exhibiting self-healing ability,
problems related to their durability outdoors can be solved. This study, inspired by the self …

The reduction of oil fouling in pipes and tanks is essential for the oil storage and
transportation industry. In this study, a superhydrophilic/underwater superoleophobic …

The high temperature induced by surgical electrodes is highly susceptible to severe surface
adhesion and thermal damage to adjacent tissues, which is a major challenge in improving …

Solar energy is a sustainable and renewable energy source that is rapidly replacing fossil
fuels. More than 3% of global energy demand is already met by solar photovoltaic (PV) …

Transparent superhydrophobic self-cleaning coatings are in high demand and play
important roles in different fields, but balancing the superhydrophobicity and transparency of …

A rapid electrochemical separation of an anodic porous alumina (APA) film formed by
anodizing an aluminum substrate was achieved using a highly safe sodium chloride …

While legacy fluorosurfactants have already been categorized as persistent organic
pollutants, there appeared to be many strategies to develop alternatives. In this work …

Optical coatings with reversibly tunable antireflective characteristics hold a tremendous
potential for next generation optical energy-related applications. Bioinpsired by the …