Supramolecular chiral polymeric aggregates: Construction and applications

G Zhang, X Cheng, Y Wang, W Zhang - Aggregate, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Inspired by the mystery of natural homochirality, the design and construction of artificial
chiral systems with special functions including mechanics, chiroptical devices, and chiral …

Rational design of hyper‐crosslinked polymers for biomedical applications

Q Liao, EJ Kim, Y Tang, H Xu, DG Yu… - Journal of Polymer …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Hyper‐crosslinked polymers (HCPs) are a family of polymers that possess several desirable
characteristics, including high specific surface area, excellent stability, tunable porous …

A 3D hierarchical host with enhanced sodiophilicity enabling anode‐free sodium‐metal batteries

K Lee, YJ Lee, MJ Lee, J Han, J Lim, K Ryu… - Advanced …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Sodium‐metal batteries (SMBs) are considered as a compliment to lithium‐metal batteries
for next‐generation high‐energy batteries because of their low cost and the abundance of …

Redox-active polymers: The magic key towards energy storage–a polymer design guideline progress in polymer science

P Rohland, E Schröter, O Nolte, GR Newkome… - Progress in Polymer …, 2022 - Elsevier
Renewable organic batteries represent a valuable option to store sustainably generated
energy and can play a major role in phasing out current carbon-based energy production …

Photoswitchable surfactant-driven reversible shape-and color-changing block copolymer particles

J Kim, H Yun, YJ Lee, J Lee, SH Kim… - Journal of the …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Polymer particles that switch their shape and color in response to light are of great interest
for the development of programmable smart materials. Herein, we report block copolymer …

Nanoprecipitation as a simple and straightforward process to create complex polymeric colloidal morphologies

X Yan, J Bernard, F Ganachaud - Advances in Colloid and Interface …, 2021 - Elsevier
Polymeric nanoparticles are highly important functional nanomaterials for a large range of
applications from therapeutics to energy. Advances in nanotechnology have enabled the …

Self-assembled construction of ion-selective nanobarriers in electrolyte membranes for redox flow batteries

L Zhai, S Chai, T Li, H Li, S He, H He, X Li, L Wu… - Nano Letters, 2023 - ACS Publications
Ion-conducting membranes (ICMs) with high selectivity are important components in redox
flow batteries. However it is still a challenge to break the trade-off between ion conductivity …

Precise tailoring of polyester bottlebrush amphiphiles toward eco‐friendly photonic pigments via interfacial self‐assembly

Q Guo, R Xue, J Zhao, Y Zhang… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Biodegradable photonic microspheres with structural colors are promising substitutes to
polluting microbeads and toxic dyes. Here, amphiphilic polyester‐block‐poly (ethylene …

Structure‐Controlled Carbon Hosts for Dendrite‐Free Aqueous Zinc Batteries

K Lee, YJ Lee, MJ Lee, J Han, K Ryu, JA Kwon, EJ Kim… - Small, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The surging demand for environmental‐friendly and safe electrochemical energy storage
systems has driven the development of aqueous zinc (Zn)‐ion batteries (ZIBs). However …

Ultra‐low Pt loaded porous carbon microparticles with controlled channel structure for high‐performance fuel cell catalysts

YJ Lee, HE Kim, E Lee, J Lee, S Shin… - Advanced Energy …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Developing a highly efficient and durable proton exchange membrane fuel cell (PEMFC)
using a low amount of platinum is essential for minimizing the total cost. Herein, the …