Lanzhou Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences

LICP Develops Quasi-Metallic High-Entropy Spinel Oxides for Full-Spectrum Solar Energy Harvesting

Efficiently capturing sunlight across the entire spectral range of 300-2500 nm is crucial for solar-thermal applications , including concentrating solar power systems , de-icing , therapy , photothermal catalysis , and solar water evaporation .A recent study published in Matter , conducted by GAO Xianghu ’ s group from the Lanzhou Institute of ...

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Exploring Potential and Applications of Superhydrophobic Surfaces

Chinese researchers recently provided a perspective for commercialization and widespread practical applications of superhydrophobic surfaces .The prospects of superhydrophobic surfaces in the future are discussed . " We anticipate that superhydrophobic surfaces may be widely commercialized and used in practical applications around the year 2035 ...

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LICP Develops Multifunctional Zn-N4 Catalysts for the Coupling of CO2 with Epoxides into Cyclic Carbonates

Biological enzymes exhibit high catalytic activity and selectivity in numerous catalytic reactions , such as non-heme enzymes that carrying out metabolic reactions in organisms .The SUN Wei ’ s group from the Lanzhou Institute of Chemical Physics , Chinese Academy of Sciences , has been focusing on bioinspired manganese and iron complexes for e...

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LICP Achieves water-assisted strong underwater adhesion via interfacial water removal and self-adaptive gelation

As the interfacial water layer hinders the formation of interfacial contacts and intermolecular interactions between the adhesive and the substrate , in almost all cases of underwater adhesion , water molecules typically act as a destroyer .An unconventional dehydration mechanism with a conceptually new material design at the physical-chemical c...

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LICP Designs Gas-liquid Two-phase Flow-based Triboelectric Nanogenerator with Ultrahigh Output Power

Chinese researchers have designed a gas-liquid two-phase flow-based triboelectric nanogenerator ( GL-TENG ) with ultrahigh output power .With a high-power output of 143.6 kilowatts per cubic meter , a 24 - watt commercial lamp can be directly lighted by a continuous-flow GL-TENG device .Through the innovative mechanism of coupling triboelectrifi...

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Constructing mesoporous FeAlOx based catalysts through framework-confined strategy with superior performance for the oxidative dehydrogenation of 1-butene with CO2

AbstractThe activation of oxygen species is always a challenging problem in the oxidative dehydrogenation ( ODH ) of 1 - butene with CO2 . The oxygen species play an important role in improving the conversion , yield , selectivity .The changed crystalline phase from Fe2O3 to FeAlO4 illustrated the introduction of Fe species destroyed the Al2O3 l...

LICP Develops Quasi-Metallic High-Entropy Spinel Oxides for Full-Spectrum Solar Energy Harvesting

Exploring Potential and Applications of Superhydrophobic Surfaces

LICP Develops Multifunctional Zn-N4 Catalysts for the Coupling of CO2 with Epoxides into Cyclic Carbonates

LICP Achieves water-assisted strong underwater adhesion via interfacial water removal and self-adaptive gelation

LICP Designs Gas-liquid Two-phase Flow-based Triboelectric Nanogenerator with Ultrahigh Output Power

Constructing mesoporous FeAlOx based catalysts through framework-confined strategy with superior performance for the oxidative dehydrogenation of 1-butene with CO2