Synthesis & Assembly of Nanomaterials

1. Rational design and synthesis of a diverse array of nanomaterials

A composite image of six microscopic images of various nanomaterials, each labeled: Ultra-small nanowires, Ultra-long nanowires, Nanowire arrays, Exfoliated carbon cloth, 3D carbon foam, and 3D graphene hollow structure.

2. Nanomaterial Interfaces

Semiconductor/Metal Interface

Electron microscopy images and spectrometry data of nanostructures, including TiO₂ and Au interfaces, with labeled crystallographic directions and interplanar spacings.

Au Nanostructure-Decorated TiO₂ Nanowires Exhibiting Photoactivity Across Entire UV-Visible Region for Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting, Nano Lett., 13, 3817-3823 (2013)

Bio/inorganic Interface

High magnification image showing rod-shaped bacteria with the word "bacteria" annotated diagonally.

Photo-enhanced Electrochemical Interaction between Shewanella and a Hematite Nanowire Photoanode, Nano Lett. 14, 3688-3693 (2014); Interpenetrated Bacteria-Carbon Nanotubes Films for Microbial Fuel Cells, Small Methods, 1800152 (2018)

3. Material assembly & integration

3D Printing

A composite image showing a small 3D-printed mesh structure on a coin, a lattice diagram, and photographs of similar 3D-printed meshes.

Efficient 3D Printed Pseudocapacitive Electrodes with Ultrahigh MnO₂Loading, Joule, 3, 459-470 (2019); 3D Printed Functional Nanomaterials for Electrochemical Energy Storage, Nano Today, 15, 107-120 (2017); Supercapacitors Based on 3D Hierarchical Graphene Aerogels with Periodic Macropores, Nano Lett., 16, 3448-3456 (2016)

Filtration method

Filtration process illustrated with folding steps and microscopic views of nanofibers

Flexible Transparent Molybdenum Trioxide Nanopaper for Energy Storage, Adv. Mater., 28, 6353-6358 (2016)