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For the first time, we describe the stereocontrolled total syntheses of olivil, cephafortin A, 4-des-O-methyl-4-O-rhamnosyl cephafortin A, and alashinol F from a common precursor using a combination of chemoenzymatic and biomimetic methods for the systematic introduction of functional groups on three vicinal stereogenic carbon atoms. We revised the previously assigned stereochemistry of (+)-cephafortin A, which was reported as the enantiomer. Natural and unnatural congeners provide insights into the biogenetic interrelations of members of this family.Nanowire tunnel field-effect transistors (TFETs) have been proposed as the most advanced one-dimensional (1D) devices that break the thermionic 60 mV/decade of the subthreshold swing (SS) of metal oxide semiconductor field-effect transistors (MOSFETs) by using quantum mechanical band-to-band tunneling and excellent electrostatic control. Meanwhile, negative capacitance (NC) of ferroelectrics has been proposed as a promising performance booster of MOSFETs to bypass the aforementioned fundamental limit by exploiting the differential amplification of the gate voltage under certain conditions. We combine these two principles into a single structure, a negative capacitance heterostructure TFET, and experimentally demonstrate a double beneficial effect (i) a super-steep SS value down to 10 mV/decade and an extended low slope region that is due to the NC effect and, (ii) a remarkable off-current reduction that is experimentally observed and explained for the first time by the effect of the ferroelectric dipoles, which set the surface potential in a slightly negative value and further blocks the source tunneling current in the off-state. State-of-the-art InAs/InGaAsSb/GaSb nanowire TFETs are employed as the baseline transistor and PZT and silicon-doped HfO2 as ferroelectric materials.Electropumping has been shown to be an effective means of inducing a net positive flow in fluids confined within planar nanochannels and carbon nanotubes. In this Letter, we investigate the efficiency of electropumping relative to Couette and Poiseuille flows. We apply a spatially uniform rotating electric field to a fluid confined in a functionalized nanochannel that couples the water's permanent dipole moment resulting in a net positive flow. We then induce a net positive flow in nanochannels for Couette and Poiseuille flows, matching volume flow rates to allow a direct comparison of average power dissipation per unit volume between all flow types. We show that while electropumping is less efficient than Couette flow, it is 4 orders of magnitude more efficient than Poiseuille flow. This suggests that, rather than being a mere novelty, electropumping is a far more energetically efficient means of transporting water compared to conventional pressure driven pumping.GeSn offers a reduced bandgap than Ge and has been utilized in Si-based infrared photodetectors with an extended cutoff wavelength. However, the traditional GeSn/Ge heterostructure usually consists of defects like misfit dislocations due to the lattice mismatch issue. The defects with the large feature size of a photodetector fabricated on bulk GeSn/Ge heterostructures induce a considerable dark current. Here, we demonstrate a flexible GeSn/Ge dual-nanowire (NW) structure, in which the strain relaxation is achieved by the elastic deformation without introducing defects, and the feature dimension is naturally at the nanoscale. A photodetector with a low dark current can be built on a GeSn/Ge dual-NW, which exhibits an extended detection wavelength beyond 2 μm and enhanced responsivity compared to the Ge NW. Moreover, the dark current can be further suppressed by the depletion effect from the ferroelectric polymer side gate. Our work suggests the flexible GeSn/Ge dual-NW may open an avenue for Si-compatible optoelectronic circuits operating in the short-wavelength infrared range.For decades, oxidative dearomatization has been employed as a key step in the synthesis of complex molecules. Challenges in controlling the chemo- and site-selectivity of this transformation have sparked the development of a variety of specialized oxidants; however, these result in stoichiometric amounts of organic byproducts. Herein, we describe a photocatalytic method for oxidative dearomatization using molecular oxygen as the stoichiometric oxidant. This provides environmentally benign entry to highly substituted o-quinols, reactive intermediates which can be elaborated to a number of natural product families.Going beyond conventional hexagonal sheets, pentagonal 2D structures are of current interest due to their novel properties and broad applications. Herein, for the first time, we study a ternary pentagonal BCN monolayer, penta-BCN, which exhibits intrinsic piezoelectric properties. Based on state-of-the-art theoretical calculations, we find that penta-BCN is stable mechanically, thermally, and dynamically and has a direct band gap of 2.81 eV. Due to its unique atomic configuration with noncentrosymmetric and semiconducting features, penta-BCN displays high spontaneous polarization of 3.17 × 10-10 C/m and a prominent piezoelectricity with d21 = 0.878 pm/V, d22 = -0.678 pm/V, and d16 = 1.72 pm/V, which are larger than those of an h-BN sheet and functionalized pentagraphene. Since B, C, and N are rich in resources, light in mass, and benign to the environment, the intrinsic polarization and piezoelectricity make the penta-BCN monolayer promising for technological applications. This study expands the family of 2D pentagonal structures with new features.Over the past decades, the development of porous materials has directly or indirectly affected industrial production methods. Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) as an emerging class of porous materials exhibit some unique advantages, including controllable composition, a large surface area, high porosity, and so on. These attractive characteristics of MOFs have led to their potential applications in energy storage and conversion devices, drug delivery, adsorption and storage, sensors, and other areas. However, powdered MOFs have limited practical applications owing to poor processability, safety hazards from dust formation, and poor recyclability. Isuzinaxib In addition, the inherent micro/mesoporosities of MOFs also reduce the accessibility and diffusion kinetics for large molecules. To improve their processability for practical applications, MOFs are often deposited as MOF layers or films (i.e., MOF-coated composites) on supporting materials or are formed into 3D structured composites, such as aerogels and hydrogels. In this article, we review recent researches on these MOF composites, including their synthetic methods and potential applications in energy storage devices, heavy metal ion adsorption, and water purification.
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