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Long-range dopant-dopant coupling in graphene nanoribbon (GNR) has been under intensive study for a very long time. Using a newly developed dopant central insertion scheme (DCIS), we performed first-principles study on multiple H, O, OH, and FeN4 dopants in long (up to 1000 nm) GNRs and found that, although potential energy of the dopant decays exponentially as a function of distance to the dopant, GNR's electronic density of states (DOS) exhibits wave-like oscillation modulated by dopants separated at a distance up to 100 nm. Such an oscillation strongly infers the purely quantum mechanical resonance states constrained between double quantum wells. This has been unambiguously confirmed by our DCIS study together with a one-dimensional quantum well model study, leading to a proof-of-principle protocol prescribing on-demand GNR-DOS regulation. All these not only reveal the underlining mechanism and importance of long-range dopant-dopant coupling specifically reported in GNR, but also open a novel highway for rationally optimizing and designing two-dimensional materials.Metabolic reactions in living cells are limited by diffusion of reagents in the cytoplasm. Any attempt to quantify the kinetics of biochemical reactions in the cytosol should be preceded by careful measurements of the physical properties of the cellular interior. The cytoplasm is a complex, crowded fluid characterized by effective viscosity dependent on its structure at a nanoscopic length scale. In this work, we present and validate the model describing the cytoplasmic nanoviscosity, based on measurements in seven human cell lines, for nanoprobes ranging in diameters from 1 to 150 nm. Irrespective of cell line origin (epithelial-mesenchymal, cancerous-noncancerous, male-female, young-adult), we obtained a similar dependence of the viscosity on the size of the nanoprobes, with characteristic length-scales of 20 ± 11 nm (hydrodynamic radii of major crowders in the cytoplasm) and 4.6 ± 0.7 nm (radii of intercrowder gaps). Moreover, we revealed that the cytoplasm behaves as a liquid for length scales smaller than 100 nm and as a physical gel for larger length scales.The realization of a train of molecule-gears working under the tip of a scanning tunneling microscope (STM) requires a stable anchor of each molecule to the metal surface. Such an anchor can be promoted by a radical state of the molecule induced by a dissociation reaction. Our results, rationalized by density functional theory calculations, reveal that such an open radical state at the core of star-shaped pentaphenylcyclopentadiene (PPCP) favors anchoring. Furthermore, to allow the transmission of motion by STM manipulation, the molecule-gears should be equipped with specific groups facilitating the tip-molecule interactions. In our case, a tert-butyl group positioned at one tooth end of the gear benefits both the tip-induced manipulation and the monitoring of rotation. With this optimized molecule, we achieve reproducible and stepwise rotations of the single gears and transmit rotations for up to three interlocked units.Atomic-scale friction measured for a single asperity sliding on 2D materials depend on the direction of scanning relative to the material's crystal lattice. Here, nanoscale friction anisotropy of wrinkle-free bulk and monolayer MoS2 is characterized using atomic force microscopy and molecular dynamics simulations. Both techniques show 180° periodicity (2-fold symmetry) of atomic-lattice stick-slip friction vs. the tip's scanning direction with respect to the MoS2 surface. The 60° periodicity (6-fold symmetry) expected from the MoS2 surface's symmetry is only recovered in simulations where the sample is rotated, as opposed to the scanning direction changed. All observations are explained by the potential energy landscape of the tip-sample contact, in contrast with nanoscale topographic wrinkles that have been proposed previously as the source of anisotropy. These results demonstrate the importance of the tip-sample contact quality in determining the potential energy landscape and, in turn, friction at the nanoscale.In current research, halide perovskite nanocrystals have emerged as one of the potential materials for light-harvesting and photovoltaic applications. However, because of phase sensitivity, their exploration as photocatalysts in polar mediums is limited. It has been recently reported that these nanocrystals are capable of driving solar-to-chemical production through CO2 reduction. Using bare nanocrystals and also coupling in different supports, several reports on CO2 reduction in low polar mediums were reported, and the mechanism of involved redox processes was also proposed. Considering the importance of this upcoming catalytic activity of perovskites, in this Perspective, details of the developments in the field established to date and supported by several established facts are reported. In addition, some unestablished stories or unsolved pathways surrounding the redox process and the importance of using a polar solvent which confused the understanding of the exclusive roles of perovskite nanocrystals in catalysis are also discussed. Further, the future prospects of these materials that face challenges in dispersing in polar solvents, a key process in redox catalysis for CO2 reduction, are also discussed.In two-dimensional (2D) halide perovskites, four distinct types of intramolecular band alignment (Ia, Ib, IIa, and IIb) can be formed between the organic and inorganic components. Molecular design to achieve desirable band alignments is of crucial importance to the applications of 2D perovskites and their heterostructures. In this work, by means of first-principles calculations, we have developed molecular design strategies that lead to the discovery of 2D halide perovskites with favorable band alignments toward light-emitting and photovoltaic applications. The same design strategies can be extended to vertical and lateral heterostructures of 2D perovskites with selective light emissions from the organic and/or inorganic layer of constituent 2D perovskites. PFTα For each intramolecular band alignment, the charge density and binding energy of the lowest energy exciton are examined. The effect of spin-orbit coupling (SOC) on the band structures is assessed. While SOC significantly lowers the band gaps in type-Ia and type-IIa alignments, it has a negligible effect in type-Ib and type-IIb alignments.
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