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One-pot synthesis of branched palladium nanodendrites with superior electrocatalytic performance
Nanoscale 2013, 5(8), 3202-3207
http://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/2012/nr/c2nr33345g

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Flexible Graphene–polyaniline Composite Paper for High-performance Supercapacitor

Energy Environ. Sci. 2013, 6(4), 1185-1191. 
http://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/2012/EE/C2EE24203F

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Ultralight, Flexible and Fire-Resistant Carbon Nanofiber Aerogels from Bacterial Cellulose,

Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2013, 52(10), 2925-2929 
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/anie.201209676/abstract

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Stretchable Conductors Based on Silver Nanowires: Improved Performance through a Binary Network Design,

Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2013, 52(6), 1654-1659 
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/anie.201209596/abstract

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Chloride Anion Triggered Synthesis and Assembly of Gold Nanoparticle-Ultrathin Cadmium Selenide Nanowire Networks with Enhanced Photoconductivity
Part. Part. Syst. Charact. 2013, 30(1), 97-101
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ppsc.201290026/abstract

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Mixed-PtPd-Shell PtPdCu Nanoparticle Nanotubes Templated from Copper Nanowires as Efficient and Highly Durable Electrocatalysts
Adv. Energy Mater. 2012, 2(10), 1182-1187
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/aenm.201200207/abstract

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Photo-Thermal Sensitive Poly(N-isopropylacrylamide)/Graphene Oxide Nanocomposite Hydrogels as Remote Light Controlled Liquid Microvalves
Adv. Funct. Mater. 2012, 22(19), 4017-4022
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/adfm.201201020/abstract

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Macroscopic-Scale Alignment of Ultralong Ag Nanowires in Polymer Nanofiber Mat and Their Hierarchical Structures by Magnetic-Field-Assisted Electrospinning
Small 2012, 8(17), 2936-2940
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/smll.201201353/abstract

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Co-Assembly of Au Nanorods with Ag Nanowires within Polymer Nanofiber Matrix for Enhanced SERS Property by Electrospinning
Nanoscale 2012, 4(17), 5347-5355
http://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/2012/NR/C2NR30736G

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Macroscopic-Scale Assembled Nanowire Thin Films and Their Functionalities,
Chem. Rev. 2012, 112(8), 4770-4799

http://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/cr200347w

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Macroscale Ordered Ultrathin Telluride Nanowire Films, and Tellurium/Telluride Hetero-Nanowire Films
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2012, 51(30), 7420-7425
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/anie.201201608/abstract

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Synthesis of Multifunctional Ag@Au@Phenol Formaldehyde Resin Particles Loaded with Folic Acids for Photothermal Therapy
Chem. Eur. J. 2012, 18(30), 9294-9299
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/chem.201201173/abstract

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One-Pot Controlled Synthesis of Hexagonal Prism Cu1.94S-ZnS, Cu1.94S-ZnS-Cu1.94S, and Cu1.94S-ZnS-Cu1.94S-ZnS-Cu1.94S Heteronanostructures
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2012, 51(23), 6365-6369
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/anie.201202128/abstract

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Completely Green Synthesis of Colloid Adams Catalyst α-PtO2 Nanocrystals and Derivative Pt Nanocrystals with High Activity and Stability for Oxygen Reduction
Chem. Eur. J. 2012, 18(27), 8423-8429
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/chem.201200353/abstract

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A desinged multiscale hierarchical assembly process to produce artificial nacre-like free-standing hybrid films with tunable optical properties
J. Mater. Chem. 2012, 22(26), 13005-13012
http://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/2012/JM/C2JM31492D

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Synthesis of Tunable Theranostic Fe3O4@Mesoporous Silica Nanospheres for Biomedical Applications
Adv. Healthcare Mater. 2012, 1(3), 327-331
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/adhm.201200005/abstract

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Controlled Assemblies of Gold Nanorods in PVA Nanofiber Matrix as Flexible Free-Standing SERS Substrates by Electrospinning
Small 2012, 8(5), 648-653
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/smll.201102230/abstract

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Solution-Based Synthesis and Design of Late Transition Metal Chalcogenide Materials for Oxygen Reduction Reaction
Small 2012, 8(1), 13-27
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/smll.201101573/abstract

Back Cover: Themed issue of Journal of Materials Chemistry on self-organisation of nanoparticles
One-Pot Synthesis of Hierarchical Magnetite Nanochain Assemblies with Complex Building Units in Polyol and Their Application for Water Treatment
J. Mater. Chem., 2011, 21(42), 16888-16892
http://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/2011/jm/c1jm13517a

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Silver-Copper Dendrites Grown from Copper Substrate via Galvanic Displacement and Their Enhanced SERS Properties
Small 2011, 7(7), 858-864
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/smll.201190023/abstract

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Gram-scale, low-cost, rapid synthesis of highly stable Mg–ACC nanoparticles and their long-term preservation,
Nanoscale. 2010, 2(11), 2358-2361
http://pubs.rsc.org/en/Content/ArticleLanding/2010/NR/C0NR00443J

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Magnetic alloy nanorings loaded with gold nanoparticles: synthesis and applications as multimodal imaging contrast agents,
Adv. Funct. Mater. 2010, 20(21), 3701-3706
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/adfm.201001201/abstract

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Direct Fabrication of Optical Switch Patterns on Self-assemblied Hybrid Films of Graphene Oxide/Titania Nanosheets by Photocatalytic Reduction,
J. Mater. Chem. 2010, 20, 5190 - 5195
http://www.rsc.org/Publishing/Journals/JM/article.asp?doi=c0jm00094a

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http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/cgi-bin/fulltext/123309591/HTMLSTART
Highly aligned, ultralong Ag nanowire films can spontaneously form at the three-phase interface of oil-water-air. The ordered films exhibit intrinsic large electromagnetic (EM) fields that are localized in the interstitials between adjacent nanowires. This new three-phase interface approach has been found to be a general route, and can be extended to self-assemble other ultralong nanowires to produce ordered films.
Most Accessed article: http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/journal/77003362/home/2126_mostaccessed_all.html

Frontispiece paper: http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/journal/123302568/abstract?CRETRY=1&SRETRY=0
Like mother nature: Biologically inspired organic-inorganic hybrid films comprising alternating layers of chitosan and micro- and nanoplatelets of layered double hydroxides mimic the unique layered microstructures of seashell nacre (see picture) and display high tensile strength. Moreover, the hybrid films can be endowed with the optical properties of the platelets.
Highlighted by NPG Asia Materials: "Composite materials: Rivaling nature" (http://www.natureasia.com/asia-materials/highlight.php?id=676)

Frontispiece paper: Magnetic-functionalized reduced graphene nanocomposites with tunable magnetic properties can be successfully synthesized by in situ decorating magnetite nanoparticles on the reduced graphene sheets through high-temperature decomposition of Fe(acac)3 precursor in polyol. This approach opens up the availability of functionalized reduced graphene sheets with magnetic nanoparticles and creates a new class of graphene-based composites with unique properties for potential applications such as magnetic resonance imaging or protein separation.
http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/journal/123240979/issue
Highlighted by Materials China: http://materialsviewschina.cn/page/4/
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http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/journal/107640323/home/2296_mostaccessed_all.html

Cover: ZnO@Co hybrid nanotube arrays growth from electrochemical deposition: structural, optical, photocatalytic and magnetic properties. Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2009, 11, 3710
http://www.rsc.org/Publishing/Journals/CP/article.asp?doi=b823379a
ZnO@Co hybrid nanotube arrays growth from electrochemical deposition: structural, optical, photocatalytic and magnetic properties

Cover: Large area arrays of patterned carbonate nanofibers can be grown on the glass substrate with the micropatterned octadecyltrichlorosilanon (OTS)-coated domains by polymer controlled mineralization. CrystEngCommun 2009, 11, pp.538–540.
http://www.rsc.org/Publishing/Journals/CE/article.asp?doi=b817535g
Mineralization for micropatterned growth of carbonate nanofibers

Inside Cover: Recent advances in oriented attachment growth and synthesis of functional materials are highlighted by J. Mater. Chem.
http://www.rsc.org/Publishing/Journals/JM/article.asp?doi=b820579p
Recent advances in oriented attachment growth and synthesis of functional materials: concept, evidence, mechanism, and future

RSC Dalton Transactions highlights nanomaterials for energy solutions
Nanotubes from biomass: Hydrothermal Carbonization
http://www.rsc.org/Publishing/Journals/dt/DTNewsArchive.asp
http://www.rsc.org/Publishing/Journals/dt/News/b804644cpersp.asp
Functional Carbonaceous Materials from Hydrothermal Carbonization of Biomass: An Effective Chemical Process

Inside Cover: New and emerging solution-synthesis strategies for semiconducting

nanomaterials and inorganic–organic semiconductor hybrid materials are

highlighted by Adv. Funct. Mater.
http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/journal/121497074/issue
Synthesis of Semiconducting Functional Materials in Solution:
From II-VI Semiconductor to Inorganic–Organic Hybrid
Semiconductor Nanomaterials

Cover: Novel fluorescein hierarchical structures can be easily obtained by a re-crystallization method under control of poly(allylamine hydrochloride) (PAH). This approach can provide a promising and effective method to generate other organic crystals with complex structures (Cryst. Growth Des. 2007, 7, 2419-2428).
http://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/cg0703644
Novel Fluorescein Hierarchical Structures Fabricated by Recrystallization under Control of Polyelectrolytes

Cover: (Upper left) Highly ordered funnel-like BaCrO₄ superstructures with complex form and a remarkable self-similar growth pattern as well as very long BaSO₄ fiber bundles with repetitive growth patterns (upper right, lower left and right) can be readily generated by using sodium polyacrylate as a structure directing agent in the room temperature mineralization process.
http://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/nl025722y
Growth and Self-Assembly of BaCrO4 and BaSO4 Nanofibers toward Hierarchical and Repetitive Superstructures by Polymer-Controlled Mineralization Reactions