The present study demonstrates that the superhydrophobic behavior of the lotus leaf
structure can be mimicked by creating a honeycomb-like polyelectrolyte multilayer surface …

Graphene, a two dimensional monoatomic thick building block of a carbon allotrope, has
emerged as an exotic material of the 21st century, and received world-wide attention due to its …

Supercapacitors have drawn considerable attention in recent years due to their high specific
power, long cycle life, and ability to bridge the power/energy gap between conventional …

… Lei Zhai Lei Zhai obtained his PhD at Carnegie Mellon University under the supervision of
Prof. Richard McCullough in 2002. He worked as a postdoctoral research associate with Prof. …

The world is recently witnessing an explosive development of novel electronic and optoelectronic
devices that demand more‐reliable power sources that combine higher energy density …

The present study demonstrates a surface structure that mimics the water harvesting wing
surface of the Namib Desert beetle. Hydrophilic patterns on superhydrophobic surfaces were …

We demonstrate a layer-by-layer processing scheme that can be utilized to create transparent
superhydrophobic films from SiO 2 nanoparticles of various sizes. By controlling the …

An investigation of the new synthetic method to synthesize regioregular, head-to-tail coupled
poly(3-alkylthiophenes) using magnesium−halogen exchange (Grignard metathesis) called …

Multifunctional nanoporous thin films have been fabricated from layer-by-layer assembled
silica nanoparticles and a polycation. The resultant multilayer films were found to exhibit both …

Ultralight multiwalled carbon nanotube (MWCNT) aerogel is fabricated from a wet gel of well-dispersed
pristine MWCNTs. On the basis of a theoretical prediction that increasing …