Prof. Wang Junqiang’s team at the Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering (NIMTE) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), has observed an abnormal stress memory effect in glasses, which can be applied to restrain the stress relaxation and improve the stability of glasses under constant strain loading. The study was published in Nature Communications.

Prof. ZHANG Jian’s group at the Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering (NIMTE) of Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), cooperating with Prof. ZHANG Zhaoliang’s group from University of Jinan, has developed a novel electrification strategy to improve NOx removal performance at low temperatures. The study was published in Environmental Science & Technology.

Prof. YE Jichun’s team from the Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering of the Chinese Academy of Sciences along with researchers from Soochow University have developed a polycrystalline silicon tunnelling recombination layer for perovskite/tunnel oxide passivating contact (TOPCon) silicon tandem solar cells (TSCs), which has achieved excellent efficiency and high stability. The study was published in Nature Energy.

The Organic Hydrogen Storage and Catalysis Research Group led by Prof. XIE Yinjun at the Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering (NIMTE) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), has developed a novel hydrogenation approach for degrading waste plastics efficiently under mild conditions. The study was published in Angewandte Chemie.

A research group led by Prof. CAO Hongtao at the Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering (NIMTE) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), has developed a novel bioinspired vision sensor based on InP quantum dots (QDs)/ oxide thin film phototransistors, in cooperation with Prof. ZHANG Haizhong’s group at Fuzhou University. The study was published in Advanced Functional Materials.

A research group led by Prof. GE Ziyi at the Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering (NIMTE) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), has incorporated a ductile oligomeric acceptor (DOA) into the PD:SMA system, achieving flexible organic solar cells (OSCs) with high power conversion efficiency (PCE) and mechanical robustness. This work was published in Advanced Materials.

Prof. LU Zhiyi, Prof. WANG Aiying and coworkers at the Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering (NIMTE) of Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), have revealed the corrosion mechanism of Br- on Ni-based anodes, contributing to the stability of seawater electrolysis. The study was published in Nature Communications.

A research group led by Prof. LI Runwei at the Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering (NIMTE) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) have proposed a “slight crosslinking” method that imparts elastic recovery to ferroelectric materials. The study was published in Science.

A research group led by Prof. LI Guowei at the Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering (NIMTE) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), has observed a new driving force for the recognition of chiral molecules with different configurations. The study was published in Angewandte Chemie International Edition.

A research group led by Prof. WANG Liping at the Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering (NIMTE) of Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) has unveiled the enhanced oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) activity and biperiodic chemical trends of lanthanide-doped molybdenum disulfide (Ln-MoS2). The study was published in Nature Communications.