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Decoding Interfacial Phenomena in Liquid Crystal Sensors: Mechanisms, Metrology, and Performance

RSC Appl. Interfaces, 2026, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D6LF00103C, Perspective

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Rajib Nandi, Muhammad Umer Saeed, Chih-Hsin Chen
Over the past two decades, liquid crystal (LC)-based sensors have emerged as powerful, versatile soft-matter platforms for transducing molecular recognition events into macroscopic optical signals. This capability arises from the...
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Beyond iron: interface-coupled non-ferrous photo-Fenton-like catalysts for boosted H2O2 activation in environmental remediation

RSC Appl. Interfaces, 2026, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D6LF00096G, Review Article

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Akash Panda, Lipika Nayak, Tusharkanta Hati, Nigamananda Das, Purnendu Parhi
Interface-engineered non-ferrous photo-Fenton catalysts enable efficient ROS generation and pollutant degradation under light irradiation.
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Ti3C2TX/graphene aerogels for high-efficiency hydrovoltaic power generation: performance optimization and mechanism elucidation

RSC Appl. Interfaces, 2026, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D6LF00112B, Paper

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Tianran Zhao, Sai Li, Yi'na Yang, Liyang Zhao, Jia Chen, Chunna Yu, Chang Zhao, Guangjian Xing
Ti₃C₂T_X/graphene aerogels with a 3D porous structure are fabricated for efficient hydrovoltaic power generation with a maximum power density of 14.59 mW cm⁻³. Dye-induced interfacial modification further enhances output performance. Graphical abstract modified with AI.
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Synergistic Effect of WO3 on Physico-chemical, Physico-mechanical, Hydrophobic, and Anticorrosive Performance of Poly-(melamine-co-formaldehyde)-Cured Pithecellobium dulce-Alkyd Nanocomposite Coatings.

RSC Appl. Interfaces, 2026, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D6LF00075D, Paper

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Abu Darda, Nitya Nand Gosvami, Weqar Ahmad Siddiqi
The development of sustainable, multifunctional, and volatile organic compound (VOC)-free nanocomposite coatings for advanced surface protection has emerged as a critical focus in the modern coatings industry. In this study,...
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Copper salt impregnated biomass-derived microporous carbon for hydrogen storage

RSC Appl. Interfaces, 2026, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D6LF00048G, Paper

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Lila A. M. Mahmoud, Charles D. Brewster, Lui Skytree, Misbah Khan, Sebastien Rochat, Valeska P. Ting, David J. Fermin, Jemma L. Rowlandson, Sanjit Nayak
Biomass derived carbon as a promising class of sustainable porous materials for hydrogen storage.
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Functionalized nano SiO2 reinforced gelatin–PVA hydrogels for sustainable wood adhesion

RSC Appl. Interfaces, 2026, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D6LF00152A, Paper

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Sogand Abbaspoor-Zanjani, Carlo Di Bernardo, Jenny Flores Garcia, Mengjiao Wang, Massimo Messori, Camilla Noè, Teresa Gatti
A gelatin/PVA/SiO₂ hydrogel adhesive is developed for wood bonding. Enhanced interfacial bonding between the adhesive matrix and hydroxyl-rich wood surfaces leads to improved adhesion performance.
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Strategic engineering of perovskite solar cells: revolutionary developments from interfacial stabilization to copper-based semiconductor innovations

RSC Appl. Interfaces, 2026, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D6LF00084C, Review Article

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Taame Abraha Berhe, Chu-Chen Chueh, Amare Aregahegn Dubale, Wei-Nien Su, Bing-Joe Hwang
What are the key drivers behind the revolution in perovskite solar cells? This review covers the revolutionary developments in perovskite solar cells, ranging from interfacial stabilization to innovations in semiconductor engineering.
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Efficient prediction of effective bandgap and optical absorption in InAs/InAsSb type-II superlattices using localization landscape theory

RSC Appl. Interfaces, 2026, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D6LF00119J, Paper

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Zhi-Jie Wu, Łukasz Kubiszyn, Krystian Michalczewski, Dariusz Smoczyński, Piotr Martyniuk, Yuh-Renn Wu
Localization landscape theory enables efficient prediction of bandgaps and absorption spectra in InAs/InAsSb type-II superlattices, validated against infrared photodetector experiments.
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SiO2-templated high-entropy spinel oxides with abundant oxygen vacancies enabling lattice-oxygen-mediated oxygen evolution

RSC Appl. Interfaces, 2026, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D6LF00081A, Paper

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Jingyi Zhang, Minghui Yu, Meiqing Shen, Feng Gao, Gurong Shen
(FeCoNiMnCr)O HEO with tunable oxygen vacancies were synthesized via a novel SiO₂ template. HEO-350 exhibited 267 mV at 10 mA cm⁻². Abundant oxygen vacancies facilitate LOM, and high-entropy structure ensures stability over 100 h and 10 000 cycles.
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Nanoclay-enhanced self-healing of polyurethane–urea coatings enabled by disulfide exchange

RSC Appl. Interfaces, 2026, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D6LF00078A, Paper

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Ronak Ansaripour, Maryam Bonyani, Sitaraman Krishnan
Nanoclay platelets accelerate underwater self-healing in polyurethane–urea elastomers despite increased modulus, overcoming the conventional stiffness–healing trade-off.
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No substrate required: electron-beam-enabled, single-atom-thick 2D metals and metal oxides

RSC Appl. Interfaces, 2026, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D6LF00009F, Review Article

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Alicja Bachmatiuk, Xiaoqin Yang, Maria Zdończyk, Szymon Abrahamczyk, Gražyna Simha Martynková, Mark H. Rümmeli
Freestanding single-atom-thick metals and metal oxides, suspended without a solid substrate and supported only at their edges, represent an extreme 2D limit inaccessible through exfoliation of van der Waals solids.
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Electrocatalytic characteristics of Cu0.95Co2.05O4/MoO3/NF with a heterojunction for pyrazine hydrogenation

RSC Appl. Interfaces, 2026, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D6LF00079G, Paper

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Xin Zheng, Yajie Zhang, Hanyu Li, Fangcheng Qiu, Siyi Chen, Shengping Wang
Cu_0.95Co_2.05O₄/MoO₃/NF achieves a high conversion rate and selectivity in pyrazine electrocatalytic hydrogenation; its electron-rich Cu sites selectively adsorb pyrazine, and electron-deficient Mo/Co sites activate H₂O to generate active hydrogen.
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Benzoate-mediated generation of front–back reversible photoluminescence in transparent polymer/LDH:Tb,Eu nanocomposite films

RSC Appl. Interfaces, 2026, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D6LF00080K, Paper

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Fumina Takahashi, Manabu Hagiwara, Shinobu Fujihara
Multi-layer PVA/LDH:Tb,Eu nanocomposite films could show mixed-color emissions upon excitation at one wavelength and distinctly color-switching emissions upon flipping over, which were achieved by utilizing ultraviolet-absorbing benzoate ions.
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