527

Joule-heated graphene-wrapped sponge enables fast clean-up of viscous crude-oil spill,

Jin Ge^†, Lu-An Shi^†, Yong-Chao Wang^†, Hao-Yu Zhao, Hong-Bin Yao, Yin-Bo Zhu, Ye Zhang, Hong-Wu Zhu, Heng-An Wu & Shu-Hong Yu*,
Nat. Nanotechnol. 2017, 12, 434-440. Front Cover.

Highlighted by Nature:

"Hot graphene sponge mops up oil fast", Nature 2017, 544, 9  
http://www.nature.com/articles/n-12193718

Editorial:

"Think Bigger", Nat. Nanotechnol. 2017, 12(5), 395

http://www.nature.com/nnano/journal/v12/n5/full/nnano.2017.96.html

News & Views:

 "Oil spill recovery: Graphene heaters absorb faster" by Despina Fragouli and Athanassia Athanassiou. Nat. Nanotechnol. 2017, 12(5), 406-407
http://www.nature.com/nnano/journal/vaop/ncurrent/full/nnano.2017.63.html#affil-auth

Highlighted by Nanotechweb:

Hot graphene-wrapped sponge quickly absorbs crude oil
http://nanotechweb.org/cws/article/tech/68441

Highlighted by Phys.Org:

Wrapping sponges in graphene nanoribbons allows for Joule heating to help clean up oil spills
https://phys.org/news/2017-04-sponges-graphene-nanoribbons-joule-oil.html

Highlighted by Sci. China Chem.:

Speed up the absorption of viscous crude oil spill by Joule-heated sorbent design

(Sci. China Chem. 2017, 60(8), 1113-1114)

http://engine.scichina.com/publisher/scp/journal/SCC/doi/10.1007/s11426-017-9065-4?slug=full text
Highlighted by Sci. China Mater.:

Hot graphene sponge cleans viscous crude-oil spill

(Sci. China Mater. 2017, 60(7), 681-682)

http://engine.scichina.com/publisher/scp/journal/SCMs/doi/10.1007/s40843-017-9046-x?slug=abstract

Highlighted by Natl. Sci. Rev.:

A "hot" oil sorbent for fast cleanup of viscous crude-oil spills

(Natl. Sci. Rev. 2018, 5(4), 445-446)

https://academic.oup.com/nsr/advance-article/doi/10.1093/nsr/nwx063/3885931

Highlighted by MRS Bulletin:

Hot graphene-wrapped sponges quickly absorb heavy crude oil from water
https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/mrs-bulletin/news/hot-graphene-wrapped-sponges-quickly-absorb-heavy-crude-oil-from-water

526

Mass-production of bulk artificial nacre with excellent mechanical properties,

Huai-Ling Gao^†, Si-Ming Chen^†, Li-Bo Mao, Zhao-Qiang Song, Hong-Bin Yao, Helmut Cölfen, Xi-Sheng Luo, Fu Zhang, Zhao Pan, Yu-Feng Meng, Yong Ni* and Shu-Hong Yu*,

Nat. Commun. 2017, 8, 287.

Highlighted by AsianScientist:

Creating artificial mother-of-pearl
https://www.asianscientist.com/2017/09/in-the-lab/artificial-nacre-mother-pearl/

525

Pyrite-Type Nanomaterials for Advanced Electrocatalysis,

Min-Rui Gao, Ya-Rong Zheng, Jun Jiang, Shu-Hong Yu*,

Acc. Chem. Res. 2017, 50(9), 2194-2204.

524

Emerging tellurium nanostructures: controllable synthesis and their applications,

Zhen He^†, Yuan Yang^†, Jian-Wei Liu*, and Shu-Hong Yu*,

Chem. Soc. Rev. 2017, 46(10), 2732-2753. Inside Front Cover.

523

Macroscopic-Scale Three-Dimensional Carbon Nanofiber Architectures for Electrochemical Energy Storage Devices,

Li-Feng Chen, Yue Feng, Hai-Wei Liang, Zhen-Yu Wu, Shu-Hong Yu*,

Adv. Energy Mater. 2017, 17, 1700828. Invited Review.

522

Large Area Co-Assembly of Nanowires for Flexible Transparent Smart Windows,

Jin-Long Wang, Yi-Ruo Lu, Hui-Hui Li, Jian-Wei Liu* and Shu-Hong Yu*,

J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2017,139 (29), 9921–9926.   

521

Synthesis of Low Pt-Based Quaternary PtPdRuTe Nanotubes with Optimized Incorporation of Pd for Enhanced Electrocatalytic Activity,

Si-Yue Ma^†, Hui-Hui Li^†, Bi-Cheng Hu, Xiang Cheng, Qi-Qi Fu, Shu-Hong Yu*,

J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2017, 139(16), 5890–5895.

520

Photocatalytic CO₂ Reduction by Carbon-Coated Indium-Oxide Nanobelts,Yun-Xiang Pan, Ya You, Sen Xin*, Yutao Li, Gengtao Fu, Zhiming Cui, Yu-Long Men, Fei-Fei Cao, Shu-Hong Yu*, and John B. Goodenough*,J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2017,139(11), 4123-4129.

519

Phase-Selective Syntheses of Cobalt Telluride Nanofleeces for Efficient Oxygen Evolution Catalysts,

Qiang Gao^†, Chuan-Qi Huang^†, Yi-Ming Ju, Min-Rui Gao, Jian-Wei Liu, Duo An, Chun-Hua Cui, Ya-Rong Zheng, Wei-Xue Li* and Shu-Hong Yu*,

Angew. Chem. -Int. Ed. 2017, 56(27), 7769-7773.

518

Large-Scale Syntheses of Zinc Sulfide·(Diethylenetriamine)0.5 Hybrids as Precursors for Sulfur Nanocomposite Cathodes,
Tao Ma, Fei Zhou, Tian-Wen Zhang, Hong-Bin Yao*, Ting-Yu Su, Zhi-Long Yu, Yi Li, Lei-Lei Lu and Shu-Hong Yu*,
Angew. Chem. -Int. Ed. 2017, 56(39), 11836-11840. VIP Paper. 

517

Dynamic gold-thiolate interaction triggered rapid self-healing nanocomposite hydrogels with remarkable mechanical performance,

Haili Qin^†, Tan Zhang^†, He-Nan Li, Huai-Ping Cong*, Markus Antonietti, Shu-Hong Yu*,

Chem 2017, 3(4), 691-705.

516

Template Directed Growth of Well-Aligned MOF Arrays and Derived Self-Supporting Electrodes for Water Splitting,
Guorui Cai^#, Wang Zhang^#, Long Jiao, Shu-Hong Yu*, Hai-Long Jiang*,
Chem 2017, 2(6), 791-802. Selected as a Front Cover.
Highlighted by Chem:

Direct Growth of Well-Aligned MOF Arrays onto Various Substrates (by Yap Zheng, Shi-Zhang Qiao)
http://www.cell.com/chem/fulltext/S2451-9294(17)30227-9

515

Highly crystalline PtCu nanotubes with three dimensional molecular accessible and restructured surface for efficient catalysis,

Hui-Hui Li^†, Qi-Qi Fu^†, Liang Xu, Si-Yue Ma, Ya-Rong Zheng, Xiao-Jing Liu, and Shu-Hong Yu*,

Energy Environ. Sci. 2017, 10, 1751-1756.

514

Prawn Shell Derived Chitin Nanofiber Membranes as Advanced Sustainable Separators for Li/Na-Ion Batteries,

Tianwen Zhang, Bao Shen, Hong-Bin Yao*, Tao Ma, Lei-Lei Lu, Fei Zhou, and Shu-Hong Yu*,

Nano Lett. 2017, 17(8), 4894–4901.

513

A One-Dimensional Porous Carbon-Supported Ni/Mo₂C Dual Catalyst for Efficient Water Splitting,
Zi-You Yu, Yu Duan, Min-Rui Gao, Chao-Chao Lang, Ya-Rong Zheng, and Shu-Hong Yu*,
Chem. Sci. 2017, 8(2), 968-973.

512

Rational design of Si@carbon with robust hierarchically porous custard-apple-like structure to boost lithium storage,

Runtao Xu, Gang Wang, Tengfei Zhou, Qing Zhang, Huai-Ping Cong, Sen Xin, Juan Rao, Chaofeng Zhang*, Yakun Liu, Zaiping Guo,* Shu-Hong Yu*,
Nano Energy 2017, 39, 253-261.

511

1D Colloidal Hetero-Nanomaterials with Programmed Semiconductor Morphology and Metal Location for Enhancing Solar Energy Conversion,

Tao-Tao Zhuang, Yan Liu, Yi Li, Meng Sun, Zi-Jun Sun, Ping-Wu Du, Jun Jiang, and Shu-Hong Yu*, 

Small 2017, 13(13), 1602629.

Highlighted by MaterialsView China:

http://www.materialsviewschina.com/2017/04/24660/

510

Ultralight Multifunctional Carbon-Based Aerogels by Combining Graphene Oxide and Bacterial Cellulose,

Chao Li, Zhen-Yu Wu, Hai-Wei Liang,* Jia-Fu Chen, and Shu-Hong Yu*,

Small 2017, 13(25), 1700453.

509

Bio-inspired clay nanosheets/polymer matrix/mineral nanofibers ternary composite films with optimal balance of strength and toughness,

Shi-Kuo Li, Li-Bo Mao, Huai-Ling Gao, Hong-Bin Yao and Shu-Hong Yu*,

Sci. China Mater. 2017, 60(10), 909-917. Front Cover.

508

Preventing structural aging with synthetic tooth enamel,
Li-Bo Mao, Huai-Ling Gao, Shu-Hong Yu*,
Sci. China Mater. 2017, 60(7), 683-684. Research Highlight.
 

507

A reviving templating method for multiple nanostructures,

Hui-Hui Li and Shu-Hong Yu*,

Sci. China Mater. 2017, 60(5), 461-462. Research Highlight.

506

Doubling up the activity of fuel cell catalysts,

Shu-Hong Yu,

Natl. Sci. Rev. 2017, 4(4), 513-514. Research Highlight.

505

A Highly Stimuli-Responsive Au Nanorods/Poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) (PNIPAM) Composite Hydrogel for Smart Switch,
Chuan-Ling Zhang*, Fu-Hu Cao, Jin-Long Wang, Zhi-Long Yu, Jin Ge, Yang Lu, Zhi-Hua Wang, and Shu-Hong Yu*,

ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 2017, 9 (29), 24857–24863.

504

Lithiophilic Cu-Ni Core-Shell Nanowire Network as a Stable Host for Improving Lithium Anode Performance,
Lei-Lei Lu, Yi Zhang, Zhao Pan, Hong-Bin Yao*, Fei Zhou, Shu-Hong Yu*,
Energy Storage Mater. 2017, 9, 31-38.

503

Thermosensitive polymer controlled morphogenesis and phase discrimination of calcium carbonate,

Jun Jiang, Klaus Tauer, Yun-Hao Qiu, Ya-Xu Zhong, Min-Rui Gao, Markus Antonietti, Shu-Hong Yu*,
Chem. Commun. 2017, 53, 6464.

502

Biotemplating synthesis of three dimensional porous MnO/C-N nanocomposites from renewable-rapeseed flower pollen: An anode material for lithium-ion batteries,

Li-Feng Chen,† Sheng-Xiang Ma,† Shu Lu, Yue Feng, Jia Zhang, Sen Xin, and Shu-Hong Yu*,

Nano Res. 2017, 10(1), 1-11. Front Cover.

501

Binary synergistic enhancement of dielectric and microwave absorption properties: A composite of arm symmetrical PbS dendrites and polyvinylidene fluoride,

Ya-Fei Pan, Guang-Sheng Wang*, Lei Liu, Lin Guo, and Shu-Hong Yu*,

Nano Res. 2017, 10(1), 284-294.

500

A room-temperature environmentally friendly solution process to assemble silver nanowire architectures for flexible transparent electrodes,

Ye Yang,^‡ Jin-Long Wang,^‡ Lei Liu, Zhi-Hua Wang, Jian-Wei Liu* and Shu-Hong Yu*,

Nanoscale 2017, 9(1), 52-55.

499

Engineered doxorubicin-calcium@silica nanospheres with tunable degradability for controlled drug delivery,

Wei Wang,^‡ Yang Zhao,^‡ Si-Yao Yang, Qing-Song Wu, Yi-Ming Ju  and Shu-Hong Yu*,

Inorg. Chem. Front. 2017, 4(7), 1135-1140. Hot Papers in May, 2017.

498

Singlet Oxygen-Engaged Selective Photo-Oxidation over Pt Nanocrystals/Porphyrinic MOF: The Roles of Photothermal Effect and Pt Electronic State,Yu-Zhen Chen, Zhiyong U. Wang, Hengwei Wang, Junling Lu, Shu-Hong Yu, Hai-Long Jiang*,J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2017, 139(5), 2035-2044.

497

Transparent and Flexible Nacre-Like Hybrid Films of Aminoclays and Carboxylated Cellulose Nanofibrils,
Yingxin Liu, Shu-Hong Yu, and Lennart Bergström*,
Adv. Funct. Mater. 2017, 1703277.

496

Metal-Organic Framework-Derived FeCo-N-doped Hollow Porous Carbon Nanocubes for Electrocatalysis in Acidic and Alkaline Media,
Xinzuo Fang^#, Long Jiao^#, Shu-Hong Yu, Hai-Long Jiang*,
ChemSusChem 2017, 10(15), 3019-3024.

495

Wide-angle polarization-free plasmonenhanced light absorption in perovskite films using silver nanowires,
Geng Wang, Ke Meng, Zhen, He, Longlong Wu, Zhou Liu, Xiao Wang, Wenqin Li, Renzhong Tai, Shu-Hong Yu, Gang Chen*,
Opt. Express 2017, 25(4), 3594-3604.

494

From covalent triazine-based frameworks to N-doped porous carbon/reduced graphene oxide nanosheets: efficient electrocatalysts for oxygen reduction,
Long Jiao, Yingli Hu, Huanxin Ju, Chunde Wang, Min-Rui Gao, Qing Yang, Junfa Zhu, Shu-Hong Yu and Hai-Long Jiang*,
J. Mater. Chem. A 2017, 5, 23170-23178.