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26 July 2016      • Visit Scientific Reports • Submit your manuscript to Scientific Reports     Welcome to your Table of Contents e-alert for Scientific Reports           Chemical Sciences               Enhancement of recombination process using silver and graphene quantum dot embedded intermediate layer for efficient organic tandem cells ▶     Nhu Thuy Ho, Huynh Ngoc Tien, Se-Joeng Jang et al.     High performance of organic tandem solar cell is largely dependent on transparent and conductive intermediate layer (IML). The current work reports the design and fabrication of …             The Effect of Water and Confinement on Self-Assembly of Imidazolium Based Ionic Liquids at Mica Interfaces ▶     H.-W. Cheng, J.-N. Dienemann, P. Stock et al.     Tuning chemical structure and molecular layering of ionic liquids (IL) at solid interfaces offers leverage to tailor performance of ILs in applications such as super-capacitors, …             Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy Assisted by Radical Capturer for Tracking of Plasmon-Driven Redox Reaction ▶     Xuefeng Yan, Lingzhi Wang, Xianjun Tan et al.     The deep understanding about the photocatalytic reaction induced by the surface plasmon resonance (SPR) effect is desirable but remains a considerable challenge due to the …             Ca(OH)2-Catalyzed Condensation of Aldehydes with Methyl ketones in Dilute Aqueous Ethanol: A Comprehensive Access to α,β-Unsaturated Ketones ▶     Lei Yu, Mengting Han, Jie Luan et al.     Cheap, abundant but seldom-employed Ca(OH)2 was found to be an excellent low-loading (5–10 mol%) catalyst for Claisen-Schmidt condensation of aldehydes with methyl ketones under …             Halides with Fifteen Aliphatic C–H···Anion Interaction Sites ▶     Genggongwo Shi, Zahra Aliakbar Tehrani, Dongwook Kim et al.     Since the aliphatic C–H···anion interaction is relatively weak, anion binding using hydrophobic aliphatic C–H (Cali–H) groups has generally been considered not possible without …             Interaction of Sensitizing Dyes with Nanostructured TiO2 Film in Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells Using Terahertz Spectroscopy ▶     William Ghann, Aunik Rahman, Anis Rahman et al.     The objective of this investigation was to shed light on the nature of interaction of different organic dyes and an inorganic dye, Ruthenium (II) polypyridine complex, with TiO2 …             Atomic Step Formation on Sapphire Surface in Ultra-precision Manufacturing ▶     Rongrong Wang, Dan Guo, Guoxin Xie et al.     Surfaces with controlled atomic step structures as substrates are highly relevant to desirable performances of materials grown on them, such as light emitting diode (LED) …             A fast electrochromic polymer based on TEMPO substituted polytriphenylamine ▶     Lvlv Ji, Yuyu Dai, Shuanma Yan et al.     A novel strategy to obtain rapid electrochromic switching response by introducing 2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-1-piperidinyloxy (TEMPO) moiety into polytriphenylamine backbone has been …             Osmolyte cooperation affects turgor dynamics in plants ▶     Alfredo Argiolas, Gian Luigi Puleo, Edoardo Sinibaldi et al.     Scientists have identified turgor-based actuation as a fundamental mechanism in plant movements. Plant cell turgor is generated by water influx due to the osmolyte concentration …             Hollow ZnxCd1−xS nanospheres with enhanced photocatalytic activity under visible light ▶     Ying Jin, Haoyun Zhang, Chuang Song et al.     Formation of solid solutions is a good strategy to acquire materials with special properties and bring forth new type of applications or enhance the performance of currently …             FeOx-TiO2 Film with Different Microstructures Leading to Femtosecond Transients with Different Properties: Biological Implications under Visible Light ▶     Sami Rtimi, Cesar Pulgarin, Victor A. Nadtochenko et al.     This study presents the first report addressing the effect of FeOx-TiO2 films microstructure on the transients detected by fast spectroscopy related to the long-range bacterial …             Synergistic Effect of Surface Plasmonic particles and Surface Passivation layer on ZnO Nanorods Array for Improved Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting ▶     Yichong Liu, Xiaoqin Yan, Zhuo Kang et al.     One-dimensional zinc oxide nanorods array exhibit excellent electron mobility and thus hold great potential as photoanode for photoelelctrochemical water splitting. However, the …             Capillary-induced Homogenization of Matrix in Paper: A Powerful Approach for the Quantification of Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients Using Mass Spectrometry Imaging ▶     Maico de Menezes, Diogo Noin de Oliveira, Rodrigo Ramos Catharino     Herein we present a novel approach for the quantification of active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) using mass spectrometry imaging. This strategy uses a filter paper …             The Abiotic Chemistry of Thiolated Acetate Derivatives and the Origin of Life ▶     Kuhan Chandru, Alexis Gilbert, Christopher Butch et al.     Thioesters and thioacetic acid (TAA) have been invoked as key reagents for the origin of life as activated forms of acetate analogous to acetyl-CoA. These species could have …             Assessment of Ovarian Cancer Tumors Treated with Intraperitoneal Cisplatin Therapy by Nanoscopic X-ray Fluorescence Imaging ▶     Brecht Laforce, Charlotte Carlier, Bart Vekemans et al.     Ovarian cancer is amongst the most common types of cancer in women, with a relatively low overall cure rate of approximately 30%. This is therefore an important incentive to urge …             A Redox-Nucleophilic Dual-Reactable Probe for Highly Selective and Sensitive Detection of H2S: Synthesis, Spectra and Bioimaging ▶     Changyu Zhang, Runyu Wang, Longhuai Cheng et al.     Hydrogen sulfide (H2S) is an important signalling molecule with multiple biological functions. The reported H2S fluorescent probes are majorly based on redox or nucleophilic …             Label-Free Detection of Single Living Bacteria via Electrochemical Collision Event ▶     Ji Young Lee, Byung-Kwon Kim, Mijeong Kang et al.     We detected single living bacterial cells on ultramicroelectrode (UME) using a single-particle collision method and optical microscopic methods. The number of collision events …             Switching of magnetic easy-axis using crystal orientation for large perpendicular coercivity in CoFe2O4 thin film ▶     Sagar E. Shirsath, Xiaoxi Liu, Yukiko Yasukawa et al.     Perpendicular magnetization and precise control over the magnetic easy axis in magnetic thin film is necessary for a variety of applications, particularly in magnetic recording …             Engineering MoSx/Ti/InP Hybrid Photocathode for Improved Solar Hydrogen Production ▶     Qiang Li, Maojun Zheng, Miao Zhong et al.     Due to its direct band gap of ~1.35 eV, appropriate energy band-edge positions, and low surface-recombination velocity, p-type InP has attracted considerable attention as a …                 • Careers & Jobs           naturejobs.com Science jobs of the week       Postdoctoral Positions Available     State University of New York            Senior Research Associate     University College London (UCL)            Postdoctoral Research Scientist     The Babraham Institute            Tenure-Track Scientist     Fondazione Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia            Postdoctoral Research Assistant     Queen Mary University of London            Postdoctoral Fellow     Cleveland Clinic Lerner Research Institute            Post Doctoral Research Associate     Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso            postdoctoral researcher     Bernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine            Postdoctoral Research Associate     Benaroya Research Institute at Virginia Mason (BRI)            Outbreak Investigation Post Doc     Institut Pasteur          No matter what your career stage, student, postdoc or senior scientist, you will find articles on naturejobs.com to help guide you in your science career. 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