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Engineering Synergy: Energy and Mass Transport in Hybrid Nanomaterials
Author(s) -
Cho Eun Seon,
Coates Nelson E.,
Forster Jason D.,
Ruminski Anne M.,
Russ Boris,
Sahu Ayaskanta,
Su Norman C.,
Yang Fan,
Urban Jeffrey J.
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
advanced materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 10.707
H-Index - 527
eISSN - 1521-4095
pISSN - 0935-9648
DOI - 10.1002/adma.201500130
Subject(s) - materials science , nanotechnology , nanomaterials , hybrid material , mass transport , energy storage , function (biology) , process engineering , engineering physics , engineering , physics , thermodynamics , power (physics) , evolutionary biology , biology
An emerging class of materials that are hybrid in nature is propelling a technological revolution in energy, touching many fundamental aspects of energy‐generation, storage, and conservation. Hybrid materials combine classical inorganic and organic components to yield materials that manifest new functionalities unattainable in traditional composites or other related multicomponent materials, which have additive function only. This Research News article highlights the exciting materials design innovations that hybrid materials enable, with an eye toward energy‐relevant applications involving charge, heat, and mass transport.