The annual Top Papers Award has been established since 2015 by the editorial board of Nano Research and the Tsinghua University Press (TUP). This award is open to any scientists worldwide who have published papers in Nano Research during the two preceding years. After the JCR is released in each year, the winner will be determined by the Award Committee (Editors-in-Chief, Associate Editors, representatives from TUP) according to the citation in the latest year and the contribution of the papers.

The awardees will receive a prize of RMB ￥10,000 and a certificate. The winner’s name and work will be featured in Nano Research and other media.

We are pleased to announce that the nineth Top Papers Awards are presented to the following papers.

Top Papers

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Cobalt single atom site catalysts with ultrahigh metal loading for enhanced aerobic oxidation of ethylbenzene

Yu Xiong, Wenming Sun, Yunhu Han, Pingyu Xin, Xusheng Zheng, Wensheng Yan, Juncai Dong, Jian Zhang, Dingsheng Wang*, and Yadong Li

Nano Res. 2021, 14(7): 2418-2423. (https://doi.org/10.1007/s12274-020-3244-4)

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Design concept for electrocatalysts

Yao Wang, Xiaobo Zheng, and Dingsheng Wang*

Nano Res. 2022, 15(3): 1730-1752. (https://doi.org/10.1007/s12274-021-3794-0)

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Sulfur-deficient Bi₂S_3−x synergistically coupling Ti₃C₂T_x-MXene for boosting electrocatalytic N₂ reduction

Yaojing Luo, Peng Shen, Xingchuan Li, Yali Guo, and Ke Chu*

Nano Res. 2022, 15(5): 3991-3999. (https://doi.org/10.1007/s12274-022-4097-9)

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Emerging Internet of Things driven carbon nanotubes-based devices

Shu Zhang, Jinbo Pang*, Yufen Li, Feng Yang*, Thomas Gemming, Kai Wang, Xiao Wang, Songang Peng, Xiaoyan Liu, Bin Chang, Hong Liu*, Weijia Zhou, Gianaurelio Cuniberti*, and Mark H. Rümmeli

Nano Res. 2022, 15(5): 4613-4637. (https://doi.org/10.1007/s12274-021-3986-7)

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Janus (BNNS/ANF)-(AgNWs/ANF) thermal conductivity composite films with superior electromagnetic interference shielding and Joule heating performances

Yixin Han, Kunpeng Ruan, and Junwei Gu*

Nano Res. 2022, 15(5): 4747-4755. (https://doi.org/10.1007/s12274-022-4159-z)

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Multifunctional Ti₃C₂T_x-(Fe₃O₄/polyimide) composite films with Janus structure for outstanding electromagnetic interference shielding and superior visual thermal management

Yali Zhang, Zhonglei Ma, Kunpeng Ruan, and Junwei Gu*

Nano Res. 2022, 15(6): 5601-5609. (https://doi.org/10.1007/s12274-022-4358-7)

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Regulations of active moiety in single atom catalysts for electrochemical hydrogen evolution reaction

Peng Zhu, Xiang Xiong, and Dingsheng Wang*

Nano Res. 2022, 15(7): 5792-5815. (https://doi.org/10.1007/s12274-022-4265-y)

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Graphene-wrapped multiloculated nickel ferrite: A highly efficient electromagnetic attenuation material for microwave absorbing and green shielding

Yuchang Wang, Lihua Yao, Qi Zheng, and Mao-Sheng Cao*

Nano Res. 2022, 15(7): 6751-6760. (https://doi.org/10.1007/s12274-022-4428-x)

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Magnetic-dielectric synergy and interfacial engineering to design yolk–shell structured CoNi@void@C and CoNi@void@C@MoS₂ nanocomposites with tunable and strong wideband microwave absorption

Chen Li, Xiaosi Qi*, Xiu Gong, Qiong Peng, Yanli Chen, Ren Xie, and Wei Zhong*

Nano Res. 2022, 15(7): 6761-6771. (https://doi.org/10.1007/s12274-022-4468-2)

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Understanding the structure–performance relationship of active sites at atomic scale

Runze Li and Dingsheng Wang*

Nano Res. 2022, 15(8): 6888-6923. (https://doi.org/10.1007/s12274-022-4371-x)

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Defect and interface engineering in core@shell structure hollow carbon@MoS₂ nanocomposites for boosted microwave absorption performance

Junxiong Xiao, Xiaosi Qi*, Xiu Gong, Qiong Peng, Yanli Chen, Ren Xie, and Wei Zhong*

Nano Res. 2022, 15(9): 7778-7787. (https://doi.org/10.1007/s12274-022-4625-7)

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Emerging low-nuclearity supported metal catalysts with atomic level precision for efficient heterogeneous catalysis

Xiaobo Zheng, Beibei Li, Qishun Wang, Dingsheng Wang*, and Yadong Li

Nano Res. 2022, 15(9): 7806-7839. (https://doi.org/10.1007/s12274-022-4429-9)

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Hierarchical design of FeCo-based microchains for enhanced microwave absorption in C band

Yixuan Han, Mukun He, Jinwen Hu, Panbo Liu, Zhongwu Liu, Zhonglei Ma, Wenbo Ju*, and Junwei Gu*

Nano Res. 2023, 16(1): 1773-1778. (https://doi.org/10.1007/s12274-022-5111-y)

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Aligning Fe₂O₃ photo-sheets on TiO₂ nanofibers with hydrophilic and aerophobic surface for boosting photoelectrochemical performance

Xiangyu Meng, Qi Zhan, Yanan Wu, Mengmeng Zhu, Ken Liu, Na Wang, Kuibo Yin, Yueming Sun, Shuai Dong, and Yunqian Dai*

Nano Res. 2023, 16(3): 4178-4187. (https://doi.org/10.1007/s12274-022-4893-2)

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Hierarchical construction of CNT networks in aramid papers for high-efficiency microwave absorption

You Wu, Li Chen, Yixuan Han, Panbo Liu, Haihong Xu, Guanze Yu, Yingying Wang, Tao Wen, Wenbo Ju*, and Junwei Gu*

Nano Res. 2023, 16(5): 7801-7809. (https://doi.org/10.1007/s12274-023-5522-4)

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Thermally conductive polyvinyl alcohol composite films via introducing hetero-structured MXene@silver fillers

Mukun Li, Yuyao Sun, Dianying Feng, Kunpeng Ruan*, Xia Liu, and Junwei Gu*

Nano Res. 2023, 16(5): 7820-7828. (https://doi.org/10.1007/s12274-023-5594-1)

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Alkali and ion exchange co-modulation strategies to design magnetic–dielectric synergistic nano-absorbers for tailoring microwave absorption

Yue Wu, Shujuan Tan*, Taichen Zhang, Ming Zhou, Gang Fang, and Guangbin Ji

Nano Res. 2023, 16(7): 8522-8532. (https://doi.org/10.1007/s12274-023-5799-3)

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