NPG Asia Materials 作为Nature Material的姊妹刊，从2012年正式出版研究论文，每年文章总数在30篇（包括每期1-2论文和1-2综述）。 今年到8月份现在初步统计为4-5之间，到2012初影响因子应该会上升2个点。帮忙转告你的同事和合作者！今年要发布的文章尽可能的引用下面的15篇review。

PS：华中科技大学 夏帆教授的DNA设计及其编码器的研究论文刚刚被接受，并将在2012年第一期发表！
       Univ. Illinois John A Rogers 教授的综述Layer transferred semiconductors for flexible/stretchable electronics with biomedical applications将在2012年发表!
       国家纳米中心 赵宇亮教授的纳米材料毒性的综述将在2012年发表!
Dear colleague, Let's push this journal to be the best. Please cite the 15 reviews published on Nature NPG Asia Materials from 2009 to 2010 as possible as you can (listed as followed). http://www.nature.com/am/marketing/reviews.html
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The electronic properties of graphene and carbon nanotubes p17
T. Ando
Graphene has a multitude of advanced uses in technology, and is the basis for the remarkable properties of carbon nanotubes. Investigations of graphene’s electronic properties promise to bring to light the origins of this material’s unusual and intriguing behavior.
doi: 10.1038/asiamat.2009.1
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The future of plastic optical fiber p22
Y. Koike, M. Asai
Since the development of the first glass-based optical fiber and the high-speed communications it promised, more flexible fibers have been in demand to complete the roll-out of this technology. Plastic optical fiber offers a reliable and inexpensive solution.
doi: 10.1038/asiamat.2009.2
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Technical evolution of liquid crystal displays p29
K.-H. Kim, J.-K. Son
Despite being discovered over a century ago, liquid crystal remained largely a novelty until the development of LCDs. Rapid and competitive progress in the field now sees LCDs as the dominant display type, and there remain many more technological advances in the pipeline.
doi: 10.1038/asiamat.2009.3
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Material characteristics and applications of transparent amorphous oxide semiconductors p15
T. Kamiya, H. Hosono
Transparent amorphous oxide semiconductors have unique electron transport properties that are not seen in conventional amorphous semiconductors, and are attractive for use in thin-film transistors as a basis for the next generation of flat-panel displays. Research into these materials has revealed some of the physical features responsible for their useful electronic structures.
doi: 10.1038/asiamat.2010.5
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The design and utility of polymer-stabilized iron-oxide nanoparticles for nanomedicine applications p23
C. Boyer, M. R. Whittaker, V. Bulmus, J. Liu, T. P. Davis
Superparamagnetic iron-oxide nanoparticles have a range of specific applications in the emerging field of nanomedicine, including their use in drug delivery and as contrast agents in magnetic resonance imaging. The addition of a polymer layer stabilizes these nanoparticles for biological applications, and allows functionalization for the encapsulation of therapeutic agents.
doi: 10.1038/asiamat.2010.6
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Zero-gap materials for future spintronics, electronics and optics p31
X. L. Wang, S. X. Dou, C. Zhang
Materials having a zero-energy band gap exhibit some fascinating and superior electronic properties compared to materials with a non-zero energy gap. As the details of the electronic and spin structures of these materials become clearer, so do the range of potential applications, from spintronics and electronics, to optics and sensors.
doi: 10.1038/asiamat.2010.7
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Molecular assembly and properties of polythiophenesp54
T. Yamamoto
The extensive electron delocalization along the backbone of π-conjugated polymers such as polythiophenes has proved useful for a wide variety of industrial applications, including organic light-emitting diodes and solar cells.
doi: 10.1038/asiamat.2010.37
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Multiferroic magnetoelectric composite nanostructuresp61
Y. Wang, J. Hu, Y. Lin, C.-W. Nan
The coexistence and coupling of ferroelectric and magnetic orders in magnetic multiferroic composites makes these materials promising for a variety of technological applications.
doi: 10.1038/asiamat.2010.32
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Organic heterostructures in organic field-effect transistors p69
H. B. Wang, D. H. Yan
The discovery of high conductivity in all-organic transistors built from layers of thin p-type and n-type films has shown that organic heterojunctions can provide improved performance.
doi: 10.1038/asiamat.2010.44
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Advances in crystalline silicon solar cell technology for industrial mass production p96
T. Saga
The vast majority of commercially available solar cells are based on crystalline silicon. Recent advances in production processes and materials technologies could soon enable the low-cost manufacturing of highly efficient crystalline silicon solar cells.
doi: 10.1038/asiamat.2010.82
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Integrated devices based on networks of nanotubes and nanowires p103
B. Y. Lee, M. G. Sung, H. Lee, S. Namgung, S. Y. Park, D. S. Choi and S. Hong
Nanotubes and nanowires display interesting physical and chemical properties. Arranged in arrays, they are particularly attractive for the construction of a wide variety of nanoelectronic devices, including sensors and bio-interfaces.
doi: 10.1038/asiamat.2010.83
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Self-assembled supramolecular hydrogels based on polymer–cyclodextrin inclusion complexes for drug delivery p112
J. Li
Cyclodextrin-based hydrogels formed by host–guest inclusion complexation could be used as the basis for an effective drug-delivery system providing the easily administered of therapeutic drugs with controlled, long-term release.
doi: 10.1038/asiamat.2010.84
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Conformation and physics of polymer chains: a single-molecule perspective p134
M. Vacha and S. Habuchi
Single-molecule optical detection and spectroscopy has enabled the structural and dynamical characterization of materials on nanometer scales, and can be used to study the relationship between the structure and properties of individual polymer chains.
doi: 10.1038/asiamat.2010.135
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Designing green, self-healing coatings for metal protection p142
A. E. Hughes, I. S. Cole, T. H. Muster and R. J. Varley
Metal protection and repair after damage, either by corrosion or mechanical stress, is a crucial issue for a wide variety of applications. Environmental and health concerns have recently driven new research towards strategies involving ‘green’ corrosion inhibitors and self-repairing coatings.
doi: 10.1038/asiamat.2010.136
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High-performance nanostructured thermoelectric materials p152
J.-F. Li, W.-S. Liu, L.-D. Zhao and M. Zhou
Thermoelectric materials, which interconvert a temperature gradient to a voltage, are attractive for power generation and heating/cooling applications. Recent developments have focused on the relationship between nanostructures and thermoelectric properties.
doi: 10.1038/asiamat.2010.138
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