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The Tsinghua University–University of Waterloo Joint Research Center for Micro/Nano Energy & Environment Technology (JCMEET) is a platform. It was established on Nov.11, 2017. The Chairperson of University Council of Tsinghua University, Dr. Xu Chen, and the President of the University of Waterloo, Dr. Feridun Hamdullahpur, attended the opening ceremony and unveiled the nameplate for the joint research center on 29th of March, 2018. The research center serves as a platform for researchers at both universities to conduct joint research in the targeted areas, and to meet regularly for information exchange, talent exchange, and knowledge mobilization, especially in the fields of micro/nano, energy, and environmental technologies. The center focuses on three main interests: micro/nano energy technology, micro/nano pollution control technology, and relevant fundamental research. In order to celebrate the first anniversary of the Joint Research Center, we were invited to serve as the Guest Editors of this Special Issue of Materials focusing on the topic of micro/nano-materials for clean energy and environment. It collects research papers from a broad range of topics related to micro/nanostructured materials aimed at future energy resources, low emission energy conversion, energy storage, energy efficiency improvement, air emission control, air monitoring, air cleaning, and many other related applications. This Special Issue provides an opportunity and example for the international community to discuss how to actively address the energy and environment issues that we are facing.

particle size --- nanoplates --- filter paper --- potassium-based adsorbent --- Limestone --- engine filtration --- particle deposition --- airborne nanoparticle --- CaO --- air filtration --- DFT --- nanoparticles --- model --- multiscale model --- building materials --- shale --- adsorption --- passive building systems --- thermal energy storage (TES) --- As2O3 --- nanofibers --- product island --- TGA --- water quality --- oxidation kinetics --- failure --- loading performance --- kinetics --- pressure decay method --- concrete --- airborne dust --- mortar --- flame synthesis --- permeability measurement --- flame stabilizing on a rotating surface (FSRS) --- particle concentration --- submicro-fiber --- rotational speed --- phase change material (PCM) --- PM2.5 --- load modification --- oxygen carrier --- amalgam --- CO2 adsorption --- Karlovitz number --- cellulose nanofiber --- Lyocell fiber --- microscopic characteristics --- sulfation --- spectral blue shift

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Polymer composite materials have attracted great interest for the development of electrical and electronic engineering and technology, and have been widely applied in electrical power systems, electrical insulation equipment, electrical and electronic devices, etc. Due to the significant expansion in the use of newly developed polymer composite materials, it is necessary to understand and accurately describe the relationship between composite structure and material properties, as only based on thorough laboratory characterization is it possible to estimate the properties for their future commercial applications. This book focuses on polymer composites applied in the field of electrical and electronic equipment, including but not limited to synthesis and preparation of new polymeric materials, structure–properties relationship of polymer composites, evaluation of materials application, simulation and modelling of material performance.

Technology: general issues --- History of engineering & technology --- Materials science --- aramid nanofiber --- hydrogen bonds --- electric breakdown strength --- mechanical strength --- alumina nanoplates --- SiC crystal form --- micro-nano compound --- thermal conductivity --- breakdown field strength --- space charge --- polyimide polymer --- unipolar electrical stress --- temperature --- frequency --- surface streamer discharge --- silicone rubber coating --- three-electrode arrangement --- thermally stimulated current method --- surface properties --- dielectric elastomer --- intrinsic property --- energy harvesting --- epoxy resins --- Langmuir --- terahertz --- molecular simulation --- prediction --- epoxy resin --- partial discharge --- active product --- electro-thermal dissociation --- reactive molecular dynamics --- polyimide --- graphitic carbon nitride nanosheets --- polydopamine --- interfacial interaction --- breakdown strength --- molecular dynamics simulation --- damping performance --- nitrile-butadiene rubber --- graphene oxide --- antioxidant 4010NA --- droplet vibration --- high voltage insulator --- polymeric surface --- corona discharge --- arcing --- creepage distance --- streamer discharge --- curved profiles --- streamer propagation “stability” field --- streamer propagation path --- streamer propagation velocity --- Eucommia ulmoides gum --- carbon nanotubes --- graphene --- electromagnetic shielding --- honeycomb sandwich composites --- metamaterial --- radar stealth --- microwave absorbing material --- low frequency

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Since the great success of graphene, atomically thin-layered nanomaterials, called two dimensional (2D) materials, have attracted tremendous attention due to their extraordinary physical properties. Specifically, van der Waals heterostructured architectures based on a few 2D materials, named atomic-scale Lego, have been proposed as unprecedented platforms for the implementation of versatile devices with a completely novel function or extremely high-performance, shifting the research paradigm in materials science and engineering. Thus, diverse 2D materials beyond existing bulk materials have been widely studied for promising electronic, optoelectronic, mechanical, and thermoelectric applications. Especially, this Special Issue included the recent advances in the unique preparation methods such as exfoliation-based synthesis and vacuum-based deposition of diverse 2D materials and also their device applications based on interesting physical properties. Specifically, this Editorial consists of the following two parts: Preparation methods of 2D materials and Properties of 2D materials

History of engineering & technology --- α-MoO3 --- carbon nitride --- g-C3N4 --- molybdenum trioxide --- nanoplates --- synthesis --- few-layer MoS2 --- magnetron sputtering --- magnetron sputtering power --- raman spectroscopy --- disorder --- V2Se9 --- atomic crystal --- mechanical exfoliation --- scanning Kelvin probe microscopy --- MoS2 --- black phosphorus --- 2D/2D heterojunction --- junction FET --- tunneling diode --- tunneling FET --- band-to-band tunneling (BTBT) --- natural molybdenite --- MoS2 nanosheet --- SiO2 --- liquid exfoliation --- photoelectric properties --- uniaxial strain --- flexible substrate --- film–substrate interaction --- photoluminescence --- Raman spectroscopy --- molybdenum disulfide --- bilayer-stacked structure --- WS2 --- lubricant additives --- tribological properties --- interfacial layer --- contact resistance --- bias stress stability --- saturable absorbers --- Langmuir–Blodgett technique --- Q-switched laser --- chemical vapor deposition --- P2O5 --- p-type conduction --- P-doped MoS2 --- transition metal dichalcogenides --- two-dimensional materials --- ferroelectrics --- 2D heterostructure --- WSe2 --- NbSe2 --- Nb2O5 interlayer --- synapse device --- neuromorphic system --- n/a --- film-substrate interaction --- Langmuir-Blodgett technique

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This highly informative and carefully presented book discusses the preparation, processing, characterization and applications of different types of hybrid nanomaterials based on nanocellulose and/or nanocarbons. It gives an overview of recent advances of outstanding classes of hybrid materials applied in the fields of physics, chemistry, biology, medicine, and materials science, among others. The content of this book is relevant to researchers in academia and industry professionals working on the development of advanced hybrid nanomaterials and their applications.

graphene nanoplatelet --- multi-walled carbon nanotube --- hybrid film --- vacuum filtration --- strain sensing --- graphene --- multimodal-high density polyethylene --- melt extrusion --- polymer --- nanocomposite, polymer degradation --- dispersion and distribution of graphene --- nano-cellulose --- MOF --- carbon-doped CuO/Fe3O4 nanocatalyst --- catalytic reduction --- pollutant remedy --- nanocellulose --- cationic microcrystalline cellulose --- high-intensity ultrasonication --- high-pressure homogenization --- acid hydrolysis --- starch nanocomposite films --- cellulose nanofibers --- carbon nanotube --- polyaniline --- hydrogels --- supercapacitor --- cellulose nanofibrils --- graphene nanoplates --- carbon nanotubes --- aerogel --- organic dyes --- adsorption --- nanofibrillated cellulose --- cellulose nanocrystals --- fullerenes --- diamond nanoparticles --- sensors --- drug delivery --- tissue engineering --- wound dressing --- natural rubber latex --- NOCNF --- jute fibers --- nitro-oxidation --- hybrids --- applications --- immunomodulator --- synthesis --- polymerization --- characterization --- cytotoxicity --- reduced graphene oxide --- gum tragacanth --- hydrogel --- hydrogel composite --- mercury ion --- chromium ion --- reusability --- cellulose nanofiber --- chitosan nanofiber --- composite --- mechanical properties --- antioxidant activity --- n/a

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This highly informative and carefully presented book discusses the preparation, processing, characterization and applications of different types of hybrid nanomaterials based on nanocellulose and/or nanocarbons. It gives an overview of recent advances of outstanding classes of hybrid materials applied in the fields of physics, chemistry, biology, medicine, and materials science, among others. The content of this book is relevant to researchers in academia and industry professionals working on the development of advanced hybrid nanomaterials and their applications.

Technology: general issues --- graphene nanoplatelet --- multi-walled carbon nanotube --- hybrid film --- vacuum filtration --- strain sensing --- graphene --- multimodal-high density polyethylene --- melt extrusion --- polymer --- nanocomposite, polymer degradation --- dispersion and distribution of graphene --- nano-cellulose --- MOF --- carbon-doped CuO/Fe3O4 nanocatalyst --- catalytic reduction --- pollutant remedy --- nanocellulose --- cationic microcrystalline cellulose --- high-intensity ultrasonication --- high-pressure homogenization --- acid hydrolysis --- starch nanocomposite films --- cellulose nanofibers --- carbon nanotube --- polyaniline --- hydrogels --- supercapacitor --- cellulose nanofibrils --- graphene nanoplates --- carbon nanotubes --- aerogel --- organic dyes --- adsorption --- nanofibrillated cellulose --- cellulose nanocrystals --- fullerenes --- diamond nanoparticles --- sensors --- drug delivery --- tissue engineering --- wound dressing --- natural rubber latex --- NOCNF --- jute fibers --- nitro-oxidation --- hybrids --- applications --- immunomodulator --- synthesis --- polymerization --- characterization --- cytotoxicity --- reduced graphene oxide --- gum tragacanth --- hydrogel --- hydrogel composite --- mercury ion --- chromium ion --- reusability --- cellulose nanofiber --- chitosan nanofiber --- composite --- mechanical properties --- antioxidant activity