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Constructing High‐Content Sb Atomic Clusters and Robust Sb─O─C Bond in Sb/C Composites for Ultrahigh Rate and Long‐Term Sodium Storage Adv. Funct. Mater. (IF 19.0) Pub Date : 2024-04-19 Anding Xu, Mianying Huang, Chenxi Liu, Teng Li, Xue Li, Songping Wu, Zhiguang Xu, Yurong Yan
Constructing Sb atomic clusters with obvious size effect in Sb/C composites has great potential for boosting electrochemical reactivity toward ultrahigh rate and long‐term sodium storage. However, how to balance the contradiction between ultra‐small size of Sb atomic clusters and high loading in a specific Sb/C composite is an unprecedented challenge. Here, a facile in situ vaporization‐reduction strategy
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Design Principles of Diketopyrrolopyrrole‐Thienopyrrolodione Acceptor1–Acceptor2 Copolymers Adv. Funct. Mater. (IF 19.0) Pub Date : 2024-04-19 Andreas Erhardt, Julian Hungenberg, Paul Chantler, Meike Kuhn, Thanh Tung Huynh, Adrian Hochgesang, Mahima Goel, Christian J. Müller, Subhayan Roychoudhury, Lars Thomsen, Nikhil V. Medhekar, Eva M. Herzig, David Prendergast, Mukundan Thelakkat, Christopher R. McNeill
The design principles of acceptor1–acceptor2 copolymers featuring alternating diketopyrrolopyrrole (DPP) and thienopyrrolodione (TPD) moieties are investigated. The investigated series of polymers is obtained by varying the aromatic linker between the two acceptor motifs between thiophene, thiazole, pyridine, and benzene. High electron affinities between 3.96 and 4.42 eV, facilitated by the synergy
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Novel Mussel‐Inspired High‐Temperature Resistant Gel with Delayed Crosslinking Property for Ultra‐Deep Reservoir Fracturing Adv. Funct. Mater. (IF 19.0) Pub Date : 2024-04-19 Zhongzheng Xu, Mingwei Zhao, Ziteng Yang, Pan Wang, Jiawei Liu, Yuxin Xie, Yining Wu, Mingwei Gao, Lin Li, Xuguang Song, Caili Dai
Mussel‐inspired materials have been widely studied due to their excellent adhesion and self‐healing properties, but few studies have introduced this interesting property into the fracturing development of deep/ultra‐deep oil and gas fields. Herein, a new type of mussel‐inspired delayed crosslinking gel fracturing fluid is reported, which is formed by mussel‐inspired polymers containing many catechol
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Covalently‐Bonded Diaphite Nanoplatelet with Engineered Electronic Properties of Diamond Adv. Funct. Mater. (IF 19.0) Pub Date : 2024-04-19 Zhaofeng Zhai, Chuyan Zhang, Bin Chen, Ying Xiong, Yan Liang, Lusheng Liu, Bing Yang, Nianjun Yang, Xin Jiang, Nan Huang
Diamond, as a highly promising “extreme” semiconductor material, necessitates electronic property engineering to unleash its full potential in electronic and photonic devices. In this work, the diaphite nanoplatelet, consisting of (11) planes of diamond nanoplatelet covalently bonded with graphite (0001) planes, is facilely synthesized using one‐step microwave plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition
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Hydrogen‐Bonded Organic Frameworks as an Appealing Platform for Luminescent Sensing Adv. Funct. Mater. (IF 19.0) Pub Date : 2024-04-19 Zhile Xiong, Shengchang Xiang, Yuanchao Lv, Banglin Chen, Zhangjing Zhang
Hydrogen‐bonded organic frameworks (HOFs), a novel subclass of porous crystalline materials self‐assembled from organic linkers through hydrogen bonding and other intermolecular interactions, have emerged as an exciting platform for developing multifunctional materials. Recently, luminescent HOF sensors have drawn considerable attention due to their unique advantages, such as hydrogen‐bonding flexibility
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Controllable Interface Engineering for the Preparation of High Rate Silicon Anode Adv. Funct. Mater. (IF 19.0) Pub Date : 2024-04-19 Lei Wang, Ji‐Jun Lu, Shao‐Yuan Li, Feng‐Shuo Xi, Zhong‐Qiu Tong, Xiu‐Hua Chen, Kui‐Xian Wei, Wen‐Hui Ma
Silicon (Si) is considered to be the promising candidate anode for the next generation of high‐energy‐density batteries. However, the poor initial coulombic efficiency (ICE) and rate performance severely hinder its commercial development. Here, fully exploits the 2D structure of photovoltaic silicon waste (PV‐WSi), combining with the advantage of controllable depositing layers offered by fluidized
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Reconfigurable Logic Gates Capable of Device‐Level Parallel Processing Through Multi‐Input Synaptic Device Adv. Funct. Mater. (IF 19.0) Pub Date : 2024-04-19 Dong Gue Roe, Sung Hyeon Park, Sang Young Jeong, Yoon Young Choi, Jong‐Hyun Ahn, Han Young Woo, Jeong Ho Cho
Synaptic devices have gained prominence as viable alternatives to conventional complementary metal‐oxide‐semiconductor‐based (CMOS) electronics in the information processing field owing to their inherent advantages in analog and parallel operations. The potential of synaptic devices has not yet been fully utilized for logic operations because only the conventional binary logic structure has been applied
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Scalable Sol–Gel Permeation Assembly of Phase Change Layered Film Toward Thermal Management and Light‐Thermal Driving Applications Adv. Funct. Mater. (IF 19.0) Pub Date : 2024-04-19 Gaojie Han, Hongli Cheng, Yajie Cheng, Bing Zhou, Chuntai Liu, Yuezhan Feng
Phase change materials (PCMs) are pivotal in thermal energy management and conversion applications owing to their exceptional thermal energy storage and release characteristics. However, persistent challenges such as poor thermal conductivity and leakage issues have impeded their widespread adoption. While existing approaches mitigate these challenges by constructing and incorporating 3D thermal conductive
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Hierarchical Structure by Self‐sedimentation of Liquid Metal for Flexible Sensor Integrating Pressure Detection and Triboelectric Nanogenerator Adv. Funct. Mater. (IF 19.0) Pub Date : 2024-04-19 Lida Zhu, Peihua Xu, Baoquan Chang, Jinsheng Ning, Tianming Yan, Zhichao Yang, Hao Lu
Multifunctional integration is a pivotal aspect in the development of flexible sensors that facilitate augmented interaction with the physical environment. However, contemporary multifunctional flexible sensors face challenges arising from their complex structures and high costs. Therefore, polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) /liquid metal (LM) films with a hierarchical structure prepared via the gravity‐induced
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Highly Stable and Sensitive (PEA)2PbBr4/CsPbBr3 Single‐Crystal Heterojunction X‐Ray Detector with Ultra‐Low Detection Limit Adv. Funct. Mater. (IF 19.0) Pub Date : 2024-04-19 Zhuangjie Xu, He Xi, Xue Sun, Hongjie Liu, Jiaxin Liu, Yanshuang Ba, Dandan Chen, Guodong Zhang, Chunfu Zhang, Xiaohua Ma, Yue Hao
Metal halide perovskite (MHP) single crystals have shown great potential for high‐performance X‐ray detection due to their excellent carrier transport properties, tunable optical bandgap, and low‐temperature fabrication process. However, 3D perovskite single crystals suffer from severe ion migration, limiting the stability and sensitivity of X‐ray detectors. Herein, a lowing temperature crystallization
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Construction of a Pt‐CeOx Interface for the Electrocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution Reaction Adv. Funct. Mater. (IF 19.0) Pub Date : 2024-04-19 Shen‐Wei Yu, Soonho Kwon, Yizhen Chen, Zhenhua Xie, Xiner Lu, Kai He, Sooyeon Hwang, Jingguang G. Chen, William A. Goddard, Sen Zhang
The creation of metal‐metal oxide interfaces is an important approach to fine‐tuning catalyst properties through strong interfacial interactions. This article presents the work on developing interfaces between Pt and CeOx that improve Pt surface energetics for the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) within an alkaline electrolyte. The Pt‐CeOx interfaces are formed by depositing size‐controlled Pt nanoparticles
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Constructing Crown Ether‐Based Supramolecular Adhesives with Ambient‐Temperature Applicable and Durable Adhesion Adv. Funct. Mater. (IF 19.0) Pub Date : 2024-04-19 Hao Ju, Zhaoliang Yin, Zoriana Demchuk, Vera Bocharova, Catalin Gainaru, Jeffrey A. Laub, Konstantinos Vogiatzis, Rigoberto Advincula, Jiayao Chen, Peng‐Fei Cao
Supramolecular adhesives are attracting considerable attentions owing to their dynamic and reversible bonding, while the complex curing conditions and poor performance under extreme conditions severely restrict their applicability. Herein, a series of tetra‐crown ether‐terminated polyethylene glycol (TCE‐PEG) adhesives are presented in which plenty of supramolecular interactions, including Van der
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Half‐Valley Ohmic Contact: Contact‐Limited Valley‐Contrasting Current Injection (Adv. Funct. Mater. 16/2024) Adv. Funct. Mater. (IF 19.0) Pub Date : 2024-04-18 Xukun Feng, Chit Siong Lau, Shi‐Jun Liang, Ching Hua Lee, Shengyuan A. Yang, Yee Sin Ang
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DNA Delivery to Intact Plant Cells by Casein Nanoparticles with Confirmed Gene Expression (Adv. Funct. Mater. 16/2024) Adv. Funct. Mater. (IF 19.0) Pub Date : 2024-04-18 Avital Ella Ben‐Haim, Reut Amar Feldbaum, Eduard Belausov, Einat Zelinger, Raquel Maria, Einat Nativ‐Roth, Karthik Ananth Mani, Omer Barda, Edward Sionov, Guy Mechrez
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Accelerating Surface Reaction Kinetics and Enhancing Bulk as well as Surface Charge Carrier Dynamics in Al/ Al2O3‐Coated BiVO4 Photoanode Adv. Funct. Mater. (IF 19.0) Pub Date : 2024-04-18 Tao Jiang, Wenzhong Wang, Yue Bi, Yujie Liang, Junli Fu, Lijuan Wang, Qing Zhou
Photoelectrochemical (PEC) hydrogen evolution from water splitting of semiconductor photoanodes is intricately linked to their light‐absorbing capacity, surface reaction kinetics, bulk charge carrier separation efficiency, and surface charge carrier injection efficiency. Harnessing the surface plasmon resonance effect of metals emerges as a promising approach to enhance PEC performance of semiconductor
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Zinc‐Ion Microbatteries with High Operando Dynamic Stretchability Designed to Operate in Extreme Environments (Adv. Funct. Mater. 16/2024) Adv. Funct. Mater. (IF 19.0) Pub Date : 2024-04-18 Se Hun Lee, Jeonguk Hwang, Chiho Song, Changyong Park, Hyung‐Seok Kim, Heejoon Ahn
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Liquid–Solid Triboelectric Probes for Bubbles Status Monitoring Adv. Funct. Mater. (IF 19.0) Pub Date : 2024-04-18 Bin Luo, Xinyue Wang, Tao Liu, Chenchen Cai, Yanhua Liu, Song Zhang, Mingchao Chi, Cong Gao, Jinlong Wang, Zhaomeng Liu, Shuangfei Wang, Shuangxi Nie
Bubble status monitoring is essential for designing material nanostructures and optimizing industrial processes. However, tracking the fluid dynamics of bubbles is challenging due to their random distribution and irregular dynamic changes. In this study, a tube liquid–solid triboelectric nanogenerator serves as a probe to investigate bubbles at the liquid–solid interface. The study explores the impact
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Functionalized Double‐Gradient Janus Filters for Full‐Scale Capture and Inactivation of Multiscale Aqueous Bioaerosols Adv. Funct. Mater. (IF 19.0) Pub Date : 2024-04-18 Zhiqiang Zhou, Di Wang, Tianle You, Zhengyuan Pan, Guilong Xu, Yun Liang, Min Tang
Exposure to bioaerosols can result in severe infection and even death, prompting the development of numerous air filters to capture and inactivate bioaerosols. Although the wettability of filter media determines its bioaerosol‐capture efficiency, the dynamic collision behavior of multiscale aqueous bioaerosols on most filter media is poorly understood. A double‐gradient Janus paper (Janus paper) with
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A Novel Biomimetic Catalyst with Mn4‐xNixCaO5 Structure for Superior Oxygen Evolution Reaction Adv. Funct. Mater. (IF 19.0) Pub Date : 2024-04-18 Xu Zhao, Zhibin Geng, Jianghao Wang, Qian Zhu, Zhiyu Shao, Ming Ya, Ying Yu, Liping Li, Shouhua Feng, Guangshe Li
In natural plants, Mn4CaO5 cluster with metal‐oxo “distorted chair”‐like structure exhibits excellent oxygen evolution activity. However, the performance of biomimetic oxygen evolution catalysts based on the Mn4CaO5‐like structure is far inferior to expectations. Herein, Ca and Ni are first doped together into birnessite and constructed a “distorted chair”‐like structure unit Mn4‐xNixCaO5 in a birnessite‐like
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Synergy of Ni Nanoclusters and Single Atom Site: Size Effect on the Performance of Electrochemical CO2 Reduction Reaction and Rechargeable Zn−CO2 Batteries Adv. Funct. Mater. (IF 19.0) Pub Date : 2024-04-18 Kanghua Miao, Jundi Qin, Jun Yang, Xiongwu Kang
The design of bifunctional electrocatalysts toward reduction reaction of carbon dioxide (ECO2RR) and oxygen evolution reaction (OER) in aqueous rechargeable Zn─CO2 batteries (ZABs) still poses a significant challenge. Herein, Ni clusters (Nix) of 0.5 and 0.8 nm in diameter coupled with single Ni site (Ni−N4−C), denoted as Ni−N4/Ni5 and Ni−N4/Ni8, respectively, are synthesized and the size effect of
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Realistic Chest X‐Ray Image Synthesis via Generative Network with Stochastic Memristor Array for Machine Learning‐Based Medical Diagnosis (Adv. Funct. Mater. 16/2024) Adv. Funct. Mater. (IF 19.0) Pub Date : 2024-04-18 Namju Kim, Jungyeop Oh, Sungkyu Kim, Jun‐Hwe Cha, Junhwan Choi, Sung Gap Im, Sung‐Yool Choi, Byung Chul Jang
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Reversal Tuning of Liquid Metal Motor under Rotating Magnetic Field Adv. Funct. Mater. (IF 19.0) Pub Date : 2024-04-18 Yingxin Zhou, Nan Li, Xi Zhao, Jing Liu
Liquid metal motors are unconventional transformable machines whose motion control is important for microfluidics, drug delivery, and small‐scale robots. Without an external field, aluminum‐fueled liquid metal motors can achieve autonomous propulsion, but the random direction limits their applications. Here, the study reports a fundamental discovery of directionally reversing such liquid metal motors
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Insight Into Designing High‐Performance Polythiophenes for Reduced Urbach Energy and Nonradiative Recombination in Organic Solar Cells Adv. Funct. Mater. (IF 19.0) Pub Date : 2024-04-18 Zhe Sun, Hayoung Ma, Sangjin Yang, Yongjoon Cho, Seunglok Lee, Jaeyeong Park, Thi Le Huyen Mai, Wonjun Kim, Seonghun Jeong, Seoyoung Kim, Changduk Yang
In the pursuit of high‐efficiency polythiophene (PT) organic solar cells (OSCs), a critical challenge is the reduction of nonradiative recombination. This study comprehensively explores polydithienylthiazolothiazole (PTTz)‐based PT terpolymers: PTTz‐Tz and PTTz‐TzT, in which it is demonstrate that molecular structure alterations greatly influence the aggregation kinetics and orientation of these polymers
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“Reactive” Chemical Strategy to Attain Substrate Independent “Liquid‐Like” Omniphobic Solid Anti‐Biofouling Coatings Adv. Funct. Mater. (IF 19.0) Pub Date : 2024-04-18 Arpita Shome, Isabel Martinez, Vicente D. Pinon, Joseph C Moses, Mark Garren, Aasma Sapkota, Natalie Crutchfield, Divine J. Francis, Elizabeth J. Brisbois, Hitesh Handa
Covalent and defect‐free surface‐grafted solid lubricating chains that can impart “liquid‐like” slippery behavior have proven advantageous over lubricant‐infused and textured anti‐wetting surfaces. Herein, the co‐hydrolysis and co‐condensation of a mixture of organosilanes followed by the epoxy‐amine ring opening reaction at the interface results in a highly robust, transparent, and “liquid‐like” solid
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Thermally Conductive and Stretchable Elastomers Engineered via Ordered Hydrogen Bonding Interactions Adv. Funct. Mater. (IF 19.0) Pub Date : 2024-04-18 Chunyu Wong, Shuting Wang, Linlin Ren, Jian‐Bin Xu, Xiaoliang Zeng, Rong Sun
Elastomers are widely used for their large‐strain reversible stretchability, but their low thermal conductivity limits their applications in thermal management. Increasing the thermal conductivity of elastomers usually involves adding fillers, which deteriorate their stretchability and other desirable properties. Here, a supramolecular structure design strategy is proposed to enhance the thermal conductivity
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Mott–Schottky Barrier Enabling High‐Performance Hydrazine‐Assisted Hydrogen Generation at Ampere‐Level Current Densities Adv. Funct. Mater. (IF 19.0) Pub Date : 2024-04-18 Yaping Huang, Xia Zhang, Linfeng Li, Muhammad Humayun, Huaming Zhang, Xuefei Xu, Savarimuthu Philip Anthony, Zhenhua Chen, Jianrong Zeng, Dmitry V. Shtansky, Kaifu Huo, Haisheng Song, Chundong Wang, Wenjun Zhang
Local electron density manipulation can optimize the adsorption and desorption nature of catalysts leading to enhanced catalytic activity for water oxidation. Construction a Mott–Schottky barrier allows the electron transition in catalysts because of their different Fermi levels. Herein, a Pt@NiFc‐MOF Mott–Schottky heterojunction is constructed, in which electrons are transferred from NiFc‐MOF to Pt
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Cationic and Anionic Redox of Battery Cathodes Investigated by Advanced Synchrotron‐Based Mapping of Resonant Inelastic X‐ray Scattering Adv. Funct. Mater. (IF 19.0) Pub Date : 2024-04-18 Chen Cheng, Zengqing Zhuo, Shuyuan Chen, Xi Zhou, Cheng Yuan, Pan Zeng, Jinghua Guo, Liang Zhang
Redox reaction builds the foundation stone for the energy density of rechargeable battery cathodes. Probing and understanding the redox reaction behavior is crucial, but also extremely formidable, which requires individual and reliable detection of cationic and anionic redox states. Fortunately, the recently developed ultra‐high‐efficiency mapping of resonant inelastic X‐ray scattering (mRIXS) has
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MicroRNA‐Modified DNA Hexahedron‐Induced Hepatocyte‐Like Cells Integrating 3D Printed Scaffold for Acute Liver Failure Therapy Adv. Funct. Mater. (IF 19.0) Pub Date : 2024-04-18 Tiantian Xue, Hongyan Wei, Fenfang Li, Yixin Zhang, Yuanyuan Jin, Yanteng Xu, Hon Fai Chan, Yingying Xu, Yin‐Xiong Li, Mingqiang Li, Yu Tao
Acute liver failure (ALF) involves extensive necrosis of liver cells and severe impairment of liver function. Hepatocyte transplantation holds promise for treating ALF by swiftly supporting liver functions and promoting liver regeneration. However, the scarcity of suitable cell sources requires strategies to obtain enough functional hepatocyte‐like cells (HLCs) and optimize their in vivo transplantation
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Optimizing the Electron Spin States of Na4Fe3(PO4)2P2O7 Cathodes via Mn/F Dual‐Doping for Enhanced Sodium Storage (Adv. Funct. Mater. 16/2024) Adv. Funct. Mater. (IF 19.0) Pub Date : 2024-04-18 Yukun Xi, Xiaoxue Wang, Hui Wang, Mingjun Wang, Guangjin Wang, Junqi Peng, Ningjing Hou, Xing Huang, Yanyan Cao, Zihao Yang, Dongzhu Liu, Xiaohua Pu, Guiqiang Cao, Ruixian Duan, Wenbin Li, Jingjing Wang, Kun Zhang, Kaihua Xu, Jiujun Zhang, Xifei Li
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Engineering Local Graphitic Domains to Balance Defect Active Site and Electronic Conduction Ability in Coal‐Derived Carbon Anode for Superior Potassium Ions Storage Adv. Funct. Mater. (IF 19.0) Pub Date : 2024-04-18 Jiangmin Jiang, Ziyu Chen, Yaxin Chen, Quanchao Zhuang, Zhicheng Ju, Xiaogang Zhang
Potassium‐ion hybrid capacitors (PIHCs) are regarded as one of the promising candidates for large‐scale energy storage technologies. Nevertheless, the lack of suitable anode materials combined with fast ion diffusion kinetics and favorable cycle stability restricts their application. Herein, a catalyst‐confined graphitization strategy is proposed to synthesize low‐cost coal‐based carbon anodes, which
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Photo‐Responsive Decellularized Small Intestine Submucosa Hydrogels Adv. Funct. Mater. (IF 19.0) Pub Date : 2024-04-18 Van Thuy Duong, Han Dang Nguyen, Ngoc Ha Luong, Chun‐Yi Chang, Chien‐Chi Lin
Decellularized small intestine submucosa (dSIS) is a promising biomaterial for promoting tissue regeneration. Isolated from the submucosal layer of animal jejunum, SIS is rich in extracellular matrix (ECM) proteins, including collagen, laminin, and fibronectin. Following mild decellularization, dSIS becomes an acellular matrix that supports cell adhesion, proliferation, and differentiation. Conventional
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Biomimetic Stimulus Responsiveness: From Materials Design to Device Integration Adv. Funct. Mater. (IF 19.0) Pub Date : 2024-04-18 Shenglin Yang, Yixuan Yang, Xiaohu Xia, Bingsuo Zou, Ben Wang, Yabin Zhang
Intelligent actuators have attracted intensive attention due to their broad application scenarios, ranging from precision manufacturing and autonomous robotics to adaptive medical devices. Therein, simplifying structure design and streamlining fabrication processes for responsive materials is crucial for achieving multifunctionality in intelligent actuators. Drawing inspiration from nature, diverse
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Band Engineering of ErAs:InGaAlBiAs Nanocomposite Materials for Terahertz Photoconductive Switches Pumped at 1550 nm Adv. Funct. Mater. (IF 19.0) Pub Date : 2024-04-18 Wilder Acuna, Weipeng Wu, James Bork, Mathew F Doty, M. Benjamin Jungfleisch, Lars Gundlach, Joshua M. O. Zide
Terahertz technology has the potential to have a large impact in myriad fields, such as biomedical science, spectroscopy, and communications. Making these applications practical requires efficient, reliable, and low‐cost devices. Photoconductive switches (PCS), devices capable of emitting and detecting terahertz pulses, are a technology that needs more efficiency when working at telecom wavelength
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Homogenizing Morphology and Composition of Methylammonium‐Free Wide‐Bandgap Perovskite for Efficient and Stable Tandem Solar Cells Adv. Funct. Mater. (IF 19.0) Pub Date : 2024-04-18 Xinxin Lian, Ye Xu, Wei Fu, Rui Meng, Quanxing Ma, Chunyu Xu, Ming Luo, Ying Hu, Junchao Han, Hao Min, Anurag Krishna, Yifan Chen, Huawei Zhou, Xueling Zhang, Cong Chen, Jin Chang, Can Li, Yifeng Chen, Zhiqiang Feng, Zhen Li, Guangzheng Zuo, Jifan Gao, Hong Zhang, Xiaoliang Mo, Junhao Chu
A facile and eco‐friendly dimethyl sulfoxide‐mediated solution aging (DMSA) treatment is presented to control the crystallization dynamics of methylammonium (MA)‐free wide‐bandgap (WBG) perovskite films, enhancing film quality, and morphology for high‐performance tandem solar cells. The comprehensive structural, morphological, and characterization analyses reveal that the DMSA treatment significantly
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Dynamic Anion Enables Self‐Healing Single‐Ion Conductor Polymer Electrolyte for Lithium‐Metal Batteries Adv. Funct. Mater. (IF 19.0) Pub Date : 2024-04-18 Ping‐Hui Duan, Jia‐Ling Yu, Qing‐Song Liu, Gang Wu, Xiu‐Li Wang, Yu‐Zhong Wang
Lithium‐metal batteries (LMBs) are regarded as a promising option for high‐energy‐density storage systems. However, lithium dendrite growth in LMBs can damage electrolytes and cause short circuits, which severely limits the practical application of LMBs. It is highly desired to develop an advanced polymer electrolyte with self‐healing capability and the ability to inhibit the growth of lithium dendrites
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Perylene Diimide‐Based Low‐Cost and Thickness‐Tolerant Electron Transport Layer Enables Polymer Solar Cells Approaching 19% Efficiency Adv. Funct. Mater. (IF 19.0) Pub Date : 2024-04-18 Bin Zhang, Yushou Zhao, Congdi Xu, Chuang Feng, Wenming Li, Xiaofeng Qin, Menglan Lv, Xuanyan Luo, Xiaolan Qin, Aiqing Li, Zhicai He, Ergang Wang
The materials for electron transport layers (ETLs) play a significant role in the performance of polymer solar cells (PSCs) but face challenges, such as low electron transport mobility and conductivity, low solution processibility, and extreme thickness sensitivity, which will undermine the photovoltaic performance and hinder compatibility of large‐scale fabrication technique. To address these challenges
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High‐Quality Additive‐Free α‐FAPbI3 Film Fabricated by Alkane/Nanocrystals Method and Surface Chemistry Modulation for Efficient Perovskite Solar Cell Adv. Funct. Mater. (IF 19.0) Pub Date : 2024-04-18 Jiafeng Wang, Jinwei Xiu, Guanhaojie Zheng, Dong He, Han Gao, Zhenhua Chen, Zhaoning Li, Guocong Chen, Xusheng Zhang, Guoqiang Ma, Peter Raymond Slater, Zhubing He
It's still a scientific issue to synthesize exotic amines‐free and pure‐phase FAPbI3 film because most FAPbI3 films are synthesized by adding MACl‐like exotic amines salts in their precursor solution to reduce the phase transition barrier. In this work, high‐quality and additive‐free phase‐pure α‐FAPbI3 films are successfully fabricated via the sustainable Alkane/Nanocrystals method. FAPbI3 nanocrystals
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Embracing Remote Fields as the Fourth Dimension of Tissue Biofabrication Adv. Funct. Mater. (IF 19.0) Pub Date : 2024-04-18 Shivesh Anand, Christoph Alexander Müller, Bjarke Nørrehvedde Jensen, Menglin Chen
Biomodulation facilitated by external remote fields, such as those generated by magnetic, optical, and acoustic stimuli, has emerged as an intriguing avenue for tissue biofabrication, owing to their precision and non‐invasive characteristics. The active modulation of 3D tissue structures through cellular signaling transductions, encompassing thermo‐, mechano‐, and electro‐transduction, has proven highly
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Functional Copolymer Derived Self‐Adapting LiF‐Rich Interphase Toward Deep Cycling Lithium Metal Batteries Adv. Funct. Mater. (IF 19.0) Pub Date : 2024-04-17 Aoxuan Wang, Yanxin Nie, Yumeng Zhao, Dehua Xu, Linxue Zhang, Zhengfei Zhao, Libin Ren, Shoubin Zhou, Xingjiang Liu, Jiayan Luo
Lithium metal batteries (LMBs) are the best candidates for high‐energy density system. However, the unstable solid electrolyte interphase (SEI) caused by notorious lithium dendrite growth and huge volume fluctuation under practical conditions hinders its commercialization. Here, a functional copolymer composed of monomer is designed with ordered −CF2− groups grafted to viscoelastic backbone to provide
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Dynamic High‐Capacity Structural‐Color Encryption Via Inkjet Printing and Image Recognition Adv. Funct. Mater. (IF 19.0) Pub Date : 2024-04-17 Rujun Li, Kaixuan Li, Xiao Deng, Congzhi Jiang, An Li, Luanluan Xue, Renxuan Yuan, Quan Liu, Zongbo Zhang, Huizeng Li, Yanlin Song
Stimuli‐responsive structural‐color materials have received widespread attention in information encryption due to the significant color changes under different stimuli. However, the trade‐off between the capacity of information input, security level, cost, and large‐area manufacturing greatly limits the application of structural colors in encryption. Herein, dynamic high‐capacity and high‐resolution
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Shape‐Programmable Adaptive Multi‐Material Microswimmers for Biomedical Applications Adv. Funct. Mater. (IF 19.0) Pub Date : 2024-04-17 Liyuan Tan, Yang Yang, Li Fang, David J. Cappelleri
Flagellated microorganisms can swim at low Reynolds numbers and adapt to changes in their environment. Specifically, the flagella can switch their shapes or modes through gene expression. In recent years, efforts have changed to achieve adaptive microswimmers mimicking real microorganisms from traditional rigid microswimmers. However, even though some adaptive microswimmers achieved by hydrogels have
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Programmed Internal Reconfigurations in a 3D‐Printed Mechanical Metamaterial Enable Fluidic Control for a Vertically Stacked Valve Array Adv. Funct. Mater. (IF 19.0) Pub Date : 2024-04-17 Tinku Supakar, David Space, Sophy Mejia, Rou Yu Tan, Jeffrey R. Alston, Eric A. Josephs
Microfluidic valves play a key role within microfluidic systems by regulating fluid flow through distinct microchannels, enabling many advanced applications in medical diagnostics, lab‐on‐chips, and laboratory automation. While microfluidic systems are often limited to planar structures, 3D printing enables new capabilities to generate complex designs for fluidic circuits with higher densities and
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Anti‐Smudge Organic Afterglow Panels Adv. Funct. Mater. (IF 19.0) Pub Date : 2024-04-17 Xiangxiang Zhai, Zhe Mo, Qianqian Yan, Yongliang Zhao, Biaobing Wang, Kaka Zhang
Organic afterglow panels show promising applications in display and information anti‐counterfeiting. Like other panels, organic afterglow panels are susceptible to contamination when used, which can affect their aesthetics and clarity. Here, a kind of visible‐light‐excitable anti‐smudge organic afterglow panels based on a dopant‐matrix strategy and easily prepared through the UV light‐curing method
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High Effective Permeability and Low Power Loss of FeSiAl/Al2O3/ZnO SMC for High Frequency Application Adv. Funct. Mater. (IF 19.0) Pub Date : 2024-04-17 Hongxia Li, Ziwen Lu, Shuai Yu, Mengyi Zhao, Zhaoyuan Liu, Zhong Li, Huawei Rong, Xuefeng Zhang
Soft magnetic composites (SMCs) are key materials in electronic devices. Conventional SMCs incorporate too much insulating material in order to reduce eddy current loss at high frequency, resulting in severe magnetic dilution and demagnetization field, which leads to deterioration of the magnetic performance. In this paper, ZnO precursor is homogeneously deployed on the surface of FeSiAl, which in
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Intelligent Tribotronic Transistors Toward Tactile Near‐Sensor Computing Adv. Funct. Mater. (IF 19.0) Pub Date : 2024-04-16 Hao Lei, Zi‐Yi Yin, Peihao Huang, Xu Gao, Chun Zhao, Zhen Wen, Xuhui Sun, Sui‐Dong Wang
For the next generation of human‐machine interaction (HMI) systems, the development of a tactile interaction unit with multimodal, high sensitivity, and real‐time perception and recognition is the key. Herein, an artificial tactile near‐sensor computing (ATNSC) unit based on a triboelectric tactile sensor and an organic synaptic transistor is reported. By introducing multi‐peak microstructures, the
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A Smart Nitric Oxide (NO) Generating Immuno‐Trimetallic Nanocatalyst Triggering Chemodynamic Therapy in Breast Cancer Treatment Adv. Funct. Mater. (IF 19.0) Pub Date : 2024-04-16 Xueqin Wang, Chuan Liu, Xuyang Chen, Xuanping Zhao, Jing Wu, Hong Chen, Mengna Wan, Shangyi Zhao, Xiaolong Li, Na Li, Shaofeng Duan
Chemodynamic therapy (CDT) has great potential in cancer treatment, but its efficacy is limited due to non‐specificity, insufficient hydrogen peroxide (H2O2), and excessive glutathione (GSH) within the tumor microenvironment (TME). Here, an intelligent nanoplatform (Fe3O4@MnO2@NO@Au NPs, abbreviated as CD44FMNA) is reported for the treatment of breast cancer, which is constructed with Fe3O4 nanoparticles
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Light‐Driven Multi‐Core/Shell Microdroplets as a Targeted Drug Delivery System Adv. Funct. Mater. (IF 19.0) Pub Date : 2024-04-16 Shun Yuan, Benjun Yao, Guowei Yang, Hongxiang Lei
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Internal Encapsulation Strategy Using a Polymer Enables Efficient, Stable, and Lead‐Safe Inverted Perovskite Solar Cells Adv. Funct. Mater. (IF 19.0) Pub Date : 2024-04-16 Hongye Dong, Guibin Shen, Haohui Fang, Yiyi Li, Xiaowen Gao, Qili Song, Xiangning Xu, Yi Wang, Cheng Mu, Dongsheng Xu
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Rational Design of TaON/Potassium Poly(Heptazine Imide) Heterostructure for Multifunctional Environmental Remediation Adv. Funct. Mater. (IF 19.0) Pub Date : 2024-04-16 Xinyi Lian, Christian Mark Pelicano, Zongyi Huang, Xiaodong Yi, Aleksandr Savateev, Markus Antonietti
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High‐Performance Self‐Powered Flexible Thermoelectric Device for Accelerated Wound Healing Adv. Funct. Mater. (IF 19.0) Pub Date : 2024-04-16 Yuwei Zhang, Bangzhi Ge, Jianghe Feng, Nianling Kuang, Haolin Ye, Ziling Yuan, Mengyue Wu, Binbin Jiang, Juan Li, Qiang Sun, Lin Niu, Menghua Zhu, Yadong Xu, Wanqi Jie, Ruiheng Liu, Shaojie Dong, Chongjian Zhou
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Regulated Perovskite Crystallization for Efficient Blue Light‐Emitting Diodes via Interfacial Molecular Network Adv. Funct. Mater. (IF 19.0) Pub Date : 2024-04-16 Lu Wang, Zhen‐Huang Su, Yang Shen, Shi‐Chi Feng, Feng‐Ming Xie, Kai Zhang, Ke‐Fan Meng, Xingyu Gao, Jian‐Xin Tang, Yan‐Qing Li
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Space Durable 3D Printed High‐Performance Polymers Based on Cyanate Ester/Extended‐Bismaleimide Adv. Funct. Mater. (IF 19.0) Pub Date : 2024-04-16 Eitan Grossman, Nurit Atar, Asaf Bolker, Brian E. Riggs, Timothy K. Minton, Irina Gouzman, Yuval Vidavsky
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Stability Enhancement by Zero‐Point Spin Fluctuations: A Quantum Perspective on Bloch Point Topological Singularities Adv. Funct. Mater. (IF 19.0) Pub Date : 2024-04-16 Alonso Tapia, Carlos Saji, Alejandro Roldán‐Molina, Alvaro S. Nunez
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Time Resolved Cryo‐Correlative Light and Electron Microscopy Adv. Funct. Mater. (IF 19.0) Pub Date : 2024-04-16 Gréta V. Szabo, Thomas P. Burg
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Robust Macroscale Superlubricity in Humid Air via Designing Amorphous DLC/Crystalline TMDs Friction Pair Adv. Funct. Mater. (IF 19.0) Pub Date : 2024-04-16 Dongxiang Zhu, Jie Zhang, Panpan Li, Zhan Li, Hongxuan Li, Xiaohong Liu, Tianbao Ma, Li Ji, Huidi Zhou, Jianmin Chen
Superlubricity, a cutting‐edge concept, has the potential to drive the Fourth Industrial Revolution giving its near‐zero energy consumption, but the challenge is how to achieve it in humid air with chemical activity and at macroscale surfaces with unavoidable defects. Here, a novel principle involving the amorphous/crystalline friction pair based on the cognition that tribochemical interaction sites
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Emerging Photoreforming Process to Hydrogen Production: A Future Energy Adv. Funct. Mater. (IF 19.0) Pub Date : 2024-04-16 Sandip Prabhakar Shelake, Dattatray Namdev Sutar, B. Moses Abraham, Tanmay Banerjee, Annadanam V. Sesha Sainath, Ujjwal Pal
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Multifunctional Phototransistor Based on Double Van der Waals Heterojunction with Reversed Band Edge Bending Adv. Funct. Mater. (IF 19.0) Pub Date : 2024-04-16 Shaowu Xiao, Tao Zheng, Wenlong Chen, Jielian Zhang, Mengmeng Yang, Yiming Sun, Zhaoqiang Zheng, Derek Hao, Nengjie Huo, Zuxin Chen, Wei Gao
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Domains with Varying Conductance in Tensile Strained SrMnO3 Thin Films Using Out‐of‐Plane Electric Fields Adv. Funct. Mater. (IF 19.0) Pub Date : 2024-04-16 Job J. L. van Rijn, Ishitro Bhaduri, Majid Ahmadi, Beatriz Noheda, Bart J. Kooi, Tamalika Banerjee
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3D Carbon Allotropes: Topological Quantum Materials with Obstructed Atomic Insulating Phases, Multiple Bulk‐Boundary Correspondences, and Real Topology Adv. Funct. Mater. (IF 19.0) Pub Date : 2024-04-16 Jianhua Wang, Ting‐Ting Zhang, Qianwen Zhang, Xia Cheng, Wenhong Wang, Shifeng Qian, Zhenxiang Cheng, Gang Zhang, Xiaotian Wang