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Programmable assembly of multiple donor-acceptor systems in metal-organic framework for heterogeneity manipulation and functions integration Matter (IF 15.589) Pub Date : 2022-06-22 Xiao-Ting Liu, Bin-Bin Qian, Tongjin Zhang, Hong-Xiang Nie, Nan-Nan Xiao, Hao-Yang Shi, Ze Chang, Yong Sheng Zhao, Xian-He Bu
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Scalable, inexpensive, one-pot, facile synthesis of crystalline two-dimensional birnessite flakes Matter (IF 15.589) Pub Date : 2022-06-16 Hussein O. Badr, Kiana Montazeri, Tarek El-Melegy, Varun Natu, Michael Carey, Ramchandra Gawas, Phu Phan, Qian Qian, Christopher Y. Li, Ulf Wiedwald, Michael Farle, Erika Colin-Ulloa, Lyubov V. Titova, Marc Currie, Thierry Ouisse, Maxime Barbier, Andrei Rogalev, Fabrice Wilhelm, Michel W. Barsoum
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Transparent and flexible structurally colored biological nanofiber films for visual gas detection Matter (IF 15.589) Pub Date : 2022-06-14 Mengjiao Shi, Lulu Bai, Dehui Wan, Jin Chang, Qing Li, Haipeng Yu, Shouxin Liu, Tong Wei, Wenshuai Chen, Zhuangjun Fan
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Constructing ultra-stable photothermal plastics assisted by carbon dots with photocaged reactivity Matter (IF 15.589) Pub Date : 2022-06-10 Jianyong Wan, Jiaxiu Wang, Hongda Guo, Keliang Wan, Xinpeng Zhao, Jian Li, Shujun Li, Zhijun Chen, Shouxin Liu, Kai Zhang
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Living skin on a robot Matter (IF 15.589) Pub Date : 2022-06-09 Michio Kawai, Minghao Nie, Haruka Oda, Yuya Morimoto, Shoji Takeuchi
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Reaching critical MASS: Crowdsourcing designs for the next generation of materials acceleration platforms Matter (IF 15.589) Pub Date : 2022-06-08 Martin Seifrid, Jason Hattrick-Simpers, Alán Aspuru-Guzik, Tom Kalil, Steve Cranford
Over the past decades, continual advancement of computational power has led to the prevalence of automation across science, industry, and society, whereby digital solutions were developed algorithmically to exploit technical knowledge of a problem. However, we are currently entering a critical period of computational innovation, particularly in materials science. Non-intuitive materials acceleration
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Selective doping of a single ambipolar organic semiconductor to obtain P- and N-type semiconductors Matter (IF 15.589) Pub Date : 2022-06-08 Yanqin Chen, Lingli Zhao, Ping-An Chen, Yuhao Li, Jing Guo, Yu Liu, Xincan Qiu, Jiangnan Xia, Kaixuan Chen, Huajie Chen, Xinhui Lu, Lang Jiang, Lei Liao, Thuc-Quyen Nguyen, Yuanyuan Hu
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Revealing fundamentals of charge extraction in photovoltaic devices through potentiostatic photoluminescence imaging Matter (IF 15.589) Pub Date : 2022-06-07 Lukas Wagner, Patrick Schygulla, Jan Philipp Herterich, Mohamed Elshamy, Dmitry Bogachuk, Salma Zouhair, Simone Mastroianni, Uli Würfel, Yuhang Liu, Shaik M. Zakeeruddin, Michael Grätzel, Andreas Hinsch, Stefan W. Glunz
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Dressing blood-contacting devices with platelet membrane enables large-scale multifunctional biointerfacing Matter (IF 15.589) Pub Date : 2022-06-02 Zhongyi Zhou, Rifang Luo, Liang Chen, Cheng Hu, Chong Chen, Manfred F. Maitz, Linhua Li, Li Yang, Di Deng, Yongqi An, Haoshuang Wu, Yuan Yang, Yan Dai, Jianyu Xin, Yunbing Wang
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Circularly polarized perovskite luminescence with dissymmetry factor up to 1.9 by soft helix bilayer device Matter (IF 15.589) Pub Date : 2022-05-31 Shuaijun Liu, Xuan Liu, Yongzhen Wu, Diwei Zhang, Yue Wu, He Tian, Zhigang Zheng, Wei-Hong Zhu
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Empowering new students, Breaking Bad, and bottle studies Matter (IF 15.589) Pub Date : 2022-06-01 Steve Cranford
Abstract not available
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Teaching machine learning to materials scientists: Lessons from hosting tutorials and competitions Matter (IF 15.589) Pub Date : 2022-06-01 Shijing Sun, Keith Brown, A. Gilad Kusne
The growing field of data-driven materials research poses a challenge to educators: teaching machine learning to materials scientists. We share our recent experiences and lessons learnt from organizing educational sessions at the fall 2021 meeting of the Materials Research Society.
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Tales from Sabbatical I: Planning your leave Matter (IF 15.589) Pub Date : 2022-06-01 Taylor D. Sparks
This Matter of Opinion is the first of three in a “Tales from Sabbatical” series focusing on sabbaticals in academia with perspectives from before you go, during the sabbatical, and once you return. This piece discusses some of the reasons why you would choose to go on sabbatical in the first place, the potential impact on personal and professional life, and logistics for planning.
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Crumpled sheets, fractal dimension, and wrinkles in research Matter (IF 15.589) Pub Date : 2022-06-01 Steve Cranford
Everyone has crumpled a sheet of paper at some point in their lives, either in frustration or to toss it in the office trash. Squeezed in your hands, it clearly becomes “stiffer” as it is compressed. In this issue of Matter, Xia et al. explore the compressive stiffness and strength of crumpled sheets and probe the effect of adhesion, exploring the effect of complex dimensionality on material properties
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These cracks know they twist so fine Matter (IF 15.589) Pub Date : 2022-06-01 H. Le Ferrand
Bio inspired composites are often acclaimed for their outstanding properties, but their fabrication and compositions may not be compatible with both the natural world and engineering applications. Si-Ming et al. solve this problem with a layer-by-layer brush method for fish scale-inspired composites that are strong, tough, tear resistant, biocompatible, and eco-friendly.
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Molecular engineering of nanoactuators for neuromodulation Matter (IF 15.589) Pub Date : 2022-06-01 Geumbee Lee, John A. Rogers
Some of the most advanced techniques for deep-brain stimulation rely on chronic brain implants that can damage fragile tissues and induce adverse immune responses. Herein, researchers report a macromolecular construct as an injectable photothermal nanotransducer for neuromodulation that bypasses these limitations.
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Programmable multicellular and spatially patterned organoids: A one-pot strategy Matter (IF 15.589) Pub Date : 2022-06-01 Qimanguli Saiding, Xinliang Chen, Wenguo Cui
The simultaneous differentiation of human-induced pluripotent stem cells (hiPSCs) into different cell types is the basis for obtaining organoids and tissues with complex cell components, structures, and functions. Lewis and colleagues' latest work published in Nature Biomedical Engineering presented a new one-pot orthogonally differentiation strategy combined with a multi-material 3D bioprinting method
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Donor-acceptor organic semiconductor heterojunction nanoparticles for efficient photocatalytic H2 evolution Matter (IF 15.589) Pub Date : 2022-06-01 Guangfu Liao, Chunxue Li, Baizeng Fang
Donor-acceptor organic semiconductor heterojunction nanoparticles are currently among the most efficient visible-light-active H2 evolution photocatalysts due to their long-lived reactive charges. In the current issue of Nature Energy, McCulloch et al. developed two donor-acceptor organic semiconductors with heterojunction nanoparticles for highly efficient photocatalytic H2 evolution.
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Large-sized but ready to enter: Micron-sized liquid droplets for versatile intracellular delivery Matter (IF 15.589) Pub Date : 2022-06-01 Jianhui Liu, Ruilu Feng, Ying Chau
Nanoparticles have been largely designed and exploited for intracellular delivery of biomacromolecules, classically via endocytosis pathways. A recent work published by Miserez et al. in Nature Chemistry showed that micron-sized liquid droplets can be used for efficient and cytosolic delivery of cargoes including proteins, peptides, and mRNAs, opening new avenues for intracellular delivery of macromolecular
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Magnetically tightened multifunctional phase change materials Matter (IF 15.589) Pub Date : 2022-06-01 Panpan Liu, Yan Gao, Xiao Chen
As a non-contact, real-time, accurate, and flexible control technique, the magnetic field has been widely utilized in a variety of applications, including industrial grab, robot drives, medical assistance, etc. However, non-magnetic phase change materials (PCMs) are difficult to manipulate with magnetic fields. Recently in Nature Communications, He et al. innovatively proposed magnetically tightened
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Intelligent robotic virtual reality Matter (IF 15.589) Pub Date : 2022-06-01 Fei Li, Run Hu
Human-machine interfaces (HMIs) are increasingly important for next-generation virtual reality (VR) applications. Recently in Science Advances, Liu et al. reported a skin-integrated closed-loop wearable HMI with adequate haptic feedback information for intelligent robotic VR application that enables interaction with robots in visual, auditory, and haptic VR manners. The intriguing advances are briefly
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Widespread opportunities for materials engineering of nanocrystals: Synthetically tailorable effects and methodologies Matter (IF 15.589) Pub Date : 2022-06-01 Hayley K. Drozdick, Rachel Weiss, Colette M. Sullivan, Sarah Wieghold, Lea Nienhaus
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The roles of polymers in mRNA delivery Matter (IF 15.589) Pub Date : 2022-06-01 Pei Huang, Hongzhang Deng, Yongfeng Zhou, Xiaoyuan Chen
mRNA therapy, which possesses distinctive advantages over DNA and protein-based therapies, has immense potential for diverse applications, including mRNA vaccines, protein-replacement therapy, gene editing, and cell reprogramming. Nevertheless, successful mRNA therapy requires the production of stable mRNA with minimal immunogenicity and establishment of a safe and effective delivery system. Polymeric
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Solution-processed perovskite crystals for electronics: Moving forward Matter (IF 15.589) Pub Date : 2022-06-01 Feng Li, Tiebin Yang, Rongkun Zheng
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Majorana zero modes in iron-based superconductors Matter (IF 15.589) Pub Date : 2022-06-01 Lina Sang, Zhi Li, Guangsai Yang, Muhammad Nadeem, Lan Wang, Qikun Xue, Alexander R. Hamilton, Xiaolin Wang
Since the proposal of the concept of topological superconductivity in condensed-matter physics, a new chapter has opened in the history of the development of topological superconductivity and Majorana zero modes (MZMs). Topological superconductors have become the main candidate materials for realizing topological quantum computing due to the Majorana zero-energy mode satisfying non-Abelian statistics
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Electrochemical lithium extraction from aqueous sources Matter (IF 15.589) Pub Date : 2022-06-01 Yuecheng Xiong, Jingwen Zhou, Pengyi Lu, Jinwen Yin, Yunhao Wang, Zhanxi Fan
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Constructing two-dimensional holey graphyne with unusual annulative π-extension Matter (IF 15.589) Pub Date : 2022-05-18 Xinghui Liu, Soo Min Cho, Shiru Lin, Zhongfang Chen, Wooseon Choi, Young-Min Kim, Eunbhin Yun, Eun Hee Baek, Do Hyun Ryu, Hyoyoung Lee
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Ion-exchange-induced slow crystallization of 2D-3D perovskite thick junctions for X-ray detection and imaging Matter (IF 15.589) Pub Date : 2022-05-17 Jiali Peng, Yalun Xu, Fang Yao, Huihuang Huang, Ruiming Li, Qianqian Lin
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A lightweight aramid-based structural composite with ultralow thermal conductivity and high-impact force dissipation Matter (IF 15.589) Pub Date : 2022-05-17 Jianpeng Wu, Yu Wang, Junshuo Zhang, Chunyu Zhao, Ziyang Fan, Quan Shu, Xiaokang He, Shouhu Xuan, Xinglong Gong
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Transforming “cold” tumors into “hot” ones via tumor-microenvironment-responsive siRNA micelleplexes for enhanced immunotherapy Matter (IF 15.589) Pub Date : 2022-05-17 Yunfei Yi, Mian Yu, Chan Feng, Huisong Hao, Weiwei Zeng, Chuchu Lin, Hongzhong Chen, Feng Lv, Dunwan Zhu, Xiaoyuan Ji, Lin Mei, Meiying Wu, Wei Tao
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Ambipolar-transport wide-bandgap perovskite interlayer for organic photovoltaics with over 18% efficiency Matter (IF 15.589) Pub Date : 2022-05-16 Cenqi Yan, Jiangsheng Yu, Yuhao Li, Patrick W.K. Fong, Ran Ding, Kuan Liu, Hao Xia, Zhiwei Ren, Xinhui Lu, Jianhua Hao, Gang Li
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Sticky crumpled matter Matter (IF 15.589) Pub Date : 2022-05-16 Andrew B. Croll, Yangchao Liao, Zhaofan Li, Wathsala M.A. Jayawardana, Theresa Elder, Wenjie Xia
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Adaptive camouflage achieved by an artificial chameleon robot Matter (IF 15.589) Pub Date : 2022-05-05 Yun Liu, Jianguo Guan
Inspired by the active color change in chameleon, Ko and co-workers have achieved adaptive camouflage in an artificial chameleon robot that can actively sense the surrounding colors and rapidly change skin colors with specific patterns to blend itself into the surrounding background.
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Pale blue quantum dot: A beacon for material solutions Matter (IF 15.589) Pub Date : 2022-05-04 Steve Cranford
Abstract not available
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Accelerate process optimization in perovskite solar cell manufacturing with machine learning Matter (IF 15.589) Pub Date : 2022-05-04 Julia W.P. Hsu, Weijie Xu
Up-scaling halide-perovskite solar cell manufacturing is critical for the renewable-energy economy but is challenging to accomplish using traditional strategies. Applying Bayesian Optimization with human knowledge constraints, Liu et al. demonstrated an efficient process optimization for rapid spray plasma processing.
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CO2-to-methane electroreduction gets a helping hand Matter (IF 15.589) Pub Date : 2022-05-04 Hui-Hui Li, Shu-Hong Yu
It is a still a great challenge to achieve high selectivity of CO2 reduction reaction (CO2RR) to methane. In the April 2022 issue of Chem Catalysis, Sargent et al. develop an element-doping strategy to construct highly selective CO2RR electrocatalysts by disrupting C-C coupling and simultaneously suppressing hydrogen evolution reaction in neutral electrolyte at high current densities.
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Artificial enzymic architecture for catalytic polyolefin upcycling Matter (IF 15.589) Pub Date : 2022-05-04 Mingyu Chu, Jinxing Chen
Inspired by how enzymes catalyze macromolecules deconstruction, a collaborative research group has developed a general biomimetic strategy for preparing smart and efficient nanocatalysts for polyolefin recycling with high catalytic activity and selectivity, as well as catalyst stability.
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Bioinspired acoustic textiles with nanoscale vibrations for wearable biomonitoring Matter (IF 15.589) Pub Date : 2022-05-04 Xiao Xiao, Junyi Yin, Guorui Chen, Sophia Shen, Ardo Nashalian, Jun Chen
The smart textile research community is advancing rapidly with the aim of changing the way we wear clothes in the near future. An eardrum-inspired acoustic textile was recently developed that can function as a sensitive audible microphone. The acoustic textile is woven from yarns with a high Young’s modulus and thermal drawing composite piezoelectric fibers that can concentrate mechanical stress in
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Chiral nanofluidic membrane for detection of circular polarization light Matter (IF 15.589) Pub Date : 2022-05-04 Qun Ma, Liang Chen, Fan Xia
Circularly polarized light is vital for many emerging applications, yet the highly sensitive detection of right- and left-CPL remains challenging. In a recent study in Nature Nanotechnology reported by Kuang and colleagues, chiral nanofluidic membranes assembly by L- and D-phenylalanine-modified plasmonic Au nanoparticles were applied to realize the highly sensitive detection to circular polarization
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Solid-state synthesized batteries get upset Matter (IF 15.589) Pub Date : 2022-05-04 Aditya Narayan Singh, Kyung-Wan Nam
Recent work in Nature Communications by Xu et al. reveals that synthesis-induced crystallographic defects are the real culprit for performance degradation in sodium-ion batteries rather than the conventional belief in cyclic-induced structural deformations. The catastrophic performance degradation is tied to structural earthquakes arising from the spontaneous relaxation of native lattice strain possessed
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Amphiphilic MOF nanoflakes for ultraselective polyamide membranes Matter (IF 15.589) Pub Date : 2022-05-04 Yubing Peng, Wanbin Li, Hai Zhu
Ultraselective polyamide (PA) reverse osmosis membranes are a highly desired sustainable water resource. In a recent study published in Science Advances, Wang et al. used amphiphilic metal-organic framework (MOF) nanoflakes to regulate the interfacial polymerization process to build an ultraselective PA membrane showing high-performance desalination and water reuse.
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Opportunities for machine learning to accelerate halide-perovskite commercialization and scale-up Matter (IF 15.589) Pub Date : 2022-05-04 Rishi E. Kumar, Armi Tiihonen, Shijing Sun, David P. Fenning, Zhe Liu, Tonio Buonassisi
While halide perovskites attract significant academic attention, examples of industrial production at scale are still sparse. In this perspective, we review practical challenges hindering the commercialization of halide perovskites and discuss how machine-learning (ML) tools could help: (1) active-learning algorithms that blend institutional knowledge and human expertise could help stabilize and rapidly
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Nanomaterial-mediated ablation therapy for cancer stem cells Matter (IF 15.589) Pub Date : 2022-05-04 Yuanwei Pan, Lujie Liu, Lang Rao, Xiaoyuan Chen
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Elastic vitrimers: Beyond thermoplastic and thermoset elastomers Matter (IF 15.589) Pub Date : 2022-05-04 Jiancheng Luo, Zoriana Demchuk, Xiao Zhao, Tomonori Saito, Ming Tian, Alexei P. Sokolov, Peng-Fei Cao
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Surface design strategies for mitigating ice and snow accretion Matter (IF 15.589) Pub Date : 2022-05-04 Abhishek Dhyani, Wonjae Choi, Kevin Golovin, Anish Tuteja
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Implanting an ion-selective “skin” in electrolyte towards high-energy and safe lithium-sulfur battery Matter (IF 15.589) Pub Date : 2022-05-03 Cheng Ma, Xuyan Ni, Youquan Zhang, Qingbing Xia, Liangjun Zhou, Libao Chen, Yanqing Lai, Xiaobo Ji, Chenglin Yan, Weifeng Wei
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Efficient near-infrared phosphors discovered by parametrizing the Eu(II) 5d-to-4f energy gap Matter (IF 15.589) Pub Date : 2022-05-04 Shuxing Li, Mahdi Amachraa, Chi Chen, Le Wang, Zhenbin Wang, Shyue Ping Ong, Rong-Jun Xie
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An ammonium-pseudohalide ion pair for synergistic passivating surfaces in FAPbI3 perovskite solar cells Matter (IF 15.589) Pub Date : 2022-04-27 Jungan Wang, Hongzhuang Ma, Aifei Wang, Zihao Li, Jingjin Dong, You Liu, Song Gao, Suhao Yan, Xianglin Chen, Ya Li, Zichao Wu, Wenxin Xu, Fang Liu, Fangfang Wang, Wei Huang, Tianshi Qin
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Disclosing the natures of carbon edges with gradient nanocarbons for electrochemical hydrogen peroxide production Matter (IF 15.589) Pub Date : 2022-04-28 Linhui Yu, Ling Tang, Wei Guo, Caihong Li, Dongyoon Shin, Zigeng Liu, Yangming Lin
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An all-C–H-activation strategy to rapidly synthesize high-mobility well-balanced ambipolar semiconducting polymers Matter (IF 15.589) Pub Date : 2022-04-27 Tao Shen, Wenhao Li, Yan Zhao, Yunqi Liu, Yang Wang
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Multilaminate metastructure for high-temperature radar-infrared bi-stealth: Topological optimization and near-room-temperature synthesis Matter (IF 15.589) Pub Date : 2022-04-27 Zhimin An, Yiping Li, Xiaoguang Luo, Yixing Huang, Rubing Zhang, Daining Fang
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Real-space visualization of short-range antiferromagnetic correlations in a magnetically enhanced thermoelectric Matter (IF 15.589) Pub Date : 2022-04-25 Raju Baral, Jacob A. Christensen, Parker K. Hamilton, Feng Ye, Karine Chesnel, Taylor D. Sparks, Rosa Ward, Jiaqiang Yan, Michael A. McGuire, Michael E. Manley, Julie B. Staunton, Raphaël P. Hermann, Benjamin A. Frandsen
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A multi-tasking polypeptide from bloodworm jaws: Catalyst, template, and copolymer in film formation Matter (IF 15.589) Pub Date : 2022-04-25 William R. Wonderly, Tuan T.D. Nguyen, Katerina G. Malollari, Daniel DeMartini, Peyman Delparastan, Eric Valois, Phillip B. Messersmith, Matthew E. Helgeson, J. Herbert Waite
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Laser-accelerated phase transformation in cesium lead iodide perovskite Matter (IF 15.589) Pub Date : 2022-04-25 Zhenni Lin, Maria C. Folgueras, Han K.D. Le, Mengyu Gao, Peidong Yang
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A molecular perspective on carbon capture Matter (IF 15.589) Pub Date : 2022-04-22 Jeffrey A. Reimer
Limiting carbon output is indeed one route to a sustainable future, but in parallel, what if the waste carbons could be efficiently recaptured and effectively recycled—i.e., flipping carbon from a waste to a resource? Unlike separating plastic containers from a bin, extracting gaseous carbon dioxide and monoxide (among other products) from the atmosphere is a large-scale problem that requires molecular
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What does net zero by 2050 mean to the solar energy materials researcher? Matter (IF 15.589) Pub Date : 2022-04-22 Bin Chen, Edward H. Sargent
The energy sector is today the largest greenhouse gas emitter, accounting for ∼70% of anthropogenic CO2 emissions. Rigorous decarbonization of the global energy supply is required to limit the temperature rise to below 1.5°C and reach net zero by 2050. Solar photovoltaics will play a key role, and massive upscaling of solar photovoltaics is faced with many challenges. Here we discuss how materials
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Engineered wood for a sustainable future Matter (IF 15.589) Pub Date : 2022-04-22 Yimin Mao, Liangbing Hu, Zhiyong Jason Ren
Wood, as one of the most abundant bioresources on the planet, holds great promise for providing green energy and materials for a sustainable future. The inherent mesoporous and hierarchical structure of wood provides ample opportunities for engineering this natural material using advanced nanotechnologies to achieve novel optical, thermal, and transport properties. In this Matter of Opinion, we outline
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Entangled structure morphology by polymer guest enabling mechanically robust organic solar cells with efficiencies of over 16.5% Matter (IF 15.589) Pub Date : 2022-04-19 Wei Song, Kuibao Yu, Jinfeng Ge, Lin Xie, Rong Zhou, Ruixiang Peng, Xiaoli Zhang, Mengjin Yang, Zhixiang Wei, Ziyi Ge
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Self-assembled 1D nanostructures for direct nanoscale detection and biosensing Matter (IF 15.589) Pub Date : 2022-04-19 Zeying Zhang, Maoxiong Zhao, Meng Su, Yali Sun, Ekaterina Ponkratova, Shuang-Jie Tan, Qi Pan, Bingda Chen, Zheng Li, Zheren Cai, Huadong Wang, Dongdong Wu, Lei Shi, Yanlin Song
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Nanotwin-induced ductile mechanism in thermoelectric semiconductor PbTe Matter (IF 15.589) Pub Date : 2022-04-06 Min Huang, Pengcheng Zhai, Guodong Li, Qi An, Sergey I. Morozov, Wenjuan Li, Qingjie Zhang, William A. Goddard