The two-dimensional (2D) ternary transition metal phosphorous chalcogenides (TMPCs) have attracted extensive research interest due to their widely tunable band gap, rich electronic properties, inherent magnetic and ferroelectric properties. However, the synthesis of TMPCs via chemical vapor deposition (CVD) is still challenging since it is difficult to control reactions among multi-precursors. Here

Layered inorganic material, with large-area interlayer surface and interface, provide an essential material platform for constructing new configuration of functional materials. Herein, we demonstrate a layered materials pillared with nanoclusters realizing high temperature thermal insulation performance for the first time. Specifically, systematic synchrotron radiation spectroscopy and finite element

Integrating the merits of low cost, flexibility, and large-area processing, organic semiconductors (OSCs) are promising candidates for next-generation electronic materials. The mobility and stability are the key figure of merit for its practical application. However, it is greatly challenging to improve the mobility and stability simultaneously owing to the weak interactions and poor electronic coupling

High-temperature dielectric polymers are becoming increasingly desirable for capacitive energy storage in renewable energy utilization, electrified transportation, and pulse power systems. Current dielectric polymers typically require robust aromatic molecular frameworks to ensure structural thermal stability at elevated temperatures. Nevertheless, the introduction of aromatic units compromises electrical

Measuring the diffusivity of molecules is the first step towards understanding their dependence and controlling diffusion, but the challenge increases with the decrease of molecular size, particularly for non-fluorescent and non-reactive molecules such as solvents. Here, we demonstrate the capability to monitor the solvent exchange process within the micropores of silica with millisecond time resolution

The fabrication of perfusable hydrogels is crucial for recreating in vitro microphysiological environments. Existing strategies to fabricate complex microchannels in hydrogels involve sophisticated equipment/techniques. We report a cost-effective, facile, versatile, and ultra-fast methodology to fabricate perfusable microchannels of complex shapes in photopolymerizable hydrogels without the need of

Revealing the photocatalytic mechanism between various junctions and catalytic activities has become the hotspot in photocatalytic system. Herein, an internal molecular heptazine/triazine (H/T) junction in crystalline carbon nitride (HTCN) was constructed and devoted to selective two-electron oxygen reduction reaction (2e− ORR) for efficient hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) production. In-situ XRD spectra

Diseases in pregnancy endanger millions of fetuses worldwide every year. The onset of these diseases can be early warned by the dynamic abnormalities of biochemicals in amniotic fluid, thus requiring real-time monitoring. However, when continuously penetrated by detection devices, the amnion is prone to loss of robustness and rupture, which is difficult to regenerate. Here, we present an interface-stabilized

With 40% efficiency under room light intensity, perovskite solar cells (PSCs) would be promising power supplies for low-light applications, particularly for Internet of Things (IoT) devices and indoor electronics, should they become commercialized. Herein, β-alaninamide hydrochloride (AHC) is utilized to spontaneously form a layer of 2D perovskite nucleation seeds for improved film uniformity, crystallization

The emergence of nano innovations in membrane distillation (MD) has garnered increasing scientific interest. This enabled the exploration of state-of-the-art nano-enabled MD membranes with desirable properties, which significantly improve the efficiency and reliability of the MD process and open up opportunities for achieving sustainable water-energy-environment (WEE) nexus. This comprehensive review

Hybrid organic-inorganic perovskites (HOIPs) afford highly versatile structure design and lattice dimensionalities; thus, they are actively researched as material platforms for the tailoring of ferroic behaviors. Unlike single-phase organic or inorganic materials, the interlayer coupling between organic and inorganic components in HOIPs allows the modification of strain and symmetry by chirality transfer

Current research in the area of surgical mesh implants is somewhat limited to traditional designs and synthesis of various mesh materials, whereas meshes with multiple functions may be an effective approach to address long-standing challenges including postoperative complications. We herein present a bioresorbable electronic surgical mesh that offers high mechanical strength over extended timeframes

Magnetic materials in reduced dimensions are not only excellent platforms for fundamental studies of magnetism, but they play crucial roles in technological advances. The discovery of intrinsic magnetism in monolayer two-dimensional van der Waals systems has sparked enormous interest, but the single-chain limit of one-dimensional magnetic van der Waals materials has been largely unexplored. Here, we

In many cases, the hybridization of two or more excitation modes in solids has led to new and useful dispersion relations of waves. Well-studied examples are phonon polaritons, plasmon polaritons, particle-plasmon polaritons, cavity polaritons, and magnetic resonances at optical frequencies. In all of these cases, the lowest propagating mode couples to a finite-frequency localized resonance. Herein

Realization of interactive human-machine interfaces (iHMI) has been improved with development of soft tissue-like strain sensors beyond hard robotic exosuits, potentially allowing cognitive behavior therapy and physical rehabilitation for patients with brain disorders. Here, we report on a strain-sensitive granular adhesive inspired by the core-shell architectures of natural basil seeds for iHMI as

Layered oxides represent a prominent class of cathode materials extensively employed in lithium-ion batteries. The structural degradation of layered cathodes causes the capacity decay during battery cycling, which is generally induced by anisotropic lattice strain in the bulk of the cathode particle and undesirable oxygen release at the surface. However, particularly in lithium-rich layered oxides

While the complementary metal-oxide semiconductor (CMOS) technology is the mainstream for the hardware implementation of neural networks, we explore an alternative route based on a new class of spiking oscillators we call “thermal neuristors”, which operate and interact solely via thermal processes. Utilizing the insulator-to-metal transition in vanadium dioxide, we demonstrate a wide variety of reconfigurable

The limited selection of wide bandgap polymer donors for all-polymer solar cells (all-PSCs) is a bottleneck problem restricting their further development and remains poorly studied. Herein, a new wide bandgap polymer, namely PBBTz-Cl, was designed and synthesized by bridging the benzobisthiazole acceptor block and chlorinated benzodithiophene donor block with thiophene units for application as an electron

Polarimetric photodetector can acquire higher resolution and more surface information of imaging targets in complex environments due to the identification of light polarization. To date, the existing technologies yet sustain the poor polarization sensitivity (<10), far from market application requirement. Here, the photovoltaic detectors with polarization- and gate-tunable optoelectronic reverse phenomenon

Tumor cell-derived microparticles (MPs) can function as anticancer drug delivery carriers. However, short blood circulation time, large size-induced insufficient tumor accumulation and penetration into tumor parenchyma as well as limited cellular internalization by tumor cells and cancer stem cells (CSCs), and difficult intracellular drug release restrict the anticancer activity of tumor cell-derived

Semiconducting polymer chains constitute the building blocks for a wide range of electronic materials and devices. However, most of their electrical characteristics at single-molecule level have received little attention. Elucidating these properties could help understanding performance limits and enable new applications. Here we exploit coupled ionic-electronic charge transport to measure the quasi-one-dimensional

Li-containing alloys and metallic deposits offer substantial Li+ storage capacities as alternative anodes to commercial graphite. However, the thermodynamically in sequence, yet kinetically competitive mechanism between Li solubility in the solid solution and intermediate alloy-induced Li deposition remains debated, particularly across the multiple scales. The elucidation of the mechanism is rather

Metal chloride complexes react with tris(trimethylsilyl)phosphine under mild condition to produce metal phosphide nanoparticles, and chlorotrimethylsilane as a byproduct. The formation of Si-Cl bonds that are stronger than the starting M-Cl bonds acts as a driving force for the reaction. The potential of this strategy is illustrated through the preparation of ruthenium phosphide nanoparticles using

The preparation of highly conductive media and the construction of conducting channels play a crucial role in improving the electrical conductivity of Electrically Conductive Adhesives (ECAs). Therefore, a new MXene structure is reported in this paper, and the improved structure is rationally designed by computational modeling, which greatly prevents the buildup of MXene nanosheets, improves the stability

Monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) hold promise for treating Parkinson's disease (PD), but their therapeutic use is hindered by poor delivery to the brain. In this study, we demonstrate that brain-targeted liposomes (BTL) enhance the delivery of mAbs across the blood-brain-barrier (BBB) and into neurons, thereby improving the intracellular and extracellular treatment of the PD brain. BTL were decorated with

Ultra-high-density single-atom catalysts (UHD-SACs) present unique opportunities for harnessing cooperative effects between neighboring metal centers. However, the lack of tools to establish correlations between the density, type, and arrangement of the isolated metal atoms with the support surface properties hinders efforts to engineer advanced material architectures. Here, we precisely describe the

Borophene-based van der Waals heterostructures have demonstrated enormous potential in the realm of optoelectronic and photovoltaic devices, which has sparked a wide range of interest. However, a thorough understanding of the microscopic excited-state electronic dynamics at interfaces is lacking, which is essential for determining the macroscopic optoelectronic and photovoltaic performance of borophene-based

Spin-polarized lasers, arising from stimulated emission of imbalanced spin populations, play a vital role in spin-optoelectronics. The achievement of spin-polarized lasing remains a long-lasting challenge, which is usually tackled by external spin injection, inevitably suffering from additional losses across the barriers from injection sources to gain materials. Herein, we report self-triggered spin-polarized

Rational selection and design of recombination electrodes (RCEs) are crucial to enhancing the power conversion efficiency (PCE) and stability of monolithic tandem solar cells (TSCs). Sputtered indium tin oxide (ITO) with high conductivity and excellent transmittance is introduced as RCE in perovskite/organic TSCs. To prevent high-energy ITO particles destroy the underlying material during sputtering

Hydrogenation reactions play a critical role in the synthesis of value-added products within the chemical industry. Electrocatalytic hydrogenation (ECH) using water as the hydrogen source has emerged as an alternative to conventional thermocatalytic processes for sustainable and decentralized chemical synthesis under mild conditions. Among various ECH catalysts, copper-based (Cu-based) nanomaterials

Excessive accumulation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) can lead to oxidative stress and oxidative damage, which is one of the important factors for aging and age-related diseases. Therefore, real-time monitoring and the moderate elimination of ROS is extremely important. In this study, a ROS-responsive circular dichroic (CD) at 553 nm and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) dual-signals chiral manganese

Peripheral nerve injury potentially destroys the quality of life by inducing functional movement disorders and sensory capacity loss, which results in severe disability and substantial psychological, social, and financial burdens. Autologous nerve grafting has been commonly used as treatment in the clinic; however, its rare donor availability limits its application. A series of artificial nerve guidance

Quantum dot light-emitting diodes (QLED) have attracted extensive attention due to their high color purity, solution-processability, and high brightness. Due to extensive efforts, the external quantum efficiency (EQE) of QLED has approached the theoretical limit. However, because of the efficiency roll-off, the high EQE can only be achieved at relatively low luminance, hindering their application in

The need for deep neural network (DNN) models with higher performance and better functionality leads to the proliferation of very large models. Model training, however, requires intensive computation time and energy. Memristor-based compute-in-memory (CIM) modules can perform vector-matrix multiplication (VMM) in situ and in parallel, and have shown great promises in DNN inference applications. However

The integration of electronic effects into complexes for the construction of novel materials has not yet attracted significant attention in the field of energy storage. In the current study, eight one-dimensional (1D) nickel-based salicylic acid (SA) complexes, Ni-XSAs (X = pH, pMe, pMeO, mMe, pBr, pCl, pF, and pCF3), are prepared by ligand engineering. The coordination environments in the Ni-XSAs

Renal cell carcinoma (RCC) is a common urological malignancy and represents a leading threat to healthcare. Recent years have seen a series of progresses in the early diagnosis and management of RCC. Theranostic lipid nanoparticles (LNPs) are increasingly one of the focuses in this field, because of their suitability for tumor targeting and multimodal therapy. LNPs can be precisely fabricated with

Nanozymes with inherent enzyme-mimic catalytic properties combat malignant tumor progression via catalytic therapy, while the therapeutic efficacy still needs to be improved. In this work, we innovatively synthesized ultra-small platinum nanozymes (nPt) in confined domain of wormlike pore channel in gold nanobipyramidal-mesoporous silica dioxide nanocomposites, producing nanozyme carriers AP-mSi with

The increased incidence of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) has seriously affected the life quality of patients. IBD develops due to excessive intestinal epithelial cell (IEC) apoptosis, disrupting the gut barrier, colonizing harmful bacteria, and initiating persistent inflammation. The current therapeutic approaches that reduce inflammation are limited. Although IBD can be treated significantly by

The key dilemma for green hydrogen production via electrocatalytic water splitting is the high overpotential required for anodic oxygen evolution reaction (OER). Co/Fe-based materials show superior catalytic OER activity to noble metal-based catalysts, but still lag far behind the state-of-the-art Ni/Fe-based catalysts probably due to undesirable side segregation of FeOOH with poor conductivity and

A metal-organic framework (MOF), ZIF-8, which is stable at neutral and slightly basic pH values in aqueous solutions and destabilized/dissolved under acidic conditions w as loaded with a pH-insensitive fluorescent dye, rhodamine-B isothiocyanate, as a model payload species. Then, the MOF species w ere immobilized at an electrode surface. The local (interfacial) pH value w as rapidly decreased by means

Unsatisfied tumor accumulation of chemotherapeutic drugs and a complicated immunosuppressive microenvironment diminish the immune response rate and the therapeutic effect. Surface modification of these drugs with target ligands can promote their cellular internalization, but the modified drugs may be subjected to unexpected immune recognition and clearance. Herein, a phenylboronic acid (PBA) group-shieldable

A novel smart fluorescent polymer PGP was developed by incorporating four stimuli-triggers at molecular level. They are amphiphilicity, supramolecular host-guest sites, pyrene fluorescence indicator, and reversible chelation sites. PGP exhibits smart deformation and shape-dependent fluorescence in response to external stimuli. It can deform into three typical shapes with a characteristic fluorescence

Adopting intermittent renewable electricity to produce “green” hydrogen has been a critical challenge because at a high current density the mass transfer capability of most catalytic electrodes deteriorates significantly. Herein, we report a unique lamellar fern-like alloy aerogel (LFA) as a self-standing electrode, showing a unique dynamically adaptive bubbling capability and can effectively avoid

Solid-state electrolytes (SSEs) play a crucial role in developing lithium metal batteries (LMBs) with high safety and energy density. Exploring SSEs with excellent comprehensive performance is the key to achieving the practical application of LMBs. In this work, we demonstrate the great potential of Li0.95Na0.05FePO4 (LNFP) as an ideal SSE due to its enhanced ionic conductivity and reliable stability

Enabling the living capability of secreting liquids dynamically triggered by external stimuli while maintaining the bulk frame is a significant challenge for mucosa-inspired hydrogels. A mucosa-inspired electro-responsive hydrogel is developed in this study using the synergy between electro-responsive silk supramolecular non-covalent networks and covalent polyacrylamide and polyvinyl alcohol polymer

Despite the high energy of LiNi0.8Co0.1Mn0.1O2 (NCM811) cathode, it still suffers serious decay due to the continuous solvents decomposition and unstable cathode electrolyte interphase (CEI) layers, especially under high temperatures. The intense exothermic reaction between delithiated NCM811 and flammable organic solvents, on the other hand, pushes the batteries to their safety limit. Herein, we tackle

In the III-V family of colloidal quantum dot (CQDs) semiconductors, InSb promises access to a wider range of infrared wavelengths compared to many light-sensing material candidates. However, achieving the necessary size, size-dispersity, and optical properties has been challenging. Here we investigate the synthetic challenges associated with InSb CQDs and find that uncontrolled reduction of the antimony

Mg-S batteries hold great promise as a potential alternative to Li-based technologies. Their further development hinges on solving a few key challenges, including the lower capacity and poorer cycling performance when compared to Li counterparts. At the heart of the issues is the lack of knowledge on polysulfide chemical behaviors in the Mg-S battery environment. In this Review, we provide a comprehensive

Developing bifunctional electrocatalyst for seawater splitting remains a persistent challenge. Herein, we propose an approach through density functional theory (DFT) pre-analysis to manipulate electron redistribution in Ni2P addressed by cation doping and vacancy engineering. The needle-like Fe-doped Ni2P with P vacancy (Fe-Ni2Pv) was successfully synthesized on nickel foam, exhibiting a superior bifunctional

The connection between laser-based material processing and additive manufacturing is quite deeply rooted. In fact, the spark that started the field of additive manufacturing was the idea that two intersecting laser beams could selectively solidify a vat of resin. Ever since, laser has been accompanying the field of additive manufacturing, with its repertoire expanded from processing only photopolymer

Film-type shape-configurable speakers with tunable sound directivity are in high demand for wearable electronics. Flexible, thin thermoacoustic (TA) loudspeakers—which are free from bulky vibrating diaphragms—show promise in this regard. However, configuring thin TA loudspeakers into arbitrary shapes is challenging because of their low sound pressure level (SPL) under mechanical deformations and low

Detecting and distinguishing light polarization states, one of the most basic elements of optical fields, have significant importance in both scientific studies and industry applications. Artificially fabricated structures, e.g., metasurfaces with anisotropic absorptions, have shown the capabilities of detecting polarization light and controlling polarization ratios (PRs). However, their operations