Advanced Materials
Articles in this Issue
Molecular Bridge Overcomes Carrier Transport Limitations for High‐Efficiency Quantum Dot Photovoltaic
ABSTRACT Metal halide perovskite quantum dots (QDs) are promising candidates for next‐generation photovoltaic devices; however, their practical performance is la...
Topological Frustration of Ångström‐Confined Water for Stable Aqueous Zinc‐Ion Batteries
ABSTRACT Despite extensive efforts to regulate water activity in hydrogel electrolytes for aqueous zinc‐ion batteries (AZIBs), current strategies are insufficien...
Space‐Time‐Frequency Information Metasurface and Its Application in Electromagnetic Environment Sensing
ABSTRACT The advancement of 6G communications, Internet of Things, and electronic warfare systems toward higher frequencies, wider bandwidths, and multi‐scenario cooperation has impo...
TESCLA: A Fully Soft Electromagnetic Linear Actuator With Continuous Bending Enabled by Liquid‐Metal Solenoids
ABSTRACT Linear actuators are widely employed in robots and wearable devices due to their capability of directly generating linear motion. Although soft actuators and flexible linear...
Nondestructive Integration of Laser‐Induced Biomass Graphene for Sustainable Wearable Electronics
ABSTRACT Laser‐induced graphene (LIG) circuits hold significant promise for wearable electronics due to their excellent chemical stability and biocompatibility....
Coherent Solid–Solution Interface With Near‐Zero Lattice Mismatch Enables Stable Zinc Anodes
ABSTRACT Aqueous Zn‐ion batteries (AZIBs) are attractive for large‐scale energy storage owing to their high theoretical capacity, intrinsic safety, and low cost....
Advancing 1.84 eV Wide‐Bandgap Perovskite Photovoltaics Beyond 20% via Single‐Facet‐Oriented Self‐Assembled Molecules
ABSTRACT Uncontrolled crystal growth and structural heterogeneity in solution‐processed self‐assembled molecules (SAMs) remain major limitations for efficient interfacial charge tran...
Low‐Dimensional V–VI van der Waals Compound Photodetectors
ABSTRACT This review for the first time provides a comprehensive overview on the low‐dimensional V–VI van der Waals compounds‐based photodetectors. It begins with the fundamental phy...
Reclaiming Reactive Oxygen Species With Taurine/Peroxytaurine Redox Couple for Achieving Ultra‐Long‐Term Cycle Stability in 4.8 V Li‐Rich Layered Oxide Cathodes
ABSTRACT Li‐rich Mn‐based layered oxides (LRMOs) are essential cathode materials for higher energy densities in batteries. Nevertheless, the release of reactive...
Analog Tensor Processing With Carbon Nanotube In‐Memory Matrix Multiplications for Edge Computer Vision Acceleration
ABSTRACT Computer vision requires intense tensor operations, primarily matrix multiplications, imposing substantial computation demands. Using hardware such as GPU and ASICs for acce...
A Pyridine Mediator Enables High‐Efficiency, Long‐Cycling Anode‐Less/Free Lithium–Sulfur Batteries With Li <sub>2</sub> S Cathodes
ABSTRACT Lithium sulfide (Li 2 S) is a promising high‐capacity cathode material. Importantly, it can provide lithium sour...
Comprehensive Review on Stability of Quasi‐2D Perovskite LEDs: Mechanistic Insights Into Intrinsic/Extrinsic Degradation and Innovative Stabilization Strategies
ABSTRACT Quasi‐two‐dimensional (quasi‐2D) perovskite light‐emitting diodes (PeLEDs) have gained a strong competitive edge in next‐generation display, thanks to their exceptional elec...
Coupling Stress Delocalization With Lithiation Homogenization: Omnidirectional Conformal Interface Integrating Silicon Oxycarbide–Graphite Anode
ABSTRACT Integrating Si‐based anodes with graphite has been widely recognized as an effective strategy for pursuing high‐energy‐density lithium‐ion batteries (LIBs). However, the “st...
Perception‐Feedback Mapping Strategies for Flexible Human–Machine Interfaces
ABSTRACT The field of flexible human–machine interfaces (HMIs) has been evolving rapidly with progress in materials science, structural design, device fabrication, and system integra...
Pore Engineering of Covalent Organic Frameworks Boosts Chlorine Confinement and Electrochemical Performance in Li─Cl <sub>2</sub> Batteries
ABSTRACT The development of high‐energy‐density Li─Cl 2 batteries is hindered by insufficient Cl 2...
Ternary Heterostructures With Gradient Built‐In Electric Fields Through Stepwise Screening for Highly Reversible Sodium Storage at Low Temperature
ABSTRACT Heterostructure engineering is considered a promising approach to improve sodium storage at low temperatures (LTs). However, the trial‐and‐error fabrica...
Mechanically, Thermally, and Interfacially Robust Solid Polymer Electrolytes Enabled by an Organic–Inorganic Interwoven Architecture
ABSTRACT Solid polymer electrolytes (SPEs) are promising for use in high‐energy‐density solid‐state Li metal batteries. However, their practical application is h...
Compositional and Structural Engineering of MAX Phases and Their Derivatives for Electrochemical Energy Storage and Conversion
ABSTRACT MAX phases feature exceptional compositional and structural tunability, serving as a versatile materials platform for electrochemical energy storage and conversion, both as...
Assembly and Disassembly of Nanoparticles for Antitumor Applications: Mechanisms, Strategies, and Functions
ABSTRACT Nanoparticles (NPs) demonstrate tremendous potential in tumor therapy, diagnostic imaging, and precision medicine. Their performance is regulated by their assembly and disas...
Cryogenic Thermoelectric Enhancement by Nonparabolic Band‐Edge Transport in Bi <sub>2</sub> Te <sub>3</sub>
ABSTRACT Selective scattering of electrons near the Fermi level is the kinetic origin of the thermoelectric effect. Pronounced band nonparabolicity near the band...
Confinement‐Induced Donnan Potential Enables Sealed Hydrovoltaic Power From Microliter Water
ABSTRACT Hydrovoltaic power generation offers a promising route for sustainable energy generation, yet existing systems typically rely on evaporation‐driven flow...
Surface Charge Regulated Non‐Equilibrium Assembly and Open Living Crystals of Chemically Driven Ring‐Shaped Micromotors
ABSTRACT Active colloidal systems, driven by self‐propulsion and collective dynamics, offer a non‐equilibrium route to soft materials. Realizing such materials h...
Cross‐linked Ion‐Pair Microporous Polymers Enabling Durable High‐Temperature Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells
ABSTRACT Phosphoric acid (PA)‐doped ion‐pair polymers have emerged as promising proton exchange membranes (PEMs) for high‐temperature fuel cells, enabling operat...
Giant Light‐Heat‐Electricity Conversion in Photothermoelectric Detector Enabled by Semiconductor‐Dielectric Superlattices
ABSTRACT Photothermoelectric (PTE) detectors, which operate relying on the photothermal and thermoelectric effects, can overcome the intrinsic spectral limitatio...
A Self‐Phase‐Separated Deep Eutectic Solvent‐Based Biphasic Electrolyte for Durable Four‐Electron Zn‐I <sub>2</sub> Batteries Across Wide‐Temperature Range
ABSTRACT Aqueous four‐electron zinc‐iodine batteries (4eZIBs) hold great promise for long‐term energy storage, but their practical application is severely hinder...