Advanced Materials
Articles in this Issue
Antiphase Boundaries Regulate Phase Stability and Performance in DMA <sup>+</sup> ‐Assisted CsPbI <sub>3</sub> ‐Based Perovskites
ABSTRACT CsPbI 3 ‐based perovskites are promising absorbers for tandem solar cells owing to their optimal bandgap (∼1.7 e...
Machine Learning‐Guided Additive Manufacturing of Multilayer Aerogels for Ultrabroadband, Ultralow‐Reflection Electromagnetic Shielding
ABSTRACT The development of broadband, low‐reflection electromagnetic interference (EMI) shielding materials is critically needed to suppress secondary electromagnetic pollution. Her...
Mechanically Encoded Materials for Edge Perception
ABSTRACT Tactile sensing and perception are fundamental to intelligent interaction with complex environments, yet most artificial sensing systems rely on continuous signal acquisitio...
Self‐Assembled Mesoporous Nickel Polyphthalocyanine/Graphene Microspheres for Room‐Temperature Sensing of Carbonate Ester Leakage in Batteries
ABSTRACT The low viscosity of linear carbonate esters improves electrolyte wetting and ionic conductivity, making them essential for battery operation, but also...
Mechanically Assisted Magnetic Actuation in Ceramic‐Based Microscrolls for Fast and Durable Soft Robotic Systems
ABSTRACT Soft magnetic actuators capable of fast, remote, and untethered motion are increasingly sought for microscale robotic systems. Here, we introduce compac...
Flax Composites With Improved Interfacial Strength Through Microbially Induced Mineral Precipitation
ABSTRACT Driven by the needs of modern transportation and the clean energy transition, the demand for sustainable and lightweight materials is increasing. Composite materials incorpo...
Single‐Photon Superradiance in Giant Rhombicuboctahedral CsPbI <sub>3</sub> Nanocrystals
ABSTRACT Increasing the volume of halide perovskite nanocrystals (NCs) is generally accompanied by lower photoluminescence quantum yield (PLQY). Here, we overcam...
A Skin‐Inspired High‐κ Self‐Healing Polymer for Low‐Voltage Dielectric Elastomer Actuators
ABSTRACT Dielectric elastomer actuators (DEAs), known as a type of artificial muscles, are promising soft actuators with many applications including robotics and...
Dynamic Te–OH Proton Relay Enables Industrial‐Level Acidic CO <sub>2</sub> Electroreduction on Single‐Atom Catalysts
ABSTRACT Electrochemical CO 2 reduction reaction (CO 2 RR) in acidic media can su...
Pseudocapacitive Charge‐Driven Adhesive‐Electrocoupling Hydrogels for Myocardial Infarction Repair via Interstitial Microenvironment Remodeling
ABSTRACT Myocardial infarction (MI) creates a hostile microenvironment characterized by oxidative stress, inflammation, fibrosis, and electrical conduction block...
Sustainable and Multifunctional Natural Macromolecular Polymers for Aqueous Zn Metal Batteries
ABSTRACT Aqueous zinc‐ion batteries (AZIBs) have emerged as a highly competitive energy storage system, owing to their inherent safety, ideal capacity, and the abundance of zinc reso...
Transient Cytoskeletal Anisotropy Encodes Short‐Term Mechanical Memory in Glioblastoma Cells
ABSTRACT Cells experience time‐varying mechanical cues when navigating complex microenvironments, yet whether and how they retain a short‐term memory of recent deformations remains u...
Atomically Precise Pt <sub>3</sub> Cu <sub>2</sub> Clusters Restore Energy Metabolism via Targeted Succinate Degradation
ABSTRACT Succinate is a critical intermediate for the tricarboxylic acid cycle, whose abnormal accumulation can disrupt energy homeostasis and trigger systemic i...
The Emergence of BLZ‐20: A Novel Wide‐Bandgap Donor Polymer Achieving a Record 20.55% Efficiency in Organic Solar Cells
ABSTRACT To address the critical challenge of the scarcity of low‐cost wide‐bandgap polymer donor materials, we have developed a novel ester‐substituted benzotri...
Cooperative and Ordered Cross‐Scale Assembly of Carbon Nanotube Fibers
ABSTRACT Carbon nanotube fibers (CNTFs) exhibit exceptional mechanical, electrical, and thermal properties, granting them broad application potential in aerospace, flexible electroni...
Wide‐Bandgap Subcells for Tandem Solar Cells: From Metal Halides to Metal Chalcogenides and Metal Chalcohalides
ABSTRACT Efficient wide‐bandgap (WBG) perovskite solar cells (PSCs) have propelled the rapid advancement of perovskite (PVK) tandem solar cells (TSCs). However, their commercializati...
Electro‐ and Photocatalytic C─X Bond Coupling in Valorization of Waste Plastics/Biomass: Reaction Mechanism and Catalyst Engineering
ABSTRACT Electro‐ and photocatalytic carbon─heteroatom (C─N/S) coupling has opened an emerging avenue for upgrading waste plastic/biomass‐derived feedstocks into value‐added nitrogen...
Deterministic Nucleation of Nanocrystal Superlattices on 2D Perovskites for Light‐Funneling Heterostructures
ABSTRACT Semiconductor heterostructures that combine components with different dimensionalities provide an interesting avenue to manipulate the physical properti...
Spin‐Orientation Modulation of Topology and Transport in a Breathing‐Kagome Weyl Magnet
ABSTRACT The manipulation over diverse topological matters has become a critical demand for advancing quantum devices and topological spintronics. However, such...
Ionizable Lipid‐Dependent Optimization of Steroid Lipid Nanoparticles With Tunable Immunomodulatory Properties
ABSTRACT Lipid nanoparticles (LNPs) are a leading platform for nucleic acid delivery, yet their intrinsic adjuvanticity poses a significant materials design challenge for application...
Universal Upcycling of Spent Cathodes Into Lithium Donors for High‐Performance and Resilient Batteries
ABSTRACT Conventional direct regeneration struggles to restore the electrochemical performance of spent cathodes, particularly long‐term cycling stability, and t...
Bioinspired Adaptive Surfaces for Intelligent Liquid Manipulation: Progressing From Passive and Active to Hybrid Strategies
ABSTRACT Natural surfaces demonstrate sophisticated liquid manipulation through passive interfacial energy landscapes, whereas active systems rely on external stimuli for dynamic con...
Electron‐Rich Cores Empower Organic C‐Shaped Dyes With Emission Peaking Around 1000 nm, 14.3% PLQY, and >3% EQE in OLEDs
ABSTRACT We establish a molecular design blueprint for highly emissive, metal‐free organic NIR emitters by integrating an electron‐rich S,N‐heteroacene core into a C‐shaped architect...
High‐Quality Photoplethysmography Signal Enabled by Narrowband Red Phosphor Converted Light‐Emitting Diodes for Accurate Blood‐Pressure Monitoring
ABSTRACT Photoplethysmography (PPG) is widely used for noninvasive cardiovascular monitoring, yet raw‐signal quality is often limited by the broadband emission a...
A Zwitterionic Azo Posolyte for Long‐Lifetime Aqueous Redox Flow Batteries
ABSTRACT A growing share of variable renewable generation requires low‐cost, long‐duration grid‐level energy storage. Aqueous organic redox flow batteries (AORFB...