Advanced Materials
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Strengthened Interfacial Coupling Between Self‐Assembled Monolayers and Bulk Heterojunctions Enables Thermally Stable Organic Solar Cells
ABSTRACT Self‐assembled monolayers (SAMs) have emerged as an effective interfacial strategy for improving charge extraction and interfacial energetics in organic...
Unraveling the Design Principles of Crystallographic Orientation for Ultralong, 8500 Cycled Fe‐Ion Battery
ABSTRACT Rechargeable aqueous Fe‐ion batteries using Fe anodes is very promising in stationary grid‐scale energy storage but suffer from hydrogen evolution (HER)...
Ferroelectric Dynamic‐Field‐Driven Nucleation and Growth Model for Predictive Materials‐To‐Circuit Co‐Design
ABSTRACT Real ferroelectric devices operate under mixed and distorted time‐varying voltages, yet the standard nucleation‐growth frameworks used to interpret ferroelectric switching,...
Iron‐Hijacking Trojan Horse Nanoplatform Combats Implant‐Associated Biofilm Infections Through Immuno‐Fibrotic Remodeling
ABSTRACT Implant‐associated biofilm infections persist due to a vicious cycle of biofilm resilience and fibrosis‐driven immune exclusion. To break this cycle, we engineered a phototh...
A Paintable Bioinspired Stratified Skin Resolving the Cooling‐Electricity Trade‐Off for All‐Weather Building Retrofits
ABSTRACT Passive daytime radiative cooling (PDRC) can mitigate heat stress by dissipating heat into cold outer space, yet its benefit is suppressed by rainfall a...
Unusual Anti‐Thermoplastics and Low Thermal Expansion in 2D Metal Halide Crystals
ABSTRACT Zero thermal expansion (ZTE) materials are critically important in numerous scientific and technical applications due to their versatile physical proper...
Cytoskeleton‐Inspired Mechanically Interlocked Catenane Framework Enabling Robust yet Dynamic Polymer Networks
ABSTRACT The red blood cell cytoskeleton, featuring a highly ordered yet dynamically reconfigurable skeletal topology, offers an important structural inspiration...
Bio‐Inspired Full‐Spectrum Bidirectional Optoelectronic Synaptic Transistor for In‐Sensor Neuromorphic Vision
ABSTRACT Inspired by avian visual systems, wide‐spectrum bidirectional optoelectronic synaptic transistors (OSTs) have emerged as a transformative platform for n...
Shear‐Stiffening Damping Ionogels Enabled by the Synergy of Dynamic Bonds and Steric Hindrance
ABSTRACT High‐rate impact loading causes structural failure and insufficient energy dissipation in protective materials. The intrinsic stiffness–damping trade‐of...
Rational Asymmetric Acceptor Engineering via Unidirectional Terminal π‐Extension and Optimizing Alkyl Branching Sites Affords a Binary Photovoltaic Efficiency of 20.7% by Suppressed Nonradiative Energy Loss
ABSTRACT Ingenious molecular engineering of small‐molecule acceptors (SMAs) with low nonradiative energy loss (Δ E 3...
Regulating Electrostatic Discharge via Quasi‐gate Electrode for High‐Performance Direct‐current Triboelectric Nanogenerators
ABSTRACT Direct‐current triboelectric nanogenerators (DC‐TENGs) are promising for mechanical energy harvesting but are often hindered by incomplete charge collec...
Integrated Local‐Microstructure Engineering Toward Mechanochemically Robust Ultra‐High Nickel Cathodes
ABSTRACT Ni‐rich layered cathodes show exceptional promise for next‐generation high‐energy‐density lithium‐ion batteries. However, higher nickel utilization in l...
Tuning the Disordered Structure: Recent Advances in Amorphization Engineering for Enhanced Photocatalysis
ABSTRACT Amorphization engineering, which introduces tunable structural disorder into crystalline photocatalysts, has emerged as a promising strategy for enhancing photocatalytic per...
Decoupling‐Facilitated Mass‐Charge Transfer via Dual‐Interface Engineering for Efficient CO <sub>2</sub> Electrolysis
ABSTRACT The gas‐electrolyte‐electrode triple‐phase interfaces (TPIs) critically govern the kinetics of the electrochemical CO 2...
Synergistic Dual Modulation of Li <sub>2</sub> S Redox Kinetics and Anode Stability Enabled by a High‐Efficiency Organodisulfide Mediator in Anode‐Free Lithium–Sulfur Batteries
ABSTRACT Lithium sulfide (Li 2 S) is pivotal for high‐energy‐density lithium–sulfur (Li─S) batteries due to its high theo...
Amphibious Breathable Ionic Skin Enabled by Dynamically Interlocked Star‐Shaped Ionic Liquid Telomers
ABSTRACT Epidermal ionic skins act as promising adaptable interfaces for bioelectronics, but they often struggle to simultaneously maintain softness, breathability, adhesion, and con...
Nanotrap Architectures for Mitigating Interfacial Transport Limitations in Cathode Catalyst Layers of Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells
ABSTRACT Efficient gas transport and abundant triple‐phase boundaries (TPBs) are vital for thick cathode catalyst layers (CCLs) in proton exchange membrane fuel...
Lattice‐Engineered Dual‐Electron‐Drive Electrode for Selective Ammonia Production From Nitrate
ABSTRACT Ammonia (NH 3 ) is indispensable in agriculture and emerging energy systems, yet its conventional production rem...
Molecularly Confined Domains Enable Halide‐Stable Wide‐Bandgap Perovskites
ABSTRACT Stable wide‐bandgap (WBG) perovskites are essential for achieving highly efficient tandem photovoltaics. However, state‐of‐the‐art tandem solar cells ty...
A Multifunctional Electrolyte Additive K <sub>3</sub> P <sub>7</sub> for Simultaneous Capacity Compensation and Interphase Regulation in Lithium‐Ion Batteries
ABSTRACT The initial irreversible capacity loss (ICL) during the first charge significantly reduces the energy and power densities of lithium‑ion batteries (LIBs...
Confinement‐Regulated Crystal Phase Engineering Enables Structured Semiconductor Fiber Systems for Plant Transpiration Dynamics Monitoring
ABSTRACT Transpiration is fundamental to plant life, yet its rhythms remain difficult to resolve because conventional sensing approaches perturb stomatal boundar...
Bioinspired Nanofluidic Memristors Based on Polyelectrolyte Conformation for Synaptic Learning and in‐Memory Logic Computing
ABSTRACT Bioinspired neuromorphic and in‐memory computing requires devices that store and process information through ionic dynamics analogous to biological synapses. Here, we report...
Oppositely Charged Single Enzyme Nanogels Form Versatile Coacervates for Efficient Enzyme Cascade Catalysis
ABSTRACT Enzymatic cascade systems enhance the efficiency of biocatalysis by mimicking natural metabolic pathways. However, conventional platforms face challenges such as ineffective...
Bioelectric Reawakening by a Self‐Powered Thermoelectric Hydrogel Accelerates Diabetic Ulcer Repair
ABSTRACT Diabetic foot ulcer (DFU) remains difficult to heal due to disrupted endogenous bioelectricity together with persistent infection, inflammation, and oxi...
Machine Learning‐Optimized Single‐Atom Catalysts Enable Microenvironment‐Adaptive Chemodynamic‐Bioorthogonal Cancer Therapy
ABSTRACT Chemodynamic therapy (CDT), which harnesses endogenous chemical energy within the tumor microenvironment (TME), has shown high potential for precise can...