{"title":"A Mechanically Robust In-Situ Solidified Polymer Electrolyte for SiOx-Based Anodes Toward High-Energy Lithium Batteries","authors":"Cizhen Luo, Huanrui Zhang, Chenghao Sun, Xing Chen, Wenjun Zhang, Pengzhou Mu, Gaojie Xu, Rongxian Wu, Zhaolin Lv, Xinhong Zhou, Guanglei Cui","doi":"10.1007/s40820-025-01759-4","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s40820-025-01759-4","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h2>Highlights</h2><div>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000<ul>\u0000 <li>\u0000 <p>Inspired by the microstructure of high-mechanical-property dragonfly wings, a phase separation structure design philosophy of in-situ solidified polymer electrolytes was first proposed, enabling superior mechanical properties of them.</p>\u0000 </li>\u0000 <li>\u0000 <p>By virtue of superior mechanical properties and the in-situ solidified preparation method, the failure behaviors of SiO<sub>x</sub>-based electrodes are effectively suppressed by the as-developed polymer electrolyte.</p>\u0000 </li>\u0000 <li>\u0000 <p>A dragonfly wing microstructure-inspired polymer electrolyte (denoted as PPM-PE) enables excellent electrochemical performance of SiO<sub>x</sub>-based electrodes in button-type and soft package full cells.</p>\u0000 </li>\u0000 </ul>\u0000 </div></div>","PeriodicalId":714,"journal":{"name":"Nano-Micro Letters","volume":"17 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":26.6,"publicationDate":"2025-05-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s40820-025-01759-4.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143919045","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
NanoscalePub Date : 2025-05-08DOI: 10.1039/d5nr00660k
Longwei Xue, Li Yuan, Jixing Zhou, Junshuai Dai, Xudong Zhang, Hong Hu, Hai Liu, Tingting Zhao
{"title":"Temperature-insensitive and wide-range linear tactile electronic skins for reliable shape and texture recognition","authors":"Longwei Xue, Li Yuan, Jixing Zhou, Junshuai Dai, Xudong Zhang, Hong Hu, Hai Liu, Tingting Zhao","doi":"10.1039/d5nr00660k","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1039/d5nr00660k","url":null,"abstract":"Electronic skins, emulating the tactile functionality of the human skin, are crucial for robotic applications. The sensitivity and pressure-sensing range of current humanoid tactile sensors have performed significant advancements. However, the temperature susceptibility of conductive materials and the rapid saturation of conductive contact sites in soft polymeric materials bring about challenges for these sensors, including environmental interference and a narrow linear sensing range. These issues lead to the inconsistencies between the sensing signal and contact behavior, which eventually deteriorates both the accuracy and reliability. Here, we propose a flexible piezoresistive pressure sensor with minimized response to temperature variation but extended linear sensing range. The sensor utilizes a novel hybrid conductive material elaborated to exhibit zero temperature resistance coefficient by combining the materials with the opposite temperature coefficients, which allows for a reliable operation ranging from 20 to 70 ℃ with temperature variation induced fluctuation free. Additionally, the sensor provides a biomimetic polymer microstructure with multilevel cone-dome structural feature, which results in an ultra-wide linear pressure-sensing range from 0 up to 200 kPa. In addition, based on the simple and scalable fabrication process, a high-density sensor array (16×16) is produced to outline the spatial pressure distributions accurately even under the external temperature interferences and successfully discern the texture of the contact object.","PeriodicalId":92,"journal":{"name":"Nanoscale","volume":"17 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":6.7,"publicationDate":"2025-05-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143920051","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Rational Regulation of Layer‐by‐Layer Processed Active Layer via Trimer‐Induced Pre‐Swelling Strategy for Efficient and Robust Thick‐Film Organic Solar Cells","authors":"Shenzheng Gao, Shanlei Xu, Cheng Sun, Liyang Yu, Jing Li, Ruipeng Li, Xingting Liu, Xinjie Zhou, Huilong Chen, Yijin Lin, Xichang Bao, Weiguo Zhu, Xin Song","doi":"10.1002/adma.202420631","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/adma.202420631","url":null,"abstract":"Thick‐film (>300 nm) organic solar cells (OSCs) have garnered intensifying attention due to their compatibility with commercial roll‐to‐roll printing technology for the large‐scale continuous fabrication process. However, due to the uncontrollable donor/acceptor (D/A) arrangement in thick‐film condition, the restricted exciton splitting and severe carrier traps significantly impede the photovoltaic performance and operability. Herein, combined with layer‐by‐layer deposition technology, a twisted 3D star‐shaped trimer (BTT‐Out) is synthesized to develop a trimer‐induced pre‐swelling (TIP) strategy, where the BTT‐Out is incorporated into the buried D18 donor layer to enable the fabrication of thick‐film OSCs. The integrated approach characterizations reveal that the exceptional configuration and spontaneous self‐organization behavior of BTT‐Out trimer could pre‐swell the D18 network to facilitate the acceptor's infiltration and accelerate the formation of D/A interfaces. This enhancement triggers the elevated polarons formation with amplified hole‐transfer kinetics, which is essential for the augmented exciton splitting efficiency. Furthermore, the regulated swelling process can initiate the favorable self‐assembly of L8‐BO acceptors, which would ameliorate carrier transport channels and mitigate carrier traps. As a result, the TIP‐modified thin‐film OSC devices achieve the champion performance of 20.3% (thin‐film) and 18.8% (thick‐film) with upgraded stability, among one of the highest performances reported of thick‐film OSCs.","PeriodicalId":114,"journal":{"name":"Advanced Materials","volume":"53 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":29.4,"publicationDate":"2025-05-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143920203","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Chenqian Feng, Susu Xiao, Min Mu, Xiaoxiao Wang, Wei Yu, Shulin Pan, Hui Li, Rangrang Fan, Bo Han, Gang Guo
{"title":"In situ TLR7 activation with biocompatible injectable hydrogel for synergistic chemo-immunotherapy","authors":"Chenqian Feng, Susu Xiao, Min Mu, Xiaoxiao Wang, Wei Yu, Shulin Pan, Hui Li, Rangrang Fan, Bo Han, Gang Guo","doi":"10.1016/j.jmst.2025.02.088","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmst.2025.02.088","url":null,"abstract":"Colorectal peritoneal carcinomatosis (CRPC) is a manifestation of colorectal cancer characterized by aggressive tumor growth. Clinically, patients are typically treated with cytoreductive surgery combined with hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy. However, this strategy is only suitable for a subset of patients and may result in severe side effects. Therefore, we explored a novel approach using green-engineered materials that we developed an injectable hydrogel (CPE) based on polyphenol-borate ester bonds by functionalizing chitosan. These biopolymer composites exhibit excellent biocompatibility, mitigating drug-related toxicities. Our hydrogel delivery system concurrently administers cabazitaxel and imiquimod (R837) for localized chemotherapy and immunotherapy. Cabazitaxel-mediated chemotherapy induces immunogenic cell death (ICD) of tumor cells, releasing tumor-associated antigens (TAAs), that promote dendritic cell maturation and cytotoxic T lymphocyte (CTL) infiltration. The in situ release of the TLR7 agonist R837 further stimulates the immune system, inducing an effective and sustained antitumor immune response tailored to CRPC. In summary, by establishing an in situ drug reservoir, we effectively inhibited tumor invasion and progression and induced a durable immune response, offering a new perspective on localized immunotherapy for the clinical treatment of CRPC.","PeriodicalId":16154,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Materials Science & Technology","volume":"31 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":10.9,"publicationDate":"2025-05-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143920312","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Yueling Guo, Xinglong Di, Ruiwen Shao, Ming Fan, Xiaoxue Chang, Changmeng Liu, En-Hou Han
{"title":"Strength improvement achieved by microstructure regulation for wire-arc directed energy deposited Mg-Li alloy","authors":"Yueling Guo, Xinglong Di, Ruiwen Shao, Ming Fan, Xiaoxue Chang, Changmeng Liu, En-Hou Han","doi":"10.1016/j.jma.2025.04.016","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jma.2025.04.016","url":null,"abstract":"Here we fabricate LA103Z Mg-Li alloy via wire-arc directed energy deposition (WA-DED), and subsequent aging treatment is employed to improve its mechanical property. Results show that a typical dual-phase microstructure is formed upon WA-DED, consisting of α-Mg, β-Li, AlLi and Li<sub>2</sub>MgAl, with negligible porosity, and the core-shell Li<sub>2</sub>MgAl/AlLi composite particles are also generated. After aging treatment, the microstructure is slightly coarsened, together with the precipitation of nano-sized D0<sub>3</sub>−Mg<sub>3</sub>Al particles, as well as the dissolution and the mergence of α-Mg phases. Negligible strength and ductility anisotropies are found for the as-deposited alloy. Significant strength increment is achieved via aging treatment, and the ultimate strength increases by ∼20% (∼34 MPa), reaching 200±1 MPa. Both as-deposited and aged alloys show acceptable uniform elongation, with a transgranular fracture mode. Precipitation strengthening enabled by nano-sized D0<sub>3</sub>−Mg<sub>3</sub>Al precipitates is primarily responsible for the strength increment mediated by aging treatment. Grain refinement strengthening and solid solution strengthening provide additional contributions to the improved strength. Our work thus offers an applicable additive manufacturing pathway for the efficient and safety-guaranteed fabrication of Mg-Li alloy components with decent mechanical property.","PeriodicalId":16214,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Magnesium and Alloys","volume":"10 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":17.6,"publicationDate":"2025-05-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143920321","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
NanoscalePub Date : 2025-05-08DOI: 10.1039/d5nr00600g
Yue Cheng, Rui Xin, Li Yu, Feiyu Mao, Xiang Li, Wenjuan Wang, Tianxin Li
{"title":"Photocarrier distribution in an InGaAs/InP avalanche photodiodes and its contribution to device performances","authors":"Yue Cheng, Rui Xin, Li Yu, Feiyu Mao, Xiang Li, Wenjuan Wang, Tianxin Li","doi":"10.1039/d5nr00600g","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1039/d5nr00600g","url":null,"abstract":"The InGaAs/InP avalanche photodiode (APD) is one of the best single photon detectors in the near-infrared wavelength range. To approach its optimal performance, it would be helpful to reveal the electrical and photoelectric properties within its core regions from a microscopic perspective. Herein, we employed cross-sectional scanning capacitance microscopy (SCM) to investigate the photocarrier behaviors in two APD devices under excitation of different light wavelengths. The grading and charge layers as well as the multiplication regions of the APDs were well resolved electrically in this study. The light-induced capacitance response in the multiplication region was found to differ by 2–4 times in the two devices, signifying a much higher photocarrier concentration under the same excitation intensity. Additionally, a sharp gradient of capacitance was observed along the core regions, which directly reflects the pronounced drifting of photocarriers in the strong built-in electric field. The findings of this study substantiate the low dark current and high gain merits of the APD device, providing an effective strategy to explore the spatial and physical origin of the device performance through nanoscopic observation of carriers in the active area.","PeriodicalId":92,"journal":{"name":"Nanoscale","volume":"56 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":6.7,"publicationDate":"2025-05-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143920354","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Alin Marin Elena, Prathami Divakar Kamath, Théo Jaffrelot Inizan, Andrew S. Rosen, Federica Zanca, Kristin A. Persson
{"title":"Machine learned potential for high-throughput phonon calculations of metal—organic frameworks","authors":"Alin Marin Elena, Prathami Divakar Kamath, Théo Jaffrelot Inizan, Andrew S. Rosen, Federica Zanca, Kristin A. Persson","doi":"10.1038/s41524-025-01611-8","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1038/s41524-025-01611-8","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) are highly porous and versatile materials studied extensively for applications such as carbon capture and water harvesting. However, computing phonon-mediated properties in MOFs, like thermal expansion and mechanical stability, remains challenging due to the large number of atoms per unit cell, making traditional Density Functional Theory (DFT) methods impractical for high-throughput screening. Recent advances in machine learning potentials have led to foundation atomistic models, such as MACE-MP-0, that accurately predict equilibrium structures but struggle with phonon properties of MOFs. In this work, we developed a workflow for computing phonons in MOFs within the quasi-harmonic approximation with a fine-tuned MACE model, MACE-MP-MOF0. The model was trained on a curated dataset of 127 representative and diverse MOFs. The fine-tuned MACE-MP-MOF0 improves the accuracy of phonon density of states and corrects the imaginary phonon modes of MACE-MP-0, enabling high-throughput phonon calculations with state-of-the-art precision. The model successfully predicts thermal expansion and bulk moduli in agreement with DFT and experimental data for several well-known MOFs. These results highlight the potential of MACE-MP-MOF0 in guiding MOF design for applications in energy storage and thermoelectrics.</p>","PeriodicalId":19342,"journal":{"name":"npj Computational Materials","volume":"16 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":9.7,"publicationDate":"2025-05-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143920512","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Alexander J. Osterbaan, Andrew N. Sias, Marianela Trujillo-Lemon, Kieran Fung, Jason P. Killgore, Robert R. McLeod, Christopher N. Bowman
{"title":"Multistage Networks for Glassy Holographic Photopolymers","authors":"Alexander J. Osterbaan, Andrew N. Sias, Marianela Trujillo-Lemon, Kieran Fung, Jason P. Killgore, Robert R. McLeod, Christopher N. Bowman","doi":"10.1021/acsami.5c04731","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.5c04731","url":null,"abstract":"In the writing of holographic photopolymers, the addition of a third-stage cure to the typical polyurethane matrix and acrylate writing monomer steps is used here to modify the ultimate thermomechanical properties of the final holographic photopolymer. Inclusion of a thermally latent, low-refractive-index epoxide homopolymerization increases the <i>T</i><sub>g</sub> from a value of −22 °C during the writing step to a final <i>T</i><sub>g</sub> of 101 °C after the epoxide cure. Critically, the diffraction grating structure is retained with high fidelity, an index contrast of 0.0057, and a diffraction efficiency of 89% achieved in these materials. Ultimately, the 3-stage design and final glassy nature of these materials promote thermal and dimensional stability of the final holographic material.","PeriodicalId":5,"journal":{"name":"ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces","volume":"23 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":9.5,"publicationDate":"2025-05-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143920523","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Photonic Crystal-Integrated Thermo-Responsive Smart Windows with Multicolor and Enhanced NIR Shielding","authors":"Chunhao Li, Aojue Ke, Huifang Shen, Xinya Zhang","doi":"10.1039/d5ta02190a","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1039/d5ta02190a","url":null,"abstract":"Smart windows have attracted significant attention due to their potential for energy conservation. However, their practical applications are limited by the monotonous color variation and poor near-infrared (NIR) shielding performance. In this study, a novel smart window was constructed by integrating a crack-free photonic crystal array (100 mm×100 mm) with poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) (PNIPAm), sodium carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC), and antimony tin oxide (ATO) nanoparticles. The photonic band gap of the photonic crystal array endows the smart window with unique visible light modulation properties and temperature indication functionality, enabling dynamic color variation at various surrounding temperatures. The smart window exhibits excellent solar light modulation (ΔTsol=38%) and NIR transmittance (TIR=30%), which is attributed to the synergistic effect of ATO nanoparticles and PNIPAm hydrogel. The incorporation of CMC enhances the optical modulation capability and durability of the PNIPAm hydrogel. Due to the heat-absorbing and NIR absorption properties of ATO nanoparticles and the thermochromic and heat insulation characteristics of PNIPAm hydrogel, the smart window achieves a maximum temperature difference of 7.2 °C compared with normal glass. This work provides a novel strategy for constructing smart windows based on photonic crystals, demonstrating great potential in temperature monitoring, heat insulation, and other applications. Keywords: photonic crystals, hydrogels, temperature responsive, smart windows","PeriodicalId":82,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Materials Chemistry A","volume":"106 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":11.9,"publicationDate":"2025-05-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143920530","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Sulfur quantum dots-assisted functionalization of aryl radicals towards metal-free cross-coupling","authors":"Guofeng Zhao, Rui Cai, Yue Lu, Cunfei Ma, Jianing Li, Liyuan Duan, Huinan Sun, Qilei Liu, Jingnan Zhao, Qingwei Meng","doi":"10.1039/d5ta01552a","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1039/d5ta01552a","url":null,"abstract":"Sulfur quantum dots (SQDs) exhibit size-dependent optical properties and redox potentials, and their surfaces can be easily modified with a variety of ligands, making them promising candidates for photocatalysis. In this study, ethanolamine-functionalized sulfur quantum dots (ETA-SQDs) with short-chain ligands were synthesized for biaryl cross-coupling reactions under air atmosphere. The Auger effect of the quantum dots also facilitates electron transfer to aryl bromides, resulting in highly efficient dehalogenation. Mechanistic studies highlight the critical role of surface ligands in the catalytic process. These ETA-SQDs demonstrate excellent photocatalytic performance, capable of forming charge transfer complexes with substrates to oxidize <em>N</em>-methylpyrrole, eliminating the need for additional reducing agents. These findings suggest that functionalized SQDs offer significant potential for a wide range of photocatalytic applications.","PeriodicalId":82,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Materials Chemistry A","volume":"19 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":11.9,"publicationDate":"2025-05-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143920532","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}