{"title":"Smart Skin for Zero Energy Buildings: A Review of Thermoresponsive Spectral-Adaptive Envelopes.","authors":"Sai Liu,Gang Chen,Jian Li,Shi-Jie Cao","doi":"10.1002/adma.202511392","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/adma.202511392","url":null,"abstract":"Buildings are increasingly being conceived as dynamic systems that interact with their surroundings to optimize energy performance and enhance occupant comfort. This evolution in architectural thinking draws inspiration from biological systems, where the building envelope functions like a thermally responsive \"skin\" that can autonomously adjust its optical and thermal properties in response to environmental temperature changes. Among the many approaches developed for smart building envelopes, passive thermoresponsive spectral modulation systems have attracted growing interest due to their structural simplicity and low energy demand. By dynamically tuning solar radiation transmission and thermal emission across different spectral ranges, these systems reduce the reliance of buildings on mechanical heating, cooling, and lighting, thereby enhancing overall energy efficiency and climate responsiveness. This review offers a comprehensive and unified perspective on thermoresponsive building envelope technologies, bridging transparent and opaque components-including thermochromic smart windows and tunable radiative wall coatings-within the architectural context. It places particular emphasis on multiband spectral control, material-structure integration, and performance under diverse environmental conditions. Finally, it outlines key challenges and future research directions in advancing spectral control capabilities, aesthetic integration, all-weather adaptability, user-centered design, and practical applicability of thermoresponsive envelopes for next-generation sustainable buildings.","PeriodicalId":114,"journal":{"name":"Advanced Materials","volume":"68 1","pages":"e11392"},"PeriodicalIF":29.4,"publicationDate":"2025-09-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145008917","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}
Yijia Wang,Bibin Jose,Yi Yuan,Aadharshini Ganesh,Rina Muhammad Faisal,Ka Ho Chan,Jack Bekou,Lijia Liu,Payam Kaghazchi,Yang Zhao
{"title":"Revealing the Neglected Role of Passivation Layers of Current Collectors for Solid-State Anode-Free Batteries.","authors":"Yijia Wang,Bibin Jose,Yi Yuan,Aadharshini Ganesh,Rina Muhammad Faisal,Ka Ho Chan,Jack Bekou,Lijia Liu,Payam Kaghazchi,Yang Zhao","doi":"10.1002/adma.202513090","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/adma.202513090","url":null,"abstract":"Anode-free sulfide-based all-solid-state lithium metal batteries (ASSLMBs), which eliminate the need for a lithium metal anode during fabrication, offer superior energy density, enhanced safety, and simplified manufacturing. Their performance is largely influenced by the interfacial properties of the current collectors. Although previous studies have investigated the degradation of sulfide electrolytes on commonly used copper (Cu) and stainless steel (SS) current collectors, the impact of spontaneously formed surface oxides, such as copper oxide (Cu2O/CuO) and chromium oxide (Cr2O3), on interfacial stability remains underexplored. This study systematically evaluates the neglected role of passivation layers of both Cu and SS. Results demonstrate that Cu facilitates more stable lithium deposition. Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) reveals that interfacial resistance on SS is consistently higher than on Cu during cycling. In-situ X-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS) and computational modelling confirm the formation of phosphate (PO4 3-) and sulfate (SO4 2-) species at both interfaces, attributed to reactions between the sulfide electrolyte and surface oxides. On SS, partial reversible formation of transition metal chlorides is also detected. Based on these findings, an artificial interface is engineered on Cu, significantly improving lithium plating/stripping efficiency. These insights contribute to solid-solid interface engineering strategies and advance the fundamental understanding of anode-free ASSLMBs.","PeriodicalId":114,"journal":{"name":"Advanced Materials","volume":"18 1","pages":"e13090"},"PeriodicalIF":29.4,"publicationDate":"2025-09-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145007123","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}
{"title":"Structure-Tunable Fluorinated Polyester Electrolytes with Enhanced Interfacial Stability for Recyclable Solid-State Lithium Metal Batteries","authors":"Xinke Dai, Hai-Mu Ye, Guoyong Huang, Ge Li","doi":"10.1002/adma.202511556","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/adma.202511556","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":114,"journal":{"name":"Advanced Materials","volume":"30 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":29.4,"publicationDate":"2025-09-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145007225","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}
Sandra Santhosh, Paul Corbae, Wilson J Yánez-Parreño, Supriya Ghosh, Christopher J Jensen, Alexei V Fedorov, Makoto Hashimoto, Donghui Lu, Julie A Borchers, Alexander J Grutter, Timothy R Charlton, Saurav Islam, Diana Golovanova, Yufei Zhao, Aria Tauraso, Anthony Richardella, Binghai Yan, K Andre Mkhoyan, Christopher J Palmstrøm, Yongxi Ou, Nitin Samarth
{"title":"Altermagnetic Band Splitting in 10 nm Epitaxial CrSb Thin Films.","authors":"Sandra Santhosh, Paul Corbae, Wilson J Yánez-Parreño, Supriya Ghosh, Christopher J Jensen, Alexei V Fedorov, Makoto Hashimoto, Donghui Lu, Julie A Borchers, Alexander J Grutter, Timothy R Charlton, Saurav Islam, Diana Golovanova, Yufei Zhao, Aria Tauraso, Anthony Richardella, Binghai Yan, K Andre Mkhoyan, Christopher J Palmstrøm, Yongxi Ou, Nitin Samarth","doi":"10.1002/adma.202508977","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/adma.202508977","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Altermagnets are a newly identified family of collinear antiferromagnets with a momentum-dependent spin-split band structure of non-relativistic origin, derived from spin-group symmetry-protected crystal structures. Among candidate altermagnets, CrSb is attractive for potential applications because of a large spin-splitting near the Fermi level and a high Néel transition temperature of around 700 K. Molecular beam epitaxy is used to synthesize CrSb (0001) thin films with thicknesses ranging from 10 to 100 nm. Structural characterization, using reflection high energy electron diffraction, scanning transmission electron microscopy, and X-ray diffraction, demonstrates the growth of epitaxial films with good crystallinity. Polarized neutron reflectometry shows the absence of any net magnetization, consistent with antiferromagnetic order. In vacuo angle resolved photoemission spectroscopy (ARPES) measurements probe the band structure in a previously unexplored regime of film thickness, down to 10 nm. These ARPES measurements show a bulk-type, 3D momentum-dependent band splitting of up to 0.7 eV with g-wave symmetry, consistent with that seen in prior studies of bulk single crystals. The distinct altermagnetic band structure required for potential spin-transport applications survives down to the µ10 nm thin film limit at room temperature.</p>","PeriodicalId":114,"journal":{"name":"Advanced Materials","volume":" ","pages":"e08977"},"PeriodicalIF":26.8,"publicationDate":"2025-09-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145005608","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. Bushnell, Tanya A. Balandin, Paramasivam Mahalingam, Chih‐Ting Liu, Michael K. Bowman, Jason D. Azoulay
{"title":"Solid‐State Quantum Coherence From a High‐Spin Donor–Acceptor Conjugated Polymer","authors":"Alexander J. Bushnell, Tanya A. Balandin, Paramasivam Mahalingam, Chih‐Ting Liu, Michael K. Bowman, Jason D. Azoulay","doi":"10.1002/adma.202501884","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/adma.202501884","url":null,"abstract":"Molecular spin systems that can be chemically tuned, coherently controlled, and readily integrated within devices remain central to the realization of emerging quantum technologies. Organic high‐spin materials are prime candidates owing to their similarity in electronic structure to leading solid‐state defect‐based systems, light element composition, and the potential for entanglement and qubit operations mediated through spin‐spin exchange. However, the inherent instability of these species precludes their rational design, development, and application. Here, the first example of an organic high‐spin qubit based on a conjugated polymer semiconductor comprised of alternating dithienosilole and thiadiazoloquinoxaline heterocycles is demonstrated. It is shown that electron spins within the macromolecule demonstrate high‐fidelity coherent control of the superposition state with room temperature coherence and solid‐state relaxation times that are competitive with or exceed other synthetic molecular qubits. These attributes, along with robust stability, chemical tunability, rich interrelated optoelectronic functionalities, and solution processability, offer a fundamentally new approach to integrating quantum phenomena within functional device platforms.","PeriodicalId":114,"journal":{"name":"Advanced Materials","volume":"42 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":29.4,"publicationDate":"2025-09-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145003080","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}
{"title":"Microenvironment-Programmed siRNA-Based Hydrogel for Spatiotemporal Gene Silencing in Wound Healing.","authors":"Zhixuan Xu,Weijie Yang,Rui Zhang,Guo Zhang,Xiaoyang Liang,Nana Zhao,Chen Xu,Yang Li,Fu-Jian Xu","doi":"10.1002/adma.202509558","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/adma.202509558","url":null,"abstract":"Excessive inflammation and overexpressed matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) are significant factors in the prolonged healing of chronic diabetic wounds. Here, a precise gene therapy strategy is proposed utilizing siRNA and employing intelligent responsive materials for controlled release to mechanistically intervene in the pathological process of chronic non-healing wounds. The system employs a cationic hyperbranched aminoglycoside with disulfide bonds (SS-HPT) as its core delivery mechanism. These SS-HPT/siRMMP-9 complexes are incorporated into a hyaluronic acid-based hydrogel with redox-responsive properties (OR-S gel), allowing dual regulation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) in the wound microenvironment. The hydrogel network actively scavenges excess ROS, mitigating oxidative stress damage to tissue repair. Simultaneously, ROS-mediated hydrogel degradation enables the controlled release of siRMMP-9, enhancing the treatment's spatiotemporal precision and biocompatibility. In vitro and in vivo experiments confirm that this treatment system effectively down-regulates MMP-9 expression, remodels the extracellular matrix, and enhances the wound repair microenvironment, thereby significantly accelerating the healing of chronic diabetic wounds. This study introduces an innovative intervention targeting the mechanisms underlying non-healing diabetic wounds and offers a theoretical foundation for applying intelligent responsive gene delivery systems in tissue repair, demonstrating promising translational potential and clinical prospects.","PeriodicalId":114,"journal":{"name":"Advanced Materials","volume":"43 1","pages":"e09558"},"PeriodicalIF":29.4,"publicationDate":"2025-09-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145003269","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}
Alina Barbara Szukalska,Jakub Karcz,Jakub Herman,Damian Pociecha,Ewa Górecka,Przemysław Kula,Jaroslaw Myśliwiec
{"title":"Temperature-Tunable Heliconical and Ferroelectric Nematics for White Lasing.","authors":"Alina Barbara Szukalska,Jakub Karcz,Jakub Herman,Damian Pociecha,Ewa Górecka,Przemysław Kula,Jaroslaw Myśliwiec","doi":"10.1002/adma.202511648","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/adma.202511648","url":null,"abstract":"Nematic Liquid Crystals (LCs), noted for their simple molecular alignment and broad use in optoelectronics, remain unmodified for over a century. However, in 2017, a unique polar phase, the ferroelectric nematic (NF), is confirmed. Subsequently, in 2024, the revolutionary spontaneous mirror symmetry breaking of ferroelectric twist-bend nematic chiral structures (NTBF phase) is demonstrated. Nematic LCs are commonly used as optically active matrices for luminescent dyes, allowing the fine-tuning of emission properties through external fields. In this manuscript, the pioneering temperature-tunable lasing studies utilizing commercial dyes doped into a mixture that displays the NTBF phase within an exceptionally low-temperature range of 34-43.3 °C are shown. The subsequent experiments explore how lasing characteristics within NTBF and NF phases can be employed in a single, compact device to produce multicolor and white lasers. Furthermore, there are introduced spontaneously formed emissive fibers from the NTBF phase. As perspectives, the voltage-dependent increase of lasing intensity in NF is demonstrated, showing the exceptional result in two differently arranged LC cells. The findings highlight that simple molecules, like those in nature and living organisms, can shape intricate systems with significant implications for the accelerated progress of laser and display technologies, along with Li-Fi concepts.","PeriodicalId":114,"journal":{"name":"Advanced Materials","volume":"25 1","pages":"e11648"},"PeriodicalIF":29.4,"publicationDate":"2025-09-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145003271","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}