National Science ReviewPub Date : 2025-05-14eCollection Date: 2025-06-01DOI: 10.1093/nsr/nwaf188
Xiao-Ding Peng
{"title":"CGMformer: a novel deep-learning model promising for early detection of prediabetes to effectively prevent type 2 diabetes.","authors":"Xiao-Ding Peng","doi":"10.1093/nsr/nwaf188","DOIUrl":"10.1093/nsr/nwaf188","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":18842,"journal":{"name":"National Science Review","volume":"12 6","pages":"nwaf188"},"PeriodicalIF":16.3,"publicationDate":"2025-05-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12125967/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144199647","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"综合性期刊","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Facilitating uniform lithium-ion transport via polymer-assisted formation of unique interfaces to achieve a stable 4.7 V Li metal battery.","authors":"Xinqi Li, Zhaojie Li, Chuang Li, Fei Tian, Zhengping Qiao, Danni Lei, Chengxin Wang","doi":"10.1093/nsr/nwaf182","DOIUrl":"10.1093/nsr/nwaf182","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Achieving stable cycling of lithium metal batteries (LMBs) at high voltages presents a significant challenge due to interfacial instability and uneven lithium-ion transport, leading to dendrite formation and cathode degradation. Constructing a solid-electrolyte interphase (SEI) that facilitates fast and uniform ion transport is crucial for enhancing the stability of electrode structures. However, current research mainly focuses on interfacial instability while neglecting uneven ion transport, which is even more critical. In this study, we develop a novel electrolyte system, PAFE, by incorporating aluminum ethoxide (Al(EtO)<sub>3</sub>), fluoroethylene carbonate (FEC), and pentafluorocyclotriphosphazene (PFPN) into a carbonate-based electrolyte. Al(EtO)<sub>3</sub> serves as a crosslinking agent, facilitating the formation of a three-dimensional polymer network that promotes the uniform deposition of inorganic components such as LiF, Li<sub>3</sub>N, Li<sub>3</sub>P and Al<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> within the SEI and cathode-electrolyte interphase (CEI). These uniform interphases lower the activation energy for lithium-ion transport, thereby ensuring consistent ion flow and reducing internal stress within the electrodes. As a result, Li||LiNi<sub>0.8</sub>Co<sub>0.1</sub>Mn<sub>0.1</sub>O<sub>2</sub> (NCM811) cells with PAFE exhibit exceptional cycling stability, retaining 80% capacity over 140 cycles at a high cut-off voltage of 4.7 V. Furthermore, 1 Ah pouch cells demonstrate excellent cycling performance, highlighting the potential of this electrolyte system for practical high-energy-density LMB applications.</p>","PeriodicalId":18842,"journal":{"name":"National Science Review","volume":"12 6","pages":"nwaf182"},"PeriodicalIF":16.3,"publicationDate":"2025-05-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12139002/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144234606","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"综合性期刊","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
National Science ReviewPub Date : 2025-05-09eCollection Date: 2025-06-01DOI: 10.1093/nsr/nwaf180
Yong-Fei Zheng
{"title":"Water transport in subducting plate.","authors":"Yong-Fei Zheng","doi":"10.1093/nsr/nwaf180","DOIUrl":"10.1093/nsr/nwaf180","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":18842,"journal":{"name":"National Science Review","volume":"12 6","pages":"nwaf180"},"PeriodicalIF":16.3,"publicationDate":"2025-05-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12125974/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144199652","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"综合性期刊","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
National Science ReviewPub Date : 2025-05-07eCollection Date: 2025-06-01DOI: 10.1093/nsr/nwaf156
Mengke Ha, Qing Xiao, Zhiyuan Qin, Dawei Qiu, Longbing Shang, Xinyi Liu, Pu Yan, Changjian Ma, Danqing Liu, Chengyuan Huang, Zhenlan Chen, Haoyuan Wang, Chang-Kui Duan, Zhaoliang Liao, Wei-Tao Liu, Yang Gao, Kecheng Cao, Jiangfeng Du, Guanglei Cheng
{"title":"Time reversal symmetry-protected transport at correlated oxide interfaces.","authors":"Mengke Ha, Qing Xiao, Zhiyuan Qin, Dawei Qiu, Longbing Shang, Xinyi Liu, Pu Yan, Changjian Ma, Danqing Liu, Chengyuan Huang, Zhenlan Chen, Haoyuan Wang, Chang-Kui Duan, Zhaoliang Liao, Wei-Tao Liu, Yang Gao, Kecheng Cao, Jiangfeng Du, Guanglei Cheng","doi":"10.1093/nsr/nwaf156","DOIUrl":"10.1093/nsr/nwaf156","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Time-reversal symmetry (TRS) protection is core to topological physics, yet its role in correlated oxides-typically non-topological-remains underexplored. This limit hampers the potential in engineering exotic quantum states by fusing TRS protection and rich emergent phenomena in the oxide platform. Here, we report evidence of a TRS-protected subband at oxygen vacancy-free LaAlO<sub>3</sub>/SrTiO<sub>3</sub> interfaces. This subband causes a low-field quantum oscillation with anomalous characteristics: exceptionally light electron mass, aperiodicity, and susceptibility to magnetic fields. All findings align with a Rashba model in which TRS-protected transport occurs along quasi-1D ferroelastic domain walls, which possess a Dirac band topology and a giant Rashba spin-orbit coupling, two orders stronger than the 2D interface. Our results deepen the understanding of SrTiO<sub>3</sub>-based electron systems, unveiling an appealing new platform for quantum engineering.</p>","PeriodicalId":18842,"journal":{"name":"National Science Review","volume":"12 6","pages":"nwaf156"},"PeriodicalIF":16.3,"publicationDate":"2025-05-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12163994/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144302545","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"综合性期刊","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
National Science ReviewPub Date : 2025-04-28eCollection Date: 2025-05-01DOI: 10.1093/nsr/nwaf167
Feng Gao, Samuel D Stranks
{"title":"The preface: physical properties and functional behaviours of metal halide perovskites and their derivatives.","authors":"Feng Gao, Samuel D Stranks","doi":"10.1093/nsr/nwaf167","DOIUrl":"10.1093/nsr/nwaf167","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This special issue brings together contributions from leading experts to explore the physical properties and novel functionalities of 3D halide perovskites, 2D halide perovskites, and organic-inorganic metal halides.</p>","PeriodicalId":18842,"journal":{"name":"National Science Review","volume":"12 5","pages":"nwaf167"},"PeriodicalIF":16.3,"publicationDate":"2025-04-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12064848/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144002272","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"综合性期刊","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
National Science ReviewPub Date : 2025-04-28eCollection Date: 2025-06-01DOI: 10.1093/nsr/nwaf174
Yang Li, Yuanming Zhang, Zhaojian Zeng, Yong Chen, Zhonghua Li, Xiaoming Xu, Zhigang Zou, Zhipei Sun, Zhaosheng Li
{"title":"Molecular-captured hot-electron detection in single-atom alloy antennas.","authors":"Yang Li, Yuanming Zhang, Zhaojian Zeng, Yong Chen, Zhonghua Li, Xiaoming Xu, Zhigang Zou, Zhipei Sun, Zhaosheng Li","doi":"10.1093/nsr/nwaf174","DOIUrl":"10.1093/nsr/nwaf174","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Hot electrons are ubiquitous in diverse physical and chemical processes, since they are involved in the energy transfer of elementary processes such as adsorption, diffusion and desorption of reactants. However, hot electrons have short lifetimes (∼few fs) and small mean free paths (∼<10 nm), which are inherently difficult to detect via conventional <i>in situ</i> pumping techniques. Here, we designed a spectrally tunable photoexcitation desorption analyser, a tool for tracking hot-electron generation, which enables mechanistic studies of hot-electron generation and transfer in single-atom alloy antennas in real time under flow conditions by a variety of molecular probes (CO, CO<sub>2</sub> and various hydrocarbons). Long-lived hot electrons arise because electrons with discrete energy levels spaced by several hundred meV in individual atoms cannot relax to form phonons. Furthermore, we utilize the hot electrons generated by single-atom alloy antenna-modified photocatalysts under illumination to produce green syngas from carbon dioxide and water, achieving an efficiency one order of magnitude higher than traditional powder photocatalysis. Our discovery provides an unprecedented perspective for the detection of hot-electron generation and has implications for future advancements in nanophotonics.</p>","PeriodicalId":18842,"journal":{"name":"National Science Review","volume":"12 6","pages":"nwaf174"},"PeriodicalIF":16.3,"publicationDate":"2025-04-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12125980/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144199649","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"综合性期刊","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
National Science ReviewPub Date : 2025-04-26eCollection Date: 2025-06-01DOI: 10.1093/nsr/nwaf160
Ning Tian, Yongdong Wang, Fangyu Li, Zikun Jiang, Xiao Tan
{"title":"Blue-stain fungus from the Jurassic provides new insights into early evolution and ecological interactions.","authors":"Ning Tian, Yongdong Wang, Fangyu Li, Zikun Jiang, Xiao Tan","doi":"10.1093/nsr/nwaf160","DOIUrl":"10.1093/nsr/nwaf160","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Definitive fossil blue-stain fungi was documented from the Jurassic of China, extending the earliest fossil record of this fungal group by approximately 80 million years. The new finding reshapes the evolutionary timeline of blue-stain fungi, and provides new insights into the evolution of their ecological associations with wood-boring insects.</p>","PeriodicalId":18842,"journal":{"name":"National Science Review","volume":"12 6","pages":"nwaf160"},"PeriodicalIF":16.3,"publicationDate":"2025-04-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12107238/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144160533","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"综合性期刊","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
National Science ReviewPub Date : 2025-04-25eCollection Date: 2025-06-01DOI: 10.1093/nsr/nwaf169
Shican Wu, Xiao Ma, Dehui Luo, Lulu Li, Xiangcheng Shi, Xin Chang, Xiaoyun Lin, Ran Luo, Chunlei Pei, Changying Du, Zhi-Jian Zhao, Jinlong Gong
{"title":"Automated literature research and review-generation method based on large language models.","authors":"Shican Wu, Xiao Ma, Dehui Luo, Lulu Li, Xiangcheng Shi, Xin Chang, Xiaoyun Lin, Ran Luo, Chunlei Pei, Changying Du, Zhi-Jian Zhao, Jinlong Gong","doi":"10.1093/nsr/nwaf169","DOIUrl":"10.1093/nsr/nwaf169","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Literature research, which is vital for scientific work, faces the challenge of surging information volumes that are exceeding researchers' processing capabilities. This paper describes an automated review-generation method based on large language models (LLMs) to overcome efficiency bottlenecks and reduce cognitive load. Our statistically validated evaluation framework demonstrates that the generated reviews match or exceed manual quality, offering broad applicability across research fields without requiring user domain knowledge. Applied to propane dehydrogenation catalysts, our method demonstrated two aspects: first, generating comprehensive reviews from 343 articles spanning 35 topics; and, second, evaluating data-mining capabilities by using 1041 articles for experimental catalyst property analysis. Through multilayered quality control, we effectively mitigated the hallucinations of LLMs, with expert verification confirming accuracy and citation integrity, while demonstrating hallucination risks reduced to <0.5% with 95% confidence. The released software application enables one-click review generation, enhancing research productivity and literature-recommendation efficiency while facilitating broader scientific explorations.</p>","PeriodicalId":18842,"journal":{"name":"National Science Review","volume":"12 6","pages":"nwaf169"},"PeriodicalIF":16.3,"publicationDate":"2025-04-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12125968/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144199646","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"综合性期刊","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}