Zachary A. VanOrman, Winald R. Kitzmann, Antti-Pekka M. Reponen, Tejas Deshpande, Huygen J. Jöbsis, Sascha Feldmann
{"title":"Chiral light–matter interactions in solution-processable semiconductors","authors":"Zachary A. VanOrman, Winald R. Kitzmann, Antti-Pekka M. Reponen, Tejas Deshpande, Huygen J. Jöbsis, Sascha Feldmann","doi":"10.1038/s41570-025-00690-x","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1038/s41570-025-00690-x","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Chirality is a fundamental property widely observed in nature, arising in objects without a proper rotation axis, therefore existing as forms with distinct handedness. This characteristic can profoundly impact the properties of materials and can enable new functionality, especially for spin-optoelectronics. Chirality enables asymmetric light and spin interactions in materials, with widespread potential applications ranging from energy-efficient displays, holography, imaging, and spin-selective and enantio-selective chemistry to quantum information technologies. This Review focuses on the emerging material class of solution-processable chiral semiconductors, a broad material class comprising organic, inorganic and hybrid materials. These exciting materials offer the opportunity to design desirable light–matter interactions based on symmetry rules, potentially enabling the simultaneous control of light, charge and spin. We briefly discuss the various types of solution-processible chiral semiconductors, including small molecules, polymers, supramolecular self-assemblies and halide perovskites. We then examine the interplay between chirality and spin in these materials, the various mechanisms of chiral light–matter interactions, and techniques utilized to characterize them. We conclude with current and future applications of chiral semiconductors that take advantage of their chiral light–matter interactions.</p><figure></figure>","PeriodicalId":18849,"journal":{"name":"Nature reviews. Chemistry","volume":"18 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":36.3,"publicationDate":"2025-02-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143435408","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Later but better peptide modulations","authors":"Guoqing Jin","doi":"10.1038/s41570-025-00696-5","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1038/s41570-025-00696-5","url":null,"abstract":"A new approach to reshape a set of peptide candidates into stable, drug-like macrocycles has been developed to better target large protein surfaces.","PeriodicalId":18849,"journal":{"name":"Nature reviews. Chemistry","volume":"64 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":36.3,"publicationDate":"2025-02-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143435407","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Closing the loop with reactions at the N-terminus","authors":"Kejia Yan, Ratmir Derda","doi":"10.1038/s41570-025-00697-4","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1038/s41570-025-00697-4","url":null,"abstract":"Recently developed chemical and enzymatic methods to cyclize peptides in already prepared genetically encoded libraries enable the rapid exploration of new cyclic peptide topologies.","PeriodicalId":18849,"journal":{"name":"Nature reviews. Chemistry","volume":"48 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":36.3,"publicationDate":"2025-02-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143418324","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Yong Wang, Yu Wang, Tiarnan A. S. Doherty, Samuel D. Stranks, Feng Gao, Deren Yang
{"title":"Octahedral units in halide perovskites","authors":"Yong Wang, Yu Wang, Tiarnan A. S. Doherty, Samuel D. Stranks, Feng Gao, Deren Yang","doi":"10.1038/s41570-025-00687-6","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1038/s41570-025-00687-6","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Metal halide perovskites, with an ABX<sub>3</sub> crystal structure, possess excellent photophysical properties for (opto)electronic applications including photovoltaics, light-emitting diodes, photodetectors and transistors. To pave the pathway towards commercial applications, enormous efforts have been made to obtain high-performance perovskite-based devices. The octahedral unit is considered to be the fundamental and functional unit of halide perovskite materials, consisting of a central B cation surrounded by six X anions, with typical dimensions of 5−6 Å. One promising pathway towards stable and high-performance perovskite devices is to manipulate this octahedral unit. Although rational engineering of octahedra has been used in oxide perovskites to unlock various functionalities, analogous targeted work has been relatively underexplored in halide perovskites. Here, we present fundamental concepts regarding octahedral configurations in metal halide perovskites and its effects on crystal structures, photophysical properties and device performance. We outline techniques that can be used for characterizing octahedral units and summarize different approaches to rationally manipulate these units. Finally, we discuss the challenges and outlook for future research to align octahedral units with device investigations.</p><figure></figure>","PeriodicalId":18849,"journal":{"name":"Nature reviews. Chemistry","volume":"51 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":36.3,"publicationDate":"2025-02-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143375733","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The man of MOFs and more","authors":"Stephanie Greed, Omar M. Yaghi","doi":"10.1038/s41570-025-00691-w","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1038/s41570-025-00691-w","url":null,"abstract":"Ahead of his 60th birthday, Omar Yaghi discussed his life in science so far and where he believes is the exciting space for future developments.","PeriodicalId":18849,"journal":{"name":"Nature reviews. Chemistry","volume":"31 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":36.3,"publicationDate":"2025-02-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143371548","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Free water releases hydrogen","authors":"Eleanor Stewart-Jones, James Sappington","doi":"10.1038/s41570-025-00693-8","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1038/s41570-025-00693-8","url":null,"abstract":"In situ spectroscopy and electrochemistry indicate that interfacial water structures formed in a neutral electrolyte are affected by oxide impurities within the catalyst layer. This leads to more rapidly exchanging free water at the catalyst interface and improved hydrogen evolution reactions.","PeriodicalId":18849,"journal":{"name":"Nature reviews. Chemistry","volume":"207 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":36.3,"publicationDate":"2025-02-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143125331","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Stephan Maes, Nezha Badi, Johan M. Winne, Filip E. Du Prez
{"title":"Taking dynamic covalent chemistry out of the lab and into reprocessable industrial thermosets","authors":"Stephan Maes, Nezha Badi, Johan M. Winne, Filip E. Du Prez","doi":"10.1038/s41570-025-00686-7","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1038/s41570-025-00686-7","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Dynamic covalent chemistry (DCC) allows the development of thermally (re)processable and recyclable polymer networks, which is a highly attractive feature for new generations of thermoset materials. However, despite a surge in academic interest wherein soon almost any imaginable DCC platform may have been applied in a thermoset formulation, dynamic or reversible covalent polymer networks have so far found only few industrial applications. This Review provides a perspective on the main strategies for the application of DCC in the design and development of bulk thermoset materials, and it presents some of the key hurdles for their industrial implementation. The polymer design strategies and associated chemistries are viewed from the perspective of how ‘close to market’ their development pathway is, thus providing a roadmap to achieve high-volume breakthrough applications.</p><figure></figure>","PeriodicalId":18849,"journal":{"name":"Nature reviews. Chemistry","volume":"31 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":36.3,"publicationDate":"2025-01-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143072909","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Ian Churcher, Stuart Newbold, Christopher W Murray
{"title":"Return to Flatland.","authors":"Ian Churcher, Stuart Newbold, Christopher W Murray","doi":"10.1038/s41570-025-00688-5","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1038/s41570-025-00688-5","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":18849,"journal":{"name":"Nature reviews. Chemistry","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":38.1,"publicationDate":"2025-01-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143074618","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Kelly Nieto, Daniel S. Windsor, Bairav S. Vishnugopi, Partha P. Mukherjee, Amy L. Prieto
{"title":"Publisher Correction: Performance metrics and mechanistic considerations for the development of 3D batteries","authors":"Kelly Nieto, Daniel S. Windsor, Bairav S. Vishnugopi, Partha P. Mukherjee, Amy L. Prieto","doi":"10.1038/s41570-025-00689-4","DOIUrl":"10.1038/s41570-025-00689-4","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":18849,"journal":{"name":"Nature reviews. Chemistry","volume":"9 2","pages":"134-134"},"PeriodicalIF":38.1,"publicationDate":"2025-01-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.nature.com/articles/s41570-025-00689-4.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143008387","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Catechol redox maintenance in mussel adhesion.","authors":"Stephanie X Wang, J Herbert Waite","doi":"10.1038/s41570-024-00673-4","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1038/s41570-024-00673-4","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Catechol-functionalized proteins in mussel holdfasts are essential for underwater adhesion and cohesion and have inspired countless synthetic polymeric materials and devices. However, as catechols are prone to oxidation, long-term performance and stability of these inventions awaits effective antioxidation strategies. In mussels, catechol-mediated interactions are stabilized by 'built-in' homeostatic redox reservoirs that restore catechols oxidized to quinones. Mussel byssus has a typical 'core-shell' architecture in which the core is a degradable fibrous block copolymer consisting of collagen and fibroin coated by robust protein networks stabilized by bis-catecholato-metal and tris-catecholato-metal ion complexes. The coating is well-adapted to protect the core against abrasion, hydrolysis and microbial attack, but it is not impervious to oxidative damage, which, during function, is promptly repaired by redox poise via coacervated catechol-rich and thiol-rich reducing interlayers and inclusions. However, when the e<sup>-</sup> and H<sup>+</sup> equivalents from these reducing reservoirs are depleted, coating damage accumulates, leading to exposure of the vulnerable core to environmental attack. Heeding and translating these strategies is essential for deploying catechols with longer service lifetimes and designing more sustainable next-generation polymeric adhesives.</p>","PeriodicalId":18849,"journal":{"name":"Nature reviews. Chemistry","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":38.1,"publicationDate":"2025-01-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142984275","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}