Nature MaterialsPub Date : 2024-10-29DOI: 10.1038/s41563-024-02029-1
Yu Han, Wenyuan Huang, Meng He, Bing An, Yinlin Chen, Xue Han, Lan An, Meredydd Kippax-Jones, Jiangnan Li, Yuhang Yang, Mark D. Frogley, Cheng Li, Danielle Crawshaw, Pascal Manuel, Svemir Rudić, Yongqiang Cheng, Ian Silverwood, Luke L. Daemen, Anibal J. Ramirez-Cuesta, Sarah J. Day, Stephen P. Thompson, Ben F. Spencer, Marek Nikiel, Daniel Lee, Martin Schröder, Sihai Yang
{"title":"Trace benzene capture by decoration of structural defects in metal–organic framework materials","authors":"Yu Han, Wenyuan Huang, Meng He, Bing An, Yinlin Chen, Xue Han, Lan An, Meredydd Kippax-Jones, Jiangnan Li, Yuhang Yang, Mark D. Frogley, Cheng Li, Danielle Crawshaw, Pascal Manuel, Svemir Rudić, Yongqiang Cheng, Ian Silverwood, Luke L. Daemen, Anibal J. Ramirez-Cuesta, Sarah J. Day, Stephen P. Thompson, Ben F. Spencer, Marek Nikiel, Daniel Lee, Martin Schröder, Sihai Yang","doi":"10.1038/s41563-024-02029-1","DOIUrl":"10.1038/s41563-024-02029-1","url":null,"abstract":"Capture of trace benzene is an important and challenging task. Metal–organic framework materials are promising sorbents for a variety of gases, but their limited capacity towards benzene at low concentration remains unresolved. Here we report the adsorption of trace benzene by decorating a structural defect in MIL-125-defect with single-atom metal centres to afford MIL-125-X (X = Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, Cu, Zn; MIL-125, Ti8O8(OH)4(BDC)6 where H2BDC is 1,4-benzenedicarboxylic acid). At 298 K, MIL-125-Zn exhibits a benzene uptake of 7.63 mmol g−1 at 1.2 mbar and 5.33 mmol g−1 at 0.12 mbar, and breakthrough experiments confirm the removal of trace benzene (from 5 to <0.5 ppm) from air (up to 111,000 min g−1 of metal–organic framework), even after exposure to moisture. The binding of benzene to the defect and open Zn(II) sites at low pressure has been visualized by diffraction, scattering and spectroscopy. This work highlights the importance of fine-tuning pore chemistry for designing adsorbents for the removal of air pollutants. Benzene is a genotoxic carcinogen with no safe level of exposure. Here, by creating and decorating a structural defect in a metal–organic framework to form MIL-125-Zn, a benzene uptake of 7.63 mmol g–1 at 1.2 mbar is observed due to binding to Zn(II) sites.","PeriodicalId":19058,"journal":{"name":"Nature Materials","volume":"23 11","pages":"1531-1538"},"PeriodicalIF":37.2,"publicationDate":"2024-10-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.nature.com/articles/s41563-024-02029-1.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142536936","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}
Nature MaterialsPub Date : 2024-10-29DOI: 10.1038/s41563-024-02050-4
{"title":"Tissues pushing on","authors":"","doi":"10.1038/s41563-024-02050-4","DOIUrl":"10.1038/s41563-024-02050-4","url":null,"abstract":"Studies are shedding light on the mechanical properties of cellular tissues and their implications for biological processes.","PeriodicalId":19058,"journal":{"name":"Nature Materials","volume":"23 11","pages":"1457-1457"},"PeriodicalIF":37.2,"publicationDate":"2024-10-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.nature.com/articles/s41563-024-02050-4.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142536932","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}
Nature MaterialsPub Date : 2024-10-28DOI: 10.1038/s41563-024-02027-3
Julia Duque, Alessandra Bonfanti, Jonathan Fouchard, Lucia Baldauf, Sara R. Azenha, Emma Ferber, Andrew Harris, Elias H. Barriga, Alexandre J. Kabla, Guillaume Charras
{"title":"Rupture strength of living cell monolayers","authors":"Julia Duque, Alessandra Bonfanti, Jonathan Fouchard, Lucia Baldauf, Sara R. Azenha, Emma Ferber, Andrew Harris, Elias H. Barriga, Alexandre J. Kabla, Guillaume Charras","doi":"10.1038/s41563-024-02027-3","DOIUrl":"10.1038/s41563-024-02027-3","url":null,"abstract":"To fulfil their function, epithelial tissues need to sustain mechanical stresses and avoid rupture. Although rupture is usually undesired, it is central to some developmental processes, for example, blastocoel formation. Nonetheless, little is known about tissue rupture because it is a multiscale phenomenon that necessitates comprehension of the interplay between mechanical forces and biological processes at the molecular and cellular scales. Here we characterize rupture in epithelial monolayers using mechanical measurements, live imaging and computational modelling. We show that despite consisting of only a single layer of cells, monolayers can withstand surprisingly large deformations, often accommodating several-fold increases in their length before rupture. At large deformation, epithelia increase their stiffness multiple fold in a process controlled by a supracellular network of keratin filaments. Perturbing the keratin network organization fragilized the monolayers and prevented strain-stiffening. Although the kinetics of adhesive bond rupture ultimately control tissue strength, tissue rheology and the history of deformation set the strain and stress at the onset of fracture. Tissue monolayers avoid rupture at large tensile stresses through a strain-stiffening process governed by intermediate keratin filaments.","PeriodicalId":19058,"journal":{"name":"Nature Materials","volume":"23 11","pages":"1563-1574"},"PeriodicalIF":37.2,"publicationDate":"2024-10-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.nature.com/articles/s41563-024-02027-3.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142519245","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}
{"title":"Spin switching in Sm0.7Er0.3FeO3 triggered by terahertz magnetic-field pulses","authors":"Zhenya Zhang, Minoru Kanega, Kei Maruyama, Takayuki Kurihara, Makoto Nakajima, Takehiro Tachizaki, Masahiro Sato, Yoshihiko Kanemitsu, Hideki Hirori","doi":"10.1038/s41563-024-02034-4","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1038/s41563-024-02034-4","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Driving spin systems to states far from equilibrium is indispensable in investigations of functional nonlinearities of antiferromagnets for spintronics. So far, it has been shown that electric-field pulses in the spectral region from the visible to the terahertz range can be used to induce ultrafast switching between different spin states. Here we demonstrate that a multicycle terahertz magnetic-field pulse can be used to induce non-thermal spin switching in antiferromagnets. When a strong pulse is applied to Sm<sub>0.7</sub>Er<sub>0.3</sub>FeO<sub>3</sub>, the magnetic order parameter is first driven away from the barrier between the two potential minima of this antiferromagnet and then, in the subsequent inertial motion towards the opposite direction, it crosses the barrier. Our analysis reveals that the initial motion is driven by a dynamical modification of the magnetic potential, and this modification is enhanced through coupling between the two magnon modes.</p>","PeriodicalId":19058,"journal":{"name":"Nature Materials","volume":"110 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":41.2,"publicationDate":"2024-10-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142489257","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}
Nature MaterialsPub Date : 2024-10-24DOI: 10.1038/s41563-024-02025-5
Biao Jin, Ying Chen, Harley Pyles, Marcel D. Baer, Benjamin A. Legg, Zheming Wang, Nancy M. Washton, Karl T. Mueller, David Baker, Gregory K. Schenter, Christopher J. Mundy, James J. De Yoreo
{"title":"Formation, chemical evolution and solidification of the dense liquid phase of calcium (bi)carbonate","authors":"Biao Jin, Ying Chen, Harley Pyles, Marcel D. Baer, Benjamin A. Legg, Zheming Wang, Nancy M. Washton, Karl T. Mueller, David Baker, Gregory K. Schenter, Christopher J. Mundy, James J. De Yoreo","doi":"10.1038/s41563-024-02025-5","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1038/s41563-024-02025-5","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Metal carbonates, which are ubiquitous in the near-surface mineral record, are a major product of biomineralizing organisms and serve as important targets for capturing anthropogenic CO<sub>2</sub> emissions. However, pathways of carbonate mineralization typically diverge from classical predictions due to the involvement of disordered precursors, such as the dense liquid phase (DLP), yet little is known about DLP formation or solidification processes. Using in situ methods we report that a highly hydrated bicarbonate DLP forms via liquid–liquid phase separation and transforms into hollow hydrated amorphous CaCO<sub>3</sub> particles. Acidic proteins and polymers extend DLP lifetimes while leaving the pathway and chemistry unchanged. Molecular simulations suggest that the DLP forms via direct condensation of solvated Ca²<sup>+</sup><span>⋅</span>(HCO<sub>3</sub><sup>−</sup>)<sub>2</sub> complexes that react due to proximity effects in the confined DLP droplets. Our findings provide insight into CaCO<sub>3</sub> nucleation that is mediated by liquid–liquid phase separation, advancing the ability to direct carbonate mineralization and elucidating an often-proposed complex pathway of biomineralization.</p>","PeriodicalId":19058,"journal":{"name":"Nature Materials","volume":"13 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":41.2,"publicationDate":"2024-10-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142488335","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}
Nature MaterialsPub Date : 2024-10-24DOI: 10.1038/s41563-024-02035-3
Yusen Zhao, Zixiao Liu, Pengju Shi, Chi Chen, Yousif Alsaid, Yichen Yan, Ximin He
{"title":"Antagonistic-contracting high-power photo-oscillators for multifunctional actuations","authors":"Yusen Zhao, Zixiao Liu, Pengju Shi, Chi Chen, Yousif Alsaid, Yichen Yan, Ximin He","doi":"10.1038/s41563-024-02035-3","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1038/s41563-024-02035-3","url":null,"abstract":"<p>High-power autonomous soft actuators are in high demand yet face challenges related to tethered power and dedicated control. Light-driven oscillation by stimuli-responsive polymers allows for remote energy input and control autonomy, but generating high output power density is a daunting challenge requiring an advanced material design principle. Here, inspired by the flight muscle structure of insects, we develop a self-oscillator based on two antagonistically contracting photo-active layers sandwiching an inactive layer. The actuator produces an output power density of 33 W kg<sup>−1</sup>, 275-fold higher than other configurations and comparable to that of insects. Such oscillators allow for broad-wavelength operation and multifunction integration, including proprioceptive actuation and energy harvesting. We demonstrate high-performance flapping motion enabling various locomotion modes, including a wing with a thrust-to-weight ratio of 0.32. This work advances autonomous, sustained and untethered actuators for powerful robotics.</p>","PeriodicalId":19058,"journal":{"name":"Nature Materials","volume":"235 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":41.2,"publicationDate":"2024-10-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142488336","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}
Nature MaterialsPub Date : 2024-10-23DOI: 10.1038/s41563-024-02023-7
Sunkyu Park, Ziliang Wang, Kriti Choudhary, Jean-Noël Chotard, Dany Carlier, François Fauth, Pieremanuele Canepa, Laurence Croguennec, Christian Masquelier
{"title":"Obtaining V2(PO4)3 by sodium extraction from single-phase NaxV2(PO4)3 (1 < x < 3) positive electrode materials","authors":"Sunkyu Park, Ziliang Wang, Kriti Choudhary, Jean-Noël Chotard, Dany Carlier, François Fauth, Pieremanuele Canepa, Laurence Croguennec, Christian Masquelier","doi":"10.1038/s41563-024-02023-7","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1038/s41563-024-02023-7","url":null,"abstract":"<p>We report on single-phase Na<sub><i>x</i></sub>V<sub>2</sub>(PO<sub>4</sub>)<sub>3</sub> compositions (1.5 ≤ <i>x</i> ≤ 2.5) of the Na super ionic conductor type, obtained from a straightforward synthesis route. Typically, chemically prepared c-Na<sub>2</sub>V<sub>2</sub>(PO<sub>4</sub>)<sub>3</sub>, obtained by annealing an equimolar mixture of Na<sub>3</sub>V<sub>2</sub>(PO<sub>4</sub>)<sub>3</sub> and NaV<sub>2</sub>(PO<sub>4</sub>)<sub>3</sub>, exhibits a specific sodium-ion distribution (occupancy of the Na(1) site of only 0.66(4)), whereas that of the electrochemically obtained e-Na<sub>2</sub>V<sub>2</sub>(PO<sub>4</sub>)<sub>3</sub> (from Na<sub>3</sub>V<sub>2</sub>(PO<sub>4</sub>)<sub>3</sub>) is close to 1. Unlike conventional Na<sub>3</sub>V<sub>2</sub>(PO<sub>4</sub>)<sub>3</sub>, when used as positive electrode materials in Na-ion batteries, the Na<sub><i>x</i></sub>V<sub>2</sub>(PO<sub>4</sub>)<sub>3</sub> compositions lead to unusual single-phase Na<sup>+</sup> extraction/insertion mechanisms with continuous voltage changes upon Na<sup>+</sup> extraction/insertion. We demonstrate that the average equilibrium operating voltage observed upon Na<sup>+</sup> deintercalation from single-phase Na<sub>2</sub>V<sub>2</sub>(PO<sub>4</sub>)<sub>3</sub> is increased up to an average value of ~3.70 V versus Na<sup>+</sup>/Na (thanks to the activation of the V<sup>4+</sup>/V<sup>5+</sup> redox couple) compared to 3.37 V versus Na<sup>+</sup>/Na in conventional Na<sub>3</sub>V<sub>2</sub>(PO<sub>4</sub>)<sub>3</sub>, thus leading to an increase in the theoretical energy density from 396.3 Wh kg<sup>–1</sup> to 458.1 Wh kg<sup>–1</sup>. Electrochemical and chemical Na<sup>+</sup> deintercalation from c-Na<sub>2</sub>V<sub>2</sub>(PO<sub>4</sub>)<sub>3</sub> enables complete Na-ion extraction, increasing energy density.</p>","PeriodicalId":19058,"journal":{"name":"Nature Materials","volume":"27 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":41.2,"publicationDate":"2024-10-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142487141","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":"Coherent optical spin Hall transport for polaritonics at room temperature","authors":"Ying Shi, Yusong Gan, Yuzhong Chen, Yubin Wang, Sanjib Ghosh, Alexey Kavokin, Qihua Xiong","doi":"10.1038/s41563-024-02028-2","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1038/s41563-024-02028-2","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Spin or valley degrees of freedom hold promise for next-generation spintronics. Nonetheless, the macroscopic coherent spin current formations are still hindered by rapid dephasing due to electron scattering, specifically at room temperature. Exciton polaritons offer excellent platforms for spin-optronic devices via the optical spin Hall effect. However, this effect could neither be unequivocally observed at room temperature nor be exploited for practical spintronic devices due to the presence of strong thermal fluctuations or large linear spin splitting. Here we report the observation of room-temperature optical spin Hall effect of exciton polaritons, with the spin current flow over 60 μm in a formamidinium lead bromide perovskite microcavity. We provide direct evidence of long-range coherence in the flow of polaritons and the spin current carried by them. Leveraging the spin Hall transport of polaritons, we further demonstrate two polaritonic devices, namely, a NOT gate and a spin-polarized beamsplitter, advancing the frontier of room-temperature polaritonics in perovskite microcavities.</p>","PeriodicalId":19058,"journal":{"name":"Nature Materials","volume":"75 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":41.2,"publicationDate":"2024-10-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142452611","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}
Nature MaterialsPub Date : 2024-10-22DOI: 10.1038/s41563-024-02012-w
Alberto Amo
{"title":"Perovskite microcavities spin the light","authors":"Alberto Amo","doi":"10.1038/s41563-024-02012-w","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1038/s41563-024-02012-w","url":null,"abstract":"The combination of perovskite-based thin materials and microcavities with tailored optical spin–orbit effects enable on-chip optical polarization functionalities at room temperature and over long propagations.","PeriodicalId":19058,"journal":{"name":"Nature Materials","volume":"8 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":41.2,"publicationDate":"2024-10-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142452609","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}
Nature MaterialsPub Date : 2024-10-21DOI: 10.1038/s41563-024-02015-7
Lujin Min, Yang Zhang, Zhijian Xie, Sai Venkata Gayathri Ayyagari, Leixin Miao, Yugo Onishi, Seng Huat Lee, Yu Wang, Nasim Alem, Liang Fu, Zhiqiang Mao
{"title":"Colossal room-temperature non-reciprocal Hall effect","authors":"Lujin Min, Yang Zhang, Zhijian Xie, Sai Venkata Gayathri Ayyagari, Leixin Miao, Yugo Onishi, Seng Huat Lee, Yu Wang, Nasim Alem, Liang Fu, Zhiqiang Mao","doi":"10.1038/s41563-024-02015-7","DOIUrl":"10.1038/s41563-024-02015-7","url":null,"abstract":"Non-reciprocal charge transport has gained significant attention due to its potential in exploring quantum symmetry and its promising applications. Traditionally, non-reciprocal transport has been observed in the longitudinal direction, with non-reciprocal resistance being a small fraction of the ohmic resistance. Here we report a transverse non-reciprocal transport phenomenon featuring a quadratic current–voltage characteristic and divergent non-reciprocity, termed the non-reciprocal Hall effect. This effect is observed in microscale Hall devices fabricated from platinum (Pt) deposited by a focused ion beam on silicon substrates. The transverse non-reciprocal Hall effect arises from the geometrically asymmetric scattering of textured Pt nanoparticles within the focused-ion-beam-deposited Pt structures. Notably, the non-reciprocal Hall effect generated in focused-ion-beam-deposited Pt electrodes can propagate to adjacent conductors such as Au and NbP through Hall current injection. Additionally, this pronounced non-reciprocal Hall effect facilitates broadband frequency mixing. These findings not only validate the non-reciprocal Hall effect concept but also open avenues for its application in terahertz communication, imaging and energy harvesting. Non-reciprocal charge transport has potential for applications but is usually weak. Here the authors report a room-temperature divergent non-reciprocal Hall effect in devices made of Pt deposited on Si substrates.","PeriodicalId":19058,"journal":{"name":"Nature Materials","volume":"23 12","pages":"1671-1677"},"PeriodicalIF":37.2,"publicationDate":"2024-10-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142451846","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}