MatterPub Date : 2026-05-06DOI: 10.1016/j.matt.2026.102807
Huimin Liu (刘慧敏) , Xuemin Yin (殷学民) , Jingwen Deng (邓静雯) , Hejun Li (李贺军)
{"title":"Ultrafast Joule heating reshapes 1D ceramic nanowire synthesis","authors":"Huimin Liu (刘慧敏) , Xuemin Yin (殷学民) , Jingwen Deng (邓静雯) , Hejun Li (李贺军)","doi":"10.1016/j.matt.2026.102807","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.matt.2026.102807","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Ultrafast Joule heating revolutionizes one-dimensional ceramic nanowire synthesis. Recent works have combined this technology with catalytic growth mechanisms or fluorine-assisted strategies to achieve rapid synthesis of one-dimensional carbide nanowires with precise morphology control and low-cost, green, and scalable production.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":388,"journal":{"name":"Matter","volume":"9 5","pages":"Article 102807"},"PeriodicalIF":17.5,"publicationDate":"2026-05-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147827530","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}
MatterPub Date : 2026-05-06Epub Date: 2026-04-25DOI: 10.1016/j.matt.2026.102812
Andres M. Bran , Théo A. Neukomm , Daniel Armstrong , Zlatko Jončev , Philippe Schwaller
{"title":"Chemical reasoning in LLMs unlocks strategy-aware synthesis planning and reaction mechanism elucidation","authors":"Andres M. Bran , Théo A. Neukomm , Daniel Armstrong , Zlatko Jončev , Philippe Schwaller","doi":"10.1016/j.matt.2026.102812","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.matt.2026.102812","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Here, we show that large language models (LLMs) can serve as effective chemical reasoning engines when integrated with traditional search algorithms, offering a complementary approach to computer-aided chemistry that mirrors human expert thinking. Rather than using LLMs to directly generate chemical structures, we leverage their ability to evaluate chemical strategies and guide search algorithms toward chemically meaningful solutions. We demonstrate this through two fundamental challenges: strategy-aware retrosynthesis planning and mechanism elucidation. In retrosynthesis planning, our framework allows chemists to specify desired strategies in natural language, identifying routes that satisfy these constraints from large candidate pools with 71% expert agreement. In mechanism elucidation, LLMs guide search toward plausible reaction mechanisms by evaluating elementary electron-pushing steps. Our approach demonstrates how the strategic understanding of LLMs can be combined with the precision of traditional chemical tools, suggesting a path toward more intuitive and powerful chemical reasoning systems.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":388,"journal":{"name":"Matter","volume":"9 5","pages":"Article 102812"},"PeriodicalIF":17.5,"publicationDate":"2026-05-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147827534","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}
MatterPub Date : 2026-05-06Epub Date: 2026-03-17DOI: 10.1016/j.matt.2026.102715
Xu Li , Xin Luo , Chensen Li , Chong Zhang , Xiaoming Li , Jianxin Wang , Omar F. Mohammed , Bo Xu
{"title":"Organic scintillators for next-generation radiation detection: Principles of molecular design, mechanisms, and emerging applications","authors":"Xu Li , Xin Luo , Chensen Li , Chong Zhang , Xiaoming Li , Jianxin Wang , Omar F. Mohammed , Bo Xu","doi":"10.1016/j.matt.2026.102715","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.matt.2026.102715","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Organic scintillators have recently emerged as promising candidates for next-generation radiation detection because of their unique advantages, including environmental benignity, low cost, high optical transparency, and compatibility with flexible device fabrication. Unlike conventional inorganic scintillators, organic scintillators benefit from immense molecular diversity, which enables tunable optical and electronic properties tailored to specific performance demands. Despite rapid progress, the fundamental molecular design principles and luminescence mechanisms underlying their operation remain insufficiently understood. In this review, we systematically summarize recent advances in the molecular design of organic scintillators for emerging imaging applications. We provide a comprehensive analysis of the luminescence centers and their roles in exciton generation, migration, and utilization as well as detailed discussions on how molecular structure design strategies influence key performance parameters such as light yield, response time, imaging resolution, and operational stability. Finally, we present an outlook on future molecular design strategies aimed at achieving high-performance organic scintillators with a focus on bridging fundamental photophysical understanding and practical device optimization. This review establishes a framework for correlating molecular structure with scintillation properties, thereby paving the way toward efficient, stable, and processable organic scintillators for next-generation radiation detection and broader radiation detection technologies.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":388,"journal":{"name":"Matter","volume":"9 5","pages":"Article 102715"},"PeriodicalIF":17.5,"publicationDate":"2026-05-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147479038","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}
MatterPub Date : 2026-05-06Epub Date: 2026-03-02DOI: 10.1016/j.matt.2026.102698
Yan Qi (齐妍) , Jianjun Liu (刘建君) , Xiaofang Wei (魏晓芳) , Tao Yu (于涛) , Mingmei Wu (吴明娒) , Jun-Cheng Zhang (张君诚)
{"title":"Efficient, reproducible, and thermally enhanced organic host-guest mechanoluminescence from TADF emitters","authors":"Yan Qi (齐妍) , Jianjun Liu (刘建君) , Xiaofang Wei (魏晓芳) , Tao Yu (于涛) , Mingmei Wu (吴明娒) , Jun-Cheng Zhang (张君诚)","doi":"10.1016/j.matt.2026.102698","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.matt.2026.102698","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Organic mechanoluminescence (ML) enables light emission directly triggered by mechanical force, offering opportunities for stress sensing and wearable technologies. However, conventional organic systems based on fluorescent guests typically suffer from low efficiency, thermal quenching, and poor signal reproducibility. Here, we report a guest-centered design strategy in which thermally activated delayed fluorescence (TADF) guests are integrated into piezoelectric host crystals for the construction of efficient, robust ML materials. The resulting systems exhibit greatly enhanced light output, strong thermal amplification of emission, and stable performance over hundreds of compression cycles. Photophysical experiments and theoretical analyses reveal that TADF guests strengthen electromechanical coupling and improve mechano-exciton utilization via efficient harvesting of excited states. Extending this strategy to blue, green, and red emitters achieves spectrally tunable ML across the visible range. This work establishes a general molecular design principle for high-performance organic ML with potential impact on reusable stress sensors, wearable electronics, and structural health monitoring.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":388,"journal":{"name":"Matter","volume":"9 5","pages":"Article 102698"},"PeriodicalIF":17.5,"publicationDate":"2026-05-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147329895","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}
MatterPub Date : 2026-05-06Epub Date: 2026-03-25DOI: 10.1016/j.matt.2026.102709
Zhongtao Gou (勾中涛) , Xinrui Zhang (张芯瑞) , Qianfu Xia (夏前伏) , Haoyang Sun (孙浩洋) , Jianxin Xu (徐健鑫) , Jiacheng Liu (刘佳成) , Yue Ma (马越) , Binghe Ma (马炳和) , Honglong Chang (常洪龙) , Weizheng Yuan (苑伟政) , Seeram Ramakrishna , Lei Wei (魏磊) , Tao Ye (叶涛)
{"title":"CMOS-compatible lithium-ion batteries for distributed on-chip power architecture","authors":"Zhongtao Gou (勾中涛) , Xinrui Zhang (张芯瑞) , Qianfu Xia (夏前伏) , Haoyang Sun (孙浩洋) , Jianxin Xu (徐健鑫) , Jiacheng Liu (刘佳成) , Yue Ma (马越) , Binghe Ma (马炳和) , Honglong Chang (常洪龙) , Weizheng Yuan (苑伟政) , Seeram Ramakrishna , Lei Wei (魏磊) , Tao Ye (叶涛)","doi":"10.1016/j.matt.2026.102709","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.matt.2026.102709","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor (CMOS)-compatible energy storage batteries with distributed on-chip power supply capability are essential for the development of advanced system-on-chips (SoCs). However, such devices have not been reported till now. The current concentrated power architecture of SoCs based on a discrete battery, with redundant encapsulation materials and tabs, exhibits low energy storage density, energy utilization efficiency, and integration capability. Herein, CMOS-compatible lithium-ion batteries (CLIBs) are developed for distributed on-chip power supply in SoCs. The anode and cathode are prepared on two different wafers, which are bonded with electrolytes and separators to form the CLIBs. The CLIBs exhibit an areal capacity of 3.54 mAh cm<sup>−2</sup> and energy density of 34.375 mWh cm<sup>−3</sup> at 0.1C and simplify the integration of a multi-sensor SoC with through-silicon vias and redistribution layer circuits. Further, the dual-CLIB distributed power architecture exhibits nearly doubled energy utilization efficiency as compared to the centralized power architecture.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":388,"journal":{"name":"Matter","volume":"9 5","pages":"Article 102709"},"PeriodicalIF":17.5,"publicationDate":"2026-05-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147507186","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":"Biorealistic vision enabled by self-powered organic synapses operating via photochemical dynamics","authors":"Yincheng Zhang (章垠程) , Xiaobin Gu (古晓斌) , Jikai Lv (吕纪开) , Lutang Zhao (赵路塘) , Dongyue Huang (黄东岳) , Lei Yang (杨雷) , Yunhao Cai (蔡芸皓) , Kaikai Wen (温凯凯) , Xin Zhang (张昕) , Hao Chen (陈皓) , Hui Huang (黄辉)","doi":"10.1016/j.matt.2026.102700","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.matt.2026.102700","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The biological visual system relies on ions and neurotransmitters in an aqueous environment. To emulate this, devices that operate in electrolytes via chemical signals are needed. Organic photoelectrochemical synapse (OPECS) is a promising platform, but current transistor-based OPECS requires external power, limiting biointegration and energy efficiency. Here, we present a self-powered OPECS with an electrochemical cell architecture operating in a biocompatible aqueous environment. The interaction between internal optoelectronic responses and external, electrolyte-mediated reactions enables the device to mimic biological synaptic behaviors under various light conditions. Under live-cell culture conditions, it not only replicates complex visual impairments induced by oxidative stress but also demonstrates visual self-recovery. This work bridges artificial and biological systems, advancing the understanding of chemosensory-visual integration in biorealistic platforms.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":388,"journal":{"name":"Matter","volume":"9 5","pages":"Article 102700"},"PeriodicalIF":17.5,"publicationDate":"2026-05-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147524730","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}
MatterPub Date : 2026-05-06Epub Date: 2026-03-30DOI: 10.1016/j.matt.2026.102721
Wei Huang , Kewei Jin , Yanli Qin , Nina Sun , Linpeng Jiang , Tianfeng Chen
{"title":"Selenium-inspired tellurium nanomedicines","authors":"Wei Huang , Kewei Jin , Yanli Qin , Nina Sun , Linpeng Jiang , Tianfeng Chen","doi":"10.1016/j.matt.2026.102721","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.matt.2026.102721","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Biological functions of the essential trace element Se have been extensively validated, but its homolog Te has long been forgotten in the biomedical field. Over the past decades, multiple significant discoveries have made Te an attractive candidate for biomedicine due to its unique chain-like structure, narrow bandgap, controllable morphology, and tunable size. However, maximizing the biomedical functionality of Te nanoplatform remains a significant challenge. In this review, we first systematically discuss the similarities and differences between Te and Se regarding their physicochemical properties, metabolism, transformation, and toxicology, thus identifying the potential advantages of Te in the field of innovative bio-nanotechnologies. We further systematically summarize the designs of Te nanomedicines; discuss strategies for enhancing the therapeutic specificity such as structure, morphology, surface modification, composition, and chemical response; and then elaborate on their application value in various disease models, with particular focus on cancers. Finally, we provide an in-depth discussion on the challenges in developing Te-based nanomedicines along with future research directions and clinical translation prospects.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":388,"journal":{"name":"Matter","volume":"9 5","pages":"Article 102721"},"PeriodicalIF":17.5,"publicationDate":"2026-05-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147827533","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}
MatterPub Date : 2026-05-06Epub Date: 2026-03-19DOI: 10.1016/j.matt.2026.102676
Raphael F. Moral , Maher B. Alghalayini , Raushan N. Nurdillayeva , Do-Kyoung Lee , Tim Kodalle , Paulo E. Marchezi , David P. Fenning , Marcus M. Noack , Craig P. Schwartz , Carolin M. Sutter-Fella
{"title":"Absorption dissymmetry factor enhancement: A data-driven approach to unravel the synthesis knobs of chiral 2D perovskites","authors":"Raphael F. Moral , Maher B. Alghalayini , Raushan N. Nurdillayeva , Do-Kyoung Lee , Tim Kodalle , Paulo E. Marchezi , David P. Fenning , Marcus M. Noack , Craig P. Schwartz , Carolin M. Sutter-Fella","doi":"10.1016/j.matt.2026.102676","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.matt.2026.102676","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Chiral 2D metal halide perovskites (MHPs) are promising for spin-optoelectronic applications, yet their absorption dissymmetry factor (<em>g</em><sub><em>abs</em></sub>) exhibits significant variability due to complex, co-dependent structural and experimental factors. We established a data-driven framework using Pearson’s correlation, ANOVA, and Gaussian process regression to identify and model key synthesis “knobs” governing these properties. The analysis revealed that solvent choice is the primary factor driving variability. For acetonitrile-based films, <em>g</em><sub><em>abs</em></sub> was maximized by optimizing annealing temperature and film thickness. Conversely, films from higher boiling point solvents showed complex dependencies on annealing temperature, excitonic integral intensity, and film texture. These statistical correlations provide a roadmap for the rational design of high-performance chiral MHPs and establish a foundation for future machine learning-driven material exploration.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":388,"journal":{"name":"Matter","volume":"9 5","pages":"Article 102676"},"PeriodicalIF":17.5,"publicationDate":"2026-05-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147492870","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}
MatterPub Date : 2026-05-06Epub Date: 2026-03-24DOI: 10.1016/j.matt.2026.102706
Bo Ni , Markus J. Buehler
{"title":"VibeGen: Agentic end-to-end de novo protein design for tailored dynamics using a language diffusion model","authors":"Bo Ni , Markus J. Buehler","doi":"10.1016/j.matt.2026.102706","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.matt.2026.102706","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Proteins are dynamic molecular machines whose biological functions, spanning enzymatic catalysis, signal transduction, and structural adaptation, are intrinsically linked to their motions. We introduce VibeGen, a generative AI model based on an agentic dual-model architecture, comprising a protein designer that generates sequence candidates based on specified vibrational modes and a protein predictor that evaluates their dynamic accuracy. Via direct validation using full-atom molecular simulations, we demonstrate that the designed proteins accurately reproduce the prescribed normal mode amplitudes across the backbone while adopting various stable, functionally relevant structures. Generated sequences are <em>de novo</em>, exhibiting no significant similarity to natural proteins, thereby expanding the accessible protein space beyond evolutionary constraints. Our model establishes a direct, bidirectional link between sequence and vibrational behavior, unlocking efficient pathways for engineering biomolecules with tailored dynamical and functional properties. It holds broad implications for the rational design of enzymes, dynamic scaffolds, and biomaterials via dynamics-informed protein engineering.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":388,"journal":{"name":"Matter","volume":"9 5","pages":"Article 102706"},"PeriodicalIF":17.5,"publicationDate":"2026-05-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147524734","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}
MatterPub Date : 2026-05-06Epub Date: 2026-03-23DOI: 10.1016/j.matt.2026.102697
Lechun Deng , Yuhan Zhang , Hailong Xu , Weijian Zhang , Shengchong Hui , Weixin Yan , Fa Luo , Hongjing Wu , Paolo Colombo , Qiang Chen
{"title":"Wearable fabrics against ultra-broadband electromagnetic interference","authors":"Lechun Deng , Yuhan Zhang , Hailong Xu , Weijian Zhang , Shengchong Hui , Weixin Yan , Fa Luo , Hongjing Wu , Paolo Colombo , Qiang Chen","doi":"10.1016/j.matt.2026.102697","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.matt.2026.102697","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Broadband electromagnetic interference (EMI) poses multifaceted health risks to clinicians, necessitating wearable shielding materials. A critical challenge persists: the ultra-long wavelengths of low-frequency EMI demand shielding thicknesses that far exceed practical limits for wearable materials. Herein, we engineer dual-shelled EMI shielding composites via homogenization/recrystallization annealing, which not only hierarchically modulates built-in electric fields, minimizing electron migration resistance while preserving interfacial polarization, but also achieves a cascaded magnetization optimization through unpaired atoms, magnetic domain refinement, exchange coupling, and long-range magnetic coupling. The optimized architecture yields an ultra-broadband shielding (100 kHz–3 GHz) with record effectiveness (99.9 dB at 100 kHz). Roll coated onto textiles, the composite attenuates EMI-induced neural damage, validated through almost unchanged cell viability compared to a control in <em>in vitro</em> assays based on HT-22 cells. By integrating material design, mechanistic insights, prototype development, and biological efficacy, this work establishes a blueprint for the next-generation development of electromagnetic protective materials.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":388,"journal":{"name":"Matter","volume":"9 5","pages":"Article 102697"},"PeriodicalIF":17.5,"publicationDate":"2026-05-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147827466","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}