MatterPub Date : 2025-10-01DOI: 10.1016/j.matt.2025.102390
Bochao Xie , Yingying Ma , Wei Huang
{"title":"Flexible ceramics: Reimagining rigidity through structural design","authors":"Bochao Xie , Yingying Ma , Wei Huang","doi":"10.1016/j.matt.2025.102390","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.matt.2025.102390","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Traditionally, the brittleness of ceramics has barred these materials from soft, adaptive, and wearable devices. Hybrid or interface fixes dilute purity and scalability. We reframe brittleness as a design lever, using laser-assisted 3D printing to embed flexibility directly in the microstructure. Digitally tuned porosity and interlayer bonding yield ceramics that bend yet preserve their thermal, chemical, and electronic robustness. This strategy ushers in truly deformable ceramics, unlocking applications once deemed impossible.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":388,"journal":{"name":"Matter","volume":"8 10","pages":"Article 102390"},"PeriodicalIF":17.5,"publicationDate":"2025-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145195437","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 : 2025-10-01DOI: 10.1016/j.matt.2025.102407
Zhaodi Tang
{"title":"Aerogels with ultrahigh-temperature super elasticity","authors":"Zhaodi Tang","doi":"10.1016/j.matt.2025.102407","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.matt.2025.102407","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The practicality of aerogels is adversely restricted with mechanical brittleness and poor elasticity. To address these challenges, a study published in <em>Science</em> by Pang et al. provides a class of dome-celled aerogels that exhibit super elasticity across a wide temperature range: from liquid helium temperatures (4.2 K) to a 2273 K as well as remarkable thermal insulation and chemical versatility. This work redefines what’s possible for aerogel materials under extreme conditions, offering a new paradigm to develop advanced aerogels with super elasticity and ultralow thermal conductivity at ultra-high temperature.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":388,"journal":{"name":"Matter","volume":"8 10","pages":"Article 102407"},"PeriodicalIF":17.5,"publicationDate":"2025-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145195438","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 : 2025-10-01DOI: 10.1016/j.matt.2025.102423
Lijie Wang , Razan Nughays , Omar F. Mohammed
{"title":"Spatiotemporal imaging of photogenerated charge carriers in optoelectronic materials","authors":"Lijie Wang , Razan Nughays , Omar F. Mohammed","doi":"10.1016/j.matt.2025.102423","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.matt.2025.102423","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This review offers a comprehensive examination of spatiotemporal imaging techniques used to investigate photogenerated carrier transport in optoelectronic materials. We highlight recent advancements in experimental methodologies, including ultrafast transient absorption (TA) microscopy, time-resolved photoluminescence (TRPL) microscopy, and scanning ultrafast electron microscopy (SUEM), all of which enable high-resolution tracking of carrier dynamics in both time and space domains. Each method is analyzed regarding its advantages and limitations, underscoring its applicability to various material systems and specific probing scenarios. By focusing on key material systems, such as perovskites and two-dimensional (2D) materials, this review demonstrates how these advanced techniques deepen our understanding of charge carrier transport and recombination mechanisms. Ultimately, we illustrate how these insights can lead to impactful applications that enhance device efficiency and reveal new functionalities. By consolidating our findings, we highlight the crucial role of spatiotemporal investigations in catalyzing innovations in materials engineering and devices within the fields of ultrafast science and optoelectronics.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":388,"journal":{"name":"Matter","volume":"8 10","pages":"Article 102423"},"PeriodicalIF":17.5,"publicationDate":"2025-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145195508","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 : 2025-10-01DOI: 10.1016/j.matt.2025.102192
Tiantian Zhou , Feifan Zhang , Jiandong Gao , Kaiming Nie , Gen Li , Wanxin Huang , Ruiheng Wang , Guofeng Tian , Haifeng Ling , Hongzhen Lin , Yan Zhao , Hui Yang , Jiangtao Xu , Deyang Ji , Wenping Hu
{"title":"Hydrogen bonding networks for tunable organic neuromorphic transistor arrays and in-sensor computing","authors":"Tiantian Zhou , Feifan Zhang , Jiandong Gao , Kaiming Nie , Gen Li , Wanxin Huang , Ruiheng Wang , Guofeng Tian , Haifeng Ling , Hongzhen Lin , Yan Zhao , Hui Yang , Jiangtao Xu , Deyang Ji , Wenping Hu","doi":"10.1016/j.matt.2025.102192","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.matt.2025.102192","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div><span>Inspired by neural architectures, synaptic transistors incorporating sensing, memory, and computing functionalities within one device have garnered widespread attention. However, achieving high carrier mobility<span><span> and enduring synaptic plasticity remains challenging due to the unbalanced charge trapping<span> effect at the dielectric/semiconductor interface. Here, introducing the hydrogen bonding<span> networks, constructed via double dielectric materials, significantly improves the interface characteristics. This approach could modulate the </span></span></span>carrier mobility of fabricated synaptic transistors from 0.49 to 22 cm</span></span><sup>2</sup> V<sup>−1</sup> s<sup>−1</sup><span> and increase synaptic plasticity from 67 to 10,000 s with an ultra-low energy consumption of 24 aJ per synaptic event. Moreover, we have devised an innovative linear self-attention-based spatial and channel joint<span> attention (LSSCA) network architecture for spiking neural networks<span> (SNNs) that exploits synaptic transistors to enhance image classification accuracy from 76% to 99%. This study provides a direct and effective strategy for engineering optically controlled synaptic transistors that demonstrate superior carrier mobility and prolonged plasticity, promising potential in low-energy, high-precision neuromorphic applications.</span></span></span></div></div>","PeriodicalId":388,"journal":{"name":"Matter","volume":"8 10","pages":"Article 102192"},"PeriodicalIF":17.5,"publicationDate":"2025-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144192698","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 : 2025-10-01DOI: 10.1016/j.matt.2025.102425
Zhaoyu Wang (王昭宇) , Haolin Lu (路浩林) , Wenkai Zhao (赵文凯) , Guankui Long (龙官奎)
{"title":"Giant apparent circularly polarized emission from optical anisotropy and resonant Raman scattering","authors":"Zhaoyu Wang (王昭宇) , Haolin Lu (路浩林) , Wenkai Zhao (赵文凯) , Guankui Long (龙官奎)","doi":"10.1016/j.matt.2025.102425","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.matt.2025.102425","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Circularly polarized light sources and photodetectors are key enablers of technologies such as circularly polarized bioimaging, quantum information processing, and opto-spintronics. Phillips et al. in <em>Matter</em> systematically investigated the origin of the large propagation-direction-dependent circularly polarized emission and scattering anisotropies in chiral perovskite by establishing a comprehensive physical model including absorption, emission, and resonant Raman scattering.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":388,"journal":{"name":"Matter","volume":"8 10","pages":"Article 102425"},"PeriodicalIF":17.5,"publicationDate":"2025-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145195442","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 : 2025-10-01DOI: 10.1016/j.matt.2025.102437
Meng-Qiang Zhao
{"title":"Symmetry breaking by self-intercalation: A gateway to room temperature nonlinear Hall effects in 2D transition metal dichalcogenides","authors":"Meng-Qiang Zhao","doi":"10.1016/j.matt.2025.102437","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.matt.2025.102437","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Phase engineering of two-dimensional (2D) materials enables the exploration of unexpected physical phenomena. In a recent study, highly crystalline 6R-TaS<sub>2</sub> was synthesized via a self-intercalation-driven chemical vapor transport (CVT) method, yielding high electrical conductivity and a pronounced nonlinear Hall effect at room temperature. This work demonstrates that combining heterophase stacking with atomic intercalation provides an effective strategy for designing new materials with emergent properties.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":388,"journal":{"name":"Matter","volume":"8 10","pages":"Article 102437"},"PeriodicalIF":17.5,"publicationDate":"2025-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145195444","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 : 2025-10-01DOI: 10.1016/j.matt.2025.102200
Chaoran Liu , Zai Wang , Xin Tong , Zhenhua Wu , Lin Zhou , Haiyang Zou , Ayodeji Ogunjuyibe , Hongjian Lin , Dongfang Yan , Weihuang Yang , Linxi Dong , Gaofeng Wang , Zhong Lin Wang
{"title":"Water-evaporation-induced direct current electricity generation based on stretchable hydrogel/Al2O3","authors":"Chaoran Liu , Zai Wang , Xin Tong , Zhenhua Wu , Lin Zhou , Haiyang Zou , Ayodeji Ogunjuyibe , Hongjian Lin , Dongfang Yan , Weihuang Yang , Linxi Dong , Gaofeng Wang , Zhong Lin Wang","doi":"10.1016/j.matt.2025.102200","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.matt.2025.102200","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Harvesting sustainable electricity from natural water evaporation has been attracting attention as a promising alternative to supply power for low-power systems. However, low-current output and rigid materials largely hinder its extensive applications. Herein, we present a water-evaporation-induced high-direct-current electricity generator based on stretchable flexible hydrogel/Al<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub>. This flexible electricity generator forms a porous Al<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> substrate by dissolving the NaCl from the heat-cured gelatin/Al<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub><span>/NaCl. It achieves a sustainable and stable direct current of 32 μA, a low internal resistance of 5.18 kΩ, and a maximal output power of 1.76 μW with a maximum output power density of 0.55 mW m</span><sup>−2</sup> by optimizing the electricity generator’s physical dimensions and concentration ratios. The developed water-evaporation-induced electricity generator shows many application prospects, including as a power supply for digital calculators and hygrothermographs and to drive a boat of 5.1 cm. This research provides an in-depth study on a stretchable high-direct-current water-evaporation-induced electricity generator and an efficient approach to power supplies for low-power systems.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":388,"journal":{"name":"Matter","volume":"8 10","pages":"Article 102200"},"PeriodicalIF":17.5,"publicationDate":"2025-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144252525","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 : 2025-10-01DOI: 10.1016/j.matt.2025.102481
Zhigang Xia , Ao Xu , Zhihu Xia , Shiliang Zhang , Wenyang Tang , Maiping Yang , Jingwen Wang , LuLu Shang , Hongshan Wang , Minyong Wu , Minbo Zheng , Weilin Xu , Guangming Tao
{"title":"Hierarchical basalt metayarn for ergonomic protective space textiles","authors":"Zhigang Xia , Ao Xu , Zhihu Xia , Shiliang Zhang , Wenyang Tang , Maiping Yang , Jingwen Wang , LuLu Shang , Hongshan Wang , Minyong Wu , Minbo Zheng , Weilin Xu , Guangming Tao","doi":"10.1016/j.matt.2025.102481","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.matt.2025.102481","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Space textiles must resist extreme cold, heat, and solar irradiation. Basalt fibers with extreme environmental resistance and low cost are the optimal materials for space colonization. However, they are too brittle to spin without damage for forming yarn and fabric, while flexible organic fibers that easily become yarn are not safe for space. This study invents a coaxial spiral wrapping spinning method to form a structure of full sheath-coverage, bidirectional hierarchical helix, and maximum core-sheath interfacial force in Metayarn by hierarchically wrapping fire-retardant sheath fibers onto double-helical basalt cores in a nondestructive and torque-free way. Thus, Metayarns are flexible, strong, and stable enough to be knitted into soft fabrics that defend against strong solar irradiation, extremely low and high temperatures (−200°C–300°C), and 1300°C flame. The ergonomic fabrics are cost-effective, dyeable, skin-friendly, and flexible, and they also have 421% stretchability and abrasion durability. Therefore, the fabrics are expected to serve as space suits, tents, and flags on the moon.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":388,"journal":{"name":"Matter","volume":"8 10","pages":"Article 102481"},"PeriodicalIF":17.5,"publicationDate":"2025-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145195199","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 : 2025-10-01DOI: 10.1016/j.matt.2025.102196
Ramón Rial , Carlos F. Guimarães , Luca Gasperini , Alexandra Brito , Rui R. Costa , Juan M. Ruso , Rui L. Reis
{"title":"Precise multiphase hydrogel engineering of miniaturized 3D cancer architectures via computationally informed microfluidics","authors":"Ramón Rial , Carlos F. Guimarães , Luca Gasperini , Alexandra Brito , Rui R. Costa , Juan M. Ruso , Rui L. Reis","doi":"10.1016/j.matt.2025.102196","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.matt.2025.102196","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Understanding cancer biology and therapy responses requires accurate <em>in vitro</em><span><span> models that reflect tumor complexity. This work presents a multiphase microfluidic biofabrication approach for creating self-standing three-dimensional (3D) tumor models within hydrogel </span>microfiber boundaries. A single framework enabled the fast generation of different </span><em>in vitro</em> cellular configurations, including discrete spheroids in size-limited liquid pockets and continuous multicellular fiberoids. These constructs incorporate key tumor features, including solid stress and microenvironmental interactions, which contribute to a more physiologically relevant replication of tumor responses. Computational simulations were used to fine-tune the biofabrication process, predicting fiber shapes and reducing costs associated with experimental iterations. <em>In vitro</em><span> tests demonstrated drug responsiveness in all configurations, with greatly enhanced manipulation of soft 3D cell structures. The fiberoid models further emulated intercellular dynamics herein explored in the glioblastoma-astrocyte context, expanding the versatility of our technology for cancer research, as a promising tool for drug discovery and precision-medicine strategies.</span></div></div>","PeriodicalId":388,"journal":{"name":"Matter","volume":"8 10","pages":"Article 102196"},"PeriodicalIF":17.5,"publicationDate":"2025-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144211487","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 : 2025-10-01DOI: 10.1016/j.matt.2025.102216
Shu Xu , Zimou Feng , Linyun Bao , Zhiyang Zhu , Shenyang Wu , Yi Yang , Xinglin Lu
{"title":"Biocatalytic nanomotor-assisted ultrafiltration membrane system for selective removal and transformation of phenolic contaminants","authors":"Shu Xu , Zimou Feng , Linyun Bao , Zhiyang Zhu , Shenyang Wu , Yi Yang , Xinglin Lu","doi":"10.1016/j.matt.2025.102216","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.matt.2025.102216","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div><span><span><span>Complete degradation of organic pollutants in water often demands substantial energy and chemical inputs. In this study, we introduce a novel nanomotor-assisted </span>ultrafiltration (UF) system for highly selective and efficient removal of </span>micropollutants<span><span><span>. These nanomotors, engineered by encapsulating catalase (CAT) and horseradish </span>peroxidase (HRP) enzymes within ZIF-8 metal-organic frameworks, exhibit self-propulsion and </span>catalytic oxidation capabilities. In treating phenolic pollutant-contaminated water, ZIF-8 acts as a protective and selective gate that shields enzymes from background interference and enriches hydrophobic </span></span>phenolic compounds<span><span><span> (XLogP > 2), enabling up to 99.5% removal efficiency by selective oxidation<span> of targeted species. Notably, HRP-mediated oxidation generates phenoxy radicals, which couple and polymerize into hydrophobic </span></span>oligomers<span> that bind to the ZIF-8 surface and are effectively separated via low-pressure UF. This system minimizes energy input while leveraging enzymatic polymerization as a natural pathway for pollutant transformation, paving the way for advanced oxidation-filtration technologies as a sustainable solution for </span></span>water treatment.</span></div></div>","PeriodicalId":388,"journal":{"name":"Matter","volume":"8 10","pages":"Article 102216"},"PeriodicalIF":17.5,"publicationDate":"2025-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144319977","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}