MatterPub Date : 2025-03-05DOI: 10.1016/j.matt.2025.102012
Kyung-Sub Kim , Sung-Woo Kim , Seung-Kyun Kang
{"title":"Omni-functional single materials for opto-mechanical soft robotics","authors":"Kyung-Sub Kim , Sung-Woo Kim , Seung-Kyun Kang","doi":"10.1016/j.matt.2025.102012","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.matt.2025.102012","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The multi-functionality inherent in single materials is a direction that future soft robots will pursue to achieve advanced levels of autonomy. This preview reviews recent innovative robotic materials in which actuation and camouflage are seamlessly integrated using an identical electrochemical mechanism.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":388,"journal":{"name":"Matter","volume":"8 3","pages":"Article 102012"},"PeriodicalIF":17.3,"publicationDate":"2025-03-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143546815","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 : 2025-03-05DOI: 10.1016/j.matt.2024.11.026
Deyang Guan , Zhaohui Deng , Wen Luo , Chaojie Cheng , Feiyue Wang , Hongwei Cai , Ruixi Chen , Pei Wang , Mingyu Wu , Chenjing Han , Zhiyuan Liu , Dongliang Ma , Liqiang Mai
{"title":"π-d conjugated coordination mediated catalysis for four-electron-transfer fast-charging aqueous zinc-iodine batteries","authors":"Deyang Guan , Zhaohui Deng , Wen Luo , Chaojie Cheng , Feiyue Wang , Hongwei Cai , Ruixi Chen , Pei Wang , Mingyu Wu , Chenjing Han , Zhiyuan Liu , Dongliang Ma , Liqiang Mai","doi":"10.1016/j.matt.2024.11.026","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.matt.2024.11.026","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>π-d conjugated coordination polymers (CCPs) with unique stacking structures are developed for the nanoconfinement of iodine by chemisorption in an aqueous Zn-I<sub>2</sub> battery. The stacking structure allows for the accumulation of localized electrons on a well-ordered atomic array, which enhances the built-in electric field, thereby optimizing the environment for the evolution of iodine species. The assembled I<sup>−</sup>/I<sup>0</sup> two-electron-transfer Zn-I<sub>2</sub> battery provides a specific capacity of 226.4 mAh g<sup>−1</sup> at 0.4 A g<sup>−1</sup> (an overpotential of 42 mV) and achieves 60,000 cycles at 10 A g<sup>−1</sup>. The assembled I<sup>−</sup>/I<sup>0</sup>/I<sup>+</sup> four-electron-transfer Zn-I<sub>2</sub> battery provides a specific capacity of up to 337.1 mAh g<sup>−1</sup> at 5 A g<sup>−1</sup> with outstanding rate performance (155.6 mAh g<sup>−1</sup> at 50 A g<sup>−1</sup>) and cycle performance (12,000 cycles at 10 A g<sup>−1</sup>). This study employs targeted molecular design and systematic optimization to develop a high-performance aqueous Zn-I<sub>2</sub> battery electrode material enabled with the promising four-electron transfer reaction.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":388,"journal":{"name":"Matter","volume":"8 3","pages":"Article 101932"},"PeriodicalIF":17.3,"publicationDate":"2025-03-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142832841","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 : 2025-03-05DOI: 10.1016/j.matt.2024.11.031
Zhilin Ren , Juraj Ovčar , Tik Lun Leung , Yanling He , Yin Li , Dongyang Li , Xinshun Qin , Hongbo Mo , Zhengtian Yuan , Jueming Bing , Martin P. Bucknall , Luca Grisanti , Muhammad Umair Ali , Peng Bai , Tao Zhu , Ali Ashger Syed , Jingyang Lin , Jingbo Wang , Abdul Khaleed , Wenting Sun , Aleksandra B. Djurišić
{"title":"Increased resistance to photooxidation in Dion-Jacobson lead halide perovskites: Implication for perovskite device stability","authors":"Zhilin Ren , Juraj Ovčar , Tik Lun Leung , Yanling He , Yin Li , Dongyang Li , Xinshun Qin , Hongbo Mo , Zhengtian Yuan , Jueming Bing , Martin P. Bucknall , Luca Grisanti , Muhammad Umair Ali , Peng Bai , Tao Zhu , Ali Ashger Syed , Jingyang Lin , Jingbo Wang , Abdul Khaleed , Wenting Sun , Aleksandra B. Djurišić","doi":"10.1016/j.matt.2024.11.031","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.matt.2024.11.031","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>2D metal halide perovskites have enabled significant stability improvements in perovskite devices, particularly in resistance to moisture. However, some 2D perovskites are even more susceptible to photooxidation compared to 3D perovskites. This is particularly true for more commonly investigated Ruddlesden-Popper (RP) perovskites, which exhibit increased susceptibility to photoinduced degradation compared to Dion-Jacobson (DJ) perovskites. Comparisons between different RP and DJ perovskites reveal that this phenomenon cannot be explained by commonly proposed differences in superoxide ion generation, interlayer distance, or lattice structural rigidity differences. Instead, the resistance to photooxidation of DJ perovskites can be attributed to a decreased likelihood of double deprotonation events (compared to single deprotonation events in RP perovskites) required for the loss of organic cations and perovskite decomposition. Consequently, DJ perovskites are less susceptible to oxidative degradation (induced both photo- and electrochemically), which leads to improved operational stability of solar cells based on these materials.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":388,"journal":{"name":"Matter","volume":"8 3","pages":"Article 101937"},"PeriodicalIF":17.3,"publicationDate":"2025-03-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142858056","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 : 2025-03-05DOI: 10.1016/j.matt.2025.101958
Dhruv Menon , David Fairen-Jimenez
{"title":"Guiding the rational design of biocompatible metal-organic frameworks for drug delivery","authors":"Dhruv Menon , David Fairen-Jimenez","doi":"10.1016/j.matt.2025.101958","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.matt.2025.101958","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) are promising for drug delivery due to their high drug-loading capacity, tunable porosity, and structural diversity. However, their clinical translation is hindered by concerns over biocompatibility. Unfortunately, experiments are resource and time intensive, while modeling approaches fail to capture the behavior of MOFs in intricate biological systems. Herein, we report a machine learning (ML)-guided computational pipeline for probing MOF biocompatibility. Using a database of over 35,000 organic molecules, our interpretable ML models predict the toxicity of MOF linkers with over 80% accuracy across different administration routes. Furthermore, we cataloged the toxicity of MOF metallic centers and screened 86,000 MOFs from the Cambridge Structural Database, identifying candidates with minimal toxicity profiles. Beyond screening, our models provide insights into chemical features of biocompatible MOFs—enabling <em>de novo</em> rational design. This framework expedites the discovery of safer MOFs for drug delivery and deepens the understanding of their underlying chemistry.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":388,"journal":{"name":"Matter","volume":"8 3","pages":"Article 101958"},"PeriodicalIF":17.3,"publicationDate":"2025-03-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143055671","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}
MatterPub Date : 2025-03-05DOI: 10.1016/j.matt.2024.101956
Runa Zhang , Bin Yuan , Fei Pan , Hongsheng Liang , Haojie Jiang , Hongtao Guo , Yongchao Rao , Shuhuai Zheng , Lingyang Ruan , Changsheng Wu , Yang Yang , Wei Lu
{"title":"Ultratransparent, stretchable, and durable electromagnetic wave absorbers","authors":"Runa Zhang , Bin Yuan , Fei Pan , Hongsheng Liang , Haojie Jiang , Hongtao Guo , Yongchao Rao , Shuhuai Zheng , Lingyang Ruan , Changsheng Wu , Yang Yang , Wei Lu","doi":"10.1016/j.matt.2024.101956","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.matt.2024.101956","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The growing demand for soft robotics, smart displays, and optoelectronics has driven extensive research into expanding the palette of transparent, stretchable, and durable materials and devices. However, existing electromagnetic wave (EMW) absorbers lack one or more of these key attributes. Herein, we present an EMW absorber that combines ultratransparency (94%), high stretchability (824% fracture strain), and remarkable mechanical and environmental durability. This breakthrough is enabled by a phase-separated terpolymer ionogel. Its effective absorption bandwidth (EAB) of 7.85 GHz in the X and Ku bands significantly outperforms that of all other gel-based materials (<6 GHz) and ranks among the best of all absorbers, whether transparent, stretchable, or neither. This ionogel also demonstrates long-term stability alongside other fascinating properties such as hydrophobicity, skin-like modulus, fatigue and puncture resistance, ability to self-clean, and anti-freezing/icing capabilities. These findings add a key element to the palette, paving the way for next-generation transparent, stretchable devices and ionotronics.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":388,"journal":{"name":"Matter","volume":"8 3","pages":"Article 101956"},"PeriodicalIF":17.3,"publicationDate":"2025-03-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143026845","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 : 2025-03-05DOI: 10.1016/j.matt.2025.101990
Justin P. Chen , Thomas W. Colburn , Juliet Risner-Jamtgaard , Arturas Vailionis , Andrew Barnum , Margarita Golding , Abigail Carbone , Austin C. Flick , Reinhold H. Dauskardt
{"title":"Open-air spray deposition of PCBM/BCP electron transport layer for inverted perovskite solar cells","authors":"Justin P. Chen , Thomas W. Colburn , Juliet Risner-Jamtgaard , Arturas Vailionis , Andrew Barnum , Margarita Golding , Abigail Carbone , Austin C. Flick , Reinhold H. Dauskardt","doi":"10.1016/j.matt.2025.101990","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.matt.2025.101990","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>A [6,6]-phenyl C<sub>61</sub> butyric acid methyl ester (PCBM) and bathocuproine (BCP) electron transport layer (ETL) is spray deposited in open air directly on top of a perovskite at linear speeds of 9 m/min. The PCBM precursor ink contains a binary mixture of 1:1 chlorobenzene:chloroform, which optimizes spray wettability on the perovskite surface and allows quick solvent evaporation. A near-infrared heating module additionally provides a flash cure (<5 s) for the formation of smooth, large-area PCBM films (∼20 cm<sup>2</sup>). A BCP solution in isopropanol is subsequently sprayed to form an ultrathin (<5 nm) film and characterized with a suite of high-resolution metrologies. The spray-deposition processing and near-infrared treatment do not damage the underlying perovskite. Inverted architecture devices containing the sprayed ETL achieve a champion efficiency of 20.3% and demonstrate stable performance without additional interlayers or surface treatments. The technoeconomic cost of the open-air spray process is compared against traditional vacuum-based evaporation, resulting in a decrease in manufacturing costs by 26%.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":388,"journal":{"name":"Matter","volume":"8 3","pages":"Article 101990"},"PeriodicalIF":17.3,"publicationDate":"2025-03-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143427248","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 : 2025-03-05DOI: 10.1016/j.matt.2025.101991
Yibing Ma , Jianye Gao , Tangzhen Guan , Yiyue Tao , Minghui Guo , Jing Liu
{"title":"Chemotaxic biomimetic liquid metallic leukocytes","authors":"Yibing Ma , Jianye Gao , Tangzhen Guan , Yiyue Tao , Minghui Guo , Jing Liu","doi":"10.1016/j.matt.2025.101991","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.matt.2025.101991","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The exceptional deformability and mobility of liquid-metal matter in aqueous environments confer significant potential in simulating various biomimetic behaviors. Here, inspired by biochemotaxis in nature, we fabricate a leukocyte-like liquid-metal entity that successfully simulates various leukocyte behaviors, such as self-phagocytosis, large-scale self-deformation, oscillatory self-propulsion, self-splitting and merging, and self-climbing opposing gravity. The intriguing mechanisms arise from the self-adapting surface tension of liquid metals, which is modulated by an environmentally oriented asymmetric chemical reaction that has discrepancies in tunable potential, metallic composition, and reactant ratios. Further findings demonstrate that this liquid entity can autonomously climb up to 5° slopes and traverse complex terrains. Moreover, it showcases robust deformability and impressive adaptability in obstacle navigation. It is anticipated that this functional entity will lay the foundation for future research, positioning liquid metals as a model for developing biomimetic living matter and advancing the construction of advanced nature-simulation systems.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":388,"journal":{"name":"Matter","volume":"8 3","pages":"Article 101991"},"PeriodicalIF":17.3,"publicationDate":"2025-03-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143375162","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 : 2025-03-05DOI: 10.1016/j.matt.2025.102002
Changxu Sun , Jiping Yue , Pengju Li , Wen Li , Jingcheng Ma , Chuanwang Yang , Saehyun Kim , Bozhi Tian
{"title":"Sustainable conversion of husk into viscoelastic hydrogels for value-added biomedical applications","authors":"Changxu Sun , Jiping Yue , Pengju Li , Wen Li , Jingcheng Ma , Chuanwang Yang , Saehyun Kim , Bozhi Tian","doi":"10.1016/j.matt.2025.102002","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.matt.2025.102002","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Natural plants provide a wealth of valuable materials for healthcare, with much of their potential often overlooked in what is commonly considered waste. This study focuses on the Malva nut tree (<em>Sterculia lychnophora</em> Hance), whose fruit, <em>Pangdahai</em> (PDH), has long been used in traditional Chinese medicine. By investigating the swelling behavior of PDH husk, we efficiently extracted its polysaccharides without harsh chemicals. Using micro-compression, we developed a viscoelastic hydrogel, and through electrostatic crosslinking with chitosan, we further enhanced its mechanical properties. The hydrogel exhibited biocompatibility and accelerated wound healing by promoting keratinocyte migration. Additionally, it outperformed commercial patches as a skin-attached interfacial material for electrocardiography (ECG), demonstrating superior signal-to-noise ratios. Integrated into a 16-channel mesh electronic device, the hydrogel provided stable performance for <em>in vivo</em> epicardial ECG recording on a beating heart. This research highlights the potential of rigid polysaccharide waste, presenting a sustainable approach to converting plant waste into valuable healthcare materials.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":388,"journal":{"name":"Matter","volume":"8 3","pages":"Article 102002"},"PeriodicalIF":17.3,"publicationDate":"2025-03-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143427250","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}
MatterPub Date : 2025-03-05DOI: 10.1016/j.matt.2024.11.028
Meijuan Xiao , Weifeng Li , Miao Yu , Bixia Lin , Daoling Peng , Zhaoqiang Li , Siu Wing Or , Shuhui Sun , Zhenyu Xing
{"title":"Enhanced electronic conductivity and ionic conductivity of Li2S by doping strategy","authors":"Meijuan Xiao , Weifeng Li , Miao Yu , Bixia Lin , Daoling Peng , Zhaoqiang Li , Siu Wing Or , Shuhui Sun , Zhenyu Xing","doi":"10.1016/j.matt.2024.11.028","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.matt.2024.11.028","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Benefitting from its high theoretical capacity, lithium sulfide (Li<sub>2</sub>S) holds promise as a cathode material in lithium-ion sulfur batteries and as a prelithiation agent in traditional lithium-ion batteries. However, its poor electronic and ionic conductivity results in a high activation potential and sluggish electrochemical reaction kinetics. This challenge intensifies during fast charging and high mass loading. Doping is versatile in promoting the intrinsic electronic/ionic conductivity of Li<sub>2</sub>S by tuning the band gap, lattice structure, crystallinity, defects, and interphase between particles, but there is a lack of a timely summary in this flourishing field. This review addresses the origin of the low electronic/ionic conductivity of Li<sub>2</sub>S and then explains the mechanism of how doping promotes electron transfer and ion diffusion. Subsequently, recent research progress about the promoted electronic/ionic conductivity of Li<sub>2</sub>S by doping is retrospected. Finally, future perspectives are discussed, aiming at preparing an advanced Li<sub>2</sub>S cathode material or prelithiation agent with high energy density and high safety.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":388,"journal":{"name":"Matter","volume":"8 3","pages":"Article 101934"},"PeriodicalIF":17.3,"publicationDate":"2025-03-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143546790","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 : 2025-03-05DOI: 10.1016/j.matt.2024.101948
Jun-Jie Zou , Qing Chen , Joshua Phipps , Yu Zhao , Xudong Qin , Wanyi Tai , Shengqian Ma , Jian Tian
{"title":"Efficient oral insulin delivery with sustained release by folate-conjugated metal-organic framework nanoparticles","authors":"Jun-Jie Zou , Qing Chen , Joshua Phipps , Yu Zhao , Xudong Qin , Wanyi Tai , Shengqian Ma , Jian Tian","doi":"10.1016/j.matt.2024.101948","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.matt.2024.101948","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Oral protein/peptide delivery systems have garnered global interest due to their potential to provide substantial benefits to patients. However, their clinical translation has been impeded by challenges pertinent to poor intestinal permeability, acid instability, and the short half-life of proteins/peptides. Here, we report a simple, efficient, and sustained-release oral insulin delivery system based on folic acid (FA)-conjugated acid-resistant metal-organic framework (MOF) nanoparticles with high drug-loading capacity. The FA conjugation on MOF (PCN-777) nanoparticles not only selectively augmented intestinal transportation efficiency in diabetic animals via upregulated intestinal FA transporter-mediated endocytosis but they also tuned PCN-777 disintegration in the phosphate-rich bloodstream environment to sustain long-acting basal insulin release kinetics within a narrow therapeutic range. In diabetic animal models, the FA-PCN-777 oral insulin delivery nanosystem exhibited a smooth hypoglycemic effect for up to 48 h and a markedly high bioavailability of 35.5%, representing a potential long-acting oral formulation with reduced hypoglycemia risk.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":388,"journal":{"name":"Matter","volume":"8 3","pages":"Article 101948"},"PeriodicalIF":17.3,"publicationDate":"2025-03-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142974902","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}