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Matter Pub Date : 2025-06-04 DOI: 10.1016/j.matt.2025.102083

Hyeonjong Ma , Eonhyoung Ahn , Daewon Lee , Hyeongseung Kim , Kyunghoon Lee , Hyo Cheol Lee , Soyeon Lee , Seunghyun Ji , Kiwook Kim , Hyungju Ahn , Haimei Zheng , Jiwoong Yang

{"title":"Water-induced degradation mechanism of metal halide perovskite nanocrystals","authors":"Hyeonjong Ma , Eonhyoung Ahn , Daewon Lee , Hyeongseung Kim , Kyunghoon Lee , Hyo Cheol Lee , Soyeon Lee , Seunghyun Ji , Kiwook Kim , Hyungju Ahn , Haimei Zheng , Jiwoong Yang","doi":"10.1016/j.matt.2025.102083","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.matt.2025.102083","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Metal halide perovskites have emerged as promising materials for diverse optoelectronic devices due to their superior optical properties. However, their instability in moisture hinders practical use, highlighting the need for an atomic-scale understanding of their degradation mechanism. Here, we uncover water-induced degradation pathways of perovskite nanocrystals using <em>in situ</em> liquid-phase transmission electron microscopy, revealing a distinctive dissolution process driven by ion solvation. The dissolution rates vary according to crystallographic direction, influenced by the surface polarity of different crystal facets, leading to a shape transformation from nanocubes to nanospheres. These observations are further supported by <em>in situ</em> X-ray scattering analysis. Notably, surface passivation of perovskite nanocrystals with halide ion pair ligands provides effective edge passivation, alters the degradation trajectories by preserving their cubic shape during the initial stages, and significantly reduces the overall degradation rate. This study offers critical insights into the water-induced degradation mechanisms of perovskite nanocrystals, potentially guiding strategies to enhance their stability.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":388,"journal":{"name":"Matter","volume":"8 6","pages":"Article 102083"},"PeriodicalIF":17.3,"publicationDate":"2025-06-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143713627","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}

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From lab to industry: High-safety separators for lithium-ion/-metal batteries 从实验室到工业：用于锂离子/金属电池的高安全性分离器

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Matter Pub Date : 2025-06-04 DOI: 10.1016/j.matt.2025.102101

Jia Zhang , Zhongxiu Liu , Chenyang Dang , Xiaoqing Zhu , Tao Zhang , Jing Shen , Hao Yang , Yujie Zhang , Yunteng Cao , Chris Y. Yuan , C. Chase Cao , Guiyin Xu , Meifang Zhu

{"title":"From lab to industry: High-safety separators for lithium-ion/-metal batteries","authors":"Jia Zhang , Zhongxiu Liu , Chenyang Dang , Xiaoqing Zhu , Tao Zhang , Jing Shen , Hao Yang , Yujie Zhang , Yunteng Cao , Chris Y. Yuan , C. Chase Cao , Guiyin Xu , Meifang Zhu","doi":"10.1016/j.matt.2025.102101","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.matt.2025.102101","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Rechargeable lithium-ion and lithium-metal batteries have achieved remarkable progress, yet frequent battery accidents demand urgent attention. The separator, which acts as both an electrical barrier and an ion transport medium between electrodes, fundamentally governs ionic kinetics, rate performance, and, most importantly, battery safety. Developing functional separators that ensure continuous and safe battery operation is therefore critical. This review systematically summarizes recent progress in high-safety separators for lithium-ion and lithium-metal batteries, spanning from laboratory research to industrial applications. Various safety concerns—chemical crosstalk and internal short circuits—are discussed in detail. Key performance requirements for high-safety separators, including mechanical strength, thermal conductivity, heat resistance, anti-dendrite properties, and crosstalk resistance, are highlighted. The industrial preparation processes and the associated challenges are also discussed, with an emphasis on the importance of close collaboration between academia and industry. Finally, we present the key challenges and future perspectives for the development of high-safety separators.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":388,"journal":{"name":"Matter","volume":"8 6","pages":"Article 102101"},"PeriodicalIF":17.3,"publicationDate":"2025-06-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144205384","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}

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Personalized cervical plug combines mechanical and biological regulation for enhanced embryo implantation and live births 个性化宫颈塞结合了机械和生物调节，以增强胚胎植入和活产

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Matter Pub Date : 2025-06-04 DOI: 10.1016/j.matt.2025.102043

Mei Chen , Mengyuan Dai , Gonghua Hong , Fangyuan Li , Yue Wu , Yiran Pu , Jialing Liu , Yaoyao Zhang , Wei Huang , Junling Guo

{"title":"Personalized cervical plug combines mechanical and biological regulation for enhanced embryo implantation and live births","authors":"Mei Chen , Mengyuan Dai , Gonghua Hong , Fangyuan Li , Yue Wu , Yiran Pu , Jialing Liu , Yaoyao Zhang , Wei Huang , Junling Guo","doi":"10.1016/j.matt.2025.102043","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.matt.2025.102043","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Declining birth rates and widespread infertility highlight the urgency of addressing the global population crisis. Despite advancements in <em>in vitro</em> fertilization (IVF) embryo transfer, low implantation rates due to uterine peristalsis and insufficient embryo-endometrium interaction leads to low pregnancy rate and live births. We introduce a personalized, 3D-printed cervical plugging device (CervPlug), tailored to individual cervical dimensions. This non-invasive, patient-friendly intervention effectively improves embryo residence time in the uterus, enhancing embryo-endometrium contact and achieving efficient live births. Moreover, CervPlug also facilitates biological regulation by integrating a supramolecular phenolic nanocomplex composed of green tea polyphenol and Zn<sup>2+</sup> ions. This enables controlled release of progesterone, reduces cervical inflammation, and lowers intra-embryonic reactive oxygen species (ROS). <em>In vivo</em> experiments demonstrate that CervPlug significantly increases implantation rates from 45% to 65% and live births, with no significant adverse effects on the reproductive system. This biomaterial-driven strategy offers a safer, less intrusive alternative in reproductive medicine.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":388,"journal":{"name":"Matter","volume":"8 6","pages":"Article 102043"},"PeriodicalIF":17.3,"publicationDate":"2025-06-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143640981","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}

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Water-mediated phase separation evolution toward mechanically robust yet room-temperature reprocessable polymer materials 水介导的相分离向机械坚固但室温可再加工的聚合物材料的演变

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Matter Pub Date : 2025-06-04 DOI: 10.1016/j.matt.2025.102099

Xiao Li , Baohu Wu , Lei Hou , Peiyi Wu

{"title":"Water-mediated phase separation evolution toward mechanically robust yet room-temperature reprocessable polymer materials","authors":"Xiao Li , Baohu Wu , Lei Hou , Peiyi Wu","doi":"10.1016/j.matt.2025.102099","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.matt.2025.102099","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Fabricating plastics with reprocessability is of great importance to reduce sustainability concerns. However, simultaneously achieving convenient reprocessing and mechanical robustness remains challenging. Here, an effective strategy of water-mediated phase separation evolution is introduced to break such a limitation, which decouples the mechanical performance and reprocessability of plastic from different hydration states. Specifically, the robust plastic would transform into a dough-like viscoelastic state after full hydration, which is highly reversible. The dough could be facilely processed into arbitrary shapes with diverse means, thus endowing the plastic with low-energy-consuming reprocessing ability. It is revealed that such a hydroplastic behavior is rooted in water-induced “sea island” to bicontinuous phase separation transformation. Particularly, the robust plastic exhibits a tensile strength up to 211.2 MPa and Young’s modulus up to 5.6 GPa. This work provides a promising strategy for the development of high-performance sustainable plastics with easy reprocessing and recycling for practical applications.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":388,"journal":{"name":"Matter","volume":"8 6","pages":"Article 102099"},"PeriodicalIF":17.3,"publicationDate":"2025-06-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143798549","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}

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CoRE MOF DB: A curated experimental metal-organic framework database with machine-learned properties for integrated material-process screening CoRE MOF数据库：一个精心策划的实验金属有机框架数据库，具有机器学习特性，用于综合材料工艺筛选

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Matter Pub Date : 2025-06-04 DOI: 10.1016/j.matt.2025.102140

Guobin Zhao , Logan M. Brabson , Saumil Chheda , Ju Huang , Haewon Kim , Kunhuan Liu , Kenji Mochida , Thang D. Pham , Prerna , Gianmarco G. Terrones , Sunghyun Yoon , Lionel Zoubritzky , François-Xavier Coudert , Maciej Haranczyk , Heather J. Kulik , Seyed Mohamad Moosavi , David S. Sholl , J. Ilja Siepmann , Randall.Q. Snurr , Yongchul G. Chung

{"title":"CoRE MOF DB: A curated experimental metal-organic framework database with machine-learned properties for integrated material-process screening","authors":"Guobin Zhao , Logan M. Brabson , Saumil Chheda , Ju Huang , Haewon Kim , Kunhuan Liu , Kenji Mochida , Thang D. Pham , Prerna , Gianmarco G. Terrones , Sunghyun Yoon , Lionel Zoubritzky , François-Xavier Coudert , Maciej Haranczyk , Heather J. Kulik , Seyed Mohamad Moosavi , David S. Sholl , J. Ilja Siepmann , Randall.Q. Snurr , Yongchul G. Chung","doi":"10.1016/j.matt.2025.102140","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.matt.2025.102140","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>We present an updated version of the Computation-Ready, Experimental (CoRE) Metal-Organic Framework (MOF) database, which includes a curated set of computation-ready MOF crystal structures designed for high-throughput computational materials discovery. Data collection and curation procedures were improved from the previous version to enable more frequent updates in the future. Machine-learning-predicted properties, such as stability metrics and heat capacities, are included in the dataset to streamline screening activities. An updated version of MOFid was developed to provide detailed information on metal nodes, organic linkers, and topologies of an MOF structure. DDEC6 partial atomic charges of MOFs were assigned based on a machine-learning model. Gibbs ensemble Monte Carlo simulations were used to classify the hydrophobicity of MOFs. The finalized dataset was subsequently used to perform integrated material-process screening for various carbon-capture conditions using high-fidelity temperature-swing adsorption (TSA) simulations. Our workflow identified multiple MOF candidates that are predicted to outperform CALF-20 for these applications.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":388,"journal":{"name":"Matter","volume":"8 6","pages":"Article 102140"},"PeriodicalIF":17.3,"publicationDate":"2025-06-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143905572","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}

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Water-solid interfaces: Unraveling electrostatic breakdown 水-固界面：解静电击穿

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Matter Pub Date : 2025-06-04 DOI: 10.1016/j.matt.2025.102134

Wanyu Wang , Songkai Liu , Zi Ye , Chenjin Qin , Zhinan Zhang

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Three-dimensional biocompatible piezoelectric metamaterials for programmable multimodal bioelectronics 用于可编程多模态生物电子学的三维生物相容性压电超材料

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Matter Pub Date : 2025-06-04 DOI: 10.1016/j.matt.2025.102133

Annan Chen , Huachen Cui , Chunze Yan

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Proton storage and transfer in aqueous batteries 质子在水电池中的储存和转移

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Matter Pub Date : 2025-06-04 DOI: 10.1016/j.matt.2025.102165

Runzhi Qin , Mingzheng Zhang , Shunning Li , Feng Pan

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Layer-by-layer mechanism of the MAX phase to MXene transformation MAX相向MXene相变的逐层机制

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Matter Pub Date : 2025-06-04 DOI: 10.1016/j.matt.2025.102092

Mark Anayee , Ruocun (John) Wang , Marley Downes , Stefano Ippolito , Yury Gogotsi

{"title":"Layer-by-layer mechanism of the MAX phase to MXene transformation","authors":"Mark Anayee , Ruocun (John) Wang , Marley Downes , Stefano Ippolito , Yury Gogotsi","doi":"10.1016/j.matt.2025.102092","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.matt.2025.102092","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>MXenes are the fastest growing family of two-dimensional (2D) materials with potential for applications from energy storage to biomedicine, sensing, and electromagnetic shielding. Despite significant progress in MXene synthesis through selective etching of layered MAX phase precursors, limited understanding of the fundamental etching mechanism and kinetics hinders rational optimization of the process. Here, we monitored the etching process using <em>in situ</em> and <em>ex situ</em> techniques at the single-particle and ensemble levels. Our work shows that etching nucleation is instantaneous and etching occurs layer by layer. Through analytical modeling, we found that etching of V<sub>2</sub>AlC is diffusion-limited. In contrast, etching of Ti<sub>2</sub>AlC and Ti<sub>3</sub>AlC<sub>2</sub> is reaction-interface-limited, with an additional surface reaction limitation for Ti<sub>3</sub>AlC<sub>2</sub> accounting for more than one-quarter of the total etching time. Overall, our work provides significant insights into the MAX phase etching mechanism and kinetics and an overview of the tools and techniques available to investigate etchable layered materials.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":388,"journal":{"name":"Matter","volume":"8 6","pages":"Article 102092"},"PeriodicalIF":17.3,"publicationDate":"2025-06-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143806423","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}

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Influence of interface asymmetry on phase partitioning in metal alloys 金属合金中界面不对称对相分配的影响

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Matter Pub Date : 2025-06-04 DOI: 10.1016/j.matt.2025.102163

Andrew Martin , Sebastian Zaatini , Dhanush U. Jamadgni , Martin Thuo

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