Ziwei Huo, Nuo Xu, Yixuan Fu, Rui Gu, Chao Liu, Zhong Lin Wang, Qijun Sun
{"title":"Triboelectric E-Skin Patch Decoding Silent Speech for Advanced Human-Machine Interaction and Augmented Virtual Communication.","authors":"Ziwei Huo, Nuo Xu, Yixuan Fu, Rui Gu, Chao Liu, Zhong Lin Wang, Qijun Sun","doi":"10.1007/s40820-026-02346-x","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s40820-026-02346-x","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Silent speech decoding (lip reading) represents an innovative hands-free communication method for individuals with laryngeal and lingual impairments, addressing critical daily communication challenges. Herein, a novel silent speech decoding system is proposed, which employs a self-powered, low-cost, and conformable triboelectric-based E‑skin patch and a well-trained multi-layer convolutional neural network (CNN) model. We systematically characterize the structural principles and electrical performance of the E-skin patch. A comparative analysis of labial kinematics during vocalized and silent speech is also conducted, which demonstrates strong consistency in time-frequency domain characteristics. The utilized CNN model is trained across 15 lexical categories (200 samples per category), achieving a high accuracy of 98.75% and demonstrating excellent recognition performance. Furthermore, by integrating human-machine interaction (HMI) and virtual reality (VR) technologies, we develop three representative applications, including a real-time lip language visualization system, an orofacial-controlled \"Feeding Frenzy\" interactive game, and a VR communication platform with avatar dialogue. This technology enables barrier-free communication for voiceless populations, demonstrating significant potential in HMI, augmentative communication systems, virtual reality integration, and biomedical rehabilitation.</p>","PeriodicalId":714,"journal":{"name":"Nano-Micro Letters","volume":"19 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":36.3,"publicationDate":"2026-10-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149219782","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":"Aligning Out-of-Plane Polarization in 2D Ferroelectric Perovskite Wafer Boosts Interlayer Carrier Transport for Efficient X-Ray Detection","authors":"Chenhao Deng, Shihai You, Haiqing Zhong, Xiankan Zeng, Xiaolong Hao, Jiasheng Xie, Zheng Zhou, Zhangjian Jin, Huang Ye, Lijun Xu, Jianbo Wu, Panpan Dong, Wen Li, Xingxing Jiao, Weiqing Yang","doi":"10.1007/s40820-026-02352-z","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s40820-026-02352-z","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h2>Hightlights</h2><div>\u0000 \u0000 <ul>\u0000 <li>\u0000 <p>High-quality, centimeter-sized polycrystalline wafers of a 2D ferroelectric perovskite are fabricated via a facile hot-pressing method, circumventing the challenge of growing large, thick single crystals of 2D perovskites.</p>\u0000 </li>\u0000 <li>\u0000 <p>The preferred horizontal orientation of grains, combined with electric poling, creates macroscopic out-of-plane polarization, generating a strong built-in electric field that boosts interlayer carrier transport.</p>\u0000 </li>\u0000 <li>\u0000 <p>The poled wafer not only enables self-powered X-ray detection but also achieves a high sensitivity (2285 μC Gy<sup>−1</sup> cm<sup>−2</sup>) and an ultralow detection limit (7.2 nGy s<sup>−1</sup>) under a small bias, along with exceptional operational stability and high-contrast X-ray imaging.</p>\u0000 </li>\u0000 </ul>\u0000 </div></div>","PeriodicalId":714,"journal":{"name":"Nano-Micro Letters","volume":"19 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":36.3,"publicationDate":"2026-10-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s40820-026-02352-z.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149178648","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}
Kai Tang, Zihan Shen, Wen Xie, Pengfei Song, Longcheng Zhang, Dongshuang Wu, Zhichuan J. Xu
{"title":"Architecting Anode Current Collectors for Practical Anode-Free Alkali Metal Batteries","authors":"Kai Tang, Zihan Shen, Wen Xie, Pengfei Song, Longcheng Zhang, Dongshuang Wu, Zhichuan J. Xu","doi":"10.1007/s40820-026-02355-w","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s40820-026-02355-w","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h2>Highlights \u0000</h2><div>\u0000 \u0000 <ul>\u0000 <li>\u0000 <p>A systematic comparison of anode-free lithium, sodium, and potassium battery systems, emphasizing their distinct energy density, volume change, and interfacial instability.</p>\u0000 </li>\u0000 <li>\u0000 <p>A current-collector-centered analysis of anode-free alkali metal batteries, highlighting how current collectors govern alkali metal nucleation, growth, stripping, and interphase evolution under limited alkali metal inventory.</p>\u0000 </li>\u0000 <li>\u0000 <p>A practical framework for the development of anode-free alkali metal batteries, integrating performance metrics, current collector design parameters, and manufacturability constraints. </p>\u0000 </li>\u0000 </ul>\u0000 </div></div>","PeriodicalId":714,"journal":{"name":"Nano-Micro Letters","volume":"19 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":36.3,"publicationDate":"2026-10-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13654920/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149163631","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":"High-Conductivity and Moisture-Tolerant Sulfide Electrolyte Enabled by Bifunctional Coating for Practical All-Solid-State Lithium Batteries","authors":"Dabing Li, Hongjie Xu, Guoqin Cao, Fanfan Liu, Jinjin Ban, Shilin Zhang, Li-Zhen Fan, Junhua Hu","doi":"10.1007/s40820-026-02353-y","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s40820-026-02353-y","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The pursuit of safer and higher-energy-density batteries has driven the advancement of all-solid-state lithium batteries (ASSLBs). Among various material systems, sulfide solid-state electrolytes (SEs) stand out as highly promising candidates owing to their exceptional ionic conductivity. Nevertheless, their extreme sensitivity to moisture results in the release of toxic H<sub>2</sub>S and rapid structural degradation, which severely impedes their scalable manufacturing under ambient conditions. A bifunctional (3-mercaptopropyl)trimethoxysilane (MPTMS) coating strategy is herein presented to shield Li<sub>5.5</sub>PS<sub>4.5</sub>Cl<sub>0.8</sub>Br<sub>0.7</sub> (LPSCBr) from moisture-induced degradation. The MPTMS layer forms a hydrophobic barrier of approximately 10 nm, which reduces H<sub>2</sub>S emission by 93.0% after 35 min of exposure to 30% relative humidity, while maintaining 83.1% of the initial ionic conductivity (10.8 mS cm<sup>−1</sup>). This approach tackles the core challenge associated with sulfide solid-state electrolytes: the realization of compatibility with controlled ambient air without sacrificing critical electrochemical properties. The modified electrolyte maintains a high ionic conductivity (> 5.7 mS cm<sup>−1</sup>) even after 10 h of air exposure. When applied in all-solid-state cells paired with LiNi<sub>0.83</sub>Co<sub>0.11</sub>Mn<sub>0.06</sub>O<sub>2</sub> cathodes, it exhibits remarkable electrochemical performance, delivering a capacity retention of 84.6% after 1000 cycles. By enabling moisture-tolerant processing, MPTMS-modified LPSCBr SEs lay a solid foundation for the scalable, high-performance, and cost-effective production of ASSLBs.</p><div><figure><div><div><picture><source><img></source></picture></div></div></figure></div></div>","PeriodicalId":714,"journal":{"name":"Nano-Micro Letters","volume":"19 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":36.3,"publicationDate":"2026-10-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s40820-026-02353-y.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149088612","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":"Strategies for Boosting Performance of Perovskite Photodetectors: Synergistic Material and Device Optimization for Advanced Applications","authors":"Ying Li, Xinmiao Li, Yancheng Chen, Guozhen Shen","doi":"10.1007/s40820-026-02335-0","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s40820-026-02335-0","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Photodetectors (PDs), which are core components of modern optoelectronic systems, are widely used in medical diagnostics and biosensing. To meet the demands of next-generation optoelectronic technologies for high performance, low cost, and portability, perovskite materials have emerged as highly promising light-absorbing materials due to their excellent optoelectronic properties, solution processability, and compositional flexibility. Recently, significant performance improvements in perovskite-based PDs have been achieved through various strategies. This review systematically summarizes and analyzes performance enhancement strategies for perovskite PDs. First, the fundamental working mechanisms and key performance parameters of PDs are introduced. Then, four core strategies for performance improvement are discussed in detail. In material preparation, methods for regulating the growth of high-quality light absorption layers are reviewed. In light management, technical approaches such as plasmonic effects, optical microcavities, and nanostructures for enhancing light-harvesting efficiency are summarized. In interface engineering, the impacts of energy level alignment, interface passivation, and charge transport layer optimization on device performance are analyzed. Concerning stability enhancement, the impacts of crystal growth control, additive engineering, and encapsulation technology on device performance are summarized and analyzed. The review further examines the representative applications of perovskite PDs. Finally, key challenges such as stability and large-area fabrication are discussed, along with perspectives on future development. This review aims not only to summarize the performance optimization strategies for perovskite PDs but also to provide a roadmap for their future development and exploration of applications in industrial manufacturing, daily life, and healthcare.</p>","PeriodicalId":714,"journal":{"name":"Nano-Micro Letters","volume":"19 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":36.3,"publicationDate":"2026-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s40820-026-02335-0.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149086516","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}
Jaehwan Jang, Seong-Min Im, Byeong-Sun Park, Jiwon Choi, Dokyung Kim, Min-gu Kim
{"title":"High-Spatiotemporal and Multimodal Soft Tactile Interface with Layered Architecture for Simultaneous Structural and Thermal Perception","authors":"Jaehwan Jang, Seong-Min Im, Byeong-Sun Park, Jiwon Choi, Dokyung Kim, Min-gu Kim","doi":"10.1007/s40820-026-02336-z","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s40820-026-02336-z","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Advanced robotic systems require tactile perception to interact reliably with objects in environments where visual information is limited by occlusion, illumination variations, and focusing issues. However, conventional tactile sensors are limited to single-stimulus recognition and face fundamental challenges in scalability and functionality, as miniaturizing sensor pixels reduces baseline signal levels and degrades the SNR. This study presents a high-spatiotemporal and multimodal soft tactile interface for simultaneous perception of structural and thermal profiles, fabricated through a layered architecture enabled by additive manufacturing. The proposed interface incorporates a 3D-stacked capacitive pressure sensor that combines buried interdigitated capacitors and a parallel-plate capacitor, and a reduced graphene oxide based temperature sensor within the same pixel area. The 3D-stacked electrode architecture enhances baseline capacitance within a miniaturized pixel footprint, and a via-free, interlayered interconnection scheme resolves wiring complexity in the temperature sensor array. Each sensing layer operates through independent transduction mechanisms, enabling the simultaneous perception of structural and thermal profiles with minimal cross-interference. The fabricated multimodal array can spatially resolve both contact geometry and localized thermal distributions with high-spatiotemporal resolution. Furthermore, by applying a tactile scanning strategy in robotic perception, the platform successfully identifies geometric features and surface thermal profiles of target objects even under vision-limited conditions. This study provides a scalable and robust foundation for multimodal tactile perception in advanced robotic manipulation and human–robot interaction.</p><div><figure><div><div><picture><source><img></source></picture></div></div></figure></div></div>","PeriodicalId":714,"journal":{"name":"Nano-Micro Letters","volume":"19 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":36.3,"publicationDate":"2026-09-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13590472/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149011781","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}
Shanshan Zhang, Jinming Zhang, Yihan Li, Dabao Shang, Ding Zhao, Fangke Zhang, Juan Wang, Liang Chen, Xiaogang Xiang, Wenguo Cui
{"title":"Tailor-Made Nanoporous Metal–Organic Frameworks Via Molecular Engineering for Bilirubin-Specific Capture from Liver Failure Patients’ Blood","authors":"Shanshan Zhang, Jinming Zhang, Yihan Li, Dabao Shang, Ding Zhao, Fangke Zhang, Juan Wang, Liang Chen, Xiaogang Xiang, Wenguo Cui","doi":"10.1007/s40820-026-02337-y","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s40820-026-02337-y","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Overcoming the albumin–bilirubin binding barrier to achieve specific recognition and high-efficiency capture of blood bilirubin remains a major clinical challenge in treating patients with hyperbilirubinemia due to liver failure, cholestasis, or other related conditions. Here, a molecular engineering-assisted functionalization strategy is proposed: programming the coordination environment of nanocrystalline frameworks with monodentate carboxylic acid ligands of varied carbon chain lengths to construct a family of zirconium-based UiO-66 nanoporous frameworks that act as bilirubin-specific molecular capture traps. The experimental results and molecular dynamics simulations confirm that the newly engineered UiO-66 nanoporous framework rapidly enriched albumin-bound bilirubin through short-range van der Waals/electrostatic effects; the internal Zr–μ<sub>3</sub>–OH sites then formed directional Zr–pyrrole coordination with the bilirubin tetrapyrrole core, whereas albumin was physically excluded by the narrow apertures of the engineered nanoporous framework (average 7.6 Å), breaking the “albumin barrier” without competitive displacement. Dense intrapore hydrogen-bonding networks and π–π stacking further strengthen bilirubin-specific complexation. The computed adsorption energy (ΔE<sub>ads</sub> = – 3.7 eV) indicates spontaneous, diffusion-limited capture. In simulated blood experiments, the newly developed UiO-66 nanoporous framework achieves an ultrahigh bilirubin removal rate of ~ 97.9% with negligible albumin loss. Finally, clinical tests on plasma samples from ten liver failure patients revealed a 251% higher bilirubin removal capacity per unit mass than that of the commercial ion exchange resin (IER) within 3 h, while albumin leakage remained ≤ 2.58% (vs. ≥ 8.53% for commercial IER). This study reveals, for the first time, the advantages and translational prospects of molecularly engineered nanocrystalline frameworks as a clinically viable platform for high-efficiency blood bilirubin removal.<img></p></div>","PeriodicalId":714,"journal":{"name":"Nano-Micro Letters","volume":"19 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":36.3,"publicationDate":"2026-09-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s40820-026-02337-y.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148975538","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}