Yixian Wang, Desheng Liu, Danli Hu, Chao Wang, Zonggang Li, Jiayu Wu, Pan Jiang, Xingxing Yang, Changcheng Bai, Zhongying Ji, Xin Jia, Xiaolong Wang
{"title":"Octopus-Inspired Self-Adaptive Hydrogel Gripper Capable of Manipulating Ultra-Soft Objects","authors":"Yixian Wang, Desheng Liu, Danli Hu, Chao Wang, Zonggang Li, Jiayu Wu, Pan Jiang, Xingxing Yang, Changcheng Bai, Zhongying Ji, Xin Jia, Xiaolong Wang","doi":"10.1007/s40820-025-01880-4","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s40820-025-01880-4","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>\u0000 <span>AbstractSection</span>\u0000 Highlights\u0000 \u0000<ul>\u0000 <li>\u0000 <p>3D printable supramolecular hydrogels with tunable mechanical properties and stiffness adaptability were enabled by strong and weak H-bonding cooperative interactions and microphase separation.</p>\u0000 </li>\u0000 <li>\u0000 <p>Sucker structure with an alterable membrane was designed and fabricated with 3D printing to realize reliable and gentle switchable adhesion.</p>\u0000 </li>\u0000 <li>\u0000 <p>Octopus-inspired hydrogel gripper that is capable of delicately handling ultra-soft underwater objects in the form of nondestructive surface release was achieved.</p>\u0000 </li>\u0000 </ul>\u0000 \u0000 </div></div>","PeriodicalId":714,"journal":{"name":"Nano-Micro Letters","volume":"18 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":36.3,"publicationDate":"2025-08-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s40820-025-01880-4.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144868898","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}
Ghulam Dastgeer, Muhammad Wajid Zulfiqar, Sobia Nisar, Rimsha Zulfiqar, Muhammad Imran, Swagata Panchanan, Subhajit Dutta, Kamran Akbar, Alberto Vomiero, Zhiming Wang
{"title":"Emerging Role of 2D Materials in Photovoltaics: Efficiency Enhancement and Future Perspectives","authors":"Ghulam Dastgeer, Muhammad Wajid Zulfiqar, Sobia Nisar, Rimsha Zulfiqar, Muhammad Imran, Swagata Panchanan, Subhajit Dutta, Kamran Akbar, Alberto Vomiero, Zhiming Wang","doi":"10.1007/s40820-025-01869-z","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s40820-025-01869-z","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h2>Highlights</h2><div>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000<ul>\u0000 <li>\u0000 <p>A novel strategy employs 2D materials to construct cascaded band alignment, enabling efficient charge transport and reducing energy loss.</p>\u0000 </li>\u0000 <li>\u0000 <p>An innovative approach utilizes donor–acceptor blends; active layer morphology and interfacial engineering minimize charge recombination to enable high performance and long-term device stability.</p>\u0000 </li>\u0000 <li>\u0000 <p>This review uniquely consolidates the roles of 2D materials as electron transport layers and hole transport layers across three major classes of solar cells: perovskite, organic and dye-sensitized solar cells.</p>\u0000 </li>\u0000 </ul>\u0000 </div></div>","PeriodicalId":714,"journal":{"name":"Nano-Micro Letters","volume":"18 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":36.3,"publicationDate":"2025-08-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s40820-025-01869-z.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144861409","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":"Tellurium-Terminated MXene Synthesis via One-Step Tellurium Etching","authors":"Guoliang Ma, Zongbin Luo, Hui Shao, Yanbin Shen, Zifeng Lin, Patrice Simon","doi":"10.1007/s40820-025-01875-1","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s40820-025-01875-1","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>With the rapid development of two-dimensional MXene materials, numerous preparation strategies have been proposed to enhance synthesis efficiency, mitigate environmental impact, and enable scalability for large-scale production. The compound etching approach, which relies on cationic oxidation of the A element of MAX phase precursors while anions typically adsorb onto MXene surfaces as functional groups, remains the main prevalent strategy. By contrast, synthesis methodologies utilizing elemental etching agents have been rarely reported. Here, we report a new elemental tellurium (Te)-based etching strategy for the preparation of MXene materials with tunable surface chemistry. By selectively removing the A-site element in MAX phases using Te, our approach avoids the use of toxic fluoride reagents and achieves tellurium-terminated surface groups that significantly enhance sodium storage performance. Experimental results show that Te-etched MXene delivers substantially higher capacities (exceeding 50% improvement over conventionally etched MXene) with superior rate capability, retaining high capacity at large current densities and demonstrating over 90% capacity retention after 1000 cycles. This innovative synthetic strategy provides new insight into controllable MXene preparation and performance optimization, while the as-obtained materials hold promises for high-performance sodium-ion batteries and other energy storage systems.</p><div><figure><div><div><picture><source><img></source></picture></div></div></figure></div></div>","PeriodicalId":714,"journal":{"name":"Nano-Micro Letters","volume":"18 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":36.3,"publicationDate":"2025-08-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s40820-025-01875-1.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144810841","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}
Zhiyu Tian, Gary Chi-Pong Tsui, Yuk-Ming Tang, Chi-Ho Wong, Chak-Yin Tang, Chi-Chiu Ko
{"title":"Additive Manufacturing for Nanogenerators: Fundamental Mechanisms, Recent Advancements, and Future Prospects","authors":"Zhiyu Tian, Gary Chi-Pong Tsui, Yuk-Ming Tang, Chi-Ho Wong, Chak-Yin Tang, Chi-Chiu Ko","doi":"10.1007/s40820-025-01874-2","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s40820-025-01874-2","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h2>Highlights</h2><div>\u0000 \u0000 <ul>\u0000 <li>\u0000 <p>The advantages of additive manufacturing for nanogenerators are firstly examined from the perspective of underlying mechanisms coupled with theoretical explanations, providing critical insights into enhancing output performance and expanding applications.</p>\u0000 </li>\u0000 <li>\u0000 <p>Recent advancements in additive manufacturing for nanogenerators are systematically reviewed, emphasizing the characteristics of common technologies, their application scopes, and their impacts on nanogenerator performance metrics.</p>\u0000 </li>\u0000 <li>\u0000 <p>The current challenges and future prospects of additive manufacturing for nanogenerators are explored, aiming to promote continuous advancements in this field.</p>\u0000 </li>\u0000 </ul>\u0000 </div></div>","PeriodicalId":714,"journal":{"name":"Nano-Micro Letters","volume":"18 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":36.3,"publicationDate":"2025-08-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s40820-025-01874-2.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144810848","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":"Te-Modulated Fe Single Atom with Synergistic Bidirectional Catalysis for High-Rate and Long–Cycling Lithium-Sulfur Battery","authors":"Jian Guo, Lu Chen, Lijun Wang, Kangfei Liu, Ting He, Jia Yu, Hongbin Zhao","doi":"10.1007/s40820-025-01873-3","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s40820-025-01873-3","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h2>Highlights</h2><div>\u0000 \u0000 <ul>\u0000 <li>\u0000 <p>The Te modulator induces a polarized charge distribution to optimize the electronic structure of the central Fe site, elevating the d-band center and enhancing the density of states near the Fermi level.</p>\u0000 </li>\u0000 <li>\u0000 <p>Strengthened d-p orbital hybridization between the catalyst and sulfur species optimizes the adsorption behavior toward LiPSs and facilitates the bidirectional redox process of Li-S batteries.</p>\u0000 </li>\u0000 <li>\u0000 <p>The Fe-Te atom pair catalyst endows Li-S batteries remarkable rate performance, extraordinary cycling stability and anticipated areal capacity.</p>\u0000 </li>\u0000 </ul>\u0000 </div></div>","PeriodicalId":714,"journal":{"name":"Nano-Micro Letters","volume":"18 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":36.3,"publicationDate":"2025-08-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s40820-025-01873-3.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144810839","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}
Wanqiang Li, Chunyu Du, Lirong Liang, Guangming Chen
{"title":"Cement-Based Thermoelectric Materials, Devices and Applications","authors":"Wanqiang Li, Chunyu Du, Lirong Liang, Guangming Chen","doi":"10.1007/s40820-025-01866-2","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s40820-025-01866-2","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Cement stands as a dominant contributor to global energy consumption and carbon emissions in the construction industry. With the upgrading of infrastructure and the improvement of building standards, traditional cement fails to reconcile ecological responsibility with advanced functional performance. By incorporating tailored fillers into cement matrices, the resulting composites achieve enhanced thermoelectric (TE) conversion capabilities. These materials can harness solar radiation from building envelopes and recover waste heat from indoor thermal gradients, facilitating bidirectional energy conversion. This review offers a comprehensive and timely overview of cement-based thermoelectric materials (CTEMs), integrating material design, device fabrication, and diverse applications into a holistic perspective. It summarizes recent advancements in TE performance enhancement, encompassing fillers optimization and matrices innovation. Additionally, the review consolidates fabrication strategies and performance evaluations of cement-based thermoelectric devices (CTEDs), providing detailed discussions on their roles in monitoring and protection, energy harvesting, and smart building. We also address sustainability, durability, and lifecycle considerations of CTEMs, which are essential for real-world deployment. Finally, we outline future research directions in materials design, device engineering, and scalable manufacturing to foster the practical application of CTEMs in sustainable and intelligent infrastructure.</p><div><figure><div><div><picture><source><img></source></picture></div></div></figure></div></div>","PeriodicalId":714,"journal":{"name":"Nano-Micro Letters","volume":"18 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":36.3,"publicationDate":"2025-08-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s40820-025-01866-2.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144810840","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}
Zichen Lin, Yongzhou Cai, Shilin Zhang, Jianguo Sun, Yu Liu, Yang Zheng, Kaifu Huo
{"title":"Wide-Temperature Electrolytes for Aqueous Alkali Metal-Ion Batteries: Challenges, Progress, and Prospects","authors":"Zichen Lin, Yongzhou Cai, Shilin Zhang, Jianguo Sun, Yu Liu, Yang Zheng, Kaifu Huo","doi":"10.1007/s40820-025-01865-3","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s40820-025-01865-3","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Aqueous alkali metal-ion batteries (AAMIBs) have been recognized as emerging electrochemical energy storage technologies for grid-scale applications owning to their intrinsic safety, cost-effectiveness, and environmental sustainability. However, the practical application of AAMIBs is still severely constrained by the tendency of aqueous electrolytes to freeze at low temperatures and decompose at high temperatures, limiting their operational temperature range. Considering the urgent need for energy systems with higher adaptability and resilience at various application scenarios, designing novel electrolytes via structure modulation has increasingly emerged as a feasible and economical strategy for the performance optimization of wide-temperature AAMIBs. In this review, the latest advancement of wide-temperature electrolytes for AAMIBs is systematically and comprehensively summarized. Specifically, the key challenges, failure mechanisms, correlations between hydrogen bond behaviors and physicochemical properties, and thermodynamic and kinetic interpretations in aqueous electrolytes are discussed firstly. Additionally, we offer forward-looking insights and innovative design principles for developing aqueous electrolytes capable of operating across a broad temperature range. This review is expected to provide some guidance and reference for the rational design and regulation of wide-temperature electrolytes for AAMIBs and promote their future development.</p><div><figure><div><div><picture><source><img></source></picture></div></div></figure></div></div>","PeriodicalId":714,"journal":{"name":"Nano-Micro Letters","volume":"18 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":36.3,"publicationDate":"2025-08-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s40820-025-01865-3.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144810847","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":"On-Skin Epidermal Electronics for Next-Generation Health Management","authors":"Jinbin Xu, Xiaoliang Chen, Sheng Li, Yizhuo Luo, Shizheng Deng, Bo Yang, Jian Lv, Hongmiao Tian, Xiangming Li, Jinyou Shao","doi":"10.1007/s40820-025-01871-5","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s40820-025-01871-5","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h2>Highlights</h2><div>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000<ul>\u0000 <li>\u0000 <p>This review comprehensively examines representative functional materials, analyzes their intrinsic properties, and illustrates how rational structural design and fabrication strategies can be employed to achieve high-performance epidermal electronics.</p>\u0000 </li>\u0000 <li>\u0000 <p>Three essential performance requirements for long-term, continuous health monitoring—adhesiveness, breathability, and mechanoelectrical stability—are emphasized, alongside effective strategies for their realization.</p>\u0000 </li>\u0000 <li>\u0000 <p>Current scientific challenges in this field are critically discussed, offering in-depth insights into the development of next-generation on-skin epidermal electronics aimed at transforming personalized healthcare.</p>\u0000 </li>\u0000 </ul>\u0000 </div></div>","PeriodicalId":714,"journal":{"name":"Nano-Micro Letters","volume":"18 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":36.3,"publicationDate":"2025-08-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s40820-025-01871-5.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144797535","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":"Recent Advances in Regulation Strategy and Catalytic Mechanism of Bi-Based Catalysts for CO2 Reduction Reaction","authors":"Jianglong Liu, Yunpeng Liu, Shunzheng Zhao, Baotong Chen, Guang Mo, Zhongjun Chen, Yuechang Wei, Zhonghua Wu","doi":"10.1007/s40820-025-01860-8","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s40820-025-01860-8","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h2>Highlights</h2><div>\u0000 \u0000 <ul>\u0000 <li>\u0000 <p>Six major types of structural regulation strategies of various Bi-based catalysts used in photoelectrocatalytic CO<sub>2</sub> reduction reaction (CO<sub>2</sub>RR) in recent years are comprehensively summarized.</p>\u0000 </li>\u0000 <li>\u0000 <p>The corresponding catalytic mechanisms of each regulation strategy are discussed in detail, aiming to enable researchers to understand the structure–property relationship of the improved Bi-based catalysts fundamentally.</p>\u0000 </li>\u0000 <li>\u0000 <p>The challenges and future opportunities of the Bi-based catalysts in the photoelectrocatalytic CO<sub>2</sub>RR application field are featured from the perspectives of the combination of multiple regulatory strategies, revealing formation mechanism and realizing controllable synthesis, and in situ multiscale investigation of activation pathways and uncovering the catalytic mechanisms.</p>\u0000 </li>\u0000 </ul>\u0000 </div></div>","PeriodicalId":714,"journal":{"name":"Nano-Micro Letters","volume":"18 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":36.3,"publicationDate":"2025-08-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s40820-025-01860-8.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144797533","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}
Panpan Li, Xuan Zhang, Ying Li, Cunyi Zhao, Jianyong Yu, Yang Si
{"title":"Electrospun Nanofiber-Based Ceramic Aerogels: Synergistic Strategies for Design and Functionalization","authors":"Panpan Li, Xuan Zhang, Ying Li, Cunyi Zhao, Jianyong Yu, Yang Si","doi":"10.1007/s40820-025-01864-4","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s40820-025-01864-4","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h2>Highlights</h2><div>\u0000 \u0000 <ul>\u0000 <li>\u0000 <p>This review provides comprehensive fabrication methods for the manufacturing of electrospun ceramic nanofibrous aerogels and offers professional guidance for materials development in this field.</p>\u0000 </li>\u0000 <li>\u0000 <p>The optimization strategies for electrospun ceramic nanofibrous aerogels (ECNFAs)’ mechanical properties have been provided, highlighting multi-scale design from nano-building blocks to nanofiber aggregate structure design.</p>\u0000 </li>\u0000 <li>\u0000 <p>This review systematically introduces the diverse roles of ECNFAs in specific application scenarios and application-specific mechanisms and provides transformative solutions for advanced engineering applications.</p>\u0000 </li>\u0000 </ul>\u0000 </div></div>","PeriodicalId":714,"journal":{"name":"Nano-Micro Letters","volume":"18 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":36.3,"publicationDate":"2025-08-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s40820-025-01864-4.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144787397","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}