{"title":"Mechanical Properties Analysis of Flexible Memristors for Neuromorphic Computing.","authors":"Zhenqian Zhu,Jiheng Shui,Tianyu Wang,Jialin Meng","doi":"10.1007/s40820-025-01825-x","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s40820-025-01825-x","url":null,"abstract":"The advancement of flexible memristors has significantly promoted the development of wearable electronic for emerging neuromorphic computing applications. Inspired by in-memory computing architecture of human brain, flexible memristors exhibit great application potential in emulating artificial synapses for high-efficiency and low power consumption neuromorphic computing. This paper provides comprehensive overview of flexible memristors from perspectives of development history, material system, device structure, mechanical deformation method, device performance analysis, stress simulation during deformation, and neuromorphic computing applications. The recent advances in flexible electronics are summarized, including single device, device array and integration. The challenges and future perspectives of flexible memristor for neuromorphic computing are discussed deeply, paving the way for constructing wearable smart electronics and applications in large-scale neuromorphic computing and high-order intelligent robotics.","PeriodicalId":714,"journal":{"name":"Nano-Micro Letters","volume":"73 1","pages":"2"},"PeriodicalIF":26.6,"publicationDate":"2025-07-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144652925","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}
Da-Qian Cai,Hengyue Xu,Tong Xue,Jin-Lin Yang,Hong Jin Fan
{"title":"A Synchronous Strategy to Zn-Iodine Battery by Polycationic Long-Chain Molecules.","authors":"Da-Qian Cai,Hengyue Xu,Tong Xue,Jin-Lin Yang,Hong Jin Fan","doi":"10.1007/s40820-025-01854-6","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s40820-025-01854-6","url":null,"abstract":"Aqueous Zn-iodine batteries (ZIBs) face the formidable challenges towards practical implementation, including metal corrosion and rampant dendrite growth on the Zn anode side, and shuttle effect of polyiodide species from the cathode side. These challenges lead to poor cycle stability and severe self-discharge. From the fabrication and cost point of view, it is technologically more viable to deploy electrolyte engineering than electrode protection strategies. More importantly, a synchronous method for modulation of both cathode and anode is pivotal, which has been often neglected in prior studies. In this work, cationic poly(allylamine hydrochloride) (Pah+) is adopted as a low-cost dual-function electrolyte additive for ZIBs. We elaborate the synchronous effect by Pah+ in stabilizing Zn anode and immobilizing polyiodide anions. The fabricated Zn-iodine coin cell with Pah+ (ZnI2 loading: 25 mg cm-2) stably cycles 1000 times at 1 C, and a single-layered 3 × 4 cm2 pouch cell (N/P ratio ~ 1.5) with the same mass loading cycles over 300 times with insignificant capacity decay.","PeriodicalId":714,"journal":{"name":"Nano-Micro Letters","volume":"29 4 1","pages":"3"},"PeriodicalIF":26.6,"publicationDate":"2025-07-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144652926","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}
Yangmei Xin,Minmin Zhu,Haizhong Zhang,Xinghui Wang
{"title":"High-Entropy Materials: A New Paradigm in the Design of Advanced Batteries.","authors":"Yangmei Xin,Minmin Zhu,Haizhong Zhang,Xinghui Wang","doi":"10.1007/s40820-025-01842-w","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s40820-025-01842-w","url":null,"abstract":"High-entropy materials (HEMs) have attracted considerable research attention in battery applications due to exceptional properties such as remarkable structural stability, enhanced ionic conductivity, superior mechanical strength, and outstanding catalytic activity. These distinctive characteristics render HEMs highly suitable for various battery components, such as electrodes, electrolytes, and catalysts. This review systematically examines recent advances in the application of HEMs for energy storage, beginning with fundamental concepts, historical development, and key definitions. Three principal categories of HEMs, namely high-entropy alloys, high-entropy oxides, and high-entropy MXenes, are analyzed with a focus on electrochemical performance metrics such as specific capacity, energy density, cycling stability, and rate capability. The underlying mechanisms by which these materials enhance battery performance are elucidated in the discussion. Furthermore, the pivotal role of machine learning in accelerating the discovery and optimization of novel high-entropy battery materials is highlighted. The review concludes by outlining future research directions and potential breakthroughs in HEM-based battery technologies.","PeriodicalId":714,"journal":{"name":"Nano-Micro Letters","volume":"29 1","pages":"1"},"PeriodicalIF":26.6,"publicationDate":"2025-07-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144645984","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":"Surpassing Shockley–Queisser Efficiency Limit in Photovoltaic Cells","authors":"Zhigang Li, Bingqing Wei","doi":"10.1007/s40820-025-01844-8","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s40820-025-01844-8","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h2>Highlights</h2><div>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000<ul>\u0000 <li>\u0000 <p>A record power conversion efficiency of 50%–60% was achieved in Si solar cells by inhibiting the lattice atoms’ thermal oscillations at low temperatures.</p>\u0000 </li>\u0000 <li>\u0000 <p>Enhancing the light penetration depth can effectively mitigate carrier freeze-out and expand the operational temperature range of silicon cells to 10 K.</p>\u0000 </li>\u0000 </ul>\u0000 </div></div>","PeriodicalId":714,"journal":{"name":"Nano-Micro Letters","volume":"17 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":36.3,"publicationDate":"2025-07-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s40820-025-01844-8.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144622024","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":"Self-Regulated Bilateral Anchoring Enables Efficient Charge Transport Pathways for High-Performance Rigid and Flexible Perovskite Solar Cells","authors":"Haiying Zheng, Guozhen Liu, Xinhe Dong, Feifan Chen, Chao Wang, Hongbo Yu, Zhihua Zhang, Xu Pan","doi":"10.1007/s40820-025-01846-6","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s40820-025-01846-6","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Interface modification has been demonstrated as an effective means to enhance the performance of perovskite solar cells. However, the effect depends on the anchoring mode and strength of the interfacial molecules, which determines whether long-term robust interface for carrier viaduct can be achieved under operational light illumination. Herein, we select squaric acid (SA) as the interfacial molecule between the perovskite and SnO<sub>2</sub> layer and propose a self-regulated bilateral anchoring strategy. The unique four-membered ring conjugated structure and dicarboxylic acid groups facilitate stable hydrogen bonds and coordination bonds at both SnO<sub>2</sub>/SA and SA/PbI<sub>2</sub> interfaces. The self-transforming property of SA enables the dynamic bilateral anchoring at the buried interface, ultimately releasing residual stress and constructing a stable interfacial molecular bridge. The results show that SA molecular bridge not only can effectively inhibit the generation of diverse charged defects but also serves as an effective electron transport pathway, resulting in improved power conversion efficiency (PCE) from 23.19 to 25.50% and excellent stability at the maximum power point. Additionally, the PCEs of the flexible and large-area (1 cm<sup>2</sup>) devices were increased to 24.92% and 24.01%, respectively, demonstrating the universal applicability of the bilateral anchoring to PSCs based on different substrates and larger area.</p><div><figure><div><div><picture><source><img></source></picture></div></div></figure></div></div>","PeriodicalId":714,"journal":{"name":"Nano-Micro Letters","volume":"17 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":36.3,"publicationDate":"2025-07-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s40820-025-01846-6.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144622094","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}
Tiantian Ding, Chunxia Ren, Liyuan Meng, Guoyong Han, Yao Xue, Wenlong Song, Daowei Li, Hongchen Sun, Bai Yang, Yunfeng Li
{"title":"Nonswelling Lubricative Nanocolloidal Hydrogel Resistant to Biodegradation","authors":"Tiantian Ding, Chunxia Ren, Liyuan Meng, Guoyong Han, Yao Xue, Wenlong Song, Daowei Li, Hongchen Sun, Bai Yang, Yunfeng Li","doi":"10.1007/s40820-025-01830-0","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s40820-025-01830-0","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Hydrogels derived from biopolymers have numerous applications in bioengineering, drug delivery, wound healing, and wearable devices. Yet, their strong swelling and uncontrollable degradation stimulate the development of hydrogels that overcome these limitations. Here, we report nanocolloidal hydrogels formed from nanoparticles of methacryloyl-modified biopolymers that exhibit resistance to swelling and enzymatic degradation both in vitro and in vivo, along with exhibiting a broad-range of mechanical and lubrication properties, wear resistance and biocompatibility. The nonswelling behavior of nanocolloidal hydrogels takes origin in the resistance to swelling of their hydrophobic regions which are resulted from the nanophase of hydrophobic methacryloyl groups in the interior of the constituent nanoparticles. The developed approach to the preparation of nanocolloidal hydrogel with greatly enhanced properties will have applications in long-term drug delivery and cell culture, soft tissue augmentation, and implantable bioelectronics.</p><div><figure><div><div><picture><source><img></source></picture></div></div></figure></div></div>","PeriodicalId":714,"journal":{"name":"Nano-Micro Letters","volume":"17 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":36.3,"publicationDate":"2025-07-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s40820-025-01830-0.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144603918","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}
Jinchang Wang, Alessandro Innocenti, Hang Wei, Yuanyuan Zhang, Jingsong Peng, Yuanting Qiao, Weifeng Huang, Jian Liu
{"title":"Scalable and Sustainable Chitosan/Carbon Nanotubes Composite Protective Layer for Dendrite-Free and Long-Cycling Aqueous Zinc-Metal Batteries","authors":"Jinchang Wang, Alessandro Innocenti, Hang Wei, Yuanyuan Zhang, Jingsong Peng, Yuanting Qiao, Weifeng Huang, Jian Liu","doi":"10.1007/s40820-025-01837-7","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s40820-025-01837-7","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Rechargeable aqueous zinc (Zn)-metal batteries hold great promise for next-generation energy storage systems. However, their practical application is hindered by several challenges, including dendrite formation, corrosion, and the competing hydrogen evolution reaction. To address these issues, we designed and fabricated a composite protective layer for Zn anodes by integrating carbon nanotubes (CNTs) with chitosan through a simple and scalable scraping process. The CNTs ensure uniform electric field distribution due to their high electrical conductivity, while protonated chitosan regulates ion transport and suppresses dendrite formation at the anode interface. The chitosan/CNTs composite layer also facilitates smooth Zn<sup>2+</sup> deposition, enhancing the stability and reversibility of the Zn anode. As a result, the chitosan/CNTs @ Zn anode demonstrates exceptional cycling stability, achieving over 3000 h of plating/stripping with minimal degradation. When paired with a V<sub>2</sub>O<sub>5</sub> cathode, the composite-protected anode significantly improves the cycle stability and energy density of the full cell. Techno-economic analysis confirms that batteries incorporating the chitosan/CNTs protective layer outperform those with bare Zn anodes in terms of energy density and overall performance under optimized conditions. This work provides a scalable and sustainable strategy to overcome the critical challenges of aqueous Zn-metal batteries, paving the way for their practical application in next-generation 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":"17 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":36.3,"publicationDate":"2025-07-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s40820-025-01837-7.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144578606","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}
Jianing Xu, Wei Xie, Hexiang Han, Chengyu Xiao, Jing Li, Yifan Zhang, Shaowen Chen, Binyuan Zhao, Di Zhang, Han Zhou
{"title":"Radiative Cooling Materials for Extreme Environmental Applications","authors":"Jianing Xu, Wei Xie, Hexiang Han, Chengyu Xiao, Jing Li, Yifan Zhang, Shaowen Chen, Binyuan Zhao, Di Zhang, Han Zhou","doi":"10.1007/s40820-025-01835-9","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s40820-025-01835-9","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h2>Highlights</h2><div>\u0000 \u0000 <ul>\u0000 <li>\u0000 <p>Heat exchange mechanisms for enhancing cooling performance and environmental tolerance are elucidated.</p>\u0000 </li>\u0000 <li>\u0000 <p>Challenges in extreme environments, along with the corresponding anti-environmental radiative cooling materials and micro-nano structures, are reviewed.</p>\u0000 </li>\u0000 <li>\u0000 <p>Valuable insights into enhancing the next generation of radiative cooling for extreme environmental applications are discussed.</p>\u0000 </li>\u0000 </ul>\u0000 </div></div>","PeriodicalId":714,"journal":{"name":"Nano-Micro Letters","volume":"17 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":36.3,"publicationDate":"2025-07-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s40820-025-01835-9.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144568665","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}
Weiping Li, Shiwei Xu, Cong Zhong, Qiu Fang, Suting Weng, Yinzi Ma, Bo Wang, Yejing Li, Zhaoxiang Wang, Xuefeng Wang
{"title":"A LiF-Pie-Structured Interphase for Silicon Anodes","authors":"Weiping Li, Shiwei Xu, Cong Zhong, Qiu Fang, Suting Weng, Yinzi Ma, Bo Wang, Yejing Li, Zhaoxiang Wang, Xuefeng Wang","doi":"10.1007/s40820-025-01832-y","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s40820-025-01832-y","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h2>Article Highlights</h2><div>\u0000 \u0000 <ul>\u0000 <li>\u0000 <p>A novel hierarchical solid electrolyte interface (SEI) structure is developed, featuring a lithium fluoride (LiF)-rich inner layer and a silane-based cross-linked matrix.</p>\u0000 </li>\u0000 <li>\u0000 <p>A comprehensive suite of advanced characterization techniques provides multi-scale insights into the structural and chemical composition of the LiF-Pie SEI.</p>\u0000 </li>\u0000 <li>\u0000 <p>The proposed SEI design significantly enhances cycling stability, achieving a capacity retention of LiCoO<sub>2</sub>||Si increase from 49.6% to 88.9% after 300 cycles at a current density of 100 mA g<sup>−1</sup>.</p>\u0000 </li>\u0000 </ul>\u0000 </div></div>","PeriodicalId":714,"journal":{"name":"Nano-Micro Letters","volume":"17 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":36.3,"publicationDate":"2025-07-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s40820-025-01832-y.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144568666","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}