Wenbo Ma, Peiyang Huang, Xiang Li, Xiaobin Zhan, Min Li, Shulan Jiang, Xin Tu
{"title":"Acoustic Mixed Photothermal Actuators for Multimodal Amphibious Robots","authors":"Wenbo Ma, Peiyang Huang, Xiang Li, Xiaobin Zhan, Min Li, Shulan Jiang, Xin Tu","doi":"10.1002/admt.71201","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/admt.71201","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Fabricating high performance light-driven soft actuators remains challenging due to the viscosity limited dispersion of photothermal agents, which induces structural defects and attenuates the resulting photomechanical response. Herein, an acoustic vibration mixing (AVM) strategy is introduced to achieve an exceptionally homogeneous and optimized loading integration of polydopamine (PDA) and polypyrrole (PPy) within a polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) matrix. This processing paradigm ensures uniform thermal distribution and robust photomechanical transduction, enabling a bilayered microrobot to execute versatile locomotion modes. Experimental results demonstrate that our actuator achieves a 100° deflection at ∼350 mW/cm<sup>2,</sup> and the microrobot can execute terrestrial crawling (0.1 BL/s), high-speed rolling (7.5 BL/s), and Marangoni-driven aquatic gliding (0.41 BL/s). Significantly, the superior photothermal conversion efficiency empowers the robot to generate sufficient torque to overcome interfacial capillary pinning, thereby facilitating seamless bidirectional transitions between land and water. This work provides a practical fabrication paradigm for multifunctional soft robotic systems designed for complex, cross-domain environments.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":7292,"journal":{"name":"Advanced Materials Technologies","volume":"11 19","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":6.0,"publicationDate":"2026-10-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149100472","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Bridging the Biotic–Abiotic Divide: Design Principles of Hydrogel Interfaces for Next-Generation Brain-Machine Implants","authors":"Yeyuan Li, Zirui He, Xinye Chen, Lina Pan, Yuanman Yu, Changsheng Liu","doi":"10.1002/admt.71214","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/admt.71214","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Brain–machine interfaces (BMIs), recognized as transformative technologies for restoring neural function and decoding intricate brain activity, have started to come to the fore. Despite these advancements, a significant disparity persists between traditional machines—constructed from hard, dry, inanimate materials—and soft, wet, living biological tissue. This incongruity gives rise to chronic in vivo immune responses and hindered transmission at the neural interface. Hydrogels, due to their mechanical and chemical resemblance to biological tissue, along with their flexibility and adjustability in property design, have emerged as optimal candidate materials for facilitating human-machine interaction. Recent approaches integrate hydrogels with tissue engineering to create a biologically active and/or cell-containing living layer at the tissue–device interface, enabling seamless biointegration and novel cell-mediated therapeutic prospects. In this review, we comprehensively summarize the functional modalities, design principles, and present and future applications of hydrogel interfaces in attaining human–machine integration.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":7292,"journal":{"name":"Advanced Materials Technologies","volume":"11 19","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":6.0,"publicationDate":"2026-10-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149099683","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Wenhao Cao, Yajun Zhu, Shouzhi Wang, Jiayue Yang, Guodong Wang, Zhenlei Wang, Lingshuang Lv, Jiachen Du, Peng Cui, K. Nandakumar, Lei Zhang
{"title":"Dual-Site Collaborative Growth of High-Quality AlN Single Crystals for High-Performance HEMT Devices","authors":"Wenhao Cao, Yajun Zhu, Shouzhi Wang, Jiayue Yang, Guodong Wang, Zhenlei Wang, Lingshuang Lv, Jiachen Du, Peng Cui, K. Nandakumar, Lei Zhang","doi":"10.1002/admt.71178","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/admt.71178","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Aluminum nitride, as a key third-generation semiconductor material, faces limitations in single-crystal growth due to the scarcity of high-quality AlN seed crystals and quality degradation during the iteration process. This study proposes a dual-seed growth method, simultaneously placing seeds at the crucible top and the AlN source surface. Experiments demonstrate that crystals grown on the source surface (Seed 2) exhibit superior quality, making them the optimum high-quality seeds. Concurrently, the crystal growing from the crucible top (seed 1) achieved a higher growth rate with controllable quality. Based on these findings, a “dual-point synergistic growth” strategy was proposed: first, a high-quality crystal was grown on Seed 2 as a seed crystal, which was then transferred to Seed 1 for rapid expansion. Crystals grown by this method were used to fabricate and characterize HEMT devices. Results demonstrate that AlN-based devices exhibit low contact resistance, excellent ohmic contact quality, and stable channel resistance characteristics. This approach significantly enhances growth efficiency while maintaining high crystal quality, providing a viable pathway for large-scale AlN manufacturing.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":7292,"journal":{"name":"Advanced Materials Technologies","volume":"11 19","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":6.0,"publicationDate":"2026-10-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149100571","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Synergistic Enhancement of Fog Harvesting via Aerodynamic-Electrostatic Field-Assisted Transport on Bio-Inspired Spine Structures","authors":"Yingqiao Yang, Lei Zhang, Yikai Zhu, Haonan Zhao, Binglin Cheng, Yuechang Wang, Chonglei Hao","doi":"10.1002/admt.71189","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/admt.71189","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Freshwater scarcity is a critical global challenge, driving the development of high-efficiency atmospheric water harvesting technologies. While fog collection is a sustainable solution for arid regions, conventional passive systems are often limited by poor droplet interception and slow surface renewal. This work proposes a synergistic fog-harvesting strategy combining biomimetic cactus spines (BCS) with electrostatic and aerodynamic regulation: corona charging, airflow guidance, and Laplace pressure-driven transport on cones, which shortens shedding cycles and greatly improves harvesting efficiency. Systematic experiments and fluid dynamic simulations evaluated the influence of applied voltage, wind speed, windward angle, and geometry. The BCS achieved a peak collection rate of 390 mg/min at 18 kV and a wind speed of 2 m/s, representing a substantial enhancement over passive designs. Furthermore, the performance of longitudinal and radial BCS arrays was quantitatively analyzed, leading to a modified saturation model that accounts for airflow interference between adjacent units. The results further determine the optimal working parameters and array layout, which can parametrically adjust aerodynamic airflow regulation and improve droplet transport efficiency. This multi-field coupled design offers a feasible strategy for high-efficiency electric-assisted fog harvesting under complex practical environmental conditions.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":7292,"journal":{"name":"Advanced Materials Technologies","volume":"11 19","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":6.0,"publicationDate":"2026-10-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149100665","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Graphene-Boosted PBTTT-C14/F4-TCNQ Donor/Acceptor Complexes for Room-Temperature Near-Infrared Photodetection and Imaging","authors":"Jiaqi Duan, Weiguo Ma, Jian-Yong Hu","doi":"10.1002/admt.71154","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/admt.71154","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Organic near-infrared (NIR) photodetectors have attracted considerable interest as candidates for flexible, lightweight, and low-cost optoelectronic technologies. However, achieving efficient NIR absorption and high photodetection sensitivity simultaneously remains a significant challenge for most organic semiconductor systems. Here, a high-performance hybrid organic phototransistor is developed by combining a PBTTT-C<sub>14</sub>/F4-TCNQ donor–acceptor charge-transfer complex with monolayer graphene. Strong intermolecular charge-transfer interactions generate low-energy electronic transitions, resulting in broadband optical absorption spanning 400–1300 nm. Meanwhile, the incorporation of graphene provides an efficient transport pathway for photogenerated carriers and promotes charge separation, thereby enhancing photoconductive gain. As a result, the hybrid device exhibits excellent NIR photodetection performance under 800 nm illumination, delivering a responsivity of 1.67 × 10<sup>5</sup> A/W, a detectivity of 3.26 × 10<sup>12</sup> Jones, and an external quantum efficiency of 2.92% × 10<sup>7</sup>%. Notably, a measurable photoresponse is maintained even under extremely weak irradiation, demonstrating outstanding sensitivity toward low-intensity optical signals. In addition, the device shows stable switching behavior with millisecond-scale response characteristics. Integration into a phototransistor array further enables spatially resolved NIR imaging. These results highlight the effectiveness of integrating charge-transfer complexes with two-dimensional conductive materials and provide a viable strategy for next-generation high-gain organic infrared sensing and imaging applications.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":7292,"journal":{"name":"Advanced Materials Technologies","volume":"11 19","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":6.0,"publicationDate":"2026-10-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149100065","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Joshua McDonald, Ali Nawaz, Amandeep Singh, Prashant Sonar
{"title":"Nature-Derived Chitosan Biopolymer: A Promising Candidate for Sustainable Electronics","authors":"Joshua McDonald, Ali Nawaz, Amandeep Singh, Prashant Sonar","doi":"10.1002/admt.71168","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/admt.71168","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Electronic waste is a growing global challenge, driving the need for eco-friendly materials and sustainable device architectures. Biodegradable and transient electronics have emerged as promising solutions by enabling controlled degradation and material recovery. Chitosan, a widely abundant biomaterial derived from chitin, has attracted significant attention due to its biocompatibility, biodegradability, and versatile chemical functionality. These properties enable its integration across multiple electronic components, supporting the development of fully or partially biodegradable systems. Chitosan has been widely employed as a dielectric layer in transistors, an ionic conductor, a transparent flexible electrode, and as a host or scaffold in electronic devices. Despite extensive research, existing reviews typically focus on specific applications or broader material classes, leaving a gap in understanding how chitosan can be systematically integrated into complete electronic architectures. This review provides a comprehensive and structured analysis of chitosan's properties and its integration into key device components, including electrodes, transistors, memory devices, optoelectronics, energy systems, and scaffolds. By adopting a component-based framework, this work highlights the potential of chitosan as a unifying platform for the development of next-generation sustainable and biodegradable electronic technologies.</p>","PeriodicalId":7292,"journal":{"name":"Advanced Materials Technologies","volume":"11 19","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":6.0,"publicationDate":"2026-10-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/admt.71168","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149100642","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Jenner H. L. Ngai, Zhao Li, Jianfu Ding, Yuning Li
{"title":"Printed SWCNT-Based p–n Junction Thin-Film Near-Infrared Photoresistors Enabled by a Sustainable Furan-Derived π-Conjugated Polymer","authors":"Jenner H. L. Ngai, Zhao Li, Jianfu Ding, Yuning Li","doi":"10.1002/admt.71185","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/admt.71185","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Semiconducting single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) are attractive for near-infrared (NIR) sensing but suffer from weak photocurrent due to large exciton binding energies. Here, we pair chirality-enriched (10,9)- SWCNT as the electron acceptor with a sustainable, furfural-derived π-conjugated polymer (<b>PFEB</b>) as the electron donor to fabricate lateral, resistor-type <i>p-n</i> heterojunction NIR photodetectors to facilitate exciton dissociation. Post-deposition thermal cleavage of <b>PFEB</b>’s carbamate side chains yields <b>PFNB</b>, which tightens polymer–nanotube contact and switches the dominant response of the sensors from ∼800 to ∼1000 nm. The optimized <b>PFNB</b>/(10,9)-enriched SWCNT device on SiO<sub>2</sub> substrates achieves <i>EQE</i> = 19.7%, <i>R</i> = 0.159 A W<sup>−1</sup>, and <i>D<sup>*</sup></i> = 2.66 × 10<sup>8</sup> Jones at 1000 nm and 1.0 V, while an all-printed device on a polyimide substrate reaches <i>EQE</i> = 6.47%, <i>R</i> = 0.0522 A W<sup>−1</sup>, and <i>D<sup>*</sup> =</i> 7.90 × 10<sup>7</sup> Jones. Photoluminescence-excitation quenching (∼78%) and redshifts/broadening in (10,9)-enriched SWCNT optical bands evidence strong interfacial coupling and interfacial charge transfer. The devices require neither transparent electrodes nor complex stacks, and they are fabricated via ultrasonic micro-printing using picoliter ink volumes. This work demonstrates a scalable route to high-performance, low-power, and environmentally friendly NIR sensing.</p>","PeriodicalId":7292,"journal":{"name":"Advanced Materials Technologies","volume":"11 19","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":6.0,"publicationDate":"2026-10-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/admt.71185","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149100442","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"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":"Neutral Gray-Black to Colorless ZnO/Viologen Based Photo-Electrochromic Dual-Responsive Device","authors":"Wenjie Li, Zhaoyang Yu, Fujun Ding, Leipeng Zhang, Jiupeng Zhao, Yao Li, Xiang Zhang","doi":"10.1002/admt.71164","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/admt.71164","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Global warming is one of the most pressing environmental issues today. Smart windows are an effective energy‑saving measure that reduces building energy consumption by adjusting indoor lighting, thereby lowering carbon emissions. In this study, a photo-electrochromic dual-responsive device (PECD) based on ZnO/viologen is designed to achieve color changes from transparent to neutral gray-black, providing efficient light modulation and energy-saving performance for smart windows. Two viologen derivatives, Ethyl violet bromide (Et-V) and 1,1'-Di(6-Hydroxyhexyl)-1,2-Di(4-pyridyl) Ethylene Bromide (DHH-V), are obtained and assembled into three devices: ZnO-PECD-1 (Et-V), ZnO-PECD-2 (DHH-V), and ZnO-PECD-3 (Et-V and DHH-V). The results demonstrate that the introduction of ZnO significantly enhances the devices' photochromic performances. The photo-generated electrons facilitate rapid coloration through the reduction of the viologen cation (EtV<sup>2+</sup>→EtV<sup>+</sup>). ZnO-PECD-3 is prepared by mixing green Et-V and magenta DHH-V to achieve a neutral gray-black colored state, which exhibits strong absorption in the whole visible band with a maximum transmittance modulation (ΔT) of 51.4% at 525 nm. The mechanism study reveals that the photogenerated carriers of ZnO and the redox reaction of viologen synergistically drive the photo-electrochromic dual-responsive process. This study provides novel insights for the design and advancement of smart windows.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":7292,"journal":{"name":"Advanced Materials Technologies","volume":"11 19","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":6.0,"publicationDate":"2026-10-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149100530","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Directional Latent Hybridization: Beyond Random Noise in Physics-Informed Generative Inverse Design of Nonlinear Metamaterials","authors":"Semin Ahn, Jun Young Choi, Sung-Hoon Ahn","doi":"10.1002/admt.71199","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/admt.71199","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Conventional metamaterial inverse design is hindered by stochastic generative models that lack physical grounding and often fail to reach optimal performance. Here, we introduce a framework coupling a physics-informed neural operator (DeepONet) and a 3D geometry generator (3D-cVAE) with a Directional Latent Hybridization (DLH) strategy. By merging dominant traits from parent geometries in the latent space, our approach enables deterministic latent optimization, yielding a high prediction accuracy for energy (<i>R</i><sup>2</sup> = 0.957) and force (<i>R</i><sup>2</sup> = 0.981). Unlike random noise-based generation, which suffers from a 0% success rate at high volume fractions (<i>V<sub>r</sub></i> = 0.8), the DLH strategy maintains a 73% success rate and achieves significantly lower volume errors (< 4.81%). Experimental validation using additively manufactured thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) lattices confirms that DLH-optimized architectures exceed the performance of their base designs, achieving up to 24.03 J of absorbed energy and a peak force of 9.80 kN. This framework establishes a novel physics-informed generative paradigm for discovering next-generation metamaterials with physically interpretable and predictable performance.</p>","PeriodicalId":7292,"journal":{"name":"Advanced Materials Technologies","volume":"11 19","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":6.0,"publicationDate":"2026-10-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/admt.71199","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149100471","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Ami Ichikawa, Yudai Hemmi, Yuanyuan Guo, Georgios Bairaktaris, Carl Frederik Werner, Tomohiko Murayama, Hiroyuki Matsui
{"title":"Ultrathin and Flexible Organic Light-Addressable Potentiometric Sensors","authors":"Ami Ichikawa, Yudai Hemmi, Yuanyuan Guo, Georgios Bairaktaris, Carl Frederik Werner, Tomohiko Murayama, Hiroyuki Matsui","doi":"10.1002/admt.71177","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/admt.71177","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Next-generation healthcare applications necessitate the development of flexible, tissue-compliant bioelectronics with multi-analyte sensing and spatially resolved imaging capabilities. Light-addressable potentiometric sensors (LAPS) have emerged as a powerful bioelectronic device, owing to their unique light addressability which enables location-specific sensing and imaging. However, their conventional form based on inorganic materials, such as silicon, suffers from intrinsic rigidity and low biocompatibility, which limits their further applications in soft biological interfaces. In this study, we demonstrate, for the first time, an ultrathin, mechanically compliant, fully organic light-addressable potentiometric sensor that achieves high sensitivity to surface potentials, stable performance over 170 days, and maintains excellent flexibility as a standalone organic LAPS film for biointerface applications. By combining a donor-acceptor bulk heterojunction organic semiconductor layer, a PEDOT:PSS transparent electrode, and a Parylene insulating layer, we demonstrate the first ultrathin organic LAPS with a thickness of 2.3–2.9 µm. We further conduct systematic evaluations to reveal the primary factors, light wavelength and insulating layer thickness, governing key performance metrics such as photocurrent sensitivity. Our newly developed flexible organic LAPS opens new avenues for further soft biointerface applications, including location-specific electrophysiological sensing and future biochemical imaging.</p>","PeriodicalId":7292,"journal":{"name":"Advanced Materials Technologies","volume":"11 19","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":6.0,"publicationDate":"2026-10-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/admt.71177","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149100066","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}