Xinxin Huang, Yongkui Chen, Yuling Zhao, Yang Zhao and Jianji Wang
{"title":"Polyethyleneimine functionalized covalent organic frameworks for efficient proton conduction†","authors":"Xinxin Huang, Yongkui Chen, Yuling Zhao, Yang Zhao and Jianji Wang","doi":"10.1039/D5QM00396B","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1039/D5QM00396B","url":null,"abstract":"<p >Covalent organic frameworks (COFs) have gained significant research attention as promising proton conducting materials due to their prominent properties such as remarkable specific surface area, regular structure and minimal density. Herein, a series of polyethyleneimine (PEI) functionalized COFs (TpPa–SO<small><sub>3</sub></small>H@PEI-wt%) with high amino density were designed and synthesized to promote the proton hopping in COF hexagonal nanopores, where flexible polyethyleneimine (PEI) has strong proton capture and release capabilities, which can improve the continuity of the hydrogen-bonding networks and provide a low energy barrier pathway for proton hopping in the system, and thus improving proton transfer efficiency. Importantly, the proton conductivity can be well modulated by varying the molecular weight and grafted amount of PEI, among which, TpPa–SO<small><sub>3</sub></small>H@PEI<small><sub>600</sub></small>-40% exhibited a remarkable proton conductivity as high as 5.9 × 10<small><sup>−3</sup></small> S cm<small><sup>−1</sup></small> along with a low activation energy of 0.14 eV at 98% RH and 80 °C, thanks to the Grotthuss mechanism for proton conduction. In addition, TpPa–SO<small><sub>3</sub></small>H@PEI<small><sub>600</sub></small>-40% showed excellent stability in the water vapor environment and no obvious conductivity decrease was observed even after 72 hours of continuous conductivity measurements. This demonstrates its good potential for the development and application of high proton conductive materials.</p>","PeriodicalId":86,"journal":{"name":"Materials Chemistry Frontiers","volume":" 18","pages":" 2744-2751"},"PeriodicalIF":6.4,"publicationDate":"2025-07-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145011349","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Yixin Xing, Chenlu Yin, Kui Luo, Yuying Yin, Peng Zhao, Jingqiang Xue and Wei Gu
{"title":"A high-entropy nanozyme-based photothermal-adjuvant in situ nanovaccine for potentiated tumor immunotherapy†","authors":"Yixin Xing, Chenlu Yin, Kui Luo, Yuying Yin, Peng Zhao, Jingqiang Xue and Wei Gu","doi":"10.1039/D5QM00334B","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1039/D5QM00334B","url":null,"abstract":"<p >Nanozymes with peroxidase (POD)-like activity hold great promise for <em>in situ</em> nanovaccines to activate antitumor immunity through immunogenic cell death (ICD). However, their efficacy remains limited due to suboptimal reactive oxygen species (ROS) generation and the immunosuppressive tumor microenvironment (TME). To address this, we herein constructed a high-entropy nanozyme (HEzyme) using a Prussian blue analog (PBA) as the platform. The HE mixing state induced lattice distortion and d-orbital modulation, endowing the PBA-based HEzyme with an enhanced POD-like activity and an exceptional photothermal conversion efficiency of 82.96%. This dual functionality enabled photothermal-adjuvant ROS amplification for triggering robust ICD-driven anti-tumor immunity. Simultaneously, the HEzyme reprogrammed tumor-associated macrophages from immunosuppressive M2 to antitumor M1 phenotypes, reversing TME immunosuppression. In 4T1 tumor-bearing mouse models, the HEzyme-based <em>in situ</em> nanovaccine achieved dual suppression of primary and distal tumors. This work presents an innovative paradigm for engineering nanozyme-based <em>in situ</em> nanovaccines by introduction of HE into PBA, bridging photothermal intervention, ICD induction, and TME remodeling to potentiate tumor immunotherapy.</p>","PeriodicalId":86,"journal":{"name":"Materials Chemistry Frontiers","volume":" 17","pages":" 2634-2645"},"PeriodicalIF":6.4,"publicationDate":"2025-07-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144868568","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Mohamed Saber Lassoued, Faizan Ahmad and Yan-Zhen Zheng
{"title":"Efficient red-emitting tin hybrid halides exhibiting large Stokes shift and high PLQY for lighting and anti-counterfeiting applications†","authors":"Mohamed Saber Lassoued, Faizan Ahmad and Yan-Zhen Zheng","doi":"10.1039/D5QM00317B","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1039/D5QM00317B","url":null,"abstract":"<p >The development of efficient red-emitting tin hybrid halides that display a large Stokes shift and zero self-absorption is highly desirable because of their tremendous potential in solid-state lighting and anticounterfeiting applications. However, such materials are difficult to obtain and have rarely been reported. Herein, we present a layered tin halide hybrid, (C<small><sub>4</sub></small>H<small><sub>12</sub></small>N<small><sub>2</sub></small>)<small><sub>2</sub></small>[SnCl<small><sub>6</sub></small>], in which crystallographically independent [SnCl<small><sub>6</sub></small>] octahedra alternate with organic bilayers. Remarkably, (C<small><sub>4</sub></small>H<small><sub>12</sub></small>N<small><sub>2</sub></small>)<small><sub>2</sub></small>[SnCl<small><sub>6</sub></small>] shows bright red emission with a large Stokes shift of 3.04 eV and a high photoluminescence quantum yield (PLQY) of 70%. Structural analyses reveal that the large Stokes shift and high PLQY stem from the compact lattice, shortened Sn⋯Sn separations, and low dimensionality, which together enhance radiative recombination while permitting greater structural relaxation in the excited state. Consequently, (C<small><sub>4</sub></small>H<small><sub>12</sub></small>N<small><sub>2</sub></small>)<small><sub>2</sub></small>[SnCl<small><sub>6</sub></small>] is an excellent red phosphor with promising prospects for application in white light-emitting diodes and anti-counterfeiting technologies. In short, this study elucidates the structure–property–application relationships of tin hybrid halides, paving the way toward high-performance emissive metal-halide materials.</p>","PeriodicalId":86,"journal":{"name":"Materials Chemistry Frontiers","volume":" 17","pages":" 2704-2712"},"PeriodicalIF":6.4,"publicationDate":"2025-07-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144868574","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A redox reaction triggered by hydrostatic pressure in dicationic cyclophanes†","authors":"Moto Kikuchi, Tomoya Kuwabara, Gaku Fukuhara, Takanori Suzuki and Yusuke Ishigaki","doi":"10.1039/D5QM00426H","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1039/D5QM00426H","url":null,"abstract":"<p >Various reactions and systems that respond to hydrostatic pressure, <em>i.e.</em>, one type of mechanical isotropic stimulus, have been developed over the past decades. Here, we show that a one-electron (1e) reduction of dicationic cyclophane can be realised by applying hydrostatic pressure in a water-containing solvent. The large negative value of the volume change <img> observed for this reduction, which is key to inducing the reduction reaction, is due to the desolvation of the H<small><sub>2</sub></small>O molecules and the change in the proximity between the cyclophane π units accompanied by a decrease in electrostatic repulsion. In fact, related monocations did not undergo a 1e reduction under hydrostatic pressure, even in water-containing solvents, indicating that the reduction behaviour is enabled by the cyclophane structure. Furthermore, in the case of weakly polar anions such as BF<small><sub>4</sub></small><small><sup>−</sup></small> and PF<small><sub>6</sub></small><small><sup>−</sup></small>, a change in the solvation/desolvation of the H<small><sub>2</sub></small>O molecules of dicationic cyclophanes can occur upon hydrostatic pressurisation, leading to a 1e reduction, showing that the reduction behaviour can be tuned by selecting the appropriate counter anion. Therefore, this study provides a valuable strategy and guidelines for the rational design of molecules with redox behaviour that can be modulated using hydrostatic pressure.</p>","PeriodicalId":86,"journal":{"name":"Materials Chemistry Frontiers","volume":" 19","pages":" 2863-2870"},"PeriodicalIF":6.4,"publicationDate":"2025-07-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlepdf/2025/qm/d5qm00426h?page=search","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145110368","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Desireé De los Santos, Juan Jesús Gallardo, Iván Carrillo-Berdugo, María Gragera-García, Saray Gragera-García, Violeta Guillén, R. Alcántara and Javier Navas
{"title":"NiO nanowires in nanofluids based on a PDMS-type fluid†","authors":"Desireé De los Santos, Juan Jesús Gallardo, Iván Carrillo-Berdugo, María Gragera-García, Saray Gragera-García, Violeta Guillén, R. Alcántara and Javier Navas","doi":"10.1039/D5QM00283D","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1039/D5QM00283D","url":null,"abstract":"<p >Improving the efficiency of environmentally friendly energy sources such as solar energy is one of the basic objectives for developing the ecological transition required by our society. Thus, in this work, nanofluids based on NiO nanowires and a polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) fluid are developed to improve the efficiency of parabolic trough-based concentrating solar power plants (CSP-PTC). To this end, NiO nanowires are successfully synthesized in our laboratory and used to prepare nanofluids. Their physical stability is thoroughly characterized. Subsequently, the properties of interest for the application of these nanofluids as heat transfer fluids are characterized. These properties were surface tension, density, dynamic viscosity, isobaric specific heat and thermal conductivity. Based on these properties, the efficiency improvement of CSP-PTC systems is estimated, achieving improvements of up to 5% with the designed nanofluids.</p>","PeriodicalId":86,"journal":{"name":"Materials Chemistry Frontiers","volume":" 17","pages":" 2646-2657"},"PeriodicalIF":6.4,"publicationDate":"2025-07-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlepdf/2025/qm/d5qm00283d?page=search","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144868569","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Junmei Li, Zhixuan Duan, Yinan Fan, Ruigan Zhang, Demao Ban, Zhaolin Liu and Lifang Liu
{"title":"Covalent organic framework-functionalized composites with high hydrophobicity to acids and bases for chemical protection","authors":"Junmei Li, Zhixuan Duan, Yinan Fan, Ruigan Zhang, Demao Ban, Zhaolin Liu and Lifang Liu","doi":"10.1039/D5QM00330J","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1039/D5QM00330J","url":null,"abstract":"<p >Public safety has been a long-term research focus. Improving the comprehensive properties of matrix materials is of great significance for chemical protection. However, a research gap exists in this field. In this study, a covalent organic framework (COF) was constructed using Benzene-1,3,5-tricarbaldehyde (TFB) and 2,3′-dimethyl-[1,1′-biphenyl] (BD(Me)<small><sub>2</sub></small>) as building units, and a TFB-BD(Me)<small><sub>2</sub></small> COF was grown on Nomex nonwovens (NW) using vapor phase-assisted conversion. Based on their chemical protection mechanism, the prepared functional fabrics exhibited unique acid–base properties, high hydrophobicity, and excellent chemical stability. In addition, these functional fabrics, with good thermal stability, flame retardancy, and strength, enabled chemical protection in multiple scenarios. Overall, the simple and efficient preparation method makes these functional fabrics competitive in the field of chemical protective materials. At the same time, the use of COFs as a reinforcing material effectively broadens the application of COFs in chemical protection and lays a foundation for its exploration in other fields.</p>","PeriodicalId":86,"journal":{"name":"Materials Chemistry Frontiers","volume":" 17","pages":" 2682-2693"},"PeriodicalIF":6.4,"publicationDate":"2025-07-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144868572","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Abdelaziz Z. Karkash, Samira M. Abozeid, Weam M Abou El-Maaty and Wael I. Mortada
{"title":"An in situ synthesized manganese ferrite@4-hydroxy mandelic acid composite for removal of lead ions and Congo red","authors":"Abdelaziz Z. Karkash, Samira M. Abozeid, Weam M Abou El-Maaty and Wael I. Mortada","doi":"10.1039/D5QM00402K","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1039/D5QM00402K","url":null,"abstract":"<p >In this study, manganese ferrite doped with 4-hydroxy mandelic acid (MnFe<small><sub>2</sub></small>O<small><sub>4</sub></small>@4-HMA), a novel magnetic nanomaterial, was prepared through a simple one-pot co-precipitation method and characterized using Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR), field emission scanning electron microscopy (FE-SEM), dynamic light scattering (DLS), saturation magnetization, energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX), and Brunauer–Emmett–Teller analysis (BET). The synthesized magnetic nanocomposite was used to remove Pb(<small>II</small>) and Congo red (CR) dye from aqueous media. Various parameters impacting the adsorption capacity were examined. The prepared sorbent was mesoporous in nature with a surface area of 291.5 m<small><sup>2</sup></small> g<small><sup>−1</sup></small>. The optimal parameters for Pb(<small>II</small>) adsorption were achieved at a pH of 6.0, a contact time of 20 min, and a sorbent dosage of 5.0 mg, resulting in a removal percentage of 99.5%. Conversely, the optimum circumstances for CR removal were a pH of 4.0, a contact time of 20 min, and a sorbent mass of 5.0 mg, which led to a removal percentage of 93.9%. The maximum capacities for adsorption were 467.2 and 395.2 mg g<small><sup>−1</sup></small> for Pb(<small>II</small>) and CR, respectively. The novel composite offers an effective, affordable, and eco-friendly way to remove harmful metal ions and organic dyes from polluted water, showing its usefulness in cleaning wastewater.</p>","PeriodicalId":86,"journal":{"name":"Materials Chemistry Frontiers","volume":" 17","pages":" 2668-2681"},"PeriodicalIF":6.4,"publicationDate":"2025-07-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144868571","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Hengwen Li, Lang Zhang, Weijia Liu, Tenyu Gui, Linfeng Xiao, Qian Liu, Junyang Ding, Guangzhi Hu and Xijun Liu
{"title":"Partial sulfidation engineering of a Ni(OH)2/NiSx heterostructure towards sulfion oxidation-assisted seawater splitting†","authors":"Hengwen Li, Lang Zhang, Weijia Liu, Tenyu Gui, Linfeng Xiao, Qian Liu, Junyang Ding, Guangzhi Hu and Xijun Liu","doi":"10.1039/D5QM00378D","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1039/D5QM00378D","url":null,"abstract":"<p >Substituting the oxygen evolution reaction (OER) with the sulfion oxidation reaction (SOR) and further coupling with the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) can significantly reduce the potential required for overall alkaline seawater electrolysis, thereby achieving low-energy hydrogen production. Here, the Ni(OH)<small><sub>2</sub></small> nanosheet array on nickel foam was first synthesized <em>via</em> hydrothermal treatment, followed by partial sulfidation engineering to obtain the bifunctional Ni(OH)<small><sub>2</sub></small>/NiS<small><sub><em>x</em></sub></small> heterostructure electrocatalysts. For the HER, only 180 mV overpotential is required to achieve 100 mA cm<small><sup>−2</sup></small>, while for the SOR, just 0.315 V <em>versus</em> reversible hydrogen electrode (<em>vs.</em> RHE) is needed to reach the same current density. Furthermore, a two-electrode HER||SOR system was assembled utilizing the optimal catalyst as both the cathode and anode, and the cell voltage is sufficient to attain 100 mA cm<small><sup>−2</sup></small> at only 0.843 V, which is a decrease of 1.250 V compared to using the OER as the anode. Meanwhile, this coupling system demonstrates stable operation at 50 mA cm<small><sup>−2</sup></small> over a period of 36 h. The efficient HER/SOR bifunctional electrocatalytic performance of Ni(OH)<small><sub>2</sub></small>/NiS<small><sub><em>x</em></sub></small> is mainly attributable to the following factors: one is that the heterogeneous structure provides a rich hydroxide/sulfide heterogeneous interface, which effectively modulates the electronic structure of the electrode surface; another key factor is that the self-supporting nanosheet arrays improve the electrical conductivity and mass transfer of the catalysts.</p>","PeriodicalId":86,"journal":{"name":"Materials Chemistry Frontiers","volume":" 17","pages":" 2658-2667"},"PeriodicalIF":6.4,"publicationDate":"2025-07-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144868570","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Shi Wang, Huan Yang, Yukai Chen, Boyuan Hu, Peng Tian, Xiongbiao Xue, Yong Wang, Yu Li and Xinli Jing
{"title":"Strong and highly conducting PPyNT/PAA/PVA triple network hydrogel: scalable construction and strain sensing†","authors":"Shi Wang, Huan Yang, Yukai Chen, Boyuan Hu, Peng Tian, Xiongbiao Xue, Yong Wang, Yu Li and Xinli Jing","doi":"10.1039/D5QM00349K","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1039/D5QM00349K","url":null,"abstract":"<p >Conducting polymer (CP) hydrogels that possess electronic and ionic conducting behaviors have attracted increasing attention as flexible electronic materials. Due to the insoluble and infusible nature of CPs (<em>e.g.</em>, polyaniline (PANI), polypyrrole (PPy), <em>etc.</em>), the performance of their hydrogels is typically restricted, especially when the hydrogel was constructed through the <em>in situ</em> polymerization of aniline or pyrrole monomers. In this study, a method to prepare robust and highly conducting hydrogels at a large scale was developed with highly conducting PPy nanotubes (PPy NTs) and an interpenetrating network (IPN) of polyacrylic acid (PAA) and polyvinyl alcohol (PVA). The PVA/PAA IPN contains covalent cross-linking points, ionic coordination, and hydrogen bonding sites. This structure endows the hydrogel with excellent strength and toughness and provides effective stabilization for PPy NTs. The obtained PPyNT/PAA/PVA hydrogels exhibit tensile strengths higher than 4.0 MPa, and the conductivity reached 5.3 S m<small><sup>−1</sup></small> with a PPy NT content of 0.63 wt%. As the PPy NTs effectively bonded with the hydrogel matrix network, the PPyNT/PAA/PVA hydrogels exhibit a linear relationship of conductivity change <em>vs.</em> strain in a wide strain range of 0–500%, with a steady gauge factor (GF) of <em>ca.</em> 1.38. Benefiting from preparation feasibility, the variation trends of hydrogel conductivity, deformation ability, and sensing properties were systematically studied, providing a reference for high-performance strain sensor materials.</p>","PeriodicalId":86,"journal":{"name":"Materials Chemistry Frontiers","volume":" 17","pages":" 2623-2633"},"PeriodicalIF":6.4,"publicationDate":"2025-07-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144868567","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Double-layer absorbers based on Co0.2Ni0.4Zn0.4Fe2O4 and Ti3C2Tx composites for microwave absorption through optimal combination","authors":"Jianping Peng, Peijiang Liu, Shanzheng Zhao, Shiyu Zhang, Liguo Xu, Zibao Jiao and Zhenkai Huang","doi":"10.1039/D5QM00390C","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1039/D5QM00390C","url":null,"abstract":"<p >Double-layer absorbers serve the purpose of achieving high transmission efficiency and attenuation intensity in real-life applications. MXene-based composites exhibit huge potential in absorbing electromagnetic (EM) waves. In this work, Co<small><sub>0.2</sub></small>Ni<small><sub>0.4</sub></small>Zn<small><sub>0.4</sub></small>Fe<small><sub>2</sub></small>O<small><sub>4</sub></small> (CNZF) ferrites and Ti<small><sub>3</sub></small>C<small><sub>2</sub></small>T<small><sub><em>x</em></sub></small>/Co<small><sub>0.2</sub></small>Ni<small><sub>0.4</sub></small>Zn<small><sub>0.4</sub></small>Fe<small><sub>2</sub></small>O<small><sub>4</sub></small> (Ti<small><sub>3</sub></small>C<small><sub>2</sub></small>T<small><sub><em>x</em></sub></small>/CNZF) composites were fabricated <em>via</em> a hydrothermal method. XRD, FT-IR, XPS, SEM, and TEM were employed to analyze the composition and morphology of the samples. Specifically, microwave absorption properties of the single-layer and double-layer absorbers composed of CNZF and Ti<small><sub>3</sub></small>C<small><sub>2</sub></small>T<small><sub><em>x</em></sub></small>/CNZF at varying thicknesses, were studied. For the double-layer absorber with CNZF as the matching layer (0.4 mm) and Ti<small><sub>3</sub></small>C<small><sub>2</sub></small>T<small><sub><em>x</em></sub></small>/CNZF as the absorbing layer (2.4 mm), the maximum reflection loss (<em>R</em><small><sub>L</sub></small>) reached −44.4 dB at 7.6 GHz. This represented an exceptionally strong absorption performance at a relatively low frequency with a remarkably thin total absorber thickness of only 2.8 mm, overcoming the typical limitations of achieving high absorption at lower frequencies which often require thicker absorbers. The optimized double-layer structure demonstrates a practical solution for developing lightweight, thin, and high-performance microwave absorbers. The improved microwave absorption performance can be attributed to enhanced interfacial polarization, multiple reflections and scattering, as well as the rational layer configuration. These findings suggest that Ti<small><sub>3</sub></small>C<small><sub>2</sub></small>T<small><sub><em>x</em></sub></small>/CNZF-based double-layer absorbers are promising candidates for achieving high-performance, thin microwave-absorbing materials.</p>","PeriodicalId":86,"journal":{"name":"Materials Chemistry Frontiers","volume":" 17","pages":" 2611-2622"},"PeriodicalIF":6.4,"publicationDate":"2025-07-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144868538","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}