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LCST-phase-separated porous liquid metal-filled hydrogel actuators with fast electro-response, enhanced strength, and low electric field. lst相分离多孔液态金属填充水凝胶执行器，具有快速电响应，增强强度和低电场。

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Materials Horizons Pub Date : 2025-09-29 DOI: 10.1039/d5mh01365h

Qingtian Zhang, Zhen Jiang, Hongda Lu, Xiangbo Zhou, Yipu Guo, Jialu Wang, Liping Gong, Shi-Yang Tang, Haiping Du, Weihua Li

{"title":"LCST-phase-separated porous liquid metal-filled hydrogel actuators with fast electro-response, enhanced strength, and low electric field.","authors":"Qingtian Zhang, Zhen Jiang, Hongda Lu, Xiangbo Zhou, Yipu Guo, Jialu Wang, Liping Gong, Shi-Yang Tang, Haiping Du, Weihua Li","doi":"10.1039/d5mh01365h","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1039/d5mh01365h","url":null,"abstract":"Electro-responsive hydrogel actuators (ERHAs) are promising candidates for soft robotics due to their capability for exhibiting large, reversible deformations. However, their application potential is constrained by the requirement for high driving electric field strength (E), insufficient mechanical robustness, and slow actuation response. Here, to simultaneously address these limitations, we design an ionic hydrogel with integrated liquid metal (LM) and thermoresponsive LCST behavior. The porous architecture is readily constructed by the LCST-induced phase separation process. LM inclusion not only enables sensitivity to low E but also reinforces mechanical properties of the otherwise weakened porous hydrogel. The resulting actuator achieves a large bending angle of 88.1° within 32 seconds under a low electric field of 0.25 V mm-1. This represents the fastest electro-response reported to date among ERHAs operating below 1 V mm-1, a threshold widely recognized as safe for human exposure. Furthermore, we demonstrate its versatility in executing diverse underwater tasks, including object manipulation, encapsulation, and directional locomotion. This facile yet effective strategy for constructing mechanically robust, fast-response hydrogel composites offers new avenues for the development of next-generation soft robotic systems.","PeriodicalId":87,"journal":{"name":"Materials Horizons","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":10.7,"publicationDate":"2025-09-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145184308","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}

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A data-driven approach to interfacial polymerization exploiting machine learning for predicting thin-film composite membrane formation. 一种数据驱动的界面聚合方法，利用机器学习预测薄膜复合膜的形成。

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Materials Horizons Pub Date : 2025-09-26 DOI: 10.1039/d5mh01420d

Gergo Ignacz, Muhammad Irshad Baig, Karuppasamy Gopalsamy, Andres Villa, Suzana Nunes, Bernard Ghanem, Tejus Shastry, Sanat K Kumar, Gyorgy Szekely

{"title":"A data-driven approach to interfacial polymerization exploiting machine learning for predicting thin-film composite membrane formation.","authors":"Gergo Ignacz, Muhammad Irshad Baig, Karuppasamy Gopalsamy, Andres Villa, Suzana Nunes, Bernard Ghanem, Tejus Shastry, Sanat K Kumar, Gyorgy Szekely","doi":"10.1039/d5mh01420d","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1039/d5mh01420d","url":null,"abstract":"Polymeric thin-film membranes prepared by interfacial polymerization are the cornerstone of liquid separation, with the potential to reduce industrial waste and energy consumption. However, the limited diversity of monomers may hinder further development by restricting the accessible chemical space. To address this, we propose a divide & conquer approach for the interfacial polymerization membrane development pipeline. We constructed a dataset using 18 organic- and 73 water-phase monomers, conducting 1246 interfacial reactions and analyzing membranes via AFM and optical microscopy. This unprecedentedly large and open access dataset marks a considerable step toward data-driven thin-film membrane development. We trained five machine learning models on molecular structures and density functional theory calculations to study film formation parameters and their binary outcomes. The results indicate that film formation can be predicted directly from monomers, facilitating the potential of data-driven membrane development. Our work shifts the focus from performance prediction to the fundamental step of thin-film formation, offering a new perspective in data-driven membrane research.","PeriodicalId":87,"journal":{"name":"Materials Horizons","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":10.7,"publicationDate":"2025-09-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145147285","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}

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Illuminating liver fibrosis: recent progress in the design and applications of highly sensitive fluorescent probes. 照亮肝纤维化：高灵敏度荧光探针的设计和应用的最新进展。

IF 10.7 2区材料科学

Materials Horizons Pub Date : 2025-09-26 DOI: 10.1039/d5mh01447f

Yutong Lv, Zhe Ma, Yue Chong, Zhenlong Wang, Li Xue, Fu Wang

{"title":"Illuminating liver fibrosis: recent progress in the design and applications of highly sensitive fluorescent probes.","authors":"Yutong Lv, Zhe Ma, Yue Chong, Zhenlong Wang, Li Xue, Fu Wang","doi":"10.1039/d5mh01447f","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1039/d5mh01447f","url":null,"abstract":"Liver fibrosis involves excessive, disorganized extracellular matrix deposition in the liver, critically driving progression from chronic liver disease to cirrhosis and determining patient prognosis. Although histological examination of liver tissue biopsies continues to serve as the most reliable diagnostic approach, the development of precise detection methods remains crucial for enabling timely therapeutic interventions and improving patient management. Recent advances in fluorescent probes have transformed the detection of liver fibrosis, enabling real-time, non-invasive visualization of biomarkers and microenvironmental changes. Based on its design strategy, targeted objects and functional characteristics, this review systematically classifies state-of-the-art fluorescent probes into five categories: probes directly targeting liver fibrosis markers, enzyme-activated probes, microenvironment-responsive probes, intracellular targeting probes, and multifunctional theranostic probes. Among them, near-infrared II (NIR-II, 1000-1700 nm) imaging and genetically encoded probes boost molecular precision and resolution, yet clinical application faces challenges from limited tissue penetration and poor biocompatibility. Consequently, future research in this field will concentrate on the development of NIR II probes, the discovery of biomarkers in biofluids, and the design of new therapeutic interventions. By elucidating design principles and applications, this review aims to bridge the gap between molecular innovation and clinical practice, ultimately advancing precision medicine for liver fibrosis.","PeriodicalId":87,"journal":{"name":"Materials Horizons","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":10.7,"publicationDate":"2025-09-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145147248","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}

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PAN/MXene: a potent piezo-gen and cogent piezoelectric separator for self-chargeable supercapacitors. PAN/MXene：一种用于自充电超级电容器的强效压电源和强效压电分离器。

IF 10.7 2区材料科学

Materials Horizons Pub Date : 2025-09-26 DOI: 10.1039/d5mh01510c

Jayashree Chandrasekar, Manikandan Venkatesan, Chen-Wei Fan, Hao-Yuna Chen, Yung-Chi Hsu, Wei-Wen Chen, Ming-An Chung, Mei-Wan Chung, Wen-Ya Lee, Ja-Hon Lin, Ye Zhou, Chi-Ching Kuo

{"title":"PAN/MXene: a potent piezo-gen and cogent piezoelectric separator for self-chargeable supercapacitors.","authors":"Jayashree Chandrasekar, Manikandan Venkatesan, Chen-Wei Fan, Hao-Yuna Chen, Yung-Chi Hsu, Wei-Wen Chen, Ming-An Chung, Mei-Wan Chung, Wen-Ya Lee, Ja-Hon Lin, Ye Zhou, Chi-Ching Kuo","doi":"10.1039/d5mh01510c","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1039/d5mh01510c","url":null,"abstract":"All-in-one self-charging devices with integrated storage systems have become one of the bottlenecks of research at present. Amidst a worthwhile contribution to this direction of research, we present a self-charging piezo-supercapacitor device (SCPS) consisting of carbonized polyacrylonitrile/MXene (C-PMX) nanofiber electrodes, a PMX nanofiber separator, and PVA/KOH as a gel electrolyte. First, the energy harvesting properties of PMX, followed by self-charging energy storage, were studied discretely. The piezoelectric nanogenerator (PNG) with PMX-3% showed the highest output voltage, short-circuit current, and power density of 9.9 V, 1124 nA, and 9.6 μW cm-2, respectively. Consequently, the SCPS offered a device-specific capacitance of 100.5 F g-1, along with an energy density of 5 Wh kg-1 at a power density of 300 W kg-1 and 92% capacitance retention. Further evaluation of self-charging was carried out with compression and tapping. Interestingly, the SCPS-CF can be charged up to 250 μV in just 0.2 s, while the discharge time takes about 1.5 s. Moreover, the influence of piezo-separators in piezo-electrochemical conversion and rectifications with SCPS-NF is discussed in detail. Thus, a new insight into the integration of harvesting and storage for future self-powered electronics has been brought in.","PeriodicalId":87,"journal":{"name":"Materials Horizons","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":10.7,"publicationDate":"2025-09-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145147275","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}

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Confined polymerization: multidimensional regulation, advanced measurements and cutting-edge applications. 限制聚合：多维调节，先进的测量和前沿的应用。

IF 10.7 2区材料科学

Materials Horizons Pub Date : 2025-09-25 DOI: 10.1039/d5mh01075f

Lushan Sun, Jian Sun, Mingqiong Tong, Yanyan Zhao, Xiangling Gu

{"title":"Confined polymerization: multidimensional regulation, advanced measurements and cutting-edge applications.","authors":"Lushan Sun, Jian Sun, Mingqiong Tong, Yanyan Zhao, Xiangling Gu","doi":"10.1039/d5mh01075f","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1039/d5mh01075f","url":null,"abstract":"Confined polymerization, as an innovative polymerization strategy, achieves precise control over the reaction pathway and microscopic structure of the product by confining the polymerization reaction within the physical space of a micro-nano scale. Compared with traditional large-scale or solution polymerization, confined polymerization is carried out in confined spaces, such as nanochannels, layered intermediate layers, or porous material pores, significantly altering properties such as the polymerization rate, molecular weight distribution, glass transition temperature, and product morphology. This review systematically classifies the limited-domain polymerization strategies in different dimensional spaces, clarifies their mechanism differences, and emphasizes the progress in characterisation techniques, including in situ microscopy, spectroscopy, and computational simulation. Additionally, we discuss confined polymerization in cutting-edge applications, such as water purification, medical diagnosis and treatment, energy storage, catalysis, and composite coatings. By combining fundamental principles with functional innovation, we identify the key challenges, such as real-time mechanism detection and scalable synthesis, and propose future directions, including dynamic limitations, biomimetic design, and AI-driven optimization. The aim of this article is to stimulate the attention of more scholars to the field of confined polymerization, thereby accelerating breakthrough progress in this field and providing innovative material solutions for global challenges such as climate change, disease treatment, and clean energy.","PeriodicalId":87,"journal":{"name":"Materials Horizons","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":10.7,"publicationDate":"2025-09-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145135939","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}

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Emerging multi-functional delafossite materials: frontier advances and prospective breakthroughs in photoelectronic applications. 新兴多功能沉积材料：光电子应用的前沿进展和前景突破。

IF 10.7 2区材料科学

Materials Horizons Pub Date : 2025-09-25 DOI: 10.1039/d5mh01247c

Zong-Yan Zhao

{"title":"Emerging multi-functional delafossite materials: frontier advances and prospective breakthroughs in photoelectronic applications.","authors":"Zong-Yan Zhao","doi":"10.1039/d5mh01247c","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1039/d5mh01247c","url":null,"abstract":"ABO2-type delafossites, distinguished by their layered crystalline framework, tunable quantum-enabled properties, and inherent sustainability, represent an emerging multifunctional material platform for next-generation photoelectronics. This review summarizes the frontier advances in delafossite materials science, establishing comprehensive correlations between the fundamental mechanisms and integrated applications of delafossites. The material system exhibits four unique advantages: structural versatility enabling precise composition-structure-property tailoring, exploitable quantum phenomena (ultrahigh conductivity, multiferroicity, and topological states) unlocking unprecedented functionalities, cross-scale functional integration across photoelectronic technology chains, and earth-abundant eco-compatibility aligning with global sustainability goals. Systematic examination encompasses full-spectrum applications-from foundational components (transparent electrodes and charge transport layers) and energy conversion systems (photovoltaics and solar fuels) to high-performance photodetectors, flexible electronics, and quantum photonic devices. Critical breakthrough strategies, including advanced material engineering (defect/interface control and entropy stabilization), computation-accelerated discovery of multinary systems, and quantum-bulk synergy via external-field coupling, are analyzed. Finally, key research gaps are identified with a proposed co-design roadmap integrating quantum mechanisms, non-equilibrium synthesis, and extreme-environment applications to accelerate the translation of delafossites from laboratory innovation to industrial photoelectronic ecosystems.","PeriodicalId":87,"journal":{"name":"Materials Horizons","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":10.7,"publicationDate":"2025-09-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145135918","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}

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A critical overview of the influence of graphene and its analogues on nematic liquid crystals. 石墨烯及其类似物对向列液晶影响的关键概述。

IF 10.7 2区材料科学

Materials Horizons Pub Date : 2025-09-25 DOI: 10.1039/d5mh01230a

Pragnya Satapathy, Gayathri R Pisharody, D S Shankar Rao, H S S Ramakrishna Matte, S Krishna Prasad

{"title":"A critical overview of the influence of graphene and its analogues on nematic liquid crystals.","authors":"Pragnya Satapathy, Gayathri R Pisharody, D S Shankar Rao, H S S Ramakrishna Matte, S Krishna Prasad","doi":"10.1039/d5mh01230a","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1039/d5mh01230a","url":null,"abstract":"Two-dimensional (2D) materials and liquid crystals (LCs) originate from opposite ends of the materials spectrum, with both recognized for several sought-after properties. In line with current trends in materials science, LCs have progressively entered the realm of nanocomposites, creating new vistas for LC-based applications. Although there is considerable research on these nano-soft composites, the nano-component has predominantly been of zero- and one-dimensional nature, and integration of 2D materials into the field is an appealing upcoming research area. This review outlines such endeavours, describing the influence of 2D materials on both thermotropic and lyotropic LCs, primarily focussing on the nematic mesophase, the orientationally ordered liquid. Sections on both these LCs begin with the theoretical efforts and experimental findings on several physical properties of the 2D materials forming the LCs, or incorporated into nematics in the bulk and upon confinement in a polymer matrix, or as substrate layers for uniform orientation of the nematic director. Various applications, including the bio-related ones, are also described. Finally, we outline potential pathways along which the domain of 2D materials in LCs might advance by addressing the perceived challenges. The interspersed critical comments on the research reported aim to encourage researchers to enrich the field with comprehensive efforts.","PeriodicalId":87,"journal":{"name":"Materials Horizons","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":10.7,"publicationDate":"2025-09-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145135915","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}

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A deep learning model for inferring the reverse intersystem crossing rate of TADF organic light-emitting diodes, overcoming the uncertainty of recombination dynamics. 一种基于深度学习的TADF有机发光二极管逆向系统间交叉率推断模型，克服了重组动力学的不确定性。

IF 10.7 2区材料科学

Materials Horizons Pub Date : 2025-09-24 DOI: 10.1039/d5mh01156f

Junseop Lim, Seungwon Han, Jae-Min Kim, Jun Yeob Lee

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Programmable motion of an enzyme-powered macroscale gel boat: a functional sensing platform. 酶驱动的大尺度凝胶船的可编程运动：功能传感平台。

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Materials Horizons Pub Date : 2025-09-24 DOI: 10.1039/d5mh00898k

Vinay Ambekar Ranganath, Indrajit Maity

{"title":"Programmable motion of an enzyme-powered macroscale gel boat: a functional sensing platform.","authors":"Vinay Ambekar Ranganath, Indrajit Maity","doi":"10.1039/d5mh00898k","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1039/d5mh00898k","url":null,"abstract":"An augmented strategy for constructing intelligent soft robots includes the transfer of biogenic features from nature to man-made artificial systems serving a range of life-like functions. Inspired by living technology, we have customized macroscale hydrogel boats by encoding them with an enzyme-powered engine that can convert chemical information into a mechanical response to create motion at the air-water interface. The engine's non-homogeneous enzyme distribution causes erratic motion along straight lines, random turns, and turns with high or low curvature-like trajectories. Nevertheless, the structural remodeling of the boat as well as the working system's configuration can permit directed, controlled, turning, bi-directional, rotation and run-and-tumble-like motion. Intriguingly, this boat is capable of sensing the precise chirality of amino acids (D-amino acid vs.L-amino acid) from individual isomer samples by translating the chiral information into variations in the boat's speed. Therefore, such miniaturized enzyme-powered boats are anticipated to be an advantage for the upcoming next-generation materials with a broader spectrum of functionalities.","PeriodicalId":87,"journal":{"name":"Materials Horizons","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":10.7,"publicationDate":"2025-09-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145129645","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}

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Advances and challenges of metal organic frameworks (MOFs) and derivatives in photoelectrocatalytic water splitting. 金属有机骨架及其衍生物在光电催化水分解中的研究进展与挑战。

IF 10.7 2区材料科学

Materials Horizons Pub Date : 2025-09-24 DOI: 10.1039/d5mh01457c

Xin-Jie Tian, Si-Jia Guo, Zheng-Yi Wu, Na Xu, Guanqun Han, Yong-Ming Chai, Bin Dong

{"title":"Advances and challenges of metal organic frameworks (MOFs) and derivatives in photoelectrocatalytic water splitting.","authors":"Xin-Jie Tian, Si-Jia Guo, Zheng-Yi Wu, Na Xu, Guanqun Han, Yong-Ming Chai, Bin Dong","doi":"10.1039/d5mh01457c","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1039/d5mh01457c","url":null,"abstract":"Photoelectrocatalytic (PEC) hydrogen production technology combines the advantages of photocatalysis and electrocatalysis and utilizes solar energy to drive water splitting, which is a technology for sustainable energy systems. However, its low photocatalytic water splitting efficiency results in relatively small hydrogen production. And the cost-effectiveness of PEC water splitting technology and the overall solar energy conversion efficiency to hydrogen remains a great challenge. Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) are porous materials created through the coordination of metal ions or clusters with organic bridging ligands via ligand bonds. They offer high specific surface areas, abundant metal active sites, large pore volumes, and customizable structures and compositions, making them highly favorable for applications in photoelectrocatalysis. This review discusses the advancements in photoelectrocatalytic hydrogen production technology using metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) and derivatives. It covers the principles of photoelectrocatalysis, preparation methods for MOF catalysts and strategies for performance enhancement. These strategies include improving light absorption, enhancing carrier separation efficiency, and ensuring stability. The paper also discusses the current challenges and future directions of photoelectrocatalytic water splitting technology. Overall, this review offers a thorough theoretical framework and practical insights for researchers in this field.","PeriodicalId":87,"journal":{"name":"Materials Horizons","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":10.7,"publicationDate":"2025-09-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145129660","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}

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