Advanced Materials
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Achieving 1300 Wh/L in Anode‐Free Li Batteries With Integrated 3D Printed Cathode and Electrolyte
ABSTRACT Anode‐free Li batteries employing ultra‐thick cathodes offer exceptional volumetric energy density, yet are hindered by side reactions and limited Li re...
Upcycling of Commodity Thermoset Polyurethane Towards Smart Materials with End‐User‐On‐Demand Programmable Properties and Adaptable Applications
ABSTRACT Polyurethane is indispensable to our life, but its end‐of‐life wastes bring severe environmental problems due to the bulky volume and thermoset nature. The regenerated produ...
High‐Efficiency Asymmetric Spin Transport Enabled by Nanocolumn Molecular Semiconductors
ABSTRACT Owing to weak spin‐orbit coupling, molecular semiconductors are among the few materials supporting room‐temperature spin functionality, yet their low sp...
A Xerotic Skin‐Compatible Neuromotor Electrode Interface for Non‐Invasive Muscle Weakness Evaluation in Dermatomyositis
ABSTRACT Dermatomyositis creates a clinical demand for non‐invasive, quantitative muscle weakness assessment, which can be achieved by decomposing neuromotor information from surface...
Universal Phase Engineering of High‐Entropy Sulfides for Stable Sodium‐Ion Storage With Ultra‐High Capacity and Ultra‐Fast Kinetics
ABSTRACT High‐entropy transition metal sulfides (HESs) exhibit great potential as anodes for sodium‐ion batteries owing to their synergistic entropy stabilizatio...
Surface‐Selective Nucleation of Polymeric Resists for Bottom‐Up Nanofabrication
ABSTRACT Bottom‐up micro/nanofabrication complements photolithography in multilayer, 3D, and cost‐effective manufacturing, but lacks resist patterning technology with photoresist‐lev...
Decoupling Parasitic Reactions From Bravais Law‐Guided Electroredox Toward Highly Reversible (101)‐Textured Zn Anodes for Ah‐Scale Batteries
ABSTRACT Aqueous Zn–ion batteries (AZIBs) are promising for grid‐scale energy storage but are limited by poor Zn anode reversibility due to dendrite growth and w...
Inherent Microstructural Engineering: Tailoring Amorphous‐Nanocrystalline Composite Films via Ion Beam Technology for Long‐Cycle Lithium Metal Batteries
ABSTRACT Lithium metal anode faces formidable challenges from uncontrollable dendrite growth and unstable solid‐electrolyte interphase (SEI). Interface engineering of the current col...
Nitric Oxide Conjugation Transforms NIR‐II AIEgens Into Potent Hypoxia‐Tolerant Type I Photosensitizers
ABSTRACT Near‐infrared (NIR)‐activated type I photosensitizers (PSs) with aggregation‐induced emission (AIE) properties are highly attractive for photodynamic th...
Sulfur‐Mediated Charge Delocalization Enables High‐Voltage p‐Type Polymer Cathodes for Ultralow‐Temperature Potassium Dual‐Ion Full Cells
ABSTRACT High‐voltage organic cathodes based on nitrogen‐rich aromatic systems have been widely explored for sustainable potassium dual‐ion batteries, yet their...
Spacer Regulation of the Novel Pyrene‐Based Tetrapodal Self‐Assembled Monolayers for Efficient and Stable Inverted Perovskite Solar Cells and Modules
ABSTRACT Multipodal self‐assembled monolayers (SAMs) composed of π‐conjugated aromatic units have emerged as highly promising hole‐transporting layers in perovsk...
Active Hydrogen Reservoir Enabled by <i>p</i> – <i>d</i> Orbital Hybridization in PdSb Metallene for Electrocatalytic Alkynol Semi‑Hydrogenation at Large Current Densities
ABSTRACT Electrocatalytic semi‐hydrogenation reaction (ESHR) represents a promising sustainable production route, making the electrocatalytic synthesis of alkeno...
N‐Heterocycle‐Activated π‐Cooperative Coordination for Enhancing Structural Stability of Perovskite Solar Cells
ABSTRACT The chemistry of buried interfaces critically dictates the crystallization behavior of perovskite semiconductors in inverted perovskite solar cells, yet remains poorly contr...
Engineering Polarons for Circumventing Energy Gap Law: Nd‐doped CdTe Quantum Dots With High‐efficiency Emission at 1730 nm for NIR‐IIb/c Bioimaging
ABSTRACT Despite widespread attention in near‐infrared IIb/c (NIR‐IIb/c, 1500–2000 nm) fluorescence for deep‐tissue bioimaging, the development of NIR‐IIb/c emis...
Metallothionein‐Inspired Dual‐Stage Ion‐Regulatory Coatings With Infection‐Triggered Bactericidal Activity and Long‐Term Antifouling Protection
ABSTRACT The long‐term failure of implantable stents originates from static protection that cannot adapt to the temporal shift of primary risks from early‐stage...
High Performance and Circularly Polarized Mechanoluminescence From Noncentrosymmetric Crystals With Pronounced Macroscopic Polarity
ABSTRACT Organic mechanoluminescent (ML) materials convert mechanical stimuli into light emission without photon excitation, offering opportunities for sustainable optoelectronics an...
Surface‐Functionalized LLZO‐Incorporated Multilayer Composite Solid Electrolytes for Dendrite Suppression and Efficient Ionic Conduction in Lithium–Metal Batteries
ABSTRACT The development of solid polymer electrolytes is central to safe, high‐energy lithium‐metal batteries (LMBs); however, persistent challenges including d...
Molecular Interfacial Engineering of Lithiophilic Protection Layer Realizing 600 Wh kg <sup>−1</sup> Anode‐Free Lithium Metal Batteries
ABSTRACT Anode‐free lithium (Li) metal batteries (AFLMBs) can achieve higher energy densities at lower costs and easier production processes, but the uneven plat...
New‐Era Polymer Thermoelectrics: Material Innovations, Doping Frontiers, Decoupling Strategies, and Unconventional Applications
ABSTRACT The field of polymer thermoelectrics has undergone transformative development in recent years, marked not only by addressing the conventional performance disparity between p...
High Piezoelectricity and Temperature Stability via Stabilized Polar Distortion
ABSTRACT Simultaneously combining high piezoelectric performance with excellent thermal stability is essential for piezoelectrics operating under high‐temperatur...
A Biomimetic Single‐Atom Nanozyme With a Substrate Pocket for Accurate and Continuous Sweat Glucose Monitoring
ABSTRACT Wearable non‐invasive glucose sensors are revolutionizing diabetic management by enabling real‐time monitoring and personalized care. However, their widespread adoption has...
From Preinstalled AIEgens to In Situ–Generated AIE Motifs: Photo−Triggered Dynamic C = S Bond Formation in Polymers for 4D Luminescence Encryption
ABSTRACT Achieving aggregation‐induced emission (AIE) in polymers via in situ, real‐time generation of chemically explicit emissive motifs, while simultaneously enabling programmable...
An siENPP1‐Delivering Bimetallic MOF Nanocomplex Enables Triple Activation of the cGAS‐STING Pathway for Synergistic Triple‐Negative Breast Cancer Therapy
ABSTRACT Triple‐negative breast cancer (TNBC) is associated with poor prognosis due to its highly heterogeneous tumor immune microenvironment and the lack of act...
Overcoming Raoult's Law via Ligand Field Polarization‐Mediated Interfacial Water Activation for High‐Performance Solar Evaporation
ABSTRACT In traditional saline water evaporation systems, water evaporation is severely suppressed by salt solute, which strictly follows Raoult's law and thus h...
Intimate Interaction Between Nucleic Acid and Conjugated Polymers in Organic Electrochemical Transistors Enables Ultrasensitive Biomarker Detection
ABSTRACT Ultrasensitive biosensors are crucial for pandemic prevention and healthcare monitoring. The interactions between biomolecules and functional materials,...