Advanced Materials
Articles in this Issue
Transistor‐Level Activation Functions via Two‐Gate Designs: From Analog Sigmoid and Gaussian Control to Real‐Time Hardware Demonstrations
Abstract Tunable analog activation functions are essential for energy‐efficient artificial intelligence (AI) hardware. Two transistor designs are presented: the...
Constructing Tunable Hierarchical Nanosheets and Their Application in Polymer Reinforcement
ABSTRACT Nanosheet materials are tremendously attractive for their specific planar architecture and large surface area. However, fabricating nanosheet structures with morphological a...
An Immunocompatible Conductive Hydrogel Via Anion‐π Interlocking as an Injectable Bridge for Sustained Bioelectronic Interfacing
ABSTRACT Advances in implantable bioelectronics have improved the interaction between intelligent systems and biological tissues. Yet, the mechanical‐immunological mismatch between r...
Anomalous Spin‐Optical Helical Effect in Ti‐Based Kagome Metal
ABSTRACT The kagome lattice stands as a rich platform for hosting a wide array of correlated quantum phenomena, ranging from charge density waves and superconductivity to electron ne...
Chirality Transfer from Covalent Organic Framework Nanotubes to Covalent Organic Framework Films via Chirality Induction Crystallization
ABSTRACT We report the synthesis of homochiral crystalline covalent organic framework (COF) films that combine rigidity and porosity, offering significant promis...
Energy‐Relay‐Engineered Upconversion Emission with Intrinsic Environmental Responsiveness
ABSTRACT Lanthanide‐based upconversion nanoparticles (UCNPs) offer excellent photostability and large anti‐Stokes shifts but are often limited by poor environmen...
Patterning of Lead Halide Perovskite Device Stacks on CMOS Readout Using Selective Microfabrication Protocols
ABSTRACT Lead halide perovskites represent a promising class of semiconductor materials, notable for their unique optoelectronic properties. However, their appli...
Three‐Dimensionally Anchored Multiple Resonance Emitters via Intramolecular Noncovalent Interaction Enhancement for Efficient, Stable, and Narrowband Blue OLEDs
ABSTRACT Developing efficient and stable blue organic light‐emitting diodes (OLEDs) remains challenging due to the inherent trade‐off between efficiency and oper...
Weakened Interfacial Hybridization Unlocks High‐Capacity Operation of Commercial Spinel Cathodes
ABSTRACT Despite significant progress in cathode and electrolyte design, interfacial degradation continues to limit the practical capacity of high‐energy seconda...
Reconfigurable Virtual Reality Interaction Interface Based on Encoded Mechanical Array
ABSTRACT Virtual reality (VR) interaction interface plays a critical role in bridging biomechanical signatures between physical world and cyberspace. However, existing stretchable st...
Alternating Edge‐ and Face‐Sharing Octahedra with Partial Super‐Exchange Enabling High‐Voltage Layered Cathodes
ABSTRACT Traditional O3‐type layered oxides with edge‐sharing (ES) octahedra suffer from structural instability under high‐voltage operation. To address this, we...
A Phase‐Transition‐Driven All‐Optical Neuron with Sub‐Nanosecond Nonlinear Activation
ABSTRACT Photonic neuromorphic computing has emerged as a potent solution for artificial intelligence (AI) to transcend the computational constraints of traditional integrated circui...
Photo‐Patternable PEDOT:PSS for High Performance Organic Electrochemical Transistors
ABSTRACT Organic mixed ionic‐electronic conductors (OMIECs) have the unique ability to transport both ionic and electronic charges, making them the ideal choice for interaction betwe...
Advances in Mechanisms and Computational Insights into Calcium‐Based Batteries
ABSTRACT The escalating demand for advanced energy storage is fueling research into multivalent battery systems. Calcium‐based batteries have emerged as a pivota...
Photosynthetic Nanobacteria Drive Metabolic‐Immune Synergy for Hypoxia‐Resistant Cancer Therapy
ABSTRACT Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is a promising cancer treatment, yet its efficacy is often compromised by tumor hypoxia and limited immune activation. Here,...
Decoding the Electrodeposition of Zinc Anode With Dynamic Mixed Nucleation Model for Rechargeable Batteries
ABSTRACT Dendrites have posed a significant threat to the cycling life of zinc (Zn) metal batteries in organic electrolyte. The deposition behavior of Zn is larg...
<i>De Rerum Natura</i> : How Do Halide Perovskites Self‐Heal From Damage?
ABSTRACT By actually addressing the title question, we provide a comprehensive and critical review of self‐healing (SH) in lead‐based halide perovskites (HaPs), a phenomenon with pro...
Point‐Excitation Wide‐Field Upconversion Imaging via a Holographic Polymer Waveguide
ABSTRACT Organizing upconversion functionality into an integrated material system holds great promise for high‐security encryption and data diversification. However, the practical ap...
Electric‐Current‐Assisted Nucleation of Zero‐Field Hopfion Rings
ABSTRACT Magnetic hopfions are 3D topological solitons – knotted, vortex‐like spin configurations. In chiral magnets, hopfions can appear as isolated structures or they can be linked...
Creating Nanoknot‐Like Domains for Robust Artificial Spider Silk Toward High Twistocaloric Performance
ABSTRACT High‐efficiency refrigeration materials with long cycle lifetimes are essential for reducing energy consumption in conventional cooling systems. Twistoc...
Benzonitrile‐Based Electrolyte with Tighter Aggregate Solvation Structure Enables Ultralong Cycling and High‐Rate 4.5 V Lithium Metal Batteries
ABSTRACT Nitrile‐based electrolytes offer exceptional oxidative stability for high‐voltage cathodes but suffer from reductive instability at lithium metal anodes...
Single‐Atom Photocatalyst as Floatable Artificial Leaf for Upcycling Oceanic Plastic Waste
ABSTRACT Over ∼8 billion tons of plastic have been produced to date, with ∼80% of them ended up in landfills/oceans. Among them, polypropylene (PP) possesses the...
Engineering an Electron Pump by Asymmetric Light‐Responsive Catalyst for Solar‐Driven Syngas Production
ABSTRACT Solar‐driven dry reforming of methane (DRM) offers an energy‐saving and environmentally sustainable route for syngas production. Nevertheless, this tech...
Inter‐Atomic Synergy on Single‐Atom Alloy Promotes Cyclohexanone Oxime Electrosynthesis
ABSTRACT The electrosynthesis of cyclohexanone oxime from cyclohexanone and nitrogenous feedstock driven by renewable electricity presents a sustainable alternat...
Dielectric and Gate Metal Engineering for Threshold Voltage Modulation in Enhancement Mode Monolayer MoS <sub>2</sub> Field Effect Transistors
ABSTRACT Excellent gate electrostatics in field effect transistors (FETs) based on 2D transition metal dichalcogenide (2D TMD) channels can dramatically decrease...