High-loading inducing Fe-dimer on carbon nitride promotes the generation of ·O2−
October 2025
The research on metal dimer clusters is of great importance, owing to the potential in modulating the adsorption behavior towards reaction intermediates. Here, we develop a loading heightening strategy...
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Accelerated sintering and microstructural regulation of tungsten powder compact by novel modulation of particle configuration
October 2025
Increasing the sintering rate of powder compact is a critical challenge of powder metallurgical materials, and adjusting component distribution in particles aggregate present significant effect on the...
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Photo-assisted Li/Zn-air batteries and supercapacitors: material design, working mechanism and challenges
October 2025
In recent years, photo-powered energy storage devices have attracted considerable research attention due to their potential applications in smart electronics. In this review, we present a comprehensive...
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Second-phase composite engineering endows Gd3TaO7-based ceramic with broadband infrared radiation
October 2025
High-temperature infrared (IR) radiation materials with broadband high emissivity, low thermal conductivity, and high fracture toughness are urgently needed for radiative heat management. Here, we report...
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Submonolayered Ru-modified Pd mesoporous nanosheets as multifunctional electrocatalyst for hydrogen evolution and alcohol oxidation reactions
October 2025
The structural modulation of metal-based heterostructure plays a vital role in achieving enhanced performances for highly efficient electrocatalysis. Here we design submonolayered Ru-modified Pd mesoporous...
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High-entropy type Fe-Ni-P-O-C amorphous Nanospheres: Remarkable Fe-ion migration induced efficient surface reconstruction for oxygen evolution reaction
October 2025
Amorphous transition metal compounds (a-TMC) become one of the most promising pre-catalysts toward oxygen evolution reaction (OER) due to their high-entropy nature and flexible self-reconstruction to...
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Honeycomb-like single-atom catalysts with FeN3Cl sites for high-performance oxygen reduction
August 2025
The great interest of Fe-N/C based Zn-air batteries and fuel cells intrigues large numbers of studies on modulating the pore structure for fast mass transport and the electronic structure of atomic...
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Single bond regulated 1O2 and ‧O2− selective generation of heptazine-based conjugated polymers for high-selectivity photocatalysis
August 2025
In conjugated polymers (CPs) photocatalytic system, the generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) is regulated by cross-scale factors involving active site, excitonic behavior, and O2 activation process...
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Integrating luminescence with triboelectricity: Meticulously designed hybrid nanogenerator for multipurpose applications
August 2025
A seamless combination of mechanical energy-harvesting triboelectric nanogenerators with other technologies is the key to widening their applicability. Combining luminescent and triboelectric materials...
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Recent progress on high-precision construction of nanoarchitectured SERS substrates for ultrasensitive bio-medical sensors
August 2025
Surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) has evolved from a laboratory technique to a practical tool for ultra-sensitive detection, particularly in the biomedical field, where precise molecular identification...
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Enhancing dipole polarization loss in conjugated metal-organic frameworks via coordination symmetry breaking under electromagnetic field
August 2025
Modulating the dipole polarization loss in the single-atom region and establishing its direct relationship with the electromagnetic wave absorption (EWA) performance remain an unmet challenge. Here,...
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Electronic structure regulation inducing robust solid electrolyte interphase for stable anode-free sodium metal batteries
August 2025
Anode-free sodium metal batteries (AFSMBs) have gained attention as next-generation storage systems with high energy density and cost-effectiveness. However, non-uniform sodium (Na) deposition and an...
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Advancements in flexible Perovskite solar cells and their integration into self-powered wearable optoelectronic systems
August 2025
Driven by rapid advancements in smart wearable technologies and perovskite photovoltaics, flexible perovskite solar cells (FPSCs) have emerged as highly promising autonomous power sources, poised to...
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Rare earth-rich sublayer tuned Pd-skin for methanol and CO tolerance oxygen reduction and hydrogen oxidation reaction
August 2025
Storing hydrogen in green methanol is a well-known and cost-effective way for long-term energy storage. However, using green methanol in fuel cell technologies requires electrocatalysts with superior...
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Ultrafast piezocatalytic organic pollutant degradation enabled by dynamic spin state regulation of cobalt in nano-ferroelectrics
August 2025
Ferroelectric materials are gaining increasing attention for the development of advanced catalytic technologies due to their field-responsive polarization states. However, achieving dynamic optimization...
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Tailored fluoroborate-based electrolyte with fast interphase formation kinetics toward stable Ah-level zinc batteries
August 2025
Solid electrolyte interphase (SEI) plays a critical role in stabilizing zinc batteries, yet insufficient attention has been given to its in-situ growth kinetics and the post-stripping morphology of...
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Scalable Synthesis of High-Purity Ti4N3Tx MXene via Saturated Salt Solution (S3) Etching
Available online 22 August 2025
Two-dimensional (2D) nitride MXenes are predicted to exhibit exceptional metallic properties and high polarity; however, their synthesis remains challenging. Research has relied on traditional molten...
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Interfacial electric field effects enhance the kinetics and stability of magnesium metal anodes for rechargeable magnesium batteries
Available online 21 August 2025
Rechargeable magnesium batteries (RMBs) are considered promising candidates for next–generation energy storage systems due to their high theoretical capacity. However, the non–uniform deposition/stripping...
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Machine Learning Application in Thermal CO2 Hydrogenation: Catalyst Design, Process Optimization, and Mechanism Insights
Available online 20 August 2025
The growing demand for carbon neutrality has heightened the focus on CO2 hydrogenation as a viable strategy for transforming carbon dioxide into valuable chemicals and fuels. Advanced machine learning...
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In-situ alloying interface inducing Zn(002) texture towards stable high-utilization zinc anodes
Available online 9 August 2025
Aqueous zinc ion batteries (AZIBs) have emerged as a promising energy storage technology due to their high safety and low cost. However, the practical application of AZIBs is severely hindered by unstable...
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Machine Learning-Driven Insights into the Microstructure and Properties of High-Entropy Alloys
Available online 5 August 2025
High entropy alloys (HEAs) have recently become a popular category of alloys, composed of five or more elements. These alloys are of particular interest in the field of materials due to their unique...
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Single-Atom Catalysts Supported on Atomically Thin Materials for Water Splitting
Available online 24 July 2025
Single-atom catalysts (SACs) have demonstrated exceptional performance in electrocatalytic water splitting, owing to their maximized atomic utilization efficiency and superior reaction kinetics. The...
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Copper indium sulfide colloidal quantum dots: Advances in synthesis, structure-optoelectronic properties, and applications
June 2025
The discovery of quantum dots (QDs) stands as one of the paramount technological breakthroughs of the 20th century. Their versatility spans from everyday applications to cutting-edge scientific research,...
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Tailoring solvation sheath and desolvation processes of weakly solvated Zn2+ through heterointerfaces built-in electric field effects for ultra-stable aqueous zinc batteries
June 2025
Solvated zinc ions are prone to undergo desolvation at the electrode/electrolyte interfaces, and unstable H2O molecules within the solvated sheaths tend to trigger hydrogen evolution reaction (HER),...
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Dual electric fields in Ni-CdS@Ni(OH)2 heterojunction: A synergistic spatial charge separation approach for enhanced coupled CO2 photoreduction and selective toluene oxidation
June 2025
Simultaneously inducing dual built-in electric fields (EFs) both within a single component and at the heterojunction interface creates a dual-driving force that is crucial for promoting spatial charge...
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