Orchestrating Catalytic Hotspots and Macromolecular Architectures: Molecular Engineering toward Zero-Waste Polymer Circularity
Available online 3 October 2025
The pervasive accumulation of plastic waste exacerbates environmental degradation and undermines resource circularity. Selective thermal catalysis emerges as a transformative pathway for valorizing...
The Chemistry and Design Principles of Cellulose-based Materials Toward Eco-friendly Flexible Supercapacitors
Available online 30 September 2025
The demand for sustainable energy storage has accelerated the development of cellulose-based materials (CBMs) for flexible supercapacitors (FSCs). However, widespread commercialization of FSCs remains...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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),...
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...
Atomically dispersed tungsten enhances CO tolerance in electrocatalytic hydrogen oxidation by regulating the 5d-orbital electrons of platinum
June 2025
The susceptibility of Pt catalyst surfaces to carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning in anodic hydrogen oxidation reaction (HOR) has been a critical constraint on the development of proton exchange membrane...
Enhanced capacitive energy storage of polyetherimide at high temperatures by integration of electrical insulation and thermal conductivity
June 2025
Polymer dielectrics possessing excellent electrical insulation and high thermal conductivity are pivotal for dielectric capacitors at elevated temperatures. However, the integration of electrical insulation...
Accelerated discovery of near-zero ablation ultra-high temperature ceramics via GAN-enhanced directionally constrained active learning
June 2025
In materials science, a significant correlation often exists between material input parameters and their corresponding performance attributes. Nevertheless, the inherent challenges associated with small...
High-throughput theoretical exploration of multifunctional planar MBenes: Magnetism, topology, superconductivity, and anode applications
June 2025
Pursuing new two-dimensional (2D) materials has been a hot topic in materials science, driven by their potential for diverse applications. Recent research has unveiled stable planar hypercoordinate...
Regulating electric double layer in non-fluorinated ether electrolyte enables high-voltage and low-temperature lithium metal batteries
June 2025
The poor oxidation stability of ether-based solvents has long been a major challenge limiting their practical application. To enhance the oxidative stability of ether-based electrolytes, the physicochemical...
Exploring the potential of low-dimensional materials from cigarette butts for energy applications: A comprehensive review
June 2025
Carbon-based low-dimensional materials (CLDM) with elemental carbon as the main component have unique physical and chemical properties, and become the focus of research in many fields including energy,...
Structure-tailored superlattice Bi7Ti4NbO21: Coupling octahedral tilting and rotation induced high ferroelectric polarization for efficient piezo-photocatalytic CO2 reduction
April 2025
Intergrowth ferroelectric semiconductors with excellent spontaneous polarization field are highly promising piezo-photocatalytic candidate materials. In addition, developing structural design and revealing...
Recent progress in aqueous zinc-ion batteries based on conversion-type cathodes
April 2025
Developing advanced secondary batteries with low cost and high safety has attracted increasing research interests across the world. In particular, the aqueous zinc-ion battery (AZIB) has been regarded...
Accelerating dual-directional sulfur conversion through optimal p-band centers and interfacial charge redistribution for high-efficiency Li-S batteries
April 2025
Despite extensive investigation into various electrocatalysts to enhance the progressive redox transformations of sulfur species in Li-S batteries (LSBs), their catalytic abilities are often hindered...