Interfacially engineered MXene-LDH 2D/2D heterostructures for integrated microwave absorption and corrosion protection
Available online 11 April 2026
Achieving simultaneous electromagnetic wave attenuation and long-term corrosion resistance remains a major challenge for MXene-based absorbers, owing to their intrinsic susceptibility to harsh environments...
Recent advances in fouling-resistant silicone-based marine antifouling coatings: Mechanisms, fabrication and performances
Available online 11 April 2026
Marine biofouling presents formidable economic and ecological challenges worldwide. While silicone-based fouling-release coatings, particularly those utilizing polydimethylsiloxane, have gained prominence...
Biomass-based materials for intelligent responsive pesticide delivery system: Focusing on performance optimization, mechanism exploration, and multi-functional design
Available online 10 April 2026
Controlled-release pesticides are considered to be an effective approach to address the low utilization efficiency and pollution diffusion of pesticides. The transition from the traditional slow release...
Versatile organic−inorganic hybrid perovskites with multispectral response and electromagnetic properties
Available online 9 April 2026
The diversity, unique structure, tunable band gaps, and exceptional optoelectronic properties of organic–inorganic hybrid perovskites provide favorable conditions for their electromagnetic applications...
Highly stable ferroelectric memristors fabricated from epitaxial Hf0.2Zr0.8O2 thin films for practical logic gate circuit testing
Available online 9 April 2026
Ferroelectric memristors are expected to become pivotal devices in the next generation of artificial intelligence systems and neuromorphic computing. Hafnium–zirconium oxide is an attractive material...
Enhanced mechanical properties and thermal conductivity of Ti-reinforced Mg–9Gd–3Y–0.5Zr composite via heterogeneous bimodal structure and nanoscale precipitation
Available online 8 April 2026
Hard-plate rolling (HPR) after extrusion was employed to prepare Ti-reinforced Mg–9Gd–3Y–0.5Zr (VW93) composites. The composite exhibited optimal comprehensive performance with an ultimate tensile strength...
Microcapsules with hierarchical structures via one-step electroless plating: Enhancing the tribo-mechanical performance of fabric composites
Available online 8 April 2026
Microcapsules with controlled lubricant release have received high attention recently in fabric-based composites. Nevertheless, the interrelationships between microcapsule size, interfacial property,...
Hydrophilic–hydrophobic microdomains enable flexible aqueous zinc-air batteries to operate stably over 1000 h at −60 °C
Available online 8 April 2026
Flexible aqueous zinc-air battery (FAZAB) is an ideal energy storage device for wearable and portable electronic devices. Nevertheless, its practical application is hindered by the deactivation of hydrogel...
Co 3d orbital degeneracy elimination by one-step B/Te dual defects: Synergy of charge redistribution and enhanced d-orbital reactivity for flexible supercapacitors
Available online 7 April 2026
Transition metal tellurides have restricted applications due to their sluggish reaction kinetics. Herein, we report a transformative strategy, namely the elimination of orbital degeneracy, to optimize...
Daylight-driven photocatalysis fluorescence synergy on bioinspired micro/nanostructured PDMS films for all weather static marine antifouling
Available online 6 April 2026
Enhancing the static antifouling performance of silicone-based coatings using low-cost, high-performance, and environmentally friendly materials has remained a persistent challenge. Here, we successfully...
Entropic electrolyte engineering for stabilizing the cathode-electrolyte interphase in high-voltage lithium-rich cathodes
Available online 4 April 2026
The application of lithium-rich manganese-based layered oxides (LRMOs) in high-energy lithium-ion batteries is limited by severe interfacial degradation and structural instability under high-voltage...
Mechanochemical three-dimensional dynamic shearing for low-carbon scalable synthesis of nanoscale ductile metals
Available online 4 April 2026
Scalable synthesis of ductile nanoscale metals is pivotal for modern industry, strongly depending on energy-intensive manufacturing processes and extensive use of chemical agents along with pronounced...
Unraveling synergistic effect of ferroelectric polarization and Z-scheme heterostructure for exceptional piezo-photocatalytic water splitting
Available online 3 April 2026
Solar-driven photocatalytic water splitting represents an attractive pathway for green hydrogen generation. Nonetheless, the overall efficacy of this approach is often hampered by rapid charge recombination...
Synergistic catalytic graphitization and etching in molten salts enables high-performance wood-derived carbon electrodes for sustainable energy storage
Available online 3 April 2026
Zinc-ion hybrid supercapacitors represent a promising energy storage technology, yet the scalable fabrication of carbon electrodes that simultaneously achieve high electrical conductivity and well-developed...
New insights into the grain refinement and anti-Si/Sc/Zr-poisoning mechanisms of VB2 for Al alloys
Available online 3 April 2026
Lightweight applications require cast Al-Si alloys with refined α-Al grains. However, the present commercial grain refiners for Al alloys are facing “Si/Sc/Zr-poisoning”. Here, we fabricate a novel...
3D printed multiscale superhydrophobic structures with promoted bounce behavior, environmental stability, and ultralong freezing delay
Available online 2 April 2026
Minimizing liquid-solid interfacial contact is often preferred for various natural and engineering systems in the long-term servicing period, ranging from the heat regulating of biological survival...
Synergistic engineering of Cu doping and oxygen vacancies in ZnFe2O4 for efficient electrocatalytic nitrate reduction
Available online 2 April 2026
The electrocatalytic nitrate reduction reaction (NO3RR) offers a sustainable route for nitrate-contaminated wastewater remediation and ammonia (NH3) synthesis, yet its industrial implementation is bottlenecked...
Dynamic reconstruction of electrocatalysts for CO2 electroreduction: Revealing and directing the evolution to active sites
Available online 1 April 2026
Precise design of electrocatalyst is crucial for advancing the electrochemical CO2 reduction reaction (CO2RR), yet it is still impeded by incomplete understanding of structure-property relationships....
Carbonized polymer dots/polyimide dielectric composites with enhanced breakdown strength for a high-temperature flexible capacitor
Available online 1 April 2026
High-temperature polyimide (PI) dielectrics with high energy density are urgently needed for capacitive energy storage fields. However, the breakdown strength (Eb) and energy storage (Ue) capabilities...
Covalent organic framework-based S-scheme photocatalysts: mechanistic insights and emerging applications in energy and environment
Available online 1 April 2026
Photocatalysis represents a promising strategy to address pressing global energy and environmental challenges. Among emerging photocatalysts, covalent organic frameworks (COFs) have garnered significant...
Manipulating Lewis acid-base pairs on carbon nitride with synergistic catalytic sites for photocatalytic aerobic uranyl reduction
Available online 1 April 2026
Photochemical reduction of hexavalent uranium (U(VI)) to insoluble tetravalent uranium (U(IV)) presents a sustainable catalytic conversion approach for the alleviation of growing nuclear environmental...
Interfacial oxygen-transfer mediated redox reaction of Ru/CeO2
Available online 31 March 2026
Reducible oxide supports prevail in heterogeneous catalytic processes owing to their ability to modulate both local electronic and geometric structure via variable valence and defect states for specific...
Over 104–fold enhancement of red–color upconversion luminescence of NaYF4:Yb,Er nanoparticles dispersed on a plasmonic metal structure
Available online 31 March 2026
Plasmonic enhancement of upconversion luminescence (UCL) of lanthanide ions has been extensively studied, in which plasmonic resonance modes are designed to match either excitation or emission wavelength...
Electron redistribution at crystalline/amorphous interface in Ag@CuOx nanowire aerogels enhances nitrate electroreduction
Available online 28 March 2026
The interfacial electron redistribution in heterogeneous catalysts can create localized highly active regions, which are critical for the efficiency of multi-step tandem catalytic processes. Herein,...
Stable NO purification over S-scheme Bi2O3/Bi4O5Br2 with dynamic oxygen defects: Interfacial electric field steering charge separation and molecular activation
Available online 27 March 2026
The construction of cost-effective photocatalytic systems is crucial for industrial NOx purification. This study developed S-scheme Bi2O3/Bi4O5Br2 heterojunctions, revealing the interfacial charge transfer...