ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

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Qifeng Gao, Yaxin Hao, Yaoling Zhang, Xin Liu et al.

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Liyuan Peng, Yuting Kong, Jingru Yan, Guoyu Xia et al.

ABSTRACT Current biomaterial‐assisted cancer immunotherapy predominantly relies on hydrogels as passive depots for the controlled release of encapsulated drugs or immune modulators. This paradigm, while effective, inherits the complexities of drug loading, stability, and release kinetics. Herein, we report an intrinsically therapeutic supramolecular material whose matrix‐formin…

Shahidul Alam, Wejdan Althobaiti, Safakath Karuthedath, Christopher E. Petoukhoff et al.

ABSTRACT All‐polymer solar cells lag behind state‐of‐the‐art small‐molecule non‐fullerene acceptor (NFA)‐based bulk heterojunction (BHJ) organic solar cells (OSCs) in terms of power conversion efficiency. Here, the efficiency‐limiting processes in all‐polymer solar cells using blends of the donor polymer PBDB‐T or PBDB‐T‐2F (PM6) and either of two recently developed acceptor po…

Shenbo Zhu, Yongliang Zhan, Zhibo Wang, Chuanlin Gao et al.

ABSTRACT Enhancing open‐circuit voltage ( V _OC​ ) in organic solar cells (OSCs) remains a critical challenge due to substantial nonradiative energy losses (Δ E _nr​ ). Here, we introduce a tetraphenylethylene (TPE)‐functionalized acceptor, L8‐TPE, that selectively modulates molecular packing to reduce Δ E _nr​ and enhance device performance. Single‐crystal analysis revea…

Di Hu, Yuheng Jiang, Vitaly V. Ordomsky, Bastian Mei et al.

ABSTRACT Methane, the most abundant hydrocarbon resource on Earth, represents a highly attractive and sustainable feedstock for the solar‐driven production of fuels and value‐added chemicals. However, achieving both efficient and selective C ₂₊ synthesis remains a formidable challenge. The difficulties lie in realizing advanced photocatalytic materials for controlled activat…

Tianqing Zhang, Shijie Chen, Jianlong Shao, Cheng Zhang et al.

ABSTRACT Organic iontronic neuromorphic materials (OINMs) have attracted considerable attention for their mixed iontronic‐electronic conduction, a key mechanism for building brain‐inspired and energy‐efficient neuromorphic systems. However, most existing OINMs‐based artificial neuromorphic devices (ANDs) are limited to a single neuro‐synaptic function, posing a fundamental barr…

Yu Gong, Hongyan Wan, Zenghui Liu, Yunjian Cao et al.

ABSTRACT Adsorption‐based ion separation is commonly controlled by pore architectures and binding‐site chemistry. However, for chemically similar oxo‐metal species such as uranium (U) and vanadium (V), static pores and predesigned coordination sites have limited ability to amplify subtle differences in interfacial reactivity. Here, we report a nanoconfined BaTiO ₃ ‐ graphene…

Feiyue Lu, Kang An, Qin Wang, Zhipeng Yin et al.

ABSTRACT Experience‐driven optimization has been pivotal in advancing organic photovoltaics, where chemically intuitive and stepwise tuning of processing parameters can yield high‐performance organic solar cells (OSCs). However, locating optimal regions under high‐dimensional, coupled, and multi‐objective constraints remains challenging across diverse scenarios. Here, we introd…

Haihan Zhang, Zixuan Zhou, Siyuan Lin, Qianwen Xue et al.

ABSTRACT Systematically investigating a strategy for preparing hard carbon and tailoring its microstructure via high‐energy electron‐beam rapid sintering (EBM dynamic annealing) to overcome limitations of conventional tube‐furnace, long‐duration high‐temperature treatments, excessive microcrystal growth and pore collapse. By applying an instantaneous heating‐rapid cooling proto…

Bratin Sengupta, Yining Liu, Gaurab Sarkar, Rouke Cai et al.

ABSTRACT Separating crude oil from water remains one of the most stubborn challenges in environmental remediation, especially for surfactant‐stabilized emulsions that resist conventional demulsification methods. Here, we report a scalable strategy for achieving near‐zero‐discharge separation of crude oil emulsions using a single superhydrophilic membrane. By applying low‐temper…

Dengke Wang, Xin Song, Siyuan Ye, Yu Chen et al.

ABSTRACT Aqueous zinc‐ion batteries (AZIBs) hold great promise for stationary energy storage, yet their practical deployment is critically impeded by the uncontrolled dendritic growth and parasitic side reactions. Here, we report an interfacial dual‐coordination strategy to induce Zn deposition along the Zn(002) facet and suppress the parasitic side reactions. By employing lact…

Siqi Zhu, Shuyue Liu, Danwen Zhang, Xin Zhang et al.

ABSTRACT To address the urgent demand for high‐temperature vacuum‐ultraviolet (VUV) imaging detection in solar storm monitoring, this study develops a nano‐polycrystalline hexagonal boron nitride (NPhBN) scintillator with exceptional thermal robustness. Enabled by high‐temperature rapid chemical vapor deposition, wafer‐scale fabrication of an 8‐inch format is achieved. Its uniq…

Jiao Hu, Guofei Zhang, Yao Huang, Menglin Zhou et al.

ABSTRACT The excessive accumulation of nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) from industrial and agricultural development has caused serious environmental concerns. Herein, a Ru‐doped CuO/Co ₃ O ₄ heterostructure catalyst was synthesized via facile solvothermal and pyrolysis methods, establishing a reaction‐triggered strategy for simultaneous removal of nitrate (NO ₃ ⁻ ‐N…

Yuxiang Zhang, Yuanxing Zhang, Xinyu Zhang, Haijian Lv et al.

ABSTRACT Polyether‐based solid polymer electrolytes (SPEs) hold great promise for solid‐state batteries, yet they suffer from a fundamental trade‐off among ionic conductivity, oxidative stability, and mechanical robustness. Herein, a cyclosiloxane‐copolymerized polyether electrolyte (CS‐PDOX) is developed via in situ ring‐opening copolymerization between 1,3‐dioxane (DOX) monom…

Pralay Paul, Sajid Husain, Shashank Chaturvedi, Levi Brown et al.

ABSTRACT The stabilization of ferroelectricity in non‐polar oxides remain a key challenge in the design of next‐generation functional materials, as existing approaches typically rely on chemical substitution, or metastable phases. Here, we report a universal and experimentally realizable route to emergent ferroelectricity based on interfacial symmetry frustration in oxide super…

Peng Wang, Songke Nie, Yike Liu, Na Li et al.

ABSTRACT Lithium‐sulfur (Li‐S) batteries represent a promising energy storage technology owing to their high energy density and environmental compatibility. However, their practical implementation has been hindered by the growth of lithium dendrites and the accumulation of inactive sulfur species on lithium anode surfaces. NH ₄ I is introduced as a bifunctional electrolyte a…

Xinyi Zhou, Iftikhar Ahmed Malik, Chen Liu, Lan Bo et al.

ABSTRACT The realization of practical spintronic devices based on topological spin textures is fundamentally limited by the skyrmion Hall effect, an intrinsic phenomenon that drives transverse motion and limits device efficiency. Composite quasiparticles with a net‐zero topological charge, such as skyrmioniums, are theoretically predicted to suppress this effect. However, the c…

Yan Shi, Jinbo Zhao, Xiaolan Ma, Juntao Hu et al.

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Yaocheng Deng, Hao Zeng, Yu Shi, Binyuan Chen et al.

ABSTRACT Constructing a donor–acceptor (D–A) structure in polymeric carbon nitride (PCN) extends the π ‐conjugation for enhanced H ₂ O ₂ photosynthesis, yet its impact on the excitonic effect remains underexplored. Herein, the exciton behavior and charge dynamics in D–A pairs were systematically regulated via rational donor design. Benzene derivatives (from benzene to per…