Advanced materials

 

Advanced materials

Tuning Active Hydrogen via Spillover Enables the Wide‐Potential Electrochemical Reduction of Nitrate to Ammonia
06/12/2025 - A hydrogen spillover strategy is reported using Pt/np‐Co2P, where Pt‐generated *H migrates to Co2P to promote *NO hydrogenation. This enables Faradaic efficiencies >90% across a 600‐mV...
A Comprehensive Review of Pyrogallol: From Fundamental Chemistry to Advanced Applications and Toxicological Insights
27/11/2025 - Pyrogallol (benzene‐1,2,3‐triol) is a simple polyphenol whose vicinal trihydroxyl structure imparts a potent, dualistic redox chemistry, forming the basis for both significant biotechnological...
Polarized Luminescence in Halide Perovskite Nanomaterials
26/11/2025 - This review examines polarized luminescence in halide perovskite nanomaterials, dissecting structural engineering strategies for the generation of LPL and chiral CPL. It analyzes chirality transfer...
High Efficient Dye Adsorption and Facile Magnetic Recovery of PVA/XG/Fe3O4 Hydrogel via Green In Situ Synthesis Strategy
23/11/2025 - Polyvinyl alcohol/xanthan gum/Fe3O4 magnetic hydrogels prepared by in situ synthesis achieved efficient dye adsorption and sustainable recycling.To tackle dye‐related water pollution, developing...
Silver Ions as Ambipolar Dopants in InAs Nanocrystal Solids
17/11/2025 - Ag⁺ ions post‐introduced into InAs nanocrystal films act as ambipolar dopants whose effect depends on host polarity and dopant concentration. In n‐type InAs nanocrystal films, Ag⁺ occupies...
Fluorescence enhancement of near-infrared dual-emitting gold nanoclusters based on thiolated β-cyclodextrin modulation and ZIF-8 encapsulation and the application for highly sensitive ratiometric Ag+ sensing
- As a critical index for heavy metal toxicity, the quantitative detection of silver ions (Ag+) is essential for health assessment and environmental monitoring. A sensing platform based on composite...
Liquid‐Crystalline Biomineral Nanofibers: 1D Inorganic Materials with a High Aspect Ratio and Anisotropic Self‐Assembled Nanocomposites
10/11/2025 - A new class of high aspect‐ratio, electric‐field‐responsive, and single‐crystalline fibrous nanomaterials are reported. These nanofibers are liquid‐crystalline (LC) biomineral based on...
Solution Plasma Synthesis of High‐Entropy Alloy Nanoparticles with Self‐Limiting Oxidation for Photothermal CO2 Reduction
07/11/2025 - A novel solution plasma method enables direct synthesis of high‐entropy catalysts in aqueous media. The typical FeCoNiCrMn catalyst exhibits a dual‐phase core‐shell structure, where CrMn‐rich...
The Rise of AIE‐Peptide Systems: Design Principles, Multifunctional Applications, and Future Perspectives
05/11/2025 - This review highlights the synergistic fusion of aggregation‐induced emission (AIE) luminogens and peptides for their transformative applications in sensing, bioimaging, and theranostics. It...
Optimizing Silver Nanoparticle Properties: Synergistic Effects of Green Synthesis and Calcination on Crystallinity, Stability, and Bioactivity
- Microbial infections are a major healthcare challenge, exacerbated by rising antibiotic resistance. This study aims to synthesize and characterize silver-based nanoparticles (Ag2O and Ag NPs) via...
Improvement of Power Generation in Microbial Fuel Cells Via Anode Modification with TiC@C-TiO2/PANI Nanocomposite
- Microbial fuel cells as bioelectricity generating devices have demonstrated poor energy density. Electrode surface modification has pronounced as an efficient strategy to boost power generation....
Self‐Limiting Synthesis of Supported Nanoparticle Superlattices on Diverse Substrates via Surface Coordination Chemistry
22/10/2025 - Self‐limiting surface coordination enables the scalable synthesis of high‐density nanoparticle superlattices on diverse substrates. Sodium oleate (NaOA) adsorption facilitates uniform cation...
Vitrimer Nanocomposites from Polymerization‐Induced Self‐Assembly
18/10/2025 - This study introduces a materials design strategy that embeds spherical nanoparticles derived from polymerization‐induced self‐assembly (PISA) into recyclable networks to significantly reduce...
Construction of Diverse Calcium‐Based Nanomaterials through a Microemulsion Method for Pyroptosis‐Initiated Antitumor Immunotherapy
14/10/2025 - A universal microemulsion approach using calcium dodecylbenzenesulfonate as surfactant and calcium source enables the synthesis of diverse calcium‐based nanomaterials. Calcium succinate...
Mirror Life: Bridging Chirality, Ethics, and the Foundations of Life Creation
14/10/2025 - Bridging chirality and materials science, this review charts how mirror‐image building blocks enable stable biomaterials and therapeutics and propel efforts toward mirror cells. Applications in...
LiVO3/LiZnVO4 Nanocomposite: High Performance Electrocatalyst for Ambient Nitrogen Reduction to Ammonia
10/10/2025 - Lithium‐mediated electrocatalysis enables sustainable N2 fixation but hindered by parasitic Li deposition. An oxide‐oxide nanocomposite (LiVO3/LiZnVO4) structurally integrates lithium into...
Deciphering the formation of biogenic nanoparticles and their protein corona: State-of-the-art and analytical challenges
- Biogenic synthesis of nanoparticles (NPs) using biological organisms such as plants, fungi, and bacteria offers a sustainable, green alternative to conventional chemical synthesis. These green...
Nature‐Inspired Multidisciplinary Strategies for Tissue and Organ Cryopreservation
26/09/2025 - Rooted in evolutionary adaptations observed in freeze‐resistant organisms, these bioinspired strategies converge to form a cross‐disciplinary synergy—harnessing principles from physics,...
Photothermally Powered 3D Microgels Mechanically Regulate Mesenchymal Stem Cells Under Anisotropic Force
24/09/2025 - The photothermally powered microgel is designed to mechanically train mesenchymal stem cells using spatially patterned exogenous forces in three‐dimensional (3D) workspaces. When microgels are...
Cooling Crystallization at Solid Interfaces en Route to a Janus Nanocatalyst
22/09/2025 - A unique RuNiW/W2C Janus structure are synthesized through a cooling crystallization strategy, serving as highly efficient and stable electrocatalysts for urea assisted hydrogen production.Hydrogen...
Temporal Immunomodulatory Hydrogel Regulating the Immune‐Osteogenic Cascade for Infected Bone Defects Regeneration
20/09/2025 - The temporal immunomodulatory hydrogel with sequential ions‐releases capability is constructed to regulate the immune‐osteogenic cascade for infected bone defects regeneration. It guided...