RSC – J. Mater. Chem. A latest articles- A 3D alloy with (101) oriented planes toward deeply dischargeable zinc metal anode May 17, 2026J. Mater. Chem. A, 2026, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D6TA02298G, PaperShaozhi Lai, Yufeng Wang, Wentao Qiu, Wei Li, Dihua WangAqueous zinc metal batteries are promising energy storage systems owing to their intrinsic safety, cost-effectiveness, and environmental friendliness. However, achieving high practical Zn utilization remains challenging. Herein, we report a...The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal […]Shaozhi Lai
- Exploring the Electrocatalytic Oxygen Evolution/Urea Oxidation Activity of Solution-Combusted CuO/MnO2: Machine Learning Insights from OER Performance May 17, 2026J. Mater. Chem. A, 2026, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D5TA09039C, PaperLaya Agah, Arghavan Vojdani Saghir, Mostafa Nazemi, Sahar Mollazadeh Beidokhti, Jalil Vahdati-Khaki, Ghasem Barati DarbandDriven by strategic and environmental imperatives, replacing fossil fuels with hydrogen from water splitting as a suitable and promising substitute energy carrier is essential. The electrochemical oxygen evolution reaction (OER)...The content of this […]Laya Agah
- Orchestrated Spatial Confinement and Phase Engineering with SDS for Air-Stable and High-Rate Alluaudite Sodium-Ion Cathodes May 17, 2026J. Mater. Chem. A, 2026, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D6TA01820C, PaperYe Tao, Fangzhou Zhao, Yuqi Zhou, Weijian Wang, Wanglai Cen, Jianyong Wang, Xinglin Tang, Ting Wang, Xiaodong Hu, Yongzhi ZhangAlluaudite-type sodium iron sulfate (NFS) stands out as a promising cathode candidate for sodium-ion batteries due to its high operating voltage and low raw material cost; however, its […]Ye Tao
- Thermo-Responsive Hydrophilic Amine Microcapsules for All-in-one Epoxy System: Effective Adhesion, Radiative Cooling, and Toughening via Interpenetrating Networks May 17, 2026J. Mater. Chem. A, 2026, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D6TA02214F, PaperZhaoxin LI, Xingrui Liu, Zhuang Du, Jinglei YangAlthough there has been substantial progress in functionalizing material systems today, most are still mainly designed for two-part storage and a single function. Combining various functionalities into a cohesive, unified...The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of […]Zhaoxin LI
- Control of ion exchange capacity in block copolymer binders enables high hydroxide conductivity at low swelling and improves catalyst activity for AEM water electrolysis May 17, 2026J. Mater. Chem. A, 2026, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D6TA00653A, Paper Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Richard Weber, Malte Klingenhof, Oleksandr Dolynchuk, Luis Hagner, Lukas Metzler, Susanne Koch, Mario Zerson, Robert Magerle, Peter Strasser, Severin Vierrath, Michael SommerThe development of membranes for anion exchange membrane water electrolysis (AEMWE) […]Richard Weber
- Dynamic coordination flexibility unlocks efficient electrocatalytic nitrate reduction to ammonia over molecular cobalt catalysts May 17, 2026J. Mater. Chem. A, 2026, Advance ArticleDOI: 10.1039/D6TA01528J, PaperZhongyang Yao, Kaiheng Zhao, Dayi Guo, Denglei Gao, Nobuhiro Hanada, Hideki Masuda, Menglei Yuan, Yaobing Wang, Zongjing LuDynamic coordination endows Co–homopiperazine catalysts with adaptive structure. The non-conjugated skeleton stabilizes intermediates, boosts *NO hydrogenation, and achieves high NH3 yield, ideal faradaic efficiency and good durability.To cite this article […]Zhongyang Yao
- Surface-engineered Ni–Pt alloys as robust and cost-effective electrocatalysts for high-performance proton exchange membrane water electrolysis May 17, 2026J. Mater. Chem. A, 2026, Advance ArticleDOI: 10.1039/D6TA01806H, PaperKyeong-Rim Yeo, Daehyun Kim, Hoyoung Kim, Sung Jong Yoo, Jong Hyun Jang, Haesun Park, Soo-Kil KimA robust, cost-effective Pt-enriched Ni–Pt surface alloy electrocatalyst is developed for PEMWE. Optimized via thermal reconstruction and elucidated by DFT, it delivers enhanced stability and tuned hydrogen adsorption.To cite this article before […]Kyeong-Rim Yeo
- Molecular Hybridization of Multiple Resonance Cores and Responsive Heterocycles for Versatile Optoelectronic and Sensing Applications May 15, 2026J. Mater. Chem. A, 2026, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D6TA02492K, PaperZeming Chi, Yuhan Sun, Hong-Li Jia, Junwei Wang, Chenglong Li, Yue Gao, Tianyi Zhang, Kanglei Liu, Xiaodong Yin, Nan WangMulti-functional materials that integrate high color purity with environmental responsiveness are highly desirable for next-generation smart luminescent systems. Herein, a series of novel luminescent molecules are developed via […]Zeming Chi
- Vacancy-defective spinel NiCo2O4 enables high-valent Ni/Co species and adsorbate binding for the electrocatalytic upcycling of polybutylene succinate plastics May 15, 2026J. Mater. Chem. A, 2026, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D6TA02361D, Paper Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported Licence.Jiahui Xian, Ziyu Mi, Panyawut Tonanon, Xun Cao, Richard D Webster, Wan Ru LeowElectroreforming polybutylene succinate (PBS) plastics waste and NOx into value-added chemicals is a promising strategy to mitigate environmental pollution. […]Jiahui Xian
- Cascade transformed MOF-derived CoFeS@NiV-LDH flower-on-leaf heterostructures for binder-free hybrid supercapacitors May 14, 2026J. Mater. Chem. A, 2026, Advance ArticleDOI: 10.1039/D6TA00004E, PaperKajal Panchal, Kaushalya Bhakar, Naresh A. Rajpurohit, Dinesh KumarMetal–organic frameworks (MOFs) are promising materials for electrochemical energy storage due to their high surface areas and tunable porosity, but poor conductivity and inaccessible pores often limit their overall performance.To cite this article before page numbers are assigned, use […]Kajal Panchal
- Designing Organic Cathodes for Aqueous Zinc Batteries: Materials Chemistry of Carrier Selectivity, Mechanistic Validation, and Practical Benchmarking May 14, 2026J. Mater. Chem. A, 2026, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D6TA03207A, Review ArticleSoorathep Kheawhom, Vipada Aupama, Wathanyu Kao-ian, Mohan Gopalakrishnan, Jun Huang, Jingwen Weng, Yuki NagaoOrganic cathodes for aqueous zinc batteries are attractive because both their donor environments and structural organization can be tuned at the molecular and framework levels. The central materials challenge, however,...The content of this […]Soorathep Kheawhom
- Solid electrolytes for solid-state-supercapacitors and their interface chemistry: gel polymers, ionic liquids, ceramics, and beyond May 14, 2026J. Mater. Chem. A, 2026, Advance ArticleDOI: 10.1039/D5TA10589G, Review ArticlePrangya Bhol, R. Tamizhselvi, Manav Saxena, Pramila K. Misra, Akshaya K. SamalConventional supercapacitors are limited by their use of liquid electrolytes, which pose safety risks, leakage, stability, and flexibility issues. Herein, solid-state electrolytes with interface coatings improve contact, and ionic conductivity.To cite this article before page […]Prangya Bhol
- Atomic-scale Mapping of Dissolution/Deposition Pathways in MnO2 Polymorphs for Aqueous Zn-MnO2 Batteries May 14, 2026J. Mater. Chem. A, 2026, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D6TA00989A, PaperChunyu Zhao, Teng Ma, Ruqian Lian, Hong-Guang Piao, Jing Xu, Mengqi Wu, Yizhan Wang, Yingjin WeiAchieving fast and reversible dissolution-deposition in MnO2 is crucial to advancing aqueous Zn-MnO2 batteries, yet its microscopic origin and interplay with other storage pathways remain unresolved. Herein, we perform first-principles...The content of […]Chunyu Zhao
- Revealing critical roles of active layer morphology for suppressing interface-related degradation of organic solar cells under illumination May 14, 2026J. Mater. Chem. A, 2026, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D6TA02441F, PaperYujie Xu, Hao Wang , Yang Liu, Mengfei Xiao , Min Li, Ming Sun, Chen Wang, Wenjun Lu, Xinxin Xia , Hang Yin, Wei Qin, Maojie Zhang, Youyu Jiang, Yinhua Zhou, Xiao-Tao Hao, Xiaoyan DuIdentification of degradation pathways is crucial for enhancing stability of organic solar cells […]Yujie Xu
- Coordination Engineering of Nickel Sites in Ni-MOF for Synergistic Optimization of Electronic Structure and Interfacial Water toward Efficient Alkaline Hydrogen Evolution May 13, 2026J. Mater. Chem. A, 2026, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D6TA00831C, PaperJiayi Wang, Yitao Ouyang, Qing Liao, Xiufeng Yi, Yi Wei, Weijie Li, CHAO HANAlkaline water electrolysis is a highly promising method for green hydrogen production. However, the sluggish kinetics of the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER), particularly the high energy barrier associated with the...The content of this RSS […]Jiayi Wang
- Investigation on Heat Transfer in a Semicrystalline Polymer by Combining Molecular Simulation and Machine Learning May 13, 2026J. Mater. Chem. A, 2026, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D6TA01897A, PaperZoumeng Hu, Chen Jia, Yonglai Lu, Jingchao Li, Ruibin Ma, Xiuying Zhao, Liqun Zhang, Jihua Zhang, Yangyang GaoIn this work, a molecular dynamics simulation is firstly utilized to explore the thermal conductivity of a semicrystalline polymer by manipulating the crystallinity and stretching. The thermal conductivity exhibits a...The […]Zoumeng Hu
- Facile non-fullerene acceptors for efficient photocatalytic hydrogen evolution May 13, 2026J. Mater. Chem. A, 2026, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D6TA00063K, PaperXiaojian Zheng, Wenqin Si, Jiaqi Huang, Yuang Fu, Midhuna Sobhana Joy, Jiayu Wang, Tong-Hui Wang, Xun Xiao, Paul Hume, Kai Chen, Xinhui Lu, Yuze Lin, Xiaowei ZhanOrganic semiconducting materials generally have large exciton binding energy due to low dielectric constants, necessitating donor:acceptor interfacial charge transfer state (CTS) […]Xiaojian Zheng
- Polyaminoanthraquinone with Modulated Iminium Electron Delocalization for Efficient Electrochemical Ammonium Removal May 13, 2026J. Mater. Chem. A, 2026, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D6TA02416E, Paper Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported Licence.Jie Ma, Fei Yu, Tianjie Chen, Jinfeng Chen, Shuzhen Liang, Peng LiuThe development of organic electrode materials for capacitive deionization (CDI) is hindered by limited redox-active sites and sluggish ion kinetics. Herein, […]Jie Ma
- Composite Solid Electrolytes Based on Nickel-Doped Lithium Aluminum Silicate Ceramics Enable Lithium Metal Batteries with Enhanced Interfacial Stability and High-Rate Capability May 13, 2026J. Mater. Chem. A, 2026, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D6TA01740A, PaperZhengfeng Zhu, Jiahui Zhang, Can Zhang, Yixian Dai, Zhuoyuan Zheng, Jie Zhou, Xudong Ma, Yusong ZhuSolid-state electrolytes (SSEs) containing silicon or aluminum element can still not meet application requirements for relatively low ionic conductivity. Herein, we developed a series of nickel-doped lithium aluminum silicate ceramics,...The content of […]Zhengfeng Zhu
- Hydronium-Catching Interface Unlocks Strongly Acidic Zn Metal Batteries with High Voltage and Long-Term Stability May 13, 2026J. Mater. Chem. A, 2026, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D6TA01825D, Paper Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported Licence.Zi-Fan He, Ting-Yu Wang, Ai-Ling Huang, Chi-Yu Lai, Yi-Cheng Liao, Shafna Kunnathumpeedika, Chi-Chang HuStrongly acidic aqueous batteries promise high voltage and fast kinetics but are fundamentally limited by the instability of metal […]Zi-Fan He
- A 3D alloy with (101) oriented planes toward deeply dischargeable zinc metal anode May 17, 2026
