RSC – Mater. Adv. latest articles- Boosting the Brightness of Short-Wave Infrared Emission in YPO4:Yb3+/Er3+ Phosphors: Optimal Photoluminescence Quantum Yield versus Particle Size December 18, 2025Mater. Adv., 2026, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D5MA01022E, Paper Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Krishnan Rajagopalan, Guojun Gao, Lucas Erasmus, Dmitry Busko, Bryce S Richards, Andrey TurshatovThe use of luminescent tracers in plastic recycling presents a novel application opportunity for classical phosphor materials, such as co-doped YPO4. In […]Krishnan Rajagopalan
- 4D printing of unaligned LCE: a facile approach to print photo mobile polymers December 18, 2025Mater. Adv., 2026, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D5MA01396H, Paper Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported Licence.Domenico Sagnelli, Amalia D'avino, Bryan Guilcapi, Tommaso Fasolino, Anna De Girolamo Del Mauro, Fausta Loffredo, Fulvia Villani, Giuseppe Nenna, Lucia PettiHere, we present a novel materials-based strategy that bypasses alignment procedures by integrating ZnO […]Domenico Sagnelli
- Synergistic Potential of MIL-101(Cr) and Reduced Graphene Oxide (rGO) in Designing High-Performance Ammonia Sensors December 17, 2025Mater. Adv., 2026, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D5MA01104C, Paper Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported Licence.Shrinivas Motekar, Govind G. Umarji, Amol G. Kadlag, Bharat B Kale, Sudhir S ArbujThe confluence of metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) and conductive materials has revolutionized gas sensing technology. This study presents a synergistic composite of […]Shrinivas Motekar
- Machine learning screening and high-throughput computation of 3d-transition-metal intercalated Janus PtXY/ζ-phosphorene (X ≠ Y; X, Y = S, Se, Te) heterostructures for photocatalytic water splitting December 17, 2025Mater. Adv., 2026, Advance ArticleDOI: 10.1039/D5MA01011J, Paper Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported Licence.Sreesanth Kolangaravalappil, Ramandeep Singh, Pooja Jamdagni, Ashok KumarDFT-ML workflow to predict Gibbs free energy for hydrogen evolution reaction of various intercalated configuration of Janus heterostructures.To cite this article before page numbers are assigned, use […]Sreesanth Kolangaravalappil
- Mitigation of mechanical degradation in silicon thin-film anodes via delithiation cut-off voltage control December 17, 2025Mater. Adv., 2026, Advance ArticleDOI: 10.1039/D5MA01185J, Communication Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Y. Eto, K. Nozawa, T. Suemasu, K. TokoControlling the discharge cutoff voltage mitigates mechanical degradation in Si thin-film anodes. Partial Li retention at 0.6 V significantly improves capacity retention. This simple approach provides a […]Y. Eto
- Functionalization tuning of the nonlinear optical response of perylene diimide derivatives December 16, 2025Mater. Adv., 2026, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D5MA01344E, Paper Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.George Skentzos, Efrosyni Pramatioti, Nathalie Zink Lorre, Ana M Gutiérrez, Eleni Nikoli, Ruben Canton-Vitoria, Aggelos Avramopoulos, Nikos Tagmatarchis, Fernando Fernandez-Lazaro, Stelios CourisThe synthesis and characterization of perylene diimide (PDI) derivatives functionalized by electron donating […]George Skentzos
- A novel copper formate-based framework RbCu(HCO 2 ) 2 Cl: synthesis, crystal structure, thermal, vibrational and magnetic properties and antibacterial activity December 16, 2025Mater. Adv., 2026, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D5MA01055A, Paper Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported Licence.Asmae Ben Abdelhadi, Safaa Hidaoui, Rachid Ouarsal, Morgane Poupon, Michal Dušek, M. Llanos Palop, Marco Antonio López de la Torre, Luis Lezama, Brahim El Bali, Mohammed Lachkar, Abderrazzak DouhalIn this contribution, we report on […]Asmae Ben Abdelhadi
- Optical studies of stimuli-responsive organic crystals differing in the position and nature of functional groups December 16, 2025Mater. Adv., 2026, Advance ArticleDOI: 10.1039/D5MA01080B, Paper Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported Licence.Sumeera Farooq, Ishtiyaq Ahmad, Aijaz A. DarThe position and nature of functional groups on three luminescent Schiff bases have been varied to observe their effect on optical properties, and together with crystal structures, structure–property […]Sumeera Farooq
- Synergistic Effects of Metal-Modified Carbon Nanotubes: Experimental Characterization and Theoretical Modeling for Energy and Environmental Solutions December 16, 2025Mater. Adv., 2026, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D5MA00974J, Paper Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Govindhasamy Murugadoss, Nachimuthu Venkatesh, Narthana Kandhasamy, Irina Zaporotskova, Durai Govindarajan, Kumaresan Natesan, Kamalan Kirubaharan, Khanapuram. Uday Kumar, Soorathep KheawhomMetal-functionalized carbon nanotubes (CNTs) have emerged as versatile nanostructures with tunable properties for energy conversion, storage, […]Govindhasamy Murugadoss
- Short time spreading dynamics of elastic drops December 16, 2025Mater. Adv., 2026, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D5MA00896D, Paper Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported Licence.Surjyasish Mitra, A-Reum Kim, Boxin Zhao, Sushanta K. MitraWhen a liquid drop makes first contact with any surface, unbalanced surface tension force drives the contact line causing spreading. For Newtonian or weakly elastic, non-Newtonian […]Surjyasish Mitra
- Tramp element drag on grain boundaries controlling microstructural and residual stress equilibration in copper thin-films December 15, 2025Mater. Adv., 2026, Advance ArticleDOI: 10.1039/D5MA01192B, Paper Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported Licence.Charlotte Cui, Rahulkumar Sinojiya, Bernhard Sartory, Michael Tkadletz, Michael Reisinger, Johannes Zechner, Werner Robl, Roland BrunnerTramp elements in metallic thin-films govern grain boundary mobility and residual stress development during annealing.To cite this article before […]Charlotte Cui
- Re-entrant structural phase transition and charge carrier conduction in La2−xSrxFeMnO6 solid solutions for electronic device applications December 15, 2025Mater. Adv., 2026, Advance ArticleDOI: 10.1039/D5MA00868A, Paper Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported Licence.Baniya R. Meena, Anup K. GhoshThis research explores the structural, dielectric, and electrical transport characteristics of polycrystalline La2−xSrxFeMnO6 compounds with varying strontium concentrations (x = 0.0, 0.1, 0.2, 0.5, 1.0, 1.5, and 2.0).To cite […]Baniya R. Meena
- Mannose-6-Phosphate Functionalized Liposomal Nanocarrier for Lysosome-specific Delivery of β-Glucuronidase in Drosophila Model of MPS VII December 15, 2025Mater. Adv., 2025, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D5MA00526D, Paper Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported Licence.Abinash Padhy, Apurba Das, Keya Mondal, Basudeb Mondal, Rupak Datta, Sayam Sen GuptaLysosomal dysfunction leads to critical lysosomal storage disorder (LSD) conditions, and among all, Mucopolysaccharidosis VII (MPS VII), or Sly syndrome, is a […]Abinash Padhy
- Fabrication of a superabsorbent and pH-responsive, glucomannan-based hydrogel: crosslinking, characterization, toxicological evaluation, and sustained release of itopride December 15, 2025Mater. Adv., 2026, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D5MA01018G, Paper Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported Licence.Fasiha Amjad, Arshad Ali, Muhammad Ajaz Hussain, Izza Ajaz, Muhammad Tahir Haseeb, Farid Ul Haq, Muhammad Sher, Muhammad ImranHerein, we described the esterification of a hydrogelable polysaccharide extracted from the seeds of sweet basil […]Fasiha Amjad
- Tailoring structural and optical responses in rhombohedral La0.67Sr0.33−xCaxMn1−xNixO3 through dual-site doping December 12, 2025Mater. Adv., 2026, Advance ArticleDOI: 10.1039/D5MA01087J, Paper Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported Licence.Zouhayra Aydi, Radhia Dhahri, Essebti Dhahri, El-Kébir Hlil, E. López-LagoPerovskite manganites, due to their strong interplay between crystal structure, electronic states, and magnetic ordering, are highly tunable via chemical substitution.To cite this article before […]Zouhayra Aydi
- In-Situ Synthesis of Bimetallic Selenides on Green Porous Carbon: Density Functional Theory-Proven Electrocatalysts for Efficient Water Splitting December 12, 2025Mater. Adv., 2025, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D5MA00799B, Paper Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported Licence.Anjana Sajeevan, Nijash Neermunda, Sampath Karingula, Pooja ., Soumyajit Jana, Ravinder Pawar, Yugender Goud KotagiriA dual synthetic engineering strategy is implemented to modify the electronic structure by integrating heterojunctions into a bimetallic selenide electrocatalyst […]Anjana Sajeevan
- Synergistic effects of Sb doping and nanostructuring on spark plasma sintered ZrNiSn thermoelectrics December 12, 2025Mater. Adv., 2025, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D5MA01100K, Paper Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported Licence.José Luis Garrido Álvarez, Javier Lopez-Garcia, Oscar J. Dura, Matthias Schrade, Anthoula Poulia, Carlos F. Gutiérrez González, Marta Suárez, Jesus A Blanco, Joao Elias Rodrigues, Alaa Adawy, Victor Vega, Ole Martin Løvvik, Anette Gunnæs, […]José Luis Garrido Álvarez
- Morphology-engineered α-MoO3 nanostructures via MoS2 transformation for high-performance supercapacitors December 11, 2025Mater. Adv., 2026, Advance ArticleDOI: 10.1039/D5MA01084E, Paper Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported Licence.Ahmed A.R. Abdel-Aty, Mohammed Mosaad Awad, Olfa Kanoun, Ahmed S.G. KhalilWe report a morphology-engineering strategy to enhance supercapacitor performance by transforming hydrothermally synthesized 1T/2H-MoS2 nanosheets into α-MoO3 nanoflakes through controlled thermal annealing.To cite this […]Ahmed A.R. Abdel-Aty
- X-ray and neutron diffraction studies of single-crystal cubic Cs2(HSO4)(H2PO4) December 11, 2025Mater. Adv., 2026, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D5MA01274K, Paper Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported Licence.Grace Xiong, Sossina M HaileSuperprotonic CsH2PO4 is of interest as an electrolyte for a range electrochemical devices. To date, the proton position has not been experimentally revealed in the phase of interest. Here structurally...The […]Grace Xiong
- Synthesis and characterization of a nanocomposite of an iridium-based complex with mesoporous g-C3N4 and its application as a supercapacitor December 10, 2025Mater. Adv., 2026, Advance ArticleDOI: 10.1039/D5MA00981B, Paper Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Mohammad Yaghoubi, Vahid Amani, Faranak Manteghi, Edris JamshidiIn this work, an Ir-dmbipy complex composited with mesoporous g-C3N4 was applied as supercapacitor. The structural and morphological properties of the composite led to a significant improvement […]Mohammad Yaghoubi
- Boosting the Brightness of Short-Wave Infrared Emission in YPO4:Yb3+/Er3+ Phosphors: Optimal Photoluminescence Quantum Yield versus Particle Size December 18, 2025
