RSC – Mater. Horiz. latest articles- A microencapsulated linseed oil adhesive based on photosensitive indication: a smart material for visualized curing monitoring January 20, 2026Mater. Horiz., 2026, Advance ArticleDOI: 10.1039/D5MH01956G, CommunicationJingjing Ren, Shouzheng Jiao, Zhengyu Chen, Li An, Ran Mo, Fanghua Pan, Yuwei Hao, Taolin Zhang, Lu Han, Ruping Liu, Zhicheng Sun, Zhongjun ChengA biomass-derived core-shell adhesive with a pressure-responsive architecture is proposed to enable controllable adhesion and on-demand release. Integrated photochromic spiropyran serves as a visual curing indicator, […]Jingjing Ren
- Structurally Engineered Yolk-Shell Mesoporous Silica Rods with Liquid and Nanoparticle Cargo January 20, 2026Mater. Horiz., 2026, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D5MH01873K, CommunicationHyun-Seok Choe, Geun Young Kim, Jeong-Min Park, Suyoung Jeong, Hangil Kim, Seon Yeong Chae, Suck Won Hong, Jaehyuk KimYolk-shell-structured nanomaterials provide a versatile platform for encapsulating both solid and liquid substances, making them advanced alternatives to hollow materials. While most studies focus on spherical yolk-shell structures, this study...The content […]Hyun-Seok Choe
- TMSI–TOP: a dual-function precursor for anion exchange and surface passivation via phosphonium iodide formation in CsPb(Br/I)3 perovskite nanocrystals January 20, 2026Mater. Horiz., 2026, Advance ArticleDOI: 10.1039/D5MH02052B, CommunicationSeungmin Baek, Hyeon Woo Jeong, Hyejin Na, Ansoon Kim, Seungwook Choi, Jinseok Lee, Seon Joo Lee, Sungho Choi, Jaemin LeeA novel TMSI–TOP precursor enables stable red CsPb(Br/I)3 PeNCs, where phosphonium iodide forms and TMSOH aids defect passivation, yielding LEDs with 21.69% EQE at 669 nm and verified reliability.To cite […]Seungmin Baek
- Bio-Derived Ionic Coacervate-Engineered Cellulose Liquid Crystal Films for Electrically Reconfigurable Microwave Absorption January 19, 2026Mater. Horiz., 2026, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D5MH02357B, Communication Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported Licence.Haoyuan Li, Yongjuan Wang, Zhonghui Li, Shuang Liang, Yuming Zhou, Wenhua Gao, Man HeThe increasing demand for sustainable and intelligent electronics calls for microwave absorption (MA) materials that are simultaneously renewable, mechanically compliant, and […]Haoyuan Li
- Liquid crystal elastomer-based reversible metamorphosis for loss-less droplet manipulation January 19, 2026Mater. Horiz., 2026, Advance ArticleDOI: 10.1039/D5MH01295C, Communication Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported Licence.Adil Majeed Rather, Sreekiran Pillai, Abhigith Nair, Mohammad Javad Zarei, Young Jae Kim, Huiqin Ni, Arun Kumar KotaWe developed liquid crystal elastomer-based programmable superomniphobic surfaces that enable loss-less and reversible manipulation of aqueous and […]Adil Majeed Rather
- Flexible pressure sensing systems empowered by artificial intelligence: materials, devices and emerging applications January 17, 2026Mater. Horiz., 2026, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D5MH02286J, Review ArticleZhipeng Hu, Xinyi Liu, Xiyan Cheng, Yilin Song, Ziqi Jia, Pengfei Zhao, Ziyu Lv, Yongbiao Zhai, Loganathan Veeramuthu, Su-Ting Han, Vellaisamy A. L. Roy, Chi-Ching Kuo, Ye ZhouFlexible pressure sensing systems have shown great promise in applications such as personalized healthcare and human-machine interaction (HMI), due to their […]Zhipeng Hu
- Multicolor Room Temperature Phosphorescence in Dibenzothiophene Derivatives-Doped Elastic Binary Polymers for Multi-Step Encryption Displays January 17, 2026Mater. Horiz., 2026, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D5MH02368H, CommunicationQian Wang, Yan-Yu Xue, Lu-Lu Liu, Fei-Fei Zhao, Yu-Juan Ma, Jinhua Li, Guo-Ming WangPolymer-based room-temperature phosphorescence (RTP) materials have witnessed notable advancements, owing to their favorable biocompatibility, structural tailorability, and ease of functionalization. However, most of these materials exhibit inherent rigidity and brittleness,...The content of this RSS Feed (c) […]Qian Wang
- Correlated terahertz phonon-ion interactions control ion conduction in a solid electrolyte January 16, 2026Mater. Horiz., 2026, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D5MH01990G, CommunicationKim H. Pham, Kiarash Gordiz, Natan Spear, Amy K Lin, Jonathan M Michelsen, Hanzhe Liu, Daniele Vivona, Geoffrey A. Blake, Yang Shao-Horn, Asegun Henry, Kimberly A. See, Scott CushingIonic conduction in solids that exceeds 1 mS/cm is predicted to involve coupled phonon-ion interactions in the crystal lattice. Here, we […]Kim H. Pham
- High-entropy gradient filler metal enables high-strength joints of Ti2AlNb and GH4169 superalloy January 15, 2026Mater. Horiz., 2026, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D5MH02009C, Communication Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported Licence.Yinchen Wang, Zhijie Ding, Bin Wang, Zhenyang Zhang, Zhiwei Qin, Jia Yao, Yu Sun, Fengyun Yu, Honggang Dong, Peng LiVacuum brazing with an innovative filler alloy is critical for manufacturing high-precision aerospace components requiring […]Yinchen Wang
- Bioadhesive Polydopamine-Vitamin A Derivative Hydrogels Reprogram the Wound Microenvironment for Scarless Wound Healing and Hair Follicle Regeneration January 15, 2026Mater. Horiz., 2026, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D5MH02076J, CommunicationKang Wang, Hengjie Zhang, Mengxin Wang, Zhengyong Li, Wu Wu, Peng-cheng Liu, Ruiqi Liu, Zhipeng Gu, Yiwen Li, Zhenyu ZhangAchieving scarless healing combine with skin appendage regeneration remains an extremely challenging task in the treatment of skin wounds. Vitamin A derivatives have shown great potential for follicle neogenesis and...The […]Kang Wang
- Materials Horizons Emerging Investigator Series: Dr Youfu Wang, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China January 15, 2026Mater. Horiz., 2026, Advance ArticleDOI: 10.1039/D5MH90145F, EditorialOur Emerging Investigator Series features exceptional work by early-career researchers working in the field of materials science.To cite this article before page numbers are assigned, use the DOI form of citation above.The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
- Harnessing diffraction with metamaterial noise barriers for enhanced sound attenuation January 15, 2026Mater. Horiz., 2026, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D5MH02051D, Communication Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Jieun Yang, Pyung-Sik MaWave diffraction is typically regarded as a limiting factor in the performance of acoustic noise barriers, enabling sound to bend over finite structures and reducing attenuation, particularly at low frequencies....The content […]Jieun Yang
- Fluids at electrode/membrane interfaces suppress alcohol crossover in CO electroreduction January 14, 2026Mater. Horiz., 2026, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D5MH01349F, CommunicationHaoxiang Bai, Jundong Wang, Yuhang WangElectrochemical CO reduction currently suffers from the crossover of liquid products, culminating in high costs for downstream separation. Here, we leverage the difference in the driving forces of alcohol and...The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of ChemistryHaoxiang Bai
- Microstructure Engineering for Tactile-enabled Embodied Intelligence January 13, 2026Mater. Horiz., 2026, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D5MH01906K, Review ArticleHao Pang, Qilin Hua, Guozhen ShenFlexible pressure sensors are the cornerstone of tactile perception for embodied intelligence, serving as critical components in next-generation technologies such as soft robotics, personalized healthcare, and immersive human-machine interfaces. Microstructure...The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of ChemistryHao Pang
- Design Principle of Adhesive Hydrogels for Biomedical Application January 13, 2026Mater. Horiz., 2026, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D5MH01933H, Review ArticleZhuhao Tan, Wenjing Song, Ren LiAdhesive hydrogels have great potential for application in the biomedical field.Currently, in the process of clinical application, adhesive hydrogels need to have the following characteristics: good biocompatibility, strong tissue adhesion,...The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of ChemistryZhuhao Tan
- Orientation-engineered Epitaxial BiVO4 Thin Films for Efficient Photoelectrochemical Glycerol Valorization January 13, 2026Mater. Horiz., 2026, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D5MH02094H, Communication Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported Licence.Minjoo Lee, Jun Beom Hwang, Yoonsung Jung, Jiwoong Yang, Yunseo Jang, Inhyeok Oh, Yejoon Kim, Yong-Ryun Jo, Sanghan LeeEpitaxial BiVO4 photoanodes with precisely controlled crystallographic orientations were fabricated to elucidate the intrinsic influence of […]Minjoo Lee
- Photoplasticity Behavior in Inorganic Semiconductors: Unraveling Fundamental Mechanisms across Ionic and Covalent Systems January 13, 2026Mater. Horiz., 2026, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D5MH02333E, Review Article Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported Licence.Chengchi Cao, Qi AnInorganic semiconductors exhibit photoplasticity, where light exposure alters dislocation-mediated plastic flow in a manner that depends on the material’s bonding character and carrier–defect interactions. In ionic II–VI compounds (e.g. ZnS...The […]Chengchi Cao
- Significant decrease in the ionization energy of dinaphtho[2,3b:2′,3′-f]thieno[3,2-b]thiophene (DNTT) solid induced by a pinacolborane group January 13, 2026Mater. Horiz., 2026, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D5MH01969A, Communication Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported Licence.Kazuo Takimiya, Sayaka Usui, Ryota Hanaki, Kirill Bulgarevich, Kohsuke Kawabata, Kyohei Nakano, Keisuke TajimaThe low carrier density in organic semiconductors leads to high resistivity and contact resistance in electronic devices. Doping has been implemented […]Kazuo Takimiya
- Recent Research Progress on Photothermal Ice-phobic Materials from Fabrication to Application January 9, 2026Mater. Horiz., 2026, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D5MH01884F, Review ArticleBenqi Shi, Mengwei Li, Guopeng CHEN, Shuo LI, Rui Song, Xiaofeng Zheng, Qiang He, Shangzhen XieThe increasing frequency of extreme weather events driven by global climate change has intensified icing-related challenges across critical infrastructure, including transportation, energy systems, and aerospace applications. Conventional anti-/de-icing technologies are...The content of this […]Benqi Shi
- AI-assisted design of 3D NPR lattice materials with programmable mechanical properties via irregular unit cells January 9, 2026Mater. Horiz., 2026, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D5MH02188J, CommunicationZewen Gu, Yalong Liu, Xiaoxuan Ding, Jianwei Zhao, Aoyu Xiao, Xiangqing Kong, Xiaonan Hou, Jian-Lin LiuLattice materials with negative Poisson’s ratios (NPR) exhibit exceptional mechanical properties, but their design has largely been limited to periodic cell structures, constraining their anisotropic potential. Irregular lattice cell architecture...The content of this RSS […]Zewen Gu
- A microencapsulated linseed oil adhesive based on photosensitive indication: a smart material for visualized curing monitoring January 20, 2026
