RSC – Mater. Horiz. latest articles- High-Performance Triboelectric Nanogenerator Employing Swing-Induced Counter-Rotating Motion Mechanism and Dual Potential Energy Storage and Release Strategy for Wave Energy Harvesting December 19, 2024Mater. Horiz., 2025, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D4MH01491J, CommunicationFeixiang Wang, Bao Cao, Leilei Shu, Zhe Li, Wen He, Zhongzhu Wang, Peihong WangTriboelectric nanogenerator (TENG) has been proved to be a very promising marine energy harvesting technology. Here, we have developed a high-performance triboelectric nanogenerator (SD-TENG) with low friction, high durability, swing-induced...The content of this RSS Feed (c) […]Feixiang Wang
- Mechanosensitive stacking structure with continuous solar controllability for real-time thermal management December 19, 2024Mater. Horiz., 2025, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D4MH01433B, CommunicationRichu Luo, Baiqi Song, Haixing Jiao, Qian Zhang, Fangling Li, Xiaofang Zhang, Weilin XuAdaptive control over solar light based on optical switchable strategy is essential to tune the thermal gain, while the real-time solar regulation and hence the on-demand thermal management to couple...The content of this RSS Feed (c) […]Richu Luo
- Rational Design of Redox Active Metal Organic Frameworks for Mediated Electron Transfer of Enzyme December 19, 2024Mater. Horiz., 2025, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D4MH01538J, CommunicationMuhammad Rezki, Md Motaher Hossain, Thomas Kouyou Savage, Yoshihide Tokunou, Seiya TsujimuraThe efficient immobilization of redox mediators remains a major challenge in the design of mediated enzyme electrode platforms. In addition to stability, the ability of the redox-active material to mediate...The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal […]Muhammad Rezki
- MAX phase coatings: synthesis, protective performance, and functional characteristic December 18, 2024Mater. Horiz., 2025, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D4MH01001A, Review ArticleGuanshui Ma, Anfeng Zhang, Zhenyu Wang, Kaihang Wang, Jiayue Zhang, Kaixuan Xu, Yuxi Xu, Shenghao Zhou, Aiying WangMn+1AXn（MAX）phases are a novel class of materials with a closely packed hexagonal structure that bridge the gap between metals and ceramics, garnering tremendous research interest worldwide in recent years. Benefiting...The content […]Guanshui Ma
- Highly Efficient Electroplating of (220)-oriented Nano-twinned Copper in the Methanesulfonic Copper Baths December 18, 2024Mater. Horiz., 2025, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D4MH00680A, CommunicationHsiang-Sheng Wei, Hsu Tsou, Hao-Yu Ku, Chi-Yu Lai, Shih-Hua Chen, Chun-Cheng Lin, Shang-Tzu Liu, Hung-Yi Huang, Ming-Kun Lu, Kuan-Ling Liu, Chi-Chang HuThe instigation of the high-density nanotwinned structure in copper deposits is presently acknowledged as a paramount goal for enhancing the material characteristics of copper. However, the conventional manufacturing […]Hsiang-Sheng Wei
- Supramolecular ionogels enable highly efficient electrochromism December 18, 2024Mater. Horiz., 2025, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D4MH00852A, CommunicationKaijian Zhou, Liang Tang, Guoqiang Kuang, Jun Zhang, Zhiyong Li, Guoqiang Xing, Xueao Jiang, Zhanying Chen, Yijie Tao, Yan Zhang, Shiguo ZhangIonogels are a promising solution to improve the functionality of electrochromic devices (ECDs) by solving issues related to traditional liquid electrolytes, such as volatility, toxicity, and leakage. However, […]Kaijian Zhou
- Rational Design of Uniform SiO2-Based Afterglow Microparticles for Photonic Crystals December 17, 2024Mater. Horiz., 2025, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D4MH01541J, OpinionGaoqiang Li , Mengfen Che, Xue Chen, Xiaowang LiuDespite Despite recent advancements in organic phosphors, the synthesis of monodisperse afterglow microparticles (MPs) suitable for creating photonic crystals remains challenging. The SiO2 matrix is an attractive host material for...The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of ChemistryGaoqiang Li
- Stretchable and Adhesive Bilayers for Electrical Interfacing December 17, 2024Mater. Horiz., 2025, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D4MH01166J, CommunicationYuli Song, Kai Chen, Shimeng Chen, Linyuan Zhang, Yaqiang Wang, Kai Wu, Canhua Xu, Bo Li, Jinyu Zhang, Gang Liu, Jun SunIntegrated stretchable devices, containing soft modules, rigid modules, and encapsulation modules, are of potential use in implantable bioelectronics and wearable devices. However, such systems often suffer from electrical […]Yuli Song
- Crystal reconstructed Cubic Nickel Oxide with Energetic Reactive Interfaces for Exceptional Electrochromic Smart Window December 17, 2024Mater. Horiz., 2025, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D4MH01537A, CommunicationChengyv Hu, Xiaodan Guo, Yi Gao, Ping Zhang, Pengyang Lei, Ying Lv, Xinyi Wang, Rui Zhu, Guofa CaiElectrochromic smart windows can realize intelligent photothermal regulation by applying a low potential, which is of great significance for energy-saving buildings and low carbon emission reduction. However, the dense structure...The content of […]Chengyv Hu
- Nanostructure Fabrication by Area Selective Deposition: A Brief Review December 17, 2024Mater. Horiz., 2025, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D4MH01472C, Review ArticleTzu-Ling Liu, Stacey BentIn recent years, area-selective deposition (ASD) processes have attracted increasing interest in both academia and industry due to their bottom-up nature, which can simplify current fabrication processes with improved process...The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of ChemistryTzu-Ling Liu
- Amorphous nitride semiconductors with highly tunable optical and electronic properties: The benefits of disorder in Ca-Zn-N thin films December 16, 2024Mater. Horiz., 2025, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D4MH01525H, Communication Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Elise Ida Sirotti, Stefan Böhm, Gabriel Grötzner, Maximilian Christis, Laura I. Wagner, Lukas Wolz, Frans Munnik, Johanna Eichhorn, Martin Stutzmann, Verena Streibel, Ian D. SharpSemiconducting ternary nitrides are a promising class of materials that […]Elise Ida Sirotti
- Silver-Purine MOFs for High-Performance Multi-Terminal Neuromorphic Memory December 16, 2024Mater. Horiz., 2025, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D4MH01425A, CommunicationSubhra Jyoti Panda, Kanha Ram Khator, Priyanka Deswal, Shashwat Nayak, Durgesh Pandey, Suraj K Patel, Suraj Agarwala, Dibyajyoti Ghosh, Satyaprasad P Senanayak, Chandra Shekhar PurohitNeuromorphic and fully analog in-memory computations are promising for handling vast amounts of data with minimal energy consumption. We have synthesized and studied a series […]Subhra Jyoti Panda
- High current density heterojunction bipolar transistors with 3D-GaN/2D-WSe2 as emitter junctions December 14, 2024Mater. Horiz., 2025, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D4MH01456A, CommunicationShuti Li, Mingjun Xu, Guoxin Li, Zhonghong Guo, Jianbo Shang, Fangliang Gao, Xiaohang LiWith the continuous advancement of electronic technology, there is an increasing demand for high-speed, high-frequency, and high-power devices. Due to the inherently small thickness and absence of dangling bonds of...The content of this RSS Feed (c) […]Shuti Li
- Interfacial chemistry at solid–liquid van der Waals heterojunctions enabling sub-5 nm Ohmic contacts for monolayer semiconductors December 13, 2024Mater. Horiz., 2025, Advance ArticleDOI: 10.1039/D4MH01284D, CommunicationDexing Liu, Shengdong Zhang, Min ZhangInterfacial chemistry at metal/water/monolayer semiconductor van der Waals heterojunctions is investigated by first principles calculations, revealing dipole-induced Fermi-level pinning and Ohmic contacts with low-resistance tunneling behavior.To cite this article before page numbers are assigned, use the DOI form of citation above.The content of this […]Dexing Liu
- Vector substrate design for grain boundary engineering: boosting oxygen evolution reaction performance in LaNiO3 December 13, 2024Mater. Horiz., 2025, Advance ArticleDOI: 10.1039/D4MH01565G, CommunicationHuan Liu, Yue Han, Jinrui Guo, Wenqi Gao, Jiaqing Wang, Bin He, Zhihong Wang, Weiming LüAccurate control of diverse LaNiO3 grain boundaries is achieved through vector substrate engineering, leveraging transferrable freestanding oxide layers to enhance the OER.To cite this article before page numbers are assigned, use the DOI form […]Huan Liu
- Multi-gradient energy-saving smart windows with thermo-response and multimodal thermal energy storage December 12, 2024Mater. Horiz., 2025, Advance ArticleDOI: 10.1039/D4MH01259C, CommunicationYang Zhou, Yiqi He, Sisi Zhao, Simeng Qi, Lulu Wang, Yingchun Niu, Quan Xu, Chunming Xu, Juncheng WangBased on high specific heat absorption rate and phase-transition heat absorption performance, “MGES smart window” successfully realizes the characteristics of multi-stage energy saving and heat storage, passive adaptive adjustment, etc.To cite this […]Yang Zhou
- Looking back at the Materials Horizons 10th anniversary December 12, 2024Mater. Horiz., 2025, Advance ArticleDOI: 10.1039/D4MH90137A, EditorialAs the 10th anniversary of Materials Horizons draws to an end, Editorial Board Chair Martina Stenzel reflects on the celebrations that took place and thanks the community for their continued support.To cite this article before page numbers are assigned, use the DOI form of citation above.The content of this […]
- Tough and circular glass fiber composites via a tailored dynamic boronic ester interface December 11, 2024Mater. Horiz., 2025, Advance ArticleDOI: 10.1039/D4MH01452A, CommunicationMenisha S. Karunarathna, Md Anisur Rahman, Guang Yang, Catalin Gainaru, Zoriana Demchuck, Christopher C. Bowland, Harry M. Meyer, Natasha Ghezawi, Tomonori SaitoThe designed boronic ester-based vitrimer forms dynamic covalent bonds with pristine glass fiber surface, eliminating the need for sizing treatments, mitigating delamination issues, and enabling their circular composites.To […]Menisha S. Karunarathna
- An iodine-driven muscle-mimicking self-resetting bilayer hydrogel actuator December 11, 2024Mater. Horiz., 2025, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D4MH01545B, CommunicationKangle Guo, Hao Sun, Mengmeng Nan, Tiedong Sun, Guangtong Wang, Shaoqin LiuHydrogels that can swell and deswell under the influence of opposing external stimuli have frequently been reported as muscle-mimicking materials. However, the mechanism of such materials is markedly dissimilar to...The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal […]Kangle Guo
- High strength, self-activating ability and fast adhesion of polyurethane adhesives based on rosin structure in different environments December 10, 2024Mater. Horiz., 2025, Advance ArticleDOI: 10.1039/D4MH01292E, CommunicationRui Yang, Li Tan, Zheng Pan, Linfeng Tian, Tianchen Zhang, Baozheng Zhao, Fei Song, Yonghong Zhou, Meng ZhangThe polyol was synthesized using dehydroabietic acid (DA) to prepare the adhesive DAP–PU. And the hydrophobic effect of the hydrogenated phenanthrene ring of the DA was utilized to exclude interfacial water and […]Rui Yang
- High-Performance Triboelectric Nanogenerator Employing Swing-Induced Counter-Rotating Motion Mechanism and Dual Potential Energy Storage and Release Strategy for Wave Energy Harvesting December 19, 2024
