RSC – Mater. Horiz. latest articles- High-Efficiency Nondoped Near-Ultraviolet Organic Light-Emitting Diodes Based on Spiro Luminogens with High-Lying Reverse Intersystem Crossing November 29, 2025Mater. Horiz., 2025, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D5MH01721A, CommunicationJiajie Zeng, Guoxia Hao, Xing Wu, Xiaobing Dong, Tingxuan Guo, Ben Zhong Tang, Zujin ZhaoNear-ultraviolet (NUV) organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs) have drawn abundant attentions due to their practical applications in diverse frontier fields. However, high-efficiency NUV luminogens with Commission Internationale de L'Eclairage (CIE) coordinate...The content of this RSS Feed […]Jiajie Zeng
- Approaching the Sabatier Optimum via Triple-defect Synergistic Strategy for Enhanced Oxygen Evolution Reaction November 28, 2025Mater. Horiz., 2025, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D5MH01997D, CommunicationDanni Yang, Jingjing Wu, Tao Li, Linfeng Yi, Riyue Ge, Ziqi Sun, Huakun Liu, Shi Xue Dou, Ding Yuan, Yuhai DouThe development of highly efficient and stable oxygen evolution reaction (OER) electrocatalysts represents a critical challenge for advancing water splitting hydrogen production technology. In this work, we report a […]Danni Yang
- Structural polymorphism in bent-core liquid crystals: from helical nanofilaments to heliconical-layered microcylinders with light-responsive properties November 28, 2025Mater. Horiz., 2025, Advance ArticleDOI: 10.1039/D5MH01905B, CommunicationHyewon Park, HyeonJun Kim, Yeongsik Kim, Hyungju Ahn, Joanna M. Wolska, YongJoo Kim, Dong Ki YoonAzobenzene-containing bent-core liquid crystals exhibit chain length-dependent structural polymorphism, showing a curvature-driven transition from helical nanofilaments to heliconical-layered microcylinders.To cite this article before page numbers are assigned, use the DOI form of citation above.The […]Hyewon Park
- Energy-generating smart windows based on the reversible metal electrodeposition November 28, 2025Mater. Horiz., 2025, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D5MH01923K, CommunicationHailin Yu, Liutao Chen, Jiayu Wang, Chunxiong Bao, Yang Liu, Yuanhao Li, Yating Mo, Yingyue Hu, Nakul Jain, Xi He, Yinghan Wang, Qichao Ran, Cenqi Yan, Zhe Wang, Borong Lin, Yinhua Zhou, Feng Gao, Pei ChengThe energy consumption and carbon emissions of buildings account for 34% and 37% of […]Hailin Yu
- DNA-based Bi-layered effervescent ejecting microneedle (BEE MN) for glucose-responsive insulin delivery November 27, 2025Mater. Horiz., 2025, Advance ArticleDOI: 10.1039/D5MH01816A, CommunicationYoonbin Ji, Kyung A. Kim, Iksoo Jang, Jong Bum LeeMicroneedle-based drug delivery systems have gained increasing attention as minimally invasive alternatives to conventional injections, particularly for chronic diseases like diabetes.To cite this article before page numbers are assigned, use the DOI form of citation above.The content of this RSS […]Yoonbin Ji
- Interface-modified NiMgOx Layers with Dibenzocarbazole Molecules for High-Efficiency Perovskite Light-Emitting Diodes November 25, 2025Mater. Horiz., 2025, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D5MH01949D, CommunicationHyungdoh Lee, Jun-Seo Lee, Seungmin Shin, Wonjeong Yu, In Hye Kwak , Hyung Joong Yun, Seungbum Hong, Himchan ChoNickel magnesium oxide is a stable hole injection layer for PeLEDs but suffers from poor hole injection and interfacial quenching. Here, we introduce [4-(7H-dibenzo[c,g]carbazol-7-yl)butyl]phosphonic acid as an interlayer that passivates...The content […]Hyungdoh Lee
- Materials Horizons Emerging Investigator Series: Dr Julianna Panidi, University of Edinburgh, UK November 25, 2025Mater. Horiz., 2025, Advance ArticleDOI: 10.1039/D5MH90135A, 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
- Materials Horizons Emerging Investigator Series: Professor Hyuk-Jun Kwon, Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology (DGIST), Daegu, Republic of Korea November 25, 2025Mater. Horiz., 2025, Advance ArticleDOI: 10.1039/D5MH90134K, 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
- A platform for the formation of uniform DNA condensate droplets using vibration-induced local vortices November 25, 2025Mater. Horiz., 2025, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D5MH01304F, Communication Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported Licence.Zhitai Huang, Kanji Kaneko, Ryotaro Yoneyama, Tomoya Maruyama, Takeshi Hayakawa, Masahiro Takinoue, Hiroaki SuzukiDNA condensate droplets (hereafter referred to as DNA condensates), which arise from specific interactions between sticky ends embedded in multi-arm DNA […]Zhitai Huang
- Evolving Electrocatalytic Nitrate-to-Ammonia Conversion on Cu- and Co-Based Catalyst Engineering with Paired Electrolysis Approaches November 25, 2025Mater. Horiz., 2025, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D5MH02001H, Review ArticleNabilah Saafie, Noor Ashikin Mohamad, Wei Shan Koh, Xianhai Zeng, Soo Young Kim, Wee-Jun OngThe electrocatalytic nitrate (NO3-) reduction reaction to ammonia (NH3) offers a sustainable pathway for wastewater remediation and distributed NH3 synthesis, presenting a capable alternative to the energy-intensive Haber-Bosch process. Copper...The content of this RSS […]Nabilah Saafie
- Orthogonal Di-Spiro Skeleton Engineering on Suppressing π-π Stacking and Spectral Broadening for High-Performance Narrowband Electroluminescence November 24, 2025Mater. Horiz., 2025, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D5MH01864A, CommunicationHao-Ze Li, Yu-Tao Yang, Yi-Cheng Zhao, Feng-Ming Xie, Jianxin Tang, Yanqing LiIt is challenging to establish a universal design strategy to finely suppress exciton quenching and retain color purity for the development of multi-resonance thermally activated delayed fluorescence (MR-TADF) materials. Herein,...The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal […]Hao-Ze Li
- Towards Nickel-Titanium Shape Memory Alloys for coatingless icephobic materials November 24, 2025Mater. Horiz., 2025, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D5MH02106E, Communication Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Luca Stendardo, Francesca Villa, Davide Parlato, Riccardo Motto, Mauro Mameli, Carlo Antonini, Paola BassaniTo mitigate the effects of icing in industry and everyday life, significant efforts have been directed in the last decade towards […]Luca Stendardo
- Beyond the melting point annealing of poly(vinylidene fluoride) for enhanced piezoelectric performance November 24, 2025Mater. Horiz., 2025, Advance ArticleDOI: 10.1039/D5MH01226K, CommunicationStephen T. Hsieh, Sheng Ye, Rui Jian, Jon R. Peterson, Hao Mei, Andrew J. OuderkirkThe use of high temperature, beyond the melting point, and high stress on PVDF films to improve the piezoelectric performance. New insight into how macroscopic and microstructural effects PVDF piezoelectricity.To cite this article before page […]Stephen T. Hsieh
- A polarized broken framework for electrical energy harvesting from mechanical friction November 20, 2025Mater. Horiz., 2025, Advance ArticleDOI: 10.1039/D5MH01318F, Communication Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported Licence.Abdul Khayum Mohammed, Jelmy Elavathingal Johny, José Ignacio Martínez, Mahira Bashri, Nada Elmerhi, Sithara Radhakrishnan, Ammar Nayfeh, Honey John, Dinesh ShettyA polarized covalent organic framework with defects having abundant electronegative atoms served as a […]Abdul Khayum Mohammed
- Hydrogel-Based Thermal Management for Photovoltaic Safe Operation and Power Generation Enhancement November 20, 2025Mater. Horiz., 2025, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D5MH01172H, Review ArticleXueqing Yang, Zhihua Zhou, Cheng Wang, Yuechao Chao, Junwei Liu, Jinyue YanWith the surge in global photovoltaic (PV) installations, PVs are expected to rapidly evolve into one of the mainstream renewable power generation sources. Ensuring their safe and stable operation under...The content of this RSS Feed (c) The […]Xueqing Yang
- High-entropy layered double hydroxides enabled wide-bandwidth near-infrared photodetection with viable environmental resistance November 19, 2025Mater. Horiz., 2025, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D5MH01889G, CommunicationKent-Tien Liang, Li-Mei Cheng, Kai-Lin Hsiao, Po-Hsuan Hsiao, Yi-Ting Li, Chia-Yun ChenEmerging high environmental resistance of near-infrared (NIR) photodetectors required the merits of mechanical and thermal robustness with the wide operation bandwidth. Here, FeCoNiCuZnAl-based high‐entropy layered double hydroxides (LDH), directly deposited...The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal […]Kent-Tien Liang
- Cu3N–Fe nanocube-based electrochemical sensing of cancer metabolites with minute-scale response time November 19, 2025Mater. Horiz., 2025, Advance ArticleDOI: 10.1039/D5MH01603G, CommunicationUddipan Dasgupta, Malabika Ghosh, Sambanduram Samarjit Singh, Vineet Kumar Mishra, Suvendu Maji, Madhusudan Das, Amit Ranjan Maity, Payel Chakraborty, Souvik Ghatak, Ankan Dutta ChowdhuryAn Fe-doped Cu3N nanocube-based electrochemical platform enabling minute-scale detection of cancer metabolites through direct correlation between catalytic H2O2 sensing and tissue-specific biomarker expression.To cite this article […]Uddipan Dasgupta
- Oxygen-Intercalated Ruddlesden-Popper Nickelate: Giant Resistive Switching and Emergent Multi-Electronic Phase Control November 19, 2025Mater. Horiz., 2025, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D5MH01394A, Communicationyufei yao, Yanan Zhao, Ping Li, Jie Zou, Zhilu Ye, Xuhui Zhu, guannan yang, Shishun Zhao, Guohua Dong, Bin Peng, Qian Li, Zhixin Guo, Ming LiuRare-earth nickelates exhibit multi-electronic phases that can be dynamically modulated by external stimuli, rendering them promising for neuromorphic computing and sensor applications. However, conventional […]yufei yao
- From muscle to motion: GaIn nanoparticle-TPU core/shell mesh electrodes for intelligent prosthesis November 19, 2025Mater. Horiz., 2025, Advance ArticleDOI: 10.1039/D5MH01637A, CommunicationYeonjee Jeon, Seongjun Moon, Chanho Jung, Jonghyeon Noh, Jaeyu Lee, Safina Abdusamievna Saidova, Jaehun Lee, Seungseok Han, Seonju Jeong, Kee-Eung Kim, Wu Bin Ying, Kyung Jin Lee, Jung-Yong LeeGaIn NPs-TPU core/shell mesh electrode enables an EMG wristband that offers stretchability, and a high SNR. Combined with a machine learning […]Yeonjee Jeon
- Compositional and structural control toward boosting inner-grain prestress and releasing inter-lattice strain of FGH99 diffusion bonded superalloy November 18, 2025Mater. Horiz., 2025, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D5MH01841B, CommunicationXiaolong Hong, Zhiwei Qin, Xin Jiang, Jilong Wang, Jiachen Li, Zhijie Ding, Jingkuan Wang, Shuyan Shi, Peng Li, Honggang DongRelentless pursuit of multiscale hierarchical heterostructure characterized by distinct zones conforms to the forefront of material science due to their potential in superior strength, including diffusion bonding of next-generation Ni-based...The […]Xiaolong Hong
- High-Efficiency Nondoped Near-Ultraviolet Organic Light-Emitting Diodes Based on Spiro Luminogens with High-Lying Reverse Intersystem Crossing November 29, 2025
