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• A leaf-like structured membrane for highly efficient and persistent radiative cooling Tháng Một 27, 2025
  Mater. Horiz., 2025, Advance ArticleDOI: 10.1039/D4MH01697A, CommunicationMinghan Wu, Yu Li, Gang Huang, Ruiqi Xu, Xiaochun Yin, Guizhen ZhangA leaf-inspired double-layer membrane was designed, exhibiting 99.3% solar reflectivity and ∼95% mid-infrared emissivity. It remained stable under 7000 MJ m−2 ultraviolet radiation, presenting a new strategy for passive radiative cooling.To cite this article before page numbers are […]
  Minghan Wu
• Multi-step functionalization of hydrogels through mechano- and photo-responsive linkages Tháng Một 27, 2025
  Mater. Horiz., 2025, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D4MH00761A, Communication Open Access &nbsp This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported Licence.Zihao Li, Kang Lin, Chavinya D. Ranaweera, Kristopher Kilian, Yuwan Huang, Thomas Molley, Lei Qin, Jamie J. KruzicPatterning soft materials with cell adhesion motifs can be used to emulate the structures found in natural […]
  Zihao Li
• Applications, performance-enhancement strategies and prospects of NixPy in electrocatalysis Tháng Một 25, 2025
  Mater. Horiz., 2025, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D4MH01483A, Review ArticleChenjing Wang, Yuquan Yang, Yanru Yuan, Qian Lv, Li Zhou, Lulu Wang, Xiaoyue Zheng, Jiajia Liu, Hongjing Wu, Dawei Pang, Jinlong ZhengDeveloping low-cost and high-efficiency electrocatalysts is the key to making energy-related electrocatalytic technologies commercially feasible. In recent years, nickel phosphide (NixPy) electrocatalysts have received extensive attention due […]
  Chenjing Wang
• Towards Scalable Memristive Hardware for Spiking Neural Networks Tháng Một 24, 2025
  Mater. Horiz., 2025, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D4MH01676A, Review ArticlePeng Chen, Bihua Zhang, Enhui He, Yu Xiao, Fenghao Liu, Peng Lin, Zhongrui Wang, Gang PanSpiking Neural Network (SNN) represents a promising frontier in artificial intelligence (AI), offering event-driven, energy-efficient computation that mimics rich neural dynamics in the brain. However, running large-scale SNNs on mainstream...The content of this […]
  Peng Chen
• Dual surrogate imprinting: an innovative strategy for the preparation of virus-selective particles Tháng Một 23, 2025
  Mater. Horiz., 2025, Advance ArticleDOI: 10.1039/D4MH01905A, CommunicationBeatriz Fresco-Cala, Ana Gálvez-Vergara, Daniel Baumgarten, Fabian Zech, Jan Münch, Boris MizaikoffThis work involves the preparation of dual surrogate-imprinted polymers (D-MIPs) for the capture of SARS-CoV-2.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 […]
  Beatriz Fresco-Cala
• Advanced Room-Temperature Cured Encapsulant Film for Crystalline Silicon Solar Modules: Enhancing Efficiency with Luminescent Down-Shifting, Flame Retardancy, and UV Resistance Tháng Một 23, 2025
  Mater. Horiz., 2025, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D4MH01668H, CommunicationShuang Qiu, Huaibo Qian, Jun Sun, Xiaoyu Gu, Haiqiao Wang, Sheng ZhangSolar energy sources have garnered significant attention as a renewable energy option. Despite this, the practical power conversion efficiency (PCE) of widely used silicon-based solar cells remains low due to...The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal […]
  Shuang Qiu
• Photothermal and Robust Supramolecular Soft Material Cross-Linked by Dinuclear Heterodentate Coordination Tháng Một 23, 2025
  Mater. Horiz., 2025, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D4MH01733A, CommunicationHuijuan Lu, Haohan Tong, Bingbing Gao, jingyi zhu, Shuidong ZhangEfficient green intrinsic solar-photothermal conversion elastomers are crucial for sustainable energy solutions. However, the traditional elastomer/solar-absorber composites suffer from poor compatibility, causing low solar-photothermal efficiency and suboptimal mechanical properties. Herein,...The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of […]
  Huijuan Lu
• Correction: Self-generating electricity system driven by aqueous humor flow and trabecular meshwork contraction motion activated BKCa for glaucoma intraocular pressure treatment Tháng Một 23, 2025
  Mater. Horiz., 2025, Advance ArticleDOI: 10.1039/D5MH90014J, Correction Open Access &nbsp This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Ruiqi Wang, Haiying Wei, Yuying Shi, Cao Wang, Zhenqiang Yu, Yijian Zhang, Yifan Lai, Jingwei Chen, Guangfu Wang, Weiming TianTo cite this article before page numbers are assigned, use the DOI form of citation […]
  Ruiqi Wang
• One-Component Anti-aging Agents Tháng Một 22, 2025
  Mater. Horiz., 2025, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D4MH01780C, CommunicationRong Zhang, Bo Liang, Wanjie Bai, Junfei Hu, Tianyou Wang, Yiyan Yang, hongwei Bai, Lei Yang, Yiwen LiPolymer photo-oxidation aging is a significant issue in plastics engineering, leading to the reduced performance, shorter lifespan, and additional pollutions. Anti-aging agents, including antioxidants and ultraviolet (UV)-shielding agents, are used...The content of […]
  Rong Zhang
• How does goldene stack? Tháng Một 21, 2025
  Mater. Horiz., 2025, Advance ArticleDOI: 10.1039/D4MH01319K, CommunicationMarcelo L. Pereira, Emanuel J. A. dos Santos, Luiz A. Ribeiro, Douglas S. GalvãoThe recent synthesis of goldene, a 2D atomic monolayer of gold, has opened new avenues in exploring novel materials.To cite this article before page numbers are assigned, use the DOI form of citation above.The content of […]
  Marcelo L. Pereira
• A Schiff-base-modified Cu nanocluster with redox dual-catalytic sites and fluorescence sensing for the degradation and detection of atrazine Tháng Một 21, 2025
  Mater. Horiz., 2025, Advance ArticleDOI: 10.1039/D4MH01546K, CommunicationLi Wang, Yang ChenSimultaneous detection and degradation of Atrazine, a widely used and heavily contaminating pesticide, using Cu nanocluster-based catalyst.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
  Li Wang
• Biomass-derived multifunctional conductive coating with outstanding electromagnetic shielding and photothermal conversion for integrated wearable intelligent textiles and skin bioelectronics Tháng Một 21, 2025
  Mater. Horiz., 2025, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D4MH01774A, CommunicationXugang Dang, Yufei Fei, Xinhua Liu, Xuechuan Wang, Haijun WangIntelligent electronic textiles have important application value in the field of wearable electronics due to their unique structure, flexibility, and breathability. However, the currently reported electronic textiles are still challenged...The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of […]
  Xugang Dang
• Surfactant-based interface capture towards the development of 2D-printed photonic structures Tháng Một 20, 2025
  Mater. Horiz., 2025, Advance ArticleDOI: 10.1039/D4MH01560F, CommunicationAppurva Tiwari, Seong Jae Lee, Ashish Kumar ThokchomThis study focuses on fabricating photonic crystals (PCs) by surfactant-based particle capture at the gas–liquid interface of evaporating sessile droplets.To cite this article before page numbers are assigned, use the DOI form of citation above.The content of this RSS Feed (c) The […]
  Appurva Tiwari
• Integrated artificial neurons from metal halide perovskites Tháng Một 20, 2025
  Mater. Horiz., 2025, Advance ArticleDOI: 10.1039/D4MH01729C, Communication Open Access &nbsp This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Jeroen J. de Boer, Bruno EhrlerWe report a fully on-chip integrated spiking neuron of halide perovskite. Our neuron could be implemented in hardware neural networks that perform certain computational tasks orders of magnitude more […]
  Jeroen J. de Boer
• Erbium: key to simultaneously achieving superior temperature-stability and high magnetic properties in 2 : 17-type permanent magnets Tháng Một 18, 2025
  Mater. Horiz., 2025, Advance ArticleDOI: 10.1039/D4MH01765J, CommunicationZan Long, Chaoyue Zhang, Yuqing Li, Baoguo Zhang, Mengying Bian, Chong Ling, Youning Kang, Hongguo Zhang, Qiong Wu, Ming YueThe 2 : 17-type Er-magnets exhibit high magnetic properties [(BH)max, Hcj and Br] and superior temperature stability, which can be expected to meet the demand for permanent magnet materials applying in efficient […]
  Zan Long
• Quantum anomalous Hall effect in a nonmagnetic bismuth monolayer with a high Chern number Tháng Một 18, 2025
  Mater. Horiz., 2025, Advance ArticleDOI: 10.1039/D4MH01713G, CommunicationZequn Zhang, Runhan Li, Yingxi Bai, Yilin Zhang, Baibiao Huang, Ying Dai, Chengwang NiuThe quantum anomalous Hall effect (QAHE) with a high Chern number hosts multiple dissipationless chiral edge channels, which is of fundamental interest and promising for applications in spintronics.To cite this article before page numbers are assigned, […]
  Zequn Zhang
• Enzyme-induced liquid-to-solid phase transition of a mitochondria-targeted AIEgen in cancer theranostics Tháng Một 17, 2025
  Mater. Horiz., 2025, Advance ArticleDOI: 10.1039/D4MH01692K, CommunicationShreyasri Sain, Madhu Ramesh, Krithi K. Bhagavath, Thimmaiah GovindarajuThis cancer theranostics study presents the liquid-to-solid phase transition (LST) of an AIEgen, triggered by enzyme-instructed self-assembly (EISA) to generate red-emissive nanoaggregates that enable visualization and induce apoptosis in cancer cells and spheroids.To cite this article before page numbers are assigned, […]
  Shreyasri Sain
• Correction: Photocatalytic membranes based on Cu–NH2-MIL-125(Ti) protected by poly(vinylidene fluoride) for high and stable hydrogen production Tháng Một 17, 2025
  Mater. Horiz., 2025, Advance ArticleDOI: 10.1039/D5MH90007G, Correction Open Access &nbsp This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Emilia Gontarek-Castro, Anna Pancielejko, Mateusz Adam Baluk, Malwina Kroczewska-Gnatowska, Przemysław Gnatowski, Krzysztof Matus, Justyna Łuczak, Adriana Zaleska-MedynskaTo cite this article before page numbers are assigned, use the DOI form of citation above.The content of […]
  Emilia Gontarek-Castro
• High-k organic–inorganic hybrid dielectric material for flexible thin-film transistors and printed logic circuits Tháng Một 17, 2025
  Mater. Horiz., 2025, Advance ArticleDOI: 10.1039/D4MH01249F, CommunicationRixuan Wang, Hong Nhung Le, Cheolmin Jung, Hyeok-jin Kwon, Zhijun Li, Hyungdo Kim, Zhi Hong Zhang, Juyoung Kim, Se Hyun Kim, Xiaowu TangA new photopolymerizable organic–inorganic (O–I) hybrid sol–gel material, AUP@SiOx-184, has been synthesized and utilized as a gate dielectric in flexible organic thin-film transistors (OTFTs).To cite this article […]
  Rixuan Wang
• Ethanol-induced ammonium polyphosphate-silver gels paint: breaking the trade-off between conductivity, flame retardancy and adhesion in single-layer functional coatings Tháng Một 16, 2025
  Mater. Horiz., 2025, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D4MH01684J, CommunicationZilong Wang, Wanze Wu, Xiao GongElectrical fires pose significant threats to the lives and property safety of people. Although utilizing coatings to impart conductivity and flame retardancy to materials is convenient and reliable, traditional layer-by-layer...The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
  Zilong Wang