Materials Today

Article	Citations
A novel entropy-stabilized oxide coating thermally grown from a valve metal-based complex concentrated alloy	825045808
Multiscale hierarchical nanoarchitectonics with stereographically 3D-printed electrodes for water splitting and energy storage	540160058
Hydrogel machines	618
Towards better Li metal anodes: Challenges and strategies	401
Heteroatom doped graphene engineering for energy storage and conversion	393
Structure and activity of nanozymes: Inspirations for de novo design of nanozymes	389
Directed energy deposition (DED) additive manufacturing: Physical characteristics, defects, challenges and applications	340
Strategies for design of electrocatalysts for hydrogen evolution under alkaline conditions	307
Hybrid solar-driven interfacial evaporation systems: Beyond water production towards high solar energy utilization	270
PBDB-T and its derivatives: A family of polymer donors enables over 17% efficiency in organic photovoltaics	266
Graphene-based wearable piezoresistive physical sensors	253
Two-dimensional photocatalyst design: A critical review of recent experimental and computational advances	250
2D g-C3N4 for advancement of photo-generated carrier dynamics: Status and challenges	212
The development of carbon dots: From the perspective of materials chemistry	208
Flexible thermoelectric materials and devices: From materials to applications	198
Multistage work hardening assisted by multi-type twinning in ultrafine-grained heterostructural eutectic high-entropy alloys	196
Overcoming blood–brain barrier transport: Advances in nanoparticle-based drug delivery strategies	191
A review of material aspects in developing direct Z-scheme photocatalysts	186
Superconductivity at 161 K in thorium hydride ThH10: Synthesis and properties	185
Transition metal chalcogenide anodes for sodium storage	181
Robust natural nanocomposites realizing unprecedented ultrafast precise molecular separations	179
Energy and environmental aspects in recycling lithium-ion batteries: Concept of Battery Identity Global Passport	177
Perspectives on solution processing of two-dimensional MXenes	175
Single atom is not alone: Metal–support interactions in single-atom catalysis	172
Recent breakthroughs and perspectives of high-energy layered oxide cathode materials for lithium ion batteries	170

Critical review of recent progress of flexible perovskite solar cells	168
Crossroads in the renaissance of rechargeable aqueous zinc batteries	165
Emerging 2D metal oxides and their applications	163
A highly stabilized Ni-rich NCA cathode for high-energy lithium-ion batteries	161
Halide perovskites for high-performance X-ray detector	161
Thermal camouflaging metamaterials	158
Polymer electrolytes and interfaces in solid-state lithium metal batteries	158
Rechargeable aqueous zinc-ion batteries: Mechanism, design strategies and future perspectives	156
Challenges and future perspectives on sodium and potassium ion batteries for grid-scale energy storage	154
Thermally drawn advanced functional fibers: New frontier of flexible electronics	151
A review on self-healing polymers for soft robotics	149
A review of additive manufacturing of metamaterials and developing trends	149
Challenges and promises of lithium metal anode by soluble polysulfides in practical lithium–sulfur batteries	147
Nanostructural metallic materials: Structures and mechanical properties	147
Stretchable and fatigue-resistant materials	146
Smart polymers and nanocomposites for 3D and 4D printing	144
Mechanochemistry: Toward green synthesis of metal–organic frameworks	140
Electrolyte design for Li metal-free Li batteries	137
Porous nanocellulose gels and foams: Breakthrough status in the development of scaffolds for tissue engineering	133
Shape morphing smart 3D actuator materials for micro soft robot	130
Nanozyme-involved biomimetic cascade catalysis for biomedical applications	130
A review on the stability and surface modification of layered transition-metal oxide cathodes	129
Vitrimers: Current research trends and their emerging applications	128
Emerging 2D nanomaterials for biomedical applications	127
Stimuli-responsive transdermal microneedle patches	127
The new generation of soft and wearable electronics for health monitoring in varying environment: From normal to extreme conditions	124
On the expanded Maxwell’s equations for moving charged media system – General theory, mathematical solutions and applications in TENG	124
Recent advances in black-phosphorus-based materials for electrochemical energy storage	123
Superconductivity at 253 K in lanthanum–yttrium ternary hydrides	118
Narrow-band emitters in LED backlights for liquid-crystal displays	118
A novel photothermally controlled multifunctional scaffold for clinical treatment of osteosarcoma and tissue regeneration	117
Porous Janus materials with unique asymmetries and functionality	113
All-in-one 3D acceleration sensor based on coded liquid–metal triboelectric nanogenerator for vehicle restraint system	112
Ionic conductive polymers as artificial solid electrolyte interphase films in Li metal batteries – A review	112
MXene materials based printed flexible devices for healthcare, biomedical and energy storage applications	107
Highly stretchable self-sensing actuator based on conductive photothermally-responsive hydrogel	104
Emerging artificial nitrogen cycle processes through novel electrochemical and photochemical synthesis	103
Selective membranes in water and wastewater treatment: Role of advanced materials	103
Perovskite: Scintillators, direct detectors, and X-ray imagers	102
3D knitted energy storage textiles using MXene-coated yarns	102
Design of Fe-based nanocrystalline alloys with superior magnetization and manufacturability	100
Comprehensive understanding of Li/Ni intermixing in layered transition metal oxides	99
Local chemical fluctuation mediated ductility in body-centered-cubic high-entropy alloys	98
Solid-state lithium–sulfur batteries: Advances, challenges and perspectives	98
Battery materials for low-cost electric transportation	98
State-of-the-art advancements of crystal facet-exposed photocatalysts beyond TiO2: Design and dependent performance for solar energy conversion and environment applications	97
Fabricating functional circuits on 3D freeform surfaces via intense pulsed light-induced zinc mass transfer	97
Unveiling the structural origin to control resistance drift in phase-change memory materials	96
Zwitterionic polymers and hydrogels for antibiofouling applications in implantable devices	95
Bio-acceptable 0D and 1D ZnO nanostructures for cancer diagnostics and treatment	94

Accelerated and conventional development of magnetic high entropy alloys	94
Recent development of perovskite oxide-based electrocatalysts and their applications in low to intermediate temperature electrochemical devices	90
Interfacial engineering of heterogeneous catalysts for electrocatalysis	90
Challenges and recent advances in photodiodes-based organic photodetectors	89
Superior mechanical properties of a selective-laser-melted AlZnMgCuScZr alloy enabled by a tunable hierarchical microstructure and dual-nanoprecipitation	89
Defect engineering in nanozymes	88
Functional nanomaterials in peripheral nerve regeneration: Scaffold design, chemical principles and microenvironmental remodeling	88
Supramolecular confinement of single Cu atoms in hydrogel frameworks for oxygen reduction electrocatalysis with high atom utilization	87
Advanced characterization techniques for solid state lithium battery research	85
Functionalized separator for next-generation batteries	84
Self-healing flexible/stretchable energy storage devices	83
Advanced polyanionic electrode materials for potassium-ion batteries: Progresses, challenges and application prospects	83
Recent advances in polymers and polymer composites for food packaging	83
Spectral converters for photovoltaics – What’s ahead	83
Alloy design via additive manufacturing: Advantages, challenges, applications and perspectives	82
Enhanced strengthening and hardening via self-stabilized dislocation network in additively manufactured metals	80
Advanced designs for output improvement of triboelectric nanogenerator system	80
Emerging inorganic compound thin film photovoltaic materials: Progress, challenges and strategies	80
A brief review of dynamic mechanical metamaterials for mechanical energy manipulation	79
Metal organic framework (MOF) in aqueous energy devices	79
Towards controlled synthesis of 2D crystals by chemical vapor deposition (CVD)	78
Laser-induced graphene and carbon nanotubes as conductive carbon-based materials in environmental technology	76
Bioinspired footed soft robot with unidirectional all-terrain mobility	76
Liquid metals and their hybrids as stimulus–responsive smart materials	75
Catalytic materials for lithium-sulfur batteries: mechanisms, design strategies and future perspective	75
Carboxylated carbon quantum dot-induced binary metal–organic framework nanosheet synthesis to boost the electrocatalytic performance	75
Advanced triboelectric materials for liquid energy harvesting and emerging application	73
Structure–performance correlation guided applications of covalent organic frameworks	73
Advanced 3D printing-based triboelectric nanogenerator for mechanical energy harvesting and self-powered sensing	73
Elastic ceramic aerogels for thermal superinsulation under extreme conditions	73
A review of concepts and contributions in lithium metal anode development	73
3D Printing in alloy design to improve biocompatibility in metallic implants	71
Solving oxygen embrittlement of refractory high-entropy alloy via grain boundary engineering	71
Supported and coordinated single metal site electrocatalysts	70
Role of porosity defects in metal 3D printing: Formation mechanisms, impacts on properties and mitigation strategies	69
Machine learning-guided synthesis of advanced inorganic materials	69
Operando X-ray diffraction during laser 3D printing	68
Emerging X-ray imaging technologies for energy materials	68
Rational design of MXene-based films for energy storage: Progress, prospects	68
High yield growth and doping of black phosphorus with tunable electronic properties	68
Self-sacrifice MOFs for heterogeneous catalysis: Synthesis mechanisms and future perspectives	67
Extremely strong and tough chitosan films mediated by unique hydrated chitosan crystal structures	67
Materials and technologies for multifunctional, flexible or integrated supercapacitors and batteries	67
Catalytic effect in Li-S batteries: From band theory to practical application	67
Defect engineering of photocatalysts for solar-driven conversion of CO2 into valuable fuels	66
Industrializing metal–organic frameworks: Scalable synthetic means and their transformation into functional materials	66
Nanobiosensing with graphene and carbon quantum dots: Recent advances	65
Oxygen-deficient ammonium vanadate for flexible aqueous zinc batteries with high energy density and rate capability at −30 °C	64
Understanding all solid-state lithium batteries through in situ transmission electron microscopy	64
Blue light-emitting diodes based on halide perovskites: Recent advances and strategies	64
Responsive biomaterials for 3D bioprinting: A review	64
Machine learning recommends affordable new Ti alloy with bone-like modulus	63
Kirigami-inspired strain-insensitive sensors based on atomically-thin materials	63
Microfluidics for flexible electronics	63
Nanograin–glass dual-phasic, elasto-flexible, fatigue-tolerant, and heat-insulating ceramic sponges at large scales	62
Recent progress on single-atom catalysts for CO2 electroreduction	62
Direct-ink writing 3D printed energy storage devices: From material selectivity, design and optimization strategies to diverse applications	62
Fluorinated co-solvent promises Li-S batteries under lean-electrolyte conditions	61
Chicken egg white: Hatching of a new old biomaterial	61
Critical interface between inorganic solid-state electrolyte and sodium metal	61
A hierarchical Ti2Nb10O29 composite electrode for high-power lithium-ion batteries and capacitors	60
Recent developments in electrode materials for dual-ion batteries: Potential alternatives to conventional batteries	60
3D-printable colloidal photonic crystals	60
Structural insights into composition design of Li-rich layered cathode materials for high-energy rechargeable battery	59
Designing inorganic electrolytes for solid-state Li-ion batteries: A perspective of LGPS and garnet	59
Recycling and recovery of perovskite solar cells	59
Progress in solvent-free dry-film technology for batteries and supercapacitors	58
2D materials inks toward smart flexible electronics	56
Lead-free halide double perovskites: Toward stable and sustainable optoelectronic devices	56
Two-dimensional semiconducting covalent organic frameworks for photocatalytic solar fuel production	55
Glue-assisted grinding exfoliation of large-size 2D materials for insulating thermal conduction and large-current-density hydrogen evolution	55
Protein-based nanomaterials and nanosystems for biomedical applications: A review	55
Machine learning bridges local static structure with multiple properties in metallic glasses	54
Bioinspired interactive neuromorphic devices	54
Decoupled phononic-electronic transport in multi-phase n-type half-Heusler nanocomposites enabling efficient high temperature power generation	54
The remediation of nano-/microplastics from water	53
Stabilizing ultrahigh-nickel layered oxide cathodes for high-voltage lithium metal batteries	53
High-resolution patterning of organic semiconductor single crystal arrays for high-integration organic field-effect transistors	53
Single-atom catalysts boost nitrogen electroreduction reaction	52
Crystal defect modulation in cathode materials for non-lithium ion batteries: Progress and challenges	52

Challenges and solutions in surface engineering and assembly of boron nitride nanosheets	52
Advanced bio-inspired structural materials: Local properties determine overall performance	51
Continuous and programmable photomechanical jumping of polymer monoliths	51
Deformation behavior of a Co-Cr-Fe-Ni-Mo medium-entropy alloy at extremely low temperatures	50
3D printing vertically: Direct ink writing free-standing pillar arrays	50
Interactions are important: Linking multi-physics mechanisms to the performance and degradation of solid-state batteries	50
Bone biomaterials for overcoming antimicrobial resistance: Advances in non-antibiotic antimicrobial approaches for regeneration of infected osseous tissue	50
Progress and perspectives on alloying-type anode materials for advanced potassium-ion batteries	50
Ultrahigh coulombic efficiency electrolyte enables Li||SPAN batteries with superior cycling performance	49
Thermally insulative thermoelectric argyrodites	48
One-dimensional van der Waals quantum materials	48
Medium-range order dictates local hardness in bulk metallic glasses	47
Metal–organic frameworks containing uncoordinated nitrogen: Preparation, modification, and application in adsorption	47
Infrared metasurface-enabled compact polarization nanodevices	47
Etching of two-dimensional materials	47
Atomic deformation mechanism and interface toughening in metastable high entropy alloy	47
Dynamic thermal radiation modulators via mechanically tunable surface emissivity	47
Defect engineering of nanostructures: Insights into photoelectrochemical water splitting	46
Activation and stabilization mechanisms of anionic redox for Li storage applications: Joint experimental and theoretical study on Li2TiO3–LiMnO2 binary system	46
Chlorophylls derivatives: Photophysical properties, assemblies, nanostructures and biomedical applications	46
Bioorthogonal supramolecular cell-conjugation for targeted hitchhiking drug delivery	45
Additive manufacturing and applications of nanomaterial-based sensors	45
The Sand equation and its enormous practical relevance for solid-state lithium metal batteries	45
Thermal stress-induced charge and structure heterogeneity in emerging cathode materials	45
Facet-controlled Pt–Ir nanocrystals with substantially enhanced activity and durability towards oxygen reduction	45
Reentrant glass transition leading to ultrastable metallic glass	44
Maximum piezoelectricity in a few unit-cell thick planar ZnO – A liquid metal-based synthesis approach	44
Accelerating materials discovery with Bayesian optimization and graph deep learning	44
Highly efficient nanostructured metal-decorated hybrid semiconductors for solar conversion of CO2 with almost complete CO selectivity	44
Microstructure-optimized concentration-gradient NCM cathode for long-life Li-ion batteries	42
Compact energy storage enabled by graphenes: Challenges, strategies and progress	42
Protein-protected metal nanoclusters as diagnostic and therapeutic platforms for biomedical applications	42
Continuous 2000 K droplet-to-particle synthesis	41
Perovskite crystals redissolution strategy for affordable, reproducible, efficient and stable perovskite photovoltaics	41
Electrocatalytic seawater splitting: Nice designs, advanced strategies, challenges and perspectives	41
Internet-of-nano-things (IoNT) driven intelligent face masks to combat airborne health hazard	41
Fast-charging cathode materials for lithium & sodium ion batteries	40
High-yield production of a super-soluble miniature spidroin for biomimetic high-performance materials	40
Engineered nano-bio interfaces for intracellular delivery and sampling: Applications, agency and artefacts	40
Vertically aligned two-dimensional halide perovskites for reliably operable artificial synapses	39
Unexpectedly low barrier of ferroelectric switching in HfO2 via topological domain walls	39
MXenes and their derivatives for advanced aqueous rechargeable batteries	38
Intelligent systems using triboelectric, piezoelectric, and pyroelectric nanogenerators	38
Hierarchical build-up of bio-based nanofibrous materials with tunable metal–organic framework biofunctionality	37
Crystal engineering of TMPOx-coated LiNi0.5Mn1.5O4 cathodes for high-performance lithium-ion batteries	37
Topologically engineered 3D printed architectures with superior mechanical strength	37
Design and advanced manufacturing of electromagnetic interference shielding materials	37
Pushing thermoelectric generators toward energy harvesting from the human body: Challenges and strategies	37
MXenes for advanced separator in rechargeable batteries	37
Design of untethered soft material micromachine for life-like locomotion	36
3D printed architected lattice structures by material jetting	36
Genetic algorithm-guided deep learning of grain boundary diagrams: Addressing the challenge of five degrees of freedom	36
Enhanced electric-field-induced strains in (K,Na)NbO3 piezoelectrics from heterogeneous structures	36
2D photocatalysts with tuneable supports for enhanced photocatalytic water splitting	36
Engineering electrocatalyst for low-temperature N2 reduction to ammonia	36
New insights into sono-exfoliation mechanisms of graphite: In situ high-speed imaging studies and acoustic measurements	36
Effect of static local distortions vs. dynamic motions on the stability and band gaps of cubic oxide and halide perovskites	36
Beyond Ti-based MXenes: A review of emerging non-Ti based metal-MXene structure, properties, and applications	36
Recent advances in ground-breaking conjugated microporous polymers-based materials, their synthesis, modification and potential applications	35
Highly efficient and rapid manufactured perovskite solar cells via Flash InfraRed Annealing	35
Flash technology-based self-assembly in nanoformulation: Fabrication to biomedical applications	35
Design, fabrication and applications of soft network materials	34
Recovery of epoxy thermosets and their composites	34
Reliable mechatronic indicator for self-powered liquid sensing toward smart manufacture and safe transportation	34
Symbiotic crystal-glass alloys via dynamic chemical partitioning	34
Stability of perovskite materials and devices	34
Hierarchically multifunctional bioactive nanoglass for integrated tumor/infection therapy and impaired wound repair	34
Vanadium carbide with periodic anionic vacancies for effective electrocatalytic nitrogen reduction	34
Air-stable ultrathin Cr3Te4 nanosheets with thickness-dependent magnetic biskyrmions	34
Chain engineering of carbonyl polymers for sustainable lithium-ion batteries	34
Single-atom catalysts with bimetallic centers for high-performance electrochemical CO2 reduction	33
Advances in multimetallic alloy-based anodes for alkali-ion and alkali-metal batteries	33
Construction of single-atom catalysts for electro-, photo- and photoelectro-catalytic applications: State-of-the-art, opportunities, and challenges	33
Carbon-based all-inorganic perovskite solar cells: Progress, challenges and strategies toward 20% efficiency	33
Cold atmospheric plasma delivery for biomedical applications	33
Iron oxide nanoparticle targeted chemo-immunotherapy for triple negative breast cancer	33
Electrochromism: An emerging and promising approach in (bio)sensing technology	33
Toward stretchable batteries: 3D-printed deformable electrodes and separator enabled by nanocellulose	32
Linear-superelastic metals by controlled strain release via nanoscale concentration-gradient engineering	32
Comparative studies of optoelectrical properties of prominent PV materials: Halide perovskite, CdTe, and GaAs	32
3D bioprinting of multicellular scaffolds for osteochondral regeneration	32
Topological rearrangement-derived homogeneous polymer networks capable of reversibly interlocking: From phantom to reality and beyond	32
Microalloyed medium-entropy alloy (MEA) composite nanolattices with ultrahigh toughness and cyclability	31
Sputter coating of lithium metal electrodes with lithiophilic metals for homogeneous and reversible lithium electrodeposition and electrodissolution	31
Histidine as a key modulator of molecular self-assembly: Peptide-based supramolecular materials inspired by biological systems	31
Thermodynamic analysis and perspective of aqueous metal-sulfur batteries	31
Wettability-patterned microchip for emerging biomedical materials and technologies	31
Tailoring grain growth and densification toward a high-performance solid-state electrolyte membrane	31
Thermally drawn rechargeable battery fiber enables pervasive power	31
Entrapment of enzymes in silica aerogels	30
Tactical hybrids of Li+-conductive dry polymer electrolytes with sulfide solid electrolytes: Toward practical all-solid-state batteries with wider temperature operability	30
Catalysts by pyrolysis: Direct observation of chemical and morphological transformations leading to transition metal-nitrogen-carbon materials	30
Water treatment via non-membrane inorganic nanoparticles/cellulose composites	30
FieldPerceiver: Domain agnostic transformer model to predict multiscale physical fields and nonlinear material properties through neural ologs	30
Engineered spider silk-based 2D and 3D materials prevent microbial infestation	30