Materials Today

Papers
(The median citation count of Materials Today is 2. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-03-01 to 2025-03-01.)
ArticleCitations
Rapid, one-pot, non-toxic and scalable synthesis of boron nitride nano-onions via lamp ablation647
Bottom-up, scalable synthesis of anatase nanofilament-based two-dimensional titanium carbo-oxide flakes298
High-yield production of a super-soluble miniature spidroin for biomimetic high-performance materials295
Ultra-lightweight compositionally complex alloys with large ambient-temperature hydrogen storage capacity275
Advanced interfacial phase change material: Structurally confined and interfacially extended superlattice265
Inner cover 4 - Jing Liu et al.256
Inner cover 8 - Minseok Kwak et al.244
CONTENTS 1243
Inner cover 1 - Yusen Zhao et al.240
Inner cover 1 - Joel Berry et al.236
Front cover - Bao Qiu et al.233
Inner cover 3 - Duk-Hyun Choe et al.226
Inner cover 7 - Chandra Sekhar Tiwary et al.221
Inner cover 2 - Bilu Liu et al.217
Front cover - Yoon Seok Jung et al.212
CONTENTS 1210
Pores open door to metal-free electrocatalysts208
New shock-absorbing material could improve safety of helmets and vehicles206
2D molecular sieve with range of uses200
Chitosan thermo-gel eyed for success181
First 3D-printed flexible OLED display demonstrated179
Front cover – Jan Genzer et al.176
Pinecones present an open and shut case169
Nanoparticles hold magnetic attraction for plastic waste167
Precipitates help increase toughness of a structural alloy160
Designing 4D-printed self-shaping materials systems160
Nanoparticles target developing lung tissue155
3D printing improved with reusable support155
Nature inspires fight against bacterial infections in prosthetics155
Mystery of metal-nitrogen-carbon catalysts solved154
‘Digital’ ivory promises ethical repairs of artefacts149
Inner cover 2 - Pooyan Makvandi et al.146
Front cover - Johannes Kasnatscheew et al.146
Inner cover 1 - Anand Puthirath et al.146
CONTENTS 1141
Rapid printing technology moves us closer to 3D printed tissue and organs140
Additive manufacturing personalizes implants139
Colourful solar panels could be on the way137
CONTENTS 2136
Inner cover 2 - Derek Hao et al.136
Front cover - Qiang Zhang et al.135
New optical coating increases the lifetime of photovoltaic cells130
Front cover - Rainer Adelung et al.129
CONTENTS 1122
Bio-based nanofibers promise versatile aerogels122
Reducing the energy consumption of building homes121
CONTENTS 2115
Front cover - Zhiguo He et al.113
COVER112
CONTENTS 1112
3D smart dressings for treating burn patients112
CONTENTS 2112
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Low-energy approach to cleaning dirty water111
Absorbent sponges made from waste mussel shells111
Polymer nanoparticles on the brain110
Gelatin-based film that can self-repair smartphones110
Single stage process for converting coal into graphite109
Thermoplastic waste recycled into useful composite109
Non-collinear antiferromagnets allow more advanced functionalities108
Self-powered UV lamp shows promise for use in food safety applications106
Inkjet-printed BPA sensors show promise for use in food safety106
Improved perovskite photovoltaic cells using anti-reflective layer105
Additive manufacturing method gets a radio frequency speed boost102
Silver-doped bone scaffolds combat infection100
Edible electronics get a step closer97
Membranes that effectively remove salt from water96
Mapping the temperature of heated nanotubes95
How silicate nanoparticles can protect historic buildings94
2D materials stressed for quantum investigation94
Holey unusual form of graphyne synthesized93
Controlling the domain structure of antiferromagnets90
Harvesting electricity from seawater can be sweet88
Bacterial biomass processed directly into biodegradable plastics87
Front cover - Junlong Liao et al.87
High carrier mobility and remarkable photovoltaic performance of two-dimensional Ruddlesden–Popper organic–inorganic metal halides (PA)2(MA)2M3I10 for perovskite solar cell applications87
Catalysts by pyrolysis: Direct observation of transformations during re-pyrolysis of transition metal-nitrogen-carbon materials leading to state-of-the-art platinum group metal-free electrocatalyst86
Fabricating functional circuits on 3D freeform surfaces via intense pulsed light-induced zinc mass transfer86
Metal–organic framework boosts sodium-ion storage86
Topological iron silicide with H* intermediate modulated surface for efficient electrocatalytic hydrogenation of nitrobenzene in neutral medium86
Hierarchically porous ceramics via direct writing of preceramic polymer-triblock copolymer inks86
Advances in cesium lead iodide perovskite solar cells: Processing science matters85
Strongly enhanced charge density via gradient nano-doping for high performance elastic-material-based triboelectric nanogenerators85
Plasmonic nanomaterials: A versatile phototheranostic platform of cancers85
Editorial Board84
New eco-friendly material could replace plastic packaging83
Editorial Board82
Unexpectedly low barrier of ferroelectric switching in HfO2 via topological domain walls81
Structural insights into composition design of Li-rich layered cathode materials for high-energy rechargeable battery80
Graphene standardization: The lesson from the East79
The interplay between hemostasis and immune response in biomaterial development for osteogenesis79
A hierarchical Ti2Nb10O29 composite electrode for high-power lithium-ion batteries and capacitors78
Halide perovskites for high-performance X-ray detector77
Thermal camouflaging metamaterials76
Challenges and solutions in surface engineering and assembly of boron nitride nanosheets76
Hollow-grained “Voronoi foam” ceramics with high strength and thermal superinsulation up to 1400 °C75
Thermodynamic analysis and perspective of aqueous metal-sulfur batteries75
Additive manufacturing and applications of nanomaterial-based sensors75
Water treatment via non-membrane inorganic nanoparticles/cellulose composites75
Selective membranes in water and wastewater treatment: Role of advanced materials74
Superconductivity at 253 K in lanthanum–yttrium ternary hydrides73
Nanomaterials for adsorption and conversion of CO2 under gentle conditions72
Boron bridged NiN4B2Cx single-atom catalyst for superior electrochemical CO2 reduction72
An unexpected biomaterial against SARS-CoV-2: Bio-polyphosphate blocks binding of the viral spike to the cell receptor72
3D bioprinting of multicellular scaffolds for osteochondral regeneration71
Unlocking the catalytic activities of 2H-phase Mo-based compounds via topological conversion reaction71
A NIR-II-emitting gold nanocluster-based drug delivery system for smartphone-triggered photodynamic theranostics with rapid body clearance70
MXenes for advanced separator in rechargeable batteries70
Nanograin–glass dual-phasic, elasto-flexible, fatigue-tolerant, and heat-insulating ceramic sponges at large scales70
Enable high reversibility of Fe/Cu based fluoride conversion batteries via interfacial gas release and detergency of garnet electrolytes70
Nano-imprinted anisotropic structural color graphene films for cardiomyocytes dynamic displaying70
Visualization of battery materials and their interfaces/interphases using cryogenic electron microscopy67
Compressible, gradient-immersion, regenerable carbon nanotube sponges as high-performance lithium–oxygen battery cathodes67
Degradation mechanisms and lifetime extending strategy of phosphorescent and thermally activated delayed-fluorescence organic light-emitting diodes67
Avengers against cancer: A new era of nano-biomaterial-based therapeutics66
Catalytic radiosensitization: Insights from materials physicochemistry65
Development and progress in acoustic phase-gradient metamaterials for wavefront modulation64
Metasurface-empowered optical cryptography63
Advances in free-standing electrodes for sodium ion batteries63
Recent advances in ground-breaking conjugated microporous polymers-based materials, their synthesis, modification and potential applications63
3D printed materials for combating antimicrobial resistance63
Design of thin solid-state electrolyte films for safe and energy-dense batteries62
Covalent Organic Frameworks (COFs) for heterogeneous catalysis: Recent trends in design and synthesis with structure-activity relationship62
Zeolites and zeolite imidazolate frameworks on a quest to obtain the ideal biomaterial for biomedical applications: A review62
Materials and device architecture towards a multimodal electronic skin61
Spore germinator-loaded polysaccharide microspheres ameliorate colonic inflammation and tumorigenesis through remodeling gut microenvironment61
Beyond Ti-based MXenes: A review of emerging non-Ti based metal-MXene structure, properties, and applications61
2D ultrathin graphene heterostructures for printable high-energy micro-supercapacitors integrated into coplanar flexible all-in-one microelectronics60
Mechanical metamaterial can ‘think’ for itself60
Anomalous strengthening behavior of nanocrystal-reinforced polyurethane fibers60
Asymmetric structural design of a highly oriented multi-resonance emitter enables a record 41.5% external quantum efficiency in deep-blue OLED60
Freezing-derived functional materials59
All-cellulose hydrogel with ultrahigh stretchability exceeding 40000%58
ToF-SIMS in material research: A view from nanoscale hydrogen detection57
Dynamic physical network constructed by tripartite H-bonds in artificial SEI to shape ultra-long life dendrite-free lithium-metal anodes57
Recent advances and challenges for bionic solar water evaporation57
Microparticles by microfluidic lithography57
Role of clustering in the anomalous properties of supercritical fluids55
Reveal and correlate working geometry and surface chemistry of Ni nanocatalysts in CO2 reforming of methane55
Industrializing metal–organic frameworks: Scalable synthetic means and their transformation into functional materials55
Viewing inorganic metal nanoclusters through the lens of molecular chemistry55
Design of multi-scale textured surfaces for unconventional liquid harnessing54
Nanozyme-involved biomimetic cascade catalysis for biomedical applications54
Ion-confined transport supercapacitors: The encounter with energy electronics53
Metal hydride mediated water splitting: Electrical energy saving and decoupled H2/O2 generation53
Thermally drawn rechargeable battery fiber enables pervasive power53
E-beam-enhanced solid-state mechanical amorphization of α-quartz: Reduced deformation barrier via localized excess electrons as network modifiers53
Bulky cation hinders undesired secondary phases in FAPbI3 perovskite solar cells53
MXene guides microwaves through 3D polymeric structures52
Single-shot forward and inverse hierarchical architected materials design for nonlinear mechanical properties using an Attention-Diffusion model52
Nanobiomaterial vectors for improving gene editing and gene therapy52
Electrospun nanomembranes at the liquid–liquid and solid–liquid interface - a review51
Triboelectric immunotherapy using electrostatic-breakdown induced direct-current51
Gallium-enabled bactericidal medicine51
Structure evolution of layered transition metal oxide cathode materials for Na-ion batteries: Issues, mechanism and strategies51
Electrostimulation via a 3D-printed, biomimetic, neurotrophic, electroconductive scaffold for the promotion of axonal regrowth after spinal cord injury50
Low temperature activation of inert hexagonal boron nitride for metal deposition and single atom catalysis50
Advanced polyanionic electrode materials for potassium-ion batteries: Progresses, challenges and application prospects50
Percutaneous implantation of ethanol fueled catalytic hydrogel suppresses tumor growth by triggering ferroptosis50
Microneedle technology as a new standpoint in agriculture: Treatment and sensing50
Chemical short-range order in multi-principal element alloy with ordering effects on water electrolysis performance49
Fast-charging cathode materials for lithium & sodium ion batteries49
Chemically complex intermetallic alloys: A new frontier for innovative structural materials48
Polymer dielectrics for capacitive energy storage: From theories, materials to industrial capacitors48
Multiplexed biosensor for point-of-care COVID-19 monitoring: CRISPR-powered unamplified RNA diagnostics and protein-based therapeutic drug management48
A review on organic hole transport materials for perovskite solar cells: Structure, composition and reliability48
Intrinsic weaknesses of Co-free Ni–Mn layered cathodes for electric vehicles48
A metal anion strategy to induce pyroptosis combined with STING activation to synergistically amplify anti-tumor immunity47
Corrigendum to “Oxygen-dislocation interaction-mediated nanotwinned nanomartensites in ultra-strong and ductile titanium alloys” [Mater. Today 75 (2024) 85–96]47
On the role of charge transfer excitations in non-fullerene acceptors for organic photovoltaics47
Applications of MOF derivatives based on heterogeneous element doping in the field of electrochemical energy storage47
Regulating interfacial behavior via reintegration the Helmholtz layer structure towards ultra-stable and wide-temperature-range aqueous zinc ion batteries47
Corrigendum to “Topological surface state: Universal catalytic descriptor in topological catalysis” [Mater. Today 67 (2023) 23–32]47
2D perovskitoids for enhanced photovoltaic stability46
Highly robust cellulose photonic hydrogels with reconfigurability and mechanochromism46
Moving towards materials with humanoid functionality: Sensing their speech with piezoelectric nanowebs46
Phase transition in two-dimensional monolayer (1L)-molybdenum disulfide induced by atomic S-basal plane gliding via synchrotron X-ray monochromatic beam radiation for superior electronic performance46
Is alloying a promising path to substitute critical raw materials?46
Unveiling the contact electrification of triboelectric fibers by exploring their unique micro- and macroscale structural properties46
A multifunctional additive extending the calendar life of Ni-rich cathode-based lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles45
Printing high-resolution conformal electronics on meter-scale surfaces using template-confined microfluidics45
Advances in organoid-on-a-chip for recapitulation of human physiological events45
Emerging colored and transparent radiative cooling: Fundamentals, progress, and challenges45
Large-area photo-patterning of initially conductive EGaIn particle-assembled film for soft electronics45
Twisted cuprate van der Waals heterostructures with controlled Josephson coupling44
Virus meet metal-organic frameworks: A nanoporous solution to a world-sized problem?44
Porous liquids as solvents for the economical separation of carbon dioxide from methane44
Exceptional strength-ductility synergy in a casting multi-principal element alloy with a hierarchically heterogeneous structure44
2D-Antimonene-assisted hetero-epitaxial growth of perovskite films for efficient solar cells44
Observation of large Rashba spin–orbit coupling at room temperature in compositionally engineered perovskite single crystals and application in high performance photodetectors43
3D Printing in alloy design to improve biocompatibility in metallic implants43
Protein-based nanomaterials and nanosystems for biomedical applications: A review43
AL-PHA beads: Bioplastic-based protease biosensors for global health applications42
Rational design of MXene-based films for energy storage: Progress, prospects42
Heteroatoms/molecules to tune the properties of 2D materials41
On the origin of kinking in layered crystalline solids41
TriBeam tomography and microstructure evolution in additively manufactured Alnico magnets41
Recent breakthroughs and perspectives of high-energy layered oxide cathode materials for lithium ion batteries41
Crossroads in the renaissance of rechargeable aqueous zinc batteries40
Polymer architecture as key to unprecedented high-resolution 3D-printing performance: The case of biodegradable hexa-functional telechelic urethane-based poly-ε-caprolactone40
Challenges and promises of lithium metal anode by soluble polysulfides in practical lithium–sulfur batteries40
Engineering electrocatalyst for low-temperature N2 reduction to ammonia40
Tactical hybrids of Li+-conductive dry polymer electrolytes with sulfide solid electrolytes: Toward practical all-solid-state batteries with wider temperature operability40
Interfacial engineering of heterogeneous catalysts for electrocatalysis40
The Sand equation and its enormous practical relevance for solid-state lithium metal batteries40
Advanced designs for output improvement of triboelectric nanogenerator system40
Bio-acceptable 0D and 1D ZnO nanostructures for cancer diagnostics and treatment40
Local chemical fluctuation mediated ductility in body-centered-cubic high-entropy alloys39
Additive manufacture of low melting point metal porous materials: Capabilities, potential applications and challenges39
Metal–organic frameworks containing uncoordinated nitrogen: Preparation, modification, and application in adsorption38
Tumor extracellular matrix-targeted nanoscavengers reverse suppressive microenvironment for cocktail therapy38
3D printed architected lattice structures by material jetting38
Comprehensive understanding of Li/Ni intermixing in layered transition metal oxides38
Correlative analysis of structure and chemistry of LixFePO4 platelets using 4D-STEM and X-ray ptychography38
Self-healing and repair of fabrics: A comprehensive review of the application toolkit38
Bioinspired interactive neuromorphic devices38
Multidimensional surface patterning based on wavelength-controlled disulfide-diselenide dynamic photochemistry38
Surface dissolution and amorphization of electrocatalysts during oxygen evolution reaction: Atomistic features and viewpoints37
Superior mechanical properties of a selective-laser-melted AlZnMgCuScZr alloy enabled by a tunable hierarchical microstructure and dual-nanoprecipitation37
Achieving stable all-solid-state lithium-metal batteries by tuning the cathode-electrolyte interface and ionic/electronic transport within the cathode37
Energy-saving gas separation with boron nitride nanosheets37
Multi-compartment tumor organoids37
In-situ imaging techniques for advanced battery development37
De novo design of allochroic zwitterions37
Catalytic materials for lithium-sulfur batteries: mechanisms, design strategies and future perspective37
Applications, materials, and fabrication of micro glass parts and devices: An overview37
Stimuli responsive metal organic framework materials towards advanced smart application37
Status and strategies for fabricating flexible oxide ceramic micro-nanofiber materials37
Photothermal catalysis: From fundamentals to practical applications36
Additive manufacturing electrochemistry: An overview of producing bespoke conductive additive manufacturing filaments36
Harvesting energy from extreme environmental conditions with cellulosic triboelectric materials35
Expanded multiple-resonance structure for highly efficient narrowband deep-blue organic light-emitting diodes35
Self-assembled liquid metal nanoporous film with durability for efficient phase-change thermal energy management via surface and interface engineering35
Strong, tough, fatigue-resistant and 3D-printable hydrogel composites reinforced by aramid nanofibers34
Surface-engineered chlorella alleviated hypoxic tumor microenvironment for enhanced chemotherapy and immunotherapy of first-line drugs34
Electrolyte formulas of aqueous zinc ion battery: A physical difference with chemical consequences34
Nitric oxide-assisted mucus-walking zwitterionic nanocomplexes for synergistic treatment of severe respiratory infectious disease34
Dispersion-free highly accurate color recognition using excitonic 2D materials and machine learning34
Pathways towards truly brain-like computing primitives33
A strong, lightweight, and damping cermet material with a nacre-like ultrafine 3D interpenetrated architecture33
Engineering the fracture resistance of 2H-transition metal dichalcogenides using vacancies: An in-silico investigation based on HRTEM images33
Harvesting room-temperature plasticity in ceramics by mechanically seeded dislocations33
Metal-organic frameworks-engineered reactive-oxygen catalytic materials: Enzyme-mimicking coordinations, structure evolutions, and biotherapeutic applications33
Self-healing solid-state polymer electrolytes for high-safety and long-cycle lithium-ion batteries33
Aperiodicity is all you need: Aperiodic monotiles for high-performance composites32
Implementing electronic signatures of graphene and hexagonal boron nitride in twisted bilayer molybdenum disulfide32
Multistate switchable polyoxometalates as neuromimetic emulators32
Metal catalyst for CO2 capture and conversion into cyclic carbonate: Progress and challenges31
Bottom-up assembly of yolk-shell FeF3@C nanocomposites as high-rate, long-term and air-stable cathodes31
Unsupervised physics-informed disentanglement of multimodal materials data31
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