Materials Today

Article	Citations
Directed energy deposition (DED) additive manufacturing: Physical characteristics, defects, challenges and applications	530
Structure and activity of nanozymes: Inspirations for de novo design of nanozymes	500
Heteroatom doped graphene engineering for energy storage and conversion	469
Hybrid solar-driven interfacial evaporation systems: Beyond water production towards high solar energy utilization	341
The development of carbon dots: From the perspective of materials chemistry	283
Flexible thermoelectric materials and devices: From materials to applications	255
2D g-C3N4 for advancement of photo-generated carrier dynamics: Status and challenges	254
Multistage work hardening assisted by multi-type twinning in ultrafine-grained heterostructural eutectic high-entropy alloys	253
A review of material aspects in developing direct Z-scheme photocatalysts	229
Polymer electrolytes and interfaces in solid-state lithium metal batteries	227
Perspectives on solution processing of two-dimensional MXenes	226
Recent breakthroughs and perspectives of high-energy layered oxide cathode materials for lithium ion batteries	214
Energy and environmental aspects in recycling lithium-ion batteries: Concept of Battery Identity Global Passport	211
Emerging 2D metal oxides and their applications	210
Thermal camouflaging metamaterials	208
Single atom is not alone: Metal–support interactions in single-atom catalysis	208
A review of additive manufacturing of metamaterials and developing trends	203
Halide perovskites for high-performance X-ray detector	203
Mechanochemistry: Toward green synthesis of metal–organic frameworks	202
Challenges and future perspectives on sodium and potassium ion batteries for grid-scale energy storage	200
Vitrimers: Current research trends and their emerging applications	193
A review on self-healing polymers for soft robotics	191
Crossroads in the renaissance of rechargeable aqueous zinc batteries	191
Challenges and promises of lithium metal anode by soluble polysulfides in practical lithium–sulfur batteries	190
Rechargeable aqueous zinc-ion batteries: Mechanism, design strategies and future perspectives	187

Emerging 2D nanomaterials for biomedical applications	183
Critical review of recent progress of flexible perovskite solar cells	181
Perovskite: Scintillators, direct detectors, and X-ray imagers	173
Smart polymers and nanocomposites for 3D and 4D printing	170
A review on the stability and surface modification of layered transition-metal oxide cathodes	164
Nanozyme-involved biomimetic cascade catalysis for biomedical applications	163
Electrolyte design for Li metal-free Li batteries	159
Shape morphing smart 3D actuator materials for micro soft robot	158
Stimuli-responsive transdermal microneedle patches	157
Superconductivity at 253 K in lanthanum–yttrium ternary hydrides	153
The new generation of soft and wearable electronics for health monitoring in varying environment: From normal to extreme conditions	153
On the expanded Maxwell’s equations for moving charged media system – General theory, mathematical solutions and applications in TENG	148
Porous Janus materials with unique asymmetries and functionality	141
Highly stretchable self-sensing actuator based on conductive photothermally-responsive hydrogel	140
Alloy design via additive manufacturing: Advantages, challenges, applications and perspectives	139
Local chemical fluctuation mediated ductility in body-centered-cubic high-entropy alloys	137
Narrow-band emitters in LED backlights for liquid-crystal displays	137
Recent advances in black-phosphorus-based materials for electrochemical energy storage	136
Ionic conductive polymers as artificial solid electrolyte interphase films in Li metal batteries – A review	136
Defect engineering in nanozymes	132
Selective membranes in water and wastewater treatment: Role of advanced materials	132
Interfacial engineering of heterogeneous catalysts for electrocatalysis	129
All-in-one 3D acceleration sensor based on coded liquid–metal triboelectric nanogenerator for vehicle restraint system	129
Superior mechanical properties of a selective-laser-melted AlZnMgCuScZr alloy enabled by a tunable hierarchical microstructure and dual-nanoprecipitation	129
Comprehensive understanding of Li/Ni intermixing in layered transition metal oxides	128
MXene materials based printed flexible devices for healthcare, biomedical and energy storage applications	127
Recent advances in polymers and polymer composites for food packaging	124
Emerging artificial nitrogen cycle processes through novel electrochemical and photochemical synthesis	123
Solid-state lithium–sulfur batteries: Advances, challenges and perspectives	122
Fabricating functional circuits on 3D freeform surfaces via intense pulsed light-induced zinc mass transfer	121
Accelerated and conventional development of magnetic high entropy alloys	119
Design of Fe-based nanocrystalline alloys with superior magnetization and manufacturability	119
Recent development of perovskite oxide-based electrocatalysts and their applications in low to intermediate temperature electrochemical devices	118
Solving oxygen embrittlement of refractory high-entropy alloy via grain boundary engineering	116
Battery materials for low-cost electric transportation	116
Role of porosity defects in metal 3D printing: Formation mechanisms, impacts on properties and mitigation strategies	116
Challenges and recent advances in photodiodes-based organic photodetectors	116
Advanced polyanionic electrode materials for potassium-ion batteries: Progresses, challenges and application prospects	113
Functionalized separator for next-generation batteries	111
Unveiling the structural origin to control resistance drift in phase-change memory materials	111
Functional nanomaterials in peripheral nerve regeneration: Scaffold design, chemical principles and microenvironmental remodeling	108
Bio-acceptable 0D and 1D ZnO nanostructures for cancer diagnostics and treatment	107
Advanced designs for output improvement of triboelectric nanogenerator system	107
A review of concepts and contributions in lithium metal anode development	103
Catalytic materials for lithium-sulfur batteries: mechanisms, design strategies and future perspective	103
Towards controlled synthesis of 2D crystals by chemical vapor deposition (CVD)	102
A brief review of dynamic mechanical metamaterials for mechanical energy manipulation	101
Advanced triboelectric materials for liquid energy harvesting and emerging application	99
Metal organic framework (MOF) in aqueous energy devices	98
Self-sacrifice MOFs for heterogeneous catalysis: Synthesis mechanisms and future perspectives	97

Self-healing flexible/stretchable energy storage devices	97
Emerging inorganic compound thin film photovoltaic materials: Progress, challenges and strategies	96
Rational design of MXene-based films for energy storage: Progress, prospects	96
3D Printing in alloy design to improve biocompatibility in metallic implants	95
Enhanced strengthening and hardening via self-stabilized dislocation network in additively manufactured metals	95
Elastic ceramic aerogels for thermal superinsulation under extreme conditions	94
Catalytic effect in Li-S batteries: From band theory to practical application	92
Extremely strong and tough chitosan films mediated by unique hydrated chitosan crystal structures	92
Structure–performance correlation guided applications of covalent organic frameworks	92
Carboxylated carbon quantum dot-induced binary metal–organic framework nanosheet synthesis to boost the electrocatalytic performance	91
Advanced 3D printing-based triboelectric nanogenerator for mechanical energy harvesting and self-powered sensing	91
Machine learning-guided synthesis of advanced inorganic materials	90
Industrializing metal–organic frameworks: Scalable synthetic means and their transformation into functional materials	89
Materials and technologies for multifunctional, flexible or integrated supercapacitors and batteries	88
Defect engineering of photocatalysts for solar-driven conversion of CO2 into valuable fuels	88
Progress in solvent-free dry-film technology for batteries and supercapacitors	86
Direct-ink writing 3D printed energy storage devices: From material selectivity, design and optimization strategies to diverse applications	86
3D-printable colloidal photonic crystals	86
Design and advanced manufacturing of electromagnetic interference shielding materials	86
Fast-charging cathode materials for lithium & sodium ion batteries	84
Nanograin–glass dual-phasic, elasto-flexible, fatigue-tolerant, and heat-insulating ceramic sponges at large scales	84
Responsive biomaterials for 3D bioprinting: A review	82
Bioinspired interactive neuromorphic devices	80
Microfluidics for flexible electronics	79
One-dimensional van der Waals quantum materials	79
Electrocatalytic seawater splitting: Nice designs, advanced strategies, challenges and perspectives	79
Oxygen-deficient ammonium vanadate for flexible aqueous zinc batteries with high energy density and rate capability at −30 °C	78
Understanding all solid-state lithium batteries through in situ transmission electron microscopy	78
Chicken egg white: Hatching of a new old biomaterial	77
Lead-free halide double perovskites: Toward stable and sustainable optoelectronic devices	77
2D materials inks toward smart flexible electronics	76
Beyond Ti-based MXenes: A review of emerging non-Ti based metal-MXene structure, properties, and applications	76
Nanobiosensing with graphene and carbon quantum dots: Recent advances	76
Glue-assisted grinding exfoliation of large-size 2D materials for insulating thermal conduction and large-current-density hydrogen evolution	75
Structural insights into composition design of Li-rich layered cathode materials for high-energy rechargeable battery	75
The remediation of nano-/microplastics from water	75
Recent developments in electrode materials for dual-ion batteries: Potential alternatives to conventional batteries	74
Blue light-emitting diodes based on halide perovskites: Recent advances and strategies	74
Critical interface between inorganic solid-state electrolyte and sodium metal	73
A hierarchical Ti2Nb10O29 composite electrode for high-power lithium-ion batteries and capacitors	73
Recycling and recovery of perovskite solar cells	72
Recent progress on single-atom catalysts for CO2 electroreduction	71
Fluorinated co-solvent promises Li-S batteries under lean-electrolyte conditions	69
Protein-based nanomaterials and nanosystems for biomedical applications: A review	69
Designing inorganic electrolytes for solid-state Li-ion batteries: A perspective of LGPS and garnet	68
Continuous and programmable photomechanical jumping of polymer monoliths	68
Crystal defect modulation in cathode materials for non-lithium ion batteries: Progress and challenges	67
Deformation behavior of a Co-Cr-Fe-Ni-Mo medium-entropy alloy at extremely low temperatures	66
Two-dimensional semiconducting covalent organic frameworks for photocatalytic solar fuel production	66
Bone biomaterials for overcoming antimicrobial resistance: Advances in non-antibiotic antimicrobial approaches for regeneration of infected osseous tissue	66
Recovery of epoxy thermosets and their composites	66
Thermally insulative thermoelectric argyrodites	66
Defect engineering of nanostructures: Insights into photoelectrochemical water splitting	66
Dynamic thermal radiation modulators via mechanically tunable surface emissivity	65
Material’s selection rules for high performance triboelectric nanogenerators	64
Stability of perovskite materials and devices	63
Recent advances in ground-breaking conjugated microporous polymers-based materials, their synthesis, modification and potential applications	63
Progress and perspectives on alloying-type anode materials for advanced potassium-ion batteries	63
Stabilizing ultrahigh-nickel layered oxide cathodes for high-voltage lithium metal batteries	63
Machine learning bridges local static structure with multiple properties in metallic glasses	62
Challenges and solutions in surface engineering and assembly of boron nitride nanosheets	62
Additive manufacturing and applications of nanomaterial-based sensors	62
Protein-protected metal nanoclusters as diagnostic and therapeutic platforms for biomedical applications	61
Microstructure-optimized concentration-gradient NCM cathode for long-life Li-ion batteries	61
Interactions are important: Linking multi-physics mechanisms to the performance and degradation of solid-state batteries	60
Infrared metasurface-enabled compact polarization nanodevices	60
High-resolution patterning of organic semiconductor single crystal arrays for high-integration organic field-effect transistors	60
Advanced bio-inspired structural materials: Local properties determine overall performance	59
Ultrahigh coulombic efficiency electrolyte enables Li||SPAN batteries with superior cycling performance	59
Metal–organic frameworks containing uncoordinated nitrogen: Preparation, modification, and application in adsorption	59
Medium-range order dictates local hardness in bulk metallic glasses	58
Accelerating materials discovery with Bayesian optimization and graph deep learning	57
Cold atmospheric plasma delivery for biomedical applications	57
Etching of two-dimensional materials	57
Toward stretchable batteries: 3D-printed deformable electrodes and separator enabled by nanocellulose	57
Emerging characterization techniques for delving polyanion-type cathode materials of sodium-ion batteries	56
3D printed architected lattice structures by material jetting	56
MXenes and their derivatives for advanced aqueous rechargeable batteries	55
Structure evolution of layered transition metal oxide cathode materials for Na-ion batteries: Issues, mechanism and strategies	55
Short-wave infrared photodetector	55

Design of untethered soft material micromachine for life-like locomotion	54
Intelligent systems using triboelectric, piezoelectric, and pyroelectric nanogenerators	54
Mechanochemical preparation of single atom catalysts for versatile catalytic applications: A perspective review	54
MXenes for advanced separator in rechargeable batteries	54
Chlorophylls derivatives: Photophysical properties, assemblies, nanostructures and biomedical applications	54
Vertically aligned two-dimensional halide perovskites for reliably operable artificial synapses	54
Air-stable ultrathin Cr3Te4 nanosheets with thickness-dependent magnetic biskyrmions	53
High-yield production of a super-soluble miniature spidroin for biomimetic high-performance materials	53
Maximum piezoelectricity in a few unit-cell thick planar ZnO – A liquid metal-based synthesis approach	52
Topologically engineered 3D printed architectures with superior mechanical strength	52
Oral drug delivery platforms for biomedical applications	52
Unexpectedly low barrier of ferroelectric switching in HfO2 via topological domain walls	52
Pushing thermoelectric generators toward energy harvesting from the human body: Challenges and strategies	51
The Sand equation and its enormous practical relevance for solid-state lithium metal batteries	51
Bioorthogonal supramolecular cell-conjugation for targeted hitchhiking drug delivery	51
Perovskite crystals redissolution strategy for affordable, reproducible, efficient and stable perovskite photovoltaics	50
Counterbalancing the interplay between electrochromism and energy storage for efficient electrochromic devices	50
Achieving superb strength in single-phase FCC alloys via maximizing volume misfit	48
Electrical stimulation system based on electroactive biomaterials for bone tissue engineering	48
Compact energy storage enabled by graphenes: Challenges, strategies and progress	47
New insights into sono-exfoliation mechanisms of graphite: In situ high-speed imaging studies and acoustic measurements	47
Iron oxide nanoparticle targeted chemo-immunotherapy for triple negative breast cancer	47
Effect of static local distortions vs. dynamic motions on the stability and band gaps of cubic oxide and halide perovskites	46
Internet-of-nano-things (IoNT) driven intelligent face masks to combat airborne health hazard	46
Photothermal catalysis: From fundamentals to practical applications	46
Histidine as a key modulator of molecular self-assembly: Peptide-based supramolecular materials inspired by biological systems	46
Chemically complex intermetallic alloys: A new frontier for innovative structural materials	46
Chain engineering of carbonyl polymers for sustainable lithium-ion batteries	45
Design, fabrication and applications of soft network materials	45
Structural batteries: Advances, challenges and perspectives	45
Enhanced electric-field-induced strains in (K,Na)NbO3 piezoelectrics from heterogeneous structures	44
Prospects for the integration of lignin materials into the circular economy	44
Carbon nitride photocatalyst with internal electric field induced photogenerated carriers spatial enrichment for enhanced photocatalytic water splitting	44
Hierarchical build-up of bio-based nanofibrous materials with tunable metal–organic framework biofunctionality	44
Electrochromism: An emerging and promising approach in (bio)sensing technology	43
PEDOT:PSS-modified cotton conductive thread for mass manufacturing of textile-based electrical wearable sensors by computerized embroidery	43
Achieving stable all-solid-state lithium-metal batteries by tuning the cathode-electrolyte interface and ionic/electronic transport within the cathode	43
Non-van der Waals quasi-2D materials; recent advances in synthesis, emergent properties and applications	43
3D bioprinting of multicellular scaffolds for osteochondral regeneration	43
Symbiotic crystal-glass alloys via dynamic chemical partitioning	42
MAX phases – Past, present, and future	42
Crystal engineering of TMPOx-coated LiNi0.5Mn1.5O4 cathodes for high-performance lithium-ion batteries	42
Red@Black phosphorus core–shell heterostructure with superior air stability for high-rate and durable sodium-ion battery	42
Tactical hybrids of Li+-conductive dry polymer electrolytes with sulfide solid electrolytes: Toward practical all-solid-state batteries with wider temperature operability	42
Design principles of microneedles for drug delivery and sampling applications	42
Covalent Organic Frameworks (COFs) for heterogeneous catalysis: Recent trends in design and synthesis with structure-activity relationship	42
Current trends in stimuli-responsive nanotheranostics based on metal–organic frameworks for cancer therapy	41
Engineering electrocatalyst for low-temperature N2 reduction to ammonia	41
Modulating the microenvironment of single atom catalysts with tailored activity to benchmark the CO2 reduction	41
The interplay between hemostasis and immune response in biomaterial development for osteogenesis	41
Vanadium carbide with periodic anionic vacancies for effective electrocatalytic nitrogen reduction	41
Sputter coating of lithium metal electrodes with lithiophilic metals for homogeneous and reversible lithium electrodeposition and electrodissolution	41
Water treatment via non-membrane inorganic nanoparticles/cellulose composites	41
Trends in photoresist materials for extreme ultraviolet lithography: A review	40
Single-atom catalysts with bimetallic centers for high-performance electrochemical CO2 reduction	40
2D photocatalysts with tuneable supports for enhanced photocatalytic water splitting	40
Thermally drawn rechargeable battery fiber enables pervasive power	40
2D organic single crystals: Synthesis, novel physics, high-performance optoelectronic devices and integration	40
Advances in multimetallic alloy-based anodes for alkali-ion and alkali-metal batteries	40
Flash technology-based self-assembly in nanoformulation: Fabrication to biomedical applications	40
Orchestrated copper-based nanoreactor for remodeling tumor microenvironment to amplify cuproptosis-mediated anti-tumor immunity in colorectal cancer	40
Water-stable MOFs and hydrophobically encapsulated MOFs for CO2 capture from ambient air and wet flue gas	40
Additive manufacture of low melting point metal porous materials: Capabilities, potential applications and challenges	40
Microalloyed medium-entropy alloy (MEA) composite nanolattices with ultrahigh toughness and cyclability	39
Advanced pyroelectric materials for energy harvesting and sensing applications	39
Mid-infrared photonics and optoelectronics in 2D materials	39
Construction of single-atom catalysts for electro-, photo- and photoelectro-catalytic applications: State-of-the-art, opportunities, and challenges	38
The tribovoltaic effect	38
Catalysts by pyrolysis: Direct observation of chemical and morphological transformations leading to transition metal-nitrogen-carbon materials	38
Ultrasound technology and biomaterials for precise drug therapy	38
Reliable mechatronic indicator for self-powered liquid sensing toward smart manufacture and safe transportation	38
Molten salts for rechargeable batteries	37
Bioinspired superhydrophobic surfaces, inhibiting or promoting microbial contamination?	37
Hierarchically porous ceramics via direct writing of preceramic polymer-triblock copolymer inks	37
Emerging two-dimensional tellurides	37
On the origin of kinking in layered crystalline solids	37
Wettability-patterned microchip for emerging biomedical materials and technologies	37
Carbon-based all-inorganic perovskite solar cells: Progress, challenges and strategies toward 20% efficiency	37
Thermodynamic analysis and perspective of aqueous metal-sulfur batteries	37
Shape memory mechanical metamaterials	36
Tailoring grain growth and densification toward a high-performance solid-state electrolyte membrane	36
Engineered Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus: A countermeasure for biofilm-induced periodontitis	36
Engineered spider silk-based 2D and 3D materials prevent microbial infestation	36
Hierarchically multifunctional bioactive nanoglass for integrated tumor/infection therapy and impaired wound repair	36
Inorganic lead-based halide perovskites: From fundamental properties to photovoltaic applications	35
Strategies for fabrication, confinement and performance boost of Li2S in lithium-sulfur, silicon-sulfur & related batteries	35
FieldPerceiver: Domain agnostic transformer model to predict multiscale physical fields and nonlinear material properties through neural ologs	35
Versatility of infrared properties of MXenes	35
Synthesis and tailored properties of covalent organic framework thin films and heterostructures	35
Regulating electron distribution of P2-type layered oxide cathodes for practical sodium-ion batteries	34
Advances and perspectives on one-dimensional nanostructure electrode materials for potassium-ion batteries	34
Loaded Cu-Er metal iso-atoms on graphdiyne for artificial photosynthesis	34
Bottom-up, scalable synthesis of anatase nanofilament-based two-dimensional titanium carbo-oxide flakes	34
Polymer architecture as key to unprecedented high-resolution 3D-printing performance: The case of biodegradable hexa-functional telechelic urethane-based poly-ε-caprolactone	33
Boron bridged NiN4B2Cx single-atom catalyst for superior electrochemical CO2 reduction	33