Materials Today

Papers
(The TQCC of Materials Today is 26. 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 2020-10-01 to 2024-10-01.)
ArticleCitations
Directed energy deposition (DED) additive manufacturing: Physical characteristics, defects, challenges and applications530
Structure and activity of nanozymes: Inspirations for de novo design of nanozymes500
Heteroatom doped graphene engineering for energy storage and conversion469
Hybrid solar-driven interfacial evaporation systems: Beyond water production towards high solar energy utilization341
The development of carbon dots: From the perspective of materials chemistry283
Flexible thermoelectric materials and devices: From materials to applications255
2D g-C3N4 for advancement of photo-generated carrier dynamics: Status and challenges254
Multistage work hardening assisted by multi-type twinning in ultrafine-grained heterostructural eutectic high-entropy alloys253
A review of material aspects in developing direct Z-scheme photocatalysts229
Polymer electrolytes and interfaces in solid-state lithium metal batteries227
Perspectives on solution processing of two-dimensional MXenes226
Recent breakthroughs and perspectives of high-energy layered oxide cathode materials for lithium ion batteries214
Energy and environmental aspects in recycling lithium-ion batteries: Concept of Battery Identity Global Passport211
Emerging 2D metal oxides and their applications210
Single atom is not alone: Metal–support interactions in single-atom catalysis208
Thermal camouflaging metamaterials208
A review of additive manufacturing of metamaterials and developing trends203
Halide perovskites for high-performance X-ray detector203
Mechanochemistry: Toward green synthesis of metal–organic frameworks202
Challenges and future perspectives on sodium and potassium ion batteries for grid-scale energy storage200
Vitrimers: Current research trends and their emerging applications193
A review on self-healing polymers for soft robotics191
Crossroads in the renaissance of rechargeable aqueous zinc batteries191
Challenges and promises of lithium metal anode by soluble polysulfides in practical lithium–sulfur batteries190
Rechargeable aqueous zinc-ion batteries: Mechanism, design strategies and future perspectives187
Emerging 2D nanomaterials for biomedical applications183
Critical review of recent progress of flexible perovskite solar cells181
Perovskite: Scintillators, direct detectors, and X-ray imagers173
Smart polymers and nanocomposites for 3D and 4D printing170
A review on the stability and surface modification of layered transition-metal oxide cathodes164
Nanozyme-involved biomimetic cascade catalysis for biomedical applications163
Electrolyte design for Li metal-free Li batteries159
Shape morphing smart 3D actuator materials for micro soft robot158
Stimuli-responsive transdermal microneedle patches157
The new generation of soft and wearable electronics for health monitoring in varying environment: From normal to extreme conditions153
Superconductivity at 253 K in lanthanum–yttrium ternary hydrides153
On the expanded Maxwell’s equations for moving charged media system – General theory, mathematical solutions and applications in TENG148
Porous Janus materials with unique asymmetries and functionality141
Highly stretchable self-sensing actuator based on conductive photothermally-responsive hydrogel140
Alloy design via additive manufacturing: Advantages, challenges, applications and perspectives139
Narrow-band emitters in LED backlights for liquid-crystal displays137
Local chemical fluctuation mediated ductility in body-centered-cubic high-entropy alloys137
Recent advances in black-phosphorus-based materials for electrochemical energy storage136
Ionic conductive polymers as artificial solid electrolyte interphase films in Li metal batteries – A review136
Selective membranes in water and wastewater treatment: Role of advanced materials132
Defect engineering in nanozymes132
Superior mechanical properties of a selective-laser-melted AlZnMgCuScZr alloy enabled by a tunable hierarchical microstructure and dual-nanoprecipitation129
Interfacial engineering of heterogeneous catalysts for electrocatalysis129
All-in-one 3D acceleration sensor based on coded liquid–metal triboelectric nanogenerator for vehicle restraint system129
Comprehensive understanding of Li/Ni intermixing in layered transition metal oxides128
MXene materials based printed flexible devices for healthcare, biomedical and energy storage applications127
Recent advances in polymers and polymer composites for food packaging124
Emerging artificial nitrogen cycle processes through novel electrochemical and photochemical synthesis123
Solid-state lithium–sulfur batteries: Advances, challenges and perspectives122
Fabricating functional circuits on 3D freeform surfaces via intense pulsed light-induced zinc mass transfer121
Accelerated and conventional development of magnetic high entropy alloys119
Design of Fe-based nanocrystalline alloys with superior magnetization and manufacturability119
Recent development of perovskite oxide-based electrocatalysts and their applications in low to intermediate temperature electrochemical devices118
Solving oxygen embrittlement of refractory high-entropy alloy via grain boundary engineering116
Battery materials for low-cost electric transportation116
Role of porosity defects in metal 3D printing: Formation mechanisms, impacts on properties and mitigation strategies116
Challenges and recent advances in photodiodes-based organic photodetectors116
Advanced polyanionic electrode materials for potassium-ion batteries: Progresses, challenges and application prospects113
Functionalized separator for next-generation batteries111
Unveiling the structural origin to control resistance drift in phase-change memory materials111
Functional nanomaterials in peripheral nerve regeneration: Scaffold design, chemical principles and microenvironmental remodeling108
Advanced designs for output improvement of triboelectric nanogenerator system107
Bio-acceptable 0D and 1D ZnO nanostructures for cancer diagnostics and treatment107
A review of concepts and contributions in lithium metal anode development103
Catalytic materials for lithium-sulfur batteries: mechanisms, design strategies and future perspective103
Towards controlled synthesis of 2D crystals by chemical vapor deposition (CVD)102
A brief review of dynamic mechanical metamaterials for mechanical energy manipulation101
Advanced triboelectric materials for liquid energy harvesting and emerging application99
Metal organic framework (MOF) in aqueous energy devices98
Self-sacrifice MOFs for heterogeneous catalysis: Synthesis mechanisms and future perspectives97
Self-healing flexible/stretchable energy storage devices97
Rational design of MXene-based films for energy storage: Progress, prospects96
Emerging inorganic compound thin film photovoltaic materials: Progress, challenges and strategies96
Enhanced strengthening and hardening via self-stabilized dislocation network in additively manufactured metals95
3D Printing in alloy design to improve biocompatibility in metallic implants95
Elastic ceramic aerogels for thermal superinsulation under extreme conditions94
Structure–performance correlation guided applications of covalent organic frameworks92
Catalytic effect in Li-S batteries: From band theory to practical application92
Extremely strong and tough chitosan films mediated by unique hydrated chitosan crystal structures92
Carboxylated carbon quantum dot-induced binary metal–organic framework nanosheet synthesis to boost the electrocatalytic performance91
Advanced 3D printing-based triboelectric nanogenerator for mechanical energy harvesting and self-powered sensing91
Machine learning-guided synthesis of advanced inorganic materials90
Industrializing metal–organic frameworks: Scalable synthetic means and their transformation into functional materials89
Materials and technologies for multifunctional, flexible or integrated supercapacitors and batteries88
Defect engineering of photocatalysts for solar-driven conversion of CO2 into valuable fuels88
Progress in solvent-free dry-film technology for batteries and supercapacitors86
Direct-ink writing 3D printed energy storage devices: From material selectivity, design and optimization strategies to diverse applications86
3D-printable colloidal photonic crystals86
Design and advanced manufacturing of electromagnetic interference shielding materials86
Fast-charging cathode materials for lithium & sodium ion batteries84
Nanograin–glass dual-phasic, elasto-flexible, fatigue-tolerant, and heat-insulating ceramic sponges at large scales84
Responsive biomaterials for 3D bioprinting: A review82
Bioinspired interactive neuromorphic devices80
Microfluidics for flexible electronics79
One-dimensional van der Waals quantum materials79
Electrocatalytic seawater splitting: Nice designs, advanced strategies, challenges and perspectives79
Oxygen-deficient ammonium vanadate for flexible aqueous zinc batteries with high energy density and rate capability at −30 °C78
Understanding all solid-state lithium batteries through in situ transmission electron microscopy78
Chicken egg white: Hatching of a new old biomaterial77
Lead-free halide double perovskites: Toward stable and sustainable optoelectronic devices77
2D materials inks toward smart flexible electronics76
Beyond Ti-based MXenes: A review of emerging non-Ti based metal-MXene structure, properties, and applications76
Nanobiosensing with graphene and carbon quantum dots: Recent advances76
Glue-assisted grinding exfoliation of large-size 2D materials for insulating thermal conduction and large-current-density hydrogen evolution75
Structural insights into composition design of Li-rich layered cathode materials for high-energy rechargeable battery75
The remediation of nano-/microplastics from water75
Recent developments in electrode materials for dual-ion batteries: Potential alternatives to conventional batteries74
Blue light-emitting diodes based on halide perovskites: Recent advances and strategies74
Critical interface between inorganic solid-state electrolyte and sodium metal73
A hierarchical Ti2Nb10O29 composite electrode for high-power lithium-ion batteries and capacitors73
Recycling and recovery of perovskite solar cells72
Recent progress on single-atom catalysts for CO2 electroreduction71
Fluorinated co-solvent promises Li-S batteries under lean-electrolyte conditions69
Protein-based nanomaterials and nanosystems for biomedical applications: A review69
Designing inorganic electrolytes for solid-state Li-ion batteries: A perspective of LGPS and garnet68
Continuous and programmable photomechanical jumping of polymer monoliths68
Crystal defect modulation in cathode materials for non-lithium ion batteries: Progress and challenges67
Deformation behavior of a Co-Cr-Fe-Ni-Mo medium-entropy alloy at extremely low temperatures66
Two-dimensional semiconducting covalent organic frameworks for photocatalytic solar fuel production66
Bone biomaterials for overcoming antimicrobial resistance: Advances in non-antibiotic antimicrobial approaches for regeneration of infected osseous tissue66
Recovery of epoxy thermosets and their composites66
Thermally insulative thermoelectric argyrodites66
Defect engineering of nanostructures: Insights into photoelectrochemical water splitting66
Dynamic thermal radiation modulators via mechanically tunable surface emissivity65
Material’s selection rules for high performance triboelectric nanogenerators64
Stability of perovskite materials and devices63
Recent advances in ground-breaking conjugated microporous polymers-based materials, their synthesis, modification and potential applications63
Progress and perspectives on alloying-type anode materials for advanced potassium-ion batteries63
Stabilizing ultrahigh-nickel layered oxide cathodes for high-voltage lithium metal batteries63
Machine learning bridges local static structure with multiple properties in metallic glasses62
Challenges and solutions in surface engineering and assembly of boron nitride nanosheets62
Additive manufacturing and applications of nanomaterial-based sensors62
Protein-protected metal nanoclusters as diagnostic and therapeutic platforms for biomedical applications61
Microstructure-optimized concentration-gradient NCM cathode for long-life Li-ion batteries61
Interactions are important: Linking multi-physics mechanisms to the performance and degradation of solid-state batteries60
Infrared metasurface-enabled compact polarization nanodevices60
High-resolution patterning of organic semiconductor single crystal arrays for high-integration organic field-effect transistors60
Advanced bio-inspired structural materials: Local properties determine overall performance59
Ultrahigh coulombic efficiency electrolyte enables Li||SPAN batteries with superior cycling performance59
Metal–organic frameworks containing uncoordinated nitrogen: Preparation, modification, and application in adsorption59
Medium-range order dictates local hardness in bulk metallic glasses58
Accelerating materials discovery with Bayesian optimization and graph deep learning57
Cold atmospheric plasma delivery for biomedical applications57
Etching of two-dimensional materials57
Toward stretchable batteries: 3D-printed deformable electrodes and separator enabled by nanocellulose57
Emerging characterization techniques for delving polyanion-type cathode materials of sodium-ion batteries56
3D printed architected lattice structures by material jetting56
MXenes and their derivatives for advanced aqueous rechargeable batteries55
Structure evolution of layered transition metal oxide cathode materials for Na-ion batteries: Issues, mechanism and strategies55
Short-wave infrared photodetector55
Design of untethered soft material micromachine for life-like locomotion54
Intelligent systems using triboelectric, piezoelectric, and pyroelectric nanogenerators54
Mechanochemical preparation of single atom catalysts for versatile catalytic applications: A perspective review54
MXenes for advanced separator in rechargeable batteries54
Chlorophylls derivatives: Photophysical properties, assemblies, nanostructures and biomedical applications54
Vertically aligned two-dimensional halide perovskites for reliably operable artificial synapses54
Air-stable ultrathin Cr3Te4 nanosheets with thickness-dependent magnetic biskyrmions53
High-yield production of a super-soluble miniature spidroin for biomimetic high-performance materials53
Maximum piezoelectricity in a few unit-cell thick planar ZnO – A liquid metal-based synthesis approach52
Topologically engineered 3D printed architectures with superior mechanical strength52
Oral drug delivery platforms for biomedical applications52
Unexpectedly low barrier of ferroelectric switching in HfO2 via topological domain walls52
Pushing thermoelectric generators toward energy harvesting from the human body: Challenges and strategies51
The Sand equation and its enormous practical relevance for solid-state lithium metal batteries51
Bioorthogonal supramolecular cell-conjugation for targeted hitchhiking drug delivery51
Perovskite crystals redissolution strategy for affordable, reproducible, efficient and stable perovskite photovoltaics50
Counterbalancing the interplay between electrochromism and energy storage for efficient electrochromic devices50
Achieving superb strength in single-phase FCC alloys via maximizing volume misfit48
Electrical stimulation system based on electroactive biomaterials for bone tissue engineering48
New insights into sono-exfoliation mechanisms of graphite: In situ high-speed imaging studies and acoustic measurements47
Compact energy storage enabled by graphenes: Challenges, strategies and progress47
Iron oxide nanoparticle targeted chemo-immunotherapy for triple negative breast cancer47
Internet-of-nano-things (IoNT) driven intelligent face masks to combat airborne health hazard46
Photothermal catalysis: From fundamentals to practical applications46
Histidine as a key modulator of molecular self-assembly: Peptide-based supramolecular materials inspired by biological systems46
Chemically complex intermetallic alloys: A new frontier for innovative structural materials46
Effect of static local distortions vs. dynamic motions on the stability and band gaps of cubic oxide and halide perovskites46
Design, fabrication and applications of soft network materials45
Structural batteries: Advances, challenges and perspectives45
Chain engineering of carbonyl polymers for sustainable lithium-ion batteries45
Carbon nitride photocatalyst with internal electric field induced photogenerated carriers spatial enrichment for enhanced photocatalytic water splitting44
Hierarchical build-up of bio-based nanofibrous materials with tunable metal–organic framework biofunctionality44
Enhanced electric-field-induced strains in (K,Na)NbO3 piezoelectrics from heterogeneous structures44
Prospects for the integration of lignin materials into the circular economy44
PEDOT:PSS-modified cotton conductive thread for mass manufacturing of textile-based electrical wearable sensors by computerized embroidery43
Achieving stable all-solid-state lithium-metal batteries by tuning the cathode-electrolyte interface and ionic/electronic transport within the cathode43
Non-van der Waals quasi-2D materials; recent advances in synthesis, emergent properties and applications43
3D bioprinting of multicellular scaffolds for osteochondral regeneration43
Electrochromism: An emerging and promising approach in (bio)sensing technology43
Tactical hybrids of Li+-conductive dry polymer electrolytes with sulfide solid electrolytes: Toward practical all-solid-state batteries with wider temperature operability42
Design principles of microneedles for drug delivery and sampling applications42
Covalent Organic Frameworks (COFs) for heterogeneous catalysis: Recent trends in design and synthesis with structure-activity relationship42
Symbiotic crystal-glass alloys via dynamic chemical partitioning42
MAX phases – Past, present, and future42
Crystal engineering of TMPOx-coated LiNi0.5Mn1.5O4 cathodes for high-performance lithium-ion batteries42
Red@Black phosphorus core–shell heterostructure with superior air stability for high-rate and durable sodium-ion battery42
Vanadium carbide with periodic anionic vacancies for effective electrocatalytic nitrogen reduction41
Sputter coating of lithium metal electrodes with lithiophilic metals for homogeneous and reversible lithium electrodeposition and electrodissolution41
Water treatment via non-membrane inorganic nanoparticles/cellulose composites41
Current trends in stimuli-responsive nanotheranostics based on metal–organic frameworks for cancer therapy41
Engineering electrocatalyst for low-temperature N2 reduction to ammonia41
Modulating the microenvironment of single atom catalysts with tailored activity to benchmark the CO2 reduction41
The interplay between hemostasis and immune response in biomaterial development for osteogenesis41
2D organic single crystals: Synthesis, novel physics, high-performance optoelectronic devices and integration40
Advances in multimetallic alloy-based anodes for alkali-ion and alkali-metal batteries40
Flash technology-based self-assembly in nanoformulation: Fabrication to biomedical applications40
Orchestrated copper-based nanoreactor for remodeling tumor microenvironment to amplify cuproptosis-mediated anti-tumor immunity in colorectal cancer40
Water-stable MOFs and hydrophobically encapsulated MOFs for CO2 capture from ambient air and wet flue gas40
Additive manufacture of low melting point metal porous materials: Capabilities, potential applications and challenges40
Trends in photoresist materials for extreme ultraviolet lithography: A review40
Single-atom catalysts with bimetallic centers for high-performance electrochemical CO2 reduction40
2D photocatalysts with tuneable supports for enhanced photocatalytic water splitting40
Thermally drawn rechargeable battery fiber enables pervasive power40
Advanced pyroelectric materials for energy harvesting and sensing applications39
Mid-infrared photonics and optoelectronics in 2D materials39
Microalloyed medium-entropy alloy (MEA) composite nanolattices with ultrahigh toughness and cyclability39
The tribovoltaic effect38
Catalysts by pyrolysis: Direct observation of chemical and morphological transformations leading to transition metal-nitrogen-carbon materials38
Ultrasound technology and biomaterials for precise drug therapy38
Reliable mechatronic indicator for self-powered liquid sensing toward smart manufacture and safe transportation38
Construction of single-atom catalysts for electro-, photo- and photoelectro-catalytic applications: State-of-the-art, opportunities, and challenges38
On the origin of kinking in layered crystalline solids37
Wettability-patterned microchip for emerging biomedical materials and technologies37
Carbon-based all-inorganic perovskite solar cells: Progress, challenges and strategies toward 20% efficiency37
Thermodynamic analysis and perspective of aqueous metal-sulfur batteries37
Molten salts for rechargeable batteries37
Bioinspired superhydrophobic surfaces, inhibiting or promoting microbial contamination?37
Hierarchically porous ceramics via direct writing of preceramic polymer-triblock copolymer inks37
Emerging two-dimensional tellurides37
Hierarchically multifunctional bioactive nanoglass for integrated tumor/infection therapy and impaired wound repair36
Shape memory mechanical metamaterials36
Tailoring grain growth and densification toward a high-performance solid-state electrolyte membrane36
Engineered Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus: A countermeasure for biofilm-induced periodontitis36
Engineered spider silk-based 2D and 3D materials prevent microbial infestation36
FieldPerceiver: Domain agnostic transformer model to predict multiscale physical fields and nonlinear material properties through neural ologs35
Versatility of infrared properties of MXenes35
Synthesis and tailored properties of covalent organic framework thin films and heterostructures35
Inorganic lead-based halide perovskites: From fundamental properties to photovoltaic applications35
Strategies for fabrication, confinement and performance boost of Li2S in lithium-sulfur, silicon-sulfur & related batteries35
Advances and perspectives on one-dimensional nanostructure electrode materials for potassium-ion batteries34
Loaded Cu-Er metal iso-atoms on graphdiyne for artificial photosynthesis34
Bottom-up, scalable synthesis of anatase nanofilament-based two-dimensional titanium carbo-oxide flakes34
Regulating electron distribution of P2-type layered oxide cathodes for practical sodium-ion batteries34
Boron bridged NiN4B2Cx single-atom catalyst for superior electrochemical CO2 reduction33
Polymer architecture as key to unprecedented high-resolution 3D-printing performance: The case of biodegradable hexa-functional telechelic urethane-based poly-ε-caprolactone33
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