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Papers

(The median citation count of Materials Horizons is 3. 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 2020-03-01 to 2024-03-01.)

Article	Citations
Biomimetic anti-freezing polymeric hydrogels: keeping soft-wet materials active in cold environments	245
Polydopamine antibacterial materials	238
Artificial intelligence and machine learning in design of mechanical materials	232
Bioinspired double network hydrogels: from covalent double network hydrogelsviahybrid double network hydrogels to physical double network hydrogels	225
Polyphenol scaffolds in tissue engineering	199
Catalytic methods for chemical recycling or upcycling of commercial polymers	183
Balancing the mechanical, electronic, and self-healing properties in conductive self-healing hydrogel for wearable sensor applications	174
A self-reinforcing and self-healing elastomer with high strength, unprecedented toughness and room-temperature reparability	158
Synergy between dynamic covalent boronic ester and boron–nitrogen coordination: strategy for self-healing polyurethane elastomers at room temperature with unprecedented mechanical properties	142
Stimulus-driven liquid metal and liquid crystal network actuators for programmable soft robotics	140
Metal–organic frameworks for chemical sensing devices	138
A fully hydrophobic ionogel enables highly efficient wearable underwater sensors and communicators	136
Light-driven bimorph soft actuators: design, fabrication, and properties	130
Dual emission in purely organic materials for optoelectronic applications	127
Metal–semiconductor heterostructures for surface-enhanced Raman scattering: synergistic contribution of plasmons and charge transfer	122
Mussel foot protein inspired tough tissue-selective underwater adhesive hydrogel	121
Recent progress and challenges in solution blow spinning	121
Understanding, quantifying, and controlling the molecular ordering of semiconducting polymers: from novices to experts and amorphous to perfect crystals	116
Molecular engineering of a colorless, extremely tough, superiorly self-recoverable, and healable poly(urethane–urea) elastomer for impact-resistant applications	100
Functional separators towards the suppression of lithium dendrites for rechargeable high-energy batteries	98
Breaking through the “3.0 eV wall” of energy band gap in mid-infrared nonlinear optical rare earth chalcogenides by charge-transfer engineering	93
Polymer dielectric films exhibiting superior high-temperature capacitive performance by utilizing an inorganic insulation interlayer	91
Engineered two-dimensional nanomaterials: an emerging paradigm for water purification and monitoring	91
Material innovation and mechanics design for substrates and encapsulation of flexible electronics: a review	88
Review on organosulfur materials for rechargeable lithium batteries	83

Heterointerface optimization in a covalent organic framework-on-MXene for high-performance capacitive deionization of oxygenated saline water	79
Thermally activated delayed fluorescence exciplex emitters for high-performance organic light-emitting diodes	79
Environment tolerant, adaptable and stretchable organohydrogels: preparation, optimization, and applications	75
Integration of efficient microwave absorption and shielding in a multistage composite foam with progressive conductivity modular design	75
Nanozyme's catching up: activity, specificity, reaction conditions and reaction types	74
Design of ultra-stretchable, highly adhesive and self-healable hydrogels via tannic acid-enabled dynamic interactions	74
Solution-processed electronics for artificial synapses	74
Integrating molecular rigidity and chirality into thermally activated delayed fluorescence emitters for highly efficient sky-blue and orange circularly polarized electroluminescence	74
In situ identification of the electrocatalytic water oxidation behavior of a nickel-based metal–organic framework nanoarray	73
Narrowband organic photodetectors – towards miniaturized, spectroscopic sensing	72
Synthesis and application of core–shell liquid metal particles: a perspective of surface engineering	72
Magnetic skyrmions for unconventional computing	72
A flexible quasi-solid-state thermoelectrochemical cell with high stretchability as an energy-autonomous strain sensor	72
Approaching “stainless magnesium” by Ca micro-alloying	72
A highly transparent ionogel with strength enhancement ability for robust bonding in an aquatic environment	71
Flexible boron nitride-based memristor forin situdigital and analogue neuromorphic computing applications	71
Sensing–transducing coupled piezoelectric textiles for self-powered humidity detection and wearable biomonitoring	71
An autonomously ultrafast self-healing, highly colourless, tear-resistant and compliant elastomer tailored for transparent electromagnetic interference shielding films integrated in flexible and optic	70
Porous bioactive glass micro- and nanospheres with controlled morphology: developments, properties and emerging biomedical applications	68
Advanced technologies for the fabrication of MOF thin films	67
An ultrastretchable, high-performance, and crosstalk-free proximity and pressure bimodal sensor based on ionic hydrogel fibers for human-machine interfaces	67
Nitroxide radical polymers for emerging plastic energy storage and organic electronics: fundamentals, materials, and applications	67
An unparalleled H-bonding and ion-bonding crosslinked waterborne polyurethane with super toughness and unprecedented fracture energy	66
Printing fabrication of large-area non-fullerene organic solar cells	64
Recent advances in printed flexible heaters for portable and wearable thermal management	62
Microscopic local stiffening in a supramolecular hydrogel network expedites stem cell mechanosensing in 3D and bone regeneration	62
Toward autonomous design and synthesis of novel inorganic materials	61
Flexible temperature sensors made of aligned electrospun carbon nanofiber films with outstanding sensitivity and selectivity towards temperature	60
Advances in ultrasensitive piezoresistive sensors: from conventional to flexible and stretchable applications	60
Metal- and halide-free, solid-state polymeric water vapor sorbents for efficient water-sorption-driven cooling and atmospheric water harvesting	60
Robust and multifunctional natural polyphenolic composites for water remediation	59
Nanofiber fabric based ion-gradient-enhanced moist-electric generator with a sustained voltage output of 1.1 volts	59
Super-stretchable and extreme temperature-tolerant supramolecular-polymer double-network eutectogels with ultrafast in situ adhesion and flexible electrochromic behaviour	59
Hollow-porous fibers for intrinsically thermally insulating textiles and wearable electronics with ultrahigh working sensitivity	58
High performance polarization-sensitive self-powered imaging photodetectors based on a p-Te/n-MoSe₂van der Waals heterojunction with strong interlayer transition	58
Dislocation-toughened ceramics	56
Advances in 4D printing of liquid crystalline elastomers: materials, techniques, and applications	56
Non-flammable liquid electrolytes for safe batteries	55
Polyphenol-mediated chitin self-assembly for constructing a fully naturally resourced hydrogel with high strength and toughness	55
Adjustable dual temperature-sensitive hydrogel based on a self-assembly cross-linking strategy with highly stretchable and healable properties	55
A thermally conductive interface material with tremendous and reversible surface adhesion promises durable cross-interface heat conduction	54
Material design strategies to improve the performance of rechargeable magnesium–sulfur batteries	53
Strong underwater adhesion of injectable hydrogels triggered by diffusion of small molecules	53
Highly thermoconductive yet ultraflexible polymer composites with superior mechanical properties and autonomous self-healing functionalityviaa binary filler strategy	53
Spinodal-modulated solid solution delivers a strong and ductile refractory high-entropy alloy	52
Bio-inspired wettability patterns for biomedical applications	52
A self-healing, recyclable and conductive gelatin/nanofibrillated cellulose/Fe³⁺hydrogel based on multi-dynamic interactions for a multifunctional strain sensor	51
Design strategies for improving the crystallinity of covalent organic frameworks and conjugated polymers: a review	51
Niobium pentoxide based materials for high rate rechargeable electrochemical energy storage	50
Threshold switching memristor-based stochastic neurons for probabilistic computing	50

A multifunctional Fenton nanoagent for microenvironment-selective anti-biofilm and anti-inflammatory therapy	50
Somatosensitive film soft crawling robots driven by artificial muscle for load carrying and multi-terrain locomotion	49
A bioinspired antibacterial and photothermal membrane for stable and durable clean water remediation	49
Gels as emerging anti-icing materials: a mini review	49
Electrocatalysis of gold-based nanoparticles and nanoclusters	49
Diindolocarbazole – achieving multiresonant thermally activated delayed fluorescence without the need for acceptor units	47
Recent advances toward environment-friendly photodetectors based on lead-free metal halide perovskites and perovskite derivatives	47
Hydrogel- and organohydrogel-based stretchable, ultrasensitive, transparent, room-temperature and real-time NO₂ sensors and the mechanism	47
Tuning the reversibility of hair artificial muscles by disulfide cross-linking for sensors, switches, and soft robotics	47
Porous flexible frameworks: origins of flexibility and applications	47
Stable π-radical nanoparticles as versatile photosensitizers for effective hypoxia-overcoming photodynamic therapy	47
3D printing of artificial skin patches with bioactive and optically active polymer materials for anti-infection and augmenting wound repair	44
Functional nanomaterials, synergisms, and biomimicry for environmentally benign marine antifouling technology	44
Trust is good, control is better: a review on monitoring and characterization techniques for flow battery electrolytes	44
Highly selective gas sensing enabled by filters	44
Challenges and prospects in the selective photoreduction of CO₂ to C1 and C2 products with nanostructured materials: a review	44
Two-dimensional magneto-photoconductivity in non-van der Waals manganese selenide	43
Structural complexity in Prussian blue analogues	43
Regiospecific N-alkyl substitution tunes the molecular packing of high-performance non-fullerene acceptors	43
Magneto-sensitive photonic crystal ink for quick printing of smart devices with structural colors	42
Unveiling the crucial contributions of electrostatic and dispersion interactions to the ultralong room-temperature phosphorescence of H-bond crosslinked poly(vinyl alcohol) films	42
Multifunctional sound-absorbing and mechanical metamaterials via a decoupled mechanism design approach	42
A synergy between the push–pull electronic effect and twisted conformation for high-contrast mechanochromic AIEgens	41
A dual responsive photonic liquid for independent modulation of color brightness and hue	41
An unsymmetrical thermally activated delayed fluorescence emitter enables orange-red electroluminescence with 31.7% external quantum efficiency	40
Positive impact of chromophore flexibility on the efficiency of red thermally activated delayed fluorescence materials	40
Recent progress in electrochromic energy storage materials and devices: a minireview	40
Design strategies for ceria nanomaterials: untangling key mechanistic concepts	40
A bio-inspired, ultra-tough, high-sensitivity, and anti-swelling conductive hydrogel strain sensor for motion detection and information transmission	39
Biomaterial-mediated internal radioisotope therapy	39
Ultra-small natural product based coordination polymer nanodots for acute kidney injury relief	39
Facilitating the acidic oxygen reduction of Fe–N–C catalysts by fluorine-doping	39
Applications of triarylborane materials in cell imaging and sensing of bio-relevant molecules such as DNA, RNA, and proteins	39
Intrinsic carbon nanotube liquid crystalline elastomer photoactuators for high-definition biomechanics	39
Embedding metal foam into metal–organic framework monoliths for triggering a highly efficient release of adsorbed atmospheric water by localized eddy current heating	39
Piezo-photocatalytic effect mediating reactive oxygen species burst for cancer catalytic therapy	38
Phase change mediated mechanically transformative dynamic gel for intelligent control of versatile devices	38
A melanin-inspired robust aerogel for multifunctional water remediation	38
Ti₃C₂T_xMXene: from dispersions to multifunctional architectures for diverse applications	38
Polarization-perceptual anisotropic two-dimensional ReS₂ neuro-transistor with reconfigurable neuromorphic vision	38
Experimental validation of high thermoelectric performance in RECuZnP₂ predicted by high-throughput DFT calculations	38
Generative machine learning algorithm for lattice structures with superior mechanical properties	38
Well-rounded devices: the fabrication of electronics on curved surfaces – a review	38
A lotus-inspired 3D biomimetic design toward an advanced solar steam evaporator with ultrahigh efficiency and remarkable stability	37
Recyclable conductive nanoclay for direct in situ printing flexible electronics	37
Substituent-dependent absorption and fluorescence properties of perylene bisimide radical anions and dianions	37
A strategy for anode modification for future zinc-based battery application	37
Two-dimensional Ti₃C₂ MXene-based nanostructures for emerging optoelectronic applications	37
Layer-dependent ferroelectricity in 2H-stacked few-layer α-In₂Se₃	36
An unfused-ring acceptor with high side-chain economy enabling 11.17% as-cast organic solar cells	36
Nanopores in two-dimensional materials: accurate fabrication	36
Liquid–liquid interfaces: a unique and advantageous environment to prepare and process thin films of complex materials	36
Recent progress in field-assisted additive manufacturing: materials, methodologies, and applications	34
Rare-earth quantum cutting in metal halide perovskites – a review	34
2D PtS nanorectangles/g-C₃N₄nanosheets with a metal sulfide–support interaction effect for high-efficiency photocatalytic H₂evolution	34
Progress on photocatalytic semiconductor hybrids for bacterial inactivation	34
Stretchable solvent-free ionic conductor with self-wrinkling microstructures for ultrasensitive strain sensor	33
Visible-blind ultraviolet narrowband photomultiplication-type organic photodetector with an ultrahigh external quantum efficiency of over 1 000 000%	33
Polymer-buried van der Waals magnets for promising wearable room-temperature spintronics	33
Vesicle-based artificial cells: materials, construction methods and applications	33
Design and synthesis of chromophores with enhanced electro-optic activities in both bulk and plasmonic–organic hybrid devices	33
Nucleic acid-driven aggregation-induced emission of Au nanoclusters for visualizing telomerase activity in living cells and in vivo	32
Rb₂CdSi₄S₁₀: novel [Si₄S₁₀] T2-supertetrahedra-contained infrared nonlinear optical material with large band gap	32
Engineering of flat bands and Dirac bands in two-dimensional covalent organic frameworks (COFs): relationships among molecular orbital symmetry, lattice symmetry, and electronic-structure characterist	32
Are the rates of dexter transfer in TADF hyperfluorescence systems optically accessible?	32
Electrochemical preparation of nano/micron structure transition metal-based catalysts for the oxygen evolution reaction	32
A regioregular donor–acceptor copolymer allowing a high gain–bandwidth product to be obtained in photomultiplication-type organic photodiodes	32
Biopolymer-based electrospun fibers in electrochemical devices: versatile platform for energy, environment, and health monitoring	31
Boron containing metal–organic framework for highly selective photocatalytic production of H₂O₂by promoting two-electron O₂reduction	31
Modulating the optical properties and functions of organic molecules through polymerization	31
Metal–organic framework (MOF) facilitated highly stretchable and fatigue-resistant ionogels for recyclable sensors	31
2D-Material-integrated hydrogels as multifunctional protective skins for soft robots	31
Recent advances of metal telluride anodes for high-performance lithium/sodium–ion batteries	31
Chemotherapeutic drug–DNA hybrid nanostructures for anti-tumor therapy	31
Boosting sluggish photocatalytic hydrogen evolution through piezo-stimulated polarization: a critical review	30
Cucurbituril-activated photoreaction of dithienylethene for controllable targeted lysosomal imaging and anti-counterfeiting	30
Ultrahigh energy storage performance of all-organic dielectrics at high-temperature by tuning the density and location of traps	30
Leveraging the advancements in functional biomaterials and scaffold fabrication technologies for chronic wound healing applications	30
Anisotropic conductive networks for multidimensional sensing	30
Aggregation-induced emission luminogen with excellent triplet–triplet upconversion efficiency for highly efficient non-doped blue organic light-emitting diodes	30

Deciphering the role of LiNO₃additives in Li–S batteries	29
Metal-based electrocatalysts for room-temperature Na–S batteries	29
SnSe, the rising star thermoelectric material: a new paradigm in atomic blocks, building intriguing physical properties	29
Enhancing of broadband sound absorption through soft matter	29
Polarity control of DNA adsorption enabling the surface functionalization of CuO nanozymes for targeted tumor therapy	29
The pursuit of stability in halide perovskites: the monovalent cation and the key for surface and bulk self-healing	29
CuO dot-decorated Cu@Gd₂O₃ core–shell hierarchical structure for Cu(i) self-supplying chemodynamic therapy in combination with MRI-guided photothermal synergistic ther	29
Intercorrelated ferroelectrics in 2D van der Waals materials	29
Recent advances in dioxaborine-based fluorescent materials for bioimaging applications	29
D–π*–A type planar chiral TADF materials for efficient circularly polarized electroluminescence	28
A Lamellibranchia-inspired epidermal electrode for electrophysiology	28
Light-controlled versatile manipulation of liquid metal droplets: a gateway to future liquid robots	28
Distinguishing the respective determining factors for spectral broadening and concentration quenching in multiple resonance type TADF emitter systems	28
Energy-efficient transistors: suppressing the subthreshold swing below the physical limit	28
Magnetic materials: a journey from finding north to an exciting printed future	28
Multiple functional materials from crushing waste thermosetting resins	28
2D oriented covalent organic frameworks for alcohol-sensory synapses	27
Metabolically engineered bacteria as light-controlled living therapeutics for anti-angiogenesis tumor therapy	27
Toward high-performance organic photovoltaics: the new cooperation of sequential solution-processing and promising non-fullerene acceptors	27
Nanotherapeutics using all-natural materials. Effective treatment of wound biofilm infections using crosslinked nanoemulsions	27
Mechanically induced single-molecule white-light emission of excited-state intramolecular proton transfer (ESIPT) materials	27
An extended π-backbone for highly efficient near-infrared thermally activated delayed fluorescence with enhanced horizontal molecular orientation	26
Self-sensing coaxial muscle fibers with bi-lengthwise actuation	26
Multifunctionally wearable monitoring with gelatin hydrogel electronics of liquid metals	26
A methyl-shield strategy enables efficient blue thermally activated delayed fluorescence hosts for high-performance fluorescent OLEDs	26
Criteria for evaluating lithium–air batteries in academia to correctly predict their practical performance in industry	26
A phonic Braille recognition system based on a self-powered sensor with self-healing ability, temperature resistance, and stretchability	26
Multi-photoresponsive triphenylethylene derivatives with photochromism, photodeformation and room temperature phosphorescence	25
Thermal and mechanical activation of dynamically stable ionic interaction toward self-healing strengthening elastomers	25
Thermoelectric performance of 2D materials: the band-convergence strategy and strong intervalley scatterings	25
Robust and stable dual-band electrochromic smart window with multicolor tunability	25
An ultra high performance, lead-free Bi₂WO₆:P(VDF-TrFE)-based triboelectric nanogenerator for self-powered sensors and smart electronic applications	25
Hidden spontaneous polarisation in the chalcohalide photovoltaic absorber Sn₂SbS₂I₃	24
An in situ and rapid self-healing strategy enabling a stretchable nanocomposite with extremely durable and highly sensitive sensing features	24
Bio-memristors based on silk fibroin	24
Emerging iongel materials towards applications in energy and bioelectronics	24
Metal–organic framework-derived advanced oxygen electrocatalysts as air-cathodes for Zn–air batteries: recent trends and future perspectives	24
Tetrazine molecules as an efficient electronic diversion channel in 2D organic–inorganic perovskites	24
Suppressing singlet–triplet annihilation processes to achieve highly efficient deep-blue AIE-based OLEDs	24
π–π conjugation promoted nanocatalysis for cancer therapy based on a covalent organic framework	24
How machine learning can accelerate electrocatalysis discovery and optimization	24
Alicyclic polyimides with large band gaps exhibit superior high-temperature capacitive energy storage	23
Propylene and butylene glycol: new alternatives to ethylene glycol in conjugated polymers for bioelectronic applications	23
A versatile strategy to construct free-standing multi-furcated vessels and a complicated vascular network in heterogeneous porous scaffolds via combination of 3D printing and stimuli-responsive	23
Giant tunnelling electroresistance through 2D sliding ferroelectric materials	23
An ultra-broad-range pressure sensor based on a gradient stiffness design	23
Exploring and expanding the Fe-terephthalate metal–organic framework phase space by coordination and oxidation modulation	23
Sensing arbitrary contact forces with a flexible porous dielectric elastomer	23
Practical considerations in the design and use of porous liquids	23
Review on the growth, properties and applications of self-assembled oxide–metal vertically aligned nanocomposite thin films—current and future perspectives	23
Selective treatment of intracellular bacterial infections using host cell-targeted bioorthogonal nanozymes	23
A high-performance polarization-sensitive and stable self-powered UV photodetector based on a dendritic crystal lead-free metal-halide CsCu₂I₃/GaN heterostructure	23
Erythrocyte-mediated delivery of bioorthogonal nanozymes for selective targeting of bacterial infections	23
Self-standing boron nitride bulks enabled by liquid metals for thermal management	23
High-efficiency organic solar cells processed from a real green solvent	23
Two-photon absorption in halide perovskites and their applications	23
Effect of electronic doping and traps on carrier dynamics in tin halide perovskites	23
A highly selective electron affinity facilitated H₂S sensor: the marriage of tris(keto-hydrazone) and an organic field-effect transistor	22
Low-molecular-weight supramolecular adhesives based on non-covalent self-assembly of a small molecular gelator	22
Upcycling of thermosetting polymers into high-value materials	21
Fluorescent, electrically responsive and ultratough self-healing hydrogels via bioinspired all-in-one hierarchical micelles	21
Broad transparency and wide band gap achieved in a magnetic infrared nonlinear optical chalcogenide by suppressing d–d transitions	21
Magnetic-field manipulation of circularly polarized photoluminescence in chiral perovskites	21
Self-powered ultrasensitive and highly stretchable temperature–strain sensing composite yarns	21
Conquering residual light absorption in the transmissive states of organic electrochromic materials	21
Red-to-NIR emissive radical cations derived from simple pyrroles	21
Balanced infrared nonlinear optical performance achieved by modulating the covalency and ionicity distributions in the electron localization function map	21
Three interfaces of the dental implant system and their clinical effects on hard and soft tissues	21
Conductive polymer based hydrogels and their application in wearable sensors: a review	21
Beyond homogeneous dispersion: oriented conductive fillers for highκnanocomposites	21
Achieving remarkable energy storage enhancement in polymer dielectrics via constructing an ultrathin Coulomb blockade layer of gold nanoparticles	21
Polymeric nanoparticle-based nanovaccines for cancer immunotherapy	20
Elastomeric microwell-based triboelectric nanogenerators by in situ simultaneous transfer-printing	20
A biocompatible photosensitizer with a high intersystem crossing efficiency for precise two-photon photodynamic therapy	20
Augmenting photosynthesis through facile AIEgen-chloroplast conjugation and efficient solar energy utilization	20
A novel orange-red thermally activated delayed fluorescence emitter with high molecular rigidity and planarity realizing 32.5% external quantum efficiency in organic light-emitting diodes	20
Bridging the thermodynamics and kinetics of temperature-induced morphology evolution in polymer/fullerene organic solar cell bulk heterojunction	20
Room temperature optoelectronic devices operating with spin crossover nanoparticles	20
Underwater luminescent labeling materials constructed from a supramolecular approach	20
Solution-processed white OLEDs with power efficiency over 90 lm W⁻¹ by triplet exciton management with a high triplet energy level interfacial exciplex host and a high reverse intersystem c	20
Colossal expansion and fast motion in spin-crossover@polymer actuators	20
A processable, scalable, and stable full-color ultralong afterglow system based on heteroatom-free hydrocarbon doped polymers	20
Harvesting mechanical energy for hydrogen generation by piezoelectric metal–organic frameworks	20
Capacitive–piezoresistive hybrid flexible pressure sensor based on conductive micropillar arrays with high sensitivity over a wide dynamic range	20
Scalable nanoporous carbon films allow line-of-sight 3D atomic layer deposition of Pt: towards a new generation catalyst layer for PEM fuel cells	20
Enhanced antibacterial function of a supramolecular artificial receptor-modified macrophage (SAR-Macrophage)	19
Self-healing liquid metal hydrogel for human–computer interaction and infrared camouflage	19
Achieving circularly polarized luminescence and large piezoelectric response in hybrid rare-earth double perovskite by a chirality induction strategy	19
Green-solvent-processed formamidinium-based perovskite solar cells with uniform grain growth and strengthened interfacial contact via a nanostructured tin oxide layer	19
Molecular bases for temperature sensitivity in supramolecular assemblies and their applications as thermoresponsive soft materials	19
Superhydrophobic microstructures for better anti-icing performances: open-cell or closed-cell?	19
A mechanically adaptive hydrogel neural interface based on silk fibroin for high-efficiency neural activity recording	19
Strain engineering of electrocatalysts for hydrogen evolution reaction	19
Rapid and label-free cancer theranostics via in situ bio-self-assembled DNA–gold nanostructures loaded exosomes	19
High-strength, low infrared-emission nonmetallic films for highly efficient Joule/solar heating, electromagnetic interference shielding and thermal camouflage	19