Materials Horizons

Papers
(The TQCC of Materials Horizons is 15. 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 2020-12-01 to 2024-12-01.)
ArticleCitations
Bioinspired double network hydrogels: from covalent double network hydrogelsviahybrid double network hydrogels to physical double network hydrogels332
Artificial intelligence and machine learning in design of mechanical materials330
Polydopamine antibacterial materials326
Biomimetic anti-freezing polymeric hydrogels: keeping soft-wet materials active in cold environments304
Polyphenol scaffolds in tissue engineering266
Catalytic methods for chemical recycling or upcycling of commercial polymers221
Balancing the mechanical, electronic, and self-healing properties in conductive self-healing hydrogel for wearable sensor applications218
A self-reinforcing and self-healing elastomer with high strength, unprecedented toughness and room-temperature reparability212
Synergy between dynamic covalent boronic ester and boron–nitrogen coordination: strategy for self-healing polyurethane elastomers at room temperature with unprecedented mechanical properties202
Metal–organic frameworks for chemical sensing devices198
A fully hydrophobic ionogel enables highly efficient wearable underwater sensors and communicators190
Stimulus-driven liquid metal and liquid crystal network actuators for programmable soft robotics176
Recent progress and challenges in solution blow spinning163
Mussel foot protein inspired tough tissue-selective underwater adhesive hydrogel161
Light-driven bimorph soft actuators: design, fabrication, and properties160
Metal–semiconductor heterostructures for surface-enhanced Raman scattering: synergistic contribution of plasmons and charge transfer148
Dual emission in purely organic materials for optoelectronic applications142
Molecular engineering of a colorless, extremely tough, superiorly self-recoverable, and healable poly(urethane–urea) elastomer for impact-resistant applications142
Understanding, quantifying, and controlling the molecular ordering of semiconducting polymers: from novices to experts and amorphous to perfect crystals137
Material innovation and mechanics design for substrates and encapsulation of flexible electronics: a review128
Functional separators towards the suppression of lithium dendrites for rechargeable high-energy batteries126
Polymer dielectric films exhibiting superior high-temperature capacitive performance by utilizing an inorganic insulation interlayer123
Sensing–transducing coupled piezoelectric textiles for self-powered humidity detection and wearable biomonitoring118
Heterointerface optimization in a covalent organic framework-on-MXene for high-performance capacitive deionization of oxygenated saline water113
Engineered two-dimensional nanomaterials: an emerging paradigm for water purification and monitoring110
Breaking through the “3.0 eV wall” of energy band gap in mid-infrared nonlinear optical rare earth chalcogenides by charge-transfer engineering110
Narrowband organic photodetectors – towards miniaturized, spectroscopic sensing107
Design of ultra-stretchable, highly adhesive and self-healable hydrogels via tannic acid-enabled dynamic interactions105
Review on organosulfur materials for rechargeable lithium batteries103
An unparalleled H-bonding and ion-bonding crosslinked waterborne polyurethane with super toughness and unprecedented fracture energy102
Integration of efficient microwave absorption and shielding in a multistage composite foam with progressive conductivity modular design101
Environment tolerant, adaptable and stretchable organohydrogels: preparation, optimization, and applications99
Thermally activated delayed fluorescence exciplex emitters for high-performance organic light-emitting diodes98
Approaching “stainless magnesium” by Ca micro-alloying93
Nanofiber fabric based ion-gradient-enhanced moist-electric generator with a sustained voltage output of 1.1 volts90
Flexible boron nitride-based memristor forin situdigital and analogue neuromorphic computing applications89
A flexible quasi-solid-state thermoelectrochemical cell with high stretchability as an energy-autonomous strain sensor89
Nanozyme's catching up: activity, specificity, reaction conditions and reaction types89
Magnetic skyrmions for unconventional computing88
Synthesis and application of core–shell liquid metal particles: a perspective of surface engineering88
Advanced technologies for the fabrication of MOF thin films88
A highly transparent ionogel with strength enhancement ability for robust bonding in an aquatic environment87
Spinodal-modulated solid solution delivers a strong and ductile refractory high-entropy alloy86
An autonomously ultrafast self-healing, highly colourless, tear-resistant and compliant elastomer tailored for transparent electromagnetic interference shielding films integrated in flexible and optic86
An ultrastretchable, high-performance, and crosstalk-free proximity and pressure bimodal sensor based on ionic hydrogel fibers for human-machine interfaces85
Solution-processed electronics for artificial synapses84
Adjustable dual temperature-sensitive hydrogel based on a self-assembly cross-linking strategy with highly stretchable and healable properties84
Dislocation-toughened ceramics83
Toward autonomous design and synthesis of novel inorganic materials83
Advances in ultrasensitive piezoresistive sensors: from conventional to flexible and stretchable applications82
Design strategies for improving the crystallinity of covalent organic frameworks and conjugated polymers: a review82
Porous bioactive glass micro- and nanospheres with controlled morphology: developments, properties and emerging biomedical applications82
Super-stretchable and extreme temperature-tolerant supramolecular-polymer double-network eutectogels with ultrafast in situ adhesion and flexible electrochromic behaviour81
In situ identification of the electrocatalytic water oxidation behavior of a nickel-based metal–organic framework nanoarray81
Printing fabrication of large-area non-fullerene organic solar cells80
Integrating molecular rigidity and chirality into thermally activated delayed fluorescence emitters for highly efficient sky-blue and orange circularly polarized electroluminescence80
Nitroxide radical polymers for emerging plastic energy storage and organic electronics: fundamentals, materials, and applications80
Non-flammable liquid electrolytes for safe batteries79
Advances in 4D printing of liquid crystalline elastomers: materials, techniques, and applications78
A thermally conductive interface material with tremendous and reversible surface adhesion promises durable cross-interface heat conduction78
Recent advances in printed flexible heaters for portable and wearable thermal management78
Robust and multifunctional natural polyphenolic composites for water remediation78
High performance polarization-sensitive self-powered imaging photodetectors based on a p-Te/n-MoSe2van der Waals heterojunction with strong interlayer transition76
Conductive polymer based hydrogels and their application in wearable sensors: a review75
Polyphenol-mediated chitin self-assembly for constructing a fully naturally resourced hydrogel with high strength and toughness74
A bioinspired antibacterial and photothermal membrane for stable and durable clean water remediation73
Hollow-porous fibers for intrinsically thermally insulating textiles and wearable electronics with ultrahigh working sensitivity73
Electrocatalysis of gold-based nanoparticles and nanoclusters71
A self-healing, recyclable and conductive gelatin/nanofibrillated cellulose/Fe3+hydrogel based on multi-dynamic interactions for a multifunctional strain sensor71
Flexible temperature sensors made of aligned electrospun carbon nanofiber films with outstanding sensitivity and selectivity towards temperature71
Metal- and halide-free, solid-state polymeric water vapor sorbents for efficient water-sorption-driven cooling and atmospheric water harvesting71
A multifunctional Fenton nanoagent for microenvironment-selective anti-biofilm and anti-inflammatory therapy68
Porous organic polymers (POPs) for environmental remediation67
Generative machine learning algorithm for lattice structures with superior mechanical properties67
Recent progress in electrochromic energy storage materials and devices: a minireview67
A bio-inspired, ultra-tough, high-sensitivity, and anti-swelling conductive hydrogel strain sensor for motion detection and information transmission66
Microscopic local stiffening in a supramolecular hydrogel network expedites stem cell mechanosensing in 3D and bone regeneration66
Gels as emerging anti-icing materials: a mini review66
Bio-inspired wettability patterns for biomedical applications65
Strong underwater adhesion of injectable hydrogels triggered by diffusion of small molecules64
Highly thermoconductive yet ultraflexible polymer composites with superior mechanical properties and autonomous self-healing functionalityviaa binary filler strategy64
Threshold switching memristor-based stochastic neurons for probabilistic computing63
Multifunctional sound-absorbing and mechanical metamaterials via a decoupled mechanism design approach63
Photoactive terahertz metasurfaces for ultrafast switchable sensing of colorectal cells63
Challenges and prospects in the selective photoreduction of CO2 to C1 and C2 products with nanostructured materials: a review62
Niobium pentoxide based materials for high rate rechargeable electrochemical energy storage61
Self-healing liquid metal hydrogel for human–computer interaction and infrared camouflage60
Dynamic light scattering and transmission electron microscopy in drug delivery: a roadmap for correct characterization of nanoparticles and interpretation of results60
Highly selective gas sensing enabled by filters60
Stable π-radical nanoparticles as versatile photosensitizers for effective hypoxia-overcoming photodynamic therapy59
Structural complexity in Prussian blue analogues59
Somatosensitive film soft crawling robots driven by artificial muscle for load carrying and multi-terrain locomotion58
Diindolocarbazole – achieving multiresonant thermally activated delayed fluorescence without the need for acceptor units58
Material design strategies to improve the performance of rechargeable magnesium–sulfur batteries58
A melanin-inspired robust aerogel for multifunctional water remediation58
Porous flexible frameworks: origins of flexibility and applications58
Trust is good, control is better: a review on monitoring and characterization techniques for flow battery electrolytes57
Unveiling the crucial contributions of electrostatic and dispersion interactions to the ultralong room-temperature phosphorescence of H-bond crosslinked poly(vinyl alcohol) films57
Recent advances of metal telluride anodes for high-performance lithium/sodium–ion batteries57
Ti3C2TxMXene: from dispersions to multifunctional architectures for diverse applications56
Functional nanomaterials, synergisms, and biomimicry for environmentally benign marine antifouling technology56
Two-dimensional Ti3C2 MXene-based nanostructures for emerging optoelectronic applications55
Intrinsic carbon nanotube liquid crystalline elastomer photoactuators for high-definition biomechanics55
Ultra-small natural product based coordination polymer nanodots for acute kidney injury relief55
Vesicle-based artificial cells: materials, construction methods and applications54
Design strategies for ceria nanomaterials: untangling key mechanistic concepts53
Applications of triarylborane materials in cell imaging and sensing of bio-relevant molecules such as DNA, RNA, and proteins53
Stimuli-responsive dynamic hydrogels: design, properties and tissue engineering applications53
Recent advances toward environment-friendly photodetectors based on lead-free metal halide perovskites and perovskite derivatives53
3D printing of artificial skin patches with bioactive and optically active polymer materials for anti-infection and augmenting wound repair52
A strategy for anode modification for future zinc-based battery application52
Ultrahigh energy storage performance of all-organic dielectrics at high-temperature by tuning the density and location of traps52
Magneto-sensitive photonic crystal ink for quick printing of smart devices with structural colors51
Tuning the reversibility of hair artificial muscles by disulfide cross-linking for sensors, switches, and soft robotics51
Two-dimensional magneto-photoconductivity in non-van der Waals manganese selenide50
Facilitating the acidic oxygen reduction of Fe–N–C catalysts by fluorine-doping50
Metal–organic framework (MOF) facilitated highly stretchable and fatigue-resistant ionogels for recyclable sensors50
A synergy between the push–pull electronic effect and twisted conformation for high-contrast mechanochromic AIEgens49
Well-rounded devices: the fabrication of electronics on curved surfaces – a review49
Regiospecific N-alkyl substitution tunes the molecular packing of high-performance non-fullerene acceptors49
Hydrogel- and organohydrogel-based stretchable, ultrasensitive, transparent, room-temperature and real-time NO2 sensors and the mechanism49
A lotus-inspired 3D biomimetic design toward an advanced solar steam evaporator with ultrahigh efficiency and remarkable stability49
A dual responsive photonic liquid for independent modulation of color brightness and hue49
Alicyclic polyimides with large band gaps exhibit superior high-temperature capacitive energy storage48
Rb2CdSi4S10: novel [Si4S10] T2-supertetrahedra-contained infrared nonlinear optical material with large band gap48
Embedding metal foam into metal–organic framework monoliths for triggering a highly efficient release of adsorbed atmospheric water by localized eddy current heating48
Capacitive–piezoresistive hybrid flexible pressure sensor based on conductive micropillar arrays with high sensitivity over a wide dynamic range48
Anion-modulated CoP electrode as bifunctional electrocatalyst for anion-exchange membrane hydrazine-assisted water electrolyser48
Boron containing metal–organic framework for highly selective photocatalytic production of H2O2by promoting two-electron O2reduction47
Liquid–liquid interfaces: a unique and advantageous environment to prepare and process thin films of complex materials47
Phase change mediated mechanically transformative dynamic gel for intelligent control of versatile devices46
A processable, scalable, and stable full-color ultralong afterglow system based on heteroatom-free hydrocarbon doped polymers46
Recyclable conductive nanoclay for direct in situ printing flexible electronics46
Piezo-photocatalytic effect mediating reactive oxygen species burst for cancer catalytic therapy46
Polarization-perceptual anisotropic two-dimensional ReS2 neuro-transistor with reconfigurable neuromorphic vision46
Engineering of flat bands and Dirac bands in two-dimensional covalent organic frameworks (COFs): relationships among molecular orbital symmetry, lattice symmetry, and electronic-structure characterist46
Nanocomposite conductive hydrogels with Robust elasticity and multifunctional responsiveness for flexible sensing and wound monitoring46
Recent progress in field-assisted additive manufacturing: materials, methodologies, and applications45
Progress on photocatalytic semiconductor hybrids for bacterial inactivation45
Experimental validation of high thermoelectric performance in RECuZnP2 predicted by high-throughput DFT calculations45
Oxygen vacancy modulated amorphous tungsten oxide films for fast-switching and ultra-stable dual-band electrochromic energy storage smart windows45
Biomaterial-mediated internal radioisotope therapy44
Designing self-healing hydrogels for biomedical applications44
Positive impact of chromophore flexibility on the efficiency of red thermally activated delayed fluorescence materials44
Leveraging the advancements in functional biomaterials and scaffold fabrication technologies for chronic wound healing applications43
2D oriented covalent organic frameworks for alcohol-sensory synapses43
Design and synthesis of chromophores with enhanced electro-optic activities in both bulk and plasmonic–organic hybrid devices43
Low-molecular-weight supramolecular adhesives based on non-covalent self-assembly of a small molecular gelator43
Visible-blind ultraviolet narrowband photomultiplication-type organic photodetector with an ultrahigh external quantum efficiency of over 1 000 000%42
Plant exosome nanovesicles (PENs): green delivery platforms42
Metal–organic framework-derived advanced oxygen electrocatalysts as air-cathodes for Zn–air batteries: recent trends and future perspectives42
Distinguishing the respective determining factors for spectral broadening and concentration quenching in multiple resonance type TADF emitter systems42
Self-standing boron nitride bulks enabled by liquid metals for thermal management42
Modulating the optical properties and functions of organic molecules through polymerization42
Enhancing of broadband sound absorption through soft matter42
An unsymmetrical thermally activated delayed fluorescence emitter enables orange-red electroluminescence with 31.7% external quantum efficiency42
Upcycling of thermosetting polymers into high-value materials41
Emerging iongel materials towards applications in energy and bioelectronics41
D–π*–A type planar chiral TADF materials for efficient circularly polarized electroluminescence41
Boosting sluggish photocatalytic hydrogen evolution through piezo-stimulated polarization: a critical review41
Layer-dependent ferroelectricity in 2H-stacked few-layer α-In2Se341
Biopolymer-based electrospun fibers in electrochemical devices: versatile platform for energy, environment, and health monitoring41
Robust and stable dual-band electrochromic smart window with multicolor tunability41
Nanopores in two-dimensional materials: accurate fabrication40
Substituent-dependent absorption and fluorescence properties of perylene bisimide radical anions and dianions40
Electrochemical preparation of nano/micron structure transition metal-based catalysts for the oxygen evolution reaction40
An ultra high performance, lead-free Bi2WO6:P(VDF-TrFE)-based triboelectric nanogenerator for self-powered sensors and smart electronic applications39
A biomimetic closed-loop recyclable, long-term durable, extreme-condition resistant, flame-retardant nanocoating synthesized by reversible flocculation assembly39
Energy-efficient transistors: suppressing the subthreshold swing below the physical limit39
Nucleic acid-driven aggregation-induced emission of Au nanoclusters for visualizing telomerase activity in living cells andin vivo39
How machine learning can accelerate electrocatalysis discovery and optimization39
Are the rates of dexter transfer in TADF hyperfluorescence systems optically accessible?39
Light-controlled versatile manipulation of liquid metal droplets: a gateway to future liquid robots39
Anisotropic conductive networks for multidimensional sensing38
Stretchable solvent-free ionic conductor with self-wrinkling microstructures for ultrasensitive strain sensor38
The fundamentals and applications of piezoelectric materials for tumor therapy: recent advances and outlook37
2D PtS nanorectangles/g-C3N4nanosheets with a metal sulfide–support interaction effect for high-efficiency photocatalytic H2evolution37
An unfused-ring acceptor with high side-chain economy enabling 11.17% as-cast organic solar cells37
2D-Material-integrated hydrogels as multifunctional protective skins for soft robots37
Rare-earth quantum cutting in metal halide perovskites – a review37
Physical crosslinked hydrogel-derived smart windows: anti-freezing and fast thermal responsive performance37
Deciphering the role of LiNO3additives in Li–S batteries36
Polarity control of DNA adsorption enabling the surface functionalization of CuO nanozymes for targeted tumor therapy36
The pursuit of stability in halide perovskites: the monovalent cation and the key for surface and bulk self-healing36
Three interfaces of the dental implant system and their clinical effects on hard and soft tissues36
Superhydrophobic microstructures for better anti-icing performances: open-cell or closed-cell?36
Polymer-buried van der Waals magnets for promising wearable room-temperature spintronics36
Criteria for evaluating lithium–air batteries in academia to correctly predict their practical performance in industry36
A Lamellibranchia-inspired epidermal electrode for electrophysiology36
High-strength, low infrared-emission nonmetallic films for highly efficient Joule/solar heating, electromagnetic interference shielding and thermal camouflage36
An extended π-backbone for highly efficient near-infrared thermally activated delayed fluorescence with enhanced horizontal molecular orientation35
Self-sensing coaxial muscle fibers with bi-lengthwise actuation35
Intercorrelated ferroelectrics in 2D van der Waals materials35
Achieving circularly polarized luminescence and large piezoelectric response in hybrid rare-earth double perovskite by a chirality induction strategy35
Recent advances in interface engineering of Fe/Co/Ni-based heterostructure electrocatalysts for water splitting35
Strain engineering of electrocatalysts for hydrogen evolution reaction35
Selective spectral absorption of nanofibers for color-preserving daytime radiative cooling35
Cucurbituril-activated photoreaction of dithienylethene for controllable targeted lysosomal imaging and anti-counterfeiting35
SnSe, the rising star thermoelectric material: a new paradigm in atomic blocks, building intriguing physical properties35
Multifunctionally wearable monitoring with gelatin hydrogel electronics of liquid metals35
Stimulus-responsive nonclose-packed photonic crystals: fabrications and applications35
Two-photon absorption in halide perovskites and their applications35
Achieving remarkable energy storage enhancement in polymer dielectrics via constructing an ultrathin Coulomb blockade layer of gold nanoparticles35
Multi-photoresponsive triphenylethylene derivatives with photochromism, photodeformation and room temperature phosphorescence34
Scalable functionalized liquid crystal elastomer fiber soft actuators with multi-stimulus responses and photoelectric conversion34
Atomistic modeling of the mechanical properties: the rise of machine learning interatomic potentials34
Aggregation-induced emission luminogen with excellent triplet–triplet upconversion efficiency for highly efficient non-doped blue organic light-emitting diodes34
Exploring and expanding the Fe-terephthalate metal–organic framework phase space by coordination and oxidation modulation34
Suppressing singlet–triplet annihilation processes to achieve highly efficient deep-blue AIE-based OLEDs34
Chemotherapeutic drug–DNA hybrid nanostructures for anti-tumor therapy34
High-efficiency organic solar cells processed from a real green solvent33
Magnetic materials: a journey from finding north to an exciting printed future33
Polymeric nanoparticle-based nanovaccines for cancer immunotherapy33
Bioadhesive and electroactive hydrogels for flexible bioelectronics and supercapacitors enabled by a redox-active core–shell PEDOT@PZIF-71 system33
Mechanically induced single-molecule white-light emission of excited-state intramolecular proton transfer (ESIPT) materials33
Sensing arbitrary contact forces with a flexible porous dielectric elastomer33
Synchronously boosting microwave-absorbing and heat-conducting capabilities in CeO2/Ce(OH)3 core–shell nanorods/nanofibers via Fe-doping amount control33
Self-healing polymers through hydrogen-bond cross-linking: synthesis and electronic applications32
A methyl-shield strategy enables efficient blue thermally activated delayed fluorescence hosts for high-performance fluorescent OLEDs32
Stretchable and transparent ionogel-based heaters32
CuO dot-decorated Cu@Gd2O3 core–shell hierarchical structure for Cu(i) self-supplying chemodynamic therapy in combination with MRI-guided photothermal synergistic ther32
A regioregular donor–acceptor copolymer allowing a high gain–bandwidth product to be obtained in photomultiplication-type organic photodiodes32
Toward high-performance organic photovoltaics: the new cooperation of sequential solution-processing and promising non-fullerene acceptors32
Mechanochromic and ionic conductive cholesteric liquid crystal elastomers for biomechanical monitoring and human–machine interaction32
Extremely strengthening fatigue resistance, elastic restorability and thermodynamic stability of a soft transparent self-healing network based on a dynamic molecular confinement-induced bioinspired na32
Thermal and mechanical activation of dynamically stable ionic interaction toward self-healing strengthening elastomers32
Practical considerations in the design and use of porous liquids32
Effect of electronic doping and traps on carrier dynamics in tin halide perovskites32
Metabolically engineered bacteria as light-controlled living therapeutics for anti-angiogenesis tumor therapy32
Colossal expansion and fast motion in spin-crossover@polymer actuators32
Fluorescent, electrically responsive and ultratough self-healing hydrogels via bioinspired all-in-one hierarchical micelles32
Harvesting mechanical energy for hydrogen generation by piezoelectric metal–organic frameworks32
Multiple functional materials from crushing waste thermosetting resins31
Recent advances in dioxaborine-based fluorescent materials for bioimaging applications31
Targeted high-precision up-converting thermometer platform over multiple temperature zones with Er3+31
Metal-based electrocatalysts for room-temperature Na–S batteries31
Giant tunnelling electroresistance through 2D sliding ferroelectric materials31
Layer-polarized anomalous Hall effects in valleytronic van der Waals bilayers31
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-responsive31
An ultra-broad-range pressure sensor based on a gradient stiffness design31
Crystalline tetra-aniline with chloride interactions towards a biocompatible supercapacitor30
Balanced infrared nonlinear optical performance achieved by modulating the covalency and ionicity distributions in the electron localization function map30
Nanotherapeutics using all-natural materials. Effective treatment of wound biofilm infections using crosslinked nanoemulsions30
Unprecedented toughness in transparent, luminescent, self-healing polymers enabled via hierarchical rigid domain design30
Bio-memristors based on silk fibroin30
Conquering residual light absorption in the transmissive states of organic electrochromic materials30
A biocompatible photosensitizer with a high intersystem crossing efficiency for precise two-photon photodynamic therapy29
Magnetic-field manipulation of circularly polarized photoluminescence in chiral perovskites29
Broad transparency and wide band gap achieved in a magnetic infrared nonlinear optical chalcogenide by suppressing d–d transitions29
Beyond homogeneous dispersion: oriented conductive fillers for highκnanocomposites29
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