Materials Chemistry Frontiers

Papers
(The median citation count of Materials Chemistry Frontiers is 4. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-05-01 to 2025-05-01.)
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Design of planar-zigzag semiconducting polymers to control chain orientation and electronic structure for organic photovoltaics120
Emergence of Ruddlesden–Popper phases and other pitfalls for moderate temperature solution deposited chalcogenide perovskites118
Molecular structure effects on the mechanisms of corrosion protection of model epoxy coatings on metals107
Isolation strategy for a novel luminescent Eu3+-pyridine-2,6-dicarboxylic acid complex with high compatibility and stability for light-conversion agricultural films88
Design and preparation of glassy molecular precursors by adjusting molecular structures for facile processing of high-performance polymers80
A tris-tetrazole based nanostructured soft material: studies on self-healing, AIEE, and rheological and fluorometric detection of 3-aminopyridine79
An assembled ternary photocatalyst CoPh/CdSe@TiO2 for simultaneous photocatalytic CO2and proton reduction78
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Influence of the pendant substituent at the C1 position of a spirobifluorene scaffold on the electronic properties70
Deep-red/NIR AIEgens based on electron-withdrawing dithiafulvalene-fused benzothiadiazole for solution-processed non-doped OLEDs68
Tuning the exchange-coupling effect in raspberry-like γ-Fe2O3@CoO nanoparticles engineered through the single variation of the surfactant concentration in the synthesis process67
Non-precious metal-based catalysts for water electrolysis to produce H2 under industrial conditions62
C4N quantum dots/g-C3N4 nanosheets organic homogeneous structure self-assembly for efficient charge separation and photocatalytic hydrogen evolution58
In situ construction of vertically aligned AlN skeletons for enhancing the thermal conductivity of stearic acid-based phase-change composites56
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Advances and challenges in symmetrical solid oxide electrolysis cells: materials development and resource utilization46
Boosting the catalytic performance of metalloporphyrin-based covalent organic frameworks via coordination engineering for CO2 and O2 reduction45
Anin situ-fabricated p-Co3O4@n-ZnO surface heterojunction photocatalyst for solar-to-fuel conversion of CO245
Coordinated water molecule-induced solid-state superprotonic conduction by a highly scalable and pH-stable coordination polymer (CP)45
Direct styrene hydrogenation on a metal-free boron–nitrogen doped carbon catalyst44
Colloidal fluorine-doped ZnO quantum dots: the synergistic action of atomic doping and growth conditions directs fluorescence and photoactivity44
Recent advances in MXenes: a promising 2D material for photocatalysis44
FeNi3 nanoparticles for electrocatalytic synthesis of urea from carbon dioxide and nitrate43
Dimension-dependent intrinsic point defect characteristics of binary photovoltaic materials43
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Bifunctional NiFe LDH as a piezoelectric nanogenerator and asymmetric pseudo-supercapacitor42
Recent advances in trifunctional electrocatalysts for Zn–air batteries and water splitting41
Rare earth-based MOFs for photo/electrocatalysis41
Advances and strategies of electrolyte regulation in Zn-ion batteries41
Violet light excitable organic halides with short ∼ns emissions for multiple optoelectronic applications41
Advances in polymer electrolytes for solid-state zinc–air batteries41
B-site cation sequencing in SrMnO3 using iron for zinc–air battery electrocatalysis: a structural evaluation40
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Iridium-based electrocatalysts for the acidic oxygen evolution reaction: engineering strategies to enhance the activity and stability39
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Multifunctional nanomicelles constructedviaan aggregation and de-aggregation strategy for magnetic resonance/NIR II fluorescence imaging-guided type I photodynamic therapy38
Cobalt–platinum intermetallic composite loaded on pyridinic N-enriched carbon for acidic hydrogen evolution catalysis with ultralow overpotential38
Molecular engineering of organic small-molecule photothermal agents by changing the donor group for photothermal therapy and photoacoustic imaging of tumors37
A flexible, rapid response, hybrid inorganic–organic SnSe2–PEDOT:PSS bulk heterojunction based high-performance broadband photodetector37
MXene composite with Ni/Co sulfide for enhanced hydrogen evolution reaction37
Conjugated D–π–A photovoltaic polymers containing thieno[3,2-b]thiophene π-bridge36
Nano-based theranostic approaches for infection control: current status and perspectives35
Optimizing strong metal–support interaction on cobalt phosphide-supported Ru single atom catalyst for highly-efficient hydrogen evolution reaction35
All-weather-available electrothermal and solar–thermal wood-derived porous carbon-based steam generators for highly efficient water purification35
Laser-induced fluorine-containing coating on zinc anode surface for regulated Zn(002) deposition35
Structure–property relationship on insertion of fluorine- versus nitrogen substituents in wide bandgap polymer donors for non-fullerene solar cells: an interesting case study34
Isomeric effect of naphthyl spacers on structures and properties of isostructural porous crystalline frameworks34
New heater@luminescent thermometer nano-objects: Prussian blue core@silica shell loaded with a β-diketonate Tb3+/Eu3+ complex34
Control of near-infrared dye fluorescence lifetime in all-polymer microcavities34
Thermally crosslinkable second-order nonlinear optical polymer networks: high stability, good transparency, and large second-order nonlinear optical effects34
Influence of CeO2 support morphology on the structural and NO2RR performance of CeO2@Au catalyst33
Large-pore mesoporous silica: template design, thin film preparation and biomolecule infiltration32
A post-synthetically modified porous organic polymer for photocatalytic water purification32
Liquid-crystalline perylene bisimide derivatives bearing an azacrown ether ring complexing with alkaline metal ions31
New aggregation-induced delayed fluorescent materials for efficient OLEDs with high stabilities of emission color and efficiency31
Correction: Interfacial engineering between SnO2/MAPbI3 by maleate pheniramine halides toward carbon counter electrode-based perovskite solar cells with 16.21% efficiency30
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A modifiable double donor based on bis(N-ethyl-N-hydroxyethyl)aniline for organic optical nonlinear chromophores30
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Dual-mode regulation of microbial cell membrane permeability for an enhanced microbial cuproptosis-like death pathway30
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Rational design and application of electrocatalysts based on transition metal selenides for water splitting29
Self-supporting Fe7S8 microsphere/N-doped carbonized silk textile for high-performance sodium-ion batteries29
Structure-performance interplay of rhodium-based catalysts for syngas conversion to ethanol29
Recent progress in heteroatom doping to modulate the coordination environment of M–N–C catalysts for the oxygen reduction reaction29
Self-assembled molecules as selective contacts for efficient and stable perovskite solar cells29
Functional conductive hydrogels: from performance to flexible sensor applications29
Energetic bi-diazole ‘transformers’ toward high-energy thermostable energetic compounds29
Transition metal ion-doped cesium lead halide perovskite nanocrystals: doping strategies and luminescence design29
Intercluster charge ordering in monoclinic and triclinic Ba–Mo-based hollandite phases28
Highly effective DPA-SCP sonosensitizers for biofilm removal in infected root canals via sonodynamic therapy28
Fabrication strategies for high quality halide perovskite films in solar cells28
Releasing trapped excitons in 2D perovskites via pressure annealing: a cooperative interplay between lattice strain and the electronic structure27
Celebrating the 10th anniversary of ShanghaiTech University27
Competitive coordination and Lewis-base interactions of amines in supertetrahedral cluster-based materials by a controllable naked T3-InS precursor method: from isolated clusters with various substitu27
“Delocalized π-bond” guided pyramidal nanocrystal superstructures for excellent light trapping in SERS27
Achieving the highest density and energy within diazo-oxide compounds27
The progress of in situ technology for lithium metal batteries27
Development of polymeric aptamer probes for in vivo continuous precision cancer targeting27
Experimental and theoretical investigation on the ORR activity of AgVO327
Bridging the inter-grain charge transportviaorganic semiconductors for high-performance thickness-insensitive perovskite solar cells26
Blue emitters with various electron-donors attached to the 9-phenyl-9-phosphafluorene oxide (PhFIOP) moiety and their thermally activated delayed fluorescence (TADF) behavior26
Recent advances in regulating the excited states of conjugated thermally activated delayed fluorescence polymers for high-efficiency OLEDs26
Synthesis of small-sized intermetallic PtCo fuel cell catalysts by promoting inner surface utilization of carbon supports26
Acetylene bridged alkoxyphenanthrene and triarylamine-based triads for low threshold voltage with high mobility OFETs26
Gold(i) N-heterocyclic carbene complexes with tunable electronic properties for sensitive colorimetric detection of glutathione26
Developing piezochromic luminescent materials via regioselective cyanation of naphthalimide–cyanostilbene derivatives26
A perylene diimide-based fluorescent probe for the selective detection of hypochlorite in living cells25
Accelerating the development of electrocatalysts for electrochemical nitrogen fixation through theoretical and computational approaches25
Spiro-configured dibenzosuberene compounds as deep-blue emitters for organic light-emitting diodes with a CIEy of 0.0425
Multifaceted luminescence in lanthanide-activated microrods for advanced multicolor anti-counterfeiting25
Tuning the charge stabilization and transport in naphthalimide-based semiconductors via a fused-ring and core-engineering strategy25
Polymer-based electrolytes for solid-state lithium batteries with a wide operating temperature range24
3D printed cellulose based product applications24
Constructing strategies for hierarchically porous MOFs with different pore sizes and applications in adsorption and catalysis24
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Conductive hydrogels as an “innovative healer” for the treatment of diabetic wounds24
Fully π-conjugated, diyne-linked covalent organic frameworks formed via alkyne–alkyne cross-coupling reaction24
Coordination environment engineering of single-atom catalysts for the oxygen reduction reaction24
Recent advances in two-dimensional MXenes for zinc-ion batteries24
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Restricting intramolecular motion converts non-fluorescent semicroconaine dyes into turn-on aggregation-induced emission probes24
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The novel dual-category active sites of NiCoP/CoP as high-performance electrocatalyst for urea electrolysis and synergistic hydrogen production23
Application of MOF-derived materials as electrocatalysts for CO2 conversion23
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Rational design and progress of molybdenum-oxo clusters23
Anti-freezing multifunctional conductive hydrogels: from structure design to flexible electronic devices23
Facile fabrication of carbon microtube arrays from waste wood for use as self-supporting supercapacitor electrodes23
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Recent advances in aggregation-induced emission (AIE)-based chemosensors for the detection of organic small molecules23
Rise of wood-based catalytic electrodes for large-scale hydrogen production23
Efficient separation of xylene isomers by nonporous adaptive crystals of hybrid[3]arene in both vapor and liquid phases23
Binder-free 3D SnO2-based nanocomposite anode with high areal capacity for advanced sodium-ion batteries23
Construction of a NiFe-LDH catalyst with a three-dimensional unified gas diffusion layer structure via a facile acid etching route for the oxygen evolution reaction22
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Synthesis of a new chlorin photosensitizer for photodynamic therapy against colon cancer22
Preparation of organic compound/g-C3N4 composites and their applications in photocatalysis22
Boosting the overall stability of organic solar cells by crosslinking vinyl-functionalized polymer derived from PM622
In situ etching strategy to construct yolk–shell CoSe2@NiCoSe4-NC heterostructures for high-performance sodium ion battery22
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Removal of nitrogenous heterocycles by a CoMoS3/NH2-MIL-53(Fe)-catalyzed photo-Fenton-like process: effect, mechanism and toxicity evaluation22
On-surface gold-catalyzed hydroamination/cyclization reaction of alkynes22
A novel photoswitchable AIE-active supramolecular photosensitizer with synergistic enhancement of ROS-generation ability constructed by a two-step sequential FRET process22
Phosphate-based polyanionic insertion materials for oxygen electrocatalysis22
Perovskite-inspired low-dimensional hybrid azetidinium bismuth halides: [(CH2)3NH2]3Bi2X9 (X = I, Br, Cl)22
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Revisiting the anti-heavy-atom effect: absence of halogen-based bonding and lack of enhanced aggregation-induced emission in bromine-substituted tetraphenylethylene derivatives22
Sub-nanometric materials for hydrogen evolution reaction22
Stable two-dimensional lead iodide hybrid materials for light detection and broadband photoluminescence21
A stable pyridone-based hydrogen-bonded organic framework for electrochemical detection of dopamine21
A structurally engineered flower shaped magnetic hierarchical sorbent for rapid and selective uptake of Pb2+ ions from water samples21
Tetrazine-derived chromones as conditionally activated solvatochromic fluorescent probes for dual imaging of lipid droplets and mitochondria21
Recent advances in functional electronic devices enabled by two-dimensional covalent organic framework films21
Atomically dispersed Fe/Co–N–C and their composites for proton exchange membrane fuel cells21
Harnessing solar energy with NH4Cl-doped hole transport layers in inverted perovskite solar cells21
D–A-Type fluorophores with efficient dual-state emission for imaging at ultralow concentration21
NIR-II light-response porphyrin-heptazine-based conjugated organic polymers for highly efficient photooxidation21
Recent advances in the design, synthesis and catalytic applications of triazine-based covalent organic polymers21
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Lessons learned: how to report XPS data incorrectly about lead-halide perovskites20
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Sustainable bio-based active packaging films: enhancing chitosan with gallic acid-loaded nanoparticles19
Novel self-assembling cyclic peptides with reversible supramolecular nanostructures19
The mechanism of ligand-induced chiral transmission through a top-down selective domain etching process19
Conformation-determined emission enhancement of phenothiazine derivatives under high pressure19
Flexible TADF-based organic X-ray scintillating films for high-resolution imaging19
Theoretical insights into the rational design of small organic phototheranostic agents for promoting image-guided cancer surgery19
Naphthalenediimide-carbonylpyridiniums: stable six electron acceptors for organic cathodes19
Fullerene-derived nanocomposite as an efficient electrocatalyst for overall water splitting and Zn–air battery19
Trends and perspectives in bio- and eco-friendly sustainable nanomaterial delivery systems through biological barriers19
Laser irradiation-induced two-photon photolysis of sulfates for photoluminescent sulfur quantum dots19
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Highly stable electrofluorochromic switching of aggregation-induced emission-active conjugated polymers19
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A N-Rich porous carbon nanocube anchored with Co/Fe dual atoms: an efficient bifunctional catalytic host for Li–S batteries19
Salt-inclusion sulfides [K4Cl][MII11In9S26] (MII = Zn, Cd) displaying robust nonlinear optical activity19
Constructing vertically aligned ZIF-67 microrod arrays on carbon cloth with commercial-level mass-loading for high-performance supercapacitors19
Upconversion and multiexciton generation in organic Mn(ii) complex boost the quantum yield to > 100%19
Narrowband emission: organic thermally-activated delayed fluorescence materials and underlying mechanisms18
Recent developments in transition metal-based MOFs for electrocatalytic water splitting emphasizing fundamental and structural aspects18
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Photo induced force microscopy: chemical spectroscopy beyond the diffraction limit18
Accelerating corrosion of iron foam enables a bifunctional catalyst for overall water splitting18
Surface engineering in CsPbX3 quantum dots: from materials to solar cells18
Metal porphyrins and metal phthalocyanines as designable molecular model electrocatalysts18
Current material design strategies on the copper chalcogenide cathodes for rechargeable magnesium batteries: a review18
Metal–organic framework-based SERS sensing platforms for life and health detection18
A synergetic model for implementing single-component white-light emission: a case study of zero-dimensional cadmium halides18
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Polyelectrolyte photopolymer complexes for flame retardant wood18
Exciplex-induced TADF, persistent RTP and ML in a host–guest doping system18
ADA′DA small molecule acceptors with non-fully-fused core units18
Zero-dimensional indium hybrids and modulated photoluminescence by Sb doping18
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Electrospun dual-aeolotropic conductive exceptive Janus membrane and Janus tubule functionalized by up-/down-converting fluorescence and magnetism18
Polyoxometalate-derived bimetallic catalysts for the nitrogen reduction reaction18
Defects and stability of perovskite solar cells: a critical analysis18
Boosting charge transfer in Au-decorated B/K co-doped CN nanosheets towards enhanced photocatalytic CO2 reduction17
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Toward efficient electrocatalytic oxygen evolution with a low concentration baking soda activated IrOxsurface in a hydrothermal medium17
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Particle-size-dependent biological distribution of gold nanoparticles after interstitial injection17
Gold nanoparticle-based lateral flow immunoassay for the rapid detection of flutriafol residues in food17
Single atom Fe-based catalyst derived from hierarchical (Fe,N)-ZIF-8/CNFs for high-efficient ORR activity17
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Fast-charging batteries based on dual-halogen solid-state electrolytes17
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Design and synthesis of anisotropic crystals with π-conjugated rings toward giant birefringence17
Recent advances in the synthesis and catalytic applications of metal–organic framework/covalent organic framework composites17
Basics of the scanning electrochemical microscope and its application in the characterization of lithium-ion batteries: a brief review17
Scope and significance of transition metal oxide nanomaterials for next-generation Li-ion batteries17
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Porous yet densely packed metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) toward ultrastable oxygen evolution at practical current densities17
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Highly emissive and color-tunable copper-based halide composites for bright white light-emitting diodes17
Novel class of organic crystal scintillators based on aggregation-induced emission17
Recent progress in borate-based short-wavelength nonlinear optical crystals with boron–oxygen skeleton modification17
Recent advances in key components of proton exchange membrane water electrolysers16
A supramolecular nanotube used as a water-degradable template for the production of protein nanotubes with high thermal/chemical stabilities16
Low humidity dependence of proton conductivity in modified zirconium(iv)-hydroxy ethylidene diphosphonates16
The critical role of inter-component hydrogen bonds in the formation of reversibly interlocked polymer networks16
Simultaneous one-step regulation of planarization and donor rotation to enhance multi-modal imaging guided therapy16
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Oxygen vacancy in Li-rich Mn-based cathode materials: origination, influence, regulation and characterization16
Acceptor–donor–acceptor based thermally activated delayed fluorescent materials: structure–property insights and electroluminescence performances16
Progress of polyethersulfone composites and their applications in biomedical engineering16
Recent progress in bimetallic carbide-based electrocatalysts for water splitting16
Rational design of amphiphilic BODIPY-based photosensitizers for multimodal imaging-guided phototherapy16
A review on the active sites for titanium species in zeolites: coordination structure, synthetic strategies and activity16
Correlation between the horizontal transition dipole moment and luminescence properties of dopants in organic light-emitting diodes16
Two multifunctional stimuli-responsive materials with room-temperature phosphorescence and their application in multiple dynamic encryption16
Photoinduced electron transfer endows fluorogenicity in tetrazine-based near-infrared labels16
Coordination-bond-assisted fabrication of robust composite photonic crystal films through melt-compression15
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Colorful variation of tetraphenylethene derivatives in the solid state15
Thermal, structural and dynamic properties of ionic liquids and organic ionic plastic crystals with a small ether-functionalised cation15
Effects of sintering temperature on thermoelectric figure of merit of trace Al2O3 doped n-type ZnO nanocomposites15
Dynamic display of cell targeting motifs via natural glycopeptide recognition for cancer cell isolation15
Triangularly shaped cyclic defects for the selective boron doping of π-extended systems15
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Dopant-mediated carrier tunneling in short-channel two-dimensional transistors15
Eco-friendly and mechanochemically functionalised graphene with quick and high water dispersibility15
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Correction: A study on the conformation-dependent colorimetric response of polydiacetylene supramolecules to external triggers15
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Recent advances in nanotechnology for combating Alzheimer's disease14
Visible light, temperature, and electric field-driven rotation of diffraction gratings enabled by an axially chiral molecular switch14
Achieving dual-mode long-persistence afterglow through an aromatic furan organic host–guest system14
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Excited-state intramolecular proton transfer derivatives as self-absorption free luminophores for luminescent solar concentrators14
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