Materials Chemistry Frontiers

Papers
(The TQCC of Materials Chemistry Frontiers is 13. 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 2022-05-01 to 2026-05-01.)
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Solvent-free isomerization of trialkoxy-heptazine derivatives featuring efficient intermolecular rearrangements257
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Deep-red/NIR AIEgens based on electron-withdrawing dithiafulvalene-fused benzothiadiazole for solution-processed non-doped OLEDs123
Direct styrene hydrogenation on a metal-free boron–nitrogen doped carbon catalyst123
Advances and strategies of electrolyte regulation in Zn-ion batteries120
Dimension-dependent intrinsic point defect characteristics of binary photovoltaic materials112
Iridium-based electrocatalysts for the acidic oxygen evolution reaction: engineering strategies to enhance the activity and stability102
In situ construction of vertically aligned AlN skeletons for enhancing the thermal conductivity of stearic acid-based phase-change composites102
Advances in polymer electrolytes for solid-state zinc–air batteries97
Molecular structure effects on the mechanisms of corrosion protection of model epoxy coatings on metals93
Boosting the catalytic performance of metalloporphyrin-based covalent organic frameworks via coordination engineering for CO2 and O2 reduction92
Interfacing chemistry and materials for heavy metal ion sensing: mechanistic foundations and adaptive design strategies91
Rare earth-based MOFs for photo/electrocatalysis88
Isolation strategy for a novel luminescent Eu3+-pyridine-2,6-dicarboxylic acid complex with high compatibility and stability for light-conversion agricultural films84
Colloidal fluorine-doped ZnO quantum dots: the synergistic action of atomic doping and growth conditions directs fluorescence and photoactivity83
Decoupled rigid–flexible synergistic assembly in robust hydrogen-bonded organic frameworks for directional proton transport81
Non-precious metal-based catalysts for water electrolysis to produce H2 under industrial conditions78
Tuning the exchange-coupling effect in raspberry-like γ-Fe2O3@CoO nanoparticles engineered through the single variation of the surfactant concentration in the synthesis process75
Anin situ-fabricated p-Co3O4@n-ZnO surface heterojunction photocatalyst for solar-to-fuel conversion of CO274
FeNi3 nanoparticles for electrocatalytic synthesis of urea from carbon dioxide and nitrate74
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An in situ synthesized manganese ferrite@4-hydroxy mandelic acid composite for removal of lead ions and Congo red70
C4N quantum dots/g-C3N4 nanosheets organic homogeneous structure self-assembly for efficient charge separation and photocatalytic hydrogen evolution70
Emergence of Ruddlesden–Popper phases and other pitfalls for moderate temperature solution deposited chalcogenide perovskites69
Influence of the pendant substituent at the C1 position of a spirobifluorene scaffold on the electronic properties69
Coordinated water molecule-induced solid-state superprotonic conduction by a highly scalable and pH-stable coordination polymer (CP)66
Advances and challenges in symmetrical solid oxide electrolysis cells: materials development and resource utilization62
Multicolor 3D afterglow structures with high precision and ultralong lifetimes based on carbazole-doped photocurable resins61
Recent advances in trifunctional electrocatalysts for Zn–air batteries and water splitting61
Recent advances in MXenes: a promising 2D material for photocatalysis61
One arrow two eagles: design and synthesis of “all-in-one” nanoscale Cu-IR825 nanoparticles for photothermally augmented chemodynamic therapy61
B-site cation sequencing in SrMnO 3 using iron for zinc–air battery electrocatalysis: a structural evaluation60
Violet light excitable organic halides with short ∼ns emissions for multiple optoelectronic applications60
Temperature-induced helix inversion in naphthyl-based cholesteric liquid crystals59
The role of single copper atoms in enhancing the photocatalytic activity of carbon nitride for selective oxidation59
An assembled ternary photocatalyst CoPh/CdSe@TiO2 for simultaneous photocatalytic CO2and proton reduction58
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Self-supporting Fe7S8 microsphere/N-doped carbonized silk textile for high-performance sodium-ion batteries54
New heater@luminescent thermometer nano-objects: Prussian blue core@silica shell loaded with a β-diketonate Tb3+/Eu3+ complex54
Multifunctional nanomicelles constructed via an aggregation and de-aggregation strategy for magnetic resonance/NIR II fluorescence imaging-guided type I 53
Single atom embedded ZnO monolayers as bifunctional electrocatalysts for the ORR/OER: a machine learning-assisted DFT study50
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Pd@CN-COF: a pool for palladium(0)-catalyzed reactions50
MXene composite with Ni/Co sulfide for enhanced hydrogen evolution reaction48
Tunable exchange bias in Hofmann MOF-derived α-Fe 2 O 3 /Pt magnetic composites48
Optimizing strong metal–support interaction on cobalt phosphide-supported Ru single atom catalyst for highly-efficient hydrogen evolution reaction47
Template-assisted synthesis of amorphous NiFeCuO x arrays for efficient anion-exchange membrane wa47
Ion pair organic frameworks based on multitopic ultracycles for efficient iodine absorption47
A post-synthetically modified porous organic polymer for photocatalytic water purification46
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Dual-mode regulation of microbial cell membrane permeability for an enhanced microbial cuproptosis-like death pathway44
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Fragment to framework: automatic fragmentation of covalent organic frameworks into building blocks for band gap analysis43
Correction: Interfacial engineering between SnO 2 /MAPbI 3 by maleate pheniramine halides toward c43
Steering the luminescence of donor–acceptor materials by regioisomerism of triazole linkers43
Energetic bi-diazole ‘transformers’ toward high-energy thermostable energetic compounds43
Oxygen Vacancies Regulation in Ag-decorated CeO2 Hollow Multishelled Structure for Bacterial Elimination and Oxidative Stress Alleviation42
Programmable folding kinetics in single-composition hydrogel actuators via UV-induced microphase separation42
Transition metal ion-doped cesium lead halide perovskite nanocrystals: doping strategies and luminescence design42
Influence of CeO2 support morphology on the structural and NO2RR performance of CeO2@Au catalyst42
Performance enhancement by additional donors in D–A–D′ type thermally activated delayed fluorescence materials42
Functional conductive hydrogels: from performance to flexible sensor applications41
Recent progress in heteroatom doping to modulate the coordination environment of M–N–C catalysts for the oxygen reduction reaction41
Isomeric effect of naphthyl spacers on structures and properties of isostructural porous crystalline frameworks41
Fabrication strategies for high quality halide perovskite films in solar cells40
Large-pore mesoporous silica: template design, thin film preparation and biomolecule infiltration40
Humidity-tolerant selective sensing of hydrogen and n -butanol using ZIF-8 coated CuO:Al film40
Raising the operating temperature of layered perovskite phase-change materials beyond 100 °C via alkylammonium extension40
Conjugated D–π–A photovoltaic polymers containing thieno[3,2-b]thiophene π-bridge40
Laser-induced fluorine-containing coating on zinc anode surface for regulated Zn(002) deposition39
Rational design and application of electrocatalysts based on transition metal selenides for water splitting39
Cobalt–platinum intermetallic composite loaded on pyridinic N-enriched carbon for acidic hydrogen evolution catalysis with ultralow overpotential39
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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 substitu38
Intercluster charge ordering in monoclinic and triclinic Ba–Mo-based hollandite phases38
Nano-based theranostic approaches for infection control: current status and perspectives38
Celebrating the 10th anniversary of ShanghaiTech University38
Self-assembled molecules as selective contacts for efficient and stable perovskite solar cells38
Bridging the inter-grain charge transportviaorganic semiconductors for high-performance thickness-insensitive perovskite solar cells37
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Rational design and progress of molybdenum-oxo clusters36
Highly effective DPA-SCP sonosensitizers for biofilm removal in infected root canals via sonodynamic therapy36
The progress of in situ technology for lithium metal batteries36
Coordination environment engineering of single-atom catalysts for the oxygen reduction reaction36
Multifaceted luminescence in lanthanide-activated microrods for advanced multicolor anti-counterfeiting35
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Red-light controlled supramolecular assemblies of N , N ′-diarylindigo amphiphiles for soft robotic actuat35
Tuning the charge stabilization and transport in naphthalimide-based semiconductors via a fused-ring and core-engineering strategy35
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Blue emitters with various electron-donors attached to the 9-phenyl-9-phosphafluorene oxide (PhFIOP) moiety and their thermally activated delayed fluorescence (TADF) behavior35
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Synthesis of small-sized intermetallic PtCo fuel cell catalysts by promoting inner surface utilization of carbon supports34
Recent advances in regulating the excited states of conjugated thermally activated delayed fluorescence polymers for high-efficiency OLEDs34
Acetylene bridged alkoxyphenanthrene and triarylamine-based triads for low threshold voltage with high mobility OFETs34
Developing piezochromic luminescent materials via regioselective cyanation of naphthalimide–cyanostilbene derivatives34
Development of polymeric aptamer probes for in vivo continuous precision cancer targeting33
Mechanistic insights into PFOS and PFOA adsorption on acid-resistant MgTiO 333
Polymer-based electrolytes for solid-state lithium batteries with a wide operating temperature range33
Gold(i) N-heterocyclic carbene complexes with tunable electronic properties for sensitive colorimetric detection of glutathione33
High quantum yield NIR emission via charge transfer states in buckybowl-TPA based D–A systems33
Conductive hydrogels as an “innovative healer” for the treatment of diabetic wounds33
“Delocalized π-bond” guided pyramidal nanocrystal superstructures for excellent light trapping in SERS33
Releasing trapped excitons in 2D perovskites via pressure annealing: a cooperative interplay between lattice strain and the electronic structure33
Structural design and functional characterization of dicationic pyrazolium salts as organic ionic plastic crystals32
Anti-freezing multifunctional conductive hydrogels: from structure design to flexible electronic devices32
Recent advances in two-dimensional MXenes for zinc-ion batteries32
Restricting intramolecular motion converts non-fluorescent semicroconaine dyes into turn-on aggregation-induced emission probes32
Efficient separation of xylene isomers by nonporous adaptive crystals of hybrid[3]arene in both vapor and liquid phases32
Accelerating the development of electrocatalysts for electrochemical nitrogen fixation through theoretical and computational approaches32
Emerging metal–organic framework-based materials for photocatalytic nitrogen reduction reactions32
Application of MOF-derived materials as electrocatalysts for CO2 conversion32
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Recent advances in aggregation-induced emission (AIE)-based chemosensors for the detection of organic small molecules31
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Rise of wood-based catalytic electrodes for large-scale hydrogen production31
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Pore-wall functionalization of covalent organic framework palladium catalysts boosts the multicomponent reaction of CO 229
Atomically dispersed Fe/Co–N–C and their composites for proton exchange membrane fuel cells29
A structurally engineered flower shaped magnetic hierarchical sorbent for rapid and selective uptake of Pb2+ ions from water samples29
Tetrazine-derived chromones as conditionally activated solvatochromic fluorescent probes for dual imaging of lipid droplets and mitochondria29
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Recent advances in functional electronic devices enabled by two-dimensional covalent organic framework films29
Preparation of organic compound/g-C 3 N 4 composites and their applications in photocatalysis28
Sub-nanometric materials for hydrogen evolution reaction28
Phosphate-based polyanionic insertion materials for oxygen electrocatalysis28
A novel photoswitchable AIE-active supramolecular photosensitizer with synergistic enhancement of ROS-generation ability constructed by a two-step sequential FRET process28
Harnessing solar energy with NH4Cl-doped hole transport layers in inverted perovskite solar cells28
Perovskite-inspired low-dimensional hybrid azetidinium bismuth halides: [(CH 2 ) 3 NH 28
Revisiting the anti-heavy-atom effect: absence of halogen-based bonding and lack of enhanced aggregation-induced emission in bromine-substituted tetraphenylethylene derivatives28
On-surface gold-catalyzed hydroamination/cyclization reaction of alkynes28
NIR-II light-response porphyrin-heptazine-based conjugated organic polymers for highly efficient photooxidation28
Color-tunable, high-dissymmetry circularly polarized phosphorescence in chiral nematic phases: self-assembly, energy transfer, and handedness inversion28
A stable pyridone-based hydrogen-bonded organic framework for electrochemical detection of dopamine27
Manufacturing strategies for metal organic framework-based membrane electrode assemblies in electrolyzers27
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 reaction27
Lessons learned: how to report XPS data incorrectly about lead-halide perovskites27
Machine learning-driven breakthroughs in water electrolysis and supercapacitors26
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Salt-inclusion sulfides [K4Cl][MII11In9S26] (MII = Zn, Cd) displaying robust nonlinear optical activity26
Contributors to the Materials Chemistry Frontiers Emerging Investigator Series 202426
Molecular regioisomerism: an advantageous strategy for optimizing two-photon absorption performance of organic chromophores26
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Laser irradiation-induced two-photon photolysis of sulfates for photoluminescent sulfur quantum dots26
Outstanding Reviewers for Materials Chemistry Frontiers in 202425
Naphthalenediimide-carbonylpyridiniums: stable six electron acceptors for organic cathodes25
Constructing vertically aligned ZIF-67 microrod arrays on carbon cloth with commercial-level mass-loading for high-performance supercapacitors25
Surface engineering in CsPbX3 quantum dots: from materials to solar cells25
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Metal–organic framework-based SERS sensing platforms for life and health detection25
Theoretical insights into the rational design of small organic phototheranostic agents for promoting image-guided cancer surgery25
Oxygen vacancy-mediated Bi–CuOx heterostructure for enhanced electrochemical nitrate-to-ammonia production and Zn–nitrate battery behavior24
Recent developments in transition metal-based MOFs for electrocatalytic water splitting emphasizing fundamental and structural aspects24
Highly stable electrofluorochromic switching of aggregation-induced emission-active conjugated polymers24
Flexible TADF-based organic X-ray scintillating films for high-resolution imaging24
Fullerene-derived nanocomposite as an efficient electrocatalyst for overall water splitting and Zn–air battery24
Exciplex-induced TADF, persistent RTP and ML in a host–guest doping system24
Conformation-determined emission enhancement of phenothiazine derivatives under high pressure24
Metal porphyrins and metal phthalocyanines as designable molecular model electrocatalysts24
Current material design strategies on the copper chalcogenide cathodes for rechargeable magnesium batteries: a review24
Novel self-assembling cyclic peptides with reversible supramolecular nanostructures24
Integrated Theoretical and Experimental Study of Boron Antimonide: Structural, Optical, and Thermoelectric Properties24
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Zero-dimensional indium hybrids and modulated photoluminescence by Sb doping23
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Narrowband emission: organic thermally-activated delayed fluorescence materials and underlying mechanisms23
Sustainable bio-based active packaging films: enhancing chitosan with gallic acid-loaded nanoparticles23
Porous yet densely packed metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) toward ultrastable oxygen evolution at practical current densities23
Gold nanoparticle-based lateral flow immunoassay for the rapid detection of flutriafol residues in food22
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Acceptor–donor–acceptor based thermally activated delayed fluorescent materials: structure–property insights and electroluminescence performances21
Rational design of amphiphilic BODIPY-based photosensitizers for multimodal imaging-guided phototherapy21
Self-powered sucrose detection using a superhydrophobic liquid–solid triboelectric nanogenerator21
Recent advances in the synthesis and catalytic applications of metal–organic framework/covalent organic framework composites21
Polyoxometalate-derived bimetallic catalysts for the nitrogen reduction reaction21
A new layered kagome strip structure Na 2 Co 3 (AsO 4 21
Diblock copolymer micelles with patches in polyhedral configurations mimicking atomic valence structures21
Fast-charging batteries based on dual-halogen solid-state electrolytes21
Encapsulating nickel sulfide nanoparticles within porous carbon nanocages for sodium-ion batteries21
A scalable kinetic Monte Carlo platform for charge transport dynamics in polymer-based memristive systems21
Nonpolar graphene oxide (GO-NP): a heterogeneous liquid crystalline alignment medium for anisotropic NMR in nonpolar organic solvents21
Scope and significance of transition metal oxide nanomaterials for next-generation Li-ion batteries21
Design and synthesis of anisotropic crystals with π-conjugated rings toward giant birefringence21
Correlation between the horizontal transition dipole moment and luminescence properties of dopants in organic light-emitting diodes20
Conjugation-Interrupted Polyimides with Amplified Local Electric Fields for SF6/N2 Separation20
Photoinduced electron transfer endows fluorogenicity in tetrazine-based near-infrared labels20
Recent advances in key components of proton exchange membrane water electrolysers20
Accelerating corrosion of iron foam enables a bifunctional catalyst for overall water splitting20
Boosting charge transfer in Au-decorated B/K co-doped CN nanosheets towards enhanced photocatalytic CO2 reduction20
A synergetic model for implementing single-component white-light emission: a case study of zero-dimensional cadmium halides20
What determines the iodine oxidation reaction kinetics in halide perovskite solar cells?20
Basics of the scanning electrochemical microscope and its application in the characterization of lithium-ion batteries: a brief review20
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Oxygen vacancy in Li-rich Mn-based cathode materials: origination, influence, regulation and characterization20
Recent progress in borate-based short-wavelength nonlinear optical crystals with boron–oxygen skeleton modification20
Progress of polyethersulfone composites and their applications in biomedical engineering20
Recent progress in bimetallic carbide-based electrocatalysts for water splitting20
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A comparative study of two multi-resonance TADF analogous materials integrating chalcogen atoms of different periods19
Engineering the oxygen-evolution activity by changing the A-site rare-earth elements in RSr3Fe1.5Co1.5O10−δ (R = La, Nd, Pr) Ruddlesden–Popper perovs19
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Color-tunable fluorescence, phosphorescence and electroluminescence from single-chromophore polymers19
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Organic–inorganic hybrid halide perovskites for field-effect transistors19
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Controlling the reaction pathways of C10 aromatics transalkylation with 2-methylnaphthalene over shape-selective La2O3–SiO2–Pt–HBeta with lamellar crystals18
A superhydrophilic self-supported nickel/terbium oxide electrode for the alkaline hydrogen evolution reaction at high current density18
A review on the active sites for titanium species in zeolites: coordination structure, synthetic strategies and activity18
Tetrasubstituted imidazole derivatives and their imidazolium: photophysical properties in the aggregate state and application for adenosine detection18
Design of Cr3+-activated broadband NIR phosphors with tunable and abnormal thermal quenching behavior for NIR pc-LEDs18
Dynamic display of cell targeting motifs via natural glycopeptide recognition for cancer cell isolation18
Dopant-mediated carrier tunneling in short-channel two-dimensional transistors18
Colorful variation of tetraphenylethene derivatives in the solid state18
Correction: A study on the conformation-dependent colorimetric response of polydiacetylene supramolecules to external triggers18
Coordination-bond-assisted fabrication of robust composite photonic crystal films through melt-compression17
Self-healing hybrids via dual noncovalent networks using urethane/imidazole–zinc functionalized silsesquioxane nanoparticles17
Bismuth-doped manganese molybdenum bimetallic oxide nanorods as a highly efficient nitrogen reduction catalyst17
Hybridization of MXene and covalent organic frameworks as electroactive materials for Li–S batteries and oxygen electrocatalysis17
Covalent organic frameworks as nanocarriers of tailored BODIPY for phototheragnostic applications17
Room temperature phosphorescence from a benzothiophene-based N–B–N multi-resonance core17
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