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A method is introduced to quantify short-range order in multicomponent alloys using atom probe tomography, which enables further understanding and materials design related to atomic-scale solute engineering.
This Review introduces coherent light–matter interactions in solution-processed lead halide perovskite colloidal nanocrystals, discussing opportunities and challenges in the context of quantum information technologies.
The voltage penalty driving water dissociation at high current density is a challenge for bipolar-membrane-based energy devices. Materials descriptors such as electrical conductivity, microscopic surface area and surface-hydroxyl coverage are now shown to control water dissociation kinetics in these membranes.
Extreme confinement of water and ions within nanofluidic channels gives rise to unusual transport phenomena. Here the authors investigate how electronic properties of carbon nanotube porins influence the transport efficiency of water and ions.
The development of n-type organic semiconductors (OSCs) has been held back due to stability issues. Here the authors report that vitamin C improves both the performance and stability of n-type OSCs and devices.
Lipid bilayers under the influence of electric fields, similar to those across cell membranes, act as moderators of shear force between solid surfaces, presenting a new route to tuning interfacial properties across thin films.
Current transfer printing technologies enable versatile flexible devices but challenges remain. Here the authors report a facile, versatile and damage-free dry transfer printing strategy based on stress control of the deposited thin films.
Heat in electronic devices is normally dissipated via cooling. Here the authors engineer the thermal dynamics of the Mott transition and dynamical thermal interactions with the substrate to enable neuromorphic computing in a NbOx-based device.
Tracking local material structure at picosecond timescales is realized using XFEL facilities. This pair distribution function measurement tracks the redevelopment of structural order through a non-equilibrium transition.
Interstitial oxygen conductors have the potential to enable efficient oxygen-ion transport at lower temperatures. An approach combining physically motivated structure and property descriptors, ab initio simulations and experiments is now proposed for the discovery of fast interstitial oxygen conductors.
Biomarkers in biofluids are widely used for medical diagnosis, but their use is limited by accessibility. Here the authors present a stretchable wearable sensor allowing in situ detection of solid-state biomarkers on human skin, hence avoiding biofluid acquisition.
MXenes with borate polyanion terminations are synthesized using a flux-assisted eutectic molten etching approach. These triatomic-layer terminations empower MXenes with considerably improved charge transport and charge storage capabilities.
Lyophilized lymph nodes are a natural scaffold to deliver chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cells to tumour resection sites, where they serve as a natural T cell-supporting niche and enhance CAR T cell efficacy in reducing recurrence in preclinical tumour resection models.
Photolysis and ion migration under electrical bias cause intrinsic instability in halide perovskite solar cells. By harnessing materials that both capture and confine iodide and polyiodide ions at the perovskite surface, the stability of devices under ultraviolet irradiation, thermal–light conditions or reverse bias can be greatly increased.
Stacked atomic layers that interact via van der Waals forces offer a confined interlayer space for stabilizing unconventional materials or physical states, enabling a versatile platform for engineering structural configurations and properties at the atomic level.
Precision laser irradiation of liquid-crystal polymer networks with dynamic bonds enables reversible phase patterning to create multi-stimuli responsive materials towards wearable devices and information encryption.
Index-matched fluorescent particles provide a system that directly visualizes ionic crystallization using confocal microscopy, and offers insight into the structure, nucleation and growth of ionic solids.