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A matter of design and coupling: high indoor charging efficiencies with organic solar modules directly coupled to a sodium ion battery

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J. Mater. Chem. A, 2024, 12,30862-30871
DOI: 10.1039/D4TA04729J, Paper
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Li-Chung Kin, Andreas Distler, Oleksandr Astakhov, Bakary Kone, Hans Kungl, André Karl, Tsvetelina Merdzhanova, Rüdiger-A. Eichel, Christoph J. Brabec, Uwe Rau
Generalized framework for the design of indoor power units for autonomous Internet of Things (IOT) devices results in record efficiency combination of organic PV and sodium ion battery.
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Fe-single-atom-coupled Fe3C multifunctional catalysts on P-, F-, N-doped carbon nanotubes for stable Zn–air batteries with ultra-high power densities

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J. Mater. Chem. A, 2024, 12,30798-30809
DOI: 10.1039/D4TA04194A, Paper
Manigandan Ramadoss, Hesheng Yu, Anand Rajkamal, Gun Jin Yun, Ziheng Zhang, Chengtao Yang, Fei Ma, Yu Wu, Chen Daiqian, Yuanfu Chen
Fe-single-atom-coupled Fe3C multifunctional catalysts on P-, F-, N-doped CNT deliver comparable OER behavior to RuO2, better ORR performance than Pt/C, and better ZAB performance than Pt/C–RuO2, due to the nanoarchitecture and abundant active sites.
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A multi-step charging/discharging protocol enables stable cycling for lithium argyrodite-based all-solid-state lithium batteries

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J. Mater. Chem. A, 2024, 12,30362-30370
DOI: 10.1039/D4TA06075J, Paper
Pengfei Ren, Xiaodong Wang, Yirui Deng, Zijun Liu, Ruiping Liu
A multi-step constant-current charging/discharging (MCCCD) protocol was proposed to reduce the damage to the lithium metal anode and further improve the cycle performance of the all-solid-state battery.
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Free-standing films of nickel nanowires anchored with Ni3S2 nanosheets for stable Li anodes

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J. Mater. Chem. A, 2024, 12,30534-30547
DOI: 10.1039/D4TA06163B, Paper
Yang Xu, Gang Li, Jiangtao Hai, Hewei Yuan, Haotian Weng, Kun Li, Xiaolu Huang, Yanjie Su, Nantao Hu, Yafei Zhang
A free-standing 3D scaffold of nickel nanowires decorated with lithiophilic Ni3S2 nanosheets was successfully constructed for stable Li anodes.
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Ultrathin two-dimensional membranes by assembling graphene and MXene nanosheets for high-performance precise separation

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J. Mater. Chem. A, 2024, 12,30121-30168
DOI: 10.1039/D4TA05097E, Review Article
Yifan He, Shanshan Guo, Xueji Zhang, Lijun Qu, Tingting Fan, Jinlei Miao
Ultrathin 2D membranes were assembled by graphene and MXene nanosheets for separation to overcome the “trade-off” limitation between permeability and selectivity.
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Efficient organic solar cells based on low-cost pentacyclic fused-ring small molecule acceptors with a fill factor over 80%

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J. Mater. Chem. A, 2024, 12,30558-30566
DOI: 10.1039/D4TA06146B, Paper
Qingya Wei, Yuanyuan Li, Weikun Chen, Qinhao Shi, Shaofeng Zhu, Wensheng Yan, Yingping Zou
A low-cost pentacyclic fused-ring SMA, BZ4F-ch1, was designed with a cyclohexyl side-chain, which achieved a high device efficiency over 16% with an FF over 80%. Besides, the highest PCE/MOC value of 3.56 revealed remarkable cost-effectiveness.
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Characterization of pitch carbon coating properties affecting the electrochemical behavior of silicon nanoparticle lithium-ion battery anodes

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J. Mater. Chem. A, 2024, 12,30465-30475
DOI: 10.1039/D4TA04478A, Paper
Zoey Huey, Maxwell C. Schulze, G. Michael Carroll, Chaiwat Engtrakul, Chun-Sheng Jiang, Steven C. DeCaluwe, Bertrand J. Tremolet de Villers, Sang-Don Han
700 °C is the optimal heat treatment temperature for pitch-coated silicon electrodes. Both the amorphous carbon/pitch and silicon are active materials but store Li+ ions through different ion storage mechanisms and contribute to overall performance.
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An all-fibrous, permeable, adhesive, and stretchable self-powered electronic skin for sign language recognition

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J. Mater. Chem. A, 2024, 12,30298-30308
DOI: 10.1039/D4TA05825A, Paper
Fan Chen, Xian Song, Jingjing Fu, Jiaheng Liang, Junhua Zhou, Jiehua Cai, Yufei Zhang, Mengjia Zhu, Yichun Ding, Jinxing Jiang, Zijian Chen, Youchao Qi, Zhihao Zhou, Qiyao Huang, Yingying Zhang, Zijian Zheng
An all-fibrous self-powered electronic skin that offers textile-like breathability, intrinsic stretchability, skin adhesion, biocompatibility, and good sensing performance for real-time gesture recognition assisted by machine learning.
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Unsaturated coordination modulation and enlarged pore size in nanoflower-like metal organic frameworks for enhanced lithium–oxygen battery performance

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J. Mater. Chem. A, 2024, 12,30591-30600
DOI: 10.1039/D4TA06346E, Paper
Lingwen Zhao, Juanjuan Feng, Adeel Abbas, Hao Sun, Chunlei Wang, Hongchao Wang
Unsaturated coordination modulation alters the discharge path and increased pore size accelerates ion exchange and oxygen transport, synergistically improving the electrochemical performance of LOBs.
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An advanced passive radiative cooling emitter with ultrahigh sub-ambient cooling performance

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J. Mater. Chem. A, 2024, 12,30351-30361
DOI: 10.1039/D4TA05869K, Paper
Jiawei Huang, Weifeng Chen, Qiyan Kuang, Ting Xiao, Lihua Jiang, Xinyu Tan, Yizhu Lei
This study develops a state-of-the-art passive radiative cooling emitter with 95.5% reflectance and 97.9% emissivity, achieving an average temperature reduction of 20.1 °C and a cooling power of 121.0 W m−2 under intense sunlight.
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Multifunctional characteristics of a one-dimensional bimetallic oxyhydroxide nanorod-coupled polyaniline interface for accelerated water and urea electrolysis

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J. Mater. Chem. A, 2024, 12,30743-30756
DOI: 10.1039/D4TA05082G, Paper
Niranjanmurthi Lingappan, Sandhiya Lakshmanan, Wonoh Lee
Designing an efficient and durable electrocatalyst is central to hydrogen production technologies such as hydrogen evolution reaction, oxygen evolution reaction, and urea oxidation reaction.
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Recyclable microcellular rubber foams with superior photothermal performance via constructing Fe3+ heterodentate coordination between epoxidized natural rubber and polyaniline

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J. Mater. Chem. A, 2024, 12,30486-30497
DOI: 10.1039/D4TA06543C, Paper
Jingyi Zhu, Yukun Chen, Patrick C. Lee, Shuidong Zhang
Developing recyclable microcellular rubber foams with excellent photothermal conversion ability can reduce resource waste and harvest solar energy to alleviate environmental pollution and the energy crisis simultaneously.
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Optimization of the electron transfer kinetics between a photoanode and biocathode for enhanced carbon-neutral pollutant removal in photocatalytic fuel cells

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J. Mater. Chem. A, 2024, 12,30371-30379
DOI: 10.1039/D4TA05290K, Paper
Xiaofei Gu, Jianyu Han, Zhi Wang, Yixin Hong, Tianyi Huang, Yafeng Wu, Yuanjian Zhang, Songqin Liu
A PFC system with collaborative dynamics between the photoanode and biocathode is constructed for using solar energy to efficiently convert refractory organic pollutants into green fuel and generate electricity.
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Synthesis of a Cu@ZnO1−x/Al2O3 catalyst with high-density ZnO1−x–Cu interfacial sites for enhanced CO2 hydrogenation to methanol

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J. Mater. Chem. A, 2024, 12,30692-30706
DOI: 10.1039/D4TA05801A, Paper
Yunshuo Wu, Haiqiang Wang, Zhongbiao Wu
The development of catalysts with high-density interfacial sites is crucial for enhancing catalytic performance.
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CrysGraphFormer: an equivariant graph transformer for prediction of lattice thermal conductivity with interpretability

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J. Mater. Chem. A, 2024, 12,30707-30721
DOI: 10.1039/D4TA04495A, Paper
Zhengyu Sun, Weiwei Sun, Shaohan Li, Zening Yang, Mutian Zhang, Yang Yang, Huayun Geng, Jin Yu
We propose an innovative GNN model, CrysGraphFormer, which accurately predicts lattice thermal conductivity and enhances insights for material discovery.
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A black zirconia cathode coating layer enabling facile charge diffusion and surface lattice stabilization for lithium-ion batteries

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J. Mater. Chem. A, 2024, 12,30667-30675
DOI: 10.1039/D4TA05179C, Paper
Yoo Jung Choi, Sungbin Jang, Hongjun Chang, Youjin Kim, Suji Kim, Ga Yoon Kim, Juho Lee, Janghyuk Moon, Jinsoo Kim, Won-Hee Ryu
Black ZrO2−x is coated onto a Ni-rich cathode via solvent-free shearing, enhancing charge transfer, reducing gas evolution, and preventing cracking. It lowers Li-ion transfer barriers and mitigates oxygen release through strong Zr–O hybridization.
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A review on instability factors of mono- and divalent metal ion batteries: from fundamentals to approaches

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J. Mater. Chem. A, 2024, 12,30190-30248
DOI: 10.1039/D4TA05386A, Review Article
Elmira Kohan, Roushan Khoshnavazi, Mir Ghasem Hosseini, Abdollah Salimi, Mehdi Salami-Kalajahi
Degradation phenomena in different components (cathode, anode, current collectors (CCs)) of mono- and divalent metal-based batteries affect their performance.
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An azo-receptor immobilized mesoporous honeycomb silica framework as a solid-state chromogenic sensor for capturing ultra-trace cadmium ions from environmental/industrial samples

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J. Mater. Chem. A, 2024, 12,30567-30581
DOI: 10.1039/D4TA04574B, Paper
Anju P. Veedu, Balasurendran Jeyakumar, Akhila Maheswari Mohan, Satheesh Kuppusamy, Pitchaiah K. Chinaraga, Manjula Muthurathinam, C. V. S. Brahmananda Rao, Sivaraman Nagarajan, Prabhakaran Deivasigamani
A solid-state naked-eye sensor composed of a mesoporous honeycomb structured silica monolith impregnated with a DMTHBD receptor offers a simple, rapid and eco-benign approach for the selective sensing of trace Cd2+, with brilliant color transitions.
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Lewis acid sites and flexible active centers synergistically boost efficient electrochemical ammonia synthesis

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J. Mater. Chem. A, 2024, 12,30476-30485
DOI: 10.1039/D4TA04884A, Paper
Li-Bo Chen, Tong-Hui Wang, Xing-You Lang, Qing Jiang
The Lewis acid sites enhance N2 adsorption and activation, while the flexible active center facilitates hydrogenation and NH4+ formation, regenerating the catalyst.
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Sulfur-doped g-C3N4/V2C MXene Schottky junctions for superior photocatalytic H2 evolution

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J. Mater. Chem. A, 2024, 12,30429-30441
DOI: 10.1039/D4TA05929H, Paper
Haitao Wang, Jipeng Fan, Jing Zou, Yujie Zheng, Dingsheng Wang, Jizhou Jiang
An advanced sulfur-doped g-C3N4/V2C MXene (SCN/V2C) Schottky junction HER photocatalyst was prepared via vacuum ball milling and subsequent annealing.
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Microphase-separation-induced polyzwitterionic ionogel with tough, highly conductive, self-healing and shape–memory properties for wearable electrical devices

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J. Mater. Chem. A, 2024, 12,30618-30628
DOI: 10.1039/D4TA04228J, Paper
Guang Zeng, Wenshuo Gao, Weicheng Qiu, Guanling Li, Shousen Chen, Xin He, Guoxing Sun, Weijia Yang, Yue Xin
A polyzwitterionic ionogel with a phase separation structure was designed to achieve a balance between mechanical robustness and ionic conductivity. This design holds immense potential for applications in wearable sensors.
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Multifunctional additive enables lead-adsorbing carbon electrodes for perovskite solar cells

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J. Mater. Chem. A, 2024, 12,30611-30617
DOI: 10.1039/D4TA05429F, Paper
Yuanzhu Jiang, Aodong Zhu, Teng Liao, Wang Zhao, Mengmeng Cheng, Xinxin Zhang, Yi-Bing Cheng, Junyan Xiao
Phosphate, being a single-component multifunctional additive, serves as a viable material for the carbon electrode in perovskite solar cells. This utilization ensures the device's performance and mitigates the risk of potential lead pollution.
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Exploring reaction mechanisms for CO2 reduction on carbides

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J. Mater. Chem. A, 2024, 12,30340-30350
DOI: 10.1039/D4TA05592F, Paper
Naveed Ashraf, Atef Iqbal, Younes Abghoui
The electrocatalytic conversion of carbon dioxide (CO2) into valuable fuels offers immense promise in pursuing sustainable energy solutions.
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Electrochemical synthesis of wormcast-like Pd-based polycrystalline high entropy aggregates for methanol water co-electrocatalysis

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J. Mater. Chem. A, 2024, 12,30757-30767
DOI: 10.1039/D4TA06304J, Paper
Yaxing Liu, Wenhao Ding, Jiaxin Liu, Guizhe Zhao, Weiyin Li, Yaqing Liu
A wormcast-like nanostructure of PdFeCoNiCu-pHENs with enriched grain boundary defects was synthesized via electrodeposition. This work opens new possibilities for designing advanced nanomaterials aimed at efficient electrochemical energy conversion.
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Tuneable and efficient manufacturing of Li-ion battery separators using photopolymerization-induced phase separation

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J. Mater. Chem. A, 2024, 12,30442-30453
DOI: 10.1039/D4TA03701D, Paper
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Samuel Emilsson, Göran Lindbergh, Mats Johansson
In an effort to increase the thermomechanical stability of lithium-ion battery separators, thermoset membranes (TMs) are a viable alternative to commercial polyolefin separators.
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Sodium storage performance of a high entropy sulfide anode with reduced volume expansion

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J. Mater. Chem. A, 2024, 12,30629-30641
DOI: 10.1039/D4TA05122J, Paper
Jianping Ma, Jinyi Guo, Weizheng Li, Xiaohan Yang, Chengde Huang
The introduction of a high-entropy structure into multi-metal sulfides has successfully mitigated volume expansion during the cycling process of sodium-ion batteries!
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The composition/field-induced octahedral tilt, domain switching and improved piezoelectric properties of BF-BT ceramics during phase transition

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J. Mater. Chem. A, 2024, 12,30420-30428
DOI: 10.1039/D4TA03949A, Paper
Jinyu Chen, Chao Chen, Chong Zhao, Na Tu, Yunjing Chen, Xin Nie, Xiaokun Huang, Jun-Ming Liu, Xiangping Jiang
The structural mechanism underlying the high piezoelectric activity of BF-BT was elucidated from the aspects of phase structure, domain dynamics, and octahedral torsion under an electric field.
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Rational engineering and synthesis of pyrene and thiazolo[5,4-d]thiazole-functionalized conjugated microporous polymers for efficient supercapacitor energy storage

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J. Mater. Chem. A, 2024, 12,30508-30521
DOI: 10.1039/D4TA05908E, Paper
Abdul Basit, Yang-Chin Kao, Yasser A. El-Ossaily, Shiao-Wei Kuo, Mohamed Gamal Mohamed
The Py-Th-TzTz CMP was synthesized through a Schiff base reaction and exhibited a decomposition temperature (Td10) of 352 °C. In a three-electrode system, it demonstrated a specific capacitance of 652 F g−1.
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Enhancing the surface Lewis basicity of phosphorene-hosted NiO nanosheets for sensitive and selective H2S gas sensing

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J. Mater. Chem. A, 2024, 12,30380-30387
DOI: 10.1039/D4TA05682E, Paper
Yahui Tian, Wenfang Zhai, Jie Su, Yuxin Zhao, Zhengfei Dai, Wei Gan, Hui Li
A black phosphorene-hosted NiO nanosheet heterostructure achieves enhanced surface Lewis basicity, delivering sensitive and selective sensor properties to trace H2S gas.
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Tracking the active phase and reaction pathway of the OER mediated by an MnMoO4 microrod electro(pre)-catalyst

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J. Mater. Chem. A, 2024, 12,30810-30820
DOI: 10.1039/D4TA05985A, Paper
Anubha Rajput, Ankita Kumari, Hirak Kumar Basak, Dibyajyoti Ghosh, Biswarup Chakraborty
MnMoO4 is a barely explored material for the electrocatalytic oxygen evolution reaction (OER) and in situ tracking of the reactive intermediates and final active species during the OER in an alkaline pH lacks a sequential study.
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Tailoring biobased polythiourethane crosslinking networks with flame-retardancy and remote ultrafast infrared “welding” performance

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J. Mater. Chem. A, 2024, 12,30398-30408
DOI: 10.1039/D4TA05966B, Paper
Ning Ding, Yi Yang, Wei Zhou, Debora Puglia, Pengwu Xu, Deyu Niu, Weijun Yang, Piming Ma
Biobased polythiourethane/MXene nanocomposites with intrinsic flame-retardancy and remote ultrafast infrared “welding” performance.
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Controlling CO2 flux in a CO2-permeable membrane with a H2O driving force

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J. Mater. Chem. A, 2024, 12,30821-30830
DOI: 10.1039/D4TA05021E, Paper
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Jacqueline A. Penn, Wenting Hu, Ian S. Metcalfe, Greg A. Mutch
A H2O driving force in the opposite direction to CO2 permeation exerts control over CO2 flux in a molten-salt membrane fabricated using hydroxides.
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Probing the key roles of the back interface in the performance of carbon-based hole-transport-layer free perovskite solar cells

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J. Mater. Chem. A, 2024, 12,30388-30397
DOI: 10.1039/D4TA06143H, Paper
Xinwei Li, Nianqing Fu, Xiaocao Peng, Hehui Lin, Jiaang Cheng, Ziming Chen, Peng Lin, Jun Du
The key roles of perovskite films in the photovoltaic performance of carbon-based PSCs employing various absorbers were comprehensively studied and elucidated.
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Regulating NO2 adsorption at ambient temperature by manipulating copper species as binding sites in copper-modified SSZ-13 zeolites

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J. Mater. Chem. A, 2024, 12,30329-30339
DOI: 10.1039/D4TA04399E, Paper
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Mingzhe Sun, Tianqi Wang, Calvin Ku, Aamir Hanif, Tian Tian, Bernt Johannessen, Qinfen Gu, Ziyi Li, Patrick Sit, Jin Shang
A Cu-modified SSZ-13 zeolite for enhanced NO2 adsorption at ambient temperature.
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One-pot spatial engineering of multi-enzymes in metal–organic frameworks for enhanced cascade activity

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J. Mater. Chem. A, 2024, 12,30318-30328
DOI: 10.1039/D4TA06211F, Paper
Wenqing Fan, Kang Liang, Jieying Liang
A one-pot strategy was developed for the first time to achieve the precise spatial arrangement of multiple enzymes in MOFs, improving multi-enzyme cascade efficiency.
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Dual solar-driven hydrogen evolution and alcohol oxidation with CdS quantum dot-sensitized photocatalysts prepared by the SILAR methodology

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J. Mater. Chem. A, 2024, 12,30885-30891
DOI: 10.1039/D4TA03559C, Paper
Vasilis Nikolaou, Deborah Romito, Clément Maheu, Jonathan Hamon, Eric Gautron, Florian Massuyeau, Pierre-Emmanuel Petit, Stéphane Jobic, Fabrice Odobel
The first use of the successive ionic layer adsorption and reaction (SILAR) method to grow CdS quantum dots on TiO2 nanoparticles, achieving efficient photocatalytic alcohol oxidation and H2 evolution without catalysts or sacrificial donors.
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Achieving dynamic stability of single-crystal low-Co Ni-rich cathode material for high performance lithium batteries

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J. Mater. Chem. A, 2024, 12,30831-30841
DOI: 10.1039/D4TA04698F, Paper
Adil Saleem, Leon L. Shaw, Mehwish Khalid Butt, Javed Rehman, Arshad Hussain, Zawar Hussain, Rashid Iqbal, Muhammad Kashif Majeed
The demand for high-energy-density lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) has driven intensive research into cathode materials that exhibit both superior performance and stability over multiple charge–discharge cycles.
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Advancing energy safety via stepwise nucleophilic substitution on tetrazine

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J. Mater. Chem. A, 2024, 12,30548-30557
DOI: 10.1039/D4TA06039C, Paper
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Jatinder Singh, Richard J. Staples, Jean'ne M. Shreeve
This study presents a feasible approach to synthesizing hydrazine/nitroamine and amino/nitroamine substituted tetrazine derivatives.
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Design and construction of porphyrin box-based metal–organic frameworks with hierarchical superstructures for efficient energy transfer and photooxidation

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J. Mater. Chem. A, 2024, 12,30685-30691
DOI: 10.1039/D4TA05576D, Paper
Qian Xu, Peng Zhang, Yuanyuan Sun, Jishi Chen, Chuantao Hou, Zonghua Wang
A porphyrin box-based MOF with hierarchical superstructures was synthesized, exhibiting enhanced performance in singlet oxygen-mediated photooxidation.
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A sustainable redox-mediated pathway for improved transition metal organic framework activation and CO2 uptake performance

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J. Mater. Chem. A, 2024, 12,30454-30464
DOI: 10.1039/D4TA02526A, Paper
Taylor Jade Self, Jiabin Niu, Wen Liu, Chaobin He, Mei Chee Tan
Sustainable substitutions in MOF fabrication and processing can confidently be made by employing redox engineering for synergistic valency and defect constitution, based on application, without sacrificing active site functionality.
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Tailoring the electrocatalytic properties of novel microwave synthesized CuNd(2−x)GdxO4 nanoparticles for efficient total water splitting in alkaline media

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J. Mater. Chem. A, 2024, 12,30850-30861
DOI: 10.1039/D4TA05919K, Paper
Anto Priyanka E, Sreenivasan Nagappan, J. Judith Vijaya, Angappan Sankaramahalingam, Subrata Kundu
CuNd(2−x)GdxO4 nanoparticles synthesized via microwave method as efficient OER and HER catalysts require low overpotentials exhibiting remarkable stability. Gd doping enhances charge transfer leading to optimized electrocatalysis.
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Interfacial charge transfer modulation in laser-synthesized catalysts for efficient oxygen evolution

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J. Mater. Chem. A, 2024, 12,30269-30278
DOI: 10.1039/D4TA06794K, Paper
Dong Hyeon Lee, Rahul Kerkar, Deepak Arumugam, Jayaraman Theerthagiri, Shankar Ramasamy, Soorathep Kheawhom, Myong Yong Choi
This study introduces a NiFe LDH-based catalyst via pulsed laser irradiation in liquids and microwave methods, achieving superior oxygen evolution performance. In situ electrode casting optimizes the catalyst for water-splitting applications.
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Ultrahigh energy storage in multilayer BiFeO3–BaTiO3–NaTaO3 relaxor ferroelectric ceramics

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J. Mater. Chem. A, 2024, 12,30642-30654
DOI: 10.1039/D4TA04324C, Paper
Rhys Montecillo, R. R. Chien, Cheng-Sao Chen, Po-Hsien Wu, Chi-Shun Tu, Kuei-Chih Feng
The rising challenge of high-density electric energy storage has accelerated the research of electric energy-storage capacitors due to their high power density and voltage resistance, excellent temperature stability, and environmental friendliness.
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Understanding the crucial roles of natural clinochlore in reinforcing Li–S batteries

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J. Mater. Chem. A, 2024, 12,30655-30666
DOI: 10.1039/D4TA05849F, Paper
Yumei Qin, Yashuai Pang, Chujie Zeng, Xue Li, Pengfei Wang, Yan Meng, Guangfeng Zeng, Yunchen Ge, Xiang-Long Huang
Random dendrite growth and the severe shuttle effect of lithium polysulfides are major obstacles to exploiting dependable high-capacity Li–S batteries.
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Metal–organic framework derived low-crystallinity cobalt–nitrogen–carbon electrocatalysts for nitrate reduction to ammonia

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J. Mater. Chem. A, 2024, 12,30409-30419
DOI: 10.1039/D4TA05443A, Paper
Yue Cao, Shengbo Yuan, Wenbo Zhou, Yan Hai, Xiaoman Li, Min Luo
NO3− and H2O molecules adsorbed on the surface of Co–N–C-500 are activated and dissociated. The generated active hydrogen species (*H) can promote the hydrogenation of the intermediates and thus increase the NH3 yield.
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A C8P monolayer with cross-sp-hybridized phosphorus atoms and ultrahigh energy density as a K-ion battery anode

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J. Mater. Chem. A, 2024, 12,30842-30849
DOI: 10.1039/D4TA04961F, Paper
Xu Yan, Sheng Wang, Shicong Ding, Javed Rehman, Yong Liu, Guochun Yang
The proposed C8P monolayer and its derivatives are promising candidates as anode materials for high performance K-ion batteries.
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Smart fabrics with liquid metal reinforced PU/CNT/MXene multilayer structures for constructing multifunctional sensors and wearable electronics

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J. Mater. Chem. A, 2024, 12,30872-30884
DOI: 10.1039/D4TA05266H, Paper
Haijiao Lin, Hui Wang, Yongguang Yang, Yuxuan Zhang, Ling Li, Youwei Zhao, Wenming Zhang
Smart fabrics with liquid metal reinforced PU/CNT/MXene multilayer structures for constructing multifunctional sensors and wearable electronics.
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Ultra-low lattice thermal conductivity driven high thermoelectric figure of merit in Sb/W co-doped GeTe

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J. Mater. Chem. A, 2024, 12,30892-30905
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Khasim Saheb Bayikadi, Safdar Imam, Wei-Shen Tee, Sugumaran Kavirajan, Chiao-Yu Chang, Amr Sabbah, Fang-Yu Fu, Ting-Ran Liu, Ching-Yu Chiang, Dinesh Shukla, Chien-Ting Wu, Li-Chyong Chen, Mei-Yin Chou, Kuei-Hsien Chen, Raman Sankar
Phonon scattering processes to κlat of Ge0.85Sb0.1W0.05Te: Umklapp, boundary, point-defect, stacking faults, resonant scattering, nanoprecipitates & microstructural effects. (b) κlat reduction (inset: ZT enhancement).
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Room-temperature thermochemical water splitting: efficient mechanocatalytic hydrogen production

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J. Mater. Chem. A, 2024, 12,30906-30918
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Takuya Yamamoto, Sho Ashida, Nanami Inubuse, Shintaro Shimizu, Yui Miura, Tomoya Mizutani, Ken-ichi Saitow
We report the accidental discovery and subsequent investigation of room-temperature thermochemical water splitting in a ball mill. High-purity H2 (>99%) was produced using water and/or seawater feedstocks in a compact (∼50 cm) low-power reactor.
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Development and application of Few-shot learning methods in materials science under data scarcity

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J. Mater. Chem. A, 2024, 12,30249-30268
DOI: 10.1039/D4TA06452F, Review Article
Yongxing Chen, Peng Long, Bin Liu, Yi Wang, Junlong Wang, Tian Ma, Huilin Wei, Yue Kang, Haining Ji
Machine learning, as a significant branch of artificial intelligence, shortens the cycle of material discovery and synthesis by exploring the characteristics of data.
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