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Design Principles for Fluid Molecular Ferroelectrics

open access: yesAdvanced Materials, EarlyView.
A major challenge for soft condensed matter is predicting whether a fluid molecular material will form ferroelectric phase with nematic or smectic order. Through systematic synthesis, and by analogy to solid molecular ferroelectrics, it is shown that subtle hydrogen–fluorine (H/F) substitution(s) allows for tuneable syn‐parallel pairing motifs ...
Calum J. Gibb   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Decoupling Photochemical and Photothermal Effects Using Molecular Motors Enables Fast, Intelligent, and Life‐Like Motions in Soft Materials

open access: yesAdvanced Materials, EarlyView.
A light‐responsive liquid crystal (LC) polymer network integrating molecular rotary motors and photothermal converters enables the decoupling of photochemical and photothermal effects. Selective wavelength activation allows orthogonal control over persistent shape encoding and fast reversible motion, enabling programmable soft robots capable of complex
Guiying Long   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Can Elastomers Combine Stiffness, Toughness and Fatigue Resistance?

open access: yesAdvanced Materials, EarlyView.
This review studies how the molecular and macroscopic architecture of elastomers influence their mechanical properties including: stiffness, stretchability, toughness, fatigue resistance, and damping behavior. By linking the structure to performance, it proposes design principles for advanced elastomeric systems that combine mechanical properties ...
Eva Baur, Esther Amstad
wiley   +1 more source

A‐Site High‐Entropy Perovskite Enabling Sulfur‐Tolerant and Coking‐Resistant Anodes for Hydrocarbon‐Fueled Solid Oxide Fuel Cells

open access: yesAdvanced Materials, EarlyView.
A‐site high‐entropy engineering creates a robust Pr0.2Ba0.2La0.2Sr0.2Ca0.2FeO3‐δ (PBLSCF) perovskite‐based solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) anode with in situ Fe nanoparticle exsolution to boost fuel oxidation and durability, achieving strong sulfur tolerance and coking resistance.
Lei Wu   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

High‐Performance Bio‐Glue From the Berries of a Parasitic Plant

open access: yesAdvanced Materials, EarlyView.
We report a fully bio‐based adhesive derived primarily from a (poly)saccharide extract obtained from the berries of the hemi‐parasitic plant mistletoe (Viscum album), supplemented with tannic and malic acid without any further chemical functionalization.
Ufuk Gürer   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

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