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Phase Evolution Kinetics in Additive‐Free 19.75% Organic Photovoltaics Empowered by Solvent Vapor Annealing

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Solvent vapor annealing enables kinetic control of additive‐free morphology in organic solar cells. Selective plasticization of acceptor forms an optimal fibrillar network, boosting efficiency to 19.06% (binary) and 19.75% (ternary), with ultrafast exciton dissociation and reduced recombination.
Jie Lv, Jieni Chen, Cenqi Yan, Patrick W. K. Fong, Jingjing Zhao, Daming Zheng, DingQin Hu, Xiaoman Ding, Xiaokang Sun, Chuanlin Gao, Guangye Zhang, Qianguang Yang, Can Zhu, Pei Cheng, Shirong Lu, Zhipeng Kan, Zhiwei Ren, Guangliu Ran, Wenkai Zhang, Hanlin Hu, Gang Li   +20 more
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Bacterial‐Electrochemical Platform Utilizing a MXene‐Peptide Hydrogel

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
A peptide‐based fibrillar hydrogel incorporating MXene facilitates efficient electron delivery to intracellular recombinant [FeFe]‐hydrogenase enzyme in E. coli, enabling sustained bioelectrochemical H2 production without engineered exoelectrogenicity pathways.
Oren Ben‐Zvi, Itzhak Grinberg, Or Messer, Dana Cohen‐Gerassi, Maxim Sokol, Iftach Yacoby, Lihi Adler‐Abramovich   +6 more
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Preparation of Unsaturated Polyester Composite Reinforced with Jute Fiber

, 2015
Jute fiber treated with NaOH and large molecules surface modifier synthesized with diphenyl methane diisocyanate-silane coupling agents(MDI-KH550), respectively, were employed to reinforce unsaturated polyester composite by laminating modeling to enlarge
Congping Qiu, Yongchun Zhang, Xiaojia Meng, Peng Chen   +3 more
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Fracture toughness characterization of thin Ti/SiC composites [PDF]

, 2011
Titanium based alloys reinforced uniaxially with silicon carbide fibres (Ti/SiC) are advanced and innovative materials for aerospace vehicles.
Ma, Wei
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Advances in Sustainable and Wearable Textile Based Soft Robotics

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
This Review examines advances in wearable textile‐based soft robotics, focusing on sustainable materials, integrated sensing, and scalable actuation. It discusses manufacturing and system integration across healthcare, assistive robotics, prosthetics, and human–machine interfaces, and highlights key challenges in circular design, including life‐cycle ...
Zahir Abbas, Marzia Dulal, Sophia K. Novoselov, Victoria K. Novoselov, Kostya S. Novoselov, Shaila Afroj, Nazmul Karim   +6 more
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Advanced Materials for Composite Armour

, 2009
PhDComposite integral armour plays an important role in future combat system. Despite numerous experimental studies there are still disadvantages such as complex manufacturing process, relatively big damage area, difficult to repair and limit shape etc.
Zhu, Fuyou
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Conformal Metallosaccharide Hybrid Films for Protecting Wood Surfaces From Environmental Damage

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Ti‐ribose hybrid films fabricated by molecular layer deposition form a conformal and uniform coating on wood surfaces, which provides water repellence, dimensional stability, and resistance to acidic and alkaline environments, while preserving the natural appearance.
Wenwen Wang, Aranzazu Sierra Fernandez, Gabriele Botta, Evgenii Modin, Iva Šarić Janković, Shidong Ji, Junli Liu, Mato Knez   +7 more
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Hierarchical MXene‐Derived NTP/C Nanohybrids for Cryogenic Sodium‐Ion Batteries

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
A hierarchical MXene‐derived NaTi2(PO4)3/C nanohybrid enables efficient sodium‐ion storage down to −40°C by integrating fast ion–electron transport pathways with an ether‐based electrolyte. The system promotes dominant pseudocapacitive behavior and forms a robust inorganic‐rich SEI, collectively mitigating kinetic and interfacial limitations, thereby ...
M. Sai Bhargava Reddy, Mohammad Zaid, Sayan Das, Sooryadas Sudhakaran, Shampa Aich, Vilas G. Pol   +5 more
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Review of Thermally Activated Twisted Coiled Polymer Actuators: A Materials Science Perspective

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Thermally activated twisted and coiled polymer actuators (TCPAs) combine lightweight design, large deformation, and scalable fabrication for soft robotic and wearable applications. This review connects polymer structure, processing history, helix geometry, and thermomechanical characterization to actuator performance, highlighting current challenges in
Nadja Schenk, Lukas Benecke, Chokri Cherif, Johannes Mersch   +3 more
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Structure‐Guided Dynamical Mechanics in Bioinspired Double Twisted Laminated Thin Films

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
This work explores a dynamic mechanistic study of crack propagation and puncture testing via real‐time monitoring of crack initiation, propagation, and termination through nature‐inspired single and double twisted architectures fabricated from cellulose nanocrystals.
Justin Brackenridge, Olivia Harper, Jaejun Lee, Sergio Gonzalez‐Munoz, Vladimir V. Tsukruk   +4 more
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