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Mechanistic Origins of Chemo‐Mechanical Instability and Failure in Solid‐State Lithium‐Sulfur Electrodes

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Conversion‐induced sulfur expansion generates strong mechanical constraints and localized stresses within solid‐state Li‐S cathodes. Heterogeneous solid‐electrolyte confinement creates tensile strain‐energy hotspots that govern particle cracking. Larger sulfur particles accelerate fracture, while higher porosity relaxes constraint and delays damage ...
Arpan K. Sharma, Ahmad Ahmad, Bairav S. Vishnugopi, Partha P. Mukherjee   +3 more
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Role of Structural Disorder on Phonon Transport and Thermal Conductivity in Li6PS5Br

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Solid electrolytes are fast ion and slow heat conductors. Although both transport properties are governed by lattice dynamics and atomic structure, their interplay remains poorly understood. Here, we study this interrelation in anion‐ordered and disordered Li6PS5Br.
Lukas Ketter, Ryoma Sasaki, Kyra Strotmann, Wolfgang G. Zeier, Yoshitaka Tateyama   +4 more
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Magneto‐Ionic Devices With Polymer‐Based Electrolytes

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Polymer electrolytes are introduced for magneto‐ionic devices based on hydroxide and hydrogen ions. The magneto‐ionic effect results in a pronounced voltage‐controlled variation of coercivity in both devices. The switching speed is in the range of 100 ms.
Markus Gößler, Richard Weber, Michael Sommer, Karin Leistner   +3 more
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Beyond Thin Film Limits—Superhard and Hydrogen‐Free Amorphous Carbon Coatings With Over 100 µm Thickness

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
For the first time, an extreme‐thick laser‐arc PVD ta‐C (DLC) coating exceeding 100 µm is demonstrated, opening up new possibilities for ultra‐high load bearing capacity. This superhard amorphous carbon architecture combines >50% sp3 bonding, robust adhesion and self‐supporting performance, shielding substrates from plastic flow under extreme contact ...
Martin Zawischa, Frank Kaulfuß, Stefan Makowski, Volker Weihnacht   +3 more
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Intracrystalline Void‐Mediated Toughening of Brittle Crystals in Quail Eggshells

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
In quail eggshells, the high density and disordered arrangement of intracrystalline voids inhibit lattice cleavage, suppress long‐range crack propagation, and promote deformation twinning and quasi‐plasticity, serving as an essential toughening motif. We show that these voids remain within a narrow subcritical size range and therefore predominantly do ...
Jingxiao Zhong, Qihang Wang, Andre E. Vellwock, Sinuhe Perea Puente, Tingting Zhu, Jia Hui Lim, Kadda Medjoubi, Sebastian Hoerl, Erika Griesshaber, Wolfgang W. Schmahl, Yannicke Dauphin, Emeline Raguin, Peter Werner, Francesco Stellacci, Michael V. Swain, Peter Fratzl, Shahrouz Amini   +16 more
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Managing Charge Transport and Exciton Generation for Highly Efficient, Bright, and Stable Near‐Infrared Organic Radical Light‐Emitting Diodes

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
High‐performing near‐infrared (NIR) organic light‐emitting diodes are demonstrated using an efficient and stable 800 nm‐emissive organic radical and a thermally activated delayed fluorescence (TADF) host. TADF‐assisted exciton generation combined with improved charge transport enables high external quantum efficiency (>8%), high radiance (>70,000 mW sr−
Hwan‐Hee Cho, Min‐Hsuan Chang, Yi‐Syun Chen, Tetsuro Kusamoto, Emrys W. Evans, Yuh‐Renn Wu, Richard H. Friend   +6 more
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Utilizing the Metastability of Spidroins as a Strategy for Improving Mechanical Properties of Biomimetic Spider Silk Fibers

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Phase transitions are central for the assembly of recombinant silk proteins into fibers. Soluble protein can transition into condensed states such as condensates and gels. These states are metastable and evolve in a time‐dependent way. Metastability depends on the protein sequence, and this relationship can be used to enhance the mechanical properties ...
Fred‐Eric Sammalisto, Topias Lankinen, Celine Tallroth, Rafael A. Lara, Matilda Backholm, Markus B. Linder   +5 more
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Oxygen Evolution Electrocatalysts with Trinuclear, Mixed‐Valence Iron Motifs on Electronically Aligned Carbon Dots

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Trinuclear iron oxo‐bridged catalytic ensembles stabilized by aspartic‐acid‐derived carbon dots provide an effective platform for alkaline oxygen evolution. Mixed‐valence charge balancing, inner‐sphere charge transport, and work‐function alignment within the N/O‐rich carbon framework promote cooperative Fe‐site chemistry and efficient OER ...
Megha A. Deshmukh, Giorgio Zoppellaro, Emiliano Fonda, Lukáš Zdražil, Shounik Paul, David Panáček, Hanuman Thorat, Zdeněk Badura, Michele Melchionna, Manuela Bevilacqua, Paolo Fornasiero, Klaus Müllen, Radek Zbořil, Aristides Bakandritsos   +13 more
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Neuromorphic Devices for Extreme Environments: State‐Variable Reliability and Stabilization Strategies

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Neuromorphic devices for extreme environments are interpreted through the physical states that store and process information. Radiation, temperature extremes, and vacuum can perturb vacancies, filaments, trapped charges, polarization, interfaces, and readout signals.
Taehyun Park, Geon Park, Junhyung Cho, Jaechan Song, Wangmyung Choi, Jaehyun Hur, Nicola Gasparini, Hocheon Yoo   +7 more
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Remote Activation of Wnt Signaling and Cell Proliferation by E‐Cadherin Magnetomechanical Stimulation

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
A pioneering magnetogenetic toolkit enables non‐invasive, precise spatiotemporal modulation of intracellular Wnt/β‐catenin signaling. Functionalized magnetic nanoparticles (MNPs@E/EC15) target cellular E‐cadherins to generate localized magnetomechanical forces under low‐intensity magnetic fields.
Christian Castro‐Hinojosa, Pablo Martínez‐Vicente, Lucía G. Recaredo, Susel Del Sol‐Fernández, Pilar Gomollón‐Zueco, Yilian Fernández‐Afonso, Raluca M. Fratila, María Moros   +7 more
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