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Single‐Step Synthesis of In‐plane 1T'‐2H Heterophase MoTe2 for Low‐Resistance Contacts

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
A single‐step CVD method is developed to synthesize seamless in‐plane 1T'‐2H MoTe2 heterophase junctions with precise phase control and uniform large‐area coverage. The resulting transistors, incorporating 1T' MoTe2 contacts and 2H MoTe2 channels, exhibit ultralow contact resistance, offering a scalable solution to the long‐standing challenge of ...
Ye Lin, Hanwool Lee, Junzhe Kang, Zhiyu Wang, Richard T. Haasch, Stasiu T. Chyczewski, Zetai Liu, Huai‐Chung Chuang, Jun‐Fei Zheng, Wenjuan Zhu   +9 more
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Boosting the Energy Density of “Anode‐Free” Lithium Metal Batteries via Electrospun Polymeric Scaffolds

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
While host structures are known to enhance the reversibility and safety of lithium metal deposition, their additional volume and weight often decrease the battery's energy density and specific energy. By combining a lightweight and porous scaffold of electrospun polymer with a thinner separator, this article demonstrates a simultaneous improvement of ...
Lennart Wichmann, Bärbel Tengen, Peng Yan, Peter Lennartz, Isidora Cekic‐Laskovic, Martin Winter, Gunther Brunklaus   +6 more
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Ionic Control of Microstructure and Lubrication in Charged, Physically Cross‐Linked Hydrogels

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Here, charged, physically cross‐linked poly(methacrylamide‐co‐methacrylic acid) hydrogels stabilized by a short‐range attractive, long‐range repulsive potential is investigated. This work uncovers how salt addition alters not only swelling, but also the microstructure and dynamics, near‐surface stiffness and charge, and ultimately, its lubricity. Salts
Alexander Deptula, Rosa M. Espinosa‐Marzal   +1 more
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Electroactive Metal–Organic Frameworks for Electrocatalysis

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Electrocatalysis is crucial in sustainable energy conversion as it enables efficient chemical transformations. The review discusses how metal–organic frameworks can revolutionize this field by offering tailorable structures and active site tunability, enabling efficient and selective electrocatalytic processes.
Irena Senkovska, Yutong Luo, Ruyan Zhao, Jianjun Zhang, Mingchao Wang, Xinliang Feng, Eike Brunner, Stefan Kaskel   +7 more
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Photoswitching Conduction in Framework Materials

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
This mini‐review summarizes recent advances in state‐of‐the‐art proton and electron conduction in framework materials that can be remotely and reversibly switched on and off by light. It discusses the various photoswitching conduction mechanisms and the strategies employed to enhance photoswitched conductivity.
Helmy Pacheco Hernandez, Stefan Hecht, Wolfgang Wenzel, Lars Heinke, Mariana Kozlowska   +4 more
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Biomimetic Iridescent Skin: Robust Prototissues Spontaneously Assembled from Photonic Protocells

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Uniform nanoparticles are induced to form arrays (photonic crystals) in the cores of biopolymer capsules, endowing these ‘protocells’ with structural color. These protocells are then assembled into large self‐standing objects, i.e., prototissues, with robust mechanical properties as well as iridescent optical properties.
Medha Rath, Briahnah Streeter, Satyam Srivastava, Jemma Wood, William E. Bentley, Taylor J. Woehl, Srinivasa R. Raghavan   +6 more
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Anisotropic Shear Properties of Organic Interfaces in Bio‐composite Materials

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
A novel cantilever design enables direct probing of shear properties at single organic interfaces within biocomposite prismatic ultrastructures. By decoupling lateral and torsional shear responses, the method reveals isotropic behavior in Atrina vexillum and pronounced anisotropy in Unio pictorum.
Kian Tadayon, Benny Bar‐On, Igor Zlotnikov   +2 more
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Encapsulating Zinc Powder in MXene/Silk Scaffolds with Zincophilic‐Hydrophobic Polymer for Flexible Zinc‐Ion Batteries

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
This work develops flexible zinc‐ion batteries (FZIBs) using a zincophilic/hydrophobic polymer (thermoplastic polycarbonate‐based polyurethane, TPCU) to protect Zn powder anodes and MXene/Silk (MXS) as flexible current collectors. The designed TPCU‐ZnP@MXS structure enables uniform Zn deposition, yielding dendrite‐free anodes with stable cycling ...
Zixuan Yang, Zhiyu Wang, Junlun Cao, Han Wang, Weiwei Lei, Jingliang Li, Joselito M. Razal, Xungai Wang, Dan Liu   +8 more
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Nature‐Inspired Sustainable Cooling for Photovoltaics with Enhanced Temperature‐Salinity Dynamics

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Addressing solar panel overheating, a nature‐inspired cooling system mimicking ocean currents is developed. A moisture‐absorbing solution layer uses sunlight, radiative cooling, and moisture processes to create temperature/salinity gradients, accelerating circulation. The prototype cools panels by up to 18.2 °C under sunlight, sustains cooling, rapidly
Fuxiang Li, Zengguang Sui, Haosheng Lin, Yunren Sui, Francesco Vanin, Chunlei Zhang, Zonglong Zhu, Wei Wu   +7 more
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Fermi Surface Nesting and Anomalous Hall Effect in Magnetically Frustrated Mn2PdIn

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Mn2PdIn, a frustrated inverse Heusler alloy, showing electronic‐structure driven anomalous Hall effect with Weyl crossings, Fermi‐surface nesting and near‐zero magnetization ideal for low‐magnetization spintronics. Abstract Noncollinear magnets with near‐zero net magnetization and nontrivial bulk electronic topology hold significant promise for ...
Afsar Ahmed, Arnab Bhattacharya, Prashant Singh, Ajay Kumar, Tukai Singha, Anis Biswas, Yaroslav Mudryk, I. Das   +7 more
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