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Nanoconfinement‐Induced Second‐Harmonic Circular Dichroism via Chirality–Ferroelectric Coupling

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Nanoconfinement of a ferroelectric nematic liquid crystal within a chiral nanoporous sponge yields an enhanced second‐harmonic generation circular dichroism (|gSHG–CD| ≈ 1.1). Polarization‐resolved analysis suggests an additional magnetic‐dipole‐associated nonlinear contribution under nanoconfinement, highlighting chirality–ferroelectric coupling as a ...
Jae‐Jin Lee, Hiroya Nishikawa, Tae‐Woong Moon, Dong‐Ha Kim, Fumito Araoka, Suk‐Won Choi   +5 more
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Thermoresponsive Liquid Crystalline Polymer Coatings Programmed by Field‐Induced Topological Defects for Tunable Optical and Topographical Responses

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Resonant standing waves generate large‐area lattices of liquid‐crystal topological defects that are permanently encoded into polymer coatings by photopolymerization. The preserved director architecture produces thermally reconfigurable surface topographies while maintaining programmable optical functionality, demonstrating a scalable strategy for ...
Jacques A. Peixoto, Mufeeduzaman Chavilkkadan, Alexander Fusi, Marko Beslać, Dirk J. Broer, Etienne Brasselet, Danqing Liu   +6 more
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Over 10 K elastocaloric effect in ω-phase-free TiZrNbSn alloy

Materials Research Letters
Ti-based shape memory alloys are promising for elastocaloric cooling but typically fail to meet the practical 10 K adiabatic temperature change (ΔTad) threshold.
Hua-You Xiang, Dong Wang, Xiaoli Zhao, Ming-Hui Cai, Na Xiao, Zongbin Li, Bo Yang, Hai-Le Yan, Liang Zuo   +8 more
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Enhanced Ferroelectric Phase Formation via Local Structure Modification in the Pre‐Crystalline State of Hafnium Zirconium Oxide Thin Films

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Hafnium zirconium oxide thin films are grown using plasma‐enhanced atomic layer deposition with the addition of an atomic layer annealing (ALA) step. ALA leads to a change in the short‐range structure of the deposit and encourages formation of the ferroelectric Pca21 phase. The result is wake‐up‐free performance with films exposed to ALA.
Nicolas K. Lam, Gerald R. Bejger, Waseem A. Wani, Kristina M. Holsgrove, Andrew N. Titus, Niyorjyoti Sharma, Shihao Wang, Keithen Orson, Megan K. Lenox, Liron Shvilberg, Yong Kyu Choi, Ian A. Brummel, Benjamin L. Aronson, Petra Reinke, Quentin Ramasse, Amit Kumar, Brian J. Rodriguez, Christina M. Rost, Jon F. Ihlefeld   +18 more
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Advances in Solution‐Processed Textile Triboelectric Nanogenerators: Ink Formation, Processing Strategies, Applications, and Challenges

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Advanced ink systems for solution‐processed textile triboelectric nanogenerators are systematically summarized, spanning conductive, tribo‐negative, and tribo‐positive layers. By connecting ink chemistry, deposition methods, and device function, the present review reveals the key governing principles of solution development and highlights practical ...
Xinlong Sun, Stephen Beeby
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Autonomous Multi‐Objective Nanoscale Characterization of Combinatorial (Al, Sc, B)N Films Reveals Composition‐Dependent Ferroelectric Regimes

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Autonomous scanning probe microscopy and multi‐objective Bayesian optimization navigate a ternary (Al,Sc,B)N combinatorial library. Registered photoluminescence, electron‐probe compositional mapping, and X‐ray diffraction connect local electromechanical function to defect‐sensitive emission, composition, and crystal structure.
Yu Liu, Aditya Raghavan, Utkarsh Pratiush, Ian Mercer, Pochun Hsieh, Albert Suceava, Chih‐Yu Lee, Edgar Dimitrov, Mauricio Terrones, Ichiro Takeuchi, Venkatraman Gopalan, Jon‐Paul Maria, Sergei V. Kalinin   +12 more
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Effects of SO2 on the long-term corrosion behaviour of K452 superalloy

npj Materials Degradation
The corrosion behaviour of a nickel-based superalloy K452 in a simulated gas turbine blade service environment (Air+2 vol.% SO2) at 900 °C up to 2000 h was investigated by both microstructural characterization and the Molecular Dynamics (MD) calculations.
Ren Yu, Yao Wang, Mingsheng Wang, Xiu Song, Jiasheng Dong, Lei Wang   +5 more
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Ultrathin Amphipathic Dual‐Polymer Networks: Unlocking Hyper‐Permeable CO2 Capture via Solvent‐Mediated Poly(Ethylene Oxide) Amorphization

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Hydrophilic PEO‐copolymers and hydrophobic PDMS are physically integrated via a compatibilizing solvent into an amphipathic dual‐polymer network with versatile interfacial affinity and completely amorphized PEO segments for hyper‐permeable CO2 transport.
Ji Wu, Fan Feng, Baiwang Zhao, Jordan Yuan Zhe Ng, Kaiyu Wang, Can Zeng Liang, Guangtai Zheng, Boxuan Zhao, Tai‐Shung Chung, Sui Zhang   +9 more
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Architecture‐Driven Functional Coupling in Vertically Aligned Nanocomposites

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Vertically aligned nanocomposites define a growth‐engineered architecture in which vertical interfaces, strain fields, defect pathways, and phase connectivity are created simultaneously. This review shows how these architectural features couple ferroic, optical, ionic, electrochemical, and device responses, establishing design rules and open challenges
Md Shatil Islam‐Shanto, Javier Zamudio‐García, Abraham Sánchez‐Caballero, David Marrero‐López, Vincenzo Esposito   +4 more
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Stereometric Molecular Engineering for Ultra‐Stable Aqueous Zinc‐Ion Batteries

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Stereochemical configuration of molecular additives greatly influences interfacial adsorption at the Zn surface. The optimal tilted dual‐anchored adsorption geometry of myo‐inositol constructs a water‐deficient interface and regulates the solvation structure.
Cunxin Liu, Peng Yang, Mohamed H. Helal, Jiang Zhou, Eero Kontturi   +4 more
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