Comprehensive review of sodium-ion battery materials: Advances and performance challenges
October 2025
Sodium-ion batteries (SIBs) have emerged as a promising alternative to lithium-ion batteries for sustainable energy storage. Its widespread availability and lower cost make it an attractive option for...
Swollen hydrogel nanotechnology: Advanced applications of the rudimentary swelling properties of hydrogels
October 2024
Hydrogels, which are three-dimensional networks of crosslinked hydrophilic polymers, have become crucial for various advanced applications owing to their exceptional water absorption and swelling properties....
Covalent organic frameworks: Design, synthesis, characterization, and applications
January 2024
Covalent organic frameworks (COFs) have emerged as an interesting class of crystalline porous materials with desirable properties (such as highly ordered porosity, structural versatility, high chemical...
Structures, properties, and applications of zwitterionic polymers
October 2022
Zwitterionic polymers have attracted research attention in recent years owing to their unique molecular structures. In the same repeat unit, positive and negative charges are simultaneously located...
Comprehensive review of Li-O2 batteries: Electrolytes, additives, and electrodes
July 2026
•The review extensively discusses the electrodes, solvents, salts, and additives used in Li-O2 batteries.•Detailed reaction mechanisms and the effect of CO2, H2O, and N2 contaminants are discussed.•Emerging...
Low-cost ceramic membranes: Manufacturing methods, cost analysis and application in water and wastewater treatment: A review
January 2026
Membrane technology is characterized by its low environmental impact, low energy consumption, and outstanding separation efficiency, making it a very promising alternative to other wastewater treatment...
Advances in lithium-ion battery recycling: Strategies, pathways, and technologies
January 2025
•Typical battery recycling processes are summarized, including pretreatment, pyrometallurgy, and hydrometallurgy.•The characteristics of the various parallel processes are meticulously analyzed.•Innovative...
A deep insight into the additively manufactured ceramics for aerospace applications
January 2026
•The demand for additively manufactured ceramics in aerospace field is summarized in detail.•The convenience of additively manufactured ceramics for the preparation of microwave electrical components.•Enhancement...
Two-dimensional Dirac materials: Tight-binding lattice models and material candidates
January 2023
The discovery of graphene has led to the devotion of intensive efforts, theoretical and experimental, to produce two-dimensional (2D) materials that can be used for developing functional materials and...
Au–Ag bimetallic nanoparticles: Synthesis, structure, and application in sensing
October 2025
Biosensors are crucial for detecting various analytes relevant to bioanalytical applications. To enhance the specificity and sensitivity of biosensors, bimetallic nanoparticles (BNPs) have been utilized,...
High-performance acoustic biocomposites: Castor oil-based polyurethane foam reinforced with rice husk-derived cellulose and silica
October 2026
The development of sustainable and high-performance acoustic materials requires replacing petroleum-based polyurethane foams (PUFs) with renewable alternatives. In this work, fully bio-based PUFs were...
Performance optimization of CMTSe solar cells incorporating MoSe2 as an interfacial layer and SnS2 as a buffer layer
January 2027
This paper presents the design and simulation of a high-efficiency, environmentally friendly thin-film solar cell based on a Cu2MnSnSe4 (CMTSe) absorber integrated with a SnS2 buffer layer, a MoSe2...
Sustainable optoelectronic architecture of polymer-based HTLs for high-performance CsSnI2Br perovskite solar cells
July 2026
Lead-free cesium tin iodide bromide (CsSnI₂Br) perovskite solar cells (PSCs) have emerged as sustainable candidates for next-generation photovoltaics, combining a suitable bandgap with environmental...
Ti-based superconductors: Progress and perspectives
April 2026
Over the past few decades, superconductivity has been a central focus of condensed matter physics and materials science due to its remarkable physical origins and great potential applications. Reflecting...
Compressed sensing-enabled Raman spectroscopy for biomedical applications: Principles, advances, and future directions
January 2027
•Compressed sensing principles in Raman spectroscopy are reviewed.•Compressive Raman hardware and reconstruction methods are discussed.•Biomedical applications of CS-enabled Raman imaging are summarized.•Current...
Liquid embolic agents for interventional embolization
January 2022
•Established and emerging liquid embolic agents were summarized in this review.•The embolization mechanism and usage of liquid embolic agents were discussed.•Prospective and rational design guidelines...
Research progress of low-concentration electrolytes for sodium-based batteries
October 2026
•This review offers a timely update on the latest research progress in low-concentration electrolytes for sodium-based batteries.•The design principle of solvents, salts and additives in low-concentration...
NaBO2/NaAlO2 dual-coating: A novel strategy for high-performance sodium-ion battery cathodes
April 2026
The development of cost-effective and resource-abundant sodium-ion batteries (SIBs) is crucial for large-scale energy storage and electric vehicle field. However, the commercial layered transition metal...
Recent progress of electromagnetic wave absorbers: A systematic review and bibliometric approach
July 2023
The electromagnetic wave absorption capabilities of an absorber depend on its dielectric and magnetic components, which determine its interfacial polarization, conductivity loss, magnetic loss, and...
Ca2+-coordinated CMC enhanced PVA/PAM hydrogels for wearable strain sensors
January 2027
Poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA)/polyacrylamide (PAM) double-network hydrogels have attracted extensive attention due to their excellent comprehensive performance. However, it remains a challenge for traditional...
Impact of membrane lipid composition on α-synuclein structural dynamics and misfolding: Comparative analysis of monomeric vs. dimeric forms
January 2027
Alpha-synuclein (α-Syn) aggregation in Parkinson’s disease is modulated by lipid membrane compositions, yet mechanisms governing dimer-specific interactions remain unclear. Using coarse-grained molecular...
Recent progress in two-dimensional graphdiyne: Synthesis, characterization, and applications
April 2025
Graphdiyne (GDY) is a novel carbon allotrope that has attracted significant attention owing to its unique structural and electronic properties. Comprising sp2- and sp-hybridized carbon atoms, GDY forms...
Magnetic moment enhanced CO catalytic oxidation on transition metal (Fe, Co, Ni) doped MoS2: A DFT study
October 2026
•Fe, Co, Ni are stably doped at S-vacancy of monolayer MoS2.•Fe-MoS2 shows the lowest CO oxidation barrier (0.37 eV) via LH mechanism.•High magnetic moment is key to enhancing adsorption and lowering...
Gigantochloa scortechinii-derived microcrystalline cellulose–Ag2CO3 composite photocatalyst for efficient paracetamol degradation under low-intensity of UVC irradiation
October 2026
•Isolation of microcrystalline cellulose (MCC) derived from Gigantochloa scortechinii bamboo fiber and deposited onto Ag2CO3 particles.•MCC-supported Ag2CO3 exhibited the outstanding photocatalytic...