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Materials science is an interdisciplinary field concerned with the understanding and application of the properties of matter. Materials scientists study the connections between the underlying structure of a material, its properties, its processing methods and its performance in applications.

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News & Views | 08 June 2023

A titanium dioxide sponge for capturing lead leaking from perovskite solar cells

Nature Sustainability, 1-2
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Synthetic pathway dictates supramolecular structure
- Brigitte A. K. Kriebisch
- & Job Boekhoven
Nature Synthesis, 1-2
News & Views | 07 June 2023

Lithium filaments wedge open cracks in solid-state batteries
- Kelsey B. Hatzell
- & Maha Yusuf
Nature 618, 247-248

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Research | 08 June 2023

All-perovskite tandem solar cells with 3D/3D bilayer perovskite heterojunction
- Renxing Lin
- , Yurui Wang
- & Hairen Tan
Nature, 1-3
Research | 08 June 2023

Wafer-scale transistor arrays fabricated using slot-die printing of molybdenum disulfide and sodium-embedded alumina

Arrays of thin-film transistors can be fabricated on the 5-inch wafer scale using solution-based processing of molybdenum disulfide and sodium-embedded alumina inks for the semiconductor and gate dielectric, respectively, yielding devices with room-temperature mobilities of up to 80 cm² V⁻¹ s⁻¹.
- Yonghyun Albert Kwon
- , Jihyun Kim
- & Jeong Ho Cho
Nature Electronics, 1-8
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08 June 2023 | Open Access

Multi-chiral materials comprising metallosupramolecular and covalent helical polymers containing five axial motifs within a helix

The axial helical structure of supramolecular and covalent polymers provides communication mechanisms among monomer repeating units. Here, the authors present multi-helical materials comprising five axial motifs that combine information from both metallosupramolecular and covalent helical polymers
- Francisco Rey- Tarrío
- , Emilio Quiñoá
- & Félix Freire
Nature Communications 14, 3348
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08 June 2023 | Open Access

Retreatment of oval-shaped root canals filled with TotalFill bioceramic or AH plus sealer
- Ahmed Jamleh
- , Mohannad Nassar
- & Khalid Alfouzan
Scientific Reports 13, 9357
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08 June 2023 | Open Access

Enantioselective synthesis of chiral quinohelicenes through sequential organocatalyzed Povarov reaction and oxidative aromatization

Heterohelicenes are of increasing importance in materials science but organocatalytic enantioselective synthesis of these molecules remains challenging. Here, the authors synthesize enantioenriched 1-(3-indol)-quino[n]helicenes through chiral phosphoric acid-catalyzed Povarov reaction followed by oxidative aromatization and explore the photochemical and electrochemical properties of these compounds.
- Chengwen Li
- , Ying-Bo Shao
- & Xin Li
Nature Communications 14, 3380
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08 June 2023 | Open Access

Green preparation of graphene oxide nanosheets as adsorbent
- Kesheng Cao
- , Zhengshan Tian
- & Qiuxiang Zhu
Scientific Reports 13, 9314

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News & Views | 08 June 2023

A titanium dioxide sponge for capturing lead leaking from perovskite solar cells

Pb leakage from damaged perovskite solar cells exposed to water is minimized by applying a TiO₂ sponge to sequester Pb ions. The sponge can be deposited on ready-to-use devices using a scalable and solvent-free process. As TiO₂ is already used in perovskite solar cells, this approach promises environmental benefits without substantial investment costs.

Nature Sustainability, 1-2
News & Views | 08 June 2023

Synthetic pathway dictates supramolecular structure

Supramolecular assemblies of peptides with differing morphologies and properties are formed by varying the synthetic route to the fibrous assemblies.
- Brigitte A. K. Kriebisch
- & Job Boekhoven
Nature Synthesis, 1-2
Research Highlights | 07 June 2023

Metastasis screening by organic electronics

An article in Advanced Healthcare Materials reports a phenotypic epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EMT) screening platform based on an organic electrochemical transistor that allows real-time, non-invasive monitoring of extracellular vesicles-induced EMT and the screening of antimetastatic drugs.
- Christine-Maria Horejs
Nature Reviews Bioengineering, 1
Research Highlights | 07 June 2023

Joyous ode by Beethoven flows from a robot’s fingers

Digits made of soft materials tap out a melody from the composer’s Ninth Symphony on a keyboard.

Nature
News & Views | 07 June 2023

Lithium filaments wedge open cracks in solid-state batteries

The development of a promising type of battery has been plagued by an issue that causes these devices to fail — lithium filaments grow in the electrolyte. An investigation of this failure mechanism could help to solve the problem.
- Kelsey B. Hatzell
- & Maha Yusuf
Nature 618, 247-248
News & Views | 07 June 2023

Elastic ceramic plastic made using molecules with organic and inorganic parts

Hybrid molecules containing organic and inorganic components were assembled through bottom-up synthesis into a continuous network of interpenetrating molecular-scale organic and inorganic ionic domains. The resulting material, called elastic ceramic plastic, shows ceramic-like hardness and strength, rubber-like deformability and resilience, and plastic-like mouldability.

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A titanium dioxide sponge for capturing lead leaking from perovskite solar cells

Synthetic pathway dictates supramolecular structure

Lithium filaments wedge open cracks in solid-state batteries

Latest Research and Reviews

All-perovskite tandem solar cells with 3D/3D bilayer perovskite heterojunction

Wafer-scale transistor arrays fabricated using slot-die printing of molybdenum disulfide and sodium-embedded alumina

Multi-chiral materials comprising metallosupramolecular and covalent helical polymers containing five axial motifs within a helix

Retreatment of oval-shaped root canals filled with TotalFill bioceramic or AH plus sealer

Enantioselective synthesis of chiral quinohelicenes through sequential organocatalyzed Povarov reaction and oxidative aromatization

Green preparation of graphene oxide nanosheets as adsorbent

News and Comment

A titanium dioxide sponge for capturing lead leaking from perovskite solar cells

Synthetic pathway dictates supramolecular structure

Metastasis screening by organic electronics

Joyous ode by Beethoven flows from a robot’s fingers

Lithium filaments wedge open cracks in solid-state batteries

Elastic ceramic plastic made using molecules with organic and inorganic parts

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