To support early-career scientists in the initial stages of their independent careers,Science China Materials is proud to present the 2025 Emerging Investigator Issue.This initiative emphasizes the recognition of emer...
supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(62274018);the Xinjiang Construction Corps Key Areas of Science and Technology Research Project(2023AB029);the Key Project of Chongqing Overseas Students Returning to China Entrepreneurship and Innovation Support Plan(cx2023006).
The past decade has witnessed the rapid development of perovskite solar cells,with their power conversion efficiency increasing from an initial 3.8%to over 26%,approaching the Shockley-Queisser(S-Q)limit for single-ju...
supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(52204308 and 52272194);the LiaoNing Revitalization Talents Program(XLYC2007155);the Natural Science Foundation of Liaoning Province(2023-MSBA-101).
Potassium-ion batteries(PIBs)have garnered significant interest due to their abundant resources,wide distribution and low price,emerging as an ideal alternative to lithium-ion batteries for energy storage systems.As o...
supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(22109052,52202221,22150004);Guangdong Basic and Applied Basic Research Foundation(2022B1515020001,2024A1515010277);Guangzhou Science and Technology Program(2024A04J3899).
Two-dimensional conductive metal-organic frameworks(2D c-MOFs)with high flexibility in structure design and functionalization have inspired numerous research interests as promising multifunctional materials due to the...
supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(22472081,22109078,21908120 and 22206094);the Natural Science Foundation of Shandong Province(ZR2023YQ018).
A sustainable nitrogen fixation industrial chain centered around nitrate has been proposed in recent years,incorporating advanced techniques such as electro/photocatalytic nitrate reduction for ammonia and the co-redu...
supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China(2022YFB3205600);Research Grants Council of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region(RFS2324-1S03);National Natural Science Foundation of China(62122002);The City University of Hong Kong(9667221,9667246,9680322,and 9667199);in part of the InnoHK Project on Project 2.2—AI-based 3D ultrasound imaging algorithm at Hong Kong Centre for Cerebro-Cardiovascular Health Engineering(COCHE).
In recent years,wearable electrochemical sensors have been widely used for biochemical analysis.These sensors,which incorporate flexible electrodes and sensitive recognition elements on a flexible substrate,facilitate...
financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(22075016 and 52372171);National Program for Support of Top-notch Young Professionals,Interdisciplinary Research Project for Young Teachers of USTB(FRF-IDRY-GD23-002);State Key Laboratory for Advanced Metals and Materials(2022Z-17);“Xiaomi Young Scholar”Funding Project;111 Project(B170003).
With the ever-increasing consumption of traditional fossil fuels,the development of sustainable and renewable energy sources is urgently demanded.The substantial integration of intermittent renewable energy calls for ...
supported by National Key Research and Development Program of China(2021YFB3201100);National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars(51925101);the National Natural Science Foundation of China(52250090,52371208,52002042,51772012,51571007,and 12374023);the Beijing Natural Science Foundation(JQ18004);the 111 Project(B17002);the support from the Tencent Xplorer Prize.
Thermoelectric materials have drawn much attention in decades due to their applications in sustainable power generation or electronic cooling,originating from the unique ability of direct conversion between heat and e...
financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(22322804,21938002,and 22278119);the Postgraduate Scientific Research Innovation Project of Hunan Province(CX20230454).
Anthraquinone(AQ),an effective hydrogen atom transfer catalyst,is limited in photocatalytic applications due to its dimerization.In this study,a simple 3-(3-(dimethylamino)propyl)-1-ethylcarbodiimide hydrochloride/Nhy...