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Advanced Materials
Editors-in-Chief: Irem Bayindir-Buchhalter, Esther Levy
Deputy Editors: Geraldine Echue, David Huesmann, Soyun Joo, Duoduo Liang, Sneha K Rhode, Bo Weng
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Advanced Materials, one of the world's most prestigious journals and the foundation of the Advanced portfolio, has been the home of choice for best-in-class materials science for decades.
Following this fast-growing and interdisciplinary field, we are considering and publishing the most important discoveries on any and all materials from materials scientists, chemists, physicists, engineers as well as health and life scientists and bringing you the latest results and trends in modern materials-related research every week.
The Advanced portfolio from Wiley is a family of globally respected, high-impact journals that disseminates the best science from well-established and emerging researchers so they can fulfill their mission and maximize the reach of their scientific discoveries.
On the Cover
The scene is the Animas Mountains range on the planet Mars. The first explorer and a mechanical rover stand facing another freezing sunrise, wind howling as a dust storm gathers strength, the thin air humming with radiation, an unconcerned landscape where anything is permitted. Powering the life support system and the rover are anode-free solid-state batteries, charting a path that others will follow in due time. More details can be found in article number 2410948 by Yixian Wang, Vikalp Raj, David Mitlin, and co-workers.
A large number of quantum dots can spring up in the magic hat after performing the magic of a smart core/shell structure design. In article number 2413978 by Zhao Chen, Yang Li, Wai-Yeung Wong, and co-workers a reliable and easily controllable approach is provided to prepare over 0.5-kilogram colloidal quantum dots (CQDs), which feature high fluorescence quantum yields of over 90%, and afford their light-emitting diodes with high efficiency, high brightness, and long operation stability.
In article number 2416314 by Xiaoming Liu, Qiang Wang, and co-workers, a novel metamaterial design, metal-insulator-metal metamaterials with dual coupling gradient resonators, is proposed for broadband absorption. By transforming “resonance points” into “resonance bands” and perfect coupling of the two gradient resonators in nanoscale and microscale dimensions, the GR-MIMs with a thickness of only 200 nm demonstrates ultra-broadband high absorption across the ultraviolet, visible, near-infrared, and mid-infrared spectra.
In article number 2413939, Ulrich B. Wiesner and co-workers describe a science-art collaboration culminating in a 14-meter-tall art installation with ultra large molar mass block copolymer-based structural color, mimicking the optical behavior of a Morpho butterfly wing. Routes to overcoming the challenges of scaling up block copolymer synthesis and reproducible film formation to the architectural scale are addressed. The approach to generating films with block copolymer-based structural color is then broadened to include iridescent hybrid materials as well as ceramics.
Articles
Multimodal Finger‐Shaped Tactile Sensor for Multi‐Directional Force and Material Identification
- 21 March 2025
Graphical Abstract
A finger-shaped tactile sensor inspired by human fingers is developed, capable of simultaneous normal and shear force detection and 98.33% accurate material identification. Integrated into a robot hand and arm system, it enables real-time detection of gripping force, material identification, advancing haptic sensing in robotics.
Anisotropic Microcarriers: Fabrication Strategies and Biomedical Applications
- 21 March 2025
Graphical Abstract
Anisotropic microcarriers (AMs) have gained prominence for their morphological versatility. This review synthesizes two decades of advances in AM development, from fabrication strategies to multifunctional biomedical applications (cell coculture, multidrug delivery, tissue scaffolds, and 3D bioprinting). Systematic analysis of morphology-dependent effects underscores opportunities for optimizing AM utilization and establishing morphology-driven innovation frameworks in biomedicine.
Field-Free Perpendicular Magnetization Switching Through Topological Surface State in Type-II Dirac Semimetal Pt3Sn
- 21 March 2025
Graphical Abstract
A full-scale field-free perpendicular magnetization switching driven by spin-orbit torque (SOT) is achieved by employing an ultrathin type-II Dirac semimetal, Pt3Sn. The generation of unconventional SOT is attributed to the spin texture of the topological surface state on the Pt3Sn (111) surface with a z-polarized spin component. This study positions the Dirac semimetals, such as Pt3Sn, as promising spin sources for integration into advanced spintronic devices.
Two-Dimensional Nanocrystals Produced by Exfoliation of Ti3AlC2
- 4248-4253
- 22 August 2011
Graphical Abstract
2D Ti3C2 nanosheets, multilayer structures, and conical scrolls produced by room temperature exfoliation of Ti3AlC2 in HF are reported. Since Ti3AlC2 is a member of a 60+ group of layered ternary carbides and nitrides, this discovery opens a door to the synthesis of a large number of other 2D crystals.
30 Years of Lithium‐Ion Batteries
- 14 June 2018
Graphical Abstract
The major development events in the history of lithium-ion batteries are presented and the driving forces responsible for the various technological shifts are discussed.
25th Anniversary Article: MXenes: A New Family of Two‐Dimensional Materials
- 992-1005
- 19 December 2013
Graphical Abstract
MXenes are a new family of two-dimensional early transition metal carbides and carbonitrides produced by etching a metal layer from ternary layered carbides called MAX phases. This review describes the progress—both theoretical and experimental—in the synthesis, understanding of structure, measuring of properties, and development of applications of MXenes. In addition, future research directions and challenging open questions are discussed.
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