Article Number Research Articles

Tuning the Chiral Structures from Self‐Assembled Carbohydrate Derivatives (Small 25/2023)

Chiral Structures Carbohydrates have been known as chiral molecules and shown promises to the future applications based on their unique structures. By using carbohydrate as building blocks, versatile chiral superstructures can be fabricated and tuned via self-assembly processes. More details can be found in article number 2208286 by Kai Zhang and co-workers.

Lamellar Ionic Liquid Composite Electrolyte for Wide‐Temperature Solid‐State Lithium‐Metal Battery (Adv. Energy Mater. 23/2023)

Lithium Metal Batteries In article number 2300156, Jingtao Wang, Zhongyi Jiang, and co-workers propose a thin lamellar ionic liquid composite electrolyte with long-range ordered, defect-free, and robust nanocrystalline channels by manipulating the molecular configuration of ionic liquid electrolytes in 2D laminar channels, achieving rapid lithium-ion transport and excellent pouch cell performance in −40 – 100 °C.

Revealing the Influence of Surface Microstructure on Li Wettability and Interfacial Ionic Transportation for Garnet‐Type Electrolytes (Adv. Energy Mater. 21/2023)

Lithium Metal Anodes In article number 2300165, Xiaowei Wang, Jiafeng Zhang, Ji Liang, and co-workers present an innovative “surface microstructure optimization” approach to improve the interface contact between solid-state electrolytes and lithium metal anodes. The enhanced wettability of molten lithium on solid-state electrolytes and construction of a Li+ transport “highway” are realized through reducing the surface roughness of solid-state electrolytes. This approach reveals the influence of surface microstructure on Li wettability and interfacial ionic transportation.

Single‐Atom Cadmium‐N4 Sites for Rechargeable Li–CO2 Batteries with High Capacity and Ultra‐Long Lifetime (Adv. Funct. Mater. 25/2023)

Single-Atom Catalysts In article number 2213841, Zhenyu Sun, Yousung Jung, Xinyi Tan, and co-workers report, that single-atom cadmium with a Cd-N4 coordination structure enables rapid kinetics of both the discharge and recharge process when employed as a cathode catalyst, and thus facilitates exceptional rate performance in a Li-CO2 battery, even up to 10 A g−1, and remains stable at a high current density (100 A g−1).

Digital‐Twin‐Driven Diagnostics of Crack Propagation in a Single LiNi0.7Mn0.15Co0.15O2 Secondary Particle during Lithium Intercalation (Adv. Energy Mater. 23/2023)

Crack Formation Diagnosis In article number 2204328 by Sung-Soo Kim, Yong Min Lee, and co-workers, a single few-micrometer-sized LiNi0.7Mn0.15Co0.15O2 particle is digital-twinned using FIB/SEM. The particle's electrochemical and mechanical properties are obtained through single particle measurement, nanoindentation, and axis lattice parameters. The digital-twin-driven electrochemo-mechanical model is developed using the digitaltwin structure and parameters. This model performs digital-twin operando analysis of electrochemical and mechanical properties. Finally, this advanced analysis allows the diagnosis of crack propagation.

Peptide‐Decorated Artificial Erythrocyte Microvesicles Endowed with Lymph Node Targeting Function for Drug Delivery (Adv. Therap. 6/2023)

In article number 2200236, Zhihong Zhang, Xiang Yu, and co-workers achieve the direct size conversion of erythrocyte-derived MVs (eMVs) via incubation with an ApoA-I mimetic peptide (R4F) capable of binding phospholipids. R4F peptide modification endows eMVs with SR-B1 receptor and lymph node targeting functions, providing an excellent drug delivery system for the targeted treatment of lymph node-associated diseases.

Hygroscopic and Malleable Dough‐Type Zn–Air Battery in a Dry Condition Utilizing Deliquescence (Adv. Energy Mater. 21/2023)

Zn–Air Batteries Zn–air batteries suffer from poor interfacial contact between the immobilized solid-state electrolyte and porous cathode, and drying-out of water in the electrolyte. In article number 2300285, Young Joon Yoo, Sang Yoon Park, and co-workers propose a novel hygroscopic dough-type electrolyte with water-absorbing properties at low humidity, and malleability to enhance the triple phase boundaries.

Ion‐Transfer Engineering via Janus Hydrogels Enables Ultrahigh Performance and Salt‐Resistant Solar Desalination (Adv. Mater. 24/2023)

Solar Desalination In article number 2300189, Lin Li and co-workers present a Janus ion-selective hydrogel interfacial evaporator, which enables ion-electromigration salt removal. The from-scratch salt-removal route breaks the limitations of the conventional water-convection enhanced routes, and significantly lowers heat loss, achieving a record-high evaporation rate and holding great promise for future solar interfacial evaporation applying desalination.

Directing Exfoliation, Slipping, and Corrugation in WS2 through Bubbling with 15 keV He2+ Ion Irradiation

In article number 2200598 by Dambarudhar Mohanta and co-workers, the implantation-led bubbling effects of 15 keV He2+ ions (fluence of ~1015–1016 ions cm−2) in bulk polycrystalline WS2 are reported. The results as regards surface morphology, Raman signature, and the core-level spectra of the pristine and irradiated WS2 are discussed in conjunction with the sheet exfoliation and altered surface constructs.

Fabrication of 3D Oriented MOF Micropatterns with Anisotropic Fluorescent Properties (Adv. Mater. 25/2023)

Micropatterning In article number 2211478, Christian Doonan, Paolo Falcaro, and co-workers describe the fabrication of oriented metal–organic framework (MOF) micropatterns with anisotropic optical properties. A mixed-linker strategy is used to impart X-ray sensitivity, while heteroepitaxial growth affords the orientation of MOF crystals. The 3D-oriented MOF films are patterned by resist-free X-ray photolithography. The MOF micropatterns with immobilized guest-molecules showcase fluorescence anisotropy.

Front Cover: Fish Oil in Glaucoma Treatment: From Biological Functions to Clinical Potential

Mol. Nutr. Food Res. 2023, 67, 202200727 DOI: 10.1002/mnfr.202200727 The figure is divided into background, fish, and eyeball. The background is the underwater world with coral, seaweed, and other creatures undersea. The school of fish makes twists and turns into fish oil in imagination. Fish in yellow symbolize fish oil and take effect on glaucoma treatment in blood, intraocular pressure, retina, and neuron. This is reported by Xin Wei and co-workers in article number 2200727.

Reducing Iron Oxide with Ammonia: A Sustainable Path to Green Steel (Adv. Sci. 16/2023)

Sustainable Ironmaking In article number 2300111, Yan Ma, Dierk Raabe, and co-workers provide a novel approach to deploying intermittent renewable energy mediated by ammonia and using it for a disruptive technology transition towards sustainable ironmaking. This approach sheds light on future sustainable ironmaking, which is urgently needed to mitigate the gigantic amount of CO2 emissions from the steel industry.

Back Cover: Retinal image‐based artificial intelligence in detecting and predicting kidney diseases: Current advances and future perspectives (View 3/2023)

In article number 20220070, Haotian Lin and co-authors describe the applications of retinal image-based artificial intelligence in kidney diseases, the current advancements and future perspectives. In this cover, the structures and disease of eye and kidney were extracted, digitized, and analyzed in relation to each other utilizing state-of-the-art technologies. Notably, artificial intelligencewas depicted as a pivotal cutting-edge technology that enabled the exploration of potential correlations between these disease states, with a view towards developing a diverse array of clinical applications via online platforms in the foreseeable future.

Generalized Encapsulations of ZIF‐Based Fe–N–C Catalysts with Controllable Nitrogen‐Doped Carbon for Significantly‐Improved Stability Toward Oxygen Reduction Reaction (Small 25/2023)

Fe–N–C Catalysts In article number 2207671, Jia Li, Jianguo Liu, and co-workers develop a highly-catalytic Fe–N–C catalyst with a power density of >1 w cm−2 and prolonged lifetime (>40 h) using a controllable and efficient N–C coating strategy. The authors investigate the correlation between coating thickness and electrochemical performance. They also identify the stability improvement mechanism to the reduced carbon corrosion and iron loss in catalyst.

Charged Domain Walls in BaTiO3 Crystals Emerging from Superdomain Boundaries (Adv. Electron. Mater. 6/2023)

Charged Domain Walls In article number 2300005, Petr S. Bednyakov and Jiří Hlinka observe transient domain structure with multiple superdomains containing bundles of ferroelastic subdomains during the paraelectric to the ferroelectric transformation in the crystal of barium titanate under the off-axis electric field. Operando optical microscopy reveals that after the retraction of the paraelectric phase, the superdomain boundaries convert into the desired charged domain wall species.

All Direct Ink Writing of 3D Compliant Carbon Thermoelectric Generators for High‐Energy Conversion Efficiency (Adv. Energy Mater. 23/2023)

Thermoelectric Generators In article number 2204171, Jeonghun Kwak, Heesuk Kim, Seungjun Chung, and co-workers demonstrate all-printed 3D compliant thermoelectric generators (TEGs) through out-of-plane printing of viscoelastic carbon nanotubes-based thermoelectric inks. It paves a promising pathway to realize highly efficient 3D TEGs with a high degree of design freedom for self-powered flexible and/or wearable applications.

Large‐Area Freestanding Bi2S3 Nanofibrous Membranes for Fast Photoresponse Flexible IR Imaging Photodetector (Adv. Funct. Mater. 24/2023)

Flexible IR Imaging Photodetectors In article number 2300159, Jinzhong Wang, Shiyong Gao, and co-workers, successfully prepared, a large-area freestanding Bi2S3 nanofibrous membrane (NFM) with high flexibility, which is self-assembled from ultralong Bi2S3 nanowires. The flexible photodetector based on the as-prepared Bi2S3 NFM exhibits high responsivity, fast response, excellent stability and splendent imaging capability under both flat and bent state. The as-prepared Bi2S3 NFM has great potential in flexible and wearable optoelectronic devices.

Sintering Metal–Organic Framework Gels for Application as Structural Adhesives (Small 25/2023)

Metal–Organic Frameworks The zeolitic imidazolate framework-67 (ZIF-67) gel sintering technique provides a microstructure of densely aggregated, large spherical ZIF-67 crystals, resulting in bonding of Cu substrates with shear strength exceeding 30 MPa, comparable to that of conventional structural adhesives. More details can be found in article number 2300298 by Izuru Miyazaki, Mitsutaro Umehara, and co-workers.

Magnetically Driven Powerless Lighting Device with Kirigami Structured Magneto–Mechanoluminescence Composite (Adv. Sci. 17/2023)

Magnetically Driven Powerless Lighting Devices In article number 2207722, Michael Abraham Listyawan, Hyun-Cheol Song, Jungho Ryu, and colleagues introduce novel concept of magnetically driven powerless lighting device by combining mechanoluminescence material and magneto–mechano-vibration of cantilever structure. Such device has the potential to be a sustainable and efficient alternative lighting source as it can be driven by stray magnetic fields. The design, optimization, and testing in practical environments are summarized and presented.

Free‐Standing Molecularly Thin Amorphous Silica Nanosheets (Small 22/2023)

Amorphous Silica Nanosheets In article number 2300022, Eisuke Yamamoto, Minoru Osada, and co-workers establish a chemical protocol for free-standing molecularly thin nanosheets; solid-state surfactant lamellae can serve as templates guiding amorphous silica nanosheets. Exfoliation of the lamellar hybrids with ordered alkyl-chain arrangement allows into free-standing amorphous silica nanosheets with 0.9 nm in thickness. In addition, the nanosheets show high colloidal stability that enables atomic layer engineering of film with a low leakage current density.