Materials Today

Papers
(The TQCC of Materials Today is 30. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-04-01 to 2025-04-01.)
ArticleCitations
Bottom-up, scalable synthesis of anatase nanofilament-based two-dimensional titanium carbo-oxide flakes708
Printing high-resolution conformal electronics on meter-scale surfaces using template-confined microfluidics361
Is alloying a promising path to substitute critical raw materials?312
2D perovskitoids for enhanced photovoltaic stability286
Highly robust cellulose photonic hydrogels with reconfigurability and mechanochromism274
Unveiling the contact electrification of triboelectric fibers by exploring their unique micro- and macroscale structural properties270
Ultra-lightweight compositionally complex alloys with large ambient-temperature hydrogen storage capacity265
Advanced polyanionic electrode materials for potassium-ion batteries: Progresses, challenges and application prospects262
Regulating interfacial behavior via reintegration the Helmholtz layer structure towards ultra-stable and wide-temperature-range aqueous zinc ion batteries246
Thermally drawn rechargeable battery fiber enables pervasive power245
Applications of MOF derivatives based on heterogeneous element doping in the field of electrochemical energy storage243
Beyond Ti-based MXenes: A review of emerging non-Ti based metal-MXene structure, properties, and applications243
Asymmetric structural design of a highly oriented multi-resonance emitter enables a record 41.5% external quantum efficiency in deep-blue OLED231
Triboelectric immunotherapy using electrostatic-breakdown induced direct-current225
Visualization of battery materials and their interfaces/interphases using cryogenic electron microscopy219
Inner cover 4 - Jing Liu et al.218
Inner cover 8 - Minseok Kwak et al.216
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Inner cover 1 - Yusen Zhao et al.194
Inner cover 1 - Joel Berry et al.193
Front cover - Bao Qiu et al.189
Inner cover 3 - Duk-Hyun Choe et al.186
Inner cover 7 - Chandra Sekhar Tiwary et al.183
Inner cover 2 - Bilu Liu et al.178
Front cover - Yoon Seok Jung et al.176
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Pores open door to metal-free electrocatalysts166
New shock-absorbing material could improve safety of helmets and vehicles165
2D molecular sieve with range of uses162
Chitosan thermo-gel eyed for success161
First 3D-printed flexible OLED display demonstrated159
Front cover – Jan Genzer et al.158
Pinecones present an open and shut case155
Designing 4D-printed self-shaping materials systems154
Nanoparticles hold magnetic attraction for plastic waste154
Nanoparticles target developing lung tissue148
Precipitates help increase toughness of a structural alloy148
Nature inspires fight against bacterial infections in prosthetics144
3D printing improved with reusable support144
Mystery of metal-nitrogen-carbon catalysts solved142
‘Digital’ ivory promises ethical repairs of artefacts135
Inner cover 1 - Anand Puthirath et al.132
Inner cover 2 - Pooyan Makvandi et al.132
Front cover - Johannes Kasnatscheew et al.131
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Additive manufacturing personalizes implants127
Colourful solar panels could be on the way127
Rapid printing technology moves us closer to 3D printed tissue and organs127
Inner cover 2 - Derek Hao et al.125
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Front cover - Qiang Zhang et al.121
New optical coating increases the lifetime of photovoltaic cells120
Front cover - Rainer Adelung et al.117
Bio-based nanofibers promise versatile aerogels117
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Front cover - Zhiguo He et al.116
Reducing the energy consumption of building homes116
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3D smart dressings for treating burn patients114
Gelatin-based film that can self-repair smartphones113
Low-energy approach to cleaning dirty water113
Polymer nanoparticles on the brain111
Single stage process for converting coal into graphite110
Thermoplastic waste recycled into useful composite109
Non-collinear antiferromagnets allow more advanced functionalities109
Self-powered UV lamp shows promise for use in food safety applications108
Inkjet-printed BPA sensors show promise for use in food safety105
Silver-doped bone scaffolds combat infection103
Additive manufacturing method gets a radio frequency speed boost103
Improved perovskite photovoltaic cells using anti-reflective layer103
Edible electronics get a step closer101
Membranes that effectively remove salt from water100
Mapping the temperature of heated nanotubes99
How silicate nanoparticles can protect historic buildings97
2D materials stressed for quantum investigation96
Holey unusual form of graphyne synthesized94
Controlling the domain structure of antiferromagnets93
Harvesting electricity from seawater can be sweet92
Front cover - Junlong Liao et al.91
Bacterial biomass processed directly into biodegradable plastics90
Compressible, gradient-immersion, regenerable carbon nanotube sponges as high-performance lithium–oxygen battery cathodes89
High carrier mobility and remarkable photovoltaic performance of two-dimensional Ruddlesden–Popper organic–inorganic metal halides (PA)2(MA)2M3I10 for perovskite solar cell applications89
Design of thin solid-state electrolyte films for safe and energy-dense batteries88
Microparticles by microfluidic lithography88
Emerging microfluidics for bioreactor87
Chelating diamine surface modifier enhances performance and stability of lead halide perovskite solar cells86
Fabricating functional circuits on 3D freeform surfaces via intense pulsed light-induced zinc mass transfer85
Editorial Board84
Metal–organic framework boosts sodium-ion storage84
Advanced interfacial phase change material: Structurally confined and interfacially extended superlattice84
Boron sulfide chemical vapor deposition: A new method for the efficient and low-temperature growth of boron nitride nanotubes83
Bulky cation hinders undesired secondary phases in FAPbI3 perovskite solar cells82
A multifunctional additive extending the calendar life of Ni-rich cathode-based lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles82
Moving towards materials with humanoid functionality: Sensing their speech with piezoelectric nanowebs82
New eco-friendly material could replace plastic packaging80
Rapid, one-pot, non-toxic and scalable synthesis of boron nitride nano-onions via lamp ablation80
Editorial Board80
Enable high reversibility of Fe/Cu based fluoride conversion batteries via interfacial gas release and detergency of garnet electrolytes79
Unexpectedly low barrier of ferroelectric switching in HfO2 via topological domain walls79
Graphene standardization: The lesson from the East78
Hollow-grained “Voronoi foam” ceramics with high strength and thermal superinsulation up to 1400 °C77
Nanomaterials for adsorption and conversion of CO2 under gentle conditions77
Challenges and solutions in surface engineering and assembly of boron nitride nanosheets77
Additive manufacturing and applications of nanomaterial-based sensors77
3D printed materials for combating antimicrobial resistance76
An unexpected biomaterial against SARS-CoV-2: Bio-polyphosphate blocks binding of the viral spike to the cell receptor76
Unlocking the catalytic activities of 2H-phase Mo-based compounds via topological conversion reaction76
Mechanical metamaterial can ‘think’ for itself75
Viewing inorganic metal nanoclusters through the lens of molecular chemistry75
Reveal and correlate working geometry and surface chemistry of Ni nanocatalysts in CO2 reforming of methane74
Role of clustering in the anomalous properties of supercritical fluids72
E-beam-enhanced solid-state mechanical amorphization of α-quartz: Reduced deformation barrier via localized excess electrons as network modifiers72
Metal hydride mediated water splitting: Electrical energy saving and decoupled H2/O2 generation72
Photon upconversion in metal halide perovskites71
Nanobiomaterial vectors for improving gene editing and gene therapy71
Microneedle technology as a new standpoint in agriculture: Treatment and sensing70
Gallium-enabled bactericidal medicine70
Plasmonic nanomaterials: A versatile phototheranostic platform of cancers69
Water treatment via non-membrane inorganic nanoparticles/cellulose composites69
Anomalous strengthening behavior of nanocrystal-reinforced polyurethane fibers69
Corrigendum to “Oxygen-dislocation interaction-mediated nanotwinned nanomartensites in ultra-strong and ductile titanium alloys” [Mater. Today 75 (2024) 85–96]68
On the role of charge transfer excitations in non-fullerene acceptors for organic photovoltaics68
Intrinsic weaknesses of Co-free Ni–Mn layered cathodes for electric vehicles68
Corrigendum to “Topological surface state: Universal catalytic descriptor in topological catalysis” [Mater. Today 67 (2023) 23–32]68
Ion-confined transport supercapacitors: The encounter with energy electronics67
A metal anion strategy to induce pyroptosis combined with STING activation to synergistically amplify anti-tumor immunity67
Multiplexed biosensor for point-of-care COVID-19 monitoring: CRISPR-powered unamplified RNA diagnostics and protein-based therapeutic drug management66
Recent advances and challenges for bionic solar water evaporation66
Topological iron silicide with H* intermediate modulated surface for efficient electrocatalytic hydrogenation of nitrobenzene in neutral medium65
Advances in cesium lead iodide perovskite solar cells: Processing science matters65
Selective membranes in water and wastewater treatment: Role of advanced materials65
Recent advances in ground-breaking conjugated microporous polymers-based materials, their synthesis, modification and potential applications63
3D bioprinting of multicellular scaffolds for osteochondral regeneration63
High-yield production of a super-soluble miniature spidroin for biomimetic high-performance materials63
Single-shot forward and inverse hierarchical architected materials design for nonlinear mechanical properties using an Attention-Diffusion model63
Nanograin–glass dual-phasic, elasto-flexible, fatigue-tolerant, and heat-insulating ceramic sponges at large scales62
Thermodynamic analysis and perspective of aqueous metal-sulfur batteries62
Strongly enhanced charge density via gradient nano-doping for high performance elastic-material-based triboelectric nanogenerators62
Degradation mechanisms and lifetime extending strategy of phosphorescent and thermally activated delayed-fluorescence organic light-emitting diodes62
Emerging colored and transparent radiative cooling: Fundamentals, progress, and challenges61
Low temperature activation of inert hexagonal boron nitride for metal deposition and single atom catalysis61
Materials and device architecture towards a multimodal electronic skin61
All-cellulose hydrogel with ultrahigh stretchability exceeding 40000%61
MXenes for advanced separator in rechargeable batteries61
Metasurface-empowered optical cryptography60
Nano-imprinted anisotropic structural color graphene films for cardiomyocytes dynamic displaying60
A hierarchical Ti2Nb10O29 composite electrode for high-power lithium-ion batteries and capacitors60
Freezing-derived functional materials59
ToF-SIMS in material research: A view from nanoscale hydrogen detection59
Catalysts by pyrolysis: Direct observation of transformations during re-pyrolysis of transition metal-nitrogen-carbon materials leading to state-of-the-art platinum group metal-free electrocatalyst59
Catalytic radiosensitization: Insights from materials physicochemistry58
Electrospun nanomembranes at the liquid–liquid and solid–liquid interface - a review58
Nanozyme-involved biomimetic cascade catalysis for biomedical applications57
A NIR-II-emitting gold nanocluster-based drug delivery system for smartphone-triggered photodynamic theranostics with rapid body clearance56
Boron bridged NiN4B2Cx single-atom catalyst for superior electrochemical CO2 reduction55
Hierarchically porous ceramics via direct writing of preceramic polymer-triblock copolymer inks55
MXene guides microwaves through 3D polymeric structures55
A review on organic hole transport materials for perovskite solar cells: Structure, composition and reliability55
Dynamic physical network constructed by tripartite H-bonds in artificial SEI to shape ultra-long life dendrite-free lithium-metal anodes54
Chemical short-range order in multi-principal element alloy with ordering effects on water electrolysis performance54
Avengers against cancer: A new era of nano-biomaterial-based therapeutics54
Fast-charging cathode materials for lithium & sodium ion batteries53
Structural insights into composition design of Li-rich layered cathode materials for high-energy rechargeable battery53
2D ultrathin graphene heterostructures for printable high-energy micro-supercapacitors integrated into coplanar flexible all-in-one microelectronics53
Fe single atom trigger asymmetric In-In polarized site pairs boosting near-infrared N2 photoreduction53
Polymer dielectrics for capacitive energy storage: From theories, materials to industrial capacitors53
Superconductivity at 253 K in lanthanum–yttrium ternary hydrides53
Industrializing metal–organic frameworks: Scalable synthetic means and their transformation into functional materials52
Percutaneous implantation of ethanol fueled catalytic hydrogel suppresses tumor growth by triggering ferroptosis52
Spore germinator-loaded polysaccharide microspheres ameliorate colonic inflammation and tumorigenesis through remodeling gut microenvironment52
The interplay between hemostasis and immune response in biomaterial development for osteogenesis51
Advances in free-standing electrodes for sodium ion batteries51
Chemically complex intermetallic alloys: A new frontier for innovative structural materials51
Zeolites and zeolite imidazolate frameworks on a quest to obtain the ideal biomaterial for biomedical applications: A review51
Thermal camouflaging metamaterials51
Halide perovskites for high-performance X-ray detector51
Electrostimulation via a 3D-printed, biomimetic, neurotrophic, electroconductive scaffold for the promotion of axonal regrowth after spinal cord injury50
2D-Antimonene-assisted hetero-epitaxial growth of perovskite films for efficient solar cells50
Development and progress in acoustic phase-gradient metamaterials for wavefront modulation50
Pioneering hydrogel cooling technologies: A comprehensive approach to theoretical modeling and one-step fabrication strategy50
Covalent Organic Frameworks (COFs) for heterogeneous catalysis: Recent trends in design and synthesis with structure-activity relationship50
Structure evolution of layered transition metal oxide cathode materials for Na-ion batteries: Issues, mechanism and strategies50
Structural and functional tailoring of interfacial solar evaporators using 3D printing49
Bioinspired interactive neuromorphic devices49
Revolutionizing ion mobility spectrometry: Rapid and cost-efficient manufacturing of drift tubes using additive manufacturing with coaxial filament49
Self-healing and repair of fabrics: A comprehensive review of the application toolkit49
Heteroatoms/molecules to tune the properties of 2D materials48
Local structure modulations of single-atom catalysts in sulfur electrocatalysis: A comprehensive review48
AL-PHA beads: Bioplastic-based protease biosensors for global health applications48
Engineering electrocatalyst for low-temperature N2 reduction to ammonia48
Observation of large Rashba spin–orbit coupling at room temperature in compositionally engineered perovskite single crystals and application in high performance photodetectors48
Tumor extracellular matrix-targeted nanoscavengers reverse suppressive microenvironment for cocktail therapy47
Energy-saving gas separation with boron nitride nanosheets47
De novo design of allochroic zwitterions47
Correlative analysis of structure and chemistry of LixFePO4 platelets using 4D-STEM and X-ray ptychography47
Self-assembled liquid metal nanoporous film with durability for efficient phase-change thermal energy management via surface and interface engineering47
Multi-compartment tumor organoids47
Applications, materials, and fabrication of micro glass parts and devices: An overview47
Dispersion-free highly accurate color recognition using excitonic 2D materials and machine learning47
Engineering the fracture resistance of 2H-transition metal dichalcogenides using vacancies: An in-silico investigation based on HRTEM images46
Implementing electronic signatures of graphene and hexagonal boron nitride in twisted bilayer molybdenum disulfide46
Harvesting room-temperature plasticity in ceramics by mechanically seeded dislocations46
Multistate switchable polyoxometalates as neuromimetic emulators46
A strong, lightweight, and damping cermet material with a nacre-like ultrafine 3D interpenetrated architecture46
Anion-driven enabled functional nanomaterials from metal and metal oxide nanoparticles46
Advanced design of high-performance artificial neuromorphic electronics45
Decoupling effect stimulated independent dendrite growth of eutectic phases under microgravity and containerless states45
Metals beyond tomorrow: Balancing supply, demand, sustainability, substitution, and innovations45
Hypoxia-triggered exosome-mimetics accelerate vascularized osteogenesis45
Iron oxide nanoparticle-mediated radiation delivery for glioblastoma treatment44
New biosensing platform for Covid-19 detection43
Inner cover 9 - Yuerui (Larry) Lu et al.43
Multidimensional surface patterning based on wavelength-controlled disulfide-diselenide dynamic photochemistry43
Inner cover 8 - Werner Müller et al.43
Inner cover 4 - Anna Rising et al.43
Exceptional strength-ductility synergy in a casting multi-principal element alloy with a hierarchically heterogeneous structure43
Washable, stretchable, and reusable core–shell metal nanowire network-based electronics on a breathable polymer nanomesh substrate43
Inner cover 4 - Yun Qian et al.43
Inner cover 2 - Dong Ha Kim et al.42
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Cell-penetrating nanomaterial disrupts cancer cells42
Inner cover 6 - Noam Eliaz et al.42
The effects of microplastics on cell membranes exposed42
Inner cover 7 - Jianxing Liu et al.42
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New printing skin method helps heal chronic wounds41
Improvements to elastic polymer could reduce plastic pollution41
Recycling PVC for a greener world40
Assessing how biowaste can be used in optical applications40
Flexible patch gives wounds the signal to heal39
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New glass-in-glass fabrication process improves infrared sensing and spectroscopy39
Inner cover 1 - Lianxi Zheng et al.39
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Twistronics breakthrough on manipulation of 2D materials39
Stable molten salts hold the key to solar storage38
Front cover - SungWoo Nam et al.38
Stacked 2D nanomeshes that offer unique physical properties38
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3D printed graphite structures37
Quasicrystal from the first nuclear explosion is promising new material37
Biodegradable battery brings sustainability to the Internet of Things37
Inner cover 3 - Sebastian Brandt et al.36
Inner cover 2 - Jamie Kruzic et al.36
New material offers potential for designing 2D nanomaterials36
Inner cover 4 - Wenrong Yang et al.36
Editorial Board35
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