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Papers

(The TQCC of Materials Chemistry Frontiers is 14. 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 2021-11-01 to 2025-11-01.)

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Molecular structure effects on the mechanisms of corrosion protection of model epoxy coatings on metals	198
Design and preparation of glassy molecular precursors by adjusting molecular structures for facile processing of high-performance polymers	166
Solvent-free isomerization of trialkoxy-heptazine derivatives featuring efficient intermolecular rearrangements	134
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Tuning the exchange-coupling effect in raspberry-like γ-Fe₂O₃@CoO nanoparticles engineered through the single variation of the surfactant concentration in the synthesis process	109
C₄N quantum dots/g-C₃N₄ nanosheets organic homogeneous structure self-assembly for efficient charge separation and photocatalytic hydrogen evolution	104
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B-site cation sequencing in SrMnO₃ using iron for zinc–air battery electrocatalysis: a structural evaluation	79
Anin situ-fabricated p-Co₃O₄@n-ZnO surface heterojunction photocatalyst for solar-to-fuel conversion of CO₂	76
FeNi₃ nanoparticles for electrocatalytic synthesis of urea from carbon dioxide and nitrate	74
Emergence of Ruddlesden–Popper phases and other pitfalls for moderate temperature solution deposited chalcogenide perovskites	72
Bifunctional NiFe LDH as a piezoelectric nanogenerator and asymmetric pseudo-supercapacitor	71
Multicolor 3D afterglow structures with high precision and ultralong lifetimes based on carbazole-doped photocurable resins	70
Colloidal fluorine-doped ZnO quantum dots: the synergistic action of atomic doping and growth conditions directs fluorescence and photoactivity	70
A tris-tetrazole based nanostructured soft material: studies on self-healing, AIEE, and rheological and fluorometric detection of 3-aminopyridine	68
Influence of the pendant substituent at the C1 position of a spirobifluorene scaffold on the electronic properties	67
In situ construction of vertically aligned AlN skeletons for enhancing the thermal conductivity of stearic acid-based phase-change composites	65
Design of planar-zigzag semiconducting polymers to control chain orientation and electronic structure for organic photovoltaics	65
Temperature-induced helix inversion in naphthyl-based cholesteric liquid crystals	64

The role of single copper atoms in enhancing the photocatalytic activity of carbon nitride for selective oxidation	63
Recent advances in trifunctional electrocatalysts for Zn–air batteries and water splitting	62
Violet light excitable organic halides with short ∼ns emissions for multiple optoelectronic applications	60
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An in situ synthesized manganese ferrite@4-hydroxy mandelic acid composite for removal of lead ions and Congo red	59
Iridium-based electrocatalysts for the acidic oxygen evolution reaction: engineering strategies to enhance the activity and stability	58
Deep-red/NIR AIEgens based on electron-withdrawing dithiafulvalene-fused benzothiadiazole for solution-processed non-doped OLEDs	56
Boosting the catalytic performance of metalloporphyrin-based covalent organic frameworks via coordination engineering for CO₂ and O₂ reduction	56
Advances and challenges in symmetrical solid oxide electrolysis cells: materials development and resource utilization	55
Isolation strategy for a novel luminescent Eu³⁺-pyridine-2,6-dicarboxylic acid complex with high compatibility and stability for light-conversion agricultural films	55
An assembled ternary photocatalyst CoPh/CdSe@TiO2 for simultaneous photocatalytic CO₂and proton reduction	55
Dimension-dependent intrinsic point defect characteristics of binary photovoltaic materials	54
Coordinated water molecule-induced solid-state superprotonic conduction by a highly scalable and pH-stable coordination polymer (CP)	52
Recent advances in MXenes: a promising 2D material for photocatalysis	51
Advances and strategies of electrolyte regulation in Zn-ion batteries	51
Rare earth-based MOFs for photo/electrocatalysis	50
Non-precious metal-based catalysts for water electrolysis to produce H₂ under industrial conditions	50
Direct styrene hydrogenation on a metal-free boron–nitrogen doped carbon catalyst	50
Advances in polymer electrolytes for solid-state zinc–air batteries	50
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New heater@luminescent thermometer nano-objects: Prussian blue core@silica shell loaded with a β-diketonate Tb³⁺/Eu³⁺ complex	48
Performance enhancement by additional donors in D–A–D′ type thermally activated delayed fluorescence materials	48
Laser-induced fluorine-containing coating on zinc anode surface for regulated Zn(002) deposition	47
Cobalt–platinum intermetallic composite loaded on pyridinic N-enriched carbon for acidic hydrogen evolution catalysis with ultralow overpotential	47
Influence of CeO₂ support morphology on the structural and NO₂⁻RR performance of CeO₂@Au catalyst	47
Structure–property relationship on insertion of fluorine- versus nitrogen substituents in wide bandgap polymer donors for non-fullerene solar cells: an interesting case study	46
Control of near-infrared dye fluorescence lifetime in all-polymer microcavities	45
A post-synthetically modified porous organic polymer for photocatalytic water purification	45
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Multifunctional nanomicelles constructedviaan aggregation and de-aggregation strategy for magnetic resonance/NIR II fluorescence imaging-guided type I photodynamic therapy	43
Single atom embedded ZnO monolayers as bifunctional electrocatalysts for the ORR/OER: a machine learning-assisted DFT study	43
Correction: Interfacial engineering between SnO₂/MAPbI₃ by maleate pheniramine halides toward carbon counter electrode-based perovskite solar cells with 16.21% efficiency	43
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Steering the luminescence of donor–acceptor materials by regioisomerism of triazole linkers	40
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Liquid-crystalline perylene bisimide derivatives bearing an azacrown ether ring complexing with alkaline metal ions	40
New aggregation-induced delayed fluorescent materials for efficient OLEDs with high stabilities of emission color and efficiency	39
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Molecular engineering of organic small-molecule photothermal agents by changing the donor group for photothermal therapy and photoacoustic imaging of tumors	39
A modifiable double donor based on bis(N-ethyl-N-hydroxyethyl)aniline for organic optical nonlinear chromophores	39
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Dual-mode regulation of microbial cell membrane permeability for an enhanced microbial cuproptosis-like death pathway	38
All-weather-available electrothermal and solar–thermal wood-derived porous carbon-based steam generators for highly efficient water purification	38
Thermally crosslinkable second-order nonlinear optical polymer networks: high stability, good transparency, and large second-order nonlinear optical effects	38

Large-pore mesoporous silica: template design, thin film preparation and biomolecule infiltration	38
Humidity-tolerant selective sensing of hydrogen and n -butanol using ZIF-8 coated CuO:Al film	38
Fabrication strategies for high quality halide perovskite films in solar cells	38
Energetic bi-diazole ‘transformers’ toward high-energy thermostable energetic compounds	38
Structure-performance interplay of rhodium-based catalysts for syngas conversion to ethanol	37
Isomeric effect of naphthyl spacers on structures and properties of isostructural porous crystalline frameworks	36
Recent progress in heteroatom doping to modulate the coordination environment of M–N–C catalysts for the oxygen reduction reaction	36
Conjugated D–π–A photovoltaic polymers containing thieno[3,2-b]thiophene π-bridge	36
Self-supporting Fe₇S₈ microsphere/N-doped carbonized silk textile for high-performance sodium-ion batteries	36
Transition metal ion-doped cesium lead halide perovskite nanocrystals: doping strategies and luminescence design	36
Rational design and application of electrocatalysts based on transition metal selenides for water splitting	36
Optimizing strong metal–support interaction on cobalt phosphide-supported Ru single atom catalyst for highly-efficient hydrogen evolution reaction	36
Nano-based theranostic approaches for infection control: current status and perspectives	36
Self-assembled molecules as selective contacts for efficient and stable perovskite solar cells	36
Celebrating the 10th anniversary of ShanghaiTech University	35
Functional conductive hydrogels: from performance to flexible sensor applications	35
Competitive coordination and Lewis-base interactions of amines in supertetrahedral cluster-based materials by a controllable naked T3-InS precursor method: from isolated clusters with various substitu	35
MXene composite with Ni/Co sulfide for enhanced hydrogen evolution reaction	35
A flexible, rapid response, hybrid inorganic–organic SnSe₂–PEDOT:PSS bulk heterojunction based high-performance broadband photodetector	35
Intercluster charge ordering in monoclinic and triclinic Ba–Mo-based hollandite phases	34
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Conductive hydrogels as an “innovative healer” for the treatment of diabetic wounds	34
Developing piezochromic luminescent materials via regioselective cyanation of naphthalimide–cyanostilbene derivatives	34
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“Delocalized π-bond” guided pyramidal nanocrystal superstructures for excellent light trapping in SERS	33
Tuning the charge stabilization and transport in naphthalimide-based semiconductors via a fused-ring and core-engineering strategy	33
Restricting intramolecular motion converts non-fluorescent semicroconaine dyes into turn-on aggregation-induced emission probes	33
Anti-freezing multifunctional conductive hydrogels: from structure design to flexible electronic devices	32
Multifaceted luminescence in lanthanide-activated microrods for advanced multicolor anti-counterfeiting	32
Coordination environment engineering of single-atom catalysts for the oxygen reduction reaction	32
Experimental and theoretical investigation on the ORR activity of AgVO₃	32
Acetylene bridged alkoxyphenanthrene and triarylamine-based triads for low threshold voltage with high mobility OFETs	32
Blue emitters with various electron-donors attached to the 9-phenyl-9-phosphafluorene oxide (PhFIOP) moiety and their thermally activated delayed fluorescence (TADF) behavior	31
Achieving the highest density and energy within diazo-oxide compounds	31
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Fully π-conjugated, diyne-linked covalent organic frameworks formed via alkyne–alkyne cross-coupling reaction	31
Accelerating the development of electrocatalysts for electrochemical nitrogen fixation through theoretical and computational approaches	31
Development of polymeric aptamer probes for in vivo continuous precision cancer targeting	31
Recent advances in two-dimensional MXenes for zinc-ion batteries	31
Facile fabrication of carbon microtube arrays from waste wood for use as self-supporting supercapacitor electrodes	31
The progress of in situ technology for lithium metal batteries	31
Efficient separation of xylene isomers by nonporous adaptive crystals of hybrid[3]arene in both vapor and liquid phases	30
Recent advances in regulating the excited states of conjugated thermally activated delayed fluorescence polymers for high-efficiency OLEDs	30
Rise of wood-based catalytic electrodes for large-scale hydrogen production	30
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Binder-free 3D SnO₂-based nanocomposite anode with high areal capacity for advanced sodium-ion batteries	30
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Synthesis of small-sized intermetallic PtCo fuel cell catalysts by promoting inner surface utilization of carbon supports	30
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Gold(i) N-heterocyclic carbene complexes with tunable electronic properties for sensitive colorimetric detection of glutathione	29
Spiro-configured dibenzosuberene compounds as deep-blue emitters for organic light-emitting diodes with a CIEy of 0.04	29
A perylene diimide-based fluorescent probe for the selective detection of hypochlorite in living cells	29
Bridging the inter-grain charge transportviaorganic semiconductors for high-performance thickness-insensitive perovskite solar cells	29
Releasing trapped excitons in 2D perovskites via pressure annealing: a cooperative interplay between lattice strain and the electronic structure	29
Rational design and progress of molybdenum-oxo clusters	29
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Recent advances in aggregation-induced emission (AIE)-based chemosensors for the detection of organic small molecules	28
The novel dual-category active sites of NiCoP/CoP as high-performance electrocatalyst for urea electrolysis and synergistic hydrogen production	28
Constructing strategies for hierarchically porous MOFs with different pore sizes and applications in adsorption and catalysis	28
Highly effective DPA-SCP sonosensitizers for biofilm removal in infected root canals via sonodynamic therapy	28
Red-light controlled supramolecular assemblies of N , N ′-diarylindigo amphiphiles for soft robotic actuat	28
3D printed cellulose based product applications	28
Application of MOF-derived materials as electrocatalysts for CO₂ conversion	28
Polymer-based electrolytes for solid-state lithium batteries with a wide operating temperature range	28
Harnessing solar energy with NH₄Cl-doped hole transport layers in inverted perovskite solar cells	27
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Tetrazine-derived chromones as conditionally activated solvatochromic fluorescent probes for dual imaging of lipid droplets and mitochondria	27
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Boosting the overall stability of organic solar cells by crosslinking vinyl-functionalized polymer derived from PM6	26
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Color-tunable, high-dissymmetry circularly polarized phosphorescence in chiral nematic phases: self-assembly, energy transfer, and handedness inversion	26
Preparation of organic compound/g-C₃N₄ composites and their applications in photocatalysis	26
Synthesis of a new chlorin photosensitizer for photodynamic therapy against colon cancer	26
D–A-Type fluorophores with efficient dual-state emission for imaging at ultralow concentration	26
Revisiting the anti-heavy-atom effect: absence of halogen-based bonding and lack of enhanced aggregation-induced emission in bromine-substituted tetraphenylethylene derivatives	26
A stable pyridone-based hydrogen-bonded organic framework for electrochemical detection of dopamine	26

Recent advances in functional electronic devices enabled by two-dimensional covalent organic framework films	26
NIR-II light-response porphyrin-heptazine-based conjugated organic polymers for highly efficient photooxidation	26
Perovskite-inspired low-dimensional hybrid azetidinium bismuth halides: [(CH₂)₃NH₂]₃Bi₂X₉ (X = I, Br, Cl)	26
Stable two-dimensional lead iodide hybrid materials for light detection and broadband photoluminescence	26
A structurally engineered flower shaped magnetic hierarchical sorbent for rapid and selective uptake of Pb²⁺ ions from water samples	26
Machine learning-driven breakthroughs in water electrolysis and supercapacitors	26
Atomically dispersed Fe/Co–N–C and their composites for proton exchange membrane fuel cells	26
On-surface gold-catalyzed hydroamination/cyclization reaction of alkynes	26
In situ etching strategy to construct yolk–shell CoSe₂@NiCoSe₄-NC heterostructures for high-performance sodium ion battery	26
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A novel photoswitchable AIE-active supramolecular photosensitizer with synergistic enhancement of ROS-generation ability constructed by a two-step sequential FRET process	25
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Lessons learned: how to report XPS data incorrectly about lead-halide perovskites	25
Removal of nitrogenous heterocycles by a CoMoS₃/NH₂-MIL-53(Fe)-catalyzed photo-Fenton-like process: effect, mechanism and toxicity evaluation	25
Recent advances in the design, synthesis and catalytic applications of triazine-based covalent organic polymers	25
Construction of a NiFe-LDH catalyst with a three-dimensional unified gas diffusion layer structure via a facile acid etching route for the oxygen evolution reaction	25
Phosphate-based polyanionic insertion materials for oxygen electrocatalysis	25
Sub-nanometric materials for hydrogen evolution reaction	25
Novel self-assembling cyclic peptides with reversible supramolecular nanostructures	24
Flexible TADF-based organic X-ray scintillating films for high-resolution imaging	24
Current material design strategies on the copper chalcogenide cathodes for rechargeable magnesium batteries: a review	24
Naphthalenediimide-carbonylpyridiniums: stable six electron acceptors for organic cathodes	24
Contributors to the Materials Chemistry Frontiers Emerging Investigator Series 2024	24
Constructing vertically aligned ZIF-67 microrod arrays on carbon cloth with commercial-level mass-loading for high-performance supercapacitors	24
Salt-inclusion sulfides [K₄Cl][M^II₁₁In₉S₂₆] (M^II = Zn, Cd) displaying robust nonlinear optical activity	24
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Oxygen vacancy-mediated Bi–CuO_x heterostructure for enhanced electrochemical nitrate-to-ammonia production and Zn–nitrate battery behavior	24
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Laser irradiation-induced two-photon photolysis of sulfates for photoluminescent sulfur quantum dots	24
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Highly stable electrofluorochromic switching of aggregation-induced emission-active conjugated polymers	24
Conformation-determined emission enhancement of phenothiazine derivatives under high pressure	24
Trends and perspectives in bio- and eco-friendly sustainable nanomaterial delivery systems through biological barriers	23
A N-Rich porous carbon nanocube anchored with Co/Fe dual atoms: an efficient bifunctional catalytic host for Li–S batteries	23
Zero-dimensional indium hybrids and modulated photoluminescence by Sb doping	23
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Surface engineering in CsPbX₃ quantum dots: from materials to solar cells	23
Theoretical insights into the rational design of small organic phototheranostic agents for promoting image-guided cancer surgery	23
ADA′DA small molecule acceptors with non-fully-fused core units	23
Outstanding Reviewers for Materials Chemistry Frontiers in 2024	23
Recent developments in transition metal-based MOFs for electrocatalytic water splitting emphasizing fundamental and structural aspects	23
Narrowband emission: organic thermally-activated delayed fluorescence materials and underlying mechanisms	23
Sustainable bio-based active packaging films: enhancing chitosan with gallic acid-loaded nanoparticles	23
Metal porphyrins and metal phthalocyanines as designable molecular model electrocatalysts	23
Upconversion and multiexciton generation in organic Mn(ii) complex boost the quantum yield to > 100%	23
Exciplex-induced TADF, persistent RTP and ML in a host–guest doping system	22
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The mechanism of ligand-induced chiral transmission through a top-down selective domain etching process	22
Defects and stability of perovskite solar cells: a critical analysis	22
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Fullerene-derived nanocomposite as an efficient electrocatalyst for overall water splitting and Zn–air battery	22
Metal–organic framework-based SERS sensing platforms for life and health detection	22
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Porous yet densely packed metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) toward ultrastable oxygen evolution at practical current densities	21
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Encapsulating nickel sulfide nanoparticles within porous carbon nanocages for sodium-ion batteries	21
Gold nanoparticle-based lateral flow immunoassay for the rapid detection of flutriafol residues in food	21
Polyelectrolyte photopolymer complexes for flame retardant wood	21
Progress of polyethersulfone composites and their applications in biomedical engineering	21
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Toward efficient electrocatalytic oxygen evolution with a low concentration baking soda activated IrO_xsurface in a hydrothermal medium	21
Scope and significance of transition metal oxide nanomaterials for next-generation Li-ion batteries	21
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Low humidity dependence of proton conductivity in modified zirconium(iv)-hydroxy ethylidene diphosphonates	21
Polyoxometalate-derived bimetallic catalysts for the nitrogen reduction reaction	21
Single atom Fe-based catalyst derived from hierarchical (Fe,N)-ZIF-8/CNFs for high-efficient ORR activity	21
Boosting charge transfer in Au-decorated B/K co-doped CN nanosheets towards enhanced photocatalytic CO₂ reduction	20
Diblock copolymer micelles with patches in polyhedral configurations mimicking atomic valence structures	20
Accelerating corrosion of iron foam enables a bifunctional catalyst for overall water splitting	20
Recent progress in bimetallic carbide-based electrocatalysts for water splitting	20
Particle-size-dependent biological distribution of gold nanoparticles after interstitial injection	20
Simultaneous one-step regulation of planarization and donor rotation to enhance multi-modal imaging guided therapy	20
Novel class of organic crystal scintillators based on aggregation-induced emission	20
Basics of the scanning electrochemical microscope and its application in the characterization of lithium-ion batteries: a brief review	20
Recent progress in borate-based short-wavelength nonlinear optical crystals with boron–oxygen skeleton modification	20
The critical role of inter-component hydrogen bonds in the formation of reversibly interlocked polymer networks	20
Recent advances in key components of proton exchange membrane water electrolysers	20
Electrospun dual-aeolotropic conductive exceptive Janus membrane and Janus tubule functionalized by up-/down-converting fluorescence and magnetism	20
A synergetic model for implementing single-component white-light emission: a case study of zero-dimensional cadmium halides	20
Photo induced force microscopy: chemical spectroscopy beyond the diffraction limit	20
Acceptor–donor–acceptor based thermally activated delayed fluorescent materials: structure–property insights and electroluminescence performances	20
Rational design of amphiphilic BODIPY-based photosensitizers for multimodal imaging-guided phototherapy	20
What determines the iodine oxidation reaction kinetics in halide perovskite solar cells?	20
Highly emissive and color-tunable copper-based halide composites for bright white light-emitting diodes	20
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Photoinduced electron transfer endows fluorogenicity in tetrazine-based near-infrared labels	20
Correlation between the horizontal transition dipole moment and luminescence properties of dopants in organic light-emitting diodes	20
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