Nature Materials
Nature Materials is a multidisciplinary journal aimed at bringing together cutting-edge research across the entire spectrum of materials science and technology. Nature Materials covers all applied and fundamental aspects of the synthesis/processing, structure/composition, properties and performance of materials. Nature Materials provides a forum for the development of a common identity among materials scientists while encouraging researchers to cross established subdisciplinary lines. To achieve this, Nature Materials takes an interdisciplinary, integrated and balanced approach to all areas of materials research while fostering the exchange of ideas between scientists involved in different communities.
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Two-dimensional crystalline platinum oxide
Nature Materials, Published online: 19 September 2024; doi:10.1038/s41563-024-02002-y
Pt oxides are essential catalysts in many critical reactions, but are typically unstable and prone to evaporation above 700 K. A two-dimensional layered Pt oxide with exceptional thermal stability is introduced, capable of surviving at high temperatures. -
A refresh-in-sensing reusable biosensor
Nature Materials, Published online: 17 September 2024; doi:10.1038/s41563-024-02001-z
An electrochemical biosensor capable of detecting low levels of cancer biomarkers is reusable over 200 regeneration cycles without compromising device sensitivity and accuracy. -
Visualizing the moiré of moiré
Nature Materials, Published online: 16 September 2024; doi:10.1038/s41563-024-02003-x
Second-order superlattices emerge from the interference between moiré superlattices of comparable periodicities. Direct real-space visualization reveals their rich structural diversity and extreme sensitivity to external parameters such as strain and twist angle. -
Ion-mediated condensation controls the mechanics of mitotic chromosomes
Nature Materials, Published online: 16 September 2024; doi:10.1038/s41563-024-01975-0
The physical mechanisms that govern chromosomal viscoelasticity remain elusive. Here the authors combine single-chromosome manipulation and computational methods to show that their collective properties are controlled by the physico-chemical environment. -
Delocalizing electron distribution in thermally activated delayed fluorophors for high-efficiency and long-lifetime blue electroluminescence
Nature Materials, Published online: 12 September 2024; doi:10.1038/s41563-024-02004-w
The stability and efficiency of thermally activated delayed fluorescent (TADF) emitters are still limited. Here the authors design TADF compounds by introducing an auxiliary acceptor with both enhanced stability and enhanced efficiency.