Shanghai Institute of Ceramics

Decoupling Carrier Concentration and Mobility in Hot-Extruded n-Type Bismuth Telluride for Enhanced Thermoelectric Performance

Abstract Bi2Te3-based materials have attracted considerable attention due to their excellent thermoelectric performance at room temperature. However, the pulverization process during fabrication tends to introduce the donor-like effect, which significantly increases the carrier c...

Electronic Interactions in Co/Cu Biotomic Nanozymes for Catalytic Eradication of Gram‐Positive Bacterial Biofilms

ABSTRACT Biofilm‐associated infections caused by Gram‐positive pathogens remain highly resistant to conventional antibiotic therapy due to restricted drug penetration and persistent inflammatory microenvironments. Inspired by the catalytic versatility and biocompatibility of coba...

Antiferrodistortive Matrix Engineering Reprograms Polarization Pathways for Ultrahigh Energy Storage at Moderate Electric Fields

ABSTRACT Relaxor ferroelectrics (RFEs) are promising dielectric materials for pulsed multilayer ceramic capacitors because of their rapid polarization response. However, under practical electric fields, polarization rapidly approaches saturation as polar nanoregions exhaust their...

A nuclear clock synchronized to 229Th

Abstract Atomic clocks have made time and frequency the most precisely measured quantities in physics, progressing from microwave standards that realize the SI second 1 to optical clocks with unprecedented precision 2 . A nuclear clock transfers the frequency reference from an el...

Comprehensive electrochemical study on SrMo0.2Fe0.8O3-δ perovskite electrodes for symmetrical solid oxide cells

Solid oxide cells (SOCs) have shown great potential for the development of renewable energy systems in terms of power generation and energy conversion efficiency. However, in the traditional structural design of SOCs, thermal asymmetry between components can easily occur during t...

Dynamically Constructing Lanthanum Oxide on Ruthenium to Enhance Lithium‐Oxygen Interfacial Reactions

ABSTRACT Reversibly tuning the active structure of air cathodes in response to dynamic electrochemical conditions has long been sought for aprotic lithium‐oxygen batteries (LOBs). Here, we report a charge/discharge‐regulated transformation of lanthanum oxide nanocrystals on ruthe...

In‐Situ Dynamic Chemical Reconstruction Synthesis of Dual‐Antioxidants for Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension Treatment

ABSTRACT Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a serious circulatory system disease characterized by redox imbalance, which results from the overexpressed reactive oxygen species (ROS) and inactivated antioxidation defense system. In this work, a dynamic chemical reconstructio...

Machine learning-enabled prediction and interpretation of spectroscopic properties in Nd and Y co-doped fluorite platform via local coordination engineering

The design of advanced laser materials demands precise control over the relationship between local structure and spectroscopic performance. However, conventional approaches struggle to quantitatively link complex coordination environments with spectral properties in rare-earth-do...

Probing dark matter interactions with a RES–NOVA prototype cryogenic detector

Abstract We report on the operation of a 13 g PbWO $$_4$$ 4 crystal, grown from archaeological Pb and operated as a cryogenic calorimeter in an underground environment. Read out with a Ge thermistor, the detector achieves a low energy threshold and, for the first time, enables th...

Thermal transport and structural modulations in Isovalent co-doped zirconium dioxide: An integrated experimental-computational investigations

Engineering point defects in Zirconium dioxide through controlled doping can tailor its phonon scattering and thermal transport. With integrated theoretical models and experiments, a comprehensive understanding of dopant driven property evolution can optimize its performance in e...

Bulk 1T-NbSe2 Superconductor Stabilized by the Doped Ti-3d0 Electronic Configuration

Abstract Metastable 1T-phase transition-metal dichalcogenides host rich strongly correlated electronic phenomena, yet the synthesis of bulk 1T-NbSe2 remains a challenge. This difficulty stems from the energetic penalty associated with the octahedral coordination of Nb4+, whose 4d...

Silver‐Decorated Graphene Mediates “Lithiene” Structured Interlayers for Ultrafast Lithium Transport in Solid‐State Batteries

ABSTRACT Solid‐state lithium metal batteries (SSLMBs) employing garnet‐type Li 6.5 La 3 Zr 1.5 Ta 0.5 O 12 (LLZTO) electrolytes offer a pathway to high energy density but are plagued by interfacial impedance and catastrophic dendrite propagation. Current interfacial engineering s...

Structural evolution and thermophysical properties of Tb3ScxAl5-xO12 melts via AIMD and aerodynamic levitation

High-power magneto-optical devices based on terbium garnet crystals require materials with high thermal stability and excellent optical performance. However, their growth is often hindered by instability in high-temperature melts. Here, we combine ab initio molecular dynamics (AI...

A Physics‐Guided Generative Diffusion Model for Super‐Resolution AFM of Trap Dynamic Behavior

ABSTRACT Atomic force microscopy (AFM) offers nanoscale insights into material properties, yet its intrinsic speed‐resolution trade‐off severely restricts the observation of dynamic processes. Although deep learning‐based super‐resolution holds promise, existing models often fail...

Solid-State-Sintered Silicon Carbide Reactor for High-Throughput Continuous-Flow Synthesis of Dodecylbenzene Sulfonic Acid

Abstract It is still a challenge to achieve a continuous-flow reactor with high heat transfer and corrosion resistance for sulfonation reactions. Herein, a solid-state-sintered silicon carbide (SiC) reactor has been developed and applied to the synthesis of dodecylbenzene sulfoni...

Smart Implant Coating with Pathological-Microenvironment-Driven Drug and Nanozyme Delivery for Osteoporotic Bone Healing

Stimuli-responsive drug delivery from orthopedic implants holds particular promise for enhancing osseointegration in osteoporotic bone. However, challenges such as the lack of feedback-regulated functionality and microenvironmental modulation persist. Here, we developed an osteop...

Gradient Orbital Coupling in Mn‐Doped Asymmetric Units Amplifies Red Emission of NH 4 CdCl 3 for X‐Ray Scintillation Imaging

ABSTRACT Halide perovskites are promising for applications in light‐emitting diodes, multilevel anti‐counterfeiting, and radiation detection due to their excellent luminescence properties. Mn 2+ doping can further tailor the optical properties of perovskites, yet its microscopic...

Synergistic Grain Boundary and Phonon Engineering Enables Ultrahigh Thermoelectric Performance in Mg 3 (Sb, Bi) 2 ‐Based Materials

ABSTRACT Thermoelectric Mg 3 (Sb, Bi) 2 has emerged as a rising star in virtue of its promising thermoelectric performance and abundant constituent elements. However, its practical application is hindered by challenges in synthesis and the strong coupling between electrical and t...

A Bioinspired Antifreezing Electrolyte Enabling Stable and Low‐Temperature Fluoride‐Ion Batteries via Hydrogen‐Bond Reconfiguration

ABSTRACT Fluoride‐ion batteries (FIBs) are appealing for their high theoretical energy density and low cost, wherein aqueous electrolytes provide the exceptionally high fluoride‐salt solubility and fast ion transport. However, the strong H 2 O−H 2 O hydrogen‐bond network promotes...

A Bioinspired Antifreezing Electrolyte Enabling Stable and Low‐Temperature Fluoride‐Ion Batteries via Hydrogen‐Bond Reconfiguration

ABSTRACT Fluoride‐ion batteries (FIBs) are appealing for their high theoretical energy density and low cost, wherein aqueous electrolytes provide the exceptionally high fluoride‐salt solubility and fast ion transport. However, the strong H 2 O−H 2 O hydrogen‐bond network promotes...