Vanadium oxides with multioxidation states and various crystalline structures offer unique
electrical, optical, optoelectronic and magnetic properties, which could be manipulated for …

Atomically dispersed metal catalysts (ADCs), as an emerging class of heterogeneous
catalysts, have been widely investigated during the past two decades. The atomic dispersion …

In the quest for emerging in-sensor computing, materials that respond to optical stimuli in
conjunction with non-volatile phase transition are highly desired for realizing bioinspired …

Ionic liquids (ILs) are a special category of molten salts solely composed of ions with varied
molecular symmetry and charge delocalization. The versatility in combining varied cation …

Rapid development of the thermochromic glazing technique promises next-generation
architectural windows with energy-saving characteristics by intelligently regulating indoor …

Metal-to-insulator transition (MIT) behaviors accompanied by a rapid reversible phase
transition in vanadium dioxide (VO2) have gained substantial attention for investigations into …

Energy crisis and environmental problems urgently drive the proposal of new strategies to
improve human wellbeing and assist sustainable development. To this end, scientists have …

Materials can be transformed from one crystalline phase to another by using an electric field
to control ion transfer, in a process that can be harnessed in applications such as batteries …

Materials can harbour quantum many-body systems, most typically in the form of strongly
correlated electrons in solids, that lead to novel and remarkable functions thanks to …

As a strongly correlated electron material, vanadium dioxide (VO 2) has been a focus of
research since its discovery in 1959, owing to its well-known metal–insulator transition …