Themed collection Journal of Materials Chemistry C Emerging Investigators

Journal of Materials Chemistry C profiles contributors to the Emerging Investigators issue.

In the last decade, electronic applications have multiplied and thus various materials have been widely used. This study focuses on the last years of degradable/disintegrable electronic materials both as supporting and active materials.

We summarized the recent progress and perspectives of Pockels electro-optic materials thin-film lithium niobate (TFLN) and electro-optic polymer (EOP) for next-generation wide-bandwidth and low-power electro-optic modulation.

Rubicene, a key nanofragment of C₇₀, is attracting great attention owing to its unique molecular structure and physicochemical properties.

We summarized the mechanism of substituent influence on single-molecule conductivity into three aspects: the quantum interference effect, the electronic effect of substituents and the conformational restriction of the conductive backbone.

In this review, we highlight the recent application of tabletop transient XUV spectroscopy to materials science, focusing on understanding the coupled electronic, structural, and spin dynamics.

This review mainly focuses on patterning strategies and modification methods for better electrical and mechanical properties of PEDOT-based thin-film electrodes as well as their applications in stretchable organic optoelectronics.

This paper provides a comprehensive review of recent progress in GaN-based gas sensors with a focus on their dynamic-related responses, mechanisms and applications, which are important for sensing performance, efficiency, and signal processing.

An overview of structural, chemical, and iontronic properties of nanoporous anodic alumina (NAA) with proof-of-principle demonstrations of state-of-the-art iontronic applications such as ionic diodes, sensors, and osmotic energy generators.

This review systematically introduces and discusses the recent advances and progress in wearable electrochromic devices with optical modulation from the visible to infrared range.

In recent years, boron-containing macrocycles have received considerable research interest.

A new nonbenzenoid acepleiadylene derivative (APD-DPP) has been synthesized, exhibiting NIR absorption and a higher charge mobility than its pyrene-based isomers. These features have enabled its application in high-performance NIR photodetectors.

The evolution of the vector piezoelectric response of Hf_0.5Zr_0.5O₂ films on SrTiO₃ substrates with different orientations shows the large and anisotropic in-plane piezoelectric response in films grown on SrTiO₃(110).

A novel technique to transfer-print variously treated PEDOT:PSS films onto stretchable substrates, including a patterning strategy and electrical and morphological analyses is presented to pave the way for advancements in stretchable electronics.

The synthesis of electron-deficient ortho O-annulated bisazacoronenediimides is reported. Their preliminary results in devices, strong light absorption and flat structure make them a new interesting scaffold for the design of electron acceptors.

An aerogel dry electrode was prepared by an interesting foaming process. The resultant aerogel displayed impressive microscale shape moldability, enabling excellent skin compliance for high-quality ECG signal detection.

Integration of bithiophene imide (BTI) and quinoxaline (Qx) units into a new electron-deficient building block, dithiene-fused quinoxalineimide (DTQI), is an effective strategy for constructing n-type polymer semiconductors.

Corona discharge can be a safe, efficient, affordable, automatable, and environmentally friendly method to sterilize air and surfaces, including personal protective equipment.

By switching the aggregated state of the solid from the crystalline to the amorphous form, the gated transformation of photochromism was realized and can be interconverted, demonstrating a new strategy for the regulation of photochromism.

This research article presents a novel Pt(II) complex exhibiting polymorphic self-assembly with well-defined nanostructures in various conditions through the interplay of different non-covalent interactions.

The exceptionally strong optoelectronic sensitivity of PTCDI-Ph have been correlated with its structure and unconventional elasticity, offering an opportunity for developing new multimodal sensors with exceptional stability towards external stimuli.

The methodology of freeze assisted transfer printing was proposed for the high-throughput patterning of aerogels into miniature arrays and 3D architectures. The broad material applicability makes it a useful tool for designing functional devices.

Tween 80, an eco-friendly surfactant, enables the creation of conductive composites and dry-adhesive films for skin-friendly strain sensors that adhere directly. This wearable technology is vital for smart health systems and human–machine interfaces.

The uniformity and long-term stability of physisorbed antibodies against SARS-CoV-2-Spike1 at a solid interface are addressed. High-performance sensing is accomplished, outmatching the analytical performance achieved with the chemical bonding of capture antibodies.

The investigation of the anisotropic X-ray detection performance of bulk CsPbBr₃ single crystals grown by the vertical Bridgman method.

The introduction of TEAPF₆, a multifunctional pseudohalide-based ionic liquid, into a perovskite film could increase the film crystal quality and reduce charge recombination, resulting in an improvement in the efficiency and stability of PSCs.

Rational design the energy bridge of organic ligands in scintillating lanthanide coordination polymers improved conversion efficiency to enhance characteristic emission of lanthanide cations, achieving high efficient X-ray imaging.

Polydiketopyrrolopyrrole terthiophene (DPP3T), a high-performing conjugated polymer, holds great potential as active material for bioelectronics. Herein, its surface properties are modulated through p-type doping, thereby enhancing the cell behaviour on top of the doped films.

This study investigates the use of TiN and ZrO₂ in metal–insulator–metal capacitors, crucial components in many electronic devices, especially DRAM by averting the formation of an interfacial layer between electrodes and insulators.

A metal chalcogenide colloidal quantum dot-based dual-band detector consisting of two stacked photodiodes is reported that features bias-controlled visible and short-wave infrared dual operation modes.

This study presents the mechanism of transformation of afterglow induced by specific chemical reactions. Consequently, highly efficient red TADF-type afterglow materials that counteract with the energy gap law have been achieved.

Films of the two-dimensional Dion–Jacobson compound PDMAPbI₄ are studied through concerted multimodal microscopy. Hyperspectral Raman and PL imaging underline the complex impact of the microstructure, composition, and orientation on the photophysics.