Pub Date : 2025-03-01DOI: 10.1016/j.pmatsci.2025.101473
Pedram Yousefian, Betul Akkopru-Akgun, Clive A. Randall, Susan Trolier-McKinstry
The properties of dielectric and piezoelectric oxides are determined by their processing history, crystal structure, chemical composition, microstructure, dopants (or defect) distribution, and defect kinetics. Significant advances in understanding the materials, processing, properties, and reliability of these materials have led to their widespread use in aerospace, medical, military, transportation, power engineering, and communication, where they are used as ceramic discs, thick and thin films, multilayer devices, etc. Appropriate engineering of the defect chemistry and the correlated charge transport mechanisms is a pivotal element for the successful commercialization of perovskite oxides. Therefore, the exploration of optical, thermal, electrical, and structural techniques, and their application in investigating defects in perovskites, is critical. This review delves into electrical degradation in dielectrics and piezoelectrics, focusing on defect chemistry and key characterization techniques to assess the failure modes. In particular, it provides a detailed discussion of various spectroscopic, microscopic, and electronic characterization techniques essential for analyzing defects and degradation mechanisms.
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Pub Date : 2025-02-26DOI: 10.1016/j.pmatsci.2025.101461
Jinhui Wang, Xiaodan Guo, Chenchen Bian, Yu Zhong, Jiangping Tu, Pooi See Lee, Guofa Cai
Electrochromic devices are truly promising contenders for large-scale energy-saving smart windows, low-power displays, self-dimming rear mirrors and wearable electronics because of their environmental friendliness, low power consumption, and excellent optical memory effect under open circuit conditions. Extensive research efforts have been devoted to designing and developing high-performance electrochromic devices. Nevertheless, there are still challenges to realizing their full potential and meeting the performance requirements of commercial applications. This review comprehensively covers and evaluates the recent advances and current limitations along with possible solutions in the pursuit of high-performance electrochromic devices. To guide the future fabrication of high-performance electrochromic devices, considerable emphasis is paid to the design of high-quality electrochromic materials, ion storage materials, electrolytes satisfying wide voltage windows, high ionic conductivity, and high transparency. The solution-processed film-coating methods and the selection strategies of transparent conducting electrodes are also discussed, considering sealing methods and bus-bars formation. Moreover, recent advances in multifunctional electrochromic devices were elaborately reviewed. Ultimately, the future challenges and perspectives of electrochromic devices are outlined. We believe that these analyses and summaries are valuable for a systematic understanding of the structure–activity relationship in electrochromic materials and serve as roadmap for rationally constructing material and surface/interface structures in electrochromic devices.
{"title":"Roadmap for electrochromic smart devices: From materials engineering and architectures design to multifunctional application","authors":"Jinhui Wang, Xiaodan Guo, Chenchen Bian, Yu Zhong, Jiangping Tu, Pooi See Lee, Guofa Cai","doi":"10.1016/j.pmatsci.2025.101461","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pmatsci.2025.101461","url":null,"abstract":"Electrochromic devices are truly promising contenders for large-scale energy-saving smart windows, low-power displays, self-dimming rear mirrors and wearable electronics because of their environmental friendliness, low power consumption, and excellent optical memory effect under open circuit conditions. Extensive research efforts have been devoted to designing and developing high-performance electrochromic devices. Nevertheless, there are still challenges to realizing their full potential and meeting the performance requirements of commercial applications. This review comprehensively covers and evaluates the recent advances and current limitations along with possible solutions in the pursuit of high-performance electrochromic devices. To guide the future fabrication of high-performance electrochromic devices, considerable emphasis is paid to the design of high-quality electrochromic materials, ion storage materials, electrolytes satisfying wide voltage windows, high ionic conductivity, and high transparency. The solution-processed film-coating methods and the selection strategies of transparent conducting electrodes are also discussed, considering sealing methods and bus-bars formation. Moreover, recent advances in multifunctional electrochromic devices were elaborately reviewed. Ultimately, the future challenges and perspectives of electrochromic devices are outlined. We believe that these analyses and summaries are valuable for a systematic understanding of the structure–activity relationship in electrochromic materials and serve as roadmap for rationally constructing material and surface/interface structures in electrochromic devices.","PeriodicalId":411,"journal":{"name":"Progress in Materials Science","volume":"32 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":37.4,"publicationDate":"2025-02-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143507458","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2025-02-26DOI: 10.1016/j.pmatsci.2025.101472
Long Zhang, Haifeng Zhang
Metallic glass composites (MGCs), which consist of crystalline phases embedded within the amorphous matrix, exhibit an excellent strength-ductility combination, compared to the brittle failure of monolithic bulk metallic glasses (BMGs) under uniaxial tension. Owing to the large forming size as well as the good microstructural controllability and repeatability, Ti-based MGCs containing β-Ti dendrites attracted intense research interest in the past years. The critical casting diameters of Ti-based MGCs depend on the glass-forming ability of the glass matrices, which were revealed to be over 50 mm, as ones of the reported-largest BMGs and MGCs. The thermodynamic and kinetic principles along with the techniques underlying the good microstructural controllability of Ti-based MGCs have been explored in-depth. Furthermore, the phase stability of β-Ti dendrites can be largely tuned, and various deformation mechanisms, including dislocation gliding, twining and phase transformations, can be incorporated into Ti-based MGCs, significantly deepening the understanding of cooperative deformation of the glass-crystal dual-phase alloys. Ti-based MGCs possess high strength, high tensile ductility with strain-hardening capability, high toughness and large sizes, which render them promising for wide application as structural engineering materials. The aim of the present work is to provide a comprehensive review on the recent progress of Ti-based MGCs.
{"title":"Ti-based metallic glass composites containing β-Ti dendrites","authors":"Long Zhang, Haifeng Zhang","doi":"10.1016/j.pmatsci.2025.101472","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pmatsci.2025.101472","url":null,"abstract":"Metallic glass composites (MGCs), which consist of crystalline phases embedded within the amorphous matrix, exhibit an excellent strength-ductility combination, compared to the brittle failure of monolithic bulk metallic glasses (BMGs) under uniaxial tension. Owing to the large forming size as well as the good microstructural controllability and repeatability, Ti-based MGCs containing β-Ti dendrites attracted intense research interest in the past years. The critical casting diameters of Ti-based MGCs depend on the glass-forming ability of the glass matrices, which were revealed to be over 50 <em>mm</em>, as ones of the reported-largest BMGs and MGCs. The thermodynamic and kinetic principles along with the techniques underlying the good microstructural controllability of Ti-based MGCs have been explored in-depth. Furthermore, the phase stability of β-Ti dendrites can be largely tuned, and various deformation mechanisms, including dislocation gliding, twining and phase transformations, can be incorporated into Ti-based MGCs, significantly deepening the understanding of cooperative deformation of the glass-crystal dual-phase alloys. Ti-based MGCs possess high strength, high tensile ductility with strain-hardening capability, high toughness and large sizes, which render them promising for wide application as structural engineering materials. The aim of the present work is to provide a comprehensive review on the recent progress of Ti-based MGCs.","PeriodicalId":411,"journal":{"name":"Progress in Materials Science","volume":"28 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":37.4,"publicationDate":"2025-02-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143507456","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2025-02-26DOI: 10.1016/j.pmatsci.2025.101462
Jianming Yang, Jialu Lu, Dongxiao Han, Bin Zhou, Ai Du
Aerogels, which can be made from virtually any material, are exceptional examples of multifunctional materials. They hold great promise for interdisciplinary science across physics, chemistry, and biology, etc. However, their inherently fragile structure poses significant challenges to traditional manufacturing processes. Additive manufacturing—commonly known as 3D printing—has emerged as a novel approach for shaping aerogels, among which great attention has been paid to the Direct Ink Writing (DIW) technology for its convenience, versatility and accessibility. Unfortunately, the universal application of DIW technology in aerogel shaping remains a challenge, largely due to the absence of specialized rheological designs and advanced DIW strategies. Consequently, this review primarily focuses on the rheological behavior of aerogel-based inks to elucidate the fundamentals of aerogel DIW. Next, this review presents some advanced DIW strategies from the ink toolkit expansion, printing process modification to ingenious posttreatment. Also, the impressive applications of aerogel DIW are introduced. Lastly, a comprehensive view of the development of aerogel DIW is concluded and proposed. The review summarizes the fundamental theory, recent progresses and challenges on aerogel DIW, aiming to provide the state-of-the-art concept and theoretical guidance for the next generation of aerogel DIW.
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The first author's affiliation in the above-mentioned article is partially incorrect. The correct affiliation is just “a Smart Devices, Brewer Science Inc., Springfield, MO 65806, USA”. The correct affiliation has been replaced as above.
{"title":"Corrigendum to “Advances in developing cost-effective carbon fibers by coupling multiscale modeling and experiments: A critical review” [Prog. Mater. Sci. 146 (2024) 101329]","authors":"Jiadeng Zhu, Zan Gao, Qian Mao, Yawei Gao, Ya Li, Xin Zhang, Qiang Gao, Mengjin Jiang, Sungho Lee, Adri C.T. van Duin","doi":"10.1016/j.pmatsci.2025.101469","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pmatsci.2025.101469","url":null,"abstract":"The first author's affiliation in the above-mentioned article is partially incorrect. The correct affiliation is just “<sup>a</sup> Smart Devices, Brewer Science Inc., Springfield, MO 65806, USA”. The correct affiliation has been replaced as above.","PeriodicalId":411,"journal":{"name":"Progress in Materials Science","volume":"51 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":37.4,"publicationDate":"2025-02-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143495794","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2025-02-22DOI: 10.1016/j.pmatsci.2025.101471
Muhammad Muqeet Rehman , Yarjan Abdul Samad , Jahan Zeb Gul , Muhammad Saqib , Maryam Khan , Rayyan Ali Shaukat , Rui Chang , Yijun Shi , Woo Young Kim
The incorporation of 2D materials into memristive devices has boosted advancements in non-volatile memory (NVM), and other related applications including brain inspired neuromorphic systems, artificial intelligence (AI)-machine learning (ML), optoelectronics, photonics, implementing arithmetic operations, and hybrid CMOS architectures. These advancements have taken place among limitations on silicon-based flash and surging data demands, stimulating the research of innovative materials and architectures, particularly for the next generation memory devices. This comprehensive review expands upon the cutting-edge developments in 2D material-based memristors, including their fabrication techniques, performance evaluation, fundamental properties, diverse applications, further challenges in their modernization, and future road map. By emphasizing the distinct characteristics of 2D materials, we reviewed their memristive behavior and highlighted the major contributions by leading researchers over the years. Focus of this review is on the incorporation of graphene (derivatives of graphene), transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs), and other 2D materials (like MXenes and nanocomposites) in various memristive architectures. The review paper systematically explored the specific roles of graphene and other 2D materials in memristor devices including their use as electrodes, active layers, barrier layers, interfacial layers, and tunnel layers. The major challenges faced by the 2D material based memristor technology hindering their advancement have been critically reviewed including the scalability, yield, hardware implementation, performance enhancement, fabrication techniques, material/device engineering, and commercialization of these devices. Workable solutions to those problems along with the clear and comprehensive road map of future directions for addressing these hurdles have been recommended to unlock the full potential of this transitional technology. This review provides an authoritative resource and compelling rationale for researchers working towards metamorphic memristor solutions by emphasizing the imperative role of 2D materials.
{"title":"2D materials-memristive devices nexus: From status quo to Impending applications","authors":"Muhammad Muqeet Rehman , Yarjan Abdul Samad , Jahan Zeb Gul , Muhammad Saqib , Maryam Khan , Rayyan Ali Shaukat , Rui Chang , Yijun Shi , Woo Young Kim","doi":"10.1016/j.pmatsci.2025.101471","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.pmatsci.2025.101471","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The incorporation of 2D materials into memristive devices has boosted advancements in non-volatile memory (NVM), and other related applications including brain inspired neuromorphic systems, artificial intelligence (AI)-machine learning (ML), optoelectronics, photonics, implementing arithmetic operations, and hybrid CMOS architectures. These advancements have taken place among limitations on silicon-based flash and surging data demands, stimulating the research of innovative materials and architectures, particularly for the next generation memory devices. This comprehensive review expands upon the cutting-edge developments in 2D material-based memristors, including their fabrication techniques, performance evaluation, fundamental properties, diverse applications, further challenges in their modernization, and future road map. By emphasizing the distinct characteristics of 2D materials, we reviewed their memristive behavior and highlighted the major contributions by leading researchers over the years. Focus of this review is on the incorporation of graphene (derivatives of graphene), transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs), and other 2D materials (like MXenes and nanocomposites) in various memristive architectures. The review paper systematically explored the specific roles of graphene and other 2D materials in memristor devices including their use as electrodes, active layers, barrier layers, interfacial layers, and tunnel layers. The major challenges faced by the 2D material based memristor technology hindering their advancement have been critically reviewed including the scalability, yield, hardware implementation, performance enhancement, fabrication techniques, material/device engineering, and commercialization of these devices. Workable solutions to those problems along with the clear and comprehensive road map of future directions for addressing these hurdles have been recommended to unlock the full potential of this transitional technology. This review provides an authoritative resource and compelling rationale for researchers working towards metamorphic memristor solutions by emphasizing the imperative role of 2D materials.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":411,"journal":{"name":"Progress in Materials Science","volume":"152 ","pages":"Article 101471"},"PeriodicalIF":33.6,"publicationDate":"2025-02-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143471031","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2025-02-20DOI: 10.1016/j.pmatsci.2025.101459
Lichao Jiang , Zhihua Sha , Yong Zheng , Ruijie Zhu , Chengtao Yu , Qiang Chen , Rong Ran , Wei Cui
Hydrogels existing in biological soft tissues possess intricate architectures and exhibit extraordinary physicochemical properties, allowing certain organisms to survive and even flourish in challenging environments. Developing synthetic hydrogels to rival their biological counterparts is promising for emerging applications requiring exceptional durability. However, conventional man-made hydrogels are vulnerable to the environment, rendering them susceptible to impairment under harsh conditions. Unless subjected to careful structural engineering or unique fabrication methods, synthetic hydrogels typically display inferior properties compared to biological ones. To overcome these limitations, researchers have turned to the remarkable attributes of biological hydrogels for inspiration. Through biomimicry, artificial hydrogels with enhanced tolerance to diverse demanding conditions have been developed. This review highlights recent progress in exploring tailored hydrogels for harsh conditions. We begin by appreciating the wisdom of natural organisms in adapting to severe surroundings, and then provide an overview of biomimetic strategies for designing adaptable hydrogel. By individually discussing the way of optimizing mechanical robustness, environmental tolerance, structural dynamics, and interfacial engineering, we demonstrate that synthetic hydrogels can offer compelling solutions for specific harsh conditions. We believe this review sheds light on the design principles underlying durable hydrogels and could inspire the development of next-generation advanced soft materials.
{"title":"Bioinspired hydrogels thriving in harsh conditions: Where soft materials conquer hard challenges","authors":"Lichao Jiang , Zhihua Sha , Yong Zheng , Ruijie Zhu , Chengtao Yu , Qiang Chen , Rong Ran , Wei Cui","doi":"10.1016/j.pmatsci.2025.101459","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.pmatsci.2025.101459","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Hydrogels existing in biological soft tissues possess intricate architectures and exhibit extraordinary physicochemical properties, allowing certain organisms to survive and even flourish in challenging environments. Developing synthetic hydrogels to rival their biological counterparts is promising for emerging applications requiring exceptional durability. However, conventional man-made hydrogels are vulnerable to the environment, rendering them susceptible to impairment under harsh conditions. Unless subjected to careful structural engineering or unique fabrication methods, synthetic hydrogels typically display inferior properties compared to biological ones. To overcome these limitations, researchers have turned to the remarkable attributes of biological hydrogels for inspiration. Through biomimicry, artificial hydrogels with enhanced tolerance to diverse demanding conditions have been developed. This review highlights recent progress in exploring tailored hydrogels for harsh conditions. We begin by appreciating the wisdom of natural organisms in adapting to severe surroundings, and then provide an overview of biomimetic strategies for designing adaptable hydrogel. By individually discussing the way of optimizing mechanical robustness, environmental tolerance, structural dynamics, and interfacial engineering, we demonstrate that synthetic hydrogels can offer compelling solutions for specific harsh conditions. We believe this review sheds light on the design principles underlying durable hydrogels and could inspire the development of next-generation advanced soft materials.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":411,"journal":{"name":"Progress in Materials Science","volume":"152 ","pages":"Article 101459"},"PeriodicalIF":33.6,"publicationDate":"2025-02-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143462392","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2025-02-18DOI: 10.1016/j.pmatsci.2025.101460
Yuyue Zhou , Yan Zhang , Yingxia Nie , Dalin Sun , Deyu Wu , Lin Ban , Heng Zhang , Song Yang , Jiansong Chen , Haishun Du , Xuejun Pan
Chitosan, a versatile alkaline polysaccharide rich in amine and hydroxyl groups, has garnered significant research interest due to its abundance, low toxicity, biodegradability, and antibacterial properties. With rising concerns over energy scarcity and environmental pollution from fossil fuels, chitosan-based composites offer a promising solution for sustainable development. The unique coordination chemistry of chitosan enables it to form stable composites with various functional materials, enhancing its properties and broadening its applications, particularly in advancing a circular economy. This review provides a comprehensive overview of chitosan extraction and modification techniques, focusing on its applications in environmental remediation, energy conversion and storage, and biomedicine. We begin with an overview of common extraction and modification methods for chitosan, followed by an in-depth analysis of preparation techniques and operational parameters that influence the material properties and performance of chitosan-based composites in specific applications. This review presents the most thorough analysis to date, utilizing a novel classification framework to help readers systematically grasp the latest research developments. Additionally, we assess the economic and environmental impacts of chitosan-based composite applications, offering insights into their feasibility. Finally, we summarize the challenges and future directions for chitosan-based composites, providing valuable guidance for practitioners and decision-makers.
{"title":"Recent advances and perspectives in functional chitosan-based composites for environmental remediation, energy, and biomedical applications","authors":"Yuyue Zhou , Yan Zhang , Yingxia Nie , Dalin Sun , Deyu Wu , Lin Ban , Heng Zhang , Song Yang , Jiansong Chen , Haishun Du , Xuejun Pan","doi":"10.1016/j.pmatsci.2025.101460","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.pmatsci.2025.101460","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Chitosan, a versatile alkaline polysaccharide rich in amine and hydroxyl groups, has garnered significant research interest due to its abundance, low toxicity, biodegradability, and antibacterial properties. With rising concerns over energy scarcity and environmental pollution from fossil fuels, chitosan-based composites offer a promising solution for sustainable development. The unique coordination chemistry of chitosan enables it to form stable composites with various functional materials, enhancing its properties and broadening its applications, particularly in advancing a circular economy. This review provides a comprehensive overview of chitosan extraction and modification techniques, focusing on its applications in environmental remediation, energy conversion and storage, and biomedicine. We begin with an overview of common extraction and modification methods for chitosan, followed by an in-depth analysis of preparation techniques and operational parameters that influence the material properties and performance of chitosan-based composites in specific applications. This review presents the most thorough analysis to date, utilizing a novel classification framework to help readers systematically grasp the latest research developments. Additionally, we assess the economic and environmental impacts of chitosan-based composite applications, offering insights into their feasibility. Finally, we summarize the challenges and future directions for chitosan-based composites, providing valuable guidance for practitioners and decision-makers.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":411,"journal":{"name":"Progress in Materials Science","volume":"152 ","pages":"Article 101460"},"PeriodicalIF":33.6,"publicationDate":"2025-02-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143443760","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2025-02-15DOI: 10.1016/j.pmatsci.2025.101458
Mengjia Feng , Yancheng Liu , Xiaogang Wu , Yunqi Xing , Qingguo Chi
Owing to the urgent global demand for carbon emission reduction and enhanced energy efficiency, advanced semiconductor power devices in the electric vehicle (EV) industry have been increasingly adopted, and significant improvements in energy efficiency and the miniaturization of EV electrical systems have been made. A key component in this technological evolution is the polymer film capacitor, characterized by its high-voltage, high-frequency, and high-reliability performance, which makes it pivotal for advanced EV electrical systems. This review explores the critical role of polymer film capacitors in EV traction and charging systems, and by analyzing their operational principles, identifies the unique challenges faced by the energy storage polymers in capacitors developed for these applications. A systematic review of the research focused on enhancing the performance of energy storage polymers, with a goal of increasing the dielectric constant, improving the breakdown strength, optimizing structural designs, and modulating charge carriers, is also provided. Furthermore, this review highlights the discrepancies between industrial-scale manufacturing and laboratory fabrication. This study concludes with an assessment of several innovative laboratory preparation methods and strategies that have potential in scale-up production, mapping new trajectories for research aimed at optimizing polymer film capacitor dielectrics for EV applications.
{"title":"Film capacitor materials for electric vehicle applications: Status quo and future prospects","authors":"Mengjia Feng , Yancheng Liu , Xiaogang Wu , Yunqi Xing , Qingguo Chi","doi":"10.1016/j.pmatsci.2025.101458","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.pmatsci.2025.101458","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Owing to the urgent global demand for carbon emission reduction and enhanced energy efficiency, advanced semiconductor power devices in the electric vehicle (EV) industry have been increasingly adopted, and significant improvements in energy efficiency and the miniaturization of EV electrical systems have been made. A key component in this technological evolution is the polymer film capacitor, characterized by its high-voltage, high-frequency, and high-reliability performance, which makes it pivotal for advanced EV electrical systems. This review explores the critical role of polymer film capacitors in EV traction and charging systems, and by analyzing their operational principles, identifies the unique challenges faced by the energy storage polymers in capacitors developed for these applications. A systematic review of the research focused on enhancing the performance of energy storage polymers, with a goal of increasing the dielectric constant, improving the breakdown strength, optimizing structural designs, and modulating charge carriers, is also provided. Furthermore, this review highlights the discrepancies between industrial-scale manufacturing and laboratory fabrication. This study concludes with an assessment of several innovative laboratory preparation methods and strategies that have potential in scale-up production, mapping new trajectories for research aimed at optimizing polymer film capacitor dielectrics for EV applications.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":411,"journal":{"name":"Progress in Materials Science","volume":"152 ","pages":"Article 101458"},"PeriodicalIF":33.6,"publicationDate":"2025-02-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143418400","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
The rising demand for energy, coupled with the depletion of fossil fuel resources, poses a critical challenge to sustainable development. Osmotic energy, often termed “blue energy,” is emerging as a compelling renewable solution that leverages the natural salinity gradient between seawater and freshwater to generate electricity. This review provides a comprehensive analysis of osmotic energy harvesting (OEH) systems with a focus on advanced materials, particularly metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) and MXenes, which exhibit promising properties for efficient osmotic-to-electric energy conversion. MOFs and MXenes offer unique structural advantages, including high surface areas, tunable pore structures, and robust ion transport channels, making them ideal candidates for OEH applications. Through a detailed exploration of the synthetic processes, structural modifications, and integration techniques of these materials, we highlight their suitability for scalable and efficient OEH devices. Additionally, we examined the current challenges, such as material stability, ion selectivity, and manufacturing scalability, and proposed potential strategies for overcoming these barriers. This review aims to provide foundational insights and identify future directions for utilizing MOFs and MXenes in the field of renewable energy, thereby contributing to the advancement of sustainable energy technologies capable of meeting global energy demands.
{"title":"Advanced materials for energy harvesting: Exploring the potential of MOFs and MXene membranes in osmotic energy applications","authors":"Brij Mohan , Kamal Singh , Rakesh Kumar Gupta , Armando J.L. Pombeiro , Peng Ren","doi":"10.1016/j.pmatsci.2025.101457","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.pmatsci.2025.101457","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The rising demand for energy, coupled with the depletion of fossil fuel resources, poses a critical challenge to sustainable development. Osmotic energy, often termed “blue energy,” is emerging as a compelling renewable solution that leverages the natural salinity gradient between seawater and freshwater to generate electricity. This review provides a comprehensive analysis of osmotic energy harvesting (OEH) systems with a focus on advanced materials, particularly metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) and MXenes, which exhibit promising properties for efficient osmotic-to-electric energy conversion. MOFs and MXenes offer unique structural advantages, including high surface areas, tunable pore structures, and robust ion transport channels, making them ideal candidates for OEH applications. Through a detailed exploration of the synthetic processes, structural modifications, and integration techniques of these materials, we highlight their suitability for scalable and efficient OEH devices. Additionally, we examined the current challenges, such as material stability, ion selectivity, and manufacturing scalability, and proposed potential strategies for overcoming these barriers. This review aims to provide foundational insights and identify future directions for utilizing MOFs and MXenes in the field of renewable energy, thereby contributing to the advancement of sustainable energy technologies capable of meeting global energy demands.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":411,"journal":{"name":"Progress in Materials Science","volume":"152 ","pages":"Article 101457"},"PeriodicalIF":33.6,"publicationDate":"2025-02-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143454302","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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