🔔Outside Back Cover of Issue 16 presents: Tailless mesomorphic gold(i) isocyanide complexes: understanding mesophase formation at the molecular level by Gregorio García, Silverio Coco 𝘦𝘵 𝘢𝘭. #Free_to_read 🔗 doi.org/10.1039/d6qm...

🔔Welcome to Issue 16! Please read the Outside Front Cover article: Linking and tuning charge-transfer photoluminescence and dielectric relaxation in supramolecular perovskite materials by Szymon Chorazy 𝘦𝘵 𝘢𝘭. #Free_to_read 🔗 doi.org/10.1039/d6qm...

🔔 Research article by Frédéric Blanc 𝘦𝘵 𝘢𝘭. Probing biomass mimic guaiacol confinement and interactions in ZSM-5 zeolite 🔗 doi.org/10.1039/d6qm... #BiomassConversion #ZSM5 #Zeolites #Catalysis #SustainableChemistry #MaterialsChemistry

🔔 New highlight in Focus: Catalytic CO₂ conversion Discover highlights from #MCF and #ICF on catalytic CO₂ conversion, including new catalysts, mechanistic studies, and emerging technologies. 🔗 Explore more in the themed collection: blogs.rsc.org/qi/2026/08/0...

🔔 Research article by Shaikh M. Mobin 𝘦𝘵 𝘢𝘭. Molecular-level engineering of heteroatom-functionalized 2D covalent organic frameworks for highly efficient supercapacitor performance 🔗 doi.org/10.1039/d6qm... #COFs #Supercapacitors #EnergyStorage #Electrochemistry #2DMaterials #EnergyMaterials

🔔 Research article by Ayyappanpillai Ajayaghosh 𝘦𝘵 𝘢𝘭. Customization of cloud temperature in amphiphilic π-systems by photoisomerization and supramolecular co-assembly for smart window applications 🔗 doi.org/10.1039/d6qm... #SmartWindows #Photoisomerization #SupramolecularAssembly#LCST

🔔 Research article by Dennis K. P. Ng 𝘦𝘵 𝘢𝘭. Activating circularly polarized luminescence through environment-modulated polymorphic assembly of glycerolipid-modified carbazolyl phthalonitriles 🔗 doi.org/10.1039/d6qm... #ChiralMaterials #SelfAssembly #LuminescentMaterials #SupramolecularChemistry

🔔 Research article by Reika Katsumata 𝘦𝘵 𝘢𝘭. Suppressed boron doping in electrospun carbon webs from polyacrylonitrile-based polymer blends 🔗 doi.org/10.1039/d6qm... #CarbonMaterials #Electrospinning #BoronDoping #PorousCarbon #EnergyMaterials #MaterialsChemistry

🔔 Review article by Lina Xu, Ning Gu 𝘦𝘵 𝘢𝘭. Thermal-based droplet composition analysis: from fundamentals to applications 🔗 doi.org/10.1039/d6qm... #DropletAnalysis #ThermalSensing #Biosensing #Microfluidics #PointOfCare #MachineLearning

🔔 Hot article by Valentin Victor Jerca, Florica Adriana Jerca Poly(2-isopropenyl-2-oxazoline) taking the leap from functional polymer to smart adaptive materials 🔗 doi.org/10.1039/d6qm... #SmartMaterials #AdaptiveMaterials #PolymerScience #Biomaterials #MaterialsChemistry #PiPOx

🔔 Research article by Evgeny V. Abkhalimov 𝘦𝘵 𝘢𝘭. Ultra-violet and electron beam irradiation as an effective approach for design of Ln(III) and Am(III) MOFs 🔗 doi.org/10.1039/d6qm... #MOFs #Lanthanides #Actinides #RadiationChemistry #CoordinationChemistry #MaterialsScience

🔔 Research article by Ali Asghar, Muhammad Shahid Rashid 𝘦𝘵 𝘢𝘭. Citric acid enables morphological optimization of Ni₃(PO₄)₂ next-generation high-performance hybrid supercapacitors 🔗 doi.org/10.1039/d6qm... #Supercapacitors #EnergyStorage #Electrochemistry #NickelPhosphate #EnergyMaterials

FOCUS: MOFs and MOF-derived materials for electrocatalysis Discover recent advances in MOF and MOF-derived electrocatalysts featured in Inorganic Chemistry Frontiers and Materials Chemistry Frontiers. 🔗 blogs.rsc.org/qi/2026/07/1...

🔔 Research article by Hoe Joon Kim, Anna Finne Wistrand 𝘦𝘵 𝘢𝘭. Biodegradable single-electrode triboelectric nanogenerator for self-powered robotic texture sensing 🔗 doi.org/10.1039/d6qm... #TENG #SelfPoweredSensors #Robotics #EnergyHarvesting #BiodegradableMaterials #SmartMaterials

🔔 Research article by Suhasini Sathiyamoorthy, Afeesh Rajan Unnithan, Pandiyarasan Veluswamy 𝘦𝘵 𝘢𝘭. Integrated theoretical and experimental study of boron antimonide: structural, optical, and thermoelectric properties 🔗 doi.org/10.1039/d5qm... #Thermoelectrics #BoronAntimonide #EnergyMaterials

🔔 Hot article by Simon Rondeau-Gagné 𝘦𝘵 𝘢𝘭. Non-symmetric side chain engineering as a design strategy towards novel functional semiconducting polymers 🔗 doi.org/10.1039/d6qm... #SemiconductingPolymers #OrganicElectronics #PolymerScience #MaterialsChemistry #OrganicSemiconductors

🔔 Research article by Prashantha K. 𝘦𝘵 𝘢𝘭. Synergistic effect of urchin-like NiCo₂O₄/SnS₂ nanocomposites toward stable lithium-ion storage 🔗 doi.org/10.1039/D5QM... #LithiumIonBatteries #EnergyStorage #BatteryMaterials #Nanocomposites #Electrochemistry #MaterialsScience

🔔Welcome to Issue 14! Please read the Outside Front Cover article: Selective adsorption and separation of pyridine and picoline using hybrid[3]arene-based nonporous adaptive crystals by Jiong Zhou 𝘦𝘵 𝘢𝘭. #Free_to_read 🔗 doi.org/10.1039/d6qm...

🔔 Hot article by Ye Wan, Wei Sun 𝘦𝘵 𝘢𝘭. SiCl₄-Modified layered double hydroxides for boosting CO selectivity in CO₂ hydrogenation: increasing selectivity from 20% to nearly 100% 🔗 doi.org/10.1039/d6qm... #CO2Conversion #Catalysis #LDH #CarbonUtilization #EnergyMaterials #SustainableChemistry

🔔 Research article by Hideharu Mori 𝘦𝘵 𝘢𝘭. Self-healing hybrids via dual noncovalent networks using urethane/imidazole–zinc functionalized silsesquioxane nanoparticles 🔗 doi.org/10.1039/d6qm... #SelfHealing #SmartMaterials #Nanocomposites #PolymerScience #MaterialsChemistry #FunctionalMaterials

🔔 Hot article by Haifeng Dong 𝘦𝘵 𝘢𝘭. Inorganic nanomedicines responsive to the tumor microenvironment: design strategies and functional integration 🔗 doi.org/10.1039/d6qm... #Nanomedicine #CancerResearch #Theranostics #DrugDelivery #Biomaterials #TME

🔔 Themed Collection FOCUS: Perovskite Materials and Devices #Free_to_read 🔗 pubs.rsc.org/en/journals/...

🔔 Issue 02 Outside Back Cover: pH-stabilized polydiacetylenes achieved through sodium dodecyl benzenesulfonate doping: application in dopamine sensing by Mainak Banerjee, Amrita Chatterjee 𝘦𝘵 𝘢𝘭. 🔗 doi.org/10.1039/D5QM... #Polydiacetylene #Sensors #Dopamine #Biosensors

🔔 Focus: Lithium-ion batteries #Free_to_read until 31 July 2026 pubs.rsc.org/en/journals/...

🚀 Materials Chemistry Frontiers reaches an Impact Factor of 8.1 Ranked Q1 in two JCR categories, reflecting the journal’s growing impact. Thanks to our authors, reviewers and readers for your continued support. 🔗 Explore more for MCF: www.rsc.org/publishing/j...

🎊Welcome Professor Jongwoo Lim to MCF as an Associate Editor Jongwoo Lim is an Associate Professor at Seoul National University. His research focuses on materials for energy conversion and storage, including energy transport and interfacial processes. Please join us in welcoming professor Lim!

🔔 New highlight in FOCUS: Young Investigator Honorees of the ACS Polymeric Materials: Science and Engineering (PMSE) Division "Programmable folding kinetics in single-composition hydrogel actuators via UV-induced microphase separation" by Jinhye Bae 𝘦𝘵 𝘢𝘭. #Free_to_read doi.org/10.1039/D6QM...

Programmable folding kinetics in single-composition hydrogel actuators via UV-induced microphase separation

Hydrogel-based self-folding actuator systems offer significant potential for soft robotics due to their softness, high strain rates, and multi-stimuli responsiveness. However, the lack of precise cont...

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🔔 FOCUS: Solid-state batteries (SSBs) #Free_to_read Free to read until 20 July 2026 pubs.rsc.org/en/journals/...

🔔 FOCUS: Perovskite Materials and Devices "Toroidal ferroelectric cobalt-doped barium titanates as efficient energy conversion materials for solar cells and photocatalysis" by Duraisamy Kumaresan 𝘦𝘵 𝘢𝘭. doi.org/10.1039/D5QM... 🔗 Explore more in the themed collection: pubs.rsc.org/en/journals/...

🔔Welcome to Issue 12! Please read the Outside Front Cover article: From lab to tap: 2D material innovations in detection and elimination of waterborne pathogens by Jai Prakash 𝘦𝘵 𝘢𝘭. #Free_to_read 🔗 doi.org/10.1039/D5QM...