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Clasping folds enable superior elastic strength of graphene films

Nature, Published online: 14 October 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-11109-y

Two-dimensional graphene films with unusual folded surfaces are synthesized through a modular assembly strategy and show enhanced strength, toughness and elastic strain owing to stress distribution between interlayer folds.

Monitoring of electro-chemo-mechanics in Li metal electrodes by optical fibre sensors

Energy Environ. Sci., 2026, 19,4028-4039
DOI: 10.1039/D6EE01805J, Paper
Yanpeng Li, Dengwei Lian, Yi Qin, Hongfei Lu, Xiaohong Sun, Yuhang Song, Xin Jiang, Hong Li, Yang Jin
Optical fibre sensor enables monitoring of electro-chemo-mechanics in Li metal electrodes.
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Mechanophore cross-linking enhances ballistic energy dissipation of polymers

Nature, Published online: 03 June 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10557-w

Embedding a small fraction of force-sensitive mechanophores as cross-links into common polymers enhances ballistic energy dissipation.

A hydroxylated zwitterion enables dual-modal synergy for stable zinc–iodine batteries

Energy Environ. Sci., 2026, 19,3377-3387
DOI: 10.1039/D5EE07709E, Paper
Shengchao Chai, Yuxin Zhu, Junpeng Li, Wenxin Xie, Siqi He, Haikun Guo, Yifan Wang, Yizhan Wang, Haolong Li
A hydroxylated zwitterion achieves dual interfacial control in Zn–I2 batteries via anion–OH (uniform Zn) and cation–OH (polyiodide capture) pairs, enabling >8000 h Zn||Zn cycling and >50 000 full-cell cycles.
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Room temperature buried molecular engineering boosts the photovoltaic performance of wide-bandgap and all-perovskite tandems

Energy Environ. Sci., 2026, 19,2938-2948
DOI: 10.1039/D6EE00301J, Paper
Shaopeng Liao, Guang Li, Mengqi Ren, Ying Peng, Weitao Zhao, Zichao Xu, Hongsen Cui, Chen Tao, Haibing Wang, Chen Wang, Fang Yao, Xiaojuan Cao, Jiwei Liang, Mingming Hu, Yansong Ge, Xuzhi Hu, Jian Wen, Weijun Ke, Guojia Fang
GBAM is used as buried interface modifier at room temperature. Co-annealing GBAM with perovskite layer optimizes bottom interface of wide-bandgap perovskite, achieving 29.07% for 2-terminal perovskite–perovskite tandem cells.
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