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Collection 10 March 2022
Top 100 in Materials Science
This collection highlights our most downloaded* materials science papers published in 2021. Featuring authors from around the world, these papers showcase valuable research from an international community.
*Data obtained from SN Inights, which is based on Digital Science's Dimensions.
Ultralight graphene oxide/polyvinyl alcohol aerogel for broadband and tuneable acoustic properties
- Mario Rapisarda
- Gian-Piero Malfense Fierro
- Michele Meo
The homogenous alternative to biomineralization: Zn- and Mn-rich materials enable sharp organismal “tools” that reduce force requirements
- R. M. S. Schofield
- M. H. Nesson
Enhanced polyhydroxybutyrate (PHB) production by newly isolated rare actinomycetes Rhodococcus sp. strain BSRT1-1 using response surface methodology
- Chanaporn Trakunjae
- Antika Boondaeng
- Pilanee Vaithanomsat
Development and large volume production of extremely high current density YBa 2 Cu 3 O 7 superconducting wires for fusion
- S. Samoilenkov
- A. Vasiliev
A simple and low-cost approach for irreversible bonding of polymethylmethacrylate and polydimethylsiloxane at room temperature for high-pressure hybrid microfluidics
- Sara Hassanpour-Tamrin
- Amir Sanati-Nezhad
- Arindom Sen
Graphene nanosheets derived from plastic waste for the application of DSSCs and supercapacitors
- Sandeep Pandey
- Manoj Karakoti
- Nanda Gopal Sahoo
Light-induced levitation of ultralight carbon aerogels via temperature control
- Ren Takemoto
- Tomonaga Ueno
Device simulation of highly efficient eco-friendly CH 3 NH 3 SnI 3 perovskite solar cell
- Piyush K. Patel
Effect of glycerol plasticizer loading on the physical, mechanical, thermal, and barrier properties of arrowroot ( Maranta arundinacea ) starch biopolymers
- S. M. Sapuan
Single-layer phase gradient mmWave metasurface for incident angle independent focusing
Giant multiple caloric effects in charge transition ferrimagnet
- Yoshihisa Kosugi
- Masato Goto
- Yuichi Shimakawa
Over 30% efficiency bifacial 4-terminal perovskite-heterojunction silicon tandem solar cells with spectral albedo
- Thanh Thuy Trinh
High-efficiency, flexibility and lead-free X-ray shielding multilayered polymer composites: layered structure design and shielding mechanism
- Shaoyun Guo
Effect of homogenization and solution treatments time on the elevated-temperature mechanical behavior of Inconel 718 fabricated by laser powder bed fusion
- Eslam M. Fayed
- Mohammad Saadati
- Mamoun Medraj
A novel mechanism to generate metallic single crystals
3D metal lattice structure manufacturing with continuous rods
- Bashir Khoda
- A. M. M. Nazmul Ahsan
- Adeeb I. Alam
A double-layer hydrogel based on alginate-carboxymethyl cellulose and synthetic polymer as sustained drug delivery system
- Xinzhou Yang
Durable nanocomposite face masks with high particulate filtration and rapid inactivation of coronaviruses
- Andrew Gonzalez
- Hamada A. Aboubakr
- Abdennour Abbas
Low melting oxide glasses prepared at a melt temperature of 500 °C
- Hirokazu Masai
- Toru Nishibe
- Miki Yoshida
Environmental biodegradability of recombinant structural protein
- Yuya Tachibana
- Sunita Darbe
- Ken-ichi Kasuya
Synthesis and performance of ZnO quantum dots water-based fluorescent ink for anti-counterfeiting applications
Characteristics and electrochemical performances of silicon/carbon nanofiber/graphene composite films as anode materials for binder-free lithium-ion batteries
- Jin-Yeong Choi
- Chang-Seop Lee
Effect of surface carbonates on the cyclability of LiNbO 3 -coated NCM622 in all-solid-state batteries with lithium thiophosphate electrolytes
- A-Young Kim
- Florian Strauss
- Torsten Brezesinski
Co-continuous network polymers using epoxy monolith for the design of tough materials
- Ren Tominaga
- Yukihiro Nishimura
- Akikazu Matsumoto
Photocatalytic degradation of organic dye and tetracycline by ternary Ag 2 O/AgBr–CeO 2 photocatalyst under visible-light irradiation
- Pengpeng Li
Tough metal-ceramic composites with multifunctional nacre-like architecture
- Erik Poloni
- Florian Bouville
- André R. Studart
A correlation between grain boundary character and deformation twin nucleation mechanism in coarse-grained high-Mn austenitic steel
- Chang-Yu Hung
- Mitsuhiro Murayama
Monocarborane cluster as a stable fluorine-free calcium battery electrolyte
- Kazuaki Kisu
- Sangryun Kim
- Shin-ichi Orimo
Shelf-life, quality, safety evaluations of blueberry fruits coated with chitosan nano-material films
- Sami Rokayya
- Mahmoud Helal
An advancement in the synthesis of unique soft magnetic CoCuFeNiZn high entropy alloy thin films
- Chokkakula L. P. Pavithra
- Reddy Kunda Siri Kiran Janardhana
- Suhash Ranjan Dey
Hemostatic and antibacterial PVA/Kaolin composite sponges loaded with penicillin–streptomycin for wound dressing applications
- Tamer M. Tamer
- Maysa M. Sabet
- Mohamed A. Hassan
Alternate layer by layered self assembly of conjugated and unconjugated Salen based nanowires as capacitive pseudo supercapacitor
- Mohammad Mahdi Doroodmand
Highly efficient self-powered perovskite photodiode with an electron-blocking hole-transport NiO x layer
- Amir Muhammad Afzal
- Byoungchoo Park
Hybrid strategy of graphene/carbon nanotube hierarchical networks for highly sensitive, flexible wearable strain sensors
- Xiaosheng Zhang
Evaluation of graphene/crosslinked polyethylene for potential high voltage direct current cable insulation applications
- Guangya Zhu
- Guodong Wang
Electronic and optical properties of vacancy ordered double perovskites A 2 BX 6 (A = Rb, Cs; B = Sn, Pd, Pt; and X = Cl, Br, I): a first principles study
- Muhammad Faizan
- K. C. Bhamu
- Shah Haidar Khan
An antibacterial coated polymer prevents biofilm formation and implant-associated infection
- Hiroko Ishihama
- Morio Matsumoto
Simultaneously enhanced dielectric properties and through-plane thermal conductivity of epoxy composites with alumina and boron nitride nanosheets
- Zhengdong Wang
- Guodong Meng
- Yonghong Cheng
Enhanced light extraction efficiency and viewing angle characteristics of microcavity OLEDs by using a diffusion layer
- Cheol Hwee Park
- Shin Woo Kang
- Byeong-Kwon Ju
Tunable infrared metamaterial-based biosensor for detection of hemoglobin and urine using phase change material
- Shobhit K. Patel
- Juveriya Parmar
- Vigneswaran Dhasarathan
IoT device fabrication using roll-to-roll printing process
- Thanh Huy Phung
- Anton Nailevich Gafurov
- Taik-Min Lee
Fluctuation induced conductivity and pseudogap state studies of Bi 1.6 Pb 0.4 Sr 2 Ca 2 Cu 3 O 10+δ superconductor added with ZnO nanoparticles
- Morteza Mozaffari
Wearable porous PDMS layer of high moisture permeability for skin trouble reduction
- Sunghyun Yoon
- Young-Ho Cho
Enhancement in external quantum efficiency of AlGaInP red μ-LED using chemical solution treatment process
- Byung Oh Jung
- Wonyong Lee
- Moon J. Kim
A rich gallery of carbon dots based photoluminescent suspensions and powders derived by citric acid/urea
- Joanna D. Stachowska
- Andrew Murphy
- Stephen G. Yeates
Tuning the hierarchical pore structure of graphene oxide through dual thermal activation for high-performance supercapacitor
- Jeongpil Kim
- Jeong-Hyun Eum
- Dae Woo Kim
Silver decorated CeO 2 nanoparticles for rapid photocatalytic degradation of textile rose bengal dye
- G. Murugadoss
- D. Dinesh Kumar
- P. Sakthivel
Irradiation resistance mechanism of the CoCrFeMnNi equiatomic high-entropy alloy
Sericin cocoon bio-compatibilizer for reactive blending of thermoplastic cassava starch
- Thanongsak Chaiyaso
- Pornchai Rachtanapun
- Kittisak Jantanasakulwong
Unravelling the multi-scale structure–property relationship of laser powder bed fusion processed and heat-treated AlSi10Mg
- P. Van Cauwenbergh
- K. Vanmeensel
Simple linear ionic polysiloxane showing unexpected nanostructure and mechanical properties
- Mitsuo Hara
- Yuta Iijima
- Takahiro Seki
A non-volatile cryogenic random-access memory based on the quantum anomalous Hall effect
- Shamiul Alam
- Md Shafayat Hossain
- Ahmedullah Aziz
Enhanced ferroelectric switching speed of Si-doped HfO 2 thin film tailored by oxygen deficiency
- Kyoungjun Lee
- Kunwoo Park
- Seung Chul Chae
Compact solid-state optical phased array beam scanners based on polymeric photonic integrated circuits
- Sung-Moon Kim
- Min-Cheol Oh
Co-introduction of precipitate hardening and TRIP in a TWIP high-entropy alloy using friction stir alloying
- Tianhao Wang
- Shivakant Shukla
- Rajiv S. Mishra
Threshold voltage instability and polyimide charging effects of LTPS TFTs for flexible displays
- Hyojung Kim
- Jongwoo Park
- Byoungdeog Choi
Compositions and antimicrobial properties of binary ZnO–CuO nanocomposites encapsulated calcium and carbon from Calotropis gigantea targeted for skin pathogens
- G Ambarasan Govindasamy
- Rabiatul Basria S. M. N. Mydin
- Nor Hazliana Harun
Simulation-based roadmap for the integration of poly-silicon on oxide contacts into screen-printed crystalline silicon solar cells
- Christian N. Kruse
- Sören Schäfer
- Rolf Brendel
Microstructure and properties of additively manufactured Al–Ce–Mg alloys
- A. Plotkowski
A computational study of a chemical gas sensor utilizing Pd–rGO composite on SnO 2 thin film for the detection of NO x
- A. Vimala Juliet
Tannic acid-functionalized HEPA filter materials for influenza virus capture
- Jinhyo Chung
- Woo-Jae Chung
Accelerated crystal structure prediction of multi-elements random alloy using expandable features
- Ji Hoon Shim
Comparison of electrochemical impedance spectra for electrolyte-supported solid oxide fuel cells (SOFCs) and protonic ceramic fuel cells (PCFCs)
- Hirofumi Sumi
- Hiroyuki Shimada
- Koji Amezawa
Aluminum doped zinc oxide deposited by atomic layer deposition and its applications to micro/nano devices
- Nguyen Van Toan
- Truong Thi Kim Tuoi
- Takahito Ono
Enhancement of mechanical and corrosion resistance properties of electrodeposited Ni–P–TiC composite coatings
- Osama Fayyaz
- Paul C. Okonkwo
Thermo-mechanical properties of pretreated coir fiber and fibrous chips reinforced multilayered composites
- K. M. Faridul Hasan
- Péter György Horváth
- Tibor Alpár
Fabrication of a state of the art mesh lock polymer for water based solid free drilling fluid
- Chaoqun Wang
Prominent luminescence of silicon-vacancy defects created in bulk silicon carbide p–n junction diodes
- Fumiya Nagasawa
- Makoto Takamura
- Ken Nakahara
Thermoplastic polyurethane flexible capacitive proximity sensor reinforced by CNTs for applications in the creative industries
- Reza Moheimani
- Nojan Aliahmad
- Hamid Dalir
Novel hybrid method to additively manufacture denser graphite structures using Binder Jetting
- Vladimir Popov
- Alexander Fleisher
- Saurav Goel
Design and fabrication of a semi-transparent solar cell considering the effect of the layer thickness of MoO 3 /Ag/MoO 3 transparent top contact on optical and electrical properties
- Çağlar Çetinkaya
- Erman Çokduygulular
- Süleyman Özçelik
3D conformal bandpass millimeter-wave frequency selective surface with improved fields of view
- H. Fernández Álvarez
- Darren A. Cadman
- Shiyu Zhang
Influence of plasma treatment on SiO 2 /Si and Si 3 N 4 /Si substrates for large-scale transfer of graphene
- M. Lukosius
Ultra-high rate of temperature increment from superparamagnetic nanoparticles for highly efficient hyperthermia
- Jae-Hyeok Lee
- Sang-Koog Kim
Corrosion protection properties of different inhibitors containing PEO/LDHs composite coating on magnesium alloy AZ31
- Fusheng Pan
Predicting structural material degradation in advanced nuclear reactors with ion irradiation
- Stephen Taller
- Gerrit VanCoevering
- Gary S. Was
Systematic THz study of the substrate effect in limiting the mobility of graphene
- Samantha Scarfe
- Jean-Michel Ménard
Different cellulosic polymers for synthesizing silver nanoparticles with antioxidant and antibacterial activities
- Ahmed A. H. Abdellatif
- Hamad N. H. Alturki
- Hesham M. Tawfeek
Potential of garnet sand as an unconventional resource of the critical high-technology metals scandium and rare earth elements
- Franziska Klimpel
- Michael Bau
- Torsten Graupner
Combined nano and micro structuring for enhanced radiative cooling and efficiency of photovoltaic cells
- George Perrakis
- Anna C. Tasolamprou
- Maria Kafesaki
Machine learning-based microstructure prediction during laser sintering of alumina
- Jianan Tang
Heterogeneously integrated ITO plasmonic Mach–Zehnder interferometric modulator on SOI
- Rishi Maiti
- Volker J. Sorger
Preparation of hydrogen, fluorine and chlorine doped and co-doped titanium dioxide photocatalysts: a theoretical and experimental approach
- Petros-Panagis Filippatos
- Anastasia Soultati
- Alexander Chroneos
High-performance gallium nitride dielectric metalenses for imaging in the visible
- Meng-Hsin Chen
- Wei-Ning Chou
- Hoang Yan Lin
Nitrogen and boron doped carbon layer coated multiwall carbon nanotubes as high performance anode materials for lithium ion batteries
- Xiaolei Sun
- Guang-Ping Hao
3D printing of a bio-based ink made of cross-linked cellulose nanofibrils with various metal cations
- J. Benedikt Mietner
- Xuehe Jiang
- Julien R. G. Navarro
A common optical approach to thickness optimization in polymer and perovskite solar cells
- Olga D. Iakobson
- Oxana L. Gribkova
- Jean-Michel Nunzi
High-speed and high-precision PbSe/PbI 2 solution process mid-infrared camera
- Hannaneh Dortaj
- Mahboubeh Dolatyari
- Reza Yadipour
Experimental and numerical perspective on the fire performance of MXene/Chitosan/Phytic acid coated flexible polyurethane foam
- Anthony Chun Yin Yuen
- Guan Heng Yeoh
Rheological, physicochemical, and microstructural properties of asphalt binder modified by fumed silica nanoparticles
- Goshtasp Cheraghian
- Michael P. Wistuba
- Ali Behnood
Versatilely tuned vertical silicon nanowire arrays by cryogenic reactive ion etching as a lithium-ion battery anode
- Andam Deatama Refino
- Nursidik Yulianto
- Hutomo Suryo Wasisto
Effects of water absorption on the mechanical properties of hybrid natural fibre/phenol formaldehyde composites
- Sekar Sanjeevi
- Vigneshwaran Shanmugam
Large scale self-assembly of plasmonic nanoparticles on deformed graphene templates
- Matthew T. Gole
- SungWoo Nam
Impact of device scaling on the electrical properties of MoS 2 field-effect transistors
- Goutham Arutchelvan
- Quentin Smets
- Iuliana Radu
Phase-transition-induced jumping, bending, and wriggling of single crystal nanofibers of coronene
- Ken Takazawa
- Jun-ichi Inoue
- Peter C. M. Christianen
A photoanode with hierarchical nanoforest TiO 2 structure and silver plasmonic nanoparticles for flexible dye sensitized solar cell
- Brishty Deb Choudhury
- Mohammed Jasim Uddin
Experimental evaluation of bamboo fiber/particulate coconut shell hybrid PVC composite
- Adeolu A. Adediran
- Abayomi A. Akinwande
- Olanrewaju S. Adesina
Magnetoactive acoustic metamaterials based on nanoparticle-enhanced diaphragm
- Xingwei Tang
- Shanjun Liang
A comparative study of nano-fillers to improve toughness and modulus of polymer-derived ceramics
- Mohammad Mirkhalaf
- Hamidreza Yazdani Sarvestani
- Behnam Ashrafi
Impact of g force and timing on the characteristics of platelet-rich fibrin matrices
- Ana B. Castro
- M. Quirynen
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