Nano-Micro Letters

366. Ion-Sieving Dual-Network Hydrogel Electrolytes Couple Accelerated Ion Transport with Iodide Shuttle Suppression in Aqueous Zn–I2 Batteries
Ming Chen, Jia Cheng, Yixin Zhao, Wei Fu, Wen Li*, Yunhai Zhu* & Fanlu Meng*
Nano-Micro Lett. 18, 366 (2026).
https://doi.org/10.1007/s40820-026-02216-6

This work is led by Prof. Dr. Fanlu Meng (Ocean University of China) and co-workers. Prof. Meng’s research centers on zinc-air batteries and electrocatalytic hydrogen energy. This work reports a dual-network hydrogel electrolyte that stabilizes both Zn and iodine chemistries via a synergistic, cross-scale design spanning molecular conformation, charge microenvironment, and network topology. The hydrogel electrostatically excludes polyiodides to suppress the shuttle effect while providing low‑energy pathways for Zn²⁺ migration, achieving dendrite‑free Zn plating/stripping for over 3,500 h (1 mAh cm⁻²) and stable Zn–I₂ full cells for 20,000 cycles at 10 C.
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365. Multi-Responsive SEBS/MXene Janus Membranes Enabling Piezoelectric Energy Harvesting, Humidity Sensing, and Infrared Stealth
Weiwen Wang, Hong Ma, Lun Zhang, Jihai Zhang* & Aimin Zhang*
Nano-Micro Lett. 18, 365 (2026).
https://doi.org/10.1007/s40820-026-02184-x

This work is led by Prof. Dr. Aimin Zhang (Sichuan University) and co-workers. Prof. Zhang’s research centers on polymer structure and properties, thermoplastic elastomers, and polymer composite materials. This work designs a flexible SEBS/MXene Janus fibrous membrane that generates a piezoelectric output of up to 28 V and 133 nA under mechanical pressure, enabling self‑powered humidity sensing with fast response/recovery (0.79/0.35 s), while also exhibiting a low infrared emissivity of 32% for adaptive camouflage, achieving a multifunctional integration of energy harvesting, sensing, and stealth in a single material platform.

364. Electronic Delocalization of Fe Atom–Cluster for Long-Term Stable Electromagnetic Wave Absorption in Marine Environments
Shaocong Zhong, Xinyu Wang, Rurong Zou, Chang Long, Pianpian Zhang*, Xueting Zhang, Zihao Zhao, Ying Liu, Can Cui, Yanan Yang* & Long Xia*
Nano-Micro Lett. 18, 364 (2026).
https://doi.org/10.1007/s40820-026-02210-y

This work is led by Prof. Dr. Long Xia (Harbin Institute of Technology) and co-workers. Prof. Xia’s research centers on negative expansion glass-ceramic materials, application research of carbon fiber reinforced ceramic matrix composites in thermal structures and wave-absorbing stealth. This work designs a synergistic electromagnetic wave absorber integrating Fe clusters and single atoms on a π‑conjugated carbon support, where long-range electronic interactions and multicenter coupling enable strong conduction and dipolar polarization, achieving a minimum reflection loss of −68.78 dB and a 6.00 GHz bandwidth at only 6 wt% loading. The Fe clusters thermodynamically adsorb Cl⁻ to protect the single‑atom sites from corrosion, while the absorber film also offers mechanical flexibility and thermal insulation, making it highly suitable for durable maritime stealth and electromagnetic protection under harsh marine conditions.

New Cover Paper
A Fully Biomimetic Flexible Sensor Inspired by the Natural Layered Structure of Eggshells for Multimodal Human–Computer Interaction.
Nano-Micro Lett. 18, 244 (2026). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40820-026-02101-2

363. Hierarchically Architected 3D-Printed Hydrogel Evaporators Enable Synergistic Salt Management and Photocatalytic Purification
Xin Yang, Xinqi Guo, Yankuan Tian, Rong Zhou, Yifei Gong, Chengming Zhang, Feng Ji, Liu Liu, Faxue Li*, Ruiyun Zhang*, Jianyong Yu & Tingting Gao*
Nano-Micro Lett. 18, 363 (2026).
https://doi.org/10.1007/s40820-026-02206-8

This work is led by Associate Prof. Dr. Tingting Gao (Donghua University) and co-workers. Prof. Gao’s research centers on textile materials and textile design, structural design, controlled preparation, and performance study of functional textile materials, design and performance study of thermal management functional textiles. This work presents a multifunctional 3D-printed hydrogel evaporator with vertically aligned grid architectures and hierarchical porosity, integrating carbon black and the metal–organic framework PCN-224 to achieve dual photothermal–photocatalytic functionality. The design prevents salt crystallization and enables efficient broad-spectrum pollutant degradation, delivering a high water evaporation rate of 2.04 kg m⁻² h⁻¹ under one-sun illumination and degrading 96.5% of rhodamine B within 60 min, offering a synergistic strategy for simultaneous solar-driven water production and purification.

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362. Sustainable Carbon Aerogels from Polyolefin Plastics for High-Linearity Bidirectional Strain Sensing
Yang Yue, Hui Bi*, Shiyu Zhang, Chen Luan, Zhangliu Tian, Dayong Ren & Fuqiang Huang*
Nano-Micro Lett. 18, 362 (2026).
https://doi.org/10.1007/s40820-026-02196-7

This work is led by Prof. Dr. Fuqiang Huang (Shanghai Jiao Tong University) and co-workers. Prof. Huang’s research centers on inorganic solid-state chemistry and new energy materials and device applications. This article reports a hierarchical carbon aerogel derived from plastics, where carbon nanofibers are in situ grown on elastic carbonized cotton fibers via plastic pyrolysis enabled by a Ni–S-modified catalytic interface, achieving a nearly linear electromechanical response over a wide bidirectional strain range (gauge factors of 7.8 at 82% tension and 1.7 at 28% compression) with stable sensitivity over 5000 cycles, enabling strain direction/resolution, adhesion sensing, and joint-motion monitoring for next-generation human–machine interfaces.
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361. Unlocking Electrochemical-Driven Surface Oxygen Vacancies-Regulated Cathode–Electrolyte Interphase for Stabilizing Li-Ion Cells
Chenxi Yan, Xing Liu, Xuanlong He, Junjie Han, Longjun He, Na Tian, Yanyi Wang, Qiang Li, Ning Zhao*, Lipeng Zhang*, Peixin Zhang & Dingtao Ma*
Nano-Micro Lett. 18, 361 (2026).
https://doi.org/10.1007/s40820-026-02170-3

This work is led by Prof. Dr. Dingtao Ma (Shenzhen University) and co-workers. Prof. Ma’s research centers on design and development of key materials for secondary batteries, intrinsic structure analysis and application research of two-dimensional functional materials. This study demonstrates that surface oxygen vacancy concentration dually regulates CEI thickness and composition in LiCoO₂ cathodes via in situ Li₂C₂O₄ incorporation, which decomposes during cycling to generate OVs. Using ¹⁸O isotope labeling and ToF‑SIMS, it provides direct evidence that surface lattice oxygen is the predominant oxygen source for CEI decomposition products. The OV‑rich cathode achieves 71.1% capacity retention after 600 cycles at 1 C (3–4.4 V), significantly outperforming bare LCO (23.9%), with validation at 4.5 V and in NCM811, establishing a new design principle for tailored cathode interfaces.

360. Ultra-Efficient Saline Soil Remediation with Passive Multistage Solar Distiller via Water Recycling
Junhui Li, Jiebin Tang, Guangchun Yang, Dengchao Liang, Yi Wang, Wenwen Zhao, Xin Xia, Weijia Zhou, Yafang Zhang*, Dongjin Xin* & Guobin Xue*
Nano-Micro Lett. 18, 360 (2026).
https://doi.org/10.1007/s40820-026-02207-7

This work is led by Prof. Dr. Gui-Lin Chen (Fujian Normal University) and co-workers. Prof. Chen’s research centers on new energy harvesting, conversion and storage. This study presents a passive 7-stage solar distiller that integrates latent heat recovery, water recycling, and edge salt rejection, achieving a water yield of 3.0 kg m⁻² h⁻¹ under one-sun irradiation and reducing soil salinity from 22.5 to 2.33 g kg⁻¹ in 30 cm-thick saline soil within 12 days, demonstrating ultra-efficient and low-water‑consumption saline soil desalination.

359. Ambient Confined-Space Annealing for Crystallization Enhancement and Defect Passivation in Sb2S3 Thin-Film Solar Cells
Li-Mei Lin, Jie Huang, Hu Li, Jin-Rui Cai, Shui-Yuan Chen, Jian-Min Li*, Xiao-Min Wang* & Gui-Lin Chen*
Nano-Micro Lett. 18, 359 (2026).
https://doi.org/10.1007/s40820-026-02193-w

This work is led by Prof. Dr. Gui-Lin Chen (Fujian Normal University) and co-workers. Prof. Chen’s research centers on novel inorganic thin-film solar cell. This article proposes a confined-space annealing strategy that combines physical confinement to suppress Sb₂S₃ re‑volatilization and controlled oxygen doping to passivate sulfur vacancies, achieving a 60.9% reduction in VS defects and 40.3% improvement in carrier collection. The resulting carbon‑based Sb₂S₃ solar cell delivers a record power conversion efficiency of 7.17% (VOC = 750 mV, JSC = 14.26 mA cm⁻², FF = 62.7%) under ambient atmosphere fabrication.

358. Entropy-Mediated Lattice Distortion for Tailored Dielectric Polarization to Improve L-Band Electromagnetic Wave Absorption
Han Ding, Yibo Li, Yu Wang, Weikang Song, Xuan Wang, Xijiang Han, Ping Xu & Yunchen Du*
Nano-Micro Lett. 18, 358 (2026).
https://doi.org/10.1007/s40820-026-02203-x

This work is led by Prof. Dr. Yunchen Du (Harbin Institute of Technology) and co-workers. Prof. Du’s research centers on design and synthesis of carbon-based functional materials and their applications in electromagnetic absorption, photothermal conversion, and environmental catalysis. This article demonstrates a configurational-entropy control strategy to design low-, medium-, and high-entropy alloys, where increasing entropy intensifies lattice distortion and breaks local central symmetry, creating atomic-scale dipole polarization centers and prolonging relaxation time to enhance low-frequency dielectric loss. The resulting high-entropy alloy achieves a minimum reflection loss of −22.7 dB at 1.7 GHz (99.46% absorption efficiency) and 80.5% L‑band coverage, with a 3D gradient multilayer metamaterial extending effective absorption from 0.5 to 8 GHz.



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