1. P. Yang, J. Qiang, J. Q. Chen, Z. Y. Zhang,* M. Xu,* and L. F. Fei.* “A versatile metal-organic-framework pillared interlayer design for high-capacity and long-life lithium-sulfur batteries”, Angewandte Chemie International Edition (2025, 64, e202414770). https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.202414770

2. Z. L. Yang, C. X. Xing, L. Chen, S. Q. Tao, Y. C. Zhang, G. R. Wang, P. Yang, J. Zhou, C. C. Zhang, J. Q. Chen, and L. F. Fei.* “Direct upcycling of degraded LiCoO₂ material toward high-performance single-crystal NCM cathode”, Advanced Functional Materials (2025, 35, 2409737). https://doi.org/10.1002/adfm.202409737

Selected as back cover https://doi.org/10.1002/adfm.202570012

3.  L. Chen, C. X. Xing, Z. L. Yang, S. Q. Tao, Y. C. Zhang, G. R. Wang, P. Yang, J. P. Song, J. Q. Chen, and L. F. Fei.* “Effective upcycling of degraded NCM cathode materials assisted by surface engineering for high-performance lithium-ion batteries”, Advanced Functional Materials (2025, 35, 2411182). https://doi.org/10.1002/adfm.202411182

4. Y. Y. Deng, C. X. Xing, C. Li, Y. B. Zhou, Z. P. Peng, L. F. Fei,* C. Y. Zhi,* and T. Wang.* “Effective water confinement and dual electrolyte-electrode interfaces by zwitterionic oligomer for high-voltage aqueous lithium-ion batteries”, Advanced Functional Materials (2025, 35, 2416566). https://doi.org/10.1002/adfm.202416566

5. J. W. Huang,^# M. Gan,^# C. X. Xing, J. Q. Chen, Z. Y. Zhang, L. Tan,* Z. Wang,* H. S. Gu, and L. F. Fei.* “Coexistence of direct and indirect crystallographic pathways in deoxidation of molybdenum(VI) oxide nanowires”, The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters (2025, 16, 2553). https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpclett.4c03725

6. J. P. Song, G. R. Wang, L. Chen, C. C. Zhang, R. H. Zan, Z. Wang,* Z. G. Rao,* and L. F. Fei.* “Wide-temperature-range pressure sensing by an aramid nanofibers/reduced graphene oxide flakes composite aerogel”, Journal of Colloid and Interface Science(2025, 677, 512). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcis.2024.07.231

7. J. Zhou, C. X. Xing, J. W. Huang, Y. C. Zhang, G. W. Li, L. Chen, S. Q. Tao, Z. L. Yang, G. R. Wang, and L. F. Fei.* “Direct upcycling of leached FePO₄ from spent lithium-ion batteries toward gradient-doped LiMn_xFe_1-xPO₄ cathode material”, Advanced Energy Materials (2024, 14, 2302761). https://doi.org/10.1002/aenm.202302761

Selected as back cover https://doi.org/10.1002/aenm.202470033

8. J. W. Huang, Y. C. Zhang, J. Q. Chen, Z. Y. Zhang, C. F. Zhang,* C. S. Huang,* and L. F. Fei.* “Surface topology of MXene flakes induces the selection of the sintering mechanism for supported Pt nanoparticles”, Chemical Science (2024, 15, 14521). https://doi.org/10.1039/D4SC03284E

9. Y. C. Zhang, J. W. Huang, M. Y. Zhu, Z. Y. Zhang, K. Q. Nie, Z. G. Wang, X. X. Liao, L. L. Shu, T. F. Tian,* Z. Wang,* Y. Lu, and L. F. Fei.* “Significant hydrogen generation via photo-mechanical coupling in flexible methylammonium lead iodide nanowires”,Chemical Science (2024, 15, 1782). https://doi.org/10.1039/D3SC05434A

10. C. X. Xing,^# M. Gan,^# Y. R. Ying, B. Zhang, L. M. Liu, J. Ye,* Y. Liu,* Y. F. Zhang,* H. T. Huang, and L. F. Fei.* “Multiscale observations on mechanisms for direct regeneration of degraded NCM cathode materials”, Energy Storage Materials (2024, 65, 103182). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ensm.2024.103182

11. C. X. Xing, M. Yao,* and L. F. Fei.* “Upcycling degraded layered oxide cathodes from spent lithium-ion batteries toward emerging materials: A review”, Energy Storage Materials (2024, 71, 103636). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ensm.2024.103636

Selected in the special issue “Advanced recycling technologies and systems of spent lithium-ion batteries”

12.  G. R. Wang, M. Xu,* L. F. Fei,* and C. Z. Wu.* “Toward high-performance Li-rich Mn-based layered cathodes: A review on surface modifications”, Small (2024, 20, 2405659). https://doi.org/10.1002/smll.202405659

13.  Z. W. Li,^# Y. H. He,^# J. W. Huang, Z. Zhu, Y. Yang, L. Jiang, S. L. Yang, Z. Wang,* L. F. Fei,* H. S. Gu, and J. Wang.* “Ultrathin boundary-less SnO₂ films with surface-activated two-dimensional nanograins enable fast and sensitive hydrogen gas sensing”, ACS Sensors (2024, 9, 2653). https://doi.org/10.1021/acssensors.4c00508

14. M. Xu,^#* P. Yang,^# K. Fan,^# Y. Gao, Z. Y. Zhang, Y. Li,* X. Y. Li, J. Q. Qi, K. Xi, H. T. Huang,* and L. F. Fei.* “Dynamically regulated redox shuttling and nucleation of lithium polysulfides through the built-in ferroelectric field”, Nano Today (2024, 57, 102393). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nantod.2024.102393

Selected in the special issue “Advanced in-situ transmission electron microscopy for multi-scale manufacturing: Dynamics in matter and process”

15. M. Gan,^# J. W. Huang,^# X. D. Li, M. P. Li, Z. Y. Zhang, Z. Yang, C. F. Zhang, P. Yang, X. L. Gan,* C. Lu, X. C. Yang, L. F. Fei,* and C. S. Huang.* “Incomplete charge transfer bestows significant sintering resistance for metal nanoparticles on two-dimensional graphyne”, Journal of Materials Chemistry A (2024, 12, 29174). https://doi.org/10.1039/D4TA05822D

16. G. W. Li, J. W. Huang, J. Zhou, Y. C. Zhang, C. C. Zhang, Z. G. Rao,* and L. F. Fei.* “A flame-retardant wood-based composite with magnesium–aluminium layered double hydroxides for efficient daytime radiative cooling”, Journal of Materials Chemistry A(2024, 12, 1609). https://doi.org/10.1039/D3TA06065A

17. G. Wang, G. X. Wang, L. F. Fei,* L. N. Zhao, and H. T. Zhang.* “Structural engineering of anode materials for low-temperature lithium-ion batteries: Mechanisms, strategies, and prospects”, Nano-Micro Letters (2024, 16, 150). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40820-024-01363-y

18. C. C. Zhang, Y. J. Li, X. Wei, J. P. Song, Y. J. Wang, G. W. Li, Z. G. Rao,* and L. F. Fei.* “Efficient solar steam generation by multiscale photothermal structures derived from cactus stems”, Langmuir (2024, 40, 17722). https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.langmuir.4c02103

19.  R. H. Wu,^# S. Q. Zhao,^# S. N. Liao,^# J. F. Zheng, L. Y. Li, W. C. Guan, K. Q. Li, Z. H. Yue, S. Fang, N. G. Zhou, Y. Li,* and L. F. Fei.* “Bulk doping of tungsten improves the structure stability and electrochemical performance of layered Ni-rich material”, Journal of Power Sources (2024, 606, 234584). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpowsour.2024.234584

20. C. X. Xing, H. R. Da, P. Yang, J. W. Huang, M. Gan, J. Zhou, Y. Li, H. T. Zhang, B. H. Ge,* and L. F. Fei.* “Aluminum impurity from current collectors reactivates degraded NCM cathode materials toward superior electrochemical performance”, ACS Nano (2023, 17, 3194). https://doi.org/10.1021/acsnano.3c00270

21. Z. Y. Zhang,^# Y. R. Ying,^# Z. Y. Wu, J. W. Huang, M. Gan, H. T. Zhang, H. T. Huang, Y. B. Zhou,* and L. F. Fei.* “Direct observation on single-crystal-to-single-crystal transformation via lattice-matched nucleation and growth”, Acta Materialia (2023, 258, 119206). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actamat.2023.119206

22. J. W. Huang, J. L. Yin, J. Q. Chen, M. Gan, Z. Y. Zhang, T. F. Tian, and L. F. Fei.* “Dynamic observations on formation of coffee-ring structures from the degradation of cesium lead halide perovskite nanocrystals”, The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters (2023, 14, 8563). https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpclett.3c02166

23. Y. J. Wang,^# Y. J. Li,^# Q. Huang, W. J. Qi,* R. H. Zan, M. Gan, Z. G. Rao,* and L. F. Fei.* “Interfacial engineering of MXene-based composite aerogel for high-performance, multifunctional solar steam generator”, Desalination (2023, 566, 116910). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.desal.2023.116910

24. Z. Y. Zhang, Y. J. Tang, Y. R. Ying, J. Q. Guo, M. Gan, Y. T. Jiang, C. X. Xing, S. S. Pan, M. Xu, Y. B. Zhou, H. T. Zhang,* C. W. Leung, H. T. Huang, C. L. Mak,* and L. F. Fei.* “Multistep nucleation visualized during solid-state crystallization”, Materials Horizons (2022, 9, 1670). https://doi.org/10.1039/D2MH00174H

25. J. W. Huang, Z. Y. Zhang, Y. R. Ying, M. Gan, H. T. Huang, and L. F. Fei.* “Atomic-scale mechanisms on stepwise growth of Mo_xW_1-xS₂ into hexagonal flakes”, Chemical Communications (2022, 58, 9746). https://doi.org/10.1039/D2CC02465A

Selected as inside front cover https://doi.org/10.1039/D2CC90316D

26. Y. J. Li,^# R. H. Zan,^# Y. J. Wang, L. Q. Shang, R. H. Wu, Y. Liu, Z. G. Rao,* K. Yao, Y. Liu,* and L. F. Fei.* “Simultaneous engineering on absorption window and transportation geometry of graphene-based foams toward high-performance solar steam generator”, Applied Surface Science (2022, 599, 154021). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apsusc.2022.154021

27. R. H. Zan,^# Y. J. Li,^# S. Q. Tao, G. W. Li, R. H. Wu, D. J. Liu, D. G. Peng, Y. Liu,* and L. F. Fei.* “Spray-coated superhydrophobic overlayer with photothermal and electrothermal functionalities for all-weather de/anti-icing applications”, Langmuir (2022, 38, 13584). https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.langmuir.2c02386

28. A. W. Xie, R. Z. Zuo,* Z. L. Qiao, Z. Q. Fu,* T. F. Tu, and L. F. Fei.* “NaNbO₃-(Bi_0.5Li_0.5)TiO₃ lead-free relaxor ferroelectric capacitors with superior energy-storage performances via multiple synergistic design”, Advanced Energy Materials (2021, 11, 2101378). https://doi.org/10.1002/aenm.202101378

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29. Z. Y. Zhang, J. Qiang, S. S. Wang, M. Xu, M. Gan, Z. G. Rao, T. F. Tian, S. M. Ke, Y. B. Zhou, Y. M. Hu,* C. W. Leung, C. L. Mak,* and L. F. Fei.* “Visualization of bubble nucleation and growth confined in 2D flakes”, Small (2021, 17, 2103301). https://doi.org/10.1002/smll.202103301

Selected as inside back cover https://doi.org/10.1002/smll.202170205

30. L. L. Shu,^#* S. M. Ke,^# L. F. Fei,^# W. B. Huang,^# Z. G. Wang, J. H. Gong, X. N. Jiang, L. Wang, F. Li, S. J. Lei, Z. G. Rao, Y. B. Zhou, R. -K. Zheng, X. Yao, Y. Wang, M. Stengel, and G. Catalan.* “Photoflexoelectric effect in halide perovskites”, Nature Materials (2020, 19, 605). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41563-020-0659-y

31. Z. Y. Zhang,^# Y. R. Ying,^# M. Xu, C. L. Zhang, Z. G. Rao, S. M. Ke, Y. B. Zhou, H. T. Huang, and L. F. Fei.* “Atomic steps induce the aligned growth of ice crystals on graphite surfaces”, Nano Letters (2020, 20, 8112). https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.nanolett.0c03132

32. Z. Y. Zhang, Y. B. Zhou, X. L. Zhu, L. F. Fei,* H. T. Huang,* and Y. Wang. “Applications of ESEM on materials science: recent updates and a look forward”, Small Methods (2020, 4, 1900588). https://doi.org/10.1002/smtd.201900588

33. Z. Y. Zhang, L. F. Fei,* D. J. Liu, Z. G. Rao, T. F. Tian,* Y. M. Hu, and Y. Wang.* “In situ observations for growth kinetics of water droplets on bambusa multiplex leaves”, Applied Physics Letters (2019, 114, 153702). https://doi.org/10.1063/1.5090182

34. L. F. Fei, X. L. Gan, S. M. Ng, H. Wang, M. Xu, W. Lu, Y. C. Zhou, C. W. Leung, C. L. Mak,* and Y. Wang.* “Observable two-step nucleation mechanism in solid-state formation of tungsten carbide”, ACS Nano (2019, 13, 681). https://doi.org/10.1021/acsnano.8b07864

35.  J. Z. Jiang,^# M. Xiong,^# K. Fan, C. X. Bao, D. Y. Xin, Z. W. Pan, L. F. Fei, H. T. Huang, L. Zhou, K. Yao,* X. J. Zheng, L. Shen,* and F. Gao.* “Synergistic strain engineering of perovskite single crystals for highly stable and sensitive X-ray detectors with low-bias imaging and monitoring”, Nature Photonics (2022, 16, 575). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41566-022-01024-9

36. C. Chen,^# Y. L. Yin,^# R. C. Zhang,^# Q. H. Yuan, Y. Xu, Y. S. Zhang, J. Chen, Y. Zhang, C. Li, J. Y. Wang, J. Li, L. F. Fei, Q. Yu, Z. Zhou, H. S. Zhang, R. Q. Cheng, Z. Dong, X. H. Xu, A. L. Pan,* K. Zhang,* and J. He.* “Growth of single-crystal black phosphorus and its alloy films through sustained feedstock release”, Nature Materials (2023, 22, 717). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41563-023-01516-1