We are delighted to present the Hot Papers 2025 of Industrial Chemistry & Materials (ICM), selected by the Editorial Office in recognition of their exceptional scientific quality and academic impact. Congratulations to all the authors whose work is featured!
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Browse our 2025 Hot Papers Below:
Reviews
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Soft porous crystals: Flexible MOFs as a new class of adaptive materials
Jiahui Guo, Ken-ichi Otake,* Ming-Shui Yao,* Susumu Kitagawa* et al.
Citation: Ind. Chem. Mater., 2025, 3, 651-680.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1039/D5IM00067J |
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Coarse-grained models for ionic liquids and applications to biological and electrochemical systems
Yang Ge, Jing Ma* et al.
Citation: Ind. Chem. Mater., 2025, 3, 383-411.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1039/D5IM00021A |
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Catalyst design for ammonia decomposition: an overview
Tong Han, Lu Wei,* Jiguang Deng* et al.
Citation: Ind. Chem. Mater., 2025, 3, 311-331.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1039/D4IM00112E |
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In situ polymerization of fluorinated electrolytes for high-voltage and long-cycling solid-state lithium metal batteries
Yunpei Lu, Xinyi Zhang, Yingying Lu* et al.
Citation: Ind. Chem. Mater., 2025, 3, 151-177.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1039/D4IM00082J |
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Recent advances on cellulose-based solid polymer electrolytes
Xiaoqi Gong, Cong Liu,* Dingshan Yu* et al.
Citation: Ind. Chem. Mater., 2025, 3, 31-48.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1039/D4IM00066H |
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Progress on aqueous rechargeable aluminium metal batteries
Xiaotian Wang, Zihang Xi and Qing Zhao*
Citation: Ind. Chem. Mater., 2025, 3, 7-30.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1039/D4IM00031E |
Communication
Research papers
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Hybrid alkyl-ligand tin-oxo clusters for enhanced lithographic patterning performance via intramolecular interactions
Hao Chen, Jialong Zhang,* Pengzhong Chen,* Xiaojun Peng* et al.
Citation: Ind. Chem. Mater., 2025, 3, 543-552.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1039/D5IM00058K |
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Fine-tuned ultramicroporous carbon materials via CO2 activation for molecular sieving of fluorinated propylene and propane
Yiwen Fu, Guangtong Hai,* Lihang Chen,* Zongbi Bao* et al.
Citation: Ind. Chem. Mater., 2025, 3, 567-577.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1039/D5IM00079C |
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Strategies for enhancing the processability of UHMWPE
Clement G. Collins Rice, Dermot O’Hare* et al.
Citation: Ind. Chem. Mater., 2025, 3, 178-190.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1039/D4IM00104D |
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Enhanced pollutant photodegradation activity of graphitic carbon nitride on via bismuth oxyhalide graphene hybridization and the mechanism study
Xinghui Liu,* Xiang Guo,* Fuchun Zhang,* Yongfa Zhu* et al.
Citation: Ind. Chem. Mater., 2025, 3, 191-202.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1039/D4IM00105B |
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Membrane-free sequential paired electrosynthesis of 1,4-hydroquinone from phenol over a self-supported electrocatalytic electrode
Wei-Ling Zhang, Shao Zhang,* Huidong Zheng,* Qi-Long Zhu* et al.
Citation: Ind. Chem. Mater., 2025, 3, 213-222.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1039/D4IM00067F |
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