1. Editorial: The April 2024 cover paper

   • C. Barry Carter

   Editorial 30 March 2024 Pages: 5269 - 5270

   

2. A review on research progress and prospects of agricultural waste-based activated carbon: preparation, application, and source of raw materials

   • Jiang Zhang
   • Chaomin Duan
   • Xiaoye Tang

   Review 17 March 2024 Pages: 5271 - 5292

   

3. A review of magnetic nanocomposites for EMI shielding: synthesis, properties, and mechanisms

   • Ismayadi Ismail
   • Raba’ah Syahidah Azis

   Review 19 March 2024 Pages: 5293 - 5329

   

4. Large strain improvement of lead-free (1−x) Bi_0.5Na_0.42K_0.08Zr_0.02Ti_0.98O₃–xBa(Nb_0.5Fe_0.5)O₃ piezoelectric ceramics

   • Supalak Manotham
   • Pichitchai Butnoi

   Ceramics 28 March 2024 Pages: 5330 - 5344

   

5. Magnetic MOF-derived materials with tunable morphology modified by ZnO to activate peroxydisulfate

   • Min Zhang
   • Xingping Deng
   • Liang Zhang

   Chemical routes to materials 20 March 2024 Pages: 5345 - 5358

   

6. Preparation of rGO @SA/CNF-doped copper composite aerogels and their solar-driven interfacial evaporation properties in water purification

   • Jiajia Gui
   • Yixiang Chen
   • Dan Yu

   Chemical routes to materials 19 March 2024 Pages: 5359 - 5370

   

7. Non-magnetic hollow ZnO/C fabricated by a novel ZnO self-sacrificial template hollow engineering for efficient microwave absorption

   • Haopeng Cai
   • Zhenqin Lin
   • Rui Tang

   Chemical routes to materials 20 March 2024 Pages: 5371 - 5386

   

8. Modification of microspheres and matrix to improve mechanical properties, thermal stability, and viscosity of thermal insulation composites

   • Chongguang Zang
   • Chuanao Cheng

   Composites & nanocomposites 25 March 2024 Pages: 5387 - 5398

   

9. Enhancing the mechanical and tribological properties of TiAl alloy by network structured Ti₂AlC

   • Dongdong Zhu
   • Jiangfei Yan
   • Liu Zhu

   Composites & nanocomposites 19 March 2024 Pages: 5399 - 5413

   

10. ReaxFF molecular dynamics study of early oxidation of nickel nanoparticles

    • Zhihao Wang
    • Yingjie Ma
    • Hui Li

    Computation & theory 24 March 2024 Pages: 5414 - 5425

    

11. Theoretical study of electrocatalytic urea synthesis through CO₂ and N₂ on metal cluster decorated C₂N

    • Wenxi Zhang
    • Mengnan Qu
    • Qiao Sun

    Computation & theory 01 April 2024 Pages: 5426 - 5435

    

12. Integrated microstructural simulations and mechanical property predictions for age-precipitated Al–Mg–Si alloys

    • Xiaoyu Zheng
    • Meiling He
    • Yong Du

    Computation & theory 19 March 2024 Pages: 5436 - 5449

    

13. Enhanced electrochemical energy storage devices utilizing a one-dimensional (1D) α-MnO₂ nanocomposite encased in onion-like carbon

    • N. Palaniyandy
    • D. Lakshmi
    • N. N. Musyoka

    Energy materials Open access 27 March 2024 Pages: 5450 - 5469

    

14. Unlocking the potential of Heusler alloy Ni₂CuSn as an electro(pre)catalyst for enhanced oxygen evolution reaction performance

    • Priyanka Lakharwal
    • Haseeb Ahmed
    • Deepak Gujjar

    Energy materials 16 March 2024 Pages: 5470 - 5479

    

15. Application of murexide as a capping agent for fabrication of magnetite anodes for supercapacitors: experimental and first-principle studies

    • Coulton Boucher
    • Dalue Tang
    • Oleg Rubel

    Energy materials 19 March 2024 Pages: 5480 - 5497

    

16. Cobalt phosphate-benzene-1,3,5-tricarboxylic acid metal–organic framework @ reduced graphene oxide electrodes for hybrid supercapacitors

    • Ravi Vinoth Kumar
    • Palanisamy Vickraman
    • M. S. Ramya Bharathi

    Energy materials 17 March 2024 Pages: 5498 - 5517

    

17. Engineering of smart nanostructured lipid carriers encapsulated in gold nanocomposites and camptothecin for synergistic photothermal and chemotherapy treatment of ovarian cancer

    • Yibing Fan
    • Jiayu Wen
    • Yingqing Dai

    Materials for life sciences 17 March 2024 Pages: 5518 - 5537

    

18. Strain-induced solid-state coating of TWIP steel sheets with zinc

    • Rimma Lapovok
    • Alex Berner
    • Eugen Rabkin

    Metals & corrosion Open access 19 March 2024 Pages: 5538 - 5557

    

19. Effect of deep cryogenic treatment on microstructures and mechanical properties of automotive 6063Al alloy

    • Guirong Li
    • Zili Cao
    • Pengjie Zhou

    Metals & corrosion 22 March 2024 Pages: 5558 - 5575

    

20. Non-destructive characterization of dislocation density in annealed pure iron using nonlinear ultrasonic combined with recurrence quantification analysis

    • Yiyuan Meng
    • Li Lin
    • Mingkai Lei

    Metals & corrosion 17 March 2024 Pages: 5576 - 5594

    

21. Impact of swaps on Mössbauer characteristics of Ni₂MnSn: an experimental and quantum-mechanical study

    • Martin Friák
    • Oldřich Schneeweiss
    • Markus E. Gruner

    Metals & corrosion 19 March 2024 Pages: 5595 - 5606

    

22. Synergistic effect of Gd and Sr on the microstructure and mechanical properties of Al–Si–Mg alloy

    • Jiahang Dai
    • Xingchuan Xia
    • Yongchang Liu

    Metals & corrosion 25 March 2024 Pages: 5607 - 5621

    

23. Preparation of PBT@PP-CNC@cellulose wood pulp paper double-layers fuel filtration materials with high efficiency and high dust holding capacity

    • Yixia Zhao
    • Shuaihao Zhang
    • Yafang Li

    Polymers & biopolymers 20 March 2024 Pages: 5622 - 5633

    

24. Flexible regenerated cellulose composite films with sandwich structures for high-performance electromagnetic interference shielding

    • Ting Zhang
    • Cuiling Wu
    • Xueyan Du

    Polymers & biopolymers 23 March 2024 Pages: 5634 - 5646