The latest research from Nature Materials, April 2020

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[Browse Editors’ Highlights >>]( [Nature Communications]( [] Editorial [ ] [Quantum methods p367]( doi:10.1038/s41563-020-0660-5 [] News & Views [ ] [When graphene goes strange p368]( Philip Ball doi:10.1038/s41563-020-0653-4 [ ] [A promising birthplace for skyrmions pp369 - 370]( Enrico Schierle doi:10.1038/s41563-020-0642-7 [ ] [Nano-imaging a photoinduced phase transition pp370 - 372]( Nan-Lin Wang doi:10.1038/s41563-020-0603-1 [ ] [Tuning cation migration pp372 - 373]( Naoaki Yabuuchi doi:10.1038/s41563-020-0637-4 [ ] [From computer design to gas separation pp374 - 375]( Jürgen Caro & Jörg Kärger doi:10.1038/s41563-020-0630-y [ ] [Minerals from colloidal assembly pp375 - 376]( Jeffrey D. Rimer doi:10.1038/s41563-020-0650-7 [ ] [Seeing crystal formation one particle at a time pp377 - 378]( Yilong Han doi:10.1038/s41563-020-0649-0 [ ] [Pushing the limit on laminopathies pp378 - 380]( Joel C. Eissenberg & Susana Gonzalo doi:10.1038/s41563-020-0648-1 Advertisement Communications Materials: First articles now published Communications Materials is a selective open access, peer reviewed journal that publishes high-quality research, reviews and commentary in all areas of materials science. The journal is actively seeking submissions in all areas of materials science. [Find out more >>]( [communications materials ] [] Letters [ ] [Electronic structure of the parent compound of superconducting infinite-layer nickelates pp381 - 385]( M. Hepting, D. Li, C. J. Jia, H. Lu, E. Paris et al. doi:10.1038/s41563-019-0585-z X-ray spectroscopy and density functional theory are used to show that the electronic structure of the parent compound of superconducting infinite-layer nickelates, while similar to the copper-based high-temperature superconductors, has significant differences. [ ] [Electric and antiferromagnetic chiral textures at multiferroic domain walls pp386 - 390]( J.-Y. Chauleau, T. Chirac, S. Fusil, V. Garcia, W. Akhtar et al. doi:10.1038/s41563-019-0516-z Chiral electric and magnetic structures are observed at domain walls in thin films of the room-temperature multiferroic BiFeO3. [ ] [Crystallization by particle attachment is a colloidal assembly process pp391 - 396]( Giulia Mirabello, Alessandro Ianiro, Paul H. H. Bomans, Takuto Yoda, Atsushi Arakaki et al. doi:10.1038/s41563-019-0511-4 The kinetics and thermodynamics of the nucleation of magnetite crystals from primary particles are shown to be described by colloidal assembly theory, allowing for predictions of crystal sizes to be made. Advertisement Nature Research Award for Driving Global Impact This year’s Driving Global Impact Award champions researchers who address some of our key global challenges. The winner will receive a grant of $30,000. Application closes on 27 March: [Apply now!]( If you know someone that would make a good applicant, please [recommend them](. We'd love to hear about their work. In partnership with: [Tencent]( [null]( [] Articles [ ] [Multi-messenger nanoprobes of hidden magnetism in a strained manganite pp397 - 404]( A. S. McLeod, Jingdi Zhang, M. Q. Gu, F. Jin, G. Zhang et al. doi:10.1038/s41563-019-0533-y A multi-messenger combination of atomic force microscopy, scanning near-field optical microscopy and magnetic force microscopy demonstrates a strain-modulated photoinduced ferromagnetic metallic state in La2/3Ca1/3MnO3. [ ] [Fatigue of graphene pp405 - 411]( Teng Cui, Sankha Mukherjee, Parambath M. Sudeep, Guillaume Colas, Farzin Najafi et al. doi:10.1038/s41563-019-0586-y Mechanical fatigue occurs under cyclic stress much lower than the tensile strength, but this has not been investigated for 2D materials. Here, graphene is found to have a fatigue life of 109 cycles. [ ] [Multi-cation perovskites prevent carrier reflection from grain surfaces pp412 - 418]( Makhsud I. Saidaminov, Kristopher Williams, Mingyang Wei, Andrew Johnston, Rafael Quintero-Bermudez et al. doi:10.1038/s41563-019-0602-2 Methylammonium is shown to influence the crystallization process in hybrid lead halide perovskites, leading to a more homogeneous chemical distribution of caesium and formamidinium and improved charge transport between grains in multi-cation systems. [ ] [Voltage decay and redox asymmetry mitigation by reversible cation migration in lithium-rich layered oxide electrodes pp419 - 427]( Donggun Eum, Byunghoon Kim, Sung Joo Kim, Hyeokjun Park, Jinpeng Wu et al. doi:10.1038/s41563-019-0572-4 The use of high-energy-density lithium-rich layered-oxide electrodes in batteries is hindered by voltage decay on cycling. Improving the reversible cation migration by altering oxygen stacking is shown to suppress voltage decay and redox asymmetry in lithium-rich nickel manganese oxides. [ ] [Clarifying the relationship between redox activity and electrochemical stability in solid electrolytes pp428 - 435]( Tammo K. Schwietert, Violetta A. Arszelewska, Chao Wang, Chuang Yu, Alexandros Vasileiadis et al. doi:10.1038/s41563-019-0576-0 Although all-solid-state Li-ion batteries exhibit enhanced energy densities, electrochemical stability of solid electrolytes remains a challenge. A mechanism explaining the relationship between redox activity and electrochemical stability for typical solid electrolytes is now proposed. [ ] [Atomic-level tuning of Co–N–C catalyst for high-performance electrochemical H2O2 production pp436 - 442]( Euiyeon Jung, Heejong Shin, Byoung-Hoon Lee, Vladimir Efremov, Suhyeong Lee et al. doi:10.1038/s41563-019-0571-5 Producing H2O2 electrochemically currently use electrocatalysts that are insufficient to meet the demands for industrialization. A single-atom electrocatalyst with an optimized Co–N4 moiety incorporated in nitrogen-doped graphene is shown to exhibit enhanced performance for H2O2 production. [ ] [One-dimensional intergrowths in two-dimensional zeolite nanosheets and their effect on ultra-selective transport pp443 - 449]( Prashant Kumar, Dae Woo Kim, Neel Rangnekar, Hao Xu, Evgenii O. Fetisov et al. doi:10.1038/s41563-019-0581-3 Two-dimensional zeolite MFI nanosheets show ultra-selective separation of xylene isomers, but it was not known why this occurs. Here, using electron microscopy and atomistic simulation, it is shown that one-dimensional intergrowths of zeolite MEL enable selectivity by formation of more rigid pores. [ ] [Kinetic pathways of crystallization at the nanoscale pp450 - 455]( Zihao Ou, Ziwei Wang, Binbin Luo, Erik Luijten & Qian Chen doi:10.1038/s41563-019-0514-1 Low-dose liquid-phase transmission electron microscopy, particle tracking and numerical simulations are used to characterize the crystallization kinetics and pathways of gold nanoprisms at the single-particle level. [ ] [Biofuel powered glucose detection in bodily fluids with an n-type conjugated polymer pp456 - 463]( David Ohayon, Georgios Nikiforidis, Achilleas Savva, Andrea Giugni, Shofarul Wustoni et al. doi:10.1038/s41563-019-0556-4 An n-type semiconducting polymer is used to realize an organic electrochemical transistor working as a glucose sensor and an all-polymer enzymatic biofuel cell able to power the sensor itself. [ ] [Mutant lamins cause nuclear envelope rupture and DNA damage in skeletal muscle cells pp464 - 473]( Ashley J. Earle, Tyler J. Kirby, Gregory R. Fedorchak, Philipp Isermann, Jineet Patel et al. doi:10.1038/s41563-019-0563-5 Lamin mutations responsible for muscular dystrophy are shown to reduce nuclear envelope stability, resulting in mechanically induced nuclear envelope rupture, DNA damage and activation of DNA damage response pathways that lead to muscle cell death. Preventing nuclear envelope damage by reducing cytoskeletal forces on the nucleus improves muscle fibre health and function. [] Amendments & Corrections [ ] [Publisher Correction: Dimensionally and environmentally ultra-stable polymer composites reinforced with carbon fibres p474]( J. V. Anguita, C. T. G. Smith, T. Stute, M. Funke, M. Delkowski et al. doi:10.1038/s41563-020-0617-8 [ ] [Publisher Correction: Dimensionally and environmentally ultra-stable polymer composites reinforced with carbon fibres p474]( J. V. Anguita, C. T. G. Smith, T. Stute, M. Funke, M. Delkowski et al. doi:10.1038/s41563-020-0609-8 [ ] [Publisher Correction: Electrical switching in a magnetically intercalated transition metal dichalcogenide p474]( Nityan L. Nair, Eran Maniv, Caolan John, Spencer Doyle, J. Orenstein et al. doi:10.1038/s41563-019-0553-7 [ ] [Publisher Correction: Reprogramming normal cells into tumour precursors requires ECM stiffness and oncogene-mediated changes of cell mechanical properties p475]( Tito Panciera, Anna Citron, Daniele Di Biagio, Giusy Battilana, Alessandro Gandin et al. doi:10.1038/s41563-020-0644-5 [ ] [Author Correction: Ultrasoft slip-mediated bending in few-layer graphene p475]( Edmund Han, Jaehyung Yu, Emil Annevelink, Jangyup Son, Dongyun A. Kang et al. doi:10.1038/s41563-019-0578-y [] Why it Matters [ ] [Vaccine communication in a digital society p476]( Tonia M. Thomas & Andrew J. 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