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ArticleNational science review2025

A nacre-inspired structural material with thermochromic properties and mechanical robustness by atomic-level design.

Jun Pang, Ze-Yu Wang, Tao Song, Zhen-Bang Zhang, Yu-Feng Meng, Si-Chao Zhang, Long Zhang, Wei-Yi Xing, Shu-Hong Yu

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Article in National science review, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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Jun PangNew Cornerstone Science Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, Institute of Biomimetic Materials & Chemistry, Anhui Engineering Laboratory of Biomimetic Materials, Division of Nanomaterials & Chemistry, Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China.
Ze-Yu WangNew Cornerstone Science Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, Institute of Biomimetic Materials & Chemistry, Anhui Engineering Laboratory of Biomimetic Materials, Division of Nanomaterials & Chemistry, Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China.
Tao SongSchool of Information Science and Technology, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China.
Zhen-Bang ZhangDepartment of Chemistry, Institute of Innovative Materials, Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Sustainable Biomimetic Materials, Guangming Advanced Research Institute, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518055, China.
Yu-Feng MengNew Cornerstone Science Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, Institute of Biomimetic Materials & Chemistry, Anhui Engineering Laboratory of Biomimetic Materials, Division of Nanomaterials & Chemistry, Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China.
Si-Chao ZhangNew Cornerstone Science Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, Institute of Biomimetic Materials & Chemistry, Anhui Engineering Laboratory of Biomimetic Materials, Division of Nanomaterials & Chemistry, Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China.
Long ZhangNew Cornerstone Science Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, Institute of Biomimetic Materials & Chemistry, Anhui Engineering Laboratory of Biomimetic Materials, Division of Nanomaterials & Chemistry, Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China.
Wei-Yi XingState Key Laboratory of Fire Science, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China.
Shu-Hong YuNew Cornerstone Science Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, Institute of Biomimetic Materials & Chemistry, Anhui Engineering Laboratory of Biomimetic Materials, Division of Nanomaterials & Chemistry, Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3732-1011

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Abstract

Advanced structural materials are often required to exhibit a combination of light weight, high strength and superior toughness. Biomimetic strategies hold promise for achieving these seemingly conflicting mechanical properties simultaneously. However, current biomimetic structural materials lack active fire-warning and passive flame-retardant functionalities, which poses risks for their application in fire-prone scenarios. Herein, we present a nacre-mimetic alumina-cyanate resin composite (NAC) that has a combination of mechanical robustness with thermochromic and flame-retardant properties. Through controlled atomic doping, chromium atoms are incorporated into alumina microplatelets, forming solid-solution assembly units that exhibit reversible thermochromism and a solid-solution-strengthening effect. The bioinspired 'brick-and-mortar' structure endows the NAC with high strength (∼290.1 MPa) and fracture toughness (∼11.1 MPa m

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active early fire warningbiomimetic structural materialsmechanical robustnesspassive flame retardancythermochromic properties

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