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The 15th Anniversary of Materials—Recent Advances in Materials ChemistryReceived: 16 June 2025Revised: 10 January 2026Accepted: 12 January 2026Published: 14 January 2026Copyright: © 2026 by the author.Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland.This article is an open access articledistributed under the terms andconditions of the Creative CommonsAttribution (CC BY) license.EditorialThe 15th Anniversary of Materials—Recent Advances inMaterials ChemistryKatsuhiko Ariga 1,21 Research Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics (MANA), National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS),1-1 Namiki, Tsukuba 305-0044, Japan; ariga.katsuhiko@nims.go.jp2 Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, The University of Tokyo, 5-1-5 Kashiwanoha, Kashiwa 277-8561, JapanFor a period of 15 years from its foundation in 2008, Materials has provided its read-ership with superior content, the production of which has been undertaken by activeresearchers in the field of material science. Over the course of 15 years, materials chemistryhas undergone steady advancement, particularly due to the sophisticated control of nanos-tructures. This aforementioned progress has been complemented by traditional chemicaldisciplines, including organic chemistry [1–3], inorganic chemistry [4–6], polymer chem-istry [7–9], coordination chemistry [10–12], supramolecular chemistry [13–15], interfacialchemistry [16–18], materials chemistry [19–21], and biochemistry [22–24]. Additionally,the emergence of new fields such as nanotechnology [25–27], nanoarchitectonics [28–30],and AI-related technology [31–33] has significantly contributed to the development offunctional materials. These advances have demonstrated efficacy in addressing a rangeof social problems related to energy [34–36], environmental [37–39], and biomedical is-sues [40–42]. Material nanoarchitectonics in particular provide opportunities to controlmaterial structures, ranging from atom-level arrangements [43] to complex biomaterial-based structures [44]. The journal, Materials, has collected research papers from a broadspectrum of material chemistry topics worldwide for publication in this Special Issue titled“Recent Advances in Materials Chemistry”. The papers are summarized and organizedthroughout this editorial article.Of course, various kinds of approaches to create new functional materials and at-tractive material structures have been reported. In addition, theory, analyses, and struc-ture/property investigations on materials have important roles in related fields. Ramanclassification and pXRF are two examples. Shi et al. published a study on lithium de-position. In this study, the authors utilized electrochemical atomic force microscopy toobserve the dynamic evolution of lithium deposition using an in situ electrochemicalatomic force microscope and an electrochemical workstation in both etheryl-based andethylene carbonate-based electrolytes. In addition, application-oriented approaches withfunctional materials have been actively purused. Applications for devices and the relatedfunctional mechanisms are attractive targets. Park et al. developed innovative bipolar hostmaterials based on indolocarbazole for red phosphorescent OLEDs. New indolocarbazole-triazine derivatives were designed and synthesized. The synthesized materials wereused to fabricate and test both hole-only and electron-only devices in terms of theircarrier mobility.Demands for energy applications are crucial in current society. Much effort has beenmade for the production and fabrication of high-efficiency materials. Ji et al. present areview article on the use of doping engineering in manganese oxides for aqueous zinc-ionbatteries [45]. Recent developments in manganese-oxide-based cathodes doped for aque-ous zinc-ion batteries have been comprehensively reviewed. The contents of this reviewMaterials 2026, 19, 329 https://doi.org/10.3390/ma19020329https://crossmark.crossref.org/dialog?doi=10.3390/ma19020329&domain=pdf&date_stamp=2026-01-14https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/https://www.mdpi.com/journal/materialshttps://www.mdpi.comhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-2445-2955https://doi.org/10.3390/ma19020329Materials 2026, 19, 329 2 of 5are as follows: (i) A classification of manganese-oxide-based cathodes is provided; (ii) anexamination of the energy storage mechanisms of manganese-oxide-based cathodes; (iii) adiscussion on the synthesis route and role of doping engineering in manganese-oxide-based cathodes; and (iv) an analysis of the performance of doped manganese-oxide-basedcathodes in aqueous zinc-ion batteries. Chen developed composites of Na4Fe3(PO4)2P2O7doped with Mo for use in high-rate and long-life sodium-ion batteries. A novel anduncomplicated approach is introduced in this research to improve the electrochemicalproperties of the cathode materials designed for sodium-ion batteries. Macías et al. createdSrTiO3-SrVO3 ceramics for use as anodes in solid-oxide fuel cells. This study examinesmethods for manufacturing strontium titanate–vanadate electrodes from oxidized startingmaterials. It is anticipated that further enhancement of the composite’s electrical perfor-mance can be achieved through the optimization of the processing route and microstructure.This optimization will facilitate a more efficient reduction of the oxidized precursor andensure optimal percolation of the SrVO3 phase. Bamburov et al. investigated the effectof processing and thermochemical treatment conditions on the electrical conductivity ofSrTiO3-derived ceramics with moderate acceptor-type substitution in a strontium sublattice.Material solutions for environmental and biomedical issues have also received muchattention. Wang et al. published a review article on computational materials design forceramic nuclear waste forms. This methodology employs machine learning, first-principlescalculations, and kinetic rate theory. This approach could facilitate accelerated developmentof ceramic waste forms and improve predictions of their performance for difficult nuclearwaste elements. The United Kingdom’s adoption of pyroprocessing for spent nuclear fuelas an alternative to current aqueous processing methods necessitates a robust scientificfoundation for all pertinent processes [46].From these selected examples, it is clear that materials selection, organization and fab-rication of materials, and their applications have a huge variety. Continued advancement inthese research areas has the potential to yield a vast array of functional materials. This couldserve as a transformative approach within the broader field of materials chemistry [47].The demand for materials could be met using these research developments. Consequently,the advancement of material chemistry has the potential to contribute to the preservationof our planet.Funding: This study was partially supported by JSPS KAKENHI, grant numbers JP25H00898 andJP23H05459.Conflicts of Interest: The author declares no conflict of interest.List of Contributions1. Liu, F.; Yang, H.; Feng, X. Research Progress in Preparation, Properties and Applications ofBiomimetic Organic-Inorganic Composites with “Brick-and-Mortar” Structure. Materials 2023,16, 4094.2. Guo, J.; Luo, K.; Zou, W.; Xu, J.; Guo, B. Enhancing Mesopore Volume and Thermal Insulationof Silica Aerogel via Ambient Pressure Drying-Assisted Foaming Method. Materials 2024, 17,2641.3. Khademsameni, H.; Jafari, R.; Allahdini, A.; Momen, G. 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