Themed collection 2024 Highlight article collection

Post-synthetic modification with ionic liquids is gaining prominence as a highly effective strategy for enhancing proton conductivity in metal–organic frameworks without significant structural changes.

A holistic understanding of reaction kinetics, the presence of catalysts, and annealing conditions can advance and accelerate the screening of elusive cocrystals, expediting the development of novel drug cocrystals for future clinical use.

In this review, the functions and performance of ZIF derivatives in the anode materials of SIBs and PIBs are summarized comprehensively.

Additives (ionic liquids, deep eutectic solvents, molecularly imprinted polymers) and external fields (magnetic field, electric field, ultrasonic field, shear, light field) enhance protein crystallization.

Recent advancements in regulating the seeded growth of gold-based nanocrystals through controlled doping are discussed. By fine-tuning the doping process, a diverse range of innovative nanostructures can be created.

Luminescent metal–organic frameworks (LMOFs) have emerged as promising luminescent sensors for remarkable and selective sensing towards Fe³⁺ and Cu²⁺via a “turn-off/turn-on” strategy.

In this highlight fundamental research on the growth of needle-like crystals and strategies to control the aspect ratio are reviewed.

The main emphasis of the present Highlight paper is to summarise reported works aiming to understand the effect of sulfur and nitrogen doping on graphene nanoplatelets for high capacity electrodes in solid-state rechargeable energy storage devices.