Themed collection 2024 Inorganic Chemistry Frontiers HOT articles

We describe the interactions between iridium(III) complexes and peptides and the emerging applications of iridium(III)–peptide bioconjugates in biomedical fields, summarizing and commenting on their widespread applications for bioimaging and therapy.

Surface modification of MOF particle for overcoming biological barriers.

The reduction of Pt(IV) complexes can be monitored by various analytical techniques. These techniques hold significant promise in elucidating the mechanisms of Pt(IV) prodrug activation, aiding in the rational design of novel Pt(IV) prodrugs.

This review highlights the recent advances in the photocatalytic applications of porphyrin-based MOFs in aqueous environments for solar fuel generation and water remediation.

This review examines recent advancements in co-catalyst design and loading strategies for photoelectrochemical CO₂ reduction, emphasizing deposition methods such as physical vapor deposition, drop-casting, and photo/electrodeposition.

A novel excellent IR-NLO material RbPbPS₄ with superior comprehensive performances is provided, representing the first quaternary Pb-based chalcogenide breaks through the incompatibility between a large E_g and a strong d_eff.

The development of non-precious metal catalysts with oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) and oxygen evolution reaction (OER) bifunctional activities is of great significance for the development of fuel cells.

The integration of W^δ+–Pd_n synergetic sites and plasmonic properties in the preactivated Pd/W₁₈O₄₉ catalyst results in excellent performance for photocatalytic CO₂ reduction.

Through soft-hard acid-base theory, a novel bimetallic MOF (JLU-MOF108) with an unprecedented 12-connected Cu₆ cluster SBU was synthesized. LAS and LBS inside JLU-MOF108 exhibited significant CO₂ capture and conversion capability.

The interaction of CNTs with CuCoO₂ increases the oxygen vacancy concentration and activates lattice oxygen, which promotes the simultaneous occurrence of AEM and LOM and improves the OER performance.

A biocompatible cascade system was constructed by integrating the merits of urate oxidase and atomically precise Au nanoclusters with tunable catalase-like activity in ZIF-8 for constructing potential drug delivery systems.

R/S-PtAu₂ cluster enantiomers exhibit highly efficient narrow-band red emission with a FWHM of 25–29 nm as well as excellent chiral absorption and emission characteristics with a dissymmetry factor of ±1.0 × 10⁻³ for CPL and ±7 × 10⁻⁴ for CPEL.

The temperature-driven dynamics of Dy₂ScN@C₈₀ in the crystal was rigorously visualized with single crystal X-ray diffraction, indicating a surprising effect of benzene positions dictating fullerene rotation.

A chelation coordination modulation (CCM) method has been developed for the synthesis of novel Ti-MOFs.

A novel bundle-like ZSM-5 nanorod assembly was facilely synthesized by adopting a CTAB-aided seed-induced strategy for highly efficient alkylation of benzene with ethanol.

The design of dual-functional catalyst for oxygen evolution reaction and ethanol oxidation reaction is essential for improving H₂ production efficiency, and one strategy to improve catalytic performance is the incorporation of high-valence metal.

Ultrathin core–shell Au@RuNi nanowires have been synthesized via the epitaxial growth of uniform fcc-structured RuNi alloy layer on the surface of ultrathin Au NWs, demonstrating remarkable alkaline HER performance and outstanding stability.

Magnifying the turn-on luminescence and electrical resistivity of Mn^II₂-MOFs through the coupled effect of oxidation, metal ion adhesion, and pressure.

CoZnS@NSC nanoparticles derived from a CoZn-MOF were synthesized by an annealing–sulfurization strategy and used as co-catalysts for g-C₃N₄, which effectively augmented the photocatalytic H₂ production.

The elimination of radionuclides Cs⁺, Co²⁺, and Ni²⁺ is achieved using a supertetrahedral cluster-constructed ion exchanger CdSnSe-2K, whose soft Se component and micro-porosity synergistically contribute to the enhancement in adsorption rate, selectivity and acid resistance.

Metallic transition metal dichalcogenide nanosheets decorated with amorphous subnanometric Pd nanoparticles exhibit comparable HER performance to that of commercial Pt–C.

The NSN-3D IECF realizes fast Na⁺ transfer and provides enough space to suppress Na dendrites formation and accommodate metal Na deposition. The excellent affinity between metallic Na and Na₁₅Sn₄ promotes compact and uniform Na deposition.

Two outstanding UV birefringent materials SbTeO₃Cl and SbTeO₃Br with a honeycomb-like two-dimensional (2D) layer structure, have been successfully designed, demonstrating significant birefringence (0.281@546 nm and 0.227@546 nm, respectively).

1D electron-rich complex chain was incorporated to the viologen complex (1), resulting in robust photochromic properties, distinct ET pathways, and applications in optics. And 1-PVA film can improve the photochromism of viologen complexes.

Reasonable design and development of catalysts with specific components and morphologies can effectively improve the catalytic performance of nanomaterials.

The direct decomposition of nitromethane into nitrile compounds is a significant challenge due to the occurrence of severe side-reactions.

The co-doping La³⁺strategy was employed to modulate Mn self-reduction and multimodal luminescence in CaS₂O₆:Mn. CaS₂O₆:Mn has potential application in optical anti-counterfeiting and high-sensitivity temperature sensing applications.

Two magic number Au₁₃ nanoclusters were tailored using two N-containing multidentate phosphine ligands with a classical icosahedral core and an unprecedented “UFO”-shaped polyhedral core, respectively.

By doping transition metals into CoO_x, we can regulate the deintercalation capacity of OH⁻. The CoCuO_x with enriched oxygen vacancies allowed the optimization of the competitive adsorption between HMF and OH⁻, and accelerated the kinetics of HMFOR.

A copper(II)-based quadridentate chelate [Cu(BNATE)·2H₂O] has been prepared and systematically studied. It has excellent near-infrared laser sensitivity and detonation performance, and low mechanical sensitivity.

The introduction of Al₂O₃ regulates the solvation structure of Na⁺, which is conducive to the formation of inorganic-rich SEI. Na|THFA-5|Na cell maintains low polarization voltage, indicating that uniform Na depositions was successfully achieved.

The reaction of rare-earth azametallacyclopentadienes with terminal alkynes provides rare-earth metallacycles with cumulated double bonds in three steps: alkynyl C–H bond activation, sp²–sp cross-carbanion coupling and subsequent isomerization.

(TECA)PbBr₃ and (TEBA)PbBr₃ have a wide range of photoluminescence signals and undergo coupling of the structural phase transition and photoluminescence quenching.

High catalytic performance of porphyrin-based MOFs has been achieved by introducing multiple functionality into their ligands and modulating their conformation.

This work synthesized Se-doped MoS₂ nanosheets as a cathode for aqueous zinc-ion batteries, and they exhibited largely improved electrochemical performance owing to their high content of the 1T phase (64%) and expanded interlayer spacing (0.65 nm).

Atomically dispersed catalysts with dense accessible Fe–Fe binary active sites supported on hierarchically ordered porous N-doped carbon are prepared via a general carboxylate-assisted strategy and they display drastically enhanced ORR activity.

Two 2D Hofmann type compounds {Fe(3,4-bpt)₂[M(CN)₄]} were synthesized. They showed reversible switching in magnetism, dielectricity, and thermochromism actuated by the spin transition of Fe(II).

The long-neglected stereochemically active lone pair groups ClO₃⁻ and BrO₃⁻ are demonstrated to be important UV NLO functional motifs based on the fact that AClO₃ and ABrO₃ possess high SHG effects and short λ_PM and are promising UV NLO materials.

Benefiting from the abundant resource, low cost, and high operating potential, calcium–ion batteries (CIBs) have attracted great attention as emerging energy storage devices over lithium-based systems.

MoSe₂ with a two-dimensional layer-like structure has been considered a promising anode material for sodium-ion batteries (SIBs) on account of its high capacity and rich reserves on Earth.

A 1D copper-containing organic–inorganic hybrid heteropolyoxoniobate catalyst for efficient catalysis of Knoevenagel condensation at room temperature.

Highly stable Cr-HMOFs Cr-HMOF-1 and Cr-HMOF-2 were synthesized for the first time directly using enantiomerically pure chiral ligands, showing excellent enantioselective separation performance for aromatic alcohol racemates.

In this work, an interface-engineered Co₂P/CoMoP₂ heterojunction has been prepared with greatly improved electrocatalytic activity in both water and seawater splitting.

The well-distributed cobalt nanoparticles, coupled with the large specific surface area and high conductivity of the catalyst, expand the effective number of active sites to achieve high catalytic activity toward both the ORR and OER.

A defective BiIn bimetallic catalyst derived from a P-doped BiIn pre-catalyst is developed, which enables CO₂ conversion to HCOOH with high activity and selectivity.

A straightforward and atom-economical route from P₄ to polyfunctional diphosphine ligands has been developed, revealing the versatile reactivity of the RPPR moiety.

Ru-doped NiSe₂ enhances HER, achieving 36 mV overpotential and exceptional durability in alkaline electrolytes, showcasing a novel approach to catalyst design.

PW₁₂ and CD in PW₁₂-CD supramolecular compound synergetically anchor polysulfides. PW₁₂ bidirectionally catalyzes polysulfides conversion, accompanied by reversible transformation between reduction and oxidation states.

Developing novel luminescent materials with multi-stimuli-responsiveness and multi-functional properties is vital.

C-doped mesoporous TiO₂-supported Cr(OH)₃ modified Ni nanoparticles (Ni–Cr/CTO) with different morphologies were synthesized by a simple wet-chemical method and used as efficient catalysts for hydrogen production from hydrazine borane.

In this work, a ZT_max of ∼1.35 at 873 K is obtained for a Y_0.05Yb_0.2Co₄Sb₁₂ alloy, attributed to the synergistic effects of well-formed nanoscale YSb precipitates and Yb as effective fillers.

Access to the long-sought nanostar of arsenopalladate is workable via host–guest assembly. The arsenate functions of such POP metallodrugs drive the ROS-induced apoptosis with great antitumor potential.

Dual steric enhancement was achieved through the combination of a dearomatized acenaphthyl backbone and bulky ortho substituents. The role of this bulky backbone in metal-catalyzed ethylene (co)polymerization was investigated.

Co-based spinel oxides with unique crystal structures have been identified as a class of promising candidates for alkaline water oxidation catalysis in oxide structural families.

The present study reports on Ru-4, an AIE-active Ru(II) polypyridyl compound for effective electrocatalytic OER. Ru-4 has great feasibility for OER with a wide exposed surface, as evidenced by TOF and Tafel slope values.

CuCoFe(CN)₆ prepared by coprecipitating and ion-exchanging exhibits high initial discharge capacity, long term cycling life, and excellent rate performance in aqueous copper ion batteries.

By modulating the configuration of a fluorophore via hydrogen bonding, a highly luminescent HOF (TPPA-BDC) is successfully constructed that achieves the efficient sensing of phenelzine (psychotropic drug) and propofol (controlled substance).

Large 18-membered macrocycles functionalised with amide pendants show great potential for the complexation of Pb(II) radioisotopes, particularly when incorporating rigid cyclohexyl units into the macrocyclic scaffold.

Magneto-luminescent studies on Dy⁺³ complexes of N₆ macrocycles lead to a unique [Dy(L^N6prop)(OAc)₂](NO₃)·CHCl₃ luminescent primary thermometer based on 2 thermally coupled levels, which in addition shows field-induced single ion magnet behaviour.

An alkoxyborate-bridging Dy₂ single-molecule magnet featuring ferromagnetic coupling exhibits an over 100-fold increase in the zero-field relaxation time at 2 K compared to its Y(III)-diluted analogue.