RSC Advances  

Climate change is causing a rise in the need to transition from fossil fuels to renewable and clean energy such as hydrogen as a sustainable energy source.

In this article synthesis, characterization and DFT study of two polynuclear zinc(II) complexes with reduced Schiff base have been reported.

This study underscores the significant impact of gelation temperature variation in the sol–gel synthesis process on the physical properties of La_0.8Sr_0.2Mn_0.8Co_0.2O₃ compounds.

CAU-17 was in situ grown on carboxymethylated cotton fabric by ultrasonication and exhibited favorable photocatalytic degradation ability.

The growing apprehension surrounding heavy metal pollution in both environmental and industrial contexts has spurred extensive research into adsorption materials aimed at efficient remediation.

Two novel metal–organic frameworks (MOFs), synthesized from 4,6-diamino-2-pyrimidinethiol with Zn and Co metal ions, display antibacterial, antibiofilm, and antioxidant properties, serving multifunctionality in biological and environmental domains.

We utilize machine learning (ML) to accelerate the synthesis of MOFs, starting by building a library of over 900 MOFs with different metal salts, solvent ratios and reaction tine, and then utilizing zeta potentials as target variables for ML training.

There has been a lot of interest in the development of a novel hybrid material based on mercury that has fascinating structural properties.

Hydrotalcite intercalated nanohybrids have served as a vital phosphorescent photosensitizer owing to remarkable ¹O₂ quantum yield and high cell mortality performance.

Two new oxyborates Ba₄BiTbO(BO₃)₄ and Ba_1.54Sr_2.46BiTbO(BO₃)₄ were synthesized and structurally characterized and luminescence properties of Ba₄BiTb_1−xEu_xO(BO₃)₄ (0 ≤ x ≤ 0.2) were investigated.

ZIF-4, ZIF-7 and ZIF-8 were synthesized and their antibacterial activity was evaluated. ZIF-8 showed the highest antibacterial property among the three types of MOFs and zinc oxide materials derived from them.

The flexibility of the MIL-53(M) metal–organic framework (MOF) has been elucidated through EPR spectroscopy, in liquid adsorption processes.

Hybrid materials play a crucial role in the construction of flexible electronic devices due to the advantages of both organic and inorganic components.

Metal–organic frameworks have advanced adsorption, photocatalysis and sensing of water contaminants.

Battery–supercapacitor hybrid: merging of battery and supercapacitor electrodes for hybrid energy storage devices.

Dittmarite-group NH₄(Co_1−xMn_x)PO₄·H₂O particles were prepared via a hydrothermal route. The violet colour of the particles was maintained upon substitution of Co²⁺ with Mn²⁺ ions up to x = 0.8, thus achieving an 80% saving of cobalt.

This work highlights the fabrication of a luminescent 1D coordination polymer based on an anthracene-derived ligand, which has significant impact on the detection of explosive nitroaromatics and mutagenic pollutant TNP.