Themed collection 2025 Inorganic Chemistry Frontiers HOT articles

This review examines BiOBr photocatalysts for N₂ fixation from a structural design perspective, covering defect engineering, single-atom sites, heterojunctions, NH₃ quantification challenges, in situ techniques, and future sustainable routes.

Functional organoarsenic chemistry has advanced remarkably in the past decade. This review highlights the pivotal synthetic strategies that initiated this growth and surveys the wide range of developments that have since emerged.

The transition-metal-free syntheses of poly(aminoboranes) and poly(phosphinoboranes) are reviewed. These strategies focus on the generation of reactive aminoboranes or phosphinoboranes in situ, which then undergo polymerization.

This paper summarizes the research progress of rare earth metal-based oxygen electrocatalysts, and introduces their synthesis strategies, evaluation metrics, design strategies as well as application.

Mesoionic imines (MIIs) based on a 1,2,3-triazole core have been popularized in the past ca. 5 years.

This review systematically summarizes the key control parameters involved in the formation process of single-crystal COFs and discusses the challenges and opportunities of single-crystal COFs in various applications.

This review focuses on multimetallene electrocatalytic materials, summarizing synthesis strategies, multidimensional structural optimization, and applications in high-current-density oxygen reduction and overall water splitting.

Advancing photocatalysis through efficient fabrication of morphology-engineered photonic crystals helps the practical application of photocatalytic technology.

This review discusses the research progress on dye removal from single and binary systems using porous carbon-based adsorbents, along with a detailed analysis of their removal mechanisms.

g-C₃N₄ emerges as a key photocatalytic anticorrosion filler due to its eco-friendly nature, 2D structure, and active protection. This review highlights the latest research progress of g-C₃N₄-based photocatalytic anti-corrosion coating.

This review summarizes the synthesis, modification, and characterization of nonmetal-doped HER electrocatalysts. Reported catalysts are categorized by dopant type, and future prospects for non-metal doping strategies are discussed.

Co-based metal nanocatalysts have been thoroughly summarized as economical and efficient catalysts for hydrogen evolution from sodium borohydride and ammonia borane.

The recent research progress on high-entropy alloy nanoparticles composed of six or more elements is reviewed, and their theoretical aspects, synthetic methods and critical applications are examined.

This review aims to bridge the gap in the applications of DACs by presenting a thorough and multidimensional analysis of DACs in advanced oxidation processes, a pivotal area in addressing environmental and energy challenges.

We review the latest developments in scintillator materials for X-ray detection thoroughly, including perovskites, nano-clusters, organic and rare-earth-doped compounds and specialized structures, and provide an in-depth insight for future prospects.

This review article focuses on current achievements and identifies future research directions by designing biomimetic catalytic systems for CO₂ reduction to formate using NAD(P)H.

Metal–coumarin photosensitizers enhance ROS generation and phototoxicity, offering promising solutions for cancer phototherapy.

The authors summarize recent research progress on pristine MOFs and their derivatives for high-performance AZIBs and discuss the energy storage mechanisms.

This review summarized the methods for synthesizing MoS₂-based nanomaterials and their application in capacitive deionization.

This review summarizes the reported iminophosphonamide complexes of s-block, p-block, transition and f-block metals. Furthermore, the recent development in the field of chiral iminophosphonamide metal complexes is also discussed.

Selected studies carried out in the field of protein metalation, where the structural information achieved by X-ray crystallography has been complemented by other biophysical techniques, are described.

This review offers an overview of recent advancements in novel multi-component chalcogenidometalates, emphasizing the intrinsic relationships between composition, structure, and photocurrent properties.

This work reviews selenoborates, categorizing them by structure, synthesis methods, and highlighting their bandgaps, nonlinear optical properties, and potential as IR functional materials.

Ti₃C₂/TiO₂ and C@TiO₂ based composites for photocatalytic applications.

We summarize the design strategies for improving the ECL of metal nanoclusters, including 1. aggregation-induced emission; 2. anodic pre-oxidation; 3. aggregation-induced self-loading; 4. Anionic substitution; 5. ion doping; 6. valence engineering.

This summary describes and elucidates an enhanced strategy for photocatalytic nitrogen fixation over Bi₂MO₆ (M = Mo, W)-based catalysts and points out the development prospects of photocatalytic nitrogen fixation.

In this review, we have highlighted computational studies on actinide-based mononuclear single-molecule magnets, focusing on compounds containing the elements U, Np, Pu, and Cf.

A highly efficient OER electrocatalyst (MoZn/NF) was synthesized via a facile one-step corrosion method, showing superior activity and stability due to the AEM-LOM synergy and unique structure.

Vacancy-induced ionic conduction across a thermotropic phase transition enables an ultrahigh dielectric switching ratio (DSR) in a lead halide hybrid.

The in-situ reconstructed CuO–Fe₃O₄ dual-site catalyst synergistically enhances nitrate reduction by utilizing Cu sites for NO₃⁻ adsorption/conversion while employing Fe sites for water splitting.

The substitution of sulfur (S) (from 1 to 2) and the optimized arrangement of functional groups (from 2 to 3) can effectively promote enhancement in birefringence.

Schematic illustration of semi-hydrogenation of acetylene over FeO_X/TiO₂.

This work introduces a subgrid cage confinement strategy within GdAl_1.5Ga_1.5(BO₃)₄ to precisely control energy transfer, achieving outstanding PLQY and superior thermal stability, show great potential in bioimaging and non-destructive testing.

A hollow Cu-doped NiBTC MOF optimized electrical conductivity and thermal conductivity, achieving a high figure of merit of 0.571 at 473 K.

In the classical high-entropy oxide (Mg₁Co₁Ni₁Cu₁Zn₁)O_x (J14), doping Li replacing preserves the rock salt phase structure. For RWGS catalysis, moderate Li doping notably enhances activity while excessive doping promotes CH₄ byproduct formation.

A pair of enantiomerically pure Yb^III complexes are synthesised and pulse EPR Rabi nutations and phase memory times show the complexes are suitable for coherent spin manipulation.

This study synthesized Cr³⁺/Ni²⁺ co-doped Mg₂LaTaO₆ NIR phosphors. The energy transfer from Cr³⁺ to Ni²⁺ enhanced NIR-II emission, showing potential applications in fruit freshness detection, information encryption, and biological imaging.

A zincophilic–hydrophobic STA-ZnO protective layer is in situ constructed on Zn surfaces to suppress water-induced side reactions and regulate Zn²⁺ deposition behavior for achieving Zn anodes with high reversibility and stability.

The stepwise assembly of Ln₁₆K₁₂ discs and Ln₂₄Na₄₄ barrels utilizing carbonates, phosphonates, and C₂-symmetric ligands represents an efficient method for developing novel three-shell compounds for magnetic studies.

CISSS molecules are embedded in soft porous crystals to build bistable magnetic frameworks. Gate-opening behavior enables spin-state memory at room temperature, achieving non-volatile magnetic bistability.

The chemical character of closo-borate radical anions is investigated and compared to electrophilic and nucleophilic organic radicals.

Two new potassium hepta-borates deep-UV birefringent crystals, KB₇O₉(OH)₄ and KB₇O₁₀(OH)₂, exhibit deep-UV transparency and enhanced birefringence due to structural reconstruction ([B₇O₁₀(OH)₄] to [B₇O₁₂(OH)₂]) of functional basic units.

Atomic-level tailoring exerted on the kernel surface of a gold NC without altering the other parts was successfully implemented, which effectively improves their electrocatalytic CO₂RR performance.

This study reveals the deactivation mechanism of cyanide-bridged Ni–Fe MOFs during high-temperature pyrolysis, proposes a strategy using high-concentration MWCNTs to enhance performance, offering new insights for efficient OER electrocatalysts.

A novel quaternary non-centrosymmetric Mn-based chalcogenide, Sr₃MnGe₂S₈, has been rationally designed via partial cation substitution from centrosymmetric Sr₂GeS₄, achieving well-balanced IR-NLO performance.

Crystal field engineering is currently the most significant method for enhancing the near-infrared (NIR) emission intensity and thermal stability of Cr³⁺ ions.

Two new antiperovskite-type oxychalcogenides Ba₃S[SnOS₃] and [Ba₂Sn]S[Ge₂O₇] with good infrared nonlinear optical properties have been successfully synthesized.

The first polyoxoniobate featuring the long-sought face-sharing octahedra, as observed in natural minerals, has been successfully synthesized using highly charged Te(IV) ions.

Transport of three platinated-nucleosides through hCNT3 membrane protein was investigated in the framework of molecular dynamics simulations. Results are in agreement with the available experimental data on HeLa cells.

By employing the strategic integration of ligand substitution and π-conjugated group linkage, the first UV NLO benzenesulfonate, i.e. Y(C₆H₅SO₃)₃·9H₂O, have been synthesized and reported with comprehensive performance.

The hollow core–shell structure was formed by controlling the carbon thermal reduction temperature to achieve the diffusion reaction between carbon and SiO₂, which synergistically improved the impedance matching of the composite with SiO₂.

This work describes the synthesis of three novel organic–inorganic hybrid polyiodide compounds, C₄H₆N₃I₂, (C₅H₇N₂)I·I₃, and (C₅H₆NO)₂I₄, which exhibit significant birefringence.

The high reactivity of a sterically accessible phosphonioacetylide was tamed via alkali metal coordination. The resulting complexes are precursors for introducing the rod-shaped, strongly electron-donating ligand into transition metal complexes.

A tetrameric sandwich-type high-nuclearity substituted silver cluster with Lewis acid–base sites was synthesized and demonstrated outstanding catalytic performance in C–C bond formation for the Knoevenagel condensation and cyanosilylation reactions.

A novel zero-dimensional hybrid ferroelectric [(CH₃)₄N]GeBr₃ (1) with was successfully obtained. Compound 1 undergoes a mmmFmm2-type ferroelectric transition at 236 K, and a reconfiguration transition accompanied by a dimensional change at 453 K.

Study on the morphological transformation of Pt NCs in alkaline media and the electrochemical oxidation performance of ethanol.

Design and realization of reconstructed interfacial H-bond networks in catalysts for enhanced sustainable photocatalytic water splitting H₂ evolution activity.

Tailoring MEL zeolite properties via controlled synthesis with organic additives enhances its catalytic performance in the methanol-to-olefins reaction.

A flexible BaMgP₂O₇:Sm@PDMS composite film combines real-time imaging, delayed imaging and stable information storage within a single material. This tri-mode luminescent composite is a novel and versatile platform for developing cutting-edge devices.

The excitation of bidentate quinoline/quinoxaline-NHC iron(II) complexes at 530 nm produced ³MC/³MLCT mixed excited states with lifetimes up to 74 ps.

Two novel BiOI@TpPa-1 COF S-scheme p–n heterojunctions have been successfully synthesized. In S-scheme heterojunctions, the interfacial electric field (IEF) and the crystal surface effect promote charge separation efficiently.

MgO-templated domain engineering generates edge-rich Ru nanocrystals with abundant low-coordination sites, dramatically enhancing alkaline HER performance.

A robust Ni-MOF with synergistic supramolecular binding sites was constructed for the efficient purification of C₂H₄ from a C₃H₆/C₂H₄ mixture.

Novel Ba₂AgIO₆/C₃N₄ Z-scheme heterojunction regulates photocatalytic H₂O₂ production reaction pathway, achieving 535.9 μmol g⁻¹ h⁻¹ yield under visible light (8.8× pure C₃N₄), highlighting pathway modulation's critical role for efficient catalysts.