Themed collection 2024 Highlight article collection

The importance of studying polymorph transformation of solid drugs, as well as the types, conditions, mechanisms, and inhibition strategies of polymorph transformation.

Zinc sulfide clusters Zn10 with T3 symmetry and Zn8 with P1 symmetry are compared with zinc sulfide quantum dots from structures and properties views, which offer new insights for zinc sulfide material advancements.

The slip stresses in 4H-SiC were calculated and the effects of the diameter were investigated. It was found that with the increase of the diameter from 6 to 8 inches, the prismatic slip more likely to occur but the basal slip hardly changes.

This highlight aims to showcase the current advances in semi-open metal sites inherent to MFM-300(Sc) and MFM-300(In) to inspire new investigations to be carried out to develop new applications of this promising family of MOF materials.

The use of urea derivatives as solvents for the preparation of metal–organic frameworks is reviewed.

Supercritical hydrothermal synthesis of metals and metal oxides has extremely promising applications.

The state of the art developments and the application of MOFs as suitable catalysts for capturing and converting CO₂ into valuable chemical products are critically reviewed in this perspective.

An overview of different kinds of cathode and anode materials and their advantages for AZIBs.

In this article, the preparation methods, morphology control and multi-components of bimetallic-organic frameworks and their derivative materials for supercapacitors are briefly reviewed.

The article highlights the recent developments on some interesting optical traits of organic charge transfer complexes. Properties like room temperature phosphorescence, thermally activated delayed fluorescence, circularly polarised luminescence, etc., are summarized.

Intentional placement of two heteroatoms in close proximity in zeolite frameworks is an important task for developing fine-tuned catalysts and ion exchangers and has been achieved via three different strategies.

This short review was designed to summarize the advances in synthesis methods of atomically precise metal nanoclusters.

This highlight summarises recent advancements in cobalt(II) coordination polymers exhibiting single-ion magnet property.

This review systematically investigates the lithium storage mechanism of LiFePO₄ as well as its synthesis and modification strategies.

Highly crystalline COFs can improve the photocatalytic hydrogen peroxide yield.

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.