Themed collection Celebrating 60 years of the Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter

Qingdong Zheng, Xueyuan Chen, Maochun Hong, Rong Cao, and Zhang Lin introduce this Nanoscale themed collection to celebrate the 60 year anniversary of the Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences.

The key functional motifs for the selectivity have been discussed in detail in this review. The isolated Pd is conducive for dimethyl carbonate (DMC), while the aggregated Pd is beneficial for dimethyl oxalate (DMO).

An overview of Li-ion transfer from the electrolyte to the solid–solution interface and then to the bulk.

This minireview summarizes the recent advances in the emerging field of luminescent Ln-MOF nanoprobes, covering from fundamental insights to bioapplications.

This review first summarizes surface-coordinated metal–organic framework thin films (SURMOFs) for electrocatalytic applications.

The most recent advances in cation-doped all-inorganic cesium lead halide perovskite nanocrystals are comprehensively reviewed in this review.

Two homoleptic alkynyl-protected gold nanoclusters with a metal-to-ligand ratio different from known Au_n(SR)_m or Au_x(CCR)_y clusters are reported.

A coordination tailoring top-down delamination strategy involving the controllable partial disassembly of a water-labile 3D MOF has been explored to fabricate ultrathin 2D MOF nanosheets.

A new nanocluster-based silver(I) tert-butylethynide compound, namely, (^tBuCCAg)₂(Ag₄SiW₁₂O₄₀)(DMSO)₆, was obtained and found to exhibit a large second-harmonic generation response.

NiFe nanoparticles which are deposited onto the n-Si/Ni/NiOOH photoanode surface lead to high OER performance by acting as a co-catalyst and creating oxygen vacancies.

Phonon-assisted single-photon upconversion was first discovered in a new 6-pentaceneone crystal, which can be mechanically exfoliated layer by layer.

Ligand-assisted capping grown ultrathin FeNi-LDH nanosheet arrays with atomically dispersed Cr atoms afford an exceptional activity for the oxygen evolution reaction.

(Nb,Rh) codoped TiO₂ nanorods exhibit strong visible light absorption and efficient photocatalytic performance for hydrogen production.

Defect-engineered vanadium bronzes with ultra-fast zinc-ion diffusion kinetics and excellent stability were created by a two-pronged strategy as cathode materials in aqueous zinc-ion batteries.

A new concept of a Lewis catalysis field built of frustrated Lewis acid⋯base cluster pairs has been proposed.

Here, a thieno-isoindigo derivative-based Donor–Acceptor (D–A) polymer, which exhibited excellent absorption characteristics from the NIR-I to NIR-II window, was prepared for photothermal therapy.

In recent years, double perovskites have attracted considerable attention as potential candidates for photovoltaic applications.

Two kinds of vertical organic optoelectronic devices were constructed based on amorphous organic semiconductors and high device performances were achieved.

Three ring-shaped Zr(IV)-substituted silicotungstates built by the different cluster units of {α-/β-SiW₁₀}/{Zr₂}, {β-SiW₁₀}/{Zr₂}/{Zr₂B}, and {β-SiW₁₀}/{Zr₂B}/{Zr₂B₂} respectively, been made and their related properties have been investigated.

The contribution of F ions to the SHG process must be partitioned among 4 metal-centered groups.

A novel insertable and pseudocapacitive Li⁺ ion material of highly ordered layered montmorillonite/carbon is explored.

An effective strategy to incorporate accessible metalloporphyrin photoactive sites into 2D COFs by establishing a 3D local connection for highly efficient photocatalysis was developed.

Strain gradient provides a new approach to tune and optimize the lithium diffusion in Lithium ion battery applications.

Cu nanoparticle loaded ZnInS solid solutions were designed and applied as visible-light-driven photocatalysts for efficient CO₂ photoreduction.

N-Doped carbon nano(micro)spheres have been rationally designed, successfully synthesized and used as anode materials for lithium-ion batteries, showing excellent lithium storage properties and superior reversibility.

Highly dispersed nanoalloys with a tailored metal–oxide interface are pivotal in developing advanced catalysts with superior performance for applications.

Divalent tin Sn²⁺ lone electron pairs can induce strong second harmonic generation density in 2D NaSnP and HSnN structures.

Zn²⁺-Modified MgAl-LDH with ultra-low Pd cluster loading was synthesized. The higher adsorption energy and strong covalent metal–support interaction via forming Pd–Zn bonds over Pd/ZnMgAl-LDH account for the robust catalytic performance.

Y3(Al/Ga)₅O₁₂:Ce³⁺,Cr³⁺,Nd³⁺ nanocrystals with strong persistent luminescence in the NIR-II spectral region, which are highly desired for bioimaging, have been synthesized by a salt microemulsion method.

This work reports a novel strategy to combat extensively drug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii via NIR-responsive UCNPs-based PDT.

This work provides a potential direction for high performance lithium ion battery anodes by recycling metals from electroplating sludge.

Lewis base group containing spiro-type hole conductors (spiro-CN-OMeTAD and spiro-PS-OMeTAD) have been synthesized to be HTMs. This study provides an alternative strategy for the molecular design of better HTMs in high-performance Perovskite solar cells.

Presented are In₂S₃/mesoporous TiO₂ nanocomposites showing a high H₂ generation activity prepared by a one-pot microwave-assisted method using an ionic liquid.

Pt–Co truncated octahedral nanocrystals were synthesized and evaluated as a class of highly active and durable catalysts toward oxygen reduction.

A novel multi-praseodymium-and-tungsten bridging octameric tellurotungstate was prepared and successfully utilized to construct Au-modified aptamer biosensors toward the detection of 17β-estradiol.

Pt/UMTHS exhibited better ORR stability than the commercial Pt/C due to the strong metal support interaction and the effect of spatial restriction from the unique structure.

Two types of discrete complexes have been encapsulated in InOF-24 by impregnation method, and are then subjected to pyrolysis with a conversion to the porous carbon material (InFeCo@CNS900).

Highly flexible and stable plasmonic nanopaper comprised of silver nanocubes and cellulose nanofibres was fabricated through a self-assembly-assisted vacuum filtration method.

Herein, it is proposed a brand-new solid-state Pb²⁺-sensing strategy based on mechanically-driven glass crystallization in a Pb²⁺-responsive borate glass system.

Modulation of vertical tunneling by twisting BLG within the all-metallic architecture, which regulates the Fermi level and VHSs simultaneously.

Herein, Co nanoparticles on N-doped carbon spheres were prepared by means of a bimetallic ZIF-functionalized carbon sphere precursor. By tuning the Zn dopant content in CoZn-ZIF/CS, CoZn-ZIF/CS-1000 can be conveniently obtained.

Nucleobase derived boron and nitrogen co-doped carbon nanosheets were synthesized. The obtained material is highly active and selective in the liquid phase oxidation of ethyl lactate to ethyl pyruvate and the reduction of nitrobenzene to aniline.

A strategy based on a LiLuF₄:Ce,Tb time-resolved photoluminescence nanoprobe was developed for β-hCG detection in women's serum and cervical secretions for predicting early pregnancy viability.