Themed collection 2020 Inorganic Chemistry Frontiers HOT articles

Insertion of additional Li atoms into the Li-monolayer in the structures of layered LiNiB polymorphs induces the deformation of [NiB] layers and alters their stacking, however, does not affect magnetic properties.

Pressure-induced phase transformation and narrowed band gap of two-dimensional lead-free halide perovskite Cs₃Bi₂Br₉ nanocrystals.

A direct Z-scheme MoO₃/g-C₃N₄ heterojunction with appropriate oxygen vacancies is successfully fabricated via an in situ method of a one-pot pyrolysis strategy.

Al–Se batteries designed by a dual-protection strategy greatly block the intermediate products dissolved in the electrolyte, delivering a high capacity of 651 mA h g⁻¹ after 400 cycles at 1000 mA g⁻¹.

A quaternary semiconducting chalcogenide, Cs₄[Ho₂₆Cd₇Se₄₈], with an unprecedented closed cavity architecture exhibits ultralow thermal conductivity.

High-performance lithium storage was achieved by the confinement of PMo12 in hollow SiO2-PMo12@rGO nanocomposites.

A new fluorooxoborate Ba₂B₇O₁₂F features novel FBB [B₇O₁₆F] and two different sizes of channels in its anionic structure, which possesses a deep-ultraviolet cutoff edge of 180 nm and a large bandgap of 6.67 eV.

A facile and rapid in situ recrystallization strategy that can anchor carbon dots in an inorganic barium chloride solid medium is applied to produce wide-spectrum hybrid CD@barium chloride phosphors that show good photoluminescence for WLED aplications.

Metal carbide/Ni hybrid nanostructures are designed to realize electromagnetic absorption and absorption-based electromagnetic interference shielding (EIS). An EIS effectiveness larger than 60 dB is achieved with an absorption contribution of 98.9%.

γ-CsPbI₃ nanowires crystallized inside channels of mesoporous SBA-15 template, exhibit improved phase stability from the Pb and O anchoring.

We screened out Ni^II, Co^II, Cu^II, Pd^II, Pt^II, and Ag^I substituted heteropolytungstates as promising electrocatalysts for nitric oxide to ammonia with high activity and high selectivity.

NIR phosphorescent terpyridine Os(II) complexes can produce singlet oxygen and oxidize NADH under both blue and red light irradiation.

Utilizing the S = 7/2 4f spin and the D₄ symmetry of a Gd(III) complex, we propose and demonstrate an eight-leveled rare-earth molecular qudit, which can be coherently manipulated between adjacent energy levels with precompiled pulse durations.

Three phosphates Rb₂Zn₃(P₂O₇)₂ and Cs₂M₃(P₂O₇)₂ (M = Zn and Mg) were successfully synthesized by a high-temperature solution method.

Upon introducing Gibbs free energy to effectively control the final products, the as-prepared carbon-based composites show excellent absorbing ability at 1.4 mm.

A facile thermal treatment is conducted to prepare nanosphere stacking CuO derived from Cu-MOF, which achieves good glucose sensing performance and is expected to be effective for developing non-enzyme and non-invasive glucose sensors.

The FeCNRs were controlled prepared via carbonizing the Fe complexes and their activities on ORR was found to be suitable for Zn–air battery application.