Themed collection 2024 Inorganic Chemistry Frontiers Review-type Articles

The article highlights the synthesis of a much-needed tetraruthenium self-assembled metallabox which shows a remarkable thread-free translation motion of guest molecules inside it.

Lithium extraction attracts great attention due to the rising demand for batteries, but faces challenges related to low natural abundance and environmental concerns. MOFs show promise in lithium extraction, benefitting from customizable structures.

The progress of nanoengineering of electrodes fabricated by various methods for SOFCs operating at low and intermediate temperatures is reviewed. Future research directions on nanoengineering of cathodes for next-generation SOFCs are also provided.

This review overviews the recent advances in electrodialysis (ED) in extracting critical metals from spent battery leachate. In addition, strategies and challenges regarding ED techniques toward battery recycling are pointed out.

Metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) integrate photoactive and catalytic entities within a 3D structure. This review classifies photocatalytic MOFs by photosensitizer and catalyst localization and their roles in artificial photosynthesis.

The calculated polarizability anisotropy, hyperpolarizability and HOMO–LUMO gap of optically active groups.

As global resources become scarce and environmental issues become increasingly severe, developing photocatalytic technology for efficiently and cleanly degrading pollutants has become a research trend.

A comprehensive review of the preparation strategies, structures and applications of In-MOFs in the last eight years is presented. Moreover, future development trends are highlighted.

The electrochemical conversion of carcinogenic nitrate to ammonia (turning waste into wealth) using perovskite oxide-based catalysts aims to create a globally sustainable environment.

Recent progress in the therapeutic applications of polyoxometalates (POMs) to target protein aggregates in neurodegenerative diseases (NDDs) is reviewed.

This review article focuses on the ubiquitous icosahedral Au₁₃ core protected by organic ligands as a benchmark and derives empirical rules for tuning and enhancing photoluminescence properties through surface modification and heterometal doping.

The review provides detailed mechanism analysis and design strategies of ion transport, high-valtage stability and anode protection of inorganic nanofibers/nanowires for electrolytes, which will be widely used in solid-state lithium metal batteries.

This review comprehensively summarizes the advancements in MOF photocatalysts under visible light, covering construction, optimization and application. The existing challenges and future prospects in this area are also discussed.

This review explores advancements in COFs for photocatalytic applications, focusing on mechanisms enhancing COFs' synergy, identifying research gaps in design strategies and key factors, and suggesting new directions for future research.

This review summarizes the progress in recent decades regarding the structure–activity relationships of various well-defined metal-NHC catalysts in the polymerization of olefins, particularly α-olefins, styrene, norbornene, and others.

We summarize the different synthetic strategies of MOF-derived micro-/nano-materials to date, including but not limited to calcining, phosphating, sulfurization, the selenylation method, ion exchange, and etching strategies.

This review offers a comprehensive summary of the advanced electrocatalysts for HzOR-assisted water electrolysis. The inherent relationship between various regulatory strategies and the catalytic performance of electrocatalysts is discussed.

This review highlights the application of redox-active ligands for achieving substrate activation and reactivity through multielectron transfer at earth-abundant transition metal complexes.

This review focuses on the reaction mechanisms and cathodic catalysts for various types of LCBs, including aprotic, photo-assisted, and all-solid-state LCBs, offering insights and suggestions to advance their research and development.

This review summarizes the types, crystal structures, ion conduction mechanisms, and modification methods of halides, extends to oxyhalides, and proposes cutting-edge topics.

Based on the relationship between keywords, six typical hydrogen storage alloys in the field of poisoning were investigated.

How anions modulate the HER catalytic mechanism.

In this review, we describe how external magnetic fields and the intrinsic magnetism of catalysts can affect electrocatalytic reactions using select literature reports.

This review highlights the factors that can dictate the properties of cluster-based catalysts towards coupling reactions, such as ligand effect, doping effect, support effect, and defective effect.

This review summarizes advancements in g-C₃N₄-based direct Z and S-scheme heterostructures for solar H₂O₂ synthesis, exploring advanced characterization methods to verify the charge transfer mechanism.

A dual-heteroatom–lanthanide cluster-embedded polyoxotungstate was prepared and used for sequential fluorescence detection of Fe³⁺ and pyrophosphate.

This mini-review summarises the recent progress of doping strategies and elucidates the corresponding element substitution mechanisms in sodium vanadium phosphate (N3VP) for obtaining high-performance cathode materials.

Our review comprehensively covers the recent advancements in the synthetic methods of manganese-based 2D nanomaterials, their electrochemical applications, and dives deep into the mechanisms, challenges, and future prospects.

Exploring the potential of ²²⁵Ac/²¹³Bi generator systems and adsorbents to separate ²¹³Bi for cancer treatment.

This review presents recent strategies and their mechanisms for the design of zinc anodes made from zinc powder.

This review focuses on the recent studies on the reaction of [X₆O₁₉]⁸⁻ (X = Nb, Ta) under acidic conditions, highlighting the synthesis and structural chemistry of mixed-addendum niobotungstates/tantalotungstates and hetero-peroxo-PONb/Ta clusters.

Tin disulfide (SnS₂) is a promising anode material owing to its high theoretical capacity and large interlayer spacing. In this paper, the basic properties and storage mechanism are reviewed, with emphasis on the structure design of SnS₂.

This summary describes the effects of wettability, local pH, interfacial water structure, and electrolyte composition on the interface reactant compositions, key intermediate adsorption, and reaction kinetics.

The design of polymer electrolyte membranes with high chemical stability, high ion conductivity, low vanadium permeability and low cost is crucial for the development of vanadium redox flow batteries.

Novel and conventional strategies for the synthesis of zeolite-encapsulated subnanometric metal clusters are reviewed. Further perspectives for the rational design of zeolite-encapsulated subnanometric metal clusters are analyzed.

Prussian blue analogues (PBAs) have been widely studied in the field of photocatalysis. This review is focused on PBA-derived photocatalysts in terms of hydrogen evolution, water oxidation, and CO₂ reduction. The challenges and prospects for PBA-derived materials for photocatalysis are presented.

We describe the interactions between iridium(III) complexes and peptides and the emerging applications of iridium(III)–peptide bioconjugates in biomedical fields, summarizing and commenting on their widespread applications for bioimaging and therapy.

Surface modification of MOF particle for overcoming biological barriers.

The reduction of Pt(IV) complexes can be monitored by various analytical techniques. These techniques hold significant promise in elucidating the mechanisms of Pt(IV) prodrug activation, aiding in the rational design of novel Pt(IV) prodrugs.

Modification strategy and synthesis method of a metal sulfide-mediated carbon nitride photocatalytic H₂ production system.

This review discusses the recent advances in the aluminum metal anodes, alloy anodes, and intercalated anodes used for rechargeable aqueous Al-ion batteries.

This review highlights the recent advances in the photocatalytic applications of porphyrin-based MOFs in aqueous environments for solar fuel generation and water remediation.

In recent years, aqueous zinc ion batteries (ZIBs) have emerged as promising candidates for energy storage systems due to their inherent safety, environmental friendliness, and cost-effectiveness.

Oxaliplatin(IV) prodrugs, classified by the role of their axial ligands, are presented with a focus on their in vitro stability and activity in in vivo models, illustrating their potential to address current Pt-based chemotherapy's main limitations.

Four design strategies for modulating the luminescence thermal quenching properties of Bi³⁺-activated phosphors are proposed: (1) defect engineering; (2) structural modulation; (3) lattice structure rigidity; and (4) energy transfer.

The review covers POMOF materials synthesis, modification, and unique properties, focusing on biomedical sensors and therapies. Finally, the review summarises the challenges and developments of POMOFs in biomedicine.

This review comprehensively summarized and discussed the up-to-date application of COF-based photocatalysts for efficient H₂O₂ photosynthesis, aiming to provide constructive guidance for the fast development of this field.

This review examines recent advancements in co-catalyst design and loading strategies for photoelectrochemical CO₂ reduction, emphasizing deposition methods such as physical vapor deposition, drop-casting, and photo/electrodeposition.

Atomic and molecular layer deposition (ALD and MLD) are two promising tools for practicing interface engineering of lithium metal anodes precisely.

Major biological barriers for nanomedicines to cross to reach target sites are the blood barrier, blood–tissue barrier, transmembrane barrier and cell-cellular barrier.

This Perspective reviews the Magneto-Chiral Dichroism (MChD) investigations performed on chiral lanthanide complexes, highlights the crucial criteria to enhance the MChD performances and presents the main perspectives of this emerging field.