Themed collection 2022 Inorganic Chemistry Frontiers HOT articles

Through a geometrically guided approach, i.e. with the aid of pyridyl modulators, the long-sought MIL-101(Mn) structure is finally achieved, which features emergent topologically correlated mixed-valence states that are apt for enzymatic catalysis.

The optimizing combination of organic delocalized π-conjugated units and inorganic structural units with localized π orbitals leads to large birefringence and short UV cut-off edge.

In situ implanting MnO fine nanoparticles into carbon nanorod-assembled microspheres enables improved electrode stability and electrochemical performance via structural and compositional synergy.

Reducing the grain size to the nanoscale enables fast kinetics and rate capability due to narrowing the miscibility gap of Na_4−xMnV(PO₄)₃, which effectively suppresses the phase transformation of materials during the electrochemical process.

Bi₂S₃/ZnS heterostructures with increased surface-adsorbed oxygen and charge transfer in the dark were designed and used to achieve ppb level H₂S detection at room temperature.

Four novel chiral CMOFs with a 2D layered hexagonal network have been prepared and used for dye adsorption and degradation. Furthermore, one exhibits different adsorption rates and efficiencies for chiral amino acids.

A new borate exhibiting the unprecedented combination of the largest two highly polymerized B–O clusters with novel B₉O₁₈ FBB was obtained. And the corresponding design strategies for borates with two polymerized B–O clusters are proposed.

Two new polymorphism of BaGa₄S₇ was successfully discovered and synthesized. Among them, β-BaGa₄S₇ exhibits the best balance among a large phase-matching SHG response and a wide band gap, as well as the stable physicochemical property.

By tuning cationic compositions, Cr³⁺-doped antimonate double perovskites present emissions from NIR-I to NIR-II regions. In particular, Ca₂ScSbO₆:Cr³⁺ and Sr₂InSbO₆:Cr³⁺ feature long-wavelength emissions with high luminescence efficiency.

Plasma-etched OV-Ti₂O₃ behaves as an active and stable catalyst for electrochemical N₂ reduction to yield NH₃, capable of attaining a large NH₃ yield of 37.24 μg h⁻¹ mg_cat.⁻¹ and high faradaic efficiency of 19.29%.

Ultrathin tungsten-doped hydrogenated TiO₂ (W-h-TiO₂) nanosheets are highly efficient for photocatalytic hydrogen production by water splitting without a noble metal cocatalyst.

Herein, we report on adenine, D-ribose, and monophosphate adsorption/co-adsorption into the synthetic analog of the zeolite mineral mordenite followed by drying at 50 °C and thermal activation at 150 °C under an argon atmosphere.

Interfacial water structure is effectively regulated by tensile strain toward K·H₂O and 2-HB·H₂O. K·H₂O speeds up the ECSH conversion and 2-HB·H₂O improves the alkene selectivity. PdCu icosahedrons deliver an enhanced the ECSH performance.

NiFe₂O₄/CC is a highly active electrocatalyst for the conversion of nitrate to ammonia under ambient conditions, achieving a remarkably high faradaic efficiency of 96.6% and a large yield of 10.3 mg h⁻¹ cm⁻² in 0.1 M PBS with 0.1 M NaNO₃.

This study provides valuable insights into the oxidative vs. basic asynchronous CPET mechanisms of HAT reactions to exhibit reversed electronic substitution effects on HAT reactions of Mn(III)-hydroxo and Mn(III)-aqua complexes.

A novel thioborate KNa_0.78Eu_0.27In_3.80B₁₂S₁₂ features {[In_3.80B₁₂S₁₂]^2.6−}_∞ framework built by B₁₂S₁₂ clusters and InS_x (x = 4, 5, 6) units. Its structural chemistry is well described, and compared with known compounds containing B₁₂Q₁₂ cluster.

Huge crystals of novel noncentrosymmetric chiral niobium oxyfluorides have been systematically grown via the systematic driving of chiral structure-directing agents.

Compact CdS–CuS heterostructures were synthesized by a facile cation exchange pathway and applied for syngas production via CO₂ photoreduction.

Three porous and luminescent JLUE-MOGs are fabricated for the efficient removal of CTC, and on-site rapid and sensitive detection of CTC with the help of paper and a smartphone is realized.

Li₂HfTeO₆ has been identified to function as a mid-IR transparent NLO switch with high figures of merit.

Aqueous sodium-ion batteries (ASIBs) promise particularly increased operational safety and lower manufacturing cost than the current state-of-the-art organic electrolyte-based lithium-ion batteries.

A mixed-lanthanide MOF with multiple readouts has been developed, which presents a promising paradigm for real-time and in situ determination of trace water and temperature.

The cascade Knoevenagel-hydrogenation reaction catalyzed by our smart Pickering nanoreactors can be carried out by a real one-pot method.

A series of Pt_xSn_y intermetallic nanoparticles including Pt₃Sn, PtSn, PtSn₂, and PtSn₄ were successfully synthesized by an HMDS-assisted method, and the ethanol oxidation reaction tests show that an Sn : Pt molar ratio of 1 : 1 shows the best activity.

A CdS/MnS p–n heterojunction is prepared. The H₂ production rate is 5.92 mmol g⁻¹ h⁻¹ with the apparent quantum efficiency of 5.63% at 420 nm, which is 10.57 times and 49.33 times higher than that of CdS nanorods and MnS, respectively.

Three 3D MOFs, (Me₂NH₂)₂(H₃O)[LnL₂]·8H₂O (Ln = Eu, Gd, Tb), based on 2-sulfonyl-4,4′-biphenyldicarboxylic acid (H₃L) have been prepared which show a high proton conductivity under low relative humidity.

Co₃O₄-HCNFs were fabricated and proved to be effective for the full composition/decomposition of generated Li₂O₂ thin films during the oxygen reduction reaction and oxygen evolution reaction processes.

The one-dimensional oxidized porous carbon nitride rods via de-aromatization of the heptazine network in bulk g-C₃N₄ exhibit excellent photocatalytic activity towards the degradation of rhodamine B compared with that of bulk g-C₃N₄.

The chemistry of silica-based materials, including zeolites, is strongly influenced by the nature and number of their silanols.

Electrostatic self-assembly offered an effective and universal strategy for innovatively constructing a class of CoAl-LDH/transition metal chalcogenides 2D/2D heterojunctions for boosted photocatalytic H₂ evolution.

Herein, the pyridinophane tetradentate ligand PyNMe₃ is used to isolate and structurally characterize well-defined organometallic Ni(II) and Ni(III) complexes bearing the cycloneophyl fragment, an alkyl/aryl C-donor ligand.

Co-Doped Fe₂(MoO₄)₃ was synthesised via spray pyrolysis-calcination. The optimal Co_0.15-Fe₂(MoO₄)₃ exhibited excellent OER performance with an overpotential of 273 mV at 10 mA cm⁻².

In this study, nickel-bound porous carbon (Ni-PC) was prepared by introducing Ni²⁺ into dipotassium ethylenediaminetetraacetate (EDTA-2K) derived nitrogen-doped porous carbon (PC) using the ball milling method.

Benefiting from an abundant interface with many active sites, robust interaction and synergistic effect between FeS₂ and MXene, FeS₂@MXene exhibits remarkable catalytic activity towards water splitting in alkaline electrolytes.

Mesoporous MoS₂-modified CdS nanojunction networks possessing advantageous electronic connectivity and charge transfer behavior at the interfaces deliver highly efficient visible-light photocatalytic H₂ production activity from water splitting.

Amino-polyalcohol-solvothermal synthesis leads to the isolation of a broad range of aluminum molecular rings, which exhibit considerable affinity towards iodine molecules.

Hybrid architectures composed of NiSe₂/FeSe₂ heterostructured nanoparticles supported on rGO were synthesized through a facile self-templating strategy, and exhibited excellent electrocatalytic performance for overall water splitting.

The electron density of ruthenium ions in RuCl₃/AC-D catalyst increases, which reduces the energy barrier of the main reaction and inhibits the side reactions.