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A narrowband ultraviolet-B-emitting LiCaPO4:Gd3+ phosphor with super-long persistent luminescence for over 100 h

Inorg. Chem. Front., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4QI02407A, Research Article
Xihui Shan, Xulong Lv, Dongxun Chen, Yi Zhang, Lixin Ning, Yanjie Liang
Intense NB-UVB emission at 312 nm and super-long persistent luminescence for >100 h have been realized in a LiCaPO4:Gd3+ phosphor after ceasing X-ray excitation, accompanied by a remarkable white-to-brown photochromism phenomenon.
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Sulfonylcalix[4]arene-based Al4 clusters: three aluminum oxo clusters with different coordinated solvents for the CO2 cycloaddition reaction

Inorg. Chem. Front., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4QI02096K, Research Article
Xiao-Jie Liu, Long-Xue Guo, Wei Xu, Ya-Wen Wang, Yuan-Hang Tian, Li-Xing Zhao, Xiao-Yu Li, Jin-Hua Li, Guo-Ming Wang
By using a macrocyclic H4BTC4A-SO2 ligand, we successfully synthesized three Al4 clusters with different solvents, which exhibit different potentials to expose metal active sites for the catalytic reaction. of cycloaddition of carbon dioxide.
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Revealing the effect of host–guest complementarity in supramolecular monofunctional platinum(II) drugs

Inorg. Chem. Front., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4QI02012J, Research Article
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Shib Shankar Paul, Jan Novotný, Jakub Jakubec, Kateřina Petrláková, Pia Jurček, Klára Rašková, Michaela Kuchynka, Michal Masařík, Petr Kulhánek, Radek Marek
Host–guest complementarity is shown to influence the chemical activation by aquation and the biological activity of platinum(II) drugs.
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Surface oxygen chemistry of metal oxide semiconductor for gas-sensing application

Inorg. Chem. Front., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4QI02385D, Review Article
Jiayu Li, Ertai Na, Xudong Liang, Qihua Liang, Meihong Fan, Hui Chen, Guodong Li, Xiaoxin Zou
With the development of science and technology, the demand for reliable and efficient gas sensors in various applications, ranging from environmental monitoring to industrial safety, is increasing. In particular, MOS...
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Chalcogen bond provided supramolecular association of beta-octamolybdate and chalconium cations

Inorg. Chem. Front., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4QI02258K, Research Article
Anna A Mukhacheva, Vadim V. Yanshole, Mikhail V. Il’in, Alexander S. Novikov, Dmitrii Bolotin, Maksim Nailyevich Sokolov, Pavel A Abramov
The interactions of triple σ-(QIV)-hole donating chalconium cations ([Q(bPh)R]+, when Q = S, Se, Te) with nucleophilic beta-octamolybdate ([β-Mo8O26]4–) results in supramolecular association. The main focus of such assembling is...
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Heterointerface synergy between a 3 × 3 tunnel τ-MnO2 cathode and Mg2(OH)3Cl·4H2O for achieving long cycle-life aqueous zinc-ion batteries

Inorg. Chem. Front., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4QI02572E, Research Article
Fang Xu, Jialin Zheng, Dai-Huo Liu, Ao Wang, Zhenjiang Li, Chunyan Xu, Mengqin Song, Beinuo Zhang, Zhengyu Bai, Zhongwei Chen
The prepared of τ-MnO2–Mg2(OH)3Cl·4H2O heterostructure cathode material enhances Zn-ion diffusion, increases the proportion of Mn(IV) and suppresses structural instability, thereby improving the cycling stability of τ-MnO2.
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Reversible on–off switching of a single-chain magnet via single-crystal-to- single-crystal transition- and light-induced metal-to-metal electron transfer

Inorg. Chem. Front., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4QI01691B, Research Article
Meng-Jia Shang, Han-Han Lu, Qiang Liu, Ren-He Zhou, Hui-Ying Sun, Zhen Shao, Liang Zhao, Yin-Shan Meng, Tao Liu
The development of single-chain magnets with reversible and adjustable properties is of great significance for achieving high-density information storage and switching devices with multi-stimuli responsiveness whilst remains a challenging task....
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The „chemical tug-of-war” in carborane clusters: distinct tuning on different sides of the cluster

Inorg. Chem. Front., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4QI02566K, Research Article
Dalma Gál, Daniel Buzsaki, Balázs Szathmári, Tamas Holczbauer, Antal Udvardy, Júlia Kertész Szilágyiné, Denis Kargin, Clemens Bruhn, Rudolf Pietschnig, Zsolt Kelemen
The special C-C bond in the icosahedral closo-dicarbadodecaboranes and its high plasticity have been highlighted several times, which is reflected in the ease of tuning the C-C bond distance with...
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Boosted aluminum storage performance by d–p orbital modulation in zinc selenide with manganese element dopants

Inorg. Chem. Front., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4QI02173H, Research Article
Han Wang, Rongkai Kang, Boya Zhang, Xingchang Zhang, Guowen Chen, Yiqun Du, Jianxin Zhang
By modulating the band center, Mn-ion doping strategy enhances electronic conductivity and improves interaction with solvent groups, thereby achieving high capacity, enhanced kinetics, and long-term cycling in rechargeable aluminum batteries.
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Polar and tropical regioisomeric decanuclear cuprofullerenes

Inorg. Chem. Front., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4QI02261K, Research Article
Jing-Xuan Sun, Ting-Ting Zou, Yi-Chun Zhang, Yu-Li Liu, Li Dang, Shun-Ze Zhan, Hong Cai, Dan Li
Two polar and tropical coordinated decanuclear regioisomeric cuprofullerenes with CuI atoms coordinating on CC bonds of the two polar zones around pentagons and the tropical zone of the equator have been successfully assembled, respectively.
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A novel cerium-based metal-organic framework supported Pd catalyst for semi-hydrogenation of phenylacetylene

Inorg. Chem. Front., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4QI02225D, Research Article
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Xiangdi Zeng, Zi Wang, Meng He, Wanpeng Lu, Wenyuan Huang, Bing An, Jiangnan Li, Li Mufan, Ben Spencer, Sarah Day, Floriana Tuna, Eric J L McInnes, Martin Schroder, Sihai Yang
Phenylacetylene is a detrimental impurity in the polymerisation of styrene, capable of poisoning catalysts even at ppm levels and significantly degrading the quality of polystyrene. The semi-hydrogenation of phenylacetylene to...
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A novel extra-broadband visible-emitting garnet phosphor for efficient single-component pc-WLEDs

Inorg. Chem. Front., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4QI01824A, Research Article
Qianyi Chen, Zhenjie Lun, Dongdan Chen, Yongsheng Sun, Puxian Xiong, Siyun Li, Shanhui Xu, Zhongmin Yang
A defect engineering strategy mediated by the structural cationic substitution is proposed and experimentally demonstrated for ultra-broadband emission in a garnet Y3Sc2Al3O12:B3+ phosphor.
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Zero-dimensional cuprous halide scintillator with ultra-high anti-water stability for X-ray imaging

Inorg. Chem. Front., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4QI02149E, Research Article
Jing-Ning Lv, Na Lin, Jia-Yi Zhang, Yu-Meng Liu, Li-Chuang Niu, Jie Shi, Xiao-Wu Lei, Zhi-Wei Chen
A cuprous hybrid halide with high efficient photoluminescence and anti-water stability was prepared by reasonably selecting a hydrophobic organic cation, which allows this halide as a high-performance scintillator for X-ray imaging.
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Strontium doping RuO2 electrocatalyst with abundant oxygen vacancies for boosting OER performance

Inorg. Chem. Front., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4QI02070G, Research Article
Bei An, Xiaoqian Li, Yuan Lin, Fanfan Shang, Huijie He, Hairui Cai, Xiaoxiao Zeng, Weitong Wang, Shengchun Yang, Bin Wang
Oxygen evolution reaction (OER) plays a crucial role as the anode reaction of electrolytic water in various applications. To date, it is still a great challenge to develop highly active...
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Large optical anisotropy in noncentrosymmetric phosphate with pseudo 2D intercalated layer

Inorg. Chem. Front., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4QI02245A, Research Article
Qiao Xia, Xingxing Jiang, Lu Qi, Chao Wu, Zheshuai Lin, Zhipeng Huang, Mark G. Humphrey, Kazuyuki Tatsumi, Chi Zhang
A noncentrosymmetric phosphate (C3H5N2)(H2PO4) with pseudo 2D intercalated layers, which exhibits large birefringence and wide band gap, was successfully synthesized by simultaneously introducing the planar and tetrahedral motifs.
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Exploring the optimal post-treatment strategy for boosting the electrochemical performances of a new bimetal–organic framework-based supercapacitor

Inorg. Chem. Front., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4QI02314E, Research Article
Xinwen Dou, Mingyue Liu, Tian Cao, Chan Wang, Yingjie Zhang, Yuhang Jia, Qiang Ju, Zhenlan Fang
Effects of four kinds of post-treatment strategies on the structures, morphologies, and electrochemical behaviors of MOF derivatives are systematically investigated for the first time.
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Unprecedented aluminum molecular ring based-layer with tailorable optical limiting effect

Inorg. Chem. Front., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4QI02507E, Research Article
Lin Geng, Di Wang, Ran-Qi Chen, San-Tai Wang, Chan Zheng, Wei-Hui Fang, Jian Zhang
This study achieved structural modulation from 0D aluminum rings to 2D MOF via a coordination-driven self-assembly strategy. Notably, the exfoliated nanosheets showed enhanced NLO properties, highlighting their potential in optical applications.
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Three-dimensional porous rhodium–copper alloy nanoflowers stereoassembled on Ti3C2Tx MXene as highly-efficient methanol oxidation electrocatalysts

Inorg. Chem. Front., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4QI02182G, Research Article
Haiyan He, Yue Lan, Jinlong Qin, Quanguo Jiang, Lu Yang, Jian Zhang, Huajie Huang
An in situ soft-chemistry approach is adopted for fabricating 3D porous rhodium–copper alloy nanoflowers stereoassembled on ultrathin Ti3C2Tx lamellas, which are able to serve as highly-efficient electrocatalysts toward alkaline methanol oxidation.
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A highly active and durable NiMoCuCo catalyst with moderated hydroxide adsorption energy for efficient hydrogen evolution reaction

Inorg. Chem. Front., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4QI01947D, Research Article
Hyeonggeun Choi, Seunghwan Jo, Ki Hoon Shin, HeeYoung Lim, Liting Zhang, Keon Beom Lee, Young-Woo Lee, Jung Inn Sohn
A charge valence state and surface-electronegativity-modulated NiMoCuCo composite is proposed as an active and durable alkaline hydrogen evolution reaction electrocatalyst with moderated hydroxide adsorption energy.
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Toward highly efficient TADF-active Cu(I), Ag(I) and Au(I) carbene complexes using symmetry-based design strategy

Inorg. Chem. Front., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4QI01996B, Research Article
Alexander V. Artem'ev, Maxim I. Rogovoy, Ilia M. Odud, Maria P. Davydova, Marianna I. Rakhmanova, Pavel A. Petrov, Valery K. Brel, Oleg I. Artushin, Konstantin A. Brylev, Denis G. Samsonenko, Alexey S. Berezin, Dmitry E. Gorbunov, Nina P. Gritsan
Tetraphosphine-carbene Cu(I), Ag(I) and Au(I) complexes, synthesized via a symmetry-based design strategy, exhibit cyan to yellow TADF with excellent quantum yields (58–89%) and reduced lifetimes.
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Reconstruction and immobilization of polymolybdate induced by metal-organic coordination units for enhanced electrocatalytic hydrogen generation

Inorg. Chem. Front., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4QI02311K, Research Article
Jingyi Ma, Zhihan Chang, Xue Xi, Juju Liang, Yuchun Lin, Yaling Zhu, Xiuli Wang
Electrocatalytic water cracking for hydrogen evolution has drawn the concern from researchers owing to its high efficiency. Polymolybdate has excellent redox behaviors and O-rich surface, becoming attractive electrocatalytic materials. In...
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Facet-engineered CeO2 with Cu single atom drives photocatalytic selective oxidation of 5-hydroxymethylfurfural

Inorg. Chem. Front., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4QI02230K, Research Article
Yifei Li, Senyao Meng, Ping Wang, Miao He, Jiasai Yao, Cheng Yang, Fangzhou Mo, Jiang Li, Zhenxing Li
The crystal facet of CeO2 is crucial in governing the catalytic performance. However, studies on the relationship between the photocatalytic oxidation performance of CeO2 and its crystal facets are scarce....
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Fe3O4-decorated MXene for the effective removal of 133Ba and 137Cs: synthesis, characterization, and optimization via response surface methodology (RSM)

Inorg. Chem. Front., 2024, 11,7860-7871
DOI: 10.1039/D4QI00404C, Research Article
Shalu Atri, Vipul Vilas Kusumkar, Süleyman İnan, Maros Gregor, Tomas Roch, Maria Caplovicova, Michal Galambos, Eva Viglasova, Gustav Plesch, Martin Motola, Olivier Monfort
The potential activity of Fe3O4 decorated MXenes in the removal of highly toxic 133Ba and 137Cs using a radioactive indicator method.
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High-efficiency tunable self-trapped exciton emission in one-dimensional β-Cs3Cu2Br5via Ag alloying for optoelectronic applications

Inorg. Chem. Front., 2024, 11,7793-7802
DOI: 10.1039/D4QI00970C, Research Article
Xin Xu, Zhongyi Wang, Qingkun Kong, Siping Liu, Ruiling Zhang, Xiaojing Liu, Keli Han
Metastable 1D β-Cs3Cu2Br5 synthesized by rapid cooling could be stabilized by Ag+. Ag-alloyed samples exhibit tunable emission from blue-greenish to yellow, which is attributed to different degrees of lattice distortion regulated by Ag+.
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Effects of metal–metal bonding in photosensitizers: red-shifted absorption and oscillator strength enhancement

Inorg. Chem. Front., 2024, 11,7812-7821
DOI: 10.1039/D4QI02131B, Research Article
Oshan J. Jinarathne, Malkanthi K. Karunananda
Metal–metal bonds facilitate a red-shift in the maximum absorption wavelength and an enhancement of the oscillator strength in photosensitizers.
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Exchange of equatorial ligands in protein-bound paddlewheel Ru25+ complexes: new insights from X-ray crystallography and quantum chemistry

Inorg. Chem. Front., 2024, 11,7803-7811
DOI: 10.1039/D4QI01846J, Research Article
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Aarón Terán, Francesca Fasulo, Giarita Ferraro, Ana Edilia Sánchez-Peláez, Santiago Herrero, Michele Pavone, Ana Belén Muñoz-García, Antonello Merlino
The reactivity of [Ru2Cl(D-p-CNPhF)(O2CCH3)3]n (D-p-CNPhF = N,N'-bis(4-cyanophenyl)formamidinate) with the model protein RNase A has been investigated by X-ray crystallography and Quantum Chemistry.
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Al-alkyl borate salt cocatalysts for olefin polymerization: exploration of N-donor ligand variations

Inorg. Chem. Front., 2024, 11,7872-7885
DOI: 10.1039/D4QI01874E, Research Article
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Gaia Urciuoli, Francesco Zaccaria, Cristiano Zuccaccia, Roberta Cipullo, Peter H. M. Budzelaar, Leonardo Tensi, Antonio Vittoria, Christian Ehm, Alceo Macchioni, Vincenzo Busico
The stability and reactivity of {[iBu2(L)Al]2(μ-H)}+[B(C6F5)4] (AlHAl), recently identified as a promising cocatalyst for olefin polymerization, can be modulated by varying the structure of the neutral N-donor (L).
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Scalable complete conversion of MgCo2O4 by mechanochemistry for high-performance supercapacitors

Inorg. Chem. Front., 2024, 11,7886-7897
DOI: 10.1039/D4QI02020K, Research Article
Zhiyuan Liu, Qixuan Xiang, Hao Zhang, Xianglong Zhang, Huijun Tan, Yaping Zhao
Complete conversion of MgCo2O4 with excellent electrochemical performance has been successfully achieved.
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Atomically precise Ag25(SR)18 nanoclusters: a stable photosensitizer for photocatalysis

Inorg. Chem. Front., 2024, 11,7991-8002
DOI: 10.1039/D4QI01976H, Research Article
Linjian Zhan, Junyi Zhang, Boyuan Ning, Yunhui He, Guangcan Xiao, Zhixin Chen, Fang-Xing Xiao
Ag25(SR)18 nanocluster is utilized to couple with transition metal chalcogenides for constructing TMC/Ag25(SR)18 heterostructures, which demonstrate boosted photoactivities toward selective organic transformation and heavy metal reduction.
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A tetranuclear-cluster-based MOF with a low-polarity pore environment for efficient C2H6/C2H4 separation

Inorg. Chem. Front., 2024, 11,7947-7954
DOI: 10.1039/D4QI01685H, Research Article
Meng Feng, Jiantang Li, Xirong Wang, Jingyu Wang, Dongmei Wang, Banglin Chen
Benefitting from reticular chemistry, the newly developed MOF material ZJNU-400 establishes a low-polarity environment that enables reversed ethane adsorption and facilitates the efficient separation of C2H6/C2H4.
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Selective and catalytic conversion of hydroxymethyl cytosine into formyl cytosine using a synthetic model of TET enzymes

Inorg. Chem. Front., 2024, 11,7930-7935
DOI: 10.1039/D4QI01965B, Research Article
Dipanwita Palit, Debasish Manna
TET enzymes play a key role in epigenetic regulation by oxidizing 5-methylcytosine, impacting gene expression and DNA methylation. Here, we report a chemical model of the TET enzyme which selectively and catalytically oxidize 5-hydroxymethylcytosine.
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Design of DyIII single-molecule magnets with molecularly installed luminescent thermometers based on bridging [PtII(CN)2(C^N)]− complexes

Inorg. Chem. Front., 2024, 11,7966-7978
DOI: 10.1039/D4QI02373K, Research Article
Pawel J. Bonarek, Mikolaj Zychowicz, Jan Rzepiela, Michal Liberka, Sebastian Baś, Jakub J. Zakrzewski, Szymon Chorazy
Dysprosium(III) single-molecule magnets are bridged within a coordination polymer by Pt(II)-cyanido metalloligands serving as their temperature sensors.
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Copper-doped Bi2MoO6 with concurrent oxygen vacancies for enhanced CO2 photoreduction

Inorg. Chem. Front., 2024, 11,8003-8015
DOI: 10.1039/D4QI02005G, Research Article
Jiawei Liu, Xin Liu, Chunhui Dai, Chao Zeng, Sajjad Ali, Mohamed Bououdina, Yushuai Jia
Bi2MoO6 catalysts doped by monovalence Cu with self-adapting O vacancies (Ov) are prepared. The optimal Bi2MoO6–10% Cu exhibits an outstanding CO evolution rate of 11.40 μmol g−1 h−1, about 6 times higher than that of Bi2MoO6 (1.94 μmol g−1 h−1).
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Realizing efficient broadband near-infrared emission under blue light excitation in Sb3+-doped zero-dimensional organic tin(IV)-based metal halides via coordination structure modulation

Inorg. Chem. Front., 2024, 11,7979-7990
DOI: 10.1039/D4QI01904K, Research Article
Bao Ke, Hui Peng, Yongqi Yang, Chengzhi Yang, Shangfei Yao, Arfan Bukhtiar, Qilin Wei, Jialong Zhao, Bingsuo Zou
Here, we report a new NIR emitter of Sb3+-doped tin(IV)-based metal halides via coordination structure modulation, which can exhibit bright broadband NIR emission under blue light excitation with a PLQY of 33.2%.
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In situ growth of δ-MnO2/C fibers as a binder-free and free-standing cathode for advanced aqueous Zn-ion batteries

Inorg. Chem. Front., 2024, 11,8016-8024
DOI: 10.1039/D4QI01661K, Research Article
Yan Li, Fei Zhang, Miaomiao Wu, Yong Guo, Yuanyuan Liang, Reyihanguli Ababaikeri, Luyang Wang, Qiao Liu, Xingchao Wang
δ-MnO2 anchored in N-doped carbon fibers, derived from coal, was prepared using an electrospinning method, demonstrating enhanced performance in AZIBs.
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Rationally reconstructing the surface microstructure of a chemical bath deposited electron transport layer for efficient and stable perovskite solar cells

Inorg. Chem. Front., 2024, 11,7910-7920
DOI: 10.1039/D4QI01808G, Research Article
Xinxuan Yang, Lexin Wang, Meihan Liu, Jiahui Jin, Lili Yang, Lin Fan, Maobin Wei, Huilian Liu, Haoran Chen, Jinghai Yang, Yulei Chang, Fengyou Wang
A reconstruction strategy is designed to manipulate the surface microstructure of a CBD SnO2 ETL, yielding PSCs with a high PCE >24%.
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A high-entropy FeCoMnCuNi diselenide self-standing electrode with outstanding water-electrolysis performance in alkaline medium

Inorg. Chem. Front., 2024, 11,7936-7946
DOI: 10.1039/D4QI01835D, Research Article
Xinxin Guo, Mengmeng Zhou, Ziwu Liu, Shiheng Mu, Kaijia Wang, Huanqiang Shi, Fang Wang, Shijian Lu, Zhonghai Ni, Guiqing Liu
A self-standing high-entropy FeCoMnCuNiSe2 electrode exhibited superior HER activity and OWS performance due to high entropy, lattice distortion and tip-enhancement effects.
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Equivalent cation-tuning to realize a new Ce(IV) fluoride with excellent comprehensive nonlinear optical performances

Inorg. Chem. Front., 2024, 11,8130-8138
DOI: 10.1039/D4QI02088J, Research Article
Bei-Bei Zhang, Wen-Ye Gao, Wei Xu, Liang Ma, Wenlong Liu, Ru-Ling Tang, Sheng-Ping Guo
The acentric Ce(IV) fluoride NH4Ce3F13 is systematically studied, exhibiting the strong SHG effect (1.2 × KDP) and high LIDTs (39 × AGS). It also possesses the largest band gap among NLO materials containing Ce(IV).
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A general strategy for the in situ construction of CoSe2–MSex@GA (M = Zn, Ni, and Fe) heterostructures for effective sodium storage

Inorg. Chem. Front., 2024, 11,8078-8092
DOI: 10.1039/D4QI01704H, Research Article
Zhengzheng Xu, Yanjiao Li, Shiqi Li, Yingying Chen, Majid Farahmandjou, Guoxiu Wang, Hongxun Yang, Hao Tian
A facile and general strategy is developed for constructing graphene aerogels with in situ encapsulated bimetallic selenide heterostructure materials exhibiting high rate-capabilities and long cycling stabilities in sodium-ion batteries.
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Tuning the phototherapeutic activity of Pt(IV) complexes for bladder cancer via modification of trans N-heterocyclic ligands

Inorg. Chem. Front., 2024, 11,7898-7909
DOI: 10.1039/D4QI01765J, Research Article
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Huayun Shi, Guy J. Clarkson, Peter J. Sadler
The photochemotherapeutic activity of diazido Pt(IV) complexes towards bladder cancer, a common cancer with expensive treatment, has been tuned via modification of trans N-heterocyclic ligands, to give a candidate for preclinical development.
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Mesoscopic spiral nanoplates formed by porphyrin-spaced coordination frameworks for enhanced H2O2 photosynthesis

Inorg. Chem. Front., 2024, 11,8037-8046
DOI: 10.1039/D4QI01580K, Research Article
Liang He, Er-Xia Chen, Ju-Qiang Xiang, Yu-Jun Guo, Jian Zhang, Qipu Lin
Two-dimensional chiral bismuth–porphyrin metal–organic frameworks featuring mesoscopic square spiral terrace morphology significantly enhance H2O2 photosynthesis.
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Governing efficiency and thermoresponsivity of luminescence in dirhenium(V) molecules by a highly tunable emission mechanism

Inorg. Chem. Front., 2024, 11,8047-8069
DOI: 10.1039/D4QI01943A, Research Article
Michal Liberka, Mikolaj Zychowicz, Laurine Vasseur, James Hooper, Szymon Chorazy
Modification of an organic linker bonding two cyanido-nitrido Re(V) complexes enables the tuning of the emission mechanism that non-trivially modulates the photoluminescence and its applicability for temperature sensing.
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Pyridyl–triazole ligands enable in situ generation of a highly active dihydride iridium(III) complex for formic acid dehydrogenation

Inorg. Chem. Front., 2024, 11,7921-7929
DOI: 10.1039/D4QI01818D, Research Article
Miriam Abán, J. Marco Cuenca, Irene Embid, Alba de Toro, Pilar Gómez-Sal, Ernesto de Jesús, Marta Valencia, Cristina G. Yebra
[CpIr(CO)H2] efficiently catalyses formic acid dehydrogenation, forming in situ from pyridyl-triazole pre-catalysts [Cp*Ir(k2-NN)(Cl)][OTf]. Neat formic acid is dehydrogenated with a TON of up to 26876 and a TOF exceeding 10700 h−1.
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Highly defective and conductive Cu-doped 1T/2H-MoS2 nanosheets as high-capacity cathode materials for enhanced magnesium-ion storage

Inorg. Chem. Front., 2024, 11,7831-7842
DOI: 10.1039/D4QI02064B, Research Article
Ao Xu, Yan Liu, Jiahui Wang, Yijing Wang, Fuyi Jiang, Yanli Zhou
Limited by the poor electronic conductivity and strong interaction between Mg2+ and MoS2, the 2H phase of MoS2 as a cathode material exhibits low capacity and poor rate capability.
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Towards ultra-sensitive multimodal luminescent thermometers enabled by high crystal field strength of Lu2CaMg2Ge3O12:Yb3+,Nd3+,Er3+ phosphors

Inorg. Chem. Front., 2024, 11,7955-7965
DOI: 10.1039/D4QI01767F, Research Article
Zhijiao Zhao, Mengmeng Dai, Kejie Li, Guiying Liang, Yanling Wei, Zuoling Fu
An effective full-spectrum thermometer covering from the visible to NIR-II band was designed based on garnet Lu2CaMg2Ge3O12:Yb3+,Er3+/Nd3+ phosphors; meanwhile, Er3+ (4I13/2) split into four Stark sublevels due to high crystal field strength.
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Research progress in optical materials with cationic organic planar π-conjugated groups containing CN bonds

Inorg. Chem. Front., 2024, 11,7756-7774
DOI: 10.1039/D4QI02232G, Review Article
Hangwei Jia, Xueling Hou, Shilie Pan
The calculated polarizability anisotropy, hyperpolarizability and HOMO–LUMO gap of optically active groups.
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A long-range synergistic effect between Ptn clusters and Zn1 single atoms for efficient selective hydrogenations

Inorg. Chem. Front., 2024, 11,7822-7830
DOI: 10.1039/D4QI02027H, Research Article
Haisheng Wei, Jing Li, Xiaorui Yan, Tiantian Liu, Kairui Li, Dan Feng, Yujing Ren
Benefiting from the long-range synergistic effect between Ptn clusters and Zn1 single atoms, Ptn@Zn1-N–C displays superior catalytic performance in selective hydrogenations.
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Photochromism-induced multi-mode optical modulations and fluorescent temperature sensing in Sr/Er-codoped (K0.5Na0.5)NbO3 ceramics

Inorg. Chem. Front., 2024, 11,8025-8036
DOI: 10.1039/D4QI01804D, Research Article
Fangyuan Yu, Qifa Lin, Xiangfu Zeng, Ping Zhou, Xiao Wu, Cong Lin, Chunlin Zhao, Min Gao, Tengfei Lin, Xingan Jiang, Laihui Luo, Qiwei Zhang
Sr/Er was codoped in KNN ceramics to induce the coexistence of O and T phases, resulting in improving optical transparency, maintaining moderate ferroelectricity, inducing excellent PC behavior and fluorescence temperature sensing performance.
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Unusual solvent-regulated inversion of a metal stereocenter in an enantiopure Eu2L4 helicate: a new strategy for CPL inversion

Inorg. Chem. Front., 2024, 11,8093-8100
DOI: 10.1039/D4QI02276A, Research Article
Qing Ma, Sen Yin, Ziye Song, Ting Gao, Pengfei Yan, Yanyan Zhou, Hongfeng Li
The dinuclear helicate Eu2(LR)4 exhibits a solvent-regulated metal stereocenter Δ/Λ configurational inversion, independent of P/M helical conformational conversion. This reversal process is accompanied by an inversion of the CPL.
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Multicolor luminescence and afterglow from Cs2NaScCl6:Sb3+,Mn2+ crystals

Inorg. Chem. Front., 2024, 11,8123-8129
DOI: 10.1039/D4QI02019G, Research Article
Xiaojia Wang, Wei Zheng, Xiangzhou Zhang, Xiangxiang Chen, Yuhai Zhang
Cs2NaScCl6 crystals exhibit a pure blue emission originating from self-trapped excitons, which is significantly boosted by Mn2+/Sb3+ doping. The doped crystals shows not only a PL QY up to 62.4% but also a long afterglow after X-ray excitation.
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