Charge-enriched RuO2 nanoparticles decorating TiO2 with Ti defects to promote oxygen evolution reaction in acidic media

Inorg. Chem. Front., 2023, 10,6015-6022
DOI: 10.1039/D3QI01203D, Research Article
Ye Wang, YiXin Hao, Luqi Wang, Chunsheng Li, Jianwei Ren, Yan Sun, Feng Hu, Linlin Li, Shengjie Peng
RuO2 supported metal-deficient TiO2 substrate presents superior electrocatalytic activity for OER in acidic media, which is attributed to the introduction of Ti defects modulated the local electronic structures of Ru sites and TiO2 substrate.
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Designing Janus catalysts for renewable energy-relevant bifunctional small molecule activation

Inorg. Chem. Front., 2023, 10,5839-5855
DOI: 10.1039/D3QI00954H, Review Article
Mahendra Kumar Awasthi, S. K. Tarik Aziz, Abhishek Saini, Goutam K. Lahiri, Arnab Dutta
Developing bifunctional catalysts is critical for ensuring renewable energy applications via small molecule activation.
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Humidity and ultraviolet modulate color turned LnNa-based metal–organic frameworks as Bi-decryption anti-counterfeit materials

Inorg. Chem. Front., 2023, 10,5986-5996
DOI: 10.1039/D3QI01413D, Research Article
Jinzeng Wang, Mengjuan Cui, Haiyun Yao, Fang Wang, Xiaolong Li
Ultra-violet and water atomization mudulated dynamic anti-counterfeit LnMOF's luminescent inks with enhanced luminescent intensity at 50% Gd dilution.
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Ultrafine Ni12P5 nanoparticle-embedded carbon with abundant catalytic activity sites as separator modifiers in high-performance lithium–sulfur batteries

Inorg. Chem. Front., 2023, 10,5719-5725
DOI: 10.1039/D3QI00971H, Research Article
Yiqian Li, Yuehan Hao, Usman Ali, Bingqiu Liu, Qi Zhang, Zhanshuang Jin, Lu Li, Chungang Wang, Lingyu Zhang
Ultrafine Ni12P5 nanoparticle-embedded carbon nanospheres are used as separator modifiers for Li–S batteries. The uNi12P5/C//PP modified separator can effectively trap polysulfides by polar interaction and enhance the kinetic conversion of LiPSs.
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Heteroanion-introduction-driven birefringence enhancement in oxychalcogenide Ba3MIIGe3O2S8 (MII = Mn, Cd)

Inorg. Chem. Front., 2023, 10,5997-6004
DOI: 10.1039/D3QI01456H, Research Article
Sheng-Hua Zhou, Mao-Yin Ran, Wen-Bo Wei, A-Yang Wang, Xin-Tao Wu, Hua Lin, Qi-Long Zhu
Two novel 1D quinary oxychalcogenides, Ba3MIIGe3O2S8 (MII = Mn, Cd), were designed using a heteroanion-introduction strategy, which exhibit a significant enhancement in birefringence compared to the known 3D framework AE3MIIMIV2Q8.
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Latest progress in proton-conducting hydrogen-bonded organic frameworks

Inorg. Chem. Front., 2023, 10,5856-5884
DOI: 10.1039/D3QI01473H, Review Article
Jin-Qi Qiao, Shuai-Wu Zuo, Zi-Feng Li, Gang Li
The latest progress of proton-conductive HOFs in terms of preparation, structural characteristics, proton conductivity, and proton-conducting mechanism are presented. The future trends and design ideas are also highlighted and prospected.
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Tailoring photoluminescence and multifunctionalities of lanthanide coordination complexes employing ligand-controlled aggregation states

Inorg. Chem. Front., 2023, 10,6077-6085
DOI: 10.1039/D3QI01071F, Research Article
Jun Wang, Qianbo Zhang, Zhiming Chen, Xin Lan, Wenjing Shi, Zhiqiang Li
Employing controllable monomers or excimers of sensitized ligands, homonuclear (Eu3+) and heteronuclear (Eu3+ and Tb3+) complexes were fabricated and have been applied in white LED lighting and dynamic anti-counterfeiting.
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Confinement engineering for enhanced electrocatalytic nitrate reduction by integrating B-doped graphene with iron catalysts for long-term stability

Inorg. Chem. Front., 2023, 10,5611-5621
DOI: 10.1039/D3QI01474F, Research Article
Hongxia Luo, Chuqi Wang, Yuting Cong, Yuanyuan Ma, Jianping Yang, Jun Chen
Fe@B-Gnc catalyst exhibits excellent electrocatalytic NO3RR performance owing to the protection of nano-chainmail confinement engineering and the regulation of the electronic structure between the Fe–C interface by doping with B.
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Enhanced performance of perovskite solar cells via a bilateral electron-donating passivator as a molecule bridge

Inorg. Chem. Front., 2023, 10,5734-5744
DOI: 10.1039/D3QI01531A, Research Article
Weichun Pan, Pengxu Chen, Sijia Zhu, Ruowei He, Qingshui Zheng, Fengxian Cao, Zhang Lan, Jihuai Wu, Weihai Sun, Yunlong Li
Benefiting from the successful introduction of 6-amino-1-hexanol (HAL), the HAL-modified perovskite solar cell achieves an optimal efficiency of 23.58%.
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Ultra-low loading Pt atomic cluster electrode with Pt–O bond as an active site with high hydrogen evolution reaction performance

Inorg. Chem. Front., 2023, 10,5937-5949
DOI: 10.1039/D3QI01437A, Research Article
Zhandong Ren, Zhiqiang Xie, Li Deng, Chen Dong, Guocan Song, Xiaohui Liu, Juanjuan Han, Lin Zhuang, Yi Liu, Yuchan Zhu
The oxidized Pt atomic cluster-supported Au electrode (PtAC–O–Au) with ultra-low loading exhibits a very high mass activity, and the active site is the oxidized platinum (Pt–O).
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