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Recent research by Qun Xu's team. #ZhengzhouUniversity Fabrication of magnetic-proton dual-functional CaZrO₃ via supercritical CO₂ (SC CO₂)-modulated dynamic defect equilibrium and multiscale lattice strain engineering was achieved. doi.org/10.1039/D5QM00753D

Recent research by Aiguo Wu 𝘦𝘵 𝘢𝘭. Authors develop a dual-targeted SERS platform enabling single-cell–resolution detection of PD-L1 and HER2 in breast cancer with a detection limit of 2 cells mL⁻¹. doi.org/10.1039/D5QM00808E

Issue 1 of Materials Chemistry Frontiers is available now! Check out the full issue if you are interested: pubs.rsc.org/en/journals/...

Review article by Tian Xia's team. #HeilongjiangUniversity Authors summarize a series of layered perovskite oxides (LnBaCo₂O₅⁺ᵟ) demonstrating attractive oxygen reduction, oxygen evolution, and hydrogen evolution electrolysis activities. doi.org/10.1039/D5QM00518C

Research article by Mengmeng Han 𝘦𝘵 𝘢𝘭. #HenanAcademyofSciences Organic photovoltaic materials were employed as photocatalysts, and Förster resonance energy transfer (FRET) was introduced to induce efficient photocatalytic hydrogen evolution. doi.org/10.1039/D5QM00715A

Research by Zhen Li's team. #WuhanUniversity Authors achieve high-temperature afterglow and acid/base-responsive behavior by combining RTP units with phenolic hydroxyl groups to enable strong hydrogen bonding and active-hydrogen reactivity in crystals. doi.org/10.1039/D5QM00700C

Research article by Bingbing Tian's team. #ShenzhenUniversity This study investigates the effects of incorporating LiGaO₂ (LGO) into LLZTO to enhance grain-boundary bonding, reduce activation energy, and suppress lithium dendrite growth. doi.org/10.1039/D5QM00736D

Recent review by Dae Woo Kim's team. #YonseiUniversity Authors review state-of-the-art MOF synthesis and integration strategies for MEAs, highlighting scalability and interfacial engineering challenges. doi.org/10.1039/D5QM00789E

Gwenaëlle Rousse's team report three new phases – Li₂Mn₂W₂O₉, Li₂Fe₂W₂O₉ and Li₂Co₂W₂O₉ – synthesized via ceramic and carbothermal reduction methods. #CollègedeFrance doi.org/10.1039/D5QM00678C

Research by Ganna Gryn'ova's team. #UniversityofBern Authors introduce deCOFpose, an algorithm that systematically fragments COFs into chemically intuitive building blocks for fragment-based structure–property analysis, demonstrated for band gaps. doi.org/10.1039/D5QM00727E

#OpenAccess article by Surendra Babu Manabolu Surya's team. #GITAM Authors report a palladium nanoparticle-functionalized β-ketoenamine-linked covalent organic framework (Pd@TAPT-COF) that enables efficient room-temperature hydrogen sensing. doi.org/10.1039/D5QM00681C

Research by Ferry Iskandar 𝘦𝘵 𝘢𝘭. The oxidation degree of graphene was tuned by varying the electrolyte concentration during the electrochemical exfoliation process, and its impact on the performance of NCA/graphene cathodes was evaluated. doi.org/10.1039/D5QM00564G

Research article by Yongjae Lee's team. #YonseiUniversity Authors present a combined experimental and theoretical investigation of the pressure response of the chlorine-based two-dimensional perovskite (PMA)₂PbCl₄. doi.org/10.1039/D5QM00719D

Review by Zhenyu Yang's team. #SunYat-senUniversity This review examines the evolution of surface functionalization strategies, encompassing both conventional passivation methods and innovative ligand architectures, for the property manipulation of Si/Ge NCs. doi.org/10.1039/D5QM00646E

Recent review by Hongmin Chen's team. #XiamenUniversity This review summarized the mechanisms of phosphorescent radiative transitions, including key factors such as molecular orbital arrangements, spin–orbit coupling, and intermolecular interactions. doi.org/10.1039/D5QM00659G

HOT review by Jianshi Du's team. This review summarizes recent advances in the use of #INMs for #lymphatic disease management, including X-ray and photoacoustic imaging, high-resolution fluorescence tracking, and controlled drug delivery. doi.org/10.1039/D5QM00647C

Recent research by Brett A. Helms's team. #LawrenceBerkeleyNationalLaboratory #LBL Authors use density functional theory to show that mixed-ligand 2D hybrid perovskites create free volume that enables organic small-molecule intercalation. doi.org/10.1039/D5QM00488H

Check out recent #review by Ting Han's team. This review highlights recent progress in the design, synthesis, and functionalization of porous porphyrin-based photocatalysts, including MOFs, COFs, HOFs and POPs. doi.org/10.1039/D5QM00676G

A doped system was constructed by selecting five compounds containing Group 15 elements as the hosts, and triphenylamine derivatives as the guests. Read the article by Yan Chen's team. doi.org/10.1039/D5QM00645G

Recent research by Rongrong Cheacharoen 𝘦𝘵 𝘢𝘭. #ChulalongkornUniversity Authors investigate the impact of starch structures, focusing on the ratio of linear amylose to branched amylopectin, on perovskite formation at 50% relative humidity. doi.org/10.1039/D5QM00493D

#Callsforpapers 𝐁𝐢𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐬 𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐲 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐫𝐬 This collection highlights how studying, imitating, and advancing nature’s strategies enables the creation of next-generation high-performance, multifunctional, sustainable materials. www.rsc.org/publishing/j...

#Review article by Mangalaraja Ramalinga Viswanathan 𝘦𝘵 𝘢𝘭. metal–organic frameworks ( #MOFs) covalent organic frameworks ( #COFs) porous organic polymers ( #POPs) hydrogen-bonded organic frameworks ( #HOFs) doi.org/10.1039/D5QM...

Research article by Ichiro Hisaki 𝘦𝘵 𝘢𝘭. #UOsaka Authors synthesized a hexaphenyl-substituted derivative PhDATN, characterized it at the molecular level by spectroscopic and crystallographic analyses, and revealed its electronic and photophysical properties. doi.org/10.1039/D5QM00649J

Recent research by Minjae Lee 𝘦𝘵 𝘢𝘭. #KunsanNationalUniversity A series of dicationic pyrazolium hexafluorophosphate (PF₆⁻) salts connected by a butylene bridge were synthesized with side linear alkyl chains ranging from C₁ to C₁₂. doi.org/10.1039/D5QM00697J

#Review article by Ting Han 𝘦𝘵 𝘢𝘭. #TexasWoman'sUniversity #TWU This review highlights recent progress in the design, synthesis, and functionalization of porous porphyrin-based photocatalysts, including #MOFs, #COFs, #HOFs and #POPs. doi.org/10.1039/D5QM00676G

👉Don't miss the inside front cover article 𝐁𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐇𝐊𝐔𝐒𝐓-𝟏 𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐨𝐫𝐠𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐜 𝐟𝐫𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐬 𝐨𝐧 𝐚 𝐛𝐨𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐨𝐟 𝐂𝐮 𝐭𝐮𝐛𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐫 𝐦𝐢𝐜𝐫𝐨𝐦𝐨𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐚𝐝𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐮𝐥𝐬𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐩𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬 by Alberto Escarpa 𝘦𝘵 𝘢𝘭. 🔗 doi.org/10.1039/D5QM00461F

👉Check out issue 24 of MCF! You can read the outside front cover article 𝐒𝐭𝐞𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐮𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐝𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐫–𝐚𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐨𝐫 𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐬 𝐛𝐲 𝐫𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐨𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐦 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐳𝐨𝐥𝐞 𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐤𝐞𝐫𝐬 by Emma V. Puttock 𝘦𝘵 𝘢𝘭. 🔗 doi.org/10.1039/D5QM00572H

#Review article by Zhengxu Cai 𝘦𝘵 𝘢𝘭. #LanzhouUniversity This review focuses on the recent development of flexible Flexible #room-temperature-phosphorescence (RTP) polymers with low Tg (<300 K). Check out if you are interested: doi.org/10.1039/D5QM00602C

Review article by Hobeom Kim 𝘦𝘵 𝘢𝘭. #GIST This review focuses on recent studies aimed at enhancing the efficiency, stability, and scalability of tandem solar cells. doi.org/10.1039/D5QM00637F

#OpenAccess article by Hirotomo Nishihara 𝘦𝘵 𝘢𝘭. #Uni-Roma #TohokuUniversity Using density functional theory ( #DFT), this study revealed how #topological defects in #graphene influenced the interaction with CO₂ and NH₃ molecules. doi.org/10.1039/D5QM00443H

#OpenAccess research by Benoît H. Lessard 𝘦𝘵 𝘢𝘭. #UniversityofOttawa Authors report the synthesis of a series of axially-substituted siloxane-SiPc derivatives where the length and branching of the siloxane chains are systematically varied. doi.org/10.1039/D5QM00722D

#Review article by Jian Zhang 𝘦𝘵 𝘢𝘭. #FJIRSM This review summarizes chiral COF synthesis and CPL activity, focusing on strategies, integration methods, film fabrication, applications, and chiroptical mechanisms. doi.org/10.1039/D5QM00571J

Research article by Junqiao Ding 𝘦𝘵 𝘢𝘭. #YunnanUniversity A series of donor–oxygen–acceptor (D–O–A)-type polymers have been newly designed and synthesized. This article has been included in themed collection "Room-temperature phosphorescence". doi.org/10.1039/D5QM00555H

🔥Hot #review by Zhenxia Chen 𝘦𝘵 𝘢𝘭. #FudanUniversity Authors focus on the integration of quaternary components into a simple #pcu-b network using a [Zn₄O]-core cluster and paddle-wheel #SBUs alongside organic linkers. 🔗 doi.org/10.1039/D5QM00561B

🔥Hot article by Jie Shu 𝘦𝘵 𝘢𝘭. #NingboUniversity Authors present an all-organic rocking-chair proton battery employing a #HATN anode paired with a #2,6-DHN @CMK-3 cathode, operating in 9.5 m H₃PO₄ electrolyte. 🔗 doi.org/10.1039/D5QM00578G

📢Issue 23 is released! Read cover article for free: 𝐑𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐫 𝐬𝐲𝐧𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐚 𝐩𝐜𝐮-𝐛 𝐟𝐫𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤: 𝐝𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐫 𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐲 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐢𝐜 𝐦𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐦𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 by Zhenxia Chen 𝘦𝘵 𝘢𝘭. #MOFs #pcu-b 🔗 doi.org/10.1039/D5QM00561B

#OpenAccess article by Ziqi Wang and Kenry. #UniversityofArizona Authors demonstrate the use of explainable ensemble supervised learning to accelerate the prediction of the electronic band gap of anisotropic nanomaterials. 🔗 doi.org/10.1039/D5QM00559K

#OpenAccess article by Emma V. Puttock 𝘦𝘵 𝘢𝘭. #KIT Authors examine the impact of #triazole connectivity on the #photophysical properties of donor–acceptor emitters. 🔗 doi.org/10.1039/D5QM00572H

#OpenAccess article by Amirhossein Mirtaleba and Ruigang Wang. #MSU Authors report a dual-phase electrolyte system based on a poly(vinylidene fluoride) ( #PVDF) matrix embedded with a cerium-doped sulfide glass–ceramic filler, Li₇P₂․₉Ce₀․₁S₁₁. 🔗 doi.org/10.1039/D5QM00523J

#Review article by Huanming Xiong 𝘦𝘵 𝘢𝘭. #FudanUniversity Authors summarize recent advances in PMs constructed using CDs, with an emphasis on the influence of CDs regarding the morphology and pore structure of these materials, as well as the underlying mechanisms. 🔗 doi.org/10.1039/D5QM00563A

#OpenAccess article by Oleg Lupan 𝘦𝘵 𝘢𝘭. #KielUniversity This study investigates an aluminium-doped CuO (CuO:Al) sensor coated with a zeolitic imidazolate framework-8 (ZIF-8) layer for hydrogen and n-butanol detection. 🔗 doi.org/10.1039/D5QM00565E

👉 #Review article by Xing Lu 𝘦𝘵 𝘢𝘭. #HUST This article comprehensively reviews recent progress in three-dimensional (3D) and two-dimensional (2D) organic–inorganic hybrid halide #perovskite-based #FETs. 🔗 doi.org/10.1039/D5QM00380F

#Review article by Xue Feng Lu 𝘦𝘵 𝘢𝘭. #FuzhouUniversity This review introduces the recent progress in electrospinning to prepare noble metal-based catalysts for water electrolysis. 🔗 doi.org/10.1039/D5QM00471C

🔓 #OpenAccess article by Jinsang Kim 𝘦𝘵 𝘢𝘭. #Room-temperature-phosphorescence #UMich Authors report a high-performance CPP system based on brominated cholesteric liquid-crystalline molecules that spontaneously self-assemble into left-handed chiral nematic phases. 🔗 doi.org/10.1039/D5QM00520E

🎉Issue 22 of Materials Chemistry Frontiers has been released, check out the latest review and research: pubs.rsc.org/en/journals/...

🔓𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐳𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐮𝐛𝐢𝐜 π-𝐩𝐡𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐒𝐧𝐒 𝐛𝐲 𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐜𝐢𝐮𝐦 𝐬𝐮𝐛𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 by Guy Makov 𝘦𝘵 𝘢𝘭. Authors found that addition of Ca²⁺ cations enables phase control of SnS grown from solution from α-SnS to π-SnS. #OpenAccess 🔗 doi.org/10.1039/D5QM00399G

👉𝐎𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐢𝐳𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐛𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐛𝐞𝐭𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐛𝐞𝐧𝐳𝐨𝐩𝐡𝐞𝐧𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐭𝐨𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐞𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐫𝐨𝐨𝐦-𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐩𝐡𝐨𝐬𝐩𝐡𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐨𝐱𝐲𝐠𝐞𝐧 𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 by Bing Yang 𝘦𝘵 𝘢𝘭. A class of high-efficiency #RTP materials has been created here. Check out if you are interested: 🔗 doi.org/10.1039/D5QM00556F

👉𝐑𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐚𝐝𝐯𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐨𝐧-𝐛𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐫𝐨𝐨𝐦-𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐩𝐡𝐨𝐬𝐩𝐡𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐬: 𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐞𝐬, 𝐦𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐦𝐬, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 by Yonggang Shi 𝘦𝘵 𝘢𝘭. This review has been included in MCF themed collection "Room-temperature phosphorescence". 🔗 doi.org/10.1039/D5QM00513B

👉𝐓𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐫𝐠𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐜 𝐫𝐨𝐨𝐦 𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐩𝐡𝐨𝐬𝐩𝐡𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐛𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐲 𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐦𝐚𝐥𝐥-𝐦𝐨𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐞 𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐱 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐩𝐨𝐥𝐲𝐦𝐞𝐫 𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐱 by Zhiyong Ma 𝘦𝘵 𝘢𝘭. #small-molecule-matrix #polymer-matrix #UORTP (organic room temperature phosphorescence) 🔗 doi.org/10.1039/D5QM00567A