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From discovery to scale-up: α-lipoic acid:nicotinamide co-crystals in a continuous oscillatory baffled crystalliser
Lihua Zhao, Vishal Raval, Naomi E. B. Briggs, Rajni M. Bhardwaj, Thomas McGlone, Iain D. H. Oswald and Alastair J. Florence
CrystEngComm, 2014, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C4CE00154K

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Pharmaceutical co-crystals – are we there yet?
N. Blagden, S. J. Coles and D. J. Berry
CrystEngComm, 2014, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C4CE00127C

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Nucleation and crystal growth of amorphous nilutamide – unusual low temperature behavior
Niraj S. Trasi and Lynne S. Taylor
CrystEngComm, 2014, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C4CE00118D

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Tröger’s base quasiracemates and crystal packing tendencies
Jacob T. Cross, Nicholas A. Rossi, Mateusz Serafin and Kraig A. Wheeler
CrystEngComm, 2014, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C4CE00323C

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Three metal–organic frameworks based on the semirigid V-shaped 5-(3-amino-tetrazole-5-phenoxy)-isophthalic acid ligand: syntheses, topological structures and properties
Kang Liu, Yu Peng, Fen Yang, Dingxuan Ma, Guanghua Li, Zhan Shi and Shouhua Feng  
CrystEngComm, 2014, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C4CE00105B

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Unconventional upright layer orientation and considerable enhancement of proton–electron conductivity in Dion–Jacobson perovskite thin films
Tomohiko Nakajima, Kiyoshi Kobayashi, Kentaro Shinoda and Tetsuo Tsuchiya  
CrystEngComm, 2014, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C3CE42418A

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The role of a liquid in “dry” co-grinding: a case study of the effect of water on mechanochemical synthesis in a “L-serine–oxalic acid” system
Evgeniy A. Losev and Elena V. Boldyreva  
CrystEngComm, 2014, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C3CE42321B

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Achieving single domain relaxor-PT crystals by high temperature poling
Fei Li, Linghang Wang, Li Jin, Zhuo Xu and Shujun Zhang  
CrystEngComm, 2014,16, 2892-2897
DOI: 10.1039/C3CE42330A

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Synthesis, characterization and selective hysteretic sorption property of metal–organic frameworks with 3,5-di(pyridine-4-yl)benzoate
Pei-Pei Cui, Yue Zhao, Gao-Chao Lv, Qing Liu, Xiao-Liang Zhao, Yi Lu and Wei-Yin Sun  
CrystEngComm, 2014, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C3CE42260G 

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Investigation of the effect of liquid–liquid phase separation (LLPS) on nucleation and different growth stages of vanillin and bulk growth of defect-free single crystals from aqueous solution – a new approach
P. Parimaladevi, C. Kavitha and K. Srinivasan  
CrystEngComm, 2014,16, 2565-2569
DOI: 10.1039/C3CE42416B 

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Synthesis and luminescence of uniform europium-doped bismuth fluoride and bismuth oxyfluoride particles with different morphologies
Alberto Escudero, Elisa Moretti and Manuel Ocaña  
CrystEngComm, 2014, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C3CE42462F

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Metal–organic calixarene capsules: the evolution of controlled assembly
Piotr P. Cholewa and Scott J. Dalgarno  
CrystEngComm, 2014, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C3CE42169D

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Utilising hinged ligands in MOF synthesis: a covalent linking strategy for forming 3D MOFs
Campbell J. Coghlan, Christopher J. Sumby and Christian J. Doonan
CrystEngComm, 2014, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C4CE00181H

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Polymorphism in cocrystals: a review and assessment of its significance
Srinivasulu Aitipamula, Pui Shan Chow and   Reginald B. H. Tan
CrystEngComm, 2014, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C3CE42008F

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Geometric switching of linear to area negative thermal expansion in uniaxial metal–organic frameworks
Ines E. Collings, Matthew G. Tucker, David A. Keen and Andrew L. Goodwin  
CrystEngComm, 2014, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C3CE42165A

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A Mn(II) coordination framework incorporating the redox-active tris(4-(pyridin-4-yl)phenyl)amine ligand (NPy₃): electrochemical and spectral properties
Carol Hua and Deanna M. D’Alessandro  
CrystEngComm, 2014, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C3CE42603C

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Chao-Hsien Wu, Shuei-Yuan Chen and Pouyan Shen
CrystEngComm, 2014, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C3CE42184H

C–H doped anatase nanospheres with disordered shell and planar defects synthesized by pulsed laser ablation of bulk Ti in tetraethyl orthosilicate

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Tautomeric preference in polymorphs and pseudopolymorphs of succinylsulfathiazole: fast evaporation screening and thermal studies
Partha Pratim Bag, Raghuram Reddy Kothur and C. Malla Reddy  
CrystEngComm, 2014, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C3CE42159G

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Chemical bonding theory of single crystal growth and its application to ϕ 3′′ YAG bulk crystal
Congting Sun and Dongfeng Xue  
CrystEngComm, 2014, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C3CE42292E     

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A compromise between competing forces dominating the diversity of aragonite structures
Han Wang and Yongsheng Han  
CrystEngComm, 2014, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/c3ce42192a 

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Ambient condition oxidation of zinc foil in supersaturated solution for shape tailored ZnO nanostructures: low cost candidates for efficient electron emitter and UV-detector
Soumen Maiti, Uday Narayan Maiti, Avijit Chowdhury and Kalyan Kumar Chattopadhyay  
CrystEngComm, 2014, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/c3ce42041h

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Pharmaceutical cocrystals and a nitrate salt of voriconazole
S. Sudalai Kumar, Ranjit Thakuria and Ashwini Nangia
CrystEngComm, 2014, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C3CE42324G

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A general approach to functional metal oxide nanobelts: thermal decomposition of precursors and interface diffusion growth mechanism
Changlong Jiang, Yubian Han, Shengjun Liu and Zhongping Zhang
CrystEngComm, 2014,16, 952-958
DOI: 10.1039/C3CE42124D

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 The exploration of supramolecular interactions stemming from the [UO₂(NCS)₄(H₂O)]²− tecton and substituted pyridinium cations
Robert G. Surbella III and Christopher L. Cahill  
CrystEngComm, 2014, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C3CE42106F

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One-dimensional coordination polymers constructed from di- and trinuclear {3d–4f} tectons. A new useful spacer in crystal engineering: 1,3-bis(4-pyridyl)azulene
Adrian E. Ion, Simona Nica, Augustin M. Madalan, Catalin Maxim, Miguel Julve, Francesc Lloret and Marius Andruh
CrystEngComm, 2013, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C3CE41592A

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Nanoindentation for probing the mechanical behavior of molecular crystals–a review of the technique and how to use it
Upadrasta Ramamurty and Jae-il Jang
CrystEngComm, 2013, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C3CE41266K

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Magnetism of sodium superoxide
I. V. Solovyev, Z. V. Pchelkina and V. V. Mazurenko
CrystEngComm, 2013, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C3CE41349G

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Facile water-based synthesis and catalytic properties of platinum–gold alloy nanocubes
Gengtao Fu, Linfei Ding, Yu Chen, Jun Lin, Yawen Tang and Tianhong Lu
CrystEngComm, 2013, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C3CE41848K

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Mechanochemical dehydrochlorination and chelation reaction in the solid state: from a molecular salt to a coordination complex
Fang Guo, Hui-de Shao, Qi Yang, Antonino Famulari and Javier Martí-Rujas
CrystEngComm, 2013, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C3CE41900B

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Water-soluble inorganic salts with ultrahigh specific capacitance: crystallization transformation investigation of CuCl₂ electrodes
Kunfeng Chen, Shuyan Song, Keyan Li and Dongfeng Xue
CrystEngComm, 2013,15, 10367-10373
DOI: 10.1039/C3CE41802B

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Thermodynamic pathway for the formation of SnSe and SnSe₂ polycrystalline thin films by selenization of metal precursors
P. A. Fernandes, M. G. Sousa, P. M. P. Salomé, J. P. Leitão and A. F. da Cunha
CrystEngComm, 2013,15, 10278-10286
DOI: 10.1039/C3CE41537F

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During July, August and September, the following articles are in the Top Ten most accessed:

Posner’s cluster revisited: direct imaging of nucleation and growth of nanoscale calcium phosphate clusters at the calcite-water interface
Lijun Wang, Shiyan Li, Encarnación Ruiz-Agudo, Christine V. Putnis and Andrew Putnis  
CrystEngComm, 2012,14, 6252-6256
DOI: 10.1039/c2ce25669j

Advantages of mechanochemical cocrystallisation in the solid-state chemistry of pigments: colour-tuned fluorescein cocrystals
Dejan-Krešimir Bucar, Stefan Filip, Mihails Arhangelskis, Gareth O. Lloyd and William Jones
CrystEngComm, 2013,15, 6289-6291
DOI: 10.1039/c3ce41013g

A series of novel 2D heterometallic 3d–4f heptanuclear complexes based on the linkages of Ln2(ina)6 chains and [Cu(CN)] chains
Zhao-Yang Li, Ning Wang, Jing-Wei Dai, Shan-Tang Yue and Ying-Liang Liu  
CrystEngComm, 2009,11, 2003-2008
DOI: 10.1039/b905398k

Layered organic–inorganic hybrid perovskites: structure, optical properties, film preparation, patterning and templating engineering
Ziyong Cheng and Jun Lin
CrystEngComm, 2010,12, 2646-2662
DOI: 10.1039/c001929a

New silver BioMOFs driven by 1,3,5-triaza-7-phosphaadamantane-7-sulfide (PTAS): synthesis, topological analysis and antimicrobial activity
Sabina W. Jaros, Piotr Smoleński, M. Fátima C. Guedes da Silva, Magdalena Florek, Jarosław Król, Zdzisław Staroniewicz, Armando J. L. Pombeiro and Alexander M. Kirillov  
CrystEngComm, 2013,15, 8060-8064
DOI: 10.1039/c3ce40913a

 Structural design of porous coordination networks from tetrahedral building units
Muwei Zhang, Ying-Pin Chen and Hong-Cai Zhou  
CrystEngComm, 2013,15, 9544-9552
DOI: 10.1039/c3ce41105b

 A highly porous agw-type metal–organic framework and its CO2 and H2 adsorption capacity
Zhiyong Lu, Liting Du, Baishu Zheng, Junfeng Bai, Mingxing Zhang and Ruirui Yun  
CrystEngComm, 2013,15, 9348-9351
DOI: 10.1039/c3ce41119b

 From single ZnO multipods to heterostructured ZnO/ZnS, ZnO/ZnSe, ZnO/Bi2S3 and ZnO/Cu2S multipods: controlled synthesis and tunable optical and photoelectrochemical properties
Pen Chen, Li Gu and Xuebo Cao  
CrystEngComm, 2010,12, 3950-3958
DOI: 10.1039/c001615b 

NiCo2S4 porous nanotubes synthesis via sacrificial templates: high-performance electrode materials of supercapacitors
Houzhao Wan, Jianjun Jiang, Jingwen Yu, Kui Xu, Ling Miao, Li Zhang, Haichao Chen and Yunjun Ruan  
CrystEngComm, 2013,15, 7649-7651
DOI: 10.1039/c3ce41243a

Synthesis of graphene–ZnO nanorod nanocomposites with improved photoactivity and anti-photocorrosion
Zhang Chen, Nan Zhang and Yi-Jun Xu  
CrystEngComm, 2013,15, 3022-3030
DOI: 10.1039/c3ce27021a

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