We have updated our reviewer recommended ‘HOT articles’ for 2024.
We update our HOT articles collection quarterly and have made the selected articles free to access until 17 May 2024! This collection represents the top 10% of research published in CrystEngComm between January – March 2024.
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We have updated our reviewer recommended ‘HOT articles’ for 2023.
We update our HOT articles collection quarterly and have made the selected articles free to access until 20 February 2024! This collection represents the top 10% of research published in CrystEngComm between October – December 2023.
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We are delighted to share with you our latest Editor’s Collection on Non-classical crystallization processes.
This latest collection of recently published articles focusing on Non-classical crystallization processes has been handpicked by CrystEngComm Advisory Board Member, Associate Professor Franca Jones (Curtin University, Australia).
For many years the classical picture of nucleation and growth was accepted and successfully used to understand a variety of crystallization processes but more recently non-classical processes at either or both the nucleation or the growth stages have been hypothesized to better explain experimental observations. This Editor’s collection highlights recent contributions to CrystEngComm that are broadly focused on non-classical crystallization. The selection of articles showcases the wide range of systems where non-classical processes are observed, the broad range of possible non-classical mechanisms (from non-classical nucleation to oriented attachment) and the importance of these processes. It is clear that non-classical mechanisms are becoming the norm and understanding these mechanisms will be vital to all crystallization experts.
Browse some of the articles in the collection below:
| Mesoscale clusters of organic solutes in solution and their role in crystal nucleation
Michael Svärd CrystEngComm, 2022,24, 5182-5193 |
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| Influence of water concentration on the solvothermal synthesis of VO2(B) nanocrystals
Brittney A. Beidelman, Xiaotian Zhang, Karla R. Sanchez-Lievanos, Annabel V. Selino, Ellen M. Matson and Kathryn E. Knowles CrystEngComm, 2022,24, 6009-6017 |
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| A nonclassical pathway to biomimetic strained SrSO4 crystals
Rina Fujimaki, Yuya Oaki and Hiroaki Imai CrystEngComm, 2022,24, 4356-4360 |
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We hope you enjoy these articles and the rest in the collection.
Meet the Editor
Associate Professor Franca Jones graduated from the University of Sydney and did her PhD at Curtin University. Assoc. Prof. Jones then spent two years at the Max Planck Institute for Colloids and Interfaces before returning to Australia. She has a background in chemistry and her research has focused on crystallisation phenomena, particularly on the impact additives and impurities have on those processes as they relate to scaling. She is currently the Director of Graduate Research in the School of Molecular and Life Sciences (MLS), Curtin University, having been a member of staff for more than 20 years.
About CrystEngComm
Published by the Royal Society of Chemistry and with a truly international Editorial Board, CrystEngComm is the forum for the design and understanding of crystalline materials. We welcome studies on the investigation of molecular behaviour within crystals, control of nucleation and crystal growth, engineering of crystal structures, and construction of crystalline materials with tuneable properties and functions.
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We have updated our reviewer recommended ‘HOT articles’ for 2023.
We update our HOT articles collection quarterly and have made the selected articles free to access until 13 November 2023! This collection represents the top 10% of research published in CrystEngComm between July – September 2023.
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We are delighted to share with you our latest Editor’s Collection on Advances in nanocrystal heterojunctions
This latest collection of recently published articles focusing on Advances in nanocrystal heterojunctions has been handpicked by CrystEngComm Advisory Board Member, Professor Georg Garnweitner (Technische Universität Braunschweig, Germany).
The combination of different components at the nanoscale continues to be a prime strategy for the development of materials with enhanced performance in a broad range of application fields. Thereby, due to the alteration of band structures, heterojunctions offer particularly fascinating possibilities for the rational design of systems with tailored properties. This collection presents the most recent articles in the field of nanocrystal heterojunctions. Whilst most works focus on the synthesis of materials with superior properties for applications ranging from electro- and photocatalysis to gas sensing, electromagnetic shielding and spin valves, also mechanistic studies aiming for an enhanced understanding of heterojunction properties as well as theoretical works on the properties of heterojunction materials are included. Thus, the collection demonstrates the richness, diversity and great potential of this research field.
Browse some of the articles in the collection below:
| High-performance UV-activated room temperature NO2 sensors based on TiO2/In2O3 composite Zhicheng Cai, Jiho Park, Doyeon Jun and Sunghoon Park CrystEngComm, 2023, 25, 2546-2556 |
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| Controlled synthesis of luminescent CIZS/ZnS/ZnS core/shell/shell nanoheterostructures Xue Bai, Finn Purcell-Milton and Yurii K. Gun’ko CrystEngComm, 2021,23, 6792-6799 |
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| Porous direct Z-scheme heterostructures of S-deficient CoS/CdS hexagonal nanoplates for robust photocatalytic H2 generation Zhihui Li, Hanchu Chen, Yanyan Li, Hui Wang, Yanru Liu, Xia Li, Haifeng Lin, Shaoxiang Li and Lei Wang CrystEngComm, 2022,24, 404-416 |
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We hope you enjoy these articles and the rest in the collection.
Meet the Editor
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Georg Garnweitner received a Diploma in Technical Chemistry at Vienna University of Technology, Austria, in 2003 and then moved to the Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces, Potsdam, Germany, where he obtained his Ph.D. in Colloids Chemistry in 2005. He was appointed as Professor at Technische Universität Braunschweig, Germany, in 2007. His research is centered on the synthesis of inorganic nanoparticles and hybrid materials, in particular via nonaqueous approaches. In addition, the surface modification and functionalization of nanomaterials are studied in his group, targeting diverse application fields such as solid-state and lithium-sulfur batteries, lightweight composites and drug delivery. |
About CrystEngComm
Published by the Royal Society of Chemistry and with a truly international Editorial Board, CrystEngComm is the forum for the design and understanding of crystalline materials. We welcome studies on the investigation of molecular behaviour within crystals, control of nucleation and crystal growth, engineering of crystal structures, and construction of crystalline materials with tuneable properties and functions.
We invite you to submit your research to CrystEngComm to give your work the global visibility it deserves.
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We have updated our reviewer recommended ‘HOT articles’ for 2023.
We update our HOT articles collection quarterly and have made the selected articles free to access until 18 August May 2023! This collection represents the top 10% of research published in CrystEngComm between April – June 2023.
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We have updated our reviewer recommended ‘HOT articles’ for 2023.
We update our HOT articles collection quarterly and have made the selected articles free to access until 22 May 2023! This collection represents the top 10% of research published in CrystEngComm between January – March 2023.
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We are delighted to introduce Professor Changquan Calvin Sun (University of Minnesota, USA) and Professor Bin Zhao (Nankai University, China) as the latest members of the CrystEngComm Editorial Board!
| Changquan Calvin Sun is Professor of Pharmaceutics at the University of Minnesota, USA, from which he received his PhD in Pharmaceutics in 2000. After spending 8 years in the pharmaceutical industry, he joined the Department of Pharmaceutics as an Assistant Professor and was promoted to Full Professor in 2017. Professor Sun’s research focuses on efficient formulation design of high-quality tablet products through the appropriate application of materials science and engineering principles. Two main areas of his current research are crystal and particle engineering for superior pharmaceutical properties and, fundamental understanding of pharmaceutical processes, including powder compaction. He is a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), a Fellow of the American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists (AAPS), and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry. Professor Sun received the 2019 Ralph Shangraw Memorial Award from the International Pharmaceutical Excipient Council (IPEC) and the 2022 David J. W. Grant Distinguished Scholar Award in Basic Pharmaceutics from the National Institute of Pharmaceutical Technology and Education (NIPTE).
Professor Sun has given his insight and thoughts on the future of the field of crystal engineering with regard to pharmaceutical research and the role of CrystEngComm: “Crystal engineering has been proven to be effective for modifying solid-state properties of molecules. This is attractive for overcoming problems in several fields, including pharmaceutical development. A major opportunity for advancing crystal engineering research is the development of reliable computational tools that can guide efficient design and preparation of new crystals with desired properties. To achieve this goal, quantitative crystal structure – properties relationship needs to be further developed. In this context, CrystEngComm plays a central role in terms of developing and defining a highly collaborative and prolific crystal engineering community through offering a platform for disseminating cutting edge research that meets a high, quality standard.” |
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Bin Zhao is a Distinguished Professor at Nankai University. He received his PhD degree from Nankai University in 2004 and has worked as a Full Professor at the Department of Chemistry since 2009. His current research interests focus on the construction of complicated metal clusters and structure, luminescence and catalysis of cluster-based coordination polymers, as well as their applications in the fields of energy, environment and health, such as the conversion and utilization of CO2, water splitting, luminescent probes etc. The related research won the support of the National Outstanding Youth Science Fund. Bin Zhao has published over 180 research papers and has won various awards including the National Hundred Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation Award (2006), the Chinese Chemical Society Prize for Young Scientists (2006), the Program for New Century Excellent Talents in University (2007) and the Youth Science and Technology Innovation Leader (2017).
Professor Zhao has also given his insight and thoughts on the role of CrystEngComm and the importance of crystal engineering in materials science research: “In the field of chemistry and materials science, crystal engineering is an indispensable subject that helps us explore the structures of substances, the design of novel crystalline materials, and the relation amongst structure and properties. Nowadays, crystalline materials such as MOFs are under widespread investigation for their outstanding performance in the areas of catalysis, gas adsorption, chemical sensing and so on. As a result crystal engineering will be under prosperous development. CrystEngComm is a well-known specialized journal about designing and understanding of solid-state and crystalline materials. Huge amounts of impressive crystalline structures with interesting property and design strategies have been published in this journal, which plays a critical role in the crystal engineering community and will get increasing attention in the future.” |
Browse a selection of recent articles by Professor Zhao and Professor Sun
| The different magnetic relaxation behaviors in [Fe(CN)6]3− or [Co(CN)6]3− bridged 3d–4f heterometallic compounds
Ruirui Wang, Haili Wang, Juan Wang, Feifei Bai, Yue Ma, Licun Li, Qinglun Wang, Bin Zhao and Peng Cheng CrystEngComm, 2020, 22, 2998-3004 |
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| Cocrystal engineering of pharmaceutical solids: therapeutic potential and challenges
Si Nga Wong, Yu Chee Sonia Chen, Bianfei Xuan, Changquan Calvin Sun and Shing Fung Chow CrystEngComm, 2021, 23, 7005-7038 |
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| Enhancing the energy barrier of dysprosium(III) single-molecule magnets by tuning the magnetic interactions through different N-oxide bridging ligands
Juan Wang, Mingfang Yang, Juan Sun, Hui Li, Jinjin Liu, Qinglun Wang, Licun Li, Yue Ma, Bin Zhao and Peng Cheng CrystEngComm, 2019, 21, 6219-6225 |
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| Profoundly improved photostability of dimetronidazole by cocrystallization
Xinghui Hao, Jinhui Li, Chenguang Wang, Xinghua Zhao, Xin He and Changquan Calvin Sun CrystEngComm, 2022, 24, 6165-6171 |
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We have updated our reviewer recommended ‘HOT articles’ for 2022.
We update our HOT articles collection quarterly and have made the selected articles free to access until 20 February 2023! This collection represents the top 10% of research published in CrystEngComm between October – December 2022.
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We are delighted to share with you our latest themed issue New Talent 2022.
This issue celebrates the significant contributions from early career researchers to the field of crystal engineering.
This collection is guest edited by:
Professor Christian Doonan, University of Adelaide, Australia
Professor Kwangyeol Lee, Korea University, Korea
Browse a selection of the articles featured in the issue below:
| Fast and reversible bidirectional photomechanical response displayed by a flexible polycrystalline aggregate of a hydrazone
Poonam Gupta, Suryanarayana Allu, Pragyan J. Hazarika, Nisha R. Ray, Ashwini K. Nangia and Naba K. Nath CrystEngComm, 2022, 24, 7261-7265 |
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| Magnetic order in a metal thiocyanate perovskite-analogue
Matthew J. Cliffe, Oscar Fabelo and Laura Cañadillas-Delgado CrystEngComm, 2022, 24, 7250-7254 |
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| App-based quantification of crystal phases and amorphous content in ZIF biocomposites
Michael R. Hafner, Laura Villanova and Francesco Carraro CrystEngComm, 2022, 24, 7266-7271 |
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| Three-dimensional Cd(II) porphyrin metal–organic frameworks for the colorimetric sensing of Electron donors
Hui Min Tay, Emily J. Goddard and Carol Hua CrystEngComm, 2022,24, 7277-7282 |
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| Hydrogen and halogen bond synergy in the self-assembly of 3,5-dihalo-tyrosines: structural and theoretical insights
Lorenzo Sori, Andrea Pizzi, Nicola Demitri, Giancarlo Terraneo, Antonio Frontera and Pierangelo Metrangolo CrystEngComm, 2022,24, 7255-7260 |
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