CrystEngComm Blog

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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Coordination polymers of a dipyridylazacrown ligand: structural, thermal and spectroscopic properties
William J. Gee, Boujemaa Moubaraki, Keith S. Murray and Stuart R. Batten 
CrystEngComm, 2013, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C3CE41202D

Tuning the composition of Zn–Fe–O nanotube arrays: from zinc ferrite ZnFe₂O₄ to hematite α-Fe₂O₃
Xuan Guo, Haojun Zhu, Mingsu Si, Changjun Jiang, Desheng Xue and Quan Li  
CrystEngComm, 2013,15, 8306-8313
DOI: 10.1039/C3CE41293H

PH-driven dissolution–precipitation: a novel route toward ultrathin Ni(OH)₂ nanosheets array on nickel foam as binder-free anode for Li-ion batteries with ultrahigh capacity
Jingqi Tian, Zhicai Xing, Qingxin Chu, Qian Liu,  Abdullah M. Asiri, Abdullah H. Qusti, Abdulrahman O. Al-Youbic and Xuping Sun  
CrystEngComm, 2013,15, 8300-8305
DOI: 10.1039/C3CE41069B

In situ ATR-IR observation of nucleation and crystal growth of KH₂PO₄ in aqueous solution
Congting Sun and Dongfeng Xue  
CrystEngComm, 2013, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C3CE41628C

“Liquid-like” biomineralization protein assemblies: a key to the regulation of non-classical nucleation
John Spencer Evans  
CrystEngComm, 2013, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C3CE40803E

Effect of synthesis temperature on the morphology and stability of copper(I) hydride nanoparticles
Inna L. Soroka, Nadezda V. Tarakina, Pavel A. Korzhavyi, Vladimir Stepanenko and Mats Jonsson  
CrystEngComm, 2013, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C3CE41303A

Calcite microrod arrays fabricated via anisotropic dissolution of calcite in the presence of NH₄I and (NH₄)₂SO₄
Ruijie Meng, Yurong Ma,  Xia Long, Dong Yang  and Limin Qi  
CrystEngComm, 2013, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C3CE41222A

Relating pore hydrophilicity with vapour adsorption capacity in a series of amino acid based metal organic frameworks
Tanay Kundu, Subash Chandra Sahoo and Rahul Banerjee  
CrystEngComm, 2013, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C3CE41083H

Room-temperature synthesis of Fe–BTC from layered iron hydroxides: the influence of precursor organisation
Gerardo Majano, Oliver Ingold, Maxim Yulikov, Gunnar Jeschke and Javier Pérez-Ramírez  
CrystEngComm, 2013, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C3CE41366G

Hydrothermal synthesis of ferroelectric PbTiO₃ nanoparticles with dominant {001} facets by titanate nanostructure
Chunying Chao, Zhaohui Ren, Simin Yin, Siyu Gong,  Xin Yang, Gang Xu, Xiang Li, Ge Shen and Gaorong Han  
CrystEngComm, 2013,15, 8036-8040
DOI: 10.1039/C3CE41248B

Impact of functionalized linkers on the energy landscape of ZIFs
Raimondas Galvelis, Ben Slater, Robin Chaudret, Benoit Creton, Carlos Nieto-Draghi and Caroline Mellot-Draznieks  
CrystEngComm, 2013, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C3CE41103F

Synthesis of NaYF₄:Eu³⁺/Tb³⁺ nanostructures with diverse morphologies and their size- and morphology-dependent photoluminescence Qin Wang, Yunxia Liu, Baocang Liu, ZhanLi Chai, Guangran Xu, ShengLi Yu and Jun Zhang  
CrystEngComm, 2013,15, 8262-8272
DOI: 10.1039/C3CE40942B

Isothermal crystallization kinetics of multi-walled carbon nanotubes-graft-poly(ε-caprolactone) with high grafting degrees
Bing Zhou, Zai-Zai Tong, Jie Huang, Jun-Ting Xu and Zhi-Qiang Fan  
CrystEngComm, 2013,15, 7824-7832
DOI: 10.1039/C3CE40606G

Encapsulation of polyoxometalates within layered metal–organic frameworks with topological and pore control
Zhi He, Qingqing Pang, Damien Rankine, Christopher J. Sumby, Lijuan Zhang, Christian J. Doonan and Qiaowei Li  
CrystEngComm, 2013, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C3CE41136B

 
Methanol mediated crystal transformations in a solvatochromic metal organic framework constructed from Co(II) and 4-(4-pyridyl) benzoate
Gift Mehlana, Gaëlle Ramon and Susan A Bourne  
CrystEngComm, 2013, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C3CE41064A

 
A mesoporous lanthanide–organic framework constructed from a dendritic hexacarboxylate with cages of 2.4 nm
Yabing He,  Hiroyasu Furukawa, Chuande Wu, Michael O’Keeffe and Banglin Chen  
CrystEngComm, 2013, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C3CE41062E

Synthon preference in O-protonated amide crystals – dominance of short strong hydrogen bonds
Sathyanarayana Reddy Perumalla and Changquan Calvin Sun  
CrystEngComm, 2013, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C3CE41271G

Supramolecular 1D ribbons in complexes between a bicyclic-guanidine derivative and di- or monocarboxylic acids
Vitthal N. Yadava and Carl Henrik Görbitz  
CrystEngComm, 2013,15, 7321-7326
DOI: 10.1039/C3CE40960K

How to monitor guest exchange in host–guest systems
Luigi R. Nassimbeni and Hong Su  
CrystEngComm, 2013, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C3CE40675J

Nd:MgO:LiTaO₃ crystal for self-doubling laser applications: growth, structure, thermal and laser properties
Dehui Sun, Yanhua Leng, Yuanhua Sang, Xueliang Kang, Shande Liu, Xiaoyong Qin, Kun Cui, Bin Kamaruddin Wan Hairul Anuar, Hong Liu and Yong Bi  
CrystEngComm, 2013, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C3CE40966J

Iodine-templated assembly of an In(III) complex with a single-crystal-to-single-crystal transition
Yuan-Chun He, Wei-Qiu Kan, Jiao Guo, Yan Yang, Peng Du, Ying-Ying Liu and Jian-Fang Ma  
CrystEngComm, 2013, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C3CE41337C

Effect of sodium citrate on the shape and photoluminescence properties of CaWO₄:Eu³⁺ superstructures synthesized by the hydrothermal method
Yeqing Chen, Sung Wook Park, Byung Kee Moon, Byung Chun Choi, Jung Hyun Jeong and Chongfeng Guo  
CrystEngComm, 2013, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C3CE40872H

Investigating and understanding the initial growth mechanisms of catalyst-free growth of 1D SiC nanostructures
Yoo Youl Choi and Doo Jin Choi

CrystEngComm, 2013,15, 6963-6970
DOI: 10.1039/C3CE40745D, Paper

Can self-assembly of copper(II) picolinamide building blocks be controlled?
Marijana Đaković, Diogo Vila-Viçosa, Nuno A. G. Bandeira, Maria José Calhorda, Bojan Kozlevčar, Zvonko Jagličić and Zora Popović

CrystEngComm, 2013, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C3CE41011K, Paper

A graph theory approach to structure solution of network materials from two-dimensional solid-state NMR data
Darren H. Brouwer and Kevin P. Langendoen

CrystEngComm, 2013, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C3CE41058G, Paper

The synthesis of Cu₂Zn(Ge_xSn_1−x)Se₄ nanocrystals with tunable band gaps
Kai Zong, SiHeng Lu, Hao Wang, YuXiu Sun, HuiJuan Zheng, JingBing Liu and Hui Yan

CrystEngComm, 2013, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C3CE40953H, Paper

The influence of nitro groups on the topology and gas sorption property of extended Zn(II)-paddlewheel MOFs
Phuong V. Dau and Seth M. Cohen

CrystEngComm, 2013, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C3CE41124A, Communication

Synthesis of Ni-doped NiO/RGONS nanocomposites with enhanced rate capabilities as anode materials for Li ion batteries
Jiantao Zai, Chao Yu, Liqi Tao, Miao Xu, Yinglin Xiao, Bo Li, Qianyan Han, Kaixue Wang and Xuefeng Qian

CrystEngComm, 2013,15, 6663-6671
DOI: 10.1039/C3CE40993G, Paper

A new calculation strategy to analyze the vibrational free energy of a slab and calculate the vibrational contribution of the surface free energy
Marco Bruno and Mauro Prencipe

CrystEngComm, 2013,15, 6736-6744
DOI: 10.1039/C3CE40885J, Paper

Dinuclear Ag(I) metallamacrocycles of bis-N-heterocyclic carbenes bridged by calixarene fragments: synthesis, structure and chemosensing behavior
Cai-Xia Lin, Xiao-Fei Kong, Qing-Shan Li, Zheng-Zhi Zhang, Yao-Feng Yuan and Feng-Bo Xu

CrystEngComm, 2013, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C3CE40918J, Paper

Luminescence and magnetic properties of three metal–organic frameworks based on the 5-(1H-tetrazol-5-yl)isophthalic acid ligand
Antonio J. Calahorro, Alfonso Salinas-Castillo, José Manuel Seco, Javier Zuñiga, Enrique Colacio and Antonio Rodríguez-Diéguez

CrystEngComm, 2013, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C3CE40869H, Communication

The formation and transition behaviors of the mesophase in poly(D-lactide)/poly(L-lactide) blends with low molecular weights
Jun Shao, Jingru Sun, Xinchao Bian, Yunchun Zhou, Gao Li and Xuesi Chen

CrystEngComm, 2013, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C3CE40748A, Paper

Cu₂O–CuO composite microframes with well-designed micro/nano structures fabricated via controllable etching of Cu₂O microcubes for CO gas sensors
Li Zhang, Zhimin Cui, Qiong Wu, Dan Guo, Yue Xu and Lin Guo
 

CrystEngComm, 2013, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C3CE40595H, Paper

Complexities of mechanochemistry: elucidation of processes occurring in mechanical activators via implementation of a simple organic system
Adam A. L. Michalchuk, Ivan A. Tumanov and Elena V. Boldyreva
 

CrystEngComm, 2013, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C3CE40907D, Paper

Synthesis of nano-cubic ZnSn(OH)₃ based on stannate reaction with liquid laser ablation-induced ZnO below room temperature
Xiaoxia Xu, Guotao Duan, Yue Li, Hongwen Zhang, Guangqiang Liu and Weiping Cai

CrystEngComm, 2013, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C3CE40363G, Paper

Dihalogen-templated synthesis of dodecanuclear silver dichalcogenophosphate clusters
Bing Li, Jian-Hong Liao, Yi-Juan Li and C. W. Liu

CrystEngComm, 2013, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C3CE40829A, Communication

Role of epitaxy-mediated transformation in Ostwald’s step rule: a theoretical study
Natsuki Niekawa and Masao Kitamura

CrystEngComm, 2013, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C3CE40582F, Paper

Free to access until 23rd July

ZnO nanorods/Ag nanoparticles heterostructures with tunable Ag contents: A facile solution-phase synthesis and applications in photocatalysis
Zhengcui Wu, Chengrong Xu, Yaqin Wu, Hao Yu, Yang Tao, Hao Wan and Feng Gao

CrystEngComm, 2013, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C3CE40753E, Paper

Free to access until 23rd July

Solvent controlled assembly of four Mn(II)-2,5-thiophenedicarboxylate frameworks with rod-packing architectures and magnetic properties
Yan-Xi Tan, Yan-Ping He, Ying Zhang, Yan-Jun Zheng and Jian Zhang

CrystEngComm, 2013, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C3CE40677F, Paper

Free to access until 23rd July

A general and eco-friendly self-etching route to prepare highly active and stable Au@metal silicate yolk-shell nanoreactors for catalytic reduction of 4-nitrophenol
Kai Dong, Zhen Liu and Jinsong Ren

CrystEngComm, 2013, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C3CE40350E, Paper

Free to access until 19th July

Effect of substrate pre-treatment on controllable synthesis of hexagonal WO₃ nanorod arrays and their electrochromic properties
Feng Zheng, Hui Lu, Min Guo and Mei Zhang 

CrystEngComm, 2013, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C3CE40494C, Paper

Free to access until 19th July 

Hierarchical porous hydroxyapatite microsphere as drug delivery carrier
Hui Yang, Lijing Hao, Naru Zhao, Chang Du and Yingjun Wang 

CrystEngComm, 2013, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C3CE40710A, Communication 

Free to access until 19th July

Enhanced dielectric properties of (Ba,Sr)TiO₃//Ba(Zr,Ti)O₃ heterostructures with optimized structure design
Ming Liu, Jian Liu, Chunrui Ma, Gregory Collins, Chonglin Chen, Andy D. Alemayehu, Guru Subramanyam, Jie He, Jiechao Jiang, Efstathios I. Meletis and Amar Bhalla 

CrystEngComm, 2013, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C3CE27106D, Communication 

Free to access until 17th July 

VGCF-core@LiMn_0.4Fe_0.6PO₄-sheath heterostructure nanowire for high rate Li-ion batteries
Koichi Kagesawa, Eiji Hosono, Masashi Okubo, Jun Kikkawa, Daisuke Nishio-Hamane, Tetsuichi Kudo and Haoshen Zhou 

CrystEngComm, 2013, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C3CE40289D, Communication 

Free to access until 17th July 

Microscale pin holders of β-Co(OH)₂ and LiCoO₂ having a single-crystalline feature
Keisuke Nakajima, Yuya Oaki and Hiroaki Imai 

CrystEngComm, 2013, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C3CE40688A, Paper 

Free to access until 10th July 

Reactant ratio-modulated entangled Cd(II) coordination polymers based on rigid tripodal imidazole ligand and tetrabromoterephthalic acid: interpenetration, interdigitation and self-penetration
Lei Wang, Zhi-Hao Yan, Zhenyu Xiao, Dong Guo, Wenqiang Wang and Yu Yang 

CrystEngComm, 2013, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C3CE40273H, Paper 

Free to access until 10th July 

Crystal structure, properties and nanostructuring of a new layered chalcogenide semiconductor, Bi₂MnTe₄
Dong Sun Lee, Tae-Hoon Kim, Cheol-Hee Park, Chan-Yeup Chung, Young Soo Lim, Won-Seon Seo and Hyung-Ho Park 

CrystEngComm, 2013, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C3CE40643A, Paper 

Free to access until 3rd July 

Top-down fabrication of hematite mesocrystals with tunable morphologies
Jinguang Cai, Suyue Chen, Jun Hu, Zhi Wang, Yurong Ma and Limin Qi 

CrystEngComm, 2013, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C3CE40414E, Communication 

Free to access until 3rd July

Nanoparticle-based crystal growth via multistep self-assembly
Qiang Zhou, Boyang Wang, Peijie Wang, Christoph Dellago, Yanting Wang and Yan Fang

CrystEngComm, 2013, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C3CE40497H, Paper

Free to access until 25th June

Remineralization of dentin collagen by meta-stabilized amorphous calcium phosphate
Jianming Wang, Yi Chen, Li Li, Jian Sun, Xinhua Gu, Xurong Xu, Haihua Pan and Ruikang Tang

CrystEngComm, 2013, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C3CE40449H, Paper

Free to access until 25th June

A series of tetranuclear-cluster-containing complexes based on pendent-arm macrocyclic ligand and different carboxylates: syntheses, structures, photoluminescence, and magnetic properties

Huan-Huan Chen, Jin Yang, Ying-Ying Liu and Jian-Fang Ma

CrystEngComm, 2013, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C3CE40239H, Paper

Free to access until 25th June

Linker extensions in metal–organic frameworks: a way to isoreticular networks or new topologies?
Daniela Frahm, Frank Hoffmann and Michael Fröba

CrystEngComm, 2013, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C3CE40594J, Paper

Free to access until 25th June

Surface-migration driving uniform amorphous shell on crystalline nanowire: the case of SiC/SiO_x core–shell nanowires
Z. L. Cai, G. Wang, B. Song, R. Wu, J. Li and J. K. Jian

CrystEngComm, 2013, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C3CE40314A, Paper

Free to access until 25th June

Enhanced photochromism of chromen-based colorants near silver nanorods in sol–gel matrix
Mei-Lin Ho, Bo-Jen Chi, Tzu-Yi Hung, Hua-Yang Liao, Jing-Chang Wang, Ting-Yi Wang and Jing-Jong Shyue

CrystEngComm, 2013, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C3CE40293B, Paper

Free to access until 17th June

Crystal structures and binding studies of atovaquone and its derivatives with cytochrome bc₁: a molecular basis for drug design
Susanta K. Nayak, Srijita Basu Mallik, Shankar Prasad Kanaujia, Kanagaraj Sekar, K. R. Ranganathan, V. Ananthalakshmi, G. Jeyaraman, S. S. Saralaya, K. Sundararaja Rao, K. Shridhara, K. Nagarajan and Tayur N. Guru Row

CrystEngComm, 2013, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C3CE40336J, Paper

Free to access until 17th June

CrystEngComm, 2013, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C3CE40460A, Paper

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Positive {hk.l} and negative {hk.¯l} forms of calcite (CaCO₃) crystal. New open questions from the evaluation of their surface energies
D. Aquilano, R. Benages-Vilau, M. Bruno, M. Rubbo and F. R. Massaro

CrystEngComm, 2013,15, 4465-4472
DOI: 10.1039/C3CE40203G, Paper

Free to access until 17th June

 Toward chiral conductors: combining halogen bonding ability and chirality within a single tetrathiafulvalene molecule
Julien Lieffrig, Ronan Le Pennec, Olivier Jeannin, Pascale Auban-Senzier and Marc Fourmigué

CrystEngComm, 2013,15, 4408-4412
DOI: 10.1039/C3CE40393A, Communication

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Polyoxometalates (POMs) have been widely used as the inorganic component in metal-organic frameworks to construct structures with complex topologies for a variety of functions. These structures tend to be constructed from metal ions and N-containing ligands. Flexible N-donor ligands, such as the bis(triazole) ligands with different spacers of –(CH₂)_n– (where n = 2, 3, 4, 5, 6), offers even more advantages over their rigid counterparts as the flexibility enables them to form more complex structures.

In this paper, the authors synthesised four compounds based on the PW₁₂O₄₀^3-–Ag^I–bis(triazole) system to investigate how the different spacer lengths in the bis(triazole) ligands, and the reaction conditions such as pH and crystallisation time, has on the final topology of the structure. They also studied the electrochemical and photocatalytic properties of these structures, and obtained some very promising results.

The following are some of the fascinating structures that they made.

Find out more about them, and their synthetic methods, from the paper now:

A series of 3D PW₁₂O₄₀^3--based AgI–bis(triazole) complexes containing different multinuclear loops: syntheses, structures and properties
Xiuli Wang, Dan Zhao, Aixiang Tian and Jun Ying
CrystEngComm, 2013, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C3CE40375K, Paper

Wendy is the Development Editor of CrystEngComm. She started working for the RSC in March 2013, after completing her PhD at the University of Cambridge.