FOCUS: Metal and Metal-Containing Clusters

Metal and metal-containing clusters have received considerable interest within the scientific community due to their wide range of applications in areas like catalysis and biomedicine. This focus collection highlights the exciting articles on the metal and metal-containing clusters that recently appeared in Inorganic Chemistry Frontiers and Materials Chemistry Frontiers. Articles featured in our focus collections are handpicked by Editors. We hope you find them enjoyable to read.

 


Review Articles

State-of-the-art strategies for the synthesis of zeolite-encapsulated subnanometric metal clusters
Konnov, Stanislav V.; Bruter, Daniil V.; Pavlov, Vladimir S.; Ivanova, Irina I.

Atomically precise nanocluster-catalyzed coupling reactions
Hu, Jinhui; Li, Yi-Ming; Zhang, Bei; Kang, Xi; Zhu, Manzhou

Design strategies and applications of electrochemiluminescence from metal nanoclusters
Li, Tingting; Sui, Jiyu; Dong, Weinan; Zhang, Yu; Zhang, Ying; Li, Yanan; Wu, Zhennan; Bai, Xue

A dual-heteroatom-lanthanide cluster-embedded polyoxotungstate for sequential fluorescence detection of Fe³⁺ and pyrophosphate
Zhang, Siyu; Gong, Tiantian; Liu, Chenyun; Wang, Qiuyu; Chen, Fuxiu; Liu, Jiancai; Chen, Lijuan; Zhao, Junwei

Recent studies on the reaction of [X₆O₁₉]⁸⁻ (X = Nb, Ta) polyanions under acidic conditions
Wang, Haiying; Liang, Zhijie; Zhang, Dongdi; Niu, Jingyang

Tuning photoluminescence properties of Au clusters by surface modification and doping: lessons from case studies of icosahedral Au₁₃
Buschmann, Dennis Alexander; Hirai, Haru; Tsukuda, Tatsuya

Stimuli-responsive gold-polyoxometalate multielectron transformers
Monakhov, Kirill

Targeting protein aggregation: the promising application of polyoxometalates in neurodegenerative diseases
Chen, Junyi; Yang, Wen-Zhu; Chen, Huilan; Ding, Xiuxia; Chen, Hongxu; Zhan, Cai-Hong; Jin, Zhigang


Research Articles

Ligand-mediated core structure engineering and luminescence of metal nanoclusters: tuning emission from NIR-I to NIR-II
Liu, Jia-Wei; Li, Dan; Lu, Peng-Xu; Wen, Tao-Xiao; Chen, Yan-Ru; Jia, Jian-Hua; Tong, Ming-Liang

Disobedient boron clusters: synthesis, structure and bonding of hypoelectronic open and closo osmaborane clusters
Kar, Ketaki; Saha, Suvam; Patel, Deepak Kumar; Ghosh, Sundargopal

The first fcc-type (AgCu)₁₄ alloy nanocluster with unexpected Cu core doping
Yang, Jin-Sen; Zhang, Li-Jun; Xiao, Lu-Yao; Li, Jin; Dong, Xi-Yan

Fivefold-symmetry-induced reverse template effect: self-assembly of a high-nuclear core-shell polyoxophosphovanadate
Yuan, Meng; Yao, Aiping; Zhao, Liang; Wang, Xinlong; Qin, Chao; Su, Zhongmin

Acidity/hydridicity evaluation of Sb-H bonds and formation of a new group 15 metal cluster topology
MacEachern, Mitchell A. Z.; George, Tanner; Chitnis, Saurabh S.

Atomically precise metal nanocluster sandwich heterojunction for robust and efficient photocatalytic CO₂ reduction to methanol
Lu, Rui; Yao, Aimin; Dai, Yali; Yin, Haijiao; Li, Chengqi; Du, Yuanxin; Zhu, Manzhou

Tailoring two magic number Au₁₃ nanoclusters with N-containing diphosphine ligands: a classical icosahedral core vs. an unprecedented UFO-shaped core
Liu, Jing; Liu, Jia-Chuan; Wang, Hai-Ling; Liao, Pei-Yu; Jia, Jian-Hua; Tong, Ming-Liang

Insight into the role of Cd atoms in clusters for the oxidation reaction of styrene
Liu, Zhiping; Feng, Lijie; Qin, Chenzhan; Qian, Feng; Li, Qinzhen; Chai, Jinsong; Lv, Ying; Yang, Sha; Zhu, Manzhou

Pyramidal Nd₂ScN inside an icosahedral C₈₀ cage
Yang, Wei; Wang, Yaofeng; Popov, Alexey A.; Liu, Fupin

Dual-state heptanuclear metal cluster-based MOF materials: open metal site enhanced acetylene/ethylene separation and coordinated water-driven propylene/propane kinetics
Zhang, Rizhao; Fan, Yaqing; Xue, Jin-peng; Chai, Yuqiao; Li, Bao; Li, Jia

Sulfonylcalix[4]arene-based Al₄ clusters: three aluminum oxo clusters with different coordinated solvents for the CO₂ cycloaddition reaction
Liu, Xiao-Jie; Guo, Long-Xue; Xu, Wei; Wang, Ya-Wen; Tian, Yuan-Hang; Zhao, Li-Xing; Li, Xiao-Yu; Li, Jin-Hua; Wang, Guo-Ming

N-heterocyclic carbene-stabilized Cu₉ clusters with combined thermally activated delayed fluorescence and phosphorescence
Zhang, Lin-Mei; Xie, Mo; Wei, Hui-Zhi; Yuan, Shang-Fu; Li, Dong-Sheng; Wu, Tao

Calix[6]arene-functionalized titanium-oxo clusters for photocatalytic cycloaddition of carbon dioxide to epoxides
Hou, Jinle; Liu, Yuxin; Huang, Nahui; Azam, Mohammad; Huang, Chen; Wang, Zhi; Huang, Xianqiang; Qu, Konggang; Sun, Di

Cobalt nanoparticles coupled with polyoxometalate nanoclusters to boost electrocatalytic conversion of nitrite to ammonia at low potentials
Wang, Qiu-Feng; Jia, Meng-Qi; Yin, Xing-Yu; Zheng, Sha; Yang, Wei-Xin; Ma, Cheng; Ni, Lu-Bin; Diao, Guo-Wang; Zhang, Lu-Nan

Fluorine-containing counterions as catalysts triggering the size transformation of copper nanoclusters
Si, Ningjing; Xu, Ying; Fang, Xiaolong; Zhao, Donglin; Li, Hao; Kang, Xi; Zhu, Manzhou

Solvent-induced assembly and photocatalytic properties of atomically precise tellurotungstate-templated Ag clusters
Ning, Jiwei; Zhao, Mengyun; Dong, Yuanyuan; Chi, Manzhou; Li, Yurui; Feng, Yeqin; Qin, Yun; Lv, Hongjin; Yang, Guo-Yu

Near-infrared luminescence AgPd alloy superatomic clusters
Ma, Xiao-Hong; Qin, Jian-Hua; Wang, Fei-Fan; Luo, Peng; Dong, Xi-Yan

Alkaline earth-tuned polyoxometalate frameworks: enhanced selectivity in styrene epoxidation
Duan, Zhi-Cheng; Li, Guanghua; Cui, Xiao-Bing

Crystallization induces thermally activated delayed fluorescence of Ag₁₄ nanoclusters
Yang, Jin-Sen; Xiao, Lu-Yao; Liu, Fan; Xu, Jun; Dong, Xi-Yan; Hu, Jia-Hua; Li, Jing; Zang, Shuang-Quan

Self-assembly of a giant molybdenum titanium-oxo cluster [Mo₄₂Ti₁₂(O₂)₂₄] for bifunctional oxidation catalysis
Xu, Ming; Wang, Ting; Zhang, Wenjing; Guo, Keke; Wang, Ping; Qin, Chao; Xu, Lin; Su, Zhongmin; Wang, Xinlong

Structural disproportionation of Ag₂₀Cu₁₀ highlights the impact of cluster structure on electrocatalytic properties for CO₂ reduction
Wang, Yujiao; Xiong, Lin; Cheng, Qian; Hu, Daqiao; Jin, Shan; Zhu, Manzhou

Effect of chiral camphor thiolate ligands on the structure and stability of Au₁₉ nanoclusters
Zhang, Xiaoya; Wu, Shuwen; Li, Qinzhen; Chai, Jinsong; Gao, Guiqi; Huang, Baoyu; Yang, Sha; Zhu, Manzhou

Self-assembly of high-nuclear core-shell polyoxovanadates with Lindqvist templates
Wu, Shuangxue; Fu, Yaomei; Gan, Hongmei; Zhao, Liang; Wang, Xinlong; Qin, Chao; Su, Zhongmin

First tetrametallic 19-nuclear Ceᴵᴵᴵ-Scᴵᴵᴵ-Wⱽᴵ-Sbᴵᴵᴵ cluster-incorporated polyoxometalate for electrochemical biosensing of CYFRA21-1
Li, Jiaxin; Tang, Zhigang; Liu, Yu; Chen, Lijuan; Zhao, Junwei

An unprecedented oxalate-functionalized Ta/W polyoxometalate enabling the self-assembly of a 2D composite for catalytic hydrogenation
Li, Shujun; Huang, Meng-Yao; Cheng, Weiyi; Shah, Waqas Ali; Dai, Xu-Sheng; Ma, Nana; Zhao, Qianyi; Chen, Xuenian

Controlling the structural and adsorption features of polyoxovanadate-based metal-organic clusters by adjustable template effect
Wang, Yan-Hu; Tong, Ke-Wei; Chen, Chao-Qin; Du, Jing; Yang, Guo-Ping; Yang, Peng

Archimedean heterologous helixes in Ti₁₀Cd₆-oxo nanoclusters: double-helical self-assembly and therapeutic application in Parkinson’s disease
Meng, Ling-Cui; Chen, Jun-Yi; Feng, Zhi-Ming; Jiang, Zhan-Guo; Jin, Zhigang; Zhan, Cai-Hong

New members of the lanthanide titanium cluster family: Janus nanoclusters and their applications in optical imaging and photodynamic therapy
Li, Ru-Yan; Qin, Wen-Wen; Yang, Fan; Wang, Hai-Ling; Tang, Meng-Juan; Zou, Hua-Hong; Liang, Fu-Pei; Chen, De-Xin; Zhu, Zhong-Hong

High-nuclearity Ag-substituted tetrameric sandwich-type polyoxometalates for excellent catalytic performance in C-C bond formation
Sun, Yahao; Cai, Minzhen; Chen, Hanhan; Ma, Pengtao; Niu, Jingyang; Wang, Jingping

A purely inorganic germanium-molybdenum-oxo cluster with ruthenium participation for visible-light-driven CO₂ reduction
Li, Kunhong; Hong, Yumei; Ma, Xinyi; Zhao, Yujie; Zhang, Shihao; Ma, Pengtao; Niu, Jingyang; Wang, Jingping

A two-dimensional confined polyoxometalate-based chiral luminescence sensor for highly enantioselective sensing
Hu, Guicong; Wu, Zhaohui; Cai, Ailin; Xing, Xinzhu; Chang, Wen; Qiao, Qinglong; Qi, Bo; Song, Yu-Fei

Ligand-regulated catalytic activity in fluorescent gold nanoclusters
Yang, Wenxuan; Wang, Shenming; Wei, Xiaoyun; Feng, Zhenzhen; Qin, Guangyong; Mao, Jian; Zhen, Zheng; Miao, Xintong; Cheng, Yifeng; Wang, Xiaojuan; Huang, Fang; He, Hua

A series of four-substituted polyoxometalate-thiacalix[4]arene-based materials for the efficient photocatalytic reduction of Cr(Ⅵ)
Zhang, Jia-Yi; Song, Yuting; Yang, Jin; Pei, Wen-Yuan; Ma, Jian-Fang

Solvent-modulated assembly of peptide and cerium functionalized gigantic {Mo₁₂₀Ce₆}₂ dimers for high-efficiency photocatalytic oxidation
Zhou, Dexiang; Li, Bingbing; Zhao, Qixin; Tang, Xinyu; Lan, Tingya; Su, Heyang; Yang, Guoping; Xuan, Weimin

Cluster-like Mo₂N anchored on reduced graphene oxide as an efficient and high-performance catalyst for deep-degree oxidative desulfurization
Song, Weizhuang; Wang, Dongxu; Yue, Xianyun; Jin, Chengxu; Wu, Yangchen; Shi, Yu; Liu, Jiancong; Wu, Aiping; Tian, Chungui; Fu, Honggang

A pair of diphosphine-protected gold nanoclusters differing by a single gold atom on the kernel surface
Li, Wenming; Wang, Shuguang; Wang, Yonghong; Chen, Yining; Lei, Xiaofeng; Diao, Jianfeng; Dai, Afang; Liu, Fuling; Gan, Zibao; Zheng, Xiuwen

Superatomic interconversion causes reversible on-off luminescence of doped silver nanoclusters
Lei, Wenjie; Shao, Yang; Ren, Fangya; Guo, Mengdi; You, Qing; Fang, Xianjun; Kong, Jie; Zhou, Meng; Yin, Baoqi; Luo, Zhixun

Atomically precise Ag₂₅(SR)₁₈ nanoclusters: a stable photosensitizer for photocatalysis
Zhan, Linjian; Zhang, Junyi; Ning, Boyuan; He, Yunhui; Xiao, Guangcan; Chen, Zhixin; Xiao, Fang-Xing

Fast and selective protein modification with iron-substituted polyoxometalates via a radical pathway
Moussawi, Mhamad Aly; Abdelhameed, Shorok A. M.; de Azambuja, Francisco; Wijten, Andy; Vasovic, Tamara; Velickovic, Tanja Cirkovic; Parac-Vogt, Tatjana N.

Nanocluster-regulated porous ionic rotaxane assemblies with solvent-adaptability for selective adsorption and conductivity
Wang, Jiaxu; Wei, Mingfeng; Zhu, Zexi; Li, Bao; Wu, Lixin

Enhancing the performance of polyoxometalate-based memristors in harsh environments based on hydrogen bonding and cooperative π-conjugation interactions
Meng, Ming-Ze; Gao, Yi-Qun; Chen, Yi-Ping; Li, Hao-Hong; Huang, Xiao-Hui

Assembly of Si-substituted heteropolyoxotantalate architecture
Chen, Hanhan; Xu, Haojie; Ma, Xinyi; Ma, Pengtao; Wang, Jingping; Niu, Jingyang

Atomically precise Cu₁₄ and Cu₁₃ nanoclusters for the oxygen evolution reaction: one additional Cu atom matters
Liu, Ziyi; Zhu, Pan; Zhou, Xianxing; Qin, Lubing; Liu, Xunying; Tang, Qing; Tang, Zhenghua

An hourglass-shaped nickel-based polyoxometalate crystalline material as a highly efficient bifunctional electrocatalyst for the oxygen evolution reaction and detection of H₂O₂
Li, Yajie; Zhu, Na; Su, Zhixuan; Hu, Xiaoli; Dou, Zhiyu; Su, Zhongmin

Synergistic crystalline catalysts assembled with Wells-Dawson-type polyoxometalates and heterovalent metal complexes for efficient benzylic C-H bond oxidation
Liu, Ze-Xuan; Du, Jing; Li, Shuai; Zhu, Miao-Qi; Ma, Yuan-Yuan; Han, Zhan-Gang

Kernel-differentiated fusion strategy redefines critical size thresholds in giant twinned-FCC RS-AuNCs: unlocking size adaptability and birth of metallicity
Fang, Youqiong; Wang, Pu; Pei, Yong; Xiong, Lin

The rise and fall of copper hydride clusters: a snapshot of hexanuclear-to-dodecanuclear expansion
Ekanayake, Dewmi A.; Krause, Jeanette A.; Guan, Hairong

Photoredox catalysis enabled by atomically precise metal nanoclusters
Zhang, Junyi; Zhan, Linjian; Ning, Boyuan; He, Yunhui; Xiao, Guangcan; Chen, Zhixin; Xiao, Fang-Xing

Copper doping boosts the catalase-like activity of atomically precise gold nanoclusters for cascade reactions combined with urate oxidase in the ZIF-8 matrix
Wang, Yi-Shu; Chen, Yan; Dong, Chen; Wang, Zhao-Yang; Cai, Jinmeng; Zhao, Xueli; Mo, Hui-Lin; Zang, Shuang-Quan

Core-shell [Cu₄₅(C₆H₁₁S)₂₄(P(PhF)₃)₄H₁₉]²⁺ nanocluster: synthesis, structure and catalytic hydroboration
Yu, Hang; Jia, Jianmei; Yang, Tao; Chen, Kai; Jin, Shan; Xiong, Lin; Zhu, Manzhou

Boosting the oxygen reduction activity of silver nanoclusters via selective exposure of solvent-coordinated sites
Wang, Zhao-Di; Han, Ye; Sun, Wen-Yan; Peng, Peng; Zang, Shuang-Quan

A wheel-like polyoxometalate for haloperoxidase-inspired antibiofouling with H₂O₂ in situ provided by electrocatalysis
Bian, Yumeng; Wang, Runze; Xu, Xinxin; Chen, Jin; Wang, Qiang

An unprecedented {Y₂⊂Y₁₀} type disk-like Y₁₂ nanocluster featuring electroluminescence property in OLED device
Shi, Lin-Ping; Li, Wen-Liang; Wang, Pu-Yue; Wu, Xiao-Ming; Yao, Zhao-Quan; Zhao, Jiong-Peng; Liu, Fu-Chen

Stepwise synthesis of symmetric and asymmetric Anderson-polyoxometalates for light-driven hydrogen evolution
Endres, Patrick; Sachdeva, Garima; Winter, Andreas; Diaz, Dolores; Goerls, Helmar; Fritz, Nicole; Neumann, Christof; Turchanin, Andrey; Streb, Carsten; Schubert, Ulrich S.

Polyoxometalate-assisted crystallization for ultraselective Ln(Ⅲ)/An(Ⅵ) separation under strongly acidic conditions
Zhang, Guangtao; Li, Yarui; Chen, Jiarui; Cui, Yunyi; Zhou, Xiaoyuan; Zou, Qing; Guo, Xiaofeng; Li, Yongxin; Lin, Peng; Lin, Jian

Highly reversible Zn electrodeposition enabled by glutathione-protected copper nanoclusters for aqueous Zn-ion batteries
Wang, Lu-Fan; Wang, Xiao-Yuan; Xu, Shu; Wu, Zhou; Sun, Guoqiang; Liu, Xiao-Fei; Huang, Ren-Wu; Zang, Shuang-Quan

A low-loss optical waveguide from a 1D europium nanocluster
Xia, Jingjing; Dong, Weinan; He, Shengrong; Jiang, Feng; Tian, Wenming; Sun, Qi; Hong, Meixin; Meng, Lingchen; Zhang, Yu; Wu, Zhennan; Li, Tingting; Bai, Xue

Insights into the intricate charge photoaccumulation in a polyoxometalate-BODIPY covalent hybrid
Carino, Christian; Moussa, Naguy; Blanchard, Sebastien; Sole-Daura, Albert; Proust, Anna; Izzet, Guillaume

Efficient catalysis of Knoevenagel condensation by 1D copper-containing heteropolyoxoniobate at room temperature
Zuo, Ya-Kun; Li, Yan-Ru; Sun, Yan-Qiong; Li, Xin-Xiong; Sun, Cai; Zheng, Shou-Tian

Achieving ultra-trace analysis and multi-light driven photodegradation toward phenolic derivatives via a bifunctional catalyst derived from a Cu(Ⅰ)-complex-modified polyoxometalate
Li, Shuang; Wang, Bingqian; Liu, Guocheng; Li, Xiaohui; Sun, Chang; Zhang, Zhong; Wang, Xiuli

L-Arginine-modified gold nanoclusters for rapid and visual quantification of bacterial infection
Hong, Le; Ding, Lina; Ma, Zhenyu; Wang, Lin; Wang, Kun; Dong, Weinan; Qi, Manlin; Shi, Yujia; Liu, Chenyu; Sun, Xiaolin; Bai, Xue; Li, Chunyan; Wu, Zhennan

Coinage metal(Ⅰ) clusters based on a flexible P,P′(N,N′)₂-ligand: colorful phosphorescence, abnormal thermal quenching behavior and anticounterfeiting application
Baranov, Andrey Yu.; Doronina, Evgeniya P.; Rakhmanova, Mariana I.; Bagryanskaya, Irina Yu.; Brylev, Konstantin A.; Sukhikh, Taisiya S.; Artem’ev, Alexander V.

Boosting the high rate and durability of lithium-sulfur batteries using a bidirectional catalyst of a polyoxometalate-cyclodextrin supramolecular compound
Song, Jian; Jiang, Yuanyuan; Lu, Yizhong; Cao, Yundong; Zhang, Yuxi; Fan, Linlin; Liu, Hong; Gao, Guanggang

Unveiling the unique promotional role of samarium in polyoxometalate catalysed selective oxidation of benzyl alcohol
Feng, Su-Yuan; Rong, Zhong-Yi; Chen, Qinwei; Wu, Xiao-Yuan; Wu, Weiming; Wang, Sa-Sa; Lu, Can-Zhong

Visualizing the fluorescence of AgPt NCs by an asymmetrical pseudo-ligand exchange method
He, Lizhong; Dong, Tingting; Hu, Xiaoyang; Gan, Zibao

Multispin superatoms: seven-nuclear rhenium clusters with unusual magnetic properties
Pronin, Aleksei S.; Gaifulin, Yakov M.; Sukhikh, Taisiya S.; Lavrov, Alexander N.; Mironov, Yuri V.

Narrow-band circularly polarized red electroluminescence in trinuclear clusters
Yang, Xin; Cheng, Han; Shi, Lin-Xi; Wang, Jin-Yun; Chen, Zhong-Ning

Mixed addenda polyoxometalates by cooperative self-assembly and modulation of their optoelectronic properties
Singh, Ganga; Choudhary, Ruchika; Mandal, Debaprasad

Enhancing room-temperature CO oxidation via encapsulation of bimetallic PtNi clusters within mesoporous silicate-1 catalysts
Cui, Ronghua; Yang, Siyuan; Zhang, Lifeng; Chen, Xing; Luo, Langli

A series of pinwheel-shaped Ln₂₁-oxo-cluster-embedded polyoxometalates as single-crystal proton-conductive and tunable photoluminescent materials
Cao, Yun-Fei; Jin, Xin-Rong; Xia, Wen-Jun; Sun, Yan-Qiong; Li, Xin-Xiong; Zheng, Shou-Tian

Two robust polyoxovanadate clusters having a square-prism V₁₀Ox core for efficient catalysis of benzene hydroxylation to phenol
Wang, Ji-Lei; Xu, Ling-Xi; Wang, Qin; Yan, Pin-Fang; Chen, Xin-Lian; Jin, Ting; Mei, Hua; Xu, Yan

Structural regulation of NHC-protected copper(Ⅰ) clusters through substitution for photoluminescence enhancement
Yang, Yan-Yan; Hao, Rui-Chen; Wu, Qing-Qing; Luo, Peng; Xu, Jun; Dong, Xi-Yan; Zhang, Chuan-Xiang

Efficient doped and non-doped light-emitting diodes based on a TADF-emitting Cu₄Br₄ cluster
Lu, Xin; Wu, Shao-Jie; Wang, Ya-Shu; Wei, Shan-Yue; Meng, Lingyi; Huang, Xi-He; Chen, Xu-Lin; Lu, Can-Zhong

Luminescent cyanide coordination polymer based on {Mo₆I₈} and {Ag₂(dppm)₂} clusters: exceptional stability and efficient scintillation
Litvinova, Yulia M.; Stass, Dmitri V.; Metlin, Mikhail T.; Korshunov, Vladislav M.; Ryzhikov, Maxim R.; Yarovoy, Spartak S.; Sukhikh, Taisiya S.; Mironov, Yuri V.; Taydakov, Ilya V.; Belikova, Daria E.; Tarasov, Alexey B.; Brylev, Konstantin A.; Gaifulin, Yakov M.

Enhancing electrocatalytic hydrogen evolution efficiency: tuning catalyst support pore size to optimize hydrogen adsorption-desorption kinetics
Zhou, Yong; Yang, Bin; Li, Bing; Liu, Xiaoyang

Unraveling active ensembles consisting of clusters and single atoms for oxygen reduction: a synergy of machine learning and DFT calculations
Li, Xinyi; Jiao, Dongxu; Zhao, Jingxiang; Zhao, Xiao

The chemical tug-of-war in carborane clusters: distinct tuning on different sides of the cluster
Buzsaki, Daniel; Gal, Dalma; Szathmari, Balazs; Holczbauer, Tamas; Udvardy, Antal; Szilagyine, Julia Kertesz; Kargin, Denis; Bruhn, Clemens; Pietschnig, Rudolf; Kelemen, Zsolt

Unprecedented lead-antimony oxohalide clusters with efficient capture of UO₂²⁺ ions
Luo, Jia-Hua; Ren, Yu-Wei; Yang, Lu; Wang, Jing; Xiao, Hao-Dan; Xian, Feng-Hua; Sun, Hai-Yan; Feng, Mei-Ling; Hu, Bing; Huang, Xiao-Ying

An artificial enzyme of a polyoxometalate-supported cobalt complex for the oxidation of isochromans to isochromanones by activating O₂
Ren, Xiangyu; Tian, Hongrui; Chen, Baokuan; Dai, Lingling; Bi, Yanfeng; Yang, Guoping

[²Fe-²S] clusters supported by N-heterocyclic carbene ligands
Ye, Yuwei; Jiang, Xuebin; Liu, Qing; Ye, Shengfa; Deng, Liang

Low-valent tantalum/gold clusters: oxidation, protonation, and C-H activation
Maiola, Michela L.; Buss, Joshua A.

Tunable luminescent lanthanide cluster-based hydrogel probe for ratiometric detection of ofloxacin, anti-counterfeiting, and magnetocaloric applications
Wang, Tian-Tian; Wang, Hao; Sun, Wen-Bin

Modulating ligand-to-metal charge transfer in titanium-oxo clusters enables efficient H₂O₂ activation and pollutant degradation
Wang, Zihang; Peng, Wenxin; Geng, Jintao; Wang, Hui; Zhang, Xiaodong; Xie, Yi

Polymetallic titanium chalcogenide clusters comprising {Eₙ}²⁻ ligands (E = S, Se; n = 1–3)
Bairagi, Subhash; Giri, Soumen; Chatterjee, Debipada; Chowdhury, Soham; Ghosh, Sundargopal

Supracluster assembly of an Al₄ precursor toward the study of enhanced optical properties
Yang, Fan; Chen, Rui-Yan; Wang, San-Tai; He, Yan-Ping; Fang, Wei-Hui; Zhang, Jian

Engineering geometric metamorphosis in {P₆M₂Mo₁₆O₇₃}-based high-nuclearity metal superclusters: from tetrahedral to square assemblies via topological transformations
Zhang, Xiaoyan; Li, Hui; Xu, Na; Liu, Xiaodong; Wang, Xiu-Li

Combination of dimensional reduction and active site addition strategies for preparing unique {RE₉}-cluster-based MOFs: efficient CO₂ fixation and Knoevenagel condensation
Zhao, Ying; Wu, Dan; Qiao, Yidan; Yang, Guo-Ping; Ma, Lu-Fang; Wang, Yao-Yu

A long-range synergistic effect between Ptₙ clusters and Zn₁ single atoms for efficient selective hydrogenations
Wei, Haisheng; Li, Jing; Yan, Xiaorui; Liu, Tiantian; Li, Kairui; Feng, Dan; Ren, Yujing

UN@C₂(13)-C₈₄: a diatomic cluster with a U=N triple bond inside a C₈₄ fullerene cage
Meng, Qingyu; Rosello, Yannick; Shen, Yi; Yao, Yang-Rong; Poblet, Josep M.; Rodriguez-Fortea, Antonio; Chen, Ning

The effect of the large cation matrix and delocalization of electronic density on the switchable behaviour of heterotrimetallic cyanido-bridged FexMn₉₋xW₆ clusters
Kobylarczyk, Jedrzej; Koziel, Marcin; Dziedzic-Kocurek, Katarzyna; Michalik, Jan M.; Pinkowicz, Dawid; Fitta, Magdalena; Sieklucka, Barbara; Podgajny, Robert

Magneto-optical response and luminescence properties of lanthanide-titanium-oxo clusters
Liu, Wei-Dong; Xu, Han; Li, Chong-Yang; Long, La-Sheng; Zheng, Lan-Sun; Kong, Xiang-Jian

Highly dispersed Ru cluster-embedded nitrogen-doped hollow carbon spheres with tunable electronic properties for efficient catalytic reductive amination of biomass-derived furfural
Wu, Jun; Pan, Gang; Jin, Ming; Bai, Jiahao; Shi, Tailong; Li, Yong

Ionothermal synthesis of a stable three-dimensional [Cu₄I₄] cluster scintillator with near-unity quantum efficiency and weak thermal quenching
Zou, Qing-Hua; Yang, Wen-Hao; Wu, Ling-Kun; Jiang, Lu-Lu; Wang, Shuai-Hua; Liu, Lang; Li, Ren-Fu; Ye, Heng-Yun; Li, Jian-Rong

An unprecedented Cu₆ cluster-based bimetallic MOF with multiple open sites for high CO₂ capture and efficient CO₂ conversion
Yu, Xueyue; Gu, Jiaming; Tang, Baobing; Xu, Tong; Li, Guanghua; Chang, Zhiyong; Liu, Yunling

Polyoxoniobates with the long-sought feature of face-sharing octahedra stabilized by Te(Ⅳ): a synthetic analogue of natural minerals
Zhen, Ni; Li, Run-Han; Xue, Binghui; Liu, Jingjing; Xu, Shan; Zhang, Chao; Lei, Peng; Dong, Jing; Chi, Yingnan; Yin, Panchao; Lan, Ya-Qian; Hu, Changwen

Enhanced reactive oxygen species generation and pollutant adsorption in advanced oxidation processes via Ru cluster-oxygen vacancy synergy on a BiOCl (110) facet
Zhang, Wensheng; Ding, Bo; Liang, Zhishan; Huang, Youlin; Qin, Dongdong; Han, Dongxue

A bis-aromatic MOF system constructed with a copper iodine cluster and porphyrinic ligand for enhancing near-infrared photothermal conversion
Cao, Man; Wang, Qian-You; Li, Run-Meng; Dai, Fangfang; Wang, Shan; Luo, Peng; Hu, Jia-Hua; Dong, Xi-Yan; Huang, Ren-Wu

Near-unity room-temperature phosphorescence quantum yield induced by halogen-halogen interaction in chiral hybrid copper(Ⅰ) iodide clusters
Qin, Yanjing; Wei, Jianwu; Li, Jing; Li, Xianli; Luo, Binbin; Chen, Peican; Zhou, Liya; Zhang, Jin Zhong; Pang, Qi

Distinct roles of fast, slow, and unobservable relaxation regimes controlling proton transport barriers in lanthanide metal-organic coordination polymers featuring hexameric water clusters
Wu, Xingru; Xie, Fengxia; Wan, Chengan; Chen, Bingtang; Jia, Yifeng; Ji, Hejia; Li, Pingping; Zhang, Feng; Feng, Lei; Wen, Chen; Liang, Xiaoqiang

Pt single atom and atomic cluster-enhanced TiO₂ Janus micromotors for efficient bubble propulsion and photocatalytic environmental remediation
Lv, Chang; Wang, Tao; Fang, Yeting; Ying, Yulong; Ji, Lvlv; Liu, Lei; Wang, Sheng

A coordination polymer based on tetranuclear Tb³⁺ clusters exhibiting dual turn-on/off fluorescence sensing of long- and short-chain polyfluoroalkyl substances
Long, Chanreingam; Chen, Zhonghang; Ye, Jiayin; Ma, Shixuan; Xu, Enting; Qiao, Yuchen; Gao, Min; Zhou, Xuequan; Zheng, Fangrui; Yang, Xuemei; Ren, Peng

Tailoring supertetrahedral cadmium/tin selenide clusters into a robust framework for efficient elimination of Cs⁺, Co²⁺, and Ni²⁺ ions
Wang, Kai-Yao; Li, Meng-Yu; Cheng, Lin; Hao, Xin; Wang, Cheng

Significant adsorption enhancements driven by pore microenvironment tuning for efficient C₂H₂/C₂H₄ separation in a chemically stable Ni₇-cluster-based framework
Wang, Yunli; Zhang, Rizhao; Xue, Jin-Peng; Chai, Yuqiao; Li, Bao; Li, Jia

Two X-shaped {Eu₆}-embedded water-soluble heterometallic polyoxotungstates based on {Eu₆M₄WSe₄(GeW₁₀)₄} (M = Cr, Al) clusters with resistance-switching
Cao, Yun-Fei; Chen, Ju-Ning; Shen, Xiao-Min; Sun, Yan-Qiong; Zheng, Shou-Tian

Reversible formation of yttrium planar cyclo-P₄ clusters and their selective conversion: access to mixed Pⱽ/Pᴵᴵᴵ cyclo-P₄ units
Han, Keyu; You, Qing; Ye, Zihao; Li, Kunhua; Li, Yunmeng; Duan, Sujiao; Zhang, Junliang; Zhou, Xigeng; Zhang, Jie

Linker-cluster cooperativity in confinement of proline-functionalized Zr-based metal-organic frameworks and its effect on the organocatalytic aldol reaction
Dilruba, Zarfishan; Yeganeh, Ardeshir D.; Kolin, Sofia; Noor, Sadia; Shatla, Hassan; Wieland, Carl; Yu, Bo-Hung; Gugeler, Katrin; Zens, Anna; Kaestner, Johannes; Estes, Deven P.; Pluhackova, Kristyna; Krause, Simon; Laschat, Sabine

A tetranuclear-cluster-based MOF with a low-polarity pore environment for efficient C₂H₆/C₂H₄ separation
Feng, Meng; Li, Jiantang; Wang, Xirong; Wang, Jingyu; Wang, Dongmei; Chen, Banglin

Unleashing the power of directed electron transfer: unraveling the potential of {PV₄}²⁻ in heterogeneous photocatalysis
Su, Xin; He, Yuzan; Li, Kunhong; Wang, Miao; Tang, Wei; Zhang, Shihao; Ma, Pengtao; Niu, Jingyang; Wang, Jingping

A 3D-printed pre-filter with a crystal violet-gold nanocluster hybrid for a reusable visible-light-activated antimicrobial air filtration system
Shin, Jae Hak; Kim, So Yeong; Kang, Hyun Sung; Kim, In Ho; Park, Joon Young; Heo, Ki Joon; Hwang, Gi Byoung; Jung, Jae Hee

Sulfur-induced structural and electronic engineering of Ru nanoclusters for highly efficient hydrogen evolution
Li, Xinyu; Li, Jing; Yin, Jingwen; Zhou, Guangyao; Chen, Lei; Xu, Lin; Tang, Yawen

Cobalt-promoted Zn encapsulation within silicalite-1 for oxidative propane dehydrogenation with CO₂ by microwave catalysis at low temperature
Nie, Fangui; Sun, Hongyang; Li, Tianyi; You, Zhimin; Zhou, Jicheng; Xu, Wentao

Self-assembly of a high-nuclearity fullerene-like heteropolyoxometalate cage
Wu, Shuangxue; Sun, Chunyi; Wang, Xinlong; Shao, Kuizhan; Qin, Chao; Su, Zhongmin

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Focus: catalytic CO₂ conversion

This focus collection highlights the exciting articles on catalytic CO₂ conversion that recently appeared in Materials Chemistry Frontiers and Inorganic Chemistry Frontiers, covering innovative catalysts, mechanistic insights, and emerging technologies. We hope you enjoy reading these articles.


Review Articles

Designing biomimetic catalytic systems for CO₂ reduction to formate using NAD(P)H
Park, Chanwoo; Kwon, Chaeyeon; Hong, Young Hyun

MOF electrocatalysts in CO₂ conversion: critical analysis of research trends, challenges and prospects
Ogunbanjo, Oriyomi; Rodriguez, Paramaconi; Anderson, Paul

Emerging frontiers of high-entropy materials for catalytic CO₂ reduction
Wang, Jiale; Yang, Lingzhi; Chen, Yuan; Zhang, Wanting; Li, Pengyan; Li, Hongda

Metal- and covalent organic frameworks for photocatalytic CO₂ reduction coupled with H₂O oxidation
Zhou, Xiao-Xiang; Ye, Yongshi; Lin, Qia-Chun; Liao, Wei-Ming; He, Jun

Optimization of electronic structure by defect engineering for electrocatalytic carbon dioxide reduction reaction
He, Jinghan; Qiang, Jianxin; Xu, Yang-Fan; Shi, Zhan; Huang, Keke; Yao, Xiangdong

Heterojunction catalysts for CO₂-HCOOX interconversion cycles
Xu, Yu-Shuai; Xu, Dong; Chen, Jie-Sheng; Li, Xin-Hao

Advances in catalyst and reactor design for CO₂ electroreduction to methanol
Chen, Zhaoyang; Ding, Mao; Li, Xu; Zheng, Tingting; Jiang, Qiu; Xia, Chuan

Efficient photothermal catalysis driving C-C coupling: challenges, strategies, and prospects for CO₂ reduction to C₂⁺ products
He, Hongbin; Ren, Yuqi; Peng, Ruoxuan; Zhu, Yuan-Hao; Chen, Zhouze; Zhan, Xingyu; Fei, Pengyu; Zhou, Jiancheng; Si, Yitao; Li, Naixu

MOF-derived doped porous carbon-based catalysts for CO₂ electroreduction: design, mechanisms, and scale-up
Hu, Huawen; Liu, Jin; Li, Wenbo; Wen, Hengtao; Yang, Xiting; Ke, Baoyi; Wang, Xiaowen; Xu, Xuejun; Wang, Guangjin

Sustainable and efficient production pathways for multi-carbon products via CO₂ electrosynthesis: catalyst surface and interface engineering
Han, Jiani; Yu, Yaodong; Yang, Jiakuo; Li, Yuanduo; Chao, Yanxue; Zhou, Jiaxuan; Li, Hongdong; Chi, Jingqi; Lai, Jianping; Wang, Lei

A review on framework (MOF/COF/POP)-based materials for efficient conversion of CO₂ to bio-active oxazolidinones
Rani, Pooja; Das, Rajesh; Nagaraja, C. M.

Recent advances in the mechanism and catalyst design in the research of aprotic, photo-assisted, and solid-state Li-CO₂ batteries
Chen, Haixia; Li, Xijuan; Xue, Hairong; Jia, Lulu; Xu, Yunyun; Tao, Yinglei; Yan, Yige; Fan, Xiaoli; He, Jianping; Wang, Tao

A review on covalent organic frameworks: exploration of their growing potential as porous materials in photocatalytic applications
Prakash, Kamal; Deka, Rakesh; Mobin, Shaikh M.

Multimetallenes and their electrocatalytic applications
Liu, Naiwen; Xu, Wenxia; Lai, Jianping; Wang, Lei

Active molecular units in metal organic frameworks for artificial photosynthesis
Mandal, Subrata; Yoosefi, Sahar; Mengele, Alexander K.; Rau, Sven; Pannwitz, Andrea

Prussian blue analogue-derived materials for photocatalysis
Han, Xu; He, Wen-Wen; Zhou, Tao; Ma, Shengqian

Mesoionic imines: strong N-donors, electronic ambivalence and applications in catalysis
Rudolf, Richard; Sarkar, Biprajit

Recent advances in rational design, synthesis and application of metal-organic frameworks as visible-light-driven photocatalysts
Li, Xu-Sheng; He, Yu-Jie; Chen, Jiao; Li, Quan-Quan; Liu, Ping; Li, Jian-Li

Preparation of organic compound/g-C₃N₄ composites and their applications in photocatalysis
Wu, Jun; Ding, Xingchen; Zhu, Xiashi


Rrsearch Articles

A purely inorganic germanium-molybdenum-oxo cluster with ruthenium participation for visible-light-driven CO₂ reduction
Li, Kunhong; Hong, Yumei; Ma, Xinyi; Zhao, Yujie; Zhang, Shihao; Ma, Pengtao; Niu, Jingyang; Wang, Jingping

Multifunctions of carbon dots in the CeO₂/Cu₂O complex catalyst for the regulation of carbon dioxide reduction
Yan, Xiong; Li, Jiacheng; Si, Honglin; Xu, Haojie; Huang, Hui; Liu, Yang; Kang, Zhenhui

Synergetic effects of surface plasmon resonance and structure defects in a ZnCdS₂/NiMoO₄@Cu Z-scheme heterojunction for enhanced photocatalytic CO₂ reduction to CH₄
Hu, Zhentao; Huang, Lei; Sun, Bojing; Hou, Dongfang; Qiao, Xiu-qing; Wang, Meidi; Ma, Huijuan; Li, Dong-Sheng

Enhanced photocatalytic CO₂ reduction to CH₄ via restorable surface plasmon and Pdₙ-Wδ⁺ synergetic sites
Hu, Weisheng; Liu, Zehua; Chen, Liang; Wang, Ting; Hu, Yangguang; Long, Ran; Liu, Dong; Li, Benxia

Dynamic covalent bonding for directed construction of molecular cages toward carbon dioxide reduction
He, Jingting; Dong, Man; Zhao, Yang; Cui, Dongxu; Yao, Xiaohui; Meng, Fanfei; Li, Wei; Yang, Shuai; Sun, Chunyi; Su, Zhongmin

Local protons enhance photocatalytic CO₂ reduction by porphyrinic zirconium-organic frameworks
Zhao, Xue; Zhu, Chang-Yan; Qin, Jun-Sheng; Rao, Heng; Du, Dong-Ying; Zhang, Min; She, Ping; Li, Li; Su, Zhong-Min

Au depositing and Mg doping synergistically regulates an In₂O₃ photocatalyst for promoting CO₂ reduction and CH₄ exclusive generation
Liu, Yanduo; Li, Jiadong; Dong, Xianglan; Dai, Lina; Zhang, Enqi

Construction of a floatable copper/corncob biochar composite with an LSPR effect for CO₂ capture and efficient photothermal catalytic conversion
Gui, Haoguan; Yang, Zhiming; Zhang, Yuying; Huhe, Taoli; Li, Xiazhang

Stabilization of COOH* intermediate through hydroxylation engineering for remarkably efficient photocatalytic CO₂ reduction
Wu, Zhende; Xie, Jing; Lu, Zhenjiang; Hu, Jindou; Cao, Yali

Copper-doped Bi₂MoO₆ with concurrent oxygen vacancies for enhanced CO₂ photoreduction
Liu, Jiawei; Liu, Xin; Dai, Chunhui; Zeng, Chao; Ali, Sajjad; Bououdina, Mohamed; Jia, Yushuai

Enhanced photocatalytic CO₂ reduction by controlled oxygen vacancy generation and co-constructed heterojunction strategy for Pd/CeO₂
Kong, Fanlin; Lu, Xiaoyan; Xie, Jing; Lu, Zhenjiang; Hu, Jindou; Cao, Yali

CO₂ conversion efficiently catalyzed under ambient conditions by new self-supported and recyclable Cu₂S
Wang, Huili; Wang, Tiansheng; Berlande, Murielle; Subrati, Ahmed; Moya, Sergio; Salmon, Lionel; Daro, Nathalie; Audebrand, Nathalie; Hamon, Jean-Rene; Yu, Haizhu; Pozzo, Jean-Luc; Astruc, Didier

Enhancing CO₂ electroreduction with decamethylcucurbit[5]uril-alkaline earth metal modified Pd nanoparticles
Shao, Tao; Song, Xianmeng; Wei, Zongnan; Yang, Shuaibing; Zhang, Siying; Cao, Rong; Cao, Minna

Novel pentagonal MgX₂ (X = O, S, Se, Te) monolayers: promising photocatalysts for overall water splitting and CO₂ reduction
Xu, Zhanyao; Ur Rehman, Sajid; Xu, Yuan; Habib, Haris; Tariq, Zeeshan; Naeem Ullah, Hafiz Muhammad; Wang, Yang; Li, Chuanbo; Zhang, Xiaoming

Cu₂In/In core-shell interface regulating Cu⁰/⁺ enables selective *OCHO capture for efficient CO₂-to-formate conversion across a wide potential range
Li, Ziya; Chi, Caixia; Zhao, Gaoqiang; Zhang, Qiuyue; Lv, Zhiguo; Wang, Feng; Zhuang, Tao; Zhang, Chao

Synergistic enhancement of the electrocatalytic reduction of CO₂ to hydrocarbons at a large-sized Cu@Ag electrode
Chang, Ke-Ke; Xiong, Wan-Feng; Wen, Yu-Ting; Feng, Bin-Bin; Li, Hong-Fang; Zhang, Teng; Huang, Yuan-Biao; Si, Duan-Hui; Cao, Rong

One-pot molten-salt construction of channels for hole transport and mass transfer over CoS₂ nanocubes for visible-light-driven CO₂ reduction
Wang, Fulin; Zhou, Man; Huang, Weiya; Lu, Kangqiang; Ouyang, Shaobo; Xiang, Wentao; Zhou, Chensheng; Yu, Changlin; Yang, Kai

Stabilized Cuδ⁺-OH species on Cu nanoparticles encapsulated in porous carbon nitride for electrocatalytic reduction of CO₂ to ethylene
Wang, Ling; Chen, Ji-Long; Wang, Jin; Dong, Yu-Liang; Xiong, Wan-Feng; Li, Ze; Si, Duan-Hui; Li, Hong-Fang; Cao, Rong

Enhanced photothermal CO₂ hydrogenation over In₂O₃₋/carbon nanotube composites
Liu, Ruiyang; Zhou, Yiming; Li, Ziyang; Wang, Hujingyue; Han, Lipu; Guo, Shiguang; Yang, Zhenwen; Qi, Yuhang

Illuminating the mechanistic impacts of an Fe-quaterpyridine functionalized crystalline poly(triazine imide) semiconductor for photocatalytic CO₂ reduction
McGuigan, Scott; Tereniak, Stephen J.; Smith, Avery; Jana, Subhendu; Donley, Carrie L.; Collins, Leonard; Ghorai, Nandan; Xu, Yixuan; Fosu, Emmanuel Adu; Suhr, Simon; Margavio, Hannah R. M.; Yang, Hyuenwoo; Parsons, Gregory N.; Holland, Patrick L.; Jakubikova, Elena; Lian, Tianquan; Maggard, Paul A.

Aerial carbon dioxide conversion to carbonate mediated by a lead(II) complex with tridentate bipyridine containing a hydrazide ligand under electrochemical conditions yielding single-component white-light-emitting phosphors
Mahmoudi, Ghodrat; Garcia-Santos, Isabel; Labisbal, Elena; Castineiras, Alfonso; Alizadeh, Vali; Gomila, Rosa M.; Frontera, Antonio; Safin, Damir A.

Ru species decoration on hierarchical Nb₂O₅₋ modulates product selectivity for CO₂ photoreduction
Zhai, Yeqiang; Wang, Guimin; Wang, Nan; Jiao, Yanqing; Wang, Dongxu; Yan, Haijing; Jiang, Yuxian; Wu, Aiping; Fu, Honggang

Combination of dimensional reduction and active site addition strategies for preparing unique {RE₉}-cluster-based MOFs: efficient CO₂ fixation and Knoevenagel condensation
Zhao, Ying; Wu, Dan; Qiao, Yidan; Yang, Guo-Ping; Ma, Lu-Fang; Wang, Yao-Yu

Robust imidazole-linked Ni-phthalocyanine-based covalent-organic framework for CO₂ electroreduction in the full pH range
Yang, Xu; Si, Duan-Hui; Li, Hong-Fang; Cao, Rong; Huang, Yuan-Biao

Tailoring the catalytic microenvironment of large-scale Cu foil with polyaniline to enhance CH₄ selectivity in CO₂ electroreduction
Wen, Yu-Ting; Xiong, Wan-Feng; Si, Duan-Hui; Li, Hong-Fang; Cao, Rong

A mixed-valence Cuᴵ/Cuᴵᴵ metal-organic framework for CO₂ conversion
Wang, Yu-Mei; Mo, Kai-Ming; Luo, Dong; Tao, Mei-Xia; Chen, Xu; Ning, Guo-Hong; Li, Dan

Air promotes efficient and selective CO₂ photoreduction with a molecule/semiconductor hybrid photocatalyst: the significant role of simultaneous photodegradation of organic pollutants
Hong, Xinyue; Zhu, Yuru; Chao, Duobin

High-efficiency photodriven coupling of CO₂ and various epoxides via a multi-shelled hollow ZIF/MXene derived composite with low activation energy
Wang, Yang; Ding, Meili; Fu, Xiaotong; Yao, Jianfeng

Engineering uranyl sites into MOFs for efficient and highly selective photocatalytic CO₂ reduction
Zhou, Zhi-Heng; Li, Xiao-Bo; Huang, Zhi-Wei; Wu, Qun-Yan; Wang, Jun-Xi; Zhang, Zhi-Hui; Yu, Ji-Pan; Mei, Lei; Ma, Fu-Qiu; Hu, Kong-Qiu; Shi, Wei-Qun

Metal-doped polyoxometalates with dual ligands for efficient CO₂ photoreduction
Lv, Yu; Jin, Ting; Wang, Ji-Lei; Zhou, Jiu-Lin; Dong, Zhi-Ming; Mei, Hua; Xu, Yan

Steady Cu⁺ species via magnesium and boron co-modification for enhanced CO₂ electroreduction to C₂⁺ products: an in situ Raman spectroscopic study
Yang, Hua; Mu, Xuefan; Guan, Jiexin; Ouyang, Bo; Li, Huaming; Deng, Yilin

Temperature-driven growth of uranyl-organic frameworks for efficient photocatalytic CO₂ reduction
Wang, Lu-Yao; Che, Guang; Gong, Ya-Ru; Yang, Wei-Ting; Lin, Yuan; Liu, Jiao-Rong; Chen, Shu-Yu; Xiao, Meng-Dan; Tian, Xu-Dong; Su, Zhong-Min

High-stability electrocatalytic CO₂ reduction in seawater over heterostructure Cu-Bi nanosheets with H-spillover effect
Feng, Bangli; Ouyang, Yixin; Liu, Peng; Zheng, Shanshan; Wang, Liwen; Yang, Yifan; Wang, Zisen; Xin, Zhifeng; Zhang, Xiuyun; Chen, Yifa

A derived-Cu catalyst with a potential-driven interface and tensile strain for enhancing CO₂ electrocatalytic reduction
Chang, Fangfang; Lin, Zihan; Liu, Yongpeng; Zhang, Qing; Wang, Xiaolei; Bai, Zhengyu

An unprecedented Cu₆ cluster-based bimetallic MOF with multiple open sites for high CO₂ capture and efficient CO₂ conversion
Yu, Xueyue; Gu, Jiaming; Tang, Baobing; Xu, Tong; Li, Guanghua; Chang, Zhiyong; Liu, Yunling

Atomically precise metal nanocluster sandwich heterojunction for robust and efficient photocatalytic CO₂ reduction to methanol
Lu, Rui; Yao, Aimin; Dai, Yali; Yin, Haijiao; Li, Chengqi; Du, Yuanxin; Zhu, Manzhou

Mechanistic insights into CO₂ reduction to C₂ products on Cu₃Zn surfaces: the role of stepped surfaces and Zn atoms
Santatiwongchai, Jirapat; Hirunsit, Pussana; Impeng, Sarawoot

A non-equivalent Ni doped La-MOF for enhanced photocatalytic CO₂ reduction through oxygen vacancy regulation and electronic structure optimization
Zhang, Tongzheng; Huang, Zhaohui; Xie, Guanshun; Liao, Le; Yu, Changqiang; Xie, Xiuqiang; Zhang, Nan

Cu,S,N heteroatom-tailored carbon quantum dots enabling efficient electrochemical CO₂ reduction to acetate and formate
Syahputra, Suanto; Vacandio, Florence; Wernert, Veronique; Sgreccia, Emanuela; Kaciulis, Saulius; Di Vona, Maria Luisa; Knauth, Philippe

Covalent integration of photosensitizer and catalyst in the pore walls of periodic mesoporous organosilicas for efficient solar-driven CO₂ reduction
Pozo-Lopez, Miguel A.; Rojas-Luna, Raul; Roy, Souvik; Romero-Salguero, Francisco J.; Esquivel, Dolores

Engineering a pyrene MOF composite photocatalyst toward the formation of carbon dioxide radical anions through regulating the charge transfer from type II to Z scheme via a chemical bond-modulated strategy
Zhao, Xin; Zhao, Yajun; Li, Yuan-Peng; Lyu, Pengbo; Chen, Chunying; Mo, Zong-Wen; Peng, Chao; Liu, Jiewei; Zhang, Li

In situ constructed oxygen vacancy-rich Bi₂O₂CO₃ nanosheets derived from BiOI for efficient electrochemical CO₂ reduction to formate
Li, Jiaxin; He, Fan; Cheng, Ziye; Chen, Jiayi; Ding, Haoran; Zhang, Xiao; Qi, Zhifu

Three-component diazaphospholium synthesis enables P(V)-to-P(III) conversion and ylide-mediated CO₂ and CS₂ activation
Huang, Linwei; Fidelius, Jannis; Schwedtmann, Kai; Royla, Philipp; Gomila, Rosa M.; Frontera, Antonio; Weigand, Jan J.

Development of In-Cu binary oxide catalysts for hydrogenating CO₂ via thermocatalytic and electrocatalytic routes
Mezzapesa, Marco Pietro; Salomone, Fabio; Guzman, Hilmar; Zammillo, Federica; Millini, Roberto; Bua, Letizia; Marra, Gianluigi; Tacca, Alessandra; Marrazzo, Rosamaria; Russo, Nunzio; Pirone, Raffaele; Hernandez, Simelys; Bensaid, Samir

A defective bismuth-indium catalyst promotes water dissociation for selective carbon dioxide electroreduction to HCOOH
Zhou, Jieshu; Li, Liming; Ren, Hangxing; Wang, Haibin; Li, Yong; Liu, Kangning; Huang, Liang; Yang, Xinyao; Hao, Zhen; Zhang, Yuguang; Wang, Zhichao; Wang, Xi; Ding, Jian; Ji, Yuping; Wang, Li; Liang, Hongyan

Boosting the catalytic performance of metalloporphyrin-based covalent organic frameworks via coordination engineering for CO₂ and O₂ reduction
Ren, Zhixin; Gong, Ke; Zhao, Bo; Chen, Shi-Lu; Xie, Jing

Band edge modulation via a hydrogen-bond-free cation in hybrid bismuth iodine for overall photocatalytic CO₂ reduction
Liu, Guang-Ning; Gao, Cheng-Cheng; Qi, Fangzheng; Chen, Wen-Tong; Zhang, Ning-Ning; Sun, Yiqiang; Zhao, Huaiqing; Chen, Guozhu; Li, Cuncheng

Structural disproportionation of Ag₂₀Cu₁₀ highlights the impact of cluster structure on electrocatalytic properties for CO₂ reduction
Wang, Yujiao; Xiong, Lin; Cheng, Qian; Hu, Daqiao; Jin, Shan; Zhu, Manzhou

Trace Sn modified Zn catalysts for efficient CO₂ electroreduction to HCOOH
Yang, Rui; Fu, Hao; Han, Zimin; Feng, Guoqing; Liu, Huaizhi; Hu, Yangguang; Huang, Yiyin

Interfacial interaction of Ag-MnO heterostructure for efficient CO₂ electroreduction to CO and aqueous Zn-CO₂ batteries
Wen, Chao; Xie, Ziyin; Wu, Na; Dong, Lihui; Li, Bin; Chen, Zhengjun

High-efficient separation of photogenerated carriers in S-scheme BiOI@TpPa-1 heterojunction for enhanced photocatalytic CO₂ reduction: crystal face engineering and DFT calculations
Zhong, Zhenfeng; Zhou, Chenyu; Zhu, Ming; Yang, Huaizhi; Wan, Yuqi; Pan, Zhiquan; Cheng, Qingrong

Incorporating metal active centers into covalent organic frameworks for boosting CO₂ photoreduction
Chen, Ming-zhen; Zhao, Hai-rong; Zhang, Kai-ming; Zhu, Hong-jing; Duan, Hai-bao; Ren, Xiao-Ming

High density facet junctions in nano-stepped CuFeO₂ enable efficient charge separation for selective photocatalytic CO₂ reduction to CH₄
Wei, Jingying; Guo, Chun; Hou, Dongfen; Jia, Dailing; Xue, Huaiguo; Tian, Jingqi; Jiang, Tengfei

Cobalt-promoted Zn encapsulation within silicalite-1 for oxidative propane dehydrogenation with CO₂ by microwave catalysis at low temperature
Nie, Fangui; Sun, Hongyang; Li, Tianyi; You, Zhimin; Zhou, Jicheng; Xu, Wentao

Insights into atomic level defect commanding coupling with n-π* excitation in carbon nitride for enhanced photocatalytic hydrogen production and CO₂ reduction
Shi, Shukui; Zong, Huibin; Yuan, Zhimin; Jiang, Zaiyong; Qi, Haotian; Mo, Zhao; Zhu, Xianglin

High-entropy-assisted platinum single atoms for photothermal green syngas production with high CO₂ utilization efficiency
Liu, Xin; Huang, Senyan; Yuan, Dachao; Li, Shan; Ma, Lin; Gao, Linjie; Li, Zhaoqi; Wang, Yachuan; Li, Yaguang; Ye, Jinhua

Bimetallic Ni/Co single-atom catalysts guided by an energy descriptor for efficient CO₂ electroreduction to syngas
Qiu, Yuye; Zheng, Tao; Liu, Rui; Liu, Jingjing; Xue, Xiangdong; Liu, Wengang; Liu, Jian

Electroreduction of N₂ and CO₂ to urea via Pd-assisted hydrogenation on MOF-derived CeO₂ nanosheets
Chen, Xiaoyue; Liang, Jia; Ren, Guangmin; Zhao, Zhan; Meng, Xiangchao

Grain boundary-mediated electrocatalytic C-N coupling for urea synthesis from CO₂ and NOₓ
Wang, Siqing; Zhang, Yan; Xiang, Pengda; Chen, Dawei; Li, Qiling; Guo, Zhiyan; Chen, Chen

Titanium-mediated coupling of CO₂ and ethylene to form acrylate: mechanistic insights from Cp*₂Ti complexes
Kim, Areum; Seok, Nayeong; Lee, Mijung; Hwang, Young Kyu; Shin, Jeongcheol; Yoo, Changho

A tandem nanoreactor constructed by coating Cu₂O on the surface of single-atom catalyst Ni-NC₃ for electroreduction of CO₂ to C₂ products
Liang, Cheng-Peng; Huang, Jia-Run; Liao, Pei-Qin; Chen, Xiao-Ming

Selective electrocatalytic reduction of carbon dioxide to methane using a guanidine-based metal-organic cage
Zhang, Ziang; Yang, Yang; Wang, Jinfeng; Jing, Xu; Duan, Chunying

Interfacial engineering regulating the electronic structure of cobalt active sites in hollow Co₃S₄/In₂S₃ for enhanced photothermal catalytic cycloaddition of diluted CO₂
An, Hong; Zhu, Yiwen; Chen, Fengfeng; Fu, Chunting; Chu, Xiaoyu; Gao, Junkuo

Enhancing electrocatalytic activities of high-entropy borides (HEBs) for C-N coupling in induced cation and pH-dependent microenvironments via multiscale modeling strategy
Feng, Yan; Ding, Yingchun; Liu, Li; Xiao, Yi

Morphological regulation of sulfur-vacancy-rich CdS for tunable CO₂ photoreduction under visible light irradiation
Qiu, Lu-Wen; Zhang, Wen-Ni; Wang, Lin-Ying; Li, Hao; Zhang, Tian-Kuan; Lin, Mi-Xin; Ci, Su-Qin; Lu, Jian

Photosensitizing metal-organic polyhedra combined with Co catalytic sites for CO₂ photoreduction
Li, Jixin; Liu, Yaming; Ma, Kaiyue; Li, Chunguang; Shi, Zhan

Coordination-induced in situ confinement of small-sized Ag nanoparticles on ultrathin C₃N₄ with strong metal-support interaction for enhanced selective CO₂ photoreduction
Zhang, Qin; Liu, Jiancong; Wang, Dongxu; Jin, Chengxu; Fang, Li; Li, Xingyu; Jiang, Yingjie; Wang, Xin; Tian, Chungui

A-site cations in stannate perovskites affect their performance in catalysing CO₂ electroreduction
Wang, Guoqing; Yuan, Hao; Zhang, Haiyan; Liu, Ruigang; Yue, Shanhu; Yan, Jiaxu; Xie, Xiaoji; Lu, Min

Modulating the surface state of Cu catalysts by Ga doping enables tunable CO₂ electroreduction to syngas over a wide potential window
Du, Jia-Huan; Liu, Ziwei; Liu, Jinyun; Ye, Jin-Yu; Ge, Yingying; Chen, Shanyong; Zhang, Yuting; Gu, Xuehong

Synergistic cobalt-manganese Prussian blue analogues for enhanced polysulfide conversion in lithium-sulfur batteries
Yang, Kexin; Liu, Yanjun; Ma, Bolin; Wang, Jie; He, Jiarui; Wu, Yuping

Co(ii)-embedded covalent organic framework for catalyzing CO₂ fixation to highly valuable N-formamides and 2-oxazolidinones under mild conditions
Parihar, Vaibhav; Kumar, Shubham; Rani, Pooja; Nagaraja, C. M.

A three-in-one strategy enables improved kinetics in an LLZTO solid electrolyte for Li-CO₂ batteries with high energy efficiency
Gao, Zesen; Yang, Shijie; Yang, Yan; Sun, Futing; Zhang, Tianshuo; Wang, Yunluo; Zhou, Tianrui; Tao, Lang; Song, Hucheng; Chen, Haijie

Atomically anchored Cu on MXene-derived TiO₂/Ti₃C₂ enables Cu-Ti dual sites for selective urea photosynthesis from CO₂ and nitrate
Lou, Zengxin; Kang, Kai; Zhang, Pingping; Zhong, Qi; Liu, Yong; Liu, Kaiqiang; Yuan, Wenzhuo; Liu, Juan; Bao, Yongchao

Efficient electrosynthesis of urea using CO₂ and nitrate over a bifunctional In₄SnS₈ catalyst
Li, Mao; Gao, Yanan; Xu, Ji; Wang, Sangzi; Wei, Yujin; Wang, Jingru; Ouyang, Bo; Xu, Kun

Silagermylenation of C=O bonds and radical fragmentation of CO₂-expanded bis(germylene) by a cyclic (alkyl)(amino)carbene
Thoemmes, Anna-Lena; Voelker, Robin; Morgenstern, Bernd; Zimmer, Michael; Munz, Dominik; Kay, Christopher W. M.; Scheschkewitz, David

A Ni-N-C catalyst for CO₂ electroreduction based on the MOF@MOF configuration exhibiting wide active reaction sites
Jun, Chul Hyun; Gudal, Chandan Chandru; Prabhakaran, Sampath; Mule, Anki Reddy; Yoo, Pil J.; Kim, Do Hwan; Chung, Chan-Hwa

SiCl₄-Modified layered double hydroxides for boosting CO selectivity in CO₂ hydrogenation: increasing selectivity from 20% to nearly 100%
Dong, Yuhang; Zhang, Chengcheng; Wang, Shenghua; Xing, Chuangwang; Wang, Shichang; Xiao, Yi; Feng, Hailong; Wan, Ye; Sun, Wei; Yang, Deren

Potential-driven in situ formation of Se-vacancy-rich CuS@Cu₂Se to steer the CO₂ electroreduction path from HCOOH to C₂H₅OH
Xie, Shuxian; Lv, Chao; Kong, Lichun; Li, Cui; Wang, Chang; Lv, Xuyu; Wu, Qianmin; Feng, Jiuju; Wang, Ai-Jun; Chen, De-Li; Yang, Fa

Post-synthetic modification of bis-iron(III)-μ-oxo-porphyrin prisms to enhance oxygen reduction electrocatalysis
Zhang, Daoyang; Rosch, Lauren E.; Crawley, Matthew R.; Cook, Timothy R.

Unleashing the power of directed electron transfer: unraveling the potential of {PV₄}₂ in heterogeneous photocatalysis
Su, Xin; He, Yuzan; Li, Kunhong; Wang, Miao; Tang, Wei; Zhang, Shihao; Ma, Pengtao; Niu, Jingyang; Wang, Jingping

The transformation of a bimetal carboxylate-MOF into a phosphonate-based MOF as a multifunctional photocatalyst
Cao, Aihui; Li, Kang; Xu, Xiao; Kang, Longtian; Zhang, Min

Optimizing the electronic structure of copper and cobalt dual sites for efficient electrosynthesis of urea
Liu, Jiafang; Zhang, Shengbo; Mao, Zhixian; Li, Wenyi; Jin, Meng; Yin, Huajie; Zhang, Yunxia; Wang, Guozhong; Zhang, Haimin

Desorption kinetics of water on hydrophobic core-shell iron-based Fischer-Tropsch synthesis catalysts
Ding, Zhibin; Liu, Jingyi; Ma, Zhuang; Wang, Feng; Zhang, Feiyue; Zhang, Ying; Zhang, Xian; Yang, Jiangong; Li, Hu; Liu, Zhen; Yan, Zifeng

Coordination-modulated nonplanar penta-graphene as the electronic structural lever for CO₂RR activity and selectivity in dual-atom catalysts
Shao, Yueyue; Zhong, Huaying; Zhou, Jia

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FOCUS: Photocatalytic Strategies for Environmental Treatment

 

Photocatalysis has emerged as an efficient and green approach for environmental remediation owing to its various merits. This focus collection highlights the exciting articles on this topic that recently appeared in Inorganic Chemistry Frontiers and Materials Chemistry Frontiers, showcasing innovative strategies for the removal of antibiotics, organic contaminants, and radioactive pollutants toward a more sustainable future. Articles featured in our focus collections are handpicked by Editors. We hope you find them enjoyable to read.

 


Review Articles

Porous porphyrin-based photocatalysts: recent progress and applications in environmental remediation
Han, Ting; Wang, Sicheng; Salazar, Gustavo A.; Rawashdeh-Omary, Manal

Porphyrin-based MOFs for photocatalysis in water: advancements in solar fuels generation and pollutants degradation
Liu, Fangbing; Rincon, Irene; Baldovi, Herme G.; Dhakshinamoorthy, Amarajothi; Horcajada, Patricia; Rojas, Sara; Navalon, Sergio; Fateeva, Alexandra

Strategic pathway selection for photocatalytic degradation: roles of holes and radicals
Li, Yixuan; Gao, Xu; Li, Yuxin

Recent advancements in graphitic carbon nitride based direct Z- and S-scheme heterostructures for photocatalytic H₂O₂ production
Sahoo, Subrat Kumar; Acharya, Lopamudra; Biswal, Lijarani; Priyadarshini, Priyanka; Parida, Kulamani

Recent advances in rational design, synthesis and application of metal-organic frameworks as visible-light-driven photocatalysts
Li, Xu-Sheng; He, Yu-Jie; Chen, Jiao; Li, Quan-Quan; Liu, Ping; Li, Jian-Li

From lab to tap: 2D material innovations in detection and elimination of waterborne pathogens
Panda, Soumyanti; Thakur, Sahil; Sharma, Rupam; Ojha, Abhijeet; Shalini Devi, K. S.; Kuramitz, Hideki; Zazoum, Bouchaib; Prakash, Jai

 


Research Articles

Tailoring the d-band center enables La doped ZnIn₂S₄ to be active for boosting photocatalytic activation of oxygen and degradation of antibiotics in wastewater
Hu, Yiwen; Ma, Xiao; Fan, Guoli; Yang, Lan; Li, Feng

3D defect-enriched Cu/Cu₂O-Al₂O₃ zigzag nanostructures for efficient degradation of tetracycline antibiotics
Wu, Dandan; Wu, Jicheng; Fu, Lin; Jia, Runping; Wu, Qingsheng; Zhu, Yuanzheng; Zhou, Tao; Han, Sheng; Wen, Ming

Internal electric field at the Schottky junctions in an MXene-MnCdS heterostructure for complete uranium remediation
Xu, Luowen; Liu, Yan; Liu, Zhirong; Tian, Yun; Wang, Changfu; Yu, Fengtao; Wang, Yun; Yuan, Dingzhong; Jiang, Hao

Pt single atom and atomic cluster-enhanced TiO₂ Janus micromotors for efficient bubble propulsion and photocatalytic environmental remediation
Lv, Chang; Wang, Tao; Fang, Yeting; Ying, Yulong; Ji, Lvlv; Liu, Lei; Wang, Sheng

Oxygen-free wastewater treatment system constructed using FeWO₄@CN S-scheme heterojunction photocatalyst coupled with H₂O₂ activation
Liu, Weipeng; Yang, Fengmei; Xu, Yuanguo; Zhou, Puyang; Wang, Yan; Xia, Changkun; Deng, Yilin; Zhu, Guisheng; Xie, Meng

Self-reduced Co-TiO₂ photocatalysts for peroxymonosulfate activation: efficient ciprofloxacin degradation and dynamic charge transfer
Zhang, Shuzhe; Wang, He; Chen, Gang; Zheng, He; Song, Yanhua; Zou, Haifeng

Visible light driven hydrogen bonding assisted complete photocatalytic degradation of selected antibiotics by lanthanide-based metal-organic frameworks
Gupta, Ruchika; Majumdar, Shubhangi; Chowdhury, Pramit K.; Gupta, Rajeev

N⋯Br halogen bond enhanced visible-light degradation of decabromodiphenyl ether on organic amine intercalated zinc sulfide
Xu, Penglei; Qin, Huiluan; Wang, Chen; Zhang, Feiyang; Yu, Zhixin; Duan, Ran; Chen, Chuncheng; Shen, Qi; Sun, Chunyan

Visible-light-driven photoelectrocatalytic degradation of tetracycline using dual Z-scheme Bi₂MoO₆/GQDs/TiO₂ heterojunctions
Li, Feiyu; Liu, Kailu; Zhang, Hanyue; Wang, Xing; Ma, Jingui; Liu, Yansheng; Hou, Junwei

Mechanistic insights into MnOₓ-cocatalyzed piezophotocatalytic dye degradation over S-scheme MnOₓ/BiFeO₃ heterojunctions
Chu, Yuxing; Zheng, Yekang; Xu, Jiating; Dong, Ruoyu; Zhu, Feng; Wang, Kaiqi; Wu, Ying; He, Yiming

Long-term stable piezocatalytic degradation of organic dyes using bulk LiNbO₃ single-crystals
Sun, Xiangfei; Chen, Kunfeng; Tang, Gongbin; Ruediger, Andreas; Xue, Dongfeng

Enhanced reactive oxygen species generation and pollutant adsorption in advanced oxidation processes via Ru cluster-oxygen vacancy synergy on a BiOCl (110) facet
Zhang, Wensheng; Ding, Bo; Liang, Zhishan; Huang, Youlin; Qin, Dongdong; Han, Dongxue

HxZIF-8/TiO₂ with a step-scheme heterojunction for visible-light photocatalytic reduction of nitroaromatic explosives
Zhou, Yuji; Zhang, Jiaojiao; Zhao, Yongjie; Qiu, Lili

Spatial construction of Pd and MnOₓ on a facet-engineered BiVO₄ photocatalyst for efficient removal of glyphosate pesticide
Yang, Nengcong; Liu, Lulu; Chen, Yue; Liu, Mengmeng; Chen, Zhian; Hou, Ruyan; Ye, Sheng; Li, Rengui

Synergistic introduction of LSPR effect and Schottky junction: Cu@TiO₂ charge regulation achieved efficient, stable photocatalytic removal
Zhang, Shuzhe; Li, Xiumei; Xie, Ruyan; Zhang, Xiaozhen; Wang, He; Song, Yanhua; Zou, Haifeng

Toroidal ferroelectric cobalt-doped barium titanates as efficient energy conversion materials for solar cells and photocatalysis
Balu, Murali; Kumaresan, Duraisamy; Prasad, R. Krishna; Kalidindi, Subhash

Achieving ultra-trace analysis and multi-light driven photodegradation toward phenolic derivatives via a bifunctional catalyst derived from a Cu(I)-complex-modified polyoxometalate
Li, Shuang; Wang, Bingqian; Liu, Guocheng; Li, Xiaohui; Sun, Chang; Zhang, Zhong; Wang, Xiuli

Constructing donor-acceptor covalent organic frameworks with bex topology for efficient photocatalytic reduction of uranium
Wang, Li; Zhang, Lingli; Luo, Feng

A Z-scheme heterojunction ZnCdS/P₂W₁₂Fe₉AO nanocomposite based on an adsorption-photoreduction synergistic strategy for uranium reduction
Liu, Yu; Cui, Donghui; Yang, Xue; Li, Fengyan

Dual electron transfer path and LSPR photothermal enhancement in BiOCl@ZnIn₂S₄ heterojunction for enhanced photocatalytic H₂ evolution, H₂O₂ production and tetracycline removal
Wu, Fan; Wu, Guangyu; Tang, Yonggong; Pan, Yuwei; Han, Jiangang; Zhang, Jin; Xing, Weinan; Huang, Yudong

3D printed C₃N₄-based structures for photo-, electro-chemical and piezoelectric applications
Massaro, Alessio; Nguyen, Kiem Giap; Vogelsang Suarez, David; Glukharev, Artem; Ingrosso, Chiara; Striccoli, Marinella; Kirlioglu, Ahmet Can; Kellici, Suela; Middelkoop, Vesna

Hydrogen bond locks promoted exciton dissociation and carrier separation in copolymers for enhancing uranyl photoreduction
Liu, Yiping; Xu, Mei; Lin, Mengxiong; Zhao, Maomao; Wu, Guihong; Song, Fangru; Liu, Yan; Zhang, Chengrong; Yu, Fengtao; Qiu, Jianding

Supported Lewis acid catalysts for the selective depolymerization of polysiloxanes
Song, Heyuan; Zhang, Kunyao; Tian, Zhaoxiong; Zhao, Fanyu; Lei, Shuangtai

Anion exchange in bismuth oxyhalides for electronic property control and isolation of BiON₃
Padilla Ii, Alexander E.; Jaffe, Adam

Modulating the electronic structure of a hydrogen-bonded organic framework to enhance uranium removal via the hydrogen evolution reaction
Zhang, Qingsong; Miao, Yuyang; Xiao, Yang; Hu, Jianwei; Gong, Haiyi; Zeng, Qingyi

Air promotes efficient and selective CO₂ photoreduction with a molecule/semiconductor hybrid photocatalyst: the significant role of simultaneous photodegradation of organic pollutants
Hong, Xinyue; Zhu, Yuru; Chao, Duobin

A series of four-substituted polyoxometalate-thiacalix[4]arene-based materials for the efficient photocatalytic reduction of Cr(VI)
Zhang, Jia-Yi; Song, Yuting; Yang, Jin; Pei, Wen-Yuan; Ma, Jian-Fang

Vanadium thiocarboxylate metal-organic frameworks as efficient photocatalysts for photooxidative desulfurization
Salcedo-Abraira, Pablo; Perez, Yolanda; Garcia-Abad, Clara; Guillou, Nathalie; Horcajada, Patricia; Devic, Thomas

Water-stable perovskite nanotube array with enhanced transport of charge carriers induced by functionalized polyoxometalate for the highly efficient photoreduction of uranium(VI)
Yang, Yanli; Guo, Keke; Bai, Xue; Zhu, Maochun; Wang, Siyue; Liu, Shuxia

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FOCUS: MOFs and MOF-derived materials for electrocatalysis

MOFs and MOF-derived materials have been widely explored as efficient catalysts for key electrochemical reactions, owing to their unique structural and compositional advantages. Here we highlight some exciting research on this topic that recently appeared in Inorganic Chemistry Frontiers and Materials Chemistry Frontiers


Review Articles

MOF-derived doped porous carbon-based catalysts for CO₂ electroreduction: design, mechanisms, and scale-up
Hu, Huawen; Liu, Jin; Li, Wenbo; Wen, Hengtao; Yang, Xiting; Ke, Baoyi; Wang, Xiaowen; Xu, Xuejun; Wang, Guangjin

Manufacturing strategies for metal organic framework-based membrane electrode assemblies in electrolyzers
Faras, Minaj M.; Patil, Satyajeet S.; Lee, Suhyeon; Lee, Choong Hoo; Ji, Yunseong; Kim, Dae Woo

Organic framework membranes for electrochemical energy storage: structure-property insights
Kumar, K. Hemanth; Asheen Britto, O.; Thamizharasan, M.; Arthanareeswaran, G.; Viswanathan, Mangalaraja Ramalinga

MOF electrocatalysts in CO₂ conversion: critical analysis of research trends, challenges and prospects
Ogunbanjo, Oriyomi; Rodriguez, Paramaconi; Anderson, Paul

Zinc-based materials for electrocatalytic reduction reactions: progress and prospects
Singh, Baghendra; Draksharapu, Apparao

Metal-organic framework derived micro-/nano-materials: precise synthesis and clean energy applications
Zhang, Guangxun; Li, Xinyi; Liu, Yuxin; Du, Guangyu; Pang, Huan

Metal-organic framework (MOF) based materials: promising candidates for electrocatalytic seawater splitting
Singh, Baghendra; Verma, Smriti

Emerging transmission electron microscopy solutions for electrocatalysts: from synthesis to deactivation
Wei, Le; Xu, Zhanyong; Wu, Xiaomei; Ke, Xiaoxing; Sui, Manling


Research Articles

Salt-protected carbonization of a metal-organic framework for enhanced nitrogen doping and high porosity leading to efficient performance in oxygen reduction reactions
Yoo, Ahram; Lee, Sujeong; Oh, Sojin; Kim, Songhee; Oh, Moonhyun

Facile synthesis of MOF-derived Ru-doped cobalt oxide/carbon nanomaterials for electrocatalytic oxygen evolution
Li, Nan; Lin, Rong; Shen, Yuchang; Wang, Haoran; Fu, Yuting; Li, Qipeng; Qian, Jinjie

An in situ reconstructed CuOₓ-BTA heterointerface enables stable and selective nitrate electroreduction to ammonia
Wang, Meng; Mao, Yuyin; Xue, Xiangdong; Dong, Yucheng; Cao, Xinjiao; Dong, Qing; Tan, Weiqiang; Liu, Jian

Cycle contraction and symmetrisation in redox-active ligands: from alloxazine to isoimidazolonequinoxaline derivatives and their electrochemical and coordination studies
Casas, Jaison; Muhammad, Shaban Raja; Pianca, David; Le Breton, Nolwenn; Choua, Sylvie; Kyritsakas, Nathalie; Gourlaouen, Christophe; Jouaiti, Abdelaziz; Ferlay, Sylvie

Dandelion-like V-CoP nanoarchitectures derived from MOFs: boosting the HER via enhanced water dissociation at industrial current densities
Zheng, Wenxuan; Gao, Lin; Fan, Mingsong; Dou, Zhiyu; Cui, Lili; Jin, E.

Pyrolyzed cyanide-bridged Ni-Fe MOFs for oxygen evolution: inactivation pathways and enhancement mechanisms
Li, Yingzi; Hao, Xuan; Du, Zhifei; Xie, Jiayi; Liu, Yashu; Zhou, Hongbo; Fu, Xiaoqi; Ji, Zhenyuan; Zhu, Guoxing

A tandem nanoreactor constructed by coating Cu₂O on the surface of single-atom catalyst Ni-NC₃ for electroreduction of CO₂ to C₂ products
Liang, Cheng-Peng; Huang, Jia-Run; Liao, Pei-Qin; Chen, Xiao-Ming

Oxygen-coordinated MOF membrane facilitated construction of supported Co₂P/CoP@C heterostructures for water electrolysis
Zhang, Chongxi; Li, Fengting; Wu, Dong; Guo, Qingmeng; Liu, Zhanning; Wang, Zhikun; Kang, Zixi; Fan, Lili; Sun, Daofeng

Magnetic-field enhanced interfacial electron redistribution to promote magnetoelectrocatalytic hydrogen evolution
Liu, Chong; Yu, Lianqing; Chen, Nannan; Tian, Gege; Zhu, Haifeng

A rational synthetic approach to a highly active Fe-N-C catalyst for efficient electrochemical oxygen reduction
Parida, Sanjit Kumar; Jena, Hrudananda

Multi-structured and ligand-modified NiFe LDH with self-optimization for efficient oxygen evolution reaction
Liu, Zi-Ye; Ge, Jiu-Jiu; Hu, Ji-Ming

Electroreduction of N₂ and CO₂ to urea via Pd-assisted hydrogenation on MOF-derived CeO₂ nanosheets
Chen, Xiaoyue; Liang, Jia; Ren, Guangmin; Zhao, Zhan; Meng, Xiangchao

Fe and N co-doped carbon nanotube decorated with FeₓC derived by multiligand coordination self-assembly bimetallic complex for highly efficient oxygen reduction reaction
Li, Qiulin; Deng, Zhiqin; Ma, Yan-Dong; Tan, Yangyang; He, Ruilin; Chen, Qianwen; Bao, Shu-Juan; Liu, Heng

Self-template fabrication of a Cu/Fe bimetallic dual-atom catalyst for enhanced ORR activity
Tang, Weicheng; Guo, Xiaoyu; Chen, Yuting; Xiao, Zhenyu; Du, Yunmei; Xing, Jun; Wu, Zexing; Liu, Kang; Wang, Lei

Oxygen-vacancy-rich MOF-derived amorphous Fe-Co-Se-O electrocatalyst for boosting the alkaline oxygen evolution reaction
Zheng, He; Zhang, Ziqi; Liu, Yuxin; Zhang, Shuzhe; Zhou, Yong; Zhang, Zhe; Zhang, Ruige; Shi, Zhan; Li, Chunguang; Feng, Shouhua

Reconfiguration and activation induced by characteristic migration of transition metal ions between interfaces of high-entropy oxygen evolution catalysts
Zuo, Wei; Xu, Zhenhang; Qian, Jun; Cheng, Gongzhen; Zhao, Pingping

In situ electrodeposition of Pt into a trimetallic MOF composite electrode and its application in water splitting
Liu, Tianpeng; Wang, Xin; Li, Jie; Hu, Mengyun; Yu, Jun; Yu, Shudi; Wu, Zhengying; Du, Yukou

Decorating a highly conjugated and electron-rich Co-MOF with Ni₃S₂ for improved oxygen evolution and urea oxidation reactions
Wang, Li-Wen; Jing, Xuan; Tang, Si-Fu

Investigating the impact of counter anions on the electrocatalytic alcohol oxidation reaction over MOF-derived catalysts
Li, Yining; Dutta Chowdhury, Abhishek

Ultraviolet light-induced carbon defects on MOF-derived Ni@C greatly improved its electrocatalytic activity for hydrogen evolution
Wu, Ting; Sun, Jianpeng; Zhao, Zhan; Huang, Kelei; Meng, Xiangchao

Ultrathin 2D-2D NiFe LDH/MOF heterojunction nanosheets: an efficient oxygen evolution reaction catalyst for water oxidation
Yin, Haoran; Su, Shibiao; Yao, Di; Wang, Lixia; Liu, Xinqiang; Isimjan, Tayirjan Taylor; Yang, Xiulin; Cai, Dandan

Mn-doped RuO₂ nanocrystals with abundant oxygen vacancies for enhanced oxygen evolution in acidic media
Zheng, Caixia; Huang, Bing; Liu, Xuwei; Wang, Hao; Guan, Lunhui

Hierarchical mesoporous N-doped carbon as an efficient ORR/OER bifunctional electrocatalyst for rechargeable zinc-air battery
Li, Ping; Wen, Jinghong; Xiang, Yang; Li, Meiqi; Zhao, Yunxiu; Wang, Suna; Dou, Jianmin; Li, Yunwu; Ma, Huiyan; Xu, Liqiang

An hourglass-shaped nickel-based polyoxometalate crystalline material as a highly efficient bifunctional electrocatalyst for the oxygen evolution reaction and detection of H₂O₂
Li, Yajie; Zhu, Na; Su, Zhixuan; Hu, Xiaoli; Dou, Zhiyu; Su, Zhongmin

Universal synthesis of coral-like ternary MOF-derived sulfides as efficient OER electrocatalysts
Liu, Tianpeng; Zhang, Yangping; Yu, Jun; Hu, Mengyun; Wu, Zhengying; Wei, Xiao; Yu, Shudi; Du, Yukou

Bimetallic ZnCo-MOF derived porous Ir-doped cobalt oxides for water oxidation with improved activity and stability
Chen, Junliang; Liu, Jie; Xu, Shaojie; Wu, Yi; Ye, Yunan; Qian, Jinjie

Bimetal-doped cobalt oxyhydroxides/hydroxides synthesized by electrochemistry for enhanced OER activity
Zhu, Rongmei; Zhang, Yi; Liu, Limei; Li, Yong; He, Gaihua; Pang, Huan

High ratios of Ni³⁺ and Co³⁺ facilitated by Mn-addition for enhanced oxygen evolution reaction and ethanol oxidation reaction
Zhen, Yi-Nuo; Fan, Ruo-Yao; Jiang, Xin-Yin; Yu, Ning; Chai, Yong-Ming; Dong, Bin

Composition regulation of Ni-BDC MOF architecture to enhance electrocatalytic urea oxidation in alkaline solution
Fu, Xin; Pu, Bo; Pan, Li; Ming, Ruiqi; Lv, Qian; Chen, Xiaobo; Tian, Lihong

Ru-anchoring Co-MOF-derived porous nanomaterials for enhanced oxygen evolution activity and structural stability
Li, Nan; Mao, Lujiao; Fu, Yuting; Wang, Haoran; Shen, Yuchang; Zhou, Xuemei; Li, Qipeng; Qian, Jinjie

Electronic metal-support interaction via Ni defect-induced Ru-modified Ni-CeO₂ for enhanced hydrogen oxidation activity
Zhou, Shuqing; Liu, Yi; Cheng, Lianrui; Isimjan, Tayirjan Taylor; Tian, Jianniao; Yang, Xiulin

A universal strategy of constructing Cr-NiFe MOF/CMC aerogel composite catalysts for efficient oxygen evolution reaction
Yu, Xin; Zhang, Jiangcheng; Jia, Yuxin; Yao, Hu; Su, Baolian; Guo, Xiaohui

Tuning the organic ligands to optimize the nitrogen reduction performance of Co(ii) or Ni(ii)-based MOFs
Qin, Ling; Zhao, Ying-Xin; Liu, Qiang; An, Jin-Long; Wang, Han-Xi; Zhang, Mao-Feng; Shi, Cheng-Wu; Zheng, He-Gen

Bimetallic MOF-based catalysts with enhanced activity for electrochemical hydrogen evolution in acid and alkaline electrolytes
Zhang, Rui-Zhe; Lu, Lele; Cheng, Peng; Shi, Wei

Promoting electrocatalytic water oxidation via crafting Co-O-W bridge bonds on an amorphous core/shell NiCo-ZIF@POM catalyst
Yu, Tianhao; Gao, Peng; Du, Hong; Dong, Ling

Electronic modulation by interfacial bridging between Ir nanoparticle and metal-organic framework to enhance hydrogen evolution
Cheng, Kaipeng; Xu, Yinghuan; Zhang, Shenmeng; Zhang, Heng; Xue, Yingying; Huang, Xiahui; Zhao, Jianbo; Zhang, Pengcheng; Ma, Shuang; Hou, Zhiqiang

Boosting structural variety and catalytic activity of porphyrinic metal-organic frameworks by harnessing bifunctional ligands
Wu, Wei; Lv, Xiu-Liang; He, Tao; Si, Guang-Rui; Huang, Hongliang; Xie, Lin-Hua; Xie, Yabo; Li, Jian-Rong

Electrolyte-dependent HER activity of mesoporous iron-based ZIF-67 leaf-like nanosheets
Iqbal, Muhammad Faisal; Li, Mengjiao; Xu, Tao; Lou, Junchao; Wang, Weitao; Zhang, Jing; Hu, Enlai; Xu, Pan

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2025 Inorganic Chemistry Frontiers Most-Popular Articles

To celebrate the Year of the Horse, we are delighted to highlight some of the most popular articles published in Inorganic Chemistry Frontiers.

We hope you enjoy reading these articles and wish you a happy and prosperous year of the Horse.

 

MOF nanozymes: active sites and sensing applications

Ziyan Zhang, Yujie Li, Zhishuang Yuan, Lingxia Wu, Jiping Ma, Weiqiang Tan, Yingjie Sun, Guangyao Zhang and Huining Chai

Inorg. Chem. Front., 2025, 12, 400–429
https://doi.org/10.1039/D4QI02555E

A review on framework (MOF/COF/POP)-based materials for efficient conversion of CO₂ to bio-active oxazolidinones

Pooja Rani, Rajesh Das and C. M. Nagaraja

Inorg. Chem. Front., 2025, 12, 430–478
https://doi.org/10.1039/D4QI02101K

Recent advances in inorganic oxide semiconductor-based S-scheme heterojunctions for photocatalytic hydrogen evolution

Ikram Ullah, Muhammad Amin, Pei Zhao, Ning Qin and An-Wu Xu

Inorg. Chem. Front., 2025, 12, 1329–1348
https://doi.org/10.1039/D4QI02797C

Anticancer iridium(III) cyclopentadienyl complexes

Pavel Štarha

Inorg. Chem. Front., 2025, 12, 897–954
https://doi.org/10.1039/D4QI02472A

Toward highly durable aqueous zinc ion batteries: a review of MOFs/MOF-derived cathode materials

Yi Liu, Xiang Wu and Yoshio Bando

Inorg. Chem. Front., 2025, 12, 3959–3980
https://doi.org/10.1039/D5QI00555H

Enhanced interfacial polarization loss induced by hollow engineering of hollow alloyed CoFe-ZIF nanocages/carbon nanofibers for efficient microwave absorption

Dan Wu, Congmin Fan, Wusi Luo, Yingzhi Jin, Qinchuan He and Yiqun Wang

Inorg. Chem. Front., 2025, 12, 3083–3097
https://doi.org/10.1039/D5QI00118H

P vacancy-induced electron redistribution and phase reconstruction of CoFeP for overall water splitting at industrial-level current density

Xueling Wei, Yang Jiao, Xiangyu Zou, Yuchen Guo, Wenhu Li and Taotao Ai

Inorg. Chem. Front., 2025, 12, 2678–2690
https://doi.org/10.1039/D4QI03351E

Mechanistic insights into MnOx-cocatalyzed piezophotocatalytic dye degradation over S-scheme MnOx/BiFeO3 heterojunctions

Yuxing Chu, Yekang Zheng, Jiating Xu, Ruoyu Dong, Feng Zhu, Kaiqi Wang, Ying Wu and Yiming He

Inorg. Chem. Front., 2025, 12, 6825–6836
https://doi.org/10.1039/D5QI01226K

Non-conjugated polymer regulated photoelectrochemical water oxidation

Jiao-Nan Yuan, Xian Yan, Bing-Xiong Zheng, Jia-Qi Chen and Fang-Xing Xiao

Inorg. Chem. Front., 2025, 12, 1553–1567
https://doi.org/10.1039/D4QI02694B

‘Kick-in the head’: high-performance and air-stable mononuclear DyIII single-molecule magnets with pseudo-D6h symmetry from a [1 + 1] Schiff-base macrocycle approach

Alexandros S. Armenis, Arpan Mondal, Sean R. Giblin, Dimitris I. Alexandropoulos, Jinkui Tang, Richard A. Layfield and Theocharis C. Stamatatos

Inorg. Chem. Front., 2025, 12, 1214–1224
https://doi.org/10.1039/D4QI02756F

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Explore the Highly Cited Articles in Inorganic Chemistry Frontiers

We are delighted to highlight the following highly cited research articles published in Inorganic Chemistry Frontiers since 2023. We hope you enjoy reading them.

P vacancy-induced electron redistribution and phase reconstruction of CoFeP for overall water splitting at industrial-level current density

 
Xueling Wei, Yang Jiao, Xiangyu Zou, Yuchen Guo, Wenhu Li and Taotao Ai

 

Inorg. Chem. Front., 2025,12, 2678-2690
https://doi.org/10.1039/D4QI03351E

Enhanced interfacial polarization loss induced by hollow engineering of hollow alloyed CoFe-ZIF nanocages/carbon nanofibers for efficient microwave absorption

Dan Wu, Congmin Fan, Wusi Luo, Yingzhi Jin, Qinchuan He and Yiqun Wang

 
Inorg. Chem. Front., 2025,12, 3083-3097
https://doi.org/10.1039/D5QI00118H

Achieving ultra-trace analysis and multi-light driven photodegradation toward phenolic derivatives via a bifunctional catalyst derived from a Cu(i)-complex-modified polyoxometalate

Shuang Li, Bingqian Wang, Guocheng Liu, Xiaohui Li, Chang Sun, Zhong Zhang and Xiuli Wang

 
Inorg. Chem. Front., 2024,11, 1561-1572

https://doi.org/10.1039/D3QI02513F

PEO/Li1.25Al0.25Zr1.75(PO4)3 composite solid electrolytes for high-rate and ultra-stable all-solid-state lithium metal batteries with impregnated cathode modification

Yongquan Zhang, Hongchang Gao, Jingshun Wang, Qingguo Chi, Tiandong Zhang, Changhai Zhang, Yu Feng, Yue Zhang, Dianxue Cao and Kai Zhu

 
Inorg. Chem. Front., 2024,11, 1289-1300

https://doi.org/10.1039/D3QI02407E

Achieving ultrasensitive temperature sensing through non-thermally coupled energy levels to overcome energy gap constraints

 
Guotao Xiang, Yuanyuan Yi, Zhiyu Yang, Yongjie Wang, Lu Yao, Sha Jiang, Xianju Zhou, Li Li, Xiaojun Wang and Jiahua Zhang

 
Inorg. Chem. Front., 2024,11, 1522-1530
https://doi.org/10.1039/D3QI02625F

Photoredox catalysis enabled by atomically precise metal nanoclusters

Junyi Zhang, Linjian Zhan, Boyuan Ning, Yunhui He, Guangcan Xiao, Zhixin Chen and Fang-Xing Xiao

 
Inorg. Chem. Front., 2024,11, 6970-6980
https://doi.org/10.1039/D4QI01826E

Low-content Ru–Pt supported on oxygen vacancy enriched black TiO2 with strong electronic interactions as efficient hydrogen generation electrocatalysts

Yuanzong Shen, Weichen Li, Wenna Wang, Liantao Xin, Weiping Xiao, Guangrui Xu, Dehong Chen,d Lei Wang, Fusheng Liu and Zexing Wu

 
Inorg. Chem. Front., 2024,11, 5508-5516
https://doi.org/10.1039/D4QI00919C

Highly efficient and stable oxygen evolution from seawater enabled by a hierarchical NiMoSx microcolumn@NiFe-layered double hydroxide nanosheet array


Longcheng Zhang, Ling Li, Jie Liang, Xiaoya Fan, Xun He, Jie Chen, Jun Li, Zixiao Li, Zhengwei Cai, Shengjun Sun, Dongdong Zheng, Yongsong Luo, Hong Yan, Qian Liu, Abdulmohsen Ali Alshehri, Xiaodong Guo, Xuping Sun and Binwu Ying

 
Inorg. Chem. Front., 2023,10, 2766-2775
https://doi.org/10.1039/D3QI00341H

Hierarchical porous NiFe-P@NC as an efficient electrocatalyst for alkaline hydrogen production and seawater electrolysis at high current density

Zhi Chen, Qichang Li, Huimin Xiang, Yue Wang, Pengfei Yang, Chunlong Dai, Huadong Zhang, Weiping Xiao, Zexing Wu and Lei Wang

 
Inorg. Chem. Front., 2023,10, 1493-1500
https://doi.org/10.1039/D2QI02703H

P-doped hard carbon microspheres for sodium-ion battery anodes with superior rate and cyclic performance


Sheng Wu, Handong Peng, Le Huang, Yongsi Liu, Yanxue Wu, Lei Liu, Wei Ai and Zhipeng Sun

 
Inorg. Chem. Front., 2023,10, 5908-5916
https://doi.org/10.1039/D3QI01296D

Electron-rich biochar enhanced Z-scheme heterojunctioned bismuth tungstate/bismuth oxyiodide removing tetracycline

Fuyan Kang, Xiaona Jiang, Yao Wang, Juanna Ren, Ben Bin Xu, Guoyang Gao, Zhanhua Huang and Zhanhu Guo

 
Inorg. Chem. Front., 2023,10, 6045-6057
https://doi.org/10.1039/D3QI01283B

Ce-doped MoS2−x nanoflower arrays for electrocatalytic nitrate reduction to ammonia

Yaojing Luo, Kai Chen, Guohui Wang, Guike Zhang, Nana Zhang and Ke Chu

 
Inorg. Chem. Front., 2023,10, 1543-1551
https://doi.org/10.1039/D2QI01798A

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Explore the Highly Cited Articles in Inorganic Chemistry Frontiers

We are delighted to highlight the following highly cited review articles published in Inorganic Chemistry Frontiers since 2023. We hope you enjoy reading them.

MOF nanozymes: active sites and sensing applications

Ziyan Zhang, Yujie Li, Zhishuang Yuan, Lingxia Wu, Jiping Ma, Weiqiang Tan, Yingjie Sun, Guangyao Zhang and Huining Chai

 

Inorg. Chem. Front., 2025,12, 400-429
https://doi.org/10.1039/D4QI02555E

Porphyrin-based MOFs for photocatalysis in water: advancements in solar fuels generation and pollutants degradation

Fangbing Liu, Irene Rincón, Herme G. Baldoví, Amarajothi Dhakshinamoorthy, Patricia Horcajada, Sara Rojas, Sergio Navalón and Alexandra Fateeva

Inorg. Chem. Front., 2024,11, 2212-2245
https://doi.org/10.1039/D3QI01996A

Recent progress on modulating luminescence thermal quenching properties of Bi3+-activated phosphors

Xiang Lv, Ran Xiao, Jianxia Liu, Chunwei Yang, Yanmei Xin and Ning Guo

Inorg. Chem. Front., 2024,11, 1668-1682

https://doi.org/10.1039/D3QI02588H

Recent advancements in graphitic carbon nitride based direct Z- and S-scheme heterostructures for photocatalytic H2O2 production

Subrat Kumar Sahoo, Lopamudra Acharya, Lijarani Biswal, Priyanka Priyadarshinia and Kulamani Parida

Inorg. Chem. Front., 2024,11, 4914-4973

https://doi.org/10.1039/D4QI00950A

Rational design of local microenvironment for electrocatalytic water splitting

Xiang Li, Wangchuan Zhu, Yanqun Zhang, Yueyue Zhao, Danjun Wang, Yanzhong Zhen, Feng Fu and Chunming Yang

Inorg. Chem. Front., 2024,11, 4080-4106
https://doi.org/10.1039/D4QI00854E

Magneto-chiral dichroism of chiral lanthanide complexes

Fabrice Pointillart, Matteo Atzori and Cyrille Train

Inorg. Chem. Front., 2024,11, 1313-1321
https://doi.org/10.1039/D3QI02510A

Research progress of MXenes and layered double hydroxides for supercapacitors

Zhongtai Lin, Xue Li, Hao Zhang, Ben Bin Xu, Priyanka Wasnik, Handong Li, Man Vir Singh, Yong Ma, Tingxi Li and Zhanhu Guo

Inorg. Chem. Front., 2023,10, 4358-4392
https://doi.org/10.1039/D3QI00819C

Recent progress and strategies on the design of catalysts for electrochemical ammonia synthesis from nitrate reduction


Wei Song, Luchao Yue, Xiaoya Fan, Yongsong Luo, Binwu Ying, Shengjun Sun, Dongdong Zheng, Qian Liu, Mohamed S. Hamdye and Xuping Sun

Inorg. Chem. Front., 2023,10, 3489-3514
https://doi.org/10.1039/D3QI00554B

Mechanisms of Mg carbonates precipitation and implications for CO2 capture and utilization/storage

Hellen S. Santos, Hoang Nguyen, Fabricio Venâncio, Durgaprasad Ramteke, Ron Zevenhovenc and Paivo Kinnunen

Inorg. Chem. Front., 2023,10, 2507-2546
https://doi.org/10.1039/D2QI02482A

Recent progress in polyoxometalate–viologen photochromic hybrids: structural design, photochromic mechanism, and applications


Li Li, Yang-Tao Yu, Yang Hua, Xiao-Nan Li and Hong Zhang

Inorg. Chem. Front., 2023,10, 1965-1985
https://doi.org/10.1039/D3QI00040K

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2024 Inorganic Chemistry Frontiers Most-Popular Articles

 

To celebrate the Year of the Snake, we are delighted to highlight some of the most popular articles published in Inorganic Chemistry Frontiers by corresponding authors based in countries celebrating the Chinese New Year.

We hope you enjoy reading these articles and wish you a happy and prosperous year of the Snake.

Achieving ultra-trace analysis and multi-light driven photodegradation toward phenolic derivatives via a bifunctional catalyst derived from a Cu(I)-complex-modified polyoxometalate

Shuang Li, Bingqian Wang, Guocheng Liu, Xiaohui Li, Chang Sun, Zhong Zhang and Xiuli Wang

Inorg. Chem. Front., 2024,11, 1561-1572
https://doi.org/10.1039/D3QI02513F

PEO/Li1.25Al0.25Zr1.75(PO4)3 composite solid electrolytes for high-rate and ultra-stable all-solid-state lithium metal batteries with impregnated cathode modification

Yongquan Zhang, Hongchang Gao, Jingshun Wang, Qingguo Chi, Tiandong Zhang, Changhai Zhang, Yu Feng, Yue Zhang, Dianxue Cao and Kai Zhu

Inorg. Chem. Front., 2024,11, 1289-1300
https://doi.org/10.1039/D3QI02407E

Low-content Ru–Pt supported on oxygen vacancy enriched black TiO2 with strong electronic interactions as efficient hydrogen generation electrocatalysts

Yuanzong Shen, Weichen Li, Wenna Wang, Liantao Xin, Weiping Xiao, Guangrui Xu, Dehong Chen, Lei Wang, Fusheng Liu and Zexing Wu

Inorg. Chem. Front., 2024,11, 5508-5516
https://doi.org/10.1039/D4QI00919C

Hierarchical mesoporous N-doped carbon as an efficient ORR/OER bifunctional electrocatalyst for rechargeable zinc–air battery

Ping Li, Jinghong Wen, Yang Xiang, Meiqi Li, Yunxiu Zhao, Suna Wang, Jianmin Dou, Yunwu Li, Huiyan Ma and Liqiang Xu

Inorg. Chem. Front., 2024,11, 5345-5358
https://doi.org/10.1039/D4QI00637B

A chelating coordination modulation method for the synthesis of Ti-MOF single crystals

Hui-Zi Li, Shangda Li, Fei Wang and Jian Zhang

Inorg. Chem. Front., 2024,11, 2876-2883
https://doi.org/10.1039/D4QI00436A

Optimized arrangement of non-π-conjugated PO3NH3 units leads to enhanced ultraviolet optical nonlinearity in NaPO3NH3

Lingli Wu, Haotian Tian, Chensheng Lin, Xin Zhao, Huixin Fan, Pengxiang Dong, Shunda Yang, Ning Ye and Min Luo

Inorg. Chem. Front., 2024,11, 1145-1152
https://doi.org/10.1039/D3QI02465B

Recent progress on modulating luminescence thermal quenching properties of Bi3+-activated phosphors

Xiang Lv, Ran Xiao, Jianxia Liu, Chunwei Yang, Yanmei Xin and Ning Guo

Inorg. Chem. Front., 2024,11, 1668-1682
https://doi.org/10.1039/D3QI02588H

Covalent organic framework based photocatalysts for efficient visible-light driven hydrogen peroxide production

Ke-Hui Xie, Guang-Bo Wang, Fei Zhao, Miao-Can Wang, Hao-Yu Zhang, Hao-Ran Ma, Zi-Zheng Chen, Lin Jiang, Yan Geng and Yu-Bin Dong

Inorg. Chem. Front., 2024,11, 1322-1338
https://doi.org/10.1039/D3QI02391E

Rational design of local microenvironment for electrocatalytic water splitting

Xiang Li, Wangchuan Zhu, Yanqun Zhang, Yueyue Zhao, Danjun Wang, Yanzhong Zhen, Feng Fu and Chunming Yang

Inorg. Chem. Front., 2024,11, 4080-4106
https://doi.org/10.1039/D4QI00854E

Advancing biomedical applications of polyoxometalate-based metal–organic frameworks: from design to therapeutic potential

Lijin Wang, Pengyu Dai, Hongli Ma, Tiedong Sun and Jinsong Peng

Inorg. Chem. Front.
, 2024,11, 1339-1365

https://doi.org/10.1039/D3QI02414H

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Inorganic Chemistry Frontiers Best Covers of 2024

We are proud to announce the three best covers of Inorganic Chemistry Frontiers in 2024! The awarded works were chosen by our readers through a worldwide vote. To learn more about the science behind the winning pieces, read for free the cover stories up until 03 February 2025.  

Shu Chen, Qiyuan Zhou, Ka-Yan Ng, Zoufeng Xu, Weikang Xu and Guangyu Zhu
Inorg. Chem. Front., 2024, 11, 3085-3118
https://doi.org/10.1039/D4QI00459K
Maddalena Paolillo, Giarita Ferraro, Irene Cipollone, Eugenio Garribba, Maria Monti and Antonello Merlino
Inorg. Chem. Front., 2024, 11, 6307-6315
https://doi.org/10.1039/D4QI01528B
Shujun Li, Meng-Yao Huang, Weiyi Cheng, Waqas Ali Shah, Xu-Sheng Dai, Nana Ma, Qianyi Zhao and Xuenian Chen
Inorg. Chem. Front., 2024, 11, 7324-7332
https://doi.org/10.1039/D4QI01551G

Congratulations to the winners!

We would like to express our sincere appreciation for all the support and contribution from our authors, reviewers, and readers during 2024.

Looking forward to receiving your high-quality work in 2025.

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Focus on molecular magnets

Molecular magnetism is a diverse field within chemistry with strong links to other disciplines across physical sciences. Current research focuses on magnetic memory and quantum information processing but also extends to medical diagnostics and catalysis. Here we highlight some of the exciting research on this topic that was recently published in Inorganic Chemistry Frontiers. Hope you find them enjoyable to read.

Low-coordinate bis(imidazolin-2-iminato) dysprosium(III) single-molecule magnets

Rong Sun, Chen Wang, Bing-Wu Wang, Zhe-Ming Wang, Yao-Feng Chen, Matthias Tamm and Song Gao

Inorg. Chem. Front., 2023,10, 485-492

https://doi.org/10.1039/D2QI02180C

Single-ion magnetism behaviors in lanthanide(III) based coordination frameworks

Qingyun Wan, Masanori Wakizaka and Masahiro Yamashita


Inorg. Chem. Front.
, 2023,10, 5212-5224

https://doi.org/10.1039/D3QI00925D

Actinide-based single-molecule magnets: alone or in a group?

Ming Liu, Xiao-Han Peng, Fu-Sheng Guo and Ming-Liang Tong

Inorg. Chem. Front., 2023,10, 3742-3755

https://doi.org/10.1039/D3QI00523B

The importance of second sphere interactions on single molecule magnet performance

Brodie E. Matheson, Tyson N. Dais, Marryllyn E. Donaldson, Gareth J. Rowlands and Paul G. Plieger

Inorg. Chem. Front., 2023,10, 6427-6439

https://doi.org/10.1039/D3QI01634J

From unprecedented 2,2′-bisimidazole-bridged rare earth organometallics to magnetic hysteresis in the dysprosium congener

Florian Benner and Selvan Demir

Inorg. Chem. Front., 2023,10, 4981-4992

https://doi.org/10.1039/D3QI00546A

We welcome you to submit your next paper to Inorganic Chemistry Frontiers and contribute to the advancement of this fascinating field.

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