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Inorganic Chemistry Frontiers is delighted to share with you the HOT articles of August 2018!

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Porous Fe–N-codoped carbon microspheres: an efficient and durable electrocatalyst for oxygen reduction reaction

Inorg. Chem. Front., 2018, Advance Article
http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/C8QI00592C

A novel co-crystallization molecular ferroelectric induced by the ordering of sulphate anions and hydrogen atoms

Inorg. Chem. Front., 2018, Advance Article
http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/C8QI00424B

Inorganic Chemistry Frontiers is delighted to share with you the HOT articles of July 2018!

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Synthesis of a Cd(II) based 1D coordination polymer by in situ ligand generation and fabrication of a photosensitive electronic device
Basudeb Dutta, Rajkumar Jana, Chittaranjan Sinha, Partha Pratim Ray and Mohammad Hedayetullah Mir
Inorg. Chem. Front., 2018, 5, 1998-2005
http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/C8QI00530C

A novel class of functional additives for cyclability enhancement of the sulfur cathode in lithium sulfur batteries
Kailong Zhang, Liangbiao Wang, Wenlong Cai, Can Wang, Gaoran Li, Zhoupeng Li, Wutao Mao and Yitai Qian
Inorg. Chem. Front., 2018, 5, 2013-2017
http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/C8QI00407B

Spent alkaline battery-derived manganese oxides as efficient oxygen electrocatalysts for Zn–air batteries
Jing Meng, Fangming Liu, Zhenhua Yan, Fangyi Cheng, Fujun Li and Jun Chen
Inorg. Chem. Front., 2018, Advance Article
http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/C8QI00404H

Magnetic mesoporous TiO₂ microspheres for sustainable arsenate removal from acidic environments
Yujuan Zhao, Changyao Wang, Shuai Wang, Chun Wang, Yupu Liu, Areej Abdulkareem Al-Khalaf, Wael N. Hozzein, Linlin Duan, Wei Li and Dongyuan Zhao
Inorg. Chem. Front., 2018, Advance Article
http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/C8QI00588E

Synthesis of dense MoS₂ nanosheet layers on hollow carbon spheres and their applications in supercapacitors and the electrochemical hydrogen evolution reaction
Weiwei Liu, Menghua Zhu, Jinghua Liu, Wenjuan Hu, Xin Li and Jian Liu
Inorg. Chem. Front., 2018, Advance Article
http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/C8QI00562A

Inorganic Chemistry Frontiers is delighted to share with you the HOT articles of June 2018!

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Phase segregation enabled scandium fluoride–lanthanide fluoride Janus nanoparticles
Pei-Zhi Zhang, Rui Liu, Ling-Dong Sun, Hao Dong, Lin-Dong Li, Xiao-Yu Zheng, Ke Wu and Chun-Hua Yan
Inorg. Chem. Front., 2018, Advance Article
http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/C8QI00346G

Efficient Co@CoP_x core–shell nanochains catalyst for the oxygen evolution reaction
Xiaotao Yuan, Zhe Zhang, Zichao Liu, Xin Wang, Chenlong Dong, Muhammad Sohail Riaz and Fuqiang Huang
Inorg. Chem. Front., 2018, Advance Article
http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/C8QI00428E

Ion selective separators based on graphene oxide for stabilizing lithium organic batteries 
Yuede Pan, Junran Hao, Xuanbo Zhu, Yahong Zhou and Shu-Lei Chou
Inorg. Chem. Front., 2018, Advance Article
http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/C8QI00374B

Inorganic Chemistry Frontiers is delighted to share with you the HOT articles of April 2018!

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Ba₂ZnSc(BO₃)₃ and Ba₄Zn₅Sc₂(BO₃)₈: first examples of borates in the Zn–Sc–B–O system featuring special structure configurations
Yanna Chen, Min Zhang, Cong Hu, Zhihua Yang and Shilie Pan
Inorg. Chem. Front., 2018, Advance Article
http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/10.1039/C8QI00275D

Thin-walled hollow Au–Cu nanostructures with high efficiency in electrochemical reduction of CO₂ to CO
Jun-Hao Zhou, Da-Wei Lan, Sheng-Song Yang, Yu Guo, Kun Yuan, Lin-Xiu Dai and Ya-Wen Zhang
Inorg. Chem. Front., 2018, Advance Article
http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/C8QI00297E

Ferroelectric polarization-enhanced charge separation in a vanadium-doped ZnO photoelectrochemical system
Yichong Liu, Zhuo Kang, Suicai Zhang, Yong Li, Hualin Wu, Jing Wu, Pingwei Wu, Zheng Zhang, Qingliang Liao and Yue Zhang
Inorg. Chem. Front., 2018, Advance Article
http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/C8QI00231B

Dramatic impact of the lattice solvent on the dynamic magnetic relaxation of dinuclear dysprosium single-molecule magnets
Wan-Ying Zhang, Yi-Quan Zhang, Shang-Da Jiang, Wen-Bin Sun, Hong-Feng Li, Bing-Wu Wang, Peng Chen, Peng-Fei Yan and Song Gao
Inorg. Chem. Front., 2018, Advance Article
http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/C8QI00266E

Facile synthesis of Co₃O₄ nanosheets from MOF nanoplates for high performance anodes of lithium-ion batteries
Ang Li, Ming Zhong, Wei Shuang, Chaopeng Wang, Jian Liu, Ze Chang and Xian-He Bu
Inorg. Chem. Front., 2018, Advance Article
http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/C8QI00196K

New insights into the di-n-propylamine (DPA) molecule as an organic structural directing agent (OSDA) in the crystallization of AlPO₄-11 molecular sieve
Na Sheng, Yueying Chu, Shaohui Xin, Qiang Wang, Xiaolong Liu, Jun Xu, Feng-Shou Xiao and Feng Deng
Inorg. Chem. Front., 2018, Advance Article
http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/C8QI00346G

Identification of the key factor promoting the enrichment of chiral polymorph A in zeolite beta and the synthesis of chiral polymorph A highly enriched zeolite beta
Tingting Lu, Liangkui Zhu, Xiaohe Wang, Wenfu Yan, Wei Shi and Ruren Xu
Inorg. Chem. Front., 2018, Advance Article
http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/C8QI00265G

Inorganic Chemistry Frontiers is delighted to share with you the HOT articles of April 2018!

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Broad color tuning and Eu3+-related photoemission enhancement via controllable energy transfer in the La2MgGeO6:Eu3+,Bi3+ phosphor
Wei Xie, Youwei Mo, Changwei Zou, Fengwen Kang and Guohuan Sun
Inorg. Chem. Front., 2018, Advance Article
http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/C8QI00126J

Large spontaneous polarization in polar perovskites of PbTiO3–Bi(Zn1/2Ti1/2)O3
Zhao Pan, Xingxing Jiang, Jun Chen, Lei Hu, Hajime Yamamoto, Linxing Zhang, Longlong Fan, Xi’an Fan, Yawei Li, Guangqiang Li, Yang Ren, Zheshuai Lin, Masaki Azuma and Xianran Xing
Inorg. Chem. Front., 2018, Advance Article
http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/C8QI00184G

Teaching an old molecule new tricks: evidence and rationalisation of the slow magnetisation dynamics in [DyTp2Acac]
Frédéric Guégan, François Riobé, Olivier Maury, Julie Jung, Boris Le Guennic, Christophe Morell and Dominique Luneau
Inorg. Chem. Front., 2018, Advance Article
http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/C8QI00174J

Comprehensive studies on phosphoric acid treatment of porous titania toward titanium phosphate and pyrophosphate monoliths with pore hierarchy and a nanostructured pore surface
Yang Zhu, George Hasegawa, Kazuyoshi Kanamori and Kazuki Nakanishi
Inorg. Chem. Front., 2018, Advance Article
http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/C8QI00146D

High-performance rechargeable aqueous Zn-ion batteries with a poly(benzoquinonyl sulfide) cathode
Gulbahar Dawut, Yong Lu, Licheng Miao and Jun Chen
Inorg. Chem. Front., 2018, Advance Article
http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/C8QI00197A

Inorganic Chemistry Frontiers is delighted to share with you the HOT articles of March 2018!

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Self-polymerized hollow Mo-dopamine complex-induced functional MoSe2/N-doped carbon electrodes with enhanced lithium/sodium storage properties
Chaochao Zhao, He Song, Qianyu Zhuang, Quanning Ma, Jun Liang, Hongrui Peng, Changming Mao, Zhonghua Zhang and Guicun Li
Inorg. Chem. Front., 2018, Advance Article
http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/C8QI00101D

Facile fabrication of CuS microflower as a highly durable sodium-ion battery anode
Cuihua An, Yang Ni, Zhifeng Wang, Xudong Li and Xizheng Liu
Inorg. Chem. Front., 2018, Advance Article
http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/C8QI00117K

Heteroatom dopings and hierarchical pores of graphene for synergistic improvement of lithium–sulfur battery performance
Jiahui Li, Caining Xue, Baojuan Xi, Hongzhi Mao, Yitai Qian and Shenglin Xiong
Inorg. Chem. Front., 2018, Advance Article
http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/C8QI00160J

Inorganic Chemistry Frontiers is delighted to share with you the HOT articles of February 2018!

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Formation of multi-shelled nickel-based sulfide hollow spheres for rechargeable alkaline batteries
Dongwei Li, Xiaoxian Zhao, Ranbo Yu, Bao Wang, Hao Wang and Dan Wang
Inorg. Chem. Front., 2018, Advance Article
http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/C7QI00760D

Three-dimensional supramolecular phosphomolybdate architecture-derived Mo-based electrocatalytic system for overall water splitting
Mingliang Mei, Xinxin Xu, Yun Wang, Xinjiao Wang and Yuqiu Huo
Inorg. Chem. Front., 2018, Advance Article
http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/C7QI00812K

A facile self-template and carbonization strategy to fabricate nickel nanoparticle supporting N-doped carbon microtubes
Jianping Wang, Min Zhang, Teng Miao, Yang Ling, Qiong Wen, Jing Zheng, Jingli Xu, Tasawar Hayat and Njud S. Alharbi
Inorg. Chem. Front., 2018, Advance Article
http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/C8QI00039E

Selective and rapid detection of ascorbic acid by a cobalt oxyhydroxide-based two-photon fluorescent nano-platform
Qingxin Han, Huan Yang, Shuting Wen, Huie Jiang, Li Wang and Weisheng Liu
Inorg. Chem. Front., 2018, Advance Article
http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/C8QI00003D

Inorganic Chemistry Frontiers is delighted to share with you the HOT articles of January 2018!

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Structure and excellent visible light catalysis of Prussian blue analogues BiFe(CN)₆·4H₂O
Qilong Gao, Jun Chen, Qiang Li, Ji Zhang, Zhao Zhai, Shantao Zhang, Ranbo Yu and Xianran Xing
Inorg. Chem. Front., 2018, Advance Article
http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/C7QI00647K

Nanocomposite of MoO₂ and MoC loaded on porous carbon as an efficient electrocatalyst for hydrogen evolution reaction
Cuncai Lv, Zhipeng Huang, Qianpeng Yang and Chi Zhang
Inorg. Chem. Front., 2018, Advance Article
http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/C7QI00689F

Facile preparation of monodisperse NiCo₂O₄ porous microcubes as a high capacity anode material for lithium ion batteries
Yanming Wang, Jia Li, Sheng Chen, Bing Li, Guangping Zhu, Fei Wang and Yongxing Zhang
Inorg. Chem. Front., 2018, Advance Article
http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/C7QI00648A

A study on electrochemical properties of P2-type Na–Mn–Co–Cr–O cathodes for sodium-ion batteries
Yanzhi Wang, Jiantao Tang, Xiduo Yang and Weiwei Huang
Inorg. Chem. Front., 2018, Advance Article
http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/C7QI00778G

Sulfur–hydrazine hydrate-based chemical synthesis of sulfur@graphene composite for lithium–sulfur batteries
Jianmei Han, Baojuan Xi, Zhenyu Feng, Xiaojian Ma, Junhao Zhang, Shenglin Xiong and Yitai Qian
Inorg. Chem. Front., 2018, Advance Article
http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/C7QI00726D

Highly selective electrochemical detection of antipsychotic drug chlorpromazine in drug and human urine samples based on peas-like strontium molybdate as an electrocatalyst
Jeyaraj Vinoth Kumar, Raj Karthik, Shen-Ming Chen,Thangavelu Kokulnathan, Subramanian Sakthinathan, Velluchamy Muthuraj, Te-Wei Chiu and Tse-Wei Chen
Inorg. Chem. Front., 2018, Advance Article
http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/C7QI00743D

Crystal structures, phase transitions and thermal expansion properties of NaZr₂(PO₄)₃–SrZr₄(PO₄)₆ solid solutions
Ying Liu, Maxim S. Molokeev, Quanlin Liu and Zhiguo Xia
Inorg. Chem. Front., 2018, Advance Article
http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/C7QI00782E

Inorganic Chemistry Frontiers is delighted to share with you the HOT article of December 2017!

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Highly efficient oxygen evolution electrocatalysts prepared by using reduction-engraved ferrites on graphene oxide
Jing-Bo Tan, Pathik Sahoo, Jia-Wei Wang, Yu-Wen Hu, Zhi-Ming Zhang and Tong-Bu Lu
Inorg. Chem. Front., 2018, Advance Article
http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/C7QI00681K

Inorganic Chemistry Frontiers is delighted to share with you the HOT article of November 2017!

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Encapsulating surface-clean metal nanoparticles inside metal–organic frameworks for enhanced catalysis using a novel γ-ray radiation approach
Zhen Zhang, Xiaoling Cui, Wei Yuan, Qihao Yang, Huarong Liu, Hangxun Xu and Hai-Long Jiang
Inorg. Chem. Front., 2018, Advance Article
http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/C7QI00577F

Mononuclear palladium(II) and platinum(II) complexes of P,C-donor ligands: synthesis, crystal structures, cytotoxicity, and mechanistic studies of a highly stereoselective Mizoroki–Heck reaction
Seyyed Javad Sabounchei, Marjan Hosseinzadeh, Sadegh Salehzadeh, Farahnaz Maleki and Robert W. Gable
Inorg. Chem. Front., 2017,4, 2107-2118
http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/C7QI00568G

Environmentally friendly, aqueous processed ZnO as an efficient electron transport layer for low temperature processed metal–halide perovskite photovoltaics
Jiaqi Zhang, Maurizio Morbidoni, Keke Huang, Shouhua Feng and Martyn A. McLachlan
Inorg. Chem. Front., 2018, Advance Article
http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/C7QI00667E

A new two-dimensional layered germanate with in situ embedded carbon dots for optical temperature sensing
Jiancong Liu, Xiaoyan Ren, Yan Yan, Ning Wang, Shuang Wang, Hongyue Zhang, Jiyang Li and Jihong Yu
Inorg. Chem. Front., 2018, Advance Article
http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/C7QI00602K

Nitrogen-rich sandwich-like carbon nanosheets as anodes with superior lithium storage properties
Hailiang Chu, Chunfeng Shao, Shujun Qiu, Yongjin Zou, Cuili Xiang, Fen Xu and Lixian Sun
Inorg. Chem. Front., 2018, Advance Article
http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/C7QI00567A