Materials Chemistry Frontiers Blog

The latest  MaterChemFront issue is published online 

The front cover story, Towards monochiral carbon nanotubes: a review of progress in the sorting of single-walled carbon nanotubes is contributed by Dawid Janas. The inside cover features a story on Photothermal effect: an important aspect for the enhancement of photocatalytic activity under illumination by NIR radiation by Gururaj M. Neelgund and Aderemi Oki.

Following review type articles are included in current issue:

Recent progress in interface engineering of organic thin film transistors with self-assembled monolayers
Danqing Liu and Qian Miao
Mater. Chem. Front., 2018,2, 11-21

Copper matrix nanocomposites based on carbon nanotubes or graphene
Dawid Janas and Barbara Liszka
Mater. Chem. Front., 2018,2, 22-35

The latest  MaterChemFront issue is published online 

The front cover story, Cyanopyridone flanked the tetraphenylethylene to generate an efficient, three-dimensional small molecule non-fullerene electron acceptor is contributed by Anushri Rananaware, Akhil Gupta, Gajanan Kadam, Duong Duc La, Ante Bilic, Wanchun Xiang, Richard A. Evans and Sheshanath V. Bhosale. The inside cover features a story on Improved microwave absorption and electromagnetic interference shielding properties based on graphene–barium titanate and polyvinylidene fluoride with varying content by Ao-Ping Guo, Xiao-Juan Zhang, Jia-Kang Qu, Shan-Wen Wang, Jia-Qiang Zhu, Guang-Sheng Wang and Lin Guo.

Following review type articles are included in current issue:

Design and effective synthesis methods for high-performance polymer semiconductors in organic field-effect transistors
Longxian Shi, Yunlong Guo, Wenping Hu and Yunqi Liu
Mater. Chem. Front., 2017,1, 2423-2456
http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/C7QM00169J

Designing hybrid architectures for advanced thermoelectric materials
Yun Zheng, Yubo Luo, Chengfeng Du, Beibei Zhu, Qinghua Liang, Huey Hoon Hng, Kedar Hippalgaonkar, Jianwei Xu and Qingyu Yan
Mater. Chem. Front., 2017,1, 2457-2473
http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/C7QM00306D

Recent advances in AIEgen-based luminescent metal–organic frameworks and covalent organic frameworks
Li Ma, Xiao Feng, Shan Wang and Bo Wang
Mater. Chem. Front., 2017,1, 2474-2486
http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/C7QM00254H

Late transition metal catalyzed α-olefin polymerization and copolymerization with polar monomers
Lihua Guo, Wenjing Liu and Changle Chen
Mater. Chem. Front., 2017,1, 2487-2494
http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/C7QM00321H

Understanding and suppressing side reactions in Li–air batteries
Ying Liu, Liping Wang, Lujie Cao, Chaoqun Shang, Zhenyu Wang, Hongen Wang, Liqing He, Jingyi Yang, Hua Cheng, Jingze Li and Zhouguang Lu
Mater. Chem. Front., 2017,1, 2495-2510
http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/C7QM00353F

The latest  MaterChemFront issue is published online

The front cover story, Photovoltaic performances of type-II dye-sensitized solar cells based on catechol dye sensitizers: retardation of back-electron transfer by PET (photo-induced electron transfer is contributed by Yousuke Ooyama, Kosuke Yamaji and Joji Ohshita. The inside cover features a story on Metal–organic frameworks meet polymer brushes: enhanced crystalline film growth induced by macromolecular primers by Matías Rafti, Juan A. Allegretto, Gustavo M. Segovia, Jimena S. Tuninetti, Juan M. Giussi, Elisa Bindini and Omar Azzaroni.

Following review type articles are included in current issue:

Recent advances in metal–nitrogen–carbon catalysts for electrochemical water splitting
Kaihua Liu, Haixia Zhong, Fanlu Meng, Xinbo Zhang, Junmin Yan and Qing Jiang
Mater. Chem. Front., 2017,1, 2155-2173
http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/C7QM00119C

Molecular conformation and packing: their critical roles in the emission performance of mechanochromic fluorescence materials
Can Wang and Zhen Li
Mater. Chem. Front., 2017,1, 2174-2194
http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/C7QM00201G

Recent progress in the direct synthesis of hierarchical zeolites: synthetic strategies and characterization methods
Zhaohui Liu, Yingjie Hua, Jianjian Wang, Xinglong Dong, Qiwei Tian and Yu Han
Mater. Chem. Front., 2017,1, 2195-2212
http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/C7QM00168A

Recent progress in conversion reaction metal oxide anodes for Li-ion batteries
Kangzhe Cao, Ting Jin, Li Yang and Lifang Jiao
Mater. Chem. Front., 2017,1, 2213-2242
http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/C7QM00175D

The latest  MaterChemFront issue is published online

The front cover story,  Topology-guided functional multiplicity of iron(III)-based metal–organic frameworks is contributed by Erika Virmani, Ole Beyer, Ulrich Lüning, Uwe Ruschewitz and Stefan Wuttke.

Following review type articles are included in current issue:

Rhenium dichalcogenides (ReX₂, X = S or Se): an emerging class of TMDs family
Muhammad Hafeez, Lin Gan, Arshad Saleem Bhatti and Tianyou Zhai
Mater. Chem. Front., 2017,1, 1917-1932
http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/C6QM00373G

Approaches to high performance white organic light-emitting diodes for general lighting
Fangchao Zhao and Dongge Ma
Mater. Chem. Front., 2017,1, 1933-1950
http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/C6QM00365F

Engineering the surface charge states of nanostructures for enhanced catalytic performance
Yu Bai, Hao Huang, Chengming Wang, Ran Long and Yujie Xiong
Mater. Chem. Front., 2017,1, 1951-1964
http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/C7QM00020K

The latest  MaterChemFront issue is published online.

The front cover story, Aggregation-induced emission nanoparticles as photosensitizer for two-photon photodynamic therapy is contributed by Nuernisha Alifu, Xiaobiao Dong, Dongyu Li, Xianhe Sun, Abudureheman Zebibula, Deqing Zhang, Guanxin Zhang and Jun Qian. The inside cover features a story on Pt-embedded-CeO₂ hollow spheres for enhancing CO oxidation performance by Ke Wu, Liang Zhou, Chun-Jiang Jia, Ling-Dong Sun and Chun-Hua Yan.

Following review type articles are included in current issue:

Research progress regarding Si-based anode materials towards practical application in high energy density Li-ion batteries
Jin-Yi Li, Quan Xu, Ge Li, Ya-Xia Yin, Li-Jun Wan and Yu-Guo Guo
Mater. Chem. Front., 2017,1, 1691-1708
http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/C6QM00302H
Metal organic frameworks as precursors for the manufacture of advanced catalytic materials
Lide Oar-Arteta, Tim Wezendonk, Xiaohui Sun, Freek Kapteijn and Jorge Gascon
Mater. Chem. Front., 2017,1, 1709-1745
http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/C7QM00007C

The latest  MaterChemFront issue is published online.

Following review type articles are included in current issue:

CO₂ capture under humid conditions in metal–organic frameworks
Eduardo González-Zamora and Ilich A. Ibarra
Mater. Chem. Front., 2017,1, 1471-1484
http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/C6QM00301J

Clinical application of polymeric micelles for the treatment of cancer
Aida Varela-Moreira, Yang Shi, Marcel H. A. M. Fens, Twan Lammers, Wim E. Hennink and Raymond M. Schiffelers
Mater. Chem. Front., 2017,1, 1485-1501
http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/C6QM00289G

Recent development and understanding of polymer–nanocrystal hybrid solar cells
Zhaolai Chen, Xiaohang Du, Qingsen Zeng and Bai Yang
Mater. Chem. Front., 2017,1, 1502-1513
http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/C7QM00022G

The latest  MaterChemFront issue is published online.

The front cover story, Multifunctional silica nanoparticles as a promising theranostic platform for biomedical applications is contributed by Zhigang Xu, Xiaoqian Ma, Yong-E. Gao, Meili Hou, Peng Xue, Chang Ming Li and Yuejun Kang.

Following review type articles are included in current issue:

Application of ionic liquids for dissolving cellulose and fabricating cellulose-based materials: state of the art and future trends
Jinming Zhang, Jin Wu, Jian Yu, Xiaoyu Zhang, Jiasong He and Jun Zhang
Mater. Chem. Front., 2017,1, 1273-1290
http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/C6QM00348F

New developments in non-fullerene small molecule acceptors for polymer solar cells
Ningning Liang, Wei Jiang, Jianhui Hou and Zhaohui Wang
Mater. Chem. Front., 2017,1, 1291-1303
http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/C6QM00247A

The ‘folklore’ and reality of reticular chemistry
Kyle E. Cordova and Omar M. Yaghi
Mater. Chem. Front., 2017,1, 1304-1309
http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/C7QM00144D

The latest  MaterChemFront issue is published online.

The front cover story, Non-conjugated fluorescent molecular cages of salicylaldehyde-based tri-Schiff bases: AIE, enantiomers, mechanochromism, anion hosts/probes, and cell imaging properties  by Xiaohong Zhang, Jun Shi, Guangyu Shen, Fei Gou, Jinghui Cheng, Xiangge Zhou and Haifeng Xiang.

Following review articles are included in current issue:

Ordered mesoporous carbon and its applications for electrochemical energy storage and conversion
Ali Eftekhari and Zhaoyang Fan
Mater. Chem. Front., 2017,1, 1001-1027
http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/C6QM00298F

Recent progress in interfacial polymerization
Yongyang Song, Jun-Bing Fan and Shutao Wang
Mater. Chem. Front., 2017,1, 1028-1040
http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/C6QM00325G

The latest MaterChemFront issue is published online.

The front cover story, Fabrication of core–shell, yolk–shell and hollow Fe₃O₄@carbon microboxes for high-performance lithium-ion batteries is contributed by Hao Tian, Hao Liu, Tianyu Yang, Jean-Pierre Veder, Guoxiu Wang, Ming Hu, Shaobin Wang, Mietek Jaroniec and Jian Liu. The inside cover features a story on All-organic luminescent nanodots from corannulene and cyclodextrin nano-assembly: continuous-flow synthesis, non-linear optical properties, and bio-imaging applications by Mihaiela C. Stuparu and his co-authors.

Following review type articles are included in current issue:

Low-temperature aqueous solution processed ZnO as an electron transporting layer for efficient perovskite solar cells
Junshuai Zhou, Xiangyue Meng, Xiangfeng Zhang, Xia Tao, Zhiguo Zhang, Jinsong Hu, Chunru Wang, Yongfang Li and Shihe Yang
Mater. Chem. Front., 2017, 1, 802-806
DOI: 10.1039/C6QM00248J

Recent progress and advances in redox-responsive polymers as controlled delivery nanoplatforms
Xiaoyong Zhang, Lu Han, Meiying Liu, Ke Wang, Lei Tao, Qing Wan and Yen Wei
Mater. Chem. Front., 2017, 1, 807-822
DOI: 10.1039/C6QM00135A