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Inorganics, Volume 10, Issue 8

2022 August - 19 articles

Cover Story: Iridium oxide (IrO2) displays appealing characteristics that make it the ideal candidate for specific applications. As for other metal oxides, controlling its architecture at the nanoscale can consent to boost the efficiency of the exhibited properties. Nanostructuration of IrO2 can be achieved through dedicated methodologies and techniques which allow obtaining metal oxide under different shapes, ranging from nanopowders to nanorods, nanotubes, nanofibers, and nanostructured thin films. The present review is dedicated to the state of the art of nanostructured IrO2, showing in each case the improvements in performances in particular for the most frequently reported applications of this material, such as oxygen evolution reaction (OER), electrochromic devices, sensing, supercapacitor, and field emission cathodes. View this paper
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Articles (19)

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
2,425 Views
8 Pages

Morphology Tuned Pressure Induced Amorphization in VO2(B) Nanobelts

  • Benyuan Cheng,
  • Huafang Zhang,
  • Quanjun Li,
  • Jing Liu and
  • Bingbing Liu

Pressure-induced amorphization (PIA) has drawn great attention since it was first observed in ice. This process depends closely on the crystal structure, the size, the morphology and the correlated pressurization environments, among which the morphol...

  • Review
  • Open Access
7 Citations
4,302 Views
27 Pages

Uranyl ions, {UO2}n+ (n = 1, 2), display trans, strongly covalent, and chemically robust U-O multiple bonds, where 6d, 5f, and 6p orbitals play important roles. The synthesis of isoelectronic analogues of uranyl has been of interest for quite some ti...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2,462 Views
13 Pages

Ab Initio Study of Structure and Transport Properties of Warm Dense Nitric Oxide

  • Zhijian Fu,
  • Xianming Zhang,
  • Rui Wang,
  • Huayang Sun,
  • Yangshun Lan,
  • Jihong Xia,
  • Zhiguo Li and
  • Jing Song

The structure, equation of state and transport properties of warm dense nitric oxide (NO) were investigated in wide density and temperature ranges by ab initio molecular dynamics simulations. Both the Perdew–Burke–Ernzerhof (PBE) and the...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
2,958 Views
14 Pages

Changes in Structural, Morphological and Optical Features of Differently Synthetized C3N4-ZnO Heterostructures: An Experimental Approach

  • Arianna Actis,
  • Francesca Sacchi,
  • Christos Takidis,
  • Maria Cristina Paganini and
  • Erik Cerrato

C3N4 is an innovative material that has had huge success as a photocatalyst in recent years. More recently, it has been coupled to robust metal oxides to obtain more stable materials. This work is focused on the different synthesis techniques used to...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
3,099 Views
13 Pages

Synthesis of a Heterometallic [Zn2Ca] Pinwheel Array Stabilized by Amide-Amide Synthons

  • Daniel Ejarque,
  • Teresa Calvet,
  • Mercè Font-Bardia and
  • Josefina Pons

The rational design of heterometallic compounds bearing s-block metal ions have been a difficult task for chemists owing to their lack of preferential geometries. However, some strategies, such as the design of coordinating pockets with different siz...

  • Article
  • Open Access
13 Citations
2,540 Views
17 Pages

Chiral Selectors in Voltammetric Sensors Based on Mixed Phenylalanine/Alanine Cu(II) and Zn(II) Complexes

  • Rufina A. Zilberg,
  • Tatyana V. Berestova,
  • Ruslan R. Gizatov,
  • Yulia B. Teres,
  • Miras N. Galimov and
  • Elena O. Bulysheva

A practical application composite based on mixed chelate complexes [M(S-Ala)2(H2O)n]–[M(S-Phe)2(H2O)n] (M = Cu(II), Zn(II); n = 0–1) as chiral selectors in enantioselective voltammetric sensors was suggested. The structures of the resulti...

  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
3,199 Views
18 Pages

Energy Levels in Pentacoordinate d5 to d9 Complexes

  • Ján Titiš,
  • Cyril Rajnák and
  • Roman Boča

Energy levels of pentacoordinate d5 to d9 complexes were evaluated according to the generalized crystal field theory at three levels of sophistication for two limiting cases of pentacoordination: trigonal bipyramid and tetragonal pyramid. The electro...

  • Review
  • Open Access
16 Citations
9,680 Views
22 Pages

Nanostructured Iridium Oxide: State of the Art

  • Francesca Scarpelli,
  • Nicolas Godbert,
  • Alessandra Crispini and
  • Iolinda Aiello

Iridium Oxide (IrO2) is a metal oxide with a rutile crystalline structure, analogous to the TiO2 rutile polymorph. Unlike other oxides of transition metals, IrO2 shows a metallic type conductivity and displays a low surface work function. IrO2 is als...

  • Communication
  • Open Access
3 Citations
3,007 Views
9 Pages

Short-Chain Acid Additives to Control PbI2 Crystallization in Hybrid Perovskite Films

  • Chiara Dionigi,
  • Gabriele Calabrese,
  • Giampiero Ruani and
  • Silvia Milita

The quality and the performance of hybrid perovskite (HP)’s films strongly depend on the complete conversion into MAPbI3 of a spin-coated solution of methylammonium iodide (MAI) and PbI2. Highly crystalline PbI2 on a substrate limits such a conversio...

  • Article
  • Open Access
34 Citations
6,305 Views
12 Pages

Green Synthesis of Silver Nanoparticles Using Artemisia vulgaris Extract and Its Application toward Catalytic and Metal-Sensing Activity

  • Achyut Adhikari,
  • Laxman Lamichhane,
  • Anup Adhikari,
  • Gobinda Gyawali,
  • Debendra Acharya,
  • Ek Raj Baral and
  • Kisan Chhetri

Nonessential heavy metals are toxic to human health. In this study, mercury, a hazardous metal, was detected by colorimetric analysis using Artemisia vulgaris-mediated silver nanoparticles (AgNP) without any modification in an aqueous solution. The U...

  • Article
  • Open Access
13 Citations
3,820 Views
13 Pages

The structural stability of layered LiNi1-x-yCoxMnyO2 cathode materials is critical for guaranteeing their excellent electrochemical cycling performance, particularly at elevated temperatures. However, the notorious H2–H3 phase transition along...

  • Article
  • Open Access
27 Citations
6,520 Views
15 Pages

Synthesis, Characterization, Computational and Biological Activity of Some Schiff Bases and Their Fe, Cu and Zn Complexes

  • Tareq M. A. Al-Shboul,
  • Mohammad El-khateeb,
  • Zaid H. Obeidat,
  • Taher S. Ababneh,
  • Suha S. Al-Tarawneh,
  • Mazhar S. Al Zoubi,
  • Walhan Alshaer,
  • Anas Abu Seni,
  • Taqwa Qasem and
  • Taghreed M. A. Jazzazi
  • + 3 authors

Four new symmetrical Schiff bases derived from 2,2′-diamino-6,6′-dibromo-4,4′-dimethyl-1,1′-biphenyl or 2,2′-diamino-4,4′-dimethyl-1,1′-biphenyl, and 3,5-dichloro- or 5-nitro-salicylaldehyde, were synthesized...

  • Review
  • Open Access
19 Citations
6,656 Views
14 Pages

In a previous publication, a tribute to Michel Armand was provided, which highlighted his outstanding contribution to all aspects of research and development of lithium-metal and lithium-ion batteries. This area is in constant progress and rather tha...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
3,843 Views
16 Pages

New Phosphonite Ligands with High Steric Demand and Low Basicity: Synthesis, Structural Properties and Cyclometalated Complexes of Pt(II)

  • María M. Alcaide,
  • Matteo Pugliesi,
  • Eleuterio Álvarez,
  • Joaquín López-Serrano and
  • Riccardo Peloso

Two phosphonite ligands bearing the highly sterically demanding 2,6-bis (2,6-dimethylphenyl)phenyl group (ArXyl2), PArXyl2(OPhNO2)2 and PArXyl2(OPhNO2,Me)2, were prepared from the parent dihalophosphines PArXyl2X2 (X = Cl, Br) and the corresponding p...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
3,478 Views
16 Pages

Fluoro-Germanium (IV) Cations with Neutral Co-Ligands—Synthesis, Properties and Comparison with Neutral GeF4 Adducts

  • Madeleine S. Woodward,
  • Rhys P. King,
  • Robert D. Bannister,
  • Julian Grigg,
  • Graeme McRobbie,
  • William Levason and
  • Gillian Reid

The reaction of [GeF4L2], L = dmso (Me2SO), dmf (Me2NCHO), py (pyridine), pyNO (pyridine-N-oxide), OPPh3, OPMe3, with Me3SiO3SCF3 (TMSOTf) and monodentate ligands, L, in a 1:1:1 molar ratio in anhydrous CH2Cl2 formed the monocations [GeF3L3][OTf]. Th...

  • Review
  • Open Access
17 Citations
4,232 Views
21 Pages

Research Progress on Preparation Methods of Skutterudites

  • Chengyu Zhao,
  • Minhua Wang and
  • Zhiyuan Liu

Thermoelectric material is a new energy material that can realize the direct conversion of thermal energy and electric energy. It has important and wide applications in the fields of the recycling of industrial waste heat and automobile exhaust, effi...

  • Article
  • Open Access
17 Citations
4,541 Views
17 Pages

New Carboxylate Anionic Sm-MOF: Synthesis, Structure and Effect of the Isomorphic Substitution of Sm3+ with Gd3+ and Tb3+ Ions on the Luminescent Properties

  • Anna A. Ivanova,
  • Victoria E. Gontcharenko,
  • Alexey M. Lunev,
  • Anastasia V. Sidoruk,
  • Ilya A. Arkhipov,
  • Ilya V. Taydakov and
  • Yuriy A. Belousov

Two new compounds, namely {(NMe2H2)}[Ln(TDA)(HCOO)] 0.5H2O, Ln = Sm3+ (Sm-TDA) and Gd3+ (Gd-TDA), where TDA3− is the anion of 1H-1,2,3-triazole-4,5-dicarboxylic acid (H3TDA), were synthesized by the solvothermal method in a DMF:H2O mixture. Acc...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
3,272 Views
12 Pages

Field-Induced Single Molecule Magnetic Behavior of Mononuclear Cobalt(II) Schiff Base Complex Derived from 5-Bromo Vanillin

  • Fikre Elemo,
  • Sören Schlittenhardt,
  • Taju Sani,
  • Cyril Rajnák,
  • Wolfgang Linert,
  • Roman Boča,
  • Madhu Thomas and
  • Mario Ruben

A mononuclear Co(II) complex of a Schiff base ligand derived from 5-Bromo-vanillin and 4-aminoantipyrine, that has a compressed tetragonal bipyramidal geometry and exhibiting field-induced slow magnetic relaxation, has been synthesized and characteri...

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