Inorganics, Volume 11, Issue 1

We propose here a novel green synthesis route of core-shell magnetic nanomaterials based on the polyol method, which uses bio-based substances (BBS) derived from biowaste, as stabilizer and directing agent. First, we studied the effect of BBS concent...

The present study, concerned with high-performance ORR catalysts, may be a valuable resource for a wide range of researchers within the fields of nanomaterials, electrocatalysis, and hydrogen energy. The objects of the research are electrocatalysts b...

Removing organic dyes from contaminated wastewater resulting from industrial effluents with a cost-effective approach addresses a major global challenge. The adsorption technique onto carbon-based materials and metal oxide is one of the most effectiv...

The development and implementation of technology that can capture and transform carbon dioxide (CO₂) is of ongoing interest. To that end, the integration of molecular electrocatalysts into devices is appealing because of the desirable features of mol...

In the last few years, many efforts have been devoted to investigating the antibacterial activity of metal nanoparticles, especially against multidrug-resistant bacteria. Recently extensively drug-resistant (XDR) bacteria have emerged and caused a gl...

Conductive electrochemically active metallopolymers are outstanding materials for energy storage and conversion, electrocatalysis, electroanalysis, and other applications. The hybrid inorganic–organic nature of these materials ensures their ric...

The silver nanoparticle is a good antibacterial material being used as a broad-spectrum fungicide, including against some multidrug-resistant strains. Compared with the normal chemical and physical preparation methods, green synthesis has attracted w...

The perovskites used for optoelectronic devices have been more attractive during recent years due to their wide variety of advantages, such as their low cost, high photoluminescence quantum yield (PLQY), high carrier mobility, flexible bandgap tunabi...

There is a growing interest in alternatives to lanthanide ion (Ln(III))-based luminescence sensitizing chromophores for in vivo applications, mainly in optical biological windows. Transition metals (M) are relevant candidates as chromophores as they...

The development and study of Na ion batteries are expanding. This study employs the hydrothermal technique to produce single-phase, well-crystallized, fluorine-added O₃-type NaFe_1-xMg_xO₂. Using XRD, FESEM, and HRTEM, the sample’s phase structur...

The field of coordination chemistry has undergone rapid transformation from preparation of monometallic complexes to multimetallic complexes. So far numerous multimetallic coordination complexes have been synthesized. Multimetallic coordination compl...

Gypsum (GPS) has great potential for structural fire protection and is increasingly used in construction due to its high-water retention and purity. However, many researchers aim to improve its physical and mechanical properties by adding other organ...

Benzo[c][1,2,5]oxadiazoles and benzo[c][1,2,5]thiadiazoles are recognized to possess potent pharmacological activities including anticancer potential. In continuation of our research endeavors in the development of boron-based heterocycles as potenti...

In this study, a low-temperature synthetic approach was developed for the fabrication of calcium hydroxyapatite (CHAp) coatings on a titanium substrate. The titanium substrates were first coated with CaCO₃ by a spin-coating technique using a sol&ndas...

The mesomorphic behavior and the miscibility properties of binary mixtures of a new series of Schiff base metallomesogen (MOM) are evaluated by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) and polarized optical microscopy (POM). Nuclear magnetic resonance...

Experimental magnetic studies performed on the [{CuLX}₂] system (HL = pyridine-2-carbaldehyde thiosemicarbazone, X = Cl⁻, Br⁻, I⁻) point to the larger electronegativity in X, the lower magnitude of the antiferromagnetic interactions...

A series of latonduine derivatives, namely 11-nitro-indolo[2,3-d]benzazepine-7-(1-amino-hydantoin) (B), triazole-fused indolo[2,3-d]benzazepine-based Schiff bases HL¹ and HL² and metal complexes [M(p-cymene)(HL¹)Cl]Cl, where M = Ru (1), Os (2), and [...

Glass samples were synthesized according to 10Li₂O + 20CuO + xBi₂O₃ + (70 − x)B₂O₃, where x = 0, 10, 20, 30, 40 mol% by the melt-quenching method. The ability of the prepared glass to protect against gamma rays and neutrons was examined experim...

Despite the large number of peptidomimetics with incorporated heteroannularly functionalized ferrocenes, few studies have investigated their bioactivity. Here, we report the biological evaluation and conformational analysis of enantiomeric dipeptides...

The bimetallic PtRu nanoparticles deposited on the carbon support with the metals’ atomic ratio of 1:1 have been obtained by different liquid-phase synthesis methods. The metals’ mass fraction in the obtained PtRu/C catalysts is about 27%...

The alloy TiFe is widely used as hydrogen storage material. However, the first hydrogenation is difficult. It was found that the addition of zirconium greatly improves the kinetic of first hydrogenation, but the mechanism is not well understood. In t...

Supramolecular dichloro-chlorostannate(IV) and -plumbate(IV) complexes (Me₃NH)₂{[MCl₆]Cl₂} (M = Sn (1), Pb (2)) feature dichlorine units incorporated into a halometalate framework. Both compounds were characterized by X-ray diffractometry and Raman s...

The experimental and theoretical study of the influence of metal complexing on geometry, aromaticity, chirality, and the ability to twist the nematic phase by complexes based on modified natural chlorin e6 was carried out. The geometry optimization o...

Pollution of the aquatic environment by halogen derivatives widely used as antiseptic compounds, as well as chemicals for various industrial purposes, is significant. Existing systems of bioremediation poorly solve the problem of eliminating pollutio...

Zeolite Y, as a solid acid catalyst with excellent performance, is a landmark in petroleum refining and chemical industry production–especially in catalytic cracking reactions. Improving the SAR of Y zeolite, enriching its pore structure, and m...

A new metal–organic framework {[Mn₄(Cx)₃(etdipy)₅]·2ClO₄}_n (1) was prepared via the complexation of manganese ion from a Mn(ClO₄)₂ source with 1,3-bis(carboxypropyl)tetramethyldisiloxane (Cx) and 1,2-di(4-pyridyl)ethylene (etdipy) in the...

In this study, we report the successful growth of single crystals of a magnetic Weyl semimetal candidate NdAlGe with the space group I4₁md. The crystals were grown using a floating-zone technique, which used five laser diodes, with a total power of 2...

The surface modification of textile fabrics and therefore, the development of advanced textile materials featuring specific implemented and new properties, such as improved durability and resistance, is increasingly in demand from modern society and...

A novel approach was carried to prepare trans-CuCl₂L₂ complex with the ligand L, (E)-(4-chlorophenyl)-N-(3-phenyl-4H-1,2,4-triazol-4-yl)methanimine which was formed in situ during the reaction of CuCl₂ with 4-(4-chlorobenzylideneamino)-5-phenyl-2H-1,...

The discovery of new inorganic magnesium electrolytes may act as a foundation for the rational design of novel types of solid-state batteries. Here we investigated a new type of organic-inorganic metal hydride, isopropylamine magnesium borohydride, M...

(Photo-)electrocatalytic artificial photosynthesis driven by electrical and/or solar energy that converts water (H₂O) and carbon dioxide (CO₂) into hydrogen (H₂), carbohydrates and oxygen (O₂), has proven to be a promising and effective route for pro...

The influence of the degree of π-conjugation in biaroylmethane ligands upon Eu³⁺ luminescence efficiency in corresponding neutral tris-complexes was investigated in depth. The data obtained by both steady-state and time-resolved luminescence measu...

Two sodalite phases (potassium sodalite (K.SD) and sodium sodalite (Na.SD)) were prepared using alkali fusion of kaolinite followed by a hydrothermal treatment step for 4 h at 90 °C. The synthetic phases were characterized as potential adsorbents...

N-heterocyclic carbenes (NHCs) are widely used in organometallic chemistry. Here, we examine the role of NHCs in the stabilisation of aluminium hydrides, AlH₃, also known as alanes. This includes an assessment of the various synthetic strategies, com...

An efficient and controllable process for separating copper and cadmium was required to be developed due to the high cost of the long separation process of copper cadmium slag generated from the zinc smelting process. Therefore, a new process for the...

Recently, the piezoelectric effect has been widely used in photoelectrochemical (PEC) water splitting, and the morphology of the piezoelectric material is a critical factor affecting the piezo-photoelectrochemical water splitting performance. Herein,...

Bimetallic oxides are demonstrated to show better electrochemical performance than single transition metal oxides. Recently, ilmenite-type transition metal titanate (MTiO₃, M = Fe, Co, Ni, etc.) is emerging as a promising anode for lithium-ion batter...

The association process between the tetracycline (TC) antibiotic molecule and Keplerate-type nanocluster polyoxometalate (POM) {Mo₇₂Fe₃₀} was studied in aqueous solution. The novel supramolecular ensemble {Mo₇₂Fe₃₀}@TC_12.5 was produced, its compositi...

The effect of Fe and Mg-codoping on the crystal structure, optical and dielectric properties of bismuth tantalate-based pyrochlores has been studied. Samples of Bi₂Mg_xFe_1−xTa₂O_9.5−Δ (x ≤ 0.7) are characterized by a porous dendrit...

Herein, we report the structural characterization and vibrational and physical properties of Cu₂ZnSn_1−xSi_xSe₄ solid solutions synthesized using the ceramic method. X-ray diffraction analysis and Rietveld analysis of the samples indicated that b...

In search of robust catalysts for redox transformations such as the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) or CO₂ to CO reduction, we stepped on the previously reported meso-tetrakis(3,4,5-trimethoxyphenyl)porphyrinato cobalt(II) complex [Co(TTMPP)]. We p...

The antibacterial activity of an Ulvan-based silver nanoparticle (AgNP) system was evaluated in the current study. The green synthesis of biogenic silver nanoparticles was conducted using Ulvan, a sulphated polysaccharide extracted from Ulva lactuca....

The salt metathesis reaction between one equivalent of SmI₂(THF)₂ and two equivalents of K(C₅Me₄H) in THF afforded single crystals of the unusual, toluene-soluble, and asymmetric bimetallic Sm(II)/Sm(II) complex, (C₅Me₄H)₂Sm^II(μ-η³:η⁵-C₅Me...

Perovskite solar cells (PSCs) stand out as superior third-generation (III-gen) thin-film energy harvesting structures with high efficiency, optical properties and light transmission ability. However, the need to develop cost-effective, stable and sus...

The organosilicon pyridine-2-olates 1a–1d (RSi(pyO)₃, R = Me (a), Ph (b), Bn (c), Allyl (d); pyO = pyridine-2-olate) may serve as tripodal ligands toward CuCl with formation of complexes of the type RSi(μ²-pyO)₃CuCl (2a–2d). In additio...

Since the initial assessment four decades ago of zirconium diberyllide, ZrBe₂, as a potential hydride-forming intermetallic for hydrogen-storage applications, structural and dynamical studies to date have been chiefly limited to the hydride compositi...