Inorganics, Volume 12, Issue 8

The aim of this study was to experimentally assess the luminescence efficiency of a cerium fluoride (CeF₃) inorganic scintillator in crystal form as a possible alternative to high-luminescence but hygroscopic cerium bromide (CeBr₃). The experiments w...

FeCo₂O₄/MoS₂ binary composite catalysts were prepared by the hydrothermal method and calcination method. In this paper, the morphology and structure of the materials were characterized by means of SEM, EDS, XRD, and XPS. It was found that MoS₂ has hi...

This paper reports the designing and testing, as well as the processing and testing, of a flexible piezoresistive sensor for pressure-sensing applications, utilizing a composite film of graphene/polyvinylidene fluoride (Gr/PVDF). Graphene serves as t...

Given the increase in current density in the constituent materials of electrical systems, improving the electrical conductivity of these materials, particularly copper (Cu), is crucial. This would also help to mitigate the heat generated by Joule hea...

BiFeO₃-related perovskite-type materials attract a lot of attention from the viewpoint of applications and fundamental science. In this work, we prepared two modifications of heavily Mn-doped BiFeO₃ with the composition of BiFe_0.6Mn_0.4O₃. A high-pres...

This investigation explores the potential of enhancing aqueous zinc-ion batteries (AZIBs) through the introduction of a novel cathode material, NH₄V₄O₁₀ (NVO), combined with reduced graphene oxide (rGO). Utilizing Density Functional Theory (DFT), it...

Bioactive glasses in the CaO–MgO–Na₂O–P₂O₅–SiO₂–CaF₂ system are highly promising materials for bone and dental restorative applications. Furthermore, if thermally treated, they can crystallize into diopside–fluorap...

Nanoparticles of iron and iron oxides, as well as their composites, are of great scientific and technological interest. However, their properties and sustainability strongly depend on the preparation methods. Here, we present an original approach to...

To mitigate the greenhouse effect and environmental pollution caused by the consumption of fossil fuels, recent research has focused on developing renewable energy sources and new high-efficiency, environmentally friendly energy storage technologies....

C–H bond activation is a crucial synthetic strategy widely utilized in both academic and industrial settings. Due to the strong and kinetically inert nature of the C–H bond, its functionalization typically requires metal-based catalysts....

Several tetrahydroxidohexaoxidopentaborate(1-) salts of N-substituted diimidazolium cations or N-substituted dipyrrolidinium cations linked through N-C₆-N chains have been synthesized and characterized spectroscopically (NMR, IR) and by single-crysta...

Organic–inorganic hybrid metal halide perovskites are poised to revolutionize the next generation of photovoltaics with their exceptional optoelectronic properties and compatibility with low-cost and large-scale fabrication methods. Since perov...

Lithium–sulfur batteries (LSBs) hold promise for use in next-generation high-energy-density energy storage systems. However, the commercial application of LSBs is hindered by the shuttle effect of polysulfides. In this study, we synthesized a c...

The reduction of nitrogen oxides (NO_x), critical pollutants from stationary to mobile sources, mainly relies on the selective catalytic reduction (NH₃-SCR) method, employing ammonia to reduce NO_x into nitrogen and water. However, conventional catalys...

Iron–sulfur (Fe-S) clusters are critical to a wide range of biological processes, from DNA repair and transcriptional regulation to mitochondrial respiration and enzymatic catalysis [...]

In this study, PbO–GeO₂ glasses were melt-quenched at different nickel oxide concentrations. XRD and DSC techniques were characterized whether the samples are glass or crystalline materials. IR, Raman, and optical absorption techniques are used...

Perovskite solar cells (PSCs) have demonstrated remarkable progress in performance in recent years, which has placed perovskite materials as the leading promising materials for future renewable energy applications. The solvent additive technique in p...

This work describes the synthesis of a polysilane (PSH)–barium titanate (BT) ferroelectric polymer composite that keeps stable in the presence of ultraviolet light (UV). To evaluate the stability in the presence of UV radiation and the mechanis...

Graphitic carbon plays a pivotal role in numerous technological applications, including energy storage, energy conversion, and different fields of material science. The transformation of amorphous carbon into graphitic carbon, a process known as grap...

The interfacial perpendicular magnetic anisotropy (PMA) observed at ferromagnet/oxide interfaces presents great promise for energy-efficient spintronic technologies. The epitaxial strain induced by the lattice mismatch between films and substrates se...

In contrast to corresponding nitrosyl compounds, thionitrosyl complexes of rhenium and technetium are rare. Synthetic access to the thionitrosyl core is possible by two main approaches: (i) the treatment of corresponding nitrido complexes with S₂Cl₂...

Chalcogenide glasses have broad applications in the mid-infrared optoelectronics field and as phase-change materials (PCMs) due to their unique properties. Chalcogenide glasses can have crystalline and amorphous phases, making them suitable as PCMs f...

Metal complexes of benzotriazole-type ligands continue to attract the intense interest of many inorganic chemistry groups around the world for a variety of reasons, including their aesthetically beautiful structures, physical properties and applicati...

Developing cost-effective methods to synthesize large-size GaN films remains a challenge owing to the high dislocation density during heteroepitaxy. Herein, AlGaN/GaN HEMTs were grown on 6- and 8-inch Si(111) substrates using metal–organic chem...

In this study we demonstrated for the first time synthetic procedures for composites of salinomycin (SalH) and two-line ferrihydrite. The products were characterized by various methods such as elemental analysis, attenuated total reflectance–Fo...

The overconsumption of fossil fuels is leading to worsening environmental damage, making the generation of clean, renewable energy an absolute necessity. Two common components of electrochemical energy storage (EES) devices are batteries and supercap...

Octa-methylpyridiloxy-substituted Zn(II)- and Ga(III)-phthalocyanines (ZnPc1 and GaPc1) were studied on human pigmented melanoma (SH4) and keratinocyte (HaCaT) cell lines. The efficacy of ZnPc1 and GaPc1 against melanoma cells was compared to the res...

This study explores the influence of solution concentration, specifically that of water and ethylene glycol mixtures, on the optical and supercapacitive properties of cobalt tungstate (CoWO₄) nanoparticles. CoWO₄ nanoparticles were synthesized using...

Metal-containing compounds are an important class of chemotherapeutics used to treat various manifestations of cancer. Despite the widespread clinical use and success of metallopharmaceuticals, they are ineffective towards a sub-population of tumours...

Mono- and binuclear Cu(I) complexes were isolated employing 2,1,3-benzoselenadiazole (BSeD) as the N-donor ligand, and triphenylphosphine or bis[(2-diphenylphosphino)phenyl] ether (DPEphos) as P-donors. Then, ⁷⁷Se NMR was measured for the free ligand...

Pyridine-alkoxide (pyalk) ligands that support transition metals have been studied for their use in electrocatalytic applications. Herein, we used the pyalk proligands diphenyl(pyridin-2-yl)methanol ([H]^PhPyalk, L1), 1-(pyren-1-yl)-1-(pyridin-2-yl)et...