2025 December - 35 articles
Divalent europium complexes have attracted significant attention in various fields due to the unique electronic configuration of the Eu(II) ion. Given the high sensitivity of the 5d → 4f emission of Eu(II) ions to the ligand field, it is crucial...
To address the low energy conversion efficiency and weak mechanical strength of In2O3 thermoelectric materials for Aiye Processing Equipment, this study systematically investigated the regulatory effects and mechanisms of Ce doping on In2O3’s t...
X-ray absorption near-edge structure (XANES) spectra are employed to characterise the coordination numbers of metallic elements within materials. However, conventional XANES analysis methods frequently rely on preconceived assumptions regarding the a...
Microwave heating has a good number of advantages in the synthesis of inorganic compounds when opportunely exploited. A deep knowledge of the interaction of the electromagnetic waves and matter is necessary to optimize irradiation of the reactor vess...
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Photocatalytic antimicrobial materials represent a promising class of sustainable disinfection technologies, leveraging the generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) under light irradiation for environmental and biomedical applications. Bismuth van...
Ferrocenium catalysis is a growing field of research. This study investigates the catalytic activity of different ferrocenium salts in propargylic substitution reactions to afford propargylic ethers. Four different ferrocenium catalysts were employed...
Photocatalysis represents an efficient and environmentally friendly technology for wastewater treatment. In this study, a novel composite material, comprising AgBr nanospheres anchored on the surface of SrSnO3 nanorods, was synthesized via a co-preci...
In this study, titanium alloy-based composites reinforced with carbon nanotubes (CNTs) and graphene (Gr) were fabricated via spark plasma sintering (SPS). The effects of CNT and Gr reinforcements on the microstructure, density, hardness, and tribolog...
Developing photoelectrochemical systems that couple pollutant removal with resource recovery is of great significance for sustainable wastewater treatment. In this study, a dual-function photocatalytic fuel cell (PFC) was developed using a TiO2 nanot...
A novel and facile route for intercalating alkali-metal ions and ammonium ions into the layered mixed-ion compound tungsten oxychloride (WO2Cl2) has been developed using the iodide–triiodide redox couple as a mild redox-active reagent. Unlike t...
Silicon-based thermoelectric (TE) materials are demonstrating advanced capacity in environmental waste heat recovery. However, intrinsically high lattice thermal conductivity hinders the improvement of TE conversion efficiency. In the present work, a...
Wound healing is a complex biological process involving haemostasis, inflammation, cellular proliferation, and remodelling. The use of silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) in wound care has gained significant attention due to their potent antimicrobial, anti...
Three new Cu(II) coordination polymers with 4,4′-bipyridine (bpy) were synthesized by hydrothermal reactions and their structures determined by single crystal X-ray diffraction. [Cu(bpy)3(H2O)2](bpy)(PF6)2(H2O)3 (1) is built from bpy-bridged ch...
The global transition towards carbon neutrality and sustainable energy systems has spurred intensive research into advanced energy storage and conversion technologies [...]
Iminophosphine ligands find extensive applications in homogeneous catalysis; however, their potential antitumor activity is currently being explored. Including biologically active moieties, such as aminoalcohols, could enhance this activity further....
The possibility of obtaining different structural types for gadolinium–europium heterometallic complexes by implementing the “structural type memory” effect is described. A series of seven Eu(III)/Gd(III) compounds with 2,4-dichloro...
Coordination polymers, particularly those with one- and two-dimensional structures, have garnered significant attention owing to their excellent electrical and optical properties. However, the development of reliable molding techniques for fabricatin...
Graph neural networks (GNNs) have rapidly matured into a unifying, end-to-end framework for energy-materials discovery. By operating directly on atomistic graphs, modern angle-aware and equivariant architectures achieve formation-energy errors near 1...
This study presents the synthesis of Cu-doped Li4Ti5O12 (LTO) and Cu-doped Li4Ti5O12@reduced graphene oxide (rGO) anode materials via a simple wet chemical approach combined with freeze-drying. The LTO-0.1Cu@rGO anode delivers an ideal rate capacity...
Halide-dictated stereoselective formation of octahedral Δ-cis-α-[Zn(L)Cl2] or trigonal bipyramidal Λ-[Zn(L)I]I, where L is a chiral tetramine with a pyrrolidine or piperidine core, has been observed in both the solid state and in s...
This study investigates the formation, physicochemical properties, and applicability of surfactant-free microemulsions (SFMEs) as nanoreactors for the synthesis of silicon dioxide nanoparticles. Surfactant-free systems offer a promising and environme...
Five novel PEPPSI-type palladium(II) complexes, dichloro[1-isopropyl-3-(arylmethyl)-5,6-dimethylbenzimidazolin-2-ylidene]pyridine palladium(II), were synthesized and characterized through nuclear magnetic resonance and Fourier-transform infrared spec...
The non-linear optical and antitumoral properties of cis-Ir(N,C-ppy)2(O,O-THC) have previously been established (where ppy and THC are the deprotonated forms of 2-phenylpyridine and tetrahydrocurcumin, respectively). In the present study, this comple...
The synthesis of VOx/MgO catalysts by solution combustion synthesis was investigated using varying molar ratios of glycine to oxidant. The effect of varying the fuel amount on morphology, phase composition, surface area, crystallite size, elemental d...
In this study, we present a convenient approach for the preparation of viscose, maghemite, goethite, and poly(methylhydro-dimethyl)siloxane hybrid materials possessing electromagnetic shielding properties, thermal stability, strong magnetization, and...
Electrostriction is an intriguing behaviour of dielectric materials, characterized by stable electrostrain with minimal hysteresis. (Na0.5Bi0.5)TiO3-based ceramics show promising electrostrictive behaviour, particularly the 0.90(Na0.5Bi0.5)TiO3-0.08K...
This paper delves into the impact of Y doping on In2O3 thermoelectric materials. Yttrium doping significantly modifies the properties of In2O3, with far-reaching implications for its thermoelectric performance and mechanical characteristics. In the e...
In the present work we report a detailed description of the structural features of the protocatechuic potassium salt. The X-ray data collection evidenced a complex structure where there is a struggle between the catecholic and carboxylic functions to...
Among many metal ions in biological systems, iron plays a fundamental role. Transferrins are iron-binding glycoproteins responsible for transporting Fe3+ in vertebrate blood. Neisseria meningitidis, a Gram-negative pathogen causing meningitis, relies...
Modification of zeolitic structures through the incorporation of transition metal oxides has proven to be a promising approach for heterogeneous catalysis. In the present study, *BEA zeolite was modified using the incipient wetness impregnation metho...
TiO2 nanoparticles were synthesized by a nitric acid-assisted sol–gel route using three different amounts of nitric acid (NA) (0, 0.05, and 0.10 mL HNO3) to investigate how controlled acid addition influences their structural, optical, and phot...
In this work, different materials based on TiO2 coupled with either AgBr or Ag3PO4 were synthesized. The Ag3PO4(50%)/TiO2 powder photocatalyst prepared by deposition–precipitation method showed higher antimicrobial activity than the bare TiO2 a...
Significant efforts have been devoted to discovering novel metal-based complexes with better cytotoxicity and specificity to tumor cells. Within the range of complexes studied for cytotoxic activity, Ru complexes have gained significant attention as...
Inorganic amorphous materials continue to play a foundational role in modern materials science, enabling advances in photonics, catalysis, electronics, energy storage, and biomedical technologies [...]
