17 October 2026
The growing demand for alumina, regional limitations in the availability of high-quality bauxite, and the accumulation of aluminum-bearing industrial residues have increased interest in alternative raw materials. In this review, we examine natural an...
N-Methylation represents a subtle structural modification of glyphosate that may alter the coupling between ligand protonation and metal coordination, yet its influence on lanthanide complexation remains insufficiently understood. In this study, the...
Mullite–alumina composite ceramics were fabricated via in situ reaction sintering by modulating the kaolin-to-calcium phosphate (K/C) mass ratio (3, 6, 9, and 12) within an 80 wt% alumina matrix. The effects of liquid-phase sintering aid conten...
This study introduces a novel fabrication strategy that combines photolithography with printed electronics to develop high-performance photodetectors (PDs) operating in the visible spectrum. CsPbBr3 perovskite quantum dot (QD)-based PDs with varying...
The electrochemical behavior of copper under industrial-frequency (50 Hz) alternating current polarization was investigated in sulfate- and chloride-containing aqueous solutions using Cu-Cu and Cu-Ti electrode pairs. Copper–copper pairs showed...
Catalytic CO2 reduction reaction (CO2RR) offers a promising approach for converting CO2 into value-added chemicals and fuels. However, its practical development remains limited by unfavorable reaction energetics, competition from the hydrogen evoluti...
Coordinating metformin to transition metals is a strategy to modulate the pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic profile of biguanide antidiabetics while preserving their favorable safety record. Here, we evaluated four previously synthesized and struct...
Metal halide perovskite single crystals stand out for their exceptional optoelectronic properties, and targeted facet regulation is a key pathway to further elevate their device performance by leveraging the anisotropic characteristics of different c...
Real-time detection of thermal runaway gases is essential for establishing reliable early warning systems for LIB safety. In this work, we investigate the adsorption behaviors, electronic properties, and gas sensing mechanisms of noble metal (Au and...
Coal combustion in thermal power plants generates large quantities of fly ash (CFA), whose utilization remains limited because of considerable variability in particle size, chemical composition, and phase distribution. Since the size and composition...
Short-term (1–2 s) hot bulk plastic deformation of commercially pure titanium VT1-0 was studied at 25, 500, 600 and 700 °C without post-deformation annealing. Optical metallography, XRD line-profile analysis and Vickers micro-hardness testi...
Density functional theory (DFT) calculations of metallic surfaces routinely employ periodic slab models in which spurious coupling between top and bottom surfaces artificially splits surface states, yet the thickness required to eliminate this artifa...
This review introduced selected experimental and numerical studies of β-Ga2O3 power field-effect transistors, with emphasis on lateral and vertical metal–oxide–semiconductor field-effect transistors (MOSFETs), heterojunction devices,...
Arene–ruthenium complexes have emerged as versatile building blocks in supramolecular chemistry because of their structural stability and predictable coordination geometry. This review summarizes the development of arene–ruthenium assembl...
Wide-bandgap indium-oxide thermoelectric materials face a strong electrical–thermal transport trade-off and low structural reliability, limiting their thermoelectric efficiency and practical deployment on welding robots. To overcome these bottl...
Tumor-mediated hypoxia resistance severely limits the therapeutic efficacy of conventional platinum-based drugs against oral cancer. Targeting carbonic anhydrase IX (CA IX), which is specifically overexpressed in hypoxic tumor cells, represents an ef...
Two key reactions in the synthesis of a difunctionalized tris-cyclometallated iridium complex [Ir(ppy-Br)2fppy] (3), which is an important intermediate for the synthesis of more sophisticated iridium complexes, were investigated to improve performanc...
Twelve nominal ABO3 compositions, where A = La, Y, Lu and B = Al, Ga, Sc, In, were synthesized by the sol-gel method and annealed at 700–1300 °C. The phase formation behavior was evaluated using tolerance factor calculations, XRD, Rietveld...
Rare earth silicate materials received growing attention in recent years, driven by their potential for use in thermal/environmental barrier coatings and for scintillation applications for gamma-ray and X-ray detectors.
Piezoelectric semiconductor PN junctions hold considerable promise for self-powered sensing, flexible electronics, energy harvesting, photodetection, and multifunctional micro/nanodevices. A local temperature change couples the built-in electrical re...
Transition metals occupy a unique and pivotal position at the intersection of chemistry, materials science, and biology, owing to their diverse electronic configurations, variable oxidation states, and rich coordination chemistry [...]
Cu2+, VO22+, and Fe3+ mononuclear complexes of the oxime-based ligand, 2-hydroxy-5-(p-tolyldiazenyl)benzaldehyde oxime (H2L, 1), have been synthesized and structurally characterized by analytical, thermal, and spectral tools. They have been character...
The green synthesis of zinc oxide (ZnO) nanoparticles using plant biomass offers a sustainable approach for developing photocatalytic materials for water treatment. In this study, ZnO nanoparticles were biosynthesized using aqueous extracts of Eichho...
Upon metal coordination, the upper rim modification of the Schiff base ligand 2-methoxy-6-((methylimino)methyl)phenol gives rise to a new family of [M(II)7] (M = Co, Ni, Zn) pseudo metallocalix[6]arenes in the form of [Co(II)7(OMe)6(L3)6](NO3)2&middo...
The present study investigates phase equilibria in the Tl–Pb–Te ternary system, which has been identified as a promising basis for the development of functional thermoelectric and topological materials. By applying differential thermal an...
For supported catalysts, the interaction between metal active components and the support plays a crucial role in modifying catalyst properties, such as active sites and oxygen vacancies. Herein, a series of CoMnOx/SBA-15 (Santa Barbara Amorphous-15)...
Nickel(II) offers an appealing base for metallodrug design as it is abundant, inexpensive and forms well-defined complexes with N,O-donor ligands. Therefore, five Ni(II) complexes containing two tridentate 2-imine-8-hydroxyquinoline Schiff base ligan...
Vanadium oxides and alkali metal vanadates are promising electrode materials for electrochemical energy storage owing to their ability to access multiple oxidation states. In this study, mechanochemical reduction of V2O5 with alkali metal hydrides is...
The selective photocatalytic reduction of O2 to H2O2 is an attractive route for sustainable H2O2 synthesis, yet its efficiency is often limited by the sluggish charge separation and insufficient selectivity of the two-electron oxygen reduction reacti...
Psychoactive nitrogen-containing compounds represent a structurally diverse group of natural and synthetic molecules whose interactions with metal ions influence their physicochemical properties, biological activity, and analytical behavior. Although...
Near-ultraviolet-excitable red phosphors with high thermal stability are desirable for phosphor-converted LED applications, including potential plant-lighting applications. Herein, Sm3+- and Eu3+-activated Na3YB8O15 phosphors were synthesized by a hi...
Fe/Zn-modified TiO2 photocatalysts were synthesized by the sol–gel method to investigate the influence of Fe loading, Zn loading, and calcination temperature on the degradation of food-industry pollutants. A 23 factorial design combined with Re...
Iron borate (FeBO3) has emerged as a promising candidate for magneto-optical applications owing to its unique combination of weak ferromagnetism (canted antiferromagnetic ordering) near room temperature and optical transparency in the visible range....
Novel compounds based on symmetric and asymmetric 2,6-diacetylpyridine (DAP) Schiff bases were synthesized. A new salt of the symmetric Schiff base 2,6-diacetylpyridine-bis(aminoguanidine), L1∙3HCl∙2H2O, and its zinc(II) complex, [Zn(L1)(...
A series of gallium and indium complexes bearing pyridine-2,6-bis(phenolate) ligands with ortho-substituents of increasing steric bulk (tBu, SiMe3, SiPh3) was synthesized via SiMe4 elimination from M(CH2SiMe3)3 (M = Ga, In). The gallium complexes 2a&...
Mechanical reliability is an essential prerequisite for III-nitride thin films throughout device fabrication and processing. However, the availability of nanoindentation data for metastable cubic phases remains limited, making cross-study comparisons...
Here, (CH3NH3)2CoCl4 and (CH3NH3)2CoBr4 were prepared via a solvent-free mechanochemical route and characterized by powder X-ray diffraction, electron microscopy, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, magnetic susceptibility, and thermal analysis. Both c...
FeII-doped zinc ferrite nanocrystals (FeIIxZn1-xFeIII2O4) were prepared via a sol–gel approach in the presence of polyvinyl alcohol as a stabilizer and assessed for their capability to eliminate crystal violet (CV) dye from water-based solution...
The development of simulated-solar-light photocatalysts for methyl orange (MO) removal is limited by insufficient light utilization, rapid photogenerated charge recombination, and restricted interfacial reaction sites. Here, vertically aligned ZnO na...
The exchange bias (EB) effect is widely used for stabilizing reference magnetic layers in traditional spintronic devices, yet the EB strength strongly depends on the interfacial quality. Van der Waals antiferromagnets provide an ideal physical platfo...
Anode materials play a pivotal role in a wide range of electrochemical applications, including electrolysis, energy storage, corrosion protection, and industrial oxidation processes. This review provides a comprehensive analysis of recent advances in...
Wittichenite Cu3BiS3 is a promising thermoelectric material with intrinsically low thermal conductivity owing to its complex crystal structure and strong lattice anharmonicity; however, its thermoelectric performance is limited by low carrier concent...
To investigate the electron-donating substitution effect on spin crossover (SCO) and electrochemical behaviors for homoleptic trivalent metal complexes with 2,2′-azobisphenolate (azp) ligands, the known 2,2′-azobisphenol with 5,5′-d...
Carbonate thermochemical activation is a promising approach for modifying the mineralogical structure of nepheline–red mud mixtures prior to subsequent alkaline processing. However, quantitative statistical relationships between activation para...
Monoanionic [N,N] donor ligands, typified by the delocalized β-1,3-diketiminates, are important ligands for stabilizing metal complexes from across the periodic table. In contrast, non-delocalized iminoenamides maintain asymmetric donor atoms. W...
Atomically precise metal clusters possess multiple inequivalent coordination sites, enabling site-selective ligand coordination to regulate their structures and chiroptical properties. However, the impact of coordination site on chirality transfer re...
The phase-pure syntheses of Fe(dca)2 and Fe(dca)2(NH3)2 have enabled comprehensive investigation of their structural and magnetic properties. Fe(dca)2 crystallizes in the orthorhombic space group Pnnm, with Fe2+ ions octahedrally coordinated by six d...
Biodiesel production from waste cooking oils, non-edible oils and other low-grade lipid feedstocks is constrained by free fatty acids, water, salts, oxidation products, and the poor miscibility of triglycerides with short-chain alcohols. Carbon&ndash...
A series of upconversion phosphors M+(Yb0.99Tm0.005Ho0.005)(MoO4)2 (M+ = Li, Na, K, Rb, Cs) was synthesized by solid-state method. PXRD analysis revealed a clear correlation between the alkali cation radius and the structural type: Li and Na compound...
Antimicrobial resistance and the limitations of conventional antimicrobial therapies have intensified the search for multifunctional nanoscale agents. Plant flowers are effective and sustainable biological materials for the eco-friendly synthesis of...
