Coordination Environment for Metal Centers in Crystals

Dear Colleagues,

The design of compounds featuring an appropriate metal coordination environment is a constant pursuit in research to realize target properties. The “coordination environment” could be a comprehensive concept that involves metal coordination bonds, geometries, ligand chelating/bridging patterns, etc. Taking a broader view, it can be the metal types, oxidation states, and metal/metal ratios if the compound is in a heterometallic composition. Nevertheless, all of the key variables associated with metal in a coordination compound or nanocrystal may be the key elements to control over the displaying activities of the compounds. Therefore, establishing effective approaches to tune the metal coordination environments is meaningful to design compounds for specific applications.

Dr. Haixiang Han
Dr. Zheng Zhou
Guest Editors

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