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Advances in Transition Metal Compounds and Their Applications

A special issue of Materials (ISSN 1996-1944). This special issue belongs to the section "Catalytic Materials".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (20 March 2023) | Viewed by 1607

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Institute of Nanotechnology and Materials Engineering, Gdansk University of Technology, Narutowicza 11/12, 80-233 Gdansk, Poland
Interests: transition metal complexes; reduced graphene oxide; batteries; cathode materials; photocatalysis; sol–-gel synthesis; thermal analysis
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Dear Colleagues,

Transition metal compounds are relevant and crucial for strategic technologies from the point of view of modern-day challenges, such as reducing greenhouse gas emissions or renewable environment-friendly energy storage. Recent studies demonstrate that transition metal compounds exhibit promising visible-light photocatalytic reactivity in the decomposition of pollutants and water splitting. On the other hand, these materials have high specific capacity and good electrochemical and safety characteristics, which makes them promising for energy storage applications. Moreover, nanostructured transition metal compounds with high surface-to-volume ratios are of particular scientific interest in this field. Therefore, this Special Issue provides a distinguished platform for publishing original research papers focused on the advanced application of transition metal compounds, especially nanostructured forms. Papers on the synthesis, structure characterization, and determination of properties will be appreciated. Reviews and short communications are also welcome.

The topics of this Special Issue include but are not limited to the advanced application of transition metal compounds, (photo)catalysis, photocatalytic water splitting, photovoltaics, photoelectrochemistry, electrochemical energy storage, electrode materials, and supercapacitors.

Dr. Marta Prześniak-Welenc
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Keywords

  • photocatalysts
  • water and air pollutant degradation
  • water splitting
  • photoelectrochemistry
  • cathode materials
  • rechargeable batteries

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Hetero-Bimetallic Ferrocene-Containing Zinc(II)-Terpyridyl-Based Metallomesogen: Structural and Electrochemical Characterization
by Evelyn Popa, Adelina A. Andelescu, Sorina Ilies (b. Motoc), Alexandru Visan, Carmen Cretu, Francesca Scarpelli, Alessandra Crispini, Florica Manea and Elisabeta I. Szerb
Materials 2023, 16(5), 1946; https://doi.org/10.3390/ma16051946 - 27 Feb 2023
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The synthesis, as well as the mesomorphic and electrochemical properties, of a hetero-bimetallic coordination complex able to self-assemble into a columnar liquid crystalline phase is reported herein. The mesomorphic properties were investigated by polarized optical microscopy (POM), differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) and Powder [...] Read more.
The synthesis, as well as the mesomorphic and electrochemical properties, of a hetero-bimetallic coordination complex able to self-assemble into a columnar liquid crystalline phase is reported herein. The mesomorphic properties were investigated by polarized optical microscopy (POM), differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) and Powder X-ray diffraction (PXRD) analysis. Electrochemical properties were explored by cyclic voltammetry (CV), relating the hetero-bimetallic complex behaviour to previously reported analogous monometallic Zn(II) compounds. The obtained results highlight how the presence of the second metal centre and the supramolecular arrangement in the condensed state pilot the function and properties of the new hetero-bimetallic Zn/Fe coordination complex. Full article
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