{"title":"A systematic analysis of binary blend cement concrete infused with lime sludge and fly ash","authors":"V.V. Praveen Kumar , Subhashish Dey , Ganugula Taraka Naga Veerendra , Akula Venkata Phani Manoj , Siva Shanmukha Anjaneya Babu Padavala","doi":"10.1016/j.cinorg.2024.100065","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.cinorg.2024.100065","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Lime sludge is a residual substance came from the paper sector. The current research investigates that the effects of adding lime sludge to concrete as a cementitious substance on its mechanical properties. Lime sludge replaces cement in various amounts to provide the appropriate mechanical properties. The resulting material is then compared to standard concrete. The research on supplemental cementation resources that equivalent Portland cements's potency without compromising stability. According to the Indian standard (IS 10262–2009), the study used M20, M30, and M40 concrete. Lime sludge replaced cement 0 %, 10 %, 20 %, and 30 %. Also investigated were lime sludge and fly ash mixtures of 10 %, 20 %, and 30 % by weight. Mechanical parameters of concrete classes M20, M30, and M40 were measured at 7 and 28 days. The grades show that the 10 % lime sludge out performed normal concrete. This work represents can be applied as unique additional cementitious substance up to the definite proportions.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":100233,"journal":{"name":"Chemistry of Inorganic Materials","volume":"4 ","pages":"Article 100065"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142322097","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
P. Kalaivani , R. Lokeshwari , R. Shankar , S. Cyril Christan , R. Prabhakaran
{"title":"Naphthalen-2-yl-N′-(2-hydroxybenzoyl)benzohydrazonate as dual metal ion chemosensor for the detection of Fe3+ and Na+ ions","authors":"P. Kalaivani , R. Lokeshwari , R. Shankar , S. Cyril Christan , R. Prabhakaran","doi":"10.1016/j.cinorg.2024.100080","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.cinorg.2024.100080","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>New probe naphthalen-2-yl-N′-(2-hydroxybenzoyl)benzohydrazonate (NHBH) chemosensor has been prepared and characterized by IR, <sup>1</sup>H NMR, <sup>13</sup>C NMR and Mass Spectroscopic techniques. The probe (NHBH) was subjected to study its cation sensing ability with twelve different metal chloride salt (Al<sup>3+</sup>, Ca<sup>2+</sup>, Co<sup>2+</sup>, Cr<sup>3+</sup>, Fe<sup>3+</sup>, Cu<sup>2+</sup>, Mn<sup>2+</sup>, Ni<sup>2+</sup>, Zn<sup>2+</sup>, Hg<sup>2+</sup>, K<sup>+</sup> and Na<sup>+</sup>) in 1:4 methanol water medium by using absorption and emission titration experiments. The results showed that the probe detected Fe<sup>3+</sup> and Na <sup>+</sup> ions by showing absorption enhancement and fluorescence emission quenching. Further, NHBH exhibited good selectivity for Fe<sup>3+</sup> and Na <sup>+</sup> ions in the presence of mostother metal ions. Job's plot analysis authenticated the 1:1 binding nature of NHBH with Fe<sup>3+</sup> and Na <sup>+</sup> ions. Further, DFT studies validated the formation of probe (NHBH), fluorophore-quencher (Fe-NHBH) complex formation.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":100233,"journal":{"name":"Chemistry of Inorganic Materials","volume":"4 ","pages":"Article 100080"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142748231","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Joseph Onyeka Emegha , Kenneth Onyenike , Rita Omamuyovwi Jolayemi , Chioma Adaku Ejelonu , Frank Efe , Odunayo Tope Ojo
{"title":"Synthesis and characterization of zinc cobalt sulphide nanofilms for optoelectronic applications","authors":"Joseph Onyeka Emegha , Kenneth Onyenike , Rita Omamuyovwi Jolayemi , Chioma Adaku Ejelonu , Frank Efe , Odunayo Tope Ojo","doi":"10.1016/j.cinorg.2024.100068","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.cinorg.2024.100068","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Zinc-cobalt sulphide (<span><math><mrow><msub><mtext>Zn</mtext><mi>x</mi></msub><msub><mtext>Co</mtext><mrow><mn>1</mn><mo>−</mo><mi>x</mi></mrow></msub><mi>S</mi></mrow></math></span>) thin films were fabricated on glass substrates using the chemical bath deposition (CBD) technique. In this study, the films were grown employing solutions of zinc acetate, cobalt sulphate, and thioacetamide as the respective sources of zinc, cobalt, and sulphur. The synthesized films were investigated for their potential use in optoelectronic device applications. Optical characterization revealed that the films exhibited a direct transition with an energy gap ranging from 3.350 to 3.360 eV. As the zinc concentrations were changing, the absorbance of the films were decreasing uniformly along the wavelength spectra. The films exhibit a low extinction coefficient (0.0–0.23) that may be due to the internal reflections within the material as concentrations changes. Variations in the thickness, reflectance and refractive index with zinc concentrations were also discussed. The electrical resistivity was found to decrease from <span><math><mrow><mn>7.12</mn><mo>×</mo><msup><mrow><mn>10</mn><mspace></mspace></mrow><mn>8</mn></msup></mrow></math></span> to <span><math><mrow><mn>5.94</mn><mo>×</mo><msup><mn>10</mn><mn>8</mn></msup></mrow></math></span> (Ω.cm) with zinc concentrations. According to the crystallography spectrum, <span><math><mrow><msub><mtext>Zn</mtext><mi>x</mi></msub><msub><mtext>Co</mtext><mrow><mn>1</mn><mo>−</mo><mi>x</mi></mrow></msub><mi>S</mi></mrow></math></span> has a polycrystalline structure with various distinct peaks at different orientations. Scanning electron microscopy shows that surface morphology of <span><math><mrow><msub><mtext>Zn</mtext><mi>x</mi></msub><msub><mtext>Co</mtext><mrow><mn>1</mn><mo>−</mo><mi>x</mi></mrow></msub><mi>S</mi></mrow></math></span> films has a well-defined nanoparticles of different shapes and sizes which are uniformly distributed and are significantly transformed as a function of concentrations. The results demonstrate that the chemically deposited thin films can be engineered for a range of optoelectronic applications.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":100233,"journal":{"name":"Chemistry of Inorganic Materials","volume":"4 ","pages":"Article 100068"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2949746924000363/pdfft?md5=a5a630a1872409ca62281bc055344976&pid=1-s2.0-S2949746924000363-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142315462","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Kousik Ghosh , K. Vamsee Krishna , T. Vinodkumar , T. Dinesh , R. Balakumar , S. Chitra
{"title":"Mineral composition of Aegle marmelos (L.) corrêa ash: Exploration of its ability to mimic the function of different metalloenzymes","authors":"Kousik Ghosh , K. Vamsee Krishna , T. Vinodkumar , T. Dinesh , R. Balakumar , S. Chitra","doi":"10.1016/j.cinorg.2024.100074","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.cinorg.2024.100074","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The motivation to find functional models of different metalloenzymes comes from their potential to develop better catalysts inspired by nature. Generally, metalloenzymes can activate aerial dioxygen due to the metal ions in it. Amongst the numerous metalloenzymes, catechol oxidase, and phenoxazinone synthase are the two most discussed metalloenzymes that are of interest to the research community for their ability to oxidize small organic substrates in an eco-friendly way. In this research work, <em>Aegle marmelos</em> (L.) Corrêa (a plant Indigenous to India) ash has been prepared as per the method mentioned in the Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India (API). The ash's mineral composition has been evaluated using Inductively Coupled Plasma Optical Emission Spectroscopy (ICP-OES). The ability of <em>Aegle marmelos</em> (L.) Corrêa ash to mimic the function of catechol oxidase, and phenoxazinone synthase-like metalloenzymes have been explored. The results of this study confirm that <em>Aegle marmelos</em> (L.) Corrêa ash can as a catalyst for promoting the aerobic oxidation of the organic substrates <em>3,5-di-tert-butylcatechol</em> (<em>3,5-DTBC</em>) and <em>o-aminophenol</em> (<em>OAPH</em>) to their corresponding chromophores, which are the functions of catechol oxidase and phenoxazinone synthase metalloenzymes respectively. The average values of <em>V</em><sub>max</sub> and <em>K</em><sub><em>M</em></sub><em>-</em>like kinetic parameters for catechol oxidase mimicking activity of ash are (3.4826 ± 0.0896) x 10<sup>−5</sup> M S<sup>−1</sup> and (512.9146 ± 13.7268) x 10<sup>−5</sup> M, respectively. Similarly, the average values of <em>V</em><sub>max</sub> and <em>K</em><sub><em>M</em></sub><em>-</em>like kinetic parameters for phenoxazinone synthase mimicking activity of ash are (1.8871 ± 0.0461) x 10<sup>−5</sup> M S<sup>−1</sup> and (1823.0084 ± 25.3384) x 10<sup>−5</sup> M, respectively.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":100233,"journal":{"name":"Chemistry of Inorganic Materials","volume":"4 ","pages":"Article 100074"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142662134","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"5,6,7,8 tetrahydro-2-naphthylamine based novel azo dye: Synthesis, spectral characterizations, DFT and latent fingerprinting application studies","authors":"Roohinaz Khanum, Shoukat Ali R.A","doi":"10.1016/j.cinorg.2024.100076","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.cinorg.2024.100076","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The present study describes about the synthesis, spectral characterization and computational studies of a new series of azo dyes produced from 5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-2-naphthylamine (3a-3d).</div><div>The aforementioned compounds are generated through the conventional method of diazotization of 5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-2-naphthylamine, followed by coupling reactions with four different coupling components, such as α-naphthol, β-naphthol, 6-bromo naphthol, and 8-hydroxy quinoline under suitable experimental conditions.</div><div>The resulting azo dyes are spectroscopically characterized and confirmed using UV, FTIR, NMR, and Mass spectral methods. The salvotochromic and fluorescence studies are performed by using various solvents CHCl<sub>3</sub>, DMF, DMSO and Ethanol.</div><div>A latent fingerprint application for the selected azo dye (3c) was also carried out, as it shows highest emission intensity in fluorescence studies. Additionally, computational DFT studies on the synthesized azo dyes are carried out in order to gain greater comprehension of the molecular properties which offer information regarding the compound's nonlinear optical (NLO) properties and its application.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":100233,"journal":{"name":"Chemistry of Inorganic Materials","volume":"4 ","pages":"Article 100076"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142704375","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Stable decaphenylcyclopentasilane hole transport layers for double-stacked perovskite photovoltaic devices fabricated under ambient atmosphere","authors":"Iori Ono , Takeo Oku , Yuto Genko , Riku Okumura , Taiga Nasu , Shinichiro Mizuno , Tomoharu Tachikawa , Tomoya Hasegawa , Sakiko Fukunishi","doi":"10.1016/j.cinorg.2024.100066","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.cinorg.2024.100066","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Stable decaphenylcyclopentasilane (DPPS) hole transport layers were developed for guanidinium-, formamidinium-, or ethylammonium-added double-stacked CH<sub>3</sub>NH<sub>3</sub>PbI<sub>3</sub> perovskite photovoltaic devices without using 2,2′,7,7′-tetrakis (<em>N,N</em>-di-<em>p</em>-methoxyphenylamino)-9,9′-spirobifluorene, which is a typical hole transport layer. Stacking two types of perovskite compounds inserted within the DPPS layer enabled the fabrication of stable perovskite solar cells under ambient atmosphere at 190 °C, which reduced the trap density and improved the photovoltaic properties of the devices. As expected, the DPPS-inserted layers functioned as a stable hole transport layer for perovskite solar cells.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":100233,"journal":{"name":"Chemistry of Inorganic Materials","volume":"4 ","pages":"Article 100066"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S294974692400034X/pdfft?md5=d1f35286dcdd51180b2c9f515e10c5d3&pid=1-s2.0-S294974692400034X-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142241419","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Md Nahiduzzaman Nahid , Md Salman Shah , Hayati Mamur , Rakib Hosen , Mohammad Ruhul Amin Bhuiyan
{"title":"Optimizing lead-free CH3NH3SnI3 perovskite solar cells by using SCAPS-1D software","authors":"Md Nahiduzzaman Nahid , Md Salman Shah , Hayati Mamur , Rakib Hosen , Mohammad Ruhul Amin Bhuiyan","doi":"10.1016/j.cinorg.2024.100069","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.cinorg.2024.100069","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The lead-free CH<sub>3</sub>NH<sub>3</sub>SnI<sub>3</sub> perovskite is essential for absorbing light in perovskite solar cells (PSCs). In a photovoltaic (PV) device setup of FTO/STO/CH<sub>3</sub>NH<sub>3</sub>SnI<sub>3</sub>/Spiro-OMeTAD/Au, it demonstrates excellent PV performance. This device includes sulfur-doped tin oxide (STO) for the layer of electron transport (ETL), CH<sub>3</sub>NH<sub>3</sub>SnI<sub>3</sub> as the absorber, and the hole transport layer (HTL) is Spiro-OMeTAD. The upper and back contacts consist of fluorine-doped tin oxide (FTO) and gold (Au), connecting these layers. Several parameters were estimated using the Solar Cell Capacitance Simulator (SCAPS-1D) program, including the thickness, acceptor and donor densities, series and shunt resistances, and temperature. The absorber, HTL, ETL, and FTO thicknesses were set at 1000 nm, 100 nm, 150 nm, and 50 nm, respectively, to find the perfect configuration. Densities of acceptors and donors were maintained at 10<sup>19</sup> cm<sup>−3</sup>, 2.0 × 10<sup>19</sup> cm<sup>−3</sup>, 2.0 × 10<sup>18</sup> cm<sup>−3</sup>, and 10<sup>18</sup> cm<sup>−3</sup> for the absorber, HTL, ETL, and FTO, respectively, at an operating temperature of 300K. The device configuration exhibited reduced series resistance and increased shunt resistance, optimized with a back contact metal of Au. The idealized model demonstrated significant PV execution characteristics, including 1.117 V for open-circuit voltage (V<sub>OC</sub>), 28.88 mA/cm<sup>2</sup> for short-circuit current density (J<sub>SC</sub>), 88.47 % for fill factor (FF), and 28.55 % for power conversion efficiency (PCE) under the AM1.5G spectrum. Additionally, the device displayed an average quantum efficiency (QE) of approximately 88.30 % at visible light wavelengths.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":100233,"journal":{"name":"Chemistry of Inorganic Materials","volume":"4 ","pages":"Article 100069"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142357530","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Review on bioengineering of metal sulphide nanoparticles using plant extracts","authors":"Nandipha Botha , Nolubabalo Matinise","doi":"10.1016/j.cinorg.2024.100072","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.cinorg.2024.100072","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Nanoparticles have found a special place in research due to their various properties. They have been studied and investigated in most applications such as: Agriculture, Medical, Catalysis, electronics to name a few. Different Methods such as Chemical synthesis, which is divided into bottom up and top-down approaches, and physical Synthesis have been employed to yield nanomaterials with different structural and optical properties. Currently a new method has been developed as a green synthesis method of nanomaterials. Green synthesis is the method in which fewer toxic chemicals are employed; Water is used as a universal solvent and the synthesis is based on natural systems. Green synthesis has been used in the last decade to synthesize mostly metallic and metal Oxides nanoparticles however not much has been done on the green synthesis of metal sulphides nanoparticles. This review looks at what has been done in the green synthesis of metal sulphides such as Zinc, Iron, Copper, Silver, Lead, and Cadmium sulphides, in attempt to highlight what still needs to be done. This paper also look at the potential applications of these green synthesized metal sulfides.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":100233,"journal":{"name":"Chemistry of Inorganic Materials","volume":"4 ","pages":"Article 100072"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142572535","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Zhong Zheng , Hong Zhao , Ruth Knibbe , Masashi Kotobuki , Xiaoyi Zhu , Li Lu , Lixian Sun , Zongwen Liu
{"title":"Advances and challenges in inorganic lithium solid electrolytes","authors":"Zhong Zheng , Hong Zhao , Ruth Knibbe , Masashi Kotobuki , Xiaoyi Zhu , Li Lu , Lixian Sun , Zongwen Liu","doi":"10.1016/j.cinorg.2024.100078","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.cinorg.2024.100078","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Lithium-ion battery (LIB) is the most widely used secondary battery and has been extensively studied in the past few decades due to its many advantages compared to other secondary batteries, such as higher energy density and better cycling performance. Considering the potential risks of environmental pollution and fire hazard induced by leakage or overheating of conventional electrolytes composed of flammable organic solvent-dissolving Li salts, non-flammable solid electrolytes (SEs), especially ceramic electrolytes with different structural types have been developed to improve the safety performance of LIBs. As the properties of SEs significantly depend on the microstructure, this review systemically summarized the recent progress in inorganic solid electrolytes based on the classification of microstructure and presented the relevant discussion in detail, including the microstructures, the mechanisms of Li ionic migration and performance optimization. Additionally, several challenges for realizing industrial application of SEs, such as lower ionic conductivities compared to liquid electrolytes and unsatisfactory stability in ambient atmosphere were mentioned. To effectively boost the development of SEs, more advanced transmission electron microscopy and atom probe tomography should be considered to deeply investigate the relationship between microstructure and properties in the future.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":100233,"journal":{"name":"Chemistry of Inorganic Materials","volume":"4 ","pages":"Article 100078"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142662133","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Imosobomeh L. Ikhioya , Nawal Alghamdi , Stanley Ebubechukwu Omeje , David Chibiuke Ikeh , Ruth Ngozi Odoh
{"title":"Synergistic effects of gadolinium oxide into the matrix of zeolitic imidazolate frameworks (ZIFs) for supercapacitor applications","authors":"Imosobomeh L. Ikhioya , Nawal Alghamdi , Stanley Ebubechukwu Omeje , David Chibiuke Ikeh , Ruth Ngozi Odoh","doi":"10.1016/j.cinorg.2024.100075","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.cinorg.2024.100075","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>In this study, we synthesized ZIF-8, ZIF-67, Gd₀.₀₁/ZIF-8, & Gd₀.₀₁/ZIF-67 electrodes using the direct combination technique. Both electrodes are being used for energy storage devices. We extensively evaluated these nanocomposites using a variety of electrochemical methods, including retention analysis, galvanostatic charge-discharge (GCD), cyclic voltammetry (CV), and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS). ZIF-8 exhibits a wide band gap of approximately 2.58 eV, suggesting its main absorption is of UV light. The peaks in the absorbance spectrum vary slightly in wavelength due to the presence of different metal centers. Peaks between 1400 and 1600 cm⁻<sup>1</sup> indicate C–N stretching vibrations from the imidazolate linkers. Peaks between 1600 and 1700 cm⁻<sup>1</sup> are associated with C<img>C stretching vibrations. ZIF-8 exhibits well-defined peaks in its XRD pattern, indicating a high level of crystallinity. Peaks can be observed at specific 2θ values, typically at 22.09°, 26.62°, 38.49°, and 47.27°, which correspond to the (110), (200), (211), and (220) planes. The calculated specific capacitances for ZIF-8 and ZIF-67 are 223.95 and 255.20 F/g. For Gd<sub>0.01</sub>/ZIF-8, & Gd<sub>0.01</sub>/ZIF-67 specific capacitances are 575.00 and 587.50 F/g. The ZIF-8, ZIF-67, Gd<sub>0.01</sub>/ZIF-8, & Gd<sub>0.01</sub>/ZIF-67 electrodes exhibited specific capacitances of (78.30, 192.59, 342.57, and 1164) F/g at current densities of 1 A/g from the GCD calculation. The retention plot of ZIF-8, ZIF-67, Gd<sub>0.01</sub>/ZIF-8, & Gd<sub>0.01</sub>/ZIF-67 electrode shows efficiency of 71 %, 71 %, 105 % and 75 %, respectively, indicating their suitability for supercapacitor applications.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":100233,"journal":{"name":"Chemistry of Inorganic Materials","volume":"4 ","pages":"Article 100075"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142662135","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}