Chemical recordPub Date : 2026-04-09DOI: 10.1002/tcr.202500353
Guoping Su, Hongbin Zhang, Zhenchao Li, Honglong Ning, Dongxiang Luo, Han He, Jiahao Zheng, Yuan Chi, Rihui Yao, Junbiao Peng
{"title":"Hafnium-Based Ferroelectric Field-Effect Transistors With Oxide Semiconductors: Ferroelectric Materials Optimizations, Prospects, and Challenges.","authors":"Guoping Su, Hongbin Zhang, Zhenchao Li, Honglong Ning, Dongxiang Luo, Han He, Jiahao Zheng, Yuan Chi, Rihui Yao, Junbiao Peng","doi":"10.1002/tcr.202500353","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/tcr.202500353","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The emergence of ferroelectricity in hafnium oxide (HfO<sub>2</sub>)-based materials marks a transformative advancement for next-generation nonvolatile memory and neuromorphic computing. Unlike conventional perovskite ferroelectrics, HfO<sub>2</sub>-based materials offer robust ferroelectricity at nanoscale thicknesses, large coercive fields (E<sub>c</sub>), and innate compatibility with mainstream CMOS technology, thus overcoming long-standing integration challenges. This review comprehensively examines the development of HfO<sub>2</sub>-based ferroelectric field-effect transistors (HfO<sub>2</sub>-FeFETs) employing oxide semiconductor (OS) channels such as indium oxide (In<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub>) and indium gallium zinc oxide (IGZO). We first discuss material-level optimizations via atomic layer deposition (ALD) processes, interfacial engineering, and capping layers to enhance ferroelectric performance and endurance. At the device level, we analyze the operational principles, unique challenges, including the weak erase effect due to the absence of hole carriers, and emerging solutions such as defect-assisted switching and novel gate-stack designs. We also highlight recent demonstrations of high-density 3D FeFET arrays and energy-efficient in-memory computing applications like ternary content-addressable memory (TCAM). Finally, we outline remaining challenges in scalability, variability, and switching linearity, pointing toward future research directions aimed at harnessing the full potential of OS-FeFETs for beyond-von Neumann computing architectures.</p>","PeriodicalId":10046,"journal":{"name":"Chemical record","volume":" ","pages":"e202500353"},"PeriodicalIF":7.5,"publicationDate":"2026-04-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147638007","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Chemical recordPub Date : 2026-04-08DOI: 10.1002/tcr.202500274
Muhammad Tahir, Aziz Ahmad, Sami Ullah, Muhammad Israr, Zahid Ali Ghazi, Mohammad Sohail, Fazal Mabood, Adnan Shahzad, Muhammad Saeed, Saad Melhi, Najeeb Ur Rehman, Salma Jabeen, Ihsan Ullah
{"title":"Application of Multidimensional Covalent Organic Frameworks for Enhanced CO<sub>2</sub> Adsorption.","authors":"Muhammad Tahir, Aziz Ahmad, Sami Ullah, Muhammad Israr, Zahid Ali Ghazi, Mohammad Sohail, Fazal Mabood, Adnan Shahzad, Muhammad Saeed, Saad Melhi, Najeeb Ur Rehman, Salma Jabeen, Ihsan Ullah","doi":"10.1002/tcr.202500274","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/tcr.202500274","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Anthropogenic activitieshave elevated the concentration of atmospheric CO<sub>2</sub> substantially. This increase has eventually participated to change in climate and global warming. The 1.1% increased of global CO<sub>2</sub> emissions observed in 2023 by reaching a total of 37.4 Gt. Many adsorbents materials were used in previous research but covalent organic frameworks (COFs) have shown significant potential. They are formed by chemically linking organic building blocks into a periodic framework, resulting in an ordered porous crystalline structure with high gas adsorption and retention capacity. COFs possess unique architecture, excellent crystallinity, high surface area, and high porosity which are the ideal condition for a good adsorbents. This review deeplyexplored the application of multidimensional (1-D, 2-D, and 3-D) COFs frameworks for CO<sub>2</sub> adsorption. The CO<sub>2</sub> adsorption capacity of each dimensional class of COFs has been investigated in detail. This review also provides recent research and future direction in this particular field.</p>","PeriodicalId":10046,"journal":{"name":"Chemical record","volume":" ","pages":"e202500274"},"PeriodicalIF":7.5,"publicationDate":"2026-04-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147632319","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Chemical recordPub Date : 2026-04-01Epub Date: 2026-01-24DOI: 10.1002/tcr.202500244
Sumit Ghosh, Riya Ghosh, Alakananda Hajra
{"title":"Skeletal Editing of Indazoles and Benzisoxazoles.","authors":"Sumit Ghosh, Riya Ghosh, Alakananda Hajra","doi":"10.1002/tcr.202500244","DOIUrl":"10.1002/tcr.202500244","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Indazoles and benzisoxazoles, two eminent nitrogen-containing heterocyclic scaffolds, have attracted tremendous attention for diverse biological activities, involving antibacterial, anticancer, antiviral, antitumor, and antibiotic studies. On the other hand, a proficient tool for inserting, exchanging, or deleting atom within the core structure of the molecules, is described as skeletal editing, which is also a hot topic in recent days. Therefore, the skeletal modification of N-heterocycles facilitates many challenging synthetic pathways into simplified synthetic strategies for several medicinally important biochemicals. In general, the skeletal editing of these heterocycles proceeds through carbon insertion, nitrogen insertion and C-N bond insertion. This review article provides an overview of an eminent synthetic strategy, skeletal editing, of two noteworthy widespread heterocyclic compounds with literature coverage up to June, 2025.</p>","PeriodicalId":10046,"journal":{"name":"Chemical record","volume":" ","pages":"e202500244"},"PeriodicalIF":7.5,"publicationDate":"2026-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146043854","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Chemical recordPub Date : 2026-04-01Epub Date: 2026-01-28DOI: 10.1002/tcr.202500166
Elizabeth J Diana, Jisna Jose, Thomas V Mathew
{"title":"Multicomponent Reaction Strategies for the Synthesis of 4-(Indol-3-Yl)-4H-Chromene Derivatives: Recent Developments.","authors":"Elizabeth J Diana, Jisna Jose, Thomas V Mathew","doi":"10.1002/tcr.202500166","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/tcr.202500166","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This review highlights recent advancements (2021-2025) in the synthesis of 4-(indol-3-yl)-4H-chromene derivatives, a promising class of compounds with diverse biological activities, including anticancer, antifungal, antitumor, anti-HIV, and antioxidant properties. The focus is on multicomponent reactions (MCRs) as a valuable tool for efficient synthesis, offering benefits such as environmental sustainability and precise targeting. The review explores MCR strategies and substrate scope, shedding light on their potential therapeutic applications.</p>","PeriodicalId":10046,"journal":{"name":"Chemical record","volume":"26 4","pages":"e202500166"},"PeriodicalIF":7.5,"publicationDate":"2026-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147764114","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A Review of Synthesis Techniques for Thermoelectric Materials: From Bulk Processing and Nanostructuring to Thin-Film Deposition.","authors":"Samira Saddique, Inaam Ullah, Muhammad Irfan, Wenjun Wang, Salamat Ali, Ameer Sultan, Hammad Waheed, Guiying Xu","doi":"10.1002/tcr.202500299","DOIUrl":"10.1002/tcr.202500299","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Thermoelectric (TE) materials offer a direct and sustainable means of converting heat into electricity, enabling applications ranging from industrial waste-heat recovery to solid-state cooling and self-powered microdevices. The performance of TE systems is critically influenced by the synthesis techniques employed, which determine phase purity, compositional uniformity, microstructural features, and transport behavior. This review comprehensively analyses synthesis approaches across multiple material scales, bulk, nanostructured, and thin-film, highlighting how processing-structure-property correlations govern TE efficiency. Bulk synthesis routes such as arc melting, levitation melting, melt spinning, zone melting and self-propagating high-temperature synthesis (SHS) are discussed with emphasis on their control of grain growth, defect formation, and compositional homogeneity. Nanostructure-oriented methods, including high-energy ball milling, hydrothermal/solvothermal synthesis, coprecipitation, sol-gel processing, spark plasma sintering (SPS), and hot extrusion (HE), are evaluated for their ability to enhance phonon scattering and tailor carrier concentration through controlled grain refinement and defect engineering. Thin-film deposition techniques such as physical vapor deposition (PVD), chemical vapor deposition (CVD), and wet-chemical methods are further reviewed for their precision in thickness control, crystallographic orientation, and interface stability, which are crucial for device-level integration. By linking processing strategies to TE performance, this review highlights hybrid synthesis, interface engineering, and eco-friendly materials as critical avenues for developing efficient and scalable TE technologies.</p>","PeriodicalId":10046,"journal":{"name":"Chemical record","volume":" ","pages":"e202500299"},"PeriodicalIF":7.5,"publicationDate":"2026-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145833282","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Chemical recordPub Date : 2026-04-01Epub Date: 2026-02-15DOI: 10.1002/tcr.202500345
Shigenobu Umemiya, Masahiro Terada
{"title":"Catalytic Scalable Synthesis of Polyketides Enabled by Chiral Brønsted Acid-Catalyzed Asymmetric Allylborations.","authors":"Shigenobu Umemiya, Masahiro Terada","doi":"10.1002/tcr.202500345","DOIUrl":"10.1002/tcr.202500345","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The scalable synthesis of target molecules is essential for advancing applications, such as evaluating biological activity in pharmaceutical candidates and developing functional materials. In the context of medicinal chemistry, both industrial and academic researchers have achieved the scalable synthesis of diverse natural products and their derivatives, vastly boosting the development of pharmaceuticals. Most established scalable syntheses have conventionally relied on chiral pool approaches or stoichiometric asymmetric methodologies, and the use of catalytic asymmetric strategies has remained limited. In this personal account, we outline recent progress in the development and refinement of asymmetric allylboration reactions catalyzed by chiral Brønsted acids, providing important chiral building blocks that were previously difficult to access. We also describe the catalytic scalable synthesis of potent natural products enabled by the efficient preparation of chiral building blocks utilizing our allylboration reactions.</p>","PeriodicalId":10046,"journal":{"name":"Chemical record","volume":" ","pages":"e202500345"},"PeriodicalIF":7.5,"publicationDate":"2026-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13122441/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146200490","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Chemical recordPub Date : 2026-04-01Epub Date: 2026-02-01DOI: 10.1002/tcr.202500339
Lantian Zhang, He-Qi Zheng, Wenqian Cao, Yuanjing Cui
{"title":"Recent Advancements in Metal-Organic Framework-Based Photocatalysts for Environmental Remediation.","authors":"Lantian Zhang, He-Qi Zheng, Wenqian Cao, Yuanjing Cui","doi":"10.1002/tcr.202500339","DOIUrl":"10.1002/tcr.202500339","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The rapid progression of industrialization has generated substantial environmental deterioration, posing significant threats to public health. Developing efficient and cost-effective strategies to combat environmental pollution is of paramount importance. Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) have recently emerged as a versatile photocatalytic platform, distinguished by their structurally tunable porosity, exceptional light-harvesting capacity, and superior charge separation efficiency. In particular, the intrinsically crystalline 3D structures of MOFs, characterized by highly ordered coordination networks and well-defined pore architectures, provide stable channels for molecular transport and endow the spatial organization of catalytically active sites. This review systematically summarizes the fundamental mechanisms and recent progress in MOF-based photocatalysis for environmental remediation, focusing on the degradation of organic pollutants, decomposition of antibiotics, and reduction of toxic heavy metal ions. Finally, current challenges and prospects in the field are critically discussed, providing a perspective for the rational design of high-performance MOF photocatalysts.</p>","PeriodicalId":10046,"journal":{"name":"Chemical record","volume":" ","pages":"e202500339"},"PeriodicalIF":7.5,"publicationDate":"2026-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146099622","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Organic Electrochemical Cathodic Reduction of CO, CN, and NN.","authors":"Bao-Jie Wang, Jingye Fu, Zhihua Cai, Li-Ming Zhang, Weisi Guo, Lin-Bao Zhang","doi":"10.1002/tcr.202500295","DOIUrl":"10.1002/tcr.202500295","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The interdisciplinary integration of conventional organic synthesis with advanced electrochemical methodologies has catalyzed the emergence of a transformative discipline: organic electrochemical synthesis. This innovative field has emerged as a pivotal player in addressing contemporary challenges of escalating energy scarcity and environmental degradation. This review initiates its discourse by examining cathodic reduction processes in organic-electrochemical synthesis systems. We systematically elucidate the electrochemically driven reduction-hydrogenation (deuteration) and reductive coupling reactions occurring at unsaturated bonds (CO, CN, and NN) through a critical analysis of recent advancements. Our comprehensive presentation aims to provide scholars with profound insights into the distinct advantages and underlying mechanisms that differentiate electrochemical organic synthesis from traditional catalytic approaches, particularly emphasizing its enhanced atom economy, superior energy efficiency, and improved environmental compatibility.</p>","PeriodicalId":10046,"journal":{"name":"Chemical record","volume":" ","pages":"e202500295"},"PeriodicalIF":7.5,"publicationDate":"2026-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146084474","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Chemical recordPub Date : 2026-04-01Epub Date: 2026-01-22DOI: 10.1002/tcr.202500264
Tiantian Hu, Yushun Deng, Yu Liao, Xiaojin Zhang, Yu Dai
{"title":"Interfacial Modification of Nanochannels for Enhanced Detection Accuracy in Complex Matrices.","authors":"Tiantian Hu, Yushun Deng, Yu Liao, Xiaojin Zhang, Yu Dai","doi":"10.1002/tcr.202500264","DOIUrl":"10.1002/tcr.202500264","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Solid-state nanochannels, as an emerging single-molecule sensing platform, have shown great potential in environmental monitoring, biomedical diagnostics, and food safety owing to their high stability, tunable geometry, and facile surface functionalization. However, in complex matrices, nonspecific adsorption, ion competition, and background noise often compromise the accuracy and reliability of detection. In recent years, interfacial modification has provided effective solutions to these challenges. This review summarizes various interfacial engineering methods for solid-state nanochannels, focusing on three main aspects: stability enhancement, specific recognition, and signal amplification. For stability enhancement, strategies such as antifouling coating, surface charge/hydrophilicity regulation, and covalent crosslinking are highlighted. For specific recognition, structure-adaptive modification, biomimetic engineering, and cooperative self-assembly are discussed. For signal amplification, in situ nucleic acid amplification, nanotag-assisted amplification, and catalysis-mediated signal amplification are presented. Finally, current challenges and future perspectives are outlined, emphasizing that the integration of interfacial modification with multidisciplinary approaches, including nanomaterials, molecular engineering, and artificial intelligence-driven signal processing, which will further advance high-precision detection in complex matrices.</p>","PeriodicalId":10046,"journal":{"name":"Chemical record","volume":" ","pages":"e202500264"},"PeriodicalIF":7.5,"publicationDate":"2026-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146028582","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Chemical recordPub Date : 2026-04-01Epub Date: 2026-02-04DOI: 10.1002/tcr.202500238
Vaishali Prashar, Rajinder K Gupta, Yogesh Kumar Tyagi
{"title":"A Review of Natural Gums and Mucilage-Based Hydrogels for Food, Agriculture, Biomedical, and Cosmetics.","authors":"Vaishali Prashar, Rajinder K Gupta, Yogesh Kumar Tyagi","doi":"10.1002/tcr.202500238","DOIUrl":"10.1002/tcr.202500238","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The growing global demand for eco-friendly and innovative biomaterials has led to the extensive use of natural polymers, such as natural gums and mucilage, in diverse industrial applications, including food, agriculture, biomedical, and cosmetics. These natural polymers are carbohydrate biomolecules derived from various natural sources, including plants, animals, microbes, and marine organisms, that exhibit a broad spectrum of physicochemical characteristics, such as biocompatibility, biodegradability, and nontoxicity. This review critically examines the chemical composition and elucidates the hydrophilic nature that leads to the formation of hydrogels, which are next-generation biomaterials for the innovation and development of advanced polymeric materials. The unique structural diversity, availability, and functionality make them highly suitable for various applications. This review provides a comprehensive overview of various natural gums and mucilage that are widely available, including their chemical constituents, structures, possible modifications, properties, crosslinking strategies for hydrogel synthesis, and recent advancements in their applications. The functional properties of natural gums and mucilage-based hydrogels highlight their potential for developing stronger, more natural, and innovative hydrogel products and also suggest future research directions, such as advanced modification techniques, hybrid hydrogel systems, and improvements in stability to support innovative applications and environmental sustainability.</p>","PeriodicalId":10046,"journal":{"name":"Chemical record","volume":" ","pages":"e202500238"},"PeriodicalIF":7.5,"publicationDate":"2026-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146118096","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}