Mingtao Li, Wenying Yu, Na Tian, Yihe Zhang, Hongwei Huang
{"title":"Constructing built-in electric field by grafting strong electronegative small molecules for photocatalytic H2 production","authors":"Mingtao Li, Wenying Yu, Na Tian, Yihe Zhang, Hongwei Huang","doi":"10.1039/d4cc06544a","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1039/d4cc06544a","url":null,"abstract":"Asymmetric carbon nitride (FCN) is developed by grafting strong electronegative small molecules onto CN. The introduction of these small molecules enhances the visible light absorption range and redistributes the charge density. Combining DRS, KPFM, and DFT results, it is revealed that the strong built-in electric field and the effective spatial separation of redox sites contribute to the directional charge separation and migration for superior photocatalytic H2 evolution. The FCN shows robust photocatalytic stability for generating H2 as long as 23 h. It is hoped that this catalyst, produced by one-step polymerization with a high internal driving force for charge separation, will provide a solid basis for improving hydrogen production performance in the future.","PeriodicalId":67,"journal":{"name":"Chemical Communications","volume":"45 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.9,"publicationDate":"2025-01-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143026827","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}
Matthias Müller, Cäcilia Maichle-Mössmer and Holger F. Bettinger
{"title":"Correction: C–H functionalization of tetramethylsilane employing a borylnitrene","authors":"Matthias Müller, Cäcilia Maichle-Mössmer and Holger F. Bettinger","doi":"10.1039/D4CC90453B","DOIUrl":"10.1039/D4CC90453B","url":null,"abstract":"<p >Correction for ‘C–H functionalization of tetramethylsilane employing a borylnitrene’ by Matthias Müller <em>et al.</em>, <em>Chem. Commun.</em>, 2013, <strong>49</strong>, 11773–11775, https://doi.org/10.1039/C3CC47753C.</p>","PeriodicalId":67,"journal":{"name":"Chemical Communications","volume":" 12","pages":" 2588-2588"},"PeriodicalIF":4.3,"publicationDate":"2025-01-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlepdf/2025/cc/d4cc90453b?page=search","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143026824","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}
{"title":"Engineering a dual-porous Li-rich carbon coated Si/SiOx nanosphere as high-performance Li-ion battery anode","authors":"Yajun Zhu, Hui Zhang, Xiangbin Zeng, Tianli Han, Meizhou Qi, Wentuan Bi, Jinyun Liu","doi":"10.1039/d4cc06590e","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1039/d4cc06590e","url":null,"abstract":"Silicon (Si)-based anodes receive broad attention for high energy-density lithium-ion batteries. However, huge volumetric expansion occurs during lithiation. Moreover, the loss of Li+ ions during cycling remains a challenge. Here, we develop a dual-porous carbon-coated Si (DP Si/SiOx@Li-C) using pore-forming agent and lithium source to create controllable pores in carbon layer of porous Si/SiOx, and supply Li+ to the anode. The dually porous structure accommodates the volumetric change and enables rapid ion transfer, while supplying abundant Li+ ions. The DP Si/SiOx@Li-C anode exhibits a stable capacity of 809.8 mAh g-1 after 100 cycles at 0.1 A g-1; with a decay rate of only 0.093% per cycle, and a Coulombic efficiency exceeding 99.2% when cycling 350 times at 0.5 A g-1. These findings provide a new strategy for developing stable and easy-preparing Si anodes for Li-ion batteries.","PeriodicalId":67,"journal":{"name":"Chemical Communications","volume":"62 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.9,"publicationDate":"2025-01-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143027024","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}
Liguang Lin, Tao Li, Wen Zhang, Dong Li, Li Wang, Genhang Li, Wanbo Chen, Feiyan Fu, Zhengbang Wang, Yang-Yang Zhou
{"title":"In-Situ Gel Pyrolysis-Derived Efficient Self-Supporting Foldable Electrodes for Zinc-Air Batteries","authors":"Liguang Lin, Tao Li, Wen Zhang, Dong Li, Li Wang, Genhang Li, Wanbo Chen, Feiyan Fu, Zhengbang Wang, Yang-Yang Zhou","doi":"10.1039/d4cc06447j","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1039/d4cc06447j","url":null,"abstract":"A scalable synthesis method for foldable carbon nanotube-coated cobalt particle electrodes on carbon cloth was established through metal-organic framework gel pyrolysis. These electrodes exhibit excellent bifunctional catalytic activity and enhanced durability, making them highly promising for commercial zinc-air battery applications.","PeriodicalId":67,"journal":{"name":"Chemical Communications","volume":"58 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.9,"publicationDate":"2025-01-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143026819","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":"Manipulation of the Oriented Amorphous Fraction of Poly(vinylidene fluoride-co-trifluoroethylene) Films by Thermal Annealing for High Piezoelectricity.","authors":"Ziwen Yang, Liwei Zhang, Yanfei Huang","doi":"10.1039/d4cc06080f","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1039/d4cc06080f","url":null,"abstract":"Poly(vinylidene fluoride-co-trifluoroethylene) [P(VDF-TrFE)] shows great promise to be used as flexible and wearable piezoelectric devices but shows a low piezoelectric coefficient (d33 < 30 pm/V). Here, we found that by inducing large amounts of oriented amorphous fraction (OAF) and regulating the OAF structure in the interface of crystalline and amorphous phase by electrospinning and thermal annealing, the d33 of P(VDF-TrFE) could be greatly improved from -24.5 pm/V to -42.4 pm/V. This work provides a new strategy to improve the piezoelectricity of polymers through the manipulation of the structure of OAF.","PeriodicalId":67,"journal":{"name":"Chemical Communications","volume":"52 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.9,"publicationDate":"2025-01-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143026820","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":"Aggregation Suppression and Enhanced Blue Emission of Perylene in Zinc-Based Coordination Polymer Glass","authors":"Jaeho Lee, Zixi Xie, Wengang Huang, Milton Chai, Xuemei Li, Bun Chan, Huiyuan Cheng, Dongxu He, Ekyu Han, Yuelei Chen, Vicki Chen, Lianzhou Wang, Jingwei Hou","doi":"10.1039/d4cc05790b","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1039/d4cc05790b","url":null,"abstract":"Reducing aggregation-induced quenching and enhancing stability is crucial in the fabrication of organic light-emitting diodes. Herein, we successfully fabricated blue-emitting coordination polymer glasses using perylene dye and a zinc-based coordination glass. The J-aggregation, which refers to the parallel stacking of perylene monomers in the solid state was significantly suppressed, and the hybrid glass demonstrated high stability and strong photoluminescent quantum yield (75.5%) under ambient conditions.","PeriodicalId":67,"journal":{"name":"Chemical Communications","volume":"38 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.9,"publicationDate":"2025-01-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143027023","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":"Electron Paramagnetic Resonance Spectroscopy: Toward the Path of Dihydrogen Isotopologues Detection in Porous Materials","authors":"Muhammad Fernadi Lukman, Andreas Pöppl","doi":"10.1039/d4cc06430e","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1039/d4cc06430e","url":null,"abstract":"Electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spectroscopy is a powerful method to characterize the local framework structure of nanoporous materials during dihydrogen isotopologues adsorption process. It also allows to explore the adsorption sites of the dihydrogen isotopes and monitor their desorption characteristics on a microscopic scale. The paramagnetic spin probes in the form of transition metal ions or organic radicals are required for EPR spectroscopy and are introduced either on the framework lattice position or in the pores of the metal-organic frameworks. This work highlights current advancements within the field of dihydrogen isotopologues detection as well as key findings related to the versatility of the in situ continuous wave EPR and pulsed EPR experiments as toolkits for monitoring the adsorption-desorption process of dihydrogen isotopologues from the perspective of the framework as well as studying the host-guest interactions based on high-resolution advantages offered by pulsed EPR approach.","PeriodicalId":67,"journal":{"name":"Chemical Communications","volume":"2 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.9,"publicationDate":"2025-01-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143026823","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":"Multilayered organosiloxane films with self-healing ability converted from block copolymer nanocomposites.","authors":"Yoshiaki Miyamoto, Takamichi Matsuno, Atsushi Shimojima","doi":"10.1039/d4cc05804f","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1039/d4cc05804f","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Self-healable, multilayered organosiloxane films were prepared <i>via</i> thermal conversion of lamellar organosiloxane films containing poly(ethylene oxide)-polydimethylsiloxane-poly(ethylene oxide) block copolymers. The incorporation of silanolate groups enabled crack healing through dynamic siloxane equilibration. The enhanced hardness and suppressed cyclic siloxane formation resulting from the multilayered structure exhibit potential for practical applications.</p>","PeriodicalId":67,"journal":{"name":"Chemical Communications","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.3,"publicationDate":"2025-01-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143031674","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}
Connor S Durfy, Michelle Huang, Joseph A Zurakowski, Paul D Boyle, Marcus W Drover
{"title":"Ring strain governs transmetalation behaviour at a tucked-in iron complex.","authors":"Connor S Durfy, Michelle Huang, Joseph A Zurakowski, Paul D Boyle, Marcus W Drover","doi":"10.1039/d4cc06176d","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1039/d4cc06176d","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Studies that independently investigate [M]-C transmetalation reactions using two different metals are uncommon and yet understanding this reactivity is important to unlocking new synthetic approaches and product classes. Here, we show that the strained [Fe]-C complex, [(η<sup>6</sup>-C<sub>5</sub>Me<sub>4</sub>-CH<sub>2</sub>)Fe(diphosphine)] undergoes transmetalation with rhodium(I) and iridium(I) diolefin salts, leading to rapid Fe-C(sp<sup>3</sup>) bond cleavage and M-C(sp<sup>3</sup>) (M = Rh or Ir) bond generation.</p>","PeriodicalId":67,"journal":{"name":"Chemical Communications","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.3,"publicationDate":"2025-01-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143031709","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}
Zviadi Katcharava, Anja Marinow, Wolfgang H Binder
{"title":"Vitrimeric electrolytes - overview and perspectives.","authors":"Zviadi Katcharava, Anja Marinow, Wolfgang H Binder","doi":"10.1039/d4cc05428h","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1039/d4cc05428h","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Lithium batteries, essential for consumer electronics, transportation and the energy sector, still require further improvement in performance, safety, and sustainability. Traditonal organic solvent-based electrolytes, widely used in current systems, pose significant safety risks and restrict the development of next generation devices. Vitrimers are materials with unique physical and chemical properties, which offer a promising alternative to overcome these limitations, finally reaching processability and recyclability of solid electrolytes. Despite their potential a comprehensive overview of vitrimeric electrolytes' design and application in lithium batteries is lacking. This review article summarizes the key concepts, design principles, and notable advancements in vitrimeric electrolytes. We will also discuss the challenges still restricting the widespread adoption of vitrimeric electrolytes and explore future perspectives for leveraging vitrimeric materials in high-performance, safer, and more sustainable lithium battery technologies.</p>","PeriodicalId":67,"journal":{"name":"Chemical Communications","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.3,"publicationDate":"2025-01-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143031711","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}