{"title":"Superionic-Conductor-Modified Nickel Foam Enables Region-Induced Deposition for Stable Sodium Anodes","authors":"Yi Ding, Min Guo, Song Lu, Tiancun Liu, Zhixin Yu","doi":"10.1039/d5qi01606a","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1039/d5qi01606a","url":null,"abstract":"The practical application of Na metal batteries is severely hindered by uncontrolled Na dendrite growth and large volume fluctuations, which lead to safety hazards and poor cycling stability. Herein, we designed a composite 3D Ni foam skeleton modified with fast-ion conductor (FIC) networks to achieve dual ionic/electronic conductivity, enabling spatially guided Na deposition and confined growth. The FIC modification exhibits strong Na+ affinity, which ensures uniform ion distribution and directs Na deposition preferentially within the porous Ni framework rather than on its surface. This unique structure facilitates region-induced deposition and spatial confinement of Na metal, effectively suppressing dendrite formation and mitigating volume expansion.Moreover, the FIC network significantly enhances Na+ transport kinetics during plating/stripping processes, improving electrochemical reversibility. As a result, the FIC-modified 3D Ni host enables stable Na metal anodes with prolonged cycling life and reduced polarization. The symmetric cells exhibit stable operation for 300 hours at 0.5 mA cm-2 and 2 mAh cm-2 , while full cells demonstrate outstanding capacity retention of 94.6% at 5 C over 400 cycles. This work presents a rational electrode design strategy that combines guided ion-redistribution and physical confinement to achieve dendrite-free Na metal anodes, providing new insights for developing high-energydensity Na-based batteries.","PeriodicalId":79,"journal":{"name":"Inorganic Chemistry Frontiers","volume":"120 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":7.0,"publicationDate":"2025-10-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145283799","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Metal-organic porous materials for gas adsorption: design principle for complex systems","authors":"Xinyao Jiang, Maiyong Zhu","doi":"10.1039/d5qi01721a","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1039/d5qi01721a","url":null,"abstract":"Gas adsorption materials are evolving towards intelligence and multifunctionality to address the complex requirements posed by mixed gases, humid gases, and toxic gases on their performance. Metal–organic cages (MOCs) and metal–organic frameworks (MOFs), with their high degree of designability, can meet various gas adsorption requirements in complex environments through the selection or functionalization of metal nodes and ligands; however, these functionalities have not yet been further integrated. This paper catalogs various practical gas adsorption scenarios and summarizes and discusses the design strategies by which metal–organic porous materials can achieve selective adsorption, reversible adsorption, catalytic properties, responsive adsorption, and water stability. By discussing these design factors, the goal is to inspire readers to consider their integration, thereby providing a reference for the further application of metal–organic porous materials in the field of gas adsorption.","PeriodicalId":79,"journal":{"name":"Inorganic Chemistry Frontiers","volume":"54 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":7.0,"publicationDate":"2025-10-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145283798","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Aimee Chen, William Lim Kee Chang, Grace T McMullon, Yichao Yu, Benjamin Woolley, Grainne Geoghegan, Ceren Yalcin, Sophie Morse, Mark F Lythgoe, James J. Choi, Nicholas J Long
{"title":"Tetrazine-TCO ligated lanthanide conjugates for biomedical imaging","authors":"Aimee Chen, William Lim Kee Chang, Grace T McMullon, Yichao Yu, Benjamin Woolley, Grainne Geoghegan, Ceren Yalcin, Sophie Morse, Mark F Lythgoe, James J. Choi, Nicholas J Long","doi":"10.1039/d5qi01745a","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1039/d5qi01745a","url":null,"abstract":"Lanthanide chelates and copper-free click chemistry have important uses for targeted molecular imaging and therapeutic strategies. Herein, we report the complexation of lanthanides to a tetrazine-functionalised DO3A macrocycle and the tetrazine-TCO ligation between the lanthanide-DO3A-tetrazine complexes and a TCO-PEG4-functionalised rhodamine as a model agent. The luminescent and magnetic properties of the resultant dual-modal conjugates are described. The tetrazine moiety was found to sensitise terbium luminescence, resulting in a ‘turn-off’ effect upon its transformation to the dihydropyridazine linker, with the rhodamine moiety then dominating the fluorescence emissions. The T1 relaxivities of Gd-DO3A-tetrazine and Gd-DO3A-PEG4-rhodamine were found to be similar to Gd(DOTA). As a proof-of-concept in vivo test, the click conjugates were delivered to mice brains using the combination of focused ultrasound and microbubbles, with neuron uptake of the probes observed.","PeriodicalId":79,"journal":{"name":"Inorganic Chemistry Frontiers","volume":"18 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":7.0,"publicationDate":"2025-10-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145283829","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Junjie Xie, Brian Tam, YiChao Cai, Longren Li, Zhipeng Lin, Kaat Lambrecht, Artem A. Bakulin, Andreas Kafizas
{"title":"Plasmonic Pd nanoparticles at the Electrode-Semiconductor Interface Enhance the Activity of Bismuth Vanadate for Solar-Driven Glycerol Oxidation","authors":"Junjie Xie, Brian Tam, YiChao Cai, Longren Li, Zhipeng Lin, Kaat Lambrecht, Artem A. Bakulin, Andreas Kafizas","doi":"10.1039/d5qi01542a","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1039/d5qi01542a","url":null,"abstract":"This study demonstrates that the integration of plasmonic palladium (Pd) nanoparticles between a BiVO₄ coating and an electrode interface can significantly improve solar-driven hydrogen production and glycerol oxidation. Pd nanoparticles of controllable shape, size and coverage were produced using a novel aerosol-assisted chemical vapour deposition (AACVD) synthetic route and then coated by BiVO₄ using the same technique. The nanoparticles enhance visible light absorption and crystallinity, increasing the photocurrent density at 1.23 V<small><sub>RHE</sub></small> from 0.62 mA cm⁻² in bare BiVO₄ without glycerol to up to 1.58 mA cm⁻² in BiVO₄-coated Pd for experiments in 0.5 M glycerol. The incident photon-to-current conversion efficiency (IPCE) was also substantially boosted from ~ 15% to ~ 40% at 400 nm. Ultra-fast transient absorption spectroscopy suggests that Pd introduces additional charge transfer pathways, including hot electron injection and plasmon-coupled states, which prolong carrier lifetimes and suppress recombination. These combined effects provide a promising strategy to improve the efficiency and durability of photoelectrochemical devices for sustainable fuel generation and selective organic oxidation reactions.","PeriodicalId":79,"journal":{"name":"Inorganic Chemistry Frontiers","volume":"43 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":7.0,"publicationDate":"2025-10-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145283802","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Heyang Liu, Fengli Wei, Linlin Huang, Chengong Niu, Zuyang Luo, Tayirjan Taylor Isimjan, Xiulin Yang
{"title":"Dynamic Reconstruction of Pearl-Thread-Like CoS2-CuxS Interface for Enhanced Oxygen Evolution Reaction","authors":"Heyang Liu, Fengli Wei, Linlin Huang, Chengong Niu, Zuyang Luo, Tayirjan Taylor Isimjan, Xiulin Yang","doi":"10.1039/d5qi01685a","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1039/d5qi01685a","url":null,"abstract":"Dynamic surface reconstruction offers a promising route to enhance oxygen evolution reaction (OER) activity by optimizing the adsorption of key intermediates. Here, we construct a pearl-thread-like CoS2-CuxS heterostructure on copper foam (CoS2-CuxS/CF) to induce in situ formation of an active CoOOH-CuO-CuxS interface at low potentials. In situ Raman spectroscopy confirms the dynamic transformation, while operando electrochemical impedance spectroscopy reveals accelerated charge transfer. Density functional theory calculations show that the interface engineering shifts the d-band center, enhances electron density near the Fermi level, and lowers the free energy barrier for *O to *OOH conversion from 1.78 eV (CoOOH) to 1.48 eV (CoOOH-CuO-CuxS). Benefiting from the reconstructed interface, CoS2-CuxS/CF achieves an overpotential of 239 mV at 10 mA cm-2 and maintains stability over 200 hours in alkaline electrolyte. This work highlights a dynamic interface strategy to promote intrinsic OER kinetics and catalyst durability.","PeriodicalId":79,"journal":{"name":"Inorganic Chemistry Frontiers","volume":"43 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":7.0,"publicationDate":"2025-10-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145283828","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Ultra-broadband shortwave infrared emission under blue light excitation of Cr 3+ /Ni 2+ co-doped Y 3 Al 3 MgSiO 12 garnet phosphor through effective energy transfer and its application","authors":"Qian Zhang, Xinyu Li, Ziying Wang, Xuejiao Wang, Ji-Guang Li, Qi Zhu","doi":"10.1039/d5qi01841b","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1039/d5qi01841b","url":null,"abstract":"Short-wave infrared (SWIR) phosphor-converted light-emitting diodes (pc-LEDs) are promising for biomedical and nondestructive applications. Still, their progress is constrained by the lack of efficient, ultra-broadband phosphors excitable by low-cost blue LEDs. Cr3+-activated materials exhibit strong blue light excitation, but their emission is primarily confined to the NIR-I region. In contrast, Ni2+ has the potential to achieve SWIR emission, yet suffers from weak absorption in the blue-light region. In this study, Y3Al3MgSiO12: Ni2+ and Y3Al3MgSiO12: Cr3+-Ni2+ phosphors were synthesized. Compared to previous reports, the Y3Al3MgSiO12: Cr3+-Ni2+ phosphor in this study achieved three significant advancements. (1) Efficient energy transfer from Cr3+ to Ni2+ was achieved (η=91.6%), resulting in a 10.45-fold enhancement of SWIR emission intensity upon 438 nm blue-light excitation, and the optimal excitation wavelength was shifted into the blue-light region. (2) Ultra-broadband continuous emission spanning the NIR-I to NIR-III regions, with an exceptionally wide FWHM (185+311 nm) was achieved in this phosphor. (3) Remarkably high thermal stability was achieved for the NIR-II-III emission, in a region where strong electron-phonon coupling and poor thermal stability are typically observed. The underlying mechanism was elucidated through analysis of the crystal structure rigidity and the Huang-Rhys factor (S). A SWIR pc-LED device was further fabricated by integrating the phosphor with a 450 nm blue LED chip, confirming its application potential in covert information recognition and nondestructive detection scenarios. This study not only introduces a broadband SWIR-emitting material system excitable by blue light but also provides a novel strategy for developing efficient and thermally stable SWIR phosphors.","PeriodicalId":79,"journal":{"name":"Inorganic Chemistry Frontiers","volume":"87 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":7.0,"publicationDate":"2025-10-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145261031","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Xinyi Wang, Bingjie Li, Yingqin Xu, Mingming Zhang, Fangxu Dai, Qiang Cao, Lei Wang, Jun Xing
{"title":"Bottom-Up Synthesized Carbon Nitride Quantum Dots-Based Light-Emitting Diode","authors":"Xinyi Wang, Bingjie Li, Yingqin Xu, Mingming Zhang, Fangxu Dai, Qiang Cao, Lei Wang, Jun Xing","doi":"10.1039/d5qi01479d","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1039/d5qi01479d","url":null,"abstract":"Carbon nitride quantum dots (CNQDs) represent an emerging class of polymeric semiconductor nanomaterial that combines environmental friendliness with facile synthesis, solution-processability and tunable optoelectronic properties. Despite these advantages, their application in optoelectronics devices remains largely unexplored. Here we demonstrate a high-performance light-emitting diodes (LEDs) employing thermally polymerized CNQDs as the emissive layer. The synthesized CNQDs exhibit uniform size distribution, long-term colloidal stability, and a remarkable photoluminescence quantum yield. Detailed charge transport analysis reveals matched electron-hole mobility of CNQDs, enabling efficient radiative recombination. The optimized CNQDs-LED architecture achieves breakthrough performance metrics: a low turn-on voltage of 2.8 V, maximum luminance of 885 cd m-2, and record external quantum efficiency of 2.14%. This study not only establishes CNQDs as viable alternatives to conventional heavy-metal QDs but also provides a general framework for developing sustainable optoelectronic materials, paving the way for environmentally benign display technologies.","PeriodicalId":79,"journal":{"name":"Inorganic Chemistry Frontiers","volume":"51 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":7.0,"publicationDate":"2025-10-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145261034","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Cobalt nanoparticles coupled with polyoxometalate nanoclusters to boost electrocatalytic conversion of nitrite to ammonia at low potential","authors":"Qiu-Feng Wang, Meng-Qi Jia, Xing-Yu Yin, Sha Zheng, Wei-Xin Yang, Cheng Ma, Lubin Ni, Guowang Diao, Lu-Nan Zhang","doi":"10.1039/d5qi01527h","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1039/d5qi01527h","url":null,"abstract":"The electrochemical reduction of nitrite (NO 2 -) to ammonia (NH 3 ) under mild conditions (NO 2 RR) not only removes excess NO 2 -pollutants from groundwater but also enables sustainable recycling of nitrogen resources. The development and design of electrocatalysts that can efficiently produce NH 3 at relatively low potentials has become one of the bottleneck issues in this electrochemical conversion process. In light of this, this work innovatively coupled polyoxometalate nanoclusters with strong electron reservoir capacity and cobalt nanoparticles with good NO 2 RR intrinsic activity to prepare PMo 10 V 2 /Co@NC/CNTs composite electrocatalyst. Herein, the cobalt nanoparticles serve as adsorption and activation sites for NO 2 -, while the PMo 10 V 2 clusters act as electron transfer promoters. The experimental results showed that at a relatively low potential of -0.3 V (vs. RHE), the Faradaic efficiency of NH 3 could reach 97.09%, with a yield of up to 0.1342 mmol h -¹ mg cat -¹. When assembled into a Zn-NO 2 -battery using PMo 10 V 2 /Co@NC/CNTs as the cathode, a power density of 4.1 mW cm -2 was achieved. This study not only provides new insights into the design of high-efficiency cobalt-based NO 2 RR electrocatalysts, but also offers a valuable reference for the application of nanomaterial-cluster composites in nitrogen cycle management and sustainable energy conversion.","PeriodicalId":79,"journal":{"name":"Inorganic Chemistry Frontiers","volume":"35 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":7.0,"publicationDate":"2025-10-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145261032","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Shoujian Fu, Razium Ali Soomro, Qisong Shi, Jiajing Wu, Xirui Xi, Hua Wen, Li Guo, Chunming Yang, Danjun Wang
{"title":"BiOBr-Based Catalysts for Photocatalytic Nitrogen Fixation: An Overview from the Perspective of Structural Design","authors":"Shoujian Fu, Razium Ali Soomro, Qisong Shi, Jiajing Wu, Xirui Xi, Hua Wen, Li Guo, Chunming Yang, Danjun Wang","doi":"10.1039/d5qi01530h","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1039/d5qi01530h","url":null,"abstract":"Photocatalytic nitrogen reduction (pNRR) offers a carbon-neutral route to ammonia by directly converting solar energy into chemical bonds, presenting a promising alternative to the energy-intensive Haber-Bosch process. However, current progress in pNRR is hindered by the formidable activation barrier of the N≡N triple bond, which severely limits catalytic activity and NH 3 yield. BiOBr-based semiconductors, distinguished by their layered lattice and tunable band structure, exhibit strong visible-light absorption and efficient charge separation, positioning them as compelling platforms for pNRR. This review provides the first comprehensive survey of BiOBr-derived photocatalysts for photocatalytic nitrogen fixation. It begins by introducing the fundamental thermodynamics and reaction pathways of pNRR, followed by an analysis of four key modification strategies employed to enhance BiOBr performance. The review critically assessed the reliability of ammonia quantification protocols, highlighting concerns regarding contamination and artefactual sources.Additionally, three advanced in-situ characterization techniques are discussed for their role in elucidating charge-transfer kinetics. By pinpointing current challenges and outlining future research priorities, this review aims to steer academic exploration, inspire innovative catalyst design, and accelerate the translation of BiOBr photocatalysis toward sustainable, modular ammonia production.","PeriodicalId":79,"journal":{"name":"Inorganic Chemistry Frontiers","volume":"121 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":7.0,"publicationDate":"2025-10-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145261033","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Yan Wang, hanbo Wang, Yahui Xu, Dongyu Zhu, Ziming Wang, Yiduo Li, Yumei Tian, Haiyan Lu
{"title":"Engineering multiscale hollow core-shell nanostructures via in-situ surface functionalization for advanced electrochemical energy storage applications","authors":"Yan Wang, hanbo Wang, Yahui Xu, Dongyu Zhu, Ziming Wang, Yiduo Li, Yumei Tian, Haiyan Lu","doi":"10.1039/d5qi01541c","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1039/d5qi01541c","url":null,"abstract":"The development of sustainable energy storage technologies was critical in addressing the global challenges posed by climate change. Supercapacitors, while offering exceptional power density and cycle stability, suffered from relatively low energy density, limiting their widespread use in large-scale energy storage systems. To overcome this limitation, we designed a novel composite electrode material featuring a core-shell structure. The core derived from well-defined ZIF-67 nanocubes (NCs), was innovatively processed into a hollow structure, which enhanced ion diffusion and increases the overall energy storage capacity by reducing internal resistance. Meanwhile, the shell consisted of 3D hierarchical Ni-Co layered double hydroxides (NiCo-LDH) grown in-situ employing an ambient-temperature method, offering high electrochemical activity and abundant active sites for efficient charge storage. This design significantly enhanced the electrochemical performance by improving ion diffusion, increasing surface area, and providing abundant active sites for charge storage. Notably, in-situ Raman spectroscopy was utilized to trace the dynamic redox processes and structural changes occurring during electrochemical cycling, thereby validating the stability and effectiveness of the charge storage mechanism. The resulting material Co3O4-HNC@NiCo-LDH demonstrated impressive capacitance (1862.4 F g-1 at 2 A g-1), high energy density (76.8 Wh kg-1 at 2 A g-1), and excellent cycling stability (98.38 % after 15,000 cycles at 15 A g-1), offering a promising solution for next-generation supercapacitors.","PeriodicalId":79,"journal":{"name":"Inorganic Chemistry Frontiers","volume":"42 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":7.0,"publicationDate":"2025-10-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145261037","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}