Ru-Ling Tang, Gang-Xiang Liu, Wen-Dong Yao, Li-Nan Zhang, Wenlong Liu and Sheng-Ping Guo
{"title":"Correction: BaSc2(HPO3)4(H2O)2: a new nonlinear optical phosphite exhibiting a 3D {[Sc2(HPO3)4]2−}∞ anionic framework and phase-matchable SHG effect","authors":"Ru-Ling Tang, Gang-Xiang Liu, Wen-Dong Yao, Li-Nan Zhang, Wenlong Liu and Sheng-Ping Guo","doi":"10.1039/D4QI90072C","DOIUrl":"10.1039/D4QI90072C","url":null,"abstract":"<p >Correction for ‘BaSc<small><sub>2</sub></small>(HPO<small><sub>3</sub></small>)<small><sub>4</sub></small>(H<small><sub>2</sub></small>O)<small><sub>2</sub></small>: a new nonlinear optical phosphite exhibiting a 3D {[Sc<small><sub>2</sub></small>(HPO<small><sub>3</sub></small>)<small><sub>4</sub></small>]<small><sup>2−</sup></small>}<small><sub>∞</sub></small> anionic framework and phase-matchable SHG effect’ by Ru-Ling Tang, <em>et al.</em>, <em>Inorg. Chem. Front.</em>, 2022, <strong>9</strong>, 5377–5385, https://doi.org/10.1039/D2QI01549H.</p>","PeriodicalId":79,"journal":{"name":"Inorganic Chemistry Frontiers","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":6.1,"publicationDate":"2024-10-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlepdf/2024/qi/d4qi90072c?page=search","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142449404","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Co-nucleated Co doped SnO2/SnS2 heterostructures to facilitate diffusion towards high-performance Li and Na ion storage","authors":"Kunyu Hao, Ruixiao Zhang, Mingyue Chen, Yu Lu, Pengcheng Qi, Yanxin Wang, Hao Wu, Yiwen Tang","doi":"10.1039/d4qi01941e","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1039/d4qi01941e","url":null,"abstract":"Sn-based compounds are emerging as a promising category of alkali metal ion storage materials due to their relatively high theoretical specific capacity and natural abundance. However, inadequate ion diffusion, poor electron transfer, and significant volume fluctuations during prolonged charge and discharge cycles lead to severe structural deterioration and capacity loss, hindering their further practical application. Heterostructure engineering can not only alleviate the internal stresses and dramatic volume alterations induced by ion deintercalation, but also enhance the dynamics of ion transport. Adopting a dual-optimization strategy that incorporates heterogeneous structure construction and doping, we successfully synthesized ultra-thin Co doped SnS<small><sub>2</sub></small>/SnO<small><sub>2</sub></small> heterostructure nanosheets on carbon cloth substrates <em>via</em> a co-nucleation growth process. After rigorous investigation into its lithium-ion storage performance and mechanisms, it exhibited excellent lithium storage capabilities (1518 mA h g<small><sup>−1</sup></small> at 330 mA g<small><sup>−1</sup></small>, with 81% of the initial capacity retained after 100 cycles). Pleasingly, when incorporated into next-generation sodium-ion batteries, Co-doped SnS<small><sub>2</sub></small>/SnO<small><sub>2</sub></small> anodes exhibit highly competitive sodium storage capabilities (1250 mA h g<small><sup>−1</sup></small> at 220 mA g<small><sup>−1</sup></small>, with 97.8% of the initial capacity retained after 200 cycles). The incorporation of Co ions and the formation of heterostructures have been confirmed to enhance ion diffusion and reaction kinetics. This study presents a novel approach for the facile preparation of multifunctional Li and Na ion storage materials featuring element-doped heterogeneous compositions.","PeriodicalId":79,"journal":{"name":"Inorganic Chemistry Frontiers","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":7.0,"publicationDate":"2024-10-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142448159","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}
Tianshu Zhang, Yijun Qian, Changyong Zhang, Tao Qian and Chenglin Yan
{"title":"Critical metal recovery from spent lithium-ion batteries’ leaching solution using electrodialysis technologies: strategies and challenges†","authors":"Tianshu Zhang, Yijun Qian, Changyong Zhang, Tao Qian and Chenglin Yan","doi":"10.1039/D4QI01978D","DOIUrl":"10.1039/D4QI01978D","url":null,"abstract":"<p >Accompanied by the ever-increasing demand for lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) worldwide, the recovery of spent LIBs, for both environmental concerns and social needs, is considered an efficient way to tackle the coming retirement tide of LIBs. Although hydrometallurgy is highly recognized for realizing the high-value recycling of critical metal elements from leaching solutions <em>via</em> chemical purification methods, its associated complex operations, large chemical consumption, and low efficiency fail to meet sustainability and eco-friendliness considerations, requiring an innovative separation approach to achieve these aims. Electrodialysis (ED) has emerged as an advanced membrane separation technology offering continuous operation and scalability advantages but has yet to be widely applied in recycling critical metals from the leaching solutions of spent LIBs. In this review, we introduce the fundamentals and evaluation indicators of the ED technique. Besides, the challenges of ED in metal extraction from the leaching solution are discussed. In addition, strategies for improving the separation performance of ED are provided and highlighted. Finally, we present the opportunities and challenges for the use of ED techniques in metal extraction from the leaching solution of spent LIBs.</p>","PeriodicalId":79,"journal":{"name":"Inorganic Chemistry Frontiers","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":6.1,"publicationDate":"2024-10-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142449415","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":"Strategic Pathway Selection in Photocatalytic Degradation: Roles of Holes and Radicals","authors":"Yuxin Li, Xu Gao, Yixuan Li","doi":"10.1039/d4qi01635a","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1039/d4qi01635a","url":null,"abstract":"As global resource and environmental issues become increasingly severe, photocatalytic technology for efficiently and cleanly degrading pollutants has become a trend in development. Radical degradation pathways are highly regarded due to their wide application and efficiency in handling pollutants. Comparatively, direct oxidation by holes exhibits unique advantages in dealing with specific types of pollutants, and both degradation pathways have their own characteristics and strengths. However, past research on pollutant degradation has mainly focused on radical degradation, with little recognition of the role of direct hole oxidation in pollutant degradation, and there has been a lack of attention to the transition between the two pathways. This has made it difficult to select the most effective degradation strategy for different types of pollutants. To fill the cognitive gap in photocatalytic degradation pathways and break the predicament of blindly dealing with pollutants, the characteristics of these two oxidation pathways and their transition mechanisms are systematically explored. Additionally, this study provides the first summary of which types of pollutants are suitable for degradation by holes and radicals, respectively. This paper offers a clear basis for selecting the most appropriate photocatalytic strategy according to the characteristics of different pollutants and reaction conditions, aiming to enhance researchers' understanding of pollutant degradation and promote the development of environmental management technology towards higher efficiency and precision.","PeriodicalId":79,"journal":{"name":"Inorganic Chemistry Frontiers","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":7.0,"publicationDate":"2024-10-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142443929","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":"Single-crystal-to-single-crystal MOF encapsulation of copper azide to prepare laser-sensitive primary explosives","authors":"Ruibing Lv, Pengyang Pan, Zhenghang Luo, Ying Wang, Quancheng Liu, Hu Deng, Qi Zhang","doi":"10.1039/d4qi02170c","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1039/d4qi02170c","url":null,"abstract":"Laser-sensitive primary explosives (LSPEs) are crucial material bases of advanced laser initiation technology. Copper azide (CA), a primary explosive with excellent detonation properties, is limited in preparation and application owing to its extremely high sensitivity. Thus, incorporating CA into LSPEs relies on precise desensitisation strategies. This study successfully implemented a strategy involving sensitive-unit molecular-scale encapsulation. A 2D energetic metal–organic framework (EMOF) [Cu(<strong>ATRZ</strong>)(N<small><sub>3</sub></small>)<small><sub>2</sub></small>]<small><sub><em>n</em></sub></small> (<strong>CA-ATRZ</strong>) (<strong>ATRZ</strong> = 4,4′-azo-1,2,4-triazole) was designed and synthesized <em>via</em> a safe and facile single-crystal-to-single-crystal (SCSC) transformation from a 3D EMOF [Cu(<strong>ATRZ</strong>)<small><sub>3</sub></small>(NO<small><sub>3</sub></small>)<small><sub>2</sub></small>]<small><sub><em>n</em></sub></small>. Leveraging its distinctive structural attributes of encapsulated confinement, <strong>CA-ATRZ</strong> is substantially improved in terms of safety compared to CA, while maintaining its superior detonation performance. Furthermore, <strong>CA-ATRZ</strong> obtained by combining MOFs with CA has outstanding ultrafast direct laser initiation characteristics, is free of toxic metals and perchlorate, has high initiating ability, and has decent thermal stability. This strategy could pave the way for developing advanced high-energy LSPEs.","PeriodicalId":79,"journal":{"name":"Inorganic Chemistry Frontiers","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":7.0,"publicationDate":"2024-10-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142444028","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}
Yang Hua, Li Huang, Yuan Shen, Kun Huang, Wen-Bo Cui, Zi-Yi Li, Hong Zhang
{"title":"Photofluorochromic Organic Supramolecular Compounds for Multiple Dynamic Anticounterfeiting","authors":"Yang Hua, Li Huang, Yuan Shen, Kun Huang, Wen-Bo Cui, Zi-Yi Li, Hong Zhang","doi":"10.1039/d4qi02089h","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1039/d4qi02089h","url":null,"abstract":"Traditional fluorescent materials are easy to counterfeit because of their static and single signal output. Photofluorochromic materials with highly efficient luminescence and color-changing behavior increase the information encryption level, but it is challenging to regulate their fluorescent quenching rate after photoinduced electron transfer (PET), therefore photofluorochromic materials have been rarely reported. This work proposes that improving the π-conjugation effect of luminescent units and avoiding Förster resonance energy transfer (FRET) during photochromic processes are effective strategies to construct photofluorochromic materials. Accordingly, three novel organic supramolecular compounds with different photofluorochromic properties were prepared and their application in information encryption and multiple dynamic anticounterfeiting was evaluated. The findings of this work demonstrate an effective strategy for the design of photofluorochromic molecules with higher security requirements for multiple dynamic anticounterfeiting.","PeriodicalId":79,"journal":{"name":"Inorganic Chemistry Frontiers","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":7.0,"publicationDate":"2024-10-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142436058","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}
Zhihua Wang, Zhenjun Xue, Junru Ke, Min Dong, Bei Ma, Zhe Zhang, Hua Ji, Qingmin Ji, He Zhu, Si Lan
{"title":"Benzo−crown ether electrolyte additives in facilitating sulfur evolution and lithium anode stabilization for high−performance lithium−sulfur batteries","authors":"Zhihua Wang, Zhenjun Xue, Junru Ke, Min Dong, Bei Ma, Zhe Zhang, Hua Ji, Qingmin Ji, He Zhu, Si Lan","doi":"10.1039/d4qi01768d","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1039/d4qi01768d","url":null,"abstract":"The application of lithium−sulfur (Li−S) batteries faces challenges such as sluggish redox kinetics of sulfur species and damaged lithium anode. Herein we introduce crown ether−based electrolytes as additives to address these issues. Density functional theory (DFT) results verified the validity of Dibenzo−24−crown−8 (D24C8) was found to promote sulfur species conversion kinetics. Furthermore, the D24C8 additive enabled the reversion of lithium’s plating/stripping, suppressed the dendrite growth and mitigated detrimental side reaction at the lithium anode caused by LiPSs. D24C8 exhibit outstanding performance in modulating the orbital energy levels of sulfur species and improving lithium anode stability, so it can be used as a bifunctional additive for regulating Li−S batteries. Li−S batteries with D24C8 demonstrated promising high−rate performance and long−term cycling stability, with over 1200 cycles at 2 C rate and capacity decay of only 0.034% per cycle. This work presents advanced electrolyte design for next−generation sustainable Li−S batteries and provide insights into optimizing analogous multiphase electrochemical energy−efficient reaction processes.","PeriodicalId":79,"journal":{"name":"Inorganic Chemistry Frontiers","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":7.0,"publicationDate":"2024-10-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142436265","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":"Introducing dibenzocyclooctatetraene into actinide chemistry: isolation of rare trivalent uranium sandwich complexes","authors":"Ernesto Castellanos, Wei Su, Selvan Demir","doi":"10.1039/d4qi02102a","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1039/d4qi02102a","url":null,"abstract":"Peerless actinide complexes containing π-conjugated dibenzocyclooctatetraene (dbCOT) dianions were isolated. These three uranium molecules have the tripositive oxidation state of the metal ion in common and vary in ligand arrangement where the difference originates from the presence of coordinating solvent molecules and encapsulating chelating agents, respectively. The first compound [K(DME)<small><sub>2</sub></small>][U(dbCOT)<small><sub>2</sub></small>] (where DME = dimethoxyethane), <strong>1</strong>, features a potassium ion interacting with one of the dbCOT ligands and was obtained from a salt metathesis reaction employing UI<small><sub>3</sub></small>(dioxane)<small><sub>1.5</sub></small> and K<small><sub>2</sub></small>dbCOT. The second compound [K(crypt-222)][U(dbCOT)<small><sub>2</sub></small>], <strong>2</strong>, arose from treating <strong>1</strong> with 2.2.2-cryptand, yielding an outer-sphere potassium ion. The third compound [K(crypt-222)][U(dbCOT)<small><sub>2</sub></small>(THF)], <strong>3</strong>, was generated through the exposure of <strong>1</strong> to THF solvent and 2.2.2-cryptand, resulting in the coordination of THF to uranium(<small>III</small>) along with η<small><sup>8</sup></small>-ligation of each dbCOT ligand while placing the potassium ion outer sphere, encased in the chelating agent. Notably, the compounds present the largest uranocene derivatives, considering the presence of fused aromatic rings to the central COT framework, which bear a total of 36 π-electrons. The three uranium molecules were thoroughly studied <em>via</em> single-crystal X-ray diffraction and UV-Vis-NIR, IR, and NMR spectroscopy. DFT computations on <strong>1–3</strong> shed light on their divergent electronic structure.","PeriodicalId":79,"journal":{"name":"Inorganic Chemistry Frontiers","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":7.0,"publicationDate":"2024-10-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142436264","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":"Multifunctional core-shell CaSnO3@N-doped carbon coaxial nanocables with excellent lithium storage performance and efficient microwave absorption","authors":"Xiaoqiang Li, Guangguang Guan, Siyi Tong, Xin Chen, Kaiyin Zhang, Jun Xiang","doi":"10.1039/d4qi02264e","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1039/d4qi02264e","url":null,"abstract":"It is highly desirable but challenging to design multi-functional materials for energy storage and electromagnetic (EM) wave absorption. Herein, core-shell CaSnO3@N-doped carbon (CSO@NCNFs) coaxial nanocables with a one-dimensional (1D) architecture have been synthesized by the electrospinning method combined with in-situ polymerization and heat treatment. In the resulting placement, the CaSnO3 nanofibers (CSONFs) core with an average diameter of 52.5 nm is confined in the high electronic conductivity of the N-doped carbon sheaths with a thickness ranging from 27.3 to 67.2 nm. The lithium storage performance of the CSO@NCNFs nanocable electrode is much higher than that of the CSONFs electrode, due to (i) a large number of void spaces and active sites generated by the structure of the 1D core-shell nanocables, (ii) a fast transport network constructed by carbon sheaths prominently enhances the transport of both electrons and lithium ions, and (iii) the structural stability achieved through the buffering mechanism created by the CaSnO3@NCNFs coaxial construction. On the other hand, the ingenious structural design, multiple heterogeneous interfaces and multi-component strategy give rise to a synergistic mechanism of the impedance match condition, conductive dissipation, polarization dissipation and multiple reflection/scattering. The coaxial nanocables display good microwave absorption (MA) properties, featuring a reflection loss (RL) value of –47.0 dB at 8.2 GHz and 2.5 mm, and an effective absorption bandwidth (EAB) of 4.7 GHz at 1.4 mm. This unique structural design is believed to provide a reference for the preparation of multi-functional materials.","PeriodicalId":79,"journal":{"name":"Inorganic Chemistry Frontiers","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":7.0,"publicationDate":"2024-10-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142431695","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}
Nan Li, Lujiao Mao, Yuting Fu, Haoran Wang, Yuchang Shen, Xuemei Zhou, Qipeng Li and Jinjie Qian
{"title":"Ru-anchoring Co-MOF-derived porous Ru-Co3O4 nanomaterials for enhanced oxygen evolution activity and structural stability†","authors":"Nan Li, Lujiao Mao, Yuting Fu, Haoran Wang, Yuchang Shen, Xuemei Zhou, Qipeng Li and Jinjie Qian","doi":"10.1039/D4QI02061H","DOIUrl":"10.1039/D4QI02061H","url":null,"abstract":"<p >Electrocatalytic water electrolysis is intrinsically limited by the slow kinetics of the oxygen evolution reaction (OER) at the anodic electrode. Building on our previous work, we utilized a porous metal–organic framework (<strong>CoOF-1</strong>) structurally characterized by rich adsorption sites for Ru(<small>III</small>) ions. In this study, the incorporation of noble metal species into the <strong>CoOF-1</strong>-derived porous Co<small><sub>3</sub></small>O<small><sub>4</sub></small> matrix effectively improves electrocatalytic OER performance. The optimized <strong>Ru-Co<small><sub>3</sub></small>O<small><sub>4</sub></small>-5</strong> exhibits an overpotential of 260 mV at 10 mA cm<small><sup>−2</sup></small>, a Tafel slope of 84 mV dec<small><sup>−1</sup></small>, and a satisfactory current retention of 95.8% over 20 hours. This enhanced OER activity results from the introduction of Ru to modulate the surface electron distribution as well as the large specific surface area. Furthermore, both the <em>in situ</em> Raman test and XPS analysis confirm the robust structural stability of <strong>Ru-Co<small><sub>3</sub></small>O<small><sub>4</sub></small></strong>. This study provides a new approach for MOF-derived porous ruthenium-doped Co<small><sub>3</sub></small>O<small><sub>4</sub></small> nanomaterials with high activity and durability, showcasing great potential in the field of practical energy storage and conversion.</p>","PeriodicalId":79,"journal":{"name":"Inorganic Chemistry Frontiers","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":6.1,"publicationDate":"2024-10-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142415735","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}