TL;DR: It is demonstrated that a three-dimensional architecture of NiFe layered double hydroxide (NiFe-LDH) significantly reduced the onset potential, yielded high current density at small overpotentials, and showed outstanding stability in electrochemical oxygen evolution reaction.

TL;DR: The liquid exfoliation of black phosphorus in N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone to form few-layer phosphorene nanosheets is reported.

TL;DR: It is shown that heating 2D Ti3C2 in air results in TiO2 nanocrystals enmeshed in thin sheets of disordered graphitic carbon structures that can handle extremely high cycling rates when tested as anodes in lithium ion batteries.

TL;DR: This feature article summarizes the recent developments of 2D layered composite photocatalysts for photoc atalytic applications, such as photocatallytic hydrogen production, bacterial disinfection, and pollutant degradation.

TL;DR: The structure of this, only second MXene with formula M4X3, was investigated with pair distribution function analysis, and the resistivity of a cold-pressed disc was 0.0046 Ω m, rendering this MXene one of the most conductive to date.

TL;DR: In an effort to demonstrate a new type of electro Chromic device that goes beyond the capabilities of commonly used electrochromic materials, researchers have turned to plasmonic transparent conductive oxide (TCO) nanocrystals.

TL;DR: Current research trends in applications of ionic liquids to energy, materials, and medicines are discussed to provide some insight into the directions, motivations, challenges, and successes being achieved with ionic liquid research today.

TL;DR: This invited feature article reviews the current research progress, emerging trends, and opening opportunities in N-doped carbon based composite structures.

TL;DR: The expansion in uses for limonene will translate into increasing production and use of this relevant natural product, especially for advanced applications, according to this report.

TL;DR: In this article, a new Ti(IV)-based porous metal-organic framework (MOF) (NTU-9), which displayed strong absorption in the visible region with a bandgap of 1.72 eV, was reported.

TL;DR: The first inorganic magnesium salt solution capable of highly reversible magnesium electrodeposition is presented, Synthesized by acid-base reaction of MgCl2 and Lewis acidic compounds such as AlCl3.

TL;DR: It is believed that with continued efforts to understand the interactions of biomolecule-protected Au/ Ag NCs with the biological systems, scientists can largely realize the great potential of Au/Ag NCs for biomedical applications, which could finally pave their way towards clinical use.

TL;DR: This feature article addresses the synthesis and design strategies for the development of fluorescent probes for H2S based on the reaction type between H2 S and the probes, and highlights fluorescent probe for other reactive sulfur species, such as sulfane sulfurs and SO2 derivatives.

TL;DR: The graphitic carbon nitride quantum dots show strong blue emission as well as upconversion behavior, which can be used as universal energy-transfer components in visible-light-driven metal-free photocatalytic systems.

TL;DR: An overview of the construction of pillararene-based supramolecular polymers is provided and recent research endeavors of the marriage between pillararenes-based host-guest pairs and polymeric aggregates are covered.

TL;DR: A stable photoactive metal-organic framework UiO-66(Zr) sensitized by adsorbed or directly added rhodamine B dye exhibited photocatalytic activity for hydrogen evolution under visible-light illumination using Pt as a co-catalyst.

TL;DR: Dihydrolevoglucosenone demonstrates similar performance to NMP in a fluorination reaction and the Menschutkin reaction, which demonstrates significant promise as a dipolar aprotic solvent.

TL;DR: A new azine-linked covalent organic framework, ACOF-1, was synthesized by condensation of hydrazine hydrate and 1,3,5-triformylbenzene under solvothermal conditions, with high selectivity towards CO2 over N2 and CH4.

TL;DR: New electrode materials of layered oxides, Na2/3Ni1/3Mn2/ 3-xTixO2 (0 ≤ x ≤ 2/3), are successfully synthesized, and their electrochemical performance is examined in aprotic Na cells.

TL;DR: A critical overview of therapeutically-interesting stimuli to trigger drug release and the evolution of responsive materials suitable as functional excipients is offered, illustrated with recent examples of formulations in clinical trials or already commercially available, which can provide a perspective on the current state of the art on smart drug delivery systems.

TL;DR: A Li3N protection layer is fabricated on the surface of a Li anode by an in situ method to suppress the shuttle effect on the basis of anode protection to retain the discharge capacity.

TL;DR: Recent progress in identifying new effector systems and elucidating the mechanisms of action of CO on ion channels is discussed, as well as the design of novel methods to monitor CO in cellular environments.

TL;DR: Two iron(III)-based metal-organic frameworks are found to behave as efficient peroxidase mimics and catalyze the oxidation of different peroxIDase substrates by H2O2 accompanied with significant color change in the solution.

TL;DR: Dye-sensitized solar cells fabricated by using a novel metal-free alkoxysilyl carbazole as a sensitizing dye and a Co(3+/2+)-complex redox electrolyte exhibited light-to-electric energy conversion efficiencies of over 12% with open-circuit photovoltages higher than 1 V by applying a hierarchical multi-capping treatment to the photoanode.

TL;DR: This review will discuss the use of stable radicals (primarily nitroxyl radicals) in aerobic oxidation catalysis, highlighting the catalytic performance, mechanistic insights and the expanding synthetic utility of these catalytic systems.

TL;DR: It is demonstrated that two Zr6-based frameworks, namely UiO-67 and NU-1000, are stable towards linker hydrolysis in H2O, but collapse during activation from H2 O, and can be overcome by utilizing solvent-exchange to solvents exhibiting lower capillary forces such as acetone.

TL;DR: Gold [Au(0)] nanoparticles immobilized into a stable covalent organic framework (COF) have been synthesized via the solution infiltration method and shows high recyclability and superior reactivity for nitrophenol reduction reaction than HAuCl4·3H2O.

TL;DR: This review will discuss important advances that have been reported in catalytic asymmetric 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition of azomethine ylides since 2011 and investigates their application to enantioenriched pyrrolidines.

TL;DR: This feature article focuses on tuning options of photoluminescence properties of lanthanide containing Metal-Organic Frameworks (MOFs) and Dense Frameworks by selection of an appropriate set of metal ions together with suitable ligands.