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Materials Chemistry Frontiers @materchemfront.rsc.org · 7d

👉𝐂𝐡𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐲 𝐍𝐨𝐛𝐞𝐥 𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐳𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓

🎉A RSC cross-journal collection celebrating the 2025 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, highlighting the work of Susumu Kitagawa, Richard Robson, and Omar M. Yaghi on metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) is now online！

pubs.rsc.org/en/journals/...

Metal-Organic Frameworks: Celebrating the 2025 Nobel Prize in Chemistry Home

Materials Chemistry Frontiers @materchemfront.rsc.org · 2h

👉𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐡𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐥𝐲 𝐞𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐝𝐮𝐚𝐥-𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐩𝐡𝐨𝐬𝐩𝐡𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐫𝐚𝐦𝐨𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐫 𝐧𝐚𝐩𝐡𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐩𝐲𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐮𝐦 𝐧𝐞𝐭𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐬 𝐯𝐢𝐚 𝐞𝐜𝐨-𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐥𝐲 𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐭-𝐩𝐨𝐥𝐲𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐳𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐥𝐲 by Xian-Yin Dai.

#room-temperature-phosphorescence
#supramolecular-polymer-network

🔗 doi.org/10.1039/D5QM00579E

Constructing highly efficient dual-confinement phosphorescence supramolecular naphthalimide pyridinium networks via eco-friendly post-polymerization assembly

Developing supramolecular network materials with controllable phosphorescence behavior constitutes a highly active research frontier. Herein, the preparation of a high-efficiency room-temperature phos...

Materials Chemistry Frontiers @materchemfront.rsc.org · 1d

👉𝐒𝐮𝐫𝐟𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐩𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐞𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐩𝐡𝐞𝐧𝐲𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐲𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐞 𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐡𝐢𝐠𝐡-𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐬𝐤𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐬𝐨𝐥𝐚𝐫 𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐥 by Sushobhan Avasthi 𝘦𝘵 𝘢𝘭.

#perovskite
#tetraphenylethylene-enamine ( #TPE-en)
#transportlayer

🔗 doi.org/10.1039/D5QM00255A

Surface and grain boundary passivation using tetraphenylethylene derivative for high-performance perovskite solar cell

The efficiency of perovskite solar cells is constrained by surface and bulk recombination, along with poor band alignment at the interfaces of the transport layers. In our study, we demonstrate that m...

Materials Chemistry Frontiers @materchemfront.rsc.org · 2d

👉𝐀𝐧 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐢𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐠𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐮𝐧𝐫𝐚𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐚𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐦𝐨-𝐦𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐛𝐞𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐑𝐞-𝐥𝐨𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐝 #𝐳𝐞𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐍𝐚-𝐀 by Hrudananda Jena 𝘦𝘵 𝘢𝘭.

#Re-ZTA rhenium-loaded zeolitic-A framework
#NTE negative thermal expansion
#NVC negative volumetric compressibility

🔗 doi.org/10.1039/D5QM00395D

An experimental investigation unravelling the aberrant thermo-mechanical behaviour of Re-loaded zeolite Na-A

Materials that defy conventional lattice expansion at elevated temperatures and compression at high pressures hold immense potential for forefront functional applications, yet they remain unexplored. ...

Materials Chemistry Frontiers @materchemfront.rsc.org · 3d

👉𝐏𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐠𝐞 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐚 𝐟𝐚𝐜𝐢𝐥𝐞𝐥𝐲 𝐬𝐲𝐧𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐳𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐬𝐲𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐜 𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐨𝐧𝐞-𝐟𝐮𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐞𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐚𝐳𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐞 𝐛𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐍-𝐡𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐨𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐞 by Qichun Zhang 𝘦𝘵 𝘢𝘭.

#photophysical and #electrochemical properties;
#packing-structure
#charge-transport-properties

🔗 doi.org/10.1039/D5QM00539F

Packing structure and charge transport properties of a facilely synthesized asymmetric indenone-fused tetraazatetracene based bent N-heteroarene

An asymmetric indenone-fused tetraazatetracene based bent N-heteroarene is designed and synthesized. Its photophysical and electrochemical properties together with the packing structure are studied, a...

Materials Chemistry Frontiers @materchemfront.rsc.org · 5d

👉 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐝𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐢𝐨𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐨𝐱𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐬𝐤𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐬𝐨𝐥𝐚𝐫 𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐬? by Yu Hou 𝘦𝘵 𝘢𝘭.

Here the authors systematically investigated the impact of light irradiation, atmosphere and interfacial structures on the redox kinetics in #PSCs.

🔗 doi.org/10.1039/D5QM00466G

What determines the iodine oxidation reaction kinetics in halide perovskite solar cells?

Perovskite solar cells (PSCs) have garnered significant attention owing to their solution fabrication, cost-effectiveness, and high power conversion efficiency, yet their practical application has bee...

Materials Chemistry Frontiers @materchemfront.rsc.org · 6d

👉 𝐒𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐮𝐥𝐢-𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐩𝐡𝐨𝐭𝐨𝐝𝐲𝐧𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐜 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐛𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 by Dongliang Yang 𝘦𝘵 𝘢𝘭.

This review covers #SRPT design and recent advances against bacterial infections, emphasizing activation by pH, redox, enzymes, and dual-stimuli.

🔗 doi.org/10.1039/D5QM00442J

Stimuli-responsive photodynamic platforms for the treatment of bacterial infections

Bacterial infections caused by drug-resistant bacteria have become a significant health challenge in the 21st century. Photodynamic therapy (PDT), a novel approach for treating drug-resistant bacteria...

Materials Chemistry Frontiers @materchemfront.rsc.org · 7d

📢Check out issue 20 of MCF, read the cover article:

𝐓𝐫𝐢𝐩𝐡𝐞𝐧𝐲𝐥𝐬𝐢𝐥𝐲𝐥-𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐦𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐩𝐡𝐢𝐳𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐭𝐬 𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐞𝐝 𝐞𝐧𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐝 𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐧 𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐨𝐥𝐞𝐭-𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐩𝐡𝐞𝐧𝐲𝐥𝐬

by Masaki Shimizu 𝘦𝘵 𝘢𝘭.
🔗 doi.org/10.1039/D5QM00538H

Materials Chemistry Frontiers @materchemfront.rsc.org · 7d

👉𝐂𝐡𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐲 𝐍𝐨𝐛𝐞𝐥 𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐳𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓

🎉A RSC cross-journal collection celebrating the 2025 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, highlighting the work of Susumu Kitagawa, Richard Robson, and Omar M. Yaghi on metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) is now online！

pubs.rsc.org/en/journals/...

Metal-Organic Frameworks: Celebrating the 2025 Nobel Prize in Chemistry Home

Materials Chemistry Frontiers @materchemfront.rsc.org · 20d

📢 Welcome to the latest issue of Materials Chemistry Frontiers - in this issue read the cover article:

𝐀 𝐫𝐞𝐝𝐨𝐱 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐠𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐲 𝐡𝐲𝐝𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐜 𝐜𝐲𝐜𝐥𝐨𝐩𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐞𝐬

by Gaku Fukuhara, Yusuke Ishigaki 𝘦𝘵 𝘢𝘭.
🔗 doi.org/10.1039/D5QM...

Materials Chemistry Frontiers @materchemfront.rsc.org · 20d

Color-tunable fluorescence, phosphorescence and electroluminescence from single-chromophore polymers by Ping Wang et al. ✨ Single-chromophore polymers enable tunable singlet & triplet emissions, achieving white EL. 🌈 doi.org/10.1039/D5QM...
#Luminescence #Polymers #Optoelectronics

Color-tunable fluorescence, phosphorescence and electroluminescence from single-chromophore polymers

Color-tunable fluorescence and phosphorescence have aroused great attention owing to their potential applications in display and lighting. However, achieving both color-tunable singlet fluorescence an...

Materials Chemistry Frontiers @materchemfront.rsc.org · 21d

🌱 Advances in catalyst and reactor design for CO₂ electroreduction to methanol
by Chuan Xia et al. — A critical review of catalyst strategies, mechanisms, and reactor advances enabling efficient CO₂→CH₃OH conversion.
doi.org/10.1039/D5QM...

#CO2Reduction #Methanol #Catalysis

Advances in catalyst and reactor design for CO2 electroreduction to methanol

The electroreduction of CO2 to methanol constitutes an attractive strategy for sustainable energy storage and carbon recycling. Methanol is not only a versatile chemical feedstock but also a liquid en...

Materials Chemistry Frontiers @materchemfront.rsc.org · 23d

Isotope effects of deuterated Pt(II) complexes with site disparity on blue phosphorescence by Xiao‑Chun Hang et al.

🔹 Site-selective deuteration boosts blue emission and device lifetime.

🌟 doi.org/10.1039/D5QM...
#Phosphorescence #PtComplexes #IsotopeEffect

Isotope effects of deuterated Pt(II) complexes with site disparity on blue phosphorescence

Deuteration of Pt(ii) complexes not only enhances their chemical stability but also broadly influences their phosphorescence. Herein, we examine these isotope effects, which exhibit site-dependent var...

Materials Chemistry Frontiers @materchemfront.rsc.org · 24d

Solvent-induced crystal engineering for enhanced room-temperature phosphorescence in copper(I) iodide clusters by Pan et al. ✨ Solvent-controlled Cu₄I₄(4-dpda)₄ polymorphs show tunable RTP, energy transfer & thermochromic sensing.

🔗 doi.org/10.1039/D5QM...

#CrystalEngineering #Phosphorescence

Solvent-induced crystal engineering for enhanced room-temperature phosphorescence in copper(I) iodide clusters

Based on crystalline polymorphism, we utilized a solvent-mediated crystal engineering strategy to synthesize three polymorphic copper-iodide clusters, 1 [Cu4I4(4-dpda)4], 1-Tol [Cu4I4(4-dpda)4·C7H8], ...

Materials Chemistry Frontiers @materchemfront.rsc.org · 27d

Afterglow of carbon dots regulated by the solvent effect for temperature sensing and anti-counterfeiting by Xiangying Sun et al. ✨ Solvent effects tune CD afterglow from dual → single → none, enabling sensing & anti-counterfeiting. 🔬
doi.org/10.1039/D5QM...

#CarbonDots #Luminescence

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Materials Chemistry Frontiers @materchemfront.rsc.org · 29d

Substituent-dependent modulation of stability and electrochromism in perylene-conjugated radical ions

by Kyung-Ryang Wee et al.

⚡ Donor strength boosts radical ion stability & electrochromism.

🔗 doi.org/10.1039/D5QM...
#Electrochemistry #RadicalIons #Electrochromism

Substituent-dependent modulation of stability and electrochromism in perylene-conjugated radical ions

Stabilizing reactive radical ions for practical use under harsh conditions remains challenging. Here, we effectively screen electroactive perylene-conjugated dyads (Peri–DPA(R))0/˙+/˙−, where R repres...

Materials Chemistry Frontiers @materchemfront.rsc.org · Sep 16

Ultrathin layered double hydroxide nanosheets for the production of multifunctional acid-free papers with enhanced durability ✨📄
by Sinong Wang et al.

HMAP shows acid resistance, long service life & multifunctionality.

doi.org/10.1039/D5QM...
#MaterialsScience #SustainablePaper #Nanotechnology

Ultrathin layered double hydroxide nanosheets for the production of multifunctional acid-free papers with enhanced durability

Paper—an essential carrier for information dissemination and the inheritance of civilization—holds significant importance in both daily life and specific applications. Nevertheless, the acidification ...

Materials Chemistry Frontiers @materchemfront.rsc.org · Sep 15

Multi-responsive CPL switches of carbon dots confined in chiral metal–organic frameworks
by Xi-Yan Dong et al.

Chiral MOFs host carbon dots & spiropyran, enabling reversible solid-state CPL switching for 3D barcodes and logic devices 🔦🌀

doi.org/10.1039/D5QM...

#CPL #CarbonDots #ChiralMOFs

Multi-responsive CPL switches of carbon dots confined in chiral metal–organic frameworks

Solid-state stimuli-responsive circularly polarized luminescent (CPL) materials hold significant potential for applications in 3D displays, multi-level encryption, and chiroptical devices. However, re...

Materials Chemistry Frontiers @materchemfront.rsc.org · Sep 12

Broadband far-red/near-infrared emission of Fe³⁺ and Mn⁴⁺ co-doped MgAl₂O₄ phosphors for plant lighting

by Fugen Wu et al.

🌱 600–900 nm broadband emission enables precision plant lighting.

🔗 doi.org/10.1039/D5QM...
#PlantLighting #Phosphors #MaterialsScience

Broadband far-red/near-infrared emission of Fe3+ and Mn4+ co-doped MgAl2O4 phosphors for plant lighting

Mn4+-activated phosphors are widely used in plant lighting due to their efficient far-red emission (600–760 nm). However, their narrow emission bandwidth limits their applications. To address this, we...

Materials Chemistry Frontiers @materchemfront.rsc.org · Sep 11

Welcome to Issue 18! Please read the cover article:

New 𝘱-azaquinodimethane core based narrow-gap non-ring fused organic acceptor by Gregory C. Welch 𝘦𝘵 𝘢𝘭.

#Free_to_read
🔗 doi.org/10.1039/D5QM...

Materials Chemistry Frontiers @materchemfront.rsc.org · Sep 9

Six-in-one nanozyme: constructing a triple-mode point-of-care platform for epinephrine detection with exceptional sensitivity and precision

A Co–Cu nanozyme with six enzyme-mimetic activities enables a triple-mode POCT for epinephrine detection 🎯
👉 doi.org/10.1039/D5QM...
#Nanozyme 🔬 #Biosensing 🧪

Six-in-one nanozyme: constructing a triple-mode point-of-care platform for epinephrine detection with exceptional sensitivity and precision

Straightforward strategies for preparing nanozymes with multi-enzyme mimetic activities are highly desirable for various significant fields including biosensing, environmental monitoring, tumor therap...

Materials Chemistry Frontiers @materchemfront.rsc.org · Sep 8

💻Data-driven composition-only machine learning for high-performance solid-state electrolytes
by Youyong Li et al.

🔋 A CatBoost model screens 3311 Li-containing materials, identifying 22 with >1 mS cm⁻¹ conductivity.

doi.org/10.1039/D5QM00438A
#EnergyStorage #MachineLearning #SolidStateBatteries

Data-driven composition-only machine learning for high-performance solid-state electrolytes

As a pivotal advancement in energy storage technology, all-solid-state batteries represent a transformative direction for next-generation lithium-ion batteries. To address the critical challenge of lo...

Materials Chemistry Frontiers @materchemfront.rsc.org · Sep 5

⚗️ New in Mater. Chem. Front. by Junhui Li* & Zhirong Zhu: Shape-selective La₂O₃–SiO₂–Pt–HBeta zeolite with lamellar crystals enables controlled transalkylation of C₁₀ aromatics, boosting 2,6-dimethylnaphthalene yield for >280 h 🌟

🔗 doi.org/10.1039/D5QM...

#Catalysis #Zeolites #MaterialsChemistry

Controlling the reaction pathways of C10 aromatics transalkylation with 2-methylnaphthalene over shape-selective La2O3–SiO2–Pt–HBeta with lamellar crystals

A zeolite catalyst, 2.0 wt%La2O3–SiO2(iv)–0.1 wt%Pt–HBeta, with lamellar crystals was applied in the transalkylation of C10 aromatics with 2-methylnaphthalene (2-MN) for the synthesis of 2,6-dimethyln...

Materials Chemistry Frontiers @materchemfront.rsc.org · Sep 4

📖 Morphological tuning of assemblies of diblock copolymer micelles 𝘷𝘪𝘢 core cross-linking

by Byeong-Hyeok Sohn 𝘦𝘵 𝘢𝘭.

🔬 Cross-linking degree controls micelle patches → dimers, chains, branched structures & Au NP arrays!

🔗 doi.org/10.1039/D5QM...
#PolymerChemistry #Nanostructures #SelfAssembly 🧩✨

Morphological tuning of assemblies of diblock copolymer micelles via core cross-linking

Patchy micelles derived from diblock copolymers serve as versatile building blocks for colloidal assemblies due to their ability to mediate directional interactions via discrete surface patches. Here,...

Materials Chemistry Frontiers @materchemfront.rsc.org · Sep 2

💡 Flexible batteries for the future!

🔋CNT-based electrodes for flexible aqueous zinc-ion batteries: progress and opportunities

by Qichun Zhang et al.

#EnergyStorage #FlexibleElectronics #CarbonNanotubes
doi.org/10.1039/D5QM...

CNT-based electrodes for flexible aqueous zinc-ion batteries: progress and opportunities

The advancement of wearable electronics requires flexible power sources with durable electrodes to withstand dynamic operational conditions. Among diverse materials for electrodes, carbon nanotubes (C...

Materials Chemistry Frontiers @materchemfront.rsc.org · Sep 1

Temperature-induced helix inversion in naphthyl-based cholesteric liquid crystals
by Andreja Lesac et al.

♻️ Reversible thermal helix inversion
🔄 Transferable to achiral hosts
🌡️ Tunable across a broad range

🔗 doi.org/10.1039/D5QM...

#LiquidCrystals #Chirality #SmartMaterials

Temperature-induced helix inversion in naphthyl-based cholesteric liquid crystals

Achieving precise control over macroscopic chirality in self-organized systems is a key challenge in the development of advanced supramolecular functional materials. Here, we report a novel class of l...