Inorganic Chemistry Frontiers

We review various exfoliation methods and extensive tuning of chemical and physical properties for 2D layered nanomaterials based on intercalation chemistry.

A NiCo LDH nanosheet array on graphite felt is an efficient 3D OER catalyst with the need for an overpotential of 249 mV to drive 20 mA cm⁻² in 1.0 M KOH.

With the ever increasing demand for clean, sustainable energy, electrochemical supercapacitors with the advantages of high power density, high efficiency and long life expectancy have become one of the major devices for energy storage and power supply, and have found wide application in hybrid power sources, backup power sources, starting power for fuel cells and burst-power generation in electron...

This review summarizes the inherent functionality of bulk, surface and interface defects, and their contributions towards mediating electron–hole separation in semiconductor photocatalysis.

Six new Ru(ii) arene anthracene benzhydrazone complexes have been synthesized and show excellent cytotoxicity against human cancer cell lines. The results of apoptosis assays demonstrated that complexes4and6are able to induce apoptosis in human cancer cells.

Ni-MOF(bpdc) nanosheet array on nickel foam (Ni-MOF/NF) is a superior OER catalyst with a requirement of an overpotential of 350 mV to attain 20 mA cm⁻² in 1.0 M KOH.

New binuclear Ru(ii) arene benzil bis(benzoylhydrazone) complexes show excellent cytotoxicity against human cancer cell lines. The results of biochemical assays demonstrated that complexes are able to induce apoptosis.

This review summarizes the recent advances in developing CdX (X = S, Se, Te)-based photocatalyst systems for photocatalytic hydrogen production from water.

A novel 3D Ag₆Si₂O₇/Bi₂WO₆ Z-scheme heterojunction exhibited excellent photocatalytic performance for the degradation of toxic pharmaceutical antibiotics.