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Modulating the band gap of a pyrazinoquinoxaline-based metal–organic framework through orbital hybridization for enhanced visible light-driven CN bond construction

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2024, 12,30582-30590
DOI: 10.1039/D4TA06282E, Paper
Zitong Chen, Linghui Cao, Aogang Liu, Pengda Liu, Yuan Chen, Juntao Yan, Bao Li
An indium-based metal–organic framework bearing a pyrazinoquinoxaline derivative is synthesized to facilitate two methods for the construction of CN bonds, and their mechanisms are investigated through detailed theoretical calculations.
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Unsaturated coordination modulation and enlarged pore size in nanoflower-like metal organic frameworks for enhanced lithium–oxygen battery performance

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2024, 12,30591-30600
DOI: 10.1039/D4TA06346E, Paper
Lingwen Zhao, Juanjuan Feng, Adeel Abbas, Hao Sun, Chunlei Wang, Hongchao Wang
Unsaturated coordination modulation alters the discharge path and increased pore size accelerates ion exchange and oxygen transport, synergistically improving the electrochemical performance of LOBs.
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Optimization of the electron transfer kinetics between a photoanode and biocathode for enhanced carbon-neutral pollutant removal in photocatalytic fuel cells

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2024, 12,30371-30379
DOI: 10.1039/D4TA05290K, Paper
Xiaofei Gu, Jianyu Han, Zhi Wang, Yixin Hong, Tianyi Huang, Yafeng Wu, Yuanjian Zhang, Songqin Liu
A PFC system with collaborative dynamics between the photoanode and biocathode is constructed for using solar energy to efficiently convert refractory organic pollutants into green fuel and generate electricity.
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Synthesis of a Cu@ZnO1−x/Al2O3 catalyst with high-density ZnO1−x–Cu interfacial sites for enhanced CO2 hydrogenation to methanol

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2024, 12,30692-30706
DOI: 10.1039/D4TA05801A, Paper
Yunshuo Wu, Haiqiang Wang, Zhongbiao Wu
The development of catalysts with high-density interfacial sites is crucial for enhancing catalytic performance.
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Exploring reaction mechanisms for CO2 reduction on carbides

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2024, 12,30340-30350
DOI: 10.1039/D4TA05592F, Paper
Naveed Ashraf, Atef Iqbal, Younes Abghoui
The electrocatalytic conversion of carbon dioxide (CO2) into valuable fuels offers immense promise in pursuing sustainable energy solutions.
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Electrochemical synthesis of wormcast-like Pd-based polycrystalline high entropy aggregates for methanol water co-electrocatalysis

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2024, 12,30757-30767
DOI: 10.1039/D4TA06304J, Paper
Yaxing Liu, Wenhao Ding, Jiaxin Liu, Guizhe Zhao, Weiyin Li, Yaqing Liu
A wormcast-like nanostructure of PdFeCoNiCu-pHENs with enriched grain boundary defects was synthesized via electrodeposition. This work opens new possibilities for designing advanced nanomaterials aimed at efficient electrochemical energy conversion.
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Enhancing the surface Lewis basicity of phosphorene-hosted NiO nanosheets for sensitive and selective H2S gas sensing

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2024, 12,30380-30387
DOI: 10.1039/D4TA05682E, Paper
Yahui Tian, Wenfang Zhai, Jie Su, Yuxin Zhao, Zhengfei Dai, Wei Gan, Hui Li
A black phosphorene-hosted NiO nanosheet heterostructure achieves enhanced surface Lewis basicity, delivering sensitive and selective sensor properties to trace H2S gas.
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Tailoring biobased polythiourethane crosslinking networks with flame-retardancy and remote ultrafast infrared “welding” performance

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2024, 12,30398-30408
DOI: 10.1039/D4TA05966B, Paper
Ning Ding, Yi Yang, Wei Zhou, Debora Puglia, Pengwu Xu, Deyu Niu, Weijun Yang, Piming Ma
Biobased polythiourethane/MXene nanocomposites with intrinsic flame-retardancy and remote ultrafast infrared “welding” performance.
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One-pot spatial engineering of multi-enzymes in metal–organic frameworks for enhanced cascade activity

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2024, 12,30318-30328
DOI: 10.1039/D4TA06211F, Paper
Wenqing Fan, Kang Liang, Jieying Liang
A one-pot strategy was developed for the first time to achieve the precise spatial arrangement of multiple enzymes in MOFs, improving multi-enzyme cascade efficiency.
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Room-temperature thermochemical water splitting: efficient mechanocatalytic hydrogen production

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2024, 12,30906-30918
DOI: 10.1039/D4TA04650A, Paper
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Takuya Yamamoto, Sho Ashida, Nanami Inubuse, Shintaro Shimizu, Yui Miura, Tomoya Mizutani, Ken-ichi Saitow
We report the accidental discovery and subsequent investigation of room-temperature thermochemical water splitting in a ball mill. High-purity H2 (>99%) was produced using water and/or seawater feedstocks in a compact (∼50 cm) low-power reactor.
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Enhanced oxygen exchange kinetics and long-term stability of Ruddlesden-Popper phase Pr4Ni3O10+δ cathode for solid oxide fuel cells

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4TA01845A, Paper
Saim Saher, Affaq Qamar, Chou Yong Tan, Singh Ramesh, Walied Alfraidi
This research explores the intricacies of oxygen exchange kinetics in Pr4Ni3O10+δ (PNO), aiming to assess its potential as a viable cathode material for solid oxide fuel cell applications. Utilizing a...
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PEO/cysteine composite nanofiber-based triboelectric nanogenerator for tiny mechanical energy harvesting

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4TA06845A, Paper
Yijun Hao, Jia Yang, Xiaopeng Zhu, Keke Hong, Jiayu Su, Yong Qin, Wei Su, Hongke Zhang, Chuguo Zhang, Xiuhan Li
Triboelectric nanogenerator (TENG) has acted as a promising method for capturing mechanical energy. However, traditional polymer triboelectric materials result burden to environment, the natural/biodegradable tribo-materials have the disadvantages of poor...
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Regulating oxygen redox reactions in lithium-rich materials via an Al2O3-doped ZnO layer for enhanced stability and performance

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4TA06843B, Paper
Xinyu Cheng, Yuke Wang, Jia Lu, Wangqi Dai, Huanhao Lei, Jinning Zuo, Hong Li, Zhengwen Fu
An ultrathin Al2O3-doped ZnO (AZO) layer on LRM regulates oxygen redox by suppressing anion migration and inhibiting surface oxygen oxidation, enhancing cycling performance.
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Vertical Macroporous Chitosan Aerogel Adsorbents for Simple and Efficient Enhancement of Atmospheric Water Harvesting and Air Dehumidification

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4TA07005D, Paper
Zhiguang Guo, Changhui Fu, Yuxuan He, Anhui Yu, Guangyi Tian, Danyan Zhan, Huimin Zhang
Adsorption-based atmospheric water harvesting (SAWH) has become one of the effective methods to extract water from the air in arid regions due to its high efficiency and low energy consumption....
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Radiofrequency-Triggered Surface-Heated Laser-Induced Graphene Membranes for Enhanced Membrane Distillation

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4TA05611F, Paper
Md Hasib Al Mahbub, Fouzia Hasan Nowrin, Mohammad Saed, Mahdi Malmali
Membrane distillation (MD) has attracted significant research interest for desalinating hypersaline brine. However, the lack of robust hydrophobic membrane and lower energy efficiency requirements restrict its true potential. Designing and...
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High-throughput Screening of Mechanically Interlocked Catenane Metal Complexes for Enhanced Electrocatalytic Activity

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4TA06497F, Paper
Mohsen Tamtaji, William A. Goddard III, Guanhua Chen
Metal complexes have been thoroughly investigated for a wide range of electrochemical reactions. However, mechanically interlocked molecular machines (MIM) have not been investigated for electrochemistry through a systematic high throughput...
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NFL news, injury updates: Cowboys' Dak Prescott to have surgery, Bears fire OC Shane Waldron

Are the Bears on the verge of reshaping their offensive braintrust around Caleb Williams?




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Report: Bears players went to Eberflus and Poles over Shane Waldron — and some wanted a QB change

On Tuesday, the Bears dumped offensive coordinator Shane Waldron.




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Woman Handled Observe During Earliest Date

First dates are often a nerve-wracking experience, and it’s really not always simple to determine whether you’re with the right person. But one girl was saved from a probably devastating initial date following https://elitemailorderbrides.com/latin-brides the girl received a few impromptu seeing help from a stranger. The US female, Hadia Beds., shared the tale online this […]




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Trust Analysis Azure Hand Casino Is the Best One to Play At?

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Jan Dhan Account Holders Alert: Do THIS Else Your Saving Account May Get Closed

As per the Government of India, around 53 crore people were brought into the formal banking system through the opening of Jan Dhan Accounts.




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ICICI Bank Credit Card Rules Changing In Next 3 Days --Check Latest Rules Effective From November 15

New rules will come into effect for ICICI Credit Card holders from November 15. Here are the details.




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Kerala weather: Techies prefer to work in-office than WFH

Kerala Hot Weather: Tech professionals in Kochi, prefer coming to office work than work from home as mercury tops 40 degrees across districts in Kerala




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“Manthan” team walks the red carpet at Cannes Film Festival

The movie chronicles the beginnings of an extraordinary dairy cooperative movement that transformed India from a milk-deficient nation to the world’s largest milk producer




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IIT Madras, Maestro Ilaiyaraaja join hands to provide ‘Music for all’

Skill development programmes, certification courses on music will be taken up along with the design and analysis of musical instruments




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Mukesh Ambani’s son Anant Ambani marries Radhika Merchant in the year’s most extravagant wedding

The youngest son of Mukesh Ambani, Asia’s richest man, has married his longtime girlfriend in what many have dubbed the wedding of the year attended by global celebrities, business tycoons and politicians, highlighting the billionaire’s staggering wealth and rising clout




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Bl Changemaker Awards: Jury to meet today

The sixth edition of the awards will be held on September 13 in New Delhi




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Raksha Bandhan goes green: The rise of seed rakhis and sustainable farming

These unique rakhis, when planted in soil, grow into plants, symbolising the enduring bond between siblings and the connection with nature




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Fearing revenue loss, Kerala merchants favour Onam celebrations despite Wayanad tragedy

The textile and garment makers have come out with a request to the government to withdraw its decision not to hold the Onam celebrations fearing loss of revenue to the entire trading fraternity




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TCS Chennai’s Jayakanthan retains top spot at businessline Cerebration Quiz 2024

The event, sponsored by Title Partner JK Tyre and powered by Indian Oil, in association with BSE and University partner Amity University, Mumbai, saw participation from over 3,600 individuals across the country.




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India has more philanthropists than China with over ₹100 crore annual donations

Shiv Nadar leads philanthropy list with record ₹2,153 crore donation




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Farewell Jimmy, and thanks for the memories

His remarkable career is a proof to his fitness and grit



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Africa-China ties: Changing dynamics

China’s more targeted investments in Africa reflect changed global realities



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Tiger 3 OTT Release | Salman Khan and Amazon Prime Video confirms

After so much hype, there was media reports that Salman Khan and Katrina Kaif starrer action movie Tiger 3 is all set release on OTT (over-the-top) platform Amazon Prime Video on 31 December 2023. But the movie’s titular actor Salman Khan confirmed about the OTT release today only. Salman Khan confirmed today, a day after […]

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‘MGNREGS allocation should be no less than ₹1 lakh crore’




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Channapatna sees a revival




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Green Humour by Rohan Chakravarty on Indian corporations and environmental laws




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Company uses mining dust to enhance carbon capture

A Darjeeling-based company is transporting basalt dust from Jharkhand and using it as an organic fertiliser to enrich soil and accelerate carbon sequestration. It has used about 500 tonnes of dust.




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Climate scientists warn Nordic ministers of changing Atlantic Ocean current

Several studies have suggested that the risk of the Atlantic current changing has been greatly underestimated, the scientists said.




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Green Humour by Rohan Chakravarty on the climate cost of militaries and wars




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To combat rising air pollution levels, doctors advocate adopting lifestyle changes

Doctors in Delhi are advising residents to wear N95 masks, get vaccinated and opt for work-from-home if possible, if they can’t leave the city, as the national capital battles deteriorating air quality




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Green Humour by Rohan Chakravarty on the first great Indian bustard born through IVF 




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Green Humour by Rohan Chakravarty on UN climate conference COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan




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Universe is the limit for NASA-ISRO collaboration, says Swati Mohan 

Dr Swati Mohan, the Indian-born NASA engineer, whose historic words, “touchdown confirmed”, announced to the world the successful landing of the Perseverance rover on the surface of Mars on February 18, 2021




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Risks posed by advanced AI models in the wrong hands

AI models can provide information that could help create biological weapons: American intelligence



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Chief Hydrographer Pathania urges investment in satellites for geospatial awareness

The 14th edition of the Indo-Pacific Geo Intelligence Forum highlighted the critical role of geospatial technology in addressing security challenges in the region.




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Indian astrophysicist Prahlad Chandra Agrawal honoured with COSPAR Harrie Massey Award 2024

Prahlad Chandra Agrawal is the first Indian recipient of this award, which recognizes outstanding contributions to the development of space research, particularly those in a leadership role.




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Climate change can hamper wind resources in India, impact renewable energy 

‘Visual data suggests wind speeds in key regions of India are gradually declining, which could have significant implications for the wind energy sector’




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Chandrayaan-3 landed on possibly oldest craters of Moon: Scientists

A crater is formed when an asteroid crashes into the surface of a larger body like a planet or a Moon.




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ShakthiSAT mission to train 12,000 girls from 108 nations; aims satellite launch under Chandrayaan-4

Aerospace startup Space Kidz India to select one student from each of the 108 participating countries who will travel to India for hands-on training in building payloads, spacecraft prototypes