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The greatest Houdini acts

On March 24, 1944, 76 Allied prisoners attempted one of the most ambitious escapes from a German prison camp, dramatised in the film, The Great Escape. The quiz is all about famous and narrow escapes




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The greatest Houdini acts

On 12 September1943, German Commando Otto Skorzeny and his forces rescued Italian dictator Benito Mussolini from house arrest. This week’s quiz is about escapes and rescues






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Oscars 2017: PREDICT the Best Supporting Actor!

Raja Sen analyses the contenders for the Best Supporting Actor category at the Oscars.




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Lesser known facts about the 2017 Oscars

An infographic for all the things you don't know!







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Oscars 2019: Rami Malek wins Best Actor

The complete set of winners on Oscar night!



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  • Beale Street Could Talk Eric Roth
  • Spike Lee
  • Bohemian RhapsodyPatrick J Don Vito
  • Regina King
  • FavouriteGreen BookRomaA Star Is BornVice
  • Best Live Action Short Film
  • Mary Poppins ReturnsAlexandra Byrne
  • ManEthan Van der Ryn
  • Ballad
  • SZAI
  • Buster ScruggsRuth E Carter
  • Mary Poppins ReturnsEugenio Caballero
  • Best Foreign Language Film
  • Mary Queen of Scots
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The impact of gas purity on observed reactivity with NO using inductively coupled plasma tandem mass spectrometry

Analyst, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4AN01227E, Paper
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Amanda D. French, Kirby P. Hobbs, Richard M Cox, Isaac J. Arnquist
Interference removal in inductively coupled plasma tandem mass spectrometry (ICP-MS/MS) is strongly dependent on the gas selected for use within the collision/reaction cell.
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Reference-free quantitative mass spectrometry in the presence of nonlinear distortion caused by in situ chemical reactions among constituents

Analyst, 2024, 149,5320-5328
DOI: 10.1039/D4AN00961D, Paper
Yusuke Hibi
Nonlinear reference-free analysis in pyrolysis-MS enables accurate compositional analysis even in reactive and interactive systems.
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Microfluidic methods for the diagnosis of acute respiratory tract infections

Analyst, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4AN00957F, Tutorial Review
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Kan-Zhi Liu, Ganghong Tian, Alex C.-T. Ko, Matthias Geissler, Lidija Malic, Byeong-Ui Moon, Liviu Clime, Teodor Veres
We review emerging methods for the detection of acute respiratory tract infections using microfluidic technologies.
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The development of a method to produce diagnostic reagents using LaNiO3 nanospheres and their application in nanozyme-linked immunosorbent assay for the colorimetric screening of C-reactive protein with high sensitivity

Analyst, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4AN01160K, Paper
Maria Nikitina, Pavel Khramtsov, Stepan Devyatov, Rishat Valeev, Marina Eryomina, Andrey Chukavin, Mikhail Rayev
LaNiO3 nanosphere-based NLISA has been demonstrated for the first time. The assay enables the CRP effective detection with high sensitivity.
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Phenoxy-1,2-dioxetane-Based Activatable Chemiluminescent Probes: Tuning of Photophysical Properties for Tracing Enzymatic Activities in Living Cells

Analyst, 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4AN01082E, Critical Review
Open Access
Jagpreet Singh Sidhu, Gurjot Kaur, Atharva Rajesh Chavan, Mandeep Chahal, Rajeev Taliyan
The use of chemiluminophores for tracing enzymatic activities in live-cell imaging has gained significant attention, making them valuable tools for diagnostic applications. Among various chemiluminophores, the phenoxy-1,2-dioxetane scaffold exhibits significant...
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In situ study of the interactions between metal surfaces and cationic surfactant corrosion inhibitors by surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy coupled with visible spectroscopy

Analyst, 2024, 149,5372-5380
DOI: 10.1039/D4AN00861H, Paper
Open Access
Felix Frank, Daniela Tomasetig, Peter Nahringbauer, Wolfgang Ipsmiller, Gerd Mauschitz, Karin Wieland, Bernhard Lendl
Coupling Raman and VIS spectroscopy enables the study of AgNP aggregations induced by surfactants.
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Electrochemical and imaging evaluations of electrochemically activated screen-printed gold electrodes

Analyst, 2024, 149,5401-5410
DOI: 10.1039/D4AN00990H, Paper
Nor Dyana Zakaria, Ibrahim Luqman Salih, Hairul Hisham Hamzah, Turgut Sönmez, Muhamad Huzaifah Omar, Noorhashimah Mohamad Nor, Khairunisak Abdul Razak, Venugopal Balakrishnan
The graphic abstract displays the integration of the SPGE measurement system with an electrochemical cell-based 3D printing to evaluate the electrochemical behaviors and 3D images of both unactivated and activated SPGEs.
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Material-agnostic characterization of spatially offset Raman spectroscopy in turbid media via Monte Carlo simulations

Analyst, 2024, 149,5463-5475
DOI: 10.1039/D4AN01044B, Paper
Zuriel Erikson Joven, Piyush Raj, Ishan Barman
Monte Carlo simulations of spatially offset Raman spectroscopy (SORS) produce widely-applicable, quantitative frameworks for optimizing and interpreting SORS experiments.
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Acoustic levitation and manipulation of columns of droplets with integrated optical detection for parallelisation of reactions

Analyst, 2024, 149,5546-5554
DOI: 10.1039/D4AN01096E, Paper
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Ruchi Gupta, Nicholas J. Goddard
In this work, acoustically levitated droplets serve as wells of microtitre plates and are acoustically manipulated to perform chemical and biological reactions in a non-contact fashion.
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Impact of blue light on cutaneous barrier structures and properties: NPLC/HR-MSn and Raman analyses

Analyst, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4AN01244E, Paper
Léa Habib, Rime Michael-Jubeli, Marie Abboud, Roger Lteif, Ali Tfayli
Blue light alters lipids and proteins in the reconstructed human epidermis.
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Electrochemically modulated surface plasmon waves for characterization and interrogation of DNA-based sensors

Analyst, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4AN01164C, Paper
Anil Sharma, Thomas Hulse, Aymen H. Qatamin, Monica Moreno, Klester S. Souza, Marcelo B. Pereira, Fabricio S. Campos, Leandro B. Carneiro, Antonio M. H. de Andrade, Paulo M. Roehe, Flavio Horowitz, Sergio B. Mendes
This article focuses on the application of electrochemically modulated surface plasmon waves for structural characterization and for assessing signal transduction performance of redox-labeled DNA-based sensing platforms.
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Fours, fractures and first Test



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Behind the glow: unveiling the nature of NanoLuc reactants and products

Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2024, 26,27447-27458
DOI: 10.1039/D4CP02551B, Paper
Alessandro Bonardi, Michele Turelli, Giorgio Moro, Claudio Greco, Ugo Cosentino, Carlo Adamo
Among all the possible candidates involved in the NanoLuc bioluminiescnce, this computational analysis identifies the enol tautomer of furimazine as a probable reactive species and the zwitterionic forms of furimamide as the luminescent product.
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Structural and sorption characteristics of an aerogel composite material loaded with flufenamic acid: insights from MAS NMR and high-pressure NOESY studies

Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2024, 26,27301-27313
DOI: 10.1039/D4CP03217A, Paper
Valentina V. Sobornova, Valeriya V. Mulloyarova, Konstantin V. Belov, Alexey A. Dyshin, Peter M. Tolstoy, Mikhail G. Kiselev, Ilya A. Khodov
The structural and sorption characteristics of a composite material consisting of a silica aerogel loaded with flufenamic acid were investigated using a variety of nuclear magnetic resonance techniques.
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The effect of hydrogen bonding on the π depletion and the π–π stacking interaction

Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2024, 26,27431-27438
DOI: 10.1039/D4CP02889A, Paper
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Usman Ahmed, Dage Sundholm, Mikael P. Johansson
Calculations on molecules with self-complementary hydrogen bonding show that hydrogen bonds increase the energy of π–π stacking interactions.
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Comparing coupled cluster and composite quantum chemical methods for computing activation energies and reaction enthalpies of radical propagation reactions

Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2024, 26,27536-27543
DOI: 10.1039/D4CP03676J, Paper
Timothy B. Huber, Ralph A. Wheeler
The accuracy of DLPNO-CCSD(T)/CBS and composite methods G3(MP2)-RAD and CBS-RAD is assessed against CCSD(T)/aug-cc-pVTZ for activation energies and reaction enthalpies in hydrocarbon radical addition reactions relevant to free radical polymerization.
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Modeling interfacial electric fields and the ethanol oxidation reaction at electrode surfaces

Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2024, 26,27544-27560
DOI: 10.1039/D4CP02765E, Paper
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Yuhan Mei, Fanglin Che, N. Aaron Deskins
The electrochemical environment present at surfaces can have a large effect on surface reactivity.
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Diffracting molecular matter-waves at deep-ultraviolet standing-light waves

Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2024, 26,27617-27623
DOI: 10.1039/D4CP03059A, Paper
Open Access
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Ksenija Simonović, Richard Ferstl, Alfredo Di Silvestro, Marcel Mayor, Lukas Martinetz, Klaus Hornberger, Benjamin A. Stickler, Christian Brand, Markus Arndt
We demonstrate an optical 266 nm beamsplitter for molecular matter-waves, observing effects of optical molecular properties in the gas phase such as absorption cross section and polarisability.
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Fundamental basis of mechanochemical reactivity

Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2024, 26,27245-27247
DOI: 10.1039/D4CP90153C, Editorial
Adam A. L. Michalchuk, Francesco Delogu
This themed collection includes a collection of articles on the fundamental basis of mechanochemical reactivity.
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Theoretical insight into photodeactivation mechanisms of adenine–uracil and adenine–thymine nucleobase pairs

Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2024, 26,27807-27816
DOI: 10.1039/D4CP02817A, Paper
Open Access
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Kinga Szkaradek, Robert W. Góra
Ab initio calculations elucidate plausible intramolecular photoinduced relaxation pathways involving ring puckering and an efficient intersystem crossing in A–U and A–T base pairs, potentially hindering electron-driven proton transfer detection.
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Simulated conformality of atomic layer deposition in lateral channels: the impact of the Knudsen number on the saturation profile characteristics

Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4CP00131A, Paper
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Christine Gonsalves, Jorge A. Velasco, Jihong Yim, Jänis Järvilehto, Ville Vuorinen, Riikka L. Puurunen
Systematic analysis of saturation profile characteristics allowed development of an extended slope method that relates the slope of the adsorption front to the sticking coefficient for any Knudsen number.
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Strategy for predicting catalytic activity of catalysts with hierarchical nanostructures

Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2024, 26,27371-27381
DOI: 10.1039/D4CP03102D, Paper
Zidi Zhu, Daoming Huan, Jingchao Yuan, Dan Zhang, Aijun Li, Jiujun Zhang
This study constructs a multiphysics model that successfully replicates experimental results, introducing an improved Thiele modulus to enhance the prediction of catalytic activity in hierarchical nanostructured SOFC electrodes.
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Structural insights into carboxylic-acid based DES across H-bond donor ratios: impact of CL&Pol refinement

Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2024, 26,27486-27497
DOI: 10.1039/D4CP03233K, Paper
Jon Zubeltzu, Elixabete Rezabal
Improved force field parameters refine H-bond network and long-range structure in carboxylic-acid-based deep eutectic solvents.
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A theoretical investigation on the OER and ORR activity of graphene-based TM–N3 and TM–N2X (X = B, C, O, P) single atom catalysts by density functional theory calculations

Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4CP03779K, Paper
Jiaxiang Wu, Erjun Kan, Cheng Zhan
Promising ORR/OER single atom catalysts have been designed in the form of TM–N2X via DFT simulation.
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Impact of valley degeneracy on the thermoelectric properties of zig-zag graphene nanoribbons with staggered sublattice potentials and transverse electric fields

Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2024, 26,27591-27601
DOI: 10.1039/D4CP03178D, Paper
David M. T. Kuo
This study investigates the band inversion of flat bands in zig-zag graphene nanoribbons (ZGNRs) using a tight-binding model.
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High-level ab initio characterization of the OH + CH3NH2 reaction

Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4CP01470G, Paper
Open Access
Balázs Gruber, Gábor Czakó
High-level ab initio computations considering post-CCSD(T), core correlation, scalar relativistic, and spin–orbit effects reveal the stationary-point properties and rate coefficients of the OH + CH3NH2 reaction.
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Insight into physico-chemical properties of oxalatoborate-based ionic liquids through combined experimental-theoretical characterization

Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4CP02296C, Paper
Open Access
Matteo Palluzzi, Giorgia Mannucci, Akiko Tsurumaki, Matteo Busato, Maria Assunta Navarra, Paola D’Angelo
An anion–anion attraction was inferred from the thermal behavior of oxalate-borate ionic liquids and confirmed through computational methods.
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Effects of oxide platforms on the dynamics and reduction characteristics of hydrogen spillover

Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4CP03093A, Paper
Kazuki Shun, Akihito Fujimoto, Kohsuke Mori, Hiromi Yamashita
The interparticle hydrogen spillover can be facilitated over TiO2 and WO3 as a consequence of the interfacial diffusion of H+ and e pairs, while the e diffusion coupled with H+ is inhibited on MgO and CeO2.
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Effects of surface oxygen vacancy on CO2 adsorption and its activation towards C2H4 using metal (Cu, Pd, CuPd) cluster-loaded TiO2 catalysts: A first principles study

Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4CP03507K, Paper
Sajjad Hussain, Lina Zhang, Zhengzheng Xie, Jianjun Yang, Qiuye Li
The conversion of the highly selective CO2 reduction reaction (CO2RR) into desired value-added multicarbon compounds, like C2H4, is crucial, but it is mainly constrained by high energy barrier for C-C...
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Mechanistic Insights into CO2 Activation on Pristine, Vacancy-containing and Doped Goldene: A Single-Atom Layer of Gold

Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4CP03087G, Paper
Kamal Kumar, Nora Henriette De Leeuw, Jost Adam, Abhishek Kumar Mishra
Goldene, a one-atom-thick gold sheet, is an emerging graphene-like flat 2-dimensional material. In this study, the geometrical and electronic properties, as well as CO2 adsorption characteristics, of the pristine,...
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A hydrogen passivation strategy for the electrocatalytic chlorine evolution reaction on metal–organic frameworks: a theoretical insight

Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4CP03153A, Paper
Jiake Fan, Lei Yang, Hui Li, Zijian Sun, Mengyun Mei, Weihua Zhu
The chlorine evolution reaction (CER) is a crucial solution for treating chlorine-containing wastewater, a type of wastewater generated during the chemical production process.
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Photofragmentation and fragment analysis; Coriolis interactions in excited states of CH3

Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4CP03292F, Paper
Meng-Xu Jiang, Ágúst Kvaran
Formation, energetics and fragmentations relevant to the methyl radical, with main emphasis on dramatic effects of Coriolis interaction within its excited states.
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Intermolecular interaction potential maps from energy decomposition for interpreting reactivity and intermolecular interactions

Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4CP03237C, Paper
Amin Kiani, Wentong Zhou, Lawrence M. Wolf
The development and application of intermolecular interaction potential maps to rationalize a range of interactions at the DFT level using suitable probes is described.
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Radiolytic degradation of selective actinide extractants from the bis-1,2,4-triazine family in cyclohexanone solutions

Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4CP02623C, Paper
Adrian Sulich, Jan Grodkowski, Krzysztof Bobrowski
Absorption spectra of transients derived from bis-1,2,4-triazine ligands in cyclohexanone solutions mimicking the extraction system studied by pulse radiolysis. The addition of benzophenone and saturation by O2 protect ligands from radiation damage.
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Magnetic field enhanced discharge and water activation of atmospheric pressure plasma jet: effect of assistance region and underlying physico-chemical mechanism

Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4CP03938F, Paper
Xiongfeng Zhou, Bin Chen, Hua Liao, Kun Liu
Magnetic field-assistance holds the promise of becoming a new or complementary approach to enhance the efficiency of atmospheric pressure plasma jet (APPJ), but there is currently a lack of research...
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Uniaxial Tensile Strain Impact on 1T-NbS2 Monolayers as Cathode Material for Lithium-Sulfur Batteries

Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4CP03156C, Paper
Shanling Ren, Xiaocong Tan, Xin Huang, zhihong yang, Yunhui Wang
In this work, we report our study on asymmetrical Janus TiSSe monolayers as cathode materials for lithium-sulfur batteries by first-principles calculations, encompassing adsorption, catalytic, and conductive properties. The results indicate...
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Extraction mechanism of phenolic compounds by deep eutectic solvents: DFT and molecular dynamics studies

Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4CP03453H, Paper
Lan Yi, Jinwen Wang, Jixing Liu, Hao Luo, Xiaoqin Wu, Wen-Ying Li
The mechanism of a deep eutectic solvent consisting of choline chloride and glycerol (ChCl/GLY) for extracting phenolic compounds from coal tar was theoretically studied using density functional theory and molecular...
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Radical reactions enabled by polyfluoroaryl fragments: photocatalysis and beyond

Chem. Soc. Rev., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D3CS00889D, Review Article
Mikhail O. Zubkov, Alexander D. Dilman
The review summarizes advances in the radical chemistry of polyfluorinated arenes under photocatalytic conditions. The fluoroaryl fragment serves as enabling motif for the reaction design and efficient generation of reactive intermediates.
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Towards high performance and durable soft tactile actuators

Chem. Soc. Rev., 2024, 53,3485-3535
DOI: 10.1039/D3CS01017A, Review Article
Open Access
Matthew Wei Ming Tan, Hui Wang, Dace Gao, Peiwen Huang, Pooi See Lee
This review assesses diverse strategies to enhance the actuation performance and durability of soft tactile actuators, enabling optimal functionality in real-world conditions.
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Thermally activated structural phase transitions and processes in metal–organic frameworks

Chem. Soc. Rev., 2024, 53,3606-3629
DOI: 10.1039/D3CS01105D, Review Article
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Celia Castillo-Blas, Ashleigh M. Chester, David A. Keen, Thomas D. Bennett
The structural knowledge of metal–organic frameworks is crucial for understanding and developing new efficient materials for industrial implementation.
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