Direct imaging of correlated defect nanodomains in a metal-organic framework (2020)
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Defect engineering can enhance key properties of metal-organic frameworks (MOFs). Tailoring the distribution of defects, for example in correlated nanodomains, requires characterization across length scales. However, a critical na-noscale characteriz... Read More about Direct imaging of correlated defect nanodomains in a metal-organic framework.

The Structures of Ordered Defects in Thiocyanate Analogues of Prussian Blue (2020)
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We report the structures of six new divalent transition metal hexathiocyanatobismuthate frame- works with the generic formula {M[Bi(SCN)6]2+x }x− {guest}x+, M = Mn, Co, Ni and Zn. These 3 frameworks are defective analogues of the perovskite-derived... Read More about The Structures of Ordered Defects in Thiocyanate Analogues of Prussian Blue.

Ionic and Electronic Conduction in TiNb2O7 (2019)
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TiNb2O7 is a Wadsley–Roth phase with a crystallographic shear structure and is a promising candidate for high-rate lithium ion energy storage. The fundamental aspects of the lithium insertion mechanism and conduction in TiNb2O7, however, are not well... Read More about Ionic and Electronic Conduction in TiNb2O7.

Role of Self‐Assembly Conditions and Amphiphilic Balance on Nanoparticle Formation of PEG‐PDLLA Copolymers in Aqueous Environments (2019)
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The production of well-defined and reproducible poly-meric nanoparticles (NPs), in terms of size and stability in biological environments, is undoubtedly a fundamental challenge in the formulation of novel and more effective nanomedicines. The adopti... Read More about Role of Self‐Assembly Conditions and Amphiphilic Balance on Nanoparticle Formation of PEG‐PDLLA Copolymers in Aqueous Environments.

Short-range ordering in a battery electrode, the ‘cation-disordered’ rocksalt Li1.25Nb0.25Mn0.5O2 (2019)
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Cation order, with a local structure related to ?-LiFeO2, is observed in the nominally cation-disordered Li-excess rocksalt Li1.25Nb0.25Mn0.5O2via X-ray diffraction, neutron pair distribution function analysis, magnetic susceptibility and NMR spectro... Read More about Short-range ordering in a battery electrode, the ‘cation-disordered’ rocksalt Li1.25Nb0.25Mn0.5O2.

Engineering new defective phases of UiO family metal-organic frameworks with water (2019)
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© The Royal Society of Chemistry. As defects significantly affect the properties of metal-organic frameworks (MOFs)—from changing their mechanical properties to enhancing their catalytic ability—obtaining synthetic control over defects is essential t... Read More about Engineering new defective phases of UiO family metal-organic frameworks with water.

Low-dimensional quantum magnetism in Cu(NCS)2: a molecular framework material (2018)
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Low-dimensional magnetic materials with spin-12 moments can host a range of exotic magnetic phenomena due to the intrinsic importance of quantum fluctuations to their behavior. Here, we report the structure, magnetic structure and magnetic properties... Read More about Low-dimensional quantum magnetism in Cu(NCS)2: a molecular framework material.

Self-assembling benzothiazole-based gelators: a mechanistic understanding of in vitro bioactivation and gelation (2018)
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Low molecular weight gelators (LMWGs) of chemotherapeutic drugs represent a valid alternative to the existing poly-mer-based formulations used for targeted delivery of anticancer drugs. Herein we report the design and development of novel self-assemb... Read More about Self-assembling benzothiazole-based gelators: a mechanistic understanding of in vitro bioactivation and gelation.

Correlated defect nanoregions in a metal-organic framework (2014)
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Throughout much of condensed matter science, correlated disorder is a key to material function. While structural and compositional defects are known to exist within a variety of metal-organic frameworks (MOFs), the prevailing understanding is that th... Read More about Correlated defect nanoregions in a metal-organic framework.

PASCal: a principal axis strain calculator for thermal expansion and compressibility determination (2012)
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This article describes a web-based tool (PASCal; principal axis strain calculator; http://pascal.chem.ox.ac.uk) designed to simplify the determination of principal coefficients of thermal expansion and compressibilities from variable-temperature and... Read More about PASCal: a principal axis strain calculator for thermal expansion and compressibility determination.