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Modulated Self-Assembly of Catalytically Active Metal–Organic Nanosheets Containing Zr6 Clusters and Dicarboxylate Ligands (2024)
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Prasad, R. R. R., Boyadjieva, S. S., Zhou, G., Tan, J., Firth, F. C. N., Ling, S., …Forgan, R. S. (2024). Modulated Self-Assembly of Catalytically Active Metal–Organic Nanosheets Containing Zr6 Clusters and Dicarboxylate Ligands. ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, 16(14), 17812–17820. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.4c00604

Two-dimensional metal–organic nanosheets (MONs) have emerged as attractive alternatives to their three-dimensional metal–organic framework (MOF) counterparts for heterogeneous catalysis due to their greater external surface areas and higher accessibi... Read More about Modulated Self-Assembly of Catalytically Active Metal–Organic Nanosheets Containing Zr6 Clusters and Dicarboxylate Ligands.

High-pressure behavior of the magnetic van der Waals molecular framework Ni(NCS) 2 (2023)
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Geers, M., Jarvis, D. M., Liu, C., Saxena, S. S., Pitcairn, J., Myatt, E., …Cliffe, M. J. (2023). High-pressure behavior of the magnetic van der Waals molecular framework Ni(NCS) 2. Physical Review B, 108(14), Article 144439. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.108.144439

Two-dimensional materials offer a unique range of magnetic, electronic, and mechanical properties which can be controlled by external stimuli. Pressure is a particularly important stimulus, as it can be achieved readily and can produce large response... Read More about High-pressure behavior of the magnetic van der Waals molecular framework Ni(NCS) 2.

Modulated self-assembly of hcp topology MOFs of Zr/Hf and the extended 4,4′-(ethyne-1,2-diyl)dibenzoate linker (2023)
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Boyadjieva, S. S., Firth, F. C., Alizadeh Kiapi, M. R., Fairen-Jimenez, D., Ling, S., Cliffe, M. J., & Forgan, R. S. (2023). Modulated self-assembly of hcp topology MOFs of Zr/Hf and the extended 4,4′-(ethyne-1,2-diyl)dibenzoate linker. CrystEngComm, 25(14), 2119-2124. https://doi.org/10.1039/d2ce01529c

Careful control of synthetic conditions can enhance the structural diversity of metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) within individual metal-linker combinations. Herein, we show that hcp topology MOFs of both Zr(iv) and Hf(iv), linked by the extended (eth... Read More about Modulated self-assembly of hcp topology MOFs of Zr/Hf and the extended 4,4′-(ethyne-1,2-diyl)dibenzoate linker.

Non-collinear magnetism in the post-perovskite thiocyanate frameworks CsM(NCS)3 (2023)
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Geers, M., Lee, J. Y., Ling, S., Fabelo, O., Cañadillas-Delgado, L., & Cliffe, M. J. (2023). Non-collinear magnetism in the post-perovskite thiocyanate frameworks CsM(NCS)3. Chemical Science, 14(13), 3531-3540. https://doi.org/10.1039/d2sc06861c

AMX3 compounds are structurally diverse, a notable example being the post-perovskite structure which adopts a two-dimensional framework with corner- and edge-sharing octahedra. Few molecular post-perovskites are known and of these, none have reported... Read More about Non-collinear magnetism in the post-perovskite thiocyanate frameworks CsM(NCS)3.

Microporous metallic scaffolds supported liquid infused icephobic construction (2022)
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Wu, M., Wang, J., Ling, S., Wheatley, R., & Hou, X. (2023). Microporous metallic scaffolds supported liquid infused icephobic construction. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 634, 369-378. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcis.2022.12.034

Hypothesis: Ice accretion on component surfaces often causes severe impacts or accidents. Liquid-infused surfaces (LIS) have drawn much attention as icephobic materials for ice mitigation in recent years due to their outstanding icephobicity. However... Read More about Microporous metallic scaffolds supported liquid infused icephobic construction.

Docking rings in a solid: reversible assembling of pseudorotaxanes inside a zirconium metal–organic framework (2022)
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Li, X., Xie, J., Du, Z., Jiang, L., Li, G., Ling, S., & Zhu, K. (2022). Docking rings in a solid: reversible assembling of pseudorotaxanes inside a zirconium metal–organic framework. Chemical Science, 13(21), 6291-6296. https://doi.org/10.1039/d2sc01497a

An unprecedented zirconium metal–organic framework featuring a T-shaped benzimidazole strut was constructed and employed as a sponge-like material for selective absorption of macrocyclic guests. The neutral benzimidazole domain of the as-synthesized... Read More about Docking rings in a solid: reversible assembling of pseudorotaxanes inside a zirconium metal–organic framework.

A high-throughput, solvent free method for dispersing metal atoms directly onto supports (2021)
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Kohlrausch, E. C., Centurion, H. A., Lodge, R. W., Luo, X., Slater, T., Santos, M. J. L., …Alves Fernandes, J. (2021). A high-throughput, solvent free method for dispersing metal atoms directly onto supports. Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 9(47), 26676-26679. https://doi.org/10.1039/d1ta08372d

Atomically-dispersed metal catalysts (ADMCs) on surfaces have demonstrated high activity and selectivity in many catalytic reactions. However, dispersing and stabilising individual atoms in support materials in an atom/energy-efficient scalable way s... Read More about A high-throughput, solvent free method for dispersing metal atoms directly onto supports.

Controlling multiple orderings in metal thiocyanate molecular perovskites Ax{Ni[Bi(SCN)6]} (2021)
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Lee, J. Y., Ling, S., Argent, S., Senn, M., Cañadillas-Delgado, L., & Cliffe, M. (2021). Controlling multiple orderings in metal thiocyanate molecular perovskites Ax{Ni[Bi(SCN)6]}. Chemical Science, 12(10), 3516-3525. https://doi.org/10.1039/d0sc06619b

We report four new A-site vacancy ordered thiocyanate double double perovskites, A1–x{Ni[Bi(SCN)6](1–x)/3}, A = K+, NH4+, CH3(NH3)+ (MeNH3+) and C(NH2)3+ (Gua+), including the first examples of thiocyanate perovskites containing organic A-site cation... Read More about Controlling multiple orderings in metal thiocyanate molecular perovskites Ax{Ni[Bi(SCN)6]}.

General synthesis of single atom electrocatalysts: via a facile condensation-carbonization process (2020)
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Chen, W., Luo, X., Slater, T. . J., Ling, S., Zhou, Y., Bao, R., …Shen, Y. (2020). General synthesis of single atom electrocatalysts: via a facile condensation-carbonization process. Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 8(48), 25959-25969. https://doi.org/10.1039/d0ta08115a

The general and cost-effective synthesis of single atom electrocatalysts (SAECs) still remains a great challenge. Herein, we report a general synthetic protocol for the synthesis of SAECs via a simple condensation-carbonization process, in which furf... Read More about General synthesis of single atom electrocatalysts: via a facile condensation-carbonization process.

Hemoglobin-derived Fe-Nx-S species supported by bamboo-shaped carbon nanotubes as efficient electrocatalysts for the oxygen evolution reaction (2020)
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Chen, W., Luo, X., Ling, S., Zhou, Y., Shen, B., Slater, T. J., …Shen, Y. (2020). Hemoglobin-derived Fe-Nx-S species supported by bamboo-shaped carbon nanotubes as efficient electrocatalysts for the oxygen evolution reaction. Carbon, 168, 588-596. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.carbon.2020.06.064

Herein, we report a facile route to synthesize isolated single iron atoms on nitrogen-sulfur-codoped carbon matrix via a direct pyrolysis process in which hemoglobin, a by-product of the meat industry, was utilized as a precursor for iron, nitrogen a... Read More about Hemoglobin-derived Fe-Nx-S species supported by bamboo-shaped carbon nanotubes as efficient electrocatalysts for the oxygen evolution reaction.