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Juggling Optoelectronics and Catalysis: The Dual Talents of Bench Stable 1,4‐Azaborinines (2023)
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Boron‐ and nitrogen‐doped polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (B‐PAHs) have established a strong foothold in the realm of organic electronics. However, their catalytic potential remains largely untapped. In this study, we synthesise and characterise two... Read More about Juggling Optoelectronics and Catalysis: The Dual Talents of Bench Stable 1,4‐Azaborinines.

Colloidal III-V quantum dots: a synthetic perspective (2023)
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With the advent of stricter environmental regulation, quantum dots based on cadmium, lead and other heavy metals have become anathema. III–V semiconductors constitute a promising alternative because they not only match but indeed surpass the optoelec... Read More about Colloidal III-V quantum dots: a synthetic perspective.

55 Cancri e's occultation captured with CHEOPS (2023)
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Past occultation and phase-curve observations of the ultra-short period super-Earth 55 Cnc e obtained at visible and infrared wavelengths have been challenging to reconcile with a planetary reflection and emission model. In this study, we analyse a s... Read More about 55 Cancri e's occultation captured with CHEOPS.

Reeling them in: Ph2PSiMe3 in the sequential formation of InP magic-sized clusters (2022)
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Indium phosphide magic-sized clusters (MSCs) have been identified as a key step in the growth of InP quantum dots (QDs). However, the need for elevated temperatures to form QDs from MSCs has limited our understanding of this transformation. Herein, w... Read More about Reeling them in: Ph2PSiMe3 in the sequential formation of InP magic-sized clusters.

Indium(III) promoted oxidative P-P coupling of silylphosphines (2021)
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The reaction of indium(III) salts with Ph2PSiMe3 and PhP(SiMe3)2 gives rise to a one- and two-electron reductive P-P coupling respectively, with the formation of new P-P bonds resulting in the preparation of (Ph2P)2 and the cyclicoligophosphane compo... Read More about Indium(III) promoted oxidative P-P coupling of silylphosphines.

Chemical Vapor Deposition of Tin Sulfide from Diorganotin(IV) Dixanthates (2018)
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We report the synthesis and single-crystal X-ray characterization of diphenyltin bis(2-methoxyethylxanthate) and diphenyltin bis(iso-butylxanthate). These xanthates have been used as a single-source precursor to deposit tin chalcogenide thin films by... Read More about Chemical Vapor Deposition of Tin Sulfide from Diorganotin(IV) Dixanthates.

Exploiting Inherent Instability of 2D Black Phosphorus for Controlled Phosphate Release from Blow-Spun Poly (lactide-co-glycolide) Nanofibers (2018)
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Efforts have been made to stabilize black phosphorus (BP) to utilize its tunable band gap and anisotropic mechanical properties. Here, the intrinsic instability of BP is exploited for controlled therapeutic ion release, namely phosphate. BP was incor... Read More about Exploiting Inherent Instability of 2D Black Phosphorus for Controlled Phosphate Release from Blow-Spun Poly (lactide-co-glycolide) Nanofibers.

Energy transfer and photoluminescence properties of lanthanide-containing polyoxotitanate cages coordinated by salicylate ligands (2018)
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Polyoxotitanate (POT) cages have attracted considerable attention recently; much of this from the fact that they can be considered to be structural models for the technologically important semiconductor TiO2. Among the reported POT cages, lanthanide-... Read More about Energy transfer and photoluminescence properties of lanthanide-containing polyoxotitanate cages coordinated by salicylate ligands.

On the Phase Control of CuInS2 Nanoparticles from Cu-/In-Xanthates (2018)
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In this paper we report the synthesis and single-crystal X-ray characterisation of six novel indium(III) xanthate complexes. These xanthates have been used as an In-source for the synthesis of highly crystalline CuInS2 nanoparticles in conjunction wi... Read More about On the Phase Control of CuInS2 Nanoparticles from Cu-/In-Xanthates.

Black phosphorus with near-superhydrophobic properties and long-term stability in aqueous media. (2018)
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Black phosphorus is a two-dimensional material that has potential applications in energy storage, high frequency electronics and sensing, yet it suffers from instability in oxygenated and/or aqueous systems. Here we present the use of a polymeric sta... Read More about Black phosphorus with near-superhydrophobic properties and long-term stability in aqueous media..

Synthesis, structure and paramagnetic NMR analysis of a series of lanthanide-containing [LnTi6O3(OiPr)9(salicylate)6] cages (2017)
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A simple route to complex materials: the synthesis of alkaline earth–transition metal sulfides (2017)
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A simple, low-temperature synthesis of a family of alkaline earth metal chalcogenide thin films is reported. These materials have previously only been produced from demanding, high temperature, high pressure reactions. The decomposition of calcium, b... Read More about A simple route to complex materials: the synthesis of alkaline earth–transition metal sulfides.

Updating the road map to metal-halide perovskites for photovoltaics (2017)
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Metal-halide perovskites have revolutionised photovoltaics in a short space of time due to their large power-conversion efficiencies and flexibility in device processing. However, questions loom over the deployment of these materials in photovoltaic... Read More about Updating the road map to metal-halide perovskites for photovoltaics.

The synthesis and characterization of Cu2ZnSnS4 thin films from melt reactions using xanthate precursors (2017)
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Kesterite, Cu2ZnSnS4 (CZTS), is a promising absorber layer for use in photovoltaic cells. We report the use of copper, zinc and tin xanthates in melt reactions to produce Cu2ZnSnS4 (CZTS) thin films. The phase of the as-produced CZTS is dependent on... Read More about The synthesis and characterization of Cu2ZnSnS4 thin films from melt reactions using xanthate precursors.

Novel xanthate complexes for the size-controlled synthesis of copper sulfide nanorods (2017)
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We present a simple, easily scalable route to monodisperse copper sulfide nanocrystals by the hot injection of a series of novel copper(I) xanthate single-source precursors [(PPh3)2Cu(S2COR)] (R = isobutyl, 2-methoxyethyl, 2-ethoxyethyl, 1-methoxy-2-... Read More about Novel xanthate complexes for the size-controlled synthesis of copper sulfide nanorods.

Back Cover: A Modular Approach to Inorganic Phosphazane Macrocycles (Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 31/2017) (2017)
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Rücktitelbild: A Modular Approach to Inorganic Phosphazane Macrocycles (Angew. Chem. 31/2017) (2017)
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A Modular Approach to Inorganic Phosphazane Macrocycles (2017)
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A Modular Approach to Inorganic Phosphazane Macrocycles (2017)
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Inorganic macrocycles, based on non-carbon backbones, present exciting synthetic challenges in the systematic assembly of inorganic molecules, as well as new avenues in host–guest and supramolecular chemistry. Here we demonstrate a new high-yielding... Read More about A Modular Approach to Inorganic Phosphazane Macrocycles.

Synthesis of Ca(PF6)2, formed via nitrosonium oxidation of calcium (2017)
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The development of rechargeable Ca-ion batteries as an alternative to Li systems has been limited by the availability of suitable electrolyte salts. We present the synthesis of complexes of Ca(PF6)2 (a key potential Ca battery electrolyte salt) via t... Read More about Synthesis of Ca(PF6)2, formed via nitrosonium oxidation of calcium.

Shining a light on transition metal chalcogenides for sustainable photovoltaics (2017)
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Transition metal chalcogenides are an important family of materials that have received significant interest in recent years as they have the potential for diverse applications ranging from use in electronics to industrial lubricants. One of their mos... Read More about Shining a light on transition metal chalcogenides for sustainable photovoltaics.

Synthesis and extensive characterisation of phosphorus doped graphite (2016)
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The influence of halides in polyoxotitanate cages; dipole moment, splitting and expansion of d-orbitals and electron–electron repulsion (2016)
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Metal-doped polyoxotitanate (M-POT) cages have been shown to be efficient single-source precursors to metal-doped titania [TiO2(M)] (state-of-the-art photocatalytic materials) as well as molecular models for the behaviour of dopant metal ions in bulk... Read More about The influence of halides in polyoxotitanate cages; dipole moment, splitting and expansion of d-orbitals and electron–electron repulsion.

Synthetic routes to iron chalcogenide nanoparticles and thin films (2016)
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Iron chalcogenides are earth abundant, cheap and environmentally benign materials that have seen extensive research directed toward a range of applications, most notably for photovoltaics. The most common forms of materials for these applications are... Read More about Synthetic routes to iron chalcogenide nanoparticles and thin films.

Novel properties and potential applications of functional ligand-modified polyoxotitanate cages (2016)
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Functional ligand-modified polyoxotitanate (L-POT) cages of the general type [TixOy(OR)z(L)m] (OR = alkoxide, L = functional ligand) can be regarded as molecular fragments of surface-sensitized solid-state TiO2, and are of value as models for studyin... Read More about Novel properties and potential applications of functional ligand-modified polyoxotitanate cages.

How Does Substitutional Doping Affect Visible Light Absorption in a Series of Homodisperse Ti11 Polyoxotitanate Nanoparticles-A Comment on the Band Gap Determination of the FeII Cages (Chem. Eur. J. 2015, 21, 11538) (2016)
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Synthesis, structure and properties of the manganese-doped polyoxotitanate cage [Ti18MnO30(OEt)20(MnPhen)3] (Phen = 1,10-phenanthroline) (2015)
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One‐Pot Synthesis of a 1,2‐Diphospholide by Double C–H Deprotonation (2015)
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Theory and Practice: Bulk Synthesis of C3B and its H2- and Li-Storage Capacity (2015)
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Previous theoretical studies of C3B have suggested that boron-doped graphite is a promising H2- and Li-storage material, with large maximum capacities. These characteristics could lead to exciting applications as a lightweight H2-storage material for... Read More about Theory and Practice: Bulk Synthesis of C3B and its H2- and Li-Storage Capacity.

Selective Lability of Ruthenium(II) Arene Amino Acid Complexes (2015)
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A series of organometallic complexes of the form [(PhH)Ru(amino acid)]+ have been synthesized using amino acids able to act as tridentate ligands. The straightforward syntheses gave enantiomerically pure complexes with two stereogenic centers due to... Read More about Selective Lability of Ruthenium(II) Arene Amino Acid Complexes.

A Si Photocathode Protected and Activated with a Ti and Ni Composite Film for Solar Hydrogen Production (2015)
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An efficient, stable and scalable hybrid photoelectrode for visible-light-driven H2 generation in an aqueous pH 9.2 electrolyte solution is reported. The photocathode consists of a p-type Si substrate layered with a Ti and Ni-containing composite fil... Read More about A Si Photocathode Protected and Activated with a Ti and Ni Composite Film for Solar Hydrogen Production.

A study of the optical properties of metal-doped polyoxotitanium cages and the relationship to metal-doped titania (2014)
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Ab Initio Structure Search and in Situ 7Li NMR Studies of Discharge Products in the Li–S Battery System (2014)
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Structure, photochemistry and applications of metal-doped polyoxotitanium alkoxide cages (2014)
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A single-source route to bulk samples of C3N and the co-evolution of graphitic carbon microspheres (2013)
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