RSC – CrystEngComm latest articles- In situ Raman scattering investigation of crystal phase transition in isotactic polybutene-1 June 25, 2025CrystEngComm, 2025, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D5CE00329F, CommunicationJingqing Li, Lekang Zhang, Lars R. Jensen, Donghong Yu, Jesper deClaville Christiansen, Shichun JiangiPB-1, known as golden plastic, exhibits such remarkable physical and mechanical properties as superior creep and stress resistance, high toughness stiffness, and tear strength, surpassing PE and PP. However, its...The content of this RSS Feed (c) The […]Jingqing Li
- Interference-Driven Structural Colors in Anodized Niobium Oxide Thin Films: Mechanism Analysis and Multi-Chromatic Optical Response June 24, 2025CrystEngComm, 2025, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D5CE00583C, PaperRui Pang, Zhiqiang Wang, Junqing Xiahou, Kunfeng Chen, Jinkai LiStructural colors find wide applications for color printing, intelligent display, filtering imaging, etc. The thin film's perceived color can be modulated by interference effects. However, the relationship between structural color...The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of ChemistryRui Pang
- Constructing high-performance and insensitive energetic salts through increased hydrogen bonds† June 24, 2025CrystEngComm, 2025, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D5CE00504C, PaperLuyao Chen, Wei Hu, Caijin Lei, Jie Tang, Chuan Xiao, Guangbin Cheng, Hongwei YangOne of the key challenges in developing high-energy-density materials (HEDMs) is striking a balance between high energy density and low sensitivity. To address this pivotal problem, a novel series of...The content of this RSS Feed (c) The […]Luyao Chen
- Controlled Microcrystallization for In-situ Photocrystallography: Optimizing Crystal Size and Habit June 24, 2025CrystEngComm, 2025, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D5CE00367A, Paper Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported Licence.Sam George G Lewis, Ben A Coulson, Kenneth D M Harris, Anna J Warren, Mark R Warren, Lauren E. HatcherWhile advanced crystallization methods controlling microcrystal size and shape are common for pharmaceutical targets, there are […]Sam George G Lewis
- Edge Free Energy of a 2D Colloidal Crystal Estimated From the Size Distribution of Small Clusters June 23, 2025CrystEngComm, 2025, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D5CE00523J, PaperMasahide Sato, Hiroyasu Katsuno, Keigo Kishida, Yoshihisa SuzukiDirect observation of elementary processes during solidification is challenging in many material systems. Such difficulties hinder accurate estimation of critical nucleation size and nucleation rate. However, in colloidal systems, the...The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of ChemistryMasahide Sato
- Tailoring the influence of MnSe2 as an efficient electron transport layer to improve the performance of perovskite solar cells June 23, 2025CrystEngComm, 2025, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D5CE00454C, PaperQurat Ul Ain, Dhafer O. Alshahrani, H. Khan, Muhammad Umar Farooq, Zain Ul Abdien, Muhammad Siddique, Muhammad SaadThe incorporation of molybdenum (Mo) into manganese selenide (MnSe2) enhances its potential as an electron transport layer (ETL) in perovskite solar cells (PSCs). X-ray diffraction (XRD) confirms a cubic structure...The content of this […]Qurat Ul Ain
- Advances in Deep Eutectic Solvent-Mediated Crystallization: Toward Green and Tunable Platforms for Pharmaceutical and Biomolecular Applications June 23, 2025CrystEngComm, 2025, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D5CE00434A, HighlightJiali Yu, Yixuan Wang, Peiya Shen, Yuanfeng Wei, Yuan Gao, Jianjun Zhang, Ke Zhang, Shuai QianCrystallization is a critical unit operation in industry, as it significantly influences the physicochemical properties of substances. In recent years, deep eutectic solvents (DESs) have been explored as sustainable media...The content of this RSS Feed […]Jiali Yu
- Construction of Novel Mn-based Metal-Organic Frameworks for Regioselective Cross-Dehydrogenative Coupling of Coumarins and Dimethylanilines June 23, 2025CrystEngComm, 2025, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D5CE00478K, PaperQing Sun, Chen Yang, Shaoyang Han, Xin Liu, Meichao Li, Zhenlu ShenCoumarin derivatives, especially C3-substituted coumarins, exhibit promising biological activities, but efficient and sustainable methods for their synthesis remain a challenge. This work reports the development of a novel manganese-based metal-organic...The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society […]Qing Sun
- A MIL-100(Fe)-modified flower-like Bi12O17Cl2 Z-scheme heterojunction photocatalyst with enhanced visible-light driven photocatalytic activity for norfloxacin removal June 22, 2025CrystEngComm, 2025, Advance ArticleDOI: 10.1039/D5CE00450K, PaperYu Chen, Pengfei Zhu, Han Lu, Keyu Pu, Zhaoxin HuangA hydrothermal method with ultrasonic assistance was used to create a Bi12O17Cl2/MIL-100(Fe) photocatalyst which was used for photocatalytic degradation of norfloxacin when exposed to visible light.To cite this article before page numbers are assigned, use the DOI form of citation above.The […]Yu Chen
- Engineering visible-to-ultraviolet emission switching of benzothiazole-based mechanoresponsive materials June 22, 2025CrystEngComm, 2025, Advance ArticleDOI: 10.1039/D5CE00379B, PaperRiku Yoshino, Kazuki Kobayashi, Peiyuan Yang, Hiroki Fukumoto, Motohiro Yasui, Shigeyuki Yamada, Tsutomu Konno, Masato MoritaIntroducing bulky substituents or twisted structures into luminescent molecules can effectively induce stimuli-responsive emission colour shifts.To cite this article before page numbers are assigned, use the DOI form of citation above.The content of this RSS […]Riku Yoshino
- Feasible Design of 1D hierarchical Fe3O4@SiO2@PDA@MnO2 nanochains with High Capacity for Removal of organic pollutants June 22, 2025CrystEngComm, 2025, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D5CE00408J, PaperLijun Zhang, Chengyan Song, Junxiao Wang, Mintong Guo, Min ZhangOne dimensional(1D) hierarchical nanostructure with large void space, high specific surface and multiple active sites areas is of great interest for adsorption. Herein in this work, one-dimensional Fe3O4@SiO2@PDA@MnO2 nanochains with...The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of ChemistryLijun Zhang
- Interface engineering of RuO2/Ru–Co3O4 heterostructures for high-efficiency oxygen evolution in acid June 19, 2025CrystEngComm, 2025, Advance ArticleDOI: 10.1039/D5CE00474H, PaperYixuan Yuan, Chang Liu, Shanshan Liu, Ruimin Ding, Xi YinSchematic illustration of the structure–activity relationship of RCO_T catalysts for OER.To cite this article before page numbers are assigned, use the DOI form of citation above.The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of ChemistryYixuan Yuan
- Metal-organic Framework Based Sensors for Heavy Metal Ions in Water June 18, 2025CrystEngComm, 2025, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D5CE00412H, HighlightGuo-Zhu Liu, Zheng-Dong Liang, Zhu-Jun Long, Jie-Wei Liu, Huanying Li, Zong-Wen MoMetal-organic frameworks (MOFs) have shown significant potential in the detection of heavy metal ions due to their high designability, larger specific surface area, and porous structures. This review focuses on...The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society […]Guo-Zhu Liu
- Acoustic shock wave-induced dynamic recrystallization facilitating reconstructable phase transition from zinc blende to rocksalt in cadmium telluride June 17, 2025CrystEngComm, 2025, Advance ArticleDOI: 10.1039/D5CE00466G, PaperF. Irine Maria Bincy, S. Oviya, Raju Suresh Kumar, P. Kannappan, Ikhyun Kim, S. A. Martin Britto DhasAcoustic shock wave induced reconstructable phase transition from cubic-zincblende to cubic-rocksalt in cadmium telluride.To cite this article before page numbers are assigned, use the DOI form of citation above.The content of this RSS […]F. Irine Maria Bincy
- Revealing the relationship between the anti-caking function of wet hydrate crystals and water migration: a case study of glucose monohydrate June 16, 2025CrystEngComm, 2025, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D5CE00399G, PaperMengdi Zhang, Mingxuan Li, Hongwei Zhao, Zhilong Liu, Dandan Han, Mingyang Chen, Junbo GongThe inadequate understanding of multisource water migration during the drying of wet hydrate crystals often results in the loss of anti-caking function. Taking glucose monohydrate as a case, this work...The content of this RSS Feed (c) The […]Mengdi Zhang
- Correction: Synergistic crucible design and thermal-flow management for enhanced 4-inch AlN single crystal PVT growth: a combined numerical and experimental investigation June 16, 2025CrystEngComm, 2025, Advance ArticleDOI: 10.1039/D5CE90082D, Correction Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Wenliang Li, QianLing Liu, Jun Tan, Guangze He, Yingmin Wang, Zhenhua Sun, Baikui Li, Honglei WuTo cite this article before page numbers are assigned, use the DOI form of citation above.The content of this RSS […]Wenliang Li
- Versatile responses beyond photomechanical behavior based on dynamic molecular crystals June 16, 2025CrystEngComm, 2025, Advance ArticleDOI: 10.1039/D5CE00397K, HighlightFei Tong, Ya-Bing Sun, Lin Chen, Hui-Yao LinDynamic molecular crystals exhibit multiple responses besides photomechanical motions, which are suitable for future multitasking actuation and switches under various conditions.To cite this article before page numbers are assigned, use the DOI form of citation above.The content of this RSS Feed (c) The […]Fei Tong
- Advancements in Design and Synthesis Porous Materials for Selective Organic Dye Adsorption and Separation June 16, 2025CrystEngComm, 2025, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D5CE00416K, HighlightXiaolong Luo, Miaomiao Zhang, Jiashuo ZhaoAgainst the background of rising organic dye concentrations in wastewater threatening environmental safety, urgent removal strategies are critical. This study systematically investigates the structural features of porous materials (MOFs, POFs,...The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of ChemistryXiaolong Luo
- Modulating oxygen vacancy to simultaneously promote Pd atom stability and O activation over Pd/CeO2 catalysts for enhancing catalytic efficiency and durability June 15, 2025CrystEngComm, 2025, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D5CE00381D, PaperKe Tang, Xiaoyang Liu, Guofei Jiang, Ying Zhang, Xiangyan Meng, Jiangbo Lu, Hanyu Zhang, Yiping Gao, Zhengxing Qin, lin fengDeveloping synthetic strategy to stabilize single-atom catalysts is crucial to improving the atom utilization and pursuing ultimate catalytic efficiency. Here, a thermal shock strategy was utilized to fabricate thermally stable...The content […]Ke Tang
- Wet-chemical approach to the synthesis of iron whitlockite (Ca18Fe2(HPO4)2(PO4)12) via a dissolution–precipitation process under hydrothermal conditions June 15, 2025CrystEngComm, 2025, Advance ArticleDOI: 10.1039/D5CE00207A, Paper Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Diana Griesiute, Jonas Stadulis, Agne Kizalaite, Andris Antuzevics, Arita Dubnika, Dominika Zakutna, Vaclav Tyrpekl, Chen-Ying Su, Hsu-Wei Fang, Aleksej ZarkovIron whitlockite (Fe-WH, Ca18Fe2(HPO4)2(PO4)12) powder was successfully synthesized by a wet-chemical approach. The synthesis was performed […]Diana Griesiute
- In situ Raman scattering investigation of crystal phase transition in isotactic polybutene-1 June 25, 2025
