RSC – CrystEngComm latest articles- 3D bionic flower-like structure water-storage microcapsule evaporator for efficient solar interfacial evaporation September 29, 2025CrystEngComm, 2025, Advance ArticleDOI: 10.1039/D5CE00629E, PaperWen Wang, Jixin Yao, Jintao Zhao, Xiuying Wang, Haili Zhang, Song Ye, Feng Du, Guang LiThe bionic flower-like structure of WN@NC increases specific surface area, thermal conductivity and light absorption efficiency (98.7%). The evaporator achieves a vapor generation rate of 1.82 kg m−2 h−1 and an energy utilization efficiency of […]Wen Wang
- Tuning ferroelectric properties by mixing pyroelectric crystalline and isotropic liquid urea molecules September 28, 2025CrystEngComm, 2025, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D5CE00848D, PaperAzumi Akiyama, Michinari Kohri, Keiki KishikawaThe tunability of ferroelectric properties is highly desirable for applications in optoelectronic devices, memories, and sensors. Although mixing ferroelectric and nonferroelectric molecules is a common approach for adjusting their ferroelectric...The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of ChemistryAzumi Akiyama
- Cu/Mn co-doped Co3O4 with enhanced oxygen activation for low-temperature CO oxidation September 25, 2025CrystEngComm, 2025, Advance ArticleDOI: 10.1039/D5CE00647C, PaperZiteng Han, Yilin Du, Zizhen Niu, Peiwei Han, Guowei Wang, Tonghe Wang, Xinjun Li, Jie ShuCu/Mn co-doped Co3O4 catalysts with controlled doping ratios synthesized via co-precipitation exhibit enhanced CO oxidation activity.To cite this article before page numbers are assigned, use the DOI form of citation above.The content of this RSS […]Ziteng Han
- A Comprehensive Review of the Chemical and Structural Behavior of MgCO₃·3H₂O Nesquehonite: Insights into its Stability and Functionality. September 25, 2025CrystEngComm, 2025, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D5CE00682A, Highlight Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported Licence.Benedito Donizeti Botan-Neto, David SantamariaConsidering the geological abundance, stability, and pivotal role of nesquehonite (MgCO₃·3H₂O) within the MgO–CO₂–H₂O system, this review highlights key aspects of this hydrated magnesium carbonate. These include its synthesis process,...The content […]Benedito Donizeti Botan-Neto
- Lotus pollen extract regulated calcium carbonate hollow nanospheres as efficient mitochondria-targeted drug carrier September 24, 2025CrystEngComm, 2025, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D5CE00586H, PaperJie Zhang, Yi Chang, Han Li, Weike Shi, Zhihao Chen, Lina Ding, Xinhe Liu, Xiaoming Ma, Yuming GuoThe subcellular organelles-targeted delivery strategy appears to be an effective method to make the drug accumulate in desired sites for enhanced therapeutic efficacy. But, the insufficient lysosomal escape has constituted...The content of this […]Jie Zhang
- Deciphering weak hydrogen bonds, halogen bonds, and π-stacking interactions in two fluorinated 2'-hydroxychalcones: insights from experimental and theoretical analysis September 23, 2025CrystEngComm, 2025, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D5CE00793C, Paper Maria Lucrecia Arias Casarrá, Lilian E Davies, Diego Mauricio Gil, Hiram Perez, Gustavo A. Echeverría, Oscar Enrique PiroIn this article, we report the synthesis, spectroscopic and X-ray characterization of two fluorinated 2’-hydroxychalcone derivatives (E)-3-(4-fluorophenyl)-1-(2-hydroxyphenyl)prop-2-en-1-one (1) and (E)-1-((2-hydroxyphenyl)-3-[(4-trifluoromethyl) phenyl]prop-2-en-1-one (2). These compounds were synthesized by Claisen–Schmidt condensation between...The content of […]Maria Lucrecia Arias Casarrá
- Efficient Capture of Sr2+ Ions by a Layered Crystalline Zirconium Phosphate Fluoride September 23, 2025CrystEngComm, 2025, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D5CE00784D, Paper Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported Licence.Ziyuan Chen, Shu-Zhen Liu, Shuang-Jiang Li, Zhi-Hua Chen, Lu Yang, Sheng-Mao Zhang, Hai-Yan Sun, Mei-Ling Feng, Xiao-Ying HuangThe effective remediation of radioactive strontium-90 (90Sr) from complex aqueous environments remains challenging due to the inherent high […]Ziyuan Chen
- Influence of Degraded 1,4-Dioxane on the Formylation of Para Aminobenzoic Acid: A Pathway to the Reaction Crystallization of Para Formamidobenzoic Acid September 22, 2025CrystEngComm, 2025, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D5CE00628G, PaperAnsu Mathew, Srinivasan KaruppannanA novel synthesis route using degraded 1,4-dioxane is studied where the stability of solvent significantly affects its role in reaction crystallization processes. Over time, hydrogen peroxide present in 1,4-dioxane induces...The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of ChemistryAnsu Mathew
- Strategy for tuning luminescence properties of metal halide hybrid materials: ion regulation September 22, 2025CrystEngComm, 2025, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D5CE00781J, HighlightXu Zhang, Shengqiang Jiang, Zhong-tang Xu, Aiying Pang, Cui-Mi ShiMetal halide hybrid materials exhibit significant potential in optoelectronics owing to their tunable band structures, high photoluminescence quantum yields, and structural diversity with tunable topologies. This highlight systematically elaborates on...The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of ChemistryXu Zhang
- Self-Assembly of Tin(IV) Cyanophenyl Porphyrins into Hydrogen-Bonded Frameworks Reinforced by Halogen Bonding: Synthesis, Structure and Computational Perspectives September 22, 2025CrystEngComm, 2025, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D5CE00731C, PaperRohith Phaneendra Bandaru, Ananda Kumar Jami, Bharat Kumar TripuramalluThis study presents a comprehensive investigation into the synthesis, structural organization, and optoelectronic properties of meso-tetrakis(4-cyanophenyl) porphyrin (CNP) (1) and their tin(IV) complexes Sn-CNP(IB)₂·2DMF (2), Sn-CNP(IP)₂·DMF (3) functionalized with axial...The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of ChemistryRohith Phaneendra Bandaru
- Solvent Induced Structural Transformation of a Cerium (III) 2,5-Furandicarboxylate Metal-Organic Framework September 21, 2025CrystEngComm, 2025, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D5CE00689A, Paper Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Satarupa Das, Jeremiah P. Tidey, Jie Liu, Katie Pickering , James Coe, Marc Walker, Richard I WaltonThe synthesis and structural characterisation of a cerium (III) MOF, UOW-11, is reported. The material is constructed using the […]Satarupa Das
- Thiophenyl and Benzothiophenyl Gold Isocyanide Complexes: Synthesis, Structures, Aurophilic and Gold-involving Chalcogen Bonding Interactions September 21, 2025CrystEngComm, 2025, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D5CE00724K, PaperKirill Pavlov, Mariya V Grudova, Alexey S. Kubasov, Victor N Khrustalev, Ilya Kritchenkov, Rosa Maria Gomila, Antonio Frontera, Alexander TskhovrebovWe report the synthesis, structural characterization, and theoretical analysis of a series of thiophenyl and benzothiophenyl gold(I) isocyanide complexes using air-stable boronic acids as precursors. Single-crystal X-ray diffraction revealed the...The content […]Kirill Pavlov
- MOFs in Asia September 21, 2025CrystEngComm, 2025, Advance ArticleDOI: 10.1039/D5CE90126J, EditorialHoi Ri Moon, Sarah S. Park, Jihye ParkThe Guest Editors Professor Hoi Ri Moon, Professor Sarah S. Park and Professor Jihye Park introduce the CrystEngComm themed collection “MOFs in Asia”.To cite this article before page numbers are assigned, use the DOI form of citation above.The content of this RSS Feed […]Hoi Ri Moon
- Crystal structure and piezoelectric properties of the final member of the pyridylalanine derivative series: [H-β-(3-pyridyl)-Ala-OH][BF4] September 18, 2025CrystEngComm, 2025, Advance ArticleDOI: 10.1039/D5CE00693G, PaperMaciej Wojtaś, Anna Gągor, Igor Bdikin, Svitlana KopylA new amino acid-based crystal, [3PyAla][BF4], was successfully synthesized and characterized using single-crystal diffraction.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 ChemistryMaciej Wojtaś
- CoMoO4@Ni(OH)2 electrode materials for high-performance flexible hybrid capacitors September 18, 2025CrystEngComm, 2025, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D5CE00807G, PaperWei Jia, Qi He, Zhiqiang Guo, Xiang WuIt is very important to rationally design electrode materials with remarkable electrical conductivity and high specific surface area for supercapacitors. However, it is limited by insufficient energy density, so the...The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of ChemistryWei Jia
- Useful practices in single crystal diffraction analysis of reticular structures September 18, 2025CrystEngComm, 2025, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D5CE00824G, Tutorial Review Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported Licence.Stefano CanossaSingle crystal diffraction analysis remains the gold standard for the three-dimensional atomic structure characterization of framework materials such as metal–organic frameworks, covalent organic frameworks, zeolites, and many others. Despite many...The content of this […]Stefano Canossa
- How to Prepare Exposed Facet Fiber-Like Hierarchical Arrays: A Facile Scalable Aqueous Route to Thermodynamically Stable Biphasic TiO2 (A)/TiO2 (R) Exposed Multi-Facets September 18, 2025CrystEngComm, 2025, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D5CE00538H, PaperZahed Shami, Bafrin KhanyaghmaFundamental importance and practical applications engineered well-defined exposed crystal facets have attracted intensive research interests. Herein, for the first time, a versatile free-corrosive capping agent procedure was explored to synthesize...The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of ChemistryZahed Shami
- Reversible mechanochromism and polarization modulation in an elastic organic crystal September 17, 2025CrystEngComm, 2025, Advance ArticleDOI: 10.1039/D5CE00768B, CommunicationBaolei Tang, Xuesong Yang, Donghe Chen, Hanlin Hu, Hongyu ZhangThe organic crystal BTPTPA uniquely combines reversible mechanochromic switching, dual-mode flexibility, low-loss waveguiding, and polarization modulation in a single-component system.To cite this article before page numbers are assigned, use the DOI form of citation above.The content of this RSS Feed (c) […]Baolei Tang
- Liquid-liquid phase separation into reactant-rich precursors during mineral crystallization September 17, 2025CrystEngComm, 2025, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D5CE00695C, Highlight Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported Licence.David Carriere, Jade Raimbault, Mark A. Levenstein, Corinne ChevallardLiquid-liquid phase separation (LLPS) is increasingly been recognized as a critical intermediate in non-classical crystallization pathways, representing a paradigmatic shift from early descriptions invoking single-step nucleation. While […]David Carriere
- Efficient polarity recognition in p-type 4H-SiC single crystals using pull-off force signatures September 17, 2025CrystEngComm, 2025, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D5CE00658A, PaperZhanren Sui, Weiyi Wang, Yuanchao Huang, Xiaodong Pi, Deren Yang, Weiqun LuAs a representative of third-generation semiconductor materials, 4H-SiC demonstrates immense potential in power electronic applications. Particularly, 4H-SiC-based n-channel insulated gate bipolar transistors (n-IGBTs) have emerged as pivotal components for ultrahigh...The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society […]Zhanren Sui
- 3D bionic flower-like structure water-storage microcapsule evaporator for efficient solar interfacial evaporation September 29, 2025
