Facile Synthesis of Graphene Encapsulated Co₂SnO₄ Nanoparticles as Enhanced Anode Materials for Lithium-Ion Batteries.

A graphene encapsulated Co2SnO4 nanoparticles (Co2SnO4 NPs@rGO) was synthesized via the analogous mechanism of electrostatic interactions followed by thermal treatment. The Co2SnO4 NPs were uniformly encapsulated in the graphene sheets. As an anode material for rechargeable lithium batteries Co2SnO4 NPs@rGO exhibits enhanced cyclability and rate performance compared with free Co2SnO4 NPs.

Hierarchical NiCo2 S4 Nanotube@NiCo2 S4 Nanosheet Arrays on Ni Foam for High-Performance Supercapacitors.

Hierarchical NiCo2 S4 nanotube@NiCo2 S4 nanosheet arrays on Ni foam have been successfully synthesized. Owing to the unique hierarchical structure, enhanced capacitive performance can be attained. A specific capacitance up to 4.

Three reversible polymorphic copper(I) complexes triggered by ligand conformation: insights into polymorphic crystal habit and luminescent properties.

Three luminescent polymorphs based on a new copper(I) complex Cu(2-QBO)(PPh3)PF6 (1, PPh3 = triphenylphosphine, 2-QBO = 2-(2'-quinolyl)benzoxazole) have been synthesized and characterized by FT-IR, UV-vis, elemental analyses, and single-crystal X-ray diffraction analyses. Each polymorph can reversibly convert from one to another through appropriate procedures. Interestingly, such interconversion can be distinguished by their intrinsic crystal morphologies and colors (namely α, dark yellow plate, β, orange block, γ, light yellow needle) as well as photoluminescent (PL) properties.

Porous TiO₂ nanowire microsphere constructed by spray drying and its electrochemical lithium storage properties.

Porous TiO2 nanowire microspheres with greatly decreasing agglomeration were successfully prepared by spray drying of hydrothermal reaction suspension, followed by calcination at 350°C. The as-obtained nanowire microspheres with TiO2-B structure reach an initial discharge capacity 210 mAh g(-1) with an irreversible capacity 25 mAh g(-1) at a current density of 20 mA g(-1). For the 450°C-calcined one with anatase TiO2 crystal structure, the initial discharge capacity is 245 mAh g(-1) but with a much higher irreversible capacity of 80 mAh g(-1).

A square-pyramidal copper(II) complex with strong intramolecular hydrogen bonds: diaqua(N,N'-dimethylformamide-κO)bis[2-(diphenylphosphoryl)benzoato-κO]copper(II).

In the title Cu(II) complex, [Cu(C19H14O3P)2(C3H7NO)(H2O)2], the molecule is bisected by a twofold axis relating the two 2-(diphenylphosphoryl)benzoate (ODPPB) ligands. The asymmetric unit consists of a Cu(II) metal centre on the symmetry axis, an ODPPB ligand, one water ligand and one dimethylformamide (DMF) ligand (disordered around the twofold axis). The Cu(II) ion has fivefold coordination provided by two carboxylate O atoms from two ODPPB ligands, two O atoms from two coordinated water molecules and another O atom from a (disordered) DMF molecule, giving a CuO5 square-pyramidal coordination geometry.

catena-Poly[[(1,10-phenanthroline-κN,N')copper(I)]-μ(2)-iodido].

The solvothermal reaction of copper(I) iodide and 1,10-phenanthroline (phen) in ethanol yielded the title polymeric compound, [CuI(C(12)H(8)N(2))](n). The asymmmetric unit comprises one Cu(+) cation, one I(-) anion and one phen ligand. Each Cu(+) cation is in a distorted tetrahedral coordination by two iodide anions and two N atoms from a bidentate chelating phen ligand.

2'-Eth-oxy-1,3,3-trimethyl-spiro-[indoline-2,3'-3H-naphtho-[2,1-b][1,4]oxazine].

In the title compound, C(24)H(24)N(2)O(2), the five-membered ring of the indoline ring system adopts an envelope conformation with the spiro C atom at the flap. The dihedral angle between the benzene ring of the indoline ring system and the naphthalene ring system is 71.70 (7)°.

An organic photochromic compound: (2S)-2'-ethoxy-1,3,3-trimethyl-6'-(piperidin-1-yl)spiro[indoline-2,3'-3'H-naphtho[2,1-b][1,4]oxazine].

In the course of our synthesis of hybrid photochromic compounds, the unexpected new organic photochromic title compound, C(29)H(33)N(3)O(2), (I), was obtained. It is a derivative of the parent spirooxazine 1,3,3-trimethyl-6'-(piperidin-1-yl)spiro[indoline-2,3'-3'H-naphtho[2,1-b][1,4]oxazine], (II). The 2'-ethoxy group gives (I) different photochromic properties from its parent spirooxazine (II).

Two-dimensional dysprosium(III) triiodate(V) dihydrate, Dy(IO(3))(3)(H(2)O)·H(2)O.

During our research into novel nonlinear optical materials using 1,10-phenanthroline as an appending ligand on lanthanide iodates, crystals of an infinite layered Dy(III) iodate compound, Dy(IO(3))(3)(H(2)O)·H(2)O, were obtained under hydro-thermal conditions. The Dy(III) cation has a dicapped trigonal prismatic coordination environment consisting of one water O atom and seven other O atoms from seven iodate anions. These iodate anions bridge the Dy(III) cations into a two-dimensional structure.

Poly[(μ(5)-5-carboxylatotetrahydrofuran-2,3,4-tricarboxylic acid)sodium].

The search for the novel metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) materials using tetra-hydro-furan-2,3,4,5-tetra-carboxylic acid (THFTCA) as a versatile multi-carboxyl ligand, lead to the synthesis and the structure determination of the title compound, [Na(H(3)THFTCA)] or [Na(C(8)H(7)O(9))](n), which was obtained by a solution reaction at room temperature. The ligand is mono-deprotonated, coordinating five sodium ions through one furan oxygen atom and six carboxyl oxygen atoms. The sodium ion exhibits a distorted penta-gonal-bipyramidal NaO(7) geometry consisting of seven O atoms derived from five surrounding ligands.