Revisited TiNbO as an Anode Material for Advanced Li-Ion Batteries.

TiNbO with a tunnel-type structure is considered as a perspective negative electrode material for Li-ion batteries (LIBs) with theoretical capacity of 252 mAh g corresponding to one-electron reduction/oxidation of Ti and Nb, but only ≈160 mAh g has been observed practically. In this work, highly reversible capacity of 200 mAh g with the average (de)lithiation potential of 1.5 V vs Li/Li is achieved for TiNbO with pseudo-2D layered morphology obtained via thermal decomposition of the NHTiNbO intermediate prepared by K→ H→ NH cation exchange from KTiNbO.

Laboratory Operando XAS Study of Sodium Iron Titanite Cathode in the Li-Ion Half-Cell.

Electrochemical characterization of the novel sodium iron titanate NaFeTiO was performed upon cycling in the Li-ion half-cell. The material exhibited stable cycling in the voltage range 2-4.5 V, and the number of alkali ions extracted per formula unit was approximately half of the Na stoichiometry value.

Novel Copper-Containing Cytotoxic Agents Based on 2-Thioxoimidazolones.

A series of 73 ligands and 73 of their Cu and Cu copper complexes with different geometries, oxidation states of the metal, and redox activities were synthesized and characterized. The aim of the study was to establish the structure-activity relationship within a series of analogues with different substituents at the N(3) position, which govern the redox potentials of the Cu/Cu redox couples, ROS generation ability, and intracellular accumulation. Possible cytotoxicity mechanisms, such as DNA damage, DNA intercalation, telomerase inhibition, and apoptosis induction, have been investigated.

Taking a snapshot of the triplet excited state of an OLED organometallic luminophore using X-rays.

OLED technology beyond small or expensive devices requires light-emitters, luminophores, based on earth-abundant elements. Understanding and experimental verification of charge transfer in luminophores are needed for this development. An organometallic multicore Cu complex comprising Cu-C and Cu-P bonds represents an underexplored type of luminophore.