Title: Metal–Organic Layers for Electrocatalysis and PhotocatalysisAuthors: Lingyun Cao and Cheng Wang*Abstract: Metal–organic layers (MOLs) are two-dimensional analogues of metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) with a high aspect ratio and thickness down to a monolayer. Active sites on MOLs are more accessible than those on MOFs thanks to the two-dimensional feature of MOLs, which allows easier c...

Title: Electric Field-Induced Assembly in Single-Stacking Terphenyl JunctionsAuthors: Yongxiang Tang, Yu Zhou, Dahai Zhou, Yaorong Chen, Zongyuan Xiao, Jia Shi, Junyang Liu, and Wenjing Hong*Abstract: Molecular assembly is crucial in functional molecular materials and devices. Among the molecular interactions that can form assemblies, stacking among π-conjugated molecular backbones plays an es...

Title: Li-rich cathodes for rechargeable Li-based batteries: reaction mechanisms and advanced characterization techniquesAuthors: Wenhua Zuo, Mingzeng Luo, Xiangsi Liu, Jue Wu, Haodong Liu, Jie Li*, Martin Winter, Riqiang Fu, Wanli Yang and  Yong Yang* Abstract: Due to their high specific capacities beyond 250 mA h g−1, lithium-rich oxides have been considered as promising cathodes for the nex...

Title: Insights into the Li incorporation effect in Ni/Co-free P2-type Na0.6Mn0.8Cu0.2O2 for sodium-ion batteriesAuthors: Jing-Jing Fan, Peng Dai, Chen-Guang Shi, Cun Song, Lina Wu, Yanfen Wen*, Ling Huang* and  Shi-Gang Sun*Abstract: Copper-containing composites have been widely investigated among various sodium-layered cathode materials due to the low cost and abundance of the copper element....

Title: Turning Soluble Polysulfide Intermediates Back into Solid State by a Molecule Binder in Li–S BatteriesAuthors: Xiaoxiang Fan, Ruming Yuan, Jie Lei, Xiaodong Lin, Pan Xu, Xueyang Cui, Lin Cao, Mingsen Zheng*, and Quanfeng Dong*Abstract: The shuttle effect of dissolved polysulfides produced during the operation of lithium–sulfur batteries is the most serious and fundamental problem among...

Title: Surface coordination layer passivates oxidation of copperAuthors: Jian Peng, Bili Chen, Zhichang Wang, Jing Guo, Binghui Wu, Shuqiang Hao, Qinghua Zhang, Lin Gu, Qin Zhou, Zhi Liu, Shuqin Hong, Sifan You, Ang Fu, Zaifa Shi, Hao Xie, Duanyun Cao, Chang-Jian Lin, Gang Fu, Lan-Sun Zheng, Ying Jiang & Nanfeng ZhengAbstract: Owing to its high thermal and electrical conductivities, its ductili...

Title: Molecular origin of negative component of Helmholtz capacitance at electrified Pt(111)/water interfaceAuthors: Jia-Bo Le, Qi-Yuan Fan, Jie-Qiong Li and Jun Cheng*Abstract: Electrified solid/liquid interfaces are the key to many physicochemical processes in a myriad of areas including electrochemistry and colloid science. With tremendous efforts devoted to this topic, it is unexpected tha...

Title: Selectivity Control in Photocatalytic Valorization of Biomass-Derived Platform Compounds by Surface Engineering of Titanium OxideAuthors: Xuejiao Wu, Jieqiong Li, Shunji Xie, Pengbo Duan, Haikun Zhang, Jun Feng, Qinghong Zhang, Jun Cheng, Ye WangAbstract: Photocatalysis has offered a promising opportunity for selective transformation of biomass to high-value chemicals or fuels under mild...

Title: Addition of alkynes and osmium carbynes towards functionalized dπ–pπ conjugated systemsAuthors: Shiyan Chen, Longzhu Liu, Xiang Gao, Yuhui Hua, Lixia Peng, Ying Zhang, Liulin Yang, Yuanzhi Tan, Feng He & Haiping XiaAbstract: The metal-carbon triple bonds and carbon-carbon triple bonds are both highly unsaturated bonds. As a result, their reactions tend to afford cycloaddition intermed...

Title: In Situ Raman Study of CO Electrooxidation on Pt(hkl) Single Crystal Surfaces in Acidic SolutionAuthors: Min Su, Jin-Chao Dong, Jia-Bo Le, Yu Zhao, Wei-Min Yang, Zhi-Lin Yang, Gary Attard, Guo-Kun Liu, Jun Cheng, Yi-Min Wei, Zhong-Qun Tian, Jian-Feng LiAbstract: The adsorption and electrooxidation of CO molecules at well‐defined Pt(  hkl  ) single crystal electrode surfaces is a key ste...