Title: Inorganic–Organic Hybrid Molecular Materials: From Multiferroic to MagnetoelectricAuthors: Xiao‐Lin Liu, Dong Li, Hai‐Xia Zhao, Xin‐Wei Dong, La‐Sheng Long, Lan‐Sun ZhengAbstract: Inorganic–organic hybrid molecular multiferroic and magnetoelectric materials, similar to multiferroic oxide compounds, have recently attracted increasing attention because they exhibit diverse architect...

Title: The Intrinsic Charge Carrier Behaviors and Applications of Polyoxometalate Clusters Based MaterialsAuthors: Le Yang, Jie Lei, Jing‐Min Fan, Ru‐Ming Yuan, Ming‐Sen Zheng, Jia‐Jia Chen, Quan‐Feng DongAbstract: Polyoxometalates (POMs) are a series of molecular metal oxide clusters, which span the two domains of solutes and solid metal oxides. The unique characters of POMs in structure,...

Title: Activatable 19F MRI Nanoprobes for Visualization of Biological Targets in Living SubjectsAuthors: Hongyu Lin, Xiaoxue Tang, Ao Li, Jinhao GaoAbstract: Visualization of biological targets such as crucial cells and biomolecules in living subjects is critical for the studies of important biological processes. Though 1H magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has demonstrated its power in offering ...

Title: Liquid‐Based Adaptive Structural MaterialsAuthors: Jian Zhang, Baiyi Chen, Xinyu Chen, Xu HouAbstract: The development of structural materials that are capable of adapting to a variety of environments, is promising for smart buildings and therefore providing better‐quality living with energy efficiency. One of the tendencies is to increasingly employ liquid phase materials, owing to th...

Title: Chemical Insights into Interfacial Effects in Inorganic NanomaterialsAuthors: Chengyi Hu Ruihao Chen Nanfeng ZhengAbstract: The interfaces between inorganic functional nanomaterials and their surface modifiers play important roles in determining their chemical and physical properties. In numerous situations, interfaces created by organic ligands or secondary inorganic components on inorg...

Title: Direct amidation of metallaaromatics: access to N-functionalized osmapentalynes via a 1,5-bromoamidated intermediateAuthors: Hongjian Wang, Yonghong Ruan, Yu-Mei Lin and Haiping Xia*Abstract: The direct C–H amidation or imidation of metallaaromatics with N-bromoamides or imides has been achieved under mild conditions and leads to the formation of a family of N-functionalized metallapent...

Title: Solid‐State NMR and MRI Spectroscopy for Li/Na Batteries: Materials, Interface, and In Situ CharacterizationAuthors: Xiangsi Liu, Ziteng Liang, Yuxuan Xiang, Min Lin, Qi Li, Zigeng Liu, Guiming Zhong, Riqiang Fu, Yong Yang*Abstract: Enhancing the electrochemical performance of batteries, including the lifespan, energy, and power densities, is an everlasting quest for the rechargeable ba...

Title: Excited State Energy Transfer in Metal‐Organic FrameworksAuthors: Zhiye Wang, Cheng Wang*Abstract: Excited state energy transfer in metal‐organic frameworks (MOFs) is of great interest due to potential application of these materials in photocatalysis and fluorescence sensing. In photocatalysis, a light‐harvesting antenna of MOFs can collect energy from a much larger area than a single...

Title: Wide Bandgap Oxide Semiconductors: from Materials Physics to Optoelectronic DevicesAuthors: Jueli Shi, Jiaye Zhang, Lu Yang, Mei Qu, Dong‐Chen Qi, Kelvin H. L. Zhang*Abstract: Wide bandgap oxide semiconductors constitute a unique class of materials that combine properties of electrical conductivity and optical transparency. They are being widely used as key materials in optoelectronic d...

Title: Plasmonic Core–Shell Nanomaterials and their Applications in SpectroscopiesAuthors: Yue‐Jiao Zhang, Petar M. Radjenovic, Xiao‐Shun Zhou*, Hua Zhang*, Jian‐Lin Yao*, Jian‐Feng Li*Abstract: Plasmonic core–shell nanostructures have attracted considerable attention in the scientific community recently due to their highly tunable optical properties. Plasmon‐enhanced spectroscopies are ...