Title: High-Performance Silicon Anodes Enabled by Multifunctional Ultrafine Silica Nanoparticle-Embedded Carbon Coatings for Lithium-Ion BatteriesAuthors: Zhefei Sun, Quanzhi Yin, Shenghui Zhou, Haoyu Chen, Sifan Wen, Huiping Yang, Xiaoyu Wu, Jianhai Pan, Jiajia Han, Hui Yang, Zilong Zhuang, Shijie Feng, Li Zhang, Dong-Liang Peng, Qiaobao Zhang*Abstract: Silicon (Si) holds immense promise as vi...

Title: Enantioselective Alkyl–Acyl Radical Cross-Coupling Enabled by Metallaphotoredox CatalysisAuthors: Tao Li, Zhen Xu, Yongliang Huang, Weisai Zu, Haohua Huo*Abstract: Radical–radical cross-coupling (RCC) offers a promising approach for carbon–carbon bond formation in organic synthesis, particularly for creating complex, three-dimensional molecules. However, achieving both cross- and enan...

Title: In situ electrochemical regeneration of permanganate ion for sustainable oxidation reactionsAuthors: Chengyi Hu, Zixiao Zhao, Wanli Wang, Weijie Zou, Shengjun Liu, Xiaoliang Fang, Xiangyu Su*, Nanfeng Zheng*Abstract: Numerous stoichiometric oxidants have been employed for the oxidative production of high-end fine chemicals. However, regeneration of these oxidants often suffers from high ...

Title: Enzyme-Inspired Single Selenium Site for Selective Oxygen ReductionAuthors: Dr. Peng-Yang Zhang, Dr. Xia Xu, Dr. Wen-Song Yu, Prof. Zhi-Yao Duan, Prof. Huan Huang, Prof. Tao Wang, Prof. Gang Fu, Prof. Zhi-You Zhou, Yu-Cheng Wang*, Prof. Shi-Gang SunAbstract: Learning from nature has garnered significant attention in the scientific community for its potential to inspire creative solutions...

Title: Unlocking HFIP for Fluoroalkylation with Molecular PhotoelectrocatalysisAuthors: Yi-Xian Zheng, Dr. Yuxing Gao, Dr. Peng Xiong*, Prof. Dr. Hai-Chao Xu*Abstract: Despite the increasing interest in radical-based fluoroalkylation techniques, the organofluorine compounds bearing the partially fluorinated hexafluoroisopropyl group remain extremely scarce due to the lack of appropriate reagen...

Title: Helical Quintulene: Synthesis, Chirality, and Supramolecular AssemblyAuthors: Ling-Xi Huang, Hong-Rui Pan, Jiang-Feng Xing, Dr. Xin-Jing Zhao, Ze-Jia Li, Rong-Jie Xie, Yu-Huan Geng, Qing-Song Deng, Prof. Dr. Yuan-Zhi Tan*Abstract: Quintulene is a quintuply symmetrical cycloarene with a positively curved molecular geometry. First described by Staab and Sauer in 1984, its successful synth...

Title: Exceptional Cooling Capacity of LiGd0.1Yb0.9F4 at Sub-Kelvin TemperaturesAuthors: Qiao-Fei Xu, Peng Zhao, Man-Ting Chen, Ruo-Tong Wu, Wei Dai*, La-Sheng Long*, Lan-Sun ZhengAbstract: Adiabatic demagnetization refrigeration, which utilizes the magnetocaloric effect of magnetic refrigerants, stands as the sole cooling technology capable of achieving sub-Kelvin temperatures efficiently and ...

Title: Three-Dimensional Metal-Organic Frameworks with Selectively Activated Aromatic Rings for High-Capacity and High-Rate Lithium-Ion StorageAuthors: Sha Li, Jiande Lin, Huiqun Wang, Shiyuan Zhou, Xiangyang Guo, Xiao Zhan, Hongwei Tao, Haitao Hu, Zhengyou He, Honggang Liao, Dongping Zhan, Li Zhang*Abstract: Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) are considered promising candidates for anode material...

Title: Pre-constructing a mortice-tenon joint based-layer to achieve an enhanced SEI on Li metal anodeAuthors: Kun Wang, Chutao Wang, Sheng Liu, Congcong Du, Qingyi Zheng, Jiaqing Cui, Xinxin Yang, Yuxin Tang, Ruming Yuan, Mingsen Zheng, Jingmin Fan*, Quanfeng Dong*Abstract: For the efficient functioning of a lithium anode, it requires an ideal protective layer that has its own strength and str...

Title: Scalable copper current collectors with precisely engineered lithiophilic alloy “skins” for durable lithium-metal batteriesAuthors: Huiqun Wang, Yuxiang Mao, Peng Xu, Yu Ding, Huiping Yang, Jian-Feng Li, Yu Gu*, Jiajia Han*, Li Zhang*, Bing-Wei MaoAbstract: Depositing a uniform lithium metal layer on a highly conductive current collector (CC) is essential for the development of next-ge...