Browsing School of Chemistry by subject "0302 Inorganic Chemistry"
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Advances in fluorescent and colorimetric sensors for anionic species
Published 2021In this review we cover recent developments in fluorescent and colorimetric anion sensors. These systems employ a range of different non-covalent interactions including hydrogen- and halogen-bonding, Lewis acidic boron-based ...Open AccessPreprint -
Alkali metal modified P2 NaxMnO2: Crystal structure and application in sodium-ion batteries
Published 2020Sodium-ion batteries (NIBs) are an emerging alternative to lithium-ion batteries because of abundant sodium re-sources and the potentially lower cost. Here we report the Na0.7MnO2 solid-state synthesized at 1000 oC which ...Open AccessArticle -
A combined experimental and computational study of oxide ion conduction dynamics in Sr2Fe2O5 brownmillerite
Published 2013We report a detailed study of the dynamics of oxide ionic conduction in brownmillerite-type Sr2Fe2O5, including lat-tice anisotropy, based on neutron scattering studies of a large (partially twinned) single crystal in ...Open AccessArticle -
Complex 5d magnetism in a novel S = ½ trimer system, the 12L hexagonal perovskite Ba4BiIr3O12
Published 2013The 12L hexagonal perovskite Ba4BiIr3O12 has been synthesized for the first time and characterized using high-resolution neutron and synchrotron x-ray diffraction as well as physical properties measurements. The structure ...Open AccessArticle -
Crystal and magnetic structure of monoclinic FeOHSO4
Published 2021Crystal and magnetic structure and properties of the monoclinic form of FeOHSO4 hydroxysulfate were investigated by magnetometry and neutron powder diffraction. The space group C2/c was confirmed and the proton position ...Open AccessArticle -
Crystal structure and monoclinic distortion of glaserite-type Ba3MnSi2O8
Published 2018Crystal structure and magnetic properties of glaserite-type Ba3MnSi2O8 were investigated using variable temperature neutron powder diffraction and magnetometry. At room temperature the composition is hexagonal and the ...Open AccessArticle -
Direct observation of pressure-driven valence electron transfer in Ba3BiRu2O9, Ba3BiIr2O9 and Ba4BiIr3O12
Published 2016The hexagonal perovskites Ba3BiIr2O9, Ba3BiRu2O9 and Ba4BiIr3O12 all undergo pressure-induced 1% volume collapses above 5 GPa. These first-order transitions have been ascribed to internal transfer of valence electrons ...Open AccessArticle -
Dual-functionalisation of fluorophores for the preparation of targeted and selective probes
Published 2020A key current challenge in biological research is the elucidation of the roles that chemicals and chemical reactions play in cellular function and dysfunction. Of the available cellular imaging techniques, ...Open AccessArticle -
Duale Funktionalisierung von Fluorophoren für die Konstruktion zielgerichteter und selektiver Fluoreszenz-Sensoren
Published 2020Eine Schlüsselfrage in der gegenwärtigen biologischen Forschung ist, welche Rolle gewisse Chemikalien und chemische Reaktionen im Zusammenhang mit dem regulären zellulären Betrieb, als auch mit zellulären Störungen spielen. ...Open AccessArticle -
The effect of charge on the uptake and resistance to reduction of platinum(IV) complexes in human serum and whole blood models
Published 2020cis- and trans-Platinum(IV) complexes with diaminetetracarboxylate coordination spheres possess the highly desirable property of exhibiting unusual resistance to reduction by blood serum components and endogenous reductants ...Open AccessArticle -
Element 5 – Boron
Published 20192019 is the International Year of the Periodic Table of Chemical Elements (IYPT 2019), as declared by the United Nations General Assembly. This invited paper on boron is one in a series of essays about the chemical elements.Open AccessArticle -
Elucidating the Roles of Fenton Reactants in Drug-Treated Cells using a Selective Rhodamine-Thiophenol Fluorogenic Sensor
Published 2021While Fenton chemistry has long been known to play a role in inducing cellular stress, there has been recent renewed interest in understanding its roles in health and disease. Here we describe a fluorogenic probe, RTFt1, ...Open AccessArticle -
Elucidation of the high-voltage phase in the layered sodium ion battery cathode material P3-Na0.5Ni0.25Mn0.75O2
Published 2020The P3-type layered oxide Na0.5Ni0.25Mn0.75O2 is a promising manganese-rich positive electrode (cathode) material for sodium ion batteries, with a high working voltage of 4.2-2.5 V vs. Na+/Na and a high capacity of over ...Open AccessArticle -
Expanded chemistry and proton conductivity in vanadium-substituted variants of γ-Ba4Nb2O9
Published 2021We have substantially expanded the chemical phase space of the hitherto unique γ- Ba4Nb2O9 type structure by designing and synthesising stoichiometric ordered analogues γ- Ba4V1/3Ta5/3O9 and γ-Ba4V1/3Nb5/3O9, and exploring ...Open AccessArticle -
Experimental Observation and Computational Study of the Spin-gap Excitation in Ba3BiRu2O9
Published 2016Ba3BiRu2O9 is a 6H-type perovskite compound containing face-sharing octahedral M2O9 (M = Ir, Ru) dimers, which are magnetically frustrated at low temperatures. On cooling through T∗ = 176 K, it undergoes a pronounced ...Open AccessArticle -
FeMn3Ge2Sn7O16: a perfectly isotropic 2-D kagomé lattice that breaks magnetic symmetry with partial spin order
Published 2022FeMn3Ge2Sn7O16 is a fully ordered stoichiometric phase containing an undistorted hexagonal kagomé lattice of Mn2+ cations. It represents not only an important expansion of the chemistry of the complex composite FeFe3Si2Sn7O16 ...Open AccessArticle -
Gadolinium theranostics for the diagnosis and treatment of cancer
Published 2021According to the World Health Organization (WHO), there were 18.1 million new cancer cases and 9.6 million cancer deaths reported worldwide in 2018. These numbers are expected to rise over the next decade, and the ...Open AccessArticle -
Histone Deacetylase 2 (HDAC2) Inhibitors Containing Boron
Published 2020Histone deacetylase enzymes (HDACs) are responsible for the global silencing of tumour‐suppressor genes. Treatment with a histone deacetylase inhibitor (HDACi) can reverse this process and restore normal cell function. ...Open AccessArticle -
The impact of highly electron withdrawing carboxylato ligands on the stability and activity of platinum(IV) pro-drugs
Published 2019Recent developments in the design of platinum(IV) pro-drug candidates have demonstrated the importance of the coordination sphere of the complex in determining the resistance to reduction by endogenous reductants and the ...Open AccessArticle -
Insights into the high-voltage layered oxide cathode materials in sodium ion batteries: structural evolution and anion redox
Published 2021The phase evolution and anion redox behaviours under electrochemical cycling of sodium transition metal layered oxides have both been intensively studied. In this review, we focus on the relationship between them at high ...Open AccessArticle