Author Correction: Siliceous zeolite-derived topology of amorphous silica.

Communications chemistry 8:1 (2025) 23

Authors:

Hirokazu Masai, Shinji Kohara, Toru Wakihara, Yuki Shibazaki, Yohei Onodera, Atsunobu Masuno, Sohei Sukenaga, Koji Ohara, Yuki Sakai, Julien Haines, Claire Levelut, Philippe Hébert, Aude Isambert, David A Keen, Masaki Azuma

(RPh3P)[Mn(dca)3]: A Family of Glass-Forming Hybrid Organic-Inorganic Materials.

Inorganic chemistry 63:52 (2024) 24812-24824

Authors:

Bikash Kumar Shaw, Lucia Corti, Joshua M Tuffnell, Celia Castillo-Blas, Patrick Schlachta, Georgina P Robertson, Lauren McHugh, Adam F Sapnik, Sebastian A Hallweger, Philip A Chater, Gregor Kieslich, David A Keen, Sian E Dutton, Frédéric Blanc, Thomas D Bennett

Abstract:

ABX3-type hybrid organic-inorganic structures have recently emerged as a new class of meltable materials. Here, by the use of phenylphosphonium derivatives as A cation, we study liquid- and glass-forming behavior of a new family of hybrid structures, (RPh3P)[Mn(dca)3] (R = Me, Et, Ph; dca = dicyanamide). These new compounds melt at 196-237 °C (Tm) and then vitrify upon cooling to room temperature, forming glasses. In situ glass formation of this new family of materials was probed on a large scale using a variable-temperature PXRD experiment. Structure analyses of the crystalline and the glasses were carried out by solid-state nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy and synchrotron X-ray total scattering techniques for using the pair distribution function. The mechanical properties of the glasses produced were evaluated showing promising durability. Thermal and electrical conductivities showed low thermal conductivities (κ ∼ 0.07-0.09 W m-1 K-1) and moderate electrical conductivities (σ ∼ 10-4-10-6 S m-1) at room temperature, suggesting that by the precise control of the A cation, we can tune meltable hybrid structures from moderate conductors to efficient thermal insulators. Our results raise attention on the practical use of this new hybrid material in applications including, e.g., photovoltaic devices to prevent light-deposited heat (owing to low κRT), energy harvesting thermoelectric, etc., and advance the structure-property understanding.

Magnetic crystallography comes of age.

Acta crystallographica Section B, Structural science, crystal engineering and materials (2024)

Authors:

Carolyn P Brock, Anthony Michael Glazer

Abstract:

A special issue of Acta Crystallographica Section B reports the great progress made recently in the determination, reporting, and archiving of magnetic structures, of which there are now more than 2000. The infrastructure needed to support the field is now in place. The special issue also highlights new science made possible by these developments.

Integrating crystallographic and computational approaches to carbon-capture materials for the mitigation of climate change

Journal of Materials Chemistry A Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) 12:38 (2024) 25678-25695

Authors:

Eric Cockayne, Austin McDannald, Winnie Wong-Ng, Yu-Sheng Chen, Jason Benedict, Felipe Gándara Barragán, Christopher H Hendon, David A Keen, Ute Kolb, Lan Li, Shengqian Ma, William Morris, Aditya Nandy, Tomče Runčevski, Mustapha Soukri, Anuroop Sriram, Janice A Steckel, John Findley, Chris Wilmer, Taner Yildirim, Wei Zhou, Igor Levin, Craig Brown

A short note on the use of irreducible representations for tilted octahedra in perovskites.

Acta crystallographica Section B, Structural science, crystal engineering and materials 80:Pt 5 (2024) 362-363

Abstract:

It is pointed out that many authors are unaware that the particular choice of unit-cell origin determines the irreducible representations to which octahedral tilts in perovskites belong. Furthermore, a recommendation is made that the preferred option is with the origin at the B-cation site rather than that of the A site.