Highlights from Chemistry Europe, ACES, and GDCh journals

Most Accessed Articles: October 2023

Low Band Gap Armchair Graphene Nanoribbons
N=8 Armchair graphene nanoribbons (AGNRs), synthesized in solution using an arylated polynaphthalene precursor, show high charge-carrier mobility

Aggregated Carbon Dots Promote H2 Production under Near-Infrared Light
Carbon dot aggregates exhibit NIR light harvesting and large dipole moments for charge separation and transfer

Transitional Metal Oxide Nanoribbons for High-Performance Sodium Storage
Ultralong Mo4O11 nanoribbons for the efficient storage and transfer of ions

Activating Elemental Selenium via a Solvothermal Approach
Se precursor used for the synthesis of metal selenide nanocrystals, nanosheets, and single crystals

Most Accessed Articles: September 2023
Highlights from Chemistry Europe, ACES, and GDCh journals

Photocatalytic Synthesis of Benzonitriles on BiOBr Nanosheets
Ammoxidation of benzyl alcohol enabled by multiple vacancies

Liposomes with Methyl-Branched Hydrocarbons for Improved Drug Delivery
Design inspired by the low permeability of the cell membranes of archaea

Gold Nanoclusters for Bone Imaging and Rheumatoid Arthritis Therapy
Surface phosphorylation of near-infrared-emitting nanoclusters enhances bone-targeting ability

Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2023
Moungi Bawendi, Louis Brus, and Alexei Ekimov were honored for “the discovery and synthesis of quantum dots”