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2026

Journal Articles

Photoswitchable isomers to improve grain boundary resilience and perovskite solar cells stability under light cycling

Z. Zhang; R. Zhu; G. Li; Y. Tang; H. Wu et al. 

Nature Energy. 2026. DOI : 10.1038/s41560-026-01993-z.

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Scalable Fabrication of High‐Efficiency Thin‐Film Perovskite Solar Cells in Air via Polymer‐Mediated Synthesis of α‐FAPbI 3 Microcrystals

F. Shen; C. Zhao; J. Xu; X. Wang; J. Chen et al. 

Advanced Materials. 2026. DOI : 10.1002/adma.202522508.

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Selective Conversion of Polyolefin Waste to Branched Alkanes via Methane‐Free Tandem Hydrocracking–Isomerization

X. Wu; S. Wang; M. Onofri; K. Liu; K. Lin et al. 

Advanced Science. 2026. DOI : 10.1002/advs.202516707.

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A benchmark of expert-level academic questions to assess AI capabilities

L. Phan; A. Gatti; N. Li; A. Khoja; R. Kim et al. 

NATURE. 2026. Vol. 649, num. 8099, p. 1139 – +. DOI : 10.1038/s41586-025-09962-4.

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Efficient, Reversible Lead Adsorption in a Thiol‐Decorated Zirconium‐Metal–Organic Framework

T. M. O. Felder; N. Taheri; T. Schertenleib; A. F. S. Belin; P. Rodlamul et al. 

Small. 2026. DOI : 10.1002/smll.202513162.

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Photoswitchable imaging contrast agents as an emerging frontier in precision bioimaging

X. Tan; Q. Ni; T. Luo; K. T. Nam; H-B. Cheng et al. 

Chemical Society Reviews. 2026. DOI : 10.1039/d6cs00003g.

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Techno-economic analysis framework for perovskite solar module production at various manufacturing capacities

N. Bhati; P. J. Dyson; M. K. Nazeeruddin; F. Maréchal 

Renewable Energy. 2026. Vol. 256, p. 123752. DOI : 10.1016/j.renene.2025.123752.

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Unconventional chalcogen-containing azolylidene metal complexes as potential anticancer therapeutics

J. Romano-deGea; I. L. Sinenko; P. M. F. Pânzar; A. Neves Vieira; L. E. K. Frederiksen et al. 

Chemical Science. 2026. DOI : 10.1039/d5sc05555e.

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Crystallization Modulation and Defect Passivation of Tin‐Based Perovskite Light‐Emitting Diodes Avoiding DMSO

S. Tian; O. Nagy; B. Zhou; I. Yavuz; R. C. Turnell‐Ritson et al. 

Advanced Optical Materials. 2026. DOI : 10.1002/adom.202503684.

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2025

Journal Articles

The Versatility of Imidazole and Imidazolium Scaffolds in Sustainable Chemistry and Energy Conversion

L. Li; S. Tian; E. Xu; Z. Fei; P. J. Dyson 

Helvetica Chimica Acta. 2025. DOI : 10.1002/hlca.202500188.

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Dual–active–site accelerated hydrogenation facilitates efficient electrochemical reduction of nitrate to ammonia

J. Wei; J. Wang; W. Yu; J. Li; Y. Yang et al. 

Applied Catalysis B: Environmental. 2025. Vol. 378, p. 125629. DOI : 10.1016/j.apcatb.2025.125629.

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Tuning the selectivity of NH3 oxidation via cooperative electronic interactions between platinum and copper sites

L. Chen; X. Guan; Z. Fei; H. Asakura; L. Zhang et al. 

Nature Communications. 2025. Vol. 16, num. 1, p. 26. DOI : 10.1038/s41467-024-54820-y.

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One-pot Growth of 2d/3d Hybrid Perovskite Vertical Heterostructures

S. Matta; V. Demontis; A. SIMBULA; R. Pau; S. Argiolas et al. 

ACS MATERIALS LETTERS. 2025. Vol. 7, num. 12, p. 3908 – 3915. DOI : 10.1021/acsmaterialslett.5c01109.

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Reply to: On anisotropy in cubic Cu2O photoelectrodes

L. Pan; L. Dai; O. J. Burton; L. Chen; V. Andrei et al. 

Nature. 2025. Vol. 646, num. 8087, p. E26 – E27. DOI : 10.1038/s41586-025-09629-0.

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Lowering the Cu-O bond energy in CuO nanocatalysts enhances the efficiency of NH3 oxidation

L. Chen; X. Guan; Z. Yao; S. Hayama; M. A. Van Spronsen et al. 

Nature Communications. 2025. Vol. 16, num. 1. DOI : 10.1038/s41467-025-64415-w.

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Azide as a photolabile ligand in gold(I) therapeutics

J. Romano-deGea; Z. Chen; K. A. Abhyankar; R. Scopelliti; F. Fadaei-Tirani et al. 

Journal of Organometallic Chemistry. 2025. Vol. 1037, p. 123724. DOI : 10.1016/j.jorganchem.2025.123724.

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Identification of glutathione transferase (GST P1) inhibitors via a high-throughput screening assay and implications as alternative treatment options for breast cancers

S. A. P. Pereira; J. Vesin; M. Chambon; G. Turcatti; M. L. M. F. S. Saraiva et al. 

PLOS One. 2025. Vol. 20, num. 7. DOI : 10.1371/journal.pone.0319904.

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Polycondensation as a Universal Method for Preparing High-density Single-atom Catalyst Libraries

J-C. Schmidt; J. Romano-deGea; D. C. Stoian; M. Mensi; M. Chang et al. 

ADVANCED MATERIALS. 2025. DOI : 10.1002/adma.202507627.

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A strategy for synthesizing an ordered porous beta zeolite support for Ni2P catalysts with enhanced hydrodenitrogenation performance

X. Zhang; Y. Zhuang; S. Liang; H. Gong; J. Liu 

Microporous and Mesoporous Materials. 2025. Vol. 393, p. 113651. DOI : 10.1016/j.micromeso.2025.113651.

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Dopamine Dopes the Performance of Perovskite Solar Cells

F. Ansari; L. Zheng; L. Pfeifer; F. T. Eickemeyer; S. M. Zakeeruddin et al. 

Advanced Materials. 2025. DOI : 10.1002/adma.202501075.

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Half-Sandwich Ruthenium and Osmium Complexes with Hydrazinocurcuminoid-like Ligands

N. Pagliaricci; R. Pettinari; F. Marchetti; S. Pagliaricci; M. Cuccioloni et al. 

Organometallics. 2025. DOI : 10.1021/acs.organomet.5c00082.

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Carbamate-bond breaking on bulk oxides realizes highly efficient polyurethane depolymerization

X. Wu; R. C. Turnell‐Ritson; P. Han; J. Schmidt; L. Piveteau et al. 

Nature Communications. 2025. Vol. 16, num. 1. DOI : 10.1038/s41467-025-59688-0.

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Tuning In Vitro Cytotoxicity in Diruthenium(I) bis-Cyclopentadienyl Complexes

B. Bertoncini; K. Glinkina; S. Zacchini; P. J. Dyson; L. Biancalana et al. 

APPLIED ORGANOMETALLIC CHEMISTRY. 2025. Vol. 39, num. 5. DOI : 10.1002/aoc.70133.

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Multifunctional Butylammonium Acetate Additive Regulates FAPbI3 Film Growth and Defect Passivation for Highly Efficient and Stable Perovskite Solar Cells with 26.12% Efficiency

Q. Zhang; C. Zhao; J. Xu; F. Shen; Y. Wang et al. 

Advanced Functional Materials. 2025. DOI : 10.1002/adfm.202507934.

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Single-site ruthenium catalyst supported on zeolite for CO2 hydrogenation to methyl formate

R. C. Turnell-Ritson; L. E. Frederiksen; J. Romano-DeGea; B. Dommen; D. S. Dridi et al. 

Science Advances. 2025. Vol. 11, num. 16, p. eadu2857. DOI : 10.1126/sciadv.adu2857.

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Buried SnI2 Induces Gradient Heterojunctions in Sn–Pb Perovskite Solar Cells

X. Liu; J. Xu; C. Zhao; F. Shen; P. Zou et al. 

ACS Energy Letters. 2025. Vol. 10, p. 2084 – 2092. DOI : 10.1021/acsenergylett.5c00305.

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Unveiling the Roles of Pt and CeO2 during Solvent-Free Amide Hydrogenation Utilizing Operando Photoelectron Photoionization Coincidence Spectroscopy

X. Wu; R. J. Somerville; A. Bodi; R. C. Turnell-Ritson; Z. Zhang et al. 

ACS Catalysis. 2025. Vol. 15, p. 6216 – 6225. DOI : 10.1021/acscatal.4c07955.

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Manipulation of the Electronic Structure of Ruthenium Nanoclusters by Ni‐N4 Sites Enhances the Alkaline Hydrogen Evolution Reaction (Adv. Funct. Mater. 17/2025)

Q. Zhang; M. Lao; Y. Yu; X. Ma; M. Li et al. 

Advanced Functional Materials. 2025. Vol. 35, num. 17. DOI : 10.1002/adfm.202570098.

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Hyperthermic Intrathoracic Chemotherapy Modulates the Immune Microenvironment of Pleural Mesothelioma and Improves the Impact of Dual Immune Checkpoint Inhibition

Y. Hao; A. Gkasti; A. J. Managh; J. Dagher; A. Sifis et al. 

CANCER IMMUNOLOGY RESEARCH. 2025. Vol. 13, num. 2, p. 185 – 199. DOI : 10.1158/2326-6066.CIR-24-0245.

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Aryl‐Acetylen‐Schichthybrid‐Perowskite in der Photovoltaik

G. AlSabeh; V. Sláma; M. Ren; M. Almalki; L. Pfeifer et al. 

Angewandte Chemie. 2025. Vol. 137, num. 9. DOI : 10.1002/ange.202417432.

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Fluorene-Terminated π-Conjugated Spiro-Type Hole Transport Materials for Perovskite Solar Cells

M. Zhai; K. Du; C. Liu; C. Chen; G. Li et al. 

ACS ENERGY LETTERS. 2025. DOI : 10.1021/acsenergylett.4c03233.

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Stabilizing high-efficiency perovskite solar cells via strategic interfacial contact engineering

G. Li; Z. Zhang; B. Agyei-Tuffour; L. Wu; T. W. Gries et al. 

Nature Photonics. 2025. DOI : 10.1038/s41566-025-01791-1.

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Formation Dynamics of Thermally Stable 1D/3D Perovskite Interfaces for High-Performance Photovoltaics

L. Liang; Z. A. Nan; Y. Li; Y. Zhang; Z. Fei et al. 

Advanced Materials. 2025. DOI : 10.1002/adma.202413841.

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Benzothiazole-based arylamines as hole transporting materials for perovskite solar cells

P. Luizys; S. Tian; K. Rakstys; R. C. Turnell-Ritson; V. Paulauskas et al. 

Journal of Materials Chemistry C. 2025. DOI : 10.1039/d5tc01318f.

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Supramolecular engineering in hybrid perovskite optoelectronics

T-S. Su; A. Krishna; C. Zhao; J. Chu; H. Zhang 

Chemical Society Reviews. 2025. DOI : 10.1039/d4cs00924j.

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Perovskite heteroepitaxy for high-efficiency and stable pure-red LEDs

K. Wei; T. Zhou; Y. Jiang; C. Sun; Y. Liu et al. 

Nature. 2025.  p. 5696. DOI : 10.1038/s41586-024-08503-9.

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Cation interdiffusion control for 2D/3D heterostructure formation and stabilization in inorganic perovskite solar modules

C. Liu; Y. Yang; J. D. Fletcher; A. Liu; I. W. Gilley et al. 

Nature Energy. 2025. DOI : 10.1038/s41560-025-01817-6.

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Functionalized Phenyl Methanaminium Salts Provide Highly Stable Perovskite Solar Cells

M. Yaşa; E. B. Celik; X. X. Gao; Z. G. Karabağ; U. Gunes et al. 

ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces. 2025. DOI : 10.1021/acsami.5c00985.

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2024

Journal Articles

Tandem Deacetalization−Knoevenagel Condensation Reactions for the Synthesis of Benzylidene Malononitrile Using Ruthenium(II) Cymene Complexes

N. Pagliaricci; R. Pettinari; F. Marchetti; A. Tombesi; F. Fadaei-Tirani et al. 

Inorganic chemistry. 2024. Vol. 63, num. 50, p. 23554 – 23567. DOI : 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.4c03109.

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Stabilization of highly efficient perovskite solar cells with a tailored supramolecular interface

C. Zhao; Z. Zhou; M. Almalki; M. A. Hope; J. Zhao et al. 

Nature communications. 2024. Vol. 15, num. 1. DOI : 10.1038/s41467-024-51550-z.

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Investigation of Potential-Induced Degradation and Recovery in Perovskite Minimodules

J. Zhang; H. Wu; Y. Zhang; F. Cao; Z. Qiu et al. 

Progress in Photovoltaics: Research and Applications. 2024. Vol. 32, num. 12, p. 941 – 949. DOI : 10.1002/pip.3848.

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Shallow-level defect passivation by 6H perovskite polytype for highly efficient and stable perovskite solar cells

H. Kim; S. M. Yoo; B. Ding; H. Kanda; N. Shibayama et al. 

Nature communications. 2024. Vol. 15, num. 1. DOI : 10.1038/s41467-024-50016-6.

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Enhancing the Efficiency and Stability of Perovskite Solar Cells Using Chemical Bath Deposition of SnO2 Electron Transport Layers and 3D/2D Heterojunctions

S. Tian; X. X. Gao; D. Reyes; O. A. Syzgantseva; M. M. Baytemirov et al. 

Small (Weinheim an der Bergstrasse, Germany). 2024. Vol. 20, num. 47. DOI : 10.1002/smll.202406929.

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Reconstruction of Electron-Selective Interface via Multifunctional Chemical Bridging Enables High-Performance Rigid and Flexible Perovskite Solar Cells

X. Tang; B. Shao; B. Li; M. Li; L. Jiang et al. 

Acs Energy Letters. 2024. Vol. 9, num. 11, p. 5679 – 5687. DOI : 10.1021/acsenergylett.4c02715.

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Cation reactivity inhibits perovskite degradation in efficient and stable solar modules

Y. Ding; B. Ding; P. Shi; J. Romano-DeGea; Y. Li et al. 

Science (New York, N.Y.). 2024. Vol. 386, num. 6721, p. 531 – 538. DOI : 10.1126/science.ado6619.

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Ultra-uniform perovskite crystals formed in the presence of tetrabutylammonium bistriflimide afford efficient and stable perovskite solar cells

J. Lim; A. I. Rafieh; N. Shibayama; J. Xia; J. N. Audinot et al. 

Energy & Environmental Science. 2024. Vol. 17, num. 21, p. 8209 – 8218. DOI : 10.1039/d4ee01841a.

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A synergistic approach for lignin biofuel production: Integrating non-catalytic solvolysis with catalytic product upgrading

Y. Sang; G. Li; X. Li; H. Gong; M. Yang et al. 

Chemical Engineering Journal. 2024. Vol. 495, p. 153624. DOI : 10.1016/j.cej.2024.153624.

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Anomalous Electroluminescence Characteristics of Perovskite Modules

H. Wu; J. Zhang; Y. Zhang; F. Cao; Z. Qiu et al. 

ACS applied materials & interfaces. 2024. Vol. 16, num. 32, p. 41986 – 41995. DOI : 10.1021/acsami.4c03397.

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Suppressing surface and interface recombination to afford efficient and stable inverted perovskite solar cells

X. He; Z. Arain; C. Liu; Y. Yang; J. Chen et al. 

NANOSCALE. 2024. Vol. 16, num. 36, p. 17042 – 17048. DOI : 10.1039/d4nr02391a.

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Controlling Tin Halide Perovskite Oxidation Dynamics in Solution for Perovskite Optoelectronic Devices

S. Tian; G. Li; R. C. Turnell-Ritson; Z. Fei; A. Bornet et al. 

Angewandte Chemie (International ed. in English). 2024. Vol. 63, num. 32. DOI : 10.1002/anie.202407193.

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