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This week's Associate Editor is Hongli Bao✨
Based at FJIRSM, Chinese Academy of Sciences, her research focuses on transition-metal #catalysis, #radical chemistry, and synthetic methodology

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August 12, 2026 at 7:01 AM
#OpenAccess article by Junhua Luo's team.
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Utilizing the strong anchoring effect of the diamine with the inorganic skeleton, stable X-ray detection is achieved by synthesizing novel 0D polar perovskites, namely AP₂BiI₇ (AP = 4-amidinopyridine).

doi.org/10.1039/D5QI01640A
An aromatic diamine-constructed lead-free polar perovskite towards stable self-driven X-ray detection
Zero-dimensional (0D) bismuth halide perovskites are attractive candidate semiconductors for X-ray detection due to their low biotoxicity and inhibited ionic migration. However, achieving stable X-ray...
doi.org
December 31, 2025 at 4:14 AM
Hot research by Zhihua Sun 𝘦𝘵 𝘢𝘭.
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Author report a narrow bandgap improper molecular ferroelectric, (DMAPA)BiI₅ (1; DMAPA = dimethylaminopropyl ammonium), which has a bandgap of 1.94 eV and a spontaneous polarization (𝑃𝑠) value of 1.38 μC cm⁻².

doi.org/10.1039/D5QI01797A
Improper narrow bandgap molecular ferroelectrics enable light-excited pyroelectricity for broadband self-powered photoactivities
Narrow bandgap ferroelectrics are emerging as critical components for assembling high-performance optoelectronic devices with a broadband spectral response, yet integrating narrow bandgap and robust f...
doi.org
December 9, 2025 at 11:10 AM
#Review article by Jian Zhang 𝘦𝘵 𝘢𝘭. #FJIRSM

This review summarizes chiral COF synthesis and CPL activity, focusing on strategies, integration methods, film fabrication, applications, and chiroptical mechanisms.

doi.org/10.1039/D5QM00571J
Chiral covalent–organic frameworks as a new class of circularly polarized luminescent materials
Chiral covalent organic frameworks (COFs) have emerged as a promising class of circularly polarized luminescent (CPL) materials. This review systematically summarizes the synthesis and CPL activity of...
doi.org
November 26, 2025 at 9:06 AM