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Dear Colleagues,

This Special Issue aims to provide a comprehensive overview of state-of-the-art inorganic materials and metal–organic frameworks. Metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) represent a catalogue of porous materials. MOFs have attracted plenty of attention and a number of researchers are participating in this field. We invite research papers that will consolidate our understanding of inorganic materials and MOFs. The Special Issue will publish full research articles and systematic reviews. Potential topics include but are not limited to the following research areas:

Composites, hybrid materials of inorganic materials and metal–organic frameworks;
Nanoparticles and metal–organic frameworks;
Metal–organic framework-derived inorganic materials;
Catalysis of inorganic materials and metal–organic frameworks;
Magnetic phenomena of inorganic materials and metal–organic frameworks;
Optical properties of inorganic materials and metal–organic frameworks;
Photocatalysis of inorganic materials and metal–organic frameworks;
Electrocatalysis of inorganic materials and metal–organic frameworks;
Sensing of inorganic materials and metal–organic frameworks;
Water treatment of inorganic materials and metal–organic frameworks.

Prof. Dr. Jianyong Zhang
Prof. Dr. Jianying Shi
Guest Editors

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Keywords

Metal–organic frameworks
Inorganic materials
Nanoparticles
Composites

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Microstructure and Properties of Mechanical Alloying Al-Zr Coating by High Current Pulsed Electron Beam Irradiation

by Xiangcheng Li, Huiru Liu, Nana Tian, Conglin Zhang, Peng Lyu and Qingfeng Guan

Nanomaterials 2020, 10(12), 2398; https://doi.org/10.3390/nano10122398 - 30 Nov 2020

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The “HOPE-I” type high-current pulsed electron beam (HCPEB) equipment was used to irradiate the pure aluminum material with Zr coating preset by ball milling to realize the alloying of a Zr–Al coating surface. The microstructure and phase analysis were conducted by XRD, SEM, and TEM. The experimental results show that after Zr alloying on the Al surface by HCPEB, a layer of 15 μm was formed on the surface of the sample, which was mainly composed of Zr and Al–Zr intermetallic compounds. A large number of Al₃Zr (Ll2) particles was uniformly distributed in the alloyed layer, and the Al grains were obviously refined. In addition, the surface hardness and corrosion resistance of the samples were improved significantly after HCPEB irradiation. Full article

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Compositionally Disordered Crystalline Compounds for Next Generation of Radiation Detectors

by Vasili Retivov, Valery Dubov, Ilia Komendo, Petr Karpyuk, Daria Kuznetsova, Petr Sokolov, Yauheni Talochka and Mikhail Korzhik

Nanomaterials 2022, 12(23), 4295; https://doi.org/10.3390/nano12234295 - 3 Dec 2022

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The review is devoted to the analysis of the compositional disordering potential of the crystal matrix of a scintillator to improve its scintillation parameters. Technological capabilities to complicate crystal matrices both in anionic and cationic sublattices of a variety of compounds are examined. The effects of the disorder at nano-level on the landscape at the bottom of the conduction band, which is adjacent to the band gap, have been discussed. The ways to control the composition of polycationic compounds when creating precursors, the role of disorder in the anionic sublattice in alkali halide compounds, a positive role of Gd based matrices on scintillation properties, and the control of the heterovalent state of the activator by creation of disorder in silicates have been considered as well. The benefits of introducing a 3D printing method, which is prospective for the engineering and production of scintillators at the nanoscale level, have been manifested. Full article

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