Angewandte Chemie International Edition
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New Water Oxidation Mechanism in Photosystem II Resolves Major Experimental Controversies
ABSTRACT Light‐driven oxygen formation in photosystem II protein is a fundamental process that sustains our biosphere. The research by advanced physical techniqu...
Breathing Bimetallic MOF Confined Polyoxometalates for Hydration Layer Loosening and Electronic Redistribution Toward Efficient Nitrate Electroreduction and Zn−Nitrate Batteries
ABSTRACT The traditional Haber‐Bosch method suffers from harsh conditions and high energy consumption, while electrocatalytic nitrate reduction to ammonia (ENRA)...
White‐Light‐Excitable Deep‐Red/NIR Organic Afterglow Nanoparticles for High‐Contrast In Vivo Imaging
ABSTRACT Near‐infrared (NIR) organic afterglow probes are attractive for deep‐tissue, high‐contrast bioimaging, yet simultaneously achieving white‐light excitation, long‐lived NIR ph...
Ordered Hollow Sphere Array Nanoreactors for Direct Electroreduction of Diluted CO <sub>2</sub> Into Ethylene
ABSTRACT Direct electroreduction of industrially diluted CO 2 into C 2 H...
Taming the Hydrogen‐Mediated Kinetic Switch for Sulfur‐Tolerant CO <sub>2</sub> Electroreduction
ABSTRACT Direct electrochemical conversion of industrial flue gas offers a promising route to carbon neutrality, but it remains limited by trace sulfur dioxide (...
Buried‐Interface Iodine Redox Regulation for Durable All‐Perovskite Tandem Photovoltaics
ABSTRACT Tin–lead (Sn–Pb) mixed perovskites have propelled all‐perovskite tandem solar cells (APTSCs) beyond 30% efficiency, yet buried‐interface instability imp...
Reductive Activation of White Phosphorus to [P <sub>4</sub> ] <sup>2–</sup> , [P <sub>2</sub> ] <sup>2–</sup> , and a Formal P <sup>2–</sup> Radical by Rare‐Earth Dinitrogen Complexes
ABSTRACT Activation of white phosphorus (P 4 ) to smaller P n...
Chemically Regulated STING‐Activating Prodrugs of Deoxyribose Cyclic Dinucleotides Elicit Robust Immune Activation and Durable Antitumor Immunity
ABSTRACT Derivatives of deoxyribose cyclic dinucleotides (dCDNs) displayed notable advantageous properties in the activation of STING pathway. The chirality of t...
Complete Linker Desymmetrization Enabled Construction of an eft‐Topological Zr(IV)‐MOF Comprising Two Types of Hexazirconium Nodes for Ammonia Capture
ABSTRACT Rational design and serendipitous discovery constitute the two wheels of molecular science. Despite the fruitful achievements of constructing metal‐orga...
Non‐Dilute Synthesis of Macrodiolides and Macrotetrolides Enabled by Confinement Catalysis
ABSTRACT Macrodiolides are widespread motifs in functional molecules, yet their synthesis remains challenging. Existing methods typically still rely on high‐dilution conditions to su...
Freezing‐Induced Spatial Confinement During Cryo‐Polymerization Enables Stable Intrinsic Luminescence in Hydrogels
ABSTRACT Intrinsic luminescence in polymer hydrogels is highly desirable for soft optoelectronic and information‐security applications, yet remains difficult to achieve under hydrate...
Temperature‐ and Light‐Regulated Liquid Crystal Smart Window for Dynamic Control of Daylight and Solar Heat in All‐Weather Conditions
ABSTRACT Smart windows that function in response to external conditions provide a promising approach to reduce heating, ventilation, and air conditioning energy...
Multimodal Structure Solution Unravels Correlated Disorder Promoting Ionic Migration in Silicate Sodium‐Ion Electrolytes
ABSTRACT Characterizing structural disorder in solids is of significant challenge, which requires new strategy on probing and describing local structures over di...
Core‐to‐Wing Type Hybrid Dimeric Giant Molecule Acceptors With Different‐Length Ester‐Linked Alkyl Chains Enable 20.25% Efficiency Organic Solar Cells
ABSTRACT Dimeric acceptors have recently emerged as promising giant molecule acceptors (GMAs) for organic solar cells (OSCs), but most systems link two identical monomeric units. Hyb...
Dual Activation of H <sub>2</sub> and CO <sub>2</sub> by a Pincer‐Type Ni–Zn Heterobimetallic Complex
ABSTRACT Various Ni‐based metalloenzymes employ synergistic heterometallic cooperativity where a Ni center and a second metal ion cofacilitate small‐molecule con...
Leveraging Photothermal Effect in 1D Covalent Organic Frameworks for Efficient, Rapid, and Selective Gold Recovery
ABSTRACT The recovery of gold from electronic waste is a sustainable and eco‐friendly resource recycling strategy. However, simultaneously achieving high adsorpt...
Sequential Single‐Crystal‐to‐Single‐Crystal Transformations Generate Polymer Polymorphs
ABSTRACT Accessing structurally well‐defined polymer polymorphs remains extremely challenging because obtaining polymer single crystals suitable for atomic‐level structural character...
V <sub>2</sub> O <sub>5</sub> Surface Electronic Structure Suppresses Ethane Over‐Oxidation, Enabling 65% Ethylene Yield
ABSTRACT Electrochemical oxidative dehydrogenation (ODH) of ethane in solid oxide electrolysis cells (SOECs) offers an energy‐efficient route to ethylene but fac...
Deoxygenative Functionalization of Unprotected Phenols by Linear Paired Electrolysis
ABSTRACT Phenols are abundant aromatic feedstocks widely used in organic synthesis and are commonly obtained from lignin and other renewable resources. However,...
Vapor‐Controlled Full‐Color Luminescence in Platinum(II) Complexes Bearing <i>N</i> ‐Heterocyclic Carbene and a Flexible Alkyl Chain
ABSTRACT Platinum(II) complexes bearing aromatic ligands have garnered extensive attention as they exhibit highly efficient, stimulus‐responsive luminescence ori...
Graphdiyne Oxide‐Enabled Solid‐State Proton Battery Exhibiting Superior Rate Capability
ABSTRACT Proton batteries are emerging as a promising next‐generation energy storage technology, featuring high safety, superior power density, and excellent sta...
Eutectic Urea Phosphate Suppresses Phase Segregation in Wide‐Bandgap Photovoltaic Perovskites
ABSTRACT Compositional segregation resulting from non‐uniform crystallization remains a critical bottleneck limiting the performance of wide‐bandgap (WBG) mixed‐halide perovskite pho...
General Electrocatalytic Plastic and Biomass Refining via Synergistic Carbon–Carbon Bond Cleavage Over Oxygen Vacancies and Ni <sup>3+</sup> –O Octahedral Motifs in Tailored Spinel Nickel Cobalt Oxide
ABSTRACT Electrooxidation of recyclable carbon resources from plastics and biomass offers a promising route for value‐added conversion via C–C bond cleavage to y...
Geometric Evolution of Perylene‐Based Intermolecular π–π Dimers Toward Static and Dynamic Multicolor Emission
ABSTRACT Controllably achieving multicolor emission from single‐molecule‐based organic solids is of great significance, yet it remains a challenge because of the inherent complexity...
Decoupling X‐Ray Absorption and Emission: Ionic TADF Scintillators With Heavy‐Atom‐Functionalized Organic Anions
ABSTRACT Organic scintillators hold great promise for x‐ray imaging due to their solution processability and low cost, yet their practical application is fundamentally limited by wea...