A highly luminescent and stable copper halide ionic hybrid structure with anionic CuBr2(tpp)2 module

Here, we report a novel copper bromide ionic cluster (bz-ted)CuBr2(tpp)2·H2O (1, tpp = triphenylphosphine, bz-ted = 1-benzyl-1,4-diazabicyclo[2.2.2]octan-1-ium) by a facile wet chemistry method. The inorganic module of the compound is...

Self-healing and reprocessable bromo butylrubber based on combined ionic cluster formation and hydrogen bonding

The properties of modified bromobutyl rubber are strongly influenced by competing interactions via hydrogen bridges and ionic cluster formation. Dynamic network formation enables self-healing and reprocessability of the material.

Targeted filling of silica in Nafion by a modified in situ sol–gel method for enhanced fuel cell performance at elevated temperatures and low humidity

By facilely utilizing an ionic cluster as a nano-reactor, a silica network can be targeted filled in Nafion to increase the PEMFC performance at elevated temperatures and low humidity. Moreover, the stability of Nafion can be improved for the long-term operation of PEMFC under harsh conditions.

Multimodal porous carbon derived from ionic liquids: correlation between pore sizes and ionic clusters

The carbonization behaviors of binary IL mixtures were systematically investigated to demonstrate the formation of multimodal porous carbons using the ionic cluster as porogens.

Versatile self-assembly of supramolecular block copolymers with ionic cluster junctions

Clusto-supramolecular block copolymers were prepared by using an inorganic cluster [W6O19]2− as an ionic junction, which exhibited versatile self-assembly behaviours.

Tuning protein mechanics through an ionic cluster graft from an extremophilic protein

Proteins from extremophilic organisms provide excellent model systems to determine the role of non-covalent interactions in defining protein stability and dynamics as well as being attractive targets for the development of robust biomaterials.