Journal of Materials Chemistry Hot Papers:
Solid state inorganic materials
Journal of Materials Chemistry hot papers featured in this solid state inorganic materials section have been rated as "outstanding" by expert reviewers in the field. Follow each link for an article about the paper or an interview with the authors.
Hot article: The observation of quantum confinement enhancement of the luminescence of nanocystalline (Y0.95Tb0.05)2O3 synthesized by alkalide reduction
30 April 2008
Read Olivera Zivkovic and Michael J. Wagner's hot article
Hot Paper: Anisotropic Oxygen Diffusion Properties in Epitaxial Thin Films of La2NiO4+delta
14 December 2007
Read Jose Santiso's latest Hot Paper on anisotropic oxygen diffusion properties in epitaxial thin films of La2NiO4+delta

Hot paper: Layered perovskites as promising cathodes for intermediate temperature solid oxide fuel cells
19 June 2007
Alberto Tarancón tells Journal of Materials Chemistry about his hot paper.
Hot paper: Hg2Ru2O7, a new pyrochlore showing a metal-insulator transition
17 January 2007
Wilhelm Klein discusses his work on a new pyrochlore
Hot paper: In situ studies during thermal activation of dawsonite-type compounds to oxide catalysts
10 January 2007
Javier Pérez-Ramírez tells Journal of Materials Chemistry about his hot paper.

Hot paper: Lithium paramagnetic crystal for the detection of oxygen and nitric oxide
03 August 2006
Periannan Kuppusamy and colleagues have prepared a lithium compound that can be used to measure oxygen in biological systems.

Hot paper: The Lithium Extraction/Insertion Mechanism in Li2FeSiO4
07 June 2006
Josh Thomas reports on the lithium extraction and insertion mechanisms in cathode material Li2FeSiO4

Hot paper: Properties of carbon replica obtained from layered double hydroxide
16 March 2006
Fabrice Leroux has produced carbon materials from layered double hydroxide templates, and has investigated their use as supercapacitors.

Hot paper: Solid state 29Si NMR studies of apatite-type oxide ion conductors
24 February 2006
Peter Slater successfully correlates conductivity to the silicate network in this new class of ion oxide conductors.

Hot papers: Intercalation chemistry of the novel layered double hydroxides
13 January 2006
Dermot O'Hare explores the intercalation chemistry of a family of layered double hydroxides in these two "hot" papers.

Hot paper: Prediction of thermodynamic stability and electronic structure of novel ternary lanthanide hydrides
03 January 2006
T. Jaron et al. predict the existence and properties of four novel stoichiometric ternary hydrides of Tm and Yb.
Recent hot articles, organised by subject
Solid state inorganic materials
Including reviews on layered double hydroxides, oxides and crystallography
