Ferroptosis is a newly discovered form of regulated cell death that is the nexus between metabolism, redox biology, and human health. Emerging evidence shows the potential of triggering ferroptosis for cancer therapy, particularly for eradicating aggressive malignancies that are resistant to traditional therapies. Recently, there has been a great deal of effort to design and develop anticancer drugs based on ferroptosis induction. Recent advances of ferroptosis‐inducing agents at the intersection of chemistry, materials science, and cancer biology are presented. The basis of ferroptosis is summarized first to highlight the feasibility and characteristics of triggering ferroptosis for cancer therapy. A literature review of ferroptosis inducers (including small molecules and nanomaterials) is then presented to delineate their design, action mechanisms, and anticancer applications. Finally, some considerations for research on ferroptosis inducers are spotlighted, followed by a discussion on the challenges and future development directions of this burgeoning field.

Heteratom doping is a possible way to tune the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) catalytic capability of electrocatalysts. In this work, we report the development of Mn-doped CoP (Mn–Co–P) nanosheets array on Ti mesh (Mn–Co–P/Ti) as an efficient 3D HER electrocatalyst with good stability at all pH values. Electrochemical tests demonstrate that Mn doping leads to enhanced catalytic activity of CoP. In 0.5 M H2SO4, this Mn–Co–P/Ti catalyst drives 10 mA cm–2 at an overpotential of 49 mV, which is 32 mV less than that for CoP/Ti. To achieve the same current density, it demands overpotentials of 76 and 86 mV in 1.0 M KOH and phosphate-buffered saline, respectively. The enhanced HER activity for Mn–Co–P can be attributed to its more thermo-neutral hydrogen adsorption free energy than CoP, which is supported by density functional theory calculations.

It is highly attractive, but still remains a huge challenge, to develop efficient non‐noble‐metal electrocatalysts for both the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) and oxygen evolution reaction (OER) under neutral and alkaline conditions. In this paper, we report that CoP nanosheet arrays on carbon cloth (CoP NA/CC), derived from α‐Co(OH)2 NA/CC, behaves as a three‐dimensional bifunctional water‐splitting catalyst electrode with high activity and durability in neutral and alkaline media. Such CoP NA/CC demands overpotentials of 145 and 52 mV to afford 10 mA cm−2 for the HER in 1.0 M phosphate buffer solution (PBS) and 1.0 M KOH, respectively, with much superior activity to α‐Co(OH)2 NA/CC. It can be attributed to the more thermo‐neutral hydrogen adsorption free energy for CoP than α‐Co(OH)2, according to density functional theory calculations. This electrode also demonstrates superior OER activity over α‐Co(OH)2 NA/CC and needs overpotentials of only 536 and 300 mV to drive 10 mA cm−2 at neutral and alkaline pH, respectively. The two‐electrode water electrolyzer using CoP NA/CC as both the cathode and anode shows a 2 mA cm−2 water‐splitting current at a cell voltage of 1.60 V in 1.0 M PBS and needs 1.65 V for 10 mA cm−2 under alkaline condition with excellent stability.

Introduction of recently reported single-atom catalysts and their application in the field of clean energy conversion.

The scalable production of hydrogen fuel through electrochemical water reduction needs efficient Earth-abundant electrocatalysts to make the whole water-splitting process more energy efficient. In this Article, we report that an Al-doped CoP nanoarray on carbon cloth (Al-CoP/CC) behaves as a durable hydrogen evolution electrocatalyst with superhigh activity in 0.5 M HSO. It demands a pretty low overpotential of 23 mV to drive a geometrical catalytic current density of 10 mA cm, outperforming all reported non-precious metal catalysts. Density functional theory calculations reveal that Al-CoP has a more thermo-neutral hydrogen adsorption free energy than CoP. Notably, this Al-CoP/CC is also superior in activity and durability as a bifunctional catalyst for alkaline water electrolysis, and its two-electrode water electrolyser delivers 10 mA cm water-splitting current at a cell voltage of 1.56 V in 1.0 M KOH. This work offers us an attractive cost-effective catalyst electrode in water-splitting devices for large-scale production of hydrogen fuels.

In 1.0 M KOH, CoP–CeO2 nanosheets film on Ti mesh (CoP–CeO2/Ti) attains 10 mA cm−2 at overpotential of 43 mV due to its lower water dissociation free energy and more optimal hydrogen adsorption free energy than CoP.

Phase change material based H2O2 self-supply nanoparticles for enhanced thermal responsive chemodynamic tumor therapy.

The main obstacles that hinder the development of efficient lithium sulfur (Li-S) batteries are the polysulfide shuttling effect in sulfur cathode and the uncontrollable growth of dendritic Li in the anode. An all-purpose flexible electrode that can be used both in sulfur cathode and Li metal anode is reported, and its application in wearable and portable storage electronic devices is demonstrated. The flexible electrode consists of a bimetallic CoNi nanoparticle-embedded porous conductive scaffold with multiple Co/Ni-N active sites (CoNi@PNCFs). Both experimental and theoretical analysis show that, when used as the cathode, the CoNi and Co/Ni-N active sites implanted on the porous CoNi@PNCFs significantly promote chemical immobilization toward soluble lithium polysulfides and their rapid conversion into insoluble Li 2 S, and therefore effectively mitigates the polysulfide shuttling effect. Additionally, a 3D matrix constructed with porous carbonous skeleton and multiple active centers successfully induces homogenous Li growth, realizing a dendrite-free Li metal anode. A Li-S battery assembled with S/CoNi@PNCFs cathode and Li/CoNi@PNCFs anode exhibits a high reversible specific capacity of 785 mAh g −1 and long cycle performance at 5 C (capacity fading rate of 0.016% over 1500 cycles).