A new microporous metal-organic framework Cu(2)(EBTC)(H(2)O)(2) x xG (EBTC = 1,1'-ethynebenzene-3,3',5,5'-tetracarboxylate; G = guest molecule) was rationally designed with a NbO net, exhibiting significantly high acetylene storage of 252 and 160 cm(3) g(-1) at 273 and 295 K under 1 bar, respectively.

Aqueous redox flow batteries (ARFBs) based on the electrolyte solutions of redox-active organic molecules are very attractive for the application of large-scale electrochemical energy storage. We propose a high-performance ARFB system utilizing 2hydroxy-3-carboxy-1,4-naphthoquinone (2,3-HCNQ) and K 4 Fe-(CN) 6 as the anolyte and catholyte active species, respectively. The 2,3-HCNQ molecule exhibits high solubility and can carry out a reversible two-electron redox process with rapid redox kinetics. The assembled 2,3-HCNQ/K 4 Fe(CN) 6 ARFB delivered a cell voltage of 1.02 V and realized a peak power density of 0.255 W cm −2 . The 2,3-HCNQ/K 4 Fe(CN) 6 ARFB can be stably operated at a current density of 100 mA cm −2 for long-term cycling (with a capacity retention of ∼94.7% after 100 cycles).

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The emerging field of twistronics, which harnesses the twist angle between two-dimensional materials, represents a promising route for the design of quantum materials, as the twist-angle-induced superlattices offer means to control topology and strong correlations. At the small twist limit, and particularly under strain, as atomic relaxation prevails, the emergent moiré superlattice encodes elusive insights into the local interlayer interaction. Here we introduce moiré metrology as a combined experiment-theory framework to probe the stacking energy landscape of bilayer structures at the 0.1 meV/atom scale, outperforming the gold-standard of quantum chemistry. Through studying the shapes of moiré domains with numerous nano-imaging techniques, and correlating with multi-scale modelling, we assess and refine first-principle models for the interlayer interaction. We document the prowess of moiré metrology for three representative twisted systems: bilayer graphene, double bilayer graphene and H-stacked MoSe2/WSe2. Moiré metrology establishes sought after experimental benchmarks for interlayer interaction, thus enabling accurate modelling of twisted multilayers.