The applications of metal–organic frameworks and their composites and derivatives in lithium–sulfur batteries are comprehensively summarized and outlooks of them are given in this review.

Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs), a new class of crystalline porous materials, can be applied in many fields as adsorbents, supercapacitors, catalysts, and so on because of, among others, their superior properties of large surface area, tunable pore size, diverse structures. However, the low stability and selectivity of traditional MOFs indicate that they are not the best configuration for the applications outlined above. In this case, a type of composite made from an assembly of graphene-based materials and MOFs that exhibits the advantages of the parent materials has attracted widespread attention in recent years. This review provides an overview of the recent developments of MOF/graphene-based materials, focusing on their applications in gas separation/storage, water purification, chemical sensors, batteries, supercapacitors, and catalysts, as well as their preparation methods.The ORCID identification number(s) for the author(s) of this article can be found under https://doi.org/10.1002/adfm.201804950. traditional method, they can be excellent alternatives of single MOFs to overcome the above-mentioned difficulties. [34][35][36][37][38] Graphene-based materials have recently introduced new possible applications because of their unique structure and low toxicity, as well as their excellent electronic, thermal, electrochemical, and mechanical properties. [39] More recently, many reports have confirmed that the introduction of graphene-based materials into other materials can lead to surprising improvements in electronic conductivity and stability. [38,40] Under these circumstances, it is reasonable to consider whether composites made from the assembly of graphene-based materials and MOFs possess extraordinary characteristics given that the parent materials have complementary properties. [40][41][42] Naturally, the idea of hybridizing graphene derivatives with MOFs materialized and soon attracted widespread attention. [43][44][45] According to recent research, composites of MOF/graphene-based materials can integrate the advantages and mitigate the shortcomings of the individual components perfectly, enabling the composites to possess improved stability, enhanced electrical conductivity, high selectivity, and template effects. [34,[46][47][48][49] With the combination of MOF and graphene-based materials, the unexpected interactions take place and bring unique performance in many applications. Thanks to the ionic groups and the aromatic sp 2 domains, graphene-based materials can not only function as structural nodes, but also participate in bonding interactions, which would be more active in MOFs. What's more, carboxylate and pyridine groups of graphene-based materials play important part in the assemble, which could enhance the coordination bonding and guide the growth of MOF, providing a more beneficial structure. These special interactions are unique in MOF/graphenebased materials, which indicates that this kind of materials deserve more attention. As concluded in Scheme 1, the addition of graphene-based material...

Wearable tensile strain sensors have aroused substantial attention on account of their exciting applications in rebuilding tactile inputs of human and intelligent robots. Conventional such devices, however, face the dilemma of both sensitive response to pressure and bending stimulations, and poor breathability for wearing comfort. In this paper, a breathable, pressure and bending insensitive strain sensor is reported, which presents fascinating properties including high sensitivity and remarkable linearity (gauge factor of 49.5 in strain 0-100%, R 2 = 99.5%), wide sensing range (up to 200%), as well as superior permeability to moisture, air, and water vapor. On the other hand, it exhibits negligible response to wide-range pressure (0-100 kPa) and bending (0-75%) inputs. This work provides a new route for achieving wearing comfortable, high-performance, and anti-jamming strain sensors.

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Maghemite nanoparticles protected with a shell of Simanek (melamine) dendrons of three different generations were achieved via multiple-step syntheses. The resulting nanoclusters exhibited switchable solubility in various solvents and were examined as soluble matrices for supporting magnetically recoverable homogeneous Pd catalysts in organic solvents and as potential MRI contrast agents in aqueous media. Successful promotion of Suzuki reactions and the observation of generation-dependent dendritic effects with strong MR relaxivities suggest broad application possibilities for dendron-maghemite nanoparticles across many fields.

[reaction: see text] Most of the reactants immobilized on conventional solid-phase resins are buried inside the interiors of lightly cross-linked polystyrene beads. An orthogonal support of solid-phase resins needs to be small enough to penetrate the interpolymeric chain spaces of a swollen resin to reach reaction sites. In this paper, we report the use of magnetic nanoparticles ( approximately 4 nm) as an orthogonal matrix to assist solid-phase reactions. A magnetic nanoparticle-supported homogeneous Pd catalyst was employed for promoting the Suzuki cross-coupling of an aryl halide on resins and an excessive arylboronic acid in solution. The workup separating three components (the catalyst, product, and remaining arylborate) is a chromatography-free process. The Pd catalyst was magnetically isolated and recycled from the reaction mixture by applying an external magnetic field. Then, a filtration process was followed to recover the excess borate reagent from the resins/product. Our work here presents the first example of an orthogonal matrix of solid-phase resins and shows the promise of employing nanomaterials in organic synthesis.

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