Macrocyclic compounds like crown ethers, calixarenes, etc. are well explored in the literature as receptors for alkali metal ions. In most of these studies, the size of the macrocyclic cavity has evolved as the prominent determining criterion for the selective binding of various ions. However, approaches to systematically tailor the ion transport properties via the interplay of topological as w...

Graphdiyne (GDY) is an emerging 2D carbon material that exhibits unusual structures and properties. Therefore, growing heterogeneous materials on the surface of GDY very attractive to achieve efficient energy utilization. Here, a simple method for controllable synthesis ultrathin charge-transfer complexes (CTs) nickel with terephthalic acid nanosheets reported. This catalyst shows record-high o...

Graphdiynes (GDYs) as two-dimensional carbon structures based on sp2 hybridized aromatic rings connected by sp-hybridized acetylenic linear links are gathering an increasing popularity, both for their peculiar properties and the promising applications. In these materials, structural features affect degree of pi-electron conjugation resulting in different electronic, optical vibrational properti...