1. Enhancing charge transfer and photoluminescence in Sb-based hybrid halides via triphenylphosphine ligand engineering

Abid Hussain, Mohamed Saber Lassoued,* Xinxin Zheng, Yan-Zhen Zheng*

Chin. Chem. Lett. 2026, accepted article. DOI: 10.1016/j.cclet.2026.112982. Link

2. Single-molecule magnetostrictor: an {Fe₈Gd₈} cubic crystal exhibits temperature-dependent magnetostriction

Dong-Yang Li,^† Lei Qin,^† Yuan-Qi Zhai,* Jia-Shu Sun, Xia-Li Ding, Jin-Tao Lu, Ismael Francisco Díaz-Ortega, Hiroyuki Nojiri, Zhendong Fu,* Yan-Zhen Zheng*

Highlight: 本研究主要提出了单分子磁致伸缩体的概念。由于分子不具备磁长程有序导致的磁畴运动，且{Fe₈Gd₈}分子结晶于立方空间群、Fe(III)和Gd(III)具有半充满的磁性轨道，因此磁各向异性对该晶体的磁致伸缩效应贡献十分有限。因此，{Fe₈Gd₈}晶体低温下的大磁致伸缩效应只能由分子内由于铁磁耦合产生的大自旋磁矩被磁场驱动所致，可称之为单分子磁致伸缩体。

Natl. Sci. Rev. 2026, 13, nwag300. DOI: 10.1093/nsr/nwag300. Link

3. A Gd(III) dodecahedron and its surfactant-composited aggregate as enhanced contrast agents for magnetic resonance imaging

Sai-Sai Xie, Xue-Mei Chang, Peng-Fei Sun, Xin-Yuan Wei, Yu Wang, Ye Gao, Liang Kong, Yuan-Qi Zhai*, Jintao Lu, Xu-Feng Zhang*, Rongqian Wu, Yi Lv, Yan-Zhen Zheng*

Chin. Chem. Lett. 2026, accepted article. DOI: 10.1016/j.cclet.2026.112809. Link