1. Scaled Synthesis, Thin-film Fabrication and Photophysical Characterization of a Highly Luminescent Green-Emitting Hybrid Cu(I) Iodide

Carignan, G.M.; Vergineya, N.; Zhang, M.H.; Teat, S.J.; Emge, T.J.; Kwon, J.H.; Hei, X.Z.; Li, J.
J. Mater. Chem. C.2026, accepted, DOI: 10.1039/D6TC02354A (Invited contribution).
2026 GC MC
 
 

2. Thermally Activated Delayed Fluorescence-Assisted Near-Infrared Emission from Cationic-Ligand Cuprous Iodide Hybrids for Near-Infrared Imaging

Chen, J.W.; Wu, X.Q.; Gu, X.D.; Zhang, M.H.; Hei, X.Z.; Li, J.
Chem. Mater., 2026, accepted, DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemmater.6c01799 (Invited contribution to the Special Issue “Celebrating Myung-Hwan Whangbo on the Occasion of His 80th Birthday”).
2026 JC CM
 

3.      Highly Emissive Chiral Copper(I) Iodide Hybrid Materials for X-Ray Imaging Scintillators    

      Wu, X.Q.; Chen, J.W.; Zhang, M.H.; Gu, X.D.; Wang, W.F.; Hei, X.Z.; Li, J.
       ACS Mater. Lett.2026, accepted, DOI: 10.1021/acsmaterialslett.6c00700.
2026 XW ACS

 

4. Metal-Organic Frameworks for Hydrocarbon Separations

Xie, F.; Guo, F.A.; Wang, H.; Li, J.
in MOFs for Gas Adsorption and SeparationThe Inorganic Materials Series v18, Ed. Yang, S.H., Royal Society of Chemistry2026, ISBN: 978-1-83767-268-4, DOI: 10.1039/9781837677566.
 

5. Enhancing Gas Sensing Recyclability and Recovery Rate by Crystal Engineering of CuI Motif in MOF Sensors

Li, Z.W.; Tan, B.; Hei, X.Z.; Liu, X.W.; Zhao, K.; Wang, C.Z.; Li, K.F.; Huang, X.Y.; Tan, K.; Wu, Z.F.; Li, J.; Xu, G.
Nat. Commun., 2026, 175391(1-9), DOI: 10.1038/s41467-026-72117-0.
2023 JMCC SX

 

6. Discrimination of Hexane Isomers by Temperature Swing Adsorption in a Rigid Aluminum Metal-Organic Framework

Xie, F.; Yu, L.; Jenkins, T.; Guo, F.A.; Li, S.F.; Thonhauser, T.; Wang, H.; Li, J.
ACS Mater. Lett., 2026, 8, 1252-1258, DOI: 10.1021/acsmaterialslett.6c00119 (Invited contribution to the Special Issue “Emergent Frontiers in Porous Frameworks and Beyond”).
2023 JMCC SX

7. Crystallization-Assisted Water Adsorption in Amorphous Molecular Adsorbents

Xie, F.; Yu, L.; Teat, S.J.; Shutak, J.; Jenkins, T.; Liu, J.Q.; Guo, F.A.; Ma, L.L.; Thonhauser, T.; Tan, K.; Wang, H.; Li, J.
Nat. Commun., 2026, 17, 3098(1-10), DOI: 10.1038/s41467-026-69953-5 (Selected as a Featured Article by Editors’ Highlights under the category “Materials science and chemistry”).
2023 JMCC SX