During the last century, inorganic oxide compounds laid foundations for materials synthesis,
characterization, and technology translation by adding new functions into devices previously …

This review shows the highlights of a 4-year-long research project supported by the
Japanese Government to explore new superconducting materials and relevant functional …

The newly discovered nickelate superconductors so far only exist in epitaxial thin films
synthesized by a topotactic reaction with metal hydrides. This method changes the …

Materials can be transformed from one crystalline phase to another by using an electric field
to control ion transfer, in a process that can be harnessed in applications such as batteries …

Ammonia is an attractive energy carrier for the hydrogen economy, given its high hydrogen
density and ease of liquefaction. A titanate oxyhydride has recently been demonstrated that …

Oxynitrides have been explored extensively in the past decade because of their interesting
properties, such as visible-light absorption, photocatalytic activity and high dielectric …

While cation order–disorder transitions have been achieved in a wide range of materials
and provide crucial effects in various physical and chemical properties, anion analogues are …

In synthesizing mixed anion oxides, direct syntheses have often been employed, usually
involving high temperature and occasionally high pressure. Compared with these methods …

Ionic evolution–induced phase transformation can lead to wide ranges of novel material
functionalities with promising applications. Here, using the gating voltage during ionic liquid …

Hydride (H–) conduction is a new frontier related to hydrogen transport in solids. Here, a
new H–conductive oxyhydride Ba2ScHO3 was successfully synthesized using a high …