Microelectrodes implanted in cortical tissue have been shown to effectively send and record electrical brain signals. The limitation encountered in the past is the robustness of these electrodes. New flexible electrodes are being developed to solve this problem, but electrochemical (EC) measurements are a required step in the characterization of these microelectrodes before they can be implante...

Abstract High quality recording of neuronal activities and electrical stimulation require neurotechnical implants with appropriate electrode material. Iridium oxide (IrOx) is an excellent choice material due to its biocompatibility, low electrochemical impedance, superior charge injection capacity, corrosion resistance, longevity, stability. Plasma enhanced atomic layer deposition (PE-ALD) a su...

A novel bifunctional catalyst based on partially reduced iridium oxide supported on TiO2 was found to be exceedingly efficient for the organic-solvent-free synthesis of dimethylformamide from CO2, H2 and dimethylamine.

In order to facilitate oxidative addition chemistry of fac-coordinated rhodium(I) and iridium(I) compounds, carbene–bis(oxazolinyl)phenylborate proligands have been synthesized and reacted with organometallic precursors. Two proligands, PhB(OxMe2)2(ImtBuH) (H[1]; OxMe2 = 4,4-dimethyl-2-oxazoline; ImtBuH = 1-tert-butylimidazole) and PhB(OxMe2)2(ImMesH) (H[2]; ImMesH = 1-mesitylimidazole), are de...

The cover picture shows the crystal structure of an iridium complex with N-heterocyclic carbene-arsinidenide ligand. This represents carbene analogue rare transition metal-arsinidene complexes and has shortest iridium-arsenic bond length reported to date, indicating presence strong metal-arsenic π-interaction. More details are presented in communication A. Doddi et al. (DOI: 10.1002/zaac.202300...

Five-coordinate boryl complexes relevant to Ir mediated C-H borylations have been synthesized, providing a glimpse of the most fundamental step in the catalytic cycle for the first time.