Ordered ultrathin films of tris(1,10-phenanthroline-4,7-diphenylsulfonate)ruthenium(ii) anions and cationic layered double hydroxide monolayers have been fabricated by the layer-by-layer assembly technique and show well-defined polarized red luminescence.

CoFe/MgO nanocomposites have been prepared from single-source inorganic layered double hydroxide (LDH) precursors via a H(2) gas-phase reduction; the metal composition can be freely manipulated by tailoring the molecular composition of the LDH precursors.

Graphene nanosheets have been generated in the confined space of the two-dimensional galleries of a layered double hydroxide (LDH) and good control over the number of graphene layers can be achieved by adjusting the amounts of intercalated carbon source.

Here we report a powerful method that facilitates the transport of biologically active materials across the cell wall barrier in plant cells. Positively charged delaminated layered double hydroxide lactate nanosheets (LDH-lactate-NS) with a 0.5‒2 nm thickness and 30‒60 nm diameter exhibit a high adsorptive capacity for negatively charged biomolecules, including fluorescent dyes such as tetramet...