Resolving fast relative kinetics in inorganic solid-state synthesis

D Hu, ML Beauvais, GE Kamm… - Journal of the …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Solid-state syntheses are generally regarded as being slow, limited by transport, and, as
such, are often only stopped to check the products after many hours at high temperature …

Seeing the Unseen: The Structural Influence of the Lone Pair Electrons in PbWO4

BG Mullens, FP Marlton, MK Nicholas… - Inorganic …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Pair distribution function (PDF) analysis of the scheelite-type material PbWO4 reveals
previously unidentified short-range structural distortions in the PbO8 polyhedra and WO4 …

Node Distortions in UiO-66 Inform Negative Thermal Expansion Mechanisms: Kinetic Effects, Frustration, and Lattice Hysteresis

SM Vornholt, Z Chen, J Hofmann… - Journal of the American …, 2024 - ACS Publications
In metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) the interplay between the dynamics of individual
components and how these are constrained by the extended lattice can yield unusual …