The concept of active site in heterogeneous catalysis

C Vogt, BM Weckhuysen - Nature Reviews Chemistry, 2022 - nature.com
Catalysis is at the core of chemistry and has been essential to make all the goods
surrounding us, including fuels, coatings, plastics and other functional materials. In the near …

In-situ/operando Raman techniques for in-depth understanding on electrocatalysis

M Chen, D Liu, L Qiao, P Zhou, J Feng, KW Ng… - Chemical Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
Recently, the electrocatalysis has attracted increasing attention for the sustainable
development of society, which has been applied for energy harvesting/storage and pollution …

Sub‐Second Time‐Resolved Surface‐Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy Reveals Dynamic CO Intermediates during Electrochemical CO2 Reduction on Copper

H An, L Wu, LDB Mandemaker, S Yang… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The electrocatalytic carbon dioxide (CO2) reduction reaction (CO2RR) into hydrocarbons is
a promising approach for greenhouse gas mitigation, but many details of this dynamic …

One ion to catch them all: Targeted high-precision Boltzmann thermometry over a wide temperature range with Gd3+

D Yu, H Li, D Zhang, Q Zhang, A Meijerink… - Light: Science & …, 2021 - nature.com
Ratiometric luminescence thermometry with trivalent lanthanide ions and their 4f n energy
levels is an emerging technique for non-invasive remote temperature sensing with high …

Azide-alkyne click chemistry over a heterogeneous copper-based single-atom catalyst

G Vilé, G Di Liberto, S Tosoni, A Sivo, V Ruta… - ACS …, 2022 - ACS Publications
One-pot three-component regioselective azide-alkyne cycloadditions are central reactions
for synthesizing pharmaceuticals and fine chemicals and are also applied for in vivo …

A theoretical framework for ratiometric single ion luminescent thermometers—thermodynamic and kinetic guidelines for optimized performance

M Suta, A Meijerink - Advanced Theory and Simulations, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Luminescence (nano) thermometry is an increasingly important field for remote temperature
sensing with high spatial resolution. Most typically, ratiometric sensing of the luminescence …

Experimental characterization techniques for plasmon-assisted chemistry

E Cortés, R Grzeschik, SA Maier… - Nature Reviews …, 2022 - nature.com
Plasmon-assisted chemistry is the result of a complex interplay between electromagnetic
near fields, heat and charge transfer on the nanoscale. The disentanglement of their roles is …

Boltzmann Thermometry in Cr3+‐Doped Ga2O3 Polymorphs: The Structure Matters!

M Back, J Ueda, H Nambu, M Fujita… - Advanced Optical …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The performance of luminescent Cr3+‐doped thermometers is strongly influenced by the
locally surrounding ligand field. A universal relationship between the thermometric …

Photo-/thermal synergies in heterogeneous catalysis: Towards low-temperature (solar-driven) processing for sustainable energy and chemicals

N Keller, J Ivanez, J Highfield, AM Ruppert - Applied Catalysis B …, 2021 - Elsevier
There is growing recognition that cooperative effects exist under dual-mode (photo-thermal)
heterogeneous catalytic excitation that offer genuine prospects in the transition to a …

Impact of noise and background on measurement uncertainties in luminescence thermometry

TP Van Swieten, A Meijerink, FT Rabouw - ACS photonics, 2022 - ACS Publications
Materials with temperature-dependent luminescence can be used as local thermometers
when incorporated in, for example, a biological environment or chemical reactor …