During the last decades, X-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS) has become an
indispensable method for probing the structure and composition of heterogeneous catalysts …

An emerging strategy for synthesizing nanoclusters and nanoparticles involves the
confinement of particle precursors within small volumes and the subsequent reduction and …

Finding highly active and low-cost catalysts is a crucial endeavour to harvest clean
hydrogen via electrochemical water splitting. Currently, the best catalyst for the hydrogen …

In situ and operando spectroscopic and microscopic methods were used to gain insight into
the correlation between the structure, chemical state, and reactivity of size‐and shape …

In recent years, the field of catalysis has experienced an astonishing transformation, driven
in part by more demanding environmental standards and critical societal and industrial …

Ultrasmall size and abundant defects are two crucial factors for improving the performance
of catalysts. However, it is a big challenge to introduce defects into ultrafine catalysts …

Azo dyes in food, especially the illegal additives, have proved adverse effects on human
health. It is important to establish high sensitivity, simple and fast sensors to monitor and …

Gold nanoclusters (Au NCs) stand for a new type of fluorescent nanomaterials with
outstanding optical properties due to their discrete electronic energy and direct electron …

X-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS) is a widely used materials characterization technique
to determine oxidation states, coordination environment, and other local atomic structure …

Polymeric micelles are a prevalent topic of research for the past decade, especially
concerning their fitting ability to deliver drug and diagnostic agents. This delivery system …