In Situ/Operando Electrocatalyst Characterization by X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy

J Timoshenko, B Roldan Cuenya - Chemical reviews, 2020 - ACS Publications
During the last decades, X-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS) has become an
indispensable method for probing the structure and composition of heterogeneous catalysts …

Heterogenisation of polyoxometalates and other metal-based complexes in metal–organic frameworks: from synthesis to characterisation and applications in catalysis

P Mialane, C Mellot-Draznieks, P Gairola… - Chemical Society …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
The last few years have seen huge growing interest in the heterogenisation of molecular
catalysts since it allows combining the advantages of homogeneous and heterogeneous …

Nickel–molybdenum–niobium metallic glass for efficient hydrogen oxidation in hydroxide exchange membrane fuel cells

FY Gao, SN Liu, JC Ge, XL Zhang, L Zhu, YR Zheng… - Nature Catalysis, 2022 - nature.com
The cost of fuel cell systems can be largely reduced by developing hydroxide exchange
membrane fuel cells (HEMFCs) based on platinum group metal-free (PGM-free) catalysts …

High-throughput design of high-performance lightweight high-entropy alloys

R Feng, C Zhang, MC Gao, Z Pei, F Zhang… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Developing affordable and light high-temperature materials alternative to Ni-base
superalloys has significantly increased the efforts in designing advanced ferritic superalloys …

Disorder-tuned conductivity in amorphous monolayer carbon

H Tian, Y Ma, Z Li, M Cheng, S Ning, E Han, M Xu… - Nature, 2023 - nature.com
Correlating atomic configurations—specifically, degree of disorder (DOD)—of an amorphous
solid with properties is a long-standing riddle in materials science and condensed matter …

Recent progress in low-carbon binders

C Shi, B Qu, JL Provis - Cement and Concrete Research, 2019 - Elsevier
The development of low-carbon binders has been recognized as a means of reducing the
carbon footprint of the Portland cement industry, in response to growing global concerns …

Structural analysis of molecular materials using the pair distribution function

MW Terban, SJL Billinge - Chemical Reviews, 2021 - ACS Publications
This is a review of atomic pair distribution function (PDF) analysis as applied to the study of
molecular materials. The PDF method is a powerful approach to study short-and …

Acid-stable manganese oxides for proton exchange membrane water electrolysis

S Kong, A Li, J Long, K Adachi, D Hashizume… - Nature Catalysis, 2024 - nature.com
Earth-abundant, acid-stable catalysts for the oxygen evolution reaction are essential for
terawatt-scale hydrogen production using proton exchange membrane (PEM) electrolysers …

Determining the three-dimensional atomic structure of an amorphous solid

Y Yang, J Zhou, F Zhu, Y Yuan, DJ Chang, DS Kim… - Nature, 2021 - nature.com
Amorphous solids such as glass, plastics and amorphous thin films are ubiquitous in our
daily life and have broad applications ranging from telecommunications to electronics and …

Superior capacitive energy-storage performance in Pb-free relaxors with a simple chemical composition

Z Sun, J Zhang, H Luo, Y Yao, N Wang… - Journal of the …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Chemical design of lead-free relaxors with simultaneously high energy density (W rec) and
high efficiency (η) for capacitive energy-storage has been a big challenge for advanced …