Reactions in single-molecule junctions

H Chen, C Jia, X Zhu, C Yang, X Guo… - Nature Reviews …, 2023 - nature.com
Developing new materials is a long-standing goal that extends across the fields of synthesis,
catalysis, nanotechnology and materials science. Transforming one compound or material …

Chemiluminescent carbon dots: Synthesis, properties, and applications

CL Shen, Q Lou, KK Liu, L Dong, CX Shan - Nano Today, 2020 - Elsevier
As one of important approaches of light emission, chemiluminescence (CL) induced by
chemical reactions has evoked considerable interest for its potential applications in …

Switchable fluorophores for single-molecule localization microscopy

H Li, JC Vaughan - Chemical reviews, 2018 - ACS Publications
The past decade has witnessed an explosion in the use of super-resolution fluorescence
microscopy methods in biology and other fields. Single-molecule localization microscopy …

Imaging the chemical activity of single nanoparticles with optical microscopy

W Wang - Chemical Society Reviews, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
Nanomaterials exhibit structural and functional heterogeneity among individual
nanoparticles, thus requiring a capability to study single nanoparticles. While electron …

The Formation Mechanism of Fluorescent Metal Complexes at the LixNi0.5Mn1.5O4−δ/Carbonate Ester Electrolyte Interface

A Jarry, S Gottis, YS Yu, J Roque-Rosell… - Journal of the …, 2015 - ACS Publications
Electrochemical oxidation of carbonate esters at the Li x Ni0. 5Mn1. 5O4− δ/electrolyte
interface results in Ni/Mn dissolution and surface film formation, which negatively affect the …

Metal-catalyzed chemical reaction of single molecules directly probed by vibrational spectroscopy

HK Choi, WH Park, CG Park, HH Shin… - Journal of the …, 2016 - ACS Publications
The study of heterogeneous catalytic reactions remains a major challenge because it
involves a complex network of reaction steps with various intermediates. If the vibrational …

Optical super-resolution imaging of surface reactions

T Chen, B Dong, K Chen, F Zhao, X Cheng… - Chemical …, 2017 - ACS Publications
Optical super-resolution imaging has gained momentum in investigations of heterogeneous
and homogeneous chemical reactions at the single-molecule level. Thanks to its exceptional …

Operando Nanoscale Sensors in Catalysis: All Eyes on Catalyst Particles

T Hartman, RG Geitenbeek, CS Wondergem… - ACS …, 2020 - ACS Publications
An era of circularity requires robust and flexible catalysts and reactors. We need profound
knowledge of catalytic surface reactions on the local scale (ie, angstrom–nanometer) …

Cooperative communication within and between single nanocatalysts

N Zou, X Zhou, G Chen, NM Andoy, W Jung, G Liu… - Nature …, 2018 - nature.com
Enzymes often show catalytic allostery in which reactions occurring at different sites
communicate cooperatively over distances of up to a few nanometres. Whether such effects …

Copper nanoparticle heterogeneous catalytic 'click'cycloaddition confirmed by single-molecule spectroscopy

MR Decan, S Impellizzeri, ML Marin… - Nature …, 2014 - nature.com
Colloidal or heterogeneous nanocatalysts can improve the range and diversity of Cu (I)-
catalysed click reactions and facilitate catalyst separation and reuse. Catalysis by metal …