[HTML][HTML] A review of recent developments for the in situ/operando characterization of nanoporous materials

H Petersen, C Weidenthaler - Inorganic Chemistry Frontiers, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
This is a review on up-to-date in situ/operando methods for a comprehensive
characterization of nanoporous materials. The group of nanoporous materials is constantly …

[HTML][HTML] Cryo-EM for battery materials and interfaces: Workflow, achievements, and perspectives

S Weng, Y Li, X Wang - iscience, 2021 - cell.com
The emerging cryogenic electron microscopy (cryo-EM) has demonstrated its power and
essential role in probing the beam-sensitive battery materials and delivering new insights …

Atomic-Layer-Deposited Aluminum Oxide Thin Films Probed with X-ray Scattering and Compared to Molecular Dynamics and Density Functional Theory Models

A Pugliese, B Shyam, GM Repa, AH Nguyen… - ACS …, 2022 - ACS Publications
A better understanding of amorphous aluminum oxide's structure and electronic properties is
obtained through combined experimental and computational approaches. Grazing …

[HTML][HTML] Practice of electron microscopy on nanoparticles sensitive to radiation damage: CsPbBr3 nanocrystals as a case study

TM Duong, K Sharma, F Agnese, JL Rouviere… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
In-depth and reliable characterization of advanced nanoparticles is crucial for revealing the
origin of their unique features and for designing novel functional materials with tailored …

[HTML][HTML] Chemical and structural identification of material defects in superconducting quantum circuits

SE De Graaf, S Un, AG Shard… - Materials for Quantum …, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
Quantum circuits show unprecedented sensitivity to external fluctuations compared to their
classical counterparts, and it can take as little as a single atomic defect somewhere in a mm …

Atomic layer deposition of thin-film sodium manganese oxide cathode materials for sodium ion batteries

NC Paranamana, X He, MJ Young - Dalton Transactions, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
To improve the performance of sodium ion batteries (NIBs), we need to better understand
the materials chemistry occurring at the surface of NIB cathode materials. In this work, we …

Measuring local atomic structure variations through the depth of ultrathin (< 20 nm) ALD aluminum oxide: implications for lithium-ion batteries

NC Paranamana, R Gettler, H Koenig… - ACS Applied Nano …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Understanding the atomic structure of ultrathin (< 20 nm) atomic layer deposition (ALD)
coatings is critical to establish structure–property relationships and accelerate the …

Iterative reverse Monte Carlo and molecular statics for improved atomic structure modeling: a case study of zinc oxide grown by atomic layer deposition

RC Gettler, HD Koenig, MJ Young - Physical Chemistry Chemical …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Reverse Monte Carlo (RMC) modeling is a common method to derive atomic structure
models of materials from experimental diffraction data. However, conventional RMC …

Role of Surface Chemistry in Pyrrole Autoxidation

NC Paranamana, MJ Young - Langmuir, 2024 - ACS Publications
Chemical compounds in liquid hydrocarbon fuels that contain five-membered pyrrole (Py)
rings readily react with oxygen from air and polymerize through a process known as …

Quantifying the local structure of nanocrystals, glasses, and interfaces using TEM-based diffraction

KM Ehrhardt, RC Radomsky, SC Warren - Chemistry of Materials, 2021 - ACS Publications
Although order is a defining characteristic of crystals, disordered structures─ especially
near interfaces─ often govern a material's performance. For example, the interfaces in …