Engineering the coordination sphere of isolated active sites to explore the intrinsic activity in single-atom catalysts

X Wu, H Zhang, S Zuo, J Dong, Y Li, J Zhang, Y Han - Nano-micro letters, 2021 - Springer
Reducing the dimensions of metallic nanoparticles to isolated, single atom has attracted
considerable attention in heterogeneous catalysis, because it significantly improves atomic …

Non-covalent interactions (NCIs) in π-conjugated functional materials: advances and perspectives

A Haque, KM Alenezi, MS Khan, WY Wong… - Chemical Society …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
The design and development of functional materials with real-life applications are highly
demanding. Understanding and controlling inter-and intra-molecular interactions provide …

Real-space imaging of anisotropic charge of σ-hole by means of Kelvin probe force microscopy

B Mallada, A Gallardo, M Lamanec, B De La Torre… - Science, 2021 - science.org
An anisotropic charge distribution on individual atoms, such as σ-holes, may strongly affect
the material and structural properties of systems. However, the spatial resolution of such …

Removal of natural organic matter from source water: Review on coagulants, dual coagulation, alternative coagulants, and mechanisms

HNP Dayarathne, MJ Angove, R Aryal… - Journal of Water …, 2021 - Elsevier
Natural organic matter (NOM) represents a range of soluble and insoluble material which
can have considerable impact on drinking water quality. In addition to creating problems …

The qPlus sensor, a powerful core for the atomic force microscope

FJ Giessibl - Review of scientific instruments, 2019 - pubs.aip.org
Atomic force microscopy (AFM) was introduced in 1986 and has since made its way into
surface science, nanoscience, chemistry, biology, and material science as an imaging and …

New frontiers on van der Waals layered metal phosphorous trichalcogenides

F Wang, TA Shifa, P Yu, P He, Y Liu… - Advanced Functional …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
The exponentially growing works on 2D materials have resulted in both high scientific
interest and huge potential applications in nanocatalysis, optoelectronics, and spintronics …

Atomic-and molecular-resolution mapping of solid–liquid interfaces by 3D atomic force microscopy

T Fukuma, R Garcia - ACS nano, 2018 - ACS Publications
Hydration layers are ubiquitous in life and technology. Hence, interfacial aqueous layers
have a central role in a wide range of phenomena from materials science to molecular and …

A single-molecule van der Waals compass

B Shen, X Chen, H Wang, H Xiong, EGT Bosch, I Lazić… - Nature, 2021 - nature.com
Single-molecule imaging is challenging but highly beneficial for investigating intermolecular
interactions at the molecular level,,,,–. Van der Waals interactions at the sub-nanometre …

Multiple heteroatom substitution to graphene nanoribbon

S Kawai, S Nakatsuka, T Hatakeyama, R Pawlak… - Science …, 2018 - science.org
Substituting heteroatoms into nanostructured graphene elements, such as graphene
nanoribbons, offers the possibility for atomic engineering of electronic properties. To …

Molecular simulation of N2 and CO2 injection into a coal model containing adsorbed methane at different temperatures

Y Bai, HF Lin, SG Li, M Yan, H Long - Energy, 2021 - Elsevier
To research the dynamic mechanism of nitrogen and carbon dioxide displacement of
methane, we used the grand canonical Monte Carlo (GCMC) simulation method to …