Contact-electro-catalysis (CEC)

Z Wang, X Dong, W Tang, ZL Wang - Chemical Society Reviews, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
Contact-electro-catalysis (CEC) is an emerging field that utilizes electron transfer occurring
at the liquid–solid and even liquid–liquid interfaces because of the contact-electrification …

The emerging chemistry of self-electrified water interfaces

F Galembeck, LP Santos, TAL Burgo… - Chemical Society …, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
Water is known for dissipating electrostatic charges, but it is also a universal agent of matter
electrification, creating charged domains in any material contacting or containing it. This new …

Heavy Water Microdroplet Surface Enriches the Lighter Isotopologue Impurities

A Nandy, S Mondal, D Koner… - Journal of the American …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Water microdroplets promote unusual chemical reactions at the air–water interface.
However, the interfacial structure of water microdroplets and its potential influence on …

Synergy of Photogenerated Electrons and Holes toward Efficient Photocatalytic Urea Synthesis from CO2 and N2

Y Zhang, Y Sun, Q Wang, Z Zhuang, Z Ma… - Angewandte …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Directly coupling N2 and CO2 to synthesize urea by photocatalysis paves a sustainable
route for urea synthesis, but its performance is limited by the competition of photogenerated …

Pyrogenic Carbon Degradation by Galvanic Coupling with Sprayed Seawater Microdroplets

R Zhang, Z Zhang, X Chen, J Jiang, L Hua… - Journal of the …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Surface waves are known for their mechanical role in coastal processes that influence the
weather and climate. However, their chemical impact, particularly on the transformation of …

Oxidation of Ammonia in Water Microdroplets Produces Nitrate and Molecular Hydrogen

X Song, C Basheer, Y Xia, RN Zare - Environmental Science & …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Water microdroplets containing dissolved ammonia (30–300 μM) are sprayed through a
copper oxide mesh with a 200 μm average pore size, resulting in the formation of nitrate …

The exotic quasisolidity and supersolidity of water

CQ Sun, Y Zhou, H Fang, S Wang, Y Huang… - Coordination Chemistry …, 2024 - Elsevier
This work features the recent findings of the quasisolid (QS, or quasi-liquid) in the
temperature domain and supersolid due to electric polarization or molecular …

Advances in Naked Metal Clusters for Catalysis

Z Luo, A Shehzad - ChemPhysChem, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The properties of sub–nano metal clusters are governed by quantum confinement and their
large surface–to–bulk ratios, atomically precise compositions and geometric/electronic …

Mild Diarylmethylation of Indoles through Regioselective 1,6-Hydroarylation of para-Quinone Methides in Microdroplets/Thin Film

S Chen, K Dong, J Sun, M Ye, J Liu… - … Sustainable Chemistry & …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Diarylmethylated indoles constitute a basic framework in many pharmaceuticals, chiral
catalysts/ligands, and important intermediates. A typical strategy by 1, 6-conjugated addition …

The Structure of Carbon Dioxide at the Air‐Water Interface and its Chemical Implications

MTC Martins‐Costa… - Chemistry–A European …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The efficient reduction of CO2 into valuable products is a challenging task in an international
context marked by the climate change crisis and the need to move away from fossil fuels …