Ultrafast electron diffraction: Visualizing dynamic states of matter

D Filippetto, P Musumeci, RK Li, BJ Siwick… - Reviews of Modern …, 2022 - APS
Since the discovery of electron-wave duality, electron scattering instrumentation has
developed into a powerful array of techniques for revealing the atomic structure of matter …

Spontaneous oxidation in aqueous microdroplets: water radical cation as primary oxidizing agent

L Qiu, RG Cooks - Angewandte Chemie, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Exploration of the unique chemical properties of interfaces can unlock new understanding. A
striking example is the finding of accelerated reactions, particularly spontaneous oxidation …

A contact-electro-catalytic cathode recycling method for spent lithium-ion batteries

H Li, A Berbille, X Zhao, Z Wang, W Tang, ZL Wang - Nature Energy, 2023 - nature.com
With the global trend towards carbon neutrality, the demand for lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) is
continuously increasing. However, current recycling methods for spent LIBs need urgent …

Three-dimensional nanofabrication via ultrafast laser patterning and kinetically regulated material assembly

F Han, S Gu, A Klimas, N Zhao, Y Zhao, SC Chen - Science, 2022 - science.org
A major challenge in nanotechnology is the fabrication of complex three-dimensional (3D)
structures with desired materials. We present a strategy for fabricating arbitrary 3D …

Capture of hydroxyl radicals by hydronium cations in water microdroplets

D Xing, Y Meng, X Yuan, S Jin, X Song… - Angewandte …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Despite the high stability of bulk water, water microdroplets possess strikingly different
properties, such as the presence of hydroxyl radicals (OH⋅) at the air–water interface …

What controls the quality of photodynamical simulations? Electronic structure versus nonadiabatic algorithm

J Janoš, P Slavíček - Journal of Chemical Theory and …, 2023 - ACS Publications
The field of nonadiabatic dynamics has matured over the last decade with a range of
algorithms and electronic structure methods available at the moment. While the community …

Direct tracking of ultrafast proton transfer in water dimers

K Schnorr, M Belina, S Augustin, H Lindenblatt… - Science …, 2023 - science.org
Upon ionization, water forms a highly acidic radical cation H2O+· that undergoes ultrafast
proton transfer (PT)—a pivotal step in water radiation chemistry, initiating the production of …

The birth and evolution of solvated electrons in the water

F Novelli, K Chen, A Buchmann… - Proceedings of the …, 2023 - National Acad Sciences
The photo-induced radiolysis of water is an elementary reaction in biology and chemistry,
forming solvated electrons, OH radicals, and hydronium cations on fast time scales. Here …

Femtosecond electronic and hydrogen structural dynamics in ammonia imaged with ultrafast electron diffraction

EG Champenois, NH List, M Ware, M Britton… - Physical Review Letters, 2023 - APS
Directly imaging structural dynamics involving hydrogen atoms by ultrafast diffraction
methods is complicated by their low scattering cross sections. Here we demonstrate that …

Brighter, faster, stronger: ultrafast scattering of free molecules

A Odate, A Kirrander, PM Weber… - Advances in Physics …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Advances in FEL technologies have contributed remarkably to various scientific fields over
the past decade, and ultrafast molecular dynamics is no exception. The ability to probe …