During the last decades, X-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS) has become an
indispensable method for probing the structure and composition of heterogeneous catalysts …

Heterogeneous electrocatalysis lies at the center of various technologies that could help
enable a sustainable future. However, its complexity makes it challenging to accurately and …

Transition metal-nitrogen-doped carbons (TMNCs) are a promising class of catalysts for the
CO2 electrochemical reduction reaction. In particular, high CO2-to-CO conversion activities …

Tracking the structure of heterogeneous catalysts under operando conditions remains a
challenge due to the paucity of experimental techniques that can provide atomic-level …

The rapid growth of methods emerging in the past decade for synthesis of “designer”
catalysts—ranging from the size and shape-selected nanoparticles to mass-selected …

X-ray absorption spectroscopy is a premier element-specific technique for materials
characterization. Specifically, the x-ray absorption near-edge structure (XANES) encodes …

The efficient extraction and recovery of precious metals (PMs) such as silver (Ag I) and
palladium (Pd II) from waste sources are of high importance, as natural reserves are limited …

Dilute alloy materials hold great promise for enhancing selectivity in catalytic reactions. A
major challenge with such catalytic materials is developing supported alloy nanoparticles …

Lithium sulfur (Li-S) battery is one promising candidate for high energy density
electrochemical energy storage system. Accelerating the sluggish reaction kinetics of sulfur …

Ag29 nanoclusters capped with lipoic acid (LA) can be doped with Au. The doped clusters
show enhanced stability and increased luminescence efficiency. We attribute the higher …