Mass spectrometry for multi-dimensional characterization of natural and synthetic materials at the nanoscale

X Huang, H Liu, D Lu, Y Lin, J Liu, Q Liu… - Chemical Society …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Characterization of materials at the nanoscale plays a crucial role in in-depth understanding
the nature and processes of the substances. Mass spectrometry (MS) has characterization …

The Surface of Colloidal Metal–Organic Framework Nanoparticles Revealed by Vibrational Sum Frequency Scattering Spectroscopy

AN Mapile, MA LeRoy, K Fabrizio, LF Scatena… - ACS …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Solvation shells strongly influence the interfacial chemistry of colloidal systems, from the
activity of proteins to the colloidal stability and catalysis of nanoparticles. Despite their …

Nanoparticle-induced disorder at complex liquid–liquid interfaces: Effects of curvature and compositional synergy on functional surfaces

CM Basham, UI Premadasa, YZ Ma, F Stellacci… - ACS …, 2021 - ACS Publications
The self-assembly of surfactant monolayers at interfaces plays a sweeping role in tasks
ranging from household cleaning to the regulation of the respiratory system. The synergy …

Hydrogen-bond-driven chemical separations: Elucidating the interfacial steps of self-assembly in solvent extraction

AU Chowdhury, L Lin, B Doughty - ACS applied materials & …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Chemical separations, particularly liquid extractions, are pervasive in academic and
industrial laboratories, yet a mechanistic understanding of the events governing their …

Adsorption mechanism of alkyl hydroxamic acid onto bastnäsite: Fundamental steps toward rational collector design for rare earth elements

AK Wanhala, B Doughty, VS Bryantsev, L Wu… - Journal of colloid and …, 2019 - Elsevier
Rare earth element (REE) production is limited in part by inefficient strategies for
beneficiation. Hydroxamic acid ligands are promising reagents for the selective flotation of …

Insight into the mechanisms driving the self-assembly of functional interfaces: moving from lipids to charged amphiphilic oligomers

AU Chowdhury, GJ Taylor, V Bocharova… - Journal of the …, 2019 - ACS Publications
Polymer-stabilized liquid/liquid interfaces are an important and growing class of bioinspired
materials that combine the structural and functional capabilities of advanced synthetic …

Ligand-Induced Size-Dependent Circular Dichroism in Quantum Dots

D Chabeda, S Gee, E Rabani - The Journal of Physical Chemistry …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Recent experiments have probed the chiral properties of semiconductor nanocrystal (NC)
quantum dots (QDs), but understanding the circular dichroism line shape, excitonic features …

In Situ Spectroscopic Probes for Structures and Processes at the Surface of Noble Metallic Nanoparticles

S Xue, P Guha, Q Yuan, W Gan - Particle & Particle Systems …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Metallic nanoparticles (NPs) have attracted significant attention in research because of their
wide applicability in various areas. Because the properties of metallic NPs can be regulated …

Molecular recognition at mineral interfaces: implications for the beneficiation of rare earth ores

JE Sutton, S Roy, AU Chowdhury, L Wu… - … applied materials & …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Ce-bastnäsite is the single largest mineral source for light rare-earth elements. In view of
the growing industrial importance of rare-earth minerals, it is critical to develop more efficient …

Just Scratching the Surface: In Situ and Surface-Specific Characterization of Perovskite Nanocrystal Growth

JC Sadighian, CY Wong - The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 2021 - ACS Publications
The model of nucleation and growth proposed by LaMer has guided our understanding of
nanocrystal (NC) formation for over 70 years. However, LaMer's model does not account for …