Develo** new materials is a long-standing goal that extends across the fields of synthesis,
catalysis, nanotechnology and materials science. Transforming one compound or material …

Monitoring and manipulating the physical and chemical behavior of single molecules is an
important development direction of molecular electronics that aids in understanding the …

Single-atom catalysts represent a unique catalytic system with high atomic utilization and
tunable reaction pathway. Despite current successes in their optimization and tailoring …

This Perspective discusses oriented external-electric-fields (OEEF), and other electric-field
types, as “smart reagents”, which enable in principle control over wide-ranging aspects of …

The use of external electric fields as green and efficient catalysts in synthetic chemistry has
recently received significant attention for their ability to deliver remarkable control of reaction …

Electric fields underlie all reactions and impact reactivity by interacting with the dipoles and
net charges of transition states, products, and reactants to modify the free energy landscape …

Controlling selectivity of reactions is an ongoing quest in chemistry. In this work, we
demonstrate reversible and selective bond formation and dissociation promoted by tip …

Next-generation energy technologies require improved methods for rapid and efficient
chemical-to-electrical energy transformations. One new approach has been to include …

The development of miniaturized electronics has led to the design and construction of
powerful experimental platforms capable of measuring electronic properties to the level of …

Oriented external electric fields (OEEFs) offer a unique chance to tune catalytic selectivity by
orienting the alignment of the electric field along the axis of the activated bond for a specific …