A fresh perspective on metal ammonia molecular complexes and expanded metals: opportunities in catalysis and quantum information

BA Jackson, SN Khan, E Miliordos - Chemical Communications, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Recent advances in our comprehension of the electronic structure of metal ammonia
complexes have opened avenues for novel materials with diffuse electrons. These …

Temperature dependent properties of the aqueous electron

J Lan, VV Rybkin, A Pasquarello - Angewandte Chemie, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The temperature‐dependent properties of the aqueous electron have been extensively
studied using mixed quantum‐classical simulations in a wide range of thermodynamic …

Roles of H-Bonding and Hydride Solvation in the Reaction of Hydrated (Di)electrons with Water to Create H2 and OH

WR Borrelli, JL Guardado Sandoval… - Journal of Chemical …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Even though single hydrated electrons (e hyd–'s) are stable in liquid water, two hydrated
electrons can bimolecularly react with water to create H2 and hydroxide: e hyd–+ e hyd–+ …

Plasma‐Assisted CO2 Reduction into Nanocarbon in Water Using Sonochemically Dispersed Liquid Gallium

AH Babikir, MGM Ekanayake, O Oloye… - Advanced Functional …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Carbon dioxide is a greenhouse gas that contributes to global warming but fortunately can
be removed via chemical conversion processes that often involve a reduction step. Dielectric …

Solvated Electrons: Dynamic Reductant in Visible Light Photoredox Catalysis

P Singh, N Lal, AC Shaikh - Advanced Synthesis & Catalysis, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Open shell species are alluring significant attention owing to their unique physiochemical
properties in redox chemistry for activating remarkably stable bonds. Solvated electrons are …

How to Probe Hydrated Dielectrons Experimentally: Ab Initio Simulations of the Absorption Spectra of Aqueous Dielectrons, Electron Pairs, and Hydride

KJ Mei, WR Borrelli… - The Journal of …, 2024 - ACS Publications
In the radiation chemistry of water, two hydrated electrons (e hyd−) can react to form H2 and
OH–. Experiments and simulations suggest that this reaction occurs through a mechanism …

Multifunctional Roles of Clathrate Hydrate Nanoreactors for CO2 Reduction

H Huang, L Xue, Y Bu - Chemistry–A European Journal, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
In this study, we explore a possible platform for the CO2 reduction (CO2R) in one of water's
solid phases, namely clathrate hydrates (CHs), by ab initio molecular dynamics and well …

Shallow and deep trap states of solvated electrons in methanol and their formation, electronic excitation, and relaxation dynamics

J Lan, Y Yamamoto, T Suzuki, VV Rybkin - Chemical science, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
We present condensed-phase first-principles molecular dynamics simulations to elucidate
the presence of different electron trap** sites in liquid methanol and their roles in the …

Electrochemical Nitrate‐to‐Ammonia Conversion Enabled by Carbon‐Decoration of Ni─GaOOH Synthesized via Plasma‐Assisted CO2 Reduction

AH Babikir, X Mao, A Du, JD Riches, K Ostrikov… - Small, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The release of nitrates into the environment leads to contaminated soil and water that poses
a health risk to humans and animals. Due to the transition to renewable energy‐based …

Electric Double Layer Effect on the Outer-Sphere Benzyl Halides Electro-Reduction Mechanism

AS Kramarenko, IY Chernyshov… - The Journal of Physical …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Electrocatalytic reduction of organic halides and subsequent carboxylation are promising
methods for the valorization of CO2 as a C1 source in synthetic organic chemistry. The …