Gold is an element whose unique properties are strongly influenced by relativistic effects. A
large body of appropriate calculations now exists and its main conclusions are summarized …

Tailoring the surface chemistry of metallic nanoparticles is generally a key step for their use
in a wide range of applications. There are few examples of organic films covalently bound to …

Electrolytic ions are known to impact the rates of electrocatalytic reactions, though a
molecular understanding of the mechanism of such impact is not well understood. We …

Citrate-reduced silver colloids (CRSCs) are used extensively for surface-enhanced Raman
scattering (SERS) studies of cations but are typically found to be ineffective for detection of …

The presence of alkali cations in electrolyte solutions is known to impact the rate of
electrocatalytic reactions, though the mechanism of such impact is not conclusively …

Periodic self-consistent density functional theory (DFT-GGA) calculations were used to study
the adsorption of several atomic species, molecular species and molecular fragments on the …

The steady growth of end-of-life (EoL) crystalline silicon (c-Si) photovoltaic (PV) modules
requires the development of recycling technologies to guarantee sustainable circular …

The oxidation of formic acid and carbon monoxide was studied at a gold electrode by a
combination of electrochemistry, in situ surface‐enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) …

In this study, the adhesive interaction between gold and epoxy resin is theoretically
investigated. These materials make up crucial components of a wide range of electronic …

Gold cyanidation is an important hydrometallurgical route central to which are the
gold/mineral galvanic interactions which pose perennial challenges to understanding gold …