Electrons are the workhorses of solar energy conversion. Conversion of the energy of light to
electricity in photovoltaics, or to energy-rich molecules (solar fuel) through photocatalytic …

Continual advancements in the development of synchrotron radiation sources have resulted
in X-ray based spectroscopic techniques capable of probing the electronic and structural …

Understanding the nature of single‐atom catalytic sites and identifying their spectroscopic
fingerprints are essential prerequisites for the rational design of target catalysts. Here, we …

Synthetic organic chemistry has seen major advances due to the merger of nickel and
photoredox catalysis. A growing number of Ni-photoredox reactions are proposed to involve …

Square-planar NiII complexes and their electronically excited states play key roles in cross-
coupling catalysis and could offer new opportunities to complement well-known …

The metal centres in metalloenzymes and molecular catalysts are responsible for the
rearrangement of atoms and electrons during complex chemical reactions, and they enable …

The non-equilibrium dynamics of electrons and nuclei govern the function of photoactive
materials. Disentangling these dynamics remains a critical goal for understanding …

Light-driven chemical transformations provide a compelling approach to understanding
chemical reactivity with the potential to use this understanding to advance solar energy and …

The response of the spin state to in situ variation of the coordination number (CISSS) is a
promising and viable approach to smart sensor materials, yet it suffers to date from …

The Inner Shell Spectroscopy (ISS) beamline on the 8-ID station at the National Synchrotron
Light Source II (NSLS-II), Upton, NY, USA, is a high-throughput X-ray absorption …