Heterogeneous bimetallic catalysts have broad applications in industrial processes, but
achieving a fundamental understanding on the nature of the active sites in bimetallic …

High-entropy nanoparticles have become a rapidly growing area of research in recent years.
Because of their multielemental compositions and unique high-entropy mixing states (ie …

Nucleation and growth are critical steps in crystallization, which plays an important role in
determining crystal structure, size, morphology, and purity. Therefore, understanding the …

The crystal–liquid–glass phase transition of coordination polymers (CPs) and metal–organic
frameworks (MOFs) offers attractive opportunities as a new class of amorphous materials …

The solid–electrolyte interphase (SEI), a layer formed on the electrode surface, is essential
for electrochemical reactions in batteries and critically governs the battery stability. Active …

Interfacial reactions drive all elemental cycling on Earth and play pivotal roles in human
activities such as agriculture, water purification, energy production and storage …

Electron microscopy touches on nearly every aspect of modern life, underpinning materials
development for quantum computing, energy and medicine. We discuss the open, highly …

Heterogeneous nanocatalysts play a crucial role in both the chemical and energy industries.
Despite substantial advancements in theoretical, computational and experimental studies …

This review highlights recent efforts on applying electron microscopy (EM) to soft (including
biological) nanomaterials. We will show how developments of both the hardware and …

Amorphous solids such as glass, plastics and amorphous thin films are ubiquitous in our
daily life and have broad applications ranging from telecommunications to electronics and …