In situ X-ray spectroscopies beyond conventional X-ray absorption spectroscopy on deciphering dynamic configuration of electrocatalysts

J Wang, CS Hsu, TS Wu, TS Chan, NT Suen… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Realizing viable electrocatalytic processes for energy conversion/storage strongly relies on
an atomic-level understanding of dynamic configurations on catalyst-electrolyte interface. X …

Selective CO2 Electroreduction to Ethylene and Multicarbon Alcohols via Electrolyte‐Driven Nanostructuring

D Gao, I Sinev, F Scholten, RM Arán‐Ais… - Angewandte …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Production of multicarbon products (C2+) from CO2 electroreduction reaction (CO2RR) is
highly desirable for storing renewable energy and reducing carbon emission. The …

X-ray-based techniques to study the nano–bio interface

C Sanchez-Cano, RA Alvarez-Puebla, JM Abendroth… - ACS …, 2021 - ACS Publications
X-ray-based analytics are routinely applied in many fields, including physics, chemistry,
materials science, and engineering. The full potential of such techniques in the life sciences …

Challenges and opportunities for applications of advanced X-ray spectroscopy in catalysis research

GE Cutsail III, S DeBeer - ACS Catalysis, 2022 - ACS Publications
X-ray spectroscopy has had a significant and continually growing impact on catalysis
research for nearly 50 years. In particular, the ability to obtain element selective electronic …

Adsorbed oxygen ions and oxygen vacancies: their concentration and distribution in metal oxide chemical sensors and influencing role in sensitivity and sensing …

E Ciftyurek, Z Li, K Schierbaum - Sensors, 2022 - mdpi.com
Oxidation reactions on semiconducting metal oxide (SMOs) surfaces have been extensively
worked on in catalysis, fuel cells, and sensors. SMOs engage powerfully in energy-related …

Support amorphization engineering regulates single-atom Ru as an electron pump for nitrogen photofixation

P Liu, Z Huang, S Yang, J Du, Y Zhang, R Cao… - ACS …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Single-atom photocatalysts exhibit great potential for converting solar energy into value-
added chemicals or fuels, but the insufficient efficiency of charge transfer from light …

Tuning the interaction between ruthenium single atoms and the second coordination sphere for efficient nitrogen photofixation

Y Zhang, Q Wang, S Yang, H Wang… - Advanced Functional …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Orienting the migration of photogenerated electrons to the target active single atoms instead
of dissipation at inert sites is crucial to improve the photocatalytic activity of single‐atom …

Advances in understanding the gas sensing mechanisms by in situ and operando spectroscopy

A Sharma, CS Rout - Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Comprehensive knowledge of the gas sensor mechanisms demands a detailed command of
the physicochemical properties and features of the active sensing materials and their …

Low-temperature carbon dioxide gas sensor based on yolk–shell ceria nanospheres

CA Zito, TM Perfecto, AC Dippel… - … applied materials & …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Monitoring carbon dioxide (CO2) levels is extremely important in a wide range of
applications. Although metal oxide-based chemoresistive sensors have emerged as a …

In Situ-Determined Catalytically Active State of LaNiO3 in Methane Dry Reforming

N Bonmassar, MF Bekheet, L Schlicker, A Gili… - ACS …, 2019 - ACS Publications
Quantitative in situ X-ray diffraction in combination with catalytic tests in dry reforming of
methane (DRM) has been performed to unveil the strong structural dynamics of LaNiO3 …