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Energy: 2.05 - 35 keV
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98 items found for 2020 [total: 1046]
The formation of stoichiometric uranium brannerite (UTi2O6) glass-ceramic composites from the component oxides in a one-pot synthesis Journal Of Nuclear Materials, 542 Dec 2020 DOI: 10.1016/j.jnucmat.2020.152516
Adsorbate-induced structural evolution of Pd catalyst for selective hydrogenation of acetylene Acs Catalysis, Dec 2020 DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.0c03897
Journal Paper B18-Core EXAFS
Redox chemistry and the role of trapped molecular O2 in Li-rich disordered rocksalt oxyfluoride cathodes Journal Of The American Chemical Society, Dec 2020 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.0c10270
Studying the onset of galvanic steel corrosion in situ using thin films: film preparation, characterization and application to pitting Journal Of Physics: Condensed Matter, Dec 2020 DOI: 10.1088/1361-648X/abd523
Journal Paper B16-Test Beamline B18-Core EXAFS I08-Scanning X-ray Microscopy beamline (SXM) open access
Li1.5La1.5MO6 (M = W6+, Te6+) as a new series of lithium-rich double perovskites for all-solid-state lithium-ion batteries Nature Communications, 11 Dec 2020 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-020-19815-5
The dissolution dilemma for low Pt loading polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell catalysts Journal Of The Electrochemical Society, 167 Dec 2020 DOI: 10.1149/1945-7111/abc767
Incorporation of nickel single atoms into carbon paper as self-standing electrocatalyst for CO2 reduction Journal Of Materials Chemistry A, 119 Dec 2020 DOI: 10.1039/D0TA08433F
Journal Paper B18-Core EXAFS
Preparation of solid solution and layered IrOx–Ni(OH)2 oxygen evolution catalysts: toward optimizing iridium efficiency for OER Acs Catalysis, Nov 2020 DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.0c03866
Journal Paper B18-Core EXAFS
General synthesis of single atom electrocatalysts via a facile condensation–carbonization process Journal Of Materials Chemistry A, 355 Nov 2020 DOI: 10.1039/D0TA08115A
Polyphenylene as an active support for Ru-catalyzed hydrogenolysis of 5-hydroxymethylfurfural Acs Applied Materials & Interfaces, Nov 2020 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.0c11888
Study of the anisotropic electronic, and atomic structures of novel layered materials using polarised x-ray absorption spectroscopy Nov 2020
Thesis B18-Core EXAFS open access
Particulate plutonium released from the Fukushima Daiichi meltdowns Science Of The Total Environment, 743 Nov 2020 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.140539
Activation of anion redox in P3 structure cobalt-doped sodium manganese oxide via introduction of transition metal vacancies Journal Of Power Sources, 481 Nov 2020 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpowsour.2020.229010
Journal Paper B18-Core EXAFS
Enhancement of selective adsorption of Cr species via modification of pine biomass Science Of The Total Environment, Nov 2020 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.143816
Journal Paper B18-Core EXAFS
Understanding the deactivation phenomena of small-pore Mo/H-SSZ-13 during methane dehydroaromatisation Molecules, 25 Nov 2020 DOI: 10.3390/molecules25215048
Lithium recovery from hydraulic fracturing flowback and produced water using a manganese-based sorbent Nov 2020 DOI: 10.7939/r3-e1jv-cp06
Thesis B18-Core EXAFS
A surface oxidised Fe–S catalyst for the liquid phase hydrogenation of CO2 Catalysis Science & Technology, 51 Nov 2020 DOI: 10.1039/D0CY01779E
Investigation of moOx/Al2O3 under cyclic operation for oxidative and non-oxidative dehydrogenation of propane Catalysts, 10 Nov 2020 DOI: 10.3390/catal10121370
Fe(II) interaction with cement phases: Method development, wet chemical studies and X-ray absorption spectroscopy Journal Of Colloid And Interface Science, Nov 2020 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2020.11.085
A novel microreactor for information-rich IR and X-ray studies Nov 2020
Science Highlight B18-Core EXAFS
Ce(OH)2Cl and lanthanide-substituted variants as precursors to redox-active CeO2 materials Dalton Transactions, 38 Oct 2020 DOI: 10.1039/D0DT03435E
The application of inelastic neutron scattering to investigate iron-based Fischer-Tropsch to olefins catalysis Journal Of Catalysis, Oct 2020 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcat.2020.09.025
β-cyclodextrin-silica hybrid: a spatially controllable anchoring strategy for Cu(II)/Cu(I) complex immobilization Catalysts, 10 Oct 2020 DOI: 10.3390/catal10101118
Biomineralization of Sr by the cyanobacterium Pseudanabaena catenata under alkaline conditions Frontiers In Earth Science, 8 Oct 2020 DOI: 10.3389/feart.2020.556244
Exploring cation–anion redox processes in one-dimensional linear chain vanadium tetrasulfide rechargeable magnesium ion cathodes Journal Of The American Chemical Society, Oct 2020 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.0c08222
Silicon microfabricated reactor for operando XAS/DRIFTS studies of heterogeneous catalytic reactions Catalysis Science & Technology, 39 Oct 2020 DOI: 10.1039/D0CY01608J
What happens structurally and chemically during sodium uptake and release by Ni2P2S6: a combined X-ray diffraction, X-ray absorption, pair distribution function and MAS NMR analysis Journal Of Materials Chemistry A, Oct 2020 DOI: 10.1039/D0TA07889A
Journal Paper B18-Core EXAFS
Lithiation mechanism in high-entropy oxides as anode materials for Li-ion batteries: an operando XAS study Acs Applied Materials & Interfaces, Oct 2020 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.0c13161
Vacancy enhanced oxygen redox reversibility in P3-type magnesium doped sodium manganese oxide Na0.67Mg0.2Mn0.8O2 Acs Applied Energy Materials, Sept 2020 DOI: 10.1021/acsaem.0c01352
Journal Paper B18-Core EXAFS
Cobalt-containing zeolitic imidazole frameworks for C–H activation using visible-light redox photocatalysis Catalysis Science & Technology, 8 Sept 2020 DOI: 10.1039/D0CY01061H
Lithiation of V2O3 (SO4)2 – a flexible insertion host Journal Of Materials Chemistry A, 104 Sept 2020 DOI: 10.1039/D0TA06608G
Design, identification and evolution of surface ruthenium (II/III) single‐site for CO activation Angewandte Chemie International Edition, Sept 2020 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202008370
A feasibility investigation of laboratory based x-ray absorption spectroscopy in support of nuclear waste management Mrs Advances, 5 Sept 2020 DOI: 10.1557/adv.2020.44
Journal Paper B18-Core EXAFS
Na2Fe2OS2, a new earth abundant oxysulphide cathode material for Na-ion batteries Journal Of Materials Chemistry A, Sept 2020 DOI: 10.1039/D0TA07966A
Influence of defects on ionic transport in LiTaO3 – A study using EXAFS and positron annihilation lifetime spectroscopy Solid State Ionics, 352 Sept 2020 DOI: 10.1016/j.ssi.2020.115355
Journal Paper B18-Core EXAFS
Exploring the effects of synthetic and postsynthetic grinding on the properties of the spin crossover material [Fe(atrz)3](BF4)2 (atrz = 4-amino-4h-1,2,4-triazole) Magnetochemistry, 6 Sept 2020 DOI: 10.3390/magnetochemistry6030044
Examination of protonation-induced dinitrogen splitting by in situe XAFS spectroscopy Inorganic Chemistry, Sept 2020 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.0c02134
Journal Paper B18-Core EXAFS
Analysis of the atomic structure of CdS magic-size clusters by X-ray absorption spectroscopy Nanoscale, 34 Sept 2020 DOI: 10.1039/D0NR05186A
Cationic copper iminophosphorane complexes as CuAAC catalysts: A mechanistic study Organometallics, Sept 2020 DOI: 10.1021/acs.organomet.0c00348
Characterisation and disposability assessment of multi-waste stream in-container vitrified products for higher activity radioactive waste Journal Of Hazardous Materials, Aug 2020 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2020.123764
The role of Ni and Co in suppressing O‐loss in Li‐rich layered cathodes Advanced Functional Materials, Aug 2020 DOI: 10.1002/adfm.202003660
Adsorption and activation of molecular oxygen over atomic copper(I/II) site on ceria Nature Communications, 11 Aug 2020 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-020-17852-8
Journal Paper B18-Core EXAFS E01-JEM ARM 200CF E02-JEM ARM 300CF I11-High Resolution Powder Diffraction I20-Scanning-X-ray spectroscopy (XAS/XES) open access
The role of growth directors in controlling the morphology of hematite nanorods Nanoscale Research Letters, 15 Aug 2020 DOI: 10.1186/s11671-020-03387-w
Metal-specific reactivity in single-atom-catalysts: CO oxidation on 4d and 5d transition metals atomically dispersed on MgO Journal Of The American Chemical Society, Aug 2020 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.0c03627
Journal Paper B18-Core EXAFS
Role of the ligand and activator in selective Cr–PNP ethene tri- and tetramerization catalysts – a spectroscopic study Catalysis Science & Technology, 91 Aug 2020 DOI: 10.1039/D0CY01168A
Self-supported Pt–CoO networks combining high specific activity with high surface area for oxygen reduction Nature Materials, 2 Aug 2020 DOI: 10.1038/s41563-020-0775-8
Journal Paper B18-Core EXAFS
Isolated zirconium centres captured from aqueous solution: the structure of zirconium mandelate revealed from NMR crystallography Chemical Communications, 19 Aug 2020 DOI: 10.1039/D0CC03647A
Nanoscale mechanism of UO2 formation through uranium reduction by magnetite Nature Communications, 11 Aug 2020 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-020-17795-0
Nickel confined in 2D earth-abundant oxide layers for highly efficient and durable oxygen evolution catalysts Journal Of Materials Chemistry A, 8 Jul 2020 DOI: 10.1039/D0TA04031B
Solvent‐dependent growth and stabilization mechanisms of surfactant‐free colloidal Pt nanoparticles Chemistry – A European Journal, 26 Jul 2020 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202001553
Journal Paper B18-Core EXAFS
Pt single-atoms supported on nitrogen-doped carbon dots for highly efficient photocatalytic hydrogen generation Journal Of Materials Chemistry A, 48 Jul 2020 DOI: 10.1039/D0TA04431H
Operando potassium K-edge X-ray absorption spectroscopy: investigating potassium catalysts during soot oxidation Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 173 Jul 2020 DOI: 10.1039/D0CP01227K
Biomineralization of Cu2S nanoparticles by Geobacter sulfurreducens Applied And Environmental Microbiology, Jul 2020 DOI: 10.1128/AEM.00967-20
Probing Mg intercalation in the tetragonal tungsten bronze framework V4Nb18O55 Inorganic Chemistry, Jul 2020 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.0c01013
Journal Paper B18-Core EXAFS
Solvothermal synthesis of Sn3N4 as a high capacity sodium-ion anode: theoretical and experimental study of its storage mechanism Journal Of Materials Chemistry A, 3 Jul 2020 DOI: 10.1039/D0TA04034G
Catalysis to discriminate single atoms from subnanometric ruthenium particles in ultra-high loading catalysts Catalysis Science & Technology, June 2020 DOI: 10.1039/D0CY00540A
Journal Paper B18-Core EXAFS
Electronically asynchronous transition states for C–N bond formation by electrophilic [Co iii (TAML)]-nitrene radical complexes involving substrate-to-ligand single-electron transfer and a cobalt-centered spin shuttle Acs Catalysis, June 2020 DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.0c01343
Hemoglobin-derived Fe-Nx-S species supported by bamboo-shaped carbon nanotubes as efficient electrocatalysts for the oxygen evolution reaction Carbon, June 2020 DOI: 10.1016/j.carbon.2020.06.064
In situ K-edge X-ray absorption spectroscopy of the ligand environment of single-site Au/C catalysts during acetylene hydrochlorination Chemical Science, 137 June 2020 DOI: 10.1039/D0SC02152K
Following the formation of silver nanoparticles using in situ x-ray absorption spectroscopy Acs Omega, June 2020 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.0c00697
The electronic structure, surface properties, and in situ N2O decomposition of mechanochemically synthesised LaMnO3 Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 6 June 2020 DOI: 10.1039/D0CP00793E
Journal Paper B07-C-Versatile Soft X-ray beamline: Ambient Pressure XPS and NEXAFS B18-Core EXAFS I20-EDE-Energy Dispersive EXAFS (EDE) I20-Scanning-X-ray spectroscopy (XAS/XES) open access
In situ study of graphene oxide quantum Dot-MoSx nanohybrids as hydrogen evolution catalysts Surfaces, 3 June 2020 DOI: 10.3390/surfaces3020017
Displacive order–disorder behavior and intrinsic clustering of lattice distortions in Bi‐substituted NaNbO3 Advanced Functional Materials, June 2020 DOI: 10.1002/adfm.202001840
Understanding structure-activity relationships in highly active La promoted Ni catalysts for CO2 methanation Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, June 2020 DOI: 10.1016/j.apcatb.2020.119256
Journal Paper B18-Core EXAFS
(M,Ru)O2(M = Mg, Zn, Cu, Ni, Co) rutiles and their use as oxygen evolution electrocatalysts in membrane electrode assemblies under acidic conditions Chemistry Of Materials, June 2020 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemmater.0c01884
Insights into conventional and plasma-assisted catalysis for carbon dioxide hydrogenation June 2020
Thesis B18-Core EXAFS
Boosting CO2 hydrogenation via size-dependent metal–support interactions in cobalt/ceria-based catalysts Nature Catalysis, 137 May 2020 DOI: 10.1038/s41929-020-0459-4
Journal Paper B18-Core EXAFS
In situ XAFS of acid-resilient iridate pyrochlore oxygen evolution electrocatalysts under operating conditions Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 38 May 2020 DOI: 10.1039/D0CP01378A
A quick and versatile one step metal–organic chemical deposition method for supported Pt and Pt-alloy catalysts Rsc Advances, 10 May 2020 DOI: 10.1039/D0RA03001E
Substitutional mechanisms and structural relaxations for manganese in SrTiO3: Bridging the concentration gap for point-defect metrology Chemistry Of Materials, May 2020 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemmater.0c01082
Journal Paper B18-Core EXAFS
The formation of chemical degraders during the conservation of a wooden tudor shipwreck Chempluschem, 62 May 2020 DOI: 10.1002/cplu.202000160
Evaluation of the effect of site substitution of Pr doping in the Lithium garnet system Li5La3Nb2O12 Dalton Transactions, May 2020 DOI: 10.1039/D0DT01497D
Real-time tomographic diffraction imaging of catalytic membrane reactors for the oxidative coupling of methane Catalysis Today, May 2020 DOI: 10.1016/j.cattod.2020.05.045
Journal Paper B18-Core EXAFS
Synthesis and characterisation of Ca1-xCexZrTi2-2xCr2xO7: Analogue zirconolite wasteform for the immobilisation of stockpiled UK plutonium Journal Of The European Ceramic Society, May 2020 DOI: 10.1016/j.jeurceramsoc.2020.05.066
Swelling of steel film by hydrogen absorption at cathodic potential in electrolyte Physica Status Solidi (b), 3 Apr 2020 DOI: 10.1002/pssb.202000055
Facile synthesis of precious-metal single-site catalysts using organic solvents Nature Chemistry, 46 Apr 2020 DOI: 10.1038/s41557-020-0446-z
The effect of metal precursor on copper phase dispersion and nanoparticle formation for the catalytic transformations of furfural Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, Apr 2020 DOI: 10.1016/j.apcatb.2020.119062
Journal Paper B18-Core EXAFS
Synthesis and characterisation of Sr4Fe3-xCrxO10-δ: Stabilisation of n=3 Ruddlesden-Popper phases through Cr doping Journal Of Solid State Chemistry, Apr 2020 DOI: 10.1016/j.jssc.2020.121372
Journal Paper B18-Core EXAFS
A robust and highly active hydrogen evolution catalyst based on Ru nanocrystals supported on vertically oriented Cu nanoplates Journal Of Materials Chemistry A, Apr 2020 DOI: 10.1039/D0TA03475D
Journal Paper B18-Core EXAFS
Dual-site mediated hydrogenation catalysis on Pd/NiO: selective biomass transformation and maintaining catalytic activity at low Pd loading Acs Catalysis, Apr 2020 DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.0c00414
Ga2.52V2.48O7.33(OH)0.67, a synthetic member of the nolanite/akdalaite-type family of oxyhydroxides containing trivalent vanadium Journal Of Solid State Chemistry, Apr 2020 DOI: 10.1016/j.jssc.2020.121396
Journal Paper B18-Core EXAFS
Organic complexation of U(VI) in reducing soils at a natural analogue site: Implications for uranium transport Chemosphere, Apr 2020 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2020.126859
Isolated Pd sites as selective catalysts for electrochemical and direct hydrogen peroxide synthesis Acs Catalysis, Apr 2020 DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.0c01305
Co-catalyst free ethene dimerization over Zr-based metal-organic framework (UiO-67) functionalized with Ni and bipyridine Catalysis Today, Mar 2020 DOI: 10.1016/j.cattod.2020.03.038
An in situ XAS study of high surface-area IrO2 produced by the polymeric precursor synthesis Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, Mar 2020 DOI: 10.1039/D0CP00217H
Journal Paper B18-Core EXAFS
Synergistic ultraviolet and visible light photo-activation enables intensified low-temperature methanol synthesis over copper/zinc oxide/alumina Nature Communications, 11 Mar 2020 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-020-15445-z
First example of protonation of Ruddlesden-Popper Sr2IrO4: a route to enhanced water oxidation catalysts Chemistry Of Materials, Mar 2020 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemmater.0c00432
Journal Paper B18-Core EXAFS
Cation insertion to break the activity/stability relationship for highly active oxygen evolution reaction catalyst Nature Communications, 11 Mar 2020 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-020-15231-x
Geochemical evidence for the application of nanoparticulate colloidal silica gel for in-situ containment of legacy nuclear wastes Environmental Science: Nano, Mar 2020 DOI: 10.1039/D0EN00046A
Journal Paper B18-Core EXAFS
Structures of mixed manganese ruthenium oxides (Mn 1−x Ru x )O 2 crystallised under acidic hydrothermal conditions Dalton Transactions, 135 Feb 2020 DOI: 10.1039/C9DT04156G
Synchrotron radiation and catalytic science Synchrotron Radiation News, 33 Feb 2020 DOI: 10.1080/08940886.2020.1701368
Oxygen redox activity through a reductive coupling mechanism in the P3-type nickel-doped sodium manganese oxide Acs Applied Energy Materials, Jan 2020 DOI: 10.1021/acsaem.9b02171
Journal Paper B18-Core EXAFS
Electronic characterization of redox (non)-innocent Fe2S2 reference systems: a multi K-edge X-ray spectroscopic study Rsc Advances, 10 Jan 2020 DOI: 10.1039/C9RA08903A
Optimisation of Cu + impregnation of MOF-74 to improve CO/N2 and CO/CO2 separations Rsc Advances, 10 Jan 2020 DOI: 10.1039/C9RA10115B
Affecting an ultra-high work function of silver Angewandte Chemie International Edition, Jan 2020 DOI: 10.1002/anie.201912293
Journal Paper B18-Core EXAFS
Multiple lines of evidence identify U(V) as a key intermediate during U(VI) reduction by Shewanella oneidensis MR1 Environmental Science & Technology, Jan 2020 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.9b05285
Incorporation of Cr III into a Keggin polyoxometalate as a chemical strategy to stabilize a labile {Cr III O 4 } tetrahedral conformation and promote unattended single-ion magnet properties Journal Of The American Chemical Society, Jan 2020 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.9b12797
Correlation of the ratio of metallic to oxide species with activity of PdPt catalysts for methane oxidation Catalysis Science & Technology, 248 Jan 2020 DOI: 10.1039/C9CY02371B
Journal Paper B18-Core EXAFS
- Malin C. Dixon Wilkins, Martin C. Stennett, Ewan Maddrell, Neil C. Hyatt, "The formation of stoichiometric uranium brannerite (UTi2O6) glass-ceramic composites from the component oxides in a one-pot synthesis", Journal Of Nuclear Materials, 542 (2020), DOI: 10.1016/j.jnucmat.2020.152516
- Yanan Liu, Fengzhi Fu, Alan Mccue, Wilm Jones, Deming Rao, Junting Feng, Yufei He, Dianqing Li, "Adsorbate-induced structural evolution of Pd catalyst for selective hydrogenation of acetylene", Acs Catalysis (2020), DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.0c03897
- Ryan Sharpe, Robert A. House, Matt J. Clarke, Dominic Förstermann, John-Joseph Marie, Giannantonio Cibin, Ke-Jin Zhou, Helen Playford, Peter G. Bruce, M. Saiful Islam, "Redox chemistry and the role of trapped molecular O2 in Li-rich disordered rocksalt oxyfluoride cathodes", Journal Of The American Chemical Society (2020), DOI: 10.1021/jacs.0c10270
- Debi Garai, Vladyslav Solokha, Axel Wilson, Ilaria Carlomagno, Ajay Gupta, Mukul Gupta, V. R. Reddy, Carlo Meneghini, Francesco Carla, Christian Morawe, Jorg Zegenhagen, "Studying the onset of galvanic steel corrosion in situ using thin films: film preparation, characterization and application to pitting", Journal Of Physics: Condensed Matter (2020), DOI: 10.1088/1361-648X/abd523
- Marco Amores, Hany El-Shinawi, Innes Mcclelland, Stephen R. Yeandel, Peter J. Baker, Ronald I. Smith, Helen Y. Playford, Pooja Goddard, Serena A. Corr, Edmund J. Cussen, "Li1.5La1.5MO6 (M = W6+, Te6+) as a new series of lithium-rich double perovskites for all-solid-state lithium-ion batteries", Nature Communications, 11 (2020), DOI: 10.1038/s41467-020-19815-5
- Daniel J. S. Sandbeck, Niklas Mørch Secher, Masanori Inaba, Jonathan Quinson, Jakob Ejler Sørensen, Jakob Kibsgaard, Alessandro Zana, Francesco Bizzotto, Florian D. Speck, Michael T. Y. Paul, Alexandra Dworzak, Carsten Dosche, Mehtap Oezaslan, Ib Chorkendorff, Matthias Arenz, Serhiy Cherevko, "The dissolution dilemma for low Pt loading polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell catalysts", Journal Of The Electrochemical Society, 167 (2020), DOI: 10.1149/1945-7111/abc767
- Simin Li, Marcel Ceccato, Xiuyuan Lu, Sara Frank, Nina Lock, Alberto Roldan, Xin-Ming Hu, Troels Skrydstrup, Kim Daasbjerg, "Incorporation of nickel single atoms into carbon paper as self-standing electrocatalyst for CO2 reduction", Journal Of Materials Chemistry A, 119 (2020), DOI: 10.1039/D0TA08433F
- Jonathan Ruiz Esquius, Gerardo Algara-Siller, Simon J. Freakley, Robert Schlögl, Graham J. Hutchings, Ioannis Spanos, "Preparation of solid solution and layered IrOx–Ni(OH)2 oxygen evolution catalysts: toward optimizing iridium efficiency for OER", Acs Catalysis (2020), DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.0c03866
- Weiming Chen, Xuanli Luo, Thomas J. A. Slater, Yongfang Zhou, Sanliang Ling, Rui Bao, Jesum Alves Fernandes, Jianshe Wang, Yi Shen, "General synthesis of single atom electrocatalysts via a facile condensation–carbonization process", Journal Of Materials Chemistry A, 355 (2020), DOI: 10.1039/D0TA08115A
- Qiming Wang, Xuze Guan, Liqun Kang, Bolun Wang, Lin Sheng, Feng Ryan Wang, "Polyphenylene as an active support for Ru-catalyzed hydrogenolysis of 5-hydroxymethylfurfural", Acs Applied Materials & Interfaces (2020), DOI: 10.1021/acsami.0c11888
- [Thesis] Sinead Rowe, "Study of the anisotropic electronic, and atomic structures of novel layered materials using polarised x-ray absorption spectroscopy" (2020)
- Eitaro Kurihara, Masato Takehara, Mizuki Suetake, Ryohei Ikehara, Tatsuki Komiya, Kazuya Morooka, Ryu Takami, Shinya Yamasaki, Toshihiko Ohnuki, Kenji Horie, Mami Takehara, Gareth T. W. Law, William Bower, J. Frederick W. Mosselmans, Peter Warnicke, Bernd Grambow, Rodney C. Ewing, Satoshi Utsunomiya, "Particulate plutonium released from the Fukushima Daiichi meltdowns", Science Of The Total Environment, 743 (2020), DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.140539
- Eun Jeong Kim, Kenza Mofredj, David M. Pickup, Alan V. Chadwick, John T. S. Irvine, A. Robert Armstrong, "Activation of anion redox in P3 structure cobalt-doped sodium manganese oxide via introduction of transition metal vacancies", Journal Of Power Sources, 481 (2020), DOI: 10.1016/j.jpowsour.2020.229010
- Jingjing Zhao, Roberto Boada, Giannantonio Cibin, Cristina Palet, "Enhancement of selective adsorption of Cr species via modification of pine biomass", Science Of The Total Environment (2020), DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.143816
- Miren Agote-Aran, Anna B. Kroner, David S. Wragg, Wojciech A. Sławiński, Martha Briceno, Husn U. Islam, Igor V. Sazanovich, María E. Rivas, Andrew W. J. Smith, Paul Collier, Ines Lezcano-Gonzalez, Andrew M. Beale, "Understanding the deactivation phenomena of small-pore Mo/H-SSZ-13 during methane dehydroaromatisation", Molecules, 25 (2020), DOI: 10.3390/molecules25215048
- [Thesis] Adam Seip, "Lithium recovery from hydraulic fracturing flowback and produced water using a manganese-based sorbent" (2020), DOI: 10.7939/r3-e1jv-cp06
- Claire E. Mitchell, Umberto Terranova, Andrew M. Beale, Wilm Jones, David J. Morgan, Meenakshisundaram Sankar, Nora H. De Leeuw, "A surface oxidised Fe–S catalyst for the liquid phase hydrogenation of CO2", Catalysis Science & Technology, 51 (2020), DOI: 10.1039/D0CY01779E
- Santhosh K. Matam, Caitlin Moffat, Pip Hellier, Michael Bowker, Ian P. Silverwood, C. Richard A. Catlow, S. David Jackson, James Craswell, Peter P. Wells, Stewart F. Parker, Emma K. Gibson, "Investigation of moOx/Al2O3 under cyclic operation for oxidative and non-oxidative dehydrogenation of propane", Catalysts, 10 (2020), DOI: 10.3390/catal10121370
- A. Mancini, E. Wieland, G. Geng, B. Lothenbach, B. Wehrli, R. Dähn, "Fe(II) interaction with cement phases: Method development, wet chemical studies and X-ray absorption spectroscopy", Journal Of Colloid And Interface Science (2020), DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2020.11.085
- [Science Highlight] Diamond Light Source, "A novel microreactor for information-rich IR and X-ray studies" (2020)
- Alexander J. A. Dunn, James W. Annis, Janet M. Fisher, David Thompsett, Richard Walton, "Ce(OH)2Cl and lanthanide-substituted variants as precursors to redox-active CeO2 materials", Dalton Transactions, 38 (2020), DOI: 10.1039/D0DT03435E
- Alisha L. Davidson, Emma K. Gibson, Giannantonio Cibin, Hendrik Van Rensburg, Stewart F. Parker, Paul B. Webb, David Lennon, "The application of inelastic neutron scattering to investigate iron-based Fischer-Tropsch to olefins catalysis", Journal Of Catalysis (2020), DOI: 10.1016/j.jcat.2020.09.025
- Federica Calsolaro, Katia Martina, Elisa Borfecchia, Fernando Chávez-Rivas, Giancarlo Cravotto, Gloria Berlier, "β-cyclodextrin-silica hybrid: a spatially controllable anchoring strategy for Cu(II)/Cu(I) complex immobilization", Catalysts, 10 (2020), DOI: 10.3390/catal10101118
- Lynn Foster, Katherine Morris, Adrian Cleary, Heath Bagshaw, David Sigee, Jon K. Pittman, Kejing Zhang, Gianni Vettese, Kurt F. Smith, Jonathan R. Lloyd, "Biomineralization of Sr by the cyanobacterium Pseudanabaena catenata under alkaline conditions", Frontiers In Earth Science, 8 (2020), DOI: 10.3389/feart.2020.556244
- Sunita Dey, Jeongjae Lee, Sylvia Britto, Joshua M. Stratford, Evan N. Keyzer, Matthew T. Dunstan, Giannantonio Cibin, Simon J. Cassidy, Mahmoud Elgaml, Clare P. Grey, "Exploring cation–anion redox processes in one-dimensional linear chain vanadium tetrasulfide rechargeable magnesium ion cathodes", Journal Of The American Chemical Society (2020), DOI: 10.1021/jacs.0c08222
- B. Venezia, E. Cao, Santhosh K. Matam, C. Waldron, G. Cibin, E. K. Gibson, S. Golunski, P. P. Wells, I. Silverwood, C. R. A. Catlow, G. Sankar, A. Gavriilidis, "Silicon microfabricated reactor for operando XAS/DRIFTS studies of heterogeneous catalytic reactions", Catalysis Science & Technology, 39 (2020), DOI: 10.1039/D0CY01608J
- Wolfgang Bensch, Jonas Van Dinter, Kevin Synnatschke, Tobias Engesser, Sylvio Indris, Niklas Wolff, Ole Gronenberg, Martin Etter, Giannantonio Cibin, Lorenz Kienle, Claudia Backes, "What happens structurally and chemically during sodium uptake and release by Ni2P2S6: a combined X-ray diffraction, X-ray absorption, pair distribution function and MAS NMR analysis", Journal Of Materials Chemistry A (2020), DOI: 10.1039/D0TA07889A
- P. Ghigna, L. Airoldi, M. Fracchia, D. Callegari, U. Anselmi-Tamburini, P. D’angelo, N. Pianta, R. Ruffo, G. Cibin, Danilo Oliveira De Souza, E. Quartarone, "Lithiation mechanism in high-entropy oxides as anode materials for Li-ion batteries: an operando XAS study", Acs Applied Materials & Interfaces (2020), DOI: 10.1021/acsami.0c13161
- Eunjeong Kim, Le Anh Ma, David M. Pickup, Alan V. Chadwick, Reza Younesi, Philip Maughan, John T. S. Irvine, Robert Armstrong, "Vacancy enhanced oxygen redox reversibility in P3-type magnesium doped sodium manganese oxide Na0.67Mg0.2Mn0.8O2", Acs Applied Energy Materials (2020), DOI: 10.1021/acsaem.0c01352
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