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B18 Core XAS
Status: Operational
Beamsize: 200 µm x 250 µm
Energy: 2.05 - 35 keV
Energy: 2.05 - 35 keV
76 items found for 2026 [total: 1084]
Defect - dispersion synergy and single-atom stabilization in Ru/TiO2 catalysts for CO2 hydrogenation Chemical Engineering Journal, 547 Nov 2026 DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2026.180898
A XAS approach to forensic profiling: Characterisation of human burned skeletal remains Talanta, 308 Oct 2026 DOI: 10.1016/j.talanta.2026.129871
The fate of iron during hydration of white Portland cement-fayalitic slag Cement And Concrete Research, 208 Oct 2026 DOI: 10.1016/j.cemconres.2026.108324
Effect of temperature on radionuclide incorporation and mass transport mechanisms in geopolymer cement wasteforms Journal Of Materials Chemistry A, Sept 2026 DOI: 10.1039/D6TA01864E
Synergistic integration of Fe-N4 single-atom sites and directionally aligned electrode architecture for high-performance lithium-sulfur batteries Advanced Science, 244 Sept 2026 DOI: 10.1002/advs.77768
Synergistic d-p regulation on Fe-Sb dual-atom catalysts enables high-performance oxygen reduction and wide-temperature Zn-air batteries Acta Materialia, 316 Sept 2026 DOI: 10.1016/j.actamat.2026.122444
Journal Paper B18-Core EXAFS
Ceria-based three-way catalysts studied under realistic conditions Sept 2026
Thesis B18-Core EXAFS
Active phase of nickel electrocatalysts driving alkaline hydrogen evolution Advanced Materials, Aug 2026 DOI: 10.1002/adma.74591
Journal Paper B07-C-Versatile Soft X-ray beamline: Ambient Pressure XPS and NEXAFS B18-Core EXAFS open access
Selective heavy-metal sequestration and rare-earth element recovery using metal–organic frameworks Nature Protocols, 388 Aug 2026 DOI: 10.1038/s41596-026-01425-y
Journal Paper B18-Core EXAFS
Electrochemically generated metal-doped 2D-cobalt(M)MOFs@C derivatives for boosting the electrocatalytic oxidation of glycerol to formate Chemical Engineering Journal, 6 Aug 2026 DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2026.181321
TiO6 as a compensatory structural unit in Co-free, high-Ni layered oxide for durable lithium-ion batteries Advanced Science, 4 Aug 2026 DOI: 10.1002/advs.77138
Synergy between photon-to-phonon pathway and active lattice oxygen enables efficient and stable syngas synthesis Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 37 Aug 2026 DOI: 10.1002/anie.9236832
Tuning cation disorder in LiNi0.5Mn1.5O4 via room temperature continuous-flow co-precipitation and controlled heat treatment Energy & Environmental Materials, 22 Aug 2026 DOI: 10.1002/eem2.70492
Defective metal-organic frameworks for electrocatalysis applications Aug 2026 DOI: 10.24385/lincoln.33165170
Thesis B18-Core EXAFS
Influence of leaching on the strontium immobilisation mechanism and nanostructural framework in geopolymer wasteforms Cement And Concrete Research, 205 Jul 2026 DOI: 10.1016/j.cemconres.2026.108214
Journal Paper B18-Core EXAFS
A low-cost calcium silicate hydrate with an exceptionally large sequestration capacity for aqueous divalent nickel Scientific Reports, 16 Jul 2026 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-026-51622-8
Steering active hydrogen in PtCu single atom alloy nanowires for efficient nitrate reduction to ammonia Chemical Engineering Journal, 1 Jul 2026 DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2026.179753
Journal Paper B18-Core EXAFS
Distinct redox chemistry in solid-state Li-S batteries induced by solid electrolytes Chemistry Of Materials, Jul 2026 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemmater.6c01252
Journal Paper B18-Core EXAFS
Freeze-drying enables resource-efficient isolation of copper imidazolate metal-organic framework nanosheets for transformation-aware lead capture Green Chemistry, 341 Jul 2026 DOI: 10.1039/D6GC03068H
Unlocking Zn-ion diffusion in disordered rocksalt cathodes for nonaqueous Zn-ion batteries Angewandte Chemie International Edition, Jul 2026 DOI: 10.1002/anie.8007340
Tuning interactions between layered manganese oxide and intercalated cations to enhance oxygen evolution reaction activity Acs Applied Energy Materials, Jul 2026 DOI: 10.1021/acsaem.6c01292
Journal Paper B18-Core EXAFS
Understanding catalytic synergy in heterodinuclear iron/s-block complexes for epoxide/anhydride ring-opening copolymerization Acs Catalysis, Jul 2026 DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.6c03027
Unravelling the role of B-site cation enrichment and Co-Fe exsolution in LaAl₀.₉₀Co₀.₀₅Fe₀.₀₅O₃ on oxygen reduction electrocatalysis Journal Of Physics: Energy, June 2026 DOI: 10.1088/2515-7655/ae775e
Functionalized MOFs for subnanometric control of Pd speciation for selective hydrogenation of butadiene Acs Applied Nano Materials, June 2026 DOI: 10.1021/acsanm.6c00899
Revealing competitive interfacial reactions in high-energy Li-S batteries Nature, 97 June 2026 DOI: 10.1038/s41586-025-09473-2
Journal Paper B18-Core EXAFS
Strontium interactions with crushed concrete waste: implications for management of radioactively contaminated land Acs Es&t Water, 29 June 2026 DOI: 10.1021/acsestwater.6c00365
Journal Paper B18-Core EXAFS
Photoreforming of solid waste on 1 m2 scale using single-source precursor-derived co-catalyst films Nature Chemical Engineering, 3 June 2026 DOI: 10.1038/s44286-026-00406-y
Defect-guided assembly of aperiodic and flexible metal-organic frameworks from pre-formed cages Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 22 June 2026 DOI: 10.1002/anie.9270871
High-performance ethylene/2-butene cross-metathesis catalysis over tungsten species in or close to zeolite Y for propylene production: The multifunctional roles of zeolite Applied Catalysis A: General, 719 June 2026 DOI: 10.1016/j.apcata.2026.120951
Journal Paper B18-Core EXAFS
Few-layer MoS2 dispersion induced by sulfur atom sharing to promote CO2 hydrogenation to methanol Journal Of Materials Chemistry A, 6 June 2026 DOI: 10.1039/D6TA01545J
Enhanced urea oxidation reaction by Mn-doped nickel hydroxide from wastewater Energy & Environmental Materials, 47 June 2026 DOI: 10.1002/eem2.70465
A closed-loop direct recycling process for prussian white from scrap and end-of-life sodium-ion batteries Advanced Energy Materials, June 2026 DOI: 10.1002/aenm.71225
Nonequilibrium ion transport in a hybrid battery material Science Advances, 12 June 2026 DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.aed1629
High-field multinuclear MAS NMR and synchrotron XANES reveal the influence of strontium salt chemistry on geopolymer nanostructure Dalton Transactions, June 2026 DOI: 10.1039/D6DT00775A
Heterogeneous catalytic CO2 hydrogenation to value-added C-C coupled products June 2026
Thesis B18-Core EXAFS
Synthesis-sequence-controlled surface and electronic structure in Pd-Ag-Ni(OH)2/C electrocatalysts for efficient formic acid oxidation Acs Omega, May 2026 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.5c12585
Investigating the effect of the coordination environment and bridging atoms in Fe-N4 macrocycles applied to alkaline oxygen reduction reaction Acs Catalysis, May 2026 DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.6c00046
Hierarchical environmental exposure transforms zeolitic imidazolate framework-8 and increases toxicity in Daphnia magna Acs Nano, May 2026 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.6c01107
Solar hydrogen evolution boosted by Cu and Pt single-atom sites anchored on g-C3N4 via magnetron sputtering deposition Acs Nanoscience Au, May 2026 DOI: 10.1021/acsnanoscienceau.6c00011
Unveiling the strong metal-support interaction in Ru1/TiO2 on enhancing activity and chlorine-resistance stability in o-DCB oxidation Separation And Purification Technology, 389 May 2026 DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2026.136898
Journal Paper B18-Core EXAFS
Evolution of charge and orbital ordering, and cation vacancy ordering during electrochemical desodiation of NaxNiO2 Journal Of The American Chemical Society, May 2026 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.6c03074
Roadmap on advanced and / real-time characterisation of solid state materials and devices for energy applications Journal Of Physics: Energy, May 2026 DOI: 10.1088/2515-7655/ae6a6e
Journal Paper B07-B1-Versatile Soft X-ray beamline: High Throughput ES1 B07-C-Versatile Soft X-ray beamline: Ambient Pressure XPS and NEXAFS B18-Core EXAFS open access
Mechanistic study of glycerol electro-oxidation on Ni(OH)2/NiOOH electrodes Journal Of The American Chemical Society, Apr 2026 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.6c00726
Plasma-engineered hydroxyl defects in NiO: A DFT-supported-spectroscopic analysis of oxygen-hole states and implications for water oxidation Journal Of The American Chemical Society, Apr 2026 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.6c00210
Journal Paper B18-Core EXAFS
Characterising irradiation damage in REBCO coated conductor using multiple absorption edge polarisation dependent EXAFS Superconductivity, 382 Apr 2026 DOI: 10.1016/j.supcon.2026.100253
Pyrolysis of an amorphous cobalt(ii) cubane-like coordination polymer towards tunable structurally disordered materials Dalton Transactions, 14 Apr 2026 DOI: 10.1039/D6DT00142D
Telomerization of isoprene with short alcohols using novel solid molecular phosphine polymers Chemcatchem, 18 Apr 2026 DOI: 10.1002/cctc.70732
Detailed understanding of the electrochemistry and oxygen reduction activity of La1-xCaxMnO3 obtained by in situ XAS and XES Acs Electrochemistry, Apr 2026 DOI: 10.1021/acselectrochem.5c00541
Atomically precise engineering of synergistic binding sites in a zirconium metal-organic framework for the capture of perfluorooctanoic acid Journal Of The American Chemical Society, 89 Apr 2026 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.5c23392
Direct synthesis of amorphous metal-organic frameworks from nanoclusters Nature Communications, 17 Apr 2026 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-026-71378-z
Solar reforming of plastics using acid-catalyzed depolymerization Joule, 626 Apr 2026 DOI: 10.1016/j.joule.2026.102347
Improved cycle life and Li-ion transport parameters at low temperature in doped Ni-rich NMC cathodes Journal Of Materials Chemistry A, 8 Apr 2026 DOI: 10.1039/D6TA01388K
Refractory high-entropy alloys for solid-state hydrogen storage Mar 2026
Thesis B18-Core EXAFS
A Bayesian approach to the data analysis of EXAFS and raman spectroscopy Mar 2026
Thesis B18-Core EXAFS
Muons provide insights into the mechanisms of catalysis in copper-loaded zeolites Chemistry Of Materials, 38 Mar 2026 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemmater.5c02981
Synthesis of rare earth doped MoS2 by the co-pyrolysis of molecular precursors Scientific Reports, 102 Mar 2026 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-026-44301-1
Light-induced binding and reduction of CO2 over transient open Ce(III) sites in a metal-organic framework Journal Of The American Chemical Society, Mar 2026 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.5c20721
Halide-dependent photoluminescence and heavy-atom effects in low-melting organic-inorganic manganese halides Advanced Functional Materials, Feb 2026 DOI: 10.1002/adfm.202532016
Rational design and improvement of Cu-based catalysts in CO oxidation Feb 2026
Thesis B07-C-Versatile Soft X-ray beamline: Ambient Pressure XPS and NEXAFS B18-Core EXAFS E01-JEM ARM 200CF I20-Scanning-X-ray spectroscopy (XAS/XES)
Unveiling the role of Ru-N4 on Ru-N-C single-atom catalyst in C–O/C–C bonds’ oxidative cleavage in lignin Acs Catalysis, Feb 2026 DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.5c08001
Journal Paper B18-Core EXAFS
Synthesis of the double infinite-layer Ni(I) phase La3Ni2O5F via sequential topochemical reactions Journal Of The American Chemical Society, 190 Feb 2026 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.5c16740
Valence state and defect modulation in reduced Sr-site deficient Pt/Sr0.95Ti0.9Cr0.1O3-δ perovskite for enhanced photocatalytic hydrogen production Applied Surface Science, 81 Feb 2026 DOI: 10.1016/j.apsusc.2026.166370
Unveiling active sites and the cooperative role of non-thermal plasma and copper-zinc catalysts in the hydrogenation of CO2 to methanol Nature Catalysis, 46 Feb 2026 DOI: 10.1038/s41929-025-01477-5
Lithiation-driven LiCrSe2 shell growth on metallic CrSe2 core governs the plateau-slope behavior Advanced Science, Feb 2026 DOI: 10.1002/advs.202523702
Harnessing controlled dealloying–support coupling for ultrastable PtNi catalysts in PEMFC applications Angewandte Chemie International Edition, Feb 2026 DOI: 10.1002/anie.4524344
Key role of oxidizing species driving water oxidation revealed by time-resolved optical and X-ray spectroscopies Nature Materials, 17 Feb 2026 DOI: 10.1038/s41563-026-02514-9
Coelectrolysis of PET and CO2 using an electrochemically restructured Co-MOF-74 anode and a polymeric co-phthalocyanine cathode Acs Applied Materials & Interfaces, Jan 2026 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.5c22269
Mapping the hierarchical environmental transformations of nanoscale UiO-66 metal-organic framework Environmental Science & Technology, Jan 2026 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.5c14487
Mass transport behaviour of caesium and strontium in geopolymer cements Journal Of Materials Chemistry A, Jan 2026 DOI: 10.1039/D5TA08377J
The biogeochemical fate of Se(VI) in bentonite systems relevant to the disposal of high-level radioactive waste Environmental Science & Technology, 20 Jan 2026 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.5c09387
Journal Paper B18-Core EXAFS
Selectivity anomaly in CO2 hydrogenation over In-Pd intermetallic compounds Acs Catalysis, Jan 2026 DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.5c07737
Journal Paper B18-Core EXAFS
Electrochemical sulfion upgrading to multicolor sulfur quantum dots coupled with hydrogen production via hybrid electrolysis Advanced Functional Materials, 34 Jan 2026 DOI: 10.1002/adfm.202525588
Journal Paper B18-Core EXAFS
Ruthenium-loaded heteroatomic zeolite for selective hydrodeoxygenation reaction in aqueous medium Journal Of The American Chemical Society, Jan 2026 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.5c19607
Amorphous TiOx overcoating triggers the dynamic embedding of IrOx cluster for efficient acidic water oxidation Advanced Functional Materials, Jan 2026 DOI: 10.1002/adfm.202528401
Journal Paper B18-Core EXAFS
Operando X-ray absorption spectroscopy of phosphomolybdic acid redox mediators for electrochemical conversion of biomass to green hydrogen Catalysis Science & Technology, Jan 2026 DOI: 10.1039/D5CY00763A
Development of transition metal oxides as next generation anode materials for potassium-ion batteries Jan 2026
Thesis B18-Core EXAFS
- Alexandros K. Bikogiannakis, Charalampos Drivas, Andriana Lymperi, Mark A. Isaacs, Eleana Kordouli, Alexandros Katsaounis, Martin J. Taylor, Georgios Kyriakou, "Defect - dispersion synergy and single-atom stabilization in Ru/TiO2 catalysts for CO2 hydrogenation", Chemical Engineering Journal, 547 (2026), DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2026.180898
- M. P. M. Marques, D. Gianolio, N. Ramanan, S. F. Parker, W. Kockelmann, J. Rosa, D. Gonçalves, L. A. E. Batista De Carvalho, "A XAS approach to forensic profiling: Characterisation of human burned skeletal remains", Talanta, 308 (2026), DOI: 10.1016/j.talanta.2026.129871
- Jianhang Feng, Minggen Zhang, James Eales, Siyi Shen, Marcus Yio, Thokozile Kathyola, Yiannis Pontikes, Paul A. Bingham, Rupert J. Myers, "The fate of iron during hydration of white Portland cement-fayalitic slag", Cement And Concrete Research, 208 (2026), DOI: 10.1016/j.cemconres.2026.108324
- Charlotte Nevin, Daniel A. Geddes, Martin C. Stennett, Tom J. Wilkinson, Dinu Iuga, Brant Walkley, "Effect of temperature on radionuclide incorporation and mass transport mechanisms in geopolymer cement wasteforms", Journal Of Materials Chemistry A (2026), DOI: 10.1039/D6TA01864E
- Lin Shen, Yijia Zou, Yuming Wang, Erya Gao, Christopher S. Allen, Tianyi Zhang, Stephen J. Skinner, Nigel P. Brandon, Chun Huang, "Synergistic integration of Fe-N4 single-atom sites and directionally aligned electrode architecture for high-performance lithium-sulfur batteries", Advanced Science, 244 (2026), DOI: 10.1002/advs.77768
- Xu Liu, Li Bo Chen, Hong Zhang, Guoyong Wang, Chun Cheng Yang, Qing Jiang, "Synergistic d-p regulation on Fe-Sb dual-atom catalysts enables high-performance oxygen reduction and wide-temperature Zn-air batteries", Acta Materialia, 316 (2026), DOI: 10.1016/j.actamat.2026.122444
- [Thesis] Valentin A. J. Jestl, "Ceria-based three-way catalysts studied under realistic conditions" (2026)
- Yifeng Wang, Eleanor Ender, Santosh Kumar, Cindy Tseng, Guangmeimei Yang, Boxi Ye, Caiwu Liang, Youli Yu, Norton West, Inderjeet Chauhan, Jun H. Ng, Sid Halder, Sang Gu Ji, Georg Held, Mary P. Ryan, Katie L. Moore, Alex S. Walton, Reshma R. Rao, "Active phase of nickel electrocatalysts driving alkaline hydrogen evolution", Advanced Materials (2026), DOI: 10.1002/adma.74591
- Dhruv Menon, Prathmesh Bhadane, Priya Mahato, Prateek Goyal, Iseult Lynch, Swaroop Chakraborty, Superb K. Misra, "Selective heavy-metal sequestration and rare-earth element recovery using metal–organic frameworks", Nature Protocols, 388 (2026), DOI: 10.1038/s41596-026-01425-y
- Sergio Hernández-Salvador, Jose Luis Del Río-Rodríguez, Miguel A. Montiel, M. Asuncion Molina, Silvia Gutiérrez-Tarriño, Juan José Calvente, Andrew M. Beale, Pascual Oña-Burgos, José Solla-Gullón, José Luis Olloqui-Sariego, "Electrochemically generated metal-doped 2D-cobalt(M)MOFs@C derivatives for boosting the electrocatalytic oxidation of glycerol to formate", Chemical Engineering Journal, 6 (2026), DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2026.181321
- Bixian Ying, Zhenjie Teng, Jun Wang, Honghong Tian, Charlotte Von Petersdorff-Campen, Rommel T. Tolla, Iuliia Mikulska, Linus Voigt, Sascha Nowak, Verena Naber, Alexander Schökel, Yuanming Liu, Michael Merz, Peter Nagel, Stefan Schuppler, Katja Frenzel, Adrian Jonas, Lena Mathies, Martin Winter, Karin Kleiner, "TiO6 as a compensatory structural unit in Co-free, high-Ni layered oxide for durable lithium-ion batteries", Advanced Science, 4 (2026), DOI: 10.1002/advs.77138
- Chengzhi Guo, Apoorv Jain, Junrun Feng, Xinyu Li, Xinru Li, Shuya Jia, Juncong Wang, Leirun Chen, Xinjie Luo, Xiaolei Zhang, Xiyi Li, Yang Lan, "Synergy between photon-to-phonon pathway and active lattice oxygen enables efficient and stable syngas synthesis", Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 37 (2026), DOI: 10.1002/anie.9236832
- Bangxun Yin, Jack J. Quayle, Jiacheng Wang, David Wilde, Ivan P. Parkin, Jawwad A. Darr, "Tuning cation disorder in LiNi0.5Mn1.5O4 via room temperature continuous-flow co-precipitation and controlled heat treatment", Energy & Environmental Materials, 22 (2026), DOI: 10.1002/eem2.70492
- [Thesis] Rhiannon Mae Germaney, "Defective metal-organic frameworks for electrocatalysis applications" (2026), DOI: 10.24385/lincoln.33165170
- Byoungkwan Kim, Daniel A. Geddes, Sarah A. Kearney, Dinu Iuga, Brant Walkley, "Influence of leaching on the strontium immobilisation mechanism and nanostructural framework in geopolymer wasteforms", Cement And Concrete Research, 205 (2026), DOI: 10.1016/j.cemconres.2026.108214
- Han Zhou, Pieter Bots, Bao Liu, Christopher Hall, Andrea Hamilton, "A low-cost calcium silicate hydrate with an exceptionally large sequestration capacity for aqueous divalent nickel", Scientific Reports, 16 (2026), DOI: 10.1038/s41598-026-51622-8
- Weimian Zhang, Binwen Zeng, Haoliang Huang, Fan Dang, Xin Liu, Jing Sun, Wei Liao, Mengxiang Han, Chao Song, Run Ran, Kaiyang Xu, Fei Lin, Wenlong Wang, Zhiming Cui, Quanbing Liu, Lifeng Liu, "Steering active hydrogen in PtCu single atom alloy nanowires for efficient nitrate reduction to ammonia", Chemical Engineering Journal, 1 (2026), DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2026.179753
- Taehun Kim, Jake D. Huang, Marvin Kraft, Johannes Hartel, Martin Lange, Wolfgang G. Zeier, "Distinct redox chemistry in solid-state Li-S batteries induced by solid electrolytes", Chemistry Of Materials (2026), DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemmater.6c01252
- Swaroop Chakraborty, Prathmesh Bhadane, Wilgner Lima Da Silva, Hiroto Kitaguchi, Ana Guilherme Buzanich, Sang Pham, Superb K. Misra, Iuliia Mikulska, "Freeze-drying enables resource-efficient isolation of copper imidazolate metal-organic framework nanosheets for transformation-aware lead capture", Green Chemistry, 341 (2026), DOI: 10.1039/D6GC03068H
- Zixuan Li, Rui Qi, Yee Chit Wong, Longlong Wang, Jun Chen, Yi Yuan, Reinhard J. Maurer, Robert A. House, Nicholas D. M. Hine, Peter G. Bruce, Alex W. Robertson, "Unlocking Zn-ion diffusion in disordered rocksalt cathodes for nonaqueous Zn-ion batteries", Angewandte Chemie International Edition (2026), DOI: 10.1002/anie.8007340
- Qing Su, Sid Halder, Caiwu Liang, Tomohiko Utsunomiya, Yasuyuki Kondo, Veronica Celorrio, Yuki Yamada, Reshma Rao, Yu Katayama, "Tuning interactions between layered manganese oxide and intercalated cations to enhance oxygen evolution reaction activity", Acs Applied Energy Materials (2026), DOI: 10.1021/acsaem.6c01292
- Frederica Butler, Katharina H. S. Eisenhardt, Nora Jannsen, Thomas M. Mcguire, Egor Kokin, Michael L. Neidig, Charlotte K. Williams, "Understanding catalytic synergy in heterodinuclear iron/s-block complexes for epoxide/anhydride ring-opening copolymerization", Acs Catalysis (2026), DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.6c03027
- Selda Ozkan, Seojin Kim, Miroslawa Pawlyta, Anna B. Kroner, Oxana V. Magdysyuk, Cristian Savaniu, John T. S. Irvine, "Unravelling the role of B-site cation enrichment and Co-Fe exsolution in LaAl₀.₉₀Co₀.₀₅Fe₀.₀₅O₃ on oxygen reduction electrocatalysis", Journal Of Physics: Energy (2026), DOI: 10.1088/2515-7655/ae775e
- Donato Decarolis, Sahra Ahmed, James King, Alin-Marin Elena, Linda Zhang, Jeff Armstrong, Ines Lezcano-Gonzalez, Mohsen Danaie, Michael Hirscher, Simone Meloni, Andrew M. Beale, Petra A. Szilagyi, "Functionalized MOFs for subnanometric control of Pd speciation for selective hydrogenation of butadiene", Acs Applied Nano Materials (2026), DOI: 10.1021/acsanm.6c00899
- Shiyuan Zhou, Fei Pei, Qizheng Zheng, Gen Li, Hongyuan Yi, Linzhi Chen, Shi Tang, Qi Kang, Zu-Wei Yin, Sangui Liu, Liangping Xiao, Ling Huang, Yu Qiao, Yunhui Huang, Shi-Gang Sun, Hong-Gang Liao, "Revealing competitive interfacial reactions in high-energy Li-S batteries", Nature, 97 (2026), DOI: 10.1038/s41586-025-09473-2
- Jonathan Stagg, Samuel Shaw, Victoria Coker, James Graham, Brian A. Powell, Katherine Morris, "Strontium interactions with crushed concrete waste: implications for management of radioactively contaminated land", Acs Es&t Water, 29 (2026), DOI: 10.1021/acsestwater.6c00365
- Ariffin Bin Mohamad Annuar, Yongpeng Liu, Subhajit Bhattacharjee, Jonathan Slaughter, Iuliia Mikulska, Farheen N. Sayed, Clare P. Grey, Dominic S. Wright, Erwin Reisner, "Photoreforming of solid waste on 1 m2 scale using single-source precursor-derived co-catalyst films", Nature Chemical Engineering, 3, 351 - 362 (2026), DOI: 10.1038/s44286-026-00406-y
- Francisco Sánchez-Férez, Akim Khobotov-Bakishev, Borja Ortín-Rubio, Cornelia Von Baeckman, Laura Hernández-López, Alba Cortés‐martínez, Robert A. I. Paraoan, Roberto Boada, Judith Juanhuix, Felipe Gandara, Andrew L. Goodwin, Arnau Carné-Sánchez, Daniel Maspoch, "Defect-guided assembly of aperiodic and flexible metal-organic frameworks from pre-formed cages", Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 22 (2026), DOI: 10.1002/anie.9270871
- Boye Li, Haokun Wang, Lin Ye, Simson Wu, Bryan Ng, Konstantin Lebedev, Zhenyu Sun, Pu Zhao, S. C. Edman Tsang, "High-performance ethylene/2-butene cross-metathesis catalysis over tungsten species in or close to zeolite Y for propylene production: The multifunctional roles of zeolite", Applied Catalysis A: General, 719 (2026), DOI: 10.1016/j.apcata.2026.120951
- Gustavo A. S. Alves, Silvio Bellomi, Tobias Wagner, Alberto Tampieri, Christian Etzlstorfer, Michael Stöger-Pollach, Daniel C. Cano-Blanco, Karin Föttinger, "Few-layer MoS2 dispersion induced by sulfur atom sharing to promote CO2 hydrogenation to methanol", Journal Of Materials Chemistry A, 6 (2026), DOI: 10.1039/D6TA01545J
- Filippo Bano, Da Chen, Daniele Perilli, Samuele Zambonin, Dario Mosconi, Marco Roverso, Veronica Celorrio, Cristiana Di Valentin, Laura Calvillo, "Enhanced urea oxidation reaction by Mn-doped nickel hydroxide from wastewater", Energy & Environmental Materials, 47 (2026), DOI: 10.1002/eem2.70465
- Subha Samanta, Bowen Liu, Dongrui Xie, Joel Cornelio, Wilgner Lima Da Silva, Manoj Mayaji Ovhal, Anton Zorin, Peter R. Slater, Emma Kendrick, "A closed-loop direct recycling process for prussian white from scrap and end-of-life sodium-ion batteries", Advanced Energy Materials (2026), DOI: 10.1002/aenm.71225
- John Cattermull, Ben Jagger, Simon J. Cassidy, Shobhan Dhir, Phoebe K. Allan, Mauro Pasta, Andrew L. Goodwin, "Nonequilibrium ion transport in a hybrid battery material", Science Advances, 12 (2026), DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.aed1629
- Kyle T. O'Donoghue, Daniel A. Geddes, Tom J. Wilkinson, Martin C. Stennett, Byoungkwan Kim, Dinu Iuga, Martin Hayes, Brant Walkley, "High-field multinuclear MAS NMR and synchrotron XANES reveal the influence of strontium salt chemistry on geopolymer nanostructure", Dalton Transactions (2026), DOI: 10.1039/D6DT00775A
- [Thesis] Renzo A. Leeflang, "Heterogeneous catalytic CO2 hydrogenation to value-added C-C coupled products" (2026)
- Maria E. S. C. Argôlo, Caio V. S. Almeida, Connor Sherwin, Andrea E. Russell, Katlin I. B. Eguiluz, Giancarlo R. Salazar-Banda, "Synthesis-sequence-controlled surface and electronic structure in Pd-Ag-Ni(OH)2/C electrocatalysts for efficient formic acid oxidation", Acs Omega (2026), DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.5c12585
- Qi Li, Qi Zhao, Angus Pedersen, Zhipeng Lin, Mi Zhang, Devis Di Tommaso, Yue Xu, Maria-Magdalena Titirici, Christopher R. Jones, "Investigating the effect of the coordination environment and bridging atoms in Fe-N4 macrocycles applied to alkaline oxygen reduction reaction", Acs Catalysis (2026), DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.6c00046
- Swaroop Chakraborty, Iuliia Mikulska, Rhiannon Boseley, Sang Pham, Prathmesh Bhadane, Pankti Dhumal, Santanu Majumder, Jajati Mandal, Tina Geraki, Superb K. Misra, Christian Pfrang, Iseult Lynch, "Hierarchical environmental exposure transforms zeolitic imidazolate framework-8 and increases toxicity in Daphnia magna", Acs Nano (2026), DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.6c01107
- Niqab Khan, Erick Jo Prada, Mohammed A. M. Bajiri, Washington Santa Rosa, Flavio L. Souza, Gazi N. Aliev, Wolfgang Theis, Heberton Wender, Valmor R. Mastelaro, Jesum Alves Fernandes, Renato V. Goncalves, "Solar hydrogen evolution boosted by Cu and Pt single-atom sites anchored on g-C3N4 via magnetron sputtering deposition", Acs Nanoscience Au (2026), DOI: 10.1021/acsnanoscienceau.6c00011
- Yihui Bu, Yingxiang Zhao, Xinyue Zhou, Tian Sun, Yuanfeng Wen, Yingjie Zhao, Haiwei Guo, Christopher M. A. Parlett, "Unveiling the strong metal-support interaction in Ru1/TiO2 on enhancing activity and chlorine-resistance stability in o-DCB oxidation", Separation And Purification Technology, 389 (2026), DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2026.136898
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