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University of Antwerp and Utrecht University teams track single atoms in working platinum nanoparticles

Source: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41929-026-01612-w At a glance Where does catalytic activity reside on a platinum nanoparticle while the particle is working? Researchers from the University of Antwerp, Utrecht University and partner institutions in Spain followed the same Pt nanoparticle through activation, deactivation and reactivation

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ETH Zurich and Empa team use single-particle FRET to map the ligand shell of perovskite quantum dots

Source: https://advanced.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/adma.75051 At a glance The inorganic core of a colloidal quantum dot can be imaged at atomic resolution, yet the soft and disordered organic ligands surrounding it remain difficult to see directly. These ligands still shape almost every stage of

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Shanghai Jiao Tong University-led team stabilizes efficient perovskite modules with a self-passivated composite oxide buffer

Source: https://doi.org/10.1002/adma.7506 At a glance A team from Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Fudan University and the Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics has developed an ultrathin metal oxides composite buffer for inverted perovskite solar cells and modules. The process deposits 0.5 nm of Cr

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Huazhong University of Science and Technology and Donghua University teams unlock d–p orbital coupling for a high-performance hydrazine hydrate fuel cell

Source: https://doi.org/10.1002/adma.75109 At a glance A multi-institutional team led by researchers at Huazhong University of Science and Technology and Donghua University has developed a linker-defect strategy for tuning the interface between Pt nanoparticles and a nickel–ferrocene metal–organic framework. Partial replacement

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University of Trieste, CNR, Elettra and Technical University of Munich team maps room-temperature nanocluster fragmentation on magnetite

Source: https://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.6c15419 At a glance Metal clusters are often expected to remain as compact units when they land on an oxide surface, especially at room temperature. A team from the University of Trieste, the Italian National Research Council, Elettra Sincrotrone Trieste and the Technical

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Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Nanjing Forestry University and Shihezi University team strengthens H₂O₂ piezo-photosynthesis in pure water

Source: https://doi.org/10.1021/acscatal.6c05165 At a glance Researchers from Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Nanjing Forestry University and Shihezi University developed size-minimized, nitrogen-rich carbon nitride nanosheets for H₂O₂ production from pure water under light and ultrasound. The material, named KCN, combines a much

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Empa and ETH Zurich researchers map what makes wide-bandgap perovskite films emit more strongly

Source: https://advanced.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/adfm.77319 At a glance Why do some wide-bandgap perovskite films emit more strongly than others? Researchers at Empa and ETH Zurich prepared and characterized 569 samples using combinatorial vapor deposition, independently varying the cesium-to-lead and bromide-to-

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Macau University of Science and Technology and collaborators use dynamic Zn-site asymmetry to steer urea and peroxide electrosynthesis

Source: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/anie.3649572 At a glance Single-atom catalysts offer well-defined active sites, and their coordination environments provide a way to regulate how reaction intermediates bind. Researchers from Macau University of Science and Technology, the Hefei Institutes of Physical Science of

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Nanjing University team uses mixed-linker MOFs to guide lithium-ion transport across battery separators

Source: https://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.6c11237 At a glance Lithium metal offers high theoretical capacity and a low electrochemical potential, making it a promising anode for high-energy batteries. Its surface, however, changes continuously during lithium plating and stripping. Uneven ion transport can lead to porous deposits, inactive