Alex Groves
@alexrgroves.bsky.social
Materials chemist, Chief Editor @natsynth.nature.com handling all things materials and inorganic. PhD at @uclchemistry.bsky.social #Chemistry #MaterialsScience. In my spare time I run long distances for fun...
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We’re hiring!
Hey #Chemsky, we have an opening for an Associate or Senior Editor with experience in synthetic chemistry or materials science.
📍New York, Jersey City, Shanghai or Beijing
📆Closing date: 20th August 2025
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Hey #Chemsky, we have an opening for an Associate or Senior Editor with experience in synthetic chemistry or materials science.
📍New York, Jersey City, Shanghai or Beijing
📆Closing date: 20th August 2025
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Associate or Senior Editor, Nature Synthesis
Title: Associate or Senior Editor, Nature Synthesis Organization: Nature Portfolio Locations: New York, Jersey City, Shanghai or Beijing - Hybrid Working Model Application Deadline: August 20th, 2025 ...
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July 31, 2025 at 8:11 AM
We’re hiring!
Hey #Chemsky, we have an opening for an Associate or Senior Editor with experience in synthetic chemistry or materials science.
📍New York, Jersey City, Shanghai or Beijing
📆Closing date: 20th August 2025
springernature.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/SpringerNatu...
Hey #Chemsky, we have an opening for an Associate or Senior Editor with experience in synthetic chemistry or materials science.
📍New York, Jersey City, Shanghai or Beijing
📆Closing date: 20th August 2025
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Focus issue online:
Synthesis of materials for energy applications
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Editorial: The synthesis of energy materials
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Research Highlights by Sara Renfrew, @peterseavill.bsky.social, @jetsinglee.bsky.social & @alexrgroves.bsky.social
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Synthesis of materials for energy applications
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Editorial: The synthesis of energy materials
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
Research Highlights by Sara Renfrew, @peterseavill.bsky.social, @jetsinglee.bsky.social & @alexrgroves.bsky.social
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Synthesis of materials for energy applications
Materials for energy applications, such as the components of batteries and supercapacitors, help power the world, making the synthesis and preparation of ...
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May 14, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Focus issue online:
Synthesis of materials for energy applications
www.nature.com/collections/...
Editorial: The synthesis of energy materials
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
Research Highlights by Sara Renfrew, @peterseavill.bsky.social, @jetsinglee.bsky.social & @alexrgroves.bsky.social
#Chemsky
Synthesis of materials for energy applications
www.nature.com/collections/...
Editorial: The synthesis of energy materials
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
Research Highlights by Sara Renfrew, @peterseavill.bsky.social, @jetsinglee.bsky.social & @alexrgroves.bsky.social
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We’re hiring!
Hey #Chemsky, we have an opening for an Associate or Senior Editor with experience in synthetic chemistry or materials science.
📍New York, Beijing or Shanghai
🗓️Closing date: 2nd May 2025
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Hey #Chemsky, we have an opening for an Associate or Senior Editor with experience in synthetic chemistry or materials science.
📍New York, Beijing or Shanghai
🗓️Closing date: 2nd May 2025
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Associate or Senior Editor, Nature Synthesis
Job Title: Associate or Senior Editor, Nature Synthesis Location: New York, Shanghai or Beijing Closing date: May 2nd, 2025 About Springer Nature Group Springer Nature opens the doors to discovery for...
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April 9, 2025 at 2:08 PM
We’re hiring!
Hey #Chemsky, we have an opening for an Associate or Senior Editor with experience in synthetic chemistry or materials science.
📍New York, Beijing or Shanghai
🗓️Closing date: 2nd May 2025
springernature.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/Spring...
Hey #Chemsky, we have an opening for an Associate or Senior Editor with experience in synthetic chemistry or materials science.
📍New York, Beijing or Shanghai
🗓️Closing date: 2nd May 2025
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Now online:
Article by Yu Gu, Yingjun Tan, Shaojun Guo & co-workers
Industrial electrosynthesis of hydrogen peroxide over p-block metal single sites
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Article by Yu Gu, Yingjun Tan, Shaojun Guo & co-workers
Industrial electrosynthesis of hydrogen peroxide over p-block metal single sites
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Industrial electrosynthesis of hydrogen peroxide over p-block metal single sites - Nature Synthesis
This study reports oxygen functional group-coordinated p-block metal catalysts that optimize the adsorption strength of key H2O2 intermediates for the oxygen reduction reaction. An electrolyser based ...
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January 17, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Now online:
Article by Yu Gu, Yingjun Tan, Shaojun Guo & co-workers
Industrial electrosynthesis of hydrogen peroxide over p-block metal single sites
nature.com/articles/s44... ($)
Article by Yu Gu, Yingjun Tan, Shaojun Guo & co-workers
Industrial electrosynthesis of hydrogen peroxide over p-block metal single sites
nature.com/articles/s44... ($)
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Now online:
Article by Junia S. Solomon, @mmoralesmasis.bsky.social & co-workers
Room-temperature epitaxy of α-CH3NH3PbI3 halide perovskite by pulsed laser deposition
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Article by Junia S. Solomon, @mmoralesmasis.bsky.social & co-workers
Room-temperature epitaxy of α-CH3NH3PbI3 halide perovskite by pulsed laser deposition
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Room-temperature epitaxy of α-CH3NH3PbI3 halide perovskite by pulsed laser deposition - Nature Synthesis
Pulsed laser deposition is used for the heteroepitaxial growth of methylammonium lead iodide (CH3NH3PbI3) thin films on a KCl substrate at room temperature. Experimental and computational results conf...
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January 17, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Now online:
Article by Junia S. Solomon, @mmoralesmasis.bsky.social & co-workers
Room-temperature epitaxy of α-CH3NH3PbI3 halide perovskite by pulsed laser deposition
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Article by Junia S. Solomon, @mmoralesmasis.bsky.social & co-workers
Room-temperature epitaxy of α-CH3NH3PbI3 halide perovskite by pulsed laser deposition
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Now online:
An Editorial highlighting some of the excellent covers featured in Nature Synthesis in 2024 as well as the research they represent. Thanks to our authors for submitting such great covers!
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
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An Editorial highlighting some of the excellent covers featured in Nature Synthesis in 2024 as well as the research they represent. Thanks to our authors for submitting such great covers!
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
#Chemsky
January 17, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Now online:
An Editorial highlighting some of the excellent covers featured in Nature Synthesis in 2024 as well as the research they represent. Thanks to our authors for submitting such great covers!
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
#Chemsky
An Editorial highlighting some of the excellent covers featured in Nature Synthesis in 2024 as well as the research they represent. Thanks to our authors for submitting such great covers!
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
#Chemsky
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Now online & open access:
Article by Wenshuo Xu, Manish Chhowalla & co-workers
Ultrathin transition metal oxychalcogenide catalysts for oxygen evolution in acidic media
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Article by Wenshuo Xu, Manish Chhowalla & co-workers
Ultrathin transition metal oxychalcogenide catalysts for oxygen evolution in acidic media
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Ultrathin transition metal oxychalcogenide catalysts for oxygen evolution in acidic media - Nature Synthesis
A family of two-dimensional transition metal oxychalcogenides is synthesized from bulk transition metal dichalcogenides by tetrabutylammonium intercalation. The stoichiometry and properties of the two...
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January 2, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Now online & open access:
Article by Wenshuo Xu, Manish Chhowalla & co-workers
Ultrathin transition metal oxychalcogenide catalysts for oxygen evolution in acidic media
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
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Article by Wenshuo Xu, Manish Chhowalla & co-workers
Ultrathin transition metal oxychalcogenide catalysts for oxygen evolution in acidic media
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
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Now online:
Article by Dong Yang, Kai Wang, Congcong Wu & co-workers
Molecular sublimation enables 2D–3D transformation of orientational FAPbI3 perovskites
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Article by Dong Yang, Kai Wang, Congcong Wu & co-workers
Molecular sublimation enables 2D–3D transformation of orientational FAPbI3 perovskites
nature.com/articles/s44... ($)
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Molecular sublimation enables 2D–3D transformation of orientational FAPbI3 perovskites - Nature Synthesis
The synthesis of perovskite materials with preferred facet orientations is challenging due to randomized nucleation. Here a two-dimensional layered perovskite that initiates controlled lattice growth ...
nature.com
January 2, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Now online:
Article by Dong Yang, Kai Wang, Congcong Wu & co-workers
Molecular sublimation enables 2D–3D transformation of orientational FAPbI3 perovskites
nature.com/articles/s44... ($)
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Article by Dong Yang, Kai Wang, Congcong Wu & co-workers
Molecular sublimation enables 2D–3D transformation of orientational FAPbI3 perovskites
nature.com/articles/s44... ($)
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New Editorial online - The importance of basic electrochemistry terminology in the era of interdisciplinary battery research.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
The importance of basic electrochemistry terminology in the era of interdisciplinary battery research - Nature Nanotechnology
Understanding and adopting an appropriate electrochemistry language will foster constructive collaborations among battery research community members with diverse scientific backgrounds.
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December 18, 2024 at 12:59 PM
New Editorial online - The importance of basic electrochemistry terminology in the era of interdisciplinary battery research.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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The December issue is live🎄
Thin films of stable layered nitrides
Out-of-equilibrium supramolecular gels
Coupling of arylthianthrenium salts under acidic conditions
Assembly of tubular frameworks
Computational studies of MoDAT and SuFEx pathways
(Continued)
www.nature.com/natsynth/vol...
Thin films of stable layered nitrides
Out-of-equilibrium supramolecular gels
Coupling of arylthianthrenium salts under acidic conditions
Assembly of tubular frameworks
Computational studies of MoDAT and SuFEx pathways
(Continued)
www.nature.com/natsynth/vol...
December 18, 2024 at 6:18 PM
The December issue is live🎄
Thin films of stable layered nitrides
Out-of-equilibrium supramolecular gels
Coupling of arylthianthrenium salts under acidic conditions
Assembly of tubular frameworks
Computational studies of MoDAT and SuFEx pathways
(Continued)
www.nature.com/natsynth/vol...
Thin films of stable layered nitrides
Out-of-equilibrium supramolecular gels
Coupling of arylthianthrenium salts under acidic conditions
Assembly of tubular frameworks
Computational studies of MoDAT and SuFEx pathways
(Continued)
www.nature.com/natsynth/vol...
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α-ʟ-Cyclodextrin has won @cenmag.bsky.social 2024 Molecule of the year! cen.acs.org/synthesis/Mo...
Check out the research paper published in @naturesynthesis.bsky.social earlier this year www.nature.com/articles/s44...
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Check out the research paper published in @naturesynthesis.bsky.social earlier this year www.nature.com/articles/s44...
#chemsky
Molecules of the year 2024
C&EN editors highlight some of our favorite molecules from the past year
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December 18, 2024 at 7:21 PM
α-ʟ-Cyclodextrin has won @cenmag.bsky.social 2024 Molecule of the year! cen.acs.org/synthesis/Mo...
Check out the research paper published in @naturesynthesis.bsky.social earlier this year www.nature.com/articles/s44...
#chemsky
Check out the research paper published in @naturesynthesis.bsky.social earlier this year www.nature.com/articles/s44...
#chemsky
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One of the biggest questions we get is when will our journals be here. We thank you for your patience.
You can now follow our journals with this starter pack!
You can now follow our journals with this starter pack!
December 18, 2024 at 2:57 PM
One of the biggest questions we get is when will our journals be here. We thank you for your patience.
You can now follow our journals with this starter pack!
You can now follow our journals with this starter pack!
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Well the chemistry community has voted, and α-ʟ-cyclodextrin has won molecule of the year. I'm just glad I didn't have to draw the thing #chemsky
📢The final vote is in, the people have spoken, and α-ʟ-cyclodextrin has been crowned the molecule of the year!
(To my fellow Anti-Bredt olefin stans--I too am surprised that it came in third and I'm here if you need moral support)
cen.acs.org/synthesis/Mo...
(To my fellow Anti-Bredt olefin stans--I too am surprised that it came in third and I'm here if you need moral support)
cen.acs.org/synthesis/Mo...
Molecules of the year 2024
C&EN editors highlight some of our favorite molecules from the past year
cen.acs.org
December 18, 2024 at 10:04 AM
Well the chemistry community has voted, and α-ʟ-cyclodextrin has won molecule of the year. I'm just glad I didn't have to draw the thing #chemsky
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Well well well, if it isn’t my New Year’s resolution since 2014…
Here are my book recommendations for the new year:
Read the books you already bought.
Read the books you already bought.
December 11, 2024 at 8:33 AM
Well well well, if it isn’t my New Year’s resolution since 2014…
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The "Energy Materials" team of @naturecomms.bsky.social is looking for two editors with expertise in the fields of #batteries and #electrocatalysis. #Editor positions are permanent and located in the UK 🇬🇧 (London) or USA 🇺🇸 (New York, Jersey City, Philadelphia). Links to apply in the comments below 👇
December 7, 2024 at 10:10 AM
The "Energy Materials" team of @naturecomms.bsky.social is looking for two editors with expertise in the fields of #batteries and #electrocatalysis. #Editor positions are permanent and located in the UK 🇬🇧 (London) or USA 🇺🇸 (New York, Jersey City, Philadelphia). Links to apply in the comments below 👇
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THREAD
So your Attention Score went down because people are rage-deleting their Twitter accounts.
Why is that happening? Should I be worried? Should I see my doctor?
Let's get into what the Attention Score actually is, how it's impacted by posts and deletions, WITH THE HELP OF MEMES.
1/20
So your Attention Score went down because people are rage-deleting their Twitter accounts.
Why is that happening? Should I be worried? Should I see my doctor?
Let's get into what the Attention Score actually is, how it's impacted by posts and deletions, WITH THE HELP OF MEMES.
1/20
December 6, 2024 at 1:15 PM
THREAD
So your Attention Score went down because people are rage-deleting their Twitter accounts.
Why is that happening? Should I be worried? Should I see my doctor?
Let's get into what the Attention Score actually is, how it's impacted by posts and deletions, WITH THE HELP OF MEMES.
1/20
So your Attention Score went down because people are rage-deleting their Twitter accounts.
Why is that happening? Should I be worried? Should I see my doctor?
Let's get into what the Attention Score actually is, how it's impacted by posts and deletions, WITH THE HELP OF MEMES.
1/20
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Always nice to meet up with global colleges at #F24MRS. Here I am with Matt from @natrevcleantech.bsky.social enjoying the photo op!
@naturesynthesis.bsky.social @natureportfolio.bsky.social
@naturesynthesis.bsky.social @natureportfolio.bsky.social
December 5, 2024 at 8:20 PM
Always nice to meet up with global colleges at #F24MRS. Here I am with Matt from @natrevcleantech.bsky.social enjoying the photo op!
@naturesynthesis.bsky.social @natureportfolio.bsky.social
@naturesynthesis.bsky.social @natureportfolio.bsky.social
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BLUESKY MEGA-THREAD
Altmetric is thrilled and also LITERALLY RELIEVED to officially announce:
We are now tracking research attention as it happens on Bluesky!
We have been picking up posts on the site since late Oct.
Our team is on Bluesky all day answering questions.
Let's get into it!
Altmetric is thrilled and also LITERALLY RELIEVED to officially announce:
We are now tracking research attention as it happens on Bluesky!
We have been picking up posts on the site since late Oct.
Our team is on Bluesky all day answering questions.
Let's get into it!
December 3, 2024 at 2:00 PM
BLUESKY MEGA-THREAD
Altmetric is thrilled and also LITERALLY RELIEVED to officially announce:
We are now tracking research attention as it happens on Bluesky!
We have been picking up posts on the site since late Oct.
Our team is on Bluesky all day answering questions.
Let's get into it!
Altmetric is thrilled and also LITERALLY RELIEVED to officially announce:
We are now tracking research attention as it happens on Bluesky!
We have been picking up posts on the site since late Oct.
Our team is on Bluesky all day answering questions.
Let's get into it!
We're halfway through the #F24MRS! I hope everyone is enjoying the week as much as I am.
If you would like to discuss a potential submission or to learn more about the journal please send me a DM or email and we can arrange a time!
@naturesynthesis.bsky.social @materials-mrs.bsky.social
If you would like to discuss a potential submission or to learn more about the journal please send me a DM or email and we can arrange a time!
@naturesynthesis.bsky.social @materials-mrs.bsky.social
December 4, 2024 at 12:49 PM
We're halfway through the #F24MRS! I hope everyone is enjoying the week as much as I am.
If you would like to discuss a potential submission or to learn more about the journal please send me a DM or email and we can arrange a time!
@naturesynthesis.bsky.social @materials-mrs.bsky.social
If you would like to discuss a potential submission or to learn more about the journal please send me a DM or email and we can arrange a time!
@naturesynthesis.bsky.social @materials-mrs.bsky.social
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It's been great to meet global colleagues this week. If you want to chat to a Nature editor at #f24MRS, we're not the only journal here: we've got colleagues from @naturematerials.bsky.social, @naturesynthesis.bsky.social, @naturenano.bsky.social, @naturecomms.bsky.social
December 3, 2024 at 4:26 PM
It's been great to meet global colleagues this week. If you want to chat to a Nature editor at #f24MRS, we're not the only journal here: we've got colleagues from @naturematerials.bsky.social, @naturesynthesis.bsky.social, @naturenano.bsky.social, @naturecomms.bsky.social
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Review article now online @naturesynthesis.bsky.social @natureportfolio.bsky.social:
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Synthesis of high-entropy materials by Yifan Sun & Sheng Dai
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Synthesis of high-entropy materials by Yifan Sun & Sheng Dai
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Synthesis of high-entropy materials - Nature Synthesis
The emergence of high-entropy materials affords opportunities to harmonize precision and disorder for materials design. This Review highlights the synthesis principles and strategies towards controlla...
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December 3, 2024 at 2:34 PM
Review article now online @naturesynthesis.bsky.social @natureportfolio.bsky.social:
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Synthesis of high-entropy materials by Yifan Sun & Sheng Dai
nature.com/articles/s44... ($)
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Synthesis of high-entropy materials by Yifan Sun & Sheng Dai
nature.com/articles/s44... ($)
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Article now online @naturesynthesis.bsky.social @natureportfolio.bsky.social:
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By Fan Lv, Shaojun Guo & co-workers
Synthesis of isolated Ru–O3 sites on hexagonal close-packed intermetallic penta-metallene for hydrogen oxidation electrocatalysis
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By Fan Lv, Shaojun Guo & co-workers
Synthesis of isolated Ru–O3 sites on hexagonal close-packed intermetallic penta-metallene for hydrogen oxidation electrocatalysis
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Synthesis of isolated Ru–O3 sites on hexagonal close-packed intermetallic penta-metallene for hydrogen oxidation electrocatalysis - Nature Synthesis
Atomically thin alloys are promising electrocatalysts but suffer from poor homogeneity. Here a multi-element metallene system is synthesized using an auto-catalytic method. The hexagonal close-packed ...
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December 3, 2024 at 2:39 PM
Article now online @naturesynthesis.bsky.social @natureportfolio.bsky.social:
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By Fan Lv, Shaojun Guo & co-workers
Synthesis of isolated Ru–O3 sites on hexagonal close-packed intermetallic penta-metallene for hydrogen oxidation electrocatalysis
www.nature.com/articles/s44... ($)
#Chemsky
By Fan Lv, Shaojun Guo & co-workers
Synthesis of isolated Ru–O3 sites on hexagonal close-packed intermetallic penta-metallene for hydrogen oxidation electrocatalysis
www.nature.com/articles/s44... ($)