The advancement of sustainable energy solutions hinges on highly efficient oxygen evolution reaction (OER) catalysts, which ...

Hydrogen production from solar-driven water splitting serves as a crucial technology to sustainably access zero-carbon H 2 energy. Toward large-scale application, cost-effective cocatalysts—such as ...

The distribution of outermost shell electrons, known as valence electrons, of organic molecules was observed for the first time. As the interactions between atoms are governed by the valence electrons ...

Scientists measure fractional electron transfer on catalyst surfaces, revealing how precious metals like platinum and gold drive efficient chemical reactions. (Nanowerk News) A team of researchers ...

A team of researchers from the University of Minnesota Twin Cities College of Science and Engineering and the University of Houston's Cullen College of Engineering has discovered and measured the ...

Scientists have directly measured the minuscule electron sharing that makes precious-metal catalysts so effective. Their new technique, IET, reveals how molecules bind and react on metal surfaces with ...