Understanding gas diffusion in nanoscale voids key to new gas technologies

Feb 10, 2025 (Nanowerk News) Researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University have elucidated how hydrogen and carbon monoxide is adsorbed into solids containing a crown-motif structure of platinum and gold. Using quick-scan X-ray absorption measurements and theoretical calculations, they studied a solid of [PtAu8(PPh3)8]-H[PMo12O40] called PtAu8-PMo12 and found that gas adsorption...

Nanoscale tin catalyst discovery paves the way for sustainable CO2 conversion

Feb 10, 2025 (Nanowerk News) Researchers have developed a sustainable catalyst that increases its activity during use while converting carbon dioxide (CO2) into valuable products. This discovery offers a blueprint for designing next-generation electrocatalysts. A collaborative team from the University of Nottingham's School of Chemistry and the University of Birmingham...

Room-temperature infrared detector matches performance of cryogenically-cooled devices

Feb 10, 2025 (Nanowerk News) Research Groups from Southeast University and Nanjing Normal University Achieve New Milestones in High-Performance Room Temperature Infrared Detection A research team led by Professors Zhenhua Ni and Junpeng Lv at Southeast University has recently developed a room temperature infrared detector based on a two-dimensional material...