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Spatiotemporal imaging of charge transfer in photocatalyst particles
Photovoltage measurements on cuprous oxide photocatalyst particles are used to spatiotemporally track the charge transfer processes on the femtosecond to second timescale at the single-particle level.
- Ruotian Chen
- , Zefeng Ren
- & Can Li
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In situ NMR metrology reveals reaction mechanisms in redox flow batteries
Real-time nuclear magnetic resonance studies of electrolyte decomposition and self-discharge in redox flow batteries provide insights into the underlying mechanisms of the reactions, such as radical formation and electron transfer.
- Evan Wenbo Zhao
- , Tao Liu
- & Clare P. Grey
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Comprehensive suppression of single-molecule conductance using destructive σ-interference
Highly insulating silicon-based molecules, engineered so that conduction is fully suppressed by σ quantum interference even for molecules less than a nanometre long, could prove useful in molecular-scale electronic circuitry.
- Marc H. Garner
- , Haixing Li
- & Gemma C. Solomon
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Sterically controlled mechanochemistry under hydrostatic pressure
‘Molecular anvil’ molecules consisting of a compressible mechanophore and incompressible ligands react under hydrostatic pressure to produce elemental metal via an unexplored mechanism.
- Hao Yan
- , Fan Yang
- & Nicholas A. Melosh
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Resolving the time when an electron exits a tunnelling barrier
A method of laser-induced recollision permits measurement with attosecond resolution of the times at which the electron leaves the tunnelling barrier and discriminates between the ionization times of two carbon dioxide orbitals.
- Dror Shafir
- , Hadas Soifer
- & Nirit Dudovich
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On-demand single-electron transfer between distant quantum dots
- R. P. G. McNeil
- , M. Kataoka
- & D. A. Ritchie
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Research Highlights |
Synthetic biology: Bacterial cyborg transmits electrons
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News & Views |
Piston drives a proton pump
The membrane-spanning enzyme known as complex I couples the movement of electrons to that of protons as a way of converting energy. Crystal structures suggest how electron transfer drives proton pumping from afar.
- Tomoko Ohnishi
Photosynthesis re-wired on the pico-second timescale