We demonstrate a novel approach for bottom-illuminated atomic force microscopy and infrared spectroscopy (AFM-IR). Bottom-illuminated AFM-IR for measurements in liquids makes use of an attenuated total […]

The local microenvironment has recently been found to play a major role in the electrocatalytic activity of nanomaterials. Modulating the microenvironment by adding alkali metal cations […]

Attenuated total reflection surface-enhanced infrared absorption spectroscopy (ATR-SEIRAS) is a powerful method for probing interfacial chemical processes. However, SEIRAS-active nanostructured metallic thin films for the in […]

Electrochemical interfaces still have remaining mysteries surrounding the interfacial region of the electrical double layer, despite being prevalent throughout the energy and water remediation industries. The […]

In the tetraazamacrocyclic ligand N,N’-dimethyl-2,11-diaza-[3.3](2,6)pyridinophane (L-N4Me2), the two pyridine units are separated from each other by sp3-hybridized triatomic bridges. Such electronically isolated pyridine moieties are considerably less […]

Understanding the origins of structure and bonding at the molecular level in complex chemical systems spanning magnitudes in length and time is of paramount interest in […]

Partial oxidation of furanic biomass derivatives such as furfural is of interest for the sustainable production of chemicals including furoic acid, maleic acid, and 2,5-furandicarboxylic acid […]

Micro electro-mechanical systems (MEMS) combining sensing and microfluidics functionalities, as are common in Lab-on-Chip (LoC) devices, are increasingly based on polymers. Benefits of polymers include tunable […]