2024
A Resilient Platform for the Discrete Functionalization of Gold Surfaces Based on N‑Heterocyclic Carbene Self-Assembled Monolayers
Palasz J, Long Z, Meng J, Videla P, Kelly H, Lian T, Batista V, Kubiak C. A Resilient Platform for the Discrete Functionalization of Gold Surfaces Based on N‑Heterocyclic Carbene Self-Assembled Monolayers. Journal Of The American Chemical Society 2024, 146: 10489-10497. PMID: 38584354, DOI: 10.1021/jacs.3c14113.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchN-heterocyclic carbeneSelf-assembled monolayersCalculations of vibrational spectraAu(I) complexesLigand exchange reactionFunctionalization of gold surfacesX-ray photoelectron spectroscopyDensity functional theoryExperimental spectroscopic signaturesSurface-enhanced Raman spectroscopyVibrational spectraBinding geometryFunctional theoryBinding modePhotoelectron spectroscopyExchange reactionGold surfaceOn-surfaceSpectroscopic signaturesRaman spectroscopyX-rayAmbient conditionsCarbeneSpectroscopyAcid-base
2017
Mechanistic Insights into Surface Chemical Interactions between Lithium Polysulfides and Transition Metal Oxides
Zhong Y, Yang K, Liu W, He P, Batista V, Wang H. Mechanistic Insights into Surface Chemical Interactions between Lithium Polysulfides and Transition Metal Oxides. The Journal Of Physical Chemistry C 2017, 121: 14222-14227. DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.7b04170.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLithium polysulfidesLi-S batteriesTransition metal oxidesMetal oxidesChemical interactionHigh-performance Li-S batteriesElectrode/electrolyte interfaceX-ray photoelectron spectroscopyElectrochemical energy storageDensity functional theory calculationsLi-O interactionsMetal–sulfur interactionsSurface chemical interactionsLi-ion batteriesFunctional theory calculationsOxides of MnSulfur cathodeElectrode surfaceDevelopment of materialsElectrolyte interfaceIon batteriesCycle lifePhotoelectron spectroscopyTheory calculationsBinding modes