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These findings elucidate the formation dynamics of CsCu5Se3 and establish ABZ (A = alkali, B = metal, Z = chalcogen) NCs as tunable platforms for advanced functional applications."}],"issue":"1","oa_version":"None","day":"09","author":[{"first_name":"Niraj Nitish","full_name":"Patil, Niraj Nitish","last_name":"Patil"},{"first_name":"Ruiqi","full_name":"Wu, Ruiqi","last_name":"Wu"},{"id":"bd3fceba-dc74-11ea-a0a7-c17f71817366","first_name":"Christine","last_name":"Fiedler","full_name":"Fiedler, Christine"},{"full_name":"Kapuria, Nilotpal","last_name":"Kapuria","first_name":"Nilotpal"},{"last_name":"Nan","full_name":"Nan, Bingfei","first_name":"Bingfei"},{"orcid":"0000-0001-7408-8197","first_name":"Navita","id":"6ebe278d-ba0b-11ee-8184-f34cdc671de4","full_name":"Navita, Navita","last_name":"Navita"},{"first_name":"Andreu","full_name":"Cabot, Andreu","last_name":"Cabot"},{"first_name":"Maria","id":"43C61214-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87","full_name":"Ibáñez, Maria","last_name":"Ibáñez","orcid":"0000-0001-5013-2843"},{"first_name":"Kevin M.","last_name":"Ryan","full_name":"Ryan, Kevin M."},{"last_name":"Ganose","full_name":"Ganose, Alex M.","first_name":"Alex M."},{"full_name":"Singh, Shalini","last_name":"Singh","first_name":"Shalini"}],"article_type":"letter_note","publication_status":"published","language":[{"iso":"eng"}],"project":[{"name":"HighTE: The Werner Siemens Laboratory for the High Throughput Discovery of Semiconductors for Waste Heat Recovery","_id":"9B8F7476-BA93-11EA-9121-9846C619BF3A"}],"title":"Layered alkali-copper selenides: Deciphering thermoelectric properties and reaction pathways for nanostructuring β-CsCu5Se3","type":"journal_article","date_created":"2026-01-18T23:02:43Z","user_id":"2DF688A6-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87","year":"2026","publication_identifier":{"eissn":["2380-8195"]},"doi":"10.1021/acsenergylett.5c02909","acknowledgement":"This publication has emanated from research conducted with the financial support of Taighde Éireann-Research Ireland under Grant number 22/FFP-P/11591. C.F. and M.I. would like to acknowledge the financial support of ISTA and the Werner Siemens Foundation. N.N.P. acknowledges the financial support of AMBER under grant number 12/rc/2278_p2.","month":"01","publisher":"American Chemical Society","intvolume":"        11","citation":{"ieee":"N. N. Patil <i>et al.</i>, “Layered alkali-copper selenides: Deciphering thermoelectric properties and reaction pathways for nanostructuring β-CsCu5Se3,” <i>ACS Energy Letters</i>, vol. 11, no. 1. American Chemical Society, pp. 481–488, 2026.","chicago":"Patil, Niraj Nitish, Ruiqi Wu, Christine Fiedler, Nilotpal Kapuria, Bingfei Nan, Navita Jakhar, Andreu Cabot, et al. “Layered Alkali-Copper Selenides: Deciphering Thermoelectric Properties and Reaction Pathways for Nanostructuring β-CsCu5Se3.” <i>ACS Energy Letters</i>. American Chemical Society, 2026. <a href=\"https://doi.org/10.1021/acsenergylett.5c02909\">https://doi.org/10.1021/acsenergylett.5c02909</a>.","ama":"Patil NN, Wu R, Fiedler C, et al. Layered alkali-copper selenides: Deciphering thermoelectric properties and reaction pathways for nanostructuring β-CsCu5Se3. <i>ACS Energy Letters</i>. 2026;11(1):481-488. doi:<a href=\"https://doi.org/10.1021/acsenergylett.5c02909\">10.1021/acsenergylett.5c02909</a>","ista":"Patil NN, Wu R, Fiedler C, Kapuria N, Nan B, Jakhar N, Cabot A, Ibáñez M, Ryan KM, Ganose AM, Singh S. 2026. Layered alkali-copper selenides: Deciphering thermoelectric properties and reaction pathways for nanostructuring β-CsCu5Se3. ACS Energy Letters. 11(1), 481–488.","short":"N.N. Patil, R. Wu, C. Fiedler, N. Kapuria, B. Nan, N. Jakhar, A. Cabot, M. Ibáñez, K.M. Ryan, A.M. Ganose, S. Singh, ACS Energy Letters 11 (2026) 481–488.","apa":"Patil, N. N., Wu, R., Fiedler, C., Kapuria, N., Nan, B., Jakhar, N., … Singh, S. (2026). Layered alkali-copper selenides: Deciphering thermoelectric properties and reaction pathways for nanostructuring β-CsCu5Se3. <i>ACS Energy Letters</i>. American Chemical Society. <a href=\"https://doi.org/10.1021/acsenergylett.5c02909\">https://doi.org/10.1021/acsenergylett.5c02909</a>","mla":"Patil, Niraj Nitish, et al. “Layered Alkali-Copper Selenides: Deciphering Thermoelectric Properties and Reaction Pathways for Nanostructuring β-CsCu5Se3.” <i>ACS Energy Letters</i>, vol. 11, no. 1, American Chemical Society, 2026, pp. 481–88, doi:<a href=\"https://doi.org/10.1021/acsenergylett.5c02909\">10.1021/acsenergylett.5c02909</a>."},"OA_type":"closed access","volume":11,"quality_controlled":"1","article_processing_charge":"No","page":"481-488","_id":"21001","status":"public","department":[{"_id":"MaIb"},{"_id":"GradSch"}],"scopus_import":"1","date_updated":"2026-01-19T08:43:21Z"},{"volume":324,"OA_type":"hybrid","quality_controlled":"1","citation":{"ieee":"C. Shi <i>et al.</i>, “Hydrogen induced palladium-based heterojunction electrocatalysts to enhance the oxygen reduction reaction performance,” <i>Chemical Engineering Science</i>, vol. 324. Elsevier, 2026.","chicago":"Shi, Changwei, Sharona Horta, Maria Ibáñez, Tanja Kallio, Paulina R. Martínez-Alanis, Xiang Wang, and Andreu Cabot. “Hydrogen Induced Palladium-Based Heterojunction Electrocatalysts to Enhance the Oxygen Reduction Reaction Performance.” <i>Chemical Engineering Science</i>. Elsevier, 2026. <a href=\"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ces.2026.123348\">https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ces.2026.123348</a>.","ama":"Shi C, Horta S, Ibáñez M, et al. Hydrogen induced palladium-based heterojunction electrocatalysts to enhance the oxygen reduction reaction performance. <i>Chemical Engineering Science</i>. 2026;324. doi:<a href=\"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ces.2026.123348\">10.1016/j.ces.2026.123348</a>","short":"C. Shi, S. Horta, M. Ibáñez, T. Kallio, P.R. Martínez-Alanis, X. Wang, A. Cabot, Chemical Engineering Science 324 (2026).","ista":"Shi C, Horta S, Ibáñez M, Kallio T, Martínez-Alanis PR, Wang X, Cabot A. 2026. Hydrogen induced palladium-based heterojunction electrocatalysts to enhance the oxygen reduction reaction performance. Chemical Engineering Science. 324, 123348.","apa":"Shi, C., Horta, S., Ibáñez, M., Kallio, T., Martínez-Alanis, P. R., Wang, X., &#38; Cabot, A. (2026). Hydrogen induced palladium-based heterojunction electrocatalysts to enhance the oxygen reduction reaction performance. <i>Chemical Engineering Science</i>. Elsevier. <a href=\"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ces.2026.123348\">https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ces.2026.123348</a>","mla":"Shi, Changwei, et al. “Hydrogen Induced Palladium-Based Heterojunction Electrocatalysts to Enhance the Oxygen Reduction Reaction Performance.” <i>Chemical Engineering Science</i>, vol. 324, 123348, Elsevier, 2026, doi:<a href=\"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ces.2026.123348\">10.1016/j.ces.2026.123348</a>."},"has_accepted_license":"1","tmp":{"legal_code_url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode","name":"Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Public License (CC-BY 4.0)","image":"/images/cc_by.png","short":"CC BY (4.0)"},"acknowledged_ssus":[{"_id":"EM-Fac"},{"_id":"NanoFab"}],"article_processing_charge":"Yes (in subscription journal)","month":"01","OA_place":"publisher","intvolume":"       324","publisher":"Elsevier","oa":1,"date_updated":"2026-02-12T13:05:19Z","status":"public","_id":"21037","scopus_import":"1","department":[{"_id":"MaIb"}],"ddc":["540"],"oa_version":"Published Version","main_file_link":[{"url":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ces.2026.123348","open_access":"1"}],"author":[{"first_name":"Changwei","full_name":"Shi, Changwei","last_name":"Shi"},{"first_name":"Sharona","id":"03a7e858-01b1-11ec-8b71-99ae6c4a05bc","full_name":"Horta, Sharona","last_name":"Horta"},{"first_name":"Maria","id":"43C61214-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87","full_name":"Ibáñez, Maria","last_name":"Ibáñez","orcid":"0000-0001-5013-2843"},{"first_name":"Tanja","last_name":"Kallio","full_name":"Kallio, Tanja"},{"first_name":"Paulina R.","last_name":"Martínez-Alanis","full_name":"Martínez-Alanis, Paulina R."},{"first_name":"Xiang","full_name":"Wang, Xiang","last_name":"Wang"},{"first_name":"Andreu","last_name":"Cabot","full_name":"Cabot, Andreu"}],"PlanS_conform":"1","day":"12","publication":"Chemical Engineering Science","date_published":"2026-01-12T00:00:00Z","abstract":[{"lang":"eng","text":"The oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) remains a critical bottleneck in fuel cells and metal-air batteries due to the lack of highly efficient electrocatalysts. Here, we report a simple strategy for synthesizing a palladium-based heterostructured electrocatalyst supported on a carbon nitride matrix (PdH-Pd@CN), which exhibits remarkable ORR activity with a half-wave potential of 0.91 V and excellent durability in 0.1 M KOH. Within the heterostructure, hydrogen intercalation expands the Pd lattice, while interstitial hydrogen doping facilitates charge transfer from Pd to H owing to their electronegativity difference. These synergistic effects modulate the electronic structure, thereby enhancing both activity and stability. When employed in Zn-air batteries, PdH-Pd@CN delivers a maximum power density of 176 mW cm− (Liu et al., 2025) and capacity of 805 mAh g− (Sun et al., 2021) Zn. These findings demonstrate the strong potential of PdH-Pd@CN as an efficient ORR electrocatalyst for next-generation metal-air batteries and related energy technologies."}],"user_id":"2DF688A6-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87","date_created":"2026-01-25T23:01:39Z","acknowledgement":"The authors thank the support from the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) (Grants No. 22302151) and Natural Science Foundation of Hubei Province (Grants No. 2024AFB755, 2024AFB267), Key Project of Hubei Provincial Department of Education Scientific Research Plan (F2023007). This work is supported by funding from Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of MonocrystallineSilicon Semiconductor Materials and Technology (2025KFKT021). This research was supported by the Scientific Service Units (SSU) of ISTA Austria through resources provided by the Electron Microscopy Facility (EMF) and the Nanofabrication Facility (NNF). “M.I. and S.H. acknowledge financial support from ISTA and the Werner Siemens Foundation.”","doi":"10.1016/j.ces.2026.123348","year":"2026","publication_identifier":{"issn":["1873-4405"],"eissn":["0009-2509"]},"article_number":"123348","publication_status":"epub_ahead","article_type":"original","type":"journal_article","title":"Hydrogen induced palladium-based heterojunction electrocatalysts to enhance the oxygen reduction reaction performance","project":[{"name":"HighTE: The Werner Siemens Laboratory for the High Throughput Discovery of Semiconductors for Waste Heat Recovery","_id":"9B8F7476-BA93-11EA-9121-9846C619BF3A"}],"language":[{"iso":"eng"}]},{"OA_type":"gold","quality_controlled":"1","volume":12,"citation":{"ieee":"M. Li <i>et al.</i>, “Electronic-phononic decoupling and Fermi-level tuning enable high thermoelectric performance in Ag8SnSe6,” <i>Science Advances</i>, vol. 12, no. 15. AAAS, 2026.","ama":"Li M, Zhao X, Zhang Y, et al. Electronic-phononic decoupling and Fermi-level tuning enable high thermoelectric performance in Ag8SnSe6. <i>Science Advances</i>. 2026;12(15). doi:<a href=\"https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.aec9073\">10.1126/sciadv.aec9073</a>","chicago":"Li, Mengyao, Xueke Zhao, Yu Zhang, Jing Yu, Xuyang Liu, Mochen Jia, Hongzhang Song, et al. “Electronic-Phononic Decoupling and Fermi-Level Tuning Enable High Thermoelectric Performance in Ag8SnSe6.” <i>Science Advances</i>. AAAS, 2026. <a href=\"https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.aec9073\">https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.aec9073</a>.","short":"M. Li, X. Zhao, Y. Zhang, J. Yu, X. Liu, M. Jia, H. Song, D. Wang, J. Arbiol, M. Ibáñez, C. Shan, A. Cabot, Z. Wang, Science Advances 12 (2026).","ista":"Li M, Zhao X, Zhang Y, Yu J, Liu X, Jia M, Song H, Wang D, Arbiol J, Ibáñez M, Shan C, Cabot A, Wang Z. 2026. Electronic-phononic decoupling and Fermi-level tuning enable high thermoelectric performance in Ag8SnSe6. Science Advances. 12(15), eaec9073.","apa":"Li, M., Zhao, X., Zhang, Y., Yu, J., Liu, X., Jia, M., … Wang, Z. (2026). Electronic-phononic decoupling and Fermi-level tuning enable high thermoelectric performance in Ag8SnSe6. <i>Science Advances</i>. AAAS. <a href=\"https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.aec9073\">https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.aec9073</a>","mla":"Li, Mengyao, et al. “Electronic-Phononic Decoupling and Fermi-Level Tuning Enable High Thermoelectric Performance in Ag8SnSe6.” <i>Science Advances</i>, vol. 12, no. 15, eaec9073, AAAS, 2026, doi:<a href=\"https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.aec9073\">10.1126/sciadv.aec9073</a>."},"has_accepted_license":"1","tmp":{"image":"/images/cc_by_nc.png","short":"CC BY-NC (4.0)","name":"Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0)","legal_code_url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/legalcode"},"article_processing_charge":"Yes","acknowledged_ssus":[{"_id":"LifeSc"}],"month":"04","OA_place":"publisher","intvolume":"        12","publisher":"AAAS","oa":1,"date_updated":"2026-05-06T06:08:27Z","status":"public","_id":"21750","scopus_import":"1","department":[{"_id":"MaIb"}],"file_date_updated":"2026-05-06T06:06:26Z","ddc":["530"],"pmid":1,"oa_version":"Published Version","issue":"15","author":[{"first_name":"Mengyao","full_name":"Li, Mengyao","last_name":"Li"},{"last_name":"Zhao","full_name":"Zhao, Xueke","first_name":"Xueke"},{"first_name":"Yu","full_name":"Zhang, Yu","last_name":"Zhang"},{"first_name":"Jing","last_name":"Yu","full_name":"Yu, Jing"},{"first_name":"Xuyang","last_name":"Liu","full_name":"Liu, Xuyang"},{"first_name":"Mochen","full_name":"Jia, Mochen","last_name":"Jia"},{"last_name":"Song","full_name":"Song, Hongzhang","first_name":"Hongzhang"},{"full_name":"Wang, Dongyang","last_name":"Wang","first_name":"Dongyang"},{"first_name":"Jordi","full_name":"Arbiol, Jordi","last_name":"Arbiol"},{"orcid":"0000-0001-5013-2843","last_name":"Ibáñez","full_name":"Ibáñez, Maria","id":"43C61214-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87","first_name":"Maria"},{"first_name":"Chongxin","last_name":"Shan","full_name":"Shan, Chongxin"},{"full_name":"Cabot, Andreu","last_name":"Cabot","first_name":"Andreu"},{"full_name":"Wang, Ziyu","last_name":"Wang","first_name":"Ziyu"}],"day":"10","publication":"Science Advances","file":[{"file_size":3727993,"content_type":"application/pdf","date_created":"2026-05-06T06:06:26Z","success":1,"date_updated":"2026-05-06T06:06:26Z","creator":"dernst","access_level":"open_access","relation":"main_file","file_id":"21802","file_name":"2026_ScienceAdv_Li.pdf","checksum":"9bd4546a23f218972f83164fb21003e1"}],"external_id":{"pmid":["41961944"]},"date_published":"2026-04-10T00:00:00Z","abstract":[{"lang":"eng","text":"Liquid-like superionic conductors, with highly mobile ions in a rigid framework, offer intrinsically low lattice thermal conductivity without compromising electronic transport. Argyrodite-type Ag8SnSe6 exhibits a melt-like Ag sublattice that drives lattice thermal conductivity (κL) below 0.2 watts per meter per kelvin, yet its low carrier concentration limits the power factor. Here, interstitial Ag atoms raise the Fermi level into the conduction band, substantially increasing the electron concentration. Simultaneously, the formation of a secondary Ag2Se phase generates lattice distortions that enhance phonon scattering. A pronounced mismatch between electronic (~200 nanometers) and phononic (~0.22 nanometers) mean free paths decouples charge and heat transport, enabling concurrent suppression of κL and retention of high electrical conductivity. This coupled electronic-phononic modulation yields a record ZT of 0.72 at ambient temperature and a peak ZT of 1.1 at 735 kelvins, with an average ZTavg of 0.72 over 320 to 735 kelvins. A unicouple device achieves 6.3% efficiency under a 357-kelvin gradient, highlighting a practical strategy for high-performance midtemperature thermoelectrics."}],"user_id":"2DF688A6-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87","date_created":"2026-04-19T22:07:47Z","doi":"10.1126/sciadv.aec9073","acknowledgement":"The Scientific Service Units (SSU) of ISTA supported this research through resources provided by the Lab Support Facility (LSF). This work was supported by the National Key R&D Program of China grant 2024YFE0105200 (to C.S.), National Natural Science Foundation of China grant 12504038 (to M.L.), China Postdoctoral Science Foundation grant 2023M743151 (to M.L.), Natural Science Foundation of Henan Province grant 252300421763 (to M.L.), Key Scientific Research Project of Higher Education Institutions in Henan Province grant 25A140004 (to M.L.), National Natural Science Foundation of China grant 12204156 (to D.W.), China Postdoctoral Science Foundation grant 2023TQ0315 and 2023 M743224 (to D.W.), Generalitat de Catalunya grant 2021SGR00457 (to J.A.), and European Regional Development Fund grants ENE2016-77798-C4-3-R, PID2020-116093RB-C43, and AEI/10.13039/501100011033 (to A.C.). This work also was financially supported by ISTA and the Werner Siemens Foundation (to M.I.).","article_number":"eaec9073","year":"2026","publication_identifier":{"eissn":["2375-2548"]},"publication_status":"published","DOAJ_listed":"1","article_type":"original","type":"journal_article","title":"Electronic-phononic decoupling and Fermi-level tuning enable high thermoelectric performance in Ag8SnSe6","project":[{"_id":"9B8F7476-BA93-11EA-9121-9846C619BF3A","name":"HighTE: The Werner Siemens Laboratory for the High Throughput Discovery of Semiconductors for Waste Heat Recovery"}],"language":[{"iso":"eng"}]},{"publication_status":"published","article_type":"original","type":"journal_article","title":"Evaluating reaction kinetics between solid booster and dissolved active species in redox‐mediated flow batteries using scanning electrochemical microscopy","language":[{"iso":"eng"}],"user_id":"2DF688A6-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87","date_created":"2026-05-20T14:32:37Z","acknowledgement":"The authors acknowledge funding from the European Union's Horizon Europe research and innovation programme— European Innovation Council (EIC) under the grant agreement No 101046742 (MeBattery). P.P. acknowledges the funding from the European Research Council through a Starting Grant (agreement no. 950038). Dr. Mahdi Moghaddam, University of Turku, is acknowledged for providing the CuHCF, and Prof. Hubert Girault, EPFL, is acknowledged for providing the TEMPTMA.\r\nOpen Access funding enabled and organized by Projekt DEAL.","doi":"10.1002/batt.70303","year":"2026","publication_identifier":{"eissn":["2566-6223"]},"article_number":"e70303","publication":"Batteries &amp; Supercaps","file":[{"content_type":"application/pdf","date_created":"2026-05-21T06:54:57Z","success":1,"file_size":756344,"creator":"dernst","date_updated":"2026-05-21T06:54:57Z","file_id":"21904","file_name":"2026_BatteriesSupercaps_SantanaSantos.pdf","relation":"main_file","access_level":"open_access","checksum":"292d65503a63cc7df92b960627634dad"}],"date_published":"2026-05-01T00:00:00Z","abstract":[{"text":"Redox-mediated flow batteries boost energy density by utilizing dissolved redox species as charge carriers for solid charge-storage materials. This strategy strongly depends on the thermodynamics and kinetics between the solid booster and dissolved redox species. Conventional electrochemical methods often convolute intrinsic reactivity with mass transport effects, introducing complexity in determining limiting steps. We propose a strategy that confines solid boosters within recessed microelectrodes and employs scanning electrochemical microscopy (SECM) to estimate reaction kinetics between booster and dissolved active redox species. Confining the solid booster in the recessed microelectrode overcomes mass transport limitations of dissolved redox species and enables controlled polarization of the booster material, allowing deconvolution of key rate-determining factors. As an initial model system, Prussian blue-ferricyanide/ferrocyanide [Fe(CN)6]3−/4− was used as solid booster and dissolved redox active species, respectively. The methodology was further explored for copper hexacyanoferrate with N,N,N-2,2,6,6-heptamethylpiperidinyl oxy-4-ammonium chloride and nickel hydroxide with [Fe(CN)6]3−/4− and extended to Mn-based Prussian blue analogues in combination with organic redox species. Our results demonstrate that SECM coupled with the proposed recessed microelectrode strategy provides a powerful platform to disentangle interfacial kinetics and guide the rational design of solid booster-dissolved redox species and electrolytes for high-performance redox-mediated flow batteries.","lang":"eng"}],"oa_version":"Published Version","issue":"5","author":[{"first_name":"Carla","last_name":"Santana Santos","full_name":"Santana Santos, Carla"},{"full_name":"Jiyane, Nomnotho","last_name":"Jiyane","first_name":"Nomnotho"},{"last_name":"Quast","full_name":"Quast, Thomas","first_name":"Thomas"},{"full_name":"Ibáñez, Maria","last_name":"Ibáñez","first_name":"Maria","id":"43C61214-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87","orcid":"0000-0001-5013-2843"},{"first_name":"Rubén","last_name":"Rubio‐Presa","full_name":"Rubio‐Presa, Rubén"},{"last_name":"Peljo","full_name":"Peljo, Pekka","first_name":"Pekka"},{"full_name":"Schuhmann, Wolfgang","last_name":"Schuhmann","first_name":"Wolfgang"}],"PlanS_conform":"1","day":"01","status":"public","_id":"21896","scopus_import":"1","file_date_updated":"2026-05-21T06:54:57Z","department":[{"_id":"MaIb"}],"ddc":["530"],"oa":1,"date_updated":"2026-05-21T06:57:25Z","month":"05","OA_place":"publisher","intvolume":"         9","publisher":"Wiley","OA_type":"hybrid","volume":9,"quality_controlled":"1","citation":{"mla":"Santana Santos, Carla, et al. “Evaluating Reaction Kinetics between Solid Booster and Dissolved Active Species in Redox‐mediated Flow Batteries Using Scanning Electrochemical Microscopy.” <i>Batteries &#38;amp; Supercaps</i>, vol. 9, no. 5, e70303, Wiley, 2026, doi:<a href=\"https://doi.org/10.1002/batt.70303\">10.1002/batt.70303</a>.","apa":"Santana Santos, C., Jiyane, N., Quast, T., Ibáñez, M., Rubio‐Presa, R., Peljo, P., &#38; Schuhmann, W. (2026). Evaluating reaction kinetics between solid booster and dissolved active species in redox‐mediated flow batteries using scanning electrochemical microscopy. <i>Batteries &#38;amp; Supercaps</i>. Wiley. <a href=\"https://doi.org/10.1002/batt.70303\">https://doi.org/10.1002/batt.70303</a>","ista":"Santana Santos C, Jiyane N, Quast T, Ibáñez M, Rubio‐Presa R, Peljo P, Schuhmann W. 2026. Evaluating reaction kinetics between solid booster and dissolved active species in redox‐mediated flow batteries using scanning electrochemical microscopy. Batteries &#38;amp; Supercaps. 9(5), e70303.","short":"C. Santana Santos, N. Jiyane, T. Quast, M. Ibáñez, R. Rubio‐Presa, P. Peljo, W. Schuhmann, Batteries &#38;amp; Supercaps 9 (2026).","chicago":"Santana Santos, Carla, Nomnotho Jiyane, Thomas Quast, Maria Ibáñez, Rubén Rubio‐Presa, Pekka Peljo, and Wolfgang Schuhmann. “Evaluating Reaction Kinetics between Solid Booster and Dissolved Active Species in Redox‐mediated Flow Batteries Using Scanning Electrochemical Microscopy.” <i>Batteries &#38;amp; Supercaps</i>. Wiley, 2026. <a href=\"https://doi.org/10.1002/batt.70303\">https://doi.org/10.1002/batt.70303</a>.","ama":"Santana Santos C, Jiyane N, Quast T, et al. Evaluating reaction kinetics between solid booster and dissolved active species in redox‐mediated flow batteries using scanning electrochemical microscopy. <i>Batteries &#38;amp; Supercaps</i>. 2026;9(5). doi:<a href=\"https://doi.org/10.1002/batt.70303\">10.1002/batt.70303</a>","ieee":"C. Santana Santos <i>et al.</i>, “Evaluating reaction kinetics between solid booster and dissolved active species in redox‐mediated flow batteries using scanning electrochemical microscopy,” <i>Batteries &#38;amp; Supercaps</i>, vol. 9, no. 5. Wiley, 2026."},"has_accepted_license":"1","tmp":{"legal_code_url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode","name":"Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Public License (CC-BY 4.0)","image":"/images/cc_by.png","short":"CC BY (4.0)"},"article_processing_charge":"Yes (via OA deal)"},{"_id":"18707","status":"public","department":[{"_id":"MaIb"}],"scopus_import":"1","date_updated":"2025-05-19T14:03:54Z","month":"04","publisher":"Elsevier","intvolume":"       683","citation":{"ista":"Shu H, Zhao M, Lu S, Wan S, Genç A, Huang L, Ibáñez M, Lim KH, Hong M, Liu Y. 2025. Influence of surface engineering on the transport properties of lead sulfide nanomaterials. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. 683, 703–712.","short":"H. Shu, M. Zhao, S. Lu, S. Wan, A. Genç, L. Huang, M. Ibáñez, K.H. Lim, M. Hong, Y. Liu, Journal of Colloid and Interface Science 683 (2025) 703–712.","apa":"Shu, H., Zhao, M., Lu, S., Wan, S., Genç, A., Huang, L., … Liu, Y. (2025). Influence of surface engineering on the transport properties of lead sulfide nanomaterials. <i>Journal of Colloid and Interface Science</i>. Elsevier. <a href=\"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcis.2024.12.067\">https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcis.2024.12.067</a>","mla":"Shu, Haibo, et al. “Influence of Surface Engineering on the Transport Properties of Lead Sulfide Nanomaterials.” <i>Journal of Colloid and Interface Science</i>, vol. 683, Elsevier, 2025, pp. 703–12, doi:<a href=\"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcis.2024.12.067\">10.1016/j.jcis.2024.12.067</a>.","ieee":"H. Shu <i>et al.</i>, “Influence of surface engineering on the transport properties of lead sulfide nanomaterials,” <i>Journal of Colloid and Interface Science</i>, vol. 683. Elsevier, pp. 703–712, 2025.","ama":"Shu H, Zhao M, Lu S, et al. Influence of surface engineering on the transport properties of lead sulfide nanomaterials. <i>Journal of Colloid and Interface Science</i>. 2025;683:703-712. doi:<a href=\"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcis.2024.12.067\">10.1016/j.jcis.2024.12.067</a>","chicago":"Shu, Haibo, Mingjun Zhao, Shaoqing Lu, Shanhong Wan, Aziz Genç, Lulu Huang, Maria Ibáñez, Khak Ho Lim, Min Hong, and Yu Liu. “Influence of Surface Engineering on the Transport Properties of Lead Sulfide Nanomaterials.” <i>Journal of Colloid and Interface Science</i>. Elsevier, 2025. <a href=\"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcis.2024.12.067\">https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcis.2024.12.067</a>."},"quality_controlled":"1","volume":683,"OA_type":"closed access","article_processing_charge":"No","page":"703-712","article_type":"original","publication_status":"published","isi":1,"language":[{"iso":"eng"}],"project":[{"name":"HighTE: The Werner Siemens Laboratory for the High Throughput Discovery of Semiconductors for Waste Heat Recovery","_id":"9B8F7476-BA93-11EA-9121-9846C619BF3A"}],"type":"journal_article","title":"Influence of surface engineering on the transport properties of lead sulfide nanomaterials","date_created":"2024-12-29T23:01:56Z","user_id":"2DF688A6-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87","year":"2025","publication_identifier":{"eissn":["1095-7103"],"issn":["0021-9797"]},"acknowledgement":"Y.L. acknowledges funding from the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) (Grants No. 22209034), the Innovation and Entrepreneurship Project of Overseas Returnees in Anhui Province (Grant No. 2022LCX002) and the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (JZ2024HGTB0239). M.I. acknowledges financial support from ISTA and the Werner Siemens Foundation. K.H.L. acknowledges financial support from the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) (Grant No. 22208293). M.H acknowledges funding from Australian Research Council (FT230100316 and IH200100035) and iLAuNCH, Trailblazer Universities Program. L. H. and S. W. acknowledge the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (JZ2023HGTA0179, JZ2024HGTA0170).","doi":"10.1016/j.jcis.2024.12.067","date_published":"2025-04-01T00:00:00Z","external_id":{"isi":["001393340800001"],"pmid":["39706089"]},"publication":"Journal of Colloid and Interface Science","abstract":[{"text":"Lead Sulfide (PbS) has garnered attention as a promising thermoelectric (TE) material due to its natural abundance and cost-effectiveness. However, its practical application is hindered by inherently high lattice thermal conductivity and low electrical conductivity. In this study, we address these challenges by surface functionalization of PbS nanocrystals using Cu2S molecular complexes-based ligand displacement. The molecular complexes facilitate the incorporation of Cu into the PbS matrix and leads to the formation of nanoscale defects, dislocations, and strain fields while optimizing the charge carrier transport. The structural modulations enhance the phonon scattering and lead to a significant reduction in lattice thermal conductivity of 0.60 W m−1K−1 at 867 K in the PbS-Cu2S system. Simultaneously, the Cu incorporation improves electrical conductivity by increasing both carrier concentration and mobility with carefully optimized the content of Cu2S molecular complexes. These synergistic modifications yield a peak figure-of-merit (zT) of 1.05 at 867 K for the PbS-1.0 %Cu2S sample, representing an almost twofold enhancement in TE performance compared to pristine PbS. This work highlights the effectiveness of surface treatment in overcoming the intrinsic limitations of PbS-based materials and presents a promising strategy for the development of high-efficiency TE systems.","lang":"eng"}],"pmid":1,"oa_version":"None","day":"01","author":[{"first_name":"Haibo","full_name":"Shu, Haibo","last_name":"Shu"},{"full_name":"Zhao, Mingjun","last_name":"Zhao","first_name":"Mingjun"},{"full_name":"Lu, Shaoqing","last_name":"Lu","first_name":"Shaoqing"},{"first_name":"Shanhong","full_name":"Wan, Shanhong","last_name":"Wan"},{"full_name":"Genç, Aziz","last_name":"Genç","first_name":"Aziz"},{"last_name":"Huang","full_name":"Huang, Lulu","first_name":"Lulu"},{"first_name":"Maria","id":"43C61214-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87","full_name":"Ibáñez, Maria","last_name":"Ibáñez","orcid":"0000-0001-5013-2843"},{"first_name":"Khak Ho","full_name":"Lim, Khak Ho","last_name":"Lim"},{"first_name":"Min","full_name":"Hong, Min","last_name":"Hong"},{"full_name":"Liu, Yu","last_name":"Liu","first_name":"Yu","id":"2A70014E-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87","orcid":"0000-0001-7313-6740"}]},{"acknowledgement":"P.N. thanks the IISER Bhopal for a fellowship. S.R.C. acknowledges generous funding support and CIF facility (PXRD) from IISER Bhopal. C.F. acknowledges the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) under SFB1143 (project no. 247310070), the Würzburg-Dresden Cluster of Excellence on Complexity and Topology in Quantum Matter─ct.qmat (EXC 2147, project no. 390858490) and the QUAST-FOR5249-449872909. P.L. and D.U. acknowledge support by DFG EXC-2123 QuantumFrontiers–390837967. The work of M.I. was funded by the European Union NextGenerationEU/PRTR-C17.I1, as well as by the IKUR Strategy under the collaboration agreement between Ikerbasque Foundation and DIPC on behalf of the Department of Education of the Basque Government. M.G.V. and M.I. thank support to the Spanish Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovacion (grant PID2022-142008NBI00). Y.Z. is supported by the Max Planck Partner lab from Max Planck Institute Chemical Physics of Solids. We acknowledge Petra III-DESY for the XPDF measurements and PXRD measurements. This research was supported by the Scientific Service Units (SSU) of ISTA Austria through resources provided by Electron Microscopy Facility (EMF) and the Nanofabrication Facility (NNF). ISTA acknowledges the Werner Siemens Foundation (WSS) for financial support.","doi":"10.1021/jacs.5c01700","year":"2025","publication_identifier":{"issn":["0002-7863"],"eissn":["1520-5126"]},"user_id":"2DF688A6-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87","date_created":"2025-06-03T07:30:22Z","project":[{"_id":"9B8F7476-BA93-11EA-9121-9846C619BF3A","name":"HighTE: The Werner Siemens Laboratory for the High Throughput Discovery of Semiconductors for Waste Heat Recovery"}],"type":"journal_article","title":"Evidence of ferroelectric distortions in topological crystalline insulators via transverse thermoelectric measurements","isi":1,"language":[{"iso":"eng"}],"publication_status":"published","article_type":"original","author":[{"last_name":"Negi","full_name":"Negi, Pranav","first_name":"Pranav"},{"first_name":"Bin","last_name":"He","full_name":"He, Bin"},{"first_name":"Denis","last_name":"Ukolov","full_name":"Ukolov, Denis"},{"id":"03a7e858-01b1-11ec-8b71-99ae6c4a05bc","first_name":"Sharona","last_name":"Horta","full_name":"Horta, Sharona"},{"last_name":"Maji","full_name":"Maji, Krishnendu","id":"76bc9e9f-ba0b-11ee-8184-90edabd17a58","first_name":"Krishnendu"},{"full_name":"Mao, Ning","last_name":"Mao","first_name":"Ning"},{"first_name":"Nikolai","last_name":"Peshcherenko","full_name":"Peshcherenko, Nikolai"},{"full_name":"Yanda, Premakumar","last_name":"Yanda","first_name":"Premakumar"},{"first_name":"Mengyu","last_name":"Yao","full_name":"Yao, Mengyu"},{"first_name":"Moinak","full_name":"Dutta, Moinak","last_name":"Dutta"},{"last_name":"Robredo","full_name":"Robredo, Iñigo","first_name":"Iñigo"},{"first_name":"Mikel","full_name":"Iraola, Mikel","last_name":"Iraola"},{"full_name":"Vergniory, Maia G.","last_name":"Vergniory","first_name":"Maia G."},{"last_name":"Lemmens","full_name":"Lemmens, Peter","first_name":"Peter"},{"last_name":"Zhang","full_name":"Zhang, Yang","first_name":"Yang"},{"first_name":"Chandra","full_name":"Shekhar, Chandra","last_name":"Shekhar"},{"orcid":"0000-0001-5013-2843","full_name":"Ibáñez, Maria","last_name":"Ibáñez","first_name":"Maria","id":"43C61214-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87"},{"last_name":"Felser","full_name":"Felser, Claudia","first_name":"Claudia"},{"full_name":"Roychowdhury, Subhajit","last_name":"Roychowdhury","first_name":"Subhajit"}],"day":"22","oa_version":"None","pmid":1,"issue":"22","abstract":[{"text":"The transverse thermoelectric (Nernst) effect is a powerful probe for studying the electronic and structural properties of materials. In this study, we employ transverse thermoelectric measurements to investigate the ferroelectric distortion in the topological crystalline insulator (TCI) Pb0.60Sn0.40Te, a compound derived from PbTe and SnTe, known for their exceptional thermoelectric performance and distinct ferroelectric properties. By leveraging Nernst measurements, we provide direct evidence of ferroelectric distortion in this TCI, corroborated by Shubnikov–de Haas quantum oscillations that confirm the presence of two topologically nontrivial Fermi pockets. Density functional theory calculations show that these pockets originate from the L and T points in the Brillouin zone of the distorted structure within the TCI phase. Raman spectroscopy further identifies a structural phase transition below 50 K, consistent with the quantum oscillation observations. This observation is further substantiated by temperature-dependent synchrotron X-ray pair distribution function analysis and transmission electron microscopy, which confirm the local off-centering of cations at low temperature. These findings underscore the potential of transverse thermoelectric measurements in unveiling ferroelectric distortions and their role in modulating topological quantum states, opening new directions for research into the synergy between ferroelectricity and topological phases.","lang":"eng"}],"publication":"Journal of the American Chemical Society","external_id":{"isi":["001493301300001"],"pmid":["40402919"]},"date_published":"2025-05-22T00:00:00Z","date_updated":"2025-12-30T08:32:19Z","scopus_import":"1","department":[{"_id":"MaIb"}],"status":"public","_id":"19779","page":"18704-18711","acknowledged_ssus":[{"_id":"EM-Fac"},{"_id":"NanoFab"}],"article_processing_charge":"No","OA_type":"closed access","volume":147,"quality_controlled":"1","citation":{"ieee":"P. Negi <i>et al.</i>, “Evidence of ferroelectric distortions in topological crystalline insulators via transverse thermoelectric measurements,” <i>Journal of the American Chemical Society</i>, vol. 147, no. 22. American Chemical Society, pp. 18704–18711, 2025.","ama":"Negi P, He B, Ukolov D, et al. Evidence of ferroelectric distortions in topological crystalline insulators via transverse thermoelectric measurements. <i>Journal of the American Chemical Society</i>. 2025;147(22):18704-18711. doi:<a href=\"https://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.5c01700\">10.1021/jacs.5c01700</a>","chicago":"Negi, Pranav, Bin He, Denis Ukolov, Sharona Horta, Krishnendu Maji, Ning Mao, Nikolai Peshcherenko, et al. “Evidence of Ferroelectric Distortions in Topological Crystalline Insulators via Transverse Thermoelectric Measurements.” <i>Journal of the American Chemical Society</i>. American Chemical Society, 2025. <a href=\"https://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.5c01700\">https://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.5c01700</a>.","short":"P. Negi, B. He, D. Ukolov, S. Horta, K. Maji, N. Mao, N. Peshcherenko, P. Yanda, M. Yao, M. Dutta, I. Robredo, M. Iraola, M.G. Vergniory, P. Lemmens, Y. Zhang, C. Shekhar, M. Ibáñez, C. Felser, S. Roychowdhury, Journal of the American Chemical Society 147 (2025) 18704–18711.","ista":"Negi P, He B, Ukolov D, Horta S, Maji K, Mao N, Peshcherenko N, Yanda P, Yao M, Dutta M, Robredo I, Iraola M, Vergniory MG, Lemmens P, Zhang Y, Shekhar C, Ibáñez M, Felser C, Roychowdhury S. 2025. Evidence of ferroelectric distortions in topological crystalline insulators via transverse thermoelectric measurements. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 147(22), 18704–18711.","apa":"Negi, P., He, B., Ukolov, D., Horta, S., Maji, K., Mao, N., … Roychowdhury, S. (2025). Evidence of ferroelectric distortions in topological crystalline insulators via transverse thermoelectric measurements. <i>Journal of the American Chemical Society</i>. American Chemical Society. <a href=\"https://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.5c01700\">https://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.5c01700</a>","mla":"Negi, Pranav, et al. “Evidence of Ferroelectric Distortions in Topological Crystalline Insulators via Transverse Thermoelectric Measurements.” <i>Journal of the American Chemical Society</i>, vol. 147, no. 22, American Chemical Society, 2025, pp. 18704–11, doi:<a href=\"https://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.5c01700\">10.1021/jacs.5c01700</a>."},"intvolume":"       147","publisher":"American Chemical Society","month":"05"},{"oa_version":"Published Version","issue":"12","author":[{"first_name":"Mario","id":"452e82c6-803f-11ed-ab7e-ca0439e73a5d","full_name":"Palacios Corella, Mario","last_name":"Palacios Corella"},{"first_name":"Igor","id":"a623795e-21fb-11ed-b8a1-a0f51308eed7","full_name":"Echevarría, Igor","last_name":"Echevarría"},{"last_name":"Santana Santos","full_name":"Santana Santos, Carla","first_name":"Carla"},{"first_name":"Wolfgang","last_name":"Schuhmann","full_name":"Schuhmann, Wolfgang"},{"first_name":"Edgar","last_name":"Ventosa","full_name":"Ventosa, Edgar"},{"orcid":"0000-0001-5013-2843","id":"43C61214-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87","first_name":"Maria","last_name":"Ibáñez","full_name":"Ibáñez, Maria"}],"PlanS_conform":"1","day":"03","publication":"Chemistry of Materials","external_id":{"isi":["001501830600001"]},"date_published":"2025-06-03T00:00:00Z","file":[{"content_type":"application/pdf","date_created":"2025-12-30T08:40:55Z","success":1,"file_size":8760757,"creator":"dernst","date_updated":"2025-12-30T08:40:55Z","file_id":"20897","file_name":"2025_ChemistryMaterials_PalaciosCorella.pdf","access_level":"open_access","relation":"main_file","checksum":"902c52a2f52a028436e0acd8a5a4beac"}],"abstract":[{"text":"Prussian blue (PB) and Prussian blue analogues (PBAs) are a class of porous materials composed of transition metal cations, cyanide ligands, and alkali metal cations. Their ability to intercalate and deintercalate ions within their framework pores, coupled with the adaptability of their crystal structure to electrochemical changes, underpins their success in battery applications. PBAs with Fe or Co as the active site exhibit high redox potentials (vs SHE) and have been extensively explored as cathode materials, with well-documented chemistry, crystal structures, and electrochemical properties. In contrast, PBAs with Cr or Mn as the active site display lower redox potentials and remain significantly underexplored as anode materials. This gap has led to fewer reported compounds and a less comprehensive understanding of their structural and electrochemical behavior, leaving the field relatively opaque. In this perspective, we comprehensively analyze the challenges involved in producing and employing PBAs with low redox potentials as active battery materials. Conversely, we propose numerous horizons and ask fundamental questions that should pave the way for future research to advance the field.","lang":"eng"}],"user_id":"2DF688A6-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87","date_created":"2025-06-15T22:01:31Z","acknowledgement":"All the authors acknowledge financial support by the MeBattery project. MeBattery has received funding from the European Innovation Council of the European Union under Grant Agreement No. 101046742. We acknowledge the valuable scientific discussions with Christine Fiedler. M.P.-C. acknowledges that the project that gave rise to these results received the support of a fellowship from the “la Caixa” Foundation (ID 100010434) with code LCF/BQ/PI24/12040015. E.V. also acknowledges financial support by the Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation and NextGenerationEU (TED2021-131651B-C21) and Ramón y Cajal award (Ministry of Science and Innovation and European Social Funds, RYC2018-026086-I).","doi":"10.1021/acs.chemmater.5c00213","publication_identifier":{"issn":["0897-4756"],"eissn":["1520-5002"]},"year":"2025","publication_status":"published","article_type":"original","title":"Prussian blue analogues as anode materials for battery applications: Complexities and horizons","type":"journal_article","project":[{"_id":"eb9fa02e-77a9-11ec-83b8-ab1143e5a30f","grant_number":"101046742","name":"MEDIATED BIPHASIC BATTERY"}],"isi":1,"language":[{"iso":"eng"}],"OA_type":"hybrid","quality_controlled":"1","volume":37,"citation":{"ieee":"M. Palacios Corella, I. Echevarría, C. Santana Santos, W. Schuhmann, E. Ventosa, and M. Ibáñez, “Prussian blue analogues as anode materials for battery applications: Complexities and horizons,” <i>Chemistry of Materials</i>, vol. 37, no. 12. American Chemical Society, pp. 4203–4226, 2025.","chicago":"Palacios Corella, Mario, Igor Echevarría, Carla Santana Santos, Wolfgang Schuhmann, Edgar Ventosa, and Maria Ibáñez. “Prussian Blue Analogues as Anode Materials for Battery Applications: Complexities and Horizons.” <i>Chemistry of Materials</i>. American Chemical Society, 2025. <a href=\"https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.chemmater.5c00213\">https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.chemmater.5c00213</a>.","ama":"Palacios Corella M, Echevarría I, Santana Santos C, Schuhmann W, Ventosa E, Ibáñez M. Prussian blue analogues as anode materials for battery applications: Complexities and horizons. <i>Chemistry of Materials</i>. 2025;37(12):4203-4226. doi:<a href=\"https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.chemmater.5c00213\">10.1021/acs.chemmater.5c00213</a>","short":"M. Palacios Corella, I. Echevarría, C. Santana Santos, W. Schuhmann, E. Ventosa, M. Ibáñez, Chemistry of Materials 37 (2025) 4203–4226.","ista":"Palacios Corella M, Echevarría I, Santana Santos C, Schuhmann W, Ventosa E, Ibáñez M. 2025. Prussian blue analogues as anode materials for battery applications: Complexities and horizons. Chemistry of Materials. 37(12), 4203–4226.","mla":"Palacios Corella, Mario, et al. “Prussian Blue Analogues as Anode Materials for Battery Applications: Complexities and Horizons.” <i>Chemistry of Materials</i>, vol. 37, no. 12, American Chemical Society, 2025, pp. 4203–26, doi:<a href=\"https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.chemmater.5c00213\">10.1021/acs.chemmater.5c00213</a>.","apa":"Palacios Corella, M., Echevarría, I., Santana Santos, C., Schuhmann, W., Ventosa, E., &#38; Ibáñez, M. (2025). Prussian blue analogues as anode materials for battery applications: Complexities and horizons. <i>Chemistry of Materials</i>. American Chemical Society. <a href=\"https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.chemmater.5c00213\">https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.chemmater.5c00213</a>"},"has_accepted_license":"1","page":"4203-4226","tmp":{"legal_code_url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode","name":"Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Public License (CC-BY 4.0)","image":"/images/cc_by.png","short":"CC BY (4.0)"},"article_processing_charge":"Yes (via OA deal)","month":"06","OA_place":"publisher","intvolume":"        37","publisher":"American Chemical Society","oa":1,"date_updated":"2025-12-30T08:41:57Z","status":"public","_id":"19847","corr_author":"1","scopus_import":"1","file_date_updated":"2025-12-30T08:40:55Z","department":[{"_id":"MaIb"}],"ddc":["540"]},{"date_published":"2025-03-15T00:00:00Z","month":"03","publication":"Proceedings of the MATSUS Spring 2025 Conference","publisher":"Fundació de la comunitat valenciana SCITO","abstract":[{"lang":"eng","text":"Supercrystals represent three-dimensional orderings of colloidal nanocrystals (NCs), showcasing collective properties in photonics, phononics, and electronics applications.1,2 Recent studies have shown that such assemblies are directly produced during nanocrystal reactions.3–6 However, a fundamental understanding of in situ formed supercrystals that withstand typical NC purification processes remains underexplored, which is important for further use. Herein, we report the reaction precursor-mediated formation of stable PbTe supercrystals. Rationalizing the formation of these assemblies through small-angle x-ray scattering (SAXS) measurements, we unveil their formation mechanism. Our findings reveal that the supercrystal formation occurs in the presence of an excess of lead oleates in the crude solution. It should be noted that the formed supercrystals can be stabilized under specific conditions determined by the lead oleate cluster concentration, content of trioctylphosphine telluride (TOP-Te), NC size and the need of an annealing step at mild conditions. Furthermore, this approach allows for the continuous growth of a secondary phase within the supercrystal; for example in the case of PbTe supercrystals, a PbS shell can be grown on each PbTe NC constituent, resulting in core-shell PbTe-PbS supercrystals. Our work elucidates that reaction precursors play an important role in in situ SC formation and stabilization, implying the possibility of applying this knowledge to other NC reactions."}],"citation":{"short":"S. Lee, D. Balazs, S. Horta, A. Rayaroth Puthiyaveettil, M. Ibáñez, in:, Proceedings of the MATSUS Spring 2025 Conference, Fundació de la comunitat valenciana SCITO, 2025.","ista":"Lee S, Balazs D, Horta S, Rayaroth Puthiyaveettil A, Ibáñez M. 2025. Reaction precursor-mediated formation of stable supercrystals in colloidal nanocrystal synthesis: PbTe case. Proceedings of the MATSUS Spring 2025 Conference. 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The Scientific Service Units (SSU) of ISTA supported this research through resources provided by the Electron Microscopy Facility (EMF), NMR Facility and the Lab Support Facility (LSF).","doi":"10.29363/nanoge.matsusspring.2025.173","date_updated":"2026-02-19T09:25:57Z"},{"abstract":[{"text":"High-entropy alloys (HEAs) show great potential for catalyzing complex multi-step reactions, but optimizing their parameters, i.e., composition, but also their crystallinity and morphology, remains a significant challenge. In this study, FeCoNiMoW HEAs are synthesized into either amorphous nanosheets (HEANS) or crystalline nanoparticles (HEANP), which are then used to catalyze the lithium–sulfur (Li–S) reaction of Li–S batteries (LSBs). Evaluations in symmetric cells, coin cells, and pouch cells reveal that HEANS significantly enhance LSB performance, achieving initial discharge capacities up to 1632 mAh g−1. The batteries also exhibit excellent cycling stability over 1000 cycles at 3Cand maintain high-rate performance up to 10C with a capacity of 614 mAh g−1. Comprehensive in situ analyses and density functional theory calculations demonstrate that amorphous HEANS provide more active sites, better ionic conductivity and stronger chemical interactions with lithium polysulfides (LiPS). These properties effectively suppress the shuttle effect, promote the complete S8 → Li2S conversion by reducing the impedance of the solid-electrolyte interphase, and accelerate the Li2S4 → Li2S2 step by lowering the nucleation energy barrier. Overall, this study highlights the superior catalytic properties of amorphous 2D HEAs in LSBs and offers new insights into the mechanisms of LiPS conversion.","lang":"eng"}],"external_id":{"isi":["001544757200001"]},"date_published":"2025-08-06T00:00:00Z","publication":"Advanced Functional Materials","day":"06","author":[{"first_name":"Ren","last_name":"He","full_name":"He, Ren"},{"orcid":"0000-0002-6962-8598","id":"BB243B88-D767-11E9-B658-BC13E6697425","first_name":"Seungho","last_name":"Lee","full_name":"Lee, Seungho"},{"first_name":"Yang","full_name":"Ding, Yang","last_name":"Ding"},{"first_name":"Chen","last_name":"Huang","full_name":"Huang, Chen"},{"last_name":"Lu","full_name":"Lu, Xuan","first_name":"Xuan"},{"first_name":"Lirong","full_name":"Zheng, Lirong","last_name":"Zheng"},{"first_name":"Ao","full_name":"Yu, Ao","last_name":"Yu"},{"first_name":"Chaoyue","last_name":"Zhang","full_name":"Zhang, Chaoyue"},{"last_name":"Li","full_name":"Li, Canhuang","first_name":"Canhuang"},{"first_name":"Xiaoyu","full_name":"Bi, Xiaoyu","last_name":"Bi"},{"full_name":"Li, Yaqiang","last_name":"Li","first_name":"Yaqiang"},{"full_name":"Liao, Yaqi","last_name":"Liao","first_name":"Yaqi"},{"last_name":"Li","full_name":"Li, Junshan","first_name":"Junshan"},{"full_name":"Ostovari Moghaddam, Ahmad","last_name":"Ostovari Moghaddam","first_name":"Ahmad"},{"last_name":"Yernar","full_name":"Yernar, Salimov","first_name":"Salimov"},{"full_name":"Xu, Ying","last_name":"Xu","first_name":"Ying"},{"orcid":"0000-0001-5013-2843","last_name":"Ibáñez","full_name":"Ibáñez, Maria","id":"43C61214-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87","first_name":"Maria"},{"first_name":"Chaoqi","last_name":"Zhang","full_name":"Zhang, Chaoqi"},{"first_name":"Linlin","last_name":"Yang","full_name":"Yang, Linlin"},{"first_name":"Yingtang","full_name":"Zhou, Yingtang","last_name":"Zhou"},{"last_name":"Cabot","full_name":"Cabot, Andreu","first_name":"Andreu"}],"main_file_link":[{"open_access":"1","url":"https://doi.org/10.1002/adfm.202513859"}],"oa_version":"Published Version","language":[{"iso":"eng"}],"isi":1,"project":[{"name":"HighTE: The Werner Siemens Laboratory for the High Throughput Discovery of Semiconductors for Waste Heat Recovery","_id":"9B8F7476-BA93-11EA-9121-9846C619BF3A"}],"type":"journal_article","title":"Amorphous high entropy alloy nanosheets enabling robust Li–S batteries","article_type":"original","publication_status":"epub_ahead","publication_identifier":{"eissn":["1616-3028"],"issn":["1616-301X"]},"year":"2025","article_number":"e13859","acknowledgement":"The authors acknowledge support from the 2BoSS project of the ERA-MIN3 program with the Spanish grant number PCI2022-132985/AEI/10.13039/50110001103, and funding from Generalitat de Catalunya 2021SGR01581 and European Union NextGenerationEU/PRTR. L.Yang, C.Huang, X.Lu, A.Yu, C.Li, J.Yu, and X.Bi thank the China Scholarship Council (CSC) for the scholarship support. This research was supported by the Scientific Service Units (SSU) of ISTA through resources provided by the Electron Microscopy Facility (EMF), and by the Werner Siemens Foundation (WSS) for financial support.","doi":"10.1002/adfm.202513859","date_created":"2025-08-17T22:01:37Z","user_id":"317138e5-6ab7-11ef-aa6d-ffef3953e345","publisher":"Wiley","OA_place":"publisher","month":"08","article_processing_charge":"Yes (in subscription journal)","acknowledged_ssus":[{"_id":"EM-Fac"}],"tmp":{"name":"Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0)","legal_code_url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/legalcode","image":"/images/cc_by_nc_nd.png","short":"CC BY-NC-ND (4.0)"},"has_accepted_license":"1","citation":{"ieee":"R. 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Cabot, Advanced Functional Materials (2025).","ista":"He R, Lee S, Ding Y, Huang C, Lu X, Zheng L, Yu A, Zhang C, Li C, Bi X, Li Y, Liao Y, Li J, Ostovari Moghaddam A, Yernar S, Xu Y, Ibáñez M, Zhang C, Yang L, Zhou Y, Cabot A. 2025. Amorphous high entropy alloy nanosheets enabling robust Li–S batteries. Advanced Functional Materials., e13859.","apa":"He, R., Lee, S., Ding, Y., Huang, C., Lu, X., Zheng, L., … Cabot, A. (2025). Amorphous high entropy alloy nanosheets enabling robust Li–S batteries. <i>Advanced Functional Materials</i>. 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We first assess the doping efficiency by ICP and find that, while Eu is almost quantitatively incorporated, the other lanthanides (La, Ce, Tb, Tm, Er, Yb) have about 50% incorporation efficiency over the studied doping range of 1–10%. We then determine the nanocrystal surface chemistry using NMR spectroscopy, despite the additional spectral line broadening caused by the paramagnetic lanthanide dopants. By varying the surface ligands and measuring the photoluminescence, we resolve the spectroscopic signals that are sensitive to a change in surface chemistry. Time-resolved emission spectra further reinforce the notion of a bulk component with a long luminescent lifetime and a surface component with a fast lifetime. Upon shelling Eu- or Tb-doped zirconia NCs with pure zirconia, the surface component disappears, and the photoluminescence quantum yield increases. We further functionalized the surface of the core/shell particles with oleylphosphonic acid ligands to obtain excellent dispersibility. These results show that lanthanide-doped zirconia NCs can be engineered to eliminate deactivation pathways."}],"publication":"ACS Nano","date_published":"2025-08-26T00:00:00Z","external_id":{"isi":["001550173000001"]},"author":[{"first_name":"Nico","full_name":"Reichholf, Nico","last_name":"Reichholf"},{"last_name":"Horta","full_name":"Horta, Sharona","id":"03a7e858-01b1-11ec-8b71-99ae6c4a05bc","first_name":"Sharona"},{"full_name":"Van Der Heggen, David","last_name":"Van Der Heggen","first_name":"David"},{"last_name":"Seno","full_name":"Seno, Carlotta","first_name":"Carlotta"},{"last_name":"Pulparayil Mathew","full_name":"Pulparayil Mathew, Jikson","first_name":"Jikson"},{"first_name":"Maria","id":"43C61214-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87","full_name":"Ibáñez, Maria","last_name":"Ibáñez","orcid":"0000-0001-5013-2843"},{"last_name":"Smet","full_name":"Smet, Philippe F.","first_name":"Philippe F."},{"first_name":"Jonathan","full_name":"De Roo, Jonathan","last_name":"De Roo"}],"day":"26","oa_version":"Preprint","main_file_link":[{"url":"https://doi.org/10.26434/chemrxiv-2025-r1gw4","open_access":"1"}],"issue":"33","project":[{"_id":"9B8F7476-BA93-11EA-9121-9846C619BF3A","name":"HighTE: The Werner Siemens Laboratory for the High Throughput Discovery of Semiconductors for Waste Heat Recovery"}],"title":"Identification and elimination of surface emission in lanthanide (Co)doped zirconia nanocrystals","type":"journal_article","isi":1,"language":[{"iso":"eng"}],"publication_status":"published","article_type":"original","acknowledgement":"N.R. and C.S. thank the SNSF Eccellenza funding scheme (Project 194172) for funding. D.V.d.H. is supported by the Research Foundation Flanders (FWO) through a Senior Postdoctoral Research Fellowship (N° 1237825N). P.F.S. acknowledges the Special Research Fund at UGent (bof/baf/4y/2024/01/037). M.I. acknowledges financial support from ISTA and the Werner Siemens Foundation. This research was supported by the Scientific Service Units (SSU) of ISTA Austria through resources provided by the electron microscopy facility (EMF). We thank Tommaso Costanzo for providing assistance during STEM measurements. We acknowledge DESY (Hamburg, Germany), a member of the Helmholtz Association HGF, for the provision of experimental facilities. Parts of this research were carried out using beamline P21.1 at PETRA III, and the authors thank Ann-Christin Dippel, Jiatu Liu, and Fernando Igoa for assistance in using the beamline for PDF acquisition (Proposal I-20231114 EC). The authors thank Daniel Häussinger for help with the analysis of NMR spectra.","doi":"10.1021/acsnano.5c09137","publication_identifier":{"eissn":["1936-086X"]},"year":"2025","user_id":"317138e5-6ab7-11ef-aa6d-ffef3953e345","date_created":"2025-08-31T22:01:31Z","intvolume":"        19","publisher":"American Chemical Society","OA_place":"repository","month":"08","page":"30371-30382","article_processing_charge":"No","acknowledged_ssus":[{"_id":"EM-Fac"}],"volume":19,"quality_controlled":"1","OA_type":"green","citation":{"chicago":"Reichholf, Nico, Sharona Horta, David Van Der Heggen, Carlotta Seno, Jikson Pulparayil Mathew, Maria Ibáñez, Philippe F. Smet, and Jonathan De Roo. “Identification and Elimination of Surface Emission in Lanthanide (Co)Doped Zirconia Nanocrystals.” <i>ACS Nano</i>. American Chemical Society, 2025. <a href=\"https://doi.org/10.1021/acsnano.5c09137\">https://doi.org/10.1021/acsnano.5c09137</a>.","ama":"Reichholf N, Horta S, Van Der Heggen D, et al. Identification and elimination of surface emission in lanthanide (Co)doped zirconia nanocrystals. <i>ACS Nano</i>. 2025;19(33):30371-30382. doi:<a href=\"https://doi.org/10.1021/acsnano.5c09137\">10.1021/acsnano.5c09137</a>","ieee":"N. Reichholf <i>et al.</i>, “Identification and elimination of surface emission in lanthanide (Co)doped zirconia nanocrystals,” <i>ACS Nano</i>, vol. 19, no. 33. American Chemical Society, pp. 30371–30382, 2025.","mla":"Reichholf, Nico, et al. “Identification and Elimination of Surface Emission in Lanthanide (Co)Doped Zirconia Nanocrystals.” <i>ACS Nano</i>, vol. 19, no. 33, American Chemical Society, 2025, pp. 30371–82, doi:<a href=\"https://doi.org/10.1021/acsnano.5c09137\">10.1021/acsnano.5c09137</a>.","apa":"Reichholf, N., Horta, S., Van Der Heggen, D., Seno, C., Pulparayil Mathew, J., Ibáñez, M., … De Roo, J. (2025). Identification and elimination of surface emission in lanthanide (Co)doped zirconia nanocrystals. <i>ACS Nano</i>. American Chemical Society. <a href=\"https://doi.org/10.1021/acsnano.5c09137\">https://doi.org/10.1021/acsnano.5c09137</a>","ista":"Reichholf N, Horta S, Van Der Heggen D, Seno C, Pulparayil Mathew J, Ibáñez M, Smet PF, De Roo J. 2025. Identification and elimination of surface emission in lanthanide (Co)doped zirconia nanocrystals. ACS Nano. 19(33), 30371–30382.","short":"N. Reichholf, S. Horta, D. Van Der Heggen, C. Seno, J. Pulparayil Mathew, M. Ibáñez, P.F. Smet, J. De Roo, ACS Nano 19 (2025) 30371–30382."},"scopus_import":"1","department":[{"_id":"MaIb"}],"status":"public","_id":"20252","date_updated":"2025-09-30T14:27:03Z","oa":1},{"publication":"ACS Nano","external_id":{"pmid":["40902118"],"isi":["001562960800001"]},"file":[{"creator":"dernst","date_updated":"2025-12-30T09:35:44Z","content_type":"application/pdf","date_created":"2025-12-30T09:35:44Z","success":1,"file_size":10956272,"checksum":"81144f848478a130721e9ffa87b6831e","file_id":"20909","file_name":"2025_ACSNano_Ibanez.pdf","relation":"main_file","access_level":"open_access"}],"date_published":"2025-09-03T00:00:00Z","abstract":[{"lang":"eng","text":"Nanocrystals (NCs) of various compositions have made important contributions to science and technology, with their impact recognized by the 2023 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for the discovery and synthesis of semiconductor quantum dots (QDs). Over four decades of research into NCs has led to numerous advancements in diverse fields, such as optoelectronics, catalysis, energy, medicine, and recently, quantum information and computing. The last 10 years since the predecessor perspective “Prospect of Nanoscience with Nanocrystals” was published in ACS Nano have seen NC research continuously evolve, yielding critical advances in fundamental understanding and practical applications. Mechanistic insights into NC formation have translated into precision control over NC size, shape, and composition. Emerging synthesis techniques have broadened the landscape of compounds obtainable in colloidal NC form. Sophistication in surface chemistry, jointly bolstered by theoretical models and experimental findings, has facilitated refined control over NC properties and represents a trusted gateway to enhanced NC stability and processability. The assembly of NCs into superlattices, along with two-dimensional (2D) photolithography and three-dimensional (3D) printing, has expanded their utility in creating materials with tailored properties. Applications of NCs are also flourishing, consolidating progress in fields targeted early on, such as optoelectronics and catalysis, and extending into areas ranging from quantum technology to phase-change memories. In this perspective, we review the extensive progress in research on NCs over the past decade and highlight key areas where future research may bring further breakthroughs."}],"pmid":1,"oa_version":"Published Version","issue":"36","author":[{"first_name":"Maria","id":"43C61214-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87","full_name":"Ibáñez, Maria","last_name":"Ibáñez","orcid":"0000-0001-5013-2843"},{"full_name":"Boehme, Simon C.","last_name":"Boehme","first_name":"Simon C."},{"last_name":"Buonsanti","full_name":"Buonsanti, Raffaella","first_name":"Raffaella"},{"first_name":"Jonathan","full_name":"De Roo, Jonathan","last_name":"De Roo"},{"first_name":"Delia J.","full_name":"Milliron, Delia J.","last_name":"Milliron"},{"full_name":"Ithurria, Sandrine","last_name":"Ithurria","first_name":"Sandrine"},{"first_name":"Andrey L.","full_name":"Rogach, Andrey L.","last_name":"Rogach"},{"full_name":"Cabot, Andreu","last_name":"Cabot","first_name":"Andreu"},{"last_name":"Yarema","full_name":"Yarema, Maksym","first_name":"Maksym"},{"last_name":"Cossairt","full_name":"Cossairt, Brandi M.","first_name":"Brandi M."},{"first_name":"Peter","full_name":"Reiss, Peter","last_name":"Reiss"},{"first_name":"Dmitri V.","full_name":"Talapin, Dmitri V.","last_name":"Talapin"},{"last_name":"Protesescu","full_name":"Protesescu, Loredana","first_name":"Loredana"},{"last_name":"Hens","full_name":"Hens, Zeger","first_name":"Zeger"},{"full_name":"Infante, Ivan","last_name":"Infante","first_name":"Ivan"},{"last_name":"Bodnarchuk","full_name":"Bodnarchuk, Maryna I.","first_name":"Maryna I."},{"first_name":"Xingchen","last_name":"Ye","full_name":"Ye, Xingchen"},{"first_name":"Yuanyuan","full_name":"Wang, Yuanyuan","last_name":"Wang"},{"first_name":"Hao","full_name":"Zhang, Hao","last_name":"Zhang"},{"first_name":"Emmanuel","last_name":"Lhuillier","full_name":"Lhuillier, Emmanuel"},{"full_name":"Klimov, Victor I.","last_name":"Klimov","first_name":"Victor I."},{"first_name":"Hendrik","full_name":"Utzat, Hendrik","last_name":"Utzat"},{"first_name":"Gabriele","last_name":"Rainò","full_name":"Rainò, Gabriele"},{"first_name":"Cherie R.","full_name":"Kagan, Cherie R.","last_name":"Kagan"},{"first_name":"Matteo","last_name":"Cargnello","full_name":"Cargnello, Matteo"},{"first_name":"Jae Sung","full_name":"Son, Jae Sung","last_name":"Son"},{"first_name":"Maksym V.","full_name":"Kovalenko, Maksym V.","last_name":"Kovalenko"}],"PlanS_conform":"1","day":"03","publication_status":"published","article_type":"review","type":"journal_article","title":"Prospects of nanoscience with nanocrystals: 2025 edition","project":[{"name":"HighTE: The Werner Siemens Laboratory for the High Throughput Discovery of Semiconductors for Waste Heat Recovery","_id":"9B8F7476-BA93-11EA-9121-9846C619BF3A"}],"language":[{"iso":"eng"}],"isi":1,"user_id":"2DF688A6-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87","date_created":"2025-09-10T05:47:13Z","acknowledgement":"This article was inspired by the discussions and presentations at the NaNaX10 (Nanoscience with Nanocrystals) conference held in the Institute of Science and Technology of Austria (ISTA), July 3–7, 2023. M.I. acknowledges financial support from the Werner Siemens Foundation (WSS) and Abayomi Lawal, Christine Fiedler, Ihor Cherniukh, Francesco Milillo, Navita Jakhar, and Magali Lorion for all their help in editing this manuscript. M.I. would also like to acknowledge Christine Fiedler for the design of the TOC. S.C.B. acknowledges Dr. Dmitry Dirin for proofreading and the Weizmann-ETH Zurich Bridge Program for financial support. A.C. thanks Linlin Yang for drafting Figure 6 and acknowledges support from the project Sydecat with reference PID2022-136883OB-C22 under MCIN/AEI/10.13039/501100011033/FEDER, UE, and to the Departament de Recerca i Universitats of the Generalitat de Catalunya (2021 SGR 01581). M.C. acknowledges support from the Sloan Foundation, BASF Corporation, the Novo Nordisk Foundation CO2 Research Center (CORC), and the US Department of Energy, Chemical Sciences, Geosciences and Biosciences Division of the Office of Basic Energy Sciences, via the SUNCAT Center for Interface Science and Catalysis. D.V.T. acknowledges support from the U.S. National Science Foundation under Grant Number CHE-2404291. V.I.K. acknowledges support by the Solar Photochemistry Program of the Chemical Sciences, Biosciences and Geosciences Division, Office of Basic Energy Sciences, Office of Science, U.S. Department of Energy (overview of studies of spin-exchange interactions in Mn-doped QDs) and the Laboratory Directed Research and Development (LDRD) program at Los Alamos National Laboratory under project 20250443ER (overview of QD optical gain and lasing studies). E.L. acknowledges financial from the ERC grant blackQD (grant no. 756225) and AQDtive (grant no. 101086358), and from French state funds managed by the ANR through the grants Bright (ANR-21-CE24-0012-02), MixDferro (ANR-21-CE09-0029), Quicktera (ANR-22-CE09-0018), E-map (ANR-23-CE50-0025), DIRAC (ANR-24-ASM1-0001), camIR (ANR-24-CE42-2757), and Piquant (ANR-24-CE09-0786). L.P. acknowledges financial support from SOLAR NL, funded by the National Growth Fund in The Netherlands. G.R. acknowledges funding from the Swiss National Science Foundation (Grant No. 200021_192308, “Q-Light─Engineered Quantum Light Sources with Nanocrystal Assemblies”). P.R. acknowledges funding from European Union’s Horizon research and innovation program under grant agreement 101135704 (HortiQD project) and from the French Research Agency ANR (grant ANR-24-CE09-0786-01 PIQUANT). A.L.R. acknowledges financial support from the Innovation and Technology Commission of Hong Kong (ITS/027/22MX), and from the Research Grant Council of Hong Kong SAR through the RGC Senior Research Fellow Scheme (SRFS 2324-1S04). J.S.S. acknowledges financial support from the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) grant funded by the Ministry of Science and ICT (2022R1A2C3009129). X.Y. acknowledges support from the U.S. National Science Foundation under awards DMR-2102526 and CBET-2223453. Y.W. acknowledges the support from the Science and Technology Program in Jiangsu Province (BK20232041) and the National Natural Science Foundation of China (22171132 and 52472165). M.Y. acknowledges funding by the European Research Council (ERC) under the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme, grant agreement No. 852751. I.I., Z.H. and M.K acknowledge the European Commission for funding (MSCA-DN Track The Twin, grant agreement 101168820). Z.H. acknowledges funding from the FWO-Vlaanderen (research projects G0B2921N and G0C5723N) and Ghent University (BOF-GOA 01G02124). H.Z. acknowledges W. Liu for editing Figure 19 and the financial support from Beijing Natural Science Foundation (JQ24003).","doi":"10.1021/acsnano.5c07838","year":"2025","publication_identifier":{"issn":["1936-0851"],"eissn":["1936-086X"]},"month":"09","OA_place":"publisher","intvolume":"        19","publisher":"American Chemical Society","OA_type":"hybrid","volume":19,"quality_controlled":"1","citation":{"ieee":"M. Ibáñez <i>et al.</i>, “Prospects of nanoscience with nanocrystals: 2025 edition,” <i>ACS Nano</i>, vol. 19, no. 36. American Chemical Society, pp. 31969–32051, 2025.","ama":"Ibáñez M, Boehme SC, Buonsanti R, et al. Prospects of nanoscience with nanocrystals: 2025 edition. <i>ACS Nano</i>. 2025;19(36):31969–32051. doi:<a href=\"https://doi.org/10.1021/acsnano.5c07838\">10.1021/acsnano.5c07838</a>","chicago":"Ibáñez, Maria, Simon C. Boehme, Raffaella Buonsanti, Jonathan De Roo, Delia J. Milliron, Sandrine Ithurria, Andrey L. Rogach, et al. “Prospects of Nanoscience with Nanocrystals: 2025 Edition.” <i>ACS Nano</i>. American Chemical Society, 2025. <a href=\"https://doi.org/10.1021/acsnano.5c07838\">https://doi.org/10.1021/acsnano.5c07838</a>.","short":"M. Ibáñez, S.C. Boehme, R. Buonsanti, J. De Roo, D.J. Milliron, S. Ithurria, A.L. Rogach, A. Cabot, M. Yarema, B.M. Cossairt, P. Reiss, D.V. Talapin, L. Protesescu, Z. Hens, I. Infante, M.I. Bodnarchuk, X. Ye, Y. Wang, H. Zhang, E. Lhuillier, V.I. Klimov, H. Utzat, G. Rainò, C.R. Kagan, M. Cargnello, J.S. Son, M.V. Kovalenko, ACS Nano 19 (2025) 31969–32051.","ista":"Ibáñez M, Boehme SC, Buonsanti R, De Roo J, Milliron DJ, Ithurria S, Rogach AL, Cabot A, Yarema M, Cossairt BM, Reiss P, Talapin DV, Protesescu L, Hens Z, Infante I, Bodnarchuk MI, Ye X, Wang Y, Zhang H, Lhuillier E, Klimov VI, Utzat H, Rainò G, Kagan CR, Cargnello M, Son JS, Kovalenko MV. 2025. Prospects of nanoscience with nanocrystals: 2025 edition. ACS Nano. 19(36), 31969–32051.","mla":"Ibáñez, Maria, et al. “Prospects of Nanoscience with Nanocrystals: 2025 Edition.” <i>ACS Nano</i>, vol. 19, no. 36, American Chemical Society, 2025, pp. 31969–32051, doi:<a href=\"https://doi.org/10.1021/acsnano.5c07838\">10.1021/acsnano.5c07838</a>.","apa":"Ibáñez, M., Boehme, S. C., Buonsanti, R., De Roo, J., Milliron, D. J., Ithurria, S., … Kovalenko, M. V. (2025). Prospects of nanoscience with nanocrystals: 2025 edition. <i>ACS Nano</i>. American Chemical Society. <a href=\"https://doi.org/10.1021/acsnano.5c07838\">https://doi.org/10.1021/acsnano.5c07838</a>"},"has_accepted_license":"1","page":" 31969–32051","tmp":{"legal_code_url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode","name":"Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Public License (CC-BY 4.0)","image":"/images/cc_by.png","short":"CC BY (4.0)"},"article_processing_charge":"Yes (via OA deal)","status":"public","_id":"20329","corr_author":"1","scopus_import":"1","department":[{"_id":"MaIb"}],"file_date_updated":"2025-12-30T09:35:44Z","ddc":["540"],"oa":1,"date_updated":"2025-12-30T09:35:54Z"},{"publication_status":"published","article_type":"original","project":[{"_id":"9B8F7476-BA93-11EA-9121-9846C619BF3A","name":"HighTE: The Werner Siemens Laboratory for the High Throughput Discovery of Semiconductors for Waste Heat Recovery"}],"type":"journal_article","title":"Observation of analogue dynamic Schwinger effect and non-perturbative light sensing in lead halide perovskites","isi":1,"language":[{"iso":"eng"}],"user_id":"2DF688A6-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87","date_created":"2025-09-28T22:01:26Z","acknowledgement":"A.G.V. thanks Peter Balling for useful discussions. This research was supported by the Scientific Service Units (SSU) of ISTA through resources provided by the Electron Microscopy Facility (EMF), and by the Werner Siemens Foundation (WSS) for financial support.","doi":"10.1021/acsphotonics.5c01360","year":"2025","publication_identifier":{"eissn":["2330-4022"]},"publication":"ACS Photonics","file":[{"access_level":"open_access","relation":"main_file","file_name":"2025_ACSPhotonics_Lorenc.pdf","file_id":"20502","checksum":"d42476279287a9a2f8aeafaef032f4a7","file_size":6609950,"success":1,"date_created":"2025-10-20T11:02:21Z","content_type":"application/pdf","date_updated":"2025-10-20T11:02:21Z","creator":"dernst"}],"external_id":{"arxiv":["2406.05032"],"isi":["001547359300001"]},"date_published":"2025-08-11T00:00:00Z","abstract":[{"text":"Dielectric breakdown of physical vacuum (Schwinger effect) is the textbook demonstration of compatibility of Relativity and Quantum theory. Although observing this effect is still practically unachievable, its analogue generalizations have been shown to be more readily attainable. This paper demonstrates that a gapped Dirac semiconductor, methylammonium lead-bromide perovskite (MAPbBr3), exhibits analogue dynamic Schwinger effect. Tunneling ionization under deep subgap mid-infrared irradiation leads to intense photoluminescence in the visible range, in full agreement with quasi-adiabatic theory. In addition to revealing a gapped extended system suitable for studying the analogue Schwinger effect, this observation holds great potential for nonperturbative field sensing, i.e., sensing electric fields through nonperturbative light-matter interactions. First, this paper illustrates this by measuring the local deviation from the nominally cubic phase of a perovskite single crystal, which can be interpreted in terms of frozen-in fields. Next, it is shown that analogue dynamic Schwinger effect can be used for nonperturbative amplification of nonparametric upconversion process in perovskites driven simultaneously by multiple optical fields. This discovery demonstrates the potential for material response beyond perturbation theory in the tunneling regime, offering extremely sensitive light detection and amplification across an ultrabroad spectral range not accessible by conventional devices.","lang":"eng"}],"oa_version":"Published Version","issue":"9","author":[{"id":"40D8A3E6-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87","first_name":"Dusan","last_name":"Lorenc","full_name":"Lorenc, Dusan"},{"first_name":"Artem","id":"37D278BC-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87","full_name":"Volosniev, Artem","last_name":"Volosniev","orcid":"0000-0003-0393-5525"},{"first_name":"Ayan A.","full_name":"Zhumekenov, Ayan A.","last_name":"Zhumekenov"},{"orcid":"0000-0002-6962-8598","last_name":"Lee","full_name":"Lee, Seungho","id":"BB243B88-D767-11E9-B658-BC13E6697425","first_name":"Seungho"},{"last_name":"Ibáñez","full_name":"Ibáñez, Maria","id":"43C61214-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87","first_name":"Maria","orcid":"0000-0001-5013-2843"},{"full_name":"Bakr, Osman M.","last_name":"Bakr","first_name":"Osman M."},{"id":"37CB05FA-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87","first_name":"Mikhail","last_name":"Lemeshko","full_name":"Lemeshko, Mikhail","orcid":"0000-0002-6990-7802"},{"orcid":"0000-0002-7183-5203","first_name":"Zhanybek","id":"45E67A2A-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87","full_name":"Alpichshev, Zhanybek","last_name":"Alpichshev"}],"day":"11","PlanS_conform":"1","status":"public","_id":"20405","corr_author":"1","scopus_import":"1","arxiv":1,"ddc":["540","530"],"file_date_updated":"2025-10-20T11:02:21Z","department":[{"_id":"MaIb"},{"_id":"MiLe"},{"_id":"ZhAl"}],"oa":1,"date_updated":"2025-12-01T12:59:51Z","OA_place":"publisher","month":"08","intvolume":"        12","publisher":"American Chemical Society","volume":12,"quality_controlled":"1","OA_type":"hybrid","has_accepted_license":"1","citation":{"ama":"Lorenc D, Volosniev A, Zhumekenov AA, et al. Observation of analogue dynamic Schwinger effect and non-perturbative light sensing in lead halide perovskites. <i>ACS Photonics</i>. 2025;12(9):5220-5230. doi:<a href=\"https://doi.org/10.1021/acsphotonics.5c01360\">10.1021/acsphotonics.5c01360</a>","chicago":"Lorenc, Dusan, Artem Volosniev, Ayan A. Zhumekenov, Seungho Lee, Maria Ibáñez, Osman M. Bakr, Mikhail Lemeshko, and Zhanybek Alpichshev. “Observation of Analogue Dynamic Schwinger Effect and Non-Perturbative Light Sensing in Lead Halide Perovskites.” <i>ACS Photonics</i>. American Chemical Society, 2025. <a href=\"https://doi.org/10.1021/acsphotonics.5c01360\">https://doi.org/10.1021/acsphotonics.5c01360</a>.","ieee":"D. Lorenc <i>et al.</i>, “Observation of analogue dynamic Schwinger effect and non-perturbative light sensing in lead halide perovskites,” <i>ACS Photonics</i>, vol. 12, no. 9. American Chemical Society, pp. 5220–5230, 2025.","apa":"Lorenc, D., Volosniev, A., Zhumekenov, A. A., Lee, S., Ibáñez, M., Bakr, O. M., … Alpichshev, Z. (2025). Observation of analogue dynamic Schwinger effect and non-perturbative light sensing in lead halide perovskites. <i>ACS Photonics</i>. American Chemical Society. <a href=\"https://doi.org/10.1021/acsphotonics.5c01360\">https://doi.org/10.1021/acsphotonics.5c01360</a>","mla":"Lorenc, Dusan, et al. “Observation of Analogue Dynamic Schwinger Effect and Non-Perturbative Light Sensing in Lead Halide Perovskites.” <i>ACS Photonics</i>, vol. 12, no. 9, American Chemical Society, 2025, pp. 5220–30, doi:<a href=\"https://doi.org/10.1021/acsphotonics.5c01360\">10.1021/acsphotonics.5c01360</a>.","short":"D. Lorenc, A. Volosniev, A.A. Zhumekenov, S. Lee, M. Ibáñez, O.M. Bakr, M. Lemeshko, Z. Alpichshev, ACS Photonics 12 (2025) 5220–5230.","ista":"Lorenc D, Volosniev A, Zhumekenov AA, Lee S, Ibáñez M, Bakr OM, Lemeshko M, Alpichshev Z. 2025. Observation of analogue dynamic Schwinger effect and non-perturbative light sensing in lead halide perovskites. ACS Photonics. 12(9), 5220–5230."},"page":"5220-5230","article_processing_charge":"Yes (via OA deal)","acknowledged_ssus":[{"_id":"EM-Fac"}],"tmp":{"legal_code_url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode","name":"Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Public License (CC-BY 4.0)","image":"/images/cc_by.png","short":"CC BY (4.0)"}},{"article_processing_charge":"No","page":"34395-34407","citation":{"mla":"Meng, Weite, et al. “Thiol-Amine Complexes for the Synthesis and Surface Engineering of SnTe Nanomaterials toward High Thermoelectric Performance.” <i>ACS Nano</i>, vol. 19, no. 38, American Chemical Society, 2025, pp. 34395–407, doi:<a href=\"https://doi.org/10.1021/acsnano.5c12627\">10.1021/acsnano.5c12627</a>.","apa":"Meng, W., Xu, L., Lu, S., Li, M., Li, M., Zhang, Y., … Lim, K. H. (2025). Thiol-Amine complexes for the synthesis and surface engineering of SnTe nanomaterials toward high thermoelectric performance. <i>ACS Nano</i>. American Chemical Society. <a href=\"https://doi.org/10.1021/acsnano.5c12627\">https://doi.org/10.1021/acsnano.5c12627</a>","ista":"Meng W, Xu L, Lu S, Li M, Li M, Zhang Y, Wang Q, Wang WJ, Huo S, Bañares MA, Martin-Gonzalez M, Ibáñez M, Cabot A, Hong M, Liu Y, Lim KH. 2025. Thiol-Amine complexes for the synthesis and surface engineering of SnTe nanomaterials toward high thermoelectric performance. ACS Nano. 19(38), 34395–34407.","short":"W. Meng, L. Xu, S. Lu, M. Li, M. Li, Y. Zhang, Q. Wang, W.J. Wang, S. Huo, M.A. Bañares, M. Martin-Gonzalez, M. Ibáñez, A. Cabot, M. Hong, Y. Liu, K.H. Lim, ACS Nano 19 (2025) 34395–34407.","chicago":"Meng, Weite, Lixiang Xu, Shaoqing Lu, Mingquan Li, Mengyao Li, Yu Zhang, Qingyue Wang, et al. “Thiol-Amine Complexes for the Synthesis and Surface Engineering of SnTe Nanomaterials toward High Thermoelectric Performance.” <i>ACS Nano</i>. American Chemical Society, 2025. <a href=\"https://doi.org/10.1021/acsnano.5c12627\">https://doi.org/10.1021/acsnano.5c12627</a>.","ama":"Meng W, Xu L, Lu S, et al. Thiol-Amine complexes for the synthesis and surface engineering of SnTe nanomaterials toward high thermoelectric performance. <i>ACS Nano</i>. 2025;19(38):34395-34407. doi:<a href=\"https://doi.org/10.1021/acsnano.5c12627\">10.1021/acsnano.5c12627</a>","ieee":"W. Meng <i>et al.</i>, “Thiol-Amine complexes for the synthesis and surface engineering of SnTe nanomaterials toward high thermoelectric performance,” <i>ACS Nano</i>, vol. 19, no. 38. American Chemical Society, pp. 34395–34407, 2025."},"volume":19,"quality_controlled":"1","OA_type":"closed access","publisher":"American Chemical Society","intvolume":"        19","month":"09","date_updated":"2025-12-01T12:50:24Z","department":[{"_id":"MaIb"}],"scopus_import":"1","_id":"20426","status":"public","day":"30","author":[{"first_name":"Weite","full_name":"Meng, Weite","last_name":"Meng"},{"first_name":"Lixiang","last_name":"Xu","full_name":"Xu, Lixiang"},{"last_name":"Lu","full_name":"Lu, Shaoqing","first_name":"Shaoqing"},{"first_name":"Mingquan","last_name":"Li","full_name":"Li, Mingquan"},{"full_name":"Li, Mengyao","last_name":"Li","first_name":"Mengyao"},{"last_name":"Zhang","full_name":"Zhang, Yu","first_name":"Yu"},{"first_name":"Qingyue","full_name":"Wang, Qingyue","last_name":"Wang"},{"last_name":"Wang","full_name":"Wang, Wen Jun","first_name":"Wen Jun"},{"full_name":"Huo, Siqi","last_name":"Huo","first_name":"Siqi"},{"last_name":"Bañares","full_name":"Bañares, Miguel A.","first_name":"Miguel A."},{"last_name":"Martin-Gonzalez","full_name":"Martin-Gonzalez, Marisol","first_name":"Marisol"},{"full_name":"Ibáñez, Maria","last_name":"Ibáñez","first_name":"Maria","id":"43C61214-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87","orcid":"0000-0001-5013-2843"},{"full_name":"Cabot, Andreu","last_name":"Cabot","first_name":"Andreu"},{"last_name":"Hong","full_name":"Hong, Min","first_name":"Min"},{"orcid":"0000-0001-7313-6740","id":"2A70014E-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87","first_name":"Yu","last_name":"Liu","full_name":"Liu, Yu"},{"last_name":"Lim","full_name":"Lim, Khak Ho","first_name":"Khak Ho"}],"issue":"38","oa_version":"None","pmid":1,"abstract":[{"text":"SnTe has attracted significant research interest as a lead-free alternative to PbTe; however, its intrinsically high hole concentration results in an undesirably low Seebeck coefficient and elevated electronic thermal conductivity, thus significantly limiting its thermoelectric (TE) performance. Herein, we present a cost-effective, binary thiol-amine-mediated colloidal synthesis method to synthesize Bi-doped SnTe nanoparticles, eliminating the use of tri-n-octylphosphine-based precursors. The introduction of an electron-rich Bi dopant reduces the hole concentration and increases the Seebeck coefficient. Furthermore, post-synthetic surface treatment with chalcogenidocadmate complexes promotes atomic interdiffusion during annealing and consolidation, leading to compositional redistribution and modulation of the electronic band structure. Density functional theory (DFT) calculations reveal that co-modification via Bi doping and CdSe-derived chalcogen incorporation reduces the energy offset at the valence band maxima from 0.30 eV to 0.10 eV, thereby enhancing valence band degeneracy. The synergistic structural and electronic band structure modulations produce an SnTe-based material with a record high power factor of 2.1 mW m–1 K–2 at 900 K, a maximum TE figure of merit (zT) of 1.2, and a promising theoretical conversion efficiency of 8.3%. This study reports a versatile and scalable colloidal synthesis strategy that integrates hierarchical structural modulation with electronic band engineering, offering a synergistic route to significantly enhance the TE performance.","lang":"eng"}],"external_id":{"isi":["001575398100001"],"pmid":["40974325"]},"date_published":"2025-09-30T00:00:00Z","publication":"ACS Nano","publication_identifier":{"eissn":["1936-086X"],"issn":["1936-0851"]},"year":"2025","doi":"10.1021/acsnano.5c12627","acknowledgement":"Y.L. acknowledges funding from the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) (Grant No. 22209034), the Innovation and Entrepreneurship Project of Overseas Returnees in Anhui Province (Grant No. 2022LCX002), and the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (JZ2024HGTB0239). K.H.L. acknowledges financial support from the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) (Grant No. 22208293) and the National Foreign Expert Project (Y20240175). Y.Z. acknowledges funding from the NSFC (Grant No. 52502313) and Wenzhou Basic Scientific Research Project (Grant No. G20240034). Q.W. acknowledges the financial support from the NSFC (Grant No. 22208292) and the “Pioneer” and “Leading Goose” R&D Program of Zhejiang (2025C04021). K.H.L. and Q.W. also acknowledge the Research Funds of the Institute of Zhejiang University-Quzhou (Nos. IZQ2022RCZX101, IZQ2021RCZX003, and IZQ2021RCZX002). M.H. acknowledges the funding from the Australian Research Council and the iLAuNCH Trailblazer, Department of Education, Australia. M.H. acknowledges the computational support from the National Computational Infrastructure (NCI), Australia and Pawsey Supercomputing Centre, Australia. The author also thanks Dr. Lijian Huang and Mr. Mincheng Yu at the Institute of Zhejiang University for the swift technical assistance during XPS characterization and quantification.","date_created":"2025-10-05T22:01:35Z","user_id":"2DF688A6-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87","isi":1,"language":[{"iso":"eng"}],"title":"Thiol-Amine complexes for the synthesis and surface engineering of SnTe nanomaterials toward high thermoelectric performance","type":"journal_article","article_type":"original","publication_status":"published"},{"citation":{"ama":"Zeng G, Horta S, Sun Q, et al. Crystal growth engineering for dendrite-free Zinc metal plating. <i>Advanced Materials</i>. 2025. doi:<a href=\"https://doi.org/10.1002/adma.202510906\">10.1002/adma.202510906</a>","chicago":"Zeng, Guifang, Sharona Horta, Qing Sun, Malik Dilshad Khan, Maria Ibáñez, Yuhang Han, Shang Wang, et al. “Crystal Growth Engineering for Dendrite-Free Zinc Metal Plating.” <i>Advanced Materials</i>. Wiley, 2025. <a href=\"https://doi.org/10.1002/adma.202510906\">https://doi.org/10.1002/adma.202510906</a>.","ieee":"G. Zeng <i>et al.</i>, “Crystal growth engineering for dendrite-free Zinc metal plating,” <i>Advanced Materials</i>. Wiley, 2025.","mla":"Zeng, Guifang, et al. “Crystal Growth Engineering for Dendrite-Free Zinc Metal Plating.” <i>Advanced Materials</i>, e10906, Wiley, 2025, doi:<a href=\"https://doi.org/10.1002/adma.202510906\">10.1002/adma.202510906</a>.","apa":"Zeng, G., Horta, S., Sun, Q., Khan, M. D., Ibáñez, M., Han, Y., … Cabot, A. (2025). Crystal growth engineering for dendrite-free Zinc metal plating. <i>Advanced Materials</i>. Wiley. <a href=\"https://doi.org/10.1002/adma.202510906\">https://doi.org/10.1002/adma.202510906</a>","short":"G. Zeng, S. Horta, Q. Sun, M.D. Khan, M. Ibáñez, Y. Han, S. Wang, L. Li, L. Ci, Y. Tian, A. Cabot, Advanced Materials (2025).","ista":"Zeng G, Horta S, Sun Q, Khan MD, Ibáñez M, Han Y, Wang S, Li L, Ci L, Tian Y, Cabot A. 2025. Crystal growth engineering for dendrite-free Zinc metal plating. Advanced Materials., e10906."},"has_accepted_license":"1","quality_controlled":"1","OA_type":"hybrid","tmp":{"legal_code_url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode","name":"Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Public License (CC-BY 4.0)","image":"/images/cc_by.png","short":"CC BY (4.0)"},"article_processing_charge":"Yes (in subscription journal)","acknowledged_ssus":[{"_id":"NanoFab"},{"_id":"EM-Fac"}],"month":"09","OA_place":"publisher","publisher":"Wiley","oa":1,"date_updated":"2025-12-01T12:56:48Z","_id":"20496","status":"public","department":[{"_id":"MaIb"}],"ddc":["530"],"scopus_import":"1","main_file_link":[{"url":"https://doi.org/10.1002/adma.202510906","open_access":"1"}],"oa_version":"Published Version","pmid":1,"day":"30","PlanS_conform":"1","author":[{"full_name":"Zeng, Guifang","last_name":"Zeng","first_name":"Guifang"},{"last_name":"Horta","full_name":"Horta, Sharona","id":"03a7e858-01b1-11ec-8b71-99ae6c4a05bc","first_name":"Sharona"},{"last_name":"Sun","full_name":"Sun, Qing","first_name":"Qing"},{"full_name":"Khan, Malik Dilshad","last_name":"Khan","first_name":"Malik Dilshad"},{"full_name":"Ibáñez, Maria","last_name":"Ibáñez","first_name":"Maria","id":"43C61214-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87","orcid":"0000-0001-5013-2843"},{"first_name":"Yuhang","last_name":"Han","full_name":"Han, Yuhang"},{"full_name":"Wang, Shang","last_name":"Wang","first_name":"Shang"},{"first_name":"Longqiu","full_name":"Li, Longqiu","last_name":"Li"},{"first_name":"Lijie","last_name":"Ci","full_name":"Ci, Lijie"},{"first_name":"Yanhong","full_name":"Tian, Yanhong","last_name":"Tian"},{"first_name":"Andreu","full_name":"Cabot, Andreu","last_name":"Cabot"}],"external_id":{"isi":["001583809400001"],"pmid":["41025826"]},"date_published":"2025-09-30T00:00:00Z","publication":"Advanced Materials","abstract":[{"lang":"eng","text":"The practical implementation of aqueous zinc-ion batteries (AZIBs) is limited by uncontrolled zinc (Zn) dendrite growth during anode plating, compromising both safety and cycle life. Typically, Zn plating proceeds via 2D growth along the six equivalent prismatic [1010] directions of the hexagonal close-packed (HCP) Zn lattice, forming hexagonal platelets that promote dendrite formation. Here, an effective electrolyte engineering strategy is presented using rare-earth ions to regulate Zn plating. Combined multiscale experimental analyses and computational modeling reveal that these ions preferentially adsorb onto the prismatic {1010} facets, suppressing lateral epitaxial growth of the basal (0002) planes. This redirects Zn plating toward an apparent screw dislocation-driven growth along the [0001] axis. The resulting growth pathway, together with randomly oriented Zn nucleation, yields dense, uniform, and dendrite-free Zn layers with markedly improved cycling stability and high depth-of-discharge operation, thereby challenging the prevailing assumption that dendrite suppression requires (0002)-oriented growth parallel to the substrate. This work provides new mechanistic insights into Zn plating dynamics and establishes a scalable strategy for stable, dendrite-free Zn anodes in next-generation AZIBs."}],"date_created":"2025-10-19T22:01:32Z","user_id":"2DF688A6-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87","publication_identifier":{"eissn":["1521-4095"],"issn":["0935-9648"]},"year":"2025","article_number":"e10906","acknowledgement":"M.I. and S.H. acknowledge financial support from ISTA and the Werner Siemens Foundation. Q.S. acknowledges financial support from the European Union's Horizon Europe Research and Innovation Programme under the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Grant Agreement No. 101211154. This work was supported by the Generalitat de Catalunya (Grant No. 2021SGR01581), the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 52125505 and 52475336), and the Joint Fund of Henan Province Science and Technology R&D Program (Grant No. 235200810097). Part of this research was carried out with support from the Scientific Service Units (SSU) of the Institute of Science and Technology Austria (ISTA), utilizing resources provided by the Electron Microscopy Facility (EMF) and the Nanofabrication Facility (NFF).","doi":"10.1002/adma.202510906","article_type":"original","publication_status":"epub_ahead","isi":1,"language":[{"iso":"eng"}],"type":"journal_article","title":"Crystal growth engineering for dendrite-free Zinc metal plating","project":[{"_id":"9B8F7476-BA93-11EA-9121-9846C619BF3A","name":"HighTE: The Werner Siemens Laboratory for the High Throughput Discovery of Semiconductors for Waste Heat Recovery"}]},{"language":[{"iso":"eng"}],"isi":1,"type":"journal_article","title":"Modulating the solvation structure to enhance amorphous solid electrolyte interface formation for ultra-stable aqueous zinc anode","article_type":"original","publication_status":"published","publication_identifier":{"issn":["1754-5692"],"eissn":["1754-5706"]},"year":"2025","doi":"10.1039/d4ee03750b","acknowledgement":"The authors acknowledge financial support from the Joint Fund of Henan Province Science and Technology R&D Program (235200810097) and the Generalitat de Catalunya (2021SGR01581). This research was supported by the Scientific Service Units (SSU) of ISTA Austria through resources provided by the Electron Microscopy Facility (EMF) and the Nanofabrication Facility (NFF). G. Z. and J. L. thank the China Scholarship Council (CSC) for the scholarship support.","date_created":"2025-01-19T23:01:52Z","user_id":"2DF688A6-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87","abstract":[{"text":"Electrolyte additives are extensively validated effective in mitigating dendrite growth and parasitic reactions in aqueous zinc-ion batteries (AZIBs). Nonetheless, the mechanisms by which additives influence the formation and characteristics of the inorganic solid–electrolyte interphase (SEI) are not yet fully elucidated. Herein, we investigate how Zn(CF3COO)2 additives influence solvation structure and elucidate the mechanism by which these additives promote the dual reduction of anions. Through cryo-transmission electron microscopy analysis, we identified the SEI as a highly amorphous ZnS/ZnF2 phase. This amorphous hybrid SEI demonstrates exceptional stability, mechanical robustness, and high Zn2+ conductivity, effectively mitigating parasitic reactions and enhancing Zn plating/stripping reversibility. Even under elevated current densities, the Zn anode exhibits ultra-stable longevity and ultra-high reversibility. This study provides a comprehensive understanding of the intrinsic mechanisms governing solvation structure modulation that lead to the formation of amorphous hybrid SEI, underscoring their efficacy in enhancing the performance and durability of AZIBs.","lang":"eng"}],"external_id":{"isi":["001389898000001"]},"date_published":"2025-02-21T00:00:00Z","publication":"Energy and Environmental Science","day":"21","author":[{"first_name":"Guifang","last_name":"Zeng","full_name":"Zeng, Guifang"},{"first_name":"Qing","last_name":"Sun","full_name":"Sun, Qing"},{"first_name":"Sharona","id":"03a7e858-01b1-11ec-8b71-99ae6c4a05bc","full_name":"Horta, Sharona","last_name":"Horta"},{"first_name":"Paulina R.","last_name":"Martínez-Alanis","full_name":"Martínez-Alanis, Paulina R."},{"last_name":"Wu","full_name":"Wu, Peng","first_name":"Peng"},{"first_name":"Jing","full_name":"Li, Jing","last_name":"Li"},{"last_name":"Wang","full_name":"Wang, Shang","first_name":"Shang"},{"orcid":"0000-0001-5013-2843","full_name":"Ibáñez, Maria","last_name":"Ibáñez","first_name":"Maria","id":"43C61214-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87"},{"first_name":"Yanhong","full_name":"Tian, Yanhong","last_name":"Tian"},{"first_name":"Lijie","full_name":"Ci, Lijie","last_name":"Ci"},{"full_name":"Cabot, Andreu","last_name":"Cabot","first_name":"Andreu"}],"issue":"4","oa_version":"None","department":[{"_id":"MaIb"}],"scopus_import":"1","_id":"18853","status":"public","date_updated":"2025-07-10T11:51:27Z","publisher":"Royal Society of Chemistry","intvolume":"        18","month":"02","acknowledged_ssus":[{"_id":"EM-Fac"},{"_id":"NanoFab"}],"article_processing_charge":"No","page":"1683-1695","citation":{"ama":"Zeng G, Sun Q, Horta S, et al. Modulating the solvation structure to enhance amorphous solid electrolyte interface formation for ultra-stable aqueous zinc anode. <i>Energy and Environmental Science</i>. 2025;18(4):1683-1695. doi:<a href=\"https://doi.org/10.1039/d4ee03750b\">10.1039/d4ee03750b</a>","chicago":"Zeng, Guifang, Qing Sun, Sharona Horta, Paulina R. Martínez-Alanis, Peng Wu, Jing Li, Shang Wang, et al. “Modulating the Solvation Structure to Enhance Amorphous Solid Electrolyte Interface Formation for Ultra-Stable Aqueous Zinc Anode.” <i>Energy and Environmental Science</i>. Royal Society of Chemistry, 2025. <a href=\"https://doi.org/10.1039/d4ee03750b\">https://doi.org/10.1039/d4ee03750b</a>.","ieee":"G. Zeng <i>et al.</i>, “Modulating the solvation structure to enhance amorphous solid electrolyte interface formation for ultra-stable aqueous zinc anode,” <i>Energy and Environmental Science</i>, vol. 18, no. 4. Royal Society of Chemistry, pp. 1683–1695, 2025.","apa":"Zeng, G., Sun, Q., Horta, S., Martínez-Alanis, P. R., Wu, P., Li, J., … Cabot, A. (2025). Modulating the solvation structure to enhance amorphous solid electrolyte interface formation for ultra-stable aqueous zinc anode. <i>Energy and Environmental Science</i>. Royal Society of Chemistry. <a href=\"https://doi.org/10.1039/d4ee03750b\">https://doi.org/10.1039/d4ee03750b</a>","mla":"Zeng, Guifang, et al. “Modulating the Solvation Structure to Enhance Amorphous Solid Electrolyte Interface Formation for Ultra-Stable Aqueous Zinc Anode.” <i>Energy and Environmental Science</i>, vol. 18, no. 4, Royal Society of Chemistry, 2025, pp. 1683–95, doi:<a href=\"https://doi.org/10.1039/d4ee03750b\">10.1039/d4ee03750b</a>.","short":"G. Zeng, Q. Sun, S. Horta, P.R. Martínez-Alanis, P. Wu, J. Li, S. Wang, M. Ibáñez, Y. Tian, L. Ci, A. Cabot, Energy and Environmental Science 18 (2025) 1683–1695.","ista":"Zeng G, Sun Q, Horta S, Martínez-Alanis PR, Wu P, Li J, Wang S, Ibáñez M, Tian Y, Ci L, Cabot A. 2025. Modulating the solvation structure to enhance amorphous solid electrolyte interface formation for ultra-stable aqueous zinc anode. Energy and Environmental Science. 18(4), 1683–1695."},"volume":18,"OA_type":"closed access","quality_controlled":"1"},{"publication_status":"published","article_type":"original","title":"Recessed microelectrodes as a platform to investigate the intrinsic redox process of Prussian blue analogs for energy storage application","type":"journal_article","isi":1,"language":[{"iso":"eng"}],"user_id":"2DF688A6-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87","date_created":"2025-01-26T23:01:50Z","doi":"10.1002/batt.202400743","acknowledgement":"The authors acknowledge funding from the European Union's Horizon Europe research and innovation programme – European Innovation Council (EIC) under the grant agreement 101046742 (MeBattery), the European Research Council (ERC) under the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme (CasCat [833408]), and the Spanish Government (Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación, Grants PID2021-124974OB-C22). The authors thank Martin Trautmann (RUB) and Prof. Dr. Daniel Grasseschi (Federal University of Rio de Janeiro – UFRJ) for support concerning ICP-MS and Raman measurements, respectively. Open Access funding enabled and organized by Projekt DEAL.","year":"2025","publication_identifier":{"eissn":["2566-6223"]},"article_number":"e202400743","publication":"Batteries & Supercaps","date_published":"2025-03-01T00:00:00Z","file":[{"date_updated":"2025-04-16T06:47:09Z","creator":"dernst","file_size":1251786,"success":1,"date_created":"2025-04-16T06:47:09Z","content_type":"application/pdf","checksum":"a9ebdb25c43dc2823cc8a1ba9154d914","relation":"main_file","access_level":"open_access","file_name":"2025_Batteries_Jiyane.pdf","file_id":"19568"}],"external_id":{"isi":["001402369200001"]},"abstract":[{"lang":"eng","text":"The determination of the intrinsic properties of solid active material candidates is essential for their performance optimization. However, macroscopic electrodes and related analytical techniques show challenges concerning the number of additional influencing parameters. We explore recessed microelectrodes (rME) as a platform that allows for a binder-free investigation of Prussian Blue analogues (PBA), a family of promising battery materials. The enhanced diffusion using microelectrochemical tools is indispensable to assess the intrinsic material performance, overcoming the limitation of cation diffusion from the electrolyte to the solid interface during (dis)charging cycles and allowing the investigation of limiting steps in the coupled ion-electron transfer process. The intrinsic electrochemical performance of PBAs was studied in a three-electrode configuration by means of cyclic voltammetry and galvanostatic (dis)charging in aqueous Na+-containing electrolyte. We extended the evaluation to the role of the electrolyte on the performance of cathodic and anodic processes of a Mn-based PBA. Ex-situ and operando chemical characterization were coupled to support the microelectrochemical results."}],"oa_version":"Published Version","issue":"3","author":[{"last_name":"Jiyane","full_name":"Jiyane, Nomnotho","first_name":"Nomnotho"},{"full_name":"Santana Santos, Carla","last_name":"Santana Santos","first_name":"Carla"},{"first_name":"Igor","id":"fbae1d3b-8142-11ed-8927-a8cf34feb495","full_name":"Echevarria Poza, Igor","last_name":"Echevarria Poza"},{"first_name":"Mario","id":"452e82c6-803f-11ed-ab7e-ca0439e73a5d","full_name":"Palacios Corella, Mario","last_name":"Palacios Corella"},{"full_name":"Abdillah Mahbub, Muhammad Adib","last_name":"Abdillah Mahbub","first_name":"Muhammad Adib"},{"last_name":"Marin-Tajadura","full_name":"Marin-Tajadura, Gimena","first_name":"Gimena"},{"first_name":"Thomas","full_name":"Quast, Thomas","last_name":"Quast"},{"last_name":"Ibáñez","full_name":"Ibáñez, Maria","id":"43C61214-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87","first_name":"Maria","orcid":"0000-0001-5013-2843"},{"first_name":"Edgar","last_name":"Ventosa","full_name":"Ventosa, Edgar"},{"last_name":"Schuhmann","full_name":"Schuhmann, Wolfgang","first_name":"Wolfgang"}],"day":"01","status":"public","_id":"18881","scopus_import":"1","department":[{"_id":"MaIb"}],"file_date_updated":"2025-04-16T06:47:09Z","ddc":["540"],"oa":1,"date_updated":"2026-02-16T12:15:59Z","month":"03","OA_place":"publisher","intvolume":"         8","publisher":"Wiley","OA_type":"hybrid","volume":8,"quality_controlled":"1","citation":{"ieee":"N. Jiyane <i>et al.</i>, “Recessed microelectrodes as a platform to investigate the intrinsic redox process of Prussian blue analogs for energy storage application,” <i>Batteries &#38; Supercaps</i>, vol. 8, no. 3. Wiley, 2025.","chicago":"Jiyane, Nomnotho, Carla Santana Santos, Igor Echevarria Poza, Mario Palacios Corella, Muhammad Adib Abdillah Mahbub, Gimena Marin-Tajadura, Thomas Quast, Maria Ibáñez, Edgar Ventosa, and Wolfgang Schuhmann. “Recessed Microelectrodes as a Platform to Investigate the Intrinsic Redox Process of Prussian Blue Analogs for Energy Storage Application.” <i>Batteries &#38; Supercaps</i>. Wiley, 2025. <a href=\"https://doi.org/10.1002/batt.202400743\">https://doi.org/10.1002/batt.202400743</a>.","ama":"Jiyane N, Santana Santos C, Echevarria Poza I, et al. Recessed microelectrodes as a platform to investigate the intrinsic redox process of Prussian blue analogs for energy storage application. <i>Batteries &#38; Supercaps</i>. 2025;8(3). doi:<a href=\"https://doi.org/10.1002/batt.202400743\">10.1002/batt.202400743</a>","short":"N. Jiyane, C. Santana Santos, I. Echevarria Poza, M. Palacios Corella, M.A. Abdillah Mahbub, G. Marin-Tajadura, T. Quast, M. Ibáñez, E. Ventosa, W. Schuhmann, Batteries &#38; Supercaps 8 (2025).","ista":"Jiyane N, Santana Santos C, Echevarria Poza I, Palacios Corella M, Abdillah Mahbub MA, Marin-Tajadura G, Quast T, Ibáñez M, Ventosa E, Schuhmann W. 2025. Recessed microelectrodes as a platform to investigate the intrinsic redox process of Prussian blue analogs for energy storage application. Batteries &#38; Supercaps. 8(3), e202400743.","apa":"Jiyane, N., Santana Santos, C., Echevarria Poza, I., Palacios Corella, M., Abdillah Mahbub, M. A., Marin-Tajadura, G., … Schuhmann, W. (2025). Recessed microelectrodes as a platform to investigate the intrinsic redox process of Prussian blue analogs for energy storage application. <i>Batteries &#38; Supercaps</i>. Wiley. <a href=\"https://doi.org/10.1002/batt.202400743\">https://doi.org/10.1002/batt.202400743</a>","mla":"Jiyane, Nomnotho, et al. “Recessed Microelectrodes as a Platform to Investigate the Intrinsic Redox Process of Prussian Blue Analogs for Energy Storage Application.” <i>Batteries &#38; Supercaps</i>, vol. 8, no. 3, e202400743, Wiley, 2025, doi:<a href=\"https://doi.org/10.1002/batt.202400743\">10.1002/batt.202400743</a>."},"has_accepted_license":"1","tmp":{"image":"/images/cc_by_nc.png","short":"CC BY-NC (4.0)","name":"Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0)","legal_code_url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/legalcode"},"article_processing_charge":"Yes (via OA deal)"},{"date_updated":"2025-12-30T07:17:39Z","department":[{"_id":"MaIb"},{"_id":"GradSch"}],"scopus_import":"1","_id":"18882","status":"public","article_processing_charge":"No","citation":{"mla":"Zhao, Xueke, et al. “Low-Dimensional Structure Modulation in Ag8SnSe6 for Enhanced Thermoelectric Performance.” <i>Advanced Functional Materials</i>, vol. 35, no. 24, 2421449, Wiley, 2025, doi:<a href=\"https://doi.org/10.1002/adfm.202421449\">10.1002/adfm.202421449</a>.","apa":"Zhao, X., Li, M., Jia, M., Fiedler, C., Nan, B., Yang, D., … Cabot, A. (2025). Low-dimensional structure modulation in Ag8SnSe6 for enhanced thermoelectric performance. <i>Advanced Functional Materials</i>. Wiley. <a href=\"https://doi.org/10.1002/adfm.202421449\">https://doi.org/10.1002/adfm.202421449</a>","ista":"Zhao X, Li M, Jia M, Fiedler C, Nan B, Yang D, Li L, Yuan Z, Song H, Liu Y, Ibáñez M, Wang Z, Shan C, Cabot A. 2025. Low-dimensional structure modulation in Ag8SnSe6 for enhanced thermoelectric performance. Advanced Functional Materials. 35(24), 2421449.","short":"X. Zhao, M. Li, M. Jia, C. Fiedler, B. Nan, D. Yang, L. Li, Z. Yuan, H. Song, Y. Liu, M. Ibáñez, Z. Wang, C. Shan, A. Cabot, Advanced Functional Materials 35 (2025).","ama":"Zhao X, Li M, Jia M, et al. Low-dimensional structure modulation in Ag8SnSe6 for enhanced thermoelectric performance. <i>Advanced Functional Materials</i>. 2025;35(24). doi:<a href=\"https://doi.org/10.1002/adfm.202421449\">10.1002/adfm.202421449</a>","chicago":"Zhao, Xueke, Mengyao Li, Mochen Jia, Christine Fiedler, Bingfei Nan, Dongwen Yang, Lei Li, et al. “Low-Dimensional Structure Modulation in Ag8SnSe6 for Enhanced Thermoelectric Performance.” <i>Advanced Functional Materials</i>. Wiley, 2025. <a href=\"https://doi.org/10.1002/adfm.202421449\">https://doi.org/10.1002/adfm.202421449</a>.","ieee":"X. Zhao <i>et al.</i>, “Low-dimensional structure modulation in Ag8SnSe6 for enhanced thermoelectric performance,” <i>Advanced Functional Materials</i>, vol. 35, no. 24. Wiley, 2025."},"OA_type":"closed access","quality_controlled":"1","volume":35,"publisher":"Wiley","intvolume":"        35","month":"06","year":"2025","publication_identifier":{"eissn":["1616-3028"],"issn":["1616-301X"]},"article_number":"2421449","acknowledgement":"X.Z. and M.L. contributed equally to this work. This work was supported by the National Key R&D Program of China (No. 2024YFE0105200). Also supported by the China Postdoctoral Science Foundation under Grant Number 2023M743151. M.J. acknowledges funding from the China Postdoctoral Science Foundation (No. 2023M743221). A.C. thanks the support from the projects ENE2016-77798-C4-3-R and NANOGEN (PID2020-116093RB-C43), funded by MCIN/ AEI/10.13039/501100011033/ and by “ERDF A way of making Europe”, by the “European Union”.","doi":"10.1002/adfm.202421449","date_created":"2025-01-26T23:01:50Z","user_id":"2DF688A6-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87","isi":1,"language":[{"iso":"eng"}],"type":"journal_article","title":"Low-dimensional structure modulation in Ag8SnSe6 for enhanced thermoelectric performance","article_type":"original","publication_status":"published","day":"19","author":[{"full_name":"Zhao, Xueke","last_name":"Zhao","first_name":"Xueke"},{"full_name":"Li, Mengyao","last_name":"Li","first_name":"Mengyao"},{"first_name":"Mochen","last_name":"Jia","full_name":"Jia, Mochen"},{"id":"bd3fceba-dc74-11ea-a0a7-c17f71817366","first_name":"Christine","last_name":"Fiedler","full_name":"Fiedler, Christine"},{"last_name":"Nan","full_name":"Nan, Bingfei","first_name":"Bingfei"},{"first_name":"Dongwen","last_name":"Yang","full_name":"Yang, Dongwen"},{"first_name":"Lei","full_name":"Li, Lei","last_name":"Li"},{"last_name":"Yuan","full_name":"Yuan, Zicheng","first_name":"Zicheng"},{"full_name":"Song, Hongzhang","last_name":"Song","first_name":"Hongzhang"},{"orcid":"0000-0001-7313-6740","id":"2A70014E-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87","first_name":"Yu","last_name":"Liu","full_name":"Liu, Yu"},{"id":"43C61214-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87","first_name":"Maria","last_name":"Ibáñez","full_name":"Ibáñez, Maria","orcid":"0000-0001-5013-2843"},{"first_name":"Ziyu","last_name":"Wang","full_name":"Wang, Ziyu"},{"last_name":"Shan","full_name":"Shan, Chongxin","first_name":"Chongxin"},{"full_name":"Cabot, Andreu","last_name":"Cabot","first_name":"Andreu"}],"issue":"24","oa_version":"None","abstract":[{"lang":"eng","text":"Ternary liquid-like thermoelectric materials have garnered significant attention due to their ultra-low lattice thermal conductivity. Among these, Ag8SnSe6 stands out for its exceptionally low sound velocity and thermal conductivity. However, the inherent poor electrical conductivity and suboptimal thermoelectric properties of Ag8SnSe6 necessitate further improvement. Here, a novel approach is initiated to enhance the thermoelectric properties of Ag8SnSe6 by combining low-dimensionalization with intrinsic doping. For the first time, this work successfully synthesizes single-phase Ag8SnSe6 nanocrystals, ≈10 nm in size, with the correct phase and composition using a robust and reliable colloidal method. This approach represents a significant improvement over previous reports on this material. Reducing the crystal domains of Ag8SnSe6 to the nanoscale induces quantum confinement effects, increasing the density of states near the Fermi surface. It also introduces additional grain boundaries, which lower the lattice thermal conductivity and simplify structural design. Moreover, incorporating small amounts of Sn nanopowder into the Ag8SnSe6 nanocrystals before consolidation further enhances the thermoelectric performance. Sn acts as a donor dopant, increasing the electronic concentration while at the same time improving their mobility by reducing interface barriers, thus significantly improving the material transport properties. Additionally, the presence of Sn leads to the formation of point defects, dislocations, and secondary phases, which increase phonon scattering and further reduce the thermal conductivity. Through this synergistic optimization, the figure of merit  shows a significant increase across a wide temperature range. Overall, a strategy is presented for the controlled preparation of Ag8SnSe6 nanocrystals, the decoupling of their electrical and thermal transport, and the practical application of this material to thermoelectric single-leg modules."}],"date_published":"2025-06-19T00:00:00Z","external_id":{"isi":["001398067000001"]},"publication":"Advanced Functional Materials"},{"user_id":"2DF688A6-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87","date_created":"2025-02-17T09:22:26Z","acknowledgement":"We thank the Electron Microscopy Facility at ISTA for their support with sputter coating the FO probes and NOSI GmbH for their support with 3D printing.","doi":"10.1109/jsen.2025.3533113","year":"2025","publication_identifier":{"issn":["1530-437X"],"eissn":["1558-1748"]},"publication_status":"published","article_type":"original","title":"Dual electronic and optical monitoring of biointerfaces by a grating-structured coplanar-gated field-effect transistor","type":"journal_article","isi":1,"language":[{"iso":"eng"}],"oa_version":"Published Version","issue":"7","author":[{"first_name":"Roger","last_name":"Hasler","full_name":"Hasler, Roger"},{"first_name":"Pietro A.","full_name":"Livio, Pietro A.","last_name":"Livio"},{"full_name":"Bozdogan, Anil","last_name":"Bozdogan","first_name":"Anil"},{"last_name":"Fossati","full_name":"Fossati, Stefan","first_name":"Stefan"},{"last_name":"Hageneder","full_name":"Hageneder, Simone","first_name":"Simone"},{"last_name":"Montes-García","full_name":"Montes-García, Verónica","first_name":"Verónica"},{"first_name":"Jacopo","full_name":"Movilli, Jacopo","last_name":"Movilli"},{"last_name":"Moazzenzade","full_name":"Moazzenzade, Taghi","first_name":"Taghi"},{"first_name":"Luna","last_name":"Loohuis","full_name":"Loohuis, Luna"},{"first_name":"Ciril","last_name":"Reiner-Rozman","full_name":"Reiner-Rozman, Ciril"},{"first_name":"Adrián","full_name":"Tamayo, Adrián","last_name":"Tamayo"},{"last_name":"Fiedler","full_name":"Fiedler, Christine","id":"bd3fceba-dc74-11ea-a0a7-c17f71817366","first_name":"Christine"},{"last_name":"Ibáñez","full_name":"Ibáñez, Maria","id":"43C61214-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87","first_name":"Maria","orcid":"0000-0001-5013-2843"},{"full_name":"Kleber, Christoph","last_name":"Kleber","first_name":"Christoph"},{"last_name":"Huskens","full_name":"Huskens, Jurriaan","first_name":"Jurriaan"},{"last_name":"Dostalek","full_name":"Dostalek, Jakub","first_name":"Jakub"},{"first_name":"Paolo","last_name":"Samorì","full_name":"Samorì, Paolo"},{"first_name":"Wolfgang","full_name":"Knoll, Wolfgang","last_name":"Knoll"}],"PlanS_conform":"1","day":"01","publication":"IEEE Sensors Journal","external_id":{"isi":["001457747000001"]},"file":[{"checksum":"9cdd4017025a3add6198ed84798319e8","file_id":"20887","file_name":"2025_IEEESensor_Hasler.pdf","relation":"main_file","access_level":"open_access","creator":"dernst","date_updated":"2025-12-30T07:59:13Z","date_created":"2025-12-30T07:59:13Z","content_type":"application/pdf","success":1,"file_size":2214584}],"date_published":"2025-04-01T00:00:00Z","abstract":[{"lang":"eng","text":"We present a novel, portable sensor platform that enables concurrent monitoring of surface mass and charge density variations at thin biointerfaces. This platform combines a coplanar-gated field-effect transistor (FET) architecture with grating-coupled surface plasmon resonance (SPR), yielding an integrated disposable sensor chip prepared by nanoimprint and maskless photolithography techniques. The sensor chip design is suitable for scalable production and relies on reduced graphene oxide (rGO), serving as the FET’s semiconductor material for the electronic readout, and a metallic gate electrode surface that is corrugated with a multi-diffractive structure for optical probing with resonantly excited surface plasmons. Together with its integration in a compact instrumentation this results in a form factor optimized solution for dual-mode investigations without compromising the optical or electronic sensor performance. A poly-L-lysine (PLL) – based thin linker layer was deployed at the sensor surface to covalently attach azide-conjugated biomolecules by using incorporated “clickable” dibenzocyclooctyne (DBCO) moieties. Interestingly, the dual-mode measurements allow elucidating the role of the globular nature of the PLL chains when increasing the density of DBCO attached to their backbone, leading to PLL folding and internalization of DBCO moieties, and thus reducing the coupling yield for the used DNA oligomers. We envision that this platform can be employed to studying a range of other biointerface architectures and biomolecular interaction phenomena, which are inherently tied to mass and charge density variations."}],"oa":1,"date_updated":"2026-02-16T11:50:01Z","status":"public","_id":"19037","scopus_import":"1","ddc":["540"],"department":[{"_id":"MaIb"}],"file_date_updated":"2025-12-30T07:59:13Z","OA_type":"hybrid","quality_controlled":"1","volume":25,"has_accepted_license":"1","citation":{"apa":"Hasler, R., Livio, P. A., Bozdogan, A., Fossati, S., Hageneder, S., Montes-García, V., … Knoll, W. (2025). Dual electronic and optical monitoring of biointerfaces by a grating-structured coplanar-gated field-effect transistor. <i>IEEE Sensors Journal</i>. IEEE. <a href=\"https://doi.org/10.1109/jsen.2025.3533113\">https://doi.org/10.1109/jsen.2025.3533113</a>","mla":"Hasler, Roger, et al. “Dual Electronic and Optical Monitoring of Biointerfaces by a Grating-Structured Coplanar-Gated Field-Effect Transistor.” <i>IEEE Sensors Journal</i>, vol. 25, no. 7, IEEE, 2025, pp. 10521–29, doi:<a href=\"https://doi.org/10.1109/jsen.2025.3533113\">10.1109/jsen.2025.3533113</a>.","ista":"Hasler R, Livio PA, Bozdogan A, Fossati S, Hageneder S, Montes-García V, Movilli J, Moazzenzade T, Loohuis L, Reiner-Rozman C, Tamayo A, Fiedler C, Ibáñez M, Kleber C, Huskens J, Dostalek J, Samorì P, Knoll W. 2025. Dual electronic and optical monitoring of biointerfaces by a grating-structured coplanar-gated field-effect transistor. IEEE Sensors Journal. 25(7), 10521–10529.","short":"R. Hasler, P.A. Livio, A. Bozdogan, S. Fossati, S. Hageneder, V. Montes-García, J. Movilli, T. Moazzenzade, L. Loohuis, C. Reiner-Rozman, A. Tamayo, C. Fiedler, M. Ibáñez, C. Kleber, J. Huskens, J. Dostalek, P. Samorì, W. Knoll, IEEE Sensors Journal 25 (2025) 10521–10529.","chicago":"Hasler, Roger, Pietro A. Livio, Anil Bozdogan, Stefan Fossati, Simone Hageneder, Verónica Montes-García, Jacopo Movilli, et al. “Dual Electronic and Optical Monitoring of Biointerfaces by a Grating-Structured Coplanar-Gated Field-Effect Transistor.” <i>IEEE Sensors Journal</i>. IEEE, 2025. <a href=\"https://doi.org/10.1109/jsen.2025.3533113\">https://doi.org/10.1109/jsen.2025.3533113</a>.","ama":"Hasler R, Livio PA, Bozdogan A, et al. Dual electronic and optical monitoring of biointerfaces by a grating-structured coplanar-gated field-effect transistor. <i>IEEE Sensors Journal</i>. 2025;25(7):10521-10529. doi:<a href=\"https://doi.org/10.1109/jsen.2025.3533113\">10.1109/jsen.2025.3533113</a>","ieee":"R. Hasler <i>et al.</i>, “Dual electronic and optical monitoring of biointerfaces by a grating-structured coplanar-gated field-effect transistor,” <i>IEEE Sensors Journal</i>, vol. 25, no. 7. IEEE, pp. 10521–10529, 2025."},"page":"10521-10529","article_processing_charge":"Yes (in subscription journal)","acknowledged_ssus":[{"_id":"EM-Fac"}],"tmp":{"legal_code_url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode","name":"Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Public License (CC-BY 4.0)","image":"/images/cc_by.png","short":"CC BY (4.0)"},"OA_place":"publisher","month":"04","intvolume":"        25","publisher":"IEEE"},{"external_id":{"isi":["001468606700001"],"pmid":["40237414"]},"date_published":"2025-04-16T00:00:00Z","publication":"ACS Nano","abstract":[{"lang":"eng","text":"The SiOx anode exhibits a high specific capacity and commendable durability for lithium-ion batteries (LIBs). However, its practical application is hindered by significant volumetric fluctuations during lithiation/delithiation, alongside a metastable nature, which induces mechanical instability and irreversible lithium consumption, ultimately impairing long-term capacity retention in full-battery cell configurations. In this study, we present a phase-engineering approach designed to improve the structural stability of SiOx anodes for LIB applications. By incorporating lithium fluoride, amorphous SiOx undergoes partial transformation into a quartz-like phase, which enhances mechanical integrity and mitigates irreversible lithium loss. This modified anode demonstrates significantly improved stability and prolonged cycle lifespan. Through a combination of multiscale simulations and in situ characterizations, we elucidate the stabilization mechanisms conferred by the quartz phase, providing critical insights into the role of SiOx’s crystal structure in influencing degradation pathways. This work introduces an accessible and efficient method for controlling the crystallinity of SiOx, offering a practical solution to enhance the durability of high-energy-density LIBs."}],"issue":"16","oa_version":"None","pmid":1,"day":"16","author":[{"first_name":"Jing","last_name":"Li","full_name":"Li, Jing"},{"full_name":"Zeng, Guifang","last_name":"Zeng","first_name":"Guifang"},{"full_name":"Horta, Sharona","last_name":"Horta","first_name":"Sharona","id":"03a7e858-01b1-11ec-8b71-99ae6c4a05bc"},{"last_name":"Martínez-Alanis","full_name":"Martínez-Alanis, Paulina R.","first_name":"Paulina R."},{"full_name":"Jacas Biendicho, Jordi","last_name":"Jacas Biendicho","first_name":"Jordi"},{"orcid":"0000-0001-5013-2843","last_name":"Ibáñez","full_name":"Ibáñez, Maria","id":"43C61214-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87","first_name":"Maria"},{"last_name":"Xu","full_name":"Xu, Bingang","first_name":"Bingang"},{"first_name":"Lijie","last_name":"Ci","full_name":"Ci, Lijie"},{"first_name":"Andreu","last_name":"Cabot","full_name":"Cabot, Andreu"},{"first_name":"Qing","full_name":"Sun, Qing","last_name":"Sun"}],"article_type":"original","publication_status":"published","isi":1,"language":[{"iso":"eng"}],"title":"Crystallographic engineering in micron-sized SiOx anode material toward stable high-energy-density Lithium-Ion batteries","type":"journal_article","date_created":"2025-04-27T22:02:14Z","user_id":"317138e5-6ab7-11ef-aa6d-ffef3953e345","year":"2025","publication_identifier":{"issn":["1936-0851"],"eissn":["1936-086X"]},"acknowledgement":"This work was supported by the Guangdong Basic and Applied Basic Research Foundation (2023A1515110828) and the Generalitat de Catalunya (2021SGR01581). This research was supported by the Scientific Service Units (SSU) of ISTA Austria through resources provided by the Electron Microscopy Facility (EMF) and the Nanofabrication Facility (NFF).","doi":"10.1021/acsnano.5c03074","month":"04","publisher":"American Chemical Society","intvolume":"        19","citation":{"ista":"Li J, Zeng G, Horta S, Martínez-Alanis PR, Jacas Biendicho J, Ibáñez M, Xu B, Ci L, Cabot A, Sun Q. 2025. Crystallographic engineering in micron-sized SiOx anode material toward stable high-energy-density Lithium-Ion batteries. ACS Nano. 19(16), 16096–16109.","short":"J. Li, G. Zeng, S. Horta, P.R. Martínez-Alanis, J. Jacas Biendicho, M. Ibáñez, B. Xu, L. Ci, A. Cabot, Q. Sun, ACS Nano 19 (2025) 16096–16109.","mla":"Li, Jing, et al. “Crystallographic Engineering in Micron-Sized SiOx Anode Material toward Stable High-Energy-Density Lithium-Ion Batteries.” <i>ACS Nano</i>, vol. 19, no. 16, American Chemical Society, 2025, pp. 16096–109, doi:<a href=\"https://doi.org/10.1021/acsnano.5c03074\">10.1021/acsnano.5c03074</a>.","apa":"Li, J., Zeng, G., Horta, S., Martínez-Alanis, P. R., Jacas Biendicho, J., Ibáñez, M., … Sun, Q. (2025). Crystallographic engineering in micron-sized SiOx anode material toward stable high-energy-density Lithium-Ion batteries. <i>ACS Nano</i>. American Chemical Society. <a href=\"https://doi.org/10.1021/acsnano.5c03074\">https://doi.org/10.1021/acsnano.5c03074</a>","ieee":"J. Li <i>et al.</i>, “Crystallographic engineering in micron-sized SiOx anode material toward stable high-energy-density Lithium-Ion batteries,” <i>ACS Nano</i>, vol. 19, no. 16. American Chemical Society, pp. 16096–16109, 2025.","chicago":"Li, Jing, Guifang Zeng, Sharona Horta, Paulina R. Martínez-Alanis, Jordi Jacas Biendicho, Maria Ibáñez, Bingang Xu, Lijie Ci, Andreu Cabot, and Qing Sun. “Crystallographic Engineering in Micron-Sized SiOx Anode Material toward Stable High-Energy-Density Lithium-Ion Batteries.” <i>ACS Nano</i>. American Chemical Society, 2025. <a href=\"https://doi.org/10.1021/acsnano.5c03074\">https://doi.org/10.1021/acsnano.5c03074</a>.","ama":"Li J, Zeng G, Horta S, et al. Crystallographic engineering in micron-sized SiOx anode material toward stable high-energy-density Lithium-Ion batteries. <i>ACS Nano</i>. 2025;19(16):16096-16109. doi:<a href=\"https://doi.org/10.1021/acsnano.5c03074\">10.1021/acsnano.5c03074</a>"},"OA_type":"closed access","volume":19,"quality_controlled":"1","article_processing_charge":"No","acknowledged_ssus":[{"_id":"EM-Fac"},{"_id":"NanoFab"}],"page":"16096-16109","_id":"19629","status":"public","department":[{"_id":"MaIb"}],"scopus_import":"1","date_updated":"2025-09-30T12:19:51Z"},{"status":"public","_id":"19726","scopus_import":"1","department":[{"_id":"MaIb"}],"date_updated":"2025-12-30T08:28:59Z","month":"07","intvolume":"       515","publisher":"Elsevier","volume":515,"OA_type":"closed access","quality_controlled":"1","citation":{"ama":"Mejia-Centeno KV, Montaña-Mora G, Chacón-Borrero J, et al. Glucose electrooxidation with simultaneous H2 production on nickel-zinc electrocatalysts derived from an ethylenediamine-functionalized zeolitic imidazole framework. <i>Chemical Engineering Journal</i>. 2025;515. doi:<a href=\"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2025.163491\">10.1016/j.cej.2025.163491</a>","chicago":"Mejia-Centeno, Karol V., Guillem Montaña-Mora, Jesús Chacón-Borrero, Qian Xue, Li Gong, Sara Martí-Sánchez, Armando Berlanga-Vázquez, et al. “Glucose Electrooxidation with Simultaneous H2 Production on Nickel-Zinc Electrocatalysts Derived from an Ethylenediamine-Functionalized Zeolitic Imidazole Framework.” <i>Chemical Engineering Journal</i>. Elsevier, 2025. <a href=\"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2025.163491\">https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2025.163491</a>.","ieee":"K. V. Mejia-Centeno <i>et al.</i>, “Glucose electrooxidation with simultaneous H2 production on nickel-zinc electrocatalysts derived from an ethylenediamine-functionalized zeolitic imidazole framework,” <i>Chemical Engineering Journal</i>, vol. 515. Elsevier, 2025.","mla":"Mejia-Centeno, Karol V., et al. “Glucose Electrooxidation with Simultaneous H2 Production on Nickel-Zinc Electrocatalysts Derived from an Ethylenediamine-Functionalized Zeolitic Imidazole Framework.” <i>Chemical Engineering Journal</i>, vol. 515, 163491, Elsevier, 2025, doi:<a href=\"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2025.163491\">10.1016/j.cej.2025.163491</a>.","apa":"Mejia-Centeno, K. V., Montaña-Mora, G., Chacón-Borrero, J., Xue, Q., Gong, L., Martí-Sánchez, S., … Cabot, A. (2025). Glucose electrooxidation with simultaneous H2 production on nickel-zinc electrocatalysts derived from an ethylenediamine-functionalized zeolitic imidazole framework. <i>Chemical Engineering Journal</i>. Elsevier. <a href=\"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2025.163491\">https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2025.163491</a>","short":"K.V. Mejia-Centeno, G. Montaña-Mora, J. Chacón-Borrero, Q. Xue, L. Gong, S. Martí-Sánchez, A. Berlanga-Vázquez, J. Llorca, M. Ibáñez, J. Arbiol, X. Qi, P.R. Martinez-Alanis, A. Cabot, Chemical Engineering Journal 515 (2025).","ista":"Mejia-Centeno KV, Montaña-Mora G, Chacón-Borrero J, Xue Q, Gong L, Martí-Sánchez S, Berlanga-Vázquez A, Llorca J, Ibáñez M, Arbiol J, Qi X, Martinez-Alanis PR, Cabot A. 2025. Glucose electrooxidation with simultaneous H2 production on nickel-zinc electrocatalysts derived from an ethylenediamine-functionalized zeolitic imidazole framework. Chemical Engineering Journal. 515, 163491."},"article_processing_charge":"No","publication_status":"published","article_type":"original","type":"journal_article","title":"Glucose electrooxidation with simultaneous H2 production on nickel-zinc electrocatalysts derived from an ethylenediamine-functionalized zeolitic imidazole framework","isi":1,"language":[{"iso":"eng"}],"user_id":"2DF688A6-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87","date_created":"2025-05-25T22:16:40Z","doi":"10.1016/j.cej.2025.163491","acknowledgement":"This work was financially supported by the SyDECat and AmaDE projects from the Spanish MCIN/AEI/FEDER (PID2022-136883OB-C22 & PID2023-149158OB-C43). The authors acknowledge funding from Generalitat de Catalunya 2021SGR01581, 2021SGR00457 and European Union Next Generation EU/PRTR. KVMC acknowledges the grant from Call 906 of 2021 for Doctorates Abroad from the Ministry of Science, Technology, and Innovation of Colombia. PRMA acknowledges support from the Ramón y Cajal grant RYC2023-042982-I, funded by MICIU/AEI (10.13039/501100011033) and co-financed by FSE+. This study is part of the Advanced Materials programme and was supported by MCIN with funding from European Union NextGenerationEU (PRTR-C17.I1) and by Generalitat de Catalunya (In-CAEM Project). ICN2 is supported by the Severo Ochoa program from Spanish MCIN / AEI (Grant No.: CEX2021-001214-S) and is funded by the CERCA Programme / Generalitat de Catalunya. ICN2 is founding member of e-DREAM. [76] J.L. is a Serra Húnter Fellow and is grateful to the ICREA Academia program and to projects PID2021-124572OB-C31 and CEX2023-001300-M funded by MCIN/AEI/10.13039/501100011033, EU and FEDER, and to the GC 2021 SGR 01061 grant.","year":"2025","article_number":"163491","publication_identifier":{"issn":["1385-8947"]},"publication":"Chemical Engineering Journal","date_published":"2025-07-01T00:00:00Z","external_id":{"isi":["001501928300003"]},"abstract":[{"text":"The oxidation of biomass-derived compounds such as glucose within electrochemical cells enables both the energy-efficient production of hydrogen and the generation of additional added-value chemicals from biomass. However, for this biomass valorization approach to become commercially viable, selective, cost-effective, and highly active electrooxidation catalysts need to be developed. In this work, we detail the synthesis of a nickel (Ni) and zinc (Zn)-based electrocatalyst for the glucose oxidation reaction (GOR) to formic acid (FoA) via calcination of a Zn-based zeolitic imidazole framework (ZIF) functionalized with ethylenediamine and doped with Ni. The structure, morphology, and electrochemical performance of the catalysts towards the anodic GOR to FoA coupled with the cathodic hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) are subsequently studied. Chronopotentiometry tests with 0.1 M of glucose show a conversion of 94 % at 250 mA in only 70 min, with a Faradaic efficiency (FE) of 91 % toward the production of FoA. Meanwhile, at the cathode, the HER FE is close to 98 %.","lang":"eng"}],"oa_version":"None","author":[{"full_name":"Mejia-Centeno, Karol V.","last_name":"Mejia-Centeno","first_name":"Karol V."},{"first_name":"Guillem","full_name":"Montaña-Mora, Guillem","last_name":"Montaña-Mora"},{"first_name":"Jesús","full_name":"Chacón-Borrero, Jesús","last_name":"Chacón-Borrero"},{"first_name":"Qian","last_name":"Xue","full_name":"Xue, Qian"},{"first_name":"Li","last_name":"Gong","full_name":"Gong, Li"},{"full_name":"Martí-Sánchez, Sara","last_name":"Martí-Sánchez","first_name":"Sara"},{"first_name":"Armando","full_name":"Berlanga-Vázquez, Armando","last_name":"Berlanga-Vázquez"},{"full_name":"Llorca, Jordi","last_name":"Llorca","first_name":"Jordi"},{"orcid":"0000-0001-5013-2843","last_name":"Ibáñez","full_name":"Ibáñez, Maria","id":"43C61214-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87","first_name":"Maria"},{"first_name":"Jordi","last_name":"Arbiol","full_name":"Arbiol, Jordi"},{"last_name":"Qi","full_name":"Qi, Xueqiang","first_name":"Xueqiang"},{"last_name":"Martinez-Alanis","full_name":"Martinez-Alanis, Paulina R.","first_name":"Paulina R."},{"first_name":"Andreu","full_name":"Cabot, Andreu","last_name":"Cabot"}],"day":"01"}]