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Electrocatalytic transformation of HF impurity to H2 and LiF in lithium-ion batteries
10.1038/s41929-018-0047-z 2018-04-09 The formation of solid electrolyte interphase on graphite anodes plays a key role in the efficiency of Li-ion batteries. However, to date, fundamental understanding of the formation of LiF as one of the main solid electrolyte interphase components in hexafluo... |
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Foundations and strategies of the construction of hybrid catalysts for optimized performances
10.1038/s41929-018-0052-2 2018-04-09 Catalysts are generally classified into three categories: homogeneous, heterogeneous and enzyme, each evolved as an independent field. Efforts to bridge these fields are scarce but desirable. In this Perspective, we first describe how numerous classes of reac... |
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Complex dynamics in a two-enzyme reaction network with substrate competition
10.1038/s41929-018-0053-1 2018-04-09 Enzymatic reaction networks capable of generating complex spatiotemporal dynamics are not only the basis of essential biological processes, but also the basic units of synthetic systems with autonomous, adaptive and programmable behaviours. Activation and inh... |
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Overcoming ammonia synthesis scaling relations with plasma-enabled catalysis
10.1038/s41929-018-0045-1 2018-04-02 Correlations between the energies of elementary steps limit the rates of thermally catalysed reactions at surfaces. Here, we show how these limitations can be circumvented in ammonia synthesis by coupling catalysts to a non-thermal plasma. We postulate that p... |
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Atomic-scale insights into surface species of electrocatalysts in three dimensions
10.1038/s41929-018-0043-3 2018-03-26 The topmost atomic layers of electrocatalysts determine the mechanism and kinetics of reactions in many important industrial processes, such as water splitting, chlor-electrolysis or fuel cells. Optimizing the performance of electrocatalysts requires a detail... |
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Efficient hydrogen peroxide generation using reduced graphene oxide-based oxygen reduction electrocatalysts
10.1038/s41929-018-0044-2 2018-03-26 Electrochemical oxygen reduction has garnered attention as an emerging alternative to the traditional anthraquinone oxidation process to enable the distributed production of hydrogen peroxide. Here, we demonstrate a selective and efficient non-precious electr... |
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The magic of triads
10.1038/s41929-018-0038-0 2018-03-08 The magic of triads The magic of triads, Published online: 08 March 2018; doi:10.1038/s41929-018-0038-0Ammonia synthesis is an energy-intensive process due to the high activation barrier for N2 dissociation, which is the rate-determining step on conventional ... |
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Chemoenzymatic asymmetric synthesis of the metallo-β-lactamase inhibitor aspergillomarasmine A and related aminocarboxylic acids
10.1038/s41929-018-0029-1 2018-03-08 Metal-chelating aminocarboxylic acids are being used in a broad range of domestic products and industrial applications. With the recent identification of the fungal natural product aspergillomarasmine A as a potent and selective inhibitor of metallo-β-lactama... |
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Solvents take control
10.1038/s41929-018-0040-6 2018-03-08 Solvents take control Solvents take control, Published online: 08 March 2018; doi:10.1038/s41929-018-0040-6Solvents are used pervasively in catalytic studies to enhance kinetics and selectivities. Now, the analysis of biomass upgrading has been remarkably sim... |
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Better guidance is cheaper
10.1038/s41929-018-0048-y 2018-03-08 Better guidance is cheaper Better guidance is cheaper, Published online: 08 March 2018; doi:10.1038/s41929-018-0048-yBetter guidance is cheaper |