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Machine Learning Modeling of Temperature-Dependent Optoelectronic Properties of Anharmonic Solid Solutions

Faraday Discuss., 2026, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D6FD00032K, Paper

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Pol Benítez Colominas, Cibrán López, Edgardo Saucedo, Claudio Cazorla
Leveraging strong optoelectronic responses to external stimuli, such as temperature and electric fields, is central to the development of advanced photonic technologies, including adaptive photodetectors and reconfigurable photovoltaic devices. However,...
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The Non-SEI Nature of the Magnesium Metal Anode Interphase in Chloride-based Glyme Electrolytes

Faraday Discuss., 2026, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D6FD00029K, Paper

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Sara Drvaric Talian, Joze Moskon, Blaž Slabajna, Črt Saksida, Olivera Luzanin, Tim Šlosar, Elena Tchernychova, Ivan Dacrema, Nemanja Latas, Urban Košir, Gregor Kapun, Miran Gaberscek, Robert Dominko
Magnesium metal anodes offer a promising pathway for high-energy-density post-lithium batteries, but their practical application is hindered by a poorly understood electrode-electrolyte interphase. While lithium metal anodes operate via an...
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Real-Time Gas Evolution Analysis of SEI Formation in Sodium-Ion Batteries Using Chip Based Electrochemistry Mass Spectrometry

Faraday Discuss., 2026, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D6FD00028B, Paper

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Shivam Sharma, Bethan J. V. Davies, Mary P Ryan, Ifan E.L. Stephens, Maria Magdalena Titirici
The stability of the solid electrolyte interphase (SEI) in sodium-ion batteries remains a critical challenge for achieving long cycle lifetimes. In hard-carbon anodes, the interplay between microstructure, solvation chemistry, and...
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Detailed analysis of Li6PS5Cl/LiNi0.5Mn0.3Co0.2O2 composite electrode before electrochemical cycling

Faraday Discuss., 2026, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D6FD00037A, Paper

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Adrien Fauchier-Magnan, Lucas Trassart, Marta Mirolo, Andrei Rogalev, Lauréline Marchal, Anthony Bonnet, Fannie Alloin, Claire Villevieille
Solid-state batteries show promise as future energy storage systems. However, reactions between oxide and thiophosphate materials at their interface often cause decomposition, which shortens cycle life. Until now, these interfaces...
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Exploring self-driving labs for optoelectronic materials

Faraday Discuss., 2026, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D6FD00020G, Paper

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Jonathan J. S. Scragg
Self-driving laboratories (SDLs), by combining automation with machine learning-guided experiment selection, have the potential to transform experimental mateirals science. To date, most SDLs have been optimisation-driven, designed to rapidly converge...
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Ambient Stability and Surface Adhesion of 2D Polyaramid Nano-Films

Faraday Discuss., 2026, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D6FD00034G, Paper

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Michelle Quien, Cody Ritt, Sanjay Garimella, Zitang Wei, Mohan Teja Dronadula, Narayana R. Aluru, Michael Strano
Two-dimensional polyaramids (2DPA) represent an emerging class of solution-synthesized, molecularly thin polymer sheets that combine the exceptional in plane mechanical strength and barrier performance of conventional 2D materials with the...
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Operando XPS Studies of precisely size-selected Pd nano-catalysts for methane oxidation

Faraday Discuss., 2026, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D5FD00171D, Paper

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Alexander I. Large, Henry Hoddinott, Haamidah Sana, Elizabeth Jones, James J. C. Counter, Matthijs van Spronsen, Santosh Kumar, David C. Grinter, Pilar Ferrer, Bernd von Issendorff, Richard Edward Palmer, G. Held
The importance of cluster-size eects in heterogeneous catalysis is now well recognized. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) is an obvious technique to study size-dependent changes in the chemical composition and electronic...
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Carbon Dioxide Hydrogenation on Copper and Nickel Catalysts via a Conformal Sampling Approach

Faraday Discuss., 2026, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D5FD00132C, Paper

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Thanthip Roongcharoen, Alessandro Fortunelli
We present a computational workflow, the Conformal Sampling of Catalytic Processes (CSCP) approach, and its validation for the case of heterogeneous hydrogenation/reduction of carbon dioxide (CO2) on copper and nickel...
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A consistent dynamics view on nanoporous catalysts in action across length and time scales

Faraday Discuss., 2026, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D6FD00001K, Paper

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Veronique Van Speybroeck, Massimo Bocus, Wei Chen, Pieter Cnudde
This paper demonstrates the need for a consistent dynamic view of all processes from the nano- to mesoscale with quantum accuracy to design industrial catalysts. This stems from the observation...
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Catalytic hot-spots in CO oxidation resolved by operando electron microscopy

Faraday Discuss., 2026, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D6FD00011H, Paper

Christian Fink Elkjær, Sebastian Pirel Fredsgaard Jespersen, Søren Bastholm Vendelbo, Patricia J. Kooyman, Christian Danvad Damsgaard, Ib Chorkendorff, Stig Helveg
Catalytic reactions over nanoparticle ensembles are often interpreted by intrinsic nanoparticle descriptors. However, the collective behavior that emerges as nanoparticles are densely packed remains rarely addressed. Here, we use operando...
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Evolution of Size-Selected Pt Cluster Catalysts on Prototypical Oxide Supports

Faraday Discuss., 2026, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D6FD00002A, Paper

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Lorenz Julian Falling, Maximilian Huber, Johanna Reich, Matthias Krinninger, Sebastian Kaiser, Markus Döblinger, Marian Rötzer, Maximilian Krause, Andrey Shavorskiy, Suyun Zhu, Ulrich Heiz, Hendrik Bluhm, Friedrich Esch, Barbara A. J. Lechner
The current quest for new pathways into sustainable, efficient and durable energy conversion technologies makes the need for a fundamental understanding of the atomic-scale phenomena underlying catalytic processes ever more...
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Disentangling multistep kinetics by combining electrochemical Arrhenius analysis with micro-kinetic modelling

Faraday Discuss., 2017, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D5FD00127G, Paper

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Mathieu Lizée, Alex Ricardo Silva Olaya, Jody Druce, Beatriz Roldan Cuenya, Sebastian Z. Oener
Electrocatalytic reactions often involve several steps and intermediates, along with changes in the catalyst structure and chemistry under reaction conditions, making their mechanistic understanding very challenging. As a way to...
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