RSC – Faraday Discuss. latest articles- Detailed analysis of Li6PS5Cl/LiNi0.5Mn0.3Co0.2O2 composite electrode before electrochemical cycling March 25, 2026Faraday Discuss., 2026, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D6FD00037A, Paper Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Adrien Fauchier-Magnan, Lucas Trassart, Marta Mirolo, Andrei Rogalev, Lauréline Marchal, Anthony Bonnet, Fannie Alloin, Claire VillevieilleSolid-state batteries show promise as future energy storage systems. However, reactions between oxide and thiophosphate materials at their interface […]Adrien Fauchier-Magnan
- Real-Time Gas Evolution Analysis of SEI Formation in Sodium-Ion Batteries Using Chip Based Electrochemistry Mass Spectrometry March 25, 2026Faraday Discuss., 2026, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D6FD00028B, Paper Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Shivam Sharma, Bethan J. V. Davies, Mary P Ryan, Ifan E.L. Stephens, Maria Magdalena TitiriciThe stability of the solid electrolyte interphase (SEI) in sodium-ion batteries remains a critical challenge for achieving long cycle lifetimes. […]Shivam Sharma
- Exploring self-driving labs for optoelectronic materials March 23, 2026Faraday Discuss., 2026, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D6FD00020G, Paper Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Jonathan J. S. ScraggSelf-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...The content […]Jonathan J. S. Scragg
- Carbon Dioxide Hydrogenation on Copper and Nickel Catalysts via a Conformal Sampling Approach March 18, 2026Faraday Discuss., 2026, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D5FD00132C, Paper Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported Licence.Thanthip Roongcharoen, Alessandro FortunelliWe 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...The content […]Thanthip Roongcharoen
- Operando XPS Studies of precisely size-selected Pd nano-catalysts for methane oxidation March 18, 2026Faraday Discuss., 2026, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D5FD00171D, Paper Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.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. HeldThe importance of cluster-size […]Alexander I. Large
- Ambient Stability and Surface Adhesion of 2D Polyaramid Nano-Films March 18, 2026Faraday Discuss., 2026, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D6FD00034G, Paper Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported Licence.Michelle Quien, Cody Ritt, Sanjay Garimella, Zitang Wei, Mohan Teja Dronadula, Narayana R. Aluru, Michael StranoTwo-dimensional polyaramids (2DPA) represent an emerging class of solution-synthesized, molecularly thin polymer sheets that combine the exceptional in plane […]Michelle Quien
- A consistent dynamics view on nanoporous catalysts in action across length and time scales March 17, 2026Faraday Discuss., 2026, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D6FD00001K, Paper Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported Licence.Veronique Van Speybroeck, Massimo Bocus, Wei Chen, Pieter CnuddeThis 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 […]Veronique Van Speybroeck
- Catalytic hot-spots in CO oxidation resolved by operando electron microscopy March 12, 2026Faraday Discuss., 2026, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D6FD00011H, PaperChristian Fink Elkjær, Sebastian Pirel Fredsgaard Jespersen, Søren Bastholm Vendelbo, Patricia J. Kooyman, Christian Danvad Damsgaard, Ib Chorkendorff, Stig HelvegCatalytic 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...The […]Christian Fink Elkjær
- Evolution of Size-Selected Pt Cluster Catalysts on Prototypical Oxide Supports March 11, 2026Faraday Discuss., 2026, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D6FD00002A, Paper Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.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. LechnerThe current quest for […]Lorenz Julian Falling
- Disentangling multistep kinetics by combining electrochemical Arrhenius analysis with micro-kinetic modelling March 9, 2026Faraday Discuss., 2017, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D5FD00127G, Paper Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Mathieu Lizée, Alex Ricardo Silva Olaya, Jody Druce, Beatriz Roldan Cuenya, Sebastian Z. OenerElectrocatalytic reactions often involve several steps and intermediates, along with changes in the catalyst structure and chemistry under reaction conditions, making […]Mathieu Lizée
- Electrostatic Screening in Nanotubes: A Tubular Response Function Framework March 4, 2026Faraday Discuss., 2026, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D5FD00148J, Paper Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Peter Gispert, Nikita KavokineThe structure and transport of electrolytes in nanoscale channels are known to be affected by the electronic properties of the confining walls. This influence is particularly pronounced in quasi-one-dimensional nanotubes,...The content […]Peter Gispert
- Effect of solvent structure on the Wien effect and ionic correlations at the nanoscale March 3, 2026Faraday Discuss., 2026, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D5FD00149H, PaperVincent Démery, Damien Toquer, Hélène BerthoumieuxIn this study, we examine how the structure of the solvent affects the correlations and conductivity of moderately concentrated electrolytes. We describe polar solvents with a non-local permittivity, $\epsilon(k)$, which...The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of ChemistryVincent Démery
- Surface-Induced Symmetry Breaking Leads to Unexpected Vibrational Activity of Melem on Cu(111) March 2, 2026Faraday Discuss., 2026, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D6FD00009F, Paper Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Matthew Oakes, Shamsal Haq, Matthew Stephen Dyer, Rasmita RavalThe adsorption of melem on Cu(111) at 80K has been studied by Scanning Tunnelling Microscopy (STM), Reflection Absorption Infrared Spectroscopy (RAIRS) and Density Functional Theory (DFT) […]Matthew Oakes
- Atomic structure and structural disorder vs. device efficiency in Kesterite monograin solar cells with S/(S+Se)≈0.8 March 2, 2026Faraday Discuss., 2026, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D6FD00010J, Paper Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Galina Gurieva, Kaia Ernits, Denis Sheptyakov, Alicia Manjón-Sanz, Melanie J Kirkham, Maxim Avdeev, Nikita Siminel, Dieter Meissner, Susan SchorrCu-poor/Zn-rich Cu2ZnSn(S,Se)4 (CZTSSe) monograins with S/(S+Se) = 0.8 were investigated using neutron powder diffraction to directly […]Galina Gurieva
- Detailed analysis of Li6PS5Cl/LiNi0.5Mn0.3Co0.2O2 composite electrode before electrochemical cycling March 25, 2026
