RSC – Faraday Discuss. latest articles- Mechanically alloyed NiCuMnWX (X = Co, Fe, or Mo) high-entropy alloy electrocatalysts for alkaline water splitting October 5, 2025Faraday Discuss., 2025, Advance ArticleDOI: 10.1039/D5FD00094G, PaperHossein Mahdavi, Armin Asghari Alamdari, Jonathan Quinson, Uğur Ünal, Hadi JahangiriThis study investigates the electrocatalytic performance of high-entropy alloy powders prepared with equimolar ratios of Ni, Cu, Mn, and W, with additional elements (Co, Fe, or Mo) introduced to optimize their activity for the HER and OER.To cite this […]Hossein Mahdavi
- From dark to light: light-coloured lignin for cultural heritage conservation September 29, 2025Faraday Discuss., 2025, Advance ArticleDOI: 10.1039/D5FD00072F, PaperFelipe F. Meneses, Camilla H. M. Camargos, Camila A. RezendeLight-colored nanolignin obtained by oxidation through sustainable procedures yields antioxidant and UV-protective materials for cultural heritage applications.To cite this article before page numbers are assigned, use the DOI form of citation above.The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal […]Felipe F. Meneses
- Spiers Memorial Lecture: Multicomponent and high-entropy materials: an overview September 8, 2025Faraday Discuss., 2025, Advance ArticleDOI: 10.1039/D5FD00110B, Paper Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Brian CantorThis paper attempts to summarise some of the fundamental discoveries we have made about the geography of multicomponent phase space and the wide range of complex new materials that we have found within […]Brian Cantor
- Optimising descriptors to correlate stability of C- or N-doped high-entropy alloys: a combined DFT and machine-learning regression study August 26, 2025Faraday Discuss., 2025, Advance ArticleDOI: 10.1039/D5FD00107B, Paper Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported Licence.Chih-Heng Lee, Jyh-Wei Lee, Hsin-Yi Tiffany ChenIn this study, we employed DFT calculations combined with MC simulations and an MLIP to identify the optimal combination of descriptors in linear regression models to predict the […]Chih-Heng Lee
- Elucidating the reversible exsolution–dissolution behaviour of high-entropy oxides in crystalline and amorphous phases August 13, 2025Faraday Discuss., 2025, Advance ArticleDOI: 10.1039/D5FD00081E, Paper Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported Licence.Qingju Wang, Hailing Yu, Kevin Siniard, Zhenzhen Yang, Sheng DaiSelf-healing high-entropy oxides enable reversible metallic phase exsolution and dissolution under redox conditions.To cite this article before page numbers are assigned, use the DOI form […]Qingju Wang
- Tailoring Pd content for optimal stability in FeCoNiCu multielement alloy electrocatalysts for oxygen evolution reaction August 13, 2025Faraday Discuss., 2025, Advance ArticleDOI: 10.1039/D5FD00084J, PaperBing Zhu, Qiqi Huang, Okkyun Seo, Yee Yan Tay, Jiayi Tang, Huayu Gu, Tong Li, Dongshuang WuWe investigate the effect of palladium incorporation on the electrochemical performance and structural durability of FeCoNiCu MEA nanoparticles.To cite this article before page numbers are assigned, use the DOI form of citation above.The […]Bing Zhu
- Hot-drawing ionic liquid-spun lignin–poly(vinyl alcohol) fibres increases strength and polymer alignment August 11, 2025Faraday Discuss., 2025, Advance ArticleDOI: 10.1039/D5FD00099H, Paper Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Enny Tran, Joanne Pui Fai Ng, Lucie Diéval, Stéphan Rouzière, Pascale Launois, Milo S. P. Shaffer, Agnieszka Brandt-TalbotIn this study, alignment was induced in high lignin content fibres wet-spun from a low-cost ionic liquid […]Enny Tran
- Harnessing data and control with AI/ML-driven polymerization and copolymerization August 11, 2025Faraday Discuss., 2025, Advance ArticleDOI: 10.1039/D5FD00066A, Paper Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Rigoberto Advincula, Ilia Ivanov, Rama Vasudevan, Rajeev Kumar, Panagiotis Christakopoulos, Marileta Tsakanika, Jihua Chen, Jan Michael Carillo, Qinyu Zhu, Bobby SumpterUnderstanding hierarchical approaches in optimizing the polymerization and copolymerization process via AI/ML to target […]Rigoberto Advincula
- Is solvent-based dissolution and precipitation an effective substrate pretreatment for the enzymatic depolymerisation of poly(ethylene terephthalate)? July 31, 2025Faraday Discuss., 2025, Advance ArticleDOI: 10.1039/D5FD00061K, Paper Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Brooke Wain, Gustavo P. Borin, Elaine M. Rudge, Benjamin Moore, Bruce R. Lichtenstein, Andrew R. Pickford, Victoria L. BemmerA dissolution reprecipitation method is presented as an alternative pretreatment for enzymatic recycling of waste PET […]Brooke Wain
- Stabilisation of FeCoNiCuPt high-entropy alloy nanoparticles by surface capping July 31, 2025Faraday Discuss., 2025, Advance ArticleDOI: 10.1039/D5FD00088B, Paper Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Anurag Sharma, Andrew L. HectorFeCoNiCuPt HEA nanoparticles prepared by NaCl-assisted solid-state reaction. Hydrophobic and hydrophilic capping agents are used to control particle size growth, provide stability, and prevent agglomeration.To cite this article before page […]Anurag Sharma
- Morphological, structural and compositional evolution of PtPdFeCoNi high-entropy alloy nanoparticles towards bifunctional oxygen electrocatalysis July 29, 2025Faraday Discuss., 2025, Advance ArticleDOI: 10.1039/D5FD00092K, Paper Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Priya Jain, Pouya Hosseini, Aleksander Kostka, Eko Budiyanto, Patrick Diehl, Martin Muhler, Harun Tüysüz, Dongshuang Wu, Tong LiThe PtPdFeCoNi HEA nanoparticles show high ORR stability with minimal surface changes, while OER triggers formation of […]Priya Jain
- Computational insights into the corrosion behavior of NbTaMoW and NbTaMoWV high-entropy alloys in molten fluoride salts July 28, 2025Faraday Discuss., 2025, Advance ArticleDOI: 10.1039/D5FD00102A, Paper Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported Licence.Agnes Britte Katai, Arjun Varma Ramasimha Varma, Conrard Giresse Tetsassi FeugmoThis study explores the corrosion properties of NbTaMoW and NbTaMoWV in FLiBe molten salt via density functional theory and ab initio molecular dynamics simulations.To […]Agnes Britte Katai
- Processing-driven chemical ordering and its effect on magnetic properties in a high entropy alloy July 23, 2025Faraday Discuss., 2025, Advance ArticleDOI: 10.1039/D5FD00105F, Paper Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.V. Chaudhary, S. Dasari, A. Sharma, R. V. Ramanujan, R. BanerjeeProcessing-driven chemical ordering in a high entropy alloy governs nanoscale phase evolution and magnetic behavior, enabling tunable coercivity and dual magnetic transitions for cryogenic […]V. Chaudhary
- X-ray and neutron diffraction patterns of the AlCrTiV high-entropy alloy and quaternary Heusler structures July 20, 2025Faraday Discuss., 2025, Advance ArticleDOI: 10.1039/D5FD00079C, Paper Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Nedjma Kalliney, Michael WidomNeutron diffraction reveals chemical ordering more clearly than X-ray diffraction for compounds such as the high-entropy alloy AlCrTiV that potentially exhibit Heusler order.To cite this article before page numbers are assigned, […]Nedjma Kalliney
- Molecular weight dependent water uptake and dynamics in lignin-based epoxy anticorrosive coatings July 17, 2025Faraday Discuss., 2025, Advance ArticleDOI: 10.1039/D5FD00065C, PaperAzade Kafashan, Timon Binger, Markus Schackmann, Kim Dam-Johansen, Narayanan RajagopalanThe effect of lignin molecular weight on water transport in epoxy coatings is studied in comparison to iron oxide as a reference pigment.To cite this article before page numbers are assigned, use the DOI form of citation above.The content of […]Azade Kafashan
- Thermal stability of CoNiPtCuAu nanoalloys: from segregation to melting properties July 10, 2025Faraday Discuss., 2025, Advance ArticleDOI: 10.1039/D5FD00096C, PaperAnissa Acheche, Jaysen Nelayah, Riccardo Gatti, Damien Alloyeau, Christian Ricolleau, Hakim AmaraSegregation and melting properties of CoNiPt nanoparticles.To cite this article before page numbers are assigned, use the DOI form of citation above.The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of ChemistryAnissa Acheche
- Modelling adsorbate coverage on complex alloy surfaces July 9, 2025Faraday Discuss., 2025, Advance ArticleDOI: 10.1039/D5FD00089K, Paper Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported Licence.Martin L. S. Nielsen, Jack K. Pedersen, Marcus F. Nygaard, Mads K. Plenge, Henrik H. Kristoffersen, Jan RossmeislAdsorbate interactions facilitate the adsorption onto otherwise inaccessible sites as showcased here for the fully covered Pd(111) […]Martin L. S. Nielsen
- Electrochemical synthesis of high entropy nanoparticles and the exploration of the Pd–Ag–Au composition space for the oxygen reduction reaction July 7, 2025Faraday Discuss., 2025, Advance ArticleDOI: 10.1039/D5FD00095E, Paper Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Menglong Liu, Divyansh Gautam, Christian M. Clausen, Ahmad Tirmidzi, Gustav K. H. Wiberg, Jan Rossmeisl, Matthias ArenzMedium-throughput exploration of Pd–Ag–Au compositional space for ORR and the comparison between experimental and DFT calculation models.To cite […]Menglong Liu
- Nanocrystalline CoMnFeNiGa high entropy alloys: room temperature ferromagnetism bridging the gap from bulk to nano July 1, 2025Faraday Discuss., 2025, Advance ArticleDOI: 10.1039/D5FD00080G, Paper Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.N. F. Shkodich, T. Smoliarova, V. Nallathambi, L. M. Feitosa, E. Adabifiroozjaei, I. Tarasov, M. Grzywa, B. Gault, S. Reichenberger, L. Molina-Luna, S. Barcikowski, M. FarleThis study provides a new pathway to engineer nanocrystalline […]N. F. Shkodich
- Amorphization of laser-fabricated ignoble high-entropy alloy nanoparticles and its impact on surface composition and electrochemistry June 29, 2025Faraday Discuss., 2025, Advance ArticleDOI: 10.1039/D5FD00087D, Paper Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Robert Stuckert, Felix Pohl, Natalia Shkodich, Oleg Prymak, Nico Koch, Ulrich Schürmann, Michael Farle, Lorenz Kienle, Stephan Barcikowski, Christoph RehbockSTEM-EDX, HRTEM, SAED, XRD show CrFeCoNiCu phase structure tunable by pulse duration: ns-LAL yields amorphous, […]Robert Stuckert
- Mechanically alloyed NiCuMnWX (X = Co, Fe, or Mo) high-entropy alloy electrocatalysts for alkaline water splitting October 5, 2025
