#physical-chemistry — Public Fediverse posts

Self-activating electrocatalysts are a novel class of materials for green hydrogen production that autonomously reorganize and improve their catalytic efficiency during continuous operation.
Electrochemistry #MaterialsScience, #PhysicalChemistry #RenewableEnergyTechnologies #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/05/chm05122601.html

Polaritons are hybrid light-matter quasiparticles created by fusing photons with a layered crystalline material. In this context, molybdenum oxydichloride (MoOCl2) crystals are utilized to effectively guide and manipulate these light-based particles at the nanoscale.
#PhysicalChemistry #Optoelectronics #MaterialsScience #QuantumPhysics #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/05/chm05032601.html

A nanoreactor is a porous shell containing catalytically active nanoparticles; researchers have discovered that these microscopic reactors operate more efficiently when the flow of reactants into the inner space is slightly restricted rather than completely uninhibited.
#ChemicalEngineering #Nanotechnology #MaterialsScience #PhysicalChemistry #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/05/chm05012601.html

Researchers have developed the first universal model to accurately explain and predict energy level alignment at the interfaces between electrodes, hole-collecting monolayers (HCMs), and #perovskite layers in solar cells. This framework establishes physical guidelines for designing efficient, durable perovskite solar cells without relying heavily on trial and error.
#MaterialsScience #Photovoltaics #SolidStatePhysics #PhysicalChemistry #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/04/ms04302601.html

TIL on @wikipedia that J. Robert Oppenheimer graduated as a #Chemistry major from Harvard.

He decided to pursue his PhD in #Physics after taking a course on #Thermodynamics. Concepts in his doctoral dissertation are still taught in courses in #PhysicalChemistry. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._Robert_Oppenheimer

A renewable tango for drought-stricken power grids

2025 World Hydropower Outlook (International Hydropower Association, 2025). Cuppari, R. I., Pavelsky, T. M. & Characklis, G. W.…
#NewsBeep #News #Environment #Climate-changemitigation #environment #Hydrology #PhysicalChemistry #Science #UK #UnitedKingdom
https://www.newsbeep.com/uk/540501/

A renewable tango for drought-stricken power grids

2025 World Hydropower Outlook (International Hydropower Association, 2025). Cuppari, R. I., Pavelsky, T. M. & Characklis, G. W.…
#NewsBeep #News #Environment #AU #Australia #Climate-changemitigation #hydrology #PhysicalChemistry #Science
https://www.newsbeep.com/au/617788/

A novel, energy-efficient heterostructure catalyst designed to split water into hydrogen and oxygen using renewable electricity. This innovation provides a low-cost, highly durable alternative to traditional platinum-based materials for the production of zero-emissions hydrogen fuel.
#ChemicalEngineering #MaterialsScience #PhysicalChemistry #RenewableEnergy #Technology #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/04/eng04142601.html

#Perovskite solar cells are an emerging, highly efficient technology for converting solar light into electricity that have recently been engineered with molecular anchors to withstand the structural deterioration caused by extreme environmental temperature swings.
#MaterialsScience #Photovoltaics #PhysicalChemistry #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/03/ms03272601.html

A diagnostic technique employing zero-to-ultra-low-field nuclear magnetic resonance (ZULF NMR) enables the non-destructive evaluation of electrolyte composition and volume inside sealed rechargeable batteries.
#Chemistry #PhysicalChemistry #QuantumSensing #MaterialsScience #Electrochemistry #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/03/chm03052601.html

A novel methodology that utilizes solar energy and light-absorbing "antenna" catalysts to power olefin epoxidation, significantly reducing the energy required and the carbon emissions produced during chemical manufacturing.
#PhysicalChemistry #Electrochemistry #PlasmonicChemistry #Chemistry #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/03/chm03042601.html

Formic acid #molecules are not two-dimensional as traditionally depicted, but exist as three-dimensional, chiral structures due to constant #quantum zero-point motion that forces atoms out of a flat plane.
#QuantumScience #Chemistry #PhysicalChemistry #Structural Chemistry #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/02/qs02202601.html

🧵 Post 2 / 3 — Removing Hand-Waving
🌀 Where the hand-waving usually starts
In many explanations we’re told: • “electrons form clouds”
• “bonds form by overlap”
• “Cooper pairs move without resistance”
All true — but often mechanically vague.
Using explicit phase, boundary, and flux constraints, many topics become clearer without contradicting known physics: electron orbitals, bonding (covalent/ionic/metallic), reaction selectivity, and even superconductivity (Cooper pairs, flux exclusion).
Probability remains — but it’s no longer doing all the explanatory work.
🌀
#Chemistry #PhysicalChemistry #CondensedMatter #Superconductivity
#BeyondHandWaving #MechanicsAndProbability

Chemistry Expert (PhD)
Mercor

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#biochemistry #inorganicchemistry #OrganicChemistry #physicalchemistry #ScienceJobs #hiring #research
https://jobrxiv.org/job/mercor-27779-chemistry-expert-phd/?fsp_sid=2636

🔬 From Atmospheric Chemistry to High-Resolution Spectroscopy

Free virtual symposium honors the legacy of Katharina Kohse-Höinghaus and marks the release of her autobiography Burning for Science

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By combining high-resolution electrostatic mapping with molecular dynamics simulations, we investigated the behavior of these surface-trapped ionic charges. We found that they spread across the surface with remarkable mobility. Their two-dimensional diffusion exceeds that of ions in bulk water, with the limiting factor being the friction between the ionic solvation shell and the solid.

https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2505841122

#PNAS #MolecularDynamics #SurfaceScience #PhysicalChemistry#ComputationalChemistry

🔬 From Atmospheric Chemistry to High-Resolution Spectroscopy

Free virtual symposium honors the legacy of Katharina Kohse-Höinghaus and marks the release of her autobiography Burning for Science

Join personal reflections and scientific talks by:
• Katharina Kohse-Höinghaus (Bielefeld)
• Melanie Schnell (DESY)
• Joseph Francisco (UPenn)

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Fully funded PhD studentship
University of St Andrews

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#carbonmaterials #physicalchemistry #superresolutionmicroscopy #ScienceJobs #hiring #research
https://jobrxiv.org/job/university-of-st-andrews-27778-fully-funded-phd-studentship/?fsp_sid=1082

🔬 From Atmospheric Chemistry to High-Resolution Spectroscopy

Free virtual symposium honors the legacy of Katharina Kohse-Höinghaus and marks the release of her autobiography Burning for Science

Join personal reflections and scientific talks by:
• Katharina Kohse-Höinghaus (Bielefeld)
• Melanie Schnell (DESY)
• Joseph Francisco (UPenn)

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#chemistry #chemistryviews #chemviews #physicalchemistry #chemphyschem #lifesinchem

Fully funded PhD studentship
University of St Andrews

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#carbonmaterials #physicalchemistry #superresolutionmicroscopy #ScienceJobs #hiring #research
https://jobrxiv.org/job/university-of-st-andrews-27778-fully-funded-phd-studentship/?fsp_sid=81

🔬 From Atmospheric Chemistry to High-Resolution Spectroscopy

Free virtual symposium honors the legacy of Katharina Kohse-Höinghaus and marks the release of her autobiography Burning for Science

Join personal reflections and scientific talks by:
• Katharina Kohse-Höinghaus (Bielefeld)
• Melanie Schnell (DESY)
• Joseph Francisco (UPenn)

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So let's get this Bunsentagung started #PhysicalChemistry #bunsentagung

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