Time-resolved spectroscopy uncovers deprotonation-induced reconstruction in oxygen-evolution NiFe-based (oxy)hydroxides by Dan Wu, Longfei Hu, Xiaokang Liu, Tong Liu, Xiangyu Zhu, Qiquan Luo, Huijuan Zhang, Linlin Cao, Jinlong Yang, Zheng Jiang, Tao Yao

“…Abstract Transition-metal layered double hydroxides are widely utilized as electrocatalysts for the oxygen evolution reaction (OER), undergoing dynamic transformation into active oxyhydroxides during electrochemical operation. …”
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Structure and Electrochemical Behavior of Minor Mn-Doped Olivine LiMnxFe1−xPO4 by Le Thanh Nguyen Huynh, Pham Phuong Nam Le, Viet Dung Trinh, Hong Huy Tran, Van Man Tran, My Loan Phung Le

“…However, low conductivity is an obstacle to the commercialization of LiFePO4; doping the transition metal such as Mn and Ni is one of the solutions for this issue. …”
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Quantum Mechanistic Studies of the Oxidation of Ethylene by Rhenium Oxo Complexes by Emmanuel Adu Fosu, Collins Obuah, Louis Hamenu, Albert Aniagyei, Michael Kojo Ainooson, Krishna K. Govender

“…Transition-metal-mediated oxygen transfer reactions are of importance in both industry and academia; thus, a series of rhenium oxo complexes of the type ReO3L (L = O−, Cl−, F−, OH−, Br−, I−) and their effects as oxidation catalysts on ethylene have been studied. …”
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Melt quality induced failure of electrical conductor (EC) grade aluminum wires by Khaliq A., Rafiq M.A., Ali H.T., Ahmed F., Mehmood S., Grandfielde J., Ranjha S.A.

“…The typical inclusions observed were Al2O3, Al3C4 (Al-Carbide) and oxides of refractories elements (Al, Mg, Si and O) that have particle size ranging up to 5 μm. The transition metal boride particles were not identified during SEM/EDX analyses these might be too fine to be detected with this microscope. …”
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THEORETICAL STUDIES ON THE MAGNETIC, ELECTRICAL, AND OPTICAL PROPERTIES OF LEAD-FREE FERROELECTRIC Ba(Zr\(_{0.2}\)Ti\(_{0.8}\)O\(_3\))  MATERIALS WITH MANGANESE DOPING by Tien Lam Vu, Hoang Thoan Nguyen, Huu Lam Nguyen, Ngoc Trung Nguyen, Quoc Van Duong, Duc Dung Dang

“…Our findings contribute to the understanding of transition metal-doped lead-free ferroelectric BZT materials and provide more information for the development of future smart electronic and optoelectronic devices. …”
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Increased sensitivity in electron–nuclear double resonance spectroscopy with chirped radiofrequency pulses by J. Stropp, N. Wili, N. C. Nielsen, D. Klose

“…For the common case of non-crystalline solids, such as powders or frozen solutions of transition metal complexes, the anisotropy of the hyperfine and nuclear quadrupole interactions renders ENDOR lines often several megahertz (MHz) broad, thus diminishing intensity. …”
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Facile Fabrication of SrTiO3@MoS2 Composite Nanofibers for Excellent Photodetector Application by Jinghong Li, Lun Zhang, Di Wang, Ran Wang, Xiujuan Liu, Jingxin Zhou

“…Molybdenum disulfide (MoS2), as a kind of transition metal dichalcogenide, has been widely studied for its excellent compatibility with most of inorganic nanomaterials. …”
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Sustainability assessment of single-atom catalysts in the transition to greener chemical processes by Mark A. Bajada, Maxim Tschulkow, Gianvito Vilé

“…In particular, among the broad spectum of transition metal catalysts, we demonstrate that catalysts made from earth-abundant materials, such as nickel, outperform those based on rare and expensive metals like palladium or iridium, enabling more sustainable and cost-effective chemical production. …”
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Quadrupolar excitons in MoSe2 bilayers by Jakub Jasiński, Joakim Hagel, Samuel Brem, Edith Wietek, Takashi Taniguchi, Kenji Watanabe, Alexey Chernikov, Nicolas Bruyant, Mateusz Dyksik, Alessandro Surrente, Michał Baranowski, Duncan K. Maude, Ermin Malic, Paulina Plochocka

“…Abstract The quest for platforms to generate and control exotic excitonic states has greatly benefited from the advent of transition metal dichalcogenide (TMD) monolayers and their heterostructures. …”
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Stable Field Emissions from Zirconium Carbide Nanoneedle Electron Source by Yimeng Wu, Jie Tang, Shuai Tang, You-Hu Chen, Ta-Wei Chiu, Masaki Takeguchi, Ayako Hashimoto, Lu-Chang Qin

“…This work presents an efficient and controllable method for fabricating nanostructures, and this method is applicable to the transition metal compound ZrC as a field emission emitter, demonstrating its potential as an electron source for electron-beam devices.…”
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Tailored topotactic chemistry unlocks heterostructures of magnetic intercalation compounds by Samra Husremović, Oscar Gonzalez, Berit H. Goodge, Lilia S. Xie, Zhizhi Kong, Wanlin Zhang, Sae Hee Ryu, Stephanie M. Ribet, Shannon S. Fender, Karen C. Bustillo, Chengyu Song, Jim Ciston, Takashi Taniguchi, Kenji Watanabe, Colin Ophus, Chris Jozwiak, Aaron Bostwick, Eli Rotenberg, D. Kwabena Bediako

“…Here, we demonstrate a method for synthesizing heterostructures comprising magnetic intercalation compounds of transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs), through directed topotactic reaction of the TMD with a metal oxide. …”
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Enantioselective construction of silicon-stereogenic vinylsilanes from simple alkenes by Kailin Yin, Jinyu Zhang, Deng Pan, Shu-Han Chen, Song Chen, Yufeng Shi, Genping Huang, Dongbing Zhao

“…However, the predominant approaches for catalytic asymmetric generation of Si-stereogenic vinylsilanes have mainly relied on transition metal-catalyzed reactions of alkynes with different silicon sources. …”
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Design and Fabrication of MoCuO_x Bimetallic Oxide Electrodes for High-Performance Micro-Supercapacitor by Electro-Spark Machining by Ri Chen, Siqi Lv, Yunying Xu, Zicong Lin, Guoying Zhang, Jian Wang, Bocheng Wang, Wenxia Wang, Igor Zhitomirsky, Yong Yang

“…Transition metal oxides, distinguished by their high theoretical specific capacitance values, inexpensive cost, and low toxicity, have been extensively utilized as electrode materials for high-performance supercapacitors. …”
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Between-strain differences in hypothermic response in mice after intranasal administration of PtO nanoparticles by D. V. Petrovskii, A. V. Romashchenko, S. Yu. Troitskii, M. P. Moshkin

“…It has been shown that transition metal compounds, well- known toxic components of PM, are able to induce hypothermia following whole-body inhalation exposure. …”
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Machine learning Hubbard parameters with equivariant neural networks by Martin Uhrin, Austin Zadoks, Luca Binci, Nicola Marzari, Iurii Timrov

“…Abstract Density-functional theory with extended Hubbard functionals (DFT + U + V) provides a robust framework to accurately describe complex materials containing transition-metal or rare-earth elements. It does so by mitigating self-interaction errors inherent to semi-local functionals which are particularly pronounced in systems with partially-filled d and f electronic states. …”
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Synthetic design and analysis on microwave dielectric properties of novel garnet-type Ca3MTiGe3O12 (M = Co, Ni) ceramics by Yuan Nie, Yanjun Liu, Ziqi Zhao, Wenjie Zhang, Fangyi Huang, Huanfu Zhou

“…In this paper, novel Ca3CoTiGe3O12 (CCTG) and Ca3NiTiGe3O12 (CNTG) ceramics with transition metal elements and Ti co-occupying the B-site were designed by calculating the tolerance factor of the garnet structure. …”
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Intrinsically anisotropic 1D NbTe4 for self-powered polarization-sensitive photodetection by Huahu Luo, Fafa Wu, Chaowei He, Wanfu Shen, Chunguang Hu, Weina Zhao, Peng Yu, Guowei Yang

“…NbTe4, a quasi-1D transition metal tetra-chalcogenide, offers significant benefits for polarization-sensitive photodetection due to its structural anisotropy. …”
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Microstructural, Morphological, and Magnetic Effects of NiFe₂O₄ Shell Formation Around Nanospherical ZnFe₂O₄ Cores by Marija Šuljagić, Vuk Uskoković, Lukasz Kilanski, Sabina Lewinska, Abdul Khaliq, Anna Ślawska-Waniewska, Aleksandar Kremenović, Vladimir Pavlović, Dejan A. Jeremić, Ljubica Andjelković

“…First-row transition metal oxides have relatively modest magnetic properties compared to those of permanent magnets based on rare earth elements. …”
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Tailoring Borate Mediator Species Enables Industrial CO Production with Improved Overall Energy Efficiency by Sustainable Molten Salt CO2 Electrolysis by Xinyu Li, Bowen Deng, Kaifa Du, Wenmiao Li, Di Chen, Xin Qu, Fangzhao Pang, Xiaodan Zhang, Hao Zha, Huayi Yin, Dihua Wang

“…Cathodic CO2 electro‐reduction (CO2ER) with the anodic oxygen evolution reaction (OER) at an overall current density of 500 mA cm−2 using non‐nanostructured transition‐metal plate electrodes at 650 °C is coupled. …”
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Structural evolution mechanisms and design strategies of layered cathodes for sodium-ion batteries by Li Zhang, Jun Wang, Wenhai Ji, Nuria Tapia-Ruiz, Martin Winter, Jie Li

“…Inspired by layered LiTMO2 (TM = transition metal) as cathode materials for lithium-ion batteries, layered NaxTMO2 materials are investigated as cathode materials for sodium-ion batteries. …”
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